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Coral Reef News & Views and Ocean Weblogs
Reading Lists (Must have reading list aware news reader)- Coral Reef
Coral Reef Hot Topics- Coral bleaching
- Cyanide fishing
- Dynamite fishing
- Overfishing
- Pollution
- Climate change
- Tourism's Impact on Reefs
Coral Reef Web Sites- An Internet Guide to Coral Reefs
- Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment
- Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
- Coral Reef Foundation
- Coral Reef Fund
- Dive In To Earth Day
- Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
- International Coral Reef Information Network (ICRIN)
- International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
- International Coral Reef Initiative
- Mangrove Action Project
- REEF
- ReefBase
- ReefCheck
- ReefGuardian - to protect coral reefs and their marine life
- Marine Aquarium Council
- Marine Resource Management Program for Dive Professionals
- NOAA - Coral Reef Conservation Program
- NOAA - Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
- NOAA's Coral Reef Online
- NOAA - Coral Health and Monitoring Program
- NOAA - Coral Disease Identification and Information
- The Ocean Conservancy
- Project Aware (PADI)
- Protect the Living Reef - A PADI Project AWARE Project
- Reef Protection International
- SaveCorals.com
- Seacology
- UNEP Coral Reef Unit
- United States Coral Reef Task Force
- WCMC Global Coral Disease Database
Coral Reef Directories and Kiosks
Coral Parks, MPA's, and Sanctuaries
ICRAN Demo Sites
Caribbean Sea
Marine Park Management
Coral Reef Photos
Top Coral Reef Countries- The new World Atlas of Coral Reefs identifies the countries with the largest percentage of the unique and threatened coral reef ecosystems. The top five countries and their percentage of the world's reefs are:
- Indonesia (18%)
- Australia (17%)
- Philippines (9%)
- France - including its overseas departments and territories (5%)
- Papua New Guinea (5%)
Top 10 Coral Reef Hot Spots- The 10 coral reef hotspots, ranked according to the degree of threat by Conservation International
- 1. Philippines
- 2. Gulf of Guinea
- 3. Sunda Islands
- 4. Southern Mascarene Islands
- 5. Eastern South Africa
- 6. Northern Indian Ocean
- 7. Southern Japan, Taiwan and southern China
- 8. Cape Verde Islands
- 9. Western Caribbean
- 10. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Coral Reef Education- Beautiful Oceans
- Teacher's Resources
- Reef Education Network
- Reef ED
- National Marine Protected Areas Center Education Project
- The International Coral Reef Information Network has links to many coral reef related resources.
- Library of outreach materials - Online database of coral reef materials. Easy to use. Complete.
- Tips for Divers - From PADI Project Aware
- Ocean Wonderland has a Teacher's Resource Guide for download. The 4MB download outlines the main biological features of coral reefs, their formation, and their ecological role for the planet.
- Coral Reef Glossary
- The Coral Reef Teacher's Guide
Coral Reef Publications- Status of coral reefs 2002
- The Enchanted Braid by Osha Gray Davidson
- Fire in the Turtle House by Osha Gray Davidson
- Reef Life by Denise & Larry Tackett
- Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia by Lauretta Burke, Liz Selig, Mark Spalding
- World Atlas of Coral Reefs
- Undercurrent's Editor's Book Picks - The Best of the Dive Books for Serious Divers
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