Information about Coral Disease

"Coral disease was first recognized as a threat to Caribbean reefs in 1972 when Antonius (Antonius, 1973) reported the discovery of black band disease. Since that time the prevalence and incidence of coral disease has been reported in an ever-increasing frequency. The most comprehensive record of coral disease resides in the WCMC Global Disease Database. Although coral reefs have been severely impacted in the Caribbean by disease over the past few decades, the Pacific reefs were considered relatively unaffected. Recently a workshop held in Hawaii, Coral Health and Disease in the Pacific: Vision for Action (Galloway et al., 2009) synthesized the state of knowledge of Pacific coral diseases and set a Strategic Research Plan for that region. "

National Ocean Service (NOS)

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

CRCP Project ID 1384; Project Title: Rapid Response Team; Principal Investigator: Cheryl Woodley