ResourceInternational Program Office (IPO)
IPO conducts a suite of projects designed to help promote coral reef ecosystem conservation and improved management for global coral reef areas. These projects include the International Coral Reef Grants Program, development of socioeconomic monitoring pr...
ResourceNOS Education Discovery Kits: Corals
Designed for educators and students at the high school level, these Discovery Kits are written in easy-to-read, non-technical language, and focus on the themes of oceans, coasts, and charting and navigation. In the coral reef subject, you will find three ...
ResourcePacific Services Center (PSC)
"The NOAA Pacific Services Center, a component of CSC, develops and delivers coastal management information and services to the State of Hawaii, Territories of American Samoa and Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and is able to re...
ResourceOffice of Coast Survey (OCS)
OCS produces nautical charts for U.S. waters including its possessions and territories. Coral reefs are noted on these charts to help promote safe navigation and protect coral reef resources.
ResourceNational Geodetic Survey (NGS)
NGS manages the National Spatial Reference System, which provides fundamental control for mapping coral and other coastal features. NGS provides consultation and advice on use of the Global Positioning System and remote sensing technologies for coral mapp...
ResourceGrays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Designated a national marine sanctuary in 1981, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Georgia. Gray's Reef comprises one of the largest sandstone reefs in the southeastern United States.
ResourceAssociation of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
AMLC is a confederation of more than 30 marine research, education, and resource management institutions endeavoring to encourage the production and exchange of research and resource management information, advance the cause of marine and environmental ed...
ResourceOpposite latitudinal gradients in projected ocean acidification and bleaching impacts on coral reefs
"Coral reefs and the services they provide are seriously threatened by ocean acidification and climate change impacts like coral bleaching. Here, we present updated global projections for these key threats to coral reefs based on ensembles of IPCC AR5 cli...
ResourceNational Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
NCCOS supports the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program by conducting benthic habitat mapping, shallow water coral reef ecosystem mapping, socioeconomic mapping, and coral injury recovery modeling. NCCOS also runs the National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitor...
ResourceNOAA's Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (DARP)
DARP has responsibilities related to assessing and restoring coastal and marine resources injured by oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings. Visit the restoration section of the DARP library for restoration plans associated with i...