"Photographic and video methods are frequently used to increase the efficiency of coral reef monitoring efforts. The random point count method is commonly used on still images or frame-grabbed video to estimate the community statistics of benthos. A matri...

"Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA) is a means to determine the amount of compensatory restoration required to provide services that are equivalent to the interim loss of natural resource services following an injury. HEA includes a discounting procedure ...

"The purpose of the Climate Change and Coral Reefs Teachers Guide is to provide teachers in American Samoa with lesson plans that will facilitate instruction on climate change and, more specifically, its impacts on the Territorys coral reefs. Coral reefs ...

"The Micronesia Challenge is a promise by the Micronesian governments to take better care of our environment our natural resources. This booklet, produced by the Micronesia Challenge Young Champions Program provides activities to teach the importance of c...

"This book is intended for grades 4-6. It was created to introduce American Samoan students to how climate change will affect oceans in the territory. A companion answer key is available. This book was created by Clare Shelton and the Governors Coral Reef...

"The Nature Conservancy initiated a large-scale probability sampling survey in the southern Florida coral reef tract in 2005 to estimate the prevalence of stony coral bleaching during the peak 'bleaching season' in late summer. This diver visual survey, r...

"On December 8-9, 2011, coral reef stewards from Puerto Rico, USVI, and the British Virgin Islands met in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Coral Assembly. The two-day meeting was designed to bring together coral reef managers, practitioners and researchers f...

"The Comprehensive Long-term Monitoring at Permanent Sites in Guam project involves the regular collection of data for a suite of coral reef ecosystem health parameters at several high priority reef sites around the island. While Guams reefs have been the...

"This tide calendar features the artwork of CNMI students who have created wildlife from marine debris and recyclables. It also promotes putting a stop to marine debris in the waters of CNMI. The tide charts and daily tide predictions were produced and co...

"This is a collection of 18 posters created as a joint effort of American Samoa Governors Coral Reef Advisory Group (CRAG) and of NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation grant program. These outreach and educational posters cover issues such as programs to return t...