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Marine Laboratories
Description URL
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Ferry Reach, St. George's Bermuda. http://www.bbsr.edu/
One Tree Island Research Station, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/OTI/

Societies with coral reef and marine interests
Description URL
The Australian Coral Reef Society. http://www.australiancoralreefsociety.org
Phycological Society of America. http://www.psaalgae.org/
French Coral Reef Society (ACOR).

http://webup.univ-perp.fr/ephe/acorweb/anglais/menu.html


Government sites of general interest related to coral reefs and marine biology
Description URL
Minerals Management Service (US Dept. of the Interior): Website presents an overview of coral reef monitoring at the Flower Garden Banks (northern Gulf of Mexico). It also features a multidisciplinary report on "environmental characteristics and human interaction" at the Flower Gardens. http://www.mms.gov/
Year of the Ocean: NOAA's site with extensive material, including reporter's resources and information for kids and teachers. http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/
NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program: Bulletins, documents, data, links and more. http://www.coral.noaa.gov/
NOAA's National Undersea Research Program: With links to all six National Undersea Research Centers. http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/
International Coral Reef Initiative: a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations. http://www.icriforum.org/home.cfm
Australian Institute of Marine Science: Contains extensive information about the Institute and research activities. http://www.aims.gov.au/

University-based sites of general interest related to coral reefs and marine biology
Description URL
National Coral Reef Institute at Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center. http://www.nova.edu/ncri/
Coralline algal Web site. http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/clines/
Hawaii Coral Reef Network http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/
The University of Stuttgart: Jurassic Reef Park. All about why you should care about reefs from the ancient Jurassic times, 160-135 million years ago. http://www.palaeo.de/edu/JRP/

Sites of general interest related to coral reefs and marine biology
Description URL
Free video clips of coral reef organisms, habitats and threats can be downloaded at www.reefvid.org and used in PowerPoint www.reefvid.org
An introduction to Diseases of Coral Reef Organisms. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/
mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm
SeaWeb: A project of the Pew Charitable Trusts. A public education effort with a variety of available resources on many ocean issues. http://www.seaweb.org

Web publications
Description URL
Status of coral reefs of the world: 2000. Edited by Clive Wilkinson http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/coral-bleaching/scr2000/scr-00.html
Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004. Edited by Clive Wilkinson http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/coral-bleaching/scr2004/index.html
State of the Reefs: Regional and Global Perspectives. An International Coral Reef Initiative Executive Secretariat Background Paper(1995). By, S.C. Jameson, J.W. McManus, and M.D. Spalding. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/outreach/coral/sor/index.html
NOAA's State of the Coastal Environment: The Extent and Condition of U.S. Coral Reefs(1998). By, S.L. Miller and M.Crosby. http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/bulletins/
html/crf_08/crf.html
Reef Check is the largest international program involving recreational divers and marine scientists. The results of Reef Check 97 provided the first solid evidence that coral reefs have been damaged on a global scale. http://www.ReefCheck.org
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