Coral reef organizations

Organizations which currently undertake coral reef and atoll restoration projects using simple methods of plant propagation:

Coral Cay
Counterpart International^[1]
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF)
National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI)
US Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
Reef Ball
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI)
Foundation of the peoples of the South Pacific
WorldFishCenter: promotes sustainable mariculture techniques to grow reef organismsas tridacnidae
Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) : Adopt a Coral

Organizations which promote interest, provide knowledge bases about coral reef survival, and promote activities to protect and restore coral reefs:

References

↑ 'The Coral Gardener'-documentary about Counterpart scientist Austin Bowden-Kerby. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Biosphere Foundation. Biosphere Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2008. Reefbase.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ International Coral Reef Initiative. Icriforum.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ http://jcrs.jp JCRS. JCRS.jp. Retrieved on 2012-09-03.
↑ NSF Moorea Coral Reef Long-term Ecological Research site. Mcr.lternet.edu. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Planetary Coral Reef Foundation. Pcrf.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Practical Action coral reef restoration Practical Action. Practicalaction.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
↑ Reef Relief. Reefrelieffounders.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Save Our Seas Foundation. Saveourseas.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
↑ Seamarc

Corals and coral reefs

Stony corals	Scleractinia Blue coral Brain coral Elkhorn coral Hermatypic coral Chalice coral Pillar coral Staghorn coral Table coral

Soft corals	Alcyonacea Black coral Bamboo coral Organ pipe coral Sea fans Sea pens

Coral reefs	Atoll reef Cay Fringing reef Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey

Coral regions	List of reefs Deep-water coral African coral reefs Amazon Reef Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia Barrier Reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Southeast Asian coral reefs

Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band White band disease White pox disease

Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Society for Reef Studies Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball

Other	Artificial reef Aquaculture of coral Coral dermatitis Precious coral Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline alga Environmental issues with coral reefs Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Symbiodinium Tabulata

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