REEF FEST Music Concert Series to Benefit Coral Reef Conservation

Here are some links to great websites with information about coral reefs. More links being added all the time!

International Year of the Reef 2008 (IYOR)
The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about coral reefs and threats to their sustainability.

NOAA - Coral Kingdom Image Library
Diving into the sea, we discover that what we think is solid rock is in fact a living mass - a kaleidoscopic vision of color, shape, and life that is a coral reef. There are many wonderful photographs found here.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation sustains, restores and enhances the Nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

The Coral Reef Alliance
The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is dedicated to protecting the health of coral reefs by integrating ecosystem management, sustainable tourism, and community partnerships.

International Coral Reef Action Network
Dynamic network of many of the world's leading coral reef science and conservation organizations..

Reef Relief
Organization dedicated to preserve and protect living coral reef ecosystems through local, regional and global efforts.

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CORIS)
Designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information.

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program supports effective management and sound science to preserve, sustain and restore valuable coral reef ecosystems.

National Geographic
Get coral profile, facts, information, photos, pictures, sounds, habitats, reports, news, and more from National Geographic.

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Designated in November of 1990 to protect the Florida Keys marine environment.

Coral Magazine
A quarterly video magazine of coral reefs. Includes ecology, descriptions, identification, free photos, filming techniques, and even a short quiz.

International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
Partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems.

ReefBase: A Global Information System for Coral Reefs
ReefBase gathers available knowledge about coral reefs into one information repository.

Ocean World
Texas A&M University Oceanography Course website.

Reef Check
The Reef Check Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of two ecosystems: tropical coral reefs and California rocky reefs.

Ocean Watch Foundation
Ocean Watch Foundation is a 501-C-3 non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1988 for the preservation, protection and education of the local coral reef communities in Southeast Florida.

Marine Photobank
The Marine Photobank is a leading visual resource that has galvanized people from all over the planet to collect, share and download marine photos, images and graphics that shed light on how humans have affected life in the ocean.