NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Collaborations and Partnerships

Coral Reef Targeted Research Program (CRTR)

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 Coral Reef Watch is part of the CRTR Remote Sensing Working Group. The CRTR Program is a partnership between the Global Environment Facility, the World Bank, The University of Queensland (Australia), NOAA, and approximately 40 research institutes and other third parties around the world. This program fills key gaps in our understanding of coral reefs, and will put new knowledge and technology into the hands of decision-makers and managers where it can make a difference.

http://www.gefcoral.org/

ReefBase

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 ReefGIS, the online GIS system from ReefBase, includes monthly data sets derived from Coral Reef Watch operational products. Users can overlay these data with coral reef locations, bleaching reports, disease reports, etc. The interface allows users to zoom in, switch data layers on and off, and save the map for later use.

http://www.reefbase.org/

Project AWARE

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 Project AWARE Foundation partners with dive professionals and resource managers to involve volunteer divers and snorkelers in monitoring coral bleaching and assessing coral health. Project AWARE's CoralWatch Operators are encouraged to use CRW satellite tools to boost local conservation efforts. NOAA's bleaching alerts help dive operators and volunteers identify when and where to intensify their monitoring efforts as corals are stressed before bleaching is visible.

http://www.projectaware.org/english/take_action/
coral_reef_monitoring.aspx

ReefTemp

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 ReefTemp produces high-resolution now-casts of heat stress and bleaching risk on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. These products compare daily 2-km sea surface temperature data from NOAA satellites to a long-term climatology. Products include Degree Heating Days and Heating Rate. ReefTemp is a collaborative project between CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

http://www.cmar.csiro.au/remotesensing/reeftemp/
web/ReefTemp_application.htm

This page highlights some of Coral Reef Watch's key collaborations. Working with partners worldwide helps us build a worldwide network of active data users, helping us learn more about coral bleaching. Research collaborations are working to investigate the next generation of products that monitor coral reef health using remote sensing.