Marine Conservation Institute
The Marine Conservation Institute works to protect coral reef ecosystems so that they will be around for generations to come. [MCI] works to establish large marine protected areas that will protect tropical coral reefs.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
CRCP’s mission is “to protect, conserve, and restore coral reef resources” while also addressing strategic coral reef management needs in a “targeted, cost-effective and efficient manner”.
With multidisciplinary approaches, they have partnerships with state and territorial governments, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and community groups in order to effectively approach local issues that impact coral reef ecosystems
To ensure the largest impact reverse general declines in coral reef health with limited resources, the CRCP is focusing primarily on its U.S. domestic program and taking on-the-ground and in-the-water action. In addition, the CRCP is expanding its international presence in the Pacific, the Coral Triangle region, and the Caribbean.
Within their partnerships, they do the following activities: coral reef mapping and monitoring, forecasting and modeling products, and capacity building for conservation planning and actions. In addition, they support the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and encourage public outreach and education.
NOAA's National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
The goal of this program is to develop methods and standard operating procedures that will enable researchers to have access to updated technologies; to develop and maintain strong partnerships; collect data that is geographically comprehensive and socioeconomic; deliver high-quality data, data products, and tools to the coral reefs conservation community.
Coral Reef Conservation Program. "NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) - Who We Are." NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Home Page. April 19, 2016. Accessed March 07, 2017. http://coralreef.noaa.gov/about/goalsandobjectives.html.
"Coral Reefs." Marine Conservation Institute. Accessed March 07, 2017. https://marine-conservation.org/what-we-do/program-areas/coral-conservation/coral-reefs/.
http://coralreef.noaa.gov/conservation/resources/3threats_go.pdf.
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "NOAA CoRIS - Regional Portal - Puerto Rico." NOAA Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) Home Page. June 29, 2009. Accessed March 07, 2017. https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/.