This blog attempts to bring together coral researchers and Marine Protected Area personnel to discuss what data need to be integrated for themselves, as well as for the public, and how to go about it. These objectives follow upon the well established goal by the international research community to integrate various types of coral reef-related data, and more specifically, follow upon the goals set forth by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy for the implementation of an Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (Coral Reef Subtheme), and the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. You must be registered to post to this list, but if you produce and use coral data, we want to hear from you.
Cheers,
Jim Hendee, Ph.D.
Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Miami, Florida 33149-1026
USA