Resources Fisheries and Conservation Subcommittee (Chair Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD) held a March 1, 2005, hearing on the reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (CRCA). Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Tim Keeney, in his presentation, mentioned NOAA's efforts at integrating coral reef data:
"Partnering with other federal agencies, as well as state and territorial governments, NOAA has helped build a national integrated coral reef monitoring system. Integrated monitoring programs measure and evaluate the condition of the ecosystem over time, help assess the efficacy of management actions, and provide comparable data sets and products that can be used to adapt these measures."