ReefBase :: News & Updates

March 2008 NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Satellite Monitoring Products

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:56:55 GMT

This map shows the global observations of coral bleaching occurrences combined with NOAA Coral Reef Watch's satellite monitoring products including Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly, Bleaching HotSpot and Degree Heating Weeks. These datasets are added into ReefBase Online GIS each month.

To view the latest March 2008 maps, click here.

Launching of the ReefBase Pacific DVD Version 1.0

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The ReefBase team is pleased to announce the launch of the ReefBase Pacific DVD Version 1.0. This is the first of many information products of the ReefBase Pacific project that will improve quality and accessibility of data and information for reef fisheries and coral reef research, management, conservation, and education in the Pacific region.

ReefBase Pacific DVD version 1.0 contains a large collection of reef resource information relating to the Pacific. The major content of the current database are outlined below. A variety of search options allow the user to easily identify, locate and access this information. The current database includes:

2507 Publications (2163 English, 308 French, 1212 in full text PDFs)
1232 Images
694 Monitoring Sites
77 Project Details
176 People
85 Organizations
2021 Species Profiles
22 Country profiles

For more information, visit ReefBase Pacific project page.

Launching of the GEF Lessons Learned Website

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The ReefBase team is pleased to announce the launch of the GEF Lesson Learned website (http://gefll.reefbase.org) as part of its interactive project outputs. This website incorporates a comprehensive database containing lessons learned (grouped by key issues), best practices, manager’s toolkits, metadata, project summary, together with the relevant publications and references.

Apart from being just a knowledgebase website for GEF Lesson Learned and best practices in the coral reef management, it could also be an important tool to help GEF and other major non- GEF projects to achieve improved return on investment for future projects involving reefs and associated ecosystems.

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2008

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

A meeting of leading researchers and educators from professional organizations in aquatic sciences, the Ocean Sciences Meeting is packed with various events from concurrent oral sessions to comprehensive workshops and interactive forums. Angling its focus on recognizing the important nature of the interconnections between land and sea, all are welcomed to participate in this event through submissions to oral or poster sessions with the theme of this year, "From the Watershed to the Global Ocean." For more information, visit http://www.aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/index.html

Latest GCRMN book - "Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005"

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

'Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005' was released recently by GCRMN.

This book explains coral bleaching and follows the sequence of the events leading up to it, and documents much of the damage that occurred to the coral reefs and consequently to the people dependent on coral reefs for their livelihoods in the Wider Caribbean.

To access this document, click here.

December 2007 NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Satellite Monitoring Products

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:02:35 GMT

November 2007 NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Satellite Monitoring Products

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:45:22 GMT

October 2007 NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Satellite Monitoring Products

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:25:35 GMT

September 2007 NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Satellite Monitoring Products

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:30:11 GMT

Registration Begins For The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:12:50 GMT

The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium convenes in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, July 7-11, 2008. Over 2,000 attendees are expected from the international marine science, management, and conservationist communities.

There will be 25 Mini-Symposia topics, representing a wide diversity of coral reef science and management opportunities for attendees. The South Florida venue will provide convenient access for experts and policymakers to visit and study US and other reef systems in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Meso-America.

Every four years the International Coral Reef Symposium convenes as a major scientific conference to provide the latest knowledge about coral reefs worldwide. The theme for the 11th ICRS is REEFS FOR THE FUTURE. The Symposium goals are to:

provide a scientific basis for coral reef ecosystem management by articulating the state of the science with respect to current and emerging stressors;
improve the understanding of reef condition, function, and productivity; and
grow the fields of coral reef ecosystem science, conservation, and multidisciplinary research by facilitating the exchange of ideas.

Online symposium and field trip registration, abstract submission, and hotel reservations are now open. Please visit http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs for registration, information on scientific sessions, and overall details of the meeting.

For General Information please contact the 11th ICRS Secretariat at
11icrs-secretariat@mail.ocean.nova.edu
For Exhibits: jlash@faseb.org
For Sponsorships: rosemann@nova.edu