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Survey Confirms Coral Reefs are in Peril (Science Magazine, September 2002)

September 6, 2002

A new census of key coral reef inhabitants shows that they are in terrible shape. Spiny lobsters and bumphead parrotfish have disappeared from most of the surveyed reefs they were…

Coral Reefs in Peril Worldwide (United Press International, August, 2002)

August 28, 2002

An analysis of hundreds of coral reefs worldwide indicates human activities are having a profound negative impact on the health of these delicate ecosystems, researchers reported Monday.

Survey: Coral Reefs in Rough Shape (MSNBC, August 2002)

August 26, 2002

Scientists and divers monitoring the health of 1,107 coral reefs reported Monday that 95 percent have been affected by overfishing. In a report summarizing five years of surveys, the global…

Reef Check Releases 5 Year Report – The Global Coral Reef Crisis: Trends and Solutions

August 15, 2002

Reef Check was developed in 1996 as a volunteer, community-based monitoring protocol designed to measure the health of coral reefs on a global scale. Now in its sixth year of…

Coral Champions (Surfer Magazine, 2002)

April 5, 2002

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Commerce Dept. Announces $34M Funding For Coral Reef Conservation (NOAA, December 2001)

December 5, 2001

At today's annual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Washington, D.C., Commerce Deputy Secretary Samuel Bodman announced $34 million for coral reef conservation through NOAA.