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February 20, 2009

New York Times: Invasive Algae Leads to Boom, Bust, and Maybe Boom Again

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The new Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) report plainly states the importance of this work. Long-term monitoring gives scientists and managers the information needed to understand baselines, map long-term trends, find correlations between reef changes and their causes, and gather recovery data. ⁠
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New report out now: Status and Trends of the West Coast’s Kelp Forests 2025. This report analyzes and summarizes 20 years of data our Reef Check divers have collected on the health of our kelp forests. ⁠
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This report is a huge milestone for us. By analyzing this data, we understand changes in the ecosystems, which provides essential information for conservation.⁠
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Thank you to all of the thousands of Reef Check volunteer divers who made this extraordinary dataset possible. ⁠
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“Over two decades, you trained as citizen scientists, traveled to survey sites, boarded boats before dawn, carried tanks down beaches and cliffs, returned year after year to the same reefs, and contributed your own time and resources to participate. The value of your contribution cannot be measured simply in hours or dollars. Because of your dedication, we now have a long-term record of kelp forest ecosystems at a scale that would otherwise have been impossible to achieve.” ⁠
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Coral bleaching doesn’t mean the reef is dead. Given the right conditions, corals can recover. Investing in research informs restoration efforts, and this local work compounds into a global impact. That’s why Reef Check empowers divers to get involved with surveying their local reef systems. We must prioritize community involvement to take on this massive issue of ocean health degradation.⁠
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This #CoralBleachingAwareness Month, help us spread the word and give reefs a fighting chance. ⁠
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