Coral reef organizations

Organizations which currently undertake coral reef and atoll restoration projects using simple methods of plant propagation:

* Coral Cay
* Counterpart International[1]
* Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) : Adopt a Coral
* Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program (CCRRP) : Based on Cozumel, Mexico. They restore the local reefs and have a volunteer program.
* Ocean Gardener : Indonesian NGO that conserves and restores coral reefs in Indonesia. Has tours, courses and volunteer programs and the proceeds go toward their coral restoration programs and helping local communities pivot to a regenerative economy.
* U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF)
* National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI)
* US Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
* National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
* Reef Ball
* Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI)
* Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire (RRFB)
* Reef Renewal Foundation Curaçao (RRFC)
* Foundation of the peoples of the South Pacific
* WorldFishCenter: promotes sustainable mariculture techniques to grow reef organisms as tridacnidae

Organizations which promote interest, provide knowledge bases about coral reef survival, and promote activities to protect and restore coral reefs:

* Australian Coral Reef Society
* Biosphere Foundation[2]
* Blue Corner Marine Research[3]
* Chagos Conservation Trust
* Conservation Society of Pohnpei
* Conservation Key [4]
* Coral Cay Conservation
* Coral Reef Care
* Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
* Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management
* Coral Restoration Foundation
* Coral Triangle Initiative
* Cousteau Society
* Crusoe Reef Society
* CEDAM International
* Earthwatch
* Environmental Defense Fund
* Environmental Solutions International
* Friends of Saba Marine Park
* Global Coral Reef Alliance (GCRA) Global Coral Reef Alliance (GCRA)
* Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network[5]
* Great Barrier Reef Foundation[6]
* Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
* Green Fins
* ICRAN Mesoamerican Reef Alliance
* International Coral Reef Action Network (now defunct ?)[7]
* International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)[8]
* International Marinelife Alliance
* International Society for Reef Studies
* Intercoast Network
* Japanese Coral Reef Society[9]
* Kosrae Conservation and Safety Organization
* Marine Conservation Group
* Marine Conservation Society
* Mesoamerican Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI)
* NSF Moorea Coral Reef Long-term Ecological Research site[10]
* Nature Conservancy
* Ocean Voice International
* Project AWARE
* Planetary Coral Reef Foundation[11]
* Practical Action[12]
* Project Reefkeeper
* ReefBase
* Reef Check
* Reef Relief[13]
* Reef Support[14]
* Reefwatch
* Save Our Seas Foundation[15]
* Seacology
* Seamarc Pvt. Ltd.[16]
* SECORE
* Singapore Underwater Federation
* Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology
* Tubbataha Foundation
* Wildlife Conservation International
* WWF

## See also

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* Marine life portal
* Ecology portal

* Census of Coral Reefs
* Coral reef protection
* Frozen zoo
* National Ice Core Laboratory
* Amphibian Ark
* Svalbard Global Seed Vault
* Rosetta Project

## References

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1. ^ 'The Coral Gardener'-documentary about Counterpart scientist Austin Bowden-Kerby. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
2. ^ Biosphere Foundation. Biosphere Foundation. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
3. ^ Blue Corner Marine Research. BlueCornerConservation.org. Retrieved on 2021-03-08.
4. ^ Conservation Key.
5. ^ Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Status of Coral Reefs of the World 2008. Reefbase.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
6. ^ Frangoul, Anmar (2020-02-21). "How researchers are trying to save the Great Barrier Reef". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
7. ^ International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)
8. ^ International Coral Reef Initiative. Icriforum.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
9. ^ http://jcrs.jp JCRS. JCRS.jp. Retrieved on 2012-09-03.
10. ^ NSF Moorea Coral Reef Long-term Ecological Research site. Mcr.lternet.edu. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
11. ^ Planetary Coral Reef Foundation. Pcrf.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
12. ^ Practical Action coral reef restoration Practical Action Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. Practicalaction.org. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
13. ^ Reef Relief. Reefrelieffounders.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
14. ^ Reef Support. www.reef.support. Retrieved on 2023-10-01.
15. ^ Save Our Seas Foundation. Saveourseas.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-01.
16. ^ Seamarc Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine

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Corals and coral reefs

Hexacorallia|

* Black
* Brain
* Elegance
* Hermatypic
* Chalice
* Pillar
* Table
* Elkhorn
* Staghorn
* †Rugose
* †Tabulate

Octocorallia|

* Bamboo
* Blue
* Organ pipe
* Sea fans
* Sea pens

Coral reefs|

* Atoll
* Cay
* Coral
* Deep-water coral
* mesophotic coral reef
* Fringing
* Microatoll
* Coral reef fish
* Census of Coral Reefs
* The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
* Catlin Seaview Survey
* Spur and groove formation

Coral regions|

* List of reefs
* African coral reefs
* Amazon Reef
* Andros, Bahamas
* Apo Reef
* Baa Atoll
* Belize Barrier Reef
* Coral Sea Islands
* Coral Triangle
* East African coral coast
* Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
* Great Barrier Reef
* India
* Jamaica
* Kiribati
* Lakshadweep
* Maldives
* Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
* New Caledonia barrier reef
* Ningaloo Reef
* Non-tropical regions
* Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
* Pulley Ridge
* Raja Ampat Islands
* Red Sea
* Solomon Archipelago
* Southeast Asian coral reefs
* Tuvalu Archipelago
* Virgin Islands
* Yabiji

Coral diseases|

* Coral bleaching
* Black band disease
* Skeletal eroding band
* Stony coral tissue loss disease
* White band disease
* White pox disease

Conservation|

* Environmental issues with coral reefs
* 2023–2025 bleaching event
* Coral reef protection
* Coral reef restoration
* Reef resilience

| Organizations|

* Coral Reef Alliance
* Green Fins
* International Coral Reef Society
* Project AWARE
* Reef Ball Foundation
* Reef Check

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Symbiotic algae|

* Zooxanthellae
* Amphidinium
* Symbiodinium

Other|

* Artificial reef
* Aquaculture of coral
* Coral dermatitis
* Precious coral
* Coral rag
* Coral sand
* Coralline algae
* Deep-water coral
* Fire coral

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