www.Reefcheck.org

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www.Reefcheck.org
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What is Reef Check?

• Name of a community-based monitoring protocol to
  measure coral reef health
• Name of a coral reef conservation organization,
  based at the UCLA, Institute of the Environment
• A formal partnership with GCRMN and ReefBase

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Reef Check Strategy

• Scientists 2. Government agencies
• 3. Private sector 4. NGO

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Training Schedule

• Region 2004 2003
• SE Asia Regional 2 2
• E Carib Regional 4 1
• Central America 2 1
• SW Pacific 8 3
• W Indian Ocean ? 1
• And many national trainings

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Reef Check Cuba

• 2003 National Training
• Rangers at 31 MPAs
• National RC Network in Operation

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RC Vietnam
Connected N S teams to form national network
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RC Papua New Guinea
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MAQTRAC Protocol 2003

• Species level protocol for measuring effect of
  marine aquarium collection
• Marine Aquarium Council certification program in
  Philippines and Indonesia
• Will involve major rehabilitation effort for fish
  stocks
• Another incentive for reef conservation

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Corporate partners and team sponsors
Reef Rescue 2003
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QUIKSILVER CROSSING

• Now in Caribbean!
• Major events in Panama, Brazil 2003
• Planned events in Cuba, Barbados, Jamaica 2004

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We need your help

• Standardized monitoring is important
• Every coral reef country should have a coral reef
  monitoring program
• Need monitoring to evaluate success of all these
  new MPAs

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Reef Check Partners in 60 countries
You are Reef Check! We thank all those who
have supported the program since its inception in
1997?.