{"id":6806,"date":"2023-08-15T16:43:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T23:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coral.org\/?page_id=6806"},"modified":"2026-02-02T06:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:33:39","slug":"on-site-monitoring-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/coral-bleaching\/on-site-monitoring-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Site Monitoring Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On-Site Monitoring Tools for Coral Bleaching Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists and researchers around the world are actively responding to coral bleaching events through various initiatives and strategies aimed at understanding, mitigating, and adapting to the impacts of bleaching. Some of the key ways in which organizations are monitoring or tracking coral bleaching events using various on-site methods include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coralreefwatch.noaa.gov\/satellite\/research\/coral_bleaching_report.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA Coral Reef Watch<\/a> (CRW) provide resource managers, scientists, in-water monitoring networks, and the public all over the world report coral bleaching data using various methods. Please share your bleaching data directly with NOAA CRW.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcrmn.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) <\/a>is a global operational network of the <a href=\"https:\/\/icriforum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Coral Reef Initiative<\/a> (ICRI) made up of a network of scientists, managers, and organizations that monitor the status and trends of coral reef ecosystem 10 regional nodes. Check out ICRI&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/icriforum.org\/bleaching-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Bleaching Hub<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcs.org\/our-work\/species\/coral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildlife Conservation Society<\/a>&nbsp;and database portal Marine Ecological Research Management Aid (<a href=\"https:\/\/datamermaid.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MERMAID<\/a>) provide an open source application to manage coral reef data. Data can be uploaded using the Rapid bleaching protocol by visually assessing bleaching in quadrats at<em> <\/em>various locations in the world such as Western Caribbean, Melanesia, and the Southeast Asian Archipelago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reefcheck.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reef Check<\/a> trains citizen scientists to track reef health and bleaching using <em>belt transects.<\/em> Some of its active networks include the <a href=\"https:\/\/reefcheck.or.id\/coral-bleaching-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Bleaching Network in Indonesia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reefcheck.org.my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReefCheck Malaysia<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reefcloud.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReefCloud<\/a> uses photos and artificial intelligence to track reef health in various locations in the world such as Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Indonesia among other locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coralwatch.org\/monitoring\/survey-methods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Watch<\/a> is a citizen science program that uses color cards. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/coralwatch.org\/new-coralwatch-interactive-data-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Watch Interactive Data Map<\/a> where you can visualize past data and submit new data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/project\/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)<\/a> monitors coral health using belt transects in U.S. States and Territories (<a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/american-samoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Samoa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/cnmi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/guam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawaii<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Puerto Rico<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalscience.noaa.gov\/region\/us-virgin-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atb.padiaware.org\/actionmap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PADI Aware Foundation Adopt the Blue Network<\/a> has included coral bleaching observations as one of the conservation issues to be recorded by divers across the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsrc.org.au\/globalreef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Queensland, Remote Sensing Research Center-School of the Environment<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allencoralatlas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allen Coral Atlas<\/a>&nbsp;partnership implemented the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/gozcmx5cpbjgvny\/AAB6QJJRRnt3tYVCUAVyTll1a?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">georeferenced photo quadrats<\/a>&nbsp;to groundtruth habitat mapping techniques and most recently to track coral bleaching. All data can be visualized in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/reefcloud.ai\/dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reef Cloud Dashboards<\/a>. For more information, check out this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencoralatlas.org\/blog\/new-alert-global-tracking-of-coral-bleaching-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sees-rsrc.science.uq.edu.au\/rstoolkit\/en\/html\/marine\/marine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Remote Sensing Toolkit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Atlantic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrra.org\/coral-bleaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atlantic Gulf and Rapid Reef Assessment <\/a>(AGRRA) is a standardized coral reef monitoring protocol in the Wider Caribbean. It includes the bleach watch portal which gathers information from multiple methods such as Bardrop, belt, and point transects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Florida<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/coral-reef-science-monitoring\/bleachwatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Keys Mote Marine Laboratory BleachWatch<\/a> program targets citizen scientists to report bleaching (presence\/absence) data and disease in Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Florida Reef Resilience Program <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.floridamarine.org\/FRRP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disturbance Response Monitoring (DRM)<\/a> is a collaborative effort among local, state, and federal environmental managers, scientists, conservation organizations, and reef users to collect bleaching data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/floridadep.gov\/rcp\/coral\/content\/bleachwatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Florida Dept. Environmental Protection CRCP BleachWatch<\/a>, Southeast Florida Action Network (SEAFAN) BleachWatch involves citizen scientists to report bleaching (presence\/absence) and disease in Florida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Mesoamerican Region<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyreefs.org\/cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Healthy Reefs Initiative <\/a>and 70+ partner surveyors use the ECOMAR Belize Coral Watch Program (<em>Bardrop<\/em>) and input results into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrra.org\/coral-bleaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AGRRA<\/a> online platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13453d30a770f9424bd82ecfb8005737\">Brazil<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/simaclim.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centro de S\u00edntese em Mudan\u00e7as Ambientais e Clim\u00e1ticas (SIMACLIM)<\/a> integrates research from the Brazilian Research Network on Global Climate Change (including coral bleaching) with experiences developed by other national and international research networks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pacific<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Hawaiian Islands<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hcbc-uhm.hub.arcgis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hawai\u02bbi Coral Bleaching Collaborative<\/a> (HCBC), established in 2015, is a multi-institutional group of scientists from academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies across the state of Hawai\u02bbi. HCBC documents the extent and severity of episodic bleaching events in Hawaii, laying the groundwork for tracking coral response and recovery through time. Data collected by HCBC is used to answer questions about patterns and drivers of bleaching in order to inform scientific knowledge and sound management decisions in the state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiicoral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koa A Corps<\/a> involves a color card process which citizen scientists can use to report bleaching in the Hawaiian Islands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eorhawaii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eyes on the Reef Hawai&#8217;i<\/a> involves citizen scientists, which implement an early warning system for coral bleaching, coral disease, Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars (COTS), and marine invasive species in Hawai\u2018i.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">South Pacific<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/observatoire.criobe.pf\/wiki\/tiki-index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Site d\u2019Observation-SO CORAIL (National Observation Service<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criobe.pf\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Insular Research and Environmental Observatory<\/a> (CRIOBE) Long-Term Monitoring Program for the Coral Reefs of the South Pacific implements photoquadrat and transect surveys alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/observatoire.criobe.pf\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Polynesia+Mana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polynesia Mana<\/a> Network which includes 5 insular states of the South Pacific and 10 islands of French Polynesia. This initiative is led by <a href=\"https:\/\/observatoire.criobe.pf\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Polynesia+Mana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institut national des Sciences de l&#8217;Univers<\/a>&#8211; Centre national de la recherche scientifique and many more organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">New Caledonia&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paladalik.com\">Pala Dalik<\/a> is a citizen science program that implements and transects to collect (presence\/absence) coral bleaching data alonside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open-sciences-participatives.org\/fiche-observatoire\/182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">R\u00e9seau d\u2019Observation des R\u00e9cifs Coralliens<\/a>\/ Participatory Coral Reef Monitoring Network.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Australia<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>Great Barrier Reef<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/research-topics\/monitoring-and-discovery\/monitoring-great-barrier-reef\/reef-monitoring-sampling-methods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Institute of Marine Science<\/a> (AIMS) monitors the Great Barrier Reef through two major programs &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/node\/3993\">Long-Term Monitoring Program<\/a> (LTMP)-which uses manta tows and fixed photo transects. Permanent photo transects are also being used in the Great<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/node\/2824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program for inshore coral reefs<\/a> (MMP).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gbrmpa.gov.au\/learn\/reef-health\/coral-bleaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bleaching Impact Framework<\/a> was developed by The Great Barrier Reef Authority (GBRMPA), AIMS, and James Cook University, which combines various methods into four components that contribute to coral bleaching\u2013exposure, colony response, spatial extent, and prevalence\u2013and provides five levels of coral reef impacts in the GBR. The Reef Authority also provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gbrmpa.gov.au\/learn\/reef-health\/reef-health-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reef Health Updates<\/a> based on forecasts, water temperature heat mapping, in-water surveys, citizen science and aerial surveys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melanesia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/coralseafoundation.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Sea Foundation<\/a> works with women in Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to monitor coral reefs using <a href=\"https:\/\/coralseafoundation.net\/what-we-do\/educational-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo transects and Reef Cloud<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>East Asia&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Japan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biodic.go.jp\/moni1000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan Wildlife Research Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Government of Japan<\/a> monitors annually more than 400 spots in 20 coral reef sites as part of the &#8220;monitoring site 1000&#8221;, optional parameters include the ratio of bleaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Philippines<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/c5679e467ed649999b9eef0d6d39b265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippines Coral Bleaching Watch<\/a> is a citizen science program which serves as an early warning system for documenting coral bleaching data (presence\/absence) and Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars (COTS) outbreaks in the Philippines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Indonesia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reefcheck.or.id\/coral-bleaching-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coral Bleaching Network in Indonesia<\/a> is comprised of a network of organizations and citizen scientists trained using Reef Check to track reef health and bleaching using <em>belt transects.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">Malaysia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reefcheck.org.my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReefCheck Malaysia<\/a> involves a network of organizations and citizen scientists trained to track reef health and bleaching using <em>belt transects.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indian Ocean<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cordioea.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CORDIO East Africa<\/a> leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/cordioea.net\/coral-reef-research\/vulnerability\/indian-ocean-coral-bleaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indian Ocean Coral Bleaching <\/a>network. They provide reports on the status of alerts, a form to report bleaching (via presence\/absence, transects) and a dashboard to visualize observations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrc.gov.mv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maldives Marine Research Institute<\/a>, Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coraldatabase.gov.mv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Coral Database<\/a>, which includes monitoring via photo quadrats (random or, transects) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coraldatabase.gov.mv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting<\/a> of coral health and bleaching severity in the Maldives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Red Sea<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informea.org\/sites\/default\/files\/imported-documents\/TS10_SSM_for_Key_Habitat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standard Survey Methods for Key Habitats and Key Species<\/a> in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and monitors coral health including coral bleaching in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trsc.org\/en\/expedition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transnational Red Sea Center<\/a> is a scientific research center created in 2019 at the Ecole Polytechnique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale in Lausanne (EPFL) with the official support of the Swiss Foreign Ministry. An independent and not-for-profit organization has launched an expedition to monitor the health of coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/iui-eilat.huji.ac.il\/Research\/NMPMeteoData.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel National Monitoring Program at the Gulf of Eilat<\/a> monitors coral reefs, and other oceanographic and ecological variables in the gulf of Eliat-Aqaba. The data is publicly available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The best method will depend on what you can measure, how you measure it, the longevity of the program, and the financial\/human resources available!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>If you monitor coral bleaching and would like to be included in this list please contact us: <a href=\"mailto:arivera-sosa@coral.org\">arivera-sosa@coral.org<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gcrmn.net\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portals.iucn.org\/library\/efiles\/documents\/2004-023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methods for Ecological Monitoring of Coral Reefs<\/a> by Jos Hill and Clive Wilkinson (ReefBase, Reef Check, GCRMN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/Survey%20Manual-sm01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalarchive.worldfishcenter.org\/handle\/20.500.12348\/2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Protocol for Assessment and Monitoring of Coral Bleaching<\/a> by Oliver et al 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyreefs.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/reef_managers_guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Reef Manager\u2019s Guide to Coral Bleaching<\/a>, by Paul Marshall and Heidi Schuttenberg, 2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New! Education on Coral Bleaching<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By @NOAASatellites Youtube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=6iSrhXS-KOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting Started: Investigating Coral bleaching Module<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning materials for ages 5-12+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/atlas\/index.html?appid=0cd1cdee853c413a84bfe4b9a6931f0d&amp;webmap=b182a63fae4546aba6855f80782c6616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Geographic MapMaker: Coral Bleaching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coral Identification Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coralsoftheworld.org\/page\/home\/\">Corals of the World<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CORDIO East Africa, <a href=\"https:\/\/cordioea.net\/coral-reef-research\/\">Western Indian Ocean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.noaa.gov\/pacific-islands\/outreach-and-education\/coral-species-identification-training-program\">Coral Species Identification Training Program<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coral.org\/en\/coral-bleaching\/online-apps-for-coral-bleaching\/\"><strong>Continue to Online Apps for Coral Bleaching &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-large\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On-Site Monitoring Tools for Coral Bleaching Events Scientists and researchers around the world are actively responding to coral bleaching events through various initiatives and strategies aimed at understanding, mitigating, and adapting to the impacts of bleaching. 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