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NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) supports the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) throughout the U.S. Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coral reef areas. This program is a strategic framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climatic, and socioeconomic indicators in U.S. states and territories. The resulting data provide a robust picture of the condition of U.S. coral reef ecosystems and the communities connected to them.
A key component of this program is a periodic, national-level assessment on the status and trends of U.S. coral reef areas.
This 5-Step process was used to create the status reports:
Ecosystem condition status reports are a common approach to synthesizing a large amount of ecosystem monitoring data into a public-friendly report that can be understood by decision makers, managers, and scientists alike. Fundamentally, status reports help answer the question "How is the ecosystem doing?" The goals of a status report are to: provide a broad-level assessment, communicate complex information, use real data, and engage communities. To advance this effort, CRCP and IAN-UMCES brought together science experts, natural resource managers, and other stakeholders from NOAA and local jurisdictions to develop these reports.
National Coral Reef Status Report Download
For more information on the data used and the process for calculating scores please see the National Coral Reef Status Report Scoring Methodology and/or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Atlantic Report Download
Flower Garden Banks Florida Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin IslandsFor more information on the data used and the process for calculating scores please see Atlantic methodology document and/or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Pacific Report Download
For more information on the data used and the process for calculating scores please see Pacific methodology document and/or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..