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"We rely heavily on Reef Check data when we prepare the 'Status of Coral Reefs of the World' reports. Their teams often get to places that government officials cannot. This increases our coverage and detail in these invaluable global reports that decision makers are using to set policy for the management of reefs around the world." Dr. Clive Wilkinson, Global Co-ordinator | Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
Our data is free, it's public, it's unbiased and it's valuable.
The main focus of our research is to provide valuable data on the health of the coral reefs. This data provides an important "early warning" to coral reef managers about any changes on the Reef. Now with our newly developed Enterprise Information System, this data is easier to input, report on and provide to people who can use it.
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Reef Check Australia's reports have been available through Google Earth to the general public, coral reef managers and scientists for some time. With our new database, we can now provide the raw data and almost immediate feedback on the coral reef surveys that we complete.
Useful
Volunteer data is currently accepted by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority as well as SEQ Catchments NRM Board in Brisbane. It also provides important contributions to the Status of Coral Reefs of the World reports from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. We also provide data reporting to AMPTO for important tourist sites. In the future, we aim to achieve formal integration of Queensland's Reef Check data into natural resource management structures by 2011.
Season Reports
The latest season reports from both our Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and South-East Queensland (SEQ) regions are available to read.
Download rca seq 2009 season report.pdf