Science

The goal of Reef Check monitoring is to collect locally and globally relevant data that can help to build appreciation, understanding and protection for reef habitats. Long-term reef monitoring documents how reefs are changing over time and how our actions influence these changes.

Our trained citizen scientists, collaborations with external researchers, advice from managers and in-kind support from the tourism industry to access sites help make our work possible. We pride ourselves on training and supporting community members to collect high-quality data that can be used for reef science and management applications.

Citizen science can collect information on scales of time and geography that would not otherwise be possible. This data complements and contributes to information from government and scientific research to fill information gaps, collect information on sites with high community value and share this information in new ways to help more people connect with science and how we can use it to help protect our reefs.

Threats
Reef are under pressure. Its critical that we understand these threats and how they are impacting our reefs so we can together identify and implement actions at every scale.
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Reef Check Methods
The goal of Reef Check monitoring is to determine broad-scale trends of how our reefs are changing over time on both local and global scales.
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Data
Our citizen science research provides valuable data on the health of Australian reefs. Learn about out globally standardised protocols mean data with relevance on local, national and global scales.
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Infographic Resources

Reef Check Australia produces infographics that you can use to help explain issues surrounding our marine environment.

 

 

 

 

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Publications

Reef Check Australia publishes regular regional survey reports along with scientific papers on topical issues. We also provide information and data which contributes to external publications. 

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Education Resources
We believe it is critical to empower our future reef leaders with the skills, knowledge and capacity to take part in environmental decision-making and conservation. Check out our educational resources to help bring reefs to the classroom.
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