Your guide is a highly trained naturalist who will be with you throughout the day, locating the flora and fauna of the Everglades for your enjoyment. Departs Sanibel and Fort Myers daily with pickups in Naples, Florida. EPA Coral Site United States Environmental Protection Agency info on coral reefs. EcoWorld Online resource for information on the status of the earth s species and ecosystems as well as efforts underway planet-wide to preserve and restore these species and ecosystems. Big Island Coral Reef Group Reef monitoring and public awareness in Hawaii.
Coral reefs are unique among marine communities.
The Nation's first Federal conservation agency, initiated in 1871, was devoted to the protection, study, management, and restoration of fish. We focus on educating divers and the general public about the problems facing coral reefs, and also provide funding and technical support for coral reef conservation around the world. ReefCheck Reef Check is the largest international program involving collaboration between recreational divers and marine scientists. In 1997, Reef Check teams completed the first global survey of coral reefs. The answer came in 1953 - airboats.