National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Information System: A one-stop source for coral reef data and information

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is the primary vehicle for distributing coral reef information and data products resulting from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. CoRIS is a webenabled, GIS enhanced information system that allows multiple user groups to gain access to NOAA's coral reef data and information, activities, and library services through a single web portal. The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program supports various coral-related projects that have produced peer-reviewed literature and data products, such as aerial photographs, benthic habitat maps, hot-spot and degree heating week charts, coral bleaching reports, biodiversity assessments, etc. that are all available through CoRIS. New data are regularly added to CoRIS due to NOAA's continuing research and monitoring efforts. Find coral-related information and other resources on the CoRIS web site at http://www.coris.noaa.gov.