OVERVIEW CENTER’S PROGRAMS
CENTER’S MISSION SELF-SUSTAINABLE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: OUTCOME: MARINE CONSERVATION * Marine Research * Education * Training
National Long-term Coral Reef Monitoring Program Ngerumekaol - Before 1998 Bleaching Ngerumekaol - After 1998 Bleaching
WATERS AND WATERSHED PROJECT Airai Bay
Ebiil Ngerumekaol Ngemelis MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EFFECTIVENESS STUDY Total of 16 MPA sites in Palau
CORAL SPAWNING Egg & sperm bundle release
Crown-of-Thorns Reproduction Study
Palau Fisheries Assessment Ollei Port, Ngarchelong
Educational Programs School outreach Internship Instructions & guest lectures Workshops School support aquarium tours Summer marine science Summer arts & crafts
INTERNATIONAL ROLES: FOCAL POINT, U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE GLOBAL CORAL REEF MONITORING NETWORK NODE MARINE RESOURCES PACIFIC CONSORTIUM