News Category: Coral Reefs

HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF: 01 May 2008; Hyperbolic crochet coral reef exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Centre.; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
CATCHING CORAL'S SPECTACULAR MOMENT: 01 May 2008; Coral's spectacular moment; Categories: CCC Awards, Coral Reefs, General News
CORAL FLOURISHING AFTER NUCLEAR BOMB: 01 May 2008; Coral flourishing after nuclear bomb; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
PH.D. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: 09 April 2008; Two Ph.D. scholarships available in the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia); Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
CORAL REEF WATCH ANNOUNCES ONLINE TUTORIAL: 09 April 2008; NOAA Coral Reef Watch announces an online tutorial that explains coral bleaching and how satellite data is used to monitor the climatic conditions that cause bleaching.; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
JACK PETCHEY 2008: PHASE ONE: 06 April 2008; In 2007 Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) received funding from the Jack Petchey Foundation to provide selected schools in London with an exciting opportunity to gain expedition training in the UK and from that, to join a scuba diving expedition...; Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
A ROYAL VISIT AT OUR PROJECT IN TOBAGO!: 18 March 2008; 2008 is the International Year of the Reef and on the 6th March, Their Royal Highnesses’ The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, met with the Coral Cay Conservation team in Tobago as part...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Monthly Project Updates, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago
CORAL CAY'S CORAL CODE: 12 March 2008; Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Bubbles! CCC have teamed up with Andark and Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel in order to raise awareness and support for conservation within the diving world. We have collaborated to release our new 'Coral Code' poster and leaflet offering facts and figures about coral reefs, key threats and how to act to protect them.; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Reports and Publications
PROJECT AWARE ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL ART CONTEST: 11 March 2008; Project AWARE announce global International Year of the Reef art contest – Every Act Counts; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Press Releases
'CORAL TRIANGLE CENTRE' LAUNCHED: 04 March 2008; On 18th February 2008 the Tojo Una-Una "Coral Triangle Centre " (CTC) was officially established as a major local initiative in response to the 6-Country Coral Triangle Initiative declared in September 2007. Click here to read more....; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
UNITED NATIONS GIVES THE TOBAGO PROJECT A BOOST: 25 February 2008; The United Nations Development Program National Steering Committee met recently with representatives from Coral Cay Conservation and the Buccoo Reef Trust to evaluate the Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project.; Categories: CCC Awards, CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOR WORK ADJACENT TO REEFS: 25 February 2008; The Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Team is proud to announce the completion of the MICCI Local Action Strategy Project 6: Best Management Practices (BMPs) for construction, dredge and fill and other activities adjacent to coral reefs.; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Reports and Publications
TREASURES IN THE SEA: REEF RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS: 25 February 2008; The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation are pleased to announce the companion website to Treasures in the Sea: Our Bahamian Marine Resources. An excellent information and activities resource for education...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
NEW SPECIES GUIDE WRITTEN FOR CCC EXPEDITIONS: 21 February 2008; CCC Volunteer turned scientist has written a Species Indentifiation Guide bespoke for our Philippines project. We recommend this to all our volunteers prior to departure as it gives detail of all the endemic species to the Philippines area.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Past volunteers, Philippines, Reports and Publications
CORAL REEFS: UNPRECEDENTED FIXED NITROGEN: 28 January 2008; CO2 levels and global warming may or may not pose a threat to the oceans flora and fauna, but fixed nitrogen levels are increasingly cause for concern. Read Charles Birkeland's paper discussing mankind's impact on coral and where to go from here.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Reports and Publications
REEF FEST - ROCK FOR CORAL!!: 22 January 2008; Reef Fest arrange concerts and music events and all proceeds go to International Year of the Reef!! Want to arrange a gig? Or find out where your nearest event is?? Read on...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH: 22 January 2008; Encyclopedia of Earth invites Coral Cay and friends to contribute to their website. EoE is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society – it’s a sort of Wikipedia for the environment.; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY'S NEW WEBSITE: 22 January 2008; The World Ocean Ovservatory is pleased to announce the launch of it's new online resource. Interactive, exciting and informative, it's a must for anyone wanting to learn about the worlds coral reefs.; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Reports and Publications, Travel
CCC Attends 10th RCUK Annual Conference in London: 14 December 2007; Coral Cay Conservation attended the 10th Reef Conservation UK conference on 8th Dec, held at the Zoological Society of London at Regents Park. CCC Founder Pete Raines and Senior Field Scientist Jan-Willem van Bochove co-presented a talk summing up...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
TOP UK MARINE CONSERVATION GROUPS JOIN FORCES FOR CORAL REEF CAMPAIGN: 04 December 2007; International Year of the Reef 2008 Three of the UK’s most respected marine conservation groups – Coral Cay Conservation, Blue Ventures and Project AWARE Foundation – announced today they have joined forces to promote coral reef conservation during the International...; Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Representatives, Coral Reefs, General News, Newsletter - RAinforest REport, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago, Trust
CALL TO ACTION!: 09 November 2007; Are you a confident, enthusiastic person committed to conservation with a passion for Coral Cay? We are looking for volunteers to help spread the word about CCC in their local areas AROUND THE GLOBE! Main Activities include: Get your...; Categories: CCC Representatives, CCC Scholarship Award, CCC Society, CCC Staff, Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Past volunteers, Philippines, Press Releases, Red Sea, Staff, Travel, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests, Trust, Vacancies
Coral Cay Conservation & National Geographic Society: 29 October 2007; Pete Raines MBE, Founder & CEO of CCC, was invited by the US National Geographic Society to act as a panellist for its 'Islands Destination Stewardship' survey. For further information click here....; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Travel, Tropical Forests
Unsung Heroes of Coral Reefs - Make Your Nomination!: 26 October 2007; Jim Hendee (US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency) is planning web presence for the "Unsung Heroes" of conservation & coral reef research in time for the International Year of the Reef in 2008. The nominees should represent: 1) A group...; Categories: CCC Society, Competitions, Coral Reefs, General News, Past volunteers, Tropical Forests, Trust
Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project Update-August 2007: 16 October 2007; Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project Project Update August 2007 Project Scientist: Katherine Yates Project Brief Tobago’s coral reefs face serious and urgent challenges. However, their status has not been comprehensively documented. The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project (TCEMP) is a...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Monthly Project Updates, Reports and Publications, Trinidad & Tobago
Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - July 2007: 06 September 2007; The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year (2007-2009) collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertibrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral disease on Tobago's Coral Reefs. The Tobago Project also aims to educate the local Tobagonians about the problems that the reefs are facing and what they can do to help.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - July 2007: 06 September 2007; The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year (2007-2009) collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertibrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral disease on Tobago's Coral Reefs. The Tobago Project also aims to educate the local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
Trying to Save the Coral Reefs: 23 August 2007; By Krista Mahr " Near the close of the 1960s, a squadron of young scuba divers headed out into the warm waters of the South Pacific, tanks of air strapped to their backs and syringes at the ready. Their mission,...; Categories: Coral Reefs
The Turtle Experience: 27 July 2007; Tobago The Turtle Experience On the evening of Thursday 19th July, I was one of a group of CCC volunteers carrying out the last turtle watch of the season. Turtle watch involved walking up and down a very long...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project Synopsis: 23 July 2007; The Project Synopsis of the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) (September 2002 to Present) is now available to download. The current project in Southern Leyte has been undertaken with the prime objective of assisting the Provincial Government...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Philippines, Reports and Publications
Report: Marine Ecoregions of the World: 16 July 2007; As demands on oceans grow, it is important to ensure that their resources are being conserved and carefully managed worldwide. A new study led by The Wildlife Conservancy and the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF).— Marine Ecoregions of the World...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
Tobago: Coral Bleaching Videos: 05 July 2007; A new set of videos concerning coral bleaching in Tobago has been uploaded with kind permission of the Buccoo Reef Trust. To view these videos:- Coral Bleaching Part 1 Coral Bleaching Part 2 To visit the Buccoo Reef Trust's...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
Methods For Ecological Monitoring Of Coral Reefs: 04 June 2007; The aim of the book "Methods For Ecological Monitoring Of Coral Reefs" is to help managers of coral reefs select appropriate ecological monitoring programs, protocols and methods for your coral reef management needs. To download the book, please click...; Categories: Coral Reefs
Update: CCC’s attendance at the ICRI Meeting in Tokyo, Japan: 10 May 2007; CCC’s Marine Science Co-ordinator, Dr Simon Harding, attended the Third General Meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) under the secretariat co-hosted by Japan and Palau in conjunction with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The meeting was held...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs
Reuters: Famous Caymans coral reefs dying, scientists say: 10 May 2007; Ranked among the top 10 scuba diving destinations in the world, the reef system of the western Caribbean territory has lost 50 percent of its hard corals in the last 10 years in spite of strong environmental laws, scientists say....; Categories: Coral Reefs
Bush Administration calls for greater protection of nation's coral reefs: 09 May 2007; The Bush Administration delivered proposed legislation to Congress today calling for greater protection for the nation's coral reefs. The bill, the Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendment Act of 2007, reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and adds greater...; Categories: Coral Reefs
New start dates for Tobago project!: 12 December 2006; The Tobago Coastal Ecosystems Mapping Project will now begin in March 2007, with volunteers going out monthly for a mininimum of 3+ weeks! Tobago's coral reefs like many in the Caribbean are threatened ecosystems. At present whilst survey work...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
"Dire prediction for world's coral reefs" says CNN: 31 October 2006; CNN, the international news channel, has posted an article on its website voicing concerns of researchers about how climate change is influencing coral reefs worldwide. Researchers fear more than half the world's coral reefs could die in less than 25...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News
Volunteer experience by Ben Timmermans: 30 October 2006; I had, not just a great trip abroad, but an enormously educational and satisfying experience. Prior to the trip I don't think I had quite appreciated how much education was involved and what an important part it plays in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Special Offer: Free Rescue Diver Course worth over £250: 12 October 2006; Sign up today for a CCC expedition starting before March 2007, and you will receive a Free Rescue Diver Course worth over £250! We currently have a number of limited spaces left on our marine conservation projects for November...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project - September 2006 update: 03 October 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
My Coral Cay Conservation Experience: 02 September 2006; Organizing the expedition: Every year I tell myself, “Right, this summer I’m doing something special” I usually then browse the internet, find loads of neat ideas and realize that I can’t afford any of them. As I was doing my...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
New! Project AWARE's 10 Tips for Underwater Photographers: 18 August 2006; From novices to pros – underwater photographers of all skill levels can benefit from Project AWARE Foundation’s 10 Tips for Underwater Photographers. Getting that perfect shot and preserving underwater memories is exhilarating, but protecting fragile environments is key to conserving...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
Urgent need to protect the sharks in our oceans: 18 August 2006; For those of you who don’t know Quasimodo, Quasimodo was a very popular Zambezi shark (also known as Bull Shark) estimated to be about 70 years old and described as a “friendly” shark and regular diving companion of divers from...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: July 2006 update: 11 August 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Revised expedition durations for Fiji: 06 August 2006; Due to limited transportation to and from our site at Dravuni, and with the closure of our satellite project at Tokoriki as of November 2006 it has been necessary to revise expedition durations to Fiji. This is to ensure that...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News
Honduras final reports for Roátan NW & E: 05 August 2006; The final reports for the Honduras Bay Islands project in Roátan Northwest Shore and East End & Barbaretta have now been published, to download a copy of the reports click Northwest Shore and East End & Barbaretta or to view...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Reports and Publications
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: June 2006 update: 11 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: May 2006 update: 02 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: April 2006 update: 01 July 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: March 2006: 26 April 2006; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippines Marine Update: November 2005: 30 November 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippines Marine Update:October 2005: 31 October 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
New 2006 Egypt Project!: 13 October 2005; CCC has been invited by the competent authorities in coral reef management along the Red Sea Coastline to commence a three-month pilot project in Southern Egypt in 2006. The 'Red Sea Coral Reef Conservation Pilot Project' will begin in February...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Red Sea
Fiji Marine Science Update: 06 October 2005; This report comes from a recent visit made to CCC's Fiji operations by James Comley (CCC Director of Marine Science) during August and September 2005. It is split into activities by geographic region and includes a report of a presentation given at the National Tourism Council Meeting held on the 25th of August and CCC's third annual review held in Nadi on the 15th of September.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Reports and Publications
Project Bay Islands: 06 October 2005; After 5 years of work on Roatán, the volunteers and staff of Project Bay Islands have achieved an enormous amount. The CCC baseline ecological surveying programme has resulted in over 2,400 survey records, documenting the biophysical assemblages of the threatened...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras
British Ambassador Visits Philippine Marine Conservation Project: 08 September 2005; Photographs by Yvette Lee In August, His Excellency Mr Peter Beckingham, British Ambassador to the Philippines, visited Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) at its project base in Southern Leyte, at the invitation of the Provincial Governor, The Honourable Rosette Y....; Categories: Coral Reefs, Philippines
CCC in Kadavu, Fiji: 01 September 2005; A few months ago a small voluntary staff team from CCC were invited by The Department of Fisheries within the Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry Suva and IAS (Institute of Applied Science) of the University of the South Pacific, to...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji
Philippines Marine Update: August 2005: 31 August 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Philippines Marine Update: July 2005: 30 August 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Reef Conservation UK: 01 August 2005; Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) was formed to promote multidisciplinary conservation, public awareness and education about coral reefs, as well as to ensure that all reef related activities are conducted in a responsible manner. Following the success of RCUK’s annual meetings...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
June Update - Fiji Marine Project: 25 June 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a six-year project (2002-2008) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
June Update - Philippine Marine Project: 01 June 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
May Update - Philippine Marine Project: 31 May 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002–2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Post- Tsunami Impact Assessment Reports: 06 April 2005; The following reports are now available for download. i)The Impact of the December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on the Coral Reef Resources of Mu Ko Surin Marine National Park, Thailand. ii) The Coral Reef Resources of Mu Ko Surin National Park, Thailand.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Thailand
April Update - Philippine Marine Project: 02 April 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
April Update - Fiji Marine Project: 01 April 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a six-year project (2002-2008) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
March Update - Fiji Marine Project: 31 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a six-year project (2002-2008) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News, Monthly Project Updates
March Update - Philippine Marine Project: 31 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
Malaysia Reports: 31 March 2005; Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project Report Of The Perhentian Phase 2005 April 2005, 140 pages, 1MB Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project:Pulau Redang - Report To The Department Of Marine Parks, Malaysia. December 2004, 69 pages, 3.8MB For the full...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Reports and Publications, Tropical Forests
CCC Photographer of the Year 2004: 30 March 2005; In 2004 CCC ran the photographer of the Year Competition. Here are the winning entries.; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Honduras, Malaysia, Philippines, Tropical Forests
February Update - Philipppine Marine Project: 03 March 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
February Update - Fiji Marine Project 2005: 01 February 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a six-year project (2002-2008) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - December 2004: 10 January 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Volunteer - Southern Leyte, Philippines: 05 January 2005; When my friend and I first started surfing the net, in search of a simple escape from our mundane jobs, I could never have imagined that it would lead to 5 weeks of intensive Scuba diving in The Philippines on...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
Volunteer, Fiji Marine Conservation Project, July-Aug 2003: 05 January 2005; Why save the reefs? Because they support more than a third of all known fish species? Because they are a crucial source of food and income to some of the world's poorest nations? There are a million scientific and economic...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Fiji
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - January 2005: 01 January 2005; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project - January 2005: 01 January 2005; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project (Malaysia) - December 2004: 01 December 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project is an ongoing project to survey coral reefs of a number of areas within Malaysia. CCC work at the invitation of, and in partnership with the Malaysian Department of Marine Parks...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project (Malaysia) - November 2004: 01 November 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malyasia Coral Reef Conservation Project is an ongoing project to survey coral reefs of a number of areas within Malaysia. CCC work at the invitation of, and in partnership with the Malaysian Department of Marine Parks...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - November 2004: 01 November 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002 - 2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
The Philippines: A biodiversity treasure trove: 19 October 2004; The Philippines belongs to an area of the world to which biologists refer as Wallacea. This small region is recognised as having arguably the most spectacular diversity of life to be found anywhere on the planet. As Lawrence R. Heaney...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Project update - Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project - October 2004: 01 October 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - October 2004: 01 October 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project (Malaysia) - October 2004: 01 October 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project is an ongoing project to survey coral reefs of a number of areas within Malaysia. CCC work at the invitation of, and in partnership with the Malaysian Department of Marine Parks...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
CCC Features in BBC Lifeline Appeal: 12 September 2004; Presented by Nick Clark, the BBC television appeal highlighted the important work CCC is doing to conserve threatened tropical forests and coral reefs, and thus the livelihoods of local communities, around the world. The programme appealed for Volunteers, from all...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Tropical Forests, Trust
Project update - Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project - September 2004: 01 September 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - September 2004: 01 September 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - August 2004: 01 August 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005) to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - August 2004: 01 August 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
CCC Photographer of the Year Competition: 24 July 2004; A unique opportunity to showcase your talent on a national and international level and the chance to win a free three-week expedition to the location of your choice.; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Staff, Tropical Forests
Whale Shark Sightings: 22 July 2004; It was a dream come true for CCC Volunteers in Honduras and the Philippines, who were lucky enough to see the magnificent whale shark on several occasions in February and April. Whale sharks (Rhyncodon Typus) are the biggest fish in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Calling All Divers to a New Conservation Cause: 07 July 2004; Cambridge/Nairobi, 27 July 2004 - Snorkellers and scuba divers across the globe are being enlisted to help save the world's oceans and seas. A new initiative, called Earthdive, is being launched in which professional and amateur divers are being urged...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - July 2004: 01 July 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project - July 2004: 01 July 2004; July 2004 Project Update for the Fiji Reef Conservation Project (FJ1), written by the CCC Project Scientist.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project - June 2004: 01 June 2004; June 2004 Project Update for the Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project (MY1), written by the CCC Project Scientist.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - June 2004: 01 June 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - June 2004: 01 June 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Local Scholar- Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project: 19 May 2004; Firstly I would like to thank CCC staff members and volunteers for doing surveys to protect the endangered coral reefs of Malaysia. I'm very happy to be a part of the CCC family. For the first few weeks in Pulau...; Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - May 2004: 01 May 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - May 2004: 01 May 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project - May 2004: 01 May 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project is a collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of the Redang Island Marine Park, and to implement CCC's local Scholarship Training Programme. The programme provides training and education opportunities for...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Review of Fiji Expedition by Lucy Misch: 18 April 2004; People often ask me which was the best part of my gap year. I tell them that Fiji was the most intense and amazing experience I had. Why? Because I learnt how to recognise and talk about every species in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Fiji
Project update - Project Bay Islands, Honduras - April 2004: 01 April 2004; April 2004 Project Update for the Project Bay Islands, Honduras (HN1), written by the CCC Project Scientist.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - April 2004: 01 April 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - April 2004: 01 April 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project - April 2004: 01 April 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project is a collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of the Redang Island Marine Park, and to implement CCC's local Scholarship Training Programme. The programme provides training and education opportunities for...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Project Bay Islands, Honduras - March 2004: 01 March 2004; Project Brief Aim Project Bay Islands Honduras is a three-year collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of the Bay Islands. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Hondurans, as part of an integrated programme to develop...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - March 2004: 01 March 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - March 2004: 01 March 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Volunteer- Project Bay Islands, Honduras: 21 February 2004; I left Roatan yesterday afternoon after spending a very happy two and half months on the island with Coral Cay Conservation doing their marine surveys. It was a wonderful experience and I really enjoyed it. I made the most of...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Honduras
Regaining Paradise: 08 February 2004; Omar Khayyam wrote: 'Drink! For you know not whence you came, nor why:/ Drink! For you know not why you go, nor where'. Yet for Peter Raines CBiol FIBiol, founder and man-aging director of Coral Cay Conservation, plenty of beer...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Staff
Project update - Project Bay Islands, Honduras - February 2004: 01 February 2004; Project Brief Aim Project Bay Islands Honduras is a three-year collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of the Bay Islands. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Hondurans, as part of an integrated programme to develop...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - February 2004: 01 February 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - February 2004: 01 February 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Reef Conservation UK (RCUK): 12 January 2004; Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) was formed to promote multidisciplinary conservation, public awareness and education about coral reefs, as well as to ensure that all reef related activities are conducted in a responsible manner. RCUK's 2003 meeting was held on the...; Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Staff
Project update - Project Bay Islands, Honduras - January 2004: 01 January 2004; Project Brief Aim Project Bay Islands Honduras is a three-year collaborative project to survey the coral reefs of the Bay Islands. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Hondurans, as part of an integrated programme to develop...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - January 2004: 01 January 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Project update - Fiji Reef Conservation Project - January 2004: 01 January 2004; Project Brief Aim The Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year project (2002-2005) to survey coral reefs of the Mamanuca Islands, the Yasawa Islands and other areas of Fiji. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates
Project update - Malaysia Reef Conservation Project (Malaysia) - January 2004: 01 January 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Coral Reef Conservation Project is a project to survey coral reefs of a number of areas within Malaysia. CCC work at the invitation of, and in partnership with the Malaysian Department of Marine Parks under...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates
Marine day to remember: 07 December 2003; It was another beautiful Caribbean day, the sun beaming down on a glass-like sea. Six of us had prepared our dive gear, boarded the boat and headed out to one of our local dive sites. As we arrived and prepared...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Honduras
International Coastal Cleanup - Philippines, Southern Leyte: 26 October 2003; In coordination with the Municipality of Malitbog (Southern Leyte, Philippines) Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) participated in this year's Project AWARE International Cleanup Day. It was the first Project Aware Clean Up Event conducted in the Municipality. The cleanup included the...; Categories: Clean up Events, Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Staff
Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project Open Day: 27 July 2003; On the 20th July 2003, sixty children, aged six to fourteen, and teachers of the Bontoc Central School participated in an Open Day organized and run by Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), the award-winning premier British coral reef and tropical forest...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff
Community Action in Fiji: 19 July 2003; A crucial part of the Fiji Reef Conservation Project is establishing strong working partnerships with different elements of the local community. Marine Ecology Workshop Marine ecology workshops are designed for diving professionals working in the Mamanuca Islands. The workshops consist...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Fiji, Staff
Community Action in Honduras: 19 July 2003; Find out how CCC Bay Island Project works with the local community to effect change. Community action at Project Bay Islands in Honduras aims to increase local awareness about the coral reefs. Each specific community project targets a number of...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Honduras, Staff
Honduras Update: 19 July 2003; Project Scientist Jacqui Taylor looks back over the last few months in Honduras. Project Launch On an island renowned for its Caribbean attitude to life, the CCC team in Sandy Bay has been doing quite the opposite over the past...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Staff
Coral Cay Conservation Trust Wins British Airways Community Volunteering Award: 17 July 2003; On the 20th May 2003, in recognition of British Airway employee Richard Simpson's voluntary work for Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), BA Community Relations Manager Mary Barry, presented Coral Cay Conservation representatives Derek Maule (Chairman of CCC Ltd) and Roger...; Categories: CCC Awards, CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Tropical Forests, Trust
Malaysia Reefs and Islands Conservation Project- Marine update: 13 July 2003; Coral Cay Conservation has successfully completed the marine phase of the pilot project of the MRICP. Through the dedication and hard work of more than thirty local and national Volunteers and field staff, a total of 198 survey dives (equating...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia
Mandy's Malaysia Reefs and Islands Conservation Project Diary: 10 July 2003; Over the course of twelve weeks CCC staff and groups of international Volunteers conducted baseline surveys around the group of islands that form the Perhentians in Malaysia. Read Mandy Hengeveld's (MRICP Project Scientist) diary of the pilot project.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Malaysia, Staff, Tropical Forests
Dive In To Earth Day: 18 May 2003; Following the success of Project Aware Clean-up Events in 2001 and 2002, CCC Volunteers once again joined thousands of scuba divers, snorkelers and water lovers around the world on April the 22nd to celebrate 'Earth Day'. 'Dive into Earth Day'...; Categories: CCC Awards, Clean up Events, Coral Reefs, Staff
Ambassadors of CCC: 10 April 2003; CCC catches up with two reps who have successfully completed the CCC Rep Scheme to be awarded free expedition places. Louise Boyle & Jon Gulson explain how they got involved and the benefits and workings of being CCC Representatives. Why...; Categories: CCC Representatives, Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews
Coral Cay changed my life!: 10 April 2003; Jo Moulds tells how a CCC expedition changed her life as she went from a magazine journalist to Marketing Manager for Remarkable - one of the UK's leading manufacturers of recycled products.. and all because of Coral Cay! CCC caught...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews
Malaysia & UK Launch Scholarships For Reef Studies In Perhentian: 06 April 2003; Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), a British conservation group, has established the Malaysian Conservation Scholarship Awards in collaboration with the "Malaysia Reefs and Islands Conservation Project" (MRICP). The MRICP is an exciting new British-Malaysian partnership between CCC and the Marine Parks...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Malaysia, Tropical Forests, Trust
Honduras & UK Launch New 'CCC Scholarship Awards' For Coral Reef Protection In The Bay Islands: 06 April 2003; Coral Cay Conservation (CCC), the award-winning premier British coral reef conservation group, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Tourism for collaboration with 'Programa Manejo Ambiental Islas de la Bahia' (PMAIB). This will coincide with the launch...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Trust
Life as an expedition medic: 15 March 2003; David Wheeler looks back at his eventful time as a medical officer on 3 CCC expeditions. I had to take early retirement four years ago as a result of chronic depression. I knew, from my experiences of SAD, that it...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Honduras, Staff
An introduction to CCC Fiji: 15 March 2003; Presented to the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), by James Comley (Director of Marine Science). Coral Cay Conservation is a not-for-profit organisation whose stated aims are to provide resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection,...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Staff
South Sea Cruises Shows Commitment To Conservation: 05 January 2003; South Sea Cruises are the owners and operators of Tiger VI a high-speed catamaran based in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji. Tiger VI offers a transfer service for tourists wishing to visit the island resorts of Treasure, Castaway, Mana, Malolo,...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News
International Beach and Underwater Cleanup Day: 17 December 2002; September 21st 2002 was International Beach and Underwater Cleanup Day. Sponsored by PADI Project AWARE, more than 30 countries throughout PADI International Limited's service territory got involved. Thousands of dedicated Volunteers helped to collect rubbish from the sea, rivers, lakes...; Categories: CCC Awards, Clean up Events, Coral Reefs, Fiji, Honduras
CCC statement on the implications of coral harvesting in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji: 15 December 2002; By Peter Raines, Founder & Managing Director, Coral Cay Conservation Introduction The parlous state of the environment and the need for sustainable development has recently been brought to light at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (www.johannesburgsummit.org). Coral...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji
The Great Debate: 04 October 2002; Coral reefs go head-to-head with rainforests, wetlands, mountains and polar regions in hot air debate for £10 million. A fictitious balloon crammed with five eminent scientists and conservationists, including Coral Cay Conservation's Peter Raines, took flight at the Royal Geographical...; Categories: CCC Awards, Coral Reefs
Sarah's Fiji marine expedition diary: 15 September 2002; Sarah's diary contributed to the "work based learning" element of her Environmental Science Masters degree. She gives a highly factual and detailed account of her Expedition Experience in Fiji- from sighting her first white tip reef shark to the frustrations of being unable to dive during bad weather.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Fiji
Tamara's Honduras marine expedition diary: 20 April 2002; Tamara was asked by www.do-it.org to write a diary whilst on her 2 month expedition to Honduras. Read the highs and lows of her time away and get a fascinating insight of being on an expedition.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Honduras
Jan's Philippines Marine Expedition Review: 12 August 1999; Jan's review talks about snorkelling with a whale shark, and gives an honest and enthusiastic account of science week, surveying, expedition life and explains what she got out of the experience.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Philippines

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