United States of America

During its biannual meeting, the U. S. Coral Reef Task Force endorsed an action plan for the International Year of the Reef 2008 [Read the full press release (PDF File - 27 KB)] -- [View action plan (PDF File - 48 KB)]
U.S. Government and non-government partners drafting IYOR campaign message

Contacts

U.S. Government Focal Point
Maria Barry and Beth Dieveney
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) -
Non-Government Focal Point
Mary Luna, ReefCheck -
Florida
Christopher Boykin -
Awareness and Appreciation Project Coordinator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
1277 NE 79th Street Causeway Miami, FL 33138
website: www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/programs/coral
Hawai'i
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
U.S. Virgin Islands

US Iyor action plan (PDF file - 48 KB)
US IYOR fact sheet (PDF file - 115 KB)
USCRTF Resolutions on IYOR
- Resolution 15-2, IYOR Endorsement, 5-6-2006 (PDF file - 37 KB)
- Resolution 16-4, IYOR Planning & Implementation, 10-27-06 (PDF file - 12 KB)
USCRTF Side Session on Planning for IYOR (St. Thomas, October 2006) (PDF file - 33 KB)
USCRTF IYOR Mini Summit (Washington, DC, February 2007) (PDF file - 99 KB)

Coral Reef Outreach and Education section of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program: www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/welcome.html
NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS): www.coris.noaa.gov/about/welcome.html
US Coral Reef Task Force: www.coralreef.gov
Things You Can Do to Protect Coral Reefs: www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/thingsyoucando.html