COSEE-West Coral Resources

COSEE-West Coral Resources

List of websites, presentations, resources, books and videos about coral reefs

  • Podcast of Life/Box Jellies

    The Ocean Portal and the Encyclopedia of Life have teamed up to bring you the Podcast of Life. Learn how three fiery, painful stings during an early morning swim in Hawaii changed the life of researcher Angel Yanagihara. Once the young biochemist had recovered from her box jelly encounter, Carybdea alata had her full attention. Now she works to unlock the secrets of venom of these beautiful, and sometimes dangerous, angels of the sea.

  • Podcast of Life/Sea Cucumbers

    The Ocean Portal and the Encyclopedia of Life have teamed up to bring you the Podcast of Life. What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its innards to immobilize predators, then creep away and regrow a brand-new stomach? It’s the sea cucumber, prized as a gastronomic delight by some cultures and beginning to yield some of its secrets to scientists. Follow host Ari Daniel Shapiro from a Chinatown market to the reefs of Fiji to learn more about this amazing creature.

  • ReefVid

    A resource of free coral reef video clips for educational use.

  • Coral Reef Educators Professional Development Resources

    NOAA Ocean Service and NSTA develops professional development resources on coral ecosystems.

  • The Bridge - Coral Reef Resources

    Teacher-approved coral reef education resources.

  • Coral Reef Conservation Program Resources

    Links access lesson plans and other useful information to help incorporate coral reefs into the classroom.

  • Moorea Biocode Project Website

    Information about the ongoing research and outreach to create a library of genetic markers and physical identifiers for every species of plant, animal and fungi on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia.

  • Moorea Coral Reef LTER Outreach and Education Programs

    The online encyclopedia can be used in various program components, including public outreach, education materials development, teacher professional development, and undergraduate research programs. This website offers information and video about individual organisms and research associated with the MCR LTER, and inquiry-based, standards-aligned curricula as a part of the lesson library plan.

  • Coral Reef Lesson Plan Library

  • Marine Life of Moorea Encyclopedia

  • Coral Reefs of Moorea Educational Site

  • The Bridge

    Marine resources and materials for educators provided by Virginia Sea Grant, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and the National Marine Educators Association.

    Seafood Resources
    http://www2.vims.edu/bridge/search/bridge1output.cfm

    Fisheries Management Resources
    http://www2.vims.edu/bridge/search/bridge1output.cfm?page_no=2