Allen Coral Atlas at ASU launches improved tool to uncover reef threats and support conservation measures

Credit: Allen Coral Atlas

Turbid water is cloudy and heavy with sediment, contaminants and pollutants stemming from land damage and disturbances. Coastal ocean turbidity is an accepted index of water quality that has been widely applied in field-based water quality monitoring programs. This image shows turbidity and bleaching monitored off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

« Allen Coral Atlas at ASU launches improved tool to uncover reef threats and support conservation measures

Credit: Greg Asner

Rising ocean temperatures and coastal pollution are among many environmental stressors that contribute to the degradation of critical coral reef environments.

« Allen Coral Atlas at ASU launches improved tool to uncover reef threats and support conservation measures

Credit: Greg Asner

Coral bleaching observed in Moorea, French Polynesia, 2019

« Allen Coral Atlas at ASU launches improved tool to uncover reef threats and support conservation measures

Credit: Greg Asner

Marine debris is one example of environmental stressors that contribute to the degradation of critical coral reef environments. This debris was found at Kamilo Point, Hawaiʻi.

« Allen Coral Atlas at ASU launches improved tool to uncover reef threats and support conservation measures

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