RESEARCH PLAN

CCMI and visiting scientists are revealing new species and higher biodiversity than previously known on our reefs. Other work is showing that, while adult corals have been reduced by 40%, juvenile corals of every major species important on Caribbean reefs are re-populating the reefs. We have also documented that the deadly White Plague disease is the leading cause of mortality of corals regionally.

To continue our role as a leader in reef research, our strategic research plan is to:

1) improve the technical capacity for research and education at LCRC by completing a wet laboratory;

2) archive data as a systemic process at LCRC and make it available for public access;

3) install NOAA ICON environmental monitoring instruments;

4) attract lead scientists and scientific teams that will develop research programs and bring overhead to support LCRC and the ICON station;

5) establish a Research Associates Program that provides small grants for new research.

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