Country: 
United States
Region: 
Global, Asia/Pacific, Indian Ocean, Latin America/Caribbean, MesoAmerica, Middle East, Pacific, Red Sea, Southeast Asia
Organizational Focus: 
Education/Outreach, Science/Research
Organization Type: 
Government Agency/Program
Range of Work: 
International, National
Keywords: 
Bleaching, Coral Reef, Disease, Education, Scientific Research
Description: 

IRCP provides a centralized repository of coral histology and related photographs and reprints for use by the coral research community. Tissues of healthy and diseased corals are solicited, catalogued and maintained in the archive. The collection will help investigators better understand unknown etiologies of disease and facilitate standardization of terminology and descriptive pathology of coral disease among researchers. IRCP is associated with the Coral Disease and Health Consortium.

Contact Info
First Name: 
Shawn
Last Name: 
McLaughlin
Email: 
Phone: 
410/226-5193
Fax: 
410/226-5925
Address
NOAA, National Ocean Service
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
904 S. Morris St.
City: 
Oxford
State: 
MD
Postal Code: 
21654