ECOMAR is working in
partnership with The Nature
Conservancy and the World
Wildlife Fund to promote the
Mesoamerican Coral Reef Watch
Program in Belize.  The MAR
Coral Watch Program is an Early
Warning Alert System for coral
bleaching in the Western
Caribbean region.

Professional and recreational
divers and snorkelers that visit
the reefs of Belize regularly are
the first to notice changes on the
reef and are therefor the first step
in the "Coral Bleaching Early
Warning Alert System."  









When these "Reef Regulars"
become volunteers with the Coral
Watch Program they submit
reports once a month for the sites
they visit.  These reports are
monitored by members of the
Belize National Coral Reef
Monitoring Network and when
these reports indicate that there
are partly bleached coral
colonies, scientific monitoring is
conducted by Coral Network
members at more than 50 sites
throughout Belize.
Click the Coral Reef Watch logo above to be taken to the
Mesoamerican Reef Coral Watch Program website, or go
here: www.marcoralwatch.net website.
Click on the World Wildlife Fund or The Nature
Conservancy logo to be taken to the their
websites to learn more about their mission and
conservation projects worldwide.
This poster and sticker are displayed at
participating dive and snorkel centers and
resorts throughout Belize.  If you don't see
these Coral Watch materials ask your dive
or snorkel leader or resort manager to
contact ECOMAR so we can sign them up
and get them their introductory Coral
Watch Program Instructor Guide.  Please
click here for a contact list of Belize Coral
Watch Program supporters!
17 Princess Margaret Dr. LF, PO Box 1234, Belize City, Belize
TEL: + (501) 671-3483, FAX: +(501) 223-7007
Email: linda@REMOVEecomarbelize.org, www.ecomarbelize.org
Conservation through Education!
If you would like to become
a Coral Watch Volunteer and
help us monitor the reefs,
please follow the link to the
right and see how you can
become involved!
ECO/ECOMAR is a charitable company registered under
the laws of Belize.  If you would like to help support any
of our projects please make a donation today!