CRIOBE

ReefBase Pacific

Overview

The ReefBase Pacific project is a component of the Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific (CRISP) (www.crisponline.net), executed by the WorldFish Center (www.worldfishcenter.org) and funded by the Agence Française de Développement and the United Nations Fund.

ReefBase Pacific is the first regional focus of the ReefBase Project. It aims to improve quality and accessibility of data and information for reef fisheries and coral reef research, management, conservation, and education in the Pacific region. The project will generate worldwide web (http://www.reefbase.org/pacific) and DVD formats of the information system to maximize distribution and accessibility.

Key Objectives

• To develop a collaborative and region-wide network of professionals involved in reef fisheries and coral reef research, conservation, and management in the South Pacific that will effectively share data, information, and experience
• To assemble an unprecedented knowledge-base on reef fisheries and coral reef resources monitoring, conservation and management in the South Pacific
• To utilize the network and knowledge-base to establish an easily accessible information system which provides researchers, managers and local stakeholders with instant access to relevant information for the sustainable use of coral reef resources in the South Pacific
• To widen the scope, impact, and effectiveness of current reef fisheries and coral reef management, conservation and information sharing activities, across Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

The WorldFish Center is an international nonprofit research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture. The WorldFish Center is the host for ReefBase (www.reefbase.org), the world’s leading information system on coral reefs. ReefBase provides scientists and managers with quality data and information relevant to the monitoring, conservation and management of these vital natural resources.

To contact ReefBase Pacific:

ReefBase Pacific / French Polynesia
Julie Petit, Manager French Polynesia
Study Engineer – CRIOBE
Email : juju.petit@free.fr
Tél : (689) 56 13 45 / Fax : (689) 56 28 15

ReefBase
The WorldFish Center
PO Box 500 GPO, 10670 Penang, Malaysia
Email : reefbase@cgiar.org
www.reefbase.org / www.worldfishcenter.org