Mishal Gudka

TL;DR: The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network has been the foundation for global reporting on coral reefs for two decades, and is entering into a new phase with improved operational and data standards incorporating the Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) (www.goosocean.org/eov) and Framework for Ocean Observerving developed by the Global Ocean Observing System as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the latest compilation and quantitative assessment of data on coral reef health by the regional monitoring networks in the WIO, adding to the global GCRMN reports published from 1999 to 2008.

TL;DR: In this article, a citizen-science online reporting tool was developed to collect data in broad categories of bleaching and mortality from various stakeholders across the region, e.g. general public, scientists, reef managers, divers, etc.

TL;DR: The main objective of as mentioned in this paper is to provide updated information on the status of coral reefs in the region after the 2016 mass coral bleaching event, and secondary objectives are to update the national and regional databases on coral reef health, and strengthen coral reef monitoring networks.

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that in the past 35 years the reefs have not previously experienced severe coral bleaching or significant human impacts, with many reefs having healthy and diverse coral and fish populations.