Our Educational Goals:

• To provide selected references and updates of research in this field at this website and with links to other relevant websites.
• To provide a coral reef field education/training opportunity for high school and college students, local and otherwise, as field research assistants – the help they provide and the knowledge they gain can be invaluable. Their involvement will contribute to the development of a firm foundation for this cortisol-based stress indicator for fishes and possibly for coral reef well-being in general.
• To provide student exposure to the complex and beautiful realm of coral reef ecosystems, we can commit future generations to the protection and sustenance of this amazing resource.

A crucial component of this project is its video and photographic documentation.  The value of such a record is many-fold – it permits dissemination of the findings well beyond the scientific community, serving as a universal educational tool.  A crucial component of this project is its video and photographic documentation.  The value of such a record is many-fold – it permits dissemination of the findings well beyond the scientific community, serving as a universal educational tool.  A crucial component of this project is its video and photographic documentation.  The value of such a record is many-fold – it permits dissemination of the findings well beyond the scientific community, serving as a universal educational tool.  A crucial component of this project is its video and photographic documentation.  The value of such a record is many-fold – it permits dissemination of the findings well beyond the scientific community, serving as a universal educational tool.  A crucial component of this project is its video and photographic documentation.  The value of such a record is many-fold – it permits dissemination of the findings well beyond the scientific community, serving as a universal educational tool.