This dataset shows the global distribution of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the most comprehensive global dataset of warm-water coral reefs to date, acting as a foundation baseline map for future, more detailed, work. This dataset was compiled from a number of sources by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the WorldFish Centre, in collaboration with WRI (World Resources Institute) and TNC (The Nature Conservancy).
Saucerman S. 1995. Evaluation des besoins de gestion de la pêche en déclin sur les récifs coralliens [Doc. réf. 18A]. Noumea, New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission. South Pacific Commission and Forum Fisheries Agency Workshop on the Management of South Pacific Inshore Fisheries, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1995. 1 p.
Saucerman S. 1995. Assessing the management needs of a coral reef fishery in decline [BP 18]. Noumea, New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission. South Pacific Commission and Forum Fisheries Agency Workshop on the Management of South Pacific Inshore Fisheries, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1995. 14 p.
Dahl A.L. 1981. Coral reef monitoring handbook. Noumea, New Caledonia: South Pacific Commission. 21 p.
Data obtained from the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project, Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, University of South Florida (IMaRS/USF) and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD/UR 128, Centre de Nouméa).
http://www.imars.usf.edu/MC/output_south_pacific.html
http://www.imars.usf.edu/MC/products/Vanuatu.zip