Coral Reef Research and Monitoring Program
In 1994 CEA and Cornell University´s Center for the Environment began a long-term monitoring program at Akumal to provide baseline data of Akumal´s coral reefs. There are 25 transect sites from Akumal Bay to Yal Ku Lagoon, where the hard and soft coral species, invertebrates and herbivorous fish are monitored.
The Tropical Marine Science Course, an accredited college course in coral reef ecology is offered each summer at Akumal. This course is run through Cornell and Shoals Marine Laboratory - Maine and is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. There are a number of local and international students who conduct coral reef research at Akumal and they also contribute their data to CEA.
Other projects include a GIS database, photo documentation of coral diseases, ECODIVES, public awareness and reef education, and promotion of the constructed wetland and composting toilet systems.
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