Website

https://mote.org/support/volunteer/citizen-science/bleachwatch/

Region(s)

SE

Summary

Coral Bleaching

Parameters

Degree of bleaching, types of coral affected, percent cover of coral bleached, depth range of bleached corals, temperature (air, surface, bottom), depth (ft)

Notes

Application

To provide a comprehensive overview of "current conditions" throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary by combining information from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch (CRW), remote sensing and Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) in-situ environmental monitoring analysis, and "BleachWatch" volunteer observations in the field.

Publications

Website, reports

Start

2005

End

Current

Frequency

Variable

Method

remote sensing, in-situ environmental monitoring analysis, and "BleachWatch" volunteer observations

Discontinuity

Data Location

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/search/rest/find/document?searchText=projectNumber%3A430%20OR%20projectTitle%3A%22Florida%20Keys%20Bleach%20Watch%22&start=1&max=10&f=searchPage

Data Format

Habitats

Water Column Coral Reef

SEACAR Citation

Mote Marine Laboratory. (2025). Florida Keys Bleach Watch. Updated 03/31/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/982

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes