NCRI Partnerships

NCRI develops and maintains partnerships with a wide variety of organizations and researchers to fill gaps in scientific knowledge of coral reefs as they relate to issues of assessment, monitoring, and restoration. The Institute leverages funding for projects by working with local, regional, national, and international organizations on common concerns. NCRI particularly emphasizes collaboration with management authorities to ensure the optimal transfer and application of knowledge obtained through its research programs. Below is a partial listing of NCRI's valued partners.

Local and Regional Partners and Collaborators

Biscayne National Park
Broward County Environmental Protection Department
College of Charleston
Florida Atlantic University
State of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
State of Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Florida Institute of Oceanography
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Florida Sea Grant
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Kansas Geological Survey
Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management
Ocean Watch Foundation
Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative
South Florida Water Management District
Smithsonian Marine Station
St. John's River Water Management District
State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection
University of Boston
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Kansas
University of Miami RSMAS
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of South Florida

U.S. Partners and Collaborators

Other States and Territories:

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Roatan Institute of Marine Science
U.S. Virgin Islands

Federal Agencies and National Organizations:

National Science Foundation
National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research
U.S. Department of Commerce's NOAA:
- Coastal Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Science
- Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)/Coral Reef Conservation Program
- Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research
- Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment/Biogeography Program
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Oceanographic Data Center
National Marine Fisheries Service
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
U.S. Department of Defense:
- - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  - U.S. Navy
- U.S. Department of Interior:
  - National Park Service
  - U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

International Partners and Collaborators

Bahamas Department of Fisheries
Bermuda Biological Station for Research
Federated States of Micronesia
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources/World Conservation Union
Karl-Franzens University of Graz
National Polytechnical Institute of Mexico
Petroleum Institute of the University of the United Arab Emirates
Qatar Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Reserves
South Africa
The Nature Conservancy
United Arab Emirates Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency
University of Cape Town
University of Qatar
World Bank Global Environment Fund
World Wildlife Fund