PROTECT Coral Reefs!!!

There are many endangered coral reefs out there, dying because the water is polluted. This is why Reef relief was set up.

Reef Relief was founded in Key West, Florida, in 1987 by Craig Quirolo, who was then a charterboat captain and is currently Reef Relief’s Director of Marine and International Projects.

Today, REEF RELIEF is one of the world’s leading grassroots, non-profit coral reef membership organizations and has achieved numerous awards and recognitions for its efforts.

REEF RELIEF is...

• a nonprofit membership organization,which is ...


• dedicated to Preserve and Protect Living Coral Reef Ecosystems through...


• local, regional and global efforts.

Reef Relief's mission is to:

	Increase public awareness of the importance and value of living coral reef ecosystems
	Increase scientific understanding and knowledge of living coral reef ecosystems
	Strengthen grassroots community-based efforts to protect coral reef ecosystems
	Design, develop, and help implement marine protected areas associated with coral reef ecosystem
	Encourage and support eco-tourism as part of sustainable community development that protects and preserves coral reef ecosystems
	Strengthen our organizational capacity to carry out our mission