What people are saying …
The Indo Pacific Coral Finder is gaining acclaim worldwide for its ease of use and the innovative solution it provides to coral identification above and below the water. Here is a selection of what people are saying including Charlie Veron, author of the 3 volume treatise Corals of the World – the gold standard for coral identification.
Prof. J.E.N. Veron – Author – Corals of the World |
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“Difficulties in identifying corals underwater have been hampering coral enthusiasts and researchers alike for decades. I feel that the Coral Finder is a huge leap ahead. It is exceptionally well designed and easy to master. It is also timely, as the need for accurate survey has never been so pressing. I strongly endorse it for use anywhere in the Indo-Pacific.”
Charlie Veron, Author Corals of the World, former Chief Scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science |
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Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg – Professor of Marine Studies |
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“Russell Kelley has produced an ingenious guide which can easily be carried underwater and allow anyone to identify corals on the spot. This is an enormously important tool for the biology and conservation of coral reefs.”
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor of Marine Studies and Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland |
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Dr Clive Wilkinson, Global Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
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“It is by far the best coral identification survey tool I have seen…“
Dr Clive Wilkinson, Global Coordinator, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
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Prof. John McManus – Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research |
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“I highly recommend the “Indo Pacific Coral Finder”. I field tested it this summer in Palawan. It is very accurate and does a great job of covering the major genera and some dominant species. Every dive operation in the Indo-Pacific should have at least one (I could hardly keep it away from the resort staff), and it will help alleviate the ‘overwhelmed head-aches’ experienced by many Caribbean researchers when they first visit these high-diversity areas. It is not as comprehensive as Veron’s encyclopedic “Corals of the World” on which it is based, but is infinitely easier to carry into the field!”
John W. McManus, PhD |
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Lyle Squire Junior – Director Cairns Marine |
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“We use the Coral Finder across our entire aquarium business and our collectors, aquarists and facility staff find it very easy to use. There is no other tool for quick and easy coral identification.”
Lyle Squire Jnr., Director, Cairns Marine, Australia’s largest aquarium exporter |
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Richard Fitzpatrick – Film maker |
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“When I need to get my head around coral ID quickly I use the Coral Finder. It just works.”
Richard Fitzpatrick, Underwater Cinematographer and Shark Researcher |
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Coral Finder Workshop participants |
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“The Coral Finder is an amazing tool that enhances peoples knowledge and identification skills within hours.” “I just want to thank you personally for such an educational and exciting coral ID workshop – I am so glad i attended. Your teams wealth of knowledge is awesome and I cannot wait to be part of the next workshop… “…will recommend to CITES authorities throughout the Pacific” “I intend to use the coral finder in the biology/marine units that I teach at my university.” “…I feel 100 times more confident to ID coral.” “I will use the Coral Finder for coral stock assessment and species inventory…” “My field work requires me to undertake biological surveys and I have found it difficult to identify corals…the Coral Finder will improve monitoring accuracy.” “…it does simplify complex taxonomy and id’ing of corals” “For our postgrads, I recommend the Coral Finder as the 1st stop for learning corals” “The Coral Finder will be a very useful tool for my organisation especially in doing monitoring surveys of a marine managed area.” |
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