Webinars and Videos
See Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease webinars, related presentation files and videos on the Webinars page.
New Resources
Disease signs primarily observed in Orbicella faveolata and Pseudodiploria clivosa that may represent variations of white plague or SCTLD or perhaps a new disease, that exhibits seasonality and, when active, shows little or no response to standard amoxicillin treatment.
A complementary tool for managers, specialists, students, policy makers and a general audience who are interested in learning more about monitoring and responding to coral disease outbreaks in the Mesoamerican Region.
Funded by NOAA’s Regional Collaboration Network and the Southeast and Caribbean Regional Team (SECART).
Released 2022.
White Paper
Coordination
Cartagena Convention Secretariat, United Nations Environment CEP (Ileana C. Lopez, Chris Corbin).
Lead Authors
This White Paper was prepared by the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute for the United Nations Environment Programme – Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP-CEP). Its authors were Christine O’Sullivan, Emma Doyle, Patricia Kramer, and Judith Lang.
UN White Paper on Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease – June 2021
Field Guides and Training Materials
Field Guide to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.
Learn more about which species are affected and view a field guide to SCTLD.
See how the stages of disease affect the reef.
Florida Reef Tract Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Train the Trainers Presentation Tool, University of Florida – May 2019.
Take these steps to help reduce the spread of the disease.
A complementary tool for managers, specialists, students, policy makers and a general audience who are interested in learning more about monitoring and responding to coral disease outbreaks in the Mesoamerican Region.
Funded by NOAA’s Regional Collaboration Network and the Southeast and Caribbean Regional Team (SECART).
Released 2022.
Disease signs primarily observed in Orbicella faveolata and Pseudodiploria clivosa that may represent variations of white plague or SCTLD or perhaps a new disease, that exhibits seasonality and, when active, shows little or no response to standard amoxicillin treatment.
Infographics
MPAConnect – Guide to detect Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on Caribbean Coral Reefs.
- English : Press Release – Poster
- En español : Press Release – Poster
- En français : Press Release – Poster
What is Happening to Corals – Overview
Infographic prepared by The Directorate of Nature and Environment, Aruba. For more information, you can also visit The Directorate of Nature and Environment government agency website.
Action Plan Template
Action Plans – Country and Region
Reports
- Florida Keys Coral Disease Strike Team: FY 19-20 Final Report – June 15, 2020
- Reporting Template for Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease – Jan 17, 2020
- First report of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Dominican Republic
- Western Atlantic Coral Disease Identification Field Guide uses standardized nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for coral diseases (Bruckner, 2009)
- A Coral Disease Handbook: Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring and Management
- USCG BMPs for ballast water exchange, September 6, 2019
Newsletters
Summer 2022: The first edition of the new semi-annual SCTLD newsletter, a collaborative product of Florida Sea Grant, NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, and the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Coral Disease Working Group focused on sharing coral disease knowledge and experience across U.S. coral jurisdictions.