At the ICRI GM 23 (Thailand, April 2009) a Resolution on Coral Disease. was adopted. This agreed resolution calls on ICRI Members to support research to improve the understanding of coral disease prevalence and the vectors by which they are transmitted, to support actions to improve the exchange of coral disease monitoring data, and to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to guide and inform collaborative action on issues of marine disease relevant to coral reef ecosystems.
The draft Terms of Reference for the ICRI Ad Hoc Committee on Coral Disease are presented in this document for comments.