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Welcome to the SCRFA Global Spawning Aggregations Database

The Database contains information on coral reef fish spawning aggregations and documents their current status, management and exploitation history. Data are available in both database (Search Database, see above) and GIS form (GIS, see above).

You can search the database using a variety of parameters, such as species, country, number of fish at aggregations, aggregation status, and timing of reproduction, among other parameters.

You only need a LOGIN (case sensitive) if you wish to add new data on aggregations to the database, or amend or modify existing records that you have previously entered ('Enter/Edit Data'). The database administrator will then check newly entered/edited information (referred to as unverified) to ensure consistency and accuracy, before adding it to the verified searchable database.

If you wish to obtain a user name and password, contact SCRFA by email: scrfa@hkucc.hku.hk.

Note that the precise locations of aggregation sites are not released (resolution is 1 x 1 degrees). This is to protect them from further exploition. Should such information be needed, however, for specific conservation or management initiatives, please contact scrfa@hkucc.hku.hk. The SCRFA Board will consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.

Please give credit to the authors as identified for specific data records in the database. For the database itself, cite as:
SCRFA Global Database (2004). Spawning aggregation database of the Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.scrfa.org.

It is recommended to use Internet Explorer when viewing the spawning aggregation site database. If you do not have access to Internet Explorer, or have difficulty using the database, please contact SCRFA by email scrfa@hkucc.hku.hk.

The site is currently administered by Dr. Yvonne Sadovy in the Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, University of Hong Kong.