REEF RELIEF is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to Preserving and Protecting 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