Years of conducting biological monitoring surveys, I have tried my hand at identifying corals, but I have failed. This is mainly because I have applied the same techniques in identifying fish to corals: color and appearance. Growth forms are complex as it is so it was easier to do so. In the end, frustration led to the conclusion that all corals look the same. Now, there is an adrenaline rush to identifying corals because there is no longer the frustration of saying : it looks like this, but it looks more like this...
The experience to learn corals was enjoyable and it was all thanks to Russell Kelley and Rachel Pears. Thanks guys! I'm game to do coral species for the next survey. Like I said before, the Coral Finder Toolkit is GENIUS!
