The CCDC archives data for CARICOMP from institutions throughout the Wider Caribbean that have been collecting since 1993. The datasets includes percentage coral cover, sea urchin density, gorgonian density, seagrass (growth, biomass and leaf area), mangrove forest structure and productivity, sea water temperature, salinity and clarity as well as daily maximum and minimum air temperature and rainfall. Two main publications of CARICOMP are: "CARICOMP-Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove monitoring sties" (1998) and "CARICOMP -Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program:1993-2003" (2004)