The ReefBase Pacific project is a component of the Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific (CRISP) (www.crisponline.net), executed by the WorldFish Center (www.worldfishcenter.org) and funded by the Agence Française de Développement and the United Nations Fund. ReefBase Pacific is the first regional focus of the ReefBase Project. It aims to improve quality and accessibility of data and information for reef fisheries and coral reef research, management, conservation, and education in the Pacific region. The project will generate worldwide web and DVD formats of the information system to maximize distribution and accessibility.