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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 4 02:27:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA28865; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 02:27:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA23850; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 02:37:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023843; Mon, 4 Jan 99 02:37:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA10766; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 06:39:15 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA10757; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 01:39:03 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA25974 for ; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 16:30:28 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990104161750.006d1a68@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 16:17:50 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Indonesian reef condition Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1 Coral-listers; I'd like to confirm that some Indonesian reefs are still in relatively good condition. An expedition by Conservation International to the Togean and Banggai Islands of Sulawesi, Indonesia in Oct-Nov 1998, found reefs in relatively good shape. Live corals and small fish were abundant, and there were relatively few signs of destructive fishing practices. Water temperatures were relatively high in the Togians, and some bleaching was seen (as of late Oct), but neither was present in the Banggais. Bunaken Is., near Manado, Sulawesi, was heavily bleached by mid-Nov. A press release can be seen at http://www.conservation.org/web/news/pressrel/98-1207.htm -Doug Fenner Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 4 04:15:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA29286; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 04:15:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA24920; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 04:25:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024910; Mon, 4 Jan 99 04:24:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA11408; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 08:37:30 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA11403; Mon, 4 Jan 1999 03:37:24 -0500 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11_91550) (HUyMail-V7d); Mon, 04 Jan 1999 10:28:57 +0200 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11_91550) (HUyMail-V7d); Mon, 04 Jan 1999 10:28:40 +0200 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990104102747.007ee500@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: glassod@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 10:27:47 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: david Subject: advice Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2 Dear coral list I am doing a project on coral recruitment to settlement plates on a budget that makes the proverbial shoestring seem lavish. I have over 200 settlement plates (unglazed ceramic tiles) in the water and aim to change them every 3 months. To save money I am considering cleaning and recycling previously used plates, rather than buying new ones each time. However I am uncertain whether reusing plates could be considered to have 'altered' the substrate, making it difficult to compare data from new and used plates. Scrubbing the plates with a hard brush seems to remove any residues, but they could be washed in a mild acid solution if necessary. any comments / advice would be appreciated. Sincerely, David Glassom Inter University Institute Eilat, Israel From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 5 20:31:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA00583; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:31:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA12548; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:40:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012493; Tue, 5 Jan 99 20:39:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA27763; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 01:12:53 GMT Message-Id: <199901060112.BAA27763@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Sue Cook To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Cc: Jill Sunderland Subject: Reef-related short courses at HBOI Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 12:30:27 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3 Summer courses on reef-related topics at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution In 1999, several reef-related short courses will be offered by the J. Seward Johnson Marine Education Center of Harbor Branch: Biology of Sea Turtles, May 10 - May 22. Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, Florida Atlantic University,. An introduction to behavioral, ecological and evolutionary adaptations. Biology of Tropical Marine Plants, May 17 - June 8. Dr. Dennis Hanisak, HBOI. Biology of marine plants and the roles they play in tropical and sub-tropical habitats (including coral reefs). Field work in the Florida Keys. Molecular Studies of Marine Biodiversity, May 24 - June 4. Joint course with George Mason University. Dr. Jose Lopez, HBOI. Course includes 3 days at HBOI and 9 days at the Andros Field Station in the Bahamas. Laboratory and field studies of intra - and interspecific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Focus on tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in the Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas. Functional Biology of Invertebrates, June 9 - July 2. Dr. Clay Cook, Dr. Craig Young, HBOI. The functional, morphology, physiology, behavior, and reproduction of invertebrates, as illustrated by the marine fauna of Florida. Field work in reef environments in the Florida Keys. For a complete list of HBOI's 1999 courses, see our website (www.hboi.edu). All courses are accredited either through the Florida Institute of Technology or George Mason University. Scholarships are available for most courses and may be substantial (30-70% of course cost for well qualified students). For more information, contact Dr. Sue Cook (scook@hboi.edu) or Jill Sunderland at HBOI, 5600 US #1 North, Ft. Pierce, Florida 34946; phone (800) 333-4264, ext. 500; FAX (561) 465-5743; e-mail (education@hboi.edu). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 5 20:46:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA00696; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:46:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA13000; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:55:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012981; Tue, 5 Jan 99 20:55:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA27789; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 01:17:02 GMT Message-Id: <199901060117.BAA27789@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:14:16 +1000 From: Ray Berkelmans To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ITMEMS Statement on Coral Bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4 International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS) Statement on Coral Bleaching ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A summit meeting on coral bleaching by world experts on coral bleaching held in Townsville on 24 November 1998 released the following statement on the status of reefs following the 1998 global coral bleaching event. Tropical sea surface temperatures in 1997/98 have been higher than at any other time in the modern record. Record SST increases over the tropics in the past 15 years are not explained by existing climate models. The coral bleaching associated with the high sea surface temperatures has affected almost all species of corals. Loss of some corals more than 1000 years old indicates the severity of this event. Associated reef invertebrates have been severely affected by unusually high sea temperatures. Global coral bleaching and die off is unprecedented in geographic extent, depth and severity, though it is highly spatially variable. The only major reef region spared from coral bleaching appears to be the Central Pacific. In some portions of the Indian Ocean, mortality is as high as 90%. Coral bleaching is a general response to environmental stress, in particular high temperature but also high irradiance, fluctuating salinities, silt or combinations of these factors. High seawater temperature may be related to global warming. According to the IPCC 1998, global temperature has significantly increased since 1860. Corals live on the upper edge of their temperature tolerance, with high temperatures directly damaging aspects of their physiology. Thus, an increase by about 2 degrees Celsius as predicted by IPCC for the next 50 years is of concern. We do not know how much of this temperature increase will affect the tropics, or whether corals can adapt to predicted temperature increases. Current projections of global warming suggest there will be increased frequency of coral bleaching and coral mortality. These events will eventually have important negative consequences for biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and shore protection provided by coral reefs. There is a need for a cross disciplinary research effort (including ecologists, climatologists, chemists, oceanographers and remote sensors) to evaluate the immediate and ultimate causes of coral bleaching, its link to climate change, and the effect of coral bleaching on the ecosystem as a whole. ITMEMS recommends that a multi-disciplinary taskforce be immediately set up to thoroughly inform the IPCC on coral reef issues prior to their next report due in 2001. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 05:45:59 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA02842; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 05:45:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA21272; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 05:55:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021262; Wed, 6 Jan 99 05:55:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA02194; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:27:05 GMT Message-Id: <199901061027.KAA02194@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 15:54:41 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Rick Grigg Subject: Re: ITMEMS Statement on Coral Bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5 Dear all, Not to make light of the current status of coral reefs vis-a-vis bleaching events in 1998/99, the coral reef scientific community might at the same time contemplate the question of how coral reefs survived during warmer times in the past, such as 17-20 Pleistocene interglacials, not to mention the Cretaceous, when the world's oceans may have been many degrees celcius warmer than today. One answer might be that such changes occurred over thousands or hundreds of thousands of years allowing corals to adapt. Another might suggest that corals are more resilient or adaptable than we think. Whatever the explanation, we should not fail to consider the role of paleoclimate in the evolution and current status of corals. Rick Grigg Dept. of Oceanography University of Hawaii From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 07:54:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA03811; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 07:54:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA24569; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:03:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024526; Wed, 6 Jan 99 08:03:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA03103; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:40:14 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA03094; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 07:40:06 -0500 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11_106621) (HUyMail-V7d); Wed, 06 Jan 1999 14:31:29 +0200 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11_106621) (HUyMail-V7d); Wed, 06 Jan 1999 14:31:11 +0200 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990106143023.0079f6e0@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: glassod@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 14:30:23 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: david Subject: advice Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6 Dear coral list The response to my request for advice on re-using settlement plates was really helpful. For anyone else considering doing this, the general consensus seems to be that scrubbing the tiles, and possibly acid-washing them should adequately remove any residues, but there was one recommendation that i burn them with a propane torch as some pheromones might be resilient to other treatments. Thanks to all who answered. David Glassom From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 09:04:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04900; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:04:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28377; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:14:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028328; Wed, 6 Jan 99 09:13:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA03479; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:34:45 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA03474; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:34:41 -0500 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id IAA13537 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:25:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199901061325.IAA13537@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:39:18 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Rick's caution regarding corals' rocky histories Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 7 I for one am not so concerned about the likelihood of coral communities surviving warming spells, all else being equal. Rather, we should be very worried about the degree to which other anthropogenic impacts may compromise this resiliency. A parsimonious scenario would have reefs rebounding quickly in many places most distant from human activity, and disappearing for a good long while anywhere near people. This is not a good thing for people. Hence, the proximal concern is for people at least as much as for coral! Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology Boston University 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 e-mail: lesk@bio.bu.edu phone: 617-353-5560 fax: 617-353-6340 Ex Africa semper aliquid novi. "There is always something new out of Africa." - Pliny the Elder From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 09:52:14 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05594; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:52:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA02517; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:01:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002490; Wed, 6 Jan 99 10:01:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA03858; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:35:23 GMT Received: from cimrs1.mnhn.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA03853; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 09:35:16 -0500 Received: from [194.254.75.31] (bimmg.mnhn.fr [194.254.75.31]) by cimrs1.mnhn.fr (8.8.5/mnhn-5.2.9.2) with ESMTP id QAA09880 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:12:09 +0100 Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:12:09 +0100 X-Sender: guillaum@cimrs1.mnhn.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Mireille Guillaume Subject: reef fish ectoparasites X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by cimrs1.mnhn.fr id QAA09880 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id JAA05594 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 8 Dear collegues, During our tagging program of parrotfishes in the sourthern Red Sea (Massawa, Eritrea), we recently found some scarid species infested with large isopod ectoparasites. We would like to have these parasites identified by an expert, but do not know whom to contact. Is there anyone out there who could identify these isopods, or else, suggest me a taxonomist who would have time to have a close look at these fish parasites. Many thanks in advance for your reactions. Sincerely, Henrich Please reply to: Henrich Bruggemann Email: henrich@eol.com.er or: Mireille Guillaume Dr. Mireille GUILLAUME Curator of the Stony Coral Collection Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Laboratoire de Biologie des Invertébrés marins et Malacologie 55 rue Buffon 75005 Paris FRANCE Tel : 00 33 (0)1 40 79 30 90 Fax : 00 33 (0)1 40 79 30 89 E-mail : From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 10:45:28 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA07682; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:45:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07680; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:55:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007657; Wed, 6 Jan 99 10:54:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA04222; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:16:10 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA04213; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:16:05 -0500 Received: from localhost by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA16050; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:07:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:07:17 -0500 (EST) From: Pam Muller To: Rick Grigg cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: ITMEMS Statement on Coral Bleaching In-Reply-To: <199901061027.KAA02194@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 9 Re: reefs in warmer times in the geologic record 1. Pleistocene interglacial reefs probably didn't have to contend with a doubling of the rate of fixed nitrogen into terrestrial (and ultimately aquatic) ecosystems, sedimentation associated with deforestation and other anthropogenic changes in land use practices, the plethora of new diseases transported and mixed by ships traveling worldwide, and a 10-15% increase in biologically damaging/mutagenic UV radiation. And while they did experience somewhat higher CO2 levels, certainly not the rate and magnitude of increase that may bring Eocene-like atmospheric concentrations in the next century. 2. In Cretaceous and Eocene limestone, corals are generally quite common and diverse, but it is my understanding from the literature and field observations that corals were far less important as reef builders, especially in shelf environments, during those warmer times. They were supposedly most common in shelf margin environments where temperatures were at least more stable if not a bit cooler. 3. There are several hypotheses for the dominance of rudists as bank/platform-top builders of reefs in the Cretaceous, all providing possible insight into the 21st century prognosis for coral reefs. Higher CO2 levels shift the calcification advantage away from aragonite towards calcite (see, e.g., Chapter 2 in Birkeland's Life and Death of Coral Reefs). Steve Stanley at Johns Hopkins thinks that higher Ca/Mg ratios also favors calcite production. Many rudists produced both. Also, the more advanced organ-level physiology of the bivalve rudists may have enabled them to be more tolerant of temperature, salinity and sedimentation extremes. Some European specialists still dispute whether rudists had algal symbionts and , if they are right, "bleaching" was not an issue. E. Gili and P. Skelton have several recent papers on the rudist/coral story. 4. As for the Late Paleocene-Eocene, coralline algae (variable Mg calcite) and larger forams (low Mg calcite) tended to be the dominant shelf carbonate producers. Stan Frost contended that corals really didn't shift fully to reef-building mode until the mid Oligocene. That is consistent with global cooling/falling atmospheric CO2 levels (and falling ca/mg ratios in seawater associated with slowing rates of seafloor spreading, if I understand the Stanley hypothesis correctly). Thus, the paleo-record does provide insight, and the indication is not necessarily hopeful for the future of coral reefs. Though many coral species will probably survive and thrive - they just won't necessarily have the production potential to build reefs. The losers will likely be the reef-dependent taxa (corals and others). BUT LARGER FORAMS MAY RULE AGAIN!!! Pamela Hallock Muller Department of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA pmuller@marine.usf.edu Phone: 727-553-1567 FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!! "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 6 12:36:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA10053; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:36:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA14971; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:46:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014931; Wed, 6 Jan 99 12:45:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA05395; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 17:17:58 GMT Received: from mail.mia.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA05390; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:17:54 -0500 Received: from bellsouth.net (host-209-215-30-14.mia.bellsouth.net [209.215.30.14]) by mail.mia.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA24550 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:09:11 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <369399D0.D8ECB8DD@bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 12:13:52 -0500 From: DeeVon Quirolo X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-bls40 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Cuban coral reefs Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------7A3E12CA446C0F1A7381B7A8" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 10 --------------7A3E12CA446C0F1A7381B7A8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reef Relief now has available the results of the June 1998 Cuba Expedition by Craig Quirolo, Director of Marine Projects. Reef Relief has entered into an agreement with the Cuban Institute of Oceanography to survey the coral reefs of Cuba over a five year period. In June, 1998, Craig and DeeVon Quirolo sailed the entire length of the Archipelago de los Colorados to survey the adjacent coral reefs. These reefs, located on the northwest coast of Cuba, are known as the Arecifes los Colorados. This multi-media package includes a 62-page report containing the slide images, notes from the log of the Stormy Weather and various charts depicting the course of the expedition, as well as 7 CD ROM's containing slide images in high resolution (approximately 36 thirty-five millimeter slides were taken at each video transect site), and 5 video tapes containing 8 sixty meter transects with indexed time counts of the coral reefs surveyed. This is the first survey of these coral reefs in the past eight years, according to scientists at the Cuban Institute of Oceanography. It is now available for coral reef researchers to use unconditionally for any studies you may be interested in. Cost of complete multi-media report is $300.00 payable to Reef Relief. 62-page color report only is $75.00 7 CD ROMs of slide images only is $175.00 5 VHS tapes of video transects only is $75.00 For more information or to order the 1998 Reef Relief Cuba Expedition Report, contact Reef Relief at reef@bellsouth.com or call (305) 294-3100. --------------7A3E12CA446C0F1A7381B7A8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reef Relief now has available the results of the June 1998 Cuba Expedition by Craig Quirolo, Director of Marine Projects.  Reef Relief has entered into an agreement with the Cuban Institute of Oceanography to survey the coral reefs of Cuba over a five year period.  In June, 1998, Craig and DeeVon Quirolo sailed the entire length of the Archipelago de los Colorados to survey the adjacent coral reefs.  These reefs, located on the northwest coast of Cuba, are known as the Arecifes los Colorados.

This multi-media package  includes a 62-page report containing the slide images, notes from the log of the Stormy Weather and various charts depicting the course of the expedition, as well as 7 CD ROM's containing slide images in high resolution (approximately 36 thirty-five millimeter slides were taken at each video transect site), and 5 video tapes containing 8  sixty meter transects with indexed time counts of the coral reefs surveyed.

This is the first survey of these coral reefs in the past eight years, according to scientists at the Cuban Institute of Oceanography.  It is now available for coral reef researchers to use unconditionally for any studies you may be interested in.

Cost of complete multi-media report is $300.00 payable to Reef Relief.
62-page color report only is $75.00
7 CD ROMs of slide images only is $175.00
5 VHS tapes of video transects only is $75.00

For more information or to order the 1998 Reef Relief Cuba Expedition Report, contact Reef Relief at reef@bellsouth.com or call (305) 294-3100. --------------7A3E12CA446C0F1A7381B7A8-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 21 20:07:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA04212; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:17:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA09870; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:20:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009848; Thu, 21 Jan 99 17:19:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01581; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:37:21 GMT Received: from faro.ens.uabc.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA01576; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:37:16 -0500 Received: from faro ([148.231.152.35]) by faro.ens.uabc.mx (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA14048 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:37:54 -0800 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19990121214705.00827548@bahia.ens.uabc.mx> X-Sender: jdcarriq@bahia.ens.uabc.mx X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:47:05 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Jose D. Carriquiry" Subject: Sustainable Coral Farming/Harvesting? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id RAA04212 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 11 Hello, I recently subscribed to this list, and realized that I probably missed a big part of the initial comments on coral farming/harvesting. Obviously that coral harvesting/farming can not only be important for Commercial trade matters, but also for the potential use of the applied techniques for restoration of damaged reefs as well as for the sustainable use of these ecosystems (while commercially exploiting) by the people that make their living from the reef. My question is, are there somewhere Coral Farms that actually harvest new recruits (not coral-branch clippings) on artificial surfaces that, apart from participating in the commercial trade of corals, they also participate in the promotion of the sustainable use of coral reefs? Visiting coral farms like these would be of great value for all those who are interested in learning and promoting the conservation and good use of these ecosystems. Do these farms exist? Is there a farm out there that any one of you would recommend visiting? or are these places "restricted access business" that do not allow visitors?. For example, although salmon farming in North America has become somewhat controversial, most salmon farmers allow visitors into their farms so they can see by themselves the pros and cons of these commercial aquacultural centers (they actually have web-sites available for letting us see what and how they do it). Your response will be greatly acknowledged José Carriquiry ,,, (o o) ------------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo----------------------------- Jose Carriquiry . USA MAILING ADDRESS: Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanologicas . 1125 Loma Ave. #144-E099 Universidad Autonoma de Baja California . Coronado, CA 92118 Apdo. Postal # 453 . USA Ensenada, Baja California, c.p. 22,800 . Mexico . Tel (61) 74-46-01, ext 123 . Fax (61) 74-53-03 . http://www.ens.uabc.mx/iio/iio.htm ========================================================================= From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 21 22:11:23 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA01709; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 22:11:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15675; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 22:13:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015667; Thu, 21 Jan 99 22:13:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA03433; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 02:15:07 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA03421; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:14:59 -0500 Received: from bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (bengkulu.wasantara.net.id [202.159.74.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA17673 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:17:30 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from BENGKULU/SpoolDir by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 22 Jan 99 09:10:58 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by BENGKULU (Mercury 1.40); 22 Jan 99 09:10:47 +0700 Received: from bayu (202.159.74.185) by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 22 Jan 99 09:10:39 +0700 Message-ID: <003c01be45ac$2f7d8800$b84a9fca@bayu> Reply-To: "Bayu Ludvianto" From: "Bayu Ludvianto" To: Subject: Eco-Labelling the corals trade. Any suggestions? Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 09:08:38 +0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01BE45E6.CC70ED20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 12 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BE45E6.CC70ED20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear FoC (Friend of Corals), As a non-corals specialist, I've learned a lot in the last week or so = (by receiving many responses to my "cry" on sustainable coral harvesting = and watching the discussion on the LIST). Since I am still in the middle = of reviewing the plan, for the proposed workshop on the "Ecolabel = Certification of Indonesia Marine Products", would anyone of you like to = give any suggestions (in terms of issues to be covered and parties to be = invited)?=20 We have a rough idea about it, but your suggestions would be much = appreciate it. Cheers>>>>>bayu ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BE45E6.CC70ED20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear FoC (Friend of = Corals),
As a non-corals specialist, I've = learned a lot=20 in the last week or so (by receiving many responses to my = "cry" on=20 sustainable coral harvesting and watching the discussion on the LIST). = Since I=20 am still in the middle of reviewing the plan, for the proposed workshop = on the=20 "Ecolabel Certification of Indonesia Marine Products", would = anyone of=20 you like to give any suggestions (in terms of issues to be covered and = parties=20 to be invited)?
We have a rough idea about it, but = your=20 suggestions would be much appreciate it.
 
Cheers>>>>>bayu
------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BE45E6.CC70ED20-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 22 00:33:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA02338; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:33:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA17292; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:36:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017285; Fri, 22 Jan 99 00:36:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA04552; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 04:44:37 GMT Received: from axil.eureka.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA04543; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 23:44:28 -0500 From: reefmonitor@eureka.lk Received: from IBM.eureka.lk ([206.152.141.28]) by axil.eureka.lk (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-17670) with SMTP id AAG23926 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:43:36 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19990122054159.0098d328@eureka.lk> X-Sender: reefmonitor@eureka.lk X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:41:59 +0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral-care reference request Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 13 Tangential to the ongoing discussion, I would be grateful if anyone can recommend any good reference material giving guidance for keeping (Indian Ocean) corals in aquaria, esp. advice on hardy spp. and feeding. I had such a request from a public aquarium in this region which seems to have an unnecessarily high turnover of coral inmates so any advice would be both appreciated and live-saving. Thanks very much. -------------- Jason Rubens Regional Co-ordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) South Asia Region IOC-UNESCO/ UNEP/ IUCN 48 Vajira Road Colombo 5 Sri Lanka Tel: + 94 74 511166 Fax: + 94 1 580202 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 22 01:07:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA02481; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 01:06:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA17603; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 01:09:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017595; Fri, 22 Jan 99 01:09:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA04928; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 05:37:48 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA04923; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:37:44 -0500 Received: from localhost by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id TAA28942; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:36:55 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 19:36:55 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: reefmonitor@eureka.lk cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral-care reference request In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19990122054159.0098d328@eureka.lk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 14 Delbeek, J.C., and J. Sprung. 1997. The Reef Aquarium, Vol. 1. Ricordia Publishing, Inc., Coconut Grove, Florida. General quick guidelines: ph, calcium and alkalinity must be strictly monitored and maintained; "proper" lighting is critical; "adequate" water motion is also critical for many species. These factors are often neglected by new aquarists when in fact they should be foremost. Then there is temperature, salinity, nutrients, pathogens, predators, and a variety of other factors to track. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 reefmonitor@eureka.lk wrote: > Tangential to the ongoing discussion, I would be grateful if anyone can > recommend any good reference material giving guidance for keeping (Indian > Ocean) corals in aquaria, esp. advice on hardy spp. and feeding. I had such > a request from a public aquarium in this region which seems to have an > unnecessarily high turnover of coral inmates so any advice would be both > appreciated and live-saving. Thanks very much. > > -------------- > Jason Rubens > Regional Co-ordinator > Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) > South Asia Region > IOC-UNESCO/ UNEP/ IUCN > > 48 Vajira Road > Colombo 5 > Sri Lanka > Tel: + 94 74 511166 > Fax: + 94 1 580202 > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 22 14:21:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA14896; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:47:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17223; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:49:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017177; Fri, 22 Jan 99 13:48:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10661; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 17:57:54 GMT Received: from dark.brown.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA10656; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:57:49 -0500 Received: from [128.148.57.110] ([128.148.57.110]) by dark.brown.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA08120 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:57:08 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: John_Bruno@postoffice.brown.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:57:48 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: John Bruno Subject: Report from Southern Belize Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 15 Dear Coral Listers, Below is a brief report from a recent survey of Southern Belize (January 5-12 1999) to assess the effects of last summer's coral bleaching episode and Hurricane Mitch. Hopefully this will compliment previously posted reports from the northern and central portions of Belize The team was led by Dr. Mark Bertness, from Brown University, who has been working in Southern Belize since 1982. 1) Hurricane damage: The only reefs that displayed any evidence of hurricane damage were the shallow reefs on the exposed side of the silk keys, which are about 300 m behind the crest of the barrier reef. At depths of 1 - 5 m, the disturbance was severe and there were very few living corals. The substrate was dominated by A. palmata rubble and algal cover (Turbinaria and Dictyota) was high. However, the corals (mostly Montastrea spp.) of the protected side of the silk keys appeared unaffected. We also examined four sites in the 'lagoon' at varying distance from the reef crest including Laughing Bird key and Cepio key which appeared to be unaffected by Mitch. Locals at Placencia reported that max wind speeds from Mitch were only about 40 - 50 mph in S. Belize. 2) Coral Bleaching: All summer long we received reports from locals of severe bleaching in the lagoon and expected to see alot of dead corals in January. In general A. tenuifolia and Millepora colonies were almost all dead. Because most were still in growth position and locals reported that these species bleached extensively in July and August we suspect that bleaching and not hurricane related stress was the main source of mortality. Most colonies of Diploria strigosa and clivosa, P. astreoides, Siderastrea siderea, and Mycetophyllia spp., were still totally bleached, although very few were already dead. However almost all colonies of Porites and Montastrea were healthy and we did not find any Montastrea colonies that appeared to have died in the last few weeks/months. In fact, the lagoon reefs of Southern Belize still have by far the most healthy populations of Montastrea we have seen anywhere in the Caribbean. 3) Diadema: only 2 individuals were seen! 4) Juvenile corals were also almost non-existent, even for species that often display high levels of recruitment elsewhere in the Caribbean (e.g. Agaricia agaricites and Porites astreoides). 5) Acropora spp.: We were surprised by the almost complete absence of living Acropora colonies at all five surveyed sites. Only two years ago all three species were relatively abundant. This year we did not see a single colony of prolifera, and only found 1 or 2 very small colonies of palmata and cervicornis. However, dead and overgrown skeletons of all three species, often still in growth position, were relatively abundant. This was especially true at Laughing Bird key, where the shallow forereef (1-5 m depth) was totally dominated by erect but dead palmata skeletons. We suspect that white band disease may be the culprit. 6) Gorgonians: A majority of colonies of Gorgonia ventalina appeared to be infected with the so called gorgonian pathogen. John F. Bruno Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Box G-W Brown University Providence, RI 02912 phone: 401-863-2619 lab: 401-863-2916 fax: 401-863-2166 email: John_Bruno@Brown.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 22 16:35:15 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA04189; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:35:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27780; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:37:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027765; Fri, 22 Jan 99 16:36:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01441; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 21:08:16 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA01435; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:08:12 -0500 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Received: (qmail 27497 invoked from network); 22 Jan 1999 21:07:31 -0000 Received: from gnsbrg.rsmas.miami.edu (129.171.103.80) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 22 Jan 1999 21:07:31 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990122161023.00866410@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: ginsburg@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 16:10:23 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Pre NCRI Conference Field Trip Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 16 > >Pre-Conference Field Trip >Florida Coral Reefs: Ecology, Geology and Restoration > >WHAT: >Two and a half-days of field trips, presentations and discussions reviewing >the results of research on major aspects of Florida Coral Reefs presented >by leaders with decades of experience. > Ecology -Walter Jaap, Florida Marine Research Institute, Florida DEP. > Geology - Eugene Shinn, United States Geological Survey, Coastal > Geology > Robert Ginsburg, University of Miami, RSMAS > Restoration - Harold Hudson, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > >SCHEDULE: Begins 5 PM, April 10, 1999 in Coral Gables, Florida; ends 5 PM, > April 13,1999, Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. > >Proposed day-by-day schedule, subject to sea conditions. > >April 10 - 5-7 PM Introduction, overnight Holiday Inn, Coral Gables. >April 11 - Drive to Key Largo and spend the day in the Reef Tract, > overnight Key Largo, Ramada Inn >April 12 -All-day field trip and demonstrations, overnight, Key Largo > Ramada Inn. >April 13 -AM: Presentations, discussions, visit Pleistocene reef exposures > PM : Drive to Fort Lauderdale > >COSTS: Registration: $150.00/person if 25 participants, proportionally more >if fewer than 25. Fee includes three field lunches, guidebook, ground >transportation from Miami to Key Largo and Fort Lauderdale only. No charge >for boat use; snorkeling gear@ $8/DAY; shorty wet suit@ $6.50/day. > >Lodging: April 10 Holiday Inn, South Dixie Highway (one of three in the > area) Coral Gables, Florida $75. Single; $37.50 double. > April 11 and 12, 1999 Ramada Inn, Key Largo, Florida $89 > single: $44.00 dbl. plus 11% tax. >Meals: Only lunches on April 11, 12 and 13 are included in registration. > >LIMITATIONS: > Maximum of 25 persons; snorkeling only. > >TO APPLY: Submit information on your background, current affiliation, complete >address, phone, fax and e-mail together with a brief statement explaining >your special interest in the trip by February 15. Notification of >acceptance by 20 February,1999. > >Send Applications to Robert N. Ginsburg, University of Miami, RSMAS, 4600 >Rickenbacker, Miami,FL 33149, Fax (305) 361-4094 or 4632 or e-mail >>rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Robert N. Ginsburg Professor of Marine Geology Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami, FL 33149 Phone: (305) 361-4875 FAX: (305) 361-4094 or 4632 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 23 19:22:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA10684; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:21:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA21336; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:24:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021328; Sat, 23 Jan 99 19:23:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA11516; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:33:16 GMT Received: from atlas.coqui.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA11511; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 18:33:11 -0500 Received: from coqui.net (mayaguez-ppp136.coqui.net [206.99.219.136]) by atlas.coqui.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA22833 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 1999 19:24:50 -0400 (AST) Message-ID: <36AB0399.3F7BF0A1@coqui.net> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 07:27:21 -0400 From: morelock Organization: marine research associates X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral and carbonate bibliography Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 17 thanks to all who have posted references on this list. my contribution of about 3000 coral and carbonate references is posted at http://home.coqui.net/morelock go to the database section of this site and click on reference files at the bottom of the page. if anyone wants to exchange procite formatted references, contact me directly at morelock@coqui.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 24 17:39:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA14521; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:39:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA08273; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:41:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008261; Sun, 24 Jan 99 17:41:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA20031; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:06:44 GMT Received: from mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA20025; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:06:39 -0500 Received: from p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz ([203.96.97.129]) by mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz (InterMail v04.00.02.07 201-227-108) with SMTP id <19990124220531.PDEB682101.mta1-rme@p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz> for ; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:05:31 +1300 Received: by p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz with Microsoft Mail id <01BE4852.43A8B2C0@p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz>; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:02:57 +1300 Message-ID: <01BE4852.43A8B2C0@p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz> From: Nokome Bentley To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: RE: Sustainable "harvest" of corals????? Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:01:38 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id RAA14521 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 18 Dear coral-list, Unfortunately, I have been unable to respond earlier to Bayu Ludvianto's original query on the exploitation of corals in Indonesia and the ensuing discussion on coral harvesting. Last year I did a review of the exploitation of corals in Indonesia for TRAFFIC (the trade-monitoring arm of the WWF and the IUCN). Some of the information collected may be of use to Bayu and the coral harvesting discussion in general. The use of corals in Indonesia can be divided into three main areas: 1. Collection for the aquarium and curio trade Prior to the early 1980s, the Philippines was the major supplier of coral to the world. However, Presidential decrees in 1977 and 1980 banning coral exports, combined with effective enforcement, resulted in a dramatic reduction of trade from that country. By the late 1980s only about half of the trade originated from the Philippines and by 1993 fewer than 500 pieces of coral were reported as exported from that country each year. Concurrent with the reduction in trade from the Philippines, exports from Indonesia rose and by the early 1990s it became the world's primary supplier of coral pieces. By 1993, Indonesia exported about 83% and 92% of the trade in raw and live corals respectively. During the mid-1990s, total Indonesian exports of corals were around 1 million pieces annually with 85% of these going to the USA and Japan. Between 1985 and 1995, 43% of exports were of live corals (eg Euphyllia, Goniopora and Catalaphyllia). There has been a trend towards an increasing proportion of live exports and by 1995, around 80% of the corals imported into the USA from Indonesia were alive. 2. Mining for lime production and construction There is widespread use of corals in small scale construction, particularly in island communities where alternative forms of material are scarce or costly. It is hard to estimate the magnitude of this harvest but it is likely to be 1000's of tons per year. More intensive, large scale mining of coral reefs is occurring in some areas. I estimated that one village collects in the vicinity of 2000t of coral for making lime each year. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this is probably the largest site for this type of collection and is unlikely to be matched elsewhere. Both live and dead corals are collected. Severe damage was done to coral reefs in Bali due to coral mining for hotel construction in the late 1970s. In one area in particular, there is now no reef or beach for the hotel customers to enjoy and retaining walls have had to be built to prevent further erosion. 3. Collection of black corals for use in jewelry Relatively small amounts of black corals. Increasingly scarce according to collectors. The impacts of coral collection for the aquarium trade and mining for construction are quite different. Mining is causing severe impacts on a wide variety of coral species in localized areas. Collection generally targets a few species and is generally more extensive. Nonetheless, collection has the potential to result in the depletion of some species of corals particularly in accessible areas prone to concentrated harvesting. All hard corals (at least the orders Scleractinia, Coenothecalia and the family Tubiporidae) are listed under CITES Appendix II. Species listed under Appendix II can be exported if the government considers that the quantities of exports are sustainable. Indonesia sets annual quotas on the number of each coral species that can be exported. Thus, in many respects Indonesia already has an eco-labelling scheme for corals since according to CITES all corals exported from there are within sustainable limits. Unfortunately, given uncertainties about the population dynamics of corals and the area of reefs in Indonesia, it is difficult to determine what the quota levels should be. It is not clear whether current Indonesian export quotas are sustainable or not. But such problems would also confront an independent eco-labelling scheme. Rather than establishing an eco-labelling scheme it may be more beneficial for those concerned about the sustainability of export coral trade in Indonesia to help strengthen the effectiveness of the current CITES export quotas. For example, more research into the status of exploited species and encouraging the authorities to take a precautionary approach to quota setting while uncertainties still exist. Some on the list have suggested an immediate ban on the trade of all wild caught corals. As others have pointed out this may well be worse for the corals than the current situation. Remove coral collection as a source of income for coastal fishing communities and they may turn to potentially more destructive activities - cyanide and dynamite fishing are two already attractive means to make ends meet. Providing fishers with a means of income that is dependent upon a healthy functioning reef is the best way to provide an incentive to preserve those reefs. Small-scale coral culture as practiced in the Solomon Islands may be a way to do this. This sort of activity could be used as an alternative income for the coral miners in Indonesia. The sustainable harvesting of coral species that cannot be cultured is another alternative. Large-scale culture of corals in developed nations and a ban on wild-caught coral exports is only likely to worsen the fate of coral reefs in Indonesia. More details are available in the following article. Email me if you would like a reprint. Bentley, N. (1998). An overview of the exploitation, trade and management of corals in Indonesia. TRAFFIC Bulletin, 17(2): 67-78. Regards, Nokome Bentley ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophia Research and Consulting http://www.trophia.com PO Box 60 Kaikoura New Zealand Ph: + 64 3 319 6850. Fax: + 64 3 319 6850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 24 23:34:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA16023; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:34:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA12514; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 23:37:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012501; Sun, 24 Jan 99 23:36:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA22207; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 03:51:33 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA22202; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:51:28 -0500 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1058 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626829-26734>; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:48:22 +0800 Message-ID: <36ABE9C4.29DA813F@ust.hk> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:49:24 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nokome Bentley CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Some Papers on Sustainable Harvest of Corals References: <01BE4852.43A8B2C0@p1-m2-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 19 M. Ross 1984. A quantitative study of the stony coral fishery in Cebu, Philippines. Mar. Ecol. 5(1):75-91 R. Grigg 1984. Resource management of precious corals: a review and application to shallow reef-building corals. Mar. Ecol. 5(1)57-74 Wells et al., 1994. Environmental Guidelines for Reef Coral Harvesting Operations. South Pacific Regional Environmental Program. PO Box 240, Apia W. Samoa. Hodgson, G. 1997. Resource use: conflicts and management solutions, Chapter 17 In: C. Birkeland (ed) Life and Death of Coral Reefs, Chapman Hall, NY. -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2358-8568 Fax (852) 2358-1582 Email: Reef Check: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 25 02:17:36 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA16664; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 02:17:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA14902; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 02:20:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014895; Mon, 25 Jan 99 02:19:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA23142; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:12:46 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA23134; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 01:12:37 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA20326 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 16:11:38 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990125153405.00735f10@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:34:05 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: references on web Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 20 Coralisters, Just thought I'd point out that people in locations that do not have access to a large library can now access much of the recent coral reef literature if they have internet access. There are now several large bibliographies that can be accessed on the web. After you find a reference you can't get at a local library, you look up the author's address in the reef researcher's directory on the CHAMP web site, and send an e-mail or postcard requesting a reprint. (if you have a library, the library is still faster) This could be a major help to researchers and grad students in many parts of the world. Many thanks to those who put these lists on the web! -Doug coral related literature: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/coralit.html coral & carbonate references: http://home.coqui.net/morelock/datareferences.htm ReefBase: http://www.cgiar.org/iclarm/resprg/reefbase additional reference lists (CHAMP abstracts home page): http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/lit.abstracts.html coral reef researcher's directory (CHAMP site): http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/directory.html Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 25 11:06:08 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24168; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:06:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA04992; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:08:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004978; Mon, 25 Jan 99 11:08:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA26754; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:30:34 GMT Received: from post.tau.ac.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA26749; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:30:29 -0500 Received: from 324.tau.ac.il (sherman324.tau.ac.il [132.66.42.143]) by post.tau.ac.il (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id RAA07663 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:28:36 +0200 (IST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990125172917.007b8aa0@post.tau.ac.il> X-Sender: dafnaz@post.tau.ac.il (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:29:17 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Dafna Zeevi Subject: Prof Freitag, Munster University,Germany Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 21 Dear coral listers, I'm trying to find the email of Prof. Freitag, J.F. from the University of Munster, Germany. Please be kind to send me the email if any of you have it by any chsnce. Much obliged, Dafna Zeevi. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 25 11:22:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24578; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:22:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA06356; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:24:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006317; Mon, 25 Jan 99 11:24:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA26852; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:43:51 GMT Received: from willamette.cbn.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA26847; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:43:44 -0500 Message-Id: <199901251543.KAA26847@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 17255 invoked from network); 25 Jan 1999 15:43:57 -0000 Received: from ip08-37.cbn.net.id (HELO gayatri) (202.158.8.37) by willamette.cbn.net.id with SMTP; 25 Jan 1999 15:43:57 -0000 Reply-To: <@cbn.net.id> From: "RG Lilley" To: Subject: Re: Indonesian coral trade Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:37:35 +0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 22 ---------- > From: RG Lilley > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Indonesian coral trade > Date: Jumat, 22 Januari, 1999 17:30 > > > The Indonesian Scientific Authority for CITES just recommended a collection > quota of over one million pieces of corals for this year (1999). It is > slightly more that last year's quota. I am sure that will make the traders > happy, bearing in mind that for every one million pieces exported, perhaps > as much as ten times that amount is extracted from the reefs (we are still > talking about live corals for the aquarium trade) and dies before it is > exported, because of bad handling. > > Catalaphyllia jardinei, the species which I heard is banned from entering > the UK this year, has been given an export quota of 75,000 pieces for this > year, by the Indonesian authorities. The guidelines for the coral trade > were prepared last year, with the hope that this document will somehow slow > down the rate of corals coming out from Indonesia. But it seems that the > guidelines have not been implemented by the authorities. The guidelines > were prepared using a participatory approach, and were agreed to be > implemented by the major stakeholders. The traders were the ones who were > very enthusiastic and willing to give the guidelines a try. But, I guess, > business is business. > > There are strong arguments among the decision makers that Indonesia needs > more and more cash, especially during this economic crisis. Yes, > eco-labelling as a market force is a good idea, but who will enforce the > principles within this country?. Oh well, I am too pessimistic. But, I am > here, trying to convince and motivate people to care and take > responsibility for their environment. And it seems that I am bashing my > head against a brick wall. There are intentions to try coral farming, but > will they be economically viable? If the authorities are still willing to > allow the export of corals collected from the wild, why should anybody want > to invest in coral farming? Clearly there are no incentives (rather like > tree planting). However, even a total trade ban would not address the real > problem here – destruction of the reefs by coral miners, bombers, cyanide, > and so on. > > Gayatri Lilley > Jl. Pinang II Kav 11 > Jakarta 12450, Indonesia > > e-mail : rglilley@cbn.net.id > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 25 15:09:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA04489; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:09:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23379; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 15:12:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023330; Mon, 25 Jan 99 15:11:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA28881; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:22:25 GMT Received: from pete.uri.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA28876; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:22:21 -0500 Received: from jcin5062.uri.edu (RodmanDU27.nets.uri.edu [131.128.5.27]) by pete.uri.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id OAA08645 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:21:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.0.2.19990125132130.0092e320@postoffice.uri.edu> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 14:06:52 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Joshua Cinner Subject: poverty and gear types in coral reef fisheries Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 23 Dear coral-listers I would like to get some feedback,suggestions, and possibly some new directions from this multi-disciplinary body regarding my master's thesis. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica, I observed what I believe to be a connection between the relative wealth of fishers and the type of gear they used. It appeared as though the gear types which seem to be more malignant to the coral reef were utilized by fishers of lower wealth and social status. (I am assuming that some gear types, such as line fishing, are more benign while others, such as blast fishing, are more malignant toward the reef). I am interested in pursuing this idea as my masters thesis which I am currently beginning here at the Marine Affairs Faculty of the University of Rhode Island. My initial idea is to examine the different measures of wealth for the study site (as income is often an inappropriate measure of status and wealth- for example; one study expressed that the ability to travel, especially abroad, was the ultimate measure of wealth for a specific community in Jamaica). I then plan to explore the gear types employed by fishers and their relative effects on coral reefs. I am planning to establish a linkage between wealth and gear types by using a discrete choice analysis (maybe probit or logit), but WELCOME ANY OTHER IDEAS. Here is where I could really use some suggestions however- seeing as I want to make a direct link between coral reef conditions and poverty, would it be practical to do my own research on the reefs themselves (probably just manta tows or other really basic surveys is all I was really thinking) or should I just focus on the measures of wealth, gear types, and linking them, relying on background information from other studies to suggest that gear types have different effects on reefs? I have (It seems) obtained some funding to conduct my research over the summer in Mexico. Can anyone recommend a site (or preferably several) in Mexico that would have a high diversity of coral reef fishing practices? I would also appreciate suggestions of particularly interesting studies on measures of wealth, and gear types and impacts (especially if it is in Mex). I sincerely appreciate feedback, so please let me know what you think of my ideas, give me suggestions, comments, criticisms, whatever. Respectfully, Joshua Cinner 2550 Kingstown Rd. Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 783-6719 jcin5062@postoffice.uri.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 25 19:04:49 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA07945; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:04:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA05049; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 19:07:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005036; Mon, 25 Jan 99 19:06:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA00786; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 23:30:51 GMT Received: from pete.uri.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA00781; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 18:30:46 -0500 Received: from jcin5062.uri.edu (RodmanDU73.nets.uri.edu [131.128.5.73]) by pete.uri.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id SAA03689 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 1999 18:29:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.0.2.19990125174016.00931100@postoffice.uri.edu> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 18:14:09 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Joshua Cinner Subject: poverty and reefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 24 We're seeing problems with overfishing using spears. This is a "selective" method and elliminates the larger preditors. Large preditors are also morereproductive. This practice has resulted in an increase in populations of fish which damage the reef (farmers like Damsels and blueheads). Personally I have observed expensive spears used by all classes and this preferred recreational fishing method may be more an expression of individual machismo than an expression of a desire to sport fish. I've seen small trunk fish and sea fans targeted and I have seen spears used in areas where there clearly are more spear fishermen than fish worthy of spearing. I for one would be interested in seeing an emperical study of what motivates this behavior. Mary Ann Lucking corals@caribe.net Mary Anne and others, In the marine park I was working for in Montego Bay, spearfishing was banned for just that reason. However, it seemed that the spearfishers are considered the lowest on the totem pole, most of the spearfishers were otherwise "unemployable" in the formal job market- i.e. just got out of jail, lacked an education, or were from the wrong district and people wouldn't hire them. Without alternatives, the incidence of these regulations beared heavily upon them and they were reluctant to comply. Conflicts were commonplace among our poor rangers, often involving death threats. Your claim that overfishing of certain species is degrading reefs seems to be supported by much of the literature I have read, should I also be looking into whether certain incomes or gear types target such keystone species and are "indirectly" responsible for reef degradation? Respectfully, Joshua Cinner 2550 Kingstown Rd. Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 783-6719 jcin5062@postoffice.uri.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 26 05:49:38 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA10988; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 05:49:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA15109; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 05:52:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015100; Tue, 26 Jan 99 05:51:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA04234; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:48:53 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA04229; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 03:48:48 -0500 Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:47:03 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: "'rglilley@cbn.net.id'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral trade quota Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:46:54 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 25 Dear Coral-listers, Re: the information given by Gayatri Lilley, Having checked corals collected for trade in Indonesia before export and those that have arrived at Schiphol international airport for import by the aquarium industry, I realized how clever professional coral collectors are in finding corals with much "fleshy" tissue that usually dwell at greater depths (20-30 m), such as those belonging to Catalaphyllia jardinae. In their natural environment these corals do not reach very high population densities. These corals usually live as large calices semi-burried in the sandy bottom underneath reef slopes. They are not colonies which can easily be chopped into pieces. I would be surprised if annual quota such as 75,000 ever can be reached. To me it seems to be a hypothetical number to maintain a regulation that only exists on paper. If I am wrong, I would be even less amused. Bert Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema Co-ordinator Sea Research (Fauna Malesiana Marina) National Museum of Natural History Naturalis P.O. Box 9517 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands Tel.: +31.71.5687631 Fax: +31.71.5687666 E-mail: Hoeksema@Naturalis.NNM.nl > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: RG Lilley [SMTP:rglilley@cbn.net.id] > Verzonden: maandag 25 januari 1999 16:38 > Aan: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Onderwerp: Re: Indonesian coral trade > > > > ---------- > > From: RG Lilley > > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > > Subject: Indonesian coral trade > > Date: Jumat, 22 Januari, 1999 17:30 > > > > > > The Indonesian Scientific Authority for CITES just recommended a > collection > > quota of over one million pieces of corals for this year (1999). It is > > slightly more that last year's quota. I am sure that will make the > traders > > happy, bearing in mind that for every one million pieces exported, > perhaps > > as much as ten times that amount is extracted from the reefs (we are > still > > talking about live corals for the aquarium trade) and dies before it is > > exported, because of bad handling. > > > > Catalaphyllia jardinei, the species which I heard is banned from > entering > > the UK this year, has been given an export quota of 75,000 pieces for > this > > year, by the Indonesian authorities. The guidelines for the coral trade > > were prepared last year, with the hope that this document will somehow > slow > > down the rate of corals coming out from Indonesia. But it seems that the > > guidelines have not been implemented by the authorities. The guidelines > > were prepared using a participatory approach, and were agreed to be > > implemented by the major stakeholders. The traders were the ones who > were > > > very enthusiastic and willing to give the guidelines a try. But, I > guess, > > business is business. > > > > There are strong arguments among the decision makers that Indonesia > needs > > more and more cash, especially during this economic crisis. Yes, > > eco-labelling as a market force is a good idea, but who will enforce the > > principles within this country?. Oh well, I am too pessimistic. But, I > am > > here, trying to convince and motivate people to care and take > > responsibility for their environment. And it seems that I am bashing my > > head against a brick wall. There are intentions to try coral farming, > but > > will they be economically viable? If the authorities are still willing > to > > allow the export of corals collected from the wild, why should anybody > want > > to invest in coral farming? Clearly there are no incentives (rather > like > > tree planting). However, even a total trade ban would not address the > real > > problem here - destruction of the reefs by coral miners, bombers, > cyanide, > > and so on. > > > > Gayatri Lilley > > Jl. Pinang II Kav 11 > > Jakarta 12450, Indonesia > > > > e-mail : rglilley@cbn.net.id > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 27 17:21:31 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA13576; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:21:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA05797; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:24:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005781; Wed, 27 Jan 99 17:23:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA21180; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 21:25:26 GMT Received: from ns.psi.calva.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA21175; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:25:14 -0500 Received: from [154.15.19.77] ([154.15.19.77] (may be forged)) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id WAA07931 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:24:02 +0100 (MET) Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:24:02 +0100 (MET) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Coral Reef rebuilding Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 26 Hi All, We often hear about Bleaching, and coral sickness, and as a result, many coral reefs are dying or already dead. By being a Reef Aquarist, meaning that I own and raise coral (about 60 species, 80% stony small polyped corals) in my tank at home, in the middle of a big town, I produce (not on purpose !) many many fragments that I give to friends or people asking for it. As we are now able to raise corals (about 1 to 2 cm per month for Acropora sp for example) even without having space and money, is it crazy to think that we could set up special farms, near coral reefs, with the double purpose of : raising frags to earn money, and then use this money to rebuild coral reefs by reintroducing corals. I have heard some things about ideas like this, but it sounds to be very rare. Are there laws against this ? Do Scientists study this possibility ? What are the cons & pros ? Thanks for your replies Best Regards Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT France - Paris From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 27 18:28:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA14234; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:28:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA08800; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:30:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008787; Wed, 27 Jan 99 18:30:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA21817; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:40:37 GMT Received: from cuda.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA21812; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:40:30 -0500 Received: from jcu.edu.au ([137.219.134.101]) by cuda.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA17868; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:38:50 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <36AF9625.21FD5358@jcu.edu.au> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:41:42 +1000 From: Ruby Moothien Pillay X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT , Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Reef rebuilding References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 27 Hi Fabrice Pr. Jean Jaubert, director of l'Observatoire Oceanologique Europeen de Monaco, has looked at the possibility of culturing various species of corals in aquaria. Please refer to: Jaubert, J., Marchioretti,M., Ounais,N., Gilles,P., Priouzeau,F and E.Tambutte (1996):Potential use of cultured Coral Transplants in Aquarium Stocking and Reef Restoration, 4th Interantional Aquariology Congress, Tokyo. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 27 18:30:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA14266; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:30:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA08926; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:32:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008863; Wed, 27 Jan 99 18:31:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA21833; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:43:05 GMT Received: from cuda.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA21828; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 17:42:56 -0500 Received: from jcu.edu.au ([137.219.134.101]) by cuda.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA16828; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:41:33 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <36AF96C8.A89A161A@jcu.edu.au> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 08:44:25 +1000 From: Ruby Moothien Pillay X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Reef rebuilding References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 28 Hi Fabrice Professeur Jean Jaubert, director of l'observatoire Oceanographique European De Monaco has cultured various species of corals in aquaria and this invention is now commercialised bu the potential use of cultured coral transplants in aquarium stocking From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 28 22:04:21 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA00966; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 22:04:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA03534; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 22:06:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003524; Thu, 28 Jan 99 22:06:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA03925; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 01:57:09 GMT Received: from renoir.cftnet.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA03916; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:57:04 -0500 Received: from catalaphyllia (gannet@ppp99-15.cftnet.com [163.125.99.15]) by renoir.cftnet.com (8.8.6/8.6.4) with SMTP id UAA11986 for ; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:55:23 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199901290155.UAA11986@renoir.cftnet.com> From: "Dave" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:56:07 -0500 Subject: Re: Coral Reef rebuilding Reply-to: gannet@cftnet.com Priority: normal In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 29 > As we are now able to raise corals (about 1 to 2 cm per month for Acropora > sp for example) even without having space and money, is it crazy to think > that we could set up special farms, near coral reefs, with the double > purpose of : raising frags to earn money, and then use this money to > rebuild coral reefs by reintroducing corals. This is being done now in the Solomon Islands. Solutions like this that involve the local population and generate income for their communities are, in my opinion, one of the best ways to ensure survival of reefs. When local people have a sense of "ownership" of the reefs, and see the health and survival of the reefs as essential to their own well-being, then they will be proactive in protecting them. Without this, any developer waving money will be given free rein - and we all know where that leads. There are also a number of commercial coral aquaculture operations in the United States. This is exciting and laudable, and shows how far we have come in understanding the husbandry needs of corals. I would point out, in passing, that the vast majority of the knowledge needed to accomplish this was gathered by amateur reef aquarists, not professionals. But, I think it would be even better if we could encourage these operations in the countries bordering the natural reefs, for the reasons stated above. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 29 09:33:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05640; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:33:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA17948; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:35:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017926; Fri, 29 Jan 99 09:35:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08194; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:47:58 GMT Message-Id: <199901291347.NAA08194@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 08:10:29 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: NSF funded projects Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 30 Greetings, We have placed two documents given to us by Phillip R. Taylor (Director, Biological Oceanography Program, Division of Ocean Sciences, NSF) on the CHAMP Page (www.coral.noaa.gov), under Bulletins. They are: "Coral Reef Projects for 1997," and "Coral Reef Projects for 1998" which describe coral reef related projects funded by the National Science Foundation. Please note that these are PDF documents, which require Adobe Acrobat to read. Take care... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 29 14:08:27 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA14173; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:08:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA03514; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:10:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003498; Fri, 29 Jan 99 14:10:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA10591; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:21:10 GMT Received: from turbo.kean.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA10586; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:21:06 -0500 Received: from localhost (ckievman@localhost) by turbo.kean.edu (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA11173 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:17:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:17:25 -0500 (EST) From: KIEVMAN To: Coral-List Subject: Coral Reef Research Scholarship & Field Course In-Reply-To: <199901291347.NAA08194@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 31 Please announce these opportunities to your students or post this message. Poster and application materials can be requested from: CoralReef@turbo.kean.edu I. Coral Reef Field Course in the Cayman Islands II. Marine Environmental Research Institute's Scholarship for Coral Reef Research I. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S (MERI) CORAL REEF FIELD COURSE IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS The Marine Environmental Research Institute offers undergraduate and graduate field courses to introduce a variety of topics on coral reef environments. Topics include an introduction to coral reef systems, coral reef evolution and succession, and natural and anthropogenic impacts on reef ecosystems. Students have opportunities to become involved in small, short-term field research projects related to the coral reef system. Field course will take place in the Cayman Islands, during the last week of June 1999 and provide graduate (4 or 6 credits) or undergraduate credit (6 credits) through Kean University (a state university of New Jersey), Department of Geology and Meteorology. Students are accepted in the course without regard to race or gender. For additional information visit our web site: http: //turbo.kean.edu/~meri/course1.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ II. MERI SCHOLARSHIP FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH MERI Scholarship: One scholarship in the amount of $2500.00 will be awarded for the 1999 field course. The scholarship will pay for the expenses related to field research on coral reefs in the Cayman Islands and assist in the cost of college credit offered through Kean University, Department of Geology and Meteorology. Who: Female undergraduate and graduate students who are science majors are invited to apply. Students with a biological or geological background are encouraged to apply. Objective: To introduce college students to the coral reef system by involving them in field course and research opportunities. Application Deadline: Received by March 15, 1999. Application Requirements: Transcripts, application form, resume, 2 letters of recommendation (preferably from your professors). Submit to: Dr. Carrie M. Kievman, Marine Environmental Research Institute - Coral Reef Scholarship Committee, Kean University, Department of Geology and Meteorology, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083 Email: CoralReef@turbo.kean.edu Visit our Website: http://turbo.kean.edu/~meri/Welcome.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 1 01:31:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA29228; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 01:31:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA28922; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 01:34:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028912; Mon, 1 Feb 99 01:33:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA02412; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 05:11:18 GMT Received: from mtiwmhc06.worldnet.att.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA02406; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:11:13 -0500 Received: from worldnet.att.net ([12.72.105.226]) by mtiwmhc06.worldnet.att.net (InterMail v03.02.07 118 124) with ESMTP id <19990201050942.GFT17947@worldnet.att.net> for ; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 05:09:42 +0000 Message-ID: <36B53774.D24444E3@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:11:16 -0800 From: Jerry Bakus Reply-To: bakus@worldnet.att.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral Reef Workers Subject: For Coral Reef Workers experienced in Indonesia Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 32 I hope to conduct quantitative reef studies in Ambon in March-April. Can you suggest some workable polluted and nearby (if possible) relatively non-polluted sites? What is the status of bleaching in the region? Jerry Bakus From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 1 11:15:52 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04876; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:15:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA19621; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:18:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019536; Mon, 1 Feb 99 11:17:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA07104; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 15:34:25 GMT Message-Id: <199902011534.PAA07104@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:20:35 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: ReefCheck Germany Subjce: video for TV special Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 34 Hi coralisters, I was contacted by a German TV channel. They are preparing a report on bleaching and are looking for good video or TV-material from bleached reefs (preferably Indian Ocean/Pacific). Does anybody have interesting material or knows of somebody whom I could contact? Could be that they will even pay for it. Best wishes Georg _______________________ Reef Check Germany Georg Heiss / Moshira Hassan Karlstalweg 2/1 69412 Eberbach Germany Tel: (49) 6271-1678 Fax: (49) 6271-1678 E-mail: http://ReefCheck.home.pages.de From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 1 13:39:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA08607; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:39:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA03190; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:42:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003142; Mon, 1 Feb 99 13:41:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA08346; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:55:44 GMT Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:55:44 GMT Message-Id: <199902011755.RAA08346@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Jim Hendee To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: SEAKEYS Data Online Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 35 Greetings, For those of you who have a need for meteorlogical (NDBC/C-MAN) and oceanographic data collected under the SEAKEYS (FIO, NOAA/SFERPM) Program in the Florida Keys, there is now available a data server for selected queries. Please be advised that these data are raw and have not been quality controlled. Also, more recently added data parameters (e.g., fluorometry, transmissometry) and data values for some stations are not available at this time. However, the database will be updated in the future. The database is updated every morning at around 0915 hrs EST. SEAKEYS Data Server http://www.neptune.aoml.noaa.gov SEAKEYS Daily Data http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cman Overview of the SEAKEYS Program http://www.coral.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/ NDBC C-MAN data http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/ndbc.html If you have any questions conerning the database, please direct them to me at jim.hendee@noaa.gov. If you have any questions concerning the SEAKEYS Program, please see the "Overview of the SEAKEYS Program" link mentioned above. Cheers, Jim Hendee ---------------------------------------------------- James C. Hendee Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 Voice: (305) 361-4396 Fax: (305) 361-4392 Email: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Web: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 1 16:05:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA14267; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:05:48 -0500 (EST) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA15984; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:08:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015962; Mon, 1 Feb 99 16:07:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA09619; Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:26:05 GMT Message-Id: <199902012026.UAA09619@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:38:10 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: assistance needed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 36 Hello, I am a producer of childrens educational videos. I am currently seeking video clips and unique stills of a reef for an upcoming video about the ocean habitat for 3-4th grade kids. I am especially interested in 'skeletal' photos, close up polyp shots, and live video of the unique creatures and plants found on/in a reef. Can you direct me? I appreciate your time. Thank you, Karen Olson...K4Video@aol.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 2 11:04:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24267 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:04:07 -0500 (EST) From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01268; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 11:06:40 -0500 Received: from orbit34i.wwb.noaa.gov(140.90.197.234) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001149; Tue, 2 Feb 99 11:05:51 -0500 Received: from [140.90.197.121] ([140.90.197.121]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id KAA16199; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:59:06 -0500 Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:59:06 -0500 Message-Id: <199902021559.KAA16199@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching - HotSpots To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, jreaser@state.gov, khughes@nesdis.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net, Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov Cc: adam.lewis@jcu.edu.au, Environmental_Services@compuserve.com, apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au, j.oliver@gbrmpa.gov.au, jamie_oliver@hotmail.com, hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, jsapper@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, rayb@gbrmpa.gov.au, R.Kenchington@gbrmpa.gov.au, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, s.massel@aims.gov.au, T.Done@aims.gov.au, apicciolo@nodc.noaa.gov, w.skirving@aims.gov.au X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 37 HotSpot Notes February 2, 1999 Western Hemisphere: NOAA satellite data show a large HotSpot appears to be developing, WNW-ESE, south of Tahiti. Compare 2 Feb 99 with 2 Feb 98 [El Nino year]! Eastern Hemisphere: The large HotSpot around the central Great Barrier Reef continues to grow as winds continue to be light and sunshine abundant. We have just received reports of slight bleaching in the past few weeks in the vicinity of Lizard Island [near Cairns] "very minor degree of bleaching in some pocilloporids - patchy and only in some colonies". AES http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html -- or -- http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad/sub/noaarsrc.html **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Res Professor NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W Oceanography Department 5200 Auth Road Annapolis, MD 21402 Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 410-293-6550 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 2 12:22:26 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA25635; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:22:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03252; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:25:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003223; Tue, 2 Feb 99 12:24:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA17744; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:55:43 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA17739; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:55:38 -0500 Received: (qmail 23344 invoked by uid 0); 2 Feb 1999 15:53:58 -0000 Message-ID: <19990202155358.23343.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 194.82.103.16 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 02 Feb 1999 07:53:58 PST X-Originating-IP: [194.82.103.16] From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: information Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 07:53:58 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 38 Dear all, I'm just want to aks if anyone has information about Pulau Payar in Malaysia; the coral bleaching, tourism activities, etc. I need them for my study. Thank you for your information. Yajari-Lombok ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 2 12:55:42 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26319; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:55:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01112; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:58:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001050; Tue, 2 Feb 99 12:58:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA18475; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:15:21 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA18470; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:15:17 -0500 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.6 (PHNE_14041)/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA01868; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 12:08:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 2 Feb 1999 12:14:45 -0500 From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: Jellyfish Lake- Palau To: "Coral list" Cc: "Colin, Pat" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP for Quarterdeck Mail; Version 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA26319 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 39 I'm forwarding this message (rec'd in Jan. 99) from Dr. Pat Colin: "Besides the terrible coral bleaching we experienced, the population of the large Mastigias jellyfish in the lake where the tourists go has crashed! The sunworshipping jellyfish of jellyfish lake are gone. Seems the big drought we had last year has caused the water there to be too warm and too saline for the young jellyfish to survive. Things are slowly moving back to normal, but it may be some time before the jellyfish come back, maybe as much as six months to a year. It is insane how much things have been affected here by the climate chaos. Palau is certainly not isolated from what's affecting the rest of the world. All for now, cheers, Pat" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 4 07:55:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA27003; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:55:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03377; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:57:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003343; Thu, 4 Feb 99 07:57:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA03288; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:41:50 GMT Message-Id: <199902041241.MAA03288@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:40:02 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Sorry about that... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 40 Unfortunately, the aging coral workstation, which hosts coral-list, the CHAMP Web Page, and several other Web pages and listservers, was down for about 9 or 10 hours yesterday due to some problems with the hardware and software. Hopefully, these problems are now fixed. Cheers, Jim Hendee NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program Administrator (jim.hendee@noaa.gov) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 4 08:57:32 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA27916; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:57:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA06849; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:00:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006816; Thu, 4 Feb 99 08:59:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA04394; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 13:55:23 GMT Message-Id: <199902041355.NAA04394@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 16:13:28 -0500 (EST) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Job at FMRI Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 41 SHORT-TERM JOB AVAILABLE - FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095. The individual will assist research staff in emergency and normal field work (ship groundings, dredge insults, aquaculture surveys, coral reef surveys, and long term ecological research projects). Other responsibilities include equipment maintenance and computer data entry. This is a temporary position paying $8.00 an hour with no benefits. Overtime is paid for work over 40 hours in a week and travel expenses are reimbursed after the event. The individual should be in good health and able to work well with others in stressful circumstances. The work area is in central and southern Florida. Must be able to perform at the scientific diver level of skill and be able to pass all requirements in the American Academy of Underwater Sciences standards for a scientific diver: medical exam, swimming test, written exam, health and safety certifications and openwater checkout (http://www.aaus.org/). Skills that are of primary importance: 1. Operating and primary maintenance of air filling stations (compressor, cascade cylinders). 2. Experience in the use of underwater video equipment: setting up, testing, operating, maintenance, and editing to include copying tapes and frame grabbing images for computer files. 3. Scuba equipment maintenance. 4. The individual should have participated in a small boat safety class and have small boat operating skills (navigation and maintenance). 5. Experience in underwater 35 mm photography to include setting up, testing, operating, and maintenance. 6. Computer systems to include MS Word, spread sheets (Quatro Pro, Excel), image processing software, and the ability to use e-mail. 7. Skills in underwater survey techniques to include quadrats, transects, and photogrammetry. 8. Use of lift bags, epoxy applicators, hydraulic and pneumatic tools, compass, surface supplied diving gear, dry suits, taking measurements (distance and bearings) of distinct features. Respond to Emergency response technical assistant, FAX: 727-893-1270. A resume and the names and phone numbers of two references should be provided. Please respond by 5:00 PM on 10 February. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 4 16:23:33 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA07810; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:23:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA07256; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:26:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007228; Thu, 4 Feb 99 16:25:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA01046; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:48:04 GMT Received: from mail.pixi.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA01041; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:47:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from pholthus (adp8470-1-01.pixi.net [209.84.70.13]) by mail.pixi.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/PIXI-5.2) with SMTP id KAA22243; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 10:46:16 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <4.0.1.19990204101337.00dd7570@mail.pixi.com> X-Sender: pholthus@mail.pixi.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 10:48:04 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Paul Holthus Subject: Marine Aquarium Council - Certifying Quality & Sustainability Cc: Jamie Resor - World Wildlife Fund Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; types="text/plain,text/html"; boundary="=====================_21642316==_.ALT" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 42 --=====================_21642316==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Coral-Listers, Please allow me to bring the Marine Aquarium Council to your attention.=20 MAC is a major new international effort to address sustainability and= quality in the harvesting and commerce of marine aquarium organisms. Below is a brief description of the rationale, background and status of this comprehensive program to develop standards, certification and labeling for= the marine ornamentals industry. =20 The MAC website (www.aquariumcouncil.org) contains more information as well= as means to register your interest in being a part of this growing global network. We look forward to the involvement of the coral reef science and management community in these efforts. With regards, Paul Holthus Executive Director Marine Aquarium Council 3035 Hibiscus Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 Ph: +1 808 923-3254 Fax: +1 808 923 -6023 =20 E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org THE MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL:=20 CERTIFYING QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MARINE AQUARIUM INDUSTRY Market forces are one of the most useful means to encourage and support quality "products" and sustainable practices in the marine ornamentals industry. The demand from informed consumers for such products and practices will create incentives for industry to adopt and adhere to standards to improve quality control and management of the organisms, habitat, and industry practices and provide a quality-assured, higher value-added product. The corollary is that marine aquarium organisms of poor quality and unsustainable practices will face decreasing market acceptance. As a= result, destructive and substandard practices (e.g. use of sodium cyanide, lack of water quality control, high levels of mortality) will decrease as these operators either adjust their practices "upward" to comply with the= standards or lose the support of the market and fall out of the industry. To put these market forces to work, a Certification System is needed to:=20 =B7 establish standards for quality products and practices; =B7 provide a system to document compliance with these standards; =B7 label the results of certification for quality assurance; and=20 =B7 create consumer demand and confidence for certified and labeled organisms, practices and industry participants. Due to the global nature of the trade in marine ornamentals, an independent, multi-stakeholder, international institution is required to work with all of the relevant parties, especially the entire industry "Chain of Custody" -= i.e. from collectors to exporters to importers/wholesalers to retailers and the consumer. The Marine Aquarium Council has been established for this purpose. The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) is a non-profit organization that brings together a rapidly growing cross section of representatives of the= ornamentals industry, conservation organizations, government agencies, public aquariums, hobbyists and scientists - all with a shared interest in the future of the marine ornamentals industry, the marine organisms it is based on and the habitat that supports them. Stakeholder consultations are underway to= develop standards and test them in pilot areas, and begin initial certification in 1999. Participation in MAC is open to those ready to collaborate and contribute to a constructive dialogue and the development of a Certification System for marine ornamentals. --=====================_21642316==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Coral-Listers,

Please allow me to bring the Marine Aquarium Council to your attention.
MAC is a major new international effort to address sustainability and quality in the harvesting and commerce of marine aquarium=20 organisms.

Below is a brief description of the rationale, background and status of this comprehensive program to develop standards, certification and labeling for the marine ornamentals industry. 

The MAC website (www.aquarium= council.org) contains more information as well as means to register your interest in being a part of this growing global network.

We look forward to the involvement of the coral reef science and management community in these efforts.

With regards,

Paul Holthus

Executive Director
Marine Aquarium Council
3035 Hibiscus Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Ph: +1 808 923-3254  Fax: +1 808 923 -6023 
E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org
Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org


THE MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL:
CERTIFYING QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MARINE AQUARIUM INDUSTRY

Market forces are one of the most useful means to encourage and support quality "products" and sustainable practices in the marine ornamentals industry. The demand from informed consumers for such products and practices will create incentives for industry to adopt and adhere to standards to improve quality control and management of the organisms, habitat, and industry practices and provide a quality-assured, higher value-added product.

The corollary is that marine aquarium organisms of poor quality and unsustainable practices will face decreasing market acceptance.  As a result, destructive and substandard practices (e.g. use of sodium cyanide, lack of water quality control, high levels of mortality) will decrease as these operators either adjust their practices "upward" to comply with the standards or lose the support of the market and fall out of the industry.

To put these market forces to work, a Certification System is needed to:
=B7       establish standards for quality products and practices;
=B7       provide a system to document compliance with these standards;
=B7       label the results of certification for quality assurance; and
=B7       create consumer demand and confidence for certified and labeled organisms, practices and industry participants.

Due to the global nature of the trade in marine ornamentals, an independent, multi-stakeholder, international institution is required to work with all of the relevant parties, especially the entire industry "Chain of Custody" - i.e. from collectors to exporters to importers/wholesalers to retailers and the consumer. The Marine Aquarium Council has been established for this purpose.

The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) is a non-profit organization that brings together a rapidly growing cross section of representatives of the ornamentals industry, conservation organizations, government agencies, public aquariums, hobbyists and scientists - all with a shared interest in the future of the marine ornamentals industry, the marine organisms it is based on and the habitat that supports them. Stakeholder consultations are underway to develop standards and test them in pilot areas, and begin initial certification in 1999.  Participation in MAC is open to those ready to collaborate and contribute to a constructive dialogue and the development of a Certification System for marine ornamentals.




--=====================_21642316==_.ALT-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 4 17:33:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA08868; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:33:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA10254; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 17:35:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010206; Thu, 4 Feb 99 17:35:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01454; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 21:49:34 GMT Received: from mail.adhost.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA01459; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:49:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from atinker.accessone.com (ip131.usr6.usw.du.nwlink.com [209.20.134.131]) by mail.adhost.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA16674 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 13:47:42 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19990204135046.007cbb70@mail.adhost.com> X-Sender: aaron@mail.adhost.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 13:50:46 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Aaron Tinker Subject: Job Posting Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id RAA08868 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 43 Exciting job opportunity – please distribute (sorry for cross-postings) Position: Program and Legislative Associate, Washington DC Description: Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI), a non-profit conservation organization based in Redmond, WA seeks an enthusiastic, energetic, and experienced staff person to lobby Congress and federal agencies on key issues and assist in other program activities in its Washington DC office. The Associate would work closely with the Program Director to identify issues of concern, strategize with others in the conservation community, and carry out successful campaigns. MCBI is dedicated to advancing the science of marine conservation biology by holding multidisciplinary scientific workshops on emerging issues and disseminating the results to policymakers and the public. Advocacy efforts in Washington DC focus largely on policies affecting marine protected areas/marine sanctuaries and improving funding for marine conservation biology research. Other program activities could include organizing and/or facilitating scientific workshops and assisting with workshop publications. Qualifications: Successful candidates will have a graduate degree in marine biology, ecology, oceanography, marine affairs, natural resource management, environmental science, or related field, and at least 2 years experience advocating environmental policies, preferably at the federal level. Excellent oral and written communications skills a must. Candidates must be comfortable dealing with scientists and communicating scientific concepts to policymakers and the public, and must be self-starters capable of working independently. Experience working with the media and generating media coverage a plus. Starting salary: $35,000 - $40,000 depending on experience, plus excellent benefits. To apply: Send resume, brief writing sample, and full contact information for 3 references by mail to Program Director, Marine Conservation Biology Institute, 205 N. Edgewood St., Arlington VA 22201. No phone calls, faxes, or emails please. Deadline: March 9. Http://www.mcbi.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 4 19:30:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA10322; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:30:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA13167; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 19:33:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013141; Thu, 4 Feb 99 19:32:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA02078; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:50:14 GMT Received: from minim.drug.COM by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA02072; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:50:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from minim.drug.com (xxx.drug.com [202.33.25.28]) by minim.drug.COM (8.9.2/who-cares) with SMTP id IAA11474 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:55:20 +0900 (JST) Reply-To: y@drug.com Message-Id: <4.0.1-J.19990203054900.020c1ed0@202.33.25.4> X-Sender: y@drug.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1-J Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 08:48:47 +0900 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Yoshi Mizuno Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting--CO2 release comparison In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 44 Dear Coral-Listers, At 08:36 99/01/19 +0100, Miriam Huitric wrote: >Ultimately, private aquaria coral is a luxury item (after the 2,000 dollar >estimate for the equipment needed - if you can afford that, you can afford >to travel to the reef). In times of healthy reef abundance this market is .. > It has been argued on the list that to have corals in your home brings you > nearer to the reef and its nature - in that case private owners should be > more than sympathetic to a ruling in the favour of coral reefs. Those yet to > live through the experience of privately owning coral could make do with > visiting the aquaria or seeing an actual coral reef in the mean time - or? As a reef keeper and a scuba diver, I have been thinking about the above for a while. Dr. Carlson and others have pointed out the eventual positive effect of coral farming/collecting to the health of the coral reef. Assumin g that the global warming has contributed to this bleaching event, I have come up with the following estimation. I would love to hear any comments or critici sm on the issue. Comparison of Reef Keeping vs. Reef Visiting in terms of CO2 production --------------------------------------------------------- Assumptions: --Compare one trip to Maldives (family of three) vs. reef tank run for a year --Average power consumption of a reef tank: 500W --Estimated fuel consumption per passenger on 747 traveling long distance: 20 km/liter (From Japan Airline Webpage) --Distance from Tokyo to Male, Maldives via Singapore: 8750km --Specific gravity of Jet fuel : 0.8 --Carbon content of Jet Fuel : 0.68kg/liter (My guess) Since Jet Fuel is hydrocarbon, assuming it is normal alkane cabon/hydrogen ratio is Cn vs. Hn x2 + 2. If n=7, H:C(wt) =16:84 So one liter of Jet fuel has 1liter x 0.8 kg/liter x 0.85 = 0.68 kg of car bon --Ignore CO2 production for the aquarium equipment manufacturing; Ignore CO2 production other than jet fuel for the trip. --------------------------------------------------------- Jet Fuel of a reef trip (a family of three). 8750km x 2 / 20km/liter = 880 liter. (Round trip) 880 liter x 3 = 2.6k liter ;-O ------------------------------------------------------------ As Electricity in Tokyo is generate by 43% Nuclear 34% LNG, LPG 12% Oil 7% Hydroelectric. 4% Coal. CO2 (grams of carbon) producing potential per 1kWh generated Coal 270 Oil 200 LNG 178 Nuclear 6 Hydroelectric 5 270 x 0.04 + 200 x 0.12 + 178 x 0.34 + 6 x 0.43 + 5 x 0.07 = 98.25 g/kWh However, Tokyo Denryoku (Electric Power) officially claims that they achieve 81g/kWh of Carbon. So let's use that number. ------------------------------------------------------------ Reef tank power consumption in a year 500W x 24h x 356 days = 4380kWh ------------------------------------------------------------ C02 GENERATED Reef Trip for Three: 2.6kl x 0.68kg/l carbon = 1770kg of carbon Reef Tank in Tokyo: 4.4MWh x 81 kg/MWh = 356kg of carbon The bottom line: "Running reef tank one year" produces about five times less CO2 compared to a "reef trip for three." PS. I think my reef tank is sucking CO2 out of atomosphere ;-) -- I notice pH drop when I have a lots (over 20) people in my living room. . . -- Yoshi Mizuno y@drug.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 5 02:14:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA12391; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 02:14:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA20004; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 02:17:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019989; Fri, 5 Feb 99 02:17:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA03798; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 06:25:17 GMT Received: from cuda.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA03790; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:25:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from reef-lab.jcu.edu.au ([137.219.47.117]) by cuda.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA15660 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:23:22 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <36BB1AAF.486F@jcu.edu.au> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 16:22:07 +0000 From: Paul Marshall X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Video footage of bleached reefs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 45 Hi Georg Together with another colleague, Andrew Baird, I have been researching the coral bleaching episode of 1998 on the Great Barrier Reef. Our initial results are reported in the last issue of Coral Reefs for 1998 as a Reef Site: Baird, AH; Marshall, PA; 1998 "Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef " CORAL REEFS; VOL 17; NUMBER 4; pp. 376 During our surveys we obtained some dramatic video (Hi8) footage of some of the worst affected reefs during the height of bleaching. While the water visibility is typical for inshore reefs, the images are quite spectacular. Please let me know if you think that the German TV channel might be interested. cheers Paul Marshall CRC Reef Research Centre James Cook University Townsville Australia email: paul.marshall@jcu.edu.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 5 09:12:26 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA16651; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:12:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA26558; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 09:14:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026538; Fri, 5 Feb 99 09:14:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05954; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:21:30 GMT Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:21:30 GMT Message-Id: <199902051321.NAA05954@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral-List.Administrator@aoml.noaa.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral workstation at AOML Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 46 My apologies to all who have tried to post messages to coral-list but could not. I have had to replace the hard drive on the coral workstation, and the operating system, and there were some problems with messages going to some locations. If you have recently (yesterday or today) tried to post a message, but it failed, please drop me a note at jim.hendee@noaa.gov and forward to me any error message(s) you received. Thanks for your patience and help. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 5 12:28:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA20692; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 12:28:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA08778; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 12:31:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008745; Fri, 5 Feb 99 12:30:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07274; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:32:07 GMT Received: from heinlein.acpub.duke.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA07246; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:31:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu (mbm4@godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu [152.3.233.43]) by heinlein.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) with ESMTP id LAA27485; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:23:27 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mbm4@localhost) by godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.1) id LAA21677; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:23:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:23:25 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Mascia X-Sender: mbm4@godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Duke Marine Conservation Program Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 47 APOLOGIES FOR CROSS LISTING Duke University Integrated Marine Conservation Program The Nicholas School of the Environment Marine Laboratory at Duke University is offering an unparalleled educational opportunity from July 12 to August 13, 1999. Duke's Integrated Marine Conservation Program teaches the principles necessary for the conservation and preservation of the coastal and oceanic environment. The focus is on interdisciplinary problem solving--using natural and social science theory to resolve real world environmental problems. The Duke summer faculty will be joined by distinguished scholars from around the country for this intensive five week program. Visiting faculty include: Kai Lee, Williams College; Bonnie J. McCay, Rutgers University; John McQuaid, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana); and Peter B. Moyle, University of California at Davis. Participants in the Integrated Marine Conservation Program usually enroll in the program's 'core' course (Conservation Biology and Policy) and one of six elective courses offered concurrently. Enrollment in any one course is also possible. Scholarships are available, including several earmarked for international students. In order to receive full consideration, applications for general scholarships must be received by March 1. Applications for international student scholarships must be received by April 1. Applications for the Integrated Marine Conservation Program will be accepted until the program is full. For further information, see our web site at http://www.env.duke.edu/marinelab/mlterm2.html or contact Ms Helen Nearing at hnearing@duke.edu, (252) 504-7502. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 5 15:57:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA26826; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:57:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23490; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:59:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023470; Fri, 5 Feb 99 15:59:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA08553; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:53:09 GMT Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:53:09 GMT Message-Id: <199902051953.TAA08553@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Matt Patterson To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Job at FMRI Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 48 Concerning Walt Jaap's recent posting of a job at FMRI, please also read this, if you are interested in the position. It has some necessary legalese and important descriptions. JOB OPPORTUNITY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 100 8th Ave S.E. St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5095. POSITION: (OPS) TECHNICAL STAFF, $8.00 PER HOUR-NO BENEFITS APPLY TO: Emergency response technical assistant FAX #: 727-893-1270 CLOSING DATE: February 10, 1999, 5:00 p.m. Fax resume and the names and phone numbers of two references by the closing date. JOB DESCRIPTION: asist research staff in emergency and normal field (Overtime is paid for work hours over 40 in a week week (Friday to Thursday) and approved travel expenses are reimbursed after the event.) DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ability to work in the field under demanding physical conditions and work well with others in stressful circumstances. 2. Ability to perform at the scientific diver lev 3. Skill in the operation and primary maintenance of air filling stations (compressor, cascade cylinders). 4. Experience in the use of underwater video equipment: setup, testing, operating, maintenance, and editing to include copying tapes and frame grabbing images for computer files. 5. Scuba equipment maintenance. 6. Possession of Small Boat Safety Class certification and skill in the operation and maintenance of small boat s 7. Experience in underwater 35 mm photography to include setup, testing, operating, and maintenance. 8. Experience with Personal Computer systems and software including MS Word, spread sheets (Quatro Pro, Excel), image processing software, and the ability to use e-mail. 9. Skill in underwater survey techniques to include quadrats, transects, and photogrammetry. 10. Experience with lift bags, epoxy applicators, hydraulic and pneumatic tools, compass, surface supplied diving gear, dry suits, taking measurements (distance and bearings) of distinct features. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY /AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THAT WE HIRE ONLY U.S. CITIZENS AND LAWFULLY AUTHROIZED ALIENS WHO CAN PROVIDE PROOF OF THEIR IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 5 18:31:35 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA29392; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:31:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03378; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:34:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003371; Fri, 5 Feb 99 18:33:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA09405; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:42:13 GMT Received: from barra.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA09398; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:42:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (glpal@localhost) by barra.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA11399; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:40:22 +1000 (EST) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:40:22 +1000 (EST) From: Piers Larcombe Reply-To: Piers Larcombe To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: me! , ken woolfe , tim bell Subject: Great Barrier Reef Field Course Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 49 The School of Earth Sciences at James Cook University is offering a field course which may be of interest to readers of the newsgroup. DO YOUR FIELD COURSE ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF AND ADJACENT COAST (June 7-28, 1999) 'Coral Reefs and Mangroves of the Great Barrier Reef' Focus: Field studies in shelf sedimentology Location : Townsville and environs Duration: 3 weeks from June 7 to June 28, 1999. Credit: 4 credit points from James Cook University (contact James Cook University for information on credit transferability). Cost: $3600 (Australian dollars - approximately US$2500 - includes accommodation and transport once you arrive at James Cook University to start the course). This course introduces students to the cutting-edge of sedimentology research using the central Great Barrier Reef Lagoon as its laboratory. The focus is on the sedimentary processes which control the distribution of shelf sediments and coral reefs. The course will consist of an introduction (delivered remotely via the web and by lectures and practical work at JCU), followed by 12-14 days of fieldwork, using the University research vessels Mudskipper and James Kirby. Students may have the option to view the reef from the air (through an overflight by small plane) and to visit the outer reef. During the first half of the course, participants will be introduced to a range of instrumentation and equipment (including current meters, bed-level sensors, grab samplers, side-scan sonar, vibrocorer, sub-bottom profiler) and sedimentary environments (including fringing coral reefs, near-shore turbid-zone reefs, coastal sediment bodies, shelf sediment bodies and the outer reef). During the second half of the course, participants will develop and focus on a specific research issue. This elite course is designed to provide hands-on experience on the Great Barrier Reef itself, an unparalleled setting in which to learn the complexities of the shelf system from experts in the field. See website http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/earth/teaching/fieldov.html Primary Contact: Professor Tim Bell tim.bell@jcu.edu.au fax: +61 (0)7 4725-1501 COURSE OUTLINE Course Leaders: Dr Ken Woolfe, Dr Piers Larcombe Jun 7 Lecture 1 Introduction to the GBR, the School and the Course Lecture 2 The GBR Shelf Lecture 3 Trade Winds and Cyclones Prac 1: Tides, Currents and regional sedimentation patterns and geology (Townsville Region) and a BBQ Jun 8 Field Trip Inter-tidal sedimentary environments (Shelly Bay). Jun 9 Field Trip Inter-tidal sedimentary environments (Shelly Bay). Jun 10 Lecture 4 Applications of particle size analysis Lecture 5 Petrology and grain shape Prac 2 Particle size analysis, petrology and grain shape. Prac 3 Reporting. Jun 11 Lecture 6 Tides and tidal creeks Lecture 7 Mangrove systems Lecture 8 Collection of real-time data Prac 4 Working with data loggers and data. Jun 12 Field Trip Mangrove creeks and salt flats (Cocoa Creek) Jun 13 Travel to field camp (probably Whitsunday Islands) Jun 14 - 18 Small group activities A) Tides, currents and waves B) Inter-tidal sediments C) Supra-tidal deposits D) Sub-tidal sediments E) Seismic stratigraphy Jun 19 Outer Reef Trip Jun 20 Small group project generation Jun 21-26 Small group research projects Jun 27 Day trip to investigate a quartz sand problem Jun 28 Return to Townsville Please address initial enquiries to tim.bell@jcu.edu.au. Piers -------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Piers Larcombe piers.larcombe@jcu.edu.au Tel. +61 7 47815056 Fax. +61 7 47251501 http://www.jcu.edu.au/dept/Earth/ http://www.jcu.edu.au/dept/Earth/people/Larcombe.html Marine Geophysical Laboratory, School of Earth Sciences James Cook University, Townsville, 4811 Australia -------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 6 00:40:08 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA01197; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:40:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA10407; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:40:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010400; Sat, 6 Feb 99 00:40:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06542; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:37:59 GMT Received: from cbl.umces.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA06694; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:37:49 -0500 (EST) From: auger@cbl.umces.edu Received: from coryaa2.cbl.umces.edu (coryaa2.cbl.umces.edu [199.75.0.216]) by cbl.umces.edu (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id LAA11541 for ; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:36:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 11:35:45 +0000 (EST) Reply-To: auger@cbl.umces.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Articles on captive farming and propagation. Message-ID: X-X-Sender: auger@cbl.umces.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 50 At EPARC(Eastern PA Reef Club) we are currently involved in the administration of a group of web pages which are entirely devoted to the captive propagation of corals. We hope to create the largest informational resource on the web, and the most navigable. But we need the help of every reefkeeper and scientist out there. The decline of our coral reefs can in some ways be attributed to our hobby. We as a hobby can serve to show the world that we are taking a stance and trying to stop the reef destruction by propagating and raising fish and corals in our aquariums. EPARC wants to join this effort by making available a large library of techniques used to accomplish just that. We hope that all reefers can use and contribute to this effort. Thanks Paul Auger EPARC http://www.eparc.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 6 12:59:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03504; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:59:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA20501; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:02:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020449; Sat, 6 Feb 99 13:01:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA14073; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 16:57:41 GMT Received: from zahn.acpub.duke.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA14076; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:57:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from godzilla5.acpub.duke.edu (mbm4@godzilla5.acpub.duke.edu [152.3.233.46]) by zahn.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) with ESMTP id LAA09255; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:51:29 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mbm4@localhost) by godzilla5.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.1) id LAA07240; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:51:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:51:28 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Mascia X-Sender: mbm4@godzilla5.acpub.duke.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Duke Marine Conservation Program Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 51 I apologize if this is a duplicate message. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 6 14:26:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03943; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:26:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA21783; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:29:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021760; Sat, 6 Feb 99 14:29:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14382; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 18:33:23 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA14463; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:33:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149410(7)>; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:31:33 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135686(10)>; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:31:29 -1000 Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:31:25 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: "James M. Cervino" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Last Posting, please respond direct. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 52 On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, James M. Cervino wrote: > In response to Mark, Craig and Charles Posting, > > I agree with some of the comments my colleagues have been sending me. That > for public or private aquarium research, regulated, commercial > propagation, and for aquariums that employ aquarists who can keep the > corals alive (like the Waikiki Aquarium) for long periods without the > revolving door of new ones, is the only way we should continue. I would like to see how they will draft legislation that will allow one to determine what institutions have "qualified" staff and how they will define qualified. lol > Craig: major issues rather than "feel good" issues that are qualitatively > and quantitatively insignificant. > > CERVINO: I will make it quantitatively significant, I can show you piles of > dead corals from one aquarium and dead un-sold corals from a local > aquarium store. Also the thousands that do make the sale alive. These > stores have customers that are always coming back for new corals. The > average home aquarist has high mortality rate with the numbers of corals he > or she purchases. Multiply this by the thousands of stores across the USA. > > This is not a feel good issue, I worked at an aquarium where they kept > corals as well as friends that worked at other aquariums, I can fill up > dumpsters with the corals that did not survive in aquaria. When the coral > dies they bring in another fresh group of colonies. This is consistent at > most aquariums, a never ending revolving door of corals coming into this > country, keep in mind this is only the aquarium industry, not the > ornamental trade for living rooms. I have faxes from a friend of mine who > owns an aquarium store and I have begun to collect the faxes of the corals > he gets on a bi-weekly basis. We are talking THOUSANDS of colonies per > year! Not counting the ones he throws out upon arrival due to necrotic > tissue. His basement alone can rebuild a reef, he has many dead corals > sitting in a bin for the past two years. No one is disputing that there is loss of corals, the question that remains unanswered I feel, is what is the impact? Does these thousands of corals represent a significant amount compared to what is available for collection? IOW is this level sustainable or not? > Lets not forget SHELL WORLD IN FLORIDA, they are selling dead corals for > coffee tables, and book shelves, how many reefs were ravished for this one > store? Has anyone seen this and other places like shell world in the Fl > Keys? Most of them are not Caribbean Corals, we see Pacific dead corals > sold by the hundreds every day at Shell World and places like it. I wonder how much of the corals they sell are recent acquisitions, compared to ones they have had in stock for quite some time. I have been to the Florida Keys and the west and east FL coasts for many years starting as far back as 1966 and most recently 1994. In going past some of these places I can't say they are actually doing a booming business anymore. Many of the pieces that were in their displays are still there. Also it has been illegal to export corals frok the Philippines for some years nows. Back in the late 80's a large container of dead corals was siezed by USFWS in Chicago under the auspices of CITIES. Turns out it was from the Philippines. It was eventually released because the proper paperwork was in place and because the Philippine government claimed the corals were part of stockpiles of dead corals that had been frozen since the ban had been put in place. If you are going to call for a ban on coral imports I would suggest that you concentrate on dead coral imports first. The curio and precious coral trade accounts for a far greater percentage of the imported corals than does the live trade. At the 1992 AAZPA (American Association of Zoos and Public Aquaria) conference, USFWS special agent David Kirkby presented a paper in which it was stated that from January 1991 to August 1992 USFWS records showed that 627,884 pieces (8 metric tonnes) of live coral were imported, exported and re-exported to and from the US. Contrast that with 2,387,179 pieces (544.025 metric tonnes) of dead coral and 2,864,213 pieces (0.953 metric tonnes) of precious corals. In other words 90% by number or 98% by mass of the corals traded in the US over a period of 20 months were dead corals. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 6 14:27:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03975; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:27:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA21799; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 14:30:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021792; Sat, 6 Feb 99 14:30:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14474; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 18:44:45 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA14424; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:44:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149048(7)>; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:42:58 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135686(8)>; Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:42:56 -1000 Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 08:42:50 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: "Huitric, Miriam" cc: "'Coral List'" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 53 On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Huitric, Miriam wrote: > Ultimately, private aquaria coral is a luxury item (after the 2,000 dollar > estimate for the equipment needed - if you can afford that, you can afford > to travel to the reef). In times of healthy reef abundance this market is > viable (provided reef-friendly techniques are employed). At the moment there > is much evidence that there is not an abundant resource available. So long > this debated, hindsight has shown us that caution/ precautionary principle > should be applied. Not everyone who can afford $2000 for equipment can afford to travel to a reef. Many of these hobbyists are using the majority of their paycheques to build these systems and purchase animals. Many of them live far enough away from any reef to make the cost of travelling to, visiting and staying anywhere near a reef cost prohibitive, living in Stockholm I am sure you can appreciate this. Then there are the shutins and invalids who maintain aquaria, they certainly cannot afford to travel to a reef or even have the ability to. Many aquarists who mainatin reefs do not SCUBA dive, or cannot swim. > That public aquaria are important as education tools - yes by all > means, not everyone has the opportunity/ means to visit reefs. If we > want people to take the measures to protect them, they should know > what it is they are making sacrifices for. BUT there should be careful > regulation to ensure that the coral mortality of the exhibit in > question does not undermine the aim of the display - otherwise it too > becomes a luxury we can do without during the "coral depression" years > - some supevision of the success rates of different aquaria is needed > to determine their viability. Who would you suggest would do this "supervision" and who would be qualified to? > I am not convinced that the market will naturally regulate these problems - > doesn't scarcity increase value and therefore the amount a harvester makes/ > piece of coral? Unfortunately the harvester makes VERY little per coral. Perhaps if a) the price of the coral were greater importers and shippers would take greater care in shipping and handling then they do now and b), perhaps if the collectors received more per piece they would too. That is the approach being taken by OVI in the Philippines wrt fish collection. > Miriam Huitric > Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics > The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences > Box 50005 > 104 05 Stockholm > Sweden J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 7 20:31:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA10725; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 20:31:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA20971; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 20:34:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020958; Sun, 7 Feb 99 20:33:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA21909; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:45:05 GMT Received: from seralph10.essex.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA21771; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:44:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from sf141.essex.ac.uk ([155.245.129.170]) by seralph10.essex.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.92 #5) id 109dgs-0006yQ-00; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:32:38 +0000 From: H Woyt Reply-To: hwoyt@essex.ac.uk To: "J. Charles Delbeek" cc: "Coral List'" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting Message-ID: Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:32:46 +0000 (GMT) Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Simeon for Win32 Version 4.1.2 Build (32) X-Authentication: IMSP MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 54 Dear Charles, I've been following this argument for quite some time now and there seems to be quite a different attitude in the U.S. than in Europe. > > Ultimately, private aquaria coral is a luxury item (after the 2,000 dollar > > estimate for the equipment needed - if you can afford that, you can afford > > to travel to the reef). In times of healthy reef abundance this market is > > viable (provided reef-friendly techniques are employed). At the moment there > > is much evidence that there is not an abundant resource available. So long > > this debated, hindsight has shown us that caution/ precautionary principle > > should be applied. > > Not everyone who can afford $2000 for equipment can afford to travel to a > reef. Many of these hobbyists are using the majority of their paycheques > to build these systems and purchase animals. Many of them live far enough > away from any reef to make the cost of travelling to, visiting and staying > anywhere near a reef cost prohibitive, living in Stockholm I am sure you > can appreciate this. Then there are the shutins and invalids who maintain > aquaria, they certainly cannot afford to travel to a reef or even have the > ability to. Many aquarists who mainatin reefs do not SCUBA dive, or cannot > swim. Yes, you will probably say that my opinion is quite arrogant, but I truly believe that not everything can be available to everybody. If somebody can't afford to go and see a real reef than that's the way it is. Not everybody can go and see elephants in the wild or visit fragile ecosystems like the Galapagos. Some people simply have to be content to visit one of the beautiful commercial aquaria like the one you are operating in Hawaii. If everybody wants to own what he thinks is beautiful than very soon there wouldn't be much left. The demand for life coral is devastating the reefs (apart from other factors). In a country like Indonesia environmental harvesting techniques will never be successful. It is simply a very different situation than you might have in the Caribbean. You might convince American hobbyists to buy sustainably harvested coral but on the Asian market this will have no impact at all. All that counts is the price. In Europe CITES makes the trade in life coral difficult so that it's really a low key hobby for people who really know what they are doing. I hope it will stay that way. Holger Woyt University of Essex U.K. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 7 21:23:01 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA10882; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:22:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA21680; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 21:25:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021671; Sun, 7 Feb 99 21:25:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA19045; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:21:49 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA22183; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 20:21:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA01670; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 15:19:59 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 15:19:58 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: H Woyt cc: "J. Charles Delbeek" , "Coral List'" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 55 The opinion stated by Woyt is that the "demand for life (sic) coral is devastating the reefs". That may be true or it may not be. Perhaps someone has actually done some field work to determine the effects of collecting and its long-term impacts on reefs. By this I mean systematic, long-term monitoring of collected reefs, "before", "after" and "after-after" (ie, do the reefs recover in time?). Are some species/habitats more vulnerable than others to harvesting? I believe this is being tested in Fiji now, but everything else I've heard is pretty much anecdotal. Seems to me that it would be a very interesting problem to tackle -- how quickly will corals recolonize a reef that has been "devastated" by harvesters? Are the data consistent with storm damage recovery, or, because corals are havested selectively, is the end-result something different? Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium On Sun, 7 Feb 1999, H Woyt wrote: > Dear Charles, > > I've been following this argument for quite some time now and there > seems to be quite a different attitude in the U.S. than in Europe. > > > > Ultimately, private aquaria coral is a luxury item (after the 2,000 dollar > > > estimate for the equipment needed - if you can afford that, you can afford > > > to travel to the reef). In times of healthy reef abundance this market is > > > viable (provided reef-friendly techniques are employed). At the moment there > > > is much evidence that there is not an abundant resource available. So long > > > this debated, hindsight has shown us that caution/ precautionary principle > > > should be applied. > > > > Not everyone who can afford $2000 for equipment can afford to travel to a > > reef. Many of these hobbyists are using the majority of their paycheques > > to build these systems and purchase animals. Many of them live far enough > > away from any reef to make the cost of travelling to, visiting and staying > > anywhere near a reef cost prohibitive, living in Stockholm I am sure you > > can appreciate this. Then there are the shutins and invalids who maintain > > aquaria, they certainly cannot afford to travel to a reef or even have the > > ability to. Many aquarists who mainatin reefs do not SCUBA dive, or cannot > > swim. > > Yes, you will probably say that my opinion is quite arrogant, but I > truly believe that not everything can be available to everybody. If > somebody can't afford to go and see a real reef than that's the way it > is. Not everybody can go and see elephants in the wild or visit fragile > ecosystems like the Galapagos. > Some people simply have to be content to visit one of the beautiful > commercial aquaria like the one you are operating in Hawaii. If > everybody wants to own what he thinks is beautiful than very soon there > wouldn't be much left. > The demand for life coral is devastating the reefs (apart from other > factors). In a country like Indonesia environmental harvesting > techniques will never be successful. It is simply a very different > situation than you might have in the Caribbean. You might convince > American hobbyists to buy sustainably harvested coral but on the Asian > market this will have no impact at all. All that counts is the price. > > In Europe CITES makes the trade in life coral difficult so that it's > really a low key hobby for people who really know what they are doing. > I hope it will stay that way. > > Holger Woyt > University of Essex > U.K. > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 8 01:17:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA11691; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:17:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA28594; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:20:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028560; Mon, 8 Feb 99 01:19:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA23228; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 05:13:46 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA23088; Mon, 8 Feb 1999 00:13:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <152396(4)>; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:11:58 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135671(9)>; Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:11:46 -1000 Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:11:44 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: H Woyt cc: "Coral List'" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 56 On Sun, 7 Feb 1999, H Woyt wrote: > Yes, you will probably say that my opinion is quite arrogant, but I > truly believe that not everything can be available to everybody. If > somebody can't afford to go and see a real reef than that's the way it > is. Not everybody can go and see elephants in the wild or visit fragile > ecosystems like the Galapagos. I agree, not everything will be available to everybody. But not everybody wants a reef tank. Exactly, not everyone can afford to visit a reef., which was James' suggestion. The costs for many is prohibitive, but it is not prohibitive to own a reef tank. In speaking with a friend in Holland a few years ago he told me he was selling his tank, it was to oexpensive for him to run any longer. He also told me that with teh trend to have ALRGE systems so favoured in Europe, it was getting so expensive that few could afford to own one. In North America most people have systems under 200 gallons, in Europe is seems as if that is the lower limit > Some people simply have to be content to visit one of the beautiful > commercial aquaria like the one you are operating in Hawaii. If > everybody wants to own what he thinks is beautiful than very soon there > wouldn't be much left. I suppose that may be true if the resource were limited or if the degree of use exceeded the ability for the resource to renew. But where is the evidence/data to prove that coral collection a) is depleting populations beyond their ability to renew and b) that the amount of coral collected is significant to coral reefs overall? > The demand for life coral is devastating the reefs (apart from other > factors). In a country like Indonesia environmental harvesting > techniques will never be successful. It is simply a very different > situation than you might have in the Caribbean. You might convince > American hobbyists to buy sustainably harvested coral but on the Asian > market this will have no impact at all. All that counts is the price. I am very curious to know on what data you are basing your first assertion on? I am not so sure I understand why you think Indonesia vs. the Caribbean would be that different? Also, it has been illegal for quite some time to collect stony corals and sea fans in most of the Caribbean so North American hobbyists rarely see corals from this area. > In Europe CITES makes the trade in life coral difficult so that it's > really a low key hobby for people who really know what they are doing. > I hope it will stay that way. I am a little confused by your statement re:CITIES. Why would this treaty be treated any differently in North America than it would be Europe? Confiscations occur here all the time. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 9 01:58:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA01784; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 01:58:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA27045; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 02:01:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027038; Tue, 9 Feb 99 02:01:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA30570; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 05:40:34 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA30563; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 00:40:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from ltmldr2.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.8]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA09402 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 15:38:41 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990209153840.00808ad0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: hsweatma@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 15:38:40 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Hugh Sweatman Subject: GBR Status Report 3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 57 Colleagues, The Australian Institute of Marine Science's Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef Status Report 3, which was released as a printed document at the ITMEMS conference in Nov 1998, is now accessible on the AIMS web page: http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/reflib/mon-statrep3/statrep3.html The report summarises information collected in six annual surveys of about 50 reefs spread across the GBR. At these reefs, small reef fishes and benthic organisms are surveyed on fixed sites and crown-of-thorns starfish and general coral cover around the reef perimeter are assessed by manta tows. About another 50 reefs are surveyed by manta tow alone. The report presents information on status and trends for the GBR, by region and for individual reefs. The report is available mainly as a series of .pdf files, though the graphics content make some of these rather large. The authors intend that this report will be a template for future reporting of this long-term program, so we would welcome feedback on content and presentation. Hugh Sweatman Long Term Monitoring Program, Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB3 Townsville MC, Qld 4810 Australia ph: (07) 4753 4470 / +61 7 4753 4470 [GMT +10] faxes: (07) 4753 4288 / 4772 5852 h.sweatman@aims.gov.au web: http//www.aims.gov.au/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 9 07:39:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA03469; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 07:39:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01948; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 07:42:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001928; Tue, 9 Feb 99 07:42:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA32297; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 11:43:45 GMT Message-Id: <199902091143.LAA32297@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 16:39:35 -0600 From: Belize Marine TREC To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Job for PhD Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 58 Marine Professors Network WANTED: Coral Reef Biologist (PhD) to teach field class March 6 to 20, 1999. All expenses paid and $2,000 US honorarium. Reply for more details. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 11 04:55:09 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA10595; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:55:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA14708; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:58:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014698; Thu, 11 Feb 99 04:57:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA50136; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:04:30 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA50144; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:04:25 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 13176 invoked by uid 0); 11 Feb 1999 09:02:44 -0000 Message-ID: <19990211090244.13175.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 194.133.91.29 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 01:02:44 PST X-Originating-IP: [194.133.91.29] From: "maxime fau" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Tridacna Reproduction Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 01:02:44 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 59 Hello, As we know a lot of Tridacna farm are already a success. But i would like to test this reproduction in a totaly closed environment. Does somebody have this kind of experience and can help me in. Excuse for my english. Maxime FAU ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 11 11:30:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15545; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:30:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA02690; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:32:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002669; Thu, 11 Feb 99 11:32:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA31293; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:11:04 GMT Received: from winnie.fit.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA31417; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:10:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (shenker@localhost) by winnie.fit.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA15060 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:26 -0500 (EST) From: Jonathan M Shenker To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Faculty Position Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id LAA15545 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 60 Apologies for cross-postings on other lists... Applications are invited for a FULL-TIME POSITION (9 months; rank open) to begin fall 1999. Ph.D. and postdoctoral research experience in INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY or MARINE ECOLOGY required. The successful candidate is expected to develop a strong, funded research program; to direct graduate students at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels; to teach two undergraduate courses (invertebrate zoology, marine ecology) and other courses related to the candidate’s research interests; and to supervise, maintain, and develop the department’s computer-based instructional facility. Submit a curriculum vitae, a concise statement of research and teaching interests, selected reprints, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references to Dr. Richard L. Turner, Chair, Marine Biology Search Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne FL 32901-6975. Phone: 407-674-8196; fax: 407-674-7238; email: rturner@fit.edu. Website: http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/csla/. An Equal Opportunity Employer. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 11 11:38:37 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15708; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:38:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA03562; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:41:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003409; Thu, 11 Feb 99 11:40:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA51873; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:23:24 GMT Received: from winnie.fit.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA51987; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:23:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (shenker@localhost) by winnie.fit.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA19056 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:19:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:19:51 -0500 (EST) From: Jonathan M Shenker To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Summer Course in Australia In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 61 The Florida Institute of Technology, in association with the University of New South Wales, is offering a 6-week course summer course on the biology, ecology and evolution of terrestrial and coral reef ecosystems in Australia. We'll begin the course in the Kakadu National Forest, then examine the eucalyptus forests of southeast Australia, study the rock intertidal areas around Sydney and Bundaberd, spend a week on Lady Elliott Island on the south Great Barrier Reef, travel into the Daintree Rainforest, and finish on a live-aboard dive boat in the middle GBR. Course dates: 21 June-2 August 1999. For more information, visit http://www.bio.fit.edu/summer/aust.htm Additional questions, and requests for application forms, should be addressed to: Dr. Jon Shenker shenker@fit.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 12 03:46:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA25524; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:46:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA10817; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 03:49:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010810; Fri, 12 Feb 99 03:49:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA55703; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:49:40 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA55248; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 02:49:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148614(5)>; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:47:46 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135696(4)>; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:47:37 -1000 Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 21:47:34 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re:coral (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 62 Anyone care to help this young lady, I have already suggested she needs to reword her hypothesis as it is not the number of reefs that is decreasing, but their health. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:33:16 -1000 From: LAS00013@aol.com To: adjeroud@uni-perp.fr, REEF003@aol.com, wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv, pbarriga@javercol.javeriana.edu.co, AMORIM@mfca.uem.mz, raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, oneocean@OceanNEnvironment.com.au, abaker@rsmas.miami.edu, david.bellwood@jcu.edu.au, bbest@usaid.gov, p.blanchon@ualberta.ca, eburkett@staff.uwsuper.edu, pbush@candw.ky, furman@mail.biu.ac.il, jcortes@cariari.ucr.ac.cr, mbs@mangga.usc.edu.ph, gdjd@cathar.tesag.jcu.edu.au, delbeek@hawaii.edu, cim@comuh.uh.cu, vangulo@is2.dal.ca, sd008c@uhura.cc.rochester.edu, adunstan@ozemai.com.au, Michael.Eisinger@uni-essen.de, d.fenner@aims.gov.au, fichez@noumea.orstom.nc, info@wcmc.org.uk, iclarm@cgiar.org, lauretta@wri.org, smiller@gate.net, gillispi@vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu, c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au, Frankb@wri.org, Maryh@wri.org, Lauralee@wri.org, Kathyd@wri.org, info@aqua.ucsd.edu, CORALmail@aol.com, o'brien.denise.dm@bhp.com.au Subject: Re:coral To whom it may concern: I am a thirteen-year-old eighth grade student at Green Brook Middle School in New Jersey. I am in a special class called ROGATE, in which I am researching coral reefs. I obtained your name from an online coral researchers directory. My hypothesis is: The number of coral reefs in the world has decreased dramatically due to coral bleaching and increasing population. Do you agree with this statement? Please send me your opinion, any information, photographs, or brochures that you have to support your findings by February 20th. I would appreciate it if you would write to me at the following address or e-mail me at LAS00013@AOL.com. Thank you very much! Sincerely, Laura Snowden Laura Snowden 6 Green Valley Dr. Green Brook, NJ 08812 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 12 14:00:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03877; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:00:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14604; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:03:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014586; Fri, 12 Feb 99 14:02:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA59794; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:08:09 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA59728; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:08:03 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 2798 invoked by uid 0); 12 Feb 1999 18:06:22 -0000 Message-ID: <19990212180622.2797.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 193.174.89.193 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:06:22 PST X-Originating-IP: [193.174.89.193] From: "christiane hueerkamp" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: dry weight of coral Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:06:22 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 63 Dear listers, does anybodey have the information of how much dry weight of tissue per area an "average" scleractinian coral has (without skeleton)? Thanks, Christiane Huerkamp ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 16 21:50:25 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA19195; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:50:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA08857; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 21:52:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008846; Tue, 16 Feb 99 21:52:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA86472; Wed, 17 Feb 1999 01:38:26 GMT Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA86876; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:38:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailhubmh1-gw.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov (X.400 to RFC822 Gateway); Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:36:36 -0500 X400-Received: by mta MTANOAAMH1 in /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 16 Feb 1999 20:36:04 -0500 X400-Received: by /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 16 Feb 1999 20:36:04 -0500 X400-MTS-Identifier: [/c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; 01BC836CA1D0403C-MTANOAAMH1] Content-Identifier: 01BC836CA1D0403C Content-Return: Allowed X400-Content-Type: P2-1988 ( 22 ) Conversion: Allowed Original-Encoded-Information-Types: IA5-Text Priority: normal Disclose-Recipients: Prohibited Alternate-Recipient: Allowed X400-Originator: Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov X400-Recipients: non-disclosure; Message-Id: <01BC836CA1D0403C*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Hourigan/g=Tom/@MHS> Date: 16 Feb 1999 20:36:04 -0500 From: Tom Hourigan To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 64 Dear Coral List, In the U.S. Federal Register Notice January 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 10), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requested information on marine Candidate Species for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This notice is not a proposal for listing; candidate species do not receive substantive or procedural protection under the Endangered Species Act. The goal of the candidate species program is to identify species as candidates for possible addition to the List of Endangered and Threatened Species and encourage voluntary efforts to help prevent listings. The full text of the Federal Register notice can be found on the web at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/ ACROPORA SPECIES AS CANDIDATES FOR THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES: In this Notice, NMFS has proposed to add two coral species, elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) as candidates for possible addition to the List of Endangered and Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act (FR Doc. 99-1011, 1-15-99). These two species were among the dominant corals in shallow-water Caribbean reef communities. During the last two decades, it appears that populations of A. cervicornis and A. palmata have been greatly reduced throughout their range as a result of hurricane damage, coral diseases, increased predation, hypothermia, boat groundings, sedimentation, and other factors. Losses are well documented at several sites in U.S. waters, where populations declined during the 1980s by up to 96%. To date, acroporid corals have not recovered to their former abundance, and remaining populations may continue be deteriorate from natural and anthropogenic factors. The observed low rates of larval recruitment may hinder recovery of these species, given continuing losses from coral diseases, predators, storms and human impacts. To be listed under the Endangered Species Act, invertebrates must be shown to be threatened throughout the range of the species (in contrast to vertebrates, which can be listed based on specific populations or the status in U.S. jurisdiction). NMFS would appreciate any information on these species that would support or argue against inclusion on the candidate species list. Such information could include historic and current population sizes and distribution, assessments of threats, and existing and future protective measures that may assist to recover these species before listing under the ESA becomes necessary. OTHER CORAL SPECIES We have also examined several other western Atlantic coral species that might merit inclusion as Candidate species. They were not included in the Federal Register Notice since the information available was incomplete. They include: Acropora prolifera Dendrogyra cylindricus - pillar coral Dichocoenia stokessi Oculina varicosa Other species, such as the Porites porites complex, P. astreoides, the Montastraea annularis complex, M. cavernosa, Diploria strigosa, D. clivosa, and D. labyrinthiformis appear to have undergone some declines at certain sites, but do not appear as threatened as the Acropora spp, at this time. We welcome any discussion and comments members of the coral list may have on the inclusion of these or other coral species on the candidate species list. Formal comments shold be sent to the Chief of the Endangered Species Division in NMFS' Office of Protected Resources at the address listed below. Thanks for your help! Tom Hourigan ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Thomas F. Hourigan, Ph.D. Tel: (301) 713-2319 Marine Biodiversity Coordinator Fax: (301) 713-0376 Office of Protected Resources, NOAA/F/PR National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA E-mail: Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov http://www.nmfs.gov/prot_res.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 18 01:28:20 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA08273; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:28:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA15360; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:31:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015353; Thu, 18 Feb 99 01:30:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA03952; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 03:30:15 GMT Received: from uog9.uog.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA03942; Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:30:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by uog9.uog.edu (5.65v3.2/1.1.10.5/25Apr97-0522PM) id AA02238; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:49:39 +1000 Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:49:39 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: "Robert G. Rowan" To: Coral-List@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Postdoctoral Postion Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 65 Postdoctoral position available to study zooxanthella symbioses at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory, immediately. The research involves field work, experiments in the field and in aquaria, and laboratory work in the areas of physiology and molecular biology, mostly with corals. Examples of current research interests appear in Nature 388:265-269 (1997) and in The Plant Cell 8:539-553 (1996); see also J. Phycology 34:407-417 (1998). I'm looking for a person who would like to participate in these kinds of research. The work will require laboratory skills (e.g., cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology; not necessarily from studies on corals), good field skills (diving), and an ability to work independently. Excellent (for a tropical marine laboratory) facilities are available. If interested, please send me a c.v., a BRIEF description of your research experience and professional goals, and contact information for at least three personal references. Preferably, send these by email. Rob Rowan UOG Marine Laboratory Mangilao, Guam 96923 USA Fax: 671 734 6767 Email: (rrowan@uog9.uog.edu) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 18 13:19:06 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA20854; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:18:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA21072; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:21:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021009; Thu, 18 Feb 99 13:21:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA07057; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:14:23 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA07482; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 12:14:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA17849 for ; Thu, 18 Feb 1999 12:00:40 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:10:44 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: NOAA Diving Manuals To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA20854 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 66 Subject: Time: 11:53 NOAA Diving Manuals Date: 2/18/99 I have gained possession of several copies of the current (1991) version of the NOAA Diving Manual "Diving for Science and Technology". I understand that a new one is being developed. In the meantime, these are available, free, to a good home. I would provide these to institutions that do not have or have access to the manual currently. If you would like one, please e-mail me. If I get more requests exceed supply, I will use some non-arbitrary method based on need to choose recipients. Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 19 14:42:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA13042; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:41:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA08592; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:44:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008577; Fri, 19 Feb 99 14:44:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14845; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:35:20 GMT Message-Id: <199902191835.SAA14845@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "doccm" To: Subject: pictures of bleached coral Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:48:46 +0100 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 67 We are a french magazine and we would like to publish an article about coral bleaching. So we are looking for pictures representing a coral reef before and after bleaching (it has to be the picture of a same reef). You can reach me in Paris (France) at the following numbers : tel : 1 44 90 69 88 fax: 1 44 90 68 34 Many thanks in advance for your help Isabelle Bouillot, magazine "Ca m'int=E9resse" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 19 14:42:38 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA13150; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:42:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA08684; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:45:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008655; Fri, 19 Feb 99 14:45:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14855; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:38:11 GMT Message-Id: <199902191838.SAA14855@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:48:18 -0600 From: Belize Marine TREC To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Belize Course Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 68 Belize Marine TREC Tropical Research & Education Center Announcing: Professors' Preview May 30 to June 5, 1999 $300 If you conduct field classes in the caribbean visit our facility and see what we have to offer. Cost is only $300 and includes room, board and full program. The only required extras are international airfare and departure tax ($15 US). Group size is limited to 20 participants. We generally have a very stimulating group of professors. Intern positions available: next opening June 1 to August 15. Reply for an application to this e-mail address, Subject: intern. Researchers: We are interested in establishing relationships with researchers who wish to conduct their work in this area of the caribbean. We could help facilitate your work without the usual bureaucratic hassles. Coral Reef Ecology Courses: Student Programs run year round. Minimum groups size is 10 students. Our staff and resources assist professors in conducting tropical field courses. We offer classrooms, labs, 50ft research vessels, aquariums and a professional staff. The programs can be adjusted to fit the needs of the instructor. Mayan ruin and jungle excursions can easily be added to mainly marine curricula. For more information contact: Dr. Kenneth C. Mattes, Director bztrec@btl.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 20 13:17:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA21545; Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:17:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12066; Sat, 20 Feb 1999 13:20:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012058; Sat, 20 Feb 99 13:20:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA20795; Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:46:34 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA20806; Sat, 20 Feb 1999 12:46:29 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199902201746.MAA20806@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.194] [130.111.160.194] by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 310) via TCP with SMTP ; Sat, 20 Feb 1999 12:43:11 EST Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Date: Sat, 20 Feb 99 12:46:36 -0500 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "Tom Hourigan" , "Coral List" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 69 Dear Tom, It seems to me that the Acropora decline throughout the Caribbean may qualify that genus and all of its species to endangered status. I have seen some recent declines in Porites and to a lesser extent Dichocoenia but some of the other species you have listed I do not think qualify. Most notably is Dendrogyra cylindricus. While I know of no region or reef in the Caribbean where it has ever been abundant, it is remarkably common. Most reefs have a little of that species and most areas I've worked throughout the Bahamas, eastern and western Caribbean seem to have healthy colonies. I suspect you do not want a list of corals that happen to have always had low abundance. It will be relatively easy to query the Atlantic and Gulf Reefs Rapid Assessment data sets to see if higher than average mortality rates are showing up for the species you list below (see: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra/agra1.html). In April many of us will be assembling in Fort Lauderdale to present data on the condition of Caribbean reefs, perhaps you could get a consensus of opinions at that time (see: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/cfp_1.html). Good luck in your efforts. Bob Steneck >We have also examined several other western Atlantic coral species that might >merit inclusion as Candidate species. They were not included in the Federal >Register Notice since the information available was incomplete. They >include: > >Acropora prolifera >Dendrogyra cylindricus - pillar coral >Dichocoenia stokessi >Oculina varicosa > >Other species, such as the Porites porites complex, P. astreoides, the >Montastraea annularis complex, M. cavernosa, Diploria strigosa, D. >clivosa, and >D. labyrinthiformis appear to have undergone some declines at certain >sites, but >do not appear as threatened as the Acropora spp, at this time. ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 ext. 233 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 22 01:51:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA29931; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 01:51:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA11708; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 01:53:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011700; Mon, 22 Feb 99 01:53:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA29617; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 05:13:29 GMT Received: from taicom.marine.su by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA29591; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:13:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from ltpv.online.marine.su by taicom.marine.su (8.6.9/TAICHU002) id PAA29074; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:11:29 +1000 Reply-To: "Latypov" From: "Latypov" To: "coral-list" Subject: message Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:09:32 +1000 Message-ID: <01be5e21$885bc580$0f02000a@ltpv.online.marine.su> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE5E75.5A07D580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 70 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE5E75.5A07D580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-3" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In Institute of Marine Biology (Vladivostok, Russia) Yuri Latypov has = finished the description more than 300 species of Scleractinian of = Vietnam. Five parts of the monography Scleractinian Corals of Vietnam = (in Russian) in which are published many problem questions of = morphology, terminology and taxonomy of these corals are surveyed. Is = resulted annotated the list of all species, found in Vietnam. The book The principles and methods of the CNIDARIAN classification. = (Vladivoistok, Dalnauka, 1998, 244 p.) there is published. The book = accounts the main results of more than 20 years of investigations in = systematics and taxonomy of the CNIDARIA, which are difficult for = taxonomy. The modern ideas abouth the criteria for taxon definition of = the fossil and recent corals, actinia, hydroids are shown. Using = numerous examples the significance of the various features, definition = of the limits of their variability, methods of the resolving of the = inevitable problems, which take place in the identification and = classification of Cnidarian, are shown.=20 my e-mail: ltpv@online.marine.su ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE5E75.5A07D580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-3" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In Institute of Marine Biology (Vladivostok, Russia) Yuri Latypov has = finished the description more than 300 species of Scleractinian of = Vietnam. Five=20 parts of the monography Scleractinian Corals of Vietnam (in Russian) in = which=20 are published many problem questions of morphology, terminology and = taxonomy of=20 these corals are surveyed. Is resulted annotated the list of all = species, found=20 in Vietnam.

The book The principles and methods of the CNIDARIAN classification.=20 (Vladivoistok, Dalnauka, 1998, 244 p.) there is published. The book = accounts the=20 main results of more than 20 years of investigations in systematics and = taxonomy=20 of the CNIDARIA, which are difficult for taxonomy. The modern ideas = abouth the=20 criteria for taxon definition of the fossil and recent corals, actinia, = hydroids=20 are shown. Using numerous examples the significance of the various = features,=20 definition of the limits of their variability, methods of the resolving = of the=20 inevitable problems, which take place in the identification and = classification=20 of Cnidarian, are shown.

my e-mail: ltpv@online.marine.su

------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE5E75.5A07D580-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 22 11:40:15 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA07042; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:40:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA05627; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:43:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005586; Mon, 22 Feb 99 11:42:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA32768; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 15:41:45 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA32869; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:41:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA27093 for ; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:29:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:38:38 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: NOAA Diving Manuals (2) To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id LAA07042 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 71 Subject: Time: 10:31 NOAA Diving Manuals (2) Date: 2/22/99 Well, I knew they would be popular. I have received over 100 requests for less than 20 manuals. I will go through these shortly and send them out. I will send e-mails to those that will receive copies. The priority will be for copies that can be shared at labs in developing countries that would have the greatest difficulty accessing it otherwise. I have plenty of requests from labs that fir that category. I will keep the remaining requests in case I get a hold of more copies. Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 22 12:04:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA07653; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:04:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA08635; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:07:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008613; Mon, 22 Feb 99 12:06:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA33002; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 16:12:48 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA33079; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:12:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from [205.130.32.206] (unverified [205.130.32.206]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:10:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:13:39 -0500 Subject: Candidates for Endangered Species List From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: "Coral-List" Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 72 Re: the message from CORALations: In fact an ecosystem approach to species conservation has been our theoretical underpinning since about 20 years ago when the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils collaborated on a Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs. The "management unit" here was defined as being composed of about 400 species of fire corals, soft corals, gorgonians, black corals and stony corals. At the time, declaring that its maximum sustainable yield was "incalculable", and that its principal value was in "nonconsumptive uses" certainly was an unusual approach to fishery management! By and large "management for conservation" is working at what is now the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (where, incidentally, all types of fishing except with hook-and-lines has also been prohibited since 1992). Stony corals have shown no significant changes in cover, species diversity, species evenness or growth rates since the early 1970's, despite their location near active petroleum platforms in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico [see review of SR Gittings, TJ Bright and DK Hagman, 1994, pp. 181-187 in RN Ginsburg, (compiler), Proc. Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards and History]. Sadly, the subsequent history of many reefs in the Florida Keys, where both natural and anthropogenic stresses are considerably greater than 200 km offshore Texas, has been less fortunate. Hence, it seems to me that we should continue to CREATIVELY invoke all available legal options --including the endangered species act, with its provisions for habitat acquisition/protection/restoration --as surely, in the long run, that will only help conserve coral reefs and associated ecosystems. Judy Lang >From: "CORALations" >To: "Coral-List" >Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List >Date: Mon, Feb 22, 1999, 8:58 AM > >Based on what we know about the interconnectedness of species in such an >ecosystem, how can we still be selecting individual species for protection >and ignoring others...For example..saying Acropora would qualify as >endangered due to declines throughout the Caribbean does not provide >sollutions for impacts to other species of coral that result from this >decline. Could reef scientists possibly make rational arguments for >considering the entire ecosystem as endangered ...including commercially >valuable fish and shellfish which play a role in nutrient distribution and >recycling etc.? >It seems that the way these systems have evolved is more complicated than >mere % distributions of individual species and if we are going to spend >time and energy trying to protect them could we possibly shoot for a >legislative solution which effectively recognizes this? >I have concerns about scientists becoming too conservative in the manner in >which they convey impacts to the reef in an effort to propell small, less >constroversial solutions to society when these solutions may simply not be >effective. Look how we've bungled and continue to bungle marine fishery >legislation in order to propell small paletable bits of legislation often >too little, too late...rarely complied to or enforced. > >"The problems we have today, will not be solved by thinking the way we >thought when we created them".... Albert Einstein >---------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 22 22:37:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA17356; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:37:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20344; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:40:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020324; Mon, 22 Feb 99 22:39:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA35899; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 02:31:46 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA35928; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:31:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1047 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626616-27652>; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:28:13 +0800 Message-ID: <36D2127E.B0726A6B@ust.hk> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:29:18 +0800 From: Reef Check X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: reefchck@ust.hk Subject: Reef Check Update Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 73 Reef Check Update February 19, 1999 Happy Year of the Rabbit!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COORDINATORS INCLUDED HERE Reef Check 1999 is well underway, with surveys already completed in various locations around the world. In several areas, Reef Check has now become an integrated part of multi-level, long-term monitoring programs. There are about 140 countries/territories where we hope to establish Reef Check operations. We are expecting major growth in 1999. The new leadership of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) under the direction of Bernard Salvat, has done a tremendous job of coordinating efforts to systematically round up funding for GCRMN/Reef Check. The next ICRI planning meeting will be held in Paris in March. As more funding becomes available, we will be looking to support more groups. We now have a new website address - please update your bookmarks. Detailed news is given below. New Website address. We have purchased the rights to the website:  HYPERLINK http://www.ReefCheck.org http://www.ReefCheck.org This site name was activated on February 14, 1999 so please update your bookmarks. The old site name is still active, however, it will be phased out. We are continually working to improve the website and a few minor changes are still underway. Suggestions are always welcome. Website revision: The content of the website has been under revision since January. Most changes are clarifications. A significant change will be the addition of instructions on how to use Reef Check for long-term monitoring. Another change is that Reef Check has now become a continuous activity - however, there will be a cut-off date for submission of results for 1999 to be included in our annual Summary Report and Press Conference. The changes will be listed on the "What's new?" page. Help with translations: Our website is available in Japanese and German, thanks to the hard work of Reef Check Coordinators in those countries. We would like to have other languages available, especially French and Spanish. If you are willing to help but short on time, a translation of just the home page would be a great start. Anyone willing to volunteer to translate the pages, please contact us 1997 results in press We are pleased to report that the results of the first global coral reef survey in 1997 are in press in Marine Pollution Bulletin and should be out soon. A big thanks to all who helped collaborate on that pioneering effort! GCRMN/Reef Check Collaboration We are aware that there has been some confusion regarding GCRMN and Reef Check. Please be aware that GCRMN and Reef Check are officially linked together, and increasing effort is being placed on collaboration in our coordinator network, training, and surveys. But for a variety of reasons, particularly funding and administration, it is important they remain separate entities. Both GCRMN and Reef Check are PROGRAMS with the shared goals of increasing the awareness of everyone about the value of coral reefs, threats to their health and solutions. GCRMN is funded through UN agencies and governments, and is meant to work primarily with governments through "official" channels. Reef Check, is a university based operation, and is focused on working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). While GCRMN is directly coordinating with government agencies, Reef Check prefers local NGOs to provide the linkages with government agencies as needed. Some of the confusion stems from terminology with methods. GCRMN is a broader program than Reef Check, and it is designed to support all types of monitoring. GCRMN is also more democratic than Reef Check and is able to support various different methods for different purposes. Reef Check has only one set of core methods because one goal is to ensure national, regional and global comparability. It was recognised early on by GCRMN that the Reef Check methods were particularly valuable for two applications: to get new groups started in the reef monitoring business (scientists, government staff or NGOs) whether in developed or developing countries; to get community-based groups (non-scientists) involved in reef monitoring (e.g. local recreational divers, tourists, village fishermen). Based on this, and the large Reef Check network already in operation, in 1998 the GCRMN STAC officially approved the use of Reef Check methods as the main GCRMN methods for community-based monitoring. In this respect, the Reef Check program is performing a service for GCRMN. Therefore, all future GCRMN training programs aimed at either a) or b) above, will include Reef Check methods. For groups which need/desire training in more taxonomically detailed methods, advanced training supported by GCRMN will be carried out using a subset of English et al (A Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources) and other methods. If you are still confused - please feel free to contact either Clive Wilkinson or Gregor Hodgson for clarification. 4) Special Monitoring Session, Meeting, Training: NCRI Symposium April 14-16, 1999 Special Session: A special monitoring session including presentations by GCRMN and Reef Check coordinators will take place at the coral reef symposium held at the new National Coral Reef Institute in Ft. Lauderdale April 14-16, 1999. The slots are now all filled, but we encourage all those interested in monitoring to attend this half-day session. Meeting: GCRMN/Reef Check status meeting is tentatively scheduled for after the regular presentations on Wednesday night 14 April. Mark your calendars. Reef Check Training: Ben Haskell, Bill Tyler and Alex Stone are organizing a one day post-symposium training session on Saturday 17 April. More details in next update. Indonesia: Coremap and Bali 2000 Coremap, a very large coral reef management project has started in Indonesia. We are very pleased that Coremap has adopted Reef Check as one of its training methods for community-based monitoring. The next International Coral Reef Symposium will be held in Bali, in October 2000. As part of this event, we will be holding an Indonesia-wide Reef Check prior to the symposium. All of you are invited to participate in this event, which should prove to be a lot of fun and very informative. The results of the survey will be presented at the symposium. Philippines: US AID Coastal Resources Management Project Several large monitoring and management programs have recognized the usefulness of Reef Check and have adopted it. One of these projects is the US AID Coastal Resources Management Project, based in Cebu, but carried out nationally. One of the goals of this project is to develop a national monitoring protocol. Andre Jon Uychiaoco has taken on this task. We are grateful to Alan White, Michael Ross and Katherine Courtney for choosing Reef Check to be part of their monitoring program. Training A UNEP/Japan sponsored monitoring training will be held in mid-March at the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography. Vo Si Tuan will lead the training for scientists from Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Vietnam. The training will start with Reef Check and continue on to high resolution GCRMN methods. AIMS scientists will also be part of the training team. Funding Philosophy: Reef Check is fundamentally based on volunteers, however, there will always be a need for funds to pay for activities, and sponsorship is required initially to get the ball rolling. Over the long term, we hope that a combination of private and government co-financing as well as self-financing mechanisms will pay for Reef Check activities. (We are looking for an MBA student to look carry out research on long-term financing options.) We are actively soliciting financial support on a regional and global scale. If you would like to work with us to develop proposals in your area, please let us know. Grants received: Grants totalling more than US$100,000 have recently been received from CORAL and MacArthur Foundation. We are grateful for this support. ICRAN: ICLARM's John McManus has recently had the initial funding approved for ICRAN, a precursor of a large coral reef monitoring and management package that includes GCRMN/Reef Check. We thank John for doing the hard work to get this off the ground. World Bank: GCRMN/Reef Check are working with World Bank on a number of proposals for national, regional and global programs. 8) Pacific Islands SPREP: The South Pacific Regional Environmental Program has been extremely helpful in offering to collaborate with training and implementation of monitoring work in the Pacific Islands. SPREP has been carrying out a series of training programs over the past several years. We look forward to working with SPREP and sharing the work and coordinators. Thanks to James Aston for his knowledgeable assistance. PNG: Norman Quinn has volunteered for the PNG coordinator position and will be leading training programs at UPNG and in New Britain. -- Keith Kei Assistant Coordinator Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Applied Technology Centre Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: (852) 2358-6907 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 22 10:25:22 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05413; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:25:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA28490; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:27:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028422; Mon, 22 Feb 99 10:27:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA31984; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:02:57 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA29614; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:02:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp170.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.170]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id KAA02731 for ; Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:03:48 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902221403.KAA02731@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 09:58:48 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 74 Based on what we know about the interconnectedness of species in such an ecosystem, how can we still be selecting individual species for protection and ignoring others...For example..saying Acropora would qualify as endangered due to declines throughout the Caribbean does not provide sollutions for impacts to other species of coral that result from this decline. Could reef scientists possibly make rational arguments for considering the entire ecosystem as endangered ...including commercially valuable fish and shellfish which play a role in nutrient distribution and recycling etc.? It seems that the way these systems have evolved is more complicated than mere % distributions of individual species and if we are going to spend time and energy trying to protect them could we possibly shoot for a legislative solution which effectively recognizes this? I have concerns about scientists becoming too conservative in the manner in which they convey impacts to the reef in an effort to propell small, less constroversial solutions to society when these solutions may simply not be effective. Look how we've bungled and continue to bungle marine fishery legislation in order to propell small paletable bits of legislation often too little, too late...rarely complied to or enforced. "The problems we have today, will not be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them".... Albert Einstein ---------- > From: Bob Steneck > To: Tom Hourigan ; Coral List > Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 1:46 PM > > Dear Tom, > > It seems to me that the Acropora decline throughout the Caribbean may > qualify that genus and all of its species to endangered status. I have > seen some recent declines in Porites and to a lesser extent Dichocoenia > but some of the other species you have listed I do not think qualify. > Most notably is Dendrogyra cylindricus. While I know of no region or > reef in the Caribbean where it has ever been abundant, it is remarkably > common. Most reefs have a little of that species and most areas I've > worked throughout the Bahamas, eastern and western Caribbean seem to have > healthy colonies. I suspect you do not want a list of corals that happen > to have always had low abundance. > > It will be relatively easy to query the Atlantic and Gulf Reefs Rapid > Assessment data sets to see if higher than average mortality rates are > showing up for the species you list below (see: > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra/agra1.html). In April many of us will be > assembling in Fort Lauderdale to present data on the condition of > Caribbean reefs, perhaps you could get a consensus of opinions at that > time (see: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/cfp_1.html). > > Good luck in your efforts. > > Bob Steneck > > > >We have also examined several other western Atlantic coral species that might > >merit inclusion as Candidate species. They were not included in the Federal > >Register Notice since the information available was incomplete. They > >include: > > > >Acropora prolifera > >Dendrogyra cylindricus - pillar coral > >Dichocoenia stokessi > >Oculina varicosa > > > >Other species, such as the Porites porites complex, P. astreoides, the > >Montastraea annularis complex, M. cavernosa, Diploria strigosa, D. > >clivosa, and > >D. labyrinthiformis appear to have undergone some declines at certain > >sites, but > >do not appear as threatened as the Acropora spp, at this time. > > > ---------------------------- > Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. > Professor, School of Marine Sciences > University of Maine > Darling Marine Center > Walpole, ME 04573 > 207 - 563 - 3146 ext. 233 > e-mail: Steneck@Maine.EDU > > The School of Marine Sciences Web site: > http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 09:05:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA22012; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:05:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA07934; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:08:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007851; Tue, 23 Feb 99 09:08:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA37588; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:00:49 GMT Received: from relay.kacst.edu.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA37490; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:00:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from ns1.kfupm.edu.sa (ns1.kfupm.edu.sa [198.77.102.26]) by relay.kacst.edu.sa (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA03266 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:46:15 -0300 (GMT) Received: from dpc111.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (dpc111.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.32.11]) by ns1.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id OAA176498 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:48:24 +0300 Received: from dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.32.8]) by dpc111.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA12384 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:05:02 +0300 Received: from yusef ([196.15.34.83]) by dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id PAA57374 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:09:31 +0300 Message-ID: <36D2988A.1913CB8B@kfupm.edu.sa> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:01:14 +0300 From: Yusef Fadlalla X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral-List Subject: Red Sea-Reef Status X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA37588 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id JAA22012 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 75 A one page report on the status of coral reef surveys on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia is posted at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bulls/red-sea.html. Fringing coastal and offshore reefs in Rabigh (22°N, central Red Sea) were devastated by recent bleaching and subsequent mortality of soft and hard corals during the summer and fall of 1998. In the south, at Jizan (16°N) where nearshore coastal areas are dominated by mudflats and mangroves, intensive trawling and fishing activities in recent years, apparently have resutled in catastrophic destruction of offshore reef corals. Yusef Fadlallah Center for Environment and Water KFUPM Dhahran, 31261 Saudi Arabia Offshore reefs in the south were apparently destroyed by intensive trawling activities in recent years. The nearshore coastline in the south is dominated by mudflats and mangroves. Surveys in both locations covered 50-75 km of latitude distance. Yusef Fadlallah Center for Environment and Water Research Institute - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 10:58:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA25157; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:58:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18005; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:01:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017952; Tue, 23 Feb 99 11:01:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA39281; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:54:05 GMT Message-Id: <199902231454.OAA39281@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 23 Feb 1999 09:20:48 -0500 From: "Dyoulgerov, Milen" Subject: request for assistance To: "coral-list" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 76 Dear Coral List Members, I am writing to request information on ship groundings and/or ship = anchorings that have damaged coral reefs anywhere in the world. I am = requesting this information as justification for a proposal to uniformly = depict coral reefs, and possibly marine protected areas, on navigational = charts. My office, the International Program Office of the National Ocean Service = of NOAA, is preparing a proposal to the International Hydrographic = Organization for the adoption of a specification requiring uniform = mandatory depiction of coral reefs and, possibly marine protected areas. = In order to build a large support base for the proposal we hope to be = able to present as many examples as possible from the Caribbean region = (outside of the US) of coral reef damage due to ship groundings/salvage = and ship anchoring. Examples from other parts of the world will also be = most helpful. The basic data that we need is some or all of the following: - place/time of the incidents, - name/size of the ship (if available), - area/extend of the damage (anecdotal or, even better, environmental and = economic assessment), and - remarks on the causes of the incidents. At the end of this message I am attaching an example of data on ship = anchoring that we have obtained for the U.S. I will be very grateful for = whatever elements of similar data that you can forward to me. Thank you very much for your assistance, Milen Dyoulgerov Marine Affairs Specialist International Program Office National Ocean Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Vessel Type Anchoring Site Remarks 1994 MANA Panamanian West FG Bank Reef or protected area Freighter nodule terrace not indicated on chart --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 11:28:33 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA25697; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:28:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA21454; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:31:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021396; Tue, 23 Feb 99 11:31:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA39166; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:48:59 GMT Message-Id: <199902231448.OAA39166@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:02:24 -0500 (EST) From: Sean Lyman To: CORALations cc: Coral-List Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 77 Good morning: The CORALations folks bring up a good point about classification of the entire coral reef system as endangered, but I think it's a mistake to so quickly dismiss listing of a single species. I do not disagree with their points, but I do think that listing and protection of a single species can be useful. Doing what is necessary to protect a single species (or genus) or coral is going to have a positive effect on the entire system, something I've heard referred to as an "umbrella" of protection. The Endangered Species Act in the US certainly has problems, but the listing and protection of charismatic megafauna has often had trickle-down effects on equally-endangered ecosystems in which they live. I think that we are a long way from the political power to implement an endangered communities act, and therefore should not be shy about using the tools at our disposal. Declaring Acropora as endangered will increase awareness about the decline of the coral reef ecosystems, and steps taken to protect Acropora will most likely benefit at least other corals and at best the entire system. Cheers, Sean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sean J. Lyman Duke University Marine Laboratory sjl3@duke.edu 135 Duke Marine Lab Road sean.lyman@duke.edu Beaufort, NC 28516 USA Phone: (252) 504-7565 Fax: (252) 504-7648 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 12:37:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA27413; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:37:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA28050; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 12:40:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028007; Tue, 23 Feb 99 12:39:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA39936; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:33:51 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA39006; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:33:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.6 (PHNE_17135)/8.8.6) with SMTP id LAA10448; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:26:13 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 23 Feb 1999 11:32:39 -0500 From: "Causey, B." Subject: RE: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List To: "CORALations" , "Sean Lyman" Cc: "Coral-List" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP for Quarterdeck Mail; Version 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA27413 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 78 Some food for thought: Although I am supportive of listing Acropora spp for all the reasons that have been discussed over the past week or so, I too have some comments. The only reason I mention this here is that a few of the comments such as the one from Sean raise some good points about a community approach to protection. Due to the wide range of threats and many issues facing South Florida, EPA and the USFWS have been developing a Multi-species Recovery Plan instead of using the ESA in a species by species approach. We have in the neighborhood of 82 species of threatened or endangered species and the USFWS has produced a draft plan to comprehensively look at the problems. I agree that we should move forward with this listing of Acropora spp to heighten the protection, thus the awareness that there is a serious problem throughout the range of this genus in the Atlantic and Caribbean, but realize that a long-range goal of a multi=species approach should be kept in mind. Cheers, Billy Causey ________________________________________________________ Cc: Coral-List From: Sean Lyman on Tue, Feb 23, 1999 10:46 AM Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List RFC Header:Received: by ocean.nos.noaa.gov with ADMIN;23 Feb 1999 10:46:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA39166; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:48:59 GMT Message-Id: <199902231448.OAA39166@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:02:24 -0500 (EST) From: Sean Lyman To: CORALations cc: Coral-List Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Good morning: The CORALations folks bring up a good point about classification of the entire coral reef system as endangered, but I think it's a mistake to so quickly dismiss listing of a single species. I do not disagree with their points, but I do think that listing and protection of a single species can be useful. Doing what is necessary to protect a single species (or genus) or coral is going to have a positive effect on the entire system, something I've heard referred to as an "umbrella" of protection. The Endangered Species Act in the US certainly has problems, but the listing and protection of charismatic megafauna has often had trickle-down effects on equally-endangered ecosystems in which they live. I think that we are a long way from the political power to implement an endangered communities act, and therefore should not be shy about using the tools at our disposal. Declaring Acropora as endangered will increase awareness about the decline of the coral reef ecosystems, and steps taken to protect Acropora will most likely benefit at least other corals and at best the entire system. Cheers, Sean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sean J. Lyman Duke University Marine Laboratory sjl3@duke.edu 135 Duke Marine Lab Road sean.lyman@duke.edu Beaufort, NC 28516 USA Phone: (252) 504-7565 Fax: (252) 504-7648 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 14:48:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA29763; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:48:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA11590; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:51:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011522; Tue, 23 Feb 99 14:51:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA40777; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:56:15 GMT Received: from post.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA39661; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:56:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from [158.152.27.181] (helo=coralcay.demon.co.uk) by post.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 10FMyT-0002Ea-00; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:54:29 +0000 Received: from coralcay.demon.co.uk (dhcp3.coralcay.demon.co.uk [192.168.70.33]) by coralcay.demon.co.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA00877; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:54:28 GMT Message-ID: <36D2FB7B.A0B9774D@coralcay.demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:03:25 +0000 From: Coral Cay Conservation Organization: CCC X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list CC: Heather Hall Subject: Commercial sponges Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral Cay Conservation Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 79 Dear coral-listers, Dr Heather Hall (London Zoo) urgently needs a photograph of a commercially harvested sponge (either Spongia officinalis, Spongis germanica or Hippospongia lachne) in its natural environment. The photograph is required for a new educational exhibit at the zoo. Any photograph would be fully credited. Please note that anyone who can help should contact Heather directly at h.hall@ucl.ac.uk. Thanks, Alastair Harborne. -- Coral Cay Conservation. 154 Clapham Park Road, London, SW4 7DE, UK Tel: +44-(0)171-498-6248 Fax: +44-(0)171-498-8447 WWW: http://www.coralcay.org/ "Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical forests." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 14:57:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA00069; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:57:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA12262; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:59:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012252; Tue, 23 Feb 99 14:59:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA40912; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:01:24 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA40870; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:01:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp83.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.83]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id PAA25494 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:02:06 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902231902.PAA25494@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:52:01 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id TAA40912 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id OAA00069 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 80 Dear Dr. Precht: I apologize to you and others on the list if what I wrote was not clear...I did not mean in any way to imply that we should abandon the endangered species act or any other legal avenue of protection people have struggled for years to establish in order to embrace what you described as a "shot gun" approach to coral reef conservation. Further, when I was referring to the interconnectedness of species in such an ecosystem I was not only referring to other coral species, but other reef associated species of plants and animals. The point on which I was trying generate a professional discussion stems from ever increasing frustrations in finding "real time" solutions to coral reef conservation problems. I posed the question...could another more holistic approach to reef conservation legislation be argued at this time.......based on what scientists have documented about the interdependence or interconnectedness of species within this ecosystem? Am I correct in interpreting your response to this question as "no" when you wrote: "Well, I think the data tend to argue against these systems being interconnected (i.e. tightly integrated) " By systems, do you mean species within the system? If I am interpreting this correctly, it contradicts what I understand about the co-evolution of species within ecosystems and the importance of conserving species biodiversity. This is of concern to me since this is what I attempt to convey as a "grass roots" educator to the general public about reef systems. Please clarify if I am misinterpreting your comment...it may well have been meant only in relation to Acropora and the lack of data supporting any connection between the decline of other coral species in relation to Acropora declines. Any information you, or anyone on the list can send, is always greatly appreciated. Thanks to the Langs who wrote: "In fact an ecosystem approach to species conservation has been our theoretical underpinning since about 20 years ago when the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils collaborated on a Fishery Management Plan for Coral and Coral Reefs. The "management unit" here was defined as being composed of about 400 species of fire corals, soft corals, gorgonians, black corals and stony corals. At the time, declaring that its maximum sustainable yield was "incalculable", and that its principal value was in "nonconsumptive uses" certainly was an unusual approach to fishery management!" I had no idea this approach was being taken with any FMP......let alone 20 years ago and plead ignorant! Dr. Precht also wrote: "Although I am in agreement with you that both corals and coral reefs need vigilant protection because they are all at some level of risk, especially at the hands of man coupled with natural disturbances". I believe we should, in the face of what may be considered time constraints on the survival of this ecosystem, carefully scrutinize past conservation management failures and keep our minds open to innovative and more aggressive practices. Please don’t think this statement reflects ignorance about social pressures which govern reef and fish legislation, however, these comments come from Puerto Rico where fishermen from the municipal island of Culebra have been requesting the government establish a Marine Fishery Reserve since 1980 and although final legislation has been drafted for over a year and a half...still awaits final approval from the local government. If the cost to society is the entire ecosystem...maybe we could justify the discussion of more aggressive or comprehensive management strategies? I have trouble defining the pursuit of any legislative action as being "a shot gun approach" as you stated. Legislative channels often take time and are open for meaningful public participation in the form of public hearings etc...........at least they are where you live. Indeed, the broad definition given to coral reef ecosystem in Clinton’s executive order 13089, must be at least some cause for concern to the many "hired gun" consultants whose job it appears is to protect big business and government from the added expense of functioning in an environmentally responsible manner. We should, however, pay close attention and note if even this broad definition given to coral reef ecosystems can effectively be used to contribute to the conservation of these marine systems? For example, much of the money or re-allocation of federal funds associated with this executive order is being focused on mapping and monitoring. Should we be concerned that 20 years from now, scientist may be reviewing what may then be historic information of where the living reefs once were? Should we be concerned that in 20 years scientists may be discussing how hard they "tried" to conserve these systems through the rationalization that the first step must be lengthy mapping and monitoring? Will there be any satisfaction in clearly and empirically demonstrating that these systems were in fact destroyed by multiple anthropogenic stressors ? Do current approaches to coral reef conservation management and associated fund allocation warrant closer evaluation with respect to their potential effective contribution toward meeting conservation related objectives given the rate of system degradation? Could not this money be better spent addressing, for example, more controversial water quality issues? Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net > From: Precht,Bill > To: corals@caribe.net > Subject: FW: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List > Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 3:20 PM > > > CORALations: > > > I read with great interest your note to Tom H. regarding the inclusion of > > Acropora and exclusion of other coral species on the E&T Species list. > > > > You state "based on what we know about the interconnectedness of species > > in such an ecosystem" that we need to look at more than just the > > acroporids, even at the ecosystem as a whole. > > > > Well, I think the data tend to argue against these systems being > > interconnected (i.e. tightly integrated) - > > > > The Caribbean wide demise of acroporids over the last two decades has not > > been related to the collapse of other coral species. In cases where other > > corals have declined, it has been for other reasons not related to the > > mortality of the acroporids (white-band disease epizootic and related > > necrosis). The data clearly show the acroporids to be at risk. This is > > not so for all coral species in the Caribbean/western Atlantic. The > > reproductive strategy (poor sexual recruitment success) will not help the > > acroporids recover anytime soon. > > > > I believe it is > > not prudent or a best management practice to use your shotgun approach > > listing the whole ecosystem as endangered. Local extirpation of the > > acroporids has already occurred in some populations and there is a serious > > risk that in the face of continuing disturbances that we may lose the > > whole lot. I would love to discuss this in greater detail if you would > > like. I will send you a copy of some recent publications that I hope you > > may find interesting.... > > > Sincerely yours, > > > Bill > > > > William F. Precht > > Natural Resources Manager > > LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. > > 5845 NW 158th Street > > Miami Lakes, FL 33014 > > ph (305) 826-5588 x206 > > fax (305) 826-1799 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CORALations [SMTP:corals@caribe.net] > > Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:59 AM > > To: Coral-List > > Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List > > > > Based on what we know about the interconnectedness of species in such an > > ecosystem, how can we still be selecting individual species for protection > > and ignoring others...For example..saying Acropora would qualify as > > endangered due to declines throughout the Caribbean does not provide > > sollutions for impacts to other species of coral that result from this > > decline. Could reef scientists possibly make rational arguments for > > considering the entire ecosystem as endangered ...including commercially > > valuable fish and shellfish which play a role in nutrient distribution and > > recycling etc.? > > It seems that the way these systems have evolved is more complicated than > > mere % distributions of individual species and if we are going to spend > > time and energy trying to protect them could we possibly shoot for a > > legislative solution which effectively recognizes this? > > I have concerns about scientists becoming too conservative in the manner > > in > > which they convey impacts to the reef in an effort to propell small, less > > constroversial solutions to society when these solutions may simply not be > > effective. Look how we've bungled and continue to bungle marine fishery > > legislation in order to propell small paletable bits of legislation often > > too little, too late...rarely complied to or enforced. > > > > "The problems we have today, will not be solved by thinking the way we > > thought when we created them".... Albert Einstein > > ---------- > > > From: Bob Steneck > > > To: Tom Hourigan ; Coral List > > > > > Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List > > > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 1:46 PM > > > > > > Dear Tom, > > > > > > It seems to me that the Acropora decline throughout the Caribbean may > > > qualify that genus and all of its species to endangered status. I have > > > seen some recent declines in Porites and to a lesser extent Dichocoenia > > > but some of the other species you have listed I do not think qualify. > > > Most notably is Dendrogyra cylindricus. While I know of no region or > > > reef in the Caribbean where it has ever been abundant, it is remarkably > > > common. Most reefs have a little of that species and most areas I've > > > worked throughout the Bahamas, eastern and western Caribbean seem to > > have > > > > > healthy colonies. I suspect you do not want a list of corals that > > happen > > > > > to have always had low abundance. > > > > > > It will be relatively easy to query the Atlantic and Gulf Reefs Rapid > > > Assessment data sets to see if higher than average mortality rates are > > > showing up for the species you list below (see: > > > http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra/agra1.html). In April many of us will > > be > > > > > assembling in Fort Lauderdale to present data on the condition of > > > Caribbean reefs, perhaps you could get a consensus of opinions at that > > > time (see: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/cfp_1.html). > > > > > > Good luck in your efforts. > > > > > > Bob Steneck > > > > > > > > > >We have also examined several other western Atlantic coral species that > > might > > > >merit inclusion as Candidate species. They were not included in the > > Federal > > > >Register Notice since the information available was incomplete. They > > > >include: > > > > > > > >Acropora prolifera > > > >Dendrogyra cylindricus - pillar coral > > > >Dichocoenia stokessi > > > >Oculina varicosa > > > > > > > >Other species, such as the Porites porites complex, P. astreoides, the > > > >Montastraea annularis complex, M. cavernosa, Diploria strigosa, D. > > > >clivosa, and > > > >D. labyrinthiformis appear to have undergone some declines at certain > > > >sites, but > > > >do not appear as threatened as the Acropora spp, at this time. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------- > > > Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. > > > Professor, School of Marine Sciences > > > University of Maine > > > Darling Marine Center > > > Walpole, ME 04573 > > > 207 - 563 - 3146 ext. 233 > > > e-mail: Steneck@Maine.EDU > > > > > > The School of Marine Sciences Web site: > > > http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 16:07:14 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA03749; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:07:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA17589; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:10:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017504; Tue, 23 Feb 99 16:09:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA40213; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:01:56 GMT Received: from unit5. by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA41367; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:01:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from fa17mr.co.broward.fl.us by unit1.co.broward.fl.us (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03.09) id AA89912; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:25:24 -0500 Received: from MAN-Message_Server by CO.BROWARD.FL.US with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:59:34 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:59:02 -0500 From: LOUIS FISHER To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: emyers@co.broward.fl.us, jligas@co.broward.fl.us, kbanks@co.broward.fl.us, dodge@nsu.acast.nova.edu Subject: NCRI conference field trips Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: LOUIS FISHER Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 81 To those list members who will attend the: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION in Fort Lauderdale, Florida April 14-16, 1999 Saturday, April 17th, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., Broward County (Florida) Department of Natural Resource Protection, a Conference co-sponsor, will also sponsor and administer a field trip to local coral reefs. Plans call for a trip on a 60-foot glass-bottom boat, the Pro-Diver II, docked at the Radisson Bahia Mar (conference site), with capabilities for SCUBA, snorkeling, or simply viewing through the vessel's glass bottom. Dive sites are to-be-announced. Possible sites that might be explored include a natural coral reef system, a reef restoration site, or an artificial reef site, all offshore Broward County. All divers need to provide their own personal gear. Availability is limited. To make arrangements, contact ProDive directly, John Hudson, 1-954-776-3483 (toll-free in the United States at 1-800-800-3483). Field Trip Prices are as follows: SCUBA: includes 2 tanks and weight belt rental (diver provides other gear or rental is available at a special 25% discount) PRICE: $45 SCUBA: diver provides all gear PRICE: $30 SNORKELING: diver provides all gear PRICE: $18 OBSERVER: PRICE: $11 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 19:01:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA05840; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:01:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA26724; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:04:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026706; Tue, 23 Feb 99 19:03:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA39841; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:05:10 GMT Message-Id: <199902232305.XAA39841@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 17:03:18 -0500 To: "coral-list" From: kenyon mobley Subject: ESA Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: kenyon mobley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 82 Food (or fodder) for thought about the endangered species act vs. ecosystem approach. >>Published Saturday, February 20, 1999, in the Miami Herald >>------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>Scientists sound the alarm for rare, tiny marine critter >> >>Is there room for lowly, microscopic marine critters on the marquee list of >>America's endangered species, next to the popular manatees, Florida >>panthers and bald eagles? >> >>A coalition of scientists and conservationists is calling the question. >>They are asking the federal government to grant endangered species status >>to 11 species and a new genus of bryozoans found nowhere else but on a >>large sand bar off St. Lucie County. >> >>The marine animals are in immediate danger of extinction, their advocates >>say, because the Army Corps of Engineers plans to mine sand from Capron >>Shoal, where they live, to widen 2.3 miles of beach south of Fort Pierce >>Inlet. >> >>The $6.3 million project is expected to start late next week -- unless the >>National Marine Fisheries Service, which lists endangered marine plants and >>animals, steps in. >> >>The service must step carefully. Listing the bryozoans could have >>implications for other beach-building projects that Florida uses to pump up >>its prime tourist draws. >> >>But not considering them for protection might violate one of the nation's >>most important environmental laws, says attorney Eric Glitzenstein, who >>represents the bryozoans' advocates. >> >>Quoting the >>Endangered<< >>Species<< >>Act<<, he says: "From the >>narrowest point of view, it is in the best interest of mankind to minimize >>the losses of genetic variations. . . . They are potential resources. They >>are keys to puzzles which we cannot solve, and may provide answers to >>questions which we have not yet learned to ask. >> >>A bryozoan is a tiny, invertebrate marine animal that can live its entire >>life on a single grain of sand. >> >>Judith Winston, who co-discovered the Capron Shoal bryozoan colonies 14 >>years ago with a scientist from Denmark, argued in a letter to the >>fisheries service that the species will become extinct -- and with them the >>chemical secrets she says might help battle cancer. >> >>"These unique bryozoans belong to the same order taxonomically as the >>bryozoan species which is the source of a potent anti-cancer agent, >>Bryostatin 1, wrote Winston, the research director at the Virginia Museum >>of Natural History. "Bryostatin 1 derives from the bryozoan Bugula species >>. . . which is also present in the currently rich biotic community of >>Capron Shoal. >> >>"The medicinal properties of the newly discovered bryozoans have not yet >>been explored, and if the species do not receive emergency listing >>protection, the opportunity to conduct such research may be lost forever. >> >>There are about 5,000 species of bryozoans, whose name means "moss animals. >>In his book, Land From the Sea: The Geologic Story of South Florida, marine >>scientist John Edward Hoffmeister says bryozoans grow together to form >>knobby colonies that can be a foot or more in diameter. They are higher on >>the scale of life than corals, he says, but not anywhere near as pretty. >> >>Winston, fellow scientist Brian Killday, the St. Lucie County Audubon >>Society, the St. Lucie Waterfront Council and the St. Lucie County >>Conservation Alliance asked the fisheries service and its parent, the >>Department of Commerce, on Feb. 11 for the emergency listing for bryozoans. >> >>The listing would be temporary, lasting up to 240 days -- or long enough >>for the federal agency to determine whether or not the species warrant >>inclusion among 40 plants and animals listed by the fisheries service as >>endangered or threatened. The proposal asks that the corps not begin >>dredging until the service decides on the emergency listing request. >> >>Gordon Helm, service spokesman, said the agency was studying the request, >>which he described as difficult to evaluate given the size of the species >>in question and complications of searching for it on other shoals. >> >>The corps of engineers, meanwhile, overlooked the bryozoans entirely in its >>planning. Jacqueline Griffin, spokeswoman for the corps' Jacksonville >>district, said the agency had "no knowledge of the bryozoans when the >>project began. >> >>When scientists and conservationists pointed out the omission of the >>bryozoans, the agency responded: "The effect on these and other species >>inhabiting the shoal should be minimal. >> >>Winston says the corps' response rests on sheer speculation since >>scientific research has never been conducted to find these particular >>bryozoans on other shoals nearby. She has found them only on the shallowest >>part of Capron, where the corps plans to dredge. >> >>And fellow researcher Eckart Hakansson of Denmark has never seen those >>species in his work in the Caribbean, Philippines and Australia. >> >>"Whether or not bryozoans exist elsewhere . . . is an important question >>that must be answered before [the corps] begins dredging the only known >>habitat of these unique organisms, she wrote. >> >>Of course, many people scoff at the idea of holding up a >>multimillion-dollar beach-building project while scientists search for >>bryozoans, but ecologists who've dedicated their careers to preserving >>>>biodiversity<< say that the lowliest deserve protection. >> >>"Some of these tiny, unloved marine organisms are proving hugely important >>in the pharmaceutical industry for the compounds they're finding there, >>said Stuart Pimm, a prominent University of Tennessee scientist. >> >>"And that's only one reason to protect these animals. The other is that >>they're found only in one place. By that, they're telling us that something >>unique, special and wonderful is going on there. >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------ >>NewsHound is a service of Knight Ridder. >>For more information, write to: speak@newshound.com >> >>This material is copyrighted and may not be republished without permission >>of the originating newspaper or wire service. >>------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >>For more information, visit the NewsHound website at http://www.newshound.com >>or send an email to speak@hound.com. >> >> >> >>Defenders of Wildlife >>1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1400 >>Washington, DC 20005 >>(202)-682-9400 ext. 283 >>fax: (202)-682-1331 >>LHood@Defenders.org Kenyon B. Mobley Georgia Southern University Department of Biology Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 http://www.bio.gasou.edu/bio-home/GRADS/kenyonwebpage/kmhome.html Office (912) 681-5963 Fax: (912) 681-0845 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 19:45:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA06095; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:45:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA27854; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:48:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027846; Tue, 23 Feb 99 19:47:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA34575; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:53:15 GMT Received: from waquarium.waquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA42486; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:53:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from uu.waquarium.org (uu.waquarium.org [166.122.71.34]) by waquarium.waquarium.org (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA21170; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:44:53 -1000 Message-ID: <005001be5f87$0c7265c0$22477aa6@uu.waquarium.org> From: "Bruce Carlson" To: "Sean Lyman" , "CORALations" Cc: "Coral-List" Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 13:48:38 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bruce Carlson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 83 I would like to note that several public aquariums are raising Acropora cervicornis in captivity with excellent results (the Florida Aquarium has some in their coral exhibit and it has grown considerably in the past year). I certainly hope that the means will be found to keep A. cervicornis and A. palmata alive and well in their natural environments, but if it really appears that they are heading towards extinction, it would probably be worthwhile for a few public aquariums to maintain some "genetic diversity" in aquariums, for possible reintroduction to the wild when conditions improve. Based on what we know about keeping Acropora spp. in aquariums, they could probably be maintained almost indefinitely, especially if enough institutions maintain them. We have considered this here in Hawaii to include A. cervicornis among our collection of Pacific acroporids, but we are very reluctant to bring in any Caribbean species that might accidentally also bring in a pathogen (if indeed that is what is causing the problem in the Caribbean). If public aquariums get involved, it will have to be those on the mainland U.S. Just an option for consideration, but a viable option nonetheless. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium -----Original Message----- From: Sean Lyman To: CORALations Cc: Coral-List Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 5:28 AM Subject: Re: Acropora spp. - Candidates for Endangered Species List >Good morning: > >The CORALations folks bring up a good point about classification of the >entire coral reef system as endangered, but I think it's a mistake to so >quickly dismiss listing of a single species. I do not disagree with >their points, but I do think that listing and protection of a single >species can be useful. > >Doing what is necessary to protect a single species (or genus) or coral >is going to have a positive effect on the entire system, something I've >heard referred to as an "umbrella" of protection. The Endangered Species >Act in the US certainly has problems, but the listing and protection of >charismatic megafauna has often had trickle-down effects on >equally-endangered ecosystems in which they live. > >I think that we are a long way from the political power to implement an >endangered communities act, and therefore should not be shy about using >the tools at our disposal. Declaring Acropora as endangered will >increase awareness about the decline of the coral reef ecosystems, and >steps taken to protect Acropora will most likely benefit at least other >corals and at best the entire system. > >Cheers, >Sean > >++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >Sean J. Lyman >Duke University Marine Laboratory sjl3@duke.edu >135 Duke Marine Lab Road sean.lyman@duke.edu >Beaufort, NC 28516 USA > >Phone: (252) 504-7565 >Fax: (252) 504-7648 > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 23 22:02:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA06878; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:02:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA04342; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:05:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004295; Tue, 23 Feb 99 22:04:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA43042; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 02:00:00 GMT Received: from mail.pixi.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA42964; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:59:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from pholthus (adp8470-4-08.pixi.net [209.84.70.158]) by mail.pixi.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/PIXI-5.2) with SMTP id PAA11154 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:58:04 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <4.0.1.19990223155339.00dfbc90@mail.pixi.com> X-Sender: pholthus@mail.pixi.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:56:58 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Paul Holthus Subject: Certification for Aquarium Industry: Internet Mtg Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Paul Holthus Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 84 Subject: MAC-MASNA Internet Meeting on Certification for the Aquarium Industry Dear Coral List; The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) and the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) would like to invite you to participate in an Internet "Town Meeting" on certification for the marine aquarium industry. This will be held on Wednesday, 24 February 1998 beginning at 7:00 PM US Central Time. By way of background: Marine aquarium hobbyists are, of course, the driving force behind the marine aquarium industry and thus a key constituency in the MAC efforts to develop certification and labeling. MASNA is the umbrella organization for the aquarium hobbyist clubs in North America, which is the largest market for marine aquarium organisms. MASNA is on the Interim MAC Board of Directors and Dennis Gallagher, recent past president of MASNA, is their representative. MAC held a multi-stakeholders workshop on the development of certification and labeling in the Philippines in December 1998. Dennis participated in the workshop and made a presentation on the aquarium hobbyist's perspective. This was Dennis' first trip to the Philippines and he was able to visit a collecting area as well as several export facilities. MASNA has quickly become significantly involved in getting the word out about MAC to hobbyists. Dennis posted an article on his Philippine's trip on the MASNA site (www.masna.org) that generated considerable discussion amongst hobbyists. In order to respond to the interest and questions arising amongst the hobbyists, MASNA and Dennis have organized an Internet "Town Meeting" chat on MAC and certification. In keeping with the MAC transparent multi-stakeholder approach, we have a wide range of stakeholder input and perspectives available to the hobbyists at the "Town Meeting". A list of the proposed panelists and "perspective" areas for each is presented below. (Some may not be able to participate due to technical difficulties in connecting.) If you are interested in sitting in on the meeting, please take the time to visit the MAC website (www.aquariumcouncil.org) to ensure that you are familiar with the background to MAC and certification and visit the MASNA website (www.masna.org) to read Dennis' Philippines Trip Report. The announcement for the "Town Meeting" at www.masna.org will guide you to instructions for participating in the meeting. Please keep in mind that the objective of the Town Meeting is to generate awareness and understanding among the hobbyists of the difference perspectives on improving the quality and sustainability of the marine aquarium industry through certification and labeling. With best regards, Paul Holthus Director, MAC MASNA-MAC INTERNET "TOWN MEETING" Time: Wednesday, 24 February 1998; beginning at 7:00 PM US Central Time. Objective: Generate awareness and understanding among the hobbyists of the difference perspectives on improving the quality and sustainability of the marine aquarium industry through certification and labeling. Panel Topic: Developing Certification and Labeling for the Marine Aquarium Trade: Perspectives from the Industry and other Stakeholders Moderator: Dennis Gallagher, 1997-8 President, MASNA Proposed Panel: Paul Holthus, MAC: Standards, certification, and labeling Vaughan Pratt, Int'l Marinelife Alliance: Philippine collector's perspective Pete Basabe, Dive Hawaii: Hawaii collector's perspective Jaime Baquero, Ocean Voice Int'l: Community level perspective Lolita Ty, Aquascapes/Phil. Tropical Fish Export Ass'n: Philippine exporter's perspective Antonio (Toti) Turalba, Asian Marine Resource: Philippine exporter's perspective Phil Shane, Quality Marine: Importer/wholesaler's perspective Rick Oellers, Amer. Marinelife Dealers Ass'n: Retailer's perspective Charles Delbeek, Waikiki Aquarium: Public aquarium's perspective Mon Romero, World Wildlife Fund Philippines: Conservation organization's perspective Marea Hatziolos, World Bank: International institution's perspective Paul Holthus Executive Director Marine Aquarium Council 3035 Hibiscus Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii USA 96815 Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254 Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 Email: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 24 09:19:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA12438; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 09:19:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA21389; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 09:21:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021368; Wed, 24 Feb 99 09:21:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA44947; Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:04:29 GMT Message-Id: <199902241304.NAA44947@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:50:39 +0800 From: "K. Soong" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: spawning Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "K. Soong" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 85 Dear Coral listers: Do you know which sex release gametes first in any broadcasting species? Or do you know any case of spawning induction by conspecifics in corals? Please help me by responding to my address. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Keryea Soong From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 25 17:11:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11211; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:11:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA12502; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:13:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012481; Thu, 25 Feb 99 17:13:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA55252; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:07:41 GMT Received: from mail.mia.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA55378; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:07:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from desk2 (host-209-214-0-157.mia.bellsouth.net [209.214.0.157]) by mail.mia.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA15720 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:05:43 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <36D5BAB3.972@bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:03:47 -0500 From: Reef Relief Organization: Reef Relief X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: Acropora palmata discussions/coral nursery Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef Relief Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 86 Reef Relief has released the first year report on the Coral Nursery Project at Western Sambo Reef in the Florida Keys. The report outlines the efforts to stabilize loose fragments of Acropora plamata onto "Acropora rosettes", a design by restoration biologist Harold Hudson, in this cooperative project with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Storm-damaged fragments of Acropora palmata were secured with hydraulic cement onto concrete landscaping pads. The effort was launched to save Acropora palmata that was becoming increasingly rare in Keys waters after substantial damage to populations at Western Sambo Reef as a result of the Ground Hog Day Storm of February 1998. The rosettes were not cemented down at first because the plan was to move them to a boat grounding site. As a result, they were damaged during Hurricane Georges but quickly re-established by a Reef Relief team led by Craig Quirolo. This time, they were cemented to the ocean floor and survived through Tropical Storm Mitch. Unfortunately, Acropora palmata colonies at Western Sambo, Rock Key and other Keys reefs suffered substantial losses as a result of these successive storms. REEF RELIEF recommends and encourages the inclusion of all corals in the Acropora genus found in the Caribbean Basin for further protection, including listing through the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The health and abundance of Palmata colonies we have photo-documented in Cuba, Jamaica, and Honduras are being compromised as well. For a copy of the 70-page color report, contact Reef Relief by e-mail, telephone (305) 294-3100, fax (305) 293-9515, or write P.O. Box 430, Key West, Fl. 33041. The report is available on our website, located at www.reefrelief.org. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 05:47:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA14942; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:47:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26997; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:50:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026986; Fri, 26 Feb 99 05:49:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA58591; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:07:06 GMT Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:07:06 GMT Message-Id: <199902261007.KAA58591@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Acropora spp., endangered Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 87 [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] 22 February, 1999 Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan Marine Biodiversity Coordinator Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 tom.hourigan@noaa.gov Dear Dr. Hourigan: I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. We have encountered this option several times from different groups over the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is not the best approach for several reasons. Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think it would have. Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would be of benefit. Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have little or no effect o n these resources. Sincerely Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research Institute From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 05:47:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA14942; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:47:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26997; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:50:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026986; Fri, 26 Feb 99 05:49:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA58591; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:07:06 GMT Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:07:06 GMT Message-Id: <199902261007.KAA58591@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Acropora spp., endangered Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 88 [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] 22 February, 1999 Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan Marine Biodiversity Coordinator Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 tom.hourigan@noaa.gov Dear Dr. Hourigan: I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. We have encountered this option several times from different groups over the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is not the best approach for several reasons. Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think it would have. Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would be of benefit. Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have little or no effect o n these resources. Sincerely Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research Institute From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 05:50:47 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA14976; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:50:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA27028; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:53:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027020; Fri, 26 Feb 99 05:52:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA56134; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:01:10 GMT Message-Id: <199902261001.KAA56134@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: susan_white@mail.fws.gov Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:25:30 -0700 To: Subject: More on ESA candidate spp. Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: susan_white@mail.fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 89 At the risk of beating a dead horse, may I add one more thought into the Endangered and Threatened Acropora 'listing' discussions.... Managing for E & T species, by law, is more than just the individual. The habitat that the species depends upon is a critical part of the protection. There are thousands of species (marine and terrestrial) that deserve listing because they are imperiled. Most of these species are imperiled because of anthropogenic factors, including loss of habitat or habitat degradation. With the current strong U.S. agency focus on ecosystem management -- as opposed to species management -- if a select few representative species are 'listed' and recovery actions are taken to protect the habitat and larger environment of those species; then all the other species within the habitat also benefit. That is why the concept of indicator and keystone species are so useful. It's a round about way of getting the whole system, and there are loopholes, but it can go a long way for establishing the imperiled status of the reefs. /s/ Susan _________________________________ Susan White Marine Resources Manager Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges PO Box 430510 Big Pine Key, FL 33043 ph: 305.872.2239 fx: 305.872.3675 email: susan_white@fws.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 13:28:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA24293; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:28:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA25361; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:31:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025343; Fri, 26 Feb 99 13:31:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA58023; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:24:00 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA48970; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:23:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp22.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.22]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA18722; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:24:30 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902261624.MAA18722@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Walt Jaap STP" , Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:18:41 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA58023 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA24293 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 90 Dear Mr. Jaap: You wrote: " We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species." Can someone discuss this criteria or possibly scan and post? How does this designation differ from appendix II listing? You wrote: "Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case." Does this mean there is no data backing compliance to ES criteria for the taxa listed? I was under the impression that this discussion originated based on evidence which suggests they fit the criteria. Are reefs considered “shared resources” in these regions with respect to such legislation? Would, for example, a disease diagnosed in one region resulting in extensive mortality of a species of coral be enough of a cause for concern to protect the same species in other regions given that these diseases are distributed by currents, or are you saying extensive monitoring is required in each specific region? In other words, at this point in time, how much investigation actually needs to be done in order to see if criteria are met and to what regions would the protection apply? You wrote: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? I would like to think so." I would like to think so too. Unfortunately, don't corals continue to decline in large part due to anthropogenic stressors? The big picture is we don't seem to be "managing" our selves very well. We can't even manage trade, let alone less direct impacts from run off etc.... Look, for example, at the large black coral galleries on St. Thomas, Cayman and Las Vegas. There's a two page magazine add that reads like a documentary in American Skies, the American Eagle magazine promoting this "art." How are permits allocated for such exploitation with so little knowledge about the "protected" species? In St. Thomas, the existence of this well publicized gallery has encourage neighboring shops to engage in the trade. Many fishermen in the DR are risking their lives to harvest this coral. My only concern about using endangered species act to protect coral is that the response to the question you posed: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? would be answered as casually with "I would like to think so, they're considered endangered species." You wrote: "Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? Although, I believe you are specifically referring to groundings when you discuss "anthropogenic events" what about development related stress? Has the endangered species act been used to stop development? With respect to groundings, could the endangered species act be used to create legislation which diverts tanker traffic away from sensitive coral reef areas, minimizing future groundings and tanker related accidents? Has endangered species act ever been used to improve water quality? You wrote: "Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide more protection to the reef resources? " I believe the answer to this depends on the proposed protective legislation. We should be using past management failures to discuss additional protective legislation. With regard to the endangered species act, I would think we can use this as another tool to minimize additional anthropogenic stress to protected corals from proposed development and water quality issues. Your “natural events” argument better defends why we should do more....not eliminate a legislative avenue that already exists. You wrote: Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and bust dynamics for quite some time. Are you suggesting that no anthropogenic stressors are currently contributing to the decline of this species? I respect you for posting your arguments to the web for discussion. I also have concerns about the effectiveness of the endangered species act to protect corals. To many people, corals are just rocks, or rocks with worms. However, unlike you, I see this as a cause for concern to open discussion about more aggressive comprehensive legislation, not grounds for abandonment of laws currently on the books. Other listers have commented that by protecting one species of coral others will benefit. In my opinion, the strongest argument you present is cost - benefit. However, I feel your cost-benefit argument fails if a substantial amount of data exists which can be used to demonstrate compliance with ES criteria and other corals benefit by proximity to the species being listed. Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 phone/fax: 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net > From: Walt Jaap STP > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Acropora spp., endangered > Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:07 AM > > [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was > reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging > discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] > > > 22 February, 1999 > > Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan > Marine Biodiversity Coordinator > Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > National Marine Fisheries Service > 1315 East-West Highway > Silver Spring, MD 20910 > tom.hourigan@noaa.gov > > > Dear Dr. Hourigan: > > I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other > Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. > We have encountered this option several times from different groups over > the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, > possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the > existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is > not the best approach for several reasons. > > Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the > Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, > time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. > > Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes > and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have > a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and > from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect > since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral > protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and > South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in > the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels > the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the > Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. > > The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry > Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and > NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from > Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect > corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have > successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective > restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the > range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have > provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think > it would have. > > Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and > global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the > coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional > protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide > more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few > Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would > be of benefit. > > Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata > (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and > bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported > 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported > that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we > measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline > was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. > > In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate > over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, > Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with > the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National > Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized > Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user > abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. > > We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your > concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your > communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or > threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned > taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened > species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that > are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have > little or no effect o n these resources. > > > Sincerely > > Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research > Institute > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 13:28:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA24293; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:28:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA25361; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:31:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025343; Fri, 26 Feb 99 13:31:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA58023; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:24:00 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA48970; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 11:23:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp22.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.22]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA18722; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:24:30 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902261624.MAA18722@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Walt Jaap STP" , Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:18:41 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA58023 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA24293 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 91 Dear Mr. Jaap: You wrote: " We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species." Can someone discuss this criteria or possibly scan and post? How does this designation differ from appendix II listing? You wrote: "Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case." Does this mean there is no data backing compliance to ES criteria for the taxa listed? I was under the impression that this discussion originated based on evidence which suggests they fit the criteria. Are reefs considered “shared resources” in these regions with respect to such legislation? Would, for example, a disease diagnosed in one region resulting in extensive mortality of a species of coral be enough of a cause for concern to protect the same species in other regions given that these diseases are distributed by currents, or are you saying extensive monitoring is required in each specific region? In other words, at this point in time, how much investigation actually needs to be done in order to see if criteria are met and to what regions would the protection apply? You wrote: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? I would like to think so." I would like to think so too. Unfortunately, don't corals continue to decline in large part due to anthropogenic stressors? The big picture is we don't seem to be "managing" our selves very well. We can't even manage trade, let alone less direct impacts from run off etc.... Look, for example, at the large black coral galleries on St. Thomas, Cayman and Las Vegas. There's a two page magazine add that reads like a documentary in American Skies, the American Eagle magazine promoting this "art." How are permits allocated for such exploitation with so little knowledge about the "protected" species? In St. Thomas, the existence of this well publicized gallery has encourage neighboring shops to engage in the trade. Many fishermen in the DR are risking their lives to harvest this coral. My only concern about using endangered species act to protect coral is that the response to the question you posed: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? would be answered as casually with "I would like to think so, they're considered endangered species." You wrote: "Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? Although, I believe you are specifically referring to groundings when you discuss "anthropogenic events" what about development related stress? Has the endangered species act been used to stop development? With respect to groundings, could the endangered species act be used to create legislation which diverts tanker traffic away from sensitive coral reef areas, minimizing future groundings and tanker related accidents? Has endangered species act ever been used to improve water quality? You wrote: "Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide more protection to the reef resources? " I believe the answer to this depends on the proposed protective legislation. We should be using past management failures to discuss additional protective legislation. With regard to the endangered species act, I would think we can use this as another tool to minimize additional anthropogenic stress to protected corals from proposed development and water quality issues. Your “natural events” argument better defends why we should do more....not eliminate a legislative avenue that already exists. You wrote: Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and bust dynamics for quite some time. Are you suggesting that no anthropogenic stressors are currently contributing to the decline of this species? I respect you for posting your arguments to the web for discussion. I also have concerns about the effectiveness of the endangered species act to protect corals. To many people, corals are just rocks, or rocks with worms. However, unlike you, I see this as a cause for concern to open discussion about more aggressive comprehensive legislation, not grounds for abandonment of laws currently on the books. Other listers have commented that by protecting one species of coral others will benefit. In my opinion, the strongest argument you present is cost - benefit. However, I feel your cost-benefit argument fails if a substantial amount of data exists which can be used to demonstrate compliance with ES criteria and other corals benefit by proximity to the species being listed. Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 phone/fax: 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net > From: Walt Jaap STP > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Acropora spp., endangered > Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:07 AM > > [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was > reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging > discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] > > > 22 February, 1999 > > Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan > Marine Biodiversity Coordinator > Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > National Marine Fisheries Service > 1315 East-West Highway > Silver Spring, MD 20910 > tom.hourigan@noaa.gov > > > Dear Dr. Hourigan: > > I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other > Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. > We have encountered this option several times from different groups over > the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, > possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the > existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is > not the best approach for several reasons. > > Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the > Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, > time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. > > Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes > and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have > a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and > from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect > since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral > protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and > South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in > the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels > the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the > Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. > > The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry > Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and > NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from > Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect > corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have > successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective > restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the > range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have > provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think > it would have. > > Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and > global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the > coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional > protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide > more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few > Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would > be of benefit. > > Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata > (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and > bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported > 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported > that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we > measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline > was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. > > In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate > over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, > Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with > the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National > Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized > Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user > abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. > > We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your > concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your > communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or > threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned > taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened > species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that > are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have > little or no effect o n these resources. > > > Sincerely > > Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research > Institute > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 14:00:20 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24899; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:00:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA28160; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:02:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028145; Fri, 26 Feb 99 14:02:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA61378; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:11:53 GMT Received: from ns.psi.calva.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA58927; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:11:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from [154.15.20.73] (ip184.nanterre2.fr.pub-ip.eu.psi.net [154.15.20.184]) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id TAA08027; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:09:42 +0100 (MET) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:09:42 +0100 (MET) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: Reef Relief , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Re: Acropora palmata discussions/coral nursery Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 92 Hi, Reef Relief Document and Initiative is really interesting according to me, and I think it should be extended to Maldives and other heavily damaged reefs : I'm just coming back from Maldives, and it's really incredible => 95% of coral coverage as been killed and SPS / LPS corals have deseappered totally in most reefs ! Many colonies has been broken and turned up side down (it happened that I returned 4 still alive Tabular Acropora in less than 10 minutes), and many frags are lying in the sand, dying. SPS and LPS are now very rare in many Maldives Reefs, and I strongly feel that Local Professional Divers and volonteers could help in returning Colonies and using fragments to re-colonize bleached reefs, If it's not too late. Rgds Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT ------- >Reef Relief has released the first year report on the Coral Nursery >Project at Western Sambo Reef in the Florida Keys. The report outlines >the efforts to stabilize loose fragments of Acropora plamata onto >"Acropora rosettes", a design by restoration biologist Harold Hudson, in >this cooperative project with the Florida Keys National Marine >Sanctuary. Storm-damaged fragments of Acropora palmata were secured >with hydraulic cement onto concrete landscaping pads. > >The effort was launched to save Acropora palmata that was becoming >increasingly rare in Keys waters after substantial damage to populations >at Western Sambo Reef as a result of the Ground Hog Day Storm of >February 1998. > >The rosettes were not cemented down at first because the plan was to >move them to a boat grounding site. As a result, they were damaged >during Hurricane Georges but quickly re-established by a Reef Relief >team led by Craig Quirolo. This time, they were cemented to the ocean >floor and survived through Tropical Storm Mitch. Unfortunately, >Acropora palmata colonies at Western Sambo, Rock Key and other Keys >reefs suffered substantial losses as a result of these successive >storms. > >REEF RELIEF recommends and encourages the inclusion of all corals in the >Acropora genus found in the Caribbean Basin for further protection, >including listing through the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The health >and abundance of Palmata colonies we have photo-documented in Cuba, >Jamaica, and Honduras are being compromised as well. > >For a copy of the 70-page color report, contact Reef Relief by e-mail, >telephone (305) 294-3100, fax (305) 293-9515, or write P.O. Box 430, Key >West, Fl. 33041. > >The report is available on our website, located at www.reefrelief.org. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 14:32:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA26162; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:31:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA01092; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:34:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001065; Fri, 26 Feb 99 14:34:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA52260; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:46:49 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA52420; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:46:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199902261846.NAA52420@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.26] [130.111.160.26] by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 310) via TCP with SMTP ; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:43:12 EST Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Fri, 26 Feb 99 13:46:37 -0500 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "Walt Jaap STP" , "Coral List" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bob Steneck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 93 Dear Walt and others, Isn't the ultimate result of your argument that management cannot do much for coral decline, so why bother? Or perhaps everything that needs to be done is being done in Florida so let's be patient. However, the idea that we just don't know enough will always be used in all management issues. If we cannot make a good case for an Acropora decline throughout the Caribbean, can we ever hope to make a case to managers or legislators that will work for other issues? I hope you see that I'm not directly disagreeing with anything you have said. However working with existing legislation... especially legislation that has some real 'teeth' as is the case for Endangered Species Act, makes sense to me. It seems to me that endangered species may become the 'poster-child' for an educational campaign and I see value in that. Protection of endangered species translates to protection of associated species and the entire local system. For example, the spotted owl has saved lots of old growth forests. There are many other examples. Finally, is there harm in embracing the concept of Acropora meeting the definition of an endangered or threatened species? As far as I can see, only if the science doesn't support it. As you know, there are volumes of studies both qualitative and quantitative that document the Acropora decline. There is a sizable literature arguing for the geological and ecological importance of that genus. Even if there is evidence that this genus has fluctuated in the past (I'm not sure yours is a good example... it suggests the Acropora decline may have begun earlier than we thought), I don't think that should disqualify it from being considered for E & T classification. I also do not think the long-term prognosis for the species has to be good for inclusion to the list. I believe everyone expected the California Condor would go extinct but it was placed on the list anyway. I think that species has surprised some pundits. Walt - I hope I'm not missing some of your key points as to why there is no value in placing acroporids on the endangered list. If I am - please educate me and everyone else. If the scientific community sees general value, there is a slim chance this could happen. At best, this is a long-shot that might help protect some reefs. Cheers, Bob Steneck >22 February, 1999 > >Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan >Marine Biodiversity Coordinator >Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR >National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration >National Marine Fisheries Service >1315 East-West Highway >Silver Spring, MD 20910 >tom.hourigan@noaa.gov > > >Dear Dr. Hourigan: > >I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other >Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. >We have encountered this option several times from different groups over >the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, >possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the >existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is >not the best approach for several reasons. > >Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the >Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, >time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. > >Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes >and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have >a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and >from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect >since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral >protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and >South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in >the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels >the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the >Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. > >The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry >Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and >NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary >which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from >Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect >corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have >successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective >restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the >range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have >provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think >it would have. > >Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and >global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the >coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional >protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide >more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few >Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would >be of benefit. > >Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata >(Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and >bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported >44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported >that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we >measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline >was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. > >In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate >over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, >Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with >the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National >Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized >Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user >abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. > >We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your >concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your >communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or >threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned >taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened >species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that >are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have >little or no effect o n these resources. > > >Sincerely > >Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research >Institute ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 ext. 233 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 16:22:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA28558; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:22:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA08735; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:25:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008670; Fri, 26 Feb 99 16:25:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA39294; Tue, 23 Feb 1999 14:51:23 GMT Message-Id: <199902231451.OAA39294@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:37:44 -0500 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: A must read Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 94 Anyone interested in coral reefs and scientific controversies should read WHAT IS NATURAL? by Jan Saap, Oxford University Press, 275 p., 1999, $30.00 It is a penetrating review of the crown-of-thorns controvery and more. Robert Ginsburg From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 18:23:32 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA00043; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:23:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03653; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:26:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003642; Fri, 26 Feb 99 18:26:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA01381; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 22:26:11 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA01367; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:26:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 17:26:04 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199902262226.RAA01367@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 11603 invoked from network); 26 Feb 1999 22:24:23 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 26 Feb 1999 22:24:23 -0000 X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "CORALations" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 95 I have read with interest but stayed out of the fray until now, regarding the listing of Caribbean Acropora species on the endangered species list. However, the response of CORALations to Walter Jaap's posting made me have to "speak up" because it mis-interpreted much of Walt's message and made some rather inane remarks. 1) The Endangered Species Act is an American piece of legislation that is not binding in other countries. Given that most of the range of these species is outside of US jurisdiction (as opposed to the spotted owl or some such beast), inclusion of the Acropora's on the endangered list won't make all that much difference except to prevent importation of dead skeletons of the corals from places like the Dominican Republic with I think still allow harvesting and export. Harvesting of corals and dredging of coral reef habitat is not allowed in any of the US waters. 2) Walt didn't make the requirements up: the Endangered Species Act has some very specific criteria that need to be met in order to justify a species to be included on the list, not just a few people claiming that the "sky is falling" for the Acropora's. While I agree that in SOME locations there have been dramatic decreases in the abundance of these species, in OTHERS they seem to be doing fine, and in fact I've seen some hugh patches of recent Acropora palmata and cervicornis recruitment on the South coast of Puerto Rico that would refute that the species is endangered as defined by the Act. Matter of fact, until Hurricane Georges came along Sept of '98 we had some very healthy and fast growing patches of A. palmata here in the Upper Fla Keys, that were vigorous spawners and much evidence of recruitment, again refuting that the species is truly endangered. I do not know how they will recover from the hurricane and the severe state of bleaching they were in at the time the hurricane struck, and they may not recover fully here on Florida reefs immediately or even after a long time...I don't have a cristal ball... but, as Walt pointed out, until we really have the DATA that demonstrates that the specific species (a) is below reproductive/recuitment capacity in ALL it's range (and I just heard last night about great healthy stands of it in several places in the Bahamas), then they won't meet the specific guidelines to be designated as endangered species. In my opinion, based on what I've seen, theyt are not. 3) Walt never stated that CORAL REEFS shouldn't be protected, nor that water quality problems should be ignored, nor any of the other snotty comments in the CORALations message. He simply pointed out that there are numerous other routes and regulations in place other than the ESA than should be used, and in some places are being used, to protect CORAL REEF ecosystems, which in the process protect all coral species not just a favorite few.. Alina Szmant At 12:18 PM 2/26/99 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Mr. Jaap: > >You wrote: " We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of >corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species." > >Can someone discuss this criteria or possibly scan and post? How does this >designation differ from appendix II listing? > >You wrote: "Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk >throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between >is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case." > >Does this mean there is no data backing compliance to ES criteria for the >taxa listed? I was under the impression that this discussion originated >based on evidence which suggests they fit the criteria. Are reefs >considered "shared resources" in these regions with respect to such >legislation? Would, for example, a disease diagnosed in one region >resulting in extensive mortality of a species of coral be enough of a cause >for concern to protect the same species in other regions given that these >diseases are distributed by currents, or are you saying extensive >monitoring is required in each specific region? In other words, at this >point in time, how much investigation actually needs to be done in order to >see if criteria are met and to what regions would the protection apply? > >You wrote: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other >statutes >and management regimes? I would like to think so." > >I would like to think so too. Unfortunately, don't corals continue to >decline in large part due to anthropogenic stressors? The big picture is we >don't seem to be "managing" our selves very well. We can't even manage >trade, let alone less direct impacts from run off etc.... Look, for >example, at the large black coral galleries on St. Thomas, Cayman and Las >Vegas. There's a two page magazine add that reads like a documentary in >American Skies, the American Eagle magazine promoting this "art." How are >permits allocated for such exploitation with so little knowledge about the >"protected" species? In St. Thomas, the existence of this well publicized >gallery has encourage neighboring shops to engage in the trade. Many >fishermen in the DR are risking their lives to harvest this coral. >My only concern about using endangered species act to protect coral is that >the response to the question you posed: "Are corals currently protected >from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? would be >answered as casually with "I would like to think so, they're considered >endangered species." > >You wrote: "Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from >these anthropogenic disturbances? Although, I believe you are >specifically referring to groundings when you discuss "anthropogenic >events" what about development related stress? Has the endangered species >act been used to stop development? With respect to groundings, could the >endangered species act be used to create legislation which diverts tanker >traffic away from sensitive coral reef areas, minimizing future groundings >and tanker related accidents? Has endangered species act ever been used to >improve water quality? > >You wrote: "Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching >episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts >that the > coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional > protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide > more protection to the reef resources? " > >I believe the answer to this depends on the proposed protective >legislation. We should be using past management failures to discuss >additional protective legislation. With regard to the endangered species >act, I would think we can use this as another tool to minimize additional >anthropogenic stress to protected corals from proposed development and >water quality issues. Your "natural events" argument better defends why >we should do more....not eliminate a legislative avenue that already >exists. > > You wrote: Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora >palmata >(Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and > bust dynamics for quite some time. > >Are you suggesting that no anthropogenic stressors are currently >contributing to the decline of this species? > > I respect you for posting your arguments to the web for discussion. I also >have concerns about the effectiveness of the endangered species act to >protect corals. To many people, corals are just rocks, or rocks with >worms. However, unlike you, I see this as a cause for concern to open >discussion about more aggressive comprehensive legislation, not grounds >for abandonment of laws currently on the books. Other listers have >commented that by protecting one species of coral others will benefit. In >my opinion, the strongest argument you present is cost - benefit. >However, I feel your cost-benefit argument fails if a substantial amount of >data exists which can be used to demonstrate compliance with ES criteria >and other corals benefit by proximity to the species being listed. > >Sincerely, > >Mary Ann Lucking >Project Coordinator >CORALations >Amapola 14, Suite 901 >Isla Verde, PR 00979 >phone/fax: 787-791-7372 >corals@caribe.net > >> From: Walt Jaap STP >> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >> Subject: Acropora spp., endangered >> Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:07 AM >> >> [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was >> reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging >> discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] >> >> >> 22 February, 1999 >> >> Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan >> Marine Biodiversity Coordinator >> Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR >> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration >> National Marine Fisheries Service >> 1315 East-West Highway >> Silver Spring, MD 20910 >> tom.hourigan@noaa.gov >> >> >> Dear Dr. Hourigan: >> >> I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other >> Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. >> We have encountered this option several times from different groups over >> the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, >> possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the >> existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is >> not the best approach for several reasons. >> >> Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the >> Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, >> time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. >> >> Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes >> and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have >> a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >> Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and >> from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect >> since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral >> protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and >> South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in >> the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels >> the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >> Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the >> Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. >> >> The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry >> Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and >> NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary >> which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from >> Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect >> corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have >> successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective >> restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the >> range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have >> provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think >> it would have. >> >> Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and >> global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the >> coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional >> protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide >> more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few >> Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would >> be of benefit. >> >> Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata >> (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and >> bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported >> 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported >> that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we >> measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline >> was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. >> >> In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate >> over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, >> Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with >> the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National >> Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized >> Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user >> abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. >> >> We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your >> concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your >> communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or >> threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned >> taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened >> species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that >> are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have >> little or no effect o n these resources. >> >> >> Sincerely >> >> Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research >> Institute >> >> > > ********************************************** Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group RSMAS-MBF University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami FL 33149 TEL: (305)361-4609 FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 26 20:36:49 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA00829; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:36:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA06873; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:39:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006865; Fri, 26 Feb 99 20:39:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA01941; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 00:30:31 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA01931; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:30:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp77.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.77]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id UAA18220; Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:31:30 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902270031.UAA18220@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" , "Alina Szmant" Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:26:13 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 96 Dear Alina Szmant and Listers: I'm sorry if you or anyone perceived my comments about Mr. Jaap's letter as "snotty". I don't know Walt Jaap...and meant nothing personal. I certainly apologize to him if he percieved my comments as an attack. It was not meant that way. His letter was posted with intent to foster discussions and I discussed. I would offer to buy you and Walt an apologetic beer at the next conference we mutually attend, but am afraid all the listers will start hurling insults just to try and cash in on my guilt reflex! In my own defense...the quotes I commented on were directly taken from Mr. Jaap's letter specifically to avoid misinterpretations! Endangered Species Act is also binding in Puerto Rico and USVI's where, as you stated, there are still living stands of a. palmata. There are also many large dead a. palmata reefs. If this species was listed as Endangered we may be able to use this listing as a tool to protect reefs like the one you visited from some monstrously ecologically insensitive development. These developments are clearly not endangered. This may also prove a useful tool in the fight for better water quality. I never implied Walt "made" any Endangered Speicies criteria up. This is unfair. You make the comment these species don't fit the Endangered Species criteria based on recruitment and I thank you for listing that criteria.. I think defending his points in relation to this criteria would have made Walt's letter stronger. this is just my opinion. Those questions I asked about endangered species act were not meant sarcastically....I was honestly interested in obtaining more information. You wrote: "(a) is below reproductive/recuitment capacity in ALL it's range (and I just heard last night about great healthy stands of it in several places in the Bahamas), then they won't meet the specific guidelines to be designated as endangered species. In my opinion, based on what I've seen, theyt are not." Could you or someone from this list define "below reproductive/recruitment capacity" and how a healthy stand may indicate this species does not qualify under this criteria. Does a healthy stand automatically imply new new recruits? How is this evaluated? Does this mean that as long as there are healthy stands they will never qualify??? (These are honest questions...not meant snotty. I am trying to learn here! ) Again, very sorry for any misunderstandings, Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 phone/fax: 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net ---------- > From: Alina Szmant > To: CORALations ; coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered > Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:27 PM > > I have read with interest but stayed out of the fray until now, regarding > the listing of Caribbean Acropora species on the endangered species list. > However, the response of CORALations to Walter Jaap's posting made me have > to "speak up" because it mis-interpreted much of Walt's message and made > some rather inane remarks. > > 1) The Endangered Species Act is an American piece of legislation that is > not binding in other countries. Given that most of the range of these > species is outside of US jurisdiction (as opposed to the spotted owl or some > such beast), inclusion of the Acropora's on the endangered list won't make > all that much difference except to prevent importation of dead skeletons of > the corals from places like the Dominican Republic with I think still allow > harvesting and export. Harvesting of corals and dredging of coral reef > habitat is not allowed in any of the US waters. > > 2) Walt didn't make the requirements up: the Endangered Species Act has > some very specific criteria that need to be met in order to justify a > species to be included on the list, not just a few people claiming that the > "sky is falling" for the Acropora's. While I agree that in SOME locations > there have been dramatic decreases in the abundance of these species, in > OTHERS they seem to be doing fine, and in fact I've seen some hugh patches > of recent Acropora palmata and cervicornis recruitment on the South coast of > Puerto Rico that would refute that the species is endangered as defined by > the Act. Matter of fact, until Hurricane Georges came along Sept of '98 we > had some very healthy and fast growing patches of A. palmata here in the > Upper Fla Keys, that were vigorous spawners and much evidence of > recruitment, again refuting that the species is truly endangered. I do not > know how they will recover from the hurricane and the severe state of > bleaching they were in at the time the hurricane struck, and they may not > recover fully here on Florida reefs immediately or even after a long > time...I don't have a cristal ball... but, as Walt pointed out, until we > really have the DATA that demonstrates that the specific species (a) is > below reproductive/recuitment capacity in ALL it's range (and I just heard > last night about great healthy stands of it in several places in the > Bahamas), then they won't meet the specific guidelines to be designated as > endangered species. In my opinion, based on what I've seen, theyt are not. > > 3) Walt never stated that CORAL REEFS shouldn't be protected, nor that > water quality problems should be ignored, nor any of the other snotty > comments in the CORALations message. He simply pointed out that there are > numerous other routes and regulations in place other than the ESA than > should be used, and in some places are being used, to protect CORAL REEF > ecosystems, which in the process protect all coral species not just a > favorite few.. > > Alina Szmant > > At 12:18 PM 2/26/99 -0400, you wrote: > >Dear Mr. Jaap: > > > >You wrote: " We do not believe that any of the aforementioned taxa of > >corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened species." > > > >Can someone discuss this criteria or possibly scan and post? How does this > >designation differ from appendix II listing? > > > >You wrote: "Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk > >throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between > >is costly, time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case." > > > >Does this mean there is no data backing compliance to ES criteria for the > >taxa listed? I was under the impression that this discussion originated > >based on evidence which suggests they fit the criteria. Are reefs > >considered "shared resources" in these regions with respect to such > >legislation? Would, for example, a disease diagnosed in one region > >resulting in extensive mortality of a species of coral be enough of a cause > >for concern to protect the same species in other regions given that these > >diseases are distributed by currents, or are you saying extensive > >monitoring is required in each specific region? In other words, at this > >point in time, how much investigation actually needs to be done in order to > >see if criteria are met and to what regions would the protection apply? > > > >You wrote: "Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other > >statutes > >and management regimes? I would like to think so." > > > >I would like to think so too. Unfortunately, don't corals continue to > >decline in large part due to anthropogenic stressors? The big picture is we > >don't seem to be "managing" our selves very well. We can't even manage > >trade, let alone less direct impacts from run off etc.... Look, for > >example, at the large black coral galleries on St. Thomas, Cayman and Las > >Vegas. There's a two page magazine add that reads like a documentary in > >American Skies, the American Eagle magazine promoting this "art." How are > >permits allocated for such exploitation with so little knowledge about the > >"protected" species? In St. Thomas, the existence of this well publicized > >gallery has encourage neighboring shops to engage in the trade. Many > >fishermen in the DR are risking their lives to harvest this coral. > >My only concern about using endangered species act to protect coral is that > >the response to the question you posed: "Are corals currently protected > >from human exploitation by other statutes and management regimes? would be > >answered as casually with "I would like to think so, they're considered > >endangered species." > > > >You wrote: "Would the endangered species act have provided immunity from > >these anthropogenic disturbances? Although, I believe you are > >specifically referring to groundings when you discuss "anthropogenic > >events" what about development related stress? Has the endangered species > >act been used to stop development? With respect to groundings, could the > >endangered species act be used to create legislation which diverts tanker > >traffic away from sensitive coral reef areas, minimizing future groundings > >and tanker related accidents? Has endangered species act ever been used to > >improve water quality? > > > >You wrote: "Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching > >episodes, and global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts > >that the > > coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional > > protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide > > more protection to the reef resources? " > > > >I believe the answer to this depends on the proposed protective > >legislation. We should be using past management failures to discuss > >additional protective legislation. With regard to the endangered species > >act, I would think we can use this as another tool to minimize additional > >anthropogenic stress to protected corals from proposed development and > >water quality issues. Your "natural events" argument better defends why > >we should do more....not eliminate a legislative avenue that already > >exists. > > > > You wrote: Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora > >palmata > >(Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and > > bust dynamics for quite some time. > > > >Are you suggesting that no anthropogenic stressors are currently > >contributing to the decline of this species? > > > > I respect you for posting your arguments to the web for discussion. I also > >have concerns about the effectiveness of the endangered species act to > >protect corals. To many people, corals are just rocks, or rocks with > >worms. However, unlike you, I see this as a cause for concern to open > >discussion about more aggressive comprehensive legislation, not grounds > >for abandonment of laws currently on the books. Other listers have > >commented that by protecting one species of coral others will benefit. In > >my opinion, the strongest argument you present is cost - benefit. > >However, I feel your cost-benefit argument fails if a substantial amount of > >data exists which can be used to demonstrate compliance with ES criteria > >and other corals benefit by proximity to the species being listed. > > > >Sincerely, > > > >Mary Ann Lucking > >Project Coordinator > >CORALations > >Amapola 14, Suite 901 > >Isla Verde, PR 00979 > >phone/fax: 787-791-7372 > >corals@caribe.net > > > >> From: Walt Jaap STP > >> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > >> Subject: Acropora spp., endangered > >> Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 6:07 AM > >> > >> [Moderator's note: this letter to Tom Hourigan from Walt Jaap was > >> reprinted with permission from Walt for the purpose of encouraging > >> discussion and contrasting or complementary viewpoints.] > >> > >> > >> 22 February, 1999 > >> > >> Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan > >> Marine Biodiversity Coordinator > >> Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR > >> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > >> National Marine Fisheries Service > >> 1315 East-West Highway > >> Silver Spring, MD 20910 > >> tom.hourigan@noaa.gov > >> > >> > >> Dear Dr. Hourigan: > >> > >> I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other > >> Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. > >> We have encountered this option several times from different groups over > >> the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, > >> possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the > >> existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is > >> not the best approach for several reasons. > >> > >> Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the > >> Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, > >> time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. > >> > >> Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes > >> and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have > >> a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > >> Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and > >> from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect > >> since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral > >> protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and > >> South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in > >> the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels > >> the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and > >> Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the > >> Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. > >> > >> The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry > >> Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and > >> NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > >> which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from > >> Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect > >> corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have > >> successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective > >> restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the > >> range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have > >> provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think > >> it would have. > >> > >> Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and > >> global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the > >> coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional > >> protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide > >> more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few > >> Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would > >> be of benefit. > >> > >> Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata > >> (Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and > >> bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported > >> 44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported > >> that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we > >> measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline > >> was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. > >> > >> In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate > >> over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, > >> Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with > >> the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National > >> Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized > >> Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user > >> abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. > >> > >> We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your > >> concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your > >> communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or > >> threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned > >> taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened > >> species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that > >> are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have > >> little or no effect o n these resources. > >> > >> > >> Sincerely > >> > >> Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research > >> Institute > >> > >> > > > > > ********************************************** > Dr. Alina M. Szmant > Coral Reef Research Group > RSMAS-MBF > University of Miami > 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. > Miami FL 33149 > > TEL: (305)361-4609 > FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 > E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU > ********************************************** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 00:41:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA06495; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 00:40:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28751; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 00:43:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028742; Sun, 28 Feb 99 00:43:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA09021; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:39:15 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA09014; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:39:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <150825(2)>; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:37:22 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135672(8)>; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:37:11 -1000 Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:37:09 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered In-Reply-To: <199902262226.RAA01367@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 97 I too am somewhat confused as to what additional protection placing Acroporids on the ESA will accimplish that is not already being covered. Could someone who is supporting this idea please outline the additional protection thus afforded and how this is of benefit compared to legislation already in place? I am also perplexed as to how the ESA will protect corals from natural disasters such as hurricanes, or from other affects attributed to coral bleaching i.e. increased surface temperatures? It is somewhat ironic that while many consider Acroporid species "endangered" in Florida, current legislation makes it extremely difficult to obtain collection permits to maintain and cultivate these species in captivity. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 00:41:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA06509; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 00:40:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28753; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 00:43:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028743; Sun, 28 Feb 99 00:43:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA09039; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:46:36 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA09045; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 23:46:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <150968(9)>; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:44:43 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135716(1)>; Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:44:37 -1000 Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 18:44:34 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered In-Reply-To: <199902270031.UAA18220@mail.caribe.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 98 Mary Ann's questions bring up an interesting dilemna I think. How does one go about measuring recruitment fitness for a potential ESA listing when said organism releases billions of gametes? Was the ESA ever designed to deal with such a fecund organism or was it more for the "warm and fuzzies" than the image challenged? J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 04:23:25 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA07142; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:23:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA01778; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:26:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001768; Sun, 28 Feb 99 04:26:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA09934; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:45:51 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA10027; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 03:45:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp11.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.11]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id EAA05791; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:46:48 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199902280846.EAA05791@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "J. Charles Delbeek" , Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:41:21 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 99 I've been considering this and listed some examples: I previously stated how this could be a useful tool to stop a development which may impact offshore areas where the listed species is found, or possibly be used to push legislation for stricter clean water standards...and since posting these comments, have come up with a number of other things. Endangered Species Act loses its "warm and fuzzy" aspects in court*, during public hearings...when commenting on Environmental Impact Statements for developments, when pushing for protective legislation which can protect spawning grounds etc....Federal courts pay attention to Endangered Species Act. I don't think any one would challenge your comment that ESA , or any "coral reef" legislation would be effective at protecting corals from natural disasters...but if it can be used to minimize anthropogenic impacts, wouldn't it help reef damaged by such disasters recover? I think captive propogation of corals may also prove useful...to an extent...if well managed. However, good management means restrictions. It should be difficult to obtain a permit for collection in a species that as you wrote many seem to consider "endangered". Collection should also be one of the easiest anthropogenic stresses to control...but I have doubts as to if even this protective legislation is effective. Not to say it should be thrown out....Just to say we should take inventory of what management works and does not work ........and discuss topics like this. Why not list? Do we have the data to support? What does recruitement capacity mean? (*.....hope I don't sound mean..comments not meant that way) ---------- > From: J. Charles Delbeek > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered > Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 12:37 AM > > I too am somewhat confused as to what additional protection placing > Acroporids on the ESA will accimplish that is not already being covered. > Could someone who is supporting this idea please outline the additional > protection thus afforded and how this is of benefit compared to > legislation already in place? > > I am also perplexed as to how the ESA will protect corals from natural > disasters such as hurricanes, or from other affects attributed to coral > bleaching i.e. increased surface temperatures? > > It is somewhat ironic that while many consider Acroporid species > "endangered" in Florida, current legislation makes it extremely difficult > to obtain collection permits to maintain and cultivate these species in > captivity. > > J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. > > Aquarium Biologist > Waikiki Aquarium > University of Hawaii > > "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." > Mr. Spock > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 09:02:22 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07902; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 09:02:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04454; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 09:05:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004443; Sun, 28 Feb 99 09:05:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA11244; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:24:41 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA11281; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:24:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from x7k2x2 (dip209.inav.net [205.160.208.79]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id HAA24604 for ; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 07:22:53 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990228072524.00841de0@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 07:25:24 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Virus file: Happy99.exe Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 100 An attached file called Happy99.exe was just sent to this list. I'm pretty sure it contains a computer virus. A like-named file was just received on another list and infected some computers. The file Happy99.exe is a program. As I understand it, no harm is done unless you open (or run) the program itself. Deleting the file itself (not simply the E-mail message it rode in on) gets rid of the problem. The file came on a message from "CORALations" bearing the subject line: "RE: Acropora spp., endangered," dated 2/28/99. Please note that this information is just to help you find the virus-bearing file and not to place blame on CORALations, who, I'm sure, didn't know this file containted a virus. Cheers, Osha Osha Gray Davidson 14 South Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 USA Ph: 319-338-4778 Fax: 319-338-8606 osha@pobox.com Scholar Affiliate, University of Iowa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 11:48:26 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA08562; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:48:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA06350; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:51:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006342; Sun, 28 Feb 99 11:50:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12010; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:41:29 GMT Received: from relay1.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA11990; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:41:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from PPP-75-9.BU.EDU (ppp-87-29.bu.edu [128.197.8.241]) by relay1.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.b5.ACS)/) with SMTP id KAA26984; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:39:37 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19990228110613.37f76a4c@acs-mail.bu.edu> X-Sender: warrior@acs-mail.bu.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:06:13 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, lesk@bio.bu.edu From: "Jamie D. Bechtel" Subject: Acropora spp., endangered -legal background In-Reply-To: <199902280846.EAA05791@mail.caribe.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jamie D. Bechtel" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 101 hello all - i have been following the debate with some interest and thought some background information may be helpful. there is an excellent article discussing the role of science in the listing of endangered species. Bogert, Laurence Michael "That's my story and i'm sticking to it: is the best available science any available science under the endangered species act." 31 Idaho Law Review 85 (1994). despite some recent flexibility mechanisms built into the ESA, it remains a strong legislative tool. the endangered species act (ESA) is unique in terms of environmental legislation in that it contains a flat, substanative prohibition. weighing heavily in favor of the application of the endangered species act is the fact that, beyond a shadow of doubt, congress intended to grant high priority status to endangered species. consequently, the ESA remains a strong legislative tool and is upheld uniformily and consistently in district courts. Sec. 7 of the ESA supplies much of the force of the ESA in "insur[ing] that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by [federal deptarments and agencies] do not jeapardize the continued existence of such endangered species and threatended species or result in the destruction or modification of habitat of such species which is determined by the Secretary, after consultation as appropriate with the affected States, to be critical". in short, if a project will cause harm to an endangered species, that project can likely be brought to a relatively quick halt. 1n 1995, sec 9 (regarding illegal taking species w/i the US and the territorial sea) of the ESA won its day in court. the supreme court allowed the definition of "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering (babbit v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon, S. Ct. US 1995) it should be noted that, while application of the ESA is unlikely (not impossible) to improve current water quality and habitat conditions, it could go along way in preventing further decline(although some interesting battles are coming up with regards to language in the esa to promote conservation of species). the law was not designed to determine protective measures for different reproductive behaviors. it is likely that we do not need to consider recruitment fitness. (criteria listed below) it should also be noted that in determining whether a population is threatened, it need not be threatened globally, but throughout a portion of its range. many examples exist, such as the protection of the bald eagle in US domestic populations despite a thriving population in Alaska. distinct population segments can be protected. this arguement is likely to be stronger when additional populations occur outside US states and territories but are threatened within the US. the esa also allows critical habitat to be protected - slightly more complicated to achieve but based on an endangered species listing. the application of esa relies solely on the "best scientific and commercial data available." the act allows that listing of a species as endangered or threatend follows certain criteria: if the species experiences 1. present or threatened destruction or modification of its habitat or range. 2. overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or education purposes 3. disease/predation 4. inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanism or other natural or manmade factors affect its continued existence listing of an organmism that is not truly endangered can be extremely dangerous in providing fuel for politicians and industry trying to bring an end to the act. final thoughts, the legal arena is constantly changing and many questions regarding application of the ESA remain untested until they appear in court. one thought permeating the legal environment is the idea that scientist don't agree on any thing and data is untrustworthy. unfortunately, a few bad apples etc... however, as a scientist interacting in the legal community, i find it disheartening to have to constantly defend the workings of the scientific community. any suggestions on how to begin dispelling the myth and providing explanation? hope this information is helpful - cheers, jamie ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Jamie D. Bechtel Jamie D. Bechtel Boston University Boston College School of Law Graduate School of Biology 885 Centre Street 5 Cummington Street Newton, MA 02159 Boston, MA 02215 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 12:46:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08788; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:46:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA06963; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:49:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006955; Sun, 28 Feb 99 12:48:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA12220; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:36:36 GMT Received: from mail.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA12246; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:36:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from gmd0004 [205.172.40.2] by mail.state.fl.us with smtp (Exim 1.73 #2) id 10H9B2-0001zk-00; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:34:48 -0500 Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:35:02 -0500 Message-ID: <01BE630E.615B7BF0.garettg@mail.state.fl.us> From: George Garrett To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: FW: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:35:01 -0500 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: George Garrett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 102 -----Original Message----- From: Garrett-George Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 11:13 PM To: 'Bob Steneck' Subject: RE: Acropora spp., endangered Bob and Coral-List: Having had the pleasure of working on both upland and marine management issues, I find this debate to be rather interesting. Though I think that there are arguments for listing, I'm not sure how much it accomplishes as compared to the regulations currently in place (particularly as defined by Walt). I don't believe that the ESA is particularly strong and I don't consider myself to be a "rabid foamy mouth" on the issue. In Florida and other parts of the United State or its protectorates, harvest or coral is not allowed - period. I think that Walt made a good argument for that. Touching coral or creating relatively minor disturbances can be a problem, and though a contributor to coral decline by some accounts, is probably not the major one. Mind you, I don't believe that the ESA would bring much to bare on this problem either. Regardless of the law, it is ultimately an on the water enforcement issue, dealt with under the prevailing political climate. First, I have great respect for the ESA and the many refuges that have been established to protect ETS. There are four wildlife refuges in the Florida Keys. However, and Ah ha, a good opportunity for comparative study. If petting Key deer is the comparative equivalent of touching coral, people do it on Big Pine Key all the time. The refuges discourage it, but reasonably can't STOP it. It's that perception of heavy handed enforcement thing. One more step. It took a third party federal law suit to get FWS to force FEMA to consult with them when issuing flood insurance policies in the Keys (or other flood prone areas with ETS). Taking this a step further, the fact that insurance policies are being issued indicates a significant impact on the habitat of an endangered species through development of the units requiring insurance. Pineland and hardwood hammock is disappearing daily, though because of local regs, this impact is declining significantly (admittedly influenced and assisted by the ESA). But, development is still allowed in developed subdivisions that contain little habitat - flat in the middle of the Key Deer Refuge. It's probably not fair to dump this on FWS, particularly on Big Pine Key - the die was cast there before FWS had a Refuge. Platted lots have existed there for a long time and funding for purchase is limited. However, let's look at the concept of an "Incidental Take Permit" (ITP) or an "Habitat Conservation Plan" (HCP). At the time that I worked on the HCP for Key Largo (crocodile, woodrat, cotton mouse, indigo snake) there were probably 4 other HCPs in existence (in a time period spanning the mid 70s to mid 80s). That was about 15 years ago. Since that time I've dealt more in marine matters and have lost count, but there are literally hundreds of HCPs now. At least one view of an HCP is that it is a compromise between what you want for the ETS and what interested developers want from their land. Frequently, this is a compromise garnered from an inability to adequately enforce the ESA, the drives of those who want to develop, and the strength of the Constitutional "Takings" law (Takings in this sense being property rights and land use). I think you can make similar arguments for ITPs, though perhaps not as strongly because they don't tend to affect as broad a part of the range. I think many of the reasons that the ESA has not been applied more effectively in marine environments (marine mammals and reptiles being the exception) is that reproductive dispersal is perceived to and in fact probably tends to be broad. Walt alluded to this. The coral species being discussed, particularly the Acroporids, are pan Caribbean (and Pacific, etc.) Thus, the ESA would consider this in the listing process and conversely, if listed would not affect these species anywhere but in U.S. states and territories. These are places where they are well protected. In any event, between the State of Florida (in this case), the various Fisheries Acts, and the FKNMS, the Keys are afforded a fair amount of protection. I don't honestly know how much more protection could be afforded them. Having played devils advocate for the last page or so, I certainly don't oppose listing the Acroporids. However, don't expect any panaceas. Its typically the bigger things that are not accounted for in such laws, and probably never will be effectively, that impact our reefs - the Mississippi or the Orinoco, global warming, Saharan dust (that one's for you Gene), and atmospheric deposition. More locally and more tangibly (for Florida), its wastewater outfalls on the east coast, phosphate mining on the west coast and general conditions of coastal eutrophication. We've gotten too big for the place in which we live. We will continue to fight the good fight and do the best we can. Let's list the Acroporids, who knows it may bring greater attention to the things that aren't so heavily regulated. George Garrett Director of Marine Resources Monroe County, Florida Keys PS Regarding the existing laws and least, Walt (and I) argue from the stand point of the laws of Florida, as described above. I do recall some recent permits in Hawaii for marina development in which a significant area of coral was allowed to be destroyed - though, with significant transplant of some as mitigation). Is there a stronger need for concern nationally, in the Pacific or even Puerto Rico (ref. CORALations)? -----Original Message----- From: Bob Steneck [SMTP:Steneck@Maine.Maine.EDU] Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 1:47 PM To: Walt Jaap STP; Coral List Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Dear Walt and others, Isn't the ultimate result of your argument that management cannot do much for coral decline, so why bother? Or perhaps everything that needs to be done is being done in Florida so let's be patient. However, the idea that we just don't know enough will always be used in all management issues. If we cannot make a good case for an Acropora decline throughout the Caribbean, can we ever hope to make a case to managers or legislators that will work for other issues? I hope you see that I'm not directly disagreeing with anything you have said. However working with existing legislation... especially legislation that has some real 'teeth' as is the case for Endangered Species Act, makes sense to me. It seems to me that endangered species may become the 'poster-child' for an educational campaign and I see value in that. Protection of endangered species translates to protection of associated species and the entire local system. For example, the spotted owl has saved lots of old growth forests. There are many other examples. Finally, is there harm in embracing the concept of Acropora meeting the definition of an endangered or threatened species? As far as I can see, only if the science doesn't support it. As you know, there are volumes of studies both qualitative and quantitative that document the Acropora decline. There is a sizable literature arguing for the geological and ecological importance of that genus. Even if there is evidence that this genus has fluctuated in the past (I'm not sure yours is a good example... it suggests the Acropora decline may have begun earlier than we thought), I don't think that should disqualify it from being considered for E & T classification. I also do not think the long-term prognosis for the species has to be good for inclusion to the list. I believe everyone expected the California Condor would go extinct but it was placed on the list anyway. I think that species has surprised some pundits. Walt - I hope I'm not missing some of your key points as to why there is no value in placing acroporids on the endangered list. If I am - please educate me and everyone else. If the scientific community sees general value, there is a slim chance this could happen. At best, this is a long-shot that might help protect some reefs. Cheers, Bob Steneck >22 February, 1999 > >Dr. Thomas F. Hourigan >Marine Biodiversity Coordinator >Office of Protected Resources, NOAAF/PR >National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration >National Marine Fisheries Service >1315 East-West Highway >Silver Spring, MD 20910 >tom.hourigan@noaa.gov > > >Dear Dr. Hourigan: > >I am responding to your internet request about Acropora spp. and other >Scleractinian species for inclusion as endangered or threatened species. >We have encountered this option several times from different groups over >the years; and have looked at the option to see if it was reasonable, >possible, and would it do a better job protecting corals than the >existing statutes and management regimes. We have concluded that it is >not the best approach for several reasons. > >Firstly, to prove that a coral is threatened or at risk throughout the >Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, and places in between is costly, >time consuming, and might be very difficult to prove the case. > >Are corals currently protected from human exploitation by other statutes >and management regimes? I would like to think so. In Florida, we have >a state statute that protects all Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >Gorgonia spp from harvest, being sold in a commercial establishment, and >from destruction on the sea floor. This statute has been in effect >since the mid 1970s. At the federal level the most extensive coral >protection is found under the Magnuson Act: The Gulf of Mexico and >South Atlantic Fisherie s Councils cosponsored the work that resulted in >the Coral and Coral Reef Fishery Management Plan. This plan parallels >the Florida statute, protecting the Scleractinia, Millepora spp, and >Gorgonia spp. This management regime was recently incorporated into the >Essential Fish Habitat Plan by the Fishery Management Councils. > >The Department of Interior manages two National Parks (Biscayne and Dry >Tortugas) in which all corals are protected. The State of Florida and >NOAA are the trustees of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary >which includes all the reefs outside the National Park boundaries from >Fowey Rocks to west of Dry Tortugas, again the regulations protect >corals and reefs. When anthropogenic events occur, the trustees have >successfully prosecuted responsible parties or have negotiated effective >restoration and mon itoring plans on the sites. Settlements were in the >range of millions of dollars. Would the endangered species act have >provided immunity from these anthropogenic disturbances? I do not think >it would have. > >Natural events such as hurricanes, ENSO related bleaching episodes, and >global warming are still occurring in spite of the efforts that the >coral protection statutes and management regimes. Would additional >protective legislation such as the endangered species program provide >more protection to the reef resources? I am skeptical that adding a few >Scleractinia corals to the endangered and threatened species list would >be of benefit. > >Coral populations are very dynamic. In the case of Acropora palmata >(Lamarck, 1816) there is good evidence that it has gone through boom and >bust dynamics for quite some time. In 1882, Alexander Agassiz reported >44 hectares of A. palmata at Dry Tortugas. In 1982, Gary Davis reported >that, A. palmata coverage declined to 0.6 hectares, ten years later we >measured the remnant population and noted little change. The decline >was probably caused by hurricanes and other meteorological phenomena. > >In retrospect, or as they claim hind sight is perfect, when the debate >over the Everglades Park boundaries was first debated in the late 1940s, >Gill Voss told me an initial proposal had all of the Florida Keys with >the exception of Key West and Marathon included in Everglades National >Park. Local politics prevailed and the end result is a highly urbanized >Florida Keys in which the environmental quality has suffered from user >abuse. Ah, if we could only go back in time and make it right. > >We recognize that your intentions are well meaning and appreciate your >concern. We respectfully disagree that the corals mentioned in your >communication should be considered for nomination as endangered or >threatened species. We do not believe that any of the aforementioned >taxa of corals could satisfy the criteria of endangered or threatened >species. Since we have existing statutes and management regimes that >are designed to protect corals and reefs, the proposed status would have >little or no effect o n these resources. > > >Sincerely > >Walter C. Jaap Associate Research Scientist Florida Marine Research >Institute ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 ext. 233 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 14:57:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA09440; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:57:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA08744; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 14:59:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008735; Sun, 28 Feb 99 14:59:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA12889; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:56:12 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA12865; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 13:56:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from x7k2x2 (dip343.inav.net [205.160.208.213]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA17316 for ; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:54:24 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990228125653.0083c6a0@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:56:53 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: More on the Happy99.exe Virus Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 103 In response to some questions I've received, here's a little more information on the Happy99.exe computer virus, sent on the coral-health list-serve today. The information is taken from a posting on another list-serve that was hit, and I merely pass it along (not being a computer expert myself). >If you have already run HAPPY99, go to: > > > >for instructions on how to remove it. For details about the worm >and its effects, see: > > > Hope this helps. Osha Osha Gray Davidson 14 South Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 USA Ph: 319-338-4778 Fax: 319-338-8606 osha@pobox.com Scholar Affiliate, University of Iowa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 16:44:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA09856; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:44:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA11146; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:48:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011137; Sun, 28 Feb 99 16:47:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA13542; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:08:15 GMT Received: from unix12.planete.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA13501; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:08:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from [194.150.0.180] (mon9-04.planete.net [194.150.0.180]) by unix12.planete.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA27987; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:01:56 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199902282101.WAA27987@unix12.planete.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.0c (197) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:38:06 +0100 Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered From: "Georges Moret" To: CORALations CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Georges Moret" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA09856 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 104 Please, pay attention to happy99.exe It"s a funny nice worm but it can replicate and be send by itself You'd better trashed it Georges Moret "Tranquilles cependant, Charlemagne et ses Preux" "Descendaient la montagne et devisaient entre-eux" ---------- From: "CORALations" Subject: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Date: Dim 28 fév 1999 9:46 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 17:13:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA09966; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:13:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA11400; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:16:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011391; Sun, 28 Feb 99 17:15:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA13678; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:32:36 GMT Received: from tula.cura.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA13663; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:32:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from cura.net (dppp22.cura.net [209.58.20.122]) by tula.cura.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA23334; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:34:29 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-ID: <36D98023.FA8861F7@cura.net> Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:42:59 +0000 From: Paul Hoetjes X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List CC: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: [Fwd: Virus alert] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Paul Hoetjes Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 105 A recent message sent to the list contained an attachment called happy99.exe. On the CTURTLE list a similar message recently was followed by this warning: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Virus alert Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 12:37:01 -0500 From: Peter Bennett Reply-To: Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation To: CTURTLE@LISTS.UFL.EDU The last email from JIWLP was followed by a post that includes the HAPPY99 worm. You will have received email with no text, just an attachment named HAPPY99.EXE. WARNING: DO NOT RUN THIS PROGRAM! If you have already run HAPPY99 (and it is obvious that Wil Burns or someone at JIWLP already has), go to: for instructions on how to remove it. For details about the worm and its effects, see: Please don't blame Wil Burns for this, he's a victim. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 28 18:53:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA10252; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:53:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA12714; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 18:56:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012702; Sun, 28 Feb 99 18:55:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA13970; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:44:01 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA13977; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:43:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA01230 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 08:42:04 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990301084203.006ebf50@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 08:42:03 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: worm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 106 Coralisters, Another web site telling how to get rid of the Happy99 worm is listed below. There are only about 4 steps to it, but if they don't make any sense, you need to find someone who can make sense of them. (in the meantime, don't send anyone e-mail to avoid spreading it further) Also, please alert people you have sent e-mail to since you got it and opened it, or it will continue to spread. I'm told you can't get a virus or worm from an e-mail, but you can get one from an attachment, if there is something executable in the attachment. Word documents now have an executable part of them. Virus check all attachments before opening them, don't open any attachment from someone you don't know. -Doug http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 1 00:41:59 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA11493; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:41:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA17066; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:45:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017054; Mon, 1 Mar 99 00:44:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA15247; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 04:06:55 GMT Received: from turbo.kean.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA15225; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 23:06:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (ckievman@localhost) by turbo.kean.edu (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with ESMTP id XAA27290 for ; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 23:02:20 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 23:02:20 -0500 (EST) From: KIEVMAN To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: MERI Field Course & Scholarship for Coral Reef Research In-Reply-To: <199902191838.SAA14855@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: KIEVMAN Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 107 Please pardon the re-posting of this message. 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Kievman, Marine Environmental Research Institute - Coral Reef Scholarship Committee, Kean University, Department of Geology and Meteorology, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083 Email: CoralReef@turbo.kean.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 1 09:35:27 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15271; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 09:35:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA00020; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 09:38:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029993; Mon, 1 Mar 99 09:37:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA17833; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 12:45:54 GMT Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 12:45:54 GMT Message-Id: <199903011245.MAA17833@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral-list Administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Happy99.exe worm Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral-list Administrator Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 108 You can find out more information about the Happy99.exe virus at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html Apparently, CORALations reads email via a Windows operating system, and that system was infected. The worm operates by detecting a send message from the host (Windows) operating system, then sends a uuencoded Happy99.exe document to the same recipient as the last send message went to. If you received the uuencoded message, just don't uudecode it and execute it--delete it! I would urge all coral-list subscribers to check their operating systems frequently for viruses, worms, etc. Sincerely yours, JCH coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 1 12:25:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA19684; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 12:25:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16971; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 12:28:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016914; Mon, 1 Mar 99 12:28:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA19156; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 16:38:03 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA19160; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 11:37:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA24649; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:30:43 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990301114039.00cece14@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 11:40:45 -0800 To: Osha Gray Davidson , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Re: Virus file: Happy99.exe Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Phillip Dustan Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 109 HAPPY99 IS A VIRUS FOR SURE. DO NOT RUN IT, DISINFECT YOUR MACHINE IF YOU HAVE. Phil Dustan >An attached file called Happy99.exe was just sent to this list. I'm pretty >sure it contains a computer virus. A like-named file was just received on >another list and infected some computers. The file Happy99.exe is a >program. As I understand it, no harm is done unless you open (or run) the >program itself. Deleting the file itself (not simply the E-mail message it >rode in on) gets rid of the problem. > >The file came on a message from "CORALations" bearing the subject line: >"RE: Acropora spp., endangered," dated 2/28/99. Please note that this >information is just to help you find the virus-bearing file and not to >place blame on CORALations, who, I'm sure, didn't know this file containted >a virus. > >Cheers, >Osha > > >Osha Gray Davidson >14 South Governor St. >Iowa City, IA 52240 USA > >Ph: 319-338-4778 >Fax: 319-338-8606 >osha@pobox.com >Scholar Affiliate, University of Iowa > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu Department of Biology www.cofc.edu/~coral College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 2 14:24:37 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA12956; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:24:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA04964; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 14:27:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004908; Tue, 2 Mar 99 14:26:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA26017; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 18:04:32 GMT Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA26134; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:04:27 -0500 (EST) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv19.3) id wJAKa02500; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:02:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <228b05ea.36dc27b8@aol.com> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:02:32 EST To: delbeek@hawaii.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Re: Acropora spp., endangered Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 78 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 110 Hi Charles. <> I think Jamie outlined some good points in his previous post on this. While there may be geological evidence pointing to boom/bust cycles in various coral populations (and there is), the points brought out earlier I think are important: that is, that irrespective of natural catastrophe and influence, the anthropogenic influence of many factors seems unrelenting. There have been many papers which have investigated long and short term damage resulting from various natural factors, and, while occasionally catastrophic and reefs are largely lost, the majority seem to show slow or even surprisingly quick recovery given proper conditions. However, recovery in stressed or injured animals is remarkably less as energy is allocated to repair. I cannot really see what harm placing A. palmata and A. cervicornis under ESA guidelines would do, as these stressed communities could potentially benefit from any and all action on their behalf. What concerns me (besides the fact I miss seeing vast thickets of Acropora in the Caribbean) is the reef accretion rate without these reef builders. Unlike Pacific reefs, there are fewer species which can grow at the rate or in the conditions tolerated by these two species than in the Pacific. With bioerosion, continued anthropogenic stress, and natural disasters (which, arguably, may worsen in the future), will the next in line reef-builders like Montastrea and Porites be able to keep up? Looking at the listing of some of the others (Dendrogyra cylindrus, etc.), can Caribbean reefs keep up? Only coralline algae ridges to come? ESA won't do a thing to prevent Gaia's wrath, but there is quite a difference between the natural cycles of disturbance and the continuing long term stress on the these reefs. One thing I have noticed when such debates occur is that there is much "voire- diring" about whether proposed solutions are ideal or optimal...they rarely are. However, in the meantime, the habitat continues to suffer while the debate continues. Perhaps actions which protect the habitat should be implemented, even if not panacaeic, while better solutions are being worked on? Nor am I particularly convinced that a spawn releasing (hypothetically) one billion gametes is enough. Consider an equally hypothetical 1% successful fertilization, 1% settlement success, and a 1% chance of living past the juvenile stage. Then consider that 95% of these corals are lost (being lost) due to disease/stress/injury/predation, bioerosion, competition, etc. As was mentioned, recruitment is not keeping up, so I think its more than a case of the "warm and fuzzies". Ordinarily, one could expect for fragmentation to make up some ground, but there aren't enough colonies around to make this of significant value...hence the reason why these species are now considered for ESA protection. The potential for these animals to recover and survive mass mortality is certainly there if conditions are ideal....but they aren't. Not that I am bringing up any particularly earth shattering points here, but it would seem that the loss of these key species is of particular importance to reefs, and I cannot see why all efforts to protect them shouldn't be supported. There is not really any economic value placed on them due to rigorous anti-collection protocol (as you brought up), and hence no real force towards *not* implementing protective legislation. Thus, arguably, their most important economic value is in their continued presence for recreational/tourism reasons and supporting the lower end of sport/food fish webs (and, of course, their intrinsic value to the reef itself and to the continued grants for studying the reasons for their mortality ) I do, however, totally agree that efforts on the part of the public and private aquaria arena could (perhaps surprisingly) support some captive grow- out for replenishment. I have long thought that Caribbean species should be available for such efforts with careful and moderated collection. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 2 18:33:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA17489; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 18:33:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA20245; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 18:36:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020233; Tue, 2 Mar 99 18:36:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA01475; Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:57:51 GMT Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 22:57:51 GMT Message-Id: <199903022257.WAA01475@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New CHAMP Literature Update! Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 111 I am very happy to announce that our NOAA/AOML Librarian, Linda Pikula (pikula@aoml.noaa.gov), has painstakingly, and at no minor cost, compiled an extensive list of literature references pertaining to coral health and monitoring from 1996 through most of 1998. At this time we have the literature citations only, but hope to have abstracts soon. At the CHAMP Home Page (www.coral.noaa.gov), click on "Literature" then on "New CHAMP Literature Server" to search the database. I'm afraid this database is on a very old PC server (in fact, the computer that ran the original 1992 "CoralFax" service, the precursor to the CHAMP Program), so your search may run a little slow. We're hoping to be able to obtain a more up-to-date and powerful server in the future. If you have submitted abstracts to us before, please be patient. We will update the database as soon as we can. I'm afraid we're a little shorthanded. We hope you are able to use this new source of knowledge in your coral reef work. THANKS, Linda, for a job super well-done! Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 10:25:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24291; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:25:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18278; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:28:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018245; Wed, 3 Mar 99 10:28:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05382; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:38:13 GMT Message-Id: <199903031438.OAA05382@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:49:28 +1100 From: Gert Jan Gast To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Panama ref list offered Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gert Jan Gast Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 112 Hi all, I have (on request) typed all the references of the Panama Proceedings into an EndNotePlus (W98, version 3.0) and figured that as this isn't all that interesting an activity, I'd spare you the trouble: drop me a mail and I'll send the file as attachment. Also available are Text (.txt) and RichText (.rtf) copies with one field (author, year, title, etc) per line for people who want to try to import it into other literature programs. Mac users with EndNote should be able to import this file. I'll try BinHex encoding. Jim Hendee and Gina Morisseau-Leroy have posted the text file on the NOAA CHAMP homepage: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bib/Proc8ICRS.html I checked the refs, but there are certainly still some errors. Please let me know if you find any. I will collect those and send errata. Could the organisers of future symposia, meetings, etc. consider to place the proceeding refs on a web page in format of most commonly used bibliography programs? That would be very nice! Good luck, GJ =============================================== Dr. Gert Jan Gast This email address will not change. 5 Sycamore Street Pimlico, QLD 4812 Australia Phone int 61 (0)7 47 255 220 is likely to be temporary. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 10:25:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24291; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:25:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18278; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:28:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018245; Wed, 3 Mar 99 10:28:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05382; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:38:13 GMT Message-Id: <199903031438.OAA05382@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:49:28 +1100 From: Gert Jan Gast To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Panama ref list offered Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gert Jan Gast Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 113 Hi all, I have (on request) typed all the references of the Panama Proceedings into an EndNotePlus (W98, version 3.0) and figured that as this isn't all that interesting an activity, I'd spare you the trouble: drop me a mail and I'll send the file as attachment. Also available are Text (.txt) and RichText (.rtf) copies with one field (author, year, title, etc) per line for people who want to try to import it into other literature programs. Mac users with EndNote should be able to import this file. I'll try BinHex encoding. Jim Hendee and Gina Morisseau-Leroy have posted the text file on the NOAA CHAMP homepage: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bib/Proc8ICRS.html I checked the refs, but there are certainly still some errors. Please let me know if you find any. I will collect those and send errata. Could the organisers of future symposia, meetings, etc. consider to place the proceeding refs on a web page in format of most commonly used bibliography programs? That would be very nice! Good luck, GJ =============================================== Dr. Gert Jan Gast This email address will not change. 5 Sycamore Street Pimlico, QLD 4812 Australia Phone int 61 (0)7 47 255 220 is likely to be temporary. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 10:36:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24533; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:36:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19059; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:38:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018982; Wed, 3 Mar 99 10:38:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05798; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:55:04 GMT Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:55:04 GMT Message-Id: <199903031455.OAA05798@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's CHAMP" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Correcton: New CHAMP Literature Server Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's CHAMP" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 114 My mistake--there are apparently about 425 articles ranging from 1980 through 1998 on the new literature server. We hope to update this in the future, depending on how things progress. Cheers, jch Re: ~~~~~~~~ From: NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list Subject: New CHAMP Literature Update! I am very happy to announce that our NOAA/AOML Librarian, Linda Pikula (pikula@aoml.noaa.gov), has painstakingly, and at no minor cost, compiled an extensive list of literature references pertaining to coral health and monitoring from 1996 through most of 1998. At this time we have the literature citations only, but hope to have abstracts soon. At the CHAMP Home Page (www.coral.noaa.gov), click on "Literature" then on "New CHAMP Literature Server" to search the database. I'm afraid this database is on a very old PC server (in fact, the computer that ran the original 1992 "CoralFax" service, the precursor to the CHAMP Program), so your search may run a little slow. We're hoping to be able to obtain a more up-to-date and powerful server in the future. If you have submitted abstracts to us before, please be patient. We will update the database as soon as we can. I'm afraid we're a little shorthanded. We hope you are able to use this new source of knowledge in your coral reef work. THANKS, Linda, for a job super well-done! Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 10:52:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24922; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:53:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA20136; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:56:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020114; Wed, 3 Mar 99 10:56:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05523; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:45:13 GMT Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:45:13 GMT Message-Id: <199903031445.OAA05523@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat images Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 115 The launch date for Landsat 7 (L7) satellite may still have some degree of fluidity but is planned now for APRIL 15 1999. One of the missions of L7 is to provide images for the NASA Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP) to support scientific research, with ideally the acquisition of at least 200 images per day over various and varying areas of the globe for downloading to the US (Foreign Ground Stations may collect additional data of course). Images will be available at a low cost (less than $300/scene). The earth observing instrument on L7, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), replicates the capabilities of the Thematic Mapper instruments on Landsats 4 and 5*. The ETM+ also includes new features that make it a more versatile and efficient instrument for global change studies, land cover monitoring and assessment, and large area mapping than its design forebears. Landsat 7 and ETM+ characteristics are : Number of Bands: 8 Spectral Range(microns): Band 1: .45 to .515 Band 2: .525 to .605 Band 3: .63 to .690 Band 4: .75 to .90 Band 5: 1.55 to 1.75 Band 6: 10.40 to 12.5 (Thermal infra-red channel) Band 7: 2.09 to 2.35 Band 8 (Panchromatic): .52 to .90 Ground Resolution (meters) Band 1: 30 m Band 2: 30 m Band 3: 30 m Band 4: 30 m Band 5: 30 m Band 6: 60 m Band 7: 30 m Band 8: 15 m Swath width:185 kilometers Repeat coverage interval:16 days (233 orbits) Altitude:705 kilometers Quantization:Best 8 of 9 bits On-board data storage:~375 Gb (solid state) Inclination:Sun-synchronous, 98.2 degrees Equatorial crossing:Descending node; 10:00am +/- 15 min. Launch vehicle:Delta II Launch date:April 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For the moment, the highest priorities of the LTAP acquisitions are for the United-States, and selected land targets elsewhere. The goal is to obtain quasi-global, seasonal coverage. Several coastal zones worldwide are already integrated in the LTAP dataset. They may include reefs areas that can be studied using typically the bands 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8. To improve the coverage of coral reefs zones, 35 specific targets reefs were recently added to the list of potential sites. However, coverage of these sites is by no means guaranteed and an increase in their priorities is required! The aim of this mail is to signal to the community of coral reef researcher that their site of study can be added to the LTAP database For this, we need: 1/ the location of your area (lat/long) to check if it is already in a coastal LTAP zone or if it can be one of the new 35 sites (especially dedicated to remote oceanic places) 2/ a short description of your projects, including: - a short scientific history of the site (references of previous studies will be enough) - objectives, - schedules, - names of the scientists and institutes that are involved in the project - your plans to use remote sensing data (mapping, change detection, catastrophic assessment=85) We understand that some applications, related to catastrophic impacts for example (cyclones, lagoon blooms, bleaching=85) can not be described as scheduled projects , but if a site is a LTAP site, it will be easier to get reference images that will be completed by images during or just after the events. The monitoring sites, whatever the organization (ICRI, GCRMN, CARICOMP, ReefCheck,=85), are of course suitable for LTAP. Defining high sensitive areas will also help to improve the priority for coral reef acquisition. Because of the imminence of the launch of L7, its software will be frozen in few weeks. The definition of these 35 sites needs to be done very quickly. So, people interested by images for their projects are encouraged to response to this offer, ideally during the next week (-> before 9th March). For further questions and for application, you can answer directly to carbon@marine.usf.edu or serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu An assessment of all the answers and the proposition to the Landsat program for the final LTAP dataset will be mailed later on the Coral-List. Cheers, Serge Andrefouet Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida =20 140, 7th Av. South =20 St Petersburg=20 FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 12:36:03 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26836; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:36:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA29514; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:39:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029500; Wed, 3 Mar 99 12:39:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06486; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 16:48:47 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA06491; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:48:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:46:50 -0500 Message-ID: <4D333629EC74D211A0F900104B79C72D0AF9FC@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: "Jamie D. Bechtel" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, lesk@bio.bu.edu Subject: RE: Acropora spp., endangered ? Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:46:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht,Bill" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 116 Dear list: For what its worth, just a few comments (in a question - answer format) about the spirited Acropora debate. Q.- Should Acropora spp. be considered for listing? A. - YES Q. - What's the evidence for this? A.- In most US waters (Caribbean & western Atlantic), Acropora populations have been drastically reduced by a number of factors (disease, storms, bleaching, predation, etc...) over the course of the last two decades. This is especially pronounced for Acropora cervicornis. Q. - Is this reduction just part of natural boom-bust cycles in the local populations. Walt Japp makes some good points about the volatility of Acropora populations in Florida. A. - Yes, Acropora populations are very volatile. However, the recent declines are not just confined to local populations within individual reefs or reef areas, but have impacted essentially all Acropora populations throughout the region. This includes reef areas far from population sources and major anthropogenic impacts. Belize, Bonaire, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Florida, etc... have all shown similar declines over roughly the same period of time. Florida reefs have been especially impacted. In addition, recent geologic evidence strongly points to the fact that a "regional" decline in acroporid populations is without historical precedence in the Quaternary. Q. - Okay, so some Acropora populations have diminished, but there are still some pretty good stands of Acropora spp. here and there. Why should we list a species that is still locally abundant in some areas? A. - Your right, there are some pretty good stands of Acropora here and there, especially A. palmata. The main point being "here and there". Unfortunately, there aren't that many "here and there's" anymore. As compared to 20-30 years ago even these large stands are greatly reduced in size and number. This is based on both solid data and anecdotal evidence. In addition, even in these large stands, very few are "healthy"; that is they show a high incidence of partial mortality. For instance, one of the most beautiful and most luxuriant stands of A. palmata (just two years ago) was off Goulding Cay (southwest tip of New Providence Island, Bahamas). Many of these corals (over 50%) have died within the last year due to the 1998 bleaching event, white-band disease epizootics, and predation by mobile fauna. Many of these corals are now standing dead in-situ. This scene is being played over and over again throughout the region. It should be noted that this same reef at Goulding Cay was renowned for its prolific stands and thickets of A. cervicornis. This reef was used as a backdrop for numerous u/w scenes in films, including some James Bonds flicks. Stuart Cove the local dive operator there told me that ~ 99% of this staghorn vanished in the early to mid-1980's. Now it seems as though the A. palmata is imperiled there as well. Q. - Well you've convinced me that the acroporids are at risk (maybe). How would implementing the E & T Species Act help here? Aren't the scleractinia are already protected in US waters by a host of various regulations and statutes? A. - The present regulations protect corals from harvest and/or destruction in place (i.e. ship-groundings, anchor damage, etc...) Although illegal coral collection by reef poachers is still common and problematic, the E & T Act goes one step further in that it helps protect the habitat in which that species lives. This is done by designating "critical habitat" for a particular E & T species. Also, additional layers of legal protection are common with E & T species. For instance, The Bald Eagle is protected by the Migratory Bird Act, as well as the E & T Act, plus individual State Statutes. Having an additional layer of protection and the legal ramifications that go with it (violation of the E & T Act is very serious business) will not just help the acroporids but all corals living in association with them. Q. - It may be determined that only local populations of acroporids are at risk. If so, why place the whole lot on the list? A. - If this is determined to be the case (based on population data), then there are numerous options available. This includes the listing of a species as "a species of special concern" (i.e. the Burrowing Owl in Florida). Another option, would be (as Jamie Bechtel noted) to list only a local population as E or T. For instance "All Acropora spp. in the waters of Florida" or "All A. cervicornis in US Territorial waters" or "All acroporid species in US waters with exception of A. palmata in Florida" and so on. The E & T Species Act even protects species because of their similarity with other like species. For example, the Florida alligator is protected because of its similarity with the American Crocodile, an endangered species. Q. - Will placing the Acropora spp. on the list make getting scientific permits for collecting coral specimens more difficult. A. - It should not affect those who have just reasons for sampling (permits are already required for work/research in the Florida Keys), and it will certainly deter the unnecessary collection and sampling of these corals. Well, this is my spin on some of the stuff that has been going around for the last couple of weeks. Hope this helps. By the by, Rich Aronson and I recently completed a ms. on the history & volitility of the Acropora spp. as well as on their recent, regional demise. I would be more than happy to furnish copies of this in-press ms. to any that request it. "Men with the muckrake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck." Theodore Roosevelt 1906 William F. Precht Natural Resources Manager LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. 5845 NW 158th Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ph (305) 826-5588 x206 fax (305) 826-1799 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jamie D. Bechtel [SMTP:warrior@bu.edu] > Sent: Sunday, February 28, 1999 6:06 AM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; lesk@bio.bu.edu > Subject: Acropora spp., endangered -legal background > > hello all - i have been following the debate with some interest and > thought > some background information may be helpful. there is an excellent article > discussing the role of science in the listing of endangered species. > Bogert, Laurence Michael "That's my story and i'm sticking to it: is the > best available science any available science under the endangered species > act." 31 Idaho Law Review 85 (1994). > > despite some recent flexibility mechanisms built into the ESA, it remains > a > strong legislative tool. the endangered species act (ESA) is unique in > terms of environmental legislation in that it contains a flat, > substanative > prohibition. weighing heavily in favor of the application of the > endangered > species act is the fact that, beyond a shadow of doubt, congress intended > to grant high priority status to endangered species. consequently, the > ESA > remains a strong legislative tool and is upheld uniformily and > consistently > in district courts. > > Sec. 7 of the ESA supplies much of the force of the ESA in "insur[ing] > that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by [federal deptarments > and > agencies] do not jeapardize the continued existence of such endangered > species and threatended species or result in the destruction or > modification of habitat of such species which is determined by the > Secretary, after consultation as appropriate with the affected States, to > be critical". > > in short, if a project will cause harm to an endangered species, that > project can likely be brought to a relatively quick halt. > > 1n 1995, sec 9 (regarding illegal taking species w/i the US and the > territorial sea) of the ESA won its day in court. the supreme court > allowed the definition of "harm" to include "significant habitat > modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by > significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, > feeding, or sheltering (babbit v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a > Great Oregon, S. Ct. US 1995) > > it should be noted that, while application of the ESA is unlikely (not > impossible) to improve current water quality and habitat conditions, it > could go along way in preventing further decline(although some interesting > battles are coming up with regards to language in the esa to promote > conservation of species). the law was not designed to determine protective > measures for different reproductive behaviors. it is likely that we do not > need to consider recruitment fitness. (criteria listed below) > > it should also be noted that in determining whether a population is > threatened, it need not be threatened globally, but throughout a portion > of > its range. many examples exist, such as the protection of the bald eagle > in US domestic populations despite a thriving population in Alaska. > distinct population segments can be protected. this arguement is likely to > be stronger when additional populations occur outside US states and > territories but are threatened within the US. > > the esa also allows critical habitat to be protected - slightly more > complicated to achieve but based on an endangered species listing. > > the application of esa relies solely on the "best scientific and > commercial > data available." the act allows that listing of a species as endangered or > threatend follows certain criteria: if the species experiences 1. present > or threatened destruction or modification of its habitat or range. 2. > overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or education > purposes 3. disease/predation 4. inadequacy of existing regulatory > mechanism or other natural or manmade factors affect its continued > existence > > listing of an organmism that is not truly endangered can be extremely > dangerous in providing fuel for politicians and industry trying to bring > an > end to the act. > > final thoughts, the legal arena is constantly changing and many questions > regarding application of the ESA remain untested until they appear in > court. > > one thought permeating the legal environment is the idea that scientist > don't agree on any thing and data is untrustworthy. unfortunately, a few > bad apples etc... however, as a scientist interacting in the legal > community, i find it disheartening to have to constantly defend the > workings of the scientific community. any suggestions on how to begin > dispelling the myth and providing explanation? > > hope this information is helpful - > > cheers, > jamie > > __________________________________________________________________________ > __ > ________ > > Jamie D. Bechtel Jamie D. Bechtel > Boston University Boston College > School of Law > Graduate School of Biology 885 Centre Street > > 5 Cummington Street Newton, MA 02159 > Boston, MA 02215 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 16:06:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA03344; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 16:06:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA17123; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 16:09:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016966; Wed, 3 Mar 99 16:08:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA07716; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 20:23:58 GMT Message-Id: <199903032023.UAA07716@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:52:17 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: "Precht,Bill" cc: "Jamie D. Bechtel" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Acropora spp., endangered ? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 117 Acropora cervicornis, prolifera, and palmata would in my estimation qualify for a "vulnerable" or higher listing, possibly as high as endangered, in accordance with IUCN criteria after Mace et al. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 17:33:36 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA04638; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:33:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA22948; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:36:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022893; Wed, 3 Mar 99 17:36:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA08226; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:59:03 GMT Received: from carbon.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA08234; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 16:58:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from coral.marine.usf.edu (aves.marine.usf.edu [198.116.54.180]) by carbon.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA16533 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 16:57:15 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990303165607.007efcd0@carbon.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 16:56:07 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat images: FAQ and more details Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 118 Hello everybody, May be the first message for Landsat LTAP project was not so clear because many people are asking for the same precisions. First, 35 reefs sites were recently added to the list, but they are not assigned already to specific reefs. The 35 reefs will be finally selected according to your requests. For the moment, they just appear as "reef" in the list. Second, some of your sites may be already in a coastal area which appear elsewhere in the list, which is sorted by Country. For example: for France, the LTAP list include 8 images for New-Caledonia. These images may include reef areas. When we receive your request, we chek if the location of your site is not already included in the LTAP list, as a coastal area. If yes, we do not add your site to the 35 specific reef sites but we put a "reef flag" to try to increase the priority of this coastal area. If not, we add your site to the potential 35 specific reef sites. Third: for United States reefs (Hawaii, Florida Keys, Puerto Rico,...): most of them are already included in the LTAP list because USA is completely covered by LTAP, and USA has the highest priority. Anyway, signal us your reefs, because inside USA, reefs have low priority. Four: Ideally, all the sites of the LTAP list will be covered at least one time a year, whatever their priority. I apologize if I do not answer individually to each message. I do if necessary, but I rather try to give precisions that can be useful for everybody directly on the coral-list. Bye Serge Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 17:41:23 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA04753; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:41:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23332; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:44:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023316; Wed, 3 Mar 99 17:44:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA08315; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 22:14:28 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA08333; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:14:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp214.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.214]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id SAA09918 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 18:14:51 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199903032214.SAA09918@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 18:10:06 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 119 Dear Listers...... Just returned from Clean Water Network meeting in Washington to discover my computer was infected with a "worm" virus...picked this up from our local listing...did not realize I was infected when I sent comments to the coral listers..... Mary Ann Lucking CORALations From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 3 19:31:50 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA05574; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 19:31:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA27718; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 19:34:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027708; Wed, 3 Mar 99 19:34:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA08729; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 23:49:29 GMT Received: from cuda.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA08714; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 18:49:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from mb4802-c.jcu.edu.au ([137.219.41.185]) by cuda.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA29780 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 09:47:27 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19990304000619.006da7ec@pop.jcu.edu.au> X-Sender: sci-ahb@pop.jcu.edu.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 10:06:19 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Andrew Baird Subject: panama refs: Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Andrew Baird Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 120 three cheers for Gert. Aint altruism a fine thing! I have another comment for organisers of future proceeding. Could the organisers arrange to have the abstracts listed in one of the relevant abstracting services such as Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstract or Current Contents. Some of the Proceedings appear in ASFA, but not those after 1988, as far as I am aware. Andrew Baird phone 61 7 47814802 Department of Marine Biology fax 61 7 47251570 James Cook University email andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au Townsvill Qld 4811 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 11:38:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA13929; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:38:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01148; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:40:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001112; Thu, 4 Mar 99 11:40:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12730; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:14:27 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA12748; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 10:14:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp147.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.147]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id LAA26077 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:14:45 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199903041514.LAA26077@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: I'm Clean Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:10:01 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 122 ---------- > > SORRY ABOUT HAPPY 99.....Did not know I had it or I was sending it... > I followed these instructions to remove it.... > Thought I better not send it as an attachment! > Mary Ann > > Read anything - execute NOTHING!! This is the key. If the file has > (NAME OF FILE) .EXE . . .DO NOT CLICK ON IT -THIS IS A COMMAND FILE TO > EXECUTE A PROGRAM. > Here are the guts for Happy > This virus is attached to newsgroup and e-mail messages as an > attachment called Happy99.exe. You cannot get infected with this virus > just by reading a newsgroup or e-mail message. You have to execute the > attachment. Almost always, the person who sent it does not know that they > are sending it out. It does not show up in their Outbox. If you didn't > execute the attachment, you can just delete it and move on. If you > execute an infected attachment, it will display a firework display. It > will create two files in the Windows System folder, SKA.EXE and SKA.DLL. > SKA.EXE will be a copy of HAPPY99.EXE. It will copy the original > WSOCK32.DLL to WSOCK32.SKA. Then it will modify WSOCK32.DLL without > changing its size so it will try to run SKA.DLL while posting to Usenet > and sending E-Mail. The SKA.DLL file will silently attach HAPPY99.EXE to > a second copy of outgoing newsgroup and e-mail messages with a barely > noticable delay. This second copy will have the same subject and > recipient, but it will have an empty body. The outgoing message will > contain the header > X-Spanska: Yes but this is normally not visible. > > It does not modify any other file besides WSOCK32.DLL. WSOCK32.DLL is a > regular part of Windows that provides a connnection to the Internet. > If it is unable to modify WSOCK32.DLL, then it will add SKA.EXE to the > RunOnce section of the registry and WSOCK32.DLL will be modified next > time the computer starts. It will still create WSOCK32.SKA even if it is > unable to modify WSOCK32.DLL. This virus will keep a list of message > recipients in the file LISTE.SKA in the Windows System folder. > It will try not to send the Happy99.exe file twice to the same person. > > This virus does not steal passwords, as some sources have reported. It > does not contain any payload other than the fireworks display. However, > it could overload an e-mail server if a lot of copies get passed around. > Also, since it gets passed along a lot, a different virus could attach > to HAPPY99.EXE somewhere along the way. Without SKA.DLL and SKA.EXE, the > modified WSOCK32.DLL cannot perform any viral action. > However using a modified WSOCK32.DLL could cause problems while on the > Internet. The most common problem that has been reported is invalid page > faults, but these can have other causes. Restoring the original > WSOCK32.DLL will correct these problems. > > This virus does not affect Macs, DOS, Windows 3.x, OS/2, Linux or > WebTV. However, someone using one of those could pass it along > manually, for example by forwarding the message. Under Windows NT it will > create SKA.EXE, SKA.DLL, and WSOCK32.SKA but will fail to add itself to > the registry or modify WSOCK32.DLL. If you have NT, you don't have to > follow the removal steps; you can simply delete SKA.DLL and SKA.EXE from > inside Windows NT if you would like. > > Some people have asked whether it is always called HAPPY99.EXE. This > virus doesn't contain any code to change the name. However, it would be > simple for a person to change it to anything they like. > > It contains the encrypted text: "Is it a virus, a worm, a trojan? > MOUT-MOUT Hybrid (c) Spanska 1999." > > Spanska is the alias of a virus writer who has written several other > viruses. > > Removal ; > > Steps marked optional are not absolutely necessary and are completely > safe to skip. If you're not comfortable with DOS, get someone > knowledgable to help you with this. These steps should be safe, even > under unexpected circumstances, but I can't make guarantees. Perform > these at your own risk. If you have Windows NT, you don't have to follow > the removal steps. > > 1.Click Start, then Shut Down, then "Restart Computer in MS-DOS > mode", then click Yes. It's important to exit Windows in order to be > able to replace the file WSOCK32.DLL which Windows normally has in > use. > 2.At the DOS prompt type this exactly and press enter at the end of > each line: > CD \WINDOWS\SYSTEM > > If that doesn't work, try > CD SYSTEM > > 3.Delete SKA.EXE and SKA.DLL by typing > DEL SKA.EXE > DEL SKA.DLL > > If you get "File not found" you're either not infected or in the > wrong directory. Make sure you're in your Windows System directory; check > to see if you followed step 2 exactly. > > 4.Copy WSOCK32.SKA to WSOCK32.DLL by typing > ATTRIB -R WSOCK32.DLL > COPY WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL > > Answer "Yes" if it asks if you want to overwrite WSOCK32.DLL. > Explanation: WSOCK32.SKA is a backup of the original > WSOCK32.DLL. You are replacing the modified DLL with the > original. If you get a "Sharing violation" make sure you followed > step 1. > 5.Optional Delete WSOCK32.SKA by typing > DEL WSOCK32.SKA > You can leave WSOCK32.SKA on your system. It is a copy of your > original WSOCK32.DLL Do not delete WSOCK32.SKA if you are unable to > replace WSOCK32.DLL with WSOCK32.SKA. > > 6.Return to Windows by typing > EXIT > > 7.Optional Click Start, then Run, then type regedit in the text box, > then click OK. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then Software, then > Microsoft, then Windows, then CurrentVersion. Under RunOnce check for > SKA.EXE and select it if it is there. Press delete and then click Yes. > Close Regedit. Don't change anything else without making a backup of the > registry first. If you don't find SKA.EXE in the registry, it doesn't > mean you're not infected. SKA.EXE is only added to the registry if > HAPPY99.EXE is unable to modify WSOCK32.DLL when you run it. Also, > you'll only find it in the registry if you haven't rebooted since you > ran HAPPY99.EXE. > > ...Optional: Choose Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad, choose File, > then Open then type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\LISTE.SKA in the File Name box. > Warn the people on the list, then delete LISTE.SKA. Make it clear to > the people you warn that they won't be infected unless they ran > happy99.exe, to avoid alarming them unnecessarily. If you haven't sent > out any infected e-mails, there won't be a LISTE.SK A. > 9.Optional Delete the HAPPY99.EXE file. The location of > HAPPY99.EXE will vary depending on where you saved it. You can > delete it simply by dragging it to the Recycle Bin from within > Windows or whatever method you prefer. You may still have some > messages with HAPPY99.EXE attached in your mailbox. These > cannot do anything unless you run them. You can delete them if you > want to or just ignore them. > 10.Optional If you aren't sure whether WSOCK32.DLL is infected, > choose Start, then Find, then "Files or Folders". Then type > WSOCK32.DLL in the "Named" box. In the "Look in" box choose drive > C: or whatever drive you have Windows on. In the "Containing Text" box > type "ska.dll" without the quotes. Then click "Find Now". If you don't > find any files, that means that wsock32.dll isn't the modified > version. If you don't have the modified WSOCK32.DLL, the virus has no > way to attach to e-mails, even if you have SKA.EXE, SKA.DLL and > WSOCK32.SKA in the Windows System folder. If you have SKA.EXE in the > RunOnce registry section, and you haven't deleted SKA.EXE, then the > virus will try to modify WSOCK32.DLL the next time you restart the > computer. > ... If you're having trouble with the removal, make > sure you're following the steps exactly. Make sure you type the > instructions exactly including spaces and punctuation. You might ant to > print out the removal instructions so you have something to refer to. If > you're having trouble with the DOS commands, get a local person to help > you with them. > > > > --------- End forwarded message ---------- > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 15:07:50 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA18371; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:07:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA21894; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:11:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021866; Thu, 4 Mar 99 15:10:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA11814; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 19:08:27 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA11822; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:08:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.6 (PHNE_17135)/8.8.6) with SMTP id OAA10761 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:01:13 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 4 Mar 1999 14:08:09 -0500 From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: Sanctuary No-Take Zone Performance To: "Coral list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP for Quarterdeck Mail; Version 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Haskell, Ben" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA18371 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 123 For immediate release March 4, 1999 U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service Marine Sanctuaries Division Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary CONTACT: Cheva Heck Ben Haskell (305) 292-0311 (305)743-2437, ext. 25 First-Year Results Show Sanctuary No-Take Zones Beginning to Change Fish and Lobster Populations Marathon -- After their first full year of protection, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's 23 no-take zones are showing signs of restoring spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) and fish populations, according to results from the long-term zone monitoring program. In July of 1997, the sanctuary established a pioneering marine zoning program that includes three types of no-take zones: eighteen small sanctuary preservation areas, four special use areas and an ecological reserve. The zones comprise less than one percent of the sanctuary but protect much of its critical coral reef habitat. That same year, the sanctuary initiated a five-year zone monitoring program looking at changes in ecosystem function and populations of key species. "We are surprised how quickly animal populations are responding to these no-take zones. It's probably a good indication of the intense exploitation pressure they are under. We're looking forward to many more surprises from these zones over the coming years," said Ben Haskell, sanctuary science coordinator. Carrollyn Cox and John Hunt of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection used teams of divers to compare lobster populations in fifteen sanctuary no-take areas with reference sites open to fishing. The divers found significantly more legal lobsters (carapace length greater than 76 millimeters) in no-take areas during both study years, 1997 and 1998. In 1997, Cox and Hunt found that the size of legal lobsters was the same in no-take areas and reference sites. But by 1998, lobsters in the no-take areas that exceeded legal size were significantly larger than legal lobsters in reference sites. First-year results from a second lobster study provide additional evidence of increased abundance and size in the no-take areas. The sentinel lobster fishery project used a commercial fisherman fishing traditional trap gear to compare lobster populations in Western Sambo Ecological Reserve with populations in Middle Sambo and Pelican Shoal, nearby areas that are open to fishing. Results from 1998 indicate that lobsters were significantly larger and more abundant in the reserve compared to outside reference sites. The average annual abundance of economically important reef fish (yellowtail snapper, hogfish, and grouper) were compared to a long-term baseline and between no-take zones and comparable reference sites. Grouper analysis excluded two small rarely targeted species: graysby and coney. In all cases, the highest average abundances were observed in no-take zones in 1998, the first full year of no-take protection, according to a preliminary analysis under the direction of Dr. Jim Bohnsack with the National Marine Fisheries Service. Grouper in the remote Tortugas region were more abundant than in the rest of the Florida Keys. Rates of fish herbivory in the zones compared to reference sites provide another intriguing indication that the zones may be beginning to restore the natural food chain. Dr. Margaret Miller of the National Marine Fisheries Service found that herbivory was higher in the no-take zones during 1997 compared to outside reference sites, but declined in the largest zone in 1998. This points to a potential trophic cascade effect, in which herbivorous fish populations initially increase, but then decline as predatory fish populations rebound from overfishing. The monitoring program also looks at other key species, such as coral, queen conch (Strombus gigas), fish and urchins. Coral community dynamics are being intensively monitored in 3 zones and reference sites by Drs. John Ogden, Richard Aronson, and Struan R. Smith. The response time for coral is expected to be much longer than that of heavily exploited and faster growing species such as lobster or fish. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, designated in 1990, protects 2,800 square nautical miles of critical marine habitat, including coral reef, hardbottom, seagrass meadows, mangrove communities and sand flats. In addition to the marine zoning program, key sanctuary initiatives include a water quality protection program, extensive education and volunteer programs, channel marking initiatives, and installing and maintaining mooring buoys to prevent damage to the reef. ### If you would like a copy of the first year Zone Performance Report please email Ben Haskell at bhaskell@ocean.nos.noaa.gov. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 5 16:19:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA07889; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 16:19:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28942; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 16:22:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028879; Fri, 5 Mar 99 16:21:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA21054; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 20:27:14 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA21139; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:27:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149461(6)>; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:25:24 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135689(2)>; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:25:09 -1000 Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:25:07 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Water Temperature Info required Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 124 Does anyone know where I might be able to find daily water temperature records for various locale around the world i.e. Fiji, Red Sea, Indonesia, Caribbean etc? Is there one website that would have this info or a book reference, or do I need to consult several sources? Mahalo! J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 08:55:57 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA20927; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:55:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA28073; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:58:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027940; Mon, 8 Mar 99 08:57:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01044; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:45:19 GMT Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:45:19 GMT Message-Id: <199903081245.MAA01044@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's CHAMP" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CHAMP crashes again Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's CHAMP" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 125 Ladies and Gentlemen, My sincere apologies, but the coral workstation (coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov), which hosts coral-list and the CHAMP Home Page, crashed on March 6, 1999, at 9:31am (EST) due to a memory error in our SIMM S3, but is now back up. If you posted any messages to coral-list, please give the Internet time to re-post them again. If they do not show on coral-list by the end of today, please try reposting them. We are trying to acquire funding for the workstation so this will not happen quite so frequently as it has been. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Admininstrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 08:56:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA20965; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:56:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA28216; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:59:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028162; Mon, 8 Mar 99 08:59:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01088; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:57:46 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA01080; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 07:57:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id PAA00920; Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:59:16 -0500 (GMT+5:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA05113; Sat, 6 Mar 99 15:01:59-050 Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:01:58 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Dulcie Linton Subject: Re: Water Temperature Info required In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 126 CARICOMP can provide data from Caribbean sites: contact Dulcie Linton, Data Manager, at the above address. But both she and I will be offline all next week. Jeremy Woodley On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, J. Charles Delbeek wrote: > Does anyone know where I might be able to find daily water temperature > records for various locale around the world i.e. Fiji, Red Sea, Indonesia, > Caribbean etc? Is there one website that would have this info or a book > reference, or do I need to consult several sources? > > Mahalo! > > J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. > > Aquarium Biologist > Waikiki Aquarium > University of Hawaii > > "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." > Mr. Spock > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 08:58:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA21014; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:58:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28469; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:01:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028421; Mon, 8 Mar 99 09:01:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01000; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:36:52 GMT Received: from gamma.nsf.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA00996; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 07:36:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by gamma.nsf.gov; id MAA10681; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from nsfmail03.nsf.gov( 128.150.5.34) by gamma.nsf.gov via smap (3.2) id xma010658; Sun, 7 Mar 99 12:15:31 -0500 Received: by nsfmail03.nsf.gov with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:16 -0500 Message-ID: <97B143F7B54DD211845600A0C9D60E88FEA5A1@nsfmail03.nsf.gov> From: "Taylor, Phillip R" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: non-indigenous species in reef systems Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Taylor, Phillip R" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 127 Looking for some quick responses to a simple query. Please respond directly to me. My own sense as a coral reef ecologist is that the issue of environmental perturbations due to non-indigenous, or "invasive" species is not in the front line of environmental problems in reef systems. Is there any evidence that this impression is way off base. Thanks for any input, Phil Taylor **************************************** Phillip R. Taylor, Director Biological Oceanography Program Division of Ocean Sciences National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 725 Arlington, Virginia, USA 22230 703-306-1587, fax: 703-306-0390 prtaylor@nsf.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 11:26:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24605; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:26:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA11466; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:29:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011454; Mon, 8 Mar 99 11:29:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01986; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:27:44 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA01954; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:27:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp3.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.3]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id LAA05770 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:29:59 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199903081529.LAA05770@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: Illinois State Legislature has introduced a bill that willremove the eastern massasauga from ESA Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:24:58 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 128 ---------- > From: Allen Salzberg > To: asalzberg@aol.com > Subject: Illinois State Legislature has introduced a bill that willremove the eastern massasauga from ESA > Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 10:17 AM > > Gary Casper > Subject: Urgent situation, Illinois de-listing endangered species > Please re-distribute appropriately. > > ILLINOIS STATE LEGISLATORS PROPOSE DE-LISTING ENDANGERED SPECIES > > Members of the Illinois State Legislature have introduced a bill that will > remove the eastern massasauga, brook lamprey, and Indiana crayfish from the > list of IL threatened and endangered species. Sponsors are Kurt Granberg > and Larry Woolard, who reportedly claim that these three species are > "getting in the way" of development in their districts. The bill reportedly > made it out of committee Wednesday by a large majority. The date for floor > debate is unknown at this time. > > The IL DNR has distributed a position paper on this bill, coming out > strongly against it. > > The precedent this bill would set, if successful, has implications for all > rare species. If non-biologists are allowed to draft bills removing > protected status for species without any supportive data showing recovery, > simply in order to avoid compliance with endangered species laws, then > endangered species laws become non-functional and useless. > > Letters are urgently needed. Letters can be written to any of the State > Reps in Illinois, and letters from Illinois citizens will have the greatest > impact. Others are certainly encouraged to write. The bill is HB 2243. > Illinois legislator addresses and phone numbers are available at: > http://www.state.il.us/legis/default.htm > > The bill has not gone to the senate yet, so letters should be sent to > representatives, not senators, at this time. > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 12:39:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA25761; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:39:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18546; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:43:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018472; Mon, 8 Mar 99 12:42:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02458; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 16:44:07 GMT Received: from biology.ucsc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA02465; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:43:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from dhcp-25-55.UCSC.EDU (dhcp-25-55.UCSC.EDU [128.114.25.144]) by biology.ucsc.edu (8.8.8/8.6.11) with ESMTP id IAA25230; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:43:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:41:57 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) From: Donald Potts To: "Taylor, Phillip R" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems In-Reply-To: <97B143F7B54DD211845600A0C9D60E88FEA5A1@nsfmail03.nsf.gov> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: potts@darwin.ucsc.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Donald Potts Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 129 Phil, Your impression agrees with mine overall. The major exception may be some of the disease organisms that appear to be increasing in abundance. I'm thinking in particular of some of the work from Drew Harvell's group Don Potts From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 15:16:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA28526; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:16:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13042; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:18:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012967; Mon, 8 Mar 99 15:18:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03251; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:25:06 GMT Received: from gsaix2.cc.GaSoU.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA03252; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:24:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from [141.165.35.163] (lab1120-07.bio.GaSoU.edu [141.165.35.163]) by gsaix2.cc.GaSoU.EDU (AIX4.2/UCB 8.7/8.7) with ESMTP id OAA24654 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:29:44 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:24:47 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Kenyon Mobley Subject: more on ESA and bryozoans Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kenyon Mobley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 130 Copyright 1999 Palm Beach Newspaper, Inc. >> >> The Palm Beach Post >> >> March 6, 1999, Saturday, MARTIN-ST. LUCIE EDITION >> >>SECTION: LOCAL, Pg. 1B >> >>LENGTH: 613 words >> >>HEADLINE: DREDGE HALTED BECAUSE OF RARE CREATURE >> >>BYLINE: Jim Reeder, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer >> >>DATELINE: FORT PIERCE >> >>BODY: >> Dredges pumping sand onto Fort Pierce's South Beach were stopped Friday >>by a >>federal judge who agreed the Army Corps of Engineers may not have done >>adequate >>environmental impact studies before starting the project. >> >> U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy in Washington issued a temporary >>injunction stopping the work until further hearings are held on whether >>the work >>should be stopped permanently. >> >> St. Lucie County officials said the work stoppage will cost $ 50,000 to $ >>80,000 per day in fees that must be paid to Weeks Marine Inc. of Camden, >>N.J., >>whether they're pumping sand or not. >> >> ''Our money will go to the contractor and we'll have nothing to show for >>it,'' County Commission Chairman Paula Lewis said. ''The earliest we'll be >>able >>to resume work is probably February, 2001, and we'll have no money.'' >> >> Dredges started work this week and had pumped about 100,000 cubic yards of >>sand onto the beach, Lewis said. Plans called for nearly 1 million cubic >>yards >>to rebuild the beach from the South Jetty to near Ocean Village condominium. >> >> Two scientists and three environmental groups filed suit in Washington >>Monday >>seeking the project halt because the Army Corps of Engineers did no >>studies on >>the presence of 12 species of ocean creatures called bryozoans. >> >> The only place the species have been found is Capron Shoal, the underwater >>sandpile 3.5 miles off Fort Pierce where the corps obtained sand to renourish >>the beach. >> >> Such rare animals are entitled to special consideration under the >>Endangered Species Act, the suit said. >> >> Kennedy heard arguments Thursday and issued his stop-work order Friday >>morning, attorney Eric Glitzenstein said. >> >> >> ''The judge said it appears likely we will prevail after further >>hearings,'' >>Glitzenstein said. ''The corps says these species likely are found elsewhere, >>but they haven't looked for them.'' >> Corps officials could not be reached for comment Friday. >> >> ''I want to see the beach renourished, but I'm disappointed the corps >>didn't >>do adequate review of alternate sites and consider these species,'' >>Commissioner >>Doug Coward said. >> >> Commissioner Cliff Barnes is angry opponents torpedoed years of work >>on the >>project. >> >> ''The allegation these creatures are rare or non-existent elsewhere is >>completely unsubstantiated,'' Barnes said. ''Nowhere do the opponents say >>they >>looked a half-mile away or a mile away to see if these species are there. >> >> ''This may save these creatures . . . but it leaves our beaches >>unprotected >>through another hurricane season and reduces turtle-nesting areas.'' >> >> The suit was filed by Judith E. Winston, a Martinsville, Va., researcher; >>North Beach resident Brian Kilday, who works at Harbor Branch Oceanographic >>Institute; the St. Lucie Audubon Society, Conservation Alliance of St. Lucie >>County and the St. Lucie Waterfront Council >> >> Shoal harbors new bryozoan species >> >> Bryozoans are tiny marine animals that live on grains of sand or in >>colonies >>between sand grains, seaweed and pilings. Nine new species and a new genus >>live >>on Capron Shoal off Fort Pierce. >> >> HOW THEY LIVE: Imagine sand grains as giant boulders, water thick as honey >>and bits of food drifting by in the glop. Stormy weather stirs the sand, >>causing >>injury, death and damage. >> >> WHAT THEY EAT: Bacteria and microscopic algae. >> >> KEEPING CLEAN: When algae soils the colony, it sheds its outer layer. >> >> SEX LIVES: They reproduce sexually and asexually. >> >> LIFE SPANS: Unknown; believed short. >> >> VALUE TO HUMANS: Part of ocean's water-cleansing filter system. Unexplored >>potential. Bryozoan relatives contain a potent anti-cancer agent used to >>treat >>lymphoma and leukemia. >> >> Source: Judith Winston, scientist >> >>NOTES: >>Info box at end of text >> >>GRAPHIC: MAP (C), MARK HEMPHILL/Staff Artist, Location Map of Capron Shoal >> >>COMPANY: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (84%); >> >>LOAD-DATE: March 8, 1999 >> >> >> >>Defenders of Wildlife >>1101 14th St. NW, Suite 1400 >>Washington, DC 20005 >>(202)-682-9400 ext. 283 >>fax: (202)-682-1331 >>LHood@Defenders.org >> KBM From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 15:55:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA29519; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:55:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA16431; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:58:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016396; Mon, 8 Mar 99 15:57:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03660; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 20:24:15 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA03646; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:24:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id PAA24491 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:24:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199903082024.PAA24491@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:38:12 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 131 Phil, there are some invasive species problems in coral reef systems that are potentially very serious. 1. The introduction of exotic Euchema and other algae for the carageenan and agar industries. These have significantly altered the ecology of Kaneohoe Bay, for example. HIMB folks have data. They are also working on Dictyosphaeria cavernosa but I presume that this was native, and just took off with eutrophication. 2. Shrimp aquaculture is resulting in the worldwide spread of both decapod pathogens and non-indigenous penaeids. Whether this is a coral reef issue or not is still an open question. I have a student doing a senior thesis on the potential impacts of shrimp aquaculture in Oman, and she is in touch with various people looking at these issues. Dana Meadows at Dartmouth is one of them, and a good contact. 3. Fish introductions in coral reef systems are not unknown, but their effects are not well known. The classic example is the introduction of Cephalophalis argus (and three other species) to Hawaiian waters. Jack Randall is the expert on that. C. argus is now an abundant fish in some places, and you have to suspect that the introduction of a small grouper to a reef system that formerly lacked any such creature has to have some interesting effects. 4. The escape of a domesticated form of Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterannean has serious implications for coral reef habitats as well. Jim Carlton knows who to get in touch with about this, I think. 5. Aquarists or aquarium fish collectors have tried to introduce valuable Indo-Pacific species to Kaneohoe Bay. For example, several lemonpeel angelfish were known in the bay for a while, though I don't think they established and I have not seen them around. Talk to Chris Brown at HIMB about the aquarium trade. 6. Aquaculture of marine aquarium fishes is on the edge of becoming a profitable, transportable business. Clownfishes are being reared in large numbers in the Caribbean, for example. It is unlikely that they in particular would naturalize in the Caribbean, but not impossible. As mariculture spreads, there are serious issues we need to consider...all of the usual ones. Phil, these are off the top of my head. For what it's worth, I ended my paper at the recent international meeting on marine bioinvasions (my paper was about Lake Victoria), with slides of Euchema and C. argus in Hawaii. I draw analogies between Euchema and water hyacinth, and C. argus and Lates. Those in the audience who noticed said that they really enjoyed the Lake Vic data but thought the coda was a reach. I disaggree. I think that what we learned from Lake Vic should be kept in mind in nearshore marine tropical waters, and that this will become a real issue as mariculture becomes more prevalent. Hope that is of use. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology Boston University 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 e-mail: lesk@bio.bu.edu phone: 617-353-5560 fax: 617-353-6340 Ex Africa semper aliquid novi. "There is always something new out of Africa." - Pliny the Elder From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 15:55:45 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA29508; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:55:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA16429; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:58:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016329; Mon, 8 Mar 99 15:57:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03533; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 20:08:06 GMT Message-Id: <199903082008.UAA03533@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Ecosurveys" To: Subject: Marine Scientist Post Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 13:38:31 -0000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ecosurveys" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 132 Our ref: TC/plm1394 8 March 1999 Dear Colleague MARINE SCIENTIST POST MAY - OCTOBER 1999 SULAWESI, INDONESIA We are looking for a Marine Scientist to join a survey of the Wakatobi Marine National Park in South East Sulawesi for a 6 month contract and I am writing to see if you know of anyone who might be interested in this post. Operation Wallacea is a not-for-profit project in South East Sulawesi where paying volunteers have joined biologists to help complete species surveys of a newly created Marine National Park. A list of the project's achievements is enclosed which includes winning the Best Conservation Project in South East Asia Award in 1998 from ASEANTA. Further details of the projects that are being carried out by Operation Wallacea can be found at our website at www.operationwallacea.win-uk.net. We are looking for a qualified marine scientist with experience in Indo Pacific reefs to direct the marine science programme for 1999. The objectives of the programme are: =B7 to complete an interim review of the Opisthobranch fauna of the Wakatob= i Marine National Park. A year's worth of data has already been collected from the area and 170 species recorded. An outline for a paper which it is proposed to produce by April 2000 on the Opisthobranch fauna is enclosed. =B7 to complete surveys of the Chaetodontid species around the National Park. =B7 to compete surveys of the anemone fish and their host species around th= e National Park. =B7 to continue compiling species lists and photographs for species in various groups (eg sponges, tunicates, other fish groups). Groups of volunteers (mostly final year undergraduates or MSc students) will join the project over the contract period and will need to be trained to identify the particular target groups (eg 2 or 3 Opisthobranch families) being studied at the time of their visit. The marine scientist will have to run a training programme and test the volunteers and once they are competent enable them to participate in distributional, abundance and other surveys for the study group. At the end of each week the target group being studied will change to a new group (eg butterflyfish) so that volunteers at the marine base will help survey a range of different organisms during their stay. Surveys will be conducted partly by diving and partly by snorkelling and during July and August a dive ship (sleeps 15) will be available to take groups of volunteers on expeditions to more remote parts of the archipelago. The Marine Scientist will be based on Hoga island in the Wakatobi Marine National Park and will have the support of two Assistant Scientists during the busy part of the season (June - September). The diving safety will be looked after by Dive Instructors and the operation of the expedition base, maintenance of equipment, management of local staff, etc will be carried out by the Expedition Manager. At busy times of year there will also be a photographer on site to record the species being studied and organise photographic development. The duties of the Marine Scientist would be: =B7 To agree the work programme for the 1999 marine species survey on Hoga with the Operation Wallacea Project Director before commencement of the surveys. =B7 To organise and direct the marine species surveys in Indonesia for Operation Wallacea =B7 To train new volunteer divers in how to identify the target groups for study and provide assistance to them with the survey work. =B7 To give background lectures on Indo Pacific coral reef eco-systems and their conservation to volunteer groups. =B7 To ensure that species data are recorded accurately by organising quality control checks on the volunteer-gathered data. =B7 To liaise with students preparing research papers on the Opisthobranch, Chaeotodontid and Serranid fauna of the Wakatobi for later publication. =B7 To carry out such other duties on Operation Wallacea as may be required from time to time to ensure the efficient operation of the project. If you do know of anyone who might be interested I would be grateful if you would get them to complete the enclosed questionnaire and return it to me (e-mail: tcoles@ecosurveys.win-uk.net) by 24 March 1999. Thanks for your help. Dr Tim Coles Project Director Application for Marine Scientist contract with Operation Wallacea May - October 1999 to be based in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Sulawesi Please complete the following questions using as much space as you require and return to by 24 March 1999. Name: Address: Tel: Fax: e-mail: Academic qualifications and Universities attended: Relevant posts held and current job/contract: Relevant publications: What experience do you have in studying Opisthobranchs?: What experience do you have in studying Chaetodontids?: What experience do you have in studying anemone fish?: Describe any relevant experience in the identification of other coral reef groups of organisms: Describe any relevant experience you have in training groups of University students: Describe any lecturing experience you have: Dive qualifications: Number of dives: Do you have any health problems that would affect diving or other medical conditions?: Do you have any special food requirements?: Describe any experience you have in underwater photography and/or photo development: Describe any relevant expedition experience you have: What languages do you speak (indicate level of competence)?: Please note we are looking for an experienced marine biologist with good presentational skills. The post will be remunerated depending on the level of experience of the successful candidate. Please indicate the level of remuneration you would expect to undertake this contract. Please supply the name and contact details for two referees. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 17:34:08 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA01576; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:34:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23065; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:37:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023033; Mon, 8 Mar 99 17:36:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA04135; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 22:01:30 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA04072; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:01:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <151251(9)>; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:01:12 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135682(6)>; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:00:51 -1000 Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:00:48 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Donald Potts cc: "Taylor, Phillip R" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 133 On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Donald Potts wrote: I am not sure, but here in Hawaii we have more than our fair share of introdcued species, both aquatic and terrestrial, I know there are concerns about some of the introduced snapper species J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 17:45:14 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA01799; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:45:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23786; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:48:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023777; Mon, 8 Mar 99 17:48:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA04215; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 22:13:07 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA04192; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:12:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <151051(5)>; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:12:53 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135670(4)>; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:12:34 -1000 Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:12:30 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Les Kaufman cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems In-Reply-To: <199903082024.PAA24491@bio.bu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 134 On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Les Kaufman wrote: > 3. Fish introductions in coral reef systems are not unknown, but their > effects are not well known. The classic example is the introduction of > Cephalophalis argus (and three other species) to Hawaiian waters. Jack > Randall is the expert on that. C. argus is now an abundant fish in some > places, and you have to suspect that the introduction of a small grouper to > a reef system that formerly lacked any such creature has to have some > interesting effects. > Of greater concern has been the bluestripe snapper Lutajanus kasmira that was introduced to Hawaii in 1958 against the advice of Jack Randall. It is now believed that this species may be impacting kona crab populations and deepwater snapper, opakapaka. > 5. Aquarists or aquarium fish collectors have tried to introduce valuable > Indo-Pacific species to Kaneohoe Bay. For example, several lemonpeel > angelfish were known in the bay for a while, though I don't think they > established and I have not seen them around. Talk to Chris Brown at HIMB > about the aquarium trade. They are still there, along with Christmas Island flame angels and Koran angels. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 18:53:49 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA02538; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 18:53:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA27095; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 18:56:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027072; Mon, 8 Mar 99 18:55:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA04547; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 23:23:27 GMT Received: from tlali.iztacala.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA04508; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 18:23:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (epcoria@localhost) by tlali.iztacala.unam.mx (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA12433 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:29:00 -0600 Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:28:59 -0600 (CST) From: "Palacios Coria Eduardo (st)" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Requesting advise Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Palacios Coria Eduardo (st)" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 135 To All Coral People Let me introduce myself. Nowadays I`m studying biology at the National University of Mexico with a major in marine biology. I`m performing a bachelor dissertation on Acropora palmata recruitment and partial mortality rates at the Veracruz Reef System (VRS), Gulf of Mexico. This species is very important because it is a major reef-building species that grows fast at windward reef slope. I would like to know, the actual condition of the VRS, specially at Isla Verde reef, 9 km. off the Veracruzs Port, considering the status of the A. palmata population. It is well known that some 20 or 25 years ago its abundance was high, but not at present. Recruitment will be measured as the number of colonies (<2 cm) per area unit, using 25x25 xm sampling quadrats. Partial mortality will be considered as the proportion of the population affected by some degree of tissue necrosis. Coral density will be measured by line transects, an on each colony that interceps the line the percentage of tissue necrosis will be estimated. With this data I will determine if population is in the process of recovering or if it continues environmentally threatened. My hipothesis is that if the population is healthy the recruitment index will be high and partial mortality low. As Isla Verde is a platform-type reef, with a well developed slope in all directions, the sampling design include 4 sampling stations at NW, NE, SW and SE reefs slopes at 1-7 m depth (the depth of higher bottom abundance and coverage of A. palmata). I would appreciate any suggestion on this issue. What`s your opinion about this? Does the hypothesis will work? Any comments on the methodology? Thanks in advance for your kindly answer. Please reply directly to me Xochitl Coromoto Gonzalez Arteaga Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico epcoria@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Eduardo Palacios Coria UNAM - Iztacala UBIPRO Laboratorio de Biogeoquimica Av. de los Barrios s/n Los Reyes Iztacala Tlalnepantla, Mexico 054090 Tel. 623 - 11 - 32 Fax: 623 - 12 - 25 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 09:26:36 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA09094; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:26:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA20378; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:29:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020354; Tue, 9 Mar 99 09:28:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08348; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 13:17:22 GMT Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 13:17:22 GMT Message-Id: <199903091317.NAA08348@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: NOAA's.Coral.Health.and.Monitoring.Program@aoml.noaa.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New literature list Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: NOAA's.Coral.Health.and.Monitoring.Program@aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 136 Greetings, It is our pleasure to announce that Eric Borneman has graciously given us his list of over 1100 coral reef literature references to list on the CHAMP Home Page at http://www.coral.noaa.gov (click on "Literature"). If you have any questions or comments concerning the list, please contact Eric at Sclerite@aol.com. Take care... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 10:42:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA10411; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:42:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27794; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:45:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027780; Tue, 9 Mar 99 10:45:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA08849; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:43:32 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA08838; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:43:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA05166 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:31:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 9 Mar 1999 09:43:03 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark Eakin" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id KAA10411 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 137 Reply to: RE>non-indigenous species in reef systems Phil, For the most part, I think you are right. Most reef systems have not been invaded by exotics in the normal sense of the word. Of course, the bug that wiped out Diadema was most probably an exotic pathogen, with much evidence pointing to transmission by ships. However, we are accustomed to this mode of disease transmission. There are some exceptions in Hawaii, though. I just retruned from there and an exotic macroalga is becoming a major problem in Kaneohe Bay. I think that reef systems have just been lucky so far. Cheers, Mark -------------------------------------- Date: 3/8/99 09:18 To: Mark Eakin From: Taylor, Phillip R Looking for some quick responses to a simple query. Please respond directly to me. My own sense as a coral reef ecologist is that the issue of environmental perturbations due to non-indigenous, or "invasive" species is not in the front line of environmental problems in reef systems. Is there any evidence that this impression is way off base. Thanks for any input, Phil Taylor **************************************** Phillip R. Taylor, Director Biological Oceanography Program Division of Ocean Sciences National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 725 Arlington, Virginia, USA 22230 703-306-1587, fax: 703-306-0390 prtaylor@nsf.gov ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;8 Mar 1999 09:16:53 U Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01000; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:36:52 GMT Received: from gamma.nsf.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA00996; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 07:36:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by gamma.nsf.gov; id MAA10681; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from nsfmail03.nsf.gov( 128.150.5.34) by gamma.nsf.gov via smap (3.2) id xma010658; Sun, 7 Mar 99 12:15:31 -0500 Received: by nsfmail03.nsf.gov with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:16 -0500 Message-ID: <97B143F7B54DD211845600A0C9D60E88FEA5A1@nsfmail03.nsf.gov> From: "Taylor, Phillip R" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: non-indigenous species in reef systems Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:15:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Taylor, Phillip R" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 15:53:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA17112; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:53:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24431; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:56:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024356; Tue, 9 Mar 99 15:55:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA11032; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:13:59 GMT Message-Id: <199903092013.UAA11032@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 10:58:29 -0600 From: "Bob Buddemeier" Organization: Kansas Geological Survey To: Mark Eakin CC: Recipients of coral-list Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Buddemeier" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 138 Let's be careful about interacting variables and proximate vs. ultimate causes. I would suggest that macroalgae are pretty much macroalgae, whether endogenous or exogenous. There may be a few remote or depauperate areas (Hawaii might fit the description) that have hitherto lacked an effective macroalga, but for the most part I would guess that the primary problem is the environmental change that makes the calcifying community more vulnerable to algal competition, not the presence/absence of specific algae. Same for the disease issue -- the diseases may be new, or newly introduced, or simply much more virulent in their effect on a weakened population. Since we have a lot of independent evidence that the populations are weakened, the last is the most parsimonious solution. The reefs don't have to be lucky if they are adapted to their environment; what's unlucky is that precipitous environmental change is changing the rules more rapidly than they can cope with. Impacts of introduced species are more likely to be symptoms than part of the primary insult. Bob -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Senior Scientist, Geohydrology Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 ph (785) 864-3965 fax (785) 864-5317 buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu http://ghsun2.kgs.ukans.edu/staff/buddemeier.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 15:55:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA17193; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:55:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24549; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:58:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024532; Tue, 9 Mar 99 15:57:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA10990; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:13:12 GMT Message-Id: <199903092013.UAA10990@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 11:42:52 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat LTAP Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 139 Hello everybody, If you are interested by submitting a reef project using remote sensing for the LTAP list, please do it before tomorrow! The final LTAP reef-list will be transmitted to the Landsat team wednesday 10 March in late afternoon. If you have submitted a project, do you agree that it appears in the final presentation that I will sent on this list next week? By default, I assume you agree. If you do not, whatever your reasons, just tell me. Bye Serge Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 16:33:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA17716; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:33:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27641; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:36:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027525; Tue, 9 Mar 99 16:36:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA11289; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:58:40 GMT Received: from ns.psi.calva.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA11269; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:58:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from [154.15.20.106] (ip106.nanterre2.fr.pub-ip.eu.psi.net [154.15.20.106]) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id VAA04845; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:58:23 +0100 (MET) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:58:23 +0100 (MET) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman), coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 140 Hi, And what about Corals ? Rgds FPL --- A (At) 15:38 8/03/99, Les Kaufman ecrivait (wrote): >Phil, there are some invasive species problems in coral reef systems that >are potentially very serious. > >1. The introduction of exotic Euchema and other algae for the carageenan >and agar industries. These have significantly altered the ecology of >Kaneohoe Bay, for example. HIMB folks have data. They are also working on >Dictyosphaeria cavernosa but I presume that this was native, and just took >off with eutrophication. > >2. Shrimp aquaculture is resulting in the worldwide spread of both decapod >pathogens and non-indigenous penaeids. Whether this is a coral reef issue >or not is still an open question. I have a student doing a senior thesis >on the potential impacts of shrimp aquaculture in Oman, and she is in touch >with various people looking at these issues. Dana Meadows at Dartmouth is >one of them, and a good contact. > >3. Fish introductions in coral reef systems are not unknown, but their >effects are not well known. The classic example is the introduction of >Cephalophalis argus (and three other species) to Hawaiian waters. Jack >Randall is the expert on that. C. argus is now an abundant fish in some >places, and you have to suspect that the introduction of a small grouper to >a reef system that formerly lacked any such creature has to have some >interesting effects. > >4. The escape of a domesticated form of Caulerpa taxifolia in the >Mediterannean has serious implications for coral reef habitats as well. >Jim Carlton knows who to get in touch with about this, I think. > >5. Aquarists or aquarium fish collectors have tried to introduce valuable >Indo-Pacific species to Kaneohoe Bay. For example, several lemonpeel >angelfish were known in the bay for a while, though I don't think they >established and I have not seen them around. Talk to Chris Brown at HIMB >about the aquarium trade. > >6. Aquaculture of marine aquarium fishes is on the edge of becoming a >profitable, transportable business. Clownfishes are being reared in large >numbers in the Caribbean, for example. It is unlikely that they in >particular would naturalize in the Caribbean, but not impossible. As >mariculture spreads, there are serious issues we need to consider...all of >the usual ones. > >Phil, these are off the top of my head. For what it's worth, I ended my >paper at the recent international meeting on marine bioinvasions (my paper >was about Lake Victoria), with slides of Euchema and C. argus in Hawaii. I >draw analogies between Euchema and water hyacinth, and C. argus and Lates. >Those in the audience who noticed said that they really enjoyed the Lake >Vic data but thought the coda was a reach. I disaggree. I think that what >we learned from Lake Vic should be kept in mind in nearshore marine >tropical waters, and that this will become a real issue as mariculture >becomes more prevalent. > >Hope that is of use. > >Les Kaufman >Boston University Marine Program >Department of Biology >Boston University >5 Cummington Street >Boston, MA 02215 > >e-mail: lesk@bio.bu.edu >phone: 617-353-5560 >fax: 617-353-6340 > > > Ex Africa semper aliquid novi. >"There is always something new out of Africa." > - Pliny the Elder From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 18:24:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA18839; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 18:24:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03409; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 18:27:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003395; Tue, 9 Mar 99 18:26:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA11849; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:49:30 GMT Received: from relay6.UU.NET by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA11841; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:49:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from sailfish.hboi.edu by relay6.UU.NET with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: smtp.hboi.edu [208.219.69.3]) id QQgfvv27771 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:49:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by SAILFISH with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:56:05 -0500 Message-ID: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4C0D3C5F@SAILFISH> From: Sandra Brooke To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Oculina query Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:56:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sandra Brooke Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 141 Dear list members, I am a humble PhD student at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Inst. In Florida. I have just started working with Oculina varicosa, and am finding very little information on this, or any of the other extant Oculina species. If anyone out there has any input, or is working with any of the Oculinidae, I would appreciate any input. Many thanks in advance, Sandra Brooke From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 9 20:46:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA20497; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:46:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA08197; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:49:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008163; Tue, 9 Mar 99 20:48:24 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA11867; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 01:01:17 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA12568; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:01:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id UAA02428; Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:01:05 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:01:05 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: non-indigenous species in reef systems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 142 The only introduction of corals I know of was unsuccessful. I guess it is okay to say it now. We had a bunch of Heliofungia that Tom Goreau had collected ages ago that were sort of pets at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory. They were eventually placed out on the reef and we followed them for a while. Not only are they gone now, in many respects, so is the reef! Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 10 08:39:09 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA24478; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 08:39:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA22806; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 08:41:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022745; Wed, 10 Mar 99 08:41:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA16033; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:46:54 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA16039; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:46:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA20392; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:49:20 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020363; Wed, 10 Mar 99 07:48:50 -0500 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA23740 for ; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:45:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA13532; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:46:06 -0500 Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:46:06 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NOAA installs coral reef navigation aids Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 143 There is an interesting article on navigational aids recently installed along the Florida Keys to protect the coral reefs from ship groundings. The URL is: http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9903/09/reef.beacons.enn/index.html Cheers, JCH From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 10 20:08:42 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA08537; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:08:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA13758; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:11:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013749; Wed, 10 Mar 99 20:10:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA19698; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:46:15 GMT Received: from mail1.caribsurf.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA19671; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:46:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (tlapm1-p5.caribsurf.com [205.214.206.25]) by mail1.caribsurf.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA09632 for ; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:45:58 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-Id: <199903102345.TAA09632@mail1.caribsurf.com> From: "ICLARM CEPO" To: "Coral List" Subject: Reef Encounter 25 Call for Contributions Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:44:19 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "ICLARM CEPO" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 144 REEF ENCOUNTER No. 25 NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REEF STUDIES CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Dear all, We are currently looking for articles for the next issue of Reef Encounter. We would welcome contributions from a few hundred words to a couple of pages on any aspect of reef studies, including news, comments, short reviews (but not original scientific data) and especially illustrations/cartoons. This issue we are particularly looking for coral and or geological articles. Our deadline is 1st May and text sent by email ( to iclarm@caribsurf.com) is strongly preferred. You can also send illustrations (and text if desired) to the NEW ADDRESS at the end of this message. If you are interested in joining the International Society for Reef Studies and receiving Reef Encounter please contact Richard Aronson at raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu Thanks, Maggie, Kristian and David ____________________________________________ ICLARM Caribbean/Eastern Pacific Office, Suite 158, Inland Messenger Service, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Tel.:1-284-495 1291 (office hours) or 1-284-496 6055 (mobile - any time) Fax: 1-284-494 2670 e-mail: iclarm@caribsurf.com ============================================ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 00:13:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA09584; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:13:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA17594; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 00:16:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017583; Thu, 11 Mar 99 00:15:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA20822; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 04:19:35 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA20792; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:19:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id XAA02819 for ; Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:19:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 23:19:27 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "introduced" corals Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 145 I feel that my recollection of Heliofungia in Discovery Bay may have been indiscretionate, and wish to apologize to my colleagues. More important, however, I am reminded that these few individual corals were deliberately removed from the reef long before the character of the reef underwent the profound shift to its current condition. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 13:27:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA22206; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 13:27:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA22152; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 13:31:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022127; Thu, 11 Mar 99 13:31:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA24514; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 16:31:13 GMT Received: from naxos.unice.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA15384; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:30:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from usa.net (adp-14.unice.fr [134.59.69.23]) by naxos.unice.fr (8.9.1/jtpda-5.3.1) with ESMTP id RAA00883 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:37:58 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <36E7FDA8.DB9605B5@usa.net> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:30:21 +0000 From: aiptasia X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: 5th IAC 2000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: aiptasia X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA24514 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA22206 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 146 Hello, The Musée océanographique de Monaco organizes the 5 th International Aquarium Congress in november, 2000. You will find more information in this mail. Cheers, Aiptasia More information: 5 th International Aquarium Congress Monaco, November 20-25, 2000 First announcement The First International Aquarium Congress, held in Monaco in 1960, has become a key event in Aquariology, by defining the first basic principles of a modern scientific discipline. Subsequently, the meetings of Monaco in 1988, Boston in 1993 and Tokyo in 1996 led to further specifying the role of aquariums and measuring the extent of their scientific, technical and educational development. At the last plenary meeting at the 4th International Congress in Tokyo, the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco was chosen to organize the next congress in the year 2000. Thus, the 5th International Aquarium Congress will take place in Monaco from November 20 to 25, 2000, under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Rainier III of Monaco. We hope you will honor us by participating in this important event. We strongly feel that you, as a specialist or professional involved with public aquariums on all levels, or as a scientist working in a research centre or in a fish farm, can surely contribute to this undertaking by presenting the results of your work or participating in the discussions with the representatives of the profession from all over the world brought together on this occasion. After consultation with the members of the Scientific Committee, the general theme for the 5th IAC around which we would like to structure the discussion with all the participants will be: “The aquarium, a new link between Man and Nature in the search for authenticity” We are convinced that the 5th International Aquarium Congress will open new opportunities for Aquariology in the 21st century and we count very much on your active participation and collaboration. Registration and information: 5th IAC 2000 Dr. Nadia Ounaïs Musée océanographique MC-98000 MONACO Phone: +377 93 153 600 Fax: +377 93 505 297 E-mail: iac2000monaco@meditnet.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 14 10:42:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA26308; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 10:42:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA11304; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 10:45:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011290; Sun, 14 Mar 99 10:45:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA43434; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 14:02:40 GMT Received: from mail.ccpc.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA43421; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 09:02:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from pentium-pc (ppp6.ccpc.net [207.198.55.26]) by mail.ccpc.net (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id JAA31035 for ; Sun, 14 Mar 1999 09:02:04 -0500 Message-ID: <36EBC0A7.4294@ccpc.net> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:59:03 -0500 From: "Dr. Sascha C.C. Steiner" X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ITME New Web Address X-URL: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/lists/coral-list.html Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Sascha C.C. Steiner" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 147 Please note that the Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology (ITME) has a new web address at . Previously maintained web pages will remain in use for another year. ITME offers under-graduate/graduate marine science programs at its field station in Dominica, Eastern Caribbean. Researchers are welcome to use the facilties when courses are not in session. We are still struggling with "name recognition". Any assistance in "getting the word out", will greatly be appreciated. The application deadline for our 6-week Summer '99 course (Marine Resource Conservation) is April 30th. Sascha C.C. Steiner, Ph.D. President, CEO Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology ITME Worcester, NY 12197-0430, U.S.A. (607) 397 9796 admin@itme.org http://www.itme.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 15 12:51:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08399; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:50:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02581; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:53:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002557; Mon, 15 Mar 99 12:53:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01502; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:47:23 GMT Received: from wpo.nerc.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA01493; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:46:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from Keyworth-Message_Server by wpo.nerc.ac.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:35:50 +0000 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:24:29 +0000 From: Murray Roberts To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Microbial Aquatic Symbiosis Conference Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Murray Roberts Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 148 I would like to draw your attention to an international conference run by the Joint Aquatic Associations of the UK. The conference will cover all aspects of microbial aquatic symbiosis research and will include a plenary address from Dr Lynn Margulis (University of Massachusetts). Topics: Evolution of aquatic symbioses; symbiont-host nutritional interactions; non-nutritional symbioses; biotechnology of symbionts; host-symbiont signalling and recognition; transmission and persistence of symbioses; language, history and politics of symbiosis; modelling symbiotic interactions. The conference will be held in Oban, Scotland 1-3rd September 1999. For further details please see our web site or contact J. Douglas McKenzie at the Scottish Association for Marine Science. Web site: http://www.nerc-oban.ac.uk/dml/meetings/meet.htm E-mail: dmck@dml.ac.uk J Murray Roberts Scottish Association for Marine Science PO Box 3, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4AD, UK. Tel +44-(0)1631-567841 Fax +44-(0)1631-565518 e-mail m.roberts@dml.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 15 18:01:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA14067; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:01:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA29566; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:04:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029519; Mon, 15 Mar 99 18:03:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA03199; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:38:09 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA03242; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:37:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA27773; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:35:31 -0500 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 16:35:18 -0500 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: March 18th Global Change Seminar: "Projected Ecosystem Changes for the United States Under a Climate Warming" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id VAA03199 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id SAA14067 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 149 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Projected Ecosystem Changes for the United States Under a Climate Warming What are the projected changes in ecosystems within the United States resulting from a climate warming resulting from a doubling of the concentration of CO-2 in the atmosphere? Which ecosystems appear to prosper and which ecosystems appear to be negatively impacted under such a climate warming? Which regions of the United States are more likely to witness dramatic ecosystem changes, with significant social and economic consequences? How much uncertainty/confidence is there in the various ecosystem model results? Public Invited Thursday, March 18, 1999, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION: Dr. Margot Anderson, Head of the Global Change Program Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC SPEAKER: Dr. Ronald P. Neilson, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Corvallis, OR Overview The potential for future global warming has focused on two fundamental questions regarding the role of the terrestrial biosphere. Will the biosphere exacerbate a general climate warming or will the biosphere exert a cooling influence under a general climate warming? What might be the ecological, environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change? The former question commands much attention and addresses issues of water, energy, and carbon exchange between the atmosphere and the biosphere. The latter question is the focus of an ongoing, federally sponsored assessment activity for the U.S., and will be the primary focus of this seminar. This analysis of ecosystem changes in the U.S., under a general climate warming at a doubling of CO-2, employs the MAPSS (a vegetation distribution and hydrology model) and DGVM (Dynamic Global Vegetation Model) models. These models are integrated using climate output from six different General Circulation Models (GCMs) in order to examine the potential biotic responses of terrestrial ecosystems and water resources over the conterminous U.S. Because of natural variations and because of uncertainties in projections of climate change, GCMs produce a wide variety of possible future climates on the regional scale, creating a range of uncertainty and confidence regarding possible impacts. By considering this range of scenarios, however, one can gain insight into the changes that are most likely. These six scenarios address the following questions: … Are there any consistent responses at regional scales within the U.S. across all six model scenarios? … Are there clues to possible impacts on biological diversity and vegetation migration? … Are there important interactions between vegetation responses and available water resources within different regions? … Might there be changes in regional disturbance patterns, notably droughts, floods, and wildfires? … Are there possibilities for enhanced carbon sequestration within U.S. ecosystems? Model Output Significant insights into likely ecosystem changes can be gained by isolating or highlighting regions that display consistent, parallel responses in all six model scenarios, in contrast to regions where responses are significantly different from model to model. However, analyses of results in those regions of the U.S. for which there are less consistent model results from model to model, can show complexities that may emerge along the complex future trajectory of change. Biodiversity and the Distribution of Vegetation Model results to date suggest that the prevalence of forests of mixed conifers and hardwoods of the northeastern U.S. could shift into Canada and decrease in area in the U.S. The occurrence of cool maple-beech-birch forests also decreases in most scenarios, but increases in area in a few scenarios. Oak-hickory forests decline in area under all but one scenario. Some of the model-based declines in forest area are induced by drought-stress with some increase in fire disturbance. In the southeastern U.S., mixed pines and hardwoods increase in area under most scenarios, but largely due to a shift northward, displacing current oak-hickory forests. In the scenarios with the largest changes, models suggest the possibility of significant drought-induced forest dieback in the southeastern U.S., with conversion of land cover to savanna and grassland. However, under the scenarios with only small amounts of warming, the southeastern forests could see increased growth. In the west, many high-elevation forests shift off the top of the mountains, with possible species losses. In the northwest, the distribution and movement of Douglas fir is somewhat unclear, exhibiting an increase under a moderate warming, and a decrease under still warmer climate conditions. As temperatures increase, the coastal area now occupied by spruce-hemlock-redwood could extend into regions now occupied by Douglas fir, while the fir trees shift elsewhere. The southwestern U.S. is a hotspot of diversity, much of which could 'invade' the Great Basin. Saguaro cactus, for example, could shift dramatically north through the Great Basin, possibly as far as eastern Washington. Such a vegetation shift in the Western interior region could have significant implications with regard to existing plant communities and wildlife habitats, which could be compressed in area or displaced upslope. Fire Disturbance Fire frequency could increase over large areas of the country, in some cases due to increased drought stress (e.g., in the Great Lakes region and forested areas of the Southeast and Northwest), and in other cases due to increased fuel loads from excess moisture. Coupled with occasional drying from El Nino-La Nina oscillations, fire potential in the interior West and the California woodlands and forests may increase. Although there could be a significant trend toward mid-continent soil drying with reduced average runoff, year-to-year climate oscillations could bring both floods and droughts to the region. Much of the West, especially the Northwest, could experience large increases in annual runoff, possibly resulting in increased winter/spring flooding and landslides. Productivity of Vegetation Overall productivity could increase over large areas of the U.S. due to longer growing seasons, CO-2 fertilization, and in some cases, more favorable water conditions. This may be the case over much of the west and, paradoxically, much of the Great Plains. It might be feasible under some scenarios, to grow more trees in the Great Plains, allowing more sequestration of carbon. However, the potential for carbon sequestration must be considered in the context of available water resources. Water Resources Vegetation dynamics are tightly coupled with hydrologic processes. From the perspective of the six different climate scenarios used, average annual runoff could decrease over most of the continental interior, including the Great Plains and the southeastern U.S. However, there is a broad range of possible outcomes among the six model scenarios, creating significant uncertainty in the risks that may arise. Runoff could increase in the vicinity of the Great Lakes, New England and the mid-Atlantic regions due to a reduction of vegetation (drought and fire-induced). The Ohio and Tennessee valleys lie between regions of decreased moisture in the southeastern U.S., and regions of increased moisture in the northern U.S. and, therefore, the prospects are uncertain. The entire Mississippi drainage could see a decrease in annual runoff by as much as 18%, averaged across all six model scenarios (with a range of +2% to -40%). Implications for shipping, irrigation, and domestic water uses would be profound. The Northwest, California, and the Great Basin could see large increases in runoff, primarily in winter, with the possibility of serious flooding. In areas with considerable summer rainfall, that is, east of the Rockies and in the Southwest, changes in vegetation and runoff tend to be opposite (i.e., decreased vegetation is associated with increased runoff, and increased vegetation is associated with decreased runoff). Summer rains provide considerable input to both streams and vegetation. If there is less vegetation, there is more runoff and vice versa. In areas with high winter rainfall, but dry summers, the runoff-vegetation relationship is quite complex. In addition, both vegetation and runoff can increase in the West. Runoff in the West is largely snowmelt dominated, and under a global warming scenario, generally increases in the winter. Under a moderate warming, there is still sufficient soil moisture recharge such that, with a longer growing season, forest growth may be enhanced. However, with an even more pronounced climate warming, runoff is still likely to increase, but forests may likely experience drought-induced dieback due to the stress of summertime warming. Timing: Getting from Here to There The trajectory of change from the present through the 21st Century could be very complex, especially in regions of apparently high uncertainty (i.e., regions dominated by complex interactions and feedbacks). At least one hypothesis emerges when examining impacts from all six of the possible future climate scenarios. Early in any future global warming, while temperature increases are still relatively modest, forests may be more productive and their uptake and storage of carbon may increase (due in part, to CO-2 fertilization). However, as temperatures continue to increase, the CO-2 effect may be overwhelmed by exponential increases in evapotranspiration. In this latter case, there could be a threshold response resulting in a shift from increased productivity to a rapid, drought-induced dieback, resulting in a release of carbon back to the atmosphere, with climate implications. Areas potentially susceptible to this are the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast. Possible Coping Strategies and Opportunities … Seasonal dynamics of water and vegetation, as well as the total abundance of water and vegetation, will clearly change under a global warming. Even if the amount of carbon stored remains about the same, or increases over the nation as a whole, the regional distribution of vegetation/ecosystems will change. Some areas will see an increase in vegetation while others will will see losses. These changes could result in localized pressures on the economy and the environment, and will likely require significant and strategic management. For example, if forests over large areas begin to undergo drought stress, it might be prudent to 'trim the wick,' that is, to exert some manner of density control in order to save trees and to conserve water in streams. … Over large areas of the country the nation's need for water resources may be in sharp competition with the water requirements of ecosystems. Planting more trees may result in less available water for irrigation, commerce, and domestic uses. A possible alternative is to use the landscape as a 'carbon pump,' moving wood from rapidly growing forests, over short rotations, into long-lived forest products. … Ultimately, given the current model uncertainties, development of a set of contingency plans might be one of many reasonable approaches to resource management in the future. Monitoring stations might be deployed and designed to serve as an early warning system of ecosystem changes, while research and modeling might assist in exploring and evaluating alternative management options. Biography Dr. Ronald P. Neilson is a bioclimatologist with the USDA Forest Service and an Adjunct Professor with Oregon State University. His research for the past 25 years has focused on understanding the mechanisms that govern the distribution and function of vegetation as they relate to climate at scales ranging from local to global. He is the designer/creator of the MAPSS vegetation distribution model. Dr. Neilson and his colleagues have conducted a number of assessments of the impacts of climate change. He was a chief scientist involved in coordinating a report to Congress from the EPA on the impacts of climate change (1990). In addition, the MAPSS model has been used in various IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) assessments. Dr. Neilson was nominated as the lead author for the section on the forests of North America for a special IPCC report, "The Regional Impacts of Climate Change." He was also the convening lead author of an Annex to the above report that described possible vegetation changes for the entire world. Dr. Neilson is currently on the forest sector assessment team of the National Assessment being conducted by the USGCRP. Dr. Neilson has published numerous, peer-reviewed articles in a number of scientific journals, and he is a member of seven professional scientific societies. He is a recipient of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award for excellence in Physiographic Ecology. Dr. Neilson received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1981. Acknowledgments: The work presented in this seminar is derived in part, from papers published in "Global Change Biology", "Global Biogeochemical Cycles" and "Northwest Science", with Raymond J. Drapek, James M. Lenihan, Dominique Bachelet, Christopher Daly and VEMAP participants. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 1999 Tentative Topic: Arctic Sea-Ice Thinning: Observations, Possible Causes, and Implications For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 15 20:38:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA15011; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:37:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA04351; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:40:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004312; Mon, 15 Mar 99 20:39:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA04070; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 00:38:26 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA04048; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:38:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (bengkulu.wasantara.net.id [202.159.74.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA19161 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:52:51 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from BENGKULU/SpoolDir by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 16 Mar 99 07:29:26 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by BENGKULU (Mercury 1.40); 16 Mar 99 07:29:14 +0700 Received: from bayu (202.159.74.187) by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 16 Mar 99 07:29:04 +0700 Message-ID: <007501be6f44$3465d220$bb4a9fca@bayu> From: "Bayu Ludvianto" To: Subject: Workshop on Ecolabeling Indonesia Marine Product Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 07:14:22 +0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01BE6F7C.9DB27A20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bayu Ludvianto" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 150 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01BE6F7C.9DB27A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Coral-Listers I would like to draw your attention to a workshop run by Indonesia = Ecolabeling Institute, and will be will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. = The workshop is planned as a preliminary step toward designing a = certification system for marine food and aquarium products.=20 The objective of the workshop are to take inventory of existing = initiatives and to gather stakeholders=92 inputs on ideas, concerns and = views toward certification initiative.=20 If you would like to have more information, please contact the = organizer: The Indonesian Ecolabeling Institute (E-mail Address: = leibogor@indo.net.id or lei@indo.net.id ) =20 Cheers>>>>>bayu ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01BE6F7C.9DB27A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_0036_01BE6F7C.9DB27A20-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 15 21:12:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA15242; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:12:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA05242; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:15:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005231; Mon, 15 Mar 99 21:14:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA04247; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 01:15:59 GMT Received: from mozcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA04196; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:15:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from valuedcu ([208.142.143.166]) by mozcom.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id JAA05960 for ; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:15:40 +0800 (HKT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990316091402.00723b44@mozcom.com> X-Sender: coralcay@mozcom.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:14:07 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Coral Cay Conservation - Philippine Expeditions Subject: Philippines- Coral spawning - request for information. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral Cay Conservation - Philippine Expeditions Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 151 Dear All, I am wondering if any one might be able to give me some more information regarding coral spawning in the Philippines. Currently all I know is that it is in April around the full moon(although I have heard a report witnessing a small spawn in February 1996). I would appreciate any further information to the above address coralcay@mozcom.com FAO Gillian Goby. Cheers, Gillian Goby Project Scientsist (Coral Cay Conservation) Negros Occidental, Philippines. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 16 15:42:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02408; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:42:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA26826; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:45:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026800; Tue, 16 Mar 99 15:44:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03449; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:42:07 GMT Message-Id: <199903161942.TAA03449@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:41:03 +0200 From: "Marine Section" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bali conference Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Marine Section" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 152 Please could someone sene me information on the upcoming international = coral reef conference in Bali in October 2000? I would appreciate information on registration costs, accommodation costs = and an email address for the organisers. Thanks Bridget KZN Nature Conservation Service Private Bag X3 congella Durban 4013 South Africa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 16 15:43:15 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02449; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:43:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA26929; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:46:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026869; Tue, 16 Mar 99 15:45:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03395; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:40:51 GMT Message-Id: <199903161940.TAA03395@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Maggie Watson" To: "Coral List" Subject: Are paper parks useful? Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:08:47 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Maggie Watson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 153 At a recent meeting on protected areas in the Caribbean 'paper parks' came up for discussion. Some considered them worse than useless - giving a false sense of security and generating a feeling that action had been taken. Others said they were a useful precursor and a necessary step in the slow moving progression towards effective protection. I'd be interested in hearing other people's views, particularly if you have examples or case studies. Please reply to me directly. Thanks, Maggie Watson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 16 16:15:48 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA03577; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:15:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA29404; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:19:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029351; Tue, 16 Mar 99 16:18:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03681; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 20:27:53 GMT Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 20:27:53 GMT Message-Id: <199903162027.UAA03681@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's CHAMP" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New Coral Calendar of Events Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's CHAMP" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 154 Greetings! For the time being, we have set up a calendar of coral-related events for those who are interested in attending or keeping abreast of them. This should be considered a temporary calendar, but it will do for now. I say temporary because we are using Yahoo, Inc.'s Calendar system, but we hope to replace it with a NOAA sponsored one in the future. The Yahoo Calendar has commercial advertisements at the top which is after all understandable since they offer this service for free. Note that you can view the events list by Day, Week, Month, or Year. If you click on a specific event, you will get more information about it, generally an email contact or a Web address. You will note that there are only two events on it so far! One is for April 14, 1999 (the National Coral Reef Institute), and one for October 7, 2000 (the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium). If you have any events that you think are of global, national or regional interest (e.g., U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, etc.) that are suitable for this calendar, please send a message to jch@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. It would be helpful if you put CALENDAR EVENT in the subject heading. I know what you may be thinking--you might be on the other side of the globe and the International Date Line, so the dates and times might be different. Therefore, I have set it up so that it is for the LOCAL day and time. The URL for the coral_list (note that I had to use the underscore because a dash wouldn't work) calendar is, http://calendar.yahoo.com/public/coral_list I hope this helps you get organized! Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 16 21:19:04 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA08159; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:19:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA11245; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:21:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011220; Tue, 16 Mar 99 21:20:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA05169; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 01:32:39 GMT Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 01:32:39 GMT Message-Id: <199903170132.BAA05169@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's CHAMP" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New Coral Calendar of Events Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's CHAMP" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 155 Regarding the calendar, I forgot to mention that if you want to post a meeting or calendar event, please send it in this format: --- Date and Time (local) Title of Event Short Description Email contact (if available) Web Page info --- This way I can more easily cut-and-paste into the calendar. Fictitious Example: --- 30 Mar 99, start 10:00am International Coral Berserko Soc. of International Coral Afficiondos meet to figure it all out. Email: contact@wherever.edu Web: http://www.beautiful-corals-everywhere.edu --- Cheers, JCH > Greetings! > > For the time being, we have set up a calendar of coral-related > events for those who are interested in attending or keeping abreast of > them. This should be considered a temporary calendar, but it will do for > now. I say temporary because we are using Yahoo, Inc.'s Calendar system, > but we hope to replace it with a NOAA sponsored one in the future. The > Yahoo Calendar has commercial advertisements at the top which is after all > understandable since they offer this service for free. Note that you can > view the events list by Day, Week, Month, or Year. If you click on a > specific event, you will get more information about it, generally an email > contact or a Web address. > > You will note that there are only two events on it so far! One is > for April 14, 1999 (the National Coral Reef Institute), and one for > October 7, 2000 (the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium). If you have > any events that you think are of global, national or regional interest > (e.g., U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, > etc.) that are suitable for this calendar, please send a message to > jch@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. It would be helpful if you put CALENDAR EVENT in > the subject heading. > > I know what you may be thinking--you might be on the other side of > the globe and the International Date Line, so the dates and times might be > different. Therefore, I have set it up so that it is for the LOCAL day > and time. > > The URL for the coral_list (note that I had to use the > underscore because a dash wouldn't work) calendar is, > > > http://calendar.yahoo.com/public/coral_list > > > > I hope this helps you get organized! > > > Cheers, > > Jim Hendee > coral-list administrator > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 16 21:28:31 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA08209; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:28:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA11391; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:32:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011372; Tue, 16 Mar 99 21:31:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA05197; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 01:36:04 GMT Message-Id: <199903170136.BAA05197@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:46:26 -0500 From: Deborah Danaher To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Pacific Congress mtg info? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Deborah Danaher Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 156 This is more a request than submission of info, but I've been trying to get info on a meeting I saw advertised. Unfortunately, the link didn't lead to any contact info except for an email that no one responded from. I believe it's scheduled for July 1999 in Australia. Do you have any suggestions of where to get more info? A web search recently turned up nothing. Thanks! Deborah Danaher Expeditions Coordinator Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales Street, NW #600 Washington, DC 20037 202-429-5609 ext.258 202-872-0619 fax ddanaher@dccmc.org http://www.cmc-ocean.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 00:41:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA09118; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:41:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA16813; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:43:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016801; Wed, 17 Mar 99 00:43:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA05927; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 04:41:56 GMT Received: from P1 by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA05921; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:41:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by isdn.net.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:40:08 +0200 Received: from p1.isdn.net.il - 192.115.104.11 by isdn.net.il with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:59:28 +0200 Received: from aliceoy.isracom.net.il (pop.isracom.net.il [192.117.65.250]) by p1.isdn.net.il with SMTP (MailShield v1.5); Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:59:27 +0200 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.248]) by aliceoy.isracom.net.il (8.8.5/8.Who.Cares) with ESMTP id AAA04669 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:00:14 +0200 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03449; Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:42:07 GMT Message-Id: <199903161942.TAA03449@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:41:03 +0200 From: "Marine Section" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bali conference Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Marine Section" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 157 Please could someone sene me information on the upcoming international = coral reef conference in Bali in October 2000? I would appreciate information on registration costs, accommodation costs = and an email address for the organisers. Thanks Bridget KZN Nature Conservation Service Private Bag X3 congella Durban 4013 South Africa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 08:41:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13116; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:40:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA27784; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:44:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027769; Wed, 17 Mar 99 08:43:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA08014; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:34:24 GMT Received: from scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA07957; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 07:34:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from [208.251.162.94] (1Cust94.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.94]) by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA19698 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 04:34:11 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 07:39:45 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Articles about reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 158 Dear Listers, This is a Web Site of the Dallas Morning News: they published an article about the state of the reefs http://www.dallasnews.com/discoveries-nf/disco119.htm Below is an artile published in the Sunday Times of London <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< March 14 1999 - - The Sunday Times of London Electrically charged frames are being used to create the limestone on which coral lives. Sean Hargrave reports ELECTRICITY is coming to the rescue of coral reefs. A novel idea of using an electric charge to build new reefs and help dying coral recover is being tested in the Maldives. But the technology could be used first 1,000 miles to the west in the Seychelles, where the government has applied to the World Bank for funds to pay for it. One in three fish lives on a coral reef, yet global warming and pollution is killing coral. As much as half of the world's coral may be dead or dying. A rise of just one degree Celsius above average temperatures is enough to kill a reef. The new approach relies on elementary chemistry. First scientists place a steel frame in the sea and pass an electric charge of one or two volts through it. The steel then carries a charge and has positive and negative terminals, just like a battery. The cathode terminal, which forms the bulk of the construction, makes the water around it slightly more alkaline. The anode makes the water slightly acidic but it is placed a couple of metres away from the main steel frame. Making the water around the frame more alkaline causes calcium carbonate particles in the sea to settle and form a limestone base. This is the perfect home for coral, which thrives on clean, fresh limestone. Tom Goreau of the Global Coral Reef Alliance (324 Bedford Road, Chappaqua, NY 914-238-8788 Fax: 914-238-8768) says the system brings an extra benefit to the coral. Usually much of the coral's energy goes into creating a slightly alkaline stream of water so it can feed. "We are effectively giving coral exactly what it wants, for free," he says. "We give it a good clean base to settle on and make sure it doesn't expend its energy turning the water alkaline. It's a really good environment to create growth, and it's based on giving a helping hand to a natural principle. "I cannot see that anybody can come up with a better solution because all other attempts rely on creating reefs out of rubber tyres or old bricks, but coral doesn't chose to live there. We are creating exactly the conditions coral needs." The limestone that forms the reef can be grown at a rate of between 1cm and 2cm a year. The voltage can be altered to speed up growth but this results in limestone that is too soft. Scientists using the technique in the Maldives have found it can promote coral growth of several centimetres a year once coral settles on the artificially created reef. The new technolgy is needed, says the GCRA, because there will hardly be any live coral left if something is not done to redress the damage caused by pollution and global warming. "If half the world's trees were disappearing there would be an uproar, but this is happening under water and so people aren't seeing it," says Goreau. "We have to act now to give a helping hand. Remember, once the reefs are gone many islands that are already suffering from erosion are going to be unprotected against the power of the sea. People forget that apart from playing home to one in four marine species, coral reefs also hold back the sea and protect islands. Without them island communities would be devastated." The original idea for the electric process came from a German architect, Wolf Hilbertz. He developed the idea so that limestone building materials could be made within steel meshes placed in the sea. This would provide a free source of materials and stop islanders raiding reefs for stone to build houses. Now that Goreau's team has proven the principle also works in creating and sustaining coral reefs, work with solar and turbine power has begun. These sustainable sources are preferred because they do not add to the pollution or global warming that are being blamed for the demise of coral. Goreau is encouraged by the Seychelles government's interest in the technology. However, the government of the Maldives, where nearly all the development work has taken place, has no plans to adopt it even though the island group has been hit more than any other by the death of coral. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 12:14:28 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA18561; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:14:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA17912; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:17:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017812; Wed, 17 Mar 99 12:16:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA09901; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:50:24 GMT Received: from carbon.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA09228; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 10:50:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from coral (aves.marine.usf.edu [198.116.54.180]) by carbon.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA07254 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 10:50:04 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990318105523.0080b4d0@carbon.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:55:23 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat/LTAP Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA18561 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 159 (Sorry for duplicate mails) Dear Reefsat colleagues: We have received about 70 replies to our call for input to the Landsat-7 Long-Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP) for coral reef coverage. The messages were basically of 3 types: 1) Active projects in mapping, coastal management and categorization of the reefs:in these projects remote sensing was already an identified tool for mapping, change detection analysis and comparisons. These projects are already in progress or will be launched very soon. 2) Planned near-term projects: few reefs were identified for new projects to be implemented around or after the year 2000. These projects have no clear plans to incorporate remote sensing. 3) Many people identified reefs of interest because of a special feature (high biodiversity, sensitive reefs because of human activities, sedimentation, etc.). These messages showed general interest in using remote sensing, but no specific projects were identified. Based on this input and on the queries, we conclude that: - many people are interested in remote sensing but are unaware of the potential benefits, limits, or how to handle imagery. They need technical advice and support. - nobody identified even one reef in all the area of Indonesia-Philipines-Malaysia-New Guinea-Papua New Guinea. Same is true for the West Coast of Africa, except Socotra island. Most of the requests were for Caribbean reefs, US, French or English reefs in the Pacific or the Indian Ocean. - We conclude that the reefs with the most important biological diversity are poorly studied, or rather that our call for input did not reach managers and investigators of these remote reefs. Offshore and isolated reefs still have a lower priority for the LANDSAT program. The bigger constraints in the selection of the sites are technical constraints, i.e. it is costly to turn the satellite on to acquire one image in the middle of the ocean. Routine acquisitions over coastal areas are planned within the existing LTAP, but this still is bound by a constraint of the numer of images to be taken globally by the US and the priority given to each Landsat acquisition (not all the land areas are taken all the time, and acquisitions ARE prioritized in a complex way). Because of these technical constraints, NASA will only target reefs that are the focus of active research. This choice is certainly not perfect because we had to judge according to the given information, the interest of the site (for other potential studies), the diversity in human-use and source of danger for reefs (sedimentation, aquaculture, fisheries, bleaching,…), the regional representativeness. We are at this stage unable to include projects from which we do not hear, but they could take advantage later of the existing images. Therefore, we have recommended to NASA that: -Projects in case 1 and some of case 2 above have high priority all year round (4-6 images per year). -Reefs that are identified as sites of potential or future projects be covered twice a year (each season). -All other reefs should be covered at least once a year, as possible. The LTAP was updated using the Reefbase inventory. We recommended that reefs identified in Reefbase should be (ideally) covered once a year. The highest priority projects that we have identified are listed below (without any hidden hierarchy) : Bahamas (Lee Stocking Island, COBOP project: more info at http://www.psicorp.com/cobop) Belize: barrier reefs and atolls: mapping, change detection, etc. Bermuda: Bermuda Biodiversity Project, habitat mapping. Comores Islands: change detection program. French Polynesia: (Tuamotu atoll lagoons) aquaculture activities and lagoonal phytoplanctonic blooms. French Polynesia: (Moorea island) change detection, community shifts. Japan, Ryukyu Islands. Kiribati (Christmas Island): mapping and change detection of cyanobacterial mats. Maldives: categorization of reefs, sensitivity to sea-level rise and human use (particularly around Male, Kafu, Vaavu, Alifu and Ari atolls) Mauritius, Rodrigues and other Indian Ocean islands (Socotra, Shagos,…) Mexico: ICZM project on Alacran reef and several Caribbean islands New-Caledonia: Province Sud Reefs: Reef Check site, change detection Oman: south coast close to Masirah island, conservation project before human activities (fisheries, gas,…) start in the vicinity of this reef Seychelles: many sites for diverse applications Vietnam (con Dao Island) and China (Ha Long Bay and Mirs Bay): Reef check sites, ICZM projects and impact of sedimentation on reefs. For US reefs: High priority Florida Keys: Management Hawaiian islands: Coastal categorization (geology-oriented program), change detection US reefs, Low priority (2 images per year) All US Pacific Islands and atolls US Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Flower Garden Bank The others low priority reefs worldwide will be published later in our website. This will include, for each LTAP path/row (the coordinates used in the Landsat reference system), the reef index and name as shown in Reefbase, its LTAP priority, and several maps. We hope to update the list according to weekly or monthly rate of acquisitions, to ensure people are aware of reef images available worldwide. We propose to launch a discussion to define standards methods for use of imagery in coral reef environments. The standards deal with the sampling strategy on site (adapted for the spatial resolution of the image and the topic), atmospheric correction, bathymetric correction, bottom mapping, spectral unmixing, etc. We hope to formalize conclusions from such discussions in a guide for field and lab work. It will be useful for people who need advice and people who have already experience in this type of application but still proceed in heterogeneous ways. Heterogeneous methodologies do not allow objective comparisons and the emergence of quality standards. As we work on this, needs, ideas and comments from the community are welcome. Regards, Serge Andrefouet Frank Muller-Karger Chuanmin Hu Dave Palandro University of South Florida / Department of Marine Science Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 12:39:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA19146; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:39:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA20008; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:42:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019961; Wed, 17 Mar 99 12:41:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA10358; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 16:38:42 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA10354; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:38:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149090(7)>; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:38:29 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135668(9)>; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:38:22 -1000 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:38:20 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: "James M. Cervino" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Articles about reefs In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 160 Perhaps I'm missing something here, but exactly what does creating artifical reefs in areas affected by pollution and global warming accomplish that the original reef substratum cannot? And if the areas are indeed impacted why would creating these structures help if conditions for coral growth/settlement are still not ideal? I also do not put much stock in the accuracy and validity of newspaper articles, no matter who is quoted. I think we have all been down the media road often enough to be wary of anything such agencies produce. For example the idea that corals increase the alkalinity of the water around them and that giving them more alkaline water allows them the opportunity to no longer do that ... seems rather .... far fetched?? Perhaps someone could explain the mechanisms behind this or point to a reference that describes this alleged phenomena? J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 14:41:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA22652; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:41:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA01782; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:44:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001730; Wed, 17 Mar 99 14:44:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA11052; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 18:28:58 GMT Received: from bishop.bishopmuseum.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA11072; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:28:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from bernice.bishopmuseum.org (bernice.bishopmuseum.org [128.171.128.9]) by bishop.bishopmuseum.org (AIX4.2/UCB 8.7/8.7) with SMTP id IAA15175366; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:29:21 -1000 (HST) Received: from lu.bishop.hawaii.org by bernice.bishopmuseum.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA19330; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:28:44 -1000 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:28:44 -1000 Message-Id: <199903171828.IAA19330@bernice.bishopmuseum.org> X-Sender: psa@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Deborah Danaher From: "L.G. Eldredge" Subject: Re: Pacific Congress mtg info? Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "L.G. Eldredge" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 161 The XIX Pacific Science Congress will be held at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, July 4-9, 1999. The Congress website is: http://www.icmasaust.com.au/PacificScience/ Theme X Symposium: Coral Reefs of the Pacific Region, Past, Present, and Future" is co-convened by Prof. Malcolm McCulloch [Malcolm.McCulloch@anu.edu.au] and Dr. Charles Birkeland [birkelan@uog9.uog.edu]. L. G. Eldredge PSA Executive Secretary From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 21:30:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA27011; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:28:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA22360; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:31:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022313; Wed, 17 Mar 99 21:30:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA13846; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 01:31:52 GMT Received: from bishop.bishopmuseum.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA13593; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 20:31:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from bernice.bishopmuseum.org (bernice.bishopmuseum.org [128.171.128.9]) by bishop.bishopmuseum.org (AIX4.2/UCB 8.7/8.7) with SMTP id PAA51480 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:32:12 -1000 (HST) Received: from lu.bishop.hawaii.org by bernice.bishopmuseum.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA22683; Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:31:35 -1000 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:31:35 -1000 Message-Id: <199903180131.PAA22683@bernice.bishopmuseum.org> X-Sender: psa@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "L.G. Eldredge" Subject: Congress web correction Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "L.G. Eldredge" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 162 The website should be: http://www.icmsaust.com.au/PacificScience/ This one works, apologies, LGE >> The XIX Pacific Science Congress will be held at the University of New South >> Wales, Sydney, Australia, July 4-9, 1999. The Congress website is: >> http://www.icmasaust.com.au/PacificScience/ >> Theme X Symposium: >> Coral Reefs of the Pacific Region, Past, Present, and Future" is co-convened >> by Prof. Malcolm McCulloch [Malcolm.McCulloch@anu.edu.au] and Dr. Charles >> Birkeland [birkelan@uog9.uog.edu]. >> >> L. G. Eldredge >> PSA Executive Secretary > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 18 08:56:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA01448; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:54:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA09979; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:58:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009963; Thu, 18 Mar 99 08:58:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA16963; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:28:33 GMT Received: from swan.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA17008; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 07:28:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from [208.251.162.96] (1Cust96.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.96]) by swan.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA04549 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 04:28:21 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 07:33:57 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 163 Dear Dr. Delbeek, A colleague has forwarded me an email from you regarding a newspaper article about our work which was apparently posted on the list server. As you know these articles almost invariably have things taken out of context, incomplete, or just left out. Some of those in that article relate to the very points that you raise. They incorrectly seemed to imply that we are raising the pH of the water to increase skeleton growth, and that this is what the coral does,which is absurd as you rightly point out. Unfortunately they didn't check to get this right! In fact what I explained to the writer was that the electrolysis of sea water created high pH conditions directly at the growing mineral surface itself, causing limestone to precipitate chemically from seawater and promoting rapid growth of calcareous organisms by providing them with significant extra metabolic energy for growth (that large fraction no longer used to create alkaline microsites in the calicoblastic epithelium to grow their skeletons). You can see that he incorrectly over-simplified what I said. We are analysing many years of data from repeat photographs and video of hundreds of corals in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean. The photographs and measurements show coral growth rates up to four times normal, even under highly eutrophic water quality. Another important point which the article left out was that around 80% of the corals survived last year's bleaching on a large mineral accretion structure in the Maldives and a smaller one in Seychelles, although almost all corals were killed on the surrounding reefs. Had these points been included in the article, it would have been more clear why the method has relevance to coral survival in conditions in a warmer and polluted world. But your implied point is quite correct: if global warming and water quality are not controlled, all efforts at reef restoration will be futile. The idea and the results are on much more solid ground than the article conveys. Of course we would also prefer that restoration isn't really neccessary, but it is almost everywhere we look, especially in the three quarters of the world's coral reefs seriously affected by last year's bleaching (and luckily for you, not including Hawaii) and by bad water quality. Even if the root causes of reef degradation are not addressed, our method will be competitive for shore protection applications, which will be even more needed. Please let me know if you have more questions. We'll be happy to provide more information from our large amounts of data, photographs, and video to serious researchers like yourself than we could to a newspaper journalist. I had hoped to be able to come to show them in Hawaii when I was invited to the meeting last week, but apparently reef restoration was not an area of concern to the sponsors, and this did not work out. With best wishes, Tom Goreau Dr. Thomas J. Goreau President Global Coral Reef Alliance 324 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514 telephone: 914-238-8788 Fax: 914-238-8768 E-mail: goreau@bestweb.net Web site: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~goreau From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 18 12:43:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09543; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:43:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA05422; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:46:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005368; Thu, 18 Mar 99 12:45:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA18574; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:30:08 GMT Received: from atlrel1.hp.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA18538; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:29:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from sappey.grenoble.hp.com (gege.grenoble.hp.com [15.128.135.147]) by atlrel1.hp.com (8.8.6 (PHNE_14041)/8.8.5tis) with ESMTP id LAA13440 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:29:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by sappey.grenoble.hp.com (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA131563921; Thu, 18 Mar 1999 17:18:41 +0100 From: David Excoffier Message-Id: <199903181618.AA131563921@sappey.grenoble.hp.com> Subject: Re: Articles about reefs To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 17:18:40 MET Cc: excofier@sappey.grenoble.hp.com In-Reply-To: ; from "J. Charles Delbeek" at Mar 17, 99 6:38 am X-Mailer: Elm [revision: 109.19] Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Excoffier Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 164 Dear all, Dr. Delbeek, The most interesting thing in this story, I think, is not that you can build a limestone base but that corals living between the two electrodes are growing much more faster... A french hobbyist, Joffrey Dislair, is working on that topic since one year and a half. He has read the original story of the German architect, where the goal was to create an artificial island !. This seems to have not been successful, but in his team there was also a biologist (T. Goreau) who has discovered that the corals living there were growing faster. Joffrey is experimenting this method in his aquarium, I'll not enter in the details here, he will do that much better than me, but here are some more informations. With this method (partial electrolysis) he can have in his tank a very high calcium level(800 to 1000 mg/L), KH up to 20 and strontium level up to 25 mg/L. Some of his acropora sp are growing up to 50cm per year, this number will certainly increase when he will have a better lightning source. Note also that he has encountered some problems in the skeleton structure of the corals making them brittle, Calcium level fluctuation, but nearly all his problems seems to be solved now. If you are interested in Joffrey works, do not hesitate to contact me, I'll try to forward/translate, Joffrey is now working on a summary of all his work. Rgds David Excoffier -- France From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 09:29:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA22918; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:29:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA23680; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 09:32:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023621; Fri, 19 Mar 99 09:32:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA25064; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:29:56 GMT Message-Id: <199903191329.NAA25064@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Cassian Edwards To: Coral List Subject: TOM in Sediments Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:39:50 -0000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cassian Edwards Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 165 Dear All, I want to obtain measurements of total organic matter from reef sediments using the Difference on Ignition method. I am aware that that due to the nature of sediment and the large quantities of carbonate that results may be innacurate if temperature were to exceed 500 C due to combustion of CaCO3. Can anybody suggest a particular protocol that will be of help? Thank you very much, Cassian Cassian Edwards School of Biological Sciences Queen Mary and Westfield College University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)171 975 5555 ext. 4121 Fax: +44 (0)181 983 0973 Email: c.edwards@qmw.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 13:00:52 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26926; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:00:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12387; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:04:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012332; Fri, 19 Mar 99 13:03:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26492; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:17:54 GMT Received: from servidor.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA26422; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:17:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from ubi12.iztacala.unam.mx ([132.248.188.104]) by servidor.unam.mx (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA08563; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:15:06 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990319112134.007bd4a0@servidor.unam.mx> X-Sender: horta@servidor.unam.mx X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 11:21:34 -0600 To: coral@aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Guillermo Horta-Puga Subject: Requesting an e-mail Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Guillermo Horta-Puga Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA26926 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 166 Hi Coral people Does anybody knows the e-mail of GLEN T. SHEN or the way I may contact him? Thanks in advance GUILLERMO HORTA-PUGA INVEMAR, BIOGEOQUÍMICA, UBIPRO, UNAM-IZTACALA AP 314, TLALNEPANTLA, MEXICO 54000 TEL: +(52) 56231126, 56231132, 58904806 FAX. +(52) 56231225 E-MAIL: horta@servidor.unam.mx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 14:22:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA29304; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:22:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18520; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:25:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018434; Fri, 19 Mar 99 14:25:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA27327; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:50:20 GMT Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:50:20 GMT Message-Id: <199903191850.SAA27327@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Acropora thread Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 167 Greetings! I am happy to announce that our Web Master, Gina Morisseau-Leroy, has placed the coral-list thread on the great Acropora/Endangered Species List debate on our CHAMP Home Page at: http://www.coral.noaa.gov under both the "Bulletins" and the "Misceallaneous Themes and Projects" areas. We hope this will be of benefit to you. Cheers, The Happy CHAMPers From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 15:01:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA29941; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:01:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA21512; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:04:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021390; Fri, 19 Mar 99 15:04:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA25809; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 19:26:39 GMT Received: from smtp3.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA27653; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:26:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from erols.com (207-172-239-74.s11.as2.rkv.md.dialup.rcn.com [207.172.239.74]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA19287 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:26:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <36F2A442.C4F7C4@erols.com> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:23:46 -0500 From: John Ware Organization: SeaServices, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: (no subject) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John Ware Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 168 Dear Listers, Does anyone know where I can find photos of coral planula on the web? My searches have proven fruitless. Please respond directly to me. Thanks, John -- ************************************************************* * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Montgomery Village, MD, 20886 * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * fax: 301 987-8531 * * _ * * | * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|_ * * | _ | * * _______________________________| |________ * * |\/__ Undersea Technology for the 21st Century \ * * |/\____________________________________________/ * ************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 18:30:34 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA02264; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:30:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03734; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:33:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003717; Fri, 19 Mar 99 18:32:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA28509; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:56:43 GMT Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA28644; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:56:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from Stargate.sgi.net (dap-209-114-166-98.pm4-1-s2.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.166.98]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with SMTP id RAA05178 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:56:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199903192256.RAA05178@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:52:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Internet sites for Newsletter Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 169 Dear Coral list, This is only my second post here as I am not a scientist, but a diver interested in what's happening with coral around the world. I am also the Environmental News Director for the West Penn Scuba Divers Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Part of my responsibility of this volunteer position is to help educate our divers about the plight of coral reef around the world, and I do this through a monthly newsletter to our divers and brief lectures and updates at regular monthly meetings. I have two requests, if I may: 1) I am always searching for internet sites to include in our newsletter as "Internet Site of the Month". If you have one that is coral, marine or somehow related to diving, and would like to be featured in our newsletter, please send me the URL and a brief description of your site. 2) If anyone out there knows somebody or is somebody in this area who is willing to do a one hour talk to our group, please let me know. I realize we have no oceans in Pittsburgh, PA, but we have a lot of enthusiastic divers who dive around the world. The West Penn SCUBA Club cannot pay anyone. The only real satisfaction you will get is a bunch of grateful (and better educated) divers, not to mention extremely grateful club officers. Ok, we'll buy you a beer or two. :-) The club meets every first Thursday of each month. My address, email and phone are listed below. If you are from out of town, and happen to be "in the area" (of Pittsburgh!?) and can lend your expertise, we may very well build a statue in your honor. Sincerely, Wendy Shemansky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy Jo Shemansky 311 Biddle Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (412) 244-3318 Environmental News Director, Secretary West Penn Scuba Divers slkyshrk@sgi.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 11:59:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06010; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:59:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA22760; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:02:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022745; Sat, 20 Mar 99 12:02:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA33516; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:20:46 GMT Received: from correio2.openlink.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA33559; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:20:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from jcreed (unverified [200.224.102.8]) by correio2.openlink.com.br (Rockliffe SMTPRA 2.1.7) with SMTP id ; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:21:11 -0300 Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:21:11 -0300 Message-ID: X-Sender: jcreed@pop.openlink.com.br X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: algae-l@listserv.heanet.ie From: "Joel C. Creed" Subject: New Brazilian benthic marine biology listserver - BENTOS Cc: seagrass_forum@essun1.murdoch.edu.au, mangrove@essun1.murdoch.edu.au, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Joel C. Creed" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 170 Colleagues, A new listserver, BENTOS, is available to discuss all aspects of Brazilian marine benthic biology. Although most discussion will be in Portuguese, messages in other languages (such as English or Spanish) are acceptable. I am more than happy to pass on messages to the list from those with specific Brazil-related queries but who don't want to subscribe (contact jcreed@uerj.br). Those who wish to subscribe should send an e-mail to majordomo@uerj.br with the following line of text: Subscribe bentos More details (in Portuguese) are available at http://home.openlink.com.br/jcreed /Bentos.html. Apologies for inevitable cross-postings Joel C. Creed IBRAG-DBAV Setor de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Rua Sao Francisco Xavier 524, PHLC Sala 220, CEP 20559-900, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., BRAZIL. Work Tel. 55 21 587 7328/7614 (Tel/Fax home) 55 21 493 2475 jcreed@openlink.com.br Visit my homepage http://home.openlink.com.br/jcreed/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 13:21:25 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06490; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:21:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA24603; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:24:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024592; Sat, 20 Mar 99 13:23:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA33762; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:44:33 GMT Received: from bezeq.nmt.co.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA32978; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:44:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from bezeq.nmt.co.il ([147.235.11.107]) by bezeq.nmt.co.il (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA08770 for ; Sat, 20 Mar 1999 19:44:26 +0200 Message-ID: <36F3ED22.16F027BA@bezeq.nmt.co.il> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 20:46:59 +0200 From: David Zakai Organization: Red Sea Marine Biologist, Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority, Eilat District, P.O.Box 667, Eilat, Israel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Volunteers needed Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------6D3A31E16437429A7CE1F413" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Zakai Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 171 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6D3A31E16437429A7CE1F413 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority, Eilat District (northern Red Sea), is seeking for volunteers to help in the field of marine biology, marine & coastal management, and restoration of coral reef. We require: 1. B.Sc/B.A in one of the above fields, or related fields 2. at least 3 months volunteering period 3. experience with data collection using SCUBA diving We give: 1. accommodation in our dormitory flat 2. volunteer insurance, for the working period only 3. transportation during working hours 4. free entrance coupons for all National Parks and Nature Reserves, all around Israel We are not covering: 1. any salary 2. food 3. travel expenses (in or out from Eilat) CV is need to be send to David Zakai via Email using Word 7 only, or by mail to David Zakai, Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority, Eilat District, P.O.Box 667, Eilat, Israel For more information feel free to contact us, David Zakai --------------6D3A31E16437429A7CE1F413 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for David Zakai Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: David Zakai n: Zakai;David org: Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority, Eilat District adr: P.O.Box 667;;;Eilat;;88105;Israel email;internet: zakaid@bezeq.nmt.co.il title: Red Sea Marine Biologist tel;work: Office: + 972-7-637-3988 Lab: +9tel tel;fax: +972-7-637-5047 x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------6D3A31E16437429A7CE1F413-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 22 14:11:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24788; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:11:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20758; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:13:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020664; Mon, 22 Mar 99 14:13:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA39277; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:50:19 GMT Received: from daffodil.infochan.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA46756; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:50:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from MyPC ([208.135.101.25]) by daffodil.infochan.com (8.9.0/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA12153 for ; Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:48:43 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001a01be748c$62b009a0$196587d0@MyPC.infochan.com> From: "Robert Murray" To: "CORAL-LIST" Subject: DBML Update Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:49:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Robert Murray" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 172 THE DISCOVERY BAY MARINE LABORATORY (Jamaica) would like to advise that our web site is at the following new address; WWW.DBML.ORG We would be grateful if older links to us (previously at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Discovery_Bay_Marine_Laboratory/) are now updated. DBML is a non-profit educational institution (part of The University of the West Indies) committed to coral reef research and conservation, welcoming researchers and a selection of volunteers from around the world throughout the year. For more information visit our site or contact our administration. Admin@dbml =========================== Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, W.I. Tel. (876) 973 2946 Fax. (876) 973 3091 admin@dbml.org dbml@uwimona.edu.jm WWW.DBML.ORG =========================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 24 20:29:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA10353; Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:29:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA29964; Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:31:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029952; Wed, 24 Mar 99 20:31:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA62019; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:07:01 GMT Received: from [203.22.224.100] by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA62169; Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:06:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from AMINTER by [203.22.224.100] via smtpd (for coral.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.248]) with SMTP; 25 Mar 1999 01:05:53 UT Received: from ccMail by amsg.austmus.gov.au (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 0006AD9C; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:03:56 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 09:51:29 +1000 Message-ID: <0006AD9C.3204@amsg.austmus.gov.au> From: path@amsg.austmus.gov.au (PatH) Subject: Position available at Qld University To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: path@amsg.austmus.gov.au (PatH) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 173 LECTURESHIP IN CORAL REEF ECOLOGY - UQ Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Level B/C) Continuing The Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Queensland, invites applications for an appointment at Lecturer level B/C, the level of appointment and commencement salary being dependent on qualifications and experience. The University operates a small research station at Low Isles in the northern Great Barrier Reef region, a large teaching and research station at Heron Island in the southern GBR, and a similar facility under construction in Moreton Bay. All research stations have an appropriate range of small boats, and the University has recently purchased an 11.15m catamaran capable of offshore operations. The appointee will coordinate and further develop a 3rd level field subject in Coral Reef Ecology and contribute to other appropriate undergraduate subjects. The successful candidate will be expected to attract and supervise postgraduate students, especially those interested in coral reef ecology, to foster use of the University's Heron Island Research Station, to pursue an active, externally funded research program in coral reef ecology, and contribute to the academic life of the Department, the Centre for Marine Studies and the University. Applicants should possess a PhD degree, have demonstrably relevant achievements in tertiary level teaching and research, proven ability to supervise postgraduate students, a documented record of high research productivity, an ability to work cooperatively in a team environment, and experience in administration and research. Preference will be given to applicants with a strong background in tropical and sub-tropical coral reef ecology. The appointment, commencing in mid-1999, will be continuing, with a probationary period of 3 years (Senior Lecturer) or 5 years (Lecturer), with tenured appointment beyond probationary periods subject to satisfactory performance against agreed criteria. The successful applicant will contribute to the teaching and research activities of the department, and also to the broader marine program of the University. Information about the Department of Zoology and Entomology, and the University's Centre for Marine Studies/School of Marine Science, can be found on the web: http://www.zoology.uq.edu.au/soms/ Details of the position and further information about the Centre for Marine Studies/School of Marine Science can be obtained by contacting: Associate Professor Jack Greenwood email JGreenwood@zoology.uq.edu.au phone (+7 3365 2504). Further details of duties and selection criteria are available from the Department of Zoology and Entomology Senior Administration Officer, Janine Armitage (JArmitage@zoology.uq.edu.au). Salary range: Lecturer (Level B), $48,327 - $57,388 Senior Lecturer (Level C), $59,200 - $68,261 ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: poverty and gear types in coral reef fisheries Author: Joshua Cinner at Internet Date: 1/25/99 2:06 PM Dear coral-listers I would like to get some feedback,suggestions, and possibly some new directions from this multi-disciplinary body regarding my master's thesis. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica, I observed what I believe to be a connection between the relative wealth of fishers and the type of gear they used. It appeared as though the gear types which seem to be more malignant to the coral reef were utilized by fishers of lower wealth and social status. (I am assuming that some gear types, such as line fishing, are more benign while others, such as blast fishing, are more malignant toward the reef). I am interested in pursuing this idea as my masters thesis which I am currently beginning here at the Marine Affairs Faculty of the University of Rhode Island. My initial idea is to examine the different measures of wealth for the study site (as income is often an inappropriate measure of status and wealth- for example; one study expressed that the ability to travel, especially abroad, was the ultimate measure of wealth for a specific community in Jamaica). I then plan to explore the gear types employed by fishers and their relative effects on coral reefs. I am planning to establish a linkage between wealth and gear types by using a discrete choice analysis (maybe probit or logit), but WELCOME ANY OTHER IDEAS. Here is where I could really use some suggestions however- seeing as I want to make a direct link between coral reef conditions and poverty, would it be practical to do my own research on the reefs themselves (probably just manta tows or other really basic surveys is all I was really thinking) or should I just focus on the measures of wealth, gear types, and linking them, relying on background information from other studies to suggest that gear types have different effects on reefs? I have (It seems) obtained some funding to conduct my research over the summer in Mexico. Can anyone recommend a site (or preferably several) in Mexico that would have a high diversity of coral reef fishing practices? I would also appreciate suggestions of particularly interesting studies on measures of wealth, and gear types and impacts (especially if it is in Mex). I sincerely appreciate feedback, so please let me know what you think of my ideas, give me suggestions, comments, criticisms, whatever. Respectfully, Joshua Cinner 2550 Kingstown Rd. Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 783-6719 jcin5062@postoffice.uri.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 25 16:12:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA26244; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:12:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA13603; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:15:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013555; Thu, 25 Mar 99 16:14:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA03148; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:16:44 GMT Received: from calafia.uabcs.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA03144; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 15:16:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by calafia.uabcs.mx (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA09979; Thu, 25 Mar 1999 13:19:57 -0600 Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 13:19:56 -0600 (CST) From: Hector Reyes Bonilla To: Lista de arrecifes de coral Subject: Artificial reefs Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Hector Reyes Bonilla Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 174 Companeros, Does anybody know if there are international regulations for the conditions of a boat that it is bound to be sunk to work as a artificial reef? I know that the amount of oil and petroleum derivates should be nil, and that it is recommendable to close all doors to avoid accidents, but not many more. Also, are there guidelines for artificial reefs related to distance to the coast, bottom composition, etc? Thanks for the answers. Hector Reyes UABCS, La Paz. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 08:59:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA03941; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:59:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12070; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:03:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011942; Fri, 26 Mar 99 09:02:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA07473; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:39:20 GMT Message-Id: <199903261239.MAA07473@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:15:47 -0600 From: James Wiseman To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Artificial reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Wiseman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 175 Hello Hector and list, I have previously been a lurker on this list, as I am an engineer and not a scientist...;-) I will try not to make an a$$ out of myself... I work for a company here in Houston that specializes in the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms. Each year, we donate approximately 10% of the platforms decommissioned to either the Texas or Louisiana Artificial Reef Programs (Marine Board, 1996) Here in the Gulf of Mexico, we have guidelines to follow, when deciding what to donate to the programs, and they (the programs and their managers) in-turn have guidelines for what materials and configurations to use for their artificial reefs. These are guidelines, and they are fairly flexible, they are not laws. There is really only one Law pertaining to Artificial Reefs here in the USA (National Fishing Enhancement Act - Sec. 204 National Artificial Reef Plan) I'll try to answer your questions below, but if you -- or anyone else on the list interested in artificial reefs -- would like more specific information, please e-mail me. > Companeros, > Does anybody know if there are international > regulations for the > conditions of a boat that it is bound to be sunk to work as a > artificial > reef? I would start with the IMO guidelines. These will govern in this case. These guidelines pertain to safe navigation. >I know that the amount of oil and petroleum derivates should be > nil, and that it is recommendable to close all doors to avoid > accidents, > but not many more. Also, are there guidelines for artificial reefs > related to distance to the coast, bottom composition, etc? Yes, there are certainly guidelines for this, although they vary, depending which state's artificial reef plan you look at (at least here in the US). Some things to look at would be: Reef Stability Vertical Profile Complexity Substrate/Material Inside Reef Preserve/Not Inside Preserve Proximity of natural reefs Bottom Composition Cathodic Protection/No Protection You will want to set criteria for each of the above, depending on what you wish to acheive. > Thanks for the > answers. > Hector Reyes > UABCS, La Paz. > Like I said, e-mail me if you have specific questions, or I can put you in touch w/ someone here on the reef board. Cheers James Wiseman Winmar Consulting Services Houston TX From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 09:58:42 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05570; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:58:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA15816; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 10:01:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015789; Fri, 26 Mar 99 10:01:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05567; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:42:25 GMT Received: from onondaga.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA07833; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:42:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from gate.net ([199.227.60.111] (may be forged)) by onondaga.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id IAA68266 for ; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:32:52 -0500 Message-ID: <36FB8EDB.FA9DFE1A@gate.net> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:42:51 -0500 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ISRS/CMC Coral Reef Fellowship Award Announcement Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by coral.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA05567 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id JAA05570 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 176 ISRS/CMC Coral Reef Fellowship Award Announcement The International Society for Reef Studies (http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs) and the Center for Marine Conservation (http://cmc-ocean.org/) announced today that their 1999 Coral Reef Fellowship Award was made to Helen Fox, University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Fox will work in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park where she will assess damage to coral reefs from dynamite fishing, also known as “blast” fishing. She will assess factors that affect recovery of blast sites and she will develop methods to help accelerate recovery of coral reefs damaged by this destructive fishing practice. It is well known that blast fishing causes widespread and devastating damage to coral reefs. Despite being illegal, blast fishing is reported to cause significant reef degradation throughout the South Pacific. Specifically, Ms. Fox will: 1) evaluate how coral cover at various spatial scales correlates with recruitment; 2) determine how rubble produced at the blast sites affects coral recruitment in various flow regimes; 3) manipulate substrate stability and rugosity to evaluate their effects on coral recruitment rates; and 4) evaluate recovery based on changes in community composition among blast sites of known age compared to nearby unblasted sites. Komodo National Park is located in eastern Indonesia and includes areas where significant blast fishing previously occurred, but has declined dramatically in recent years due to management efforts. This is the third ISRS/CMC Fellowship award, with previous winners working in Belize and the Philippines. The award is for one year and is worth US$14,000. Dr. Terry Done (President, ISRS) Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia email: tdone@aims.gov.au For information about the ISRS/CMC Fellowship contact: Dr. Steven Miller (Recording Secretary, ISRS) University of North Carolina at Wilmington 515 Caribbean Drive Key Largo, Florida 33037 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 15:44:03 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA12435; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:44:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13856; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:47:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013791; Fri, 26 Mar 99 15:47:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA09822; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 19:35:52 GMT Message-Id: <199903261935.TAA09822@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 05:43:03 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Terry Done <" Subject: International Society for Reef Studies Statement on Diseases on Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 177 Coral Reefs Sender: owner-coral-list Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done < Dear Coral-listers, Below is a statement on diseases of corals and other important coral reef life compiled by the International Society for Reef Studies and released today. The Society believes the statement is warranted at this time, following its earlier statement on Coral Bleaching published in its newsletter "Reef Encounter' and on coral-list. The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS), consisting of over 750 members in over 50 countries, was founded in 1981 for the purpose of promoting the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs, both living and fossil. The ISRS publishes the scientific journal CORAL REEFS and holds periodic meetings around the world. Further information as well as membership details can be found at:www.uncwil.edu/isrs. For all correspondence regarding this statement or other ISRS matters, please contact Dr Richard Aronson, Corresponding Secretary, at:- raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu. Submitted on behalf of the Society by Terry Done President ISRS ___________________________________________ International Society for Reef Studies Statement on Diseases on Coral Reefs Released February 4 1999 Diseases of corals and other organisms are having significant, negative impacts on the structure and appearance of coral reefs. On some reefs, the effects of disease have been of a similar magnitude to more familiar disturbances, such as outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish in the Indo-Pacific and coral bleaching associated with elevated sea temperatures. A new scientific awareness of diseases on coral reefs leads to a host of questions about the novelty of recently discovered syndromes, the importance of observed trends toward increasing infection rates, and the extent to which human activities are responsible. This statement, issued by the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS), summarizes current knowledge on the subject. It was compiled by an ad hoc group of scientists in ISRS, composed of individuals who are directly or indirectly considering disease as part of their research programs. Disease is a natural process that has been poorly studied in the oceans because of its ephemeral nature. Epidemics in animal populations, called epizootics, are a serious threat to the health of coral reefs worldwide. Recent observations of epizootics affecting sea urchins and scleractinian corals show that diseases on reefs can devastate their target populations and act as agents of rapid and dramatic community change. Marine pathologists and microbiologists are attempting to identify the causes of infection, but the pathogens responsible for most diseases affecting reef organisms remain elusive. These difficulties are complicating efforts by scientists and managers to study outbreaks and decide if control measures are warranted. It is becoming clear, however, that human activity is at least partially responsible for disease outbreaks on coral reefs over the past decade. Corals are colonial invertebrates related to sea anemones. They lay down the limestone foundations of coral reefs, protecting tropical shorelines and providing habitat for the many fish and invertebrate species that feed a substantial proportion of the world's population. Like all living organisms, corals are prone to diseases of various sorts. The incidence of disease on coral reefs may be on the rise, but without historical, baseline data it is difficult to determine if the observed increase is real or simply a reflection of increased research activity. Recent scientific reviews list four to six confirmed coral diseases in the Caribbean region alone; other estimates, based only on observed symptoms, run as high as fifteen. Bacteria, fungi, and cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae") are known to cause diseases in corals. Sick and dying corals are cause for concern, because coral death slows the rate of reef construction. Reefs devastated by disease (or by other causes of coral mortality) may not be able to keep up with sea-level rise, which is naturally slow but may be accelerating due to global warming. And as reefs degrade, fish and other seafood resources decline as well. Three coral diseases--"white-band," "black-band," and "plague"-were first reported in the Caribbean in the 1970s. The first documented, regional-scale epizootic, however, affected the black-spined sea urchin, Diadema antillarum. In 1983-84, a disease carried by ocean currents killed more than 95 percent of the Diadema throughout the Caribbean. This epizootic clearly demonstrated that diseases can have major impacts on reef ecology. Before its mass mortality, Diadema was an important herbivore: it ate fast-growing fleshy algae (seaweeds), keeping space free for corals to survive and grow. After the urchins died, algae increased dramatically on many Caribbean reefs. They colonized corals that had been killed by hurricanes and by white-band disease. Although the infective agent of white-band disease remains unknown, there is some evidence that it is bacterial. White-band disease infected populations of staghorn and elkhorn coral (Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata) throughout the Caribbean region in the 1980s and 1990s, inflicting enormous losses. Because Diadema also disappeared, seaweeds rapidly colonized the dead coral skeletons, and as a result large areas of Caribbean reefs have been covered with fleshy algae for over a decade. Paleontologists working in Belize recently uncovered evidence that the epizootic of white-band disease is without historical precedent: staghorn coral has not died off before on a regional basis in at least several thousand years. Staghorn and elkhorn corals are major constructors of reef framework, and their loss could slow the rate of reef growth in the Caribbean. Many marine scientists suspect that human activities, such as pollution and changing patterns of land use, promoted the spread of white-band disease in Florida and the Caribbean. There is little evidence for a human connection, however, other than the historical novelty of the outbreak. Eutrophication, the enhanced input of nutrients by humans, may be an important source of stress to reef organisms. Eutrophication may compromise disease resistance, allowing opportunistic infections to take hold and new diseases to emerge. A fungal infection of sea fans appears to provide a link to human activity. The fungus, Aspergillus sydowii, has infected large populations of sea fans in the Florida Keys and throughout the Caribbean. Aspergillus sydowii is thought to be a land-based fungus that has invaded the marine environment via the sediment in terrestrial runoff. Reliable information exists for two other diseases: black-band disease and "plague type II." Black-band disease, caused by a consortium of bacteria (including cyanobacteria) attacks and kills massive, head-forming corals. Black-band disease could pose a serious threat to populations of brain corals and star corals, which, like the Acropora species, are important components of reef framework in the Caribbean. Plague type II attacks head corals in Florida, but it has also been observed elsewhere in the Caribbean. In this case, rigorous microbiological work showed that the disease is caused by a single bacterium, a new species of Sphingomonas. Other epizootics are killing corals and many other important species on reefs of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Black-band disease and white-band disease have now been identified on reefs throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. In the Arabian Gulf, the newly discovered yellow-band disease is affecting up to 75 percent of the coral colonies in local populations. In addition, diseases of algae, sponges, and fish have been and continue to be identified. Reefs throughout the world were stressed by unusually high sea temperatures in 1997-98, and the worldwide episode of coral bleaching that resulted may render corals more susceptible to disease. In the Mediterranean, bacterial infections are associated with bleaching, and disease outbreaks have been linked to predation by coral-eating snails in the Red Sea. The causal connections among bleaching, predation, and disease remain obscure, however. The role of disease on coral reefs and possible interactions with environmental influences should be a research priority over the next several years. Despite the frustrating inability to identify pathogens in most cases, reef scientists have detected symptoms that could represent over a dozen new diseases. Diseases are now recorded as part of standardized reef monitoring programs throughout the world, including the Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program, the worldwide Reef Check, the Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment (AGRA) Program, and a variety of government and private programs in Australia. Because corals grow slowly, live for decades to centuries, and reproduce sporadically, today's epizootics will probably have consequences that reach far into the future. Multidisciplinary efforts, combining microbiology, coral physiology and pathology, ecological monitoring, and paleontology, will be necessary if we are to understand what is happening and devise management strategies in response. The International Society of Reef Studies endorses existing government and private funding of multidisciplinary programs to promote research on the changing nature of coral reefs. The Society recognizes the need for an increased level of support if the many threats to reefs worldwide are to be understood and mitigated. <<<<<<<< Dr Terry Done Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 16:15:23 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13099; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:15:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA15262; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 16:19:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015244; Fri, 26 Mar 99 16:18:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA09991; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:11:08 GMT Received: from crs.loc.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA10009; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:11:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from CRSMAIL-Message_Server by crs.loc.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:11:06 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:10:42 -0500 From: Gene Buck To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral reef stat -- looking for something citable. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Buck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 178 Please reply directly to: gbuck@crs.loc.gov Coral list: I'm looking for a citable statistic relating coral reef habitat and marine fish production -- anything along the line of "X% of marine species/commercial marine species/fish/commercial fish/etc. rely on coral reefs at some stage of their life history" or any variant thereof. Can anyone give me a citation to something useful in this vein? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Gene Buck, senior analyst Congressional Research Service gbuck@crs.loc.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 09:20:26 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23186; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:20:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04716; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:23:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004703; Sun, 28 Mar 99 09:23:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA20583; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:38:50 GMT Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:38:50 GMT Message-Id: <199903281338.NAA20583@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list From: coral-list admin Subject: Melissa-Macro-Virus Info Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 179 Greetings, this is a heads-up on a Microsoft Word 97 or Word 2000 virus circulating. Any mail handling system could experience performance problems or a denial of service as a result of the propagation of this macro virus. A full description may be found at: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-04-Melissa-Macro-Virus.html Here's just the begining of the description: ~~~~ The Melissa macro virus propagates in the form of an email message containing an infected Word document as an attachment. The transport message has most frequently been reported to contain the following Subject header Subject: Important Message From Where is the full name of the user sending the message. The body of the message is a multipart MIME message containing two sections. The first section of the message (Content-Type: text/plain) contains the following text. Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else ;-) The next section (Content-Type: application/msword) was initially reported to be a document called "list.doc". This document contains references to pornographic web sites. As this macro virus spreads we are likely to see documents with other names. In fact, under certain conditions the virus may generate attachments with documents created by the victim. ~~~~ Microsoft apparently has a patch at: http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-002.asp ~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 27 18:07:37 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA20339; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:07:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA19339; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:11:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019325; Sat, 27 Mar 99 18:11:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA14084; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 21:52:53 GMT Received: from edisto.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA14137; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:52:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by edisto.cofc.edu (PMDF V5.2-29 #34575) with SMTP id <0F9900I01WRY9W@edisto.cofc.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:52:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:52:46 -0500 (EST) From: Eric Treml To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Eric Treml Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 180 Folks, I am completing a search on methods used in quantitative coral reef community ecology. Specifically, I would like to find references for the history and use of the plot / quadrant sampling method. Also, does anyone know of an earlier reference for the use of aerial photography in reef ecology? I have: Kumpf & Randall (1961) Charting the marine environments... Bull. Mar. Sci. 11:543-51 Any comments or references would be much appreciated! Cheers- Eric From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 03:29:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA22069; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 03:29:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA29531; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 03:32:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029521; Sun, 28 Mar 99 03:32:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA18919; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 07:37:45 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA18820; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 02:37:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id RAA03754 for ; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:37:32 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990328173620.00e82548@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:36:20 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: cyanide Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 181 Some time back I had made the suggestion that perhaps cyanide fishing could be stopped by getting the manufacturers and distributors to more closely watch who they sold it to. Several people have pointed out to me that cyanide has many manufacturing and agricultural uses, so attempts to police its distribution are likely to be futile. I also suggested that if the consumers of cyanide-caught fresh fish felt the effects of the cyanide or at least were made aware of it, they might not be so eager to pay high prices for it. It has been pointed out to me that the amounts remaining in the small portion eaten would be unlikely to have noticable effects, and that people in the areas where this practice is common may eat food from water with far worse contamination without worrying about it. Perhaps we should not give up hope that this tolerant attitude toward pollution may someday change. River pollution in the US was once so bad that a river (in Ohio) caught on fire. It was not all that long ago when air pollution in Tokyo was so bad that people on the street paid to breathe pure oxygen from a machine. A recent statement from the gov't of the People's Republic of China indicates that they now feel that cleaning up pollution there is an important goal. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 09:16:45 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23141; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:16:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04656; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:19:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004642; Sun, 28 Mar 99 09:19:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA20471; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:29:21 GMT Message-Id: <199903281329.NAA20471@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Stephanie Voris" To: Subject: National Coral Reef Institute Conference Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:42:30 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Stephanie Voris" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 182 UPDATE PLEASE POST ON THE CORAL LIST. THANK YOU. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION, April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Plenary talks, Oral presenations in Special and Contributed Sessions, Poster Presenations Final schedule and program are now posted on the web. Registrations for the Conference are currently being accepted. Please consult: http:\\www.nova.edu\ocean\ncri\confinfo_1.html for more information. Limited exhibit space for your organization is still available. To showcase your organization's work / products / research / etc. to well over 350 national and international coral reef participants, email Stephanie Voris (Svoris@ocean.nova.edu). Stephanie Voris National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center svoris@ocean.nova.edu (954) 923-3390 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 29 09:51:02 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA01881; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:50:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA10833; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:54:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010810; Mon, 29 Mar 99 09:53:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA26909; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:39:49 GMT Received: from aol11.wff.nasa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA26839; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 08:39:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from osb.wff.nasa.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aol11.wff.nasa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA10992; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 08:38:36 -0500 Message-ID: <36FF825B.69067DA0@osb.wff.nasa.gov> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 08:38:35 -0500 From: "C. Wayne Wright" Organization: NASA X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.3 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stephanie Voris CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: National Coral Reef Institute Conference References: <199903281329.NAA20471@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "C. Wayne Wright" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 183 Stephanie Voris wrote: > UPDATE > PLEASE POST ON THE CORAL LIST. THANK YOU. > > INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, > MONITORING, AND RESTORATION, April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. There were errors in the orginal posted URL, the link actually is: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html C. W. Wright -------------------------------------------------->-+ C.W. Wright,wright@osb.wff.nasa.gov, Ph:757-824-1698 Fax: 757-824-1036, NASA,Goddard Space Flight Center Code 972, Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, Va. 23337 -------+-<------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 29 15:50:59 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA11916; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:48:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15278; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:52:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015253; Mon, 29 Mar 99 15:52:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA26379; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 19:39:58 GMT Received: from epic66.dep.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA26345; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:39:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from mr.dep.state.fl.us by EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US (PMDF V5.1-4 #7204) id <01J9EL04KMOW003HAH@EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:13:43 EST Received: with PMDF-MR; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:04:31 -0500 (EST) MR-Received: by mta EPIC7; Relayed; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:04:31 -0500 MR-Received: by mta EPIC66; Relayed; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:07:38 -0500 Alternate-recipient: prohibited Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:04:29 -0500 (EST) From: Matt Patterson STP 727-896-8626 Subject: New addition To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Jenni Wheaton , Walt Jaap , Jim Porter , Phil Dustan , John Dotten MARA , Dave Eaken MARA Cc: Gil McRae STP , Alan Huff STP , Ken Haddad STP Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Posting-date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:04:30 -0500 (EST) Importance: normal Priority: normal Sensitivity: Company-Confidential UA-content-id: E88IVU31CC2 X400-MTS-identifier: [;13404192309991/84122@EPIC7] A1-type: MAIL Hop-count: 2 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Matt Patterson STP 727-896-8626 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 184 Coral-listers: I am pleased to announce an addition to the Florida Marine Research Institute's coral web page. The new page features a taxonomic list of the stony corals (with pictures) observed by the Coral Reef / Hardbottom Monitoring Project in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This U.S.E.P.A. funded monitoring project has been in existence since 1994, and has collected over 12,000 stony coral species records and has analyzed over one half million points during image analysis from framegrabbed Hi-8 video. This page is a digital version of our Coral Identification Guide used for training and Quality Control purposes. Photographic credits go to the Principal Investigators - Dr. Phil Dustan from University of Charleston, South Carolina, Dr. Jim Porter, University of Georgia, and Walt Jaap, Florida Marine Research Institute. The page can be found at: http://www.fmri.usf.edu/coral/tax.htm For more information about the Project, check out Phil Dustan's page at: http://www.cofc.edu/~coral/epawork.htm Hope you enjoy it! Matt Patterson xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Matt Patterson Coral Reef Research Group Florida Department of Environmental Protection Florida Marine Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 (727) 896-8626 Fax (727) 893-1270 email: patterson_m@epic7.dep.state.fl.us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 30 09:25:21 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA21176; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:25:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA21110; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:29:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021087; Tue, 30 Mar 99 09:28:56 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA31542; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:13:18 GMT Message-Id: <199903301313.NAA31542@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:35:24 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ryan Weichelt Subject: Coral Reef Disease Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ryan Weichelt Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 185 Hello, May name is Ryan Weichelt and I am an undergraduate doing research on Coral Reef Disease. I am attempting to compile a list of coral reef diseases and then show the diffusion of these diseases on a map. This map will be of the diseases found off the waters of southern Florida, specifically in Florida Bay. I am having trouble finding information of the diseases like Black Band, White Band, White Pox, etc. I am have a much more difficult time finding maps on were these diseases are found in Florida Bay. I have found only one map that showed were specific diseases are found in regions around the Americas, but this is too general. My question for you is are there any maps out there that show exact locations of the diseases in Florida Bay and could you send me any information on these specific diseases? I feel this map could be very helpful in plotting the progression of these diseases and in the end attempting to curb these specific diseases. So any information that you could send to me would be greatly appreciated, especially maps. I understand you are all very busy and again I thank you for your time and effort. Any Answers Would Be Great!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Ryan Weichelt (715) 830-8449 706 Broadway Eau Claire, WI 54703 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 30 16:26:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA29834; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:26:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA22195; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:29:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022181; Tue, 30 Mar 99 16:29:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA33028; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 19:43:53 GMT Received: from mail.orst.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA35645; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:43:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (gateway-5.nws.orst.edu [128.193.4.46]) by mail.orst.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA26244 for ; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:23:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from ccMail by gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 00FAA4D6; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:47:33 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:43:11 -0800 Message-ID: <00FAA4D6.3116@ccmail.orst.edu> From: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Subject: Spratly imagery? To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 186 Dear Coral-listers: I have a Vietnamese Marine Resources masters student interested in doing a project on resource management issues in either the Spratlies or some of the VN coastal islands. Has anyone looked for (found?) relatively cloudfree imagery for either of these areas. I went through MSS and TM GLIS files and found one image for coastal VN north of CamRonh Bay but nothing usable for the Spratlies. I will also try SPOT and contacting some people directly at NASA, but if anyone knows of usable images or of anyone who has wroked with imagery for coral reefs from this region, I'd appreciate a note. Thanks. -- Phil Sollins (sollins@fsl.orst.edu) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 31 17:14:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA16048; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:14:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA17483; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:17:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017376; Wed, 31 Mar 99 17:16:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA02745; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:29:56 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA02749; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 13:29:46 -0500 (EST) From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] ([140.90.197.121]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id NAA00939 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 13:29:37 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 13:29:37 -0500 Message-Id: <199903311829.NAA00939@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching potential - LOW To: Coral-List X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 187 HotSpot Notes -- March 31, 1999 NOAA satellite data show Bleaching HotSpots have receded to cover dramatically less coral reef regions than at this time last year. Compare the following pairs of images: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspote.3.30.1999.gif http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/hotspot_archive/data/hotspo te.3.30.1998.gif and http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.3.30.1999.gif http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/hotspot_archive/data/hotspo tw.3.30.1998.gif >From our SST anomalies and their archives: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html it would appear we are seeing some of the coolest Pacific Ocean SSTs since the late 80s and early 90s. --- GOOD NEWS for our coral reefs and their recovery from last year's unprecedented bleaching!! AES **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Res Professor NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W Oceanography Department 5200 Auth Road Annapolis, MD 21402 Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 410-293-6550 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 31 17:35:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA16668; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:35:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19639; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:39:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019542; Wed, 31 Mar 99 17:38:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA03653; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 21:09:57 GMT Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA03631; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:09:40 -0500 (EST) From: Judah69@aol.com Received: from Judah69@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv19.3) id bXCEa16070 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:09:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:09:09 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Mitch's Effects on Coral Reefs Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0.i for Mac sub 189 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Judah69@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 188 Greetings all, I was wondering if anyone knows of the conditions of the reefs around Rotan Honduras (sp) since Hurricane Mitch? Does anybody also know anything about the condition of the Hol Chan Reserve in Belize? I just came back from Glover Atoll in Belize and there was quite a bit of reef damage and am wondering if anyone knows of areas near Belize that may not be damaged as much. I am planning a photography trip to the reefs and am wondering about where to go. Thanks Jake From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 31 18:32:12 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA17423; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:32:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA22659; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:35:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022609; Wed, 31 Mar 99 18:34:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA04055; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 22:01:42 GMT Received: from MAILSENT.senate.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA04048; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:01:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailexc2.senate.gov by MAILSENT.senate.gov; (8.8.2/SCO5) id QAA25815; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:51:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccMail by mailexc2.senate.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 3.11) id 0008DBCB; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:54:03 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:00:57 -0500 Message-ID: <0008DBCB.C22126@commerce.senate.gov> From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Subject: Coral Reef Conservation Act To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 189 Last Thursday the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999 was introduced in the U.S. Senate. In response to concerns about the declining conditions of coral reefs raised by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and in the ICRI Renewed Call to Action, the bill focuses on community based conservation. If you would like to see the bill you can download it at www.senate.gov. The Senate homepage has a prompt for a bill search where you can input the bill number S. 725. I welcome your comments. Thank you, Stephanie Bailenson Professional Staff Member U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries 428 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ph:202-224-8172 Fx:202-228-0326 stephanie_bailenson@commerce.senate.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 31 19:32:34 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA18149; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:32:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA24588; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:35:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024574; Wed, 31 Mar 99 19:35:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA04374; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:03:11 GMT Received: from crs.loc.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA04358; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 18:02:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from CRSMAIL-Message_Server by crs.loc.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:56:29 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:56:04 -0500 From: Gene Buck To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Summary of responses to query Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Buck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 190 Coral List: As reqeusted by several, below is a summary of responses to my query of Mar. 26, 1999. Gene Buck, gbuck@crs.loc.gov Original query: I'm looking for a citable statistic relating coral reef habitat and marine fish production -- anything along the line of "X% of marine species/commercial marine species/fish/commercial fish/etc. rely on coral reefs at some stage of their life history" or any variant thereof. Can anyone give me a citation to something useful in this vein? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Summary of Responses: 1) Although the publications below are not exactly what you are looking for, they demonstrate the importance of coral reef fisheries in American Samoa (note that this excludes the 2 local tuna canneries here which land tuna caught from distant waters far beyond our EEZ). These fisheries are small but locally important. More recently, however, a new longline fishery for offshore albacore has been developed, so albacore now dominate the total local catch. 1. Craig, P., B. Ponwith, F. Aitaoto & D. Hamm. 1993. "The commercial, recreational and subsistence fisheries of American Samoa." Marine Fisheries Review 55:109-116. In 1991, 80% of the catch and value of all fish and invertebrates caught in the territory was from the coral reefs surrounding the islands. (That high rate is not typical of later years.) 2. Craig, P., J. Choat, L. Axe & S. Saucerman. 1997. "Population biology and harvest of the coral reef surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus in American Samoa." Fishery Bulletin 95:680-693. In 1994, 35% of the catch of all fish and invertebrates caught in the territory was from the coral reefs surrounding the islands. One species, the surgeonfish described in this paper equalled 39% of the coral reef catch. 2) The coral reef ecosystem includes two other habitats; sea grass and red mangrove. Reef Relief of Florida puts out educational materials which states 90% of the reef fish taken by commercial reef fisheries depend directly on the mangrove for some portion of their life cycle. 70% of the fish taken by sport fishermen directly depend on mangroves for some portion of their life cycle. Fish that do not depend directly on these areas for habitat often depend on them for food sources. Reef Relief can be contacted at reef@bellsouth.net. We looked at local DNR stats for commercial and sport fish and our % were even higher than Reef Relief's. Looking at the coral reef itself is more complicated..many fin fish migrate...complex trophic connections and relationships. 3) Not exactly what you're looking for but there are some data on the mean yields of species from coral reefs. The average figure is 4 tonnes per sq.km per year is quoted on page 63 of ..... King, M.G. 1995. Fisheries biology, assessment, and management. Fishing News/Blackwell Scientific Books. Oxford, England. 341 p. Working backwards, the 4 tonnes divided by the total catch of fish per sq km (if both were fully exploited) would give a rough idea of the percentage of the catch which depends on coral reefs in a given tropical country. 4) An interesting question since I'm unconvinced there's data showing that live coral is necessary for much of any reef fish species (except a very few obligate corallivores, like some butterflyfish). Reef habitat, yes, but for a while at least, dead coral may serve that purpose just as well as live coral, at least until erosive processes degrade the skeletal structures to the point where they can no longer provide habitat. 5) See Reef's at Risk Report page 8; which briefly discusses a sustainable catch level and the economic value of lost productivity...not the same questions you raise. Some more general recent references: Have you seen the ISRS statement on Disease? (Mar. 26 to Coral-List) Did you see the ISRS statement on bleaching? or the ICRI final results? Check out the State Department web site for the international background papers that were developed last September for the US Coral Reef Task Force: http://www.state.gov/www/global/global_issues/coral_reefs/index.html Do you have the papers from the Hawaii Second Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force? 6) Good question. As I'm sure you are aware, the percentage of fish/commercially important fish that are reef dwellers at some stage in their life cycle varies among country, regional or global scale (i.e. the percentage in US differs from, say, that of the Philippines since the local market as well as diversity is much higher in Phil.). Here is one direct quotes...though I'm sure others will provided something more concrete. Good Luck! Nicholas Polunin and Callum Roberts states that "the hundreds, or sometimes thousands, of species of fish present on a coral reef make these as rich or richer than any other environment for fish on earth." Nicholas Polunin and Callum Roberts (1996). Reef Fisheries. London: Chapman & Hall. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 1 00:39:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA19771; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 00:39:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA00056; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 00:42:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000046; Thu, 1 Apr 99 00:42:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA05474; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 04:10:35 GMT Received: from imo22.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA05815; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:10:22 -0500 (EST) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo22.mx.aol.com (IMOv19.3) id bYVUa18508 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:09:12 +1900 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:09:12 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: FAO guide problems Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 191 Dear list: After the posting regarding the FAO publication, "Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific" : Vol 1 - Seaweeds, Coral, Gastropods, Bivalves", I have attempted to purchase this volume. I received word back from an electronic order that the order is only sold as a two volume set, despite being posted as single volumes with separate ISBN numbers, job orders, etc. Contacting the sales agents in the US led to a worse outcome, with the UN bookstore not even showing the volumes in their system, and the Maryland distributor quoting $240 for a single volume, unable to find the second volume. The Library of Congress does not have a record of the ISBN number at all. I am curious if this volume actually exists, if it has been purchased singly by anyone on the list, and from where. Thanks so much. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 2 14:51:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA18009; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:51:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23732; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:55:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023678; Fri, 2 Apr 99 14:54:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA07959; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 18:37:43 GMT Received: from genserver1.cssciencectr.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA17296; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:37:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by GENSERVER1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id <2FAJHMK9>; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:39:19 -0800 Message-ID: <430B1492F8BDD111B03E080009EC8A4A3DDBB7@GENSERVER1> From: Jonathan Lowrie To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Animal Survey- Not Attached Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:39:18 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jonathan Lowrie Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 192 By request, I have resent this survey as an email document. With all the fear of the Melissa Virus and all the complications of multi-platform systems, its probably best this way. Please take a few moments to complete this if you keep coral reef related animals in a captive situation for research, propagation or pleasure. I apologize if you have already received this survey. Thank you, Jonathan Lowrie Cnidarian Research Institute Department of Educational Services Dear Marine/Reef Aquarium Owner: Please take a few minutes to complete this Reef Aquarium Survey. This survey will be used to compile information for an upcoming international scientific conference on coral reef monitoring and restoration. The results of the data gathered here are not being used to directly affect or legislate (positively or negatively) the marine aquarium hobby or trade. It is being used to assess the impact of the marine aquarium trade on natural reef populations. The results of the individual respondents will remain strictly confidential. We will not sell, trade, or distribute any email addresses, names or personal identifying information. You may choose to leave out any identifying information when you complete the survey. The results of the information gathered here will also be available to any interested parties following the conference. Please make any efforts in distributing this survey to others including internet/email distribution, marine aquarium societies, retail facilities, fellow aquarists, etc.) Directions: Please answer as carefully and honestly as possible. If you are unsure of the answer to a question, please type the letters, "n/a." Please copy and paste this into email and send back to CRISurvey@aol.com or to request a copy via email, send your request to Chrysaora@aol.com . If you would like to print this, or have received this survey on paper, please complete it and mail to: CRI, Education Services, 8405 Bardwell Ave. Panorama City,. CA 91402 Marine/Reef Aquarium Owners Survey Reply to CRISurvey@aol.com Copy and paste this form into email. All responses will be kept confidential. Name (optional) Email address (optional) Country of residence State/territory of residence Section 1: General Information 1. How long have you been keeping marine aquaria? ____less than 1 year ____1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years 2. How many marine aquariums do you currently have setup with animals? ____ 1 ____ 2 - 3 ____ 4 - 5 ____ 6 - 9 ____ 10 + 3. What is the average size of your aquarium(s)? ____________________ 4. Which "method" best describes your basic aquarium keeping style? _____mechanical (wet/dry, undergravel, canister, chemical filtration, mechanical filtration, sterilization, ozone, etc.) _____Berlin (protein skimming as primary filtration) _____ Jaubert (unskimmed) _____ ATS (algae scrubbing) _____other/combination 5. Have your "methods" changed since you began keeping marine aquaria _____YES _____NO 6. Would you say your "methods" have improved, resulting in a higher survival rate of organisms in your care? _____YES _____NO 7. What is your primary source of information regarding aquarium husbandry? _____Books _____Magazines _____Pet Stores _____Internet _____Fellow Aquarists _____Other_____________________________________________ 8. How many aquarium related books do you own? ____ 0 to 1 ____ 2 to 3 ____ 4 to 6 ____ 7 to 9 ____ 10+ 9. Are you a member of an aquarium club? ____ YES ____ NO 10. Have you attended a regional or national conference? (WMC, MACNA) _____YES _____ NO 11. Do you belong to any ocean/reef conservation groups? _____YES _____NO 12. Have you skin/SCUBA dived on coral reefs? _____YES _____NO 13. Do you belong to or participate in any of the following internet aquarium resources? ____ FISHNET-Compuseve ____ Fish and Marinelife- America Online ____ Reef-list ____ #Reefs/Reefs.org ____ Aqualink, ____ Reefkeepers _____Others______________________________________________________ 14. In terms of your aquarium husbandry abilities, do you consider yourself: ____Novice ____ Intermediate ____ Advanced 15. What is the highest level of education you have completed? ____ high school ____ college ____ graduate 16. What is your sex? ____ Male ____ Female 17. What is your age? ____10 - 15 ____16 - 21 ____22 - 30 ____31-40 ____41-50 ____51-60_____60+ 18. What is your household income level? ______ less than 10,000 _____ 10,000 - 25,000 _____ 25,000 - 50,000 ______ 50,000 - 75,000 _____75,000 - 100,000 _____more than 100,000 19. On average, how much do you spend each month on your marine aquariums (food, electricity, salt, water, new livestock, etc.) _______________________________ Section 2: Livestock 1. How many different species of living organisms do you keep (not including those unintentionally found or part of a reef microcosm, such as small worms, amphipods, etc.)? ____ 1 -10 ____11 - 20 ____ 21 -30 ____ 31 - 40 ____ 41 - 50 ____ 50+ 2. How many different species of fish do you currently keep? ____ 0 - 1 ____ 2 - 3 ____ 4 - 6 ____ 7 - 9 ____ 10+ How many different species of fish have you kept in total, including those which, for one reason or another, are no longer in your care (mortality, returned, etc.) _____0 -1 _____2 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 - 20 _____20 + 3. On average, how long do your fish live? ____ weeks to 1 month ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years 4. How old is your oldest fish? ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years What kind? __________________________________ 5. Of the following general groups of fish, how many of each have you kept (living or dead) since you began in the aquarium hobby: Pufferfish and Boxfish Lionfish and Scorpionfish Wrasse Angelfish- Large/Dwarf Butterflyfish Triggerfish and Filefish Blennies Damselfish And Chromis Tangs Seahorses and Pipefish Eels Sharks and Rays Hawkfish Snappers and Groupers Dragonets Gobies Dottybacks and Grammas Anthias Cardinalfish Clownfish Others 6. How many different species of invertebrates (excluding corals) do you currently keep? ____ 0 - 1 ____ 2 - 3 ____ 4 - 6 ____ 7 - 9 ____ 10+ 7. How many different species of invertebrates have you kept in total, including those which, for one reason or another, are no longer in your care (mortality, returned, etc.) _____0 -1 _____2 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 - 20 _____20 + 8. On average, how long do your invertebrates live? ____ weeks to 1 month ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years 9. How old is your oldest invertebrate? ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years What kind?__________________________________ 10. Of the following general groups of invertebrates, how many of each have you kept (living or dead) since you began in the aquarium hobby: Anemones Tridacna (giant) clams Other bivalves (scallops, clams, oysters, mussels, etc.) Gastropods (Algae snails, cowries, etc.) Echinoderms (sea stars, brittle stars, urchins, etc.) Polychaetes (feather duster worms, etc.) Shrimps Sponges Cephalopods (cuttlefish, squid, octopii) Crabs Lobsters Holothuroids (Sea cucumbers, sea apples, etc.) 11. How many different species of corals do you currently keep? ____ 0 to 1 ____ 2 - 3 ____ 4 - 6 ____ 7 - 9 ____ 10+ 12. How many different species of corals have you kept in total, including those which, for one reason or another, are no longer in your care (mortality, returned, etc.) _____0 -1 _____2 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 - 20 _____20 + 13. On average, how long do your corals live? ____ weeks to 1 month ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years 14. How old is your oldest coral? ____ less than 6 months ____ 6 months - 1 year ____ 1 - 2 years ____ 2 - 3 years ____ 3 - 4 years ____ 4 - 5 years ____ 5+ years What kind?__________________________________ 15. Of the following general groups of corals, have many of each have you kept since you began in the hobby: Asymbiotic stony corals (Tubastraea) (Sun), etc.) Faviids and Mussids (Moon,Pineapple Closed Brain, etc.) Pocilloporids (Pocillopora) (Cauliflower), (Seriatopora) (Bird's nest) (Stylophora etc.) Caryophyllids (Elegance, Hammer, Frogspawn, Bubble, Fox, etc.) Poritids (Porites, Goniopora (Flowerpot), etc.) Trachyphyllia (Open brain) Dendrophyllids (Turbinaria) Cup, Pagoda,) Fungiids (Fungia) plate, mushroom, etc.) Agariciids (Pavona) (cactus, etc.) Acroporids (Acropora, Montipora, etc.) Oculiniids (Galaxea, etc.) Others (Merulina, Pectinia, etc.) Asymbiotic Octocorals (Dendronepthya) (Carnation), Gorgonians (Pacifics, Red Trees, etc.) Symbiotic Neptheids (Tree Corals, Finger Soft corals, etc. (Nepthea, Litophyton, Capnella, etc.) Stoloniferans (Star polyps, etc.) (Clavularia, Pachyclavularia ) Corallimorphs (mushrooms) Alcyonaceans (Leather corals) (Sinularia, Sarcophyton, Lobophytum, etc) Symbiotic gorgonians (Sea whips, sea fans, sea plumes etc.) Xeniids (Xenia, Anthelia, etc.) (pulse, waving hand corals, etc.) Zoanthids (Zoanthus, Palythoa, etc.) (button polyps, sea mats, yellow polyps, etc. ) Others 16. What percentage of your livestock purchases are done through RETAIL stores? __________ 17. What percentage of your livestock purchases are done through MAIL ORDER stores? _________ 18. What percentage of your livestock purchases are done through CAPTIVE SOURCES? _________ 19. What percentage of your livestock purchases are done through OTHER means? _________ What? ______________________ 20. Do you have any aqua-cultured or captive raised fish? ____ YES ____ NO 21. Have you ever provided others with captive raised fish from your own livestock? _____YES _____NO How many times? _____1 - 2 _____2 - 3 _____3 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 + 20. Do you have any aqua-cultured or captive raised invertebrates? ____ YES ____ NO 21. Have you ever provided others with captive raised invertebrates from your own livestock? _____YES _____NO How many times? _____1 - 2 _____2 - 3 _____3 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 + 20. Do you have any aqua-cultured or captive raised corals? ____ YES ____ NO 21. Have you ever provided others with captive raised corals from your own livestock? _____YES _____NO How many times? _____1 - 2 _____2 - 3 _____3 - 5 _____5 - 10 _____10 + 22. Would you choose captive bred fish/invertebrates/corals over wild caught fish if the price was the same? ____ YES ____ NO 23. Would you choose captive bred fish/invertebrates/corals over wild caught fish if the price was higher? ____ YES ____ NO Section 3: Substrate 1. Do you use 'live rock' in any of your aquariums? _____ YES _____ NO 2. How many pounds of live rock have you purchased since you started in the hobby? ________ 4. Is any of your live rock aquacultured? _____YES _____NO 5. If so, how much? _________ 6. Do you use 'live sand' in any of your aquariums? _____ YES _____ NO 7. How many pounds of live sand have you purchased since you started in the hobby? ________ 8. Do you use "dead sand" in your aquariums (Carib Sea, oolite, etc.)? _____YES _____NO 9. How many pounds of "dead sand" have you purchased wince you started in the hobby? ___________ 10. Do you own/have you ever purchased dead/decorative coral skeletons for use in your marine aquaria? _____YES _____NO 11. If so, how many pieces have you purchased? __________ Section 4: Impressions 1. Regarding the quality/health/survivability of organisms which you purchase today compared to when you began keeping marine aquaria, do you feel they are: ___much better ____better ____the same _____worse ____much worse 2. Regarding the diversity of organisms which you purchase today compared to when you began keeping marine aquaria, do you feel there are: ___much more ____more ____the same _____fewer ____much fewer 3. Regarding the total number of organisms which you purchase today compared to when you began keeping marine aquaria, do you feel they are: ___much more ____more ____the same _____fewer ____much fewer 4. On average, have the prices you pay for livestock since you began keeping marine aquaria: _____increased substantially ____increased somewhat _____stayed about the same _____decreased somewhat _____decreased substantially 5. Overall, would you say that the survival of organisms in your care has: ____ increased substantially ____increased somewhat _____stayed about the same ____decreased somewhat _____decreased substantially 6. Would you pay more for animals if a part of the proceeds went to reef conservation? ____ YES ____ NO 7. What is the most money you have spent for any 1 living organisms in your aquarium? _____________________ 8. What is the major reason why you keep marine/reef aquaria? _____relaxing _____challenging _____decorative/beautiful _____learning/research _____financial _____other_________________________________________ 9. In general, how much do you personally know about an organism before you purchase it for use in your marine/reef aquarium? _____thoroughly investigate/very familiar _____investigate some/somewhat familiar _____trust the source/store/others and do not investigate further _____purchase upon sight, discovery or impulse/unfamiliar _____don't care 10. How much impact do you think the marine/reef aquarium hobby has on natural reefs? _____highly significant _____somewhat significant _____somewhat insignificant _____highly insignificant _____not sure 11. How much effort do you think the marine/reef aquarium hobby/trade expends on sustainable harvest/proper collection of organisms, including their care in ensuring organism survival? ______great effort ______some effort ______little effort ______very little effort 12. Where do you feel that the most loss of life of marine organisms for the marine/reef aquarium trade happens? _____collection level _____ wholesale level _____retail level _____consumer/hobbyist level _____shipping/transport 13. What do you feel is the primary reason for organism mortality in other's care? _____ financial _____educational _____methodological/equipment _____attitude/effort to keep alive _____other_________________________________________________________ 14. What do you feel is the primary reason for organism mortality in your care? _____ financial _____educational _____methodological/equipment _____attitude/effort to keep alive _____other_________________________________________________________ Thank you very much for your time in completing this form. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to address them to the addresses above. Jonathan Lowrie Aquarist Supervisor California Science Center Tel: 213 744-2612 Fax: 213 744-2547 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 5 15:29:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14296; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:29:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA18316; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:31:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018296; Mon, 5 Apr 99 15:31:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19469; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 18:23:54 GMT Message-Id: <199904051823.SAA19469@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 10:49:42 -0600 (MDT) From: Joanie Kleypas To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Geochemical consequences..." Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Joanie Kleypas Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 193 A coral reef paper came out in Science on April 2: Kleypas, Buddemeier, Archer, Gattuso, Landgon, and Opdyke "Geochemical consequences of increased atmospheric CO2 on coral reefs". There has been media interest in the story, which includes two recent stories by Reuters that can be found at "http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/sc/index.html" (1) Carbon Dioxide Could Be Killing Coral, Study Says (2) Australia Great Barrier Reef Faces Death Knell We stress that much work still needs to be done on this topic, but feel it is important to stir the interest of reef researchers along these lines. sincerely, jk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Kleypas Climate & Global Dynamics National Center for Atmospheric Research PO Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307-3000 PH: (303) 497-1316 FAX: (303) 497-1700 kleypas@ncar.ucar.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 5 15:30:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14329; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:30:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA18381; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:32:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018320; Mon, 5 Apr 99 15:32:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19509; Mon, 5 Apr 1999 18:20:36 GMT Message-Id: <199904051820.SAA19509@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 3 Apr 1999 07:50:57 -0500 From: "Paterson, Arthur" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: FW: coral reef news Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Paterson, Arthur" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 194 Institution: National Center For Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Contact: Anatta , Media Relations E-mail: anatta@ucar.edu, Phone: 303-497-8604 Posted 04/1/99 Increasing Carbon Dioxide Threatens Tropical Coral Reefs BOULDER--Tropical coral reefs could be directly threatened by the buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) entering the oceans, and some reefs may already be declining, say six scientists in a paper published in the April 2 issue of the journal Science. Writes lead author Joan Kleypas of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), "We believe that these findings represent some of the first evidence of a direct negative impact of increased CO2 on a marine ecosystem." NCAR's primary sponsor is the National Science Foundation. The team's findings apply primarily to coral reefs located in surface waters between 35 degrees north and 35 degrees south of the equator. However, the authors predict that reefs in greatest danger are those where the production and destruction of calcium carbonate are closely balanced. These include some higher-latitude reefs, such as those off Bermuda; those in areas where colder, deeper waters rise to the surface, such as those off the Galapagos Islands; and many reefs already stressed by human activity. A coral reef is the accumulation of calcium carbonate produced by the corals and other calcium-secreting organisms, such as coralline algae. If calcium production declines, coral and algal skeletons will weaken and reef building may slow or stop. The reef then becomes more vulnerable to erosion. Ongoing calcium production depends on the saturation state of calcium carbonate in surrounding surface waters. This saturation state declines as CO2 enters tropical surface waters. Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas produced by fossil-fuel use. For their study, the authors used future scenarios in which the preindustrial level of CO2 doubles by the year 2065--considered a moderate projection by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an international group of 2,500 scientists. As the gas builds up in the atmosphere, the tropical sea surface takes it up at a proportional rate. Scientists have so far focused on CO2 storage in the ocean. This is one of the first studies to examine how CO2 increases may affect the chemistry and biology of ocean ecosystems. As CO2 dissolves, it produces an acid that lowers the seawater pH. The interaction of carbon dioxide with calcium carbonate in seawater decreases the level of calcium carbonate saturation. Given the rapid rise in CO2 levels expected over the coming decades, the authors project that by the year 2065, the interaction of CO2 with seawater will have reduced calcium carbonate saturation in tropical surface waters by 30% relative to preindustrial levels. The findings are based on ocean carbon data and computer models, and on laboratory experiments which show that coral and algal calcification declines as the saturation state declines. The coral reefs themselves have not been studied in situ. "Our work is somewhat speculative," says Kleypas. "We need more studies at the ecosystem level. If the laboratory results bear out in the oceans, I think many species of coral reefs could be vulnerable." The buildup of CO2 may also warm ocean surface temperatures. Although warmer sea-surface temperatures are being blamed for the recent increase in coral bleachings worldwide, some feel that this warming could be a boon for reefs in chilly waters. However, says Kleypas, if the calcium carbonate saturation rate is as important as water temperature in reef building, warmer waters won't save higher-latitude reefs. NCAR is managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a consortium of more than 60 universities offering Ph.D.s in the atmospheric and related sciences. -The End- UCAR and NCAR news: http://www.ucar.edu/publications/newsreleases/1999 Via e-mail: send name, affiliation, postal address, fax, and phone number to butterwo@ucar.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 1 12:47:55 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28125; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:47:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA05542; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:51:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005502; Thu, 1 Apr 99 12:51:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03309; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 16:40:59 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA09657; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:40:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.6 (PHNE_17135)/8.8.6) with SMTP id LAA06235 for ; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:35:11 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 1 Apr 1999 11:40:10 -0500 From: "Dyoulgerov, Milen" Subject: To: "coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP for Quarterdeck Mail; Version 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dyoulgerov, Milen" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA28125 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 195 Dear Coral List Members, In February, I asked for help with information on vessel groundings and coral reef anchor damage. The response has been truly overwhelming and I wish to thank everyone who responded with information and support for our efforts to come up with a request to the IHO for the introduction of uniform mapping of coral reefs and marine protected areas on nautical charts. With your support, National Ocean Service has prepared the respective draft document and has distributed it to other IHO member countries. While it might take some time, we are confident that coral reefs and marine protected areas will eventually find their place on all nautical maps. I also hope that by the end of April I will be able to distribute the information that we have compiled to those, who have asked me for copies. Again, thank you very much for your help and support, Milen Dyoulgerov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 6 21:54:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA10142; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:54:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA19848; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:58:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019835; Tue, 6 Apr 99 21:57:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA28260; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 01:03:44 GMT Received: from web709.mail.yahoo.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA27994; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:03:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <19990407010509.5845.rocketmail@web709.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [202.188.148.207] by web709.mail.yahoo.com; Tue, 06 Apr 1999 18:05:09 PDT Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 18:05:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Shafina Shafie Subject: coral transplant To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Shafina Shafie Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 196 Dear member of the coral-list, Hai, my name is Shafina and I am a student of local university and am studying in Marine Science. Right now I am doing industrial training in marine park. I was asked to find out about 'coral transplant' as I not able to go to library because this is a remote area, my only source will be the internet and this discussion group. So if any of the members fimilliar with this tecnique, do reply. Thank you Shafina Shafie _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 7 01:12:02 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA11317; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 01:12:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA23632; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 01:14:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023622; Wed, 7 Apr 99 01:14:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA29128; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 04:00:13 GMT Received: from relay1.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA29200; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 23:59:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from PPP-92-13.BU.EDU (PPP-92-13.BU.EDU [128.197.9.65]) by relay1.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/) with SMTP id AAA15931 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 1999 23:59:48 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19990406233055.57f752cc@acs-mail.bu.edu> X-Sender: warrior@acs-mail.bu.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 23:30:55 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Jamie D. Bechtel" Subject: listing coral Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jamie D. Bechtel" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 197 Hello all - I received this email and it seemed appropriate to forward it given the recent debate over the listing of Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis. A petition to list the two species is well on its way and the outcome seems promising. However, scientific evidence will strenghten the petition. Please respond directly to Brent Plater at platerb@ksg.harvard.edu. Note that comments are being accepted until April 15. Brent has included an explanation of what type of information is necessary and a copy of the petitition. Cheers, jamie > > > >My name is Brent Plater, and I am a law and public policy graduate student >studying at UC Berkeley and Harvard. As you know, the populations of >Acropora palmata (elkhorn coral) and Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral) >are in critical condition. From my initial research, it appears that if >these species are not legally protected soon, they may face extinction. I >am therefore submitting a petition to NMFS to list these species as >endangered under the Endangered Species Act. > >In order to make sure that this petition is based on the best scientific >and commercial data available (which is the basis for determination under >the Endangered Species Act) I am writing this list to find out if anyone is >interested in supporting this petition. Support is needed in two ways: >first, I need scientists who are familiar with these species to write >letters in support of the petition. These letters will be submitted with >the petition. Second, if anyone has any documentation (including >references to articles in the scientific literature) documenting the life >history, population decline, current population size and range, etc. please >e-mail me the title, author, and where it was published so that I may >retrieve the information. > >This petition has a very good chance at being successful because NMFS is >already considering legal protection for these species. On Jan 15, 1999 >NMFS published in the Federal Register a notice that it was considering >these species (among others) for the Endangered Species Act candidate >species list. FYI, the Jan. 15 publication is attached below. > >Finally, if you know of any additional species of coral or other marine >species that are in need of protection, please let me know so we can >discuss whether listing under the ESA would be appropriate for those >species as well. > >Thank you for your help and if you have any further questions feel free to >contact me at 617-491-8946. > >Very truly yours, > >Brent Plater >1039 Massachusetts Ave. # 202 >Cambridge, MA 02138 >617-491-8946 >platerb@ksg.harvard.edu > > >[Federal Register: January 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 10)] >[Notices] >[Page 2629-2630] >>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] >[DOCID:fr15ja99-50] > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > >National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration >[I.D. 011199C] > > >Endangered and Threatened Species; Request for Information on >Candidate Species List Under the Endangered Species Act > >AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and >Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. > >ACTION: Request for information for revision of candidate species list. > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >SUMMARY: NMFS solicits information on marine and anadromous species >that may qualify as candidates for possible addition to the List of >Endangered and Threatened Species, including information on the status >of species currently classified as candidate species. This notice is >not a proposal for listing; candidate species do not receive >substantive or procedural protection under the Endangered Species Act >of 1973 (ESA). The goal of the candidate species program is to identify >marine and anadromous species as candidates for possible addition to >the List of Endangered and Threatened Species and encourage voluntary >efforts to help prevent listings. > >DATES: Comments will be accepted until April 15, 1999. > >ADDRESSES: Comments and documentation for these and any recommended >additions or deletions to the candidate species list should be sent to >Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, >NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. > >FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marta Nammack or Terri Jordan at >(301)713-1401. > >SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ESA requires determinations of whether >species of wildlife and plants are endangered or threatened, based on >the best available scientific and commercial data. ``Species'' includes >any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, and any distinct >population segment of any vertebrate species that interbreeds when >mature (vertebrate population). NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife >Service share responsibilities under the ESA. With some exceptions, >NMFS is responsible for species that reside all or the major portion of >their lifetime in marine or estuarine waters. The regulations >implementing Section 4 of the ESA (49 FR 38900, October 1, 1984) define >``candidate'' as ``any species being considered by the Secretary for >listing as an endangered or a threatened species, but not yet the >subject of a proposed rule.'' > The four main purposes of the candidate species list are to (1) >Increase public awareness about these species; (2) identify those >species that may be in need of protective measures under the ESA, and >if possible, recover them before listing under the ESA becomes >necessary; (3) stimulate voluntary conservation efforts by Federal >agencies and other appropriate parties with regard to these species; >and (4) identify uncertainties associated with the status of the >species. As resources permit, NMFS conducts a review of the status of >each candidate species to determine if it warrants listing as >endangered or threatened under the ESA. Sometimes, even though NMFS may >determine after conducting a status review that a species does not >warrant listing under the ESA, NMFS may retain the species on the >candidate species list due to remaining concerns or uncertainties. NMFS >believes it is important to highlight species for which listing may be >warranted so that Federal and state agencies, Native American tribes, >and the private sector are aware of which species could benefit from >proactive conservation efforts. Agencies and other appropriate parties >can take candidate species into account in project planning, which may >lower the likelihood of an ESA listing. > NMFS has developed specific criteria for determining which species/ >vertebrate populations should be included on the NMFS candidate species >list. These criteria are based on the requirement for reliable >information on the biological status of a species or vertebrate >population. > Biological status is determined by both demography and genetic >composition of the species/vertebrate population. If there is evidence >of demographic or genetic concerns that would indicate that listing may >be warranted, the species/vertebrate population should be added to the >candidate species list. Demographic concerns would occur when there is >a significant decline in abundance or range from historical levels that >would indicate that listing may be warranted. This could result from >activities such as over-harvest, habitat degradation, disease >outbreaks, predation, natural climatic conditions, and hatchery >operations that negatively impact natural stocks. Genetic concerns that >would indicate that listing may be warranted include outbreeding and >inbreeding depression resulting from poor hatchery practices or >substantially reduced numbers of natural individuals. > If you wish to propose that a species/vertebrate population be >designated as a candidate species, please submit available information, >including: (1) Taxonomic validity of the species, subspecies or >vertebrate population; (2) life history; (3) historic and current >population size and distribution; (4) assessment of confirmed and >likely threats and declines; (5) existing laws, regulations, agreements >and other protective mechanisms; and (6) documentation of information >used to justify their proposal. > The previous list was published on July 14, 1997, (62 FR 37560). >NMFS intends to consider the results of ongoing status reviews and all >data received in response to this notice to make appropriate amendments >to the list. Some of the species NMFS is considering adding to the >candidate species list are the largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis), >smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata), barndoor skate (Raja laevis), >elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), staghorn coral (Acropora >cervicornis), and four gastropods that are possibly extinct: >``Collisella'' edmitchelli, Lottia alveus alveus, Cerithidea fuscata, >and Phyllaplysia smaragda. > It is important to note that the candidate species list is limited >by the information available. Therefore, it does > >[[Page 2630]] > >not encompass all declining marine and anadromous species that may >warrant listing in the future. Moreover, inclusion of a species on the >candidate species list does not create a higher listing priority for >that species. As appropriate, NMFS may initiate a status review for any >species or vertebrate population of concern, regardless of whether it >is a candidate species, and the public may petition to list any species >or vertebrate population. > > Dated: January 12, 1999. >Ann D. Terbush, >Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine >Fisheries Service. >[FR Doc. 99-1011 Filed 1-14-99; 8:45 am] >BILLING CODE 3510-22-F > > > > Jamie D. Bechtel Boston University Department of Biology Five Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 (617)353-6969 Boston College Law School 255 Centre Street Newton, MA 02159 > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 09:16:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23141; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:16:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04656; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 09:19:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004642; Sun, 28 Mar 99 09:19:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA20471; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:29:21 GMT Message-Id: <199903281329.NAA20471@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Stephanie Voris" To: Subject: National Coral Reef Institute Conference Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:42:30 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Stephanie Voris" Status: RO X-Status: F X-Keywords: X-UID: 198 UPDATE PLEASE POST ON THE CORAL LIST. THANK YOU. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION, April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Plenary talks, Oral presenations in Special and Contributed Sessions, Poster Presenations Final schedule and program are now posted on the web. Registrations for the Conference are currently being accepted. Please consult: http:\\www.nova.edu\ocean\ncri\confinfo_1.html for more information. Limited exhibit space for your organization is still available. To showcase your organization's work / products / research / etc. to well over 350 national and international coral reef participants, email Stephanie Voris (Svoris@ocean.nova.edu). Stephanie Voris National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center svoris@ocean.nova.edu (954) 923-3390 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 7 08:03:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13745; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:03:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01682; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:06:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001638; Wed, 7 Apr 99 08:06:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA31631; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:27:18 GMT Message-Id: <199904071127.LAA31631@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Bruce Carlson" To: "Shafina Shafie" Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral transplant Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 16:41:06 -1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bruce Carlson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 199 Shafina, Corals are transplanted on reefs using underwater epoxy or portland cement/plaster mixture. Epoxies can be used on near-vertical surfaces as well as horizontal surfaces, whereas the cement technique can only be used on horizontal surfaces. Epoxy and cement can be used both with stony corals and black corals. Regardless of the technique, most who have attempted transplanting corals to reefs generally agree it is probably not worth the time and effort. Only a few corals can be planted per diver per hour, and the loss due to predation and mechanical failure of the epoxy/cement is fairly high. You should have a clear understanding of your goals before going out and transplanting corals, and weigh these goals against the cost in manpower and dollars. Bob Richmond at the University of Guam is testing techniques to encourage settlement of cultured planulae on the reef. You might want to contact him for further information on this subject. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium -----Original Message----- From: Shafina Shafie To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 3:28 PM Subject: coral transplant > >Dear member of the coral-list, >Hai, my name is Shafina and I am a student of local university and am >studying in Marine Science. Right now I am doing industrial training in >marine park. >I was asked to find out about 'coral transplant' as I not able to go to >library because this is a remote area, my only source will be the >internet and this discussion group. So if any of the members fimilliar >with this tecnique, do reply. >Thank you >Shafina Shafie > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 7 09:03:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15419 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA05270; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:06:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005257; Wed, 7 Apr 99 09:06:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:03:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA32257; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:37:59 GMT Received: from u2.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA32439; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:37:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer (ppp-17.ts-3.nyc.idt.net [169.132.97.17]) by u2.farm.idt.net (8.9.3/8.9.2) with SMTP id IAA29056; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 08:37:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <370B5070.D0@idt.net> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 08:32:48 -0400 From: "Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D." Organization: NY Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-IDT-v5 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list , "Jamie D. Bechtel" Subject: Re: listing coral References: <3.0.1.16.19990406233055.57f752cc@acs-mail.bu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D." Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 200 Jamie D. Bechtel wrote: > > Hello all - I received this email and it seemed appropriate to forward it > given the recent debate over the listing of Acropora palmata and A. > cervicornis. A petition to list the two species is well on its way and the > outcome seems promising. However, scientific evidence will strenghten the > petition. Please respond directly to Brent Plater at > platerb@ksg.harvard.edu. Note that comments are being accepted until April > 15. Brent has included an explanation of what type of information is > necessary and a copy of the petitition. > > Cheers, > jamie > > > > > > > > >My name is Brent Plater, and I am a law and public policy graduate student > >studying at UC Berkeley and Harvard. As you know, the populations of > >Acropora palmata (elkhorn coral) and Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral) > >are in critical condition. From my initial research, it appears that if > >these species are not legally protected soon, they may face extinction. I > >am therefore submitting a petition to NMFS to list these species as > >endangered under the Endangered Species Act. > > > >In order to make sure that this petition is based on the best scientific > >and commercial data available (which is the basis for determination under > >the Endangered Species Act) I am writing this list to find out if anyone is > >interested in supporting this petition. Support is needed in two ways: > >first, I need scientists who are familiar with these species to write > >letters in support of the petition. These letters will be submitted with > >the petition. Second, if anyone has any documentation (including > >references to articles in the scientific literature) documenting the life > >history, population decline, current population size and range, etc. please > >e-mail me the title, author, and where it was published so that I may > >retrieve the information. > > > >This petition has a very good chance at being successful because NMFS is > >already considering legal protection for these species. On Jan 15, 1999 > >NMFS published in the Federal Register a notice that it was considering > >these species (among others) for the Endangered Species Act candidate > >species list. FYI, the Jan. 15 publication is attached below. > > > >Finally, if you know of any additional species of coral or other marine > >species that are in need of protection, please let me know so we can > >discuss whether listing under the ESA would be appropriate for those > >species as well. > > > >Thank you for your help and if you have any further questions feel free to > >contact me at 617-491-8946. > > > >Very truly yours, > > > >Brent Plater > >1039 Massachusetts Ave. # 202 > >Cambridge, MA 02138 > >617-491-8946 > >platerb@ksg.harvard.edu > > > > > >[Federal Register: January 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 10)] > >[Notices] > >[Page 2629-2630] > >>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] > >[DOCID:fr15ja99-50] > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > > > >National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > >[I.D. 011199C] > > > > > >Endangered and Threatened Species; Request for Information on > >Candidate Species List Under the Endangered Species Act > > > >AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and > >Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. > > > >ACTION: Request for information for revision of candidate species list. > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >SUMMARY: NMFS solicits information on marine and anadromous species > >that may qualify as candidates for possible addition to the List of > >Endangered and Threatened Species, including information on the status > >of species currently classified as candidate species. This notice is > >not a proposal for listing; candidate species do not receive > >substantive or procedural protection under the Endangered Species Act > >of 1973 (ESA). The goal of the candidate species program is to identify > >marine and anadromous species as candidates for possible addition to > >the List of Endangered and Threatened Species and encourage voluntary > >efforts to help prevent listings. > > > >DATES: Comments will be accepted until April 15, 1999. > > > >ADDRESSES: Comments and documentation for these and any recommended > >additions or deletions to the candidate species list should be sent to > >Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, > >NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. > > > >FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marta Nammack or Terri Jordan at > >(301)713-1401. > > > >SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ESA requires determinations of whether > >species of wildlife and plants are endangered or threatened, based on > >the best available scientific and commercial data. ``Species'' includes > >any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, and any distinct > >population segment of any vertebrate species that interbreeds when > >mature (vertebrate population). NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife > >Service share responsibilities under the ESA. With some exceptions, > >NMFS is responsible for species that reside all or the major portion of > >their lifetime in marine or estuarine waters. The regulations > >implementing Section 4 of the ESA (49 FR 38900, October 1, 1984) define > >``candidate'' as ``any species being considered by the Secretary for > >listing as an endangered or a threatened species, but not yet the > >subject of a proposed rule.'' > > The four main purposes of the candidate species list are to (1) > >Increase public awareness about these species; (2) identify those > >species that may be in need of protective measures under the ESA, and > >if possible, recover them before listing under the ESA becomes > >necessary; (3) stimulate voluntary conservation efforts by Federal > >agencies and other appropriate parties with regard to these species; > >and (4) identify uncertainties associated with the status of the > >species. As resources permit, NMFS conducts a review of the status of > >each candidate species to determine if it warrants listing as > >endangered or threatened under the ESA. Sometimes, even though NMFS may > >determine after conducting a status review that a species does not > >warrant listing under the ESA, NMFS may retain the species on the > >candidate species list due to remaining concerns or uncertainties. NMFS > >believes it is important to highlight species for which listing may be > >warranted so that Federal and state agencies, Native American tribes, > >and the private sector are aware of which species could benefit from > >proactive conservation efforts. Agencies and other appropriate parties > >can take candidate species into account in project planning, which may > >lower the likelihood of an ESA listing. > > NMFS has developed specific criteria for determining which species/ > >vertebrate populations should be included on the NMFS candidate species > >list. These criteria are based on the requirement for reliable > >information on the biological status of a species or vertebrate > >population. > > Biological status is determined by both demography and genetic > >composition of the species/vertebrate population. If there is evidence > >of demographic or genetic concerns that would indicate that listing may > >be warranted, the species/vertebrate population should be added to the > >candidate species list. Demographic concerns would occur when there is > >a significant decline in abundance or range from historical levels that > >would indicate that listing may be warranted. This could result from > >activities such as over-harvest, habitat degradation, disease > >outbreaks, predation, natural climatic conditions, and hatchery > >operations that negatively impact natural stocks. Genetic concerns that > >would indicate that listing may be warranted include outbreeding and > >inbreeding depression resulting from poor hatchery practices or > >substantially reduced numbers of natural individuals. > > If you wish to propose that a species/vertebrate population be > >designated as a candidate species, please submit available information, > >including: (1) Taxonomic validity of the species, subspecies or > >vertebrate population; (2) life history; (3) historic and current > >population size and distribution; (4) assessment of confirmed and > >likely threats and declines; (5) existing laws, regulations, agreements > >and other protective mechanisms; and (6) documentation of information > >used to justify their proposal. > > The previous list was published on July 14, 1997, (62 FR 37560). > >NMFS intends to consider the results of ongoing status reviews and all > >data received in response to this notice to make appropriate amendments > >to the list. Some of the species NMFS is considering adding to the > >candidate species list are the largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis), > >smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata), barndoor skate (Raja laevis), > >elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), staghorn coral (Acropora > >cervicornis), and four gastropods that are possibly extinct: > >``Collisella'' edmitchelli, Lottia alveus alveus, Cerithidea fuscata, > >and Phyllaplysia smaragda. > > It is important to note that the candidate species list is limited > >by the information available. Therefore, it does > > > >[[Page 2630]] > > > >not encompass all declining marine and anadromous species that may > >warrant listing in the future. Moreover, inclusion of a species on the > >candidate species list does not create a higher listing priority for > >that species. As appropriate, NMFS may initiate a status review for any > >species or vertebrate population of concern, regardless of whether it > >is a candidate species, and the public may petition to list any species > >or vertebrate population. > > > > Dated: January 12, 1999. > >Ann D. Terbush, > >Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine > >Fisheries Service. > >[FR Doc. 99-1011 Filed 1-14-99; 8:45 am] > >BILLING CODE 3510-22-F > > > > > > > > > Jamie D. Bechtel > Boston University > Department of Biology > Five Cummington Street > Boston, MA 02215 > (617)353-6969 > > Boston College Law School > 255 Centre Street > Newton, MA 02159 > > Why is it necessary to list these species under US law? US law will only protect them in US territory. They are already protected under CITES which worldwide. There is very little, if any, trade in these species. I do not see how listing them separately in the US will help them. -- Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D. General Curator New York Aquarium Wildlife Conservation Society Boardwalk and West 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224 www.wcs.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 7 16:15:04 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25749 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:15:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA06761; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:17:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006713; Wed, 7 Apr 99 16:17:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:14:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA34614; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:47:15 GMT Received: from mailhub.uel.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA34558; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 13:47:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (whstaff1.uel.ac.uk [161.76.104.3]) by mailhub.uel.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA01045 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:47:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from WHSTAFF1/SpoolDir by whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 7 Apr 99 18:40:40 GMT0BST Received: from SpoolDir by WHSTAFF1 (Mercury 1.44); 7 Apr 99 18:40:26 GMT0BST From: "Nicola Chapman" Organization: University of East London To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:40:19 GMT0BST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v3.01d) Message-Id: <3BF036B0287@whstaff1.uel.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Nicola Chapman" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 201 Rm.306 Dept.of Environmental Sciences and Mathematics University of East London Stratford London E15 4LY From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 8 01:40:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA00525 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:40:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA24114; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:44:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024104; Thu, 8 Apr 99 01:43:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:41:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA37559; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 05:14:37 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA37547; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 01:14:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix4.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <152482(9)>; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 19:14:29 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171776(1)>; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 19:14:15 -1000 Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 19:14:13 -1000 From: Cindy Hunter X-Sender: cindyh@uhunix4 To: Bruce Carlson cc: Shafina Shafie , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral transplant In-Reply-To: <199904071127.LAA31631@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cindy Hunter Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 202 Bob Richmond's email address is richmond@uog.edu On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Bruce Carlson wrote: > Shafina, > > Corals are transplanted on reefs using underwater epoxy or portland > cement/plaster mixture. Epoxies can be used on near-vertical surfaces as > well as horizontal surfaces, whereas the cement technique can only be used > on horizontal surfaces. Epoxy and cement can be used both with stony > corals and black corals. > > Regardless of the technique, most who have attempted transplanting corals > to reefs generally agree it is probably not worth the time and effort. > Only a few corals can be planted per diver per hour, and the loss due to > predation and mechanical failure of the epoxy/cement is fairly high. You > should have a clear understanding of your goals before going out and > transplanting corals, and weigh these goals against the cost in manpower > and dollars. > > Bob Richmond at the University of Guam is testing techniques to encourage > settlement of cultured planulae on the reef. You might want to contact > him for further information on this subject. > > Bruce Carlson > Waikiki Aquarium > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shafina Shafie > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 3:28 PM > Subject: coral transplant > > > > > >Dear member of the coral-list, > >Hai, my name is Shafina and I am a student of local university and am > >studying in Marine Science. Right now I am doing industrial training in > >marine park. > >I was asked to find out about 'coral transplant' as I not able to go to > >library because this is a remote area, my only source will be the > >internet and this discussion group. So if any of the members fimilliar > >with this tecnique, do reply. > >Thank you > >Shafina Shafie > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 8 05:11:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01482 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 05:11:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA27100; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 05:15:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027087; Thu, 8 Apr 99 05:14:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 05:12:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA37500; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:53:45 GMT Received: from mailhub.uel.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA38308; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 04:53:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (whstaff1.uel.ac.uk [161.76.104.3]) by mailhub.uel.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA00743 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:53:41 +0100 (BST) Received: from WHSTAFF1/SpoolDir by whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 8 Apr 99 09:47:13 GMT0BST Received: from SpoolDir by WHSTAFF1 (Mercury 1.44); 8 Apr 99 09:47:05 GMT0BST From: "Nicola Chapman" Organization: University of East London To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:47:03 GMT0BST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: coral database ? Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v3.01d) Message-Id: <3CE20303824@whstaff1.uel.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Nicola Chapman" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 203 Hello all, I am presently reseaching the nutrient cycle of corals and thier symbiotic coral.Like all reserachers i am lost under a pile of literature and constantly scanning the web.However i was wondering if a specific database,website or book even lists the major coral families and the symbiotic hosts found within them? Or is this one -step ahead ? If anyway can point me in the right direction it would be fantastic, Please reply direct to nikki2@uel.ac.uk Thanks Nikki Rm.306 Dept.of Environmental Sciences and Mathematics University of East London Stratford London E15 4LY From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 8 08:30:47 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA03015 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:30:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA02812; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:33:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002778; Thu, 8 Apr 99 08:33:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:30:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA39784; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 12:13:11 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA39601; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:13:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp135.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.135]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA02380 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:16:56 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <000201be81b8$126f4440$87d35bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: Tissue processor Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 07:10:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE818E.E5A09C80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 204 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE818E.E5A09C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello everyone,=20 I am starting a two year project to continue the studies of the = reproductive biology and ecology of Caribbean corals, specially those = taxa that have not been investigated in the past (about 60 % of the = species) and to review those for which there is contradictory = information. I am having a hard time finding an affordable, medium size = tissue processor (used to be built by a company called Autotechnicon = many years ago, I think). If anybody has information about where to = purchase or find this apparatus, please contact me at my e-mail address = (eweil@caribe.net), Thanks for your attention, EWeil. =20 Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE818E.E5A09C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello everyone,
 
I am starting a two year project to = continue the=20 studies of the reproductive biology and ecology of Caribbean corals, = specially=20 those taxa that have not been investigated in the past (about 60 % of = the=20 species) and to review those for which there is contradictory = information. I am=20 having a hard time finding an affordable, medium size tissue processor = (used to=20 be built by a company called Autotechnicon many years ago, I think). If = anybody=20 has information about where to purchase or find this apparatus, please = contact=20 me at my e-mail address (eweil@caribe.net),
 
Thanks for your = attention,
 
EWeil.
 
     =
Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of = Marine Sciences,=20 UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX = (787)=20 899-2630/899-5500.
------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BE818E.E5A09C80-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 8 13:20:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA12882 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:20:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01512; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:24:06 -0400 Received: from scis.acast.nova.edu(137.52.224.15) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001479; Thu, 8 Apr 99 13:23:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.248]) by scis.acast.nova.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA22375 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:20:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA39927; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:32:43 GMT Received: from mail.whoi.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA39947; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:32:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whoi.edu ([128.128.108.156]) by mail.whoi.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA2E9E for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:32:35 -0400 Message-ID: <370CB112.95BB1DFF@whoi.edu> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 09:38:10 -0400 From: gsancho@whoi.edu (Gorka Sancho) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Ghislaine Llewelly Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gsancho@whoi.edu (Gorka Sancho) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 205 Dear Coral List, I have been looking for the address and e-mail of Dr. Ghislaine Llewelly quite unsuccesfully. After finishing her graduate studies in Harvard she left to Indonesia. I would be very interested in receiving her present address (please reply directly to me: gsancho@whoi.edu). Thank you very much, Sincerely Gorka Sancho, Ph.D. Department of Biology Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 gsancho@whoi.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 10 16:39:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA12789 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 16:39:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA20511; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 16:43:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020498; Sat, 10 Apr 99 16:43:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 16:40:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA54725; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 19:11:09 GMT Received: from smtp.ucsd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA54601; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 15:11:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from judith (jgarfiel.alumni.ucsd.edu [137.110.249.140]) by smtp.ucsd.edu (8.9.1a/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA24951 for ; Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:11:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <370FA270.5E7A@ucsd.edu> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:11:44 -0700 From: judith garfield Organization: Biotext X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Scientific editing Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: judith garfield Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 206 "Editing your own work is like removing your own tonsils...possible but painful." Communicate your message clearly, concisely, and effectively. Let an editor who is also a scientist help you make a positive impact with your journal articles, poster sessions, grant proposals, conference speeches, and more. All work considered proprietary. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 12 00:54:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA19435 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:54:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA06123; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:57:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006109; Mon, 12 Apr 99 00:57:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:54:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA63335; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 04:23:33 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA63098; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:23:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp238.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.238]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id AAA18454 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:27:32 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990412003151.007058c4@caribe.net> X-Sender: eweil@caribe.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:31:53 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ernesto Weil Subject: Summer Course Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ernesto Weil Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 207 SUMMER COURSE CORAL REEF BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY DOS MOSQUISES MARINE LABORATORY ARCHIPIELAGO DE LOS ROQUES NATIONAL PARK, VENEZUELA JUNE 23 - JULY 4, 1999. The Fundaci=F3n Cientifica los Roques announces an intensive summer course in coral reef biology and ecology. The course will take place at the Dos Mosquises Marine Laboratory located on the southwest corner of the Archipielago Los Roques National Park, an atoll-like reef complex located 110 km north of the Venezuelan main coast. This reef complex boast some of the best developed and diverse coral reefs as well as sea-grass beds and mangrove forests in the Caribbean, it is far away from continental and major direct anthropogenic influences (fishing and eco-tourism are the main activities). The course will include topics such as evolution of reef communities, clonality as an evolutionary successful strategy, biology and ecological roles of sponges and scleractinian corals, current anthropogenic and natural threats, and coral biogeography. A special session on sea-grass communities is also included. Field and lab work will include taxonomic identifications, reef and sea-grass community characterization and structure, reef status assessment, coral diseases, ecological and monitoring methods, etc. A more complete description of the program will be available in a web page which will be available soon.=20 Faculty : Ernesto Weil, Ph.D=20 Associate Professor Department of Marine Sciences U. of Puerto Rico Sven Zea, Ph.D =20 Associate Professor Department of Biology U. Nacional de Colombia David Bone, Ph.D Associate Professor Department of Biology U. Sim=F3n Bol=EDvar, Caracas. Cost: The course cost is US $ 900.00 per student. This includes tuition fees, dive activities, room and board, round trip transportation from Caracas and limited insurance. Each participant will be required to sign a release form at arrival. =20 How to get there: Many US and other international carriers fly into the Sim=F3n Bolivar International Airport, 15 km north of Caracas. The Institution will make all the arrangements for the round trip transportation from Caracas to the field station. The station has its own landing strip but it is restricted to small planes. If a commercial airline is used, they land in the main island of El Gran Roque, 20 km north-east of the Station. Boat transportation (2 hours) will then be provided from El Gran Roque to the Dos Mosquises Marine Lab. Application and requirements for participants: The course is intended for advanced undergraduate and/or graduate students. An evolution course and a tropical marine invertebrate course are strongly recommended. Diving certification and at least 100 logged dives are required. Experience in diving and/or working in Caribbean coral reefs will be a plus. The Fundaci=F3n Cientifica Los Roques reserves the right to reject applications that do not comply with the requirements. Guidelines for applications will be posted in the web page in the Internet. We have limitations on the number of students that can participate. Those interested in the course please contact Dr. Ernesto Weil (eweil@caribe.net - Pho- (787) 899-2048 x. 241 - FAX- (787) 899-2630) for more information. =20 Dr. Ernesto Weil Department of Marine Sciences University of Puerto Rico PO BOX 908, Lajas, PR 00667 Ph: (787) 899-2048 ext. 241 Fax:(787) 899-5500 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 12 12:01:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28457 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:01:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA00009; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 12:04:54 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029964; Mon, 12 Apr 99 12:04:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:24:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA66059; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:51:23 GMT Received: from ns1.carib-link.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA66148; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:51:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ima (pm9-25.carib-link.net [196.29.66.25]) by ns1.carib-link.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA20258 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:51:10 -0400 Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:54:54 -0400 Message-Id: <01BE84D2.E59999C0.rguppy@ima.gov.tt> From: Reia Guppy To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Underwater photography Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 10:52:18 -0400 Organization: IMA X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 Encoding: 16 TEXT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reia Guppy Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 208 Hi to the Coral List. I have recently begun taking underwater photographys (both on slide and print film). Sometimes the slide film is just a black plate and the print film the photos at time looks bluish (at 30-50ft). Can anyone offer any tips to improve my photography? Or knows of anyone with whom I can contact? Reia Guppy Marine Ecologist Environmental Research Programme Institute of Marine Affairs Chaguaramas, Trinidad rguppy@ima.gov.tt From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 13 10:11:19 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA15526 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:11:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA04194; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:14:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004172; Tue, 13 Apr 99 10:14:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:11:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA72120; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:31:44 GMT Received: from mmspub.mms.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA72146; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:31:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.mms.gov (smtp.mms.gov [161.160.220.91]) by mmspub.mms.gov (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA07085 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:34:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccMail by smtp.mms.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 3.11) id 0003DE22; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:33:36 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:27:49 -0400 Message-Id: <0003DE22.C22081@mms.gov> From: Kenneth.Deslarzes@mms.gov (Kenneth Deslarzes) Subject: Flower Garden Banks-website To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kenneth.Deslarzes@mms.gov (Kenneth Deslarzes) Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 209 12 April, 1999 Dear Coral-Listers, I invite you to visit the Minerals Management Service (US Dept. of the Interior) website presenting an overview of coral reef monitoring at the Flower Garden Banks (northern Gulf of Mexico). It also features a multidisciplinary report on "environmental characteristics and human interaction" at the Flower Gardens. The site address is: http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/flow_gar/flowgard.html Jim Hendee kindly established a link to this MMS site on the CHAMP page under "Coral Links, Other Government Resources, Other Information" at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/coral_links.html. Should you have any questions regarding the MMS Flower Gardens site, please feel free to call me or send a note. Best wishes, Ken Deslarzes USDOI/Minerals Management Service Environmental Sciences Section 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS 5432 New Orleans, LA 70123 Phone: (504) 736-5705 Email: kenneth.deslarzes@mms.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 13 13:59:26 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA22051 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:59:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA24106; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:03:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023984; Tue, 13 Apr 99 14:02:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:00:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA73410; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:29:06 GMT Received: from surf1.caribsurf.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA73617; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:28:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by surf1.caribsurf.com id NAA0000009513; Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:28:04 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-Id: <199904131728.NAA0000009513@surf1.caribsurf.com> From: "ICLARM CEPO" To: "Coral List" Subject: Reef Encounter 25, Final Call for Contributions Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 13:24:41 -0300 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1161 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "ICLARM CEPO" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 210 REEF ENCOUNTER No. 25 NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REEF STUDIES FINAL CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS If you have news, comments, or short reviews that you would like to submit to Reef Encounter, (Newsletter of the International Society for Reef Studies) please email text to iclarm@caribsurf.com by the 1st May. If you are interested in joining the International Society for Reef Studies and receiving Reef Encounter please contact Richard Aronson at raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu Thanks, Maggie, Kristian and David NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS The aim of Reef Encounter is to provide a magazine-style newsletter on any aspect of reefs, the livelier the better. In addition to news, meeting and expedition reports and announcements, we aim to have discussions and debates about particular issues concerning ISRS or the broader field of reef science in general. Reef Encounter does not publish original scientific data, so please do not submit such papers. The newsletter aims to complement the journal which carries scientific papers, in that it provides an outlet for book reviews, discussion of issues of general interest and a correspondence column (Upwellings). It also carries short reviews of recent trends and developments in reef research or events that bear on reef studies. 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U.S. Virgin Islands VI 00803 Tel.: 1-284-4951291 (office hours) or 1-284-4966055 (mobile - any time) Fax: 1-284-4951389 e-mail: iclarm@caribsurf.com ===================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 14 10:47:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA11085 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:47:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA24607; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:50:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024552; Wed, 14 Apr 99 10:50:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:47:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA78939; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:03:42 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA77998; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:03:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic54.pm03.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.182]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.9.3/8.9.2/best.out) with ESMTP id HAA06996 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 07:02:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3714A058.E41F3C06@orf.org> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 07:04:08 -0700 From: "Greg L. Carter" Organization: Oceanic Resource Foundation X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Newsletter X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Corel-MessageType: EMail Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------378727547F8C9E5501C472FE" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Greg L. Carter" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 211 --------------378727547F8C9E5501C472FE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings coral-listers, The latest issue of Currents, the newsletter from the Oceanic Resource Foundation has been posted to our website at www.orf.org. The document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf file format and we have a direct link to the Adobe site for the free software if you do not have it. If you are interested in receiving the printed version of the publication please send me an email with your postal address. This issue includes articles on sonar and marine mammals, coral restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the whales at Laguna San Ignacio, the Baja marine conservation meeting, and turtle research in Greece. I hope you find the issue interesting and informative. Regards, Greg -- "Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call, Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall." Jimmy Buffet Greg L. Carter http://www.orf.org gcarter@orf.org Oceanic Resource Foundation --------------378727547F8C9E5501C472FE Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings coral-listers,

The latest issue of Currents, the newsletter from the Oceanic Resource Foundation has been posted to our website at www.orf.org. The document is in Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf file format and we have a direct link to the Adobe site for the free software if you do not have it. If you are interested in receiving the printed version of the publication please send me an email with your postal address.

This issue includes articles on sonar and marine mammals, coral restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the whales at Laguna San Ignacio, the Baja marine conservation meeting, and turtle research in Greece. I hope you find the issue interesting and informative.

Regards, Greg
--
"Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call,
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall."
                                                                       Jimmy Buffet

Greg L. Carter                                http://www.orf.org
gcarter@orf.org                     Oceanic Resource Foundation
  --------------378727547F8C9E5501C472FE-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 14 15:43:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16935 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:43:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA22337; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:47:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022283; Wed, 14 Apr 99 15:47:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:44:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA80829; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:56:45 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA70274; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:56:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA21783; Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:55:51 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:56:09 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: April 20th US Global Change Seminar - "Arctic Sea-Ice: Changes,Causes, and Implications" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA16935 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 212 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Arctic Sea-Ice: Changes, Causes, and Implications What is the evidence for Arctic sea-ice thinning? Is Arctic sea-ice thinning everywhere or in specific regions or areas? How substantial is the sea-ice thinning? Is there evidence of changes in the aerial distribution of Arctic sea-ice? Is Arctic sea-ice now forming later in the season and melting earlier? What are the likely causes of the observed changes in Arctic sea-ice? What are the long and the short-term implications of Arctic sea-ice thinning in terms of climate change and in terms of possible impacts on humans and ecosystems? Have Alaskan Native Peoples, in particular, observed similar changes, and if so, what has been the impact of these and other changes? Public Invited Tuesday, April 20, 1999, 12:00-1:45 PM Russell Senate Office Bldg., Room 385 Washington, DC Buffet Lunch Reception INTRODUCTION: Charles (Chip) Groat, Director, US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Reston, VA SPEAKERS: Douglas G. Martinson, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY Caleb Pungowiyi, Director, Natural Resources Program, Eskimo Walrus Commission, Nome, AK Overview Sea ice has covered the majority of the Arctic Ocean, year-round, with a 9-foot thick blanket of ice as expansive as the United States, for as long as civilization can recall. In sunlight, this vast area is blindingly radiant; a reflective surface remarkably efficient in reflecting sunlight back into space, before the sun's rays can heat the region. Likewise, the presence of sea-ice serves to insulate the frigid atmosphere from the relatively warm ocean water (which cannot be colder than the freezing point) thus preventing the ocean from significantly warming the atmosphere. Sea ice is such an efficient insulator that in its absence, the exposed ocean water would warm the overlying air, in winter, by some 20 to 40 ƒC. Moreover, the exposed ocean is nearly as impressive in its ability to absorb the warming sunlight as the ice is in reflecting it back into space. Consequently, the presence or absence of ice leads to considerable differences in the temperature (and with that, circulation) of the overlying atmosphere. This dramatic contrast makes polar climate highly sensitive to changes in sea ice - even small changes in the sea ice can result in large changes in the polar climate. On a grander scale, these same characteristics that constrain the polar temperatures help define the temperature contrast between the tropics and the poles. Climate can be thought of as the Earth's attempt to eliminate this contrast, that is, to redistribute excess heat received in the tropics to the heat-starved polar regions. In the simplest sense, the vigor, and many other characteristics of climate, are controlled by the magnitude of this temperature contrast. Thus, anything that influences polar temperatures can influence global climate as well. Observations are beginning to document and reveal just how changes in the Arctic climate influence the climate outside of the Polar Regions. Global climate model simulations, on the other hand, provide additional insights into how the Earth's climate might change as a result of specific changes in extent, thickness, and duration of sea ice. These models also provide insights as to how the sea ice may change as global climate changes, thus presenting clues as to how to interpret observed changes in sea ice. Instrumental and Observational Records of Changes in Arctic Sea-Ice Though scientists have been aware of the potential sensitivity of the climate system to changes in sea ice cover for many years, it has only been since the early 1970s that scientists have finally been able to regularly observe sea ice through constant monitoring via satellites. During this interval of time, scientists have observed a clear and steady decline in the extent of the Arctic sea-ice cover, showing it to be disappearing at a rate of approximately 3% each decade. There have also been a number of exceptionally abnormal years recently, even in light of this steady decline. For example, this decade has witnessed four summers in which the aerial extent of Arctic sea-ice was the smallest ever observed. Furthermore, other, less complete records of Arctic sea-ice suggest that the decline in extent has been continuous since mid-century. While the reduction in ice extent is unequivocal, changes in thickness are also apparent, but more ambiguous. Last year, during a year-long experiment in the Arctic, the thickest ice floe found for the purposes of setting up an ice station, was only 60% of the average (not even maximum) sea-ice thickness anticipated. Measurements in the upper Arctic Ocean also indicated an excess of freshwater (largely confined to regions of thin ice), which was consistent with the notion of excess melting during the previous year. Likewise, recently documented changes in other parts of the Arctic Ocean are strongly suggestive (indirectly) of a more pervasive thinning of Arctic sea-ice. The changes serve to introduce considerable heat from the ocean to the ice. Such changes imply that winter sea-ice growth will be reduced by 70-80% in those regions in which these and other changes have occurred. On the other hand, recent results from submarine surveys under the ice do not reveal any clear indication of a general basin-wide thinning. While differences in these observations are yet to be reconciled, the steady decline in the aerial extent of sea-ice cover, predominantly in summer, suggests a steady decline in the volume of sea-ice and a decline in the amount of freshwater locked up in sea ice. The causes for the observed sea ice changes are still uncertain, though there are some likely candidates, such as the global warming that has been documented over the majority of this century. Relative to mean global temperatures, temperatures in the Polar Regions show the same general trends, but are amplified relative to the changes observed in the tropics. Therefore, a general climate warming of a degree or two at lower Latitudes, is equivalent to a warming of several degrees at the poles. The changes in Arctic sea ice do indeed track changes in polar temperature, but whether increased temperature is a cause or an effect of the sea ice change is unclear. The sea ice changes are also remarkably consistent with model predictions given increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide. On the other hand, changes in sea-ice also accompany changes in the regional atmosphere and as such, may or may not be related to a global warming. In fact, some of the above changes have been attributed to El Nino/La Nina cycles. These atmospheric changes can modify the sea ice by altering the upper ocean structure and the winds, both of which influence ice growth, melt and drift. Whether the changes in the atmosphere are responding to the change in sea ice or vice versa is not currently known. Confounding the interpretations further is the fact that all of the various changes are generally consistent with the global warming trends. At present, despite considerable uncertainties, global warming seems to be the most likely candidate driving the changes (and the one most consistent with the disparate observational evidence and modeling studies). While there is some indication of what might be driving the observed changes, the most compelling unanswered question at this time is whether these changes are part of a long-term climate trend, or part of a climate cycle. In the latter instance, one would expect to see a future reversal in the observed changes. However, at present there is evidence that may support both possibilities, in which case the most likely future projection would involve a long term decline in the Arctic sea ice cover, tempered in some years by a cooling (ice build-up) phase of the cycle, and enhanced in other years by coinciding with the warming (melting) phase of the cycle. If the decline in Arctic sea-ice cover does continue at the present rate, the year-round (perennial) ice will eventually disappear and ice will only appear in winter. Impacts of Changes in Arctic Sea-Ice: A Native Alaskan Perspective The Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean sea-ice are important supporters and providers of life to the indigenous people whose lives depend on the resources from these very productive seas. For those who live in the Arctic regions, climate change has had, and will have, serious consequences. While the scientific community studies climate change and tries to determine whether the observed changes are part of a long-term global climate warming trend, many of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic are already feeling some of the impacts of a changing, warming climate. It is important to understand that from the perspective of many indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic region, even small changes in the climate or environment can have dramatic impacts on the lives of those whose livelihood is often directly dependent upon, and tied to natural resources and the functioning of ecosystems. The Yupik and other indigenous peoples of the Arctic have observed and experienced the following changes which have had the following impacts: … A reduction in sea-ice and changes in the timing of ice formation and thaw in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Impact - When sea-ice is late in forming certain forms of hunting are delayed or may not take place at all. When sea-ice in the spring melts or deteriorates too rapidly, it greatly decreases the length of the hunting season for all communities. In both, the spring and the fall hunting season, the window of opportunity is very limited and is also affected by others environmental conditions such as changes in wind, precipitation, and surf. The fall of 1997 and 1998 were two of the warmest in recent years, especially 1998. In both years hunters reported poor seal hunting. Impact - Different species of fish have historically followed or accompanied the freeze-up of sea-ice. In the fall of 1998, freeze-up did not occur until late November. Up until that time, no fish or seals were caught in any abundance. … Changes in precipitation in the summer, fall, and winter. Impact - Many traditional foods are dried (e.g., seal, walrus, whale, fish, and birds) in the spring and summer in order to preserve them for consumption over the long winter months. When the air is too damp and wet during the "drying" seasons, food that is set out for drying gets moldy and sour. The Yupik and other indigenous communities have observed the prevalence of more rain, fog, and cloudy skies during the "drying seasons. Impact - The length of the wet season also affects the ability to gather greens such as willow leaves, beach greens, sour dock, wild celery, stink weeds, Labrador tea, etc., The Yupik and other indigenous peoples have been experiencing wetter, earlier springs, and wetter, earlier falls which affect the drying and gathering of traditional plants. … Changes in storm surges, shore erosion, and wind. … Changes in migration patterns and habitat of terrestrial and marine mammals. … Changes in the availability of food resources for sea birds and marine life. Impact - Each species of marine mammals requires a certain type of sea-ice for resting, molting, socializing, breeding, rearing, and migration. As marine mammal hunters, the Yupik and other indigenous peoples of the Arctic closely observe the quality of ice for spring hunting. If it has been a mild fall and winter, ice quality is poor. In this case the ice is soft, thin, and disintegrates easily from wind, waves, and warm temperatures. As a result, some of the newborn seal and walrus pups do not have sufficient time to wean properly and typically, will not survive. In June of 1996 many seal pups washed up dead on the shores of St. Lawrence island. Few walrus calves were reported in 1997 and 1998 as well. In addition, the lack of ice or poor ice conditions will result in stress on marine mammals and affect productivity. Biographies Caleb Pungowiyi is the current Director of the Natural Resources Program of the Subsistence and Eskimo Walrus Commission. He also serves as Commissioner on the Bering Straits Regional Commission and as an active Member on the following Boards and Commissions: Marine Mammal Commission; Advisory Committee of the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation; Alaska Scientific Review Group; Rural Alaska Resources Association; Bering Sea Impact Study; and the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals. Mr. Pungowiyi is the former President and CEO of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, representing 120,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia. In addition, he has served as a Member of the following Boards and Commissions: Alaska Native Science Commission; the National Academy of Sciences Polar Research Board's Committee on Bering Sea Ecosystems; Advisory Panel on Arctic Impacts from Soviet Nuclear Contamination, with the former Congressional Office of Science and Technology; Native American Rights Fund; Alaska Coastal Policy Council; and the Alaska Conservation Foundation. Douglas Martinson is a senior research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. His primary research interest is directed at understanding how changes in Polar Regions affect the global climate. His research also involves both modeling and field work. In this capacity Dr. Martinson has been to the Arctic and Antarctic polar oceans many times, and was awarded the United States Antarctic Service Medal in 1987. He was Chief Scientist for the first sea ice camp in the Antarctic region (Ice Station Weddell, 1992), Chief Scientist on the inaugural science cruise of the first U.S. Ice-Breaking Research Vessel (the Nathaniel B. Palmer), and a member of the Science Steering Committee and a Principal Investigator for the recently concluded NSF (National Science Foundation/Office of Naval Research SHEBA (Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic) project, which operated from a field camp situated in the Arctic for an entire year. Dr. Martinson is presently preparing for his next field trip to study the Antarctic winter, which will be underway in a couple of months. He is author of dozens of articles in the peer-reviewed literature, the latest one dealing with the future of the Arctic Sea-Ice Cover. Dr. Martinson also teaches a graduate course on "quantitative methods of data analysis". Dr. Martinson is a member of a number of national and international committees dealing with global climate change, and the role of Polar Regions in climate. He was Chairman of the National Research Council's (NRC's) Panel on Climate Variability over Decade to Century Time Scales which recently produced the U.S. Science Strategy for Studying Climate Variability over Decade-to-Century Time Scales. He is a member of the NRC Global Change Research Committee, and NRC Climate Research Committee. He is a member of the Science Steering Group for the World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP's) Climate Variability and Prediction (CLIVAR) project, the Science Steering Group for the WCRP Arctic Climate System (ACSYS) project, and a member of the WCRP Task Force defining the new Climate and Cryosphere project, among others. He has also served on a number of advisory committees (as Chair or as a member) at the following institutions and agencies: the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Martinson received his Ph.D. at Columbia University, NY, in 1982 in paleoclimatology and polar oceanography. He was later awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Physical Oceanography at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he stayed until returning to Lamont-Doherty and Columbia University in 1985. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Monday, May 17, 1999 Tentative Topic: Surface Temperature Changes in the Northern Hemisphere during the Last 1,000 Years For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 17 20:08:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA07862 for ; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:08:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA21637; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:11:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021621; Sat, 17 Apr 99 20:11:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 20:08:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA89496; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:44:51 GMT Received: from osage.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA02720; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 19:44:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gate.net (tsmia2-222.gate.net [207.36.182.222]) by osage.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id TAA110106 for ; Sat, 17 Apr 1999 19:43:55 -0400 Message-Id: <37191BD9.26FCE397@gate.net> Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 19:40:10 -0400 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-DIAL (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: ISRS statements on disease and coral bleaching Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 213 We have received numerous requests for copies of the ISRS scientific consensus statements on coral bleaching and coral diseases, developed within the ISRS Council. The statements are now posted on the ISRS home page, at: http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs For those not familiar with the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS), the Society was founded in 1980 and membership has increased rapidly in recent years. Membership presently stands at over 750 from over 50 countries worldwide. The principal objective of the Society is to promote for the benefit of the public, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs, both living and fossil. To achieve its objectives the Society collaborates with Springer to produce the quarterly journal Coral Reefs. This large-format journal is issued free of charge to all members of the Society, and concentrates on quantitative and theoretical coral reef studies, including experimental and laboratory work, and modeling. The Society also holds annual meetings and co-sponsors other gatherings, prints and distributes the newsletter Reef Encounter, and raises funds and receives contributions by way of subscriptions and donations. Steven Miller, Ph.D. Recording Secretary International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) Director National Undersea Research Center University of North Carolina at Wilmington From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 22 07:51:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA02431 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:51:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA20466; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:56:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020451; Thu, 22 Apr 99 07:56:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:53:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA34984; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:17:26 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA18228; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:17:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp203.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.203]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id HAA16085 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:21:55 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199904221121.HAA16085@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Re: News from Puerto Rico Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:13:23 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 214 Decided to post this article forwarded to me on the web since many friends from the States have told me it is not receiving much press. We have been told the bomb hit on the opposite side of the island than where target practice usually takes place. Some misconceptions we have heard from State side friends include Vieques as being uninhabited ...it actually has around 9,000 residents, hoteliers and fishermen. I have also heard that people think this is only happening because of Kosovo. U.S. has been using islands in PR for military target practice since the end of the Spanish - American war. When we are working with scientists on reefs in Culebra we are constantly hearing explosions from Vieques. At least one stranding of an endangered marine species has been attributed to these maneuvers although we suspect more..it is difficult to accurately document impact from underwater shock in warm areas where animals decompose rapidly. I have personally seen bombs dropped on Vieques from a neighboring island as small mushroom clouds float up from the impact in the dust. I have also seen night time explosions of what looks like yellow balls of gas light up the beaches where endangered Giant Leatherback Sea turtles nest. Local fishermen have been complaining about impacts to coral reefs for years to no avail. Scientists have documented a zero recruitment rate for corals in areas of impact on an adjacent island which was previously used for similar practice. In the States it is not uncommon to see noxious factories placed in poor neighborhoods, or toxic waste dumps placed in poor neighborhoods. The poor community of Vieques and it's biologically diverse natural heritage has to put up with military target practice (U.S. also leases this area out to other countries for war games) and now the very tragic death of one of its residents. > From: PRenbreve@aol.com > To: PRenbreve@aol.com > Subject: Bombardeo en Vieques: un muerto y 4 heridos; vecinos en peligroconstante > Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 3:30 AM > > _______________________ > Errant Bombs Kill 1 in Puerto Rico > > SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April 19) -- Two U.S. Marine jets dropped bombs on a > lookout post at a remote training ground in Puerto Rico on Monday, killing > one > civilian and injuring four people. > > The two F-18 jets based on the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier were on a > night training run over Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico, at > about > 7:30 p.m., said Roberto Nelson, spokesman for Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. > The Navy base operates the training ground in the U.S. territory. > > Their bombs missed a target area and landed near the post where four civilian > contractors and one military observer were working. The blasts killed one > contractor > and injured the other people, though the Navy would not release their > conditions. > > ``They were just in the area, doing their job, when this unfortunate accident > occurred,'' > Nelson said. ``We empathize and sympathize with the family of the deceased, > and > we will do a full investigation to see what happened here.'' > > The injured were flown to the Roosevelt Roads Navy base hospital, about 20 > miles > away. > > Nelson said the Navy would not identify the victims until family members had > been > notified. > > He said it was not unusual for airplanes to do bombing at night at the site. > > Police and Civil Defense officials on the island of Vieques said they > received a > call from a security guard in the area asking for ambulances soon after the > explosions. > > The U.S. Navy controls about 75 percent of Vieques for military maneuvers > and weapons storage. The island is 21 miles long and four miles wide, located > about eight miles east of Puerto Rico. > > Residents oppose the use of live munitions there, saying the frequent > explosions > disturb fishing grounds and have thwarted the island's efforts to attract > tourism. > > Opponents of the U.S. military presence on the island said the accident had > confirmed their worst fears. > > ``What happened is what for years they have been saying was going to > happen,'' > said Robert Rabin, who manages the Conde de Mirasol local history museum. ` > > `Vieques lives under the continual danger that this type of situation will > happen > if the Navy makes a mistake in its bombardment from ships and airplanes.'' > > But Nelson defended the training ground's importance, noting that most of the > Navy and Marine aircraft involved in the Kosovo conflict trained there. > > ``All of those pilots who are in Kosovo have dropped live ordnance in > Vieques,'' > Nelson said. ``That is the importance of Vieques in this (Kosovo) > operation.'' > Mary Ann Lucking CORALations corals@caribe.net > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 22 08:14:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA03000 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:14:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA21376; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:17:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021358; Thu, 22 Apr 99 08:17:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:14:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA34949; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:47:59 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA34681; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:47:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [208.251.162.106] (1Cust106.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.106]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA07810 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 04:47:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:53:34 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: e-mail address Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 215 Dear Listers, Does anyone have the e-mail address of Rod Fugita (spelling?) of the Environmental Defense Fund? Thank you for any help! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 22 12:20:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA11735 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:20:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA19108; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:23:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018953; Thu, 22 Apr 99 12:22:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:19:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA36387; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:44:29 GMT Received: from mail.mcn.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA36481; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:44:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mcn.org (ha-3e-men-m021.mcn.org [204.189.12.56]) by mail.mcn.org (8.9.0/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA02154 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:44:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <371F43E8.9A7AC062@mcn.org> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:44:40 -0700 From: Greg Grantham/Sarah Quentin X-Sender: "Greg Grantham/Sarah Quentin" (Unverified) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en]C-gatewaynet (Win98; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: EMAIL ADDRESS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Greg Grantham/Sarah Quentin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 216 Does anyone have a current email address for Carol Emaurois at Palau Community College? Thanks. Greg Grantham College of the Redwoods Marine Studies 1211 Del Mar Drive Fort Bragg, CA 95437 squentin@mcn.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 22 13:33:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA14401 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:33:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29391; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:36:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029249; Thu, 22 Apr 99 13:35:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:32:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA36487; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:59:55 GMT Received: from mail.orst.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA36738; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:59:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (gateway-5.nws.orst.edu [128.193.4.46]) by mail.orst.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA02283; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:39:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccMail by gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 00FE3A5C; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:02:23 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:31:54 -0700 Message-Id: <00FE3A5C.3116@ccmail.orst.edu> From: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Subject: Re: e-mail address To: "James M. Cervino" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 217 In the ISRS Membership Directory, p. 9, I see Rod Fujita, rod@edf.org. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 22 14:07:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA15490 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:07:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA03382; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:10:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003350; Thu, 22 Apr 99 14:09:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:07:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA36352; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:34:08 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA36645; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:33:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] ([140.90.197.121]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id NAA06306; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:33:54 -0400 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:33:54 -0400 Message-Id: <199904221733.NAA06306@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: 1998 animations To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Ingrid Guch X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 218 Bleaching Hotspots in animation, with locations [asterisks] of actual in-situ reports, are now available for 1998 event...see below. Comments appreciated. AES <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:58:54 -0400 To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov From: Ingrid Guch Subject: 1998 animations Hi Al, The 1998 HotSpot animations I had at the conference are now available on the web at http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/retro.html There is a link from the climohot.html page as well. tell all your friends! :) Ingrid. Ingrid C. Guch NOAA/NESDIS ********************************************* phone: 301-457-5195 fax: 301-457-5199 email: iguch@nesdis.noaa.gov Mailing Address: E/SP13, RM 0315, FB-4 NOAA 5200 AUTH RD SUITLAND MD 20746-4304 <---- End Forwarded Message ----> **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Res Professor NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W Oceanography Department 5200 Auth Road Annapolis, MD 21402 Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 410-293-6550 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 23 13:15:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA08608 for ; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:15:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12134; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:18:21 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012119; Fri, 23 Apr 99 13:17:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:15:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA43187; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:36:46 GMT Received: from mail.monterey.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA42850; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:36:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:34:50 -0700 Subject: Tropical Marine Science - Akumal, Mexico To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Daniel_Shapiro@monterey.edu (Daniel Shapiro) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Daniel_Shapiro@monterey.edu (Daniel Shapiro) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA08608 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 219 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: TROPICAL MARINE SCIENCE (Cornell University and Shoals Marine Laboratory) This summer we will take 12 students to Akumal, a small town located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Students will study basic coral reef ecology and conservation, learn to identify local hard and soft coral species, collect data for the Akumal Coral Reef Monitoring Project, and design and implement independent research projects. The course is designed for undergraduate students interested in learning about basic coral reef ecology, conservation, and underwater research. Dates: June 5th - August 1st. Credits: 12 Semester Credits (Cornell University) Prerequisites: Recognized SCUBA certification, a medical examination, one full year of college level biology, permission of instructor (Dr. Dan Shapiro). For more information, see our web page at: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/Shoals/courses/akumal.html or contact either: Shoals Marine Laboratory Cornell University G-14Y Stimson Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-7101 email: shoals-lab@cornell.edu phone: 607-255-3717 Web Site: http://www.sml.cornell.edu or Dr. Dan Shapiro (course instructor) Institute for Earth Systems Science and Policy California State University Monterey Bay 100 Campus Center Seaside, CA 93955-8001 email: daniel_shapiro@monterey.edu phone: 408-582-3090 fax: 408-582-3057 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 23 16:30:55 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA14961 for ; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:30:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00193; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:33:55 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000176; Fri, 23 Apr 99 16:33:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:30:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA33061; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:15:42 GMT Received: from relay7.UU.NET by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA44302; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:15:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sailfish.hboi.edu by relay7.UU.NET with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: [208.219.69.3]) id QQgmfp21823 for ; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:15:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by SAILFISH with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id <2PNXNX8T>; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:17:48 -0400 Message-Id: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4C273B2F@SAILFISH> From: Jose Lopez To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Final announcement: Course on Molecular Studies of Marine Biological diversity, Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island Bahamas Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 16:17:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jose Lopez Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 220 Dear researchers, Registration for the following course closes next week. Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity, May 23 to June 5, 1999 Study of intra- and interspecific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Laboratory and field studies will compare diversity found among tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in the Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas. In a marine conservation and molecular ecology context, lectures and practical laboratory work will cover modern techniques such as invertebrate tissue preparation, DNA purification, genomic fingerprinting, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Experiential learning through integration into a Bahamian "out-island" community will also be emphasized. Open to upper level biology students and teachers. 3 semester hours credit. The course will begin on the campus of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, FL. Course fees of $1790.00 and $251.00 per credit hour (non-VA resident), include lab fees, tuition, accommodation and travel to the Bahamas Environmental Research Center (operated by George Mason University's Center for Field Studies) Andros Island. Dr. Jose V. Lopez (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, course instructor). For more information please contact Jill Sunderland, 800-333-(HBOI), X506, Kristina Jones, 703-993-1436 or 993-1740 (GMU), and visit the following websites: http://www.ido.gmu.edu/andros http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8169 and http://www.hboi.edu/education/courses.html [Laboratory supplies for the course will be kindly provided in part by MJ Research, Novex Electrophoresis, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech and VWR Scientific Products.] Jose V. Lopez, Ph.D. Assistant Scientist Division of Biomedical Marine Research Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 5600 US 1 North Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 PH: 800-333-4264, ext 478 F: 561-461-2221 http://www.hboi.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 24 10:29:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA23924 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:29:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA25581; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:33:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025568; Sat, 24 Apr 99 10:33:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:30:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA48565; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 14:11:50 GMT Received: from mail1.caribsurf.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA46167; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:11:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mardigan ([205.214.206.101]) by mail1.caribsurf.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA17501 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:11:36 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-Id: <000401be8e75$20b679a0$65ced6cd@mardigan> From: "Trish of Serendipity Adventures" To: Subject: reef survey at Sombrero Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:10:32 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE8CEB.690FD100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Trish of Serendipity Adventures" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 221 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE8CEB.690FD100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sombrero Island close to Anguilla is touted to have a rocket launching = site put on it by Beal Aerospace of Texas. The EA done for Beal is = quite defective and comments or summary of the EA done by Clive = Petrovic in The BVI are available to anyone interested. The EA took = liitle to no account of the surrounding waters/reefs of Sombrero. ARK, = The Association of Reef Keepers in the BVI is seeking funding or a = boat to take a group of divers there to do a rapid assesment of the = reefs. Anyone who knows where we can find the funding or the boat = please contact me - Trish Baily ecosail@caribsurf.com ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE8CEB.690FD100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 Sombrero Island close to = Anguilla is=20 touted to have a rocket launching site put on it by Beal Aerospace of=20 Texas.  The EA done for Beal is quite defective and  comments = or=20 summary of the EA done by Clive Petrovic  in The BVI are available = to=20 anyone interested.  The EA took liitle to no account of the = surrounding=20 waters/reefs of Sombrero.   ARK,  The Association of Reef = Keepers=20 in the BVI  is seeking funding or a boat to take a group of divers = there to=20 do a rapid assesment of the  reefs.  Anyone who knows where we = can=20 find the funding or the boat please contact me - Trish Baily =20 ecosail@caribsurf.com
------=_NextPart_000_005F_01BE8CEB.690FD100-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 25 21:42:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA08233 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:42:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA01656; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:46:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001645; Sun, 25 Apr 99 21:46:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:43:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA57677; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 01:14:05 GMT Received: from srvlinux2.elogica.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA56406; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:13:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from free.elogica.com.br (host217-181.elogica.com.br [200.249.217.181]) by srvlinux2.elogica.com.br (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA26967 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 1999 21:01:35 -0300 Message-Id: <3723BE6D.FCF2FC9@free.elogica.com.br> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:16:29 -0300 From: Alfredo Matos Moura X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral Subject: Diatoms Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alfredo Matos Moura Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 222 Dear all. I am post graduated student from northeast of Brazil and I am working with diatoms associated to coral reef in Tamandare's beach rocks. Does anyone knows papers about diatoms associated to coral reefs ? Alfredo Moura Univeidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco - Brazil From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 26 10:18:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA17067 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:18:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA25531; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:22:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025483; Mon, 26 Apr 99 10:22:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:19:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA61644; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:54:37 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA60673; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [132.236.111.155] ([132.236.111.155]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA28382 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:23 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:24 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 223 Hi, Coral-List: I need to ask for some advise about staining coral spat. I will be looking at settlement this summer and am trying to figure out a way to stain spat so they are easier to census. I won't have to worry about keeping them alive, but the settlement plates I use are CaCO3, so, I want something that the colonies will absorb, but not the plates. Would Alizarin Red be okay for this? Has anybody tried anything like this that has worked? Thanks Laurie From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 26 14:01:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA25844 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:01:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16232; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:04:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016176; Mon, 26 Apr 99 14:04:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 14:01:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA62490; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:40:45 GMT Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA61912; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:40:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (dap-209-114-166-168.pm4-1-s3.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.166.168]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with SMTP id NAA04385 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:40:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199904261740.NAA04385@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:44:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: The Worldwatch Report: Coral death -- Disaster in the making X-Confirm-Reading-To: slkyshrk@sgi.net X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id OAA25844 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 224 Thought some of you might be interested in this article from ENN http://www.enn.com/features/1999/04/042699/reefs_2845.asp Best, Wendy Shemansky (_`·._(_`·._(_`·._.·'_)_.·'_)_.·'_)_(_`·._(_`·._(_`·._.·'_)_.·'_)_.·'_) Wendy Shemansky Environmental News Director, Secretary West Penn Scuba Divers 311 Biddle Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (412)244-3318 slkyshrk@sgi.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 27 09:10:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA14909 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:10:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28747; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:13:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028655; Tue, 27 Apr 99 09:13:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:10:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA67353; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:39:20 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA68385; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:39:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA11687; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:39:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: 27 Apr 1999 08:38:52 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: To: "Laurie Jeanne Raymundo" Cc: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark Eakin" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id JAA14909 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 225 Reply to: RE> Alizarin Red is a vital stain so it will only stain by biological uptake. Your non-living plates should remain unstained, but corals should incorporate it into their skeletons. Also, if you have crustose corallines algae, they will incorporate the stain into their skeletons as well. My major concern would be finding the small amount of stain in the small skeleton of the spat. However, the technique should work. Cheers, Mark -------------------------------------- Date: 4/26/99 11:37 To: Mark Eakin From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Hi, Coral-List: I need to ask for some advise about staining coral spat. I will be looking at settlement this summer and am trying to figure out a way to stain spat so they are easier to census. I won't have to worry about keeping them alive, but the settlement plates I use are CaCO3, so, I want something that the colonies will absorb, but not the plates. Would Alizarin Red be okay for this? Has anybody tried anything like this that has worked? Thanks Laurie ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;26 Apr 1999 11:35:36 U Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA61644; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:54:37 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA60673; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [132.236.111.155] ([132.236.111.155]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA28382 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:23 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:54:24 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 27 09:10:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA14908 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:10:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28743; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:13:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028650; Tue, 27 Apr 99 09:13:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:10:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA68112; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:31:23 GMT Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:31:23 GMT Message-Id: <199904271231.MAA68112@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: GLOVER To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Glover's Reef Marine Research Station website Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: GLOVER Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 226 > Dear Coral List: > > The website for the WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY'S "GLOVER'S REEF > MARINE RESEARCH STATION" in Belize, Central America has been updated and > republished at . You are invited to call up > the website to find out what's going on there. > > TOM BRIGHT, Station Manager > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 27 12:08:32 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA20598 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:08:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16837; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:11:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016801; Tue, 27 Apr 99 12:11:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:08:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA59020; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:45:00 GMT Received: from biology.ucsc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA58897; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:44:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dhcp-25-58.UCSC.EDU (dhcp-25-58.UCSC.EDU [128.114.25.147]) by biology.ucsc.edu (8.8.8/8.6.11) with ESMTP id IAA07084; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:43:30 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:41:27 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) From: Donald Potts To: Mark Eakin cc: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo , Recipients of coral-list Subject: Re: In-Reply-To: Message-Id: X-X-Sender: potts@darwin.ucsc.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Donald Potts Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 227 Dear Laurie, In addition to Alizarin Red S, people have also used the antibiotic tetracycline which also acts as a vital stain that is incorporated in skeleton as it is being precipitated. It fluoresces bright yellow under UV light, I've had success with tetracycline sold in tropical fish stores Don Potts From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 28 05:23:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA09491 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:23:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA15362; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:27:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015352; Wed, 28 Apr 99 05:27:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 05:25:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA73946; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:55:45 GMT Received: from kmf.gu.se by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA72976; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 04:55:35 -0400 (EDT) From: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se Received: from ulfl (130.241.161.13) by kmf.gu.se with SMTP (Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.3.1); Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:00:20 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:54:10 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Low-tech rehabilitation of coral reefs X-Confirm-Reading-To: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01a) Message-Id: <1286828876-295867422@kmf.gu.se> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 228 ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF: THE LOW-TECH ACTION GROUP FOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION (LTAG) Purpose/Aim: To develop and disseminate inexpensive, low-tech, coral reef restoration and coral cover enhancement methods appropriate for use in "third world" nations and for use by rural fishing communities. Rationale: Some 70% of the planet's coral reefs are owned and controlled by rural fishing communities, not by national or state governments. These rural fishing communities are primary stewards of the planet's coral reef biodiversity, and are a chief force of destruction as well. The future of coral reefs is very much in the hands of coastal village communities, but this fact is under-recognized by researchers and the international community at present. Most coral reef restoration research focuses on repairing damage due to ship groundings, or attempts to enhance the recruitment of coral larvae. While important in situations of the developed world, these methods do not address the needs of most of the planet's coral reefs due to their high-tech and expensive nature. Many fishing communities are already acutely aware that there is severe problem with declining coral reef resources, being directly impacted by overfishing and habitat destruction. Many of these communities are becoming increasingly receptive to understanding the reasons for fisheries demise/coral reef decline. In areas where destructive fishing methods have been discontinued, the application of low-tech methods to restore coral reefs within traditional fishing areas becomes possible. Founding members: Ulf Lindahl, Sweden (working in Tanzania and the Indian Ocean) ulindahl@kmf.gu.se Helen Fox, USA (working in Indonesia) hfox@socrates.berkeley.edu Austin Bowden-Kerby (working in Fiji, S. Pacific and Caribbean) bowdenkerby@is.com.fj Those of similar research focus and concern, please join us! Please direct inquires to each of the above members. The first LTAG general meeting is tentatively planned to be associated with the ICRS meetings in Bali, Indonesia, 2000. Ulf Lindahl Kristineberg Marine Research Station 450 34 Fiskebackskil Sweden Tel. +46 523 18518 Fax +46 523 18502 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 28 08:24:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13856 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:24:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA20630; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:28:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020580; Wed, 28 Apr 99 08:27:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:24:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA73878; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:54:48 GMT Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:54:48 GMT Message-Id: <199904281154.LAA73878@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Deborah Danaher To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: FL Keys Conservation Position Announcement Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Deborah Danaher Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 229 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT The Center for Marine Conservation (CMC), a non profit marine conservation organization, announces the availability of a position for a Project Manager in our Key West, Florida office. CMC, established in 1972, is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research and public education, CMC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of our oceans. CMC, headquartered in Washington, DC has regional offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, St. Petersburg, Florida, and San Francisco, California. BASIC FUNCTIONS: Plans, executes and manages projects and the Florida Keys Field Office to achieve CMC's ecosystem protection policies, primarily for the Florida Keys and adjacent tropical and subtropical Western Atlantic, with an emphasis on advocacy and community support. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for all aspects of Florida Keys Field Office including community, public, media, and government relations. Manages specific Ecosystem Protection projects and activities including those focused on resource protection within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), especially those related to marine zoning and water quality protection. Oversees project development, planning and implementation; and carries budgetary, fundraising, and supervisory responsibilities, as appropriate. Identifies, acquires and enhances professional knowledge of, and documents current and emerging ecosystem protection issues and trends affecting the Florida Keys and related marine ecosystems. Provides leadership on these issues by developing, implementing, and managing new ecosystem protection projects to address them. Oversees, researches, formulates, and advocates science-based ecosystem protection policies to federal and state regulators, legislators, media, and public, on issues including marine reserves, sanctuaries, zoning, and water quality (especially nutrient and sewage pollution). Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with colleagues in government agencies (especially NOAA and the FLDEP), conservation groups and other non-governmental organizations, scientific and academic communities, and business and other community leaders. Represents CMC on local advisory boards, councils, committees, and commissions. Leads, organizes, manages, and participates in coalitions to implement CMC's ecosystem protection programs. Furthers CMC's ecosystem protection goals by developing and presenting, in consultation with the Ecosystem Director, relevant CMC positions through research, writing, commenting, testifying and lobbying. Develops and produces position papers, other publications and reports, and educational and advocacy materials, in cooperation with Headquarters staff. Develops and implements legislative goals and strategies to advance ecosystem protection, especially at the state level, in consultation with the Ecosystem Director. Plans and executes lobbying efforts to achieve these goals via identified strategies. Represents CMC by presenting and explaining CMC positions on ecosystem protection to executive and legislative branch officials and staff, the media and public. Provides regional perspective and support for national ecosystem protection efforts. Works with the Ecosystem Director and the Development Department, to conceptualize, draft, and present proposals for support of CMC's ecosystem protection activities to potential funders. In consultation with the Department of Communications and the Director of Constituency Development, informs members, activists, the media, and the public via press releases, news conferences, articles, workshops, brochures, action alerts, and interviews. Develops ideas and cultivates opportunities for Citizen Outreach and Monitoring Program activities to further ecosystem protection goals. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of a graduate degree in marine, environmental, or political science and five years in conservation advocacy; or a college degree in closely related field and ten years relevant professional experience. Proven record of achievement and demonstrated competence. Familiarity with ecosystem protection policies; marine sanctuary and reserves, zoning, protected areas, and water quality protection. Detailed knowledge of and experience with Florida Keys environment and issues, and related local, state, and national level politics, policies, processes, and players highly desirable. Strong communications and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to run campaigns, mobilize citizens and volunteers; and Monroe Co. residency or willingness to relocate essential. TO APPLY SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO: CMC Project Manager, Florida Keys POSITION 1725 DESALES ST. NW #600 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20036 EOE =============================== Deborah Danaher Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales Street, NW #600 Washington, DC 20037 202-429-5609 ext. 258 202-872-0619 fax ddanaher@dccmc.org http://www.cmc-ocean.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 28 23:42:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA06213 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:42:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA11390; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:46:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011378; Wed, 28 Apr 99 23:46:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:43:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA76659; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 03:16:52 GMT Received: from pop01.globecomm.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA79658; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:16:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (chi-qbu-nvm-vty168.as.wcom.net [216.192.168.168]) by pop01.globecomm.net (8.9.0/8.8.0) with SMTP id XAA24476 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:16:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3727CE72.3BAC@mail.org> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 23:13:58 -0400 From: Mike Nolan Organization: Rainforest and Reef 501(c)(3) non-profit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: MARINE BIOLOGY and RAINFOREST WORKSHOPS Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mike Nolan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id XAA06213 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 230 MARINE BIOLOGY and RAINFOREST WORKSHOPS After reviewing the brief program descriptions outlined below, please consider offering these opportunities to Students, Faculty, Staff and other interested parties....detailed itineraries are available upon request. Thank you. Sincerely, Mike Nolan *********************************************************** Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit 29 Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA Phone/Fax: (616) 776-5928/E-mail: rainforest@mail.org *********************************************************** *Sites: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and southeast Alaska *Workshops are field oriented and focus on natural history, rainforest and marine ecology, conservation, land management, medicinal uses of native plants, local cultures, archaeology and geology *Customized programs can be designed for "specialty groups" *Instruction features local Biologists and naturalist Guides *Proceeds go to organization operating Workshops in each country and help support valuable conservation and education projects *Three Undergraduate or Graduate credits in the Natural Sciences or Education are available for attending through Aquinas College of Grand Rapids, Michigan (www.aquinas.edu) *Workshops are sponsored by Rainforest and Reef, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA *During 1998 our Workshops included participants from 40 states, 4 Canadian Provinces, England, South Africa, Australia and Brazil. Forty three universities were represented by faculty and students, along science professionals, high school groups and lay people with an interest in natural history and other topics covered in our programs. For 1999 we presently have groups from Penn State, Purdue, University of Maine, University of Connecticut, College of New Jersey, Muhlenberg College of Pennsylvania, Calvin College of Michigan and a number of junior colleges and high schools. BELIZE Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $980.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: Belize Tropical Education Center/Tony Garel, Belize City, Belize Topics Covered: *Tropical Moist Forest Ecology *Marine Ecology *Mayan Archaeology *Garifuna Culture Highlights: *Community Baboon Sanctuary *Chan Chich Lodge and surrounding tropical moist forest *Río Bravo Conservation and Management Area *Chaa Creek Natural History Center and Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm *Ix Chel Farm and Panti Medicinal Plant Trail *Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve *Garifuna drumming and dancing *Mayan site of Xunantunich *South Water Caye *Great Barrier Reef of Belize and nearby marine ecosystems including, grass beds, patch reefs, mangroves *Sea bird rookeries COSTA RICA Length: 12 Days/11 Nights Cost: $850.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: Juan Pablo Bello Carranza, Las Juntas, Costa Rica Topics Covered: *Tropical Rainforest and Dry Forest Ecology *Conservation and Land Management *Geology/Volcanoes Highlights: *Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve *International Children's Rainforest Reserve *Santa Elena Cloudforest Reserve *Arenal Volcano *Palo Verde National Park *Tempisque River trip *Santa Rosa National Park *Costa Rican cattle and dairy ranch *Abangares gold mines, Ecological Museum and Butterfly Garden *Reforestation project along banks of the Abangares River *Mist-netting and study of vampire bats *Evening presentations on local cultures, medicinal uses of rainforest plants, sustainable uses of forests and Costa Rican history *Post-Course extensions to Corcovado and Tortuguero National Parks HONDURAS Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $860.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: REHDES/Jerry Haylock, La Ceiba, Honduras Topics Covered: *Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology *Conservation and Land Management *Mayan Archaeology *Garifuna Culture Highlights: *Mayan site of Copan *Village of Tela and traditional Garifuna music and dance *Lancetilla Botanical Garden and Research Center *Jeannette Kawas National Park *Cuero and Salado Wildlife Refuge *Pico Bonito National Park *Bay Island of Utila *Marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and tidal pools *Evening presentations on conservation, rainforest and marine ecology *Butterfly Farm and Museum *White-Water Rafting on the Canjegral River *Post-Course extension to La Mosquitia and the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve PANAMA Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $1100.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: Win Rice, Panama City, Panama Topics Covered: *Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology *Conservation and Land Management *Geology/Volcanoes *Indian Cultures *R.O.P.E. Highlights: *Chagres National Park *R.O.P.E. Course *Mist-netting and study of birds and bats *White-water rafting on the Piedres and Chagres Rivers *Embera Indian village of Parara Puru *Panama Viejo (old Panama City), colonial city and modern-day Panama City *Panama Canal *El Cano Archaeological Park *Bastimentos National Park and the Bocas del Toro Archipelago *Marine ecosystems including, mangroves, grass beds and coral reefs *Gnobe and Bugle Indian cultures *La Fortuna Nature Reserve *Highland mountain village of Boquete *Baru Volcano and National Park *Orchid, fruit and coffee plantations *Evening presentations on tropical medicine/jungle first-aid and orchids of Panama *Post-Course partial and complete Panama Canal transits ECUADOR Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $1050.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: Jatun Sacha Foundation/Dr. Michael McColm, Ph.D., Quito, Ecuador Topics Covered: *Tropical Rainforest Ecology *Biodiversity *Conservation and Land Management *Quichua Indian Culture Highlights: *Quito *Andes Mountain Range *Alpine and cloudforest ecosystems *Jatun Sacha Biological Station and surrounding tropical rainforest *Plant Conservation Center *Solo experience in the rainforest *Animal Rehabilitation Center *Local Shaman's nursery, home visit and "cleansing" demonstration *Quichua Indian village of Capirona *Avenue of the Volcanoes *Highland Indians and villages of Ecuador *Banos *Evening presentations on a variety of rainforest and conservation topics *Post-Course extension to the Galápagos Islands and/or Cuzco and the Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu PERU Length: 15 Days/14 Nights Cost: $1145.00 per person Host/Course Coordinator: Dr. Paul Beaver, Ph.D., Indian Shores, Florida Topics Covered: *Tropical Rainforest Ecology *Biodiversity *Conservation and Land Management *Indian Culture Highlights: *Amazon River *Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Biological Reserve-included by Audubon Magazine on its’ list of top 50 ecologically based tour destinations in the world (Sep/Oct 1998) *Fourteen primate species *Evening cruise on the Tahuayo River *Pink freshwater dolphins of Charro Lake *Caiman Lake *Jungle community of Santa Ana *Giant lilypads of Barbasco Lake *Local Shaman "good luck-good health" ceremony *Rainforest canopy experience *Camping on the interior of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve *Local Indian village market *Post-Course extension to the Galápagos Islands and/or Cuzco and the Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu SOUTHEAST ALASKA Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $995.00 Host/Course Coordinator: David Berg, Petersburg, Alaska Topics Covered: *Temperate Rainforest and Marine Ecology *Conservation and Land Management *Marine Mammals *Geology/Glaciers/Volcanoes *Indian Cultures *Russian History Highlights: *White-water rafting on the Sauk River in Washington state *Cascade Mountain Range *Inside Passage of southeast Alaska *Wrangell *Petroglyph Beach *Petersburg *Sea kayaking *Whale watching in Frederick Sound *LeConte glacier *Camping in temperate rainforest *Starrigavan Bay estuary and near-shore tide pools *Harbor Mountain-Gavan Hill Trail hike and camp *Mount Edgecumbe hike and camp *Tlingit Native dancing and cultural experience *Sitka Historical Park *Sheldon Jackson Museum and its’ collection of Native artifacts *Sage Science Center and fish hatchery *Sitka Raptor Rehabilitation Center CONTACT US FOR DETAILED WORKSHOP ITINERARIES REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Rainforest and Reef 501(c)(3) non-profit 29 Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA Phone/Fax: (616) 776-5928/E-mail: rainforest@mail.org WORKSHOP DATES 1999* Number Course by order of preference with #1 being your first choice. Spaces are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Please be aware that Courses are popular and may fill quickly. It is recommended that you register as early as possible. BELIZE: 14 D/13 N Jun 15-28_____ Jul 13-26_____ Aug 3-16_____ COSTA RICA: 12 D/11 N Jun 14-25_____ Jul 12-23_____ Aug 9-20_____ HONDURAS: 14 D/13 N Jun 10-23_____ Jul 8-21_____ Aug 5-18_____ PANAMA: 14 D/13 N Jun 12-25_____ Jul 10-23_____ Aug 7-20_____ ECUADOR: 14 D/13 N Jun 17-30_____ Jul 15-28_____ Aug 4-17_____ PERU**: 15 D/14 N Jun 26-Jul 10_____ Jul 10-24_____ Jul 24-Aug 7 _____ **Our Peru Workshop can be offered to individuals and groups on most Saturdays throughout the year. SE ALASKA: 14 D/13 N Jun 17-30_____ Jul 4-17_____ Jul 18-31_____ *Other dates throughout the year are available upon request From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 04:34:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA08815 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:34:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA18861; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:38:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018850; Thu, 29 Apr 99 04:38:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:35:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA79603; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:09:48 GMT Received: from dep.biol.rug.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA80362; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 04:09:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from biol1.biol.rug.nl (biol1.biol.rug.nl [129.125.144.2]) by dep.biol.rug.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with ESMTP id KAA00375 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:09:34 +0200 Received: from BIOL1/SpoolDir by biol1.biol.rug.nl (Mercury 1.44); 29 Apr 99 10:09:44 MET Received: from SpoolDir by BIOL1 (Mercury 1.44); 29 Apr 99 10:09:35 MET From: "O.Diekmann" Organization: Department of Biology RuG To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:09:30 MET Subject: e-nail address X-Confirm-Reading-To: "O.Diekmann" X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v3.01d) Message-Id: <5085C332287@biol1.biol.rug.nl> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "O.Diekmann" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 231 0100,0100,0100Hello all, I'm looking for the email addess of Z. Billinghurst. He's not in the address list of the coral list. Thanks Onno E. Diekmann University of Groningen Dept. of Marine Biology P.O. Box 14 9750 AA Haren tel. +31 50-363 2254 fax. +31 50-363 2261/363 5205 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 10:03:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA14909 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:03:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07714; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:08:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007667; Thu, 29 Apr 99 10:07:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:04:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA82938; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:36:30 GMT Message-Id: <199904291336.NAA82938@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:30:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "Coral.Workstation@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, NOAA/AOML" To: Coral-List Subject: Bleaching Archives updated Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Coral.Workstation@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, NOAA/AOML" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 232 Greetings, I'm afraid I've been a little remiss on this, but the coral bleaching archives located on the CHAMP Web Page (www.coral.noaa.gov, go to Archives, Coral Bleaching) have been updated. Only those reports posted to coral-list during October and November, 1998 have been added. As a reminder, the format of the files is bYYMMDD.dat, so that a file name of, b981117.dat would be a report sent out on November 17, 1998. Note that this does not mean bleaching occurred on that date, this just means this is when the report was distributed. If you have any updates to the coral bleaching archives since that time, we would all greatly appreciate it if you could bring them to our attention and post them to coral-list at your earliest convenience. There are several researchers who are working assiduously to update their databases via this listing, and it would be of great benefit to them, as well as informative to us all. Thank you so much for your time and gracious help. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee CHAMP Admin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 10:09:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA15058 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:09:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08081; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:12:08 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008010; Thu, 29 Apr 99 10:11:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:08:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA82860; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:38:40 GMT Message-Id: <199904291338.NAA82860@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 17:44:54 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Allen Chen Subject: endemic Dascyllus damselfish for DNA work Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Allen Chen Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 233 Hi, coral-listers, We are currently doing a mitochondrial DNA project on the reef demselfishes, genus Dascyllus. We will be gratefully appreciated to anyone who can help us collect the endemic species from the following geographic regions. Or you know anyone in those regions that I can contact to get the fish samples. Thanks!!! Dascyllus marginatus from the RED SEA Dascyllus albisella from the Hawaii Dascyllus carneus from the eastern Africa Dascyllus flavicandus from the Society Island (south-eastern Pacific) Have a nice day!!! Best Regards, Chaolun Allen Chen, PhD Assistant Research Fellow R131, Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics of Coral Reef Division of Evolutionary Zoology Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica Nankang 115, Taipei Taiwan Ph: 886-2-2789-9549 Fax: 886-2-2785-8059 E-mail: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 14:33:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA23416 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:33:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA06338; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:37:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006320; Thu, 29 Apr 99 14:37:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:34:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA81799; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:01:15 GMT Received: from mail.orst.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA84172; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 14:01:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (gateway-5.nws.orst.edu [128.193.4.46]) by mail.orst.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA04822; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:39:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccMail by gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 00FF4CCA; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:03:12 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:58:56 -0700 Message-Id: <00FF4CCA.3116@ccmail.orst.edu> From: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Subject: Re: e-nail address To: "O.Diekmann" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 234 Dear Coral-listers -- The ISRS directory really is a wonderful resource for e-mail addresses. E.g., Onno Diekmann is listed there as o.diekmann@biol.rug.nl Anybody know if there'll be a 1999 update of the directory? Cheers - Phil Sollins From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 16:05:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA27502 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 16:05:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA14853; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 16:08:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014804; Thu, 29 Apr 99 16:07:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 16:05:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA68757; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:36:55 GMT Received: from mail.orst.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA84439; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:36:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (gateway-5.nws.orst.edu [128.193.4.46]) by mail.orst.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA16036; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:15:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ccMail by gateway-5.nws.orst.edu (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 00FF52C4; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:39:10 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:34:38 -0700 Message-Id: <00FF52C4.3116@ccmail.orst.edu> From: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Subject: Out of my mind? To: "O.Diekmann" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sollinsp@ccmail.orst.edu (Phillip Sollins) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 235 Apparently doing too many things at once. Mea culpa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 22:31:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA03112 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:31:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA01456; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:34:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001421; Thu, 29 Apr 99 22:34:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:31:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA86481; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 02:14:19 GMT Message-Id: <199904300214.CAA86481@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coralmail1@aol.com Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:45:48 EDT Subject: Need coral spawning dates for 2000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coralmail1@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 236 If anyone knows of a list of predicted dates for coral spawning around the world for the year 2000, or if you can provide the dates for any particular reef and we can aggregate them, please let me know by email. Thank you for your help! Ellen Horne The Coral Reef Alliance From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 29 22:32:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA03137 for ; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:32:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA01534; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:35:42 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001519; Thu, 29 Apr 99 22:35:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:32:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA85978; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 02:13:28 GMT Message-Id: <199904300213.CAA85978@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:07:26 -0500 From: glover To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Glover's Reef Marine Research Station Website Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: glover Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 237 Dear Coral List, I made a mistake. The Website for the Glover's Reef Marine Research Station is , not what I said a couple of days ago (I had the slash reverswed). Call it up, you'll like it. Sorry. TOM BRIGHT Thomas J. Bright Station Manager Glover's Reef Marine Research Station P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize E-mail 501-2-33855 in Belize City 501-5-22153 on Middle Caye, Glover's Reef 501-1-48474 cell phone From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 30 04:03:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA06177 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 04:03:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA09728; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 04:06:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009713; Fri, 30 Apr 99 04:06:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 04:03:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA87991; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:38:21 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA87781; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 03:38:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1054 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <628846-20272>; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:35:38 +0800 Message-Id: <37295D96.1BCD92B7@ust.hk> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:36:54 +0800 From: Reef Check X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral-List Server Subject: Change of Email Address for Dr. Gregor Hodgson Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef Check Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 238 Dear all, Please be noted that, the Reef Check Global coordinator Dr. Gregor Hodgson's email has been changed to "gregor@hk.super.net". Pls use this new email if you want to contact with Dr. Hodgson in the future. Thanks! -- Regards Keith Kei Assistant Coordinator Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Applied Technology Centre Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: (852) 2358-6907 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ReefCheck.org/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 30 05:18:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA06787 for ; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:18:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA10914; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:23:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010904; Fri, 30 Apr 99 05:22:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 05:20:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA45528; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:49:45 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA69085; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 04:49:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1058 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <628176-20282>; Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:46:12 +0800 Message-Id: <37296E21.578346DE@ust.hk> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:47:29 +0800 From: Reef Check X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral-List Server Subject: Mistake in Dr. Gregor Hodgson's new email address Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef Check Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 239 Dear all, Dr. Gregor Hodgson's new email address should be "gregorh@hk.super.net" instead of "gregor@hk.super.net". Pls ignore the previous one. Sorry for making any inconvenient. Thanks! -- Regards Keith Kei Assistant Coordinator Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Applied Technology Centre Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay Kowloon HONG KONG Tel: (852) 2358-6907 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ReefCheck.org/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 1 10:38:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06750 for ; Sat, 1 May 1999 10:38:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA24888; Sat, 1 May 1999 10:42:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024872; Sat, 1 May 99 10:41:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 1 May 1999 10:38:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA98189; Sat, 1 May 1999 13:56:45 GMT Message-Id: <199905011356.NAA98189@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:43:33 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Gene Shinn Subject: Sustainable Seas Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Shinn Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 240 Reef scientists might want to check out this NOAA web site, http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/sse/sse.html Then click on "sustainable seas" and then read, "mission log". From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 3 12:04:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06735 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 12:04:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA09854; Mon, 3 May 1999 12:09:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009825; Mon, 3 May 99 12:09:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 May 1999 12:06:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA11346; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:16:21 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA10394; Mon, 3 May 1999 11:16:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp233.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.233]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id LAA27937 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 11:21:13 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <002201be9576$891532e0$e9d35bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: Summer course Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 11:04:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE9554.C807D2E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 241 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE9554.C807D2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SUMMER COURSE FUNDACI=D3N CIENTIFICA LOS ROQUES UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO UNIVERSIDAD SIM=D3N BOLIVAR CORAL REEF BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY DOS MOSQUISES MARINE LABORATORY ARCHIPIELAGO DE LOS ROQUES NATIONAL PARK, VENEZUELA JUNE 23 - JULY 4, 1999. SECOND ANNOUCEMENT The Fundaci=F3n Cientifica los Roques announces an intensive summer = course in coral reef biology and ecology that will be taught at the Dos = Mosquises Marine Laboratory. The lab is located on the southwest corner = of the Archipielago Los Roques National Park, an atoll-like reef complex = 110 km north of the Venezuelan main coast. This reef complex boasts some = of the best developed and diverse coral reef, sea-grass beds and = mangrove forests in the Caribbean and is far away from continental and = major anthropogenic influences. Eco-tourism and a declining fisheries = are the major human activities in the area.=20 The course include topics in evolution of reef communities, modularity = as an evolutionary successful strategy, biology of major biological = groups and their ecological roles in the reef community, current = anthropogenic and natural threats and coral biogeography. A special = session on sea-grass communities is also included. Field and lab work = include taxonomic identifications, reef and sea-grass community = characterization and structure, reef zonation, reef health assessment, = coral diseases, ecological and monitoring methods, etc. A detailed = program is available from Dr. Ernesto Weil.=20 Faculty : Ernesto Weil, Ph.D Sven Zea, Ph.D Associate Professor Associate Professor=20 Department of Marine Sciences Department of Biology U. of Puerto Rico U. Nacional de Colombia-INVEMAR David Bone, Ph.D Associate Professor Department of Biology U. Sim=F3n Bol=EDvar, Caracas. Cost: The course cost is US $ 900.00 per student. This includes tuition = fees, dive activities, room and board, round trip transportation from = Caracas to Los Roques and limited insurance. Each participant will be = required to sign a release form at arrival. Costs of Visa to enter = Venezuela and travel to Caracas is the responsibility of the applicant.=20 How to get there: Many US and other international carriers fly into the = Sim=F3n Bolivar International Airport, 15 km north of Caracas. The = Organizers will make all the arrangements for the round trip = transportation from Caracas to the field station. If a commercial = airline is used, they land in the main island of El Gran Roque, 20 km = north-east of the Station. Boat transportation (2 hours) will then be = provided from El Gran Roque to the Dos Mosquises Marine Lab. Registration and dead lines: Mail to either of the addresses below : (1) = Letter of application stating why you want to take the course and what = is your experience in coral reefs research, (2) two letters of = recommendation, (3) x-copy of current diving certificate, (4) Curriculum = Vitae, (5) list of undergraduate or graduate courses, (6) a deposit of = US $ 100.00 (check to Fundacion Cientifica Los Roques). Full payment of = course must be done by June 15 th. DEAD LINE : MAY 24. Acceptance will be communicated within 5 days of = receiving your application. Remember that there is a limit of 15 = students.=20 International students must get a visa to enter Venezuela. This could = take some time so plan accordingly. Contact the nearest Venezuelan = Consulate or your travel agent. For information and/or sending your application contact: Dr. Ernesto Weil : Dept. of Marine Sciences, U. of Puerto Rico. PO BOX = 908, Lajas, PR 00667. Pho: (787) 899-2048 x. 241 - Fax (787) = 899-2630/5500,=20 If using courier, mail to: Dept. Marine Sciences, Isla Magueyes Lab. = Road 304, Lajas, PR 00667. Sr. Juan Carlos Fernandez. FCLR Apartado 1139. Caracas 1010-A Venezuela. Pho: (58-2) 263-9729, Fax: (56-2) 261-3461, fclr@reacciun.ve. Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE9554.C807D2E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

SUMMER COURSE

FUNDACIÓN CIENTIFICA LOS ROQUES

UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO

UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLIVAR

CORAL REEF BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

DOS MOSQUISES MARINE LABORATORY

ARCHIPIELAGO DE LOS ROQUES NATIONAL PARK, = VENEZUELA

JUNE 23 - JULY 4, 1999.

SECOND ANNOUCEMENT

 

 

The Fundación Cientifica los Roques announces an intensive = summer=20 course in coral reef biology and ecology that will be taught at the Dos=20 Mosquises Marine Laboratory. The lab is located on the southwest corner = of the=20 Archipielago Los Roques National Park, an atoll-like reef complex 110 km = north=20 of the Venezuelan main coast. This reef complex boasts some of the best=20 developed and diverse coral reef, sea-grass beds and mangrove forests in = the=20 Caribbean and is far away from continental and major anthropogenic = influences.=20 Eco-tourism and a declining fisheries are the major human activities in = the=20 area.

The course include topics in evolution of reef communities, = modularity as an=20 evolutionary successful strategy, biology of major biological groups and = their=20 ecological roles in the reef community, current anthropogenic and = natural=20 threats and coral biogeography. A special session on sea-grass = communities is=20 also included. Field and lab work include taxonomic identifications, = reef and=20 sea-grass community characterization and structure, reef zonation, reef = health=20 assessment, coral diseases, ecological and monitoring methods, etc. A = detailed=20 program is available from Dr. Ernesto Weil.

Faculty :

Ernesto Weil, Ph.D Sven Zea, Ph.D

Associate Professor Associate Professor

Department of Marine Sciences Department of Biology

U. of Puerto Rico U. Nacional de Colombia-INVEMAR

David Bone, Ph.D

Associate Professor

Department of Biology

U. Simón Bolívar, Caracas.

 

Cost: The course cost is US $ 900.00 per student. This = includes=20 tuition fees, dive activities, room and board, round trip transportation = from=20 Caracas to Los Roques and limited insurance. Each participant will be = required=20 to sign a release form at arrival. Costs of Visa to enter Venezuela and = travel=20 to Caracas is the responsibility of the applicant.

How to get there: Many US and other international carriers = fly into=20 the Simón Bolivar International Airport, 15 km north of Caracas. = The=20 Organizers will make all the arrangements for the round trip = transportation from=20 Caracas to the field station. If a commercial airline is used, they land = in the=20 main island of El Gran Roque, 20 km north-east of the Station. Boat=20 transportation (2 hours) will then be provided from El Gran Roque to the = Dos=20 Mosquises Marine Lab.

Registration and dead lines: Mail to either of the addresses = below :=20 (1) Letter of application stating why you want to take the course and = what is=20 your experience in coral reefs research, (2) two letters of = recommendation, (3)=20 x-copy of current diving certificate, (4) Curriculum Vitae, (5) list of=20 undergraduate or graduate courses, (6) a deposit of US $ 100.00 (check = to=20 Fundacion Cientifica Los Roques). Full payment of course must be done by = June 15=20 th.

DEAD LINE : MAY 24. Acceptance will be communicated within 5 = days of=20 receiving your application. Remember that there is a limit of 15 = students.=20

International students must get a visa to enter Venezuela. This = could=20 take some time so plan accordingly. Contact the nearest Venezuelan = Consulate or=20 your travel agent.

For information and/or sending your application contact:

Dr. Ernesto Weil : Dept. of Marine Sciences, U. of Puerto Rico. PO = BOX 908,=20 Lajas, PR 00667. Pho: (787) 899-2048 x. 241 - Fax (787) 899-2630/5500, =

If using courier, mail to: Dept. Marine Sciences, Isla Magueyes Lab. = Road=20 304, Lajas, PR 00667.

Sr. Juan Carlos Fernandez. FCLR Apartado 1139. Caracas 1010-A = Venezuela.

Pho: (58-2) 263-9729, Fax: (56-2) 261-3461, fclr@reacciun.ve.

 
 
 
Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of = Marine Sciences,=20 UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
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------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE9554.C807D2E0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 3 15:29:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA12897 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:29:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA29083; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:32:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029002; Mon, 3 May 99 15:31:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:28:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA12222; Mon, 3 May 1999 19:04:38 GMT Received: from m4.jersey.juno.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA12547; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:04:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from davidsonoh@juno.com) by m4.jersey.juno.com (queuemail) id D9QEUQ4S; Mon, 03 May 1999 15:02:53 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 09:00:16 -1000 Subject: Hawaii CRI: Request for PreProposals Message-Id: <19990503.090020.-314995.0.davidsonoh@juno.com> X-Mailer: Juno 2.0.11 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 0,3-5,7-9,14-15,18 X-Juno-Att: 0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kristine Davidson Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kristine Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 242 The HAWAII CORAL REEF INITIATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM announces a REQUEST FOR PRE-PROPOSALS to monitor and research the following coral reef-related management concerns for FY1999-2000: 1) expanding current monitoring activities 2) assessing the impacts of nearshore fisheries and aquarium fish collection 3) investigating the effects of alien and invasive species A more detailed Request for Pre-Proposals can be obtained from the Social Science Research Institute. Please submit your request either by fax (808/956-2884) or email davidsonplan@hawaii.rr.com. This document includes a program overview, priority descriptions, review process, evaluation criteria, and suggested format. Pre-proposals are due 4:00 p.m. on May 24th, 1999 at the Social Science Research Institute (University of Hawaii/ 2424 Maile Way, #704/ Honolulu, HI 96822). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 3 15:35:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13053 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:35:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00105; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:40:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029989; Mon, 3 May 99 15:39:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:36:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10027; Mon, 3 May 1999 19:21:23 GMT Message-Id: <199905031921.TAA10027@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 12:28:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Low-tech rehabilitation of coral reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 243 Low techer et al. I hope that some of you attended the NCRI meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. There were a number of sessions and presentations on coral restoration with methods and monitoring results. If you did not attend, you should check the web site: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri and or e-mail ncri@mako.ocean.nova.edu. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 3 15:35:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13053 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:35:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00105; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:40:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029989; Mon, 3 May 99 15:39:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:36:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10027; Mon, 3 May 1999 19:21:23 GMT Message-Id: <199905031921.TAA10027@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 12:28:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Low-tech rehabilitation of coral reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 244 Low techer et al. I hope that some of you attended the NCRI meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. There were a number of sessions and presentations on coral restoration with methods and monitoring results. If you did not attend, you should check the web site: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri and or e-mail ncri@mako.ocean.nova.edu. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 3 15:38:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13121 for ; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:38:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00462; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:43:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000444; Mon, 3 May 99 15:43:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 3 May 1999 15:40:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA11379; Mon, 3 May 1999 19:20:37 GMT Message-Id: <199905031920.TAA11379@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:40:45 +0300 From: Hany Tatwany To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral reef bleaching workshop Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Hany Tatwany Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 245 The National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) is concerned about the threat posed by bleaching to the coral reefs of the Middle Eastern region, especially the Red Sea, the northern Arabian Sea and the Arabian Gulf. Preliminary investigations and monitoring programmes indicate that this phenomenon is already present in most of the region and is escalating. In view of the seriousness of the situation NCWCD has been given the responsibility to call for a workshop consisting of international and regional experts. The URL for Workshop particulars may be found at: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bulls/workshop-arabia99.html If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us either to NCWCD General e-mail ncwcd@zajil.net or directly to me at tatwany@naseej.com.sa. Sincerely yours, Dr. Hany Tatwany, Chairman of the Organising Committee International Corporation Co-ordenator, NCWCD Phone/Fax +966 1 4418413 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE EXTENT AND IMPACT OF CORAL REEF BLEACHING IN THE ARABIAN REGION 1999 HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (NCWCD) RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA ------=_NextPart_000_0220_01BE92ED.852D5E40-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 4 11:34:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04267 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 11:34:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA25324; Tue, 4 May 1999 11:37:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025200; Tue, 4 May 99 11:36:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 May 1999 11:33:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA17881; Tue, 4 May 1999 14:59:32 GMT Received: from carbon.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA17109; Tue, 4 May 1999 10:59:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral (aves.marine.usf.edu [198.116.54.180]) by carbon.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA09843 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 10:59:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990507110555.0085b5e0@carbon.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 11:05:55 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Satellites status Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 246 Dear colleagues, Information on satellites status potentially interesting for coral reef studies: LANDSAT 7 was launched successfully on April 15th 1999. It is still in a test period. More details on http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/landsat/l7status.html IKONOS 1, Space Imaging's high - resolution satellite (1 meter in panchromatic mode and 4 meters in 4-bands multipectral mode) launched a couple days ago died. It never reached orbit. A result of a faulty booster rocket. Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 4 17:23:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA15018 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:23:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA28102; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:27:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028021; Tue, 4 May 99 17:26:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:24:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA19750; Tue, 4 May 1999 20:52:45 GMT Message-Id: <199905042052.UAA19750@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 17:00:41 -0400 From: coral@aoml.noaa.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 247 FYI: OCEANSP@CE Issue 134 Friday 30th April 1999 the FREE online marine science and ocean technology magazine 6. BIOSPHERE 2 STUDY: ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE THREATENS CORAL REEFS According to studies conducted at Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center, levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas found in earth's atmosphere, have increased since preindustrialized times - primarily due to the combustion of fossil fuels. Scientific studies have suggested this trend will continue, resulting in a projected doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from preindustrial levels by the year 2065. This projected atmospheric change brings with it other potential and uncertain changes to the earth's atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. Data collected from large-scale ocean surveys, for example, have indicated that surface waters of temperate and tropical oceans are taking up carbon dioxide in proportion to the earth's atmosphere. Inside Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center in Oracle, Ariz., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Associate Research Scientist Chris Langdon directly tested and assessed the impact of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide on coral reef building and maintenance. The ocean biome, one of six ecosystems located inside the Bisophere 2 Center, provided an ideal site to study these effects. Langdon's findings contributed, along with research conducted by other scientists, to a paper recently published in the journal Science, titled, "Geochemical consequences of increased atmospheric CO2 on coral reefs." The paper suggests that atmospheric changes in carbon dioxide levels could lead logically to negative changes in reef structure, coral reproduction and overall function of coral reef communities. The findings have important global implications, since measurements of the saturation state of aragonite in surface ocean water show that it has been decreasing. In the past 100 years, for example, the average aragonite saturation state in the tropics has dropped about ten percent. It is predicted this trend will continue, amounting to an average decrease of about forty percent by the year 2100 from preindustrial levels. Precipitation, the process by which aragonite and other calcium carbonate minerals produced by corals solidify into reefs, also is expected to decrease by 17 to 35 percent from preindustrial times to 2100. Reefs that may be the most vulnerable to these changes are those with balanced calcium carbonate budgets, characterized by rates of growth From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 4 17:34:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA15177 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:34:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA28874; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:39:00 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028856; Tue, 4 May 99 17:38:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:36:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA18241; Tue, 4 May 1999 21:15:08 GMT Received: from smtp13.bellglobal.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA19793; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:15:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from howzit.sympatico.ca (HSE-TOR-ppp28508.sympatico.ca [209.226.93.211]) by smtp13.bellglobal.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA18983 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 17:15:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.1.19990504172411.00aff610@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 17:26:56 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: News article: Maui diver predits coral spawning Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 248 Diver predicts coral spawning By RON YOUNGBLOOD Staff Writer KIHEI -- Curiosity mentored by a veteran diver-photographer and sharpened by hundreds of hours leading scuba tours has led to a`remarkable'' discovery about the islands' reef life. For 13 years, Pauline Fiene-Severns carefully noted underwater observations collected while working with biologist/underwater photographer Mike Severns, her husband and founder of a dive company. It all led to being able to predict the dates and times cauliflower coral will spawn. Enjoyable read. ------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Email: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Malama na honu V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ Islands French Frigate Shoals Green sea turtles nest there Twenty-fifth Anniversary Silver --Patrick H. (age 12) \ / cinquaine poetry / \ / \ /__| V |__\ Turtle Trax CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FFS TAGGING PROGRAM From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 10:37:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA25515 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 10:37:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26445; Fri, 7 May 1999 10:40:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026431; Fri, 7 May 99 10:40:35 -0400 Received: from scis.acast.nova.edu by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 10:37:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.248]) by scis.acast.nova.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA06338 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 10:37:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA34614; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:47:15 GMT Received: from mailhub.uel.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA34558; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 13:47:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (whstaff1.uel.ac.uk [161.76.104.3]) by mailhub.uel.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA01045 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:47:08 +0100 (BST) Received: from WHSTAFF1/SpoolDir by whstaff1.uel.ac.uk (Mercury 1.44); 7 Apr 99 18:40:40 GMT0BST Received: from SpoolDir by WHSTAFF1 (Mercury 1.44); 7 Apr 99 18:40:26 GMT0BST From: "Nicola Chapman" Organization: University of East London To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:40:19 GMT0BST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v3.01d) Message-Id: <3BF036B0287@whstaff1.uel.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Nicola Chapman" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 249 Rm.306 Dept.of Environmental Sciences and Mathematics University of East London Stratford London E15 4LY From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 12:01:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA27821 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:01:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA05146; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:05:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005134; Fri, 7 May 99 12:05:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:02:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02144; Fri, 7 May 1999 15:33:25 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA02218; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:33:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA22337 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:33:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 11:33:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Pam Muller To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Sea lice" Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pam Muller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 250 Attention Researchers in the Florida Keys: Those charming little friends lovingly called "sea lice" are thick and pesky in the neuston in Keys waters these days. What exactly are they? I have heard everything from firecoral larvae to small jelly's. Or can several types of tiny cnideria produce the same response in sensitive individuals? To quote an old song: "Gonna need an ocean ----- of calamine lotion" Happy scratching! Pamela Hallock Muller Department of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA pmuller@marine.usf.edu Phone: 727-553-1567 FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!! "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 12:27:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28451 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:27:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA07031; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:30:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006970; Fri, 7 May 99 12:30:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 12:27:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02446; Fri, 7 May 1999 16:08:03 GMT Message-Id: <199905071608.QAA02446@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 15:00:16 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: coral-list Subject: Corals on the internet Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bruce Carlson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 251 The Waikiki Aquarium now has a live camera on our web site focused on three species of living corals: Montipora digitata, Acropora elseyi, and Acropora sp. There is a metric ruler on the left side of the image to allow viewers to measure the daily growth rates of the corals (do they grow faster from dusk to dawn vs. during day light hours etc.). It's about as exciting as watching grass grow, but we feel it has instructional value for students learning about corals. The URL for the Waikiki Aquarium is: http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu/ go to the bottom of the screen and click on the "Corals Are Alive!" icon. It should be obvious (but I'll say it anyway) you can only see the image during the daylight hours in Hawaii! Aloha Bruce Carlson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 14:24:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA02745 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:24:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18163; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:28:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017963; Fri, 7 May 99 14:27:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:25:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA03342; Fri, 7 May 1999 18:10:53 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA03339; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:10:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [132.236.111.152] ([132.236.111.152]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA17459 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:10:36 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 13:20:12 -0400 To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 252 Hi, all: I am searching for information on a disease referred to as Porites Purple Ring Disease, in the Indo-Pacific. I have seen small massive Porites colonies often infected with ovoid lesions (2cm diameter), with dead tissue in the middle of the lesion colonized by algal tufts, and around the perimeter of the lesion is a very distinctive pink-purple ring. So, two questions: does anyone know if this is the trematode infection that Greta Aeby reported in 1992 (Greta: if you're out there, I'd love your email address so we could talk further!) and has anyone heard of any other publications on this? It's not on the McCarty-Peters web page, and hasn't been mentioned much, but those of us in the Indo-Pacific have seen it around (it was also reported from the Vietname area, I believe). I'd like to make sure that the symptoms I'm seeing are the ones others are using to refer to as Porites Purple Ring. Thanks to all who answer! Laurie Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 18:14:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09253 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 18:14:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA09566; Fri, 7 May 1999 18:19:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009555; Fri, 7 May 99 18:19:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 17:56:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA04439; Fri, 7 May 1999 21:41:09 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA04431; Fri, 7 May 1999 17:40:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [153.34.135.168] (2Cust40.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [153.34.135.168]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA29901 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 14:40:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 17:46:28 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Porites Pink Blotch Disease Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 253 Regarding the Porites Pink Spot/Ring/Blotch Disease, I have seen this syndrome at many sites in the Pacific....including my study sites in Papua New Guinea. I collected samples and brought them back to my lab on ice. I observed what appears to be a mesh work of hyphae, as well as a high concentration of coral mucus. I have heard that someone has isolated a fungus (European marine biologists)?? I see this particular syndrome closer to the continental slope, and it seems to disappear in the outer reefs (far away from anthropogenic run-off or deforestation). If this pink blotch is isolated and proven to be a confirmed fungus and not a symbiotic consortium of bacteria, would it be easy to link this un-known species to the land as a soil based microbe from soil run-off? James M. Cervino From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 7 19:28:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA09958 for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 19:28:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA13482; Fri, 7 May 1999 19:32:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013463; Fri, 7 May 99 19:31:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 7 May 1999 19:28:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA04805; Fri, 7 May 1999 23:06:08 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA04812; Fri, 7 May 1999 19:05:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix4.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.54]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <374560(8)>; Fri, 7 May 1999 13:05:17 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171787(10)>; Fri, 7 May 1999 13:01:25 -1000 Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 13:01:16 -1000 From: Cindy Hunter X-Sender: cindyh@uhunix4 To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo cc: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Greta Smith Aeby Subject: Purple rings In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cindy Hunter Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 254 Dear Laurie, >From your description, the lesions you've seen are most likely not caused by the trematode cysts that Greta has worked on--those can be distinguished as involving individual, swollen (and often pink) polyps. Might they be the result of tissue loss from fish bites? I have seen lesions similar to those you decribe (ovoid, dime-to quarter size, with algal filaments or incipient turf) on Porites colonies on many Pacific reefs. Often the edges are pink to violet, a common attribute of stressed (as from the trematode cysts), abraded, or rapidly growing coral tissue. In Hawaii, such bite marks are made by large blennies (Exallias brevis), puffers, and parrotfish. Why the scars are sometimes invaded by cyanobacterial or algal turfs before they heal is an intriguing question, but I haven't noted a correlation with proximity to any known anthropogenic source of stress. That is, these kinds of lesions (and other "diseases" of corals in the Pacific) are as common on remote reefs like Ofu in American Samoa as on reefs near Waikiki. On a related note, I have a suspicion that many coral neoplasms on Pacific Porites stem from fish feeding scars--the process involved there is another intriguing question! I've posted Greta's email address with this message. I'd be happy to continue a correspondence on your thoughts and observations on Porites. Aloha, Cindy Hunter Curator Waikiki Aquarium 2777 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 On Fri, 7 May 1999, Laurie Jeanne Raymundo wrote: > Hi, all: > > I am searching for information on a disease referred to as Porites Purple > Ring Disease, in the Indo-Pacific. I have seen small massive Porites > colonies often infected with ovoid lesions (2cm diameter), with dead tissue > in the middle of the lesion colonized by algal tufts, and around the > perimeter of the lesion is a very distinctive pink-purple ring. So, two > questions: does anyone know if this is the trematode infection that Greta > Aeby reported in 1992 (Greta: if you're out there, I'd love your email > address so we could talk further!) and has anyone heard of any other > publications on this? It's not on the McCarty-Peters web page, and hasn't > been mentioned much, but those of us in the Indo-Pacific have seen it > around (it was also reported from the Vietname area, I believe). I'd like > to make sure that the symptoms I'm seeing are the ones others are using to > refer to as Porites Purple Ring. > > Thanks to all who answer! > > Laurie Raymundo > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 00:22:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA12316 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 00:22:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA22978; Sat, 8 May 1999 00:25:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.58) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022948; Sat, 8 May 99 00:24:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 00:22:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA05947; Sat, 8 May 1999 03:51:24 GMT Received: from imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA05951; Fri, 7 May 1999 23:51:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:52:21 +0800 Message-Id: <4B0D7BF452B9D011899D0020AFFBEE610308393F@exs03.ex.nus.edu.sg> From: Karenne Tun To: "'Shafina Shafie'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: coral transplant Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 11:52:16 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Karenne Tun Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 255 Hi Shafina (and anybody else interested). I'm Karenne Tun from the Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore. Regarding the query you had about coral transplant, I thought you'd be interested in the following information. During the Oceanology International 99 conference from 27-29 April in Singapore, there was a paper presented by Dr Thomas Heegar from the University of San Carlos on "Coral Farming as Alternative Livelihood, for Sustainable Natural Resource Management and Coral Reef Rehabilitation". In his presentation, he presented the methods they used to "grow" coral fragments on limestone slabs. It's not really coral transplants per se, but his results were very favourable. Re: coral transplants, I do have some information too. There was an effort to transplant corals in Singapore from a site earmarked for reclamation to another site some years ago. We have written a paper about the transplant. At the moment, there is an FTP site being set up for TMSI, and I can scan the papers and put store them on the FTP site for downloading. But that may not be ready for a while, so if you need the information urgently, send me a private e-mail with your snail mail info. and I'll send a set of relevant papers to you. Happy transplanting. Cheers. Karenne! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>+<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Karenne! Tropical Marine Science Institute 14, Kent Ridge Road Singapore 119223 Tel : 65-774 9882/9656 Fax : 65-774 9654 Pager : 9582 4121 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>+<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 08:18:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15679 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA03249; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:21:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003239; Sat, 8 May 99 08:21:18 -0400 Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP for hendee@aoml.noaa.gov; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA07931; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:44:07 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA08010; Sat, 8 May 1999 07:43:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA02764; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:42:31 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA04898; Sat, 8 May 99 06:46:00-050 Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 06:46:00 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Cc: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Purple-Ring Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 256 The condition you describe sounds, in general appearance, like the Yellow-Band Disease currently evident in Montastraea "annularis" in the Caribbean. There, the yellow band may be due simply to partial bleaching of the sick coral. In the case of PPRD, I wonder if the pink/purple ring is due to the revelation of animal pigments in the bleaching coral, rather than any specific attribute of the disease. In which case, both could result from the same pathogen! Or any of many.. Jeremy Woodley Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies (Mona), Jamaica From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 08:18:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15679 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA03249; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:21:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003239; Sat, 8 May 99 08:21:18 -0400 Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP for hendee@aoml.noaa.gov; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:18:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA07931; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:44:07 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA08010; Sat, 8 May 1999 07:43:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA02764; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:42:31 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA04898; Sat, 8 May 99 06:46:00-050 Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 06:46:00 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Cc: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Purple-Ring Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 257 The condition you describe sounds, in general appearance, like the Yellow-Band Disease currently evident in Montastraea "annularis" in the Caribbean. There, the yellow band may be due simply to partial bleaching of the sick coral. In the case of PPRD, I wonder if the pink/purple ring is due to the revelation of animal pigments in the bleaching coral, rather than any specific attribute of the disease. In which case, both could result from the same pathogen! Or any of many.. Jeremy Woodley Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies (Mona), Jamaica From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 08:24:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15734 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:24:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA03346; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:27:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003332; Sat, 8 May 99 08:27:31 -0400 Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP for hendee@aoml.noaa.gov; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:24:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:24:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA08036; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:52:19 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA08048; Sat, 8 May 1999 07:52:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA02837; Sat, 8 May 1999 08:50:44 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA05379; Sat, 8 May 99 06:54:11-050 Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 06:54:11 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Cc: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Purple-Ring Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 258 Oops! I had overlooked your "2 cm in diameter": not like YBD at all, which extends over large areas. Sorry: it was too early in the morning.. Jeremy Woodley From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 11:50:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17510 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:50:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA07555; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:55:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007539; Sat, 8 May 99 11:54:33 -0400 Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:51:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:51:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA08527; Sat, 8 May 1999 15:13:09 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA09246; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:12:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id LAA08364; Sat, 8 May 1999 11:12:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 11:12:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Les Kaufman To: "James M. Cervino" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Pink Blotch Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 259 James and others: my experience with Porites compressa, Porites lobata, and Porites evermanni (or so I took it to be) is that at least these species, and probably many other Porites, exhibit a pinkish or purplish discoloration in response to virtually any persistent insult- be they parasites, necrosis near fish bite marks, margins of advance by competing assemblages of endolith/algal turf (unsure who the main culprit is), or even the edges of damselfish gardens. I think it is misleading to refer to this collection of processes as a single disease. Even if there is a disease that produces a distinct, recognizable manifestation of the pink discoloration, neophytes will have a devil of a time distinguishing it from all the other pinkish blotches these corals produce. Pink in at least some Indo-Pacific Porites means "bad hair day." Cindy Hunter, help us! Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 16:26:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20274 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 16:26:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA13614; Sat, 8 May 1999 16:31:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013598; Sat, 8 May 99 16:30:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 16:28:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10593; Sat, 8 May 1999 19:57:49 GMT Received: from imo27.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA10515; Sat, 8 May 1999 15:57:42 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com (7997) by imo27.mx.aol.com (IMOv20) id bBQCa02302 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 15:57:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <82fde6d0.2465f11e@aol.com> Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:57:18 EDT Subject: Re: Porites Pink Blotch Disease To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 260 Technically, disease defined is, "Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system (or combination thereof) that is manfiested by a characteristic set of signs and/or symptoms and whose etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown." Along the thoughts of Les Kaufman, I would like to add that there seems to frequently be a tendency to use the word "disease" to describe virtually any condition that causes mortality - and also to frequently assume the "disease" or mortality is due to unnamed and undocumented bacterial pathogens. There is a description of Porites tissue turning pink in a stress response/pre-necrotism - Schuhmacher H (1992) Impact of some corallivorous snails on stony corals in the Red Sea. Proc 7th Int Coral Reef Sym 2:840-6. We have also regularly observed highly stressed Acroporid tissue become brownish purple or pinkish brown prior to sloughing in aquaria, fwiw. Eric Borneman In a message dated 5/8/99 9:47:15 AM, lesk@bio.bu.edu writes: << at least these species, and probably many other Porites, exhibit a pinkish or purplish discoloration in response to virtually any persistent insult- be they parasites, necrosis near fish bite marks, margins of advance by competing assemblages of endolith/algal turf (unsure who the main culprit is), or even the edges of damselfish gardens. I think it is misleading to refer to this collection of processes as a single disease. Even if there is a disease that produces a distinct, recognizable manifestation of the pink discoloration, neophytes will have a devil of a time distinguishing it from all the other pinkish blotches these corals produce. Pink in at least some Indo-Pacific Porites means "bad hair day." Cindy Hunter, help us! >> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 21:13:04 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA22522 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 21:13:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA18596; Sat, 8 May 1999 21:16:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018585; Sat, 8 May 99 21:15:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 21:13:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA11221; Sun, 9 May 1999 00:41:59 GMT Received: from arl-img-10.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA10590; Sat, 8 May 1999 20:41:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by arl-img-10.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.18) id UAA00796 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Sat, 8 May 1999 20:41:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 20:41:28 -0400 From: Harry McCarty Subject: Thank you Les and Eric! To: Coral Reef List Server Message-Id: <199905082041_MC2-7505-92C5@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Harry McCarty Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id VAA22522 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 261 Many thanks to Les and Eric for the injection of realism here. The word "disease" does get thrown around in the coral community somewhat willy-nilly. Given the difficulties that even the professionals have in distinguishing true disease conditions in the wild, we need to be careful with both our terminology and our rush to diagnose long distance. This condition in Porites may indeed turn out to be a new disease, but it will take much more than a spirited exchange on this list server to prove that. We look forward to continued open discussion here on the list, but urge caution and observance of the traditional scientific methods related to diseases, both coral and other. Laurie, we'd like to hear more from you and possibly get both photos and specimens for examination. Until then, we'll file this all in the "That's interesting" file. Harry McCarty The Coral Disease Page http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 22:03:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA22886 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:03:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA19268; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:08:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019258; Sat, 8 May 99 22:07:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:04:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA12071; Sun, 9 May 1999 01:36:17 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA12053; Sat, 8 May 1999 21:36:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [208.251.162.216] (1Cust216.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.216]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA28311 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 18:36:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 21:41:38 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Porites Pink Blotch Disease Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 262 Les, Eric: My posting on the coral-list referred to the Porites sp. under stress as a syndrome, not a disease. A syndrome indicates the characterization of a disease. Although this looks like a disease, it has not satisfied Koch's postulates to be called a disease. This also applies to yellow band syndrome of the Caribbean. Although this looks like a disease, for now I will refer to it as a syndrome until proven otherwise. Regarding Porites, what I am describing is an additional organism residing on the coral surface layer NOT a change in host tissue pigmentation. The pink blotches or ovoid bodies (raised above the coral tissue) is sitting on the external surface or within the groves of the lesion which can extend 5 to 7 cm long. These pink blotches that I collected appear to be a meshwork of fungal hyphae. These were easily removed with a syringe or tweezer. In some severe cases these pink blotches appeared (visual level) in extending strands, in addition to a SLIGHT pigmentation change around the rim of the lesion, which is probably a stress response. I have not been able to tell if the pink organism or shall I say blotch is causing the deep depression similar to a ring. Some of these microbes can degrade/dissolve mineral surfaces (metals, rocks, etc.) by several different mechanisms. Microbial induced corrosion or bioerosion has been investigated by Golubic and colleagues (Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. vol 117:137-147 1995) and have clearly shown that fungal hyphae are common in coral skeletons as endoliths, this is a start to help us understand the behavior of micro-flora living within coral tissues as endoliths, however more research is needed as to what is residing on the CSM during normal and stressful conditions. Therefore to clarify my observations; the Porites tissue is not turning pink or exhibiting a pinkish or purplish discoloration, there is an un-known resident within the lesion or on the CSM resembling a fungal hyphae. This syndrome seems to be more abundant on the inner reefs closer to shore compared to the outer reefs. James M. Cervino From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 22:08:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA22923 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:08:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA19338; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:13:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019328; Sat, 8 May 99 22:12:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:10:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA12107; Sun, 9 May 1999 01:42:56 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA12076; Sat, 8 May 1999 21:42:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix2.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.7]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373970(4)>; Sat, 8 May 1999 15:42:11 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix2.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148473(3)>; Sat, 8 May 1999 15:42:32 -1000 Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:42:26 -1000 From: Cindy Hunter X-Sender: cindyh@uhunix2 To: Les Kaufman cc: "James M. Cervino" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Pink Blotch Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cindy Hunter Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 263 I'm here! I just turned email off for a few hours to go out for a snorkle with Bob Steneck and Jen Smith--looking at war zones betweens Hawaiian corals and algae. I am in complete agreement with Les--"pinking" is a general response to stress in Porites tissues. The source of the pigment(s) is an open question. I do know that such tissus exhibit an in vivo spectral absorbance peak at 580 nm--similar to pocilloporin? What's interesting is why some "bad hair days" persist (turfs or blue-greens recruit to lesions and hang in there) while others are fairly benign (coral tissue recovers). It makes me wonder if bacteria or algal components of the endolithic community (remember the discussion of pink skeletal bands that some attributed to Bob Buddemeier's alizarin staining of Pacific corals?) may move in, move up, or become more apparent in some cases as coral tissues succumb. Les, I think you first brought this possibility to my attention--areas of dying coral tissue can often look green, as well as pink. I also strongly agree with Les, Eric, and Esther--"disease" is a word that is just beginning to be understood for corals. Let's talk about it. Cindy On Sat, 8 May 1999, Les Kaufman wrote: > James and others: my experience with Porites compressa, Porites lobata, > and Porites evermanni (or so I took it to be) is that at least these > species, and probably many other Porites, exhibit a pinkish or purplish > discoloration in response to virtually any persistent insult- be they > parasites, necrosis near fish bite marks, margins of advance by competing > assemblages of endolith/algal turf (unsure who the main culprit is), or > even the edges of damselfish gardens. I think it is misleading to refer > to this collection of processes as a single disease. Even if there is a > disease that produces a distinct, recognizable manifestation of the pink > discoloration, neophytes will have a devil of a time distinguishing it > from all the other pinkish blotches these corals produce. Pink in > at least some Indo-Pacific Porites means "bad hair day." Cindy Hunter, > help us! > > Les Kaufman > Boston University Marine Program > lesk@bio.bu.edu > 617-353-5560 office > 617-353-6965 lab > 617-353-6340 fax > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 22:38:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA23137 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:38:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA19736; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:43:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019726; Sat, 8 May 99 22:43:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:40:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA12227; Sun, 9 May 1999 02:10:14 GMT Received: from onondaga.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA12247; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:10:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gate.net (tsmia1-39.gate.net [207.36.181.39]) by onondaga.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA94504 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:07:32 -0400 Message-Id: <3734ED29.2515D5D0@gate.net> Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 22:04:25 -0400 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-DIAL (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: Coral Reef List Server Subject: ISRS statement on coral diseases References: <199905082041_MC2-7505-92C5@compuserve.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 264 For those that missed it the first time around, the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) developed a scientific consensus statement on coral diseases. The statement was compiled by an ad hoc group of scientists in ISRS, composed of individuals who are directly or indirectly considering disease as part of their research programs. http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs The disease statement is in the "What's New" section. Steven Miller, Ph.D. (ISRS Recording Secretary) Director National Undersea Research Center University of North Carolina at Wilmington http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 8 22:39:43 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA23154 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:39:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA19757; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:44:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa19726; Sat, 8 May 99 22:44:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:41:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA12217; Sun, 9 May 1999 02:00:22 GMT Received: from piro.coqui.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA12210; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:00:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 196.42.62.64 (ppp-196-42-62-64.coqui.net [196.42.62.64]) by piro.coqui.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id WAA28750 for ; Sat, 8 May 1999 22:00:51 GMT Message-Id: <199905082200.WAA28750@piro.coqui.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail & News for Macintosh - 3.0c (405) Date: Sat, 08 May 1999 22:11:30 +0000 Subject: Re: "Sea lice" From: "Kathy V. Hall" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Next_Part_3009046290_712125_MS_Mac_IMN" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Kathy V. Hall" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 265 > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Next_Part_3009046290_712125_MS_Mac_IMN Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear Pam and others afflicted by seabather's eruption, Dr. Alina Szmant and other researchers from the Univ. of Miami collaborated in 1992 in the discovery that seabather's eruption, mistakenly thought to be caused by "sea lice," was really caused by the stinging larvae of the thimble jellyfish Linuche unquiculata. The web site http://www.fau.edu/safe/sea-lice.html is an excellent resource on the subject; and includes photos of the organism and patients, and prevention and treatment. A site with additional treatment info. for various bothersome marine critters is http://www.scubadiving.com/training/medicine/booboos.shtml. I was not able to access this safety soap site, but it sounds promising http://safetysoap.com/SeaLice/attentio.htm (if anyone gets in let me know). Kathy Hall Victim in Puerto Rico ---------- > From: Pam Muller > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: "Sea lice" > Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 11:33:03 -0400 (EDT) > >Attention Researchers in the Florida Keys: > >Those charming little friends lovingly called "sea lice" are thick and >pesky in the neuston in Keys waters these days. > >What exactly are they? I have heard everything from firecoral larvae to >small jelly's. Or can several types of tiny cnideria produce the same >response in sensitive individuals? > >To quote an old song: "Gonna need an ocean ----- of calamine lotion" > >Happy scratching! > >Pamela Hallock Muller >Department of Marine Science >University of South Florida >140 Seventh Avenue South >St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA >pmuller@marine.usf.edu >Phone: 727-553-1567 >FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!! > >"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what >nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - --Next_Part_3009046290_712125_MS_Mac_IMN Content-type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Re: "Sea lice" Dear Pam and others afflicted by seabather's eruption,

Dr. Alina Szmant and other researchers from the Univ. of Miami collaborated in 1992 in the discovery that seabather's eruption, mistakenly thought to be caused by "sea lice," was really caused by the stinging larvae of the thimble jellyfish Linuche unquiculata. The web site http://www.fau.edu/safe/sea-lice.html is an excellent resource on the subject; and includes photos of the organism and patients, and prevention and treatment. A site with additional treatment info. for various bothersome marine critters is http://www.scubadiving.com/training/medicine/booboos.shtml. I was not able to access this safety soap site, but it sounds promising http://safetysoap.com/SeaLice/attentio.htm (if anyone gets in let me know).

Kathy Hall
Victim in Puerto Rico

----------
> From: Pam Muller
> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: "Sea lice"
> Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 11:33:03 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Attention Researchers in the Florida Keys:
>
>Those charming little friends lovingly called "sea lice" are thick and
>pesky in the neuston in Keys waters these days.
>
>What exactly are they? I have heard everything from firecoral larvae to
>small jelly's. Or can several types of tiny cnideria produce the same
>response in sensitive individuals?
>
>To quote an old song: "Gonna need an ocean ----- of calamine lotion"
>
>Happy scratching!
>
>Pamela Hallock Muller
>Department of Marine Science
>University of South Florida
>140 Seventh Avenue South
>St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA
>pmuller@marine.usf.edu
>Phone: 727-553-1567
>FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!!
>
>"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what
>nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi -


--Next_Part_3009046290_712125_MS_Mac_IMN-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 9 20:37:41 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA03019 for ; Sun, 9 May 1999 20:37:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA14785; Sun, 9 May 1999 20:42:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014751; Sun, 9 May 99 20:41:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 9 May 1999 20:38:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA16501; Sun, 9 May 1999 23:52:53 GMT Received: from acs3.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA17713; Sun, 9 May 1999 19:52:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (cbentis@localhost) by acs3.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/) with SMTP id TAA37604; Sun, 9 May 1999 19:52:40 -0400 Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 19:52:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Bentis To: Les Kaufman cc: "James M. Cervino" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Pink Blotch Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Chris Bentis Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 266 I contacted cindy and her sentiments on this issue relfect yours. I use the term "disease" loosely and am not quick to believe that all apparent afflictions that are observed in corals have distinct etiologies. T^he whole "coral disease" group seems to be a mess of unidentifiable observations with a few relatively weel understood phenomena. Anyway, by midweek I would like to have a draft of the paper on cones for the Biological Bulletin Research notes that I would like you to review. Have one now but it needs revision. -Chris On Sat, 8 May 1999, Les Kaufman wrote: > James and others: my experience with Porites compressa, Porites lobata, > and Porites evermanni (or so I took it to be) is that at least these > species, and probably many other Porites, exhibit a pinkish or purplish > discoloration in response to virtually any persistent insult- be they > parasites, necrosis near fish bite marks, margins of advance by competing > assemblages of endolith/algal turf (unsure who the main culprit is), or > even the edges of damselfish gardens. I think it is misleading to refer > to this collection of processes as a single disease. Even if there is a > disease that produces a distinct, recognizable manifestation of the pink > discoloration, neophytes will have a devil of a time distinguishing it > from all the other pinkish blotches these corals produce. Pink in > at least some Indo-Pacific Porites means "bad hair day." 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Cervino" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Porites Pink Blotch Disease In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cindy Hunter Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 268 Cones? On Sun, 9 May 1999, Chris Bentis wrote: > I contacted cindy and her sentiments on this issue relfect yours. I use > the term "disease" loosely and am not quick to believe that all apparent > afflictions that are observed in corals have distinct etiologies. T^he > whole "coral disease" group seems to be a mess of unidentifiable > observations with a few relatively weel understood phenomena. > Anyway, by midweek I would like to have a draft of the paper on cones > for the Biological Bulletin Research notes that > I would like you to review. Have one now but it needs revision. > -Chris > > > On Sat, 8 May 1999, Les Kaufman wrote: > > > James and others: my experience with Porites compressa, Porites lobata, > > and Porites evermanni (or so I took it to be) is that at least these > > species, and probably many other Porites, exhibit a pinkish or purplish > > discoloration in response to virtually any persistent insult- be they > > parasites, necrosis near fish bite marks, margins of advance by competing > > assemblages of endolith/algal turf (unsure who the main culprit is), or > > even the edges of damselfish gardens. I think it is misleading to refer > > to this collection of processes as a single disease. Even if there is a > > disease that produces a distinct, recognizable manifestation of the pink > > discoloration, neophytes will have a devil of a time distinguishing it > > from all the other pinkish blotches these corals produce. Pink in > > at least some Indo-Pacific Porites means "bad hair day." Cindy Hunter, > > help us! > > > > Les Kaufman > > Boston University Marine Program > > lesk@bio.bu.edu > > 617-353-5560 office > > 617-353-6965 lab > > 617-353-6340 fax > > > > > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 10 01:30:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA05934 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:30:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA20351; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:34:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020339; Mon, 10 May 99 01:34:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:31:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA19195; Mon, 10 May 1999 05:15:16 GMT Received: from mailer1.u-ryukyu.ac.jp by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA19238; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:15:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cc1.cc.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (cc1.cc.u-ryukyu.ac.jp [133.13.2.10]) by mailer1.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (8.8.8+Sun/3.7W) with ESMTP id OAA00766 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 14:14:36 +0900 (JST) Received: from sci1.sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (sci1 [133.13.128.1]) by cc1.cc.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (8.8.8+Sun/3.7W) with ESMTP id OAA22306 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 14:14:36 +0900 (JST) Received: from sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp ([133.13.129.68]) by sci1.sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (8.8.8+Sun/3.7W) with ESMTP id OAA11413 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 14:14:35 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <37366A9B.9A08A530@sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 14:11:55 +0900 From: Robert van Woesik X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Porites Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------01A177C9BAF271E46B825987" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Robert van Woesik Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 269 --------------01A177C9BAF271E46B825987 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, the Porites pink debated continued ... my two cents worth. I wrote a short article in MEPS last year (MEPS 164: 213-220, 1998 "Lesion healing on massive Porites spp. corals"), see excerpt below for relevant text. Clearly the pink colorations were not diseases but rather active calcification areas. This then is in argeement with Cindy's and Les's comments. >From the above citation....(page 215) Regeneration commenced with an initial 2-3 mm upward growth of the healing edge followed by lateral encroachment of soft tissue and skeleton toward the lesion's centre within the first month. The healing edge was a conspicuous pink colour in the first month then became pale. Macroalgae (Padina sp.) were common on the lesions in winter (December) - four months after the lesions were inflicted. No macroalgae were present after February 1995. Lesion recovery was not deterred by filamentous or macroalgae. No evidence of grazing was seen on the lesions throughout the study. A pink fleck consistently appeared on the healing edge as it closed. The fleck turned pale one month prior to complete healing. ... Rob van Woesik --------------01A177C9BAF271E46B825987 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all,

the Porites pink debated continued ... my two cents worth.

I wrote a short article in MEPS last year (MEPS 164: 213-220, 1998 "Lesion healing on massive Porites spp. corals"), see excerpt below for relevant text. Clearly the pink colorations were not diseases but rather active calcification areas. This then is in argeement with Cindy's and Les's comments.

From the above citation....(page 215)
Regeneration commenced with an initial 2-3 mm upward growth of the healing edge followed by lateral encroachment of soft tissue and skeleton toward the lesion's centre within the first month. The healing edge was a conspicuous pink colour in the first month then became pale. Macroalgae (Padina sp.) were common on the lesions in winter (December) -  four months after the lesions were inflicted. No macroalgae were present after February 1995.  Lesion recovery was not deterred by filamentous or macroalgae. No evidence of grazing was seen on the lesions throughout the study. A pink fleck consistently appeared on the healing edge as it closed. The fleck turned pale one month  prior to complete healing. ...
 

Rob van Woesik --------------01A177C9BAF271E46B825987-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 10 08:22:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA09662 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 08:22:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA28920; Mon, 10 May 1999 08:27:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028901; Mon, 10 May 99 08:27:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 08:24:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21166; Mon, 10 May 1999 11:56:04 GMT Received: from falcon.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA20993; Mon, 10 May 1999 07:55:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [208.251.162.143] (1Cust47.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.47]) by falcon.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id EAA21678 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 04:55:49 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 08:01:30 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 270 Dear Robert and others, ROBERT: The healing edge was a conspicuous pink colour in the first month then became pale. JAMES: YES YOU ARE CORRECT, PIGMENTATION CHANGE IS EVIDENT AROUND THE HEALING EDGE, HOWEVER, NOT IN OTHER AREAS ON THAT PARTICULAR CORAL COLONY. THE REASON THIS CAN BE CONFUSING IS THE PIGMENTED PINK RING OR BLOTCH IS SEEN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LESION MARKED BY THE DEPRESSED SKELETON. SIMILAR TO THE BEHAVIOR OF YELLOW BAND/BLOTCH IN THE CARIBBEAN, HOWEVER, THE DEPRESSION IS DEEPER WITH REGARD TO THE PORITES SYNDROME. THE PURPLISH BLOTCH ON 2 OF MY PHOTOS LOOKS SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON ESTHER PETERS DISEASE HOME PAGE UNDER NEOPLASMS. LOSS OF POLYP STRUCTURE ((original pigment and mucus is not evident in the blotch, suggesting loss of zooxanthelle)). Is this possible?? ROBERT: A pink fleck consistently appeared on the healing edge as it closed. The fleck turned pale one month prior to complete healing. THIS UN-KNOWN OVOID SHAPED RESIDENT WITH STRANDS EXTENDING OUTWARD CAN BE SEE ON THE CORAL SURFACE LAYER WITHOUT LESIONS. MANY HEALTHY CORALS (PROBABLY DURING THE BEGINNING) HAVE THESE PINK OVOID SHAPED BODIES ALL OVER THEM. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO FOLLOW IT AT THIS STAGE TO SEE IF THIS IS CAUSING THE LESION. THIS UN-KNOWN RESIDENT CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN AND AROUND LESIONS AS WELL. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: 1)WHAT IS THE OVOID SHAPED ORGANISM 2) IS IT CAUSING THE LESION 3)ARE FISH OR OTHER MARINE ORGANISMS RESPONSIBLE 4)IS THIS RECOVERY AFTER FISH DAMAGE (the corals we are looking at are not in recovery). Thanks for the discussion, James From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 10 11:14:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15180 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 11:14:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA12366; Mon, 10 May 1999 11:19:10 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012303; Mon, 10 May 99 11:18:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 11:15:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA21945; Mon, 10 May 1999 14:43:46 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA21901; Mon, 10 May 1999 10:43:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [132.236.111.152] ([132.236.111.152]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA17967 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 10:43:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 09:53:18 -0400 To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Subject: Re: Purple rings Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 271 Hello, all: Although I've responded to many of you personally, I would like to thank everyone collectively for your input. The whole coral disease topic is obviously of great interest to many of us, and I totally agree that we need to proceed cautiously and rigorously, and to err on the side of caution. The feedback I have gotten from Les, Eric, Cindy, and Harry has been very helpful and has actually tweaked my interest in investigating the phenomenon I have seen on our reefs in the Philippines. It would be very interesting to try to determine why some lesions heal and others get colonized by algal tufts, as well as to find out if they actually start out as fish bites, which seems to make sense. Perhaps in the future, I will contact you all again for some more ideas. Meanwhile, I will try to take some good pictures this summer. Thanks, again. Laurie From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 10 12:48:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA18155 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 12:48:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA23081; Mon, 10 May 1999 12:52:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023001; Mon, 10 May 99 12:52:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 12:49:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA22460; Mon, 10 May 1999 16:23:01 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA22432; Mon, 10 May 1999 12:22:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA27436; Mon, 10 May 1999 12:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 12:22:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Pam Muller To: "Kathy V. Hall" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: "Sea lice" In-Reply-To: <199905082200.WAA28750@piro.coqui.net> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pam Muller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 272 Many thanks to all the respondents re: sea lice, which I learned should be called "seabather's eruption". From the replies I received, I wasn't alone in not knowing exactly who were the culprits. So particular thanks to Alina Szmant and Kathy Hall - Kathy gaves us all the info on websites. Safe diving!! Pam Pamela Hallock Muller Department of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA pmuller@marine.usf.edu Phone: 727-553-1567 FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!! "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 10 15:32:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23282 for ; Mon, 10 May 1999 15:32:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA12884; Mon, 10 May 1999 15:36:05 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012849; Mon, 10 May 99 15:35:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 15:31:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA22768; Mon, 10 May 1999 18:53:53 GMT Received: from smtp2.hawaii.rr.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA23173; Mon, 10 May 1999 14:53:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from computer - 24.94.77.179 by smtp2.hawaii.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1774.114.11); Mon, 10 May 1999 08:55:28 -1000 Message-Id: <001001be9b15$e3c1cce0$b34d5e18@computer.hawaii.rr.com> From: "keven reed" To: Subject: Daytime spawning by Pocilloporids in Okinawa, Japan Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 08:49:52 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE9AC2.11EB0360" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "keven reed" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 273 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE9AC2.11EB0360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To add to Pauline-Fiene Severns observations on the spawning cycles of = Pocilloporids at Molokini Crater, Hawai'i: I saw three Pocilloporids = (Pocillopora verrucosa?) releasing sperm about 1030-1100 on June 22, = 1997 at Chiibishi reef. It was the day after a full moon on 21 June = 1997. I was a guest of Prof. Rob van Woesik's class on a boat dive at = Chiibishi Reef about 14 km west-northwest of Naha, Okinawa, approx 26 = degrees 15 minutes N. =20 Most on the dive did not to get to see these significant events. = However, I was paired up with Akiyuki and it was he who astutely spotted = the "smoking" scleractinians. We noticed the first colony releasing = sperm at 8 meters depth, and later in the dive two more colonies at 6.4 = meters depth. Water temperature was 26 C/78 F. Low tide had been at = 0736 and high tide was scheduled for 1421. Keven Reed, O.D., FAAO Naval Medical Clinic Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i FAX: (808) 473-1882 email: reedk001@hawaii.rr.com Home telephone: (808) 677-3044 Work telephone: (808) 473-1880 ext 350 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE9AC2.11EB0360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To add to Pauline-Fiene Severns = observations on=20 the spawning cycles of Pocilloporids at Molokini Crater, Hawai'i:  = I saw=20 three Pocilloporids (Pocillopora verrucosa?) releasing sperm about = 1030-1100 on=20 June 22, 1997 at Chiibishi reef.  It was the day after a full moon = on 21=20 June 1997.  I was a guest of Prof. Rob van Woesik's class on a boat = dive at=20 Chiibishi Reef about 14 km west-northwest of Naha, Okinawa, approx 26 = degrees 15=20 minutes N. 
    Most on the dive = did not to=20 get to see these significant events.  However, I was paired up with = Akiyuki=20 and it was he who astutely spotted the "smoking" = scleractinians. =20 We noticed the first colony releasing sperm at 8 meters depth, and later = in the=20 dive two more colonies at 6.4 meters depth.  Water temperature was = 26 C/78=20 F.  Low tide had been at 0736 and high tide was scheduled for=20 1421.
 
Keven Reed, O.D., FAAO
Naval = Medical Clinic=20 Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i
FAX:  (808) 473-1882
email:  reedk001@hawaii.rr.com
Home= =20 telephone: (808) 677-3044
Work telephone: (808) 473-1880 ext=20 350
------=_NextPart_000_000D_01BE9AC2.11EB0360-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 11 15:51:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA22227 for ; Tue, 11 May 1999 15:51:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA08087; Tue, 11 May 1999 15:55:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008006; Tue, 11 May 99 15:54:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 11 May 1999 15:50:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA30188; Tue, 11 May 1999 19:15:59 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA30232; Tue, 11 May 1999 15:15:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix4.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.54]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <374060(5)>; Tue, 11 May 1999 09:15:00 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171772(9)>; Tue, 11 May 1999 09:15:28 -1000 Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 09:15:26 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: hi from john in bundy (fwd) Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 274 >From a friend of mine in Bundaberg, Australia. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 14:52:32 -1000 Subject: hi from john in bundy The coral here is nothing short of fantastic at present. There is no sign of the bleaching and in fact we believe the regeneration is an improvement on what was there before. This is the opinion of several old timers who have been diving these parts for many years. Most amazing is the favia types. Many that I had given up for dead have come back with a vengence, and have such vivid color that it is impossible to believe that a year ago they were a bleached skeleton seemingly void of life. As I said before the Dendro's are also proliferating and have populated areas that they previously were not to be found. This is especially true in areas less than 15' depth. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 12 09:43:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA10791 for ; Wed, 12 May 1999 09:43:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA17328; Wed, 12 May 1999 09:46:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017280; Wed, 12 May 99 09:45:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 1999 09:41:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA35008; Wed, 12 May 1999 12:57:26 GMT Received: from kuhub.cc.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA33229; Wed, 12 May 1999 08:57:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU by KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU (PMDF V5.2-31 #32698) id <01JB3PCGTTOG00YQK6@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 12 May 1999 07:56:58 CDT (UTC -05:00) Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 07:56:51 -0500 (UTC -05:00) From: "DAPHNE G. FAUTIN" Subject: lost members In-reply-to: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: DAPHNE FAUTIN Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "DAPHNE G. FAUTIN" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 275 The International Society for Reef Studies has lost some of its members. The following people are current members but the address the ISRS business office has for each is apparently no longer valid -- journals and other mailings have been returned to the business office. I would appreciate these people or anyone who knows their whereabouts to contact me with a valid current address so they can be sent what they have paid for! Onno Diekmann -- last known address in Groningen Ryoumatu Imai -- last known address in Sendai City Morgan Pratchett -- last known address in Townsville Moshira Hassan -- last known address in Kiel Don McAllister -- last known address in Perth Steven Purcell -- last known address in Weetangera Thank you. Daphne G. Fautin Division of Biological Sciences Haworth Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 1-785-864-3062 (telephone) 1-785-864-5321 (fax) NEW VERSION! Catalogue of sea anemones of the world (Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia, and Ptychodactiaria) -- listing 1404 species, the reference in which each was described, a map displaying type locality of each, and existing type specimens of more than 800 of them biocomplexity.nhm.ukans.edu/anemones/images/Version.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 12 13:24:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA18622 for ; Wed, 12 May 1999 13:24:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12303; Wed, 12 May 1999 13:28:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012277; Wed, 12 May 99 13:28:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 1999 13:25:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA35883; Wed, 12 May 1999 16:30:39 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA36402; Wed, 12 May 1999 12:30:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA08045; Wed, 12 May 1999 12:29:23 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 12:30:08 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: May 17th US Global Change Seminar: "Surface Temperature Changes and Biospheric Responses in the Northern Hemisphere during the Last 1,000 Years" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA18622 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 276 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Surface Temperature Changes and Biospheric Responses in the Northern Hemisphere during the Last 1,000 Years What is the record of surface temperature fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere over the last 1,000 years? How does the observed climate warming of the 20th century compare with this 1,000-year record? What do tree-rings tells us about the climate of the last 1,000 years relative to that of the 20th century? How much of the observed warming in the 20th century can be attributed to natural climate variability? How much of that warming is likely to be attributable to human activities? What has the biospheric response been to these changes, especially in the 20th century? What can be said about the rate of temperature change over the last 100 years or more? Was 1998 the warmest year in the last millennium? To what extent can the observed warming of 1998 be attributable to El Nino? Public Invited Monday, May 17, 1999, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION: Dr. Joseph Friday, Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC SPEAKERS: Dr. Michael E. Mann, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Dr. Malcolm K. Hughes, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Dr. James Hansen, Head, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY Large-scale Temperatures During the Past One-Thousand Years Overview: Without knowledge of natural climate variability at century and longer timescales, it is difficult to determine the significance of 20th century warming evident in the relatively short instrumental record of global surface temperature. To obtain a longer-term perspective on observed climate variability and change, one must resort to indirect measurements of climate variations derived from natural archives or "proxy" climate indicators such as tree rings, corals, and ice cores, supplemented with the few available long instrumental and historical climate records. Using such proxy data networks, research published in 1998 led to estimates of annual, global surface temperature patterns dating back to AD 1400. Averaging these reconstructions allowed the calculation of estimates of Northern Hemisphere mean temperatures back through AD 1400, as well as estimates of the uncertainties in these estimates. The warmth of the 1990s appeared to be unprecedented in this reconstruction, with three years during this decade (1990, 1995, and 1997) that were likely to be warmer than any other year since AD 1400. Reconstructions further back in time were not then possible with the available data networks. Two significant events have occurred since that research was done that allow those original conclusions to be expanded upon. Based upon careful consideration of the sparse proxy data available for the years AD 1000 - AD 1400, estimates of yearly Northern Hemisphere mean temperatures have been made dating back to AD 1000, albeit with considerably larger uncertainties. Not withstanding these uncertainties, and taking into account the slightly warmer temperature estimates for the early part of the millennium, it would be difficult to argue that the 1990s were as anomalous when viewed in the context of the temperature history of the entire millennium, were it not for the record warmth of 1998. The year 1998 was observed to have been significantly warmer (by about 0.2 degrees C) than any other year in the instrumental record. In the context of the last 1,000 years, one can say with a high degree of confidence that 1998 was warmest year for the Northern Hemisphere. The Millennial Temperature Record: Prior to AD 1400, surface temperature estimates depend upon certain key climate proxy data series, especially those in the higher elevations of the western U.S. which show a marked temperature sensitivity. These data also show non-climatic influences during the 19th and 20th century that may be related to CO2 increases or perhaps other factors. As such, these non-climatic influences must be subject to further research and analysis, before the data can be used in long-term climate reconstruction. Prior to about AD 1000, the sparseness of the available data preclude a meaningful estimate of hemispheric mean temperatures. Based on the millennial hemispheric temperature estimates, conditions during the earlier centuries of the past millennium appear somewhat higher than those of the 15th-19th centuries. However, the data do not support the notion of the existence of a hemisphere-wide "Medieval Warm Period" relative to the late 20th century warming. Rather, the evidence suggests that the warmest decades of the Medieval era were comparable to early and mid 20th century temperatures, but not those of the late 20th century. Some evidence suggests that certain regions (e.g., the North Atlantic and Greenland) may have exhibited somewhat greater warmth, but at the hemispheric scale, the evidence does not support the notion of sustained periods of warmth during the past 1,000 years, comparable to the warmth of the late 20th century. Due to the sparseness of the proxy climate data for the years prior to AD 1400, and the difficulty in resolving temperature variations this far back in time, the uncertainties in hemispheric temperature estimates become considerably larger in the earlier centuries of the past millennium. Even with these expanded uncertainties, however, the 1990s, and 1998 in particular, appear to have exhibited hemispheric warmth that is unprecedented at least over the last 1,000 years. Causal Factors of Temperature Change: In searching for a likely cause or causes that explain variations in the Earth's surface temperature changes over the last six centuries, a suite of plausible, candidate, climate-forcing influences such as changes in the brightness of the Sun, changes in the frequency and magnitude of volcanic eruptions, and human-caused increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, have been evaluated. This analysis suggested that only an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases could explain the anomalous warmth of the late 20th century. With longer-term, millennial estimates of surface temperature change, other factors may yet prove to play a role. On timescales of tens to hundreds-of-thousands of years, the "astronomical theory" of climate change holds that changes in the geometry of the Earth's orbit relative to the Sun, bring about subtle changes in the distribution of solar radiation at the Earth's surface that may drive slow, but significant, long-term changes in climate. A number of recent climate modeling experiments suggest that such astronomical factors should have led to a slow cooling of the climate since about 6,000 years before present, at a rate of cooling of between 0.01 and 0.04 degrees C/century. Such theoretical considerations are in remarkable agreement with the observed cooling trend (about 0.02 degrees C/century) from AD 1000 through the mid 19th century, as observed in this temperature reconstruction. However, this long-term cooling trend undergoes a dramatic reversal over the course of the 20th century. Thus, the 20th century warming trend appears to be that much more anomalous when viewed in the context of the natural, long-term climate variability of the last millennium, and is therefore again, unlikely to be due to natural factors alone. Tree-Ring Records of Temperature, Precipitation and the Biosphere's Response to Climate Change The measured record from thermometers, rain gauges and barometers, does not provide an adequate sample of the ways in which climate could vary under recent or present conditions, even if there were no human influence on climate. Planning that ignores this will be inadequate, whether its focus is resource use (e.g. energy or water) or mitigating the consequences of natural disturbances such as drought, floods and wildfires. This is because the instrumental record is often too short to represent the different ways climate can behave, and because this record was hardly started by the time human action had made measurable changes in the composition of our atmosphere. One therefore, cannot rely solely on the twentieth century instrumental record to assess the character of climate change. Research using tree rings to derive estimates of climate variability provides many interesting insights. Examples include: * The Northern Hemisphere has very likely been markedly warmer in the late twentieth century than at any time in the preceding 900 years. * Major explosive volcanic eruptions have played a much larger part in affecting climate in earlier centuries than recently - they have been relatively rare this century. * Droughts in the western U.S. have been more frequent, more intense and sometimes much longer at various times in the last two or three thousand years than in the twentieth century. * The time period between years in which El Niño/La Niña strongly affects conditions in Texas, neighboring states and northern Mexico has varied over recent centuries. Work on using tree rings to detect the biosphere's response to climate variability and climate change is at a much earlier stage than their use as natural climate recorders, but some intriguing fragments of evidence have already emerged. In some regions as widely separated as the southern Rockies in the U.S., and Tasmania, high elevation trees have shown growth spurts in the last two to three decades that are unprecedented in at least the last thousand years. In the case of the southern Rockies, this seems to have been caused by an unusual combination of climatic conditions, rather than by any direct fertilization by increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the air. Trees growing at the highest elevations in the mountains in and around the Great Basin have been growing at an accelerated rate since the middle of the nineteenth century, and the link that did exist between their growth rate and local climate broke down at that time. There is no convincing climatic explanation for this, and alternatives, such as direct carbon dioxide fertilization have been proposed, but none has gained wide acceptance. An integrated program of research combining tree-ring records and vegetation remote sensing is needed to record and better assess the biosphere's response to climate change and variability. Analysis of Surface Temperature Change in the Past Century The NASA/GISS (Goddard Institute for Space Studies) has developed a data set that provides estimates of global surface temperature change for 1880-1998, the period with significant global coverage of instrumental data. Urban influence on the record is substantial in certain locations, but is found to have only a small effect on the global estimates. The record shows global warming this century that is unambiguous and unusual. The five-year mean global temperature has increased about 0.7 degrees C since the late 1800s. The global surface temperature in 1998 was the warmest in the period of instrumental data. The rate of temperature change is higher in the past 25 years than at any previous time in the period of instrumental data. The warmth of 1998 is too large and pervasive to be fully accounted for by the recent El Nino. This analysis suggests that the global temperature may have moved to a higher level, analogous to the significant increase that occurred in the late 1970s. The record of surface temperature change can be compared with satellite measurements of tropospheric temperature for the period since 1979. The satellite record is sometimes interpreted as being contradictory to the surface measurements. The GISS analysis indicates that the differences are actually small and within estimated measurement errors, and that the results are consistent with a long term warming trend at the surface and in the troposphere. This analysis further indicates that there has been a slight cooling in the United States in the past 50 years, particularly in the eastern half of the country. The latter observation raises questions regarding the likelihood of the observed temperature change in the U.S. catching up with the rest of the world, and the observational data on global climate forcings and the ocean necessary to answer the questions. Biographies Dr Michael E. Mann currently holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Massachusetts, in the Department of Geosciences. In the Fall of 1999, he will become an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, in the Department of Environmental Sciences. Dr. Mann's research focuses on the application of statistical techniques to understanding climate variability and climate change from both empirical and climate model-based perspectives. A specific area of current research is paleoclimate data synthesis and statistically based climate pattern reconstruction during past centuries using climate "proxy" data networks. Other areas of active research include model-based simulation of natural climate variability, climate model/data intercomparison, and long-range climate forecasting. Dr. Mann is a Lead Author of the Observed Climate Variability and Change chapter of the IPCC Third Scientific Assessment Report, and a contributor on several other chapters of the report. He is a frequent participant in government agency-sponsored panels and workshops dealing with climate variability and paleoclimate, and is heavily involved with international climate research programs such as PAGES (Past Global Changes) and CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability). Dr. Mann received his undergraduate degrees in physics and applied math from the University of California at Berkeley, an MS degree in physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Yale University. Dr. Mann is the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed journal publications or book chapters, and has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and prizes. His work in the area of global climate change has also been widely described in the popular media. Dr. Malcolm K. Hughes is a professor of dendrochronology and director of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His research interests include natural climate variability on inter-annual to century time scales, and regional to global spatial scales, primarily using tree rings. Dr. Hughes has served as a member of the executive committee of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, University of Arizona; the Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data at the National Research Council; the Biometeorology Committee, American Meteorological Society (AMS); the CLIVAR/PAGES working group; and the U.S. delegation to the World Climate Research Program conference, Geneva, Switzerland. In 1998, Dr. Hughes was selected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and in 1999, he was awarded a Bullard Fellowship by Harvard University. He received his B.Sc. degree in botany and zoology in 1965, and his Ph.D. degree in ecology in 1970, from the University of Durham, United Kingdom. Dr. James Hansen heads the NASA Institute for Space Studies in New York City, which is a division of Goddard Space Flight Center's (Greenbelt, MD) Earth Sciences Directorate. He was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science program of Dr. James Van Allen at the University of Iowa. His early research on the properties of clouds of Venus led to their identification as sulfuric acid. Since the late 1970s, he has worked on process studies and computer simulations of the Earth's climate, focusing on understanding the human impact on the global climate. Dr. Hansen has also testified before Congress on the issue of global warming. In 1995, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. In 1963, Dr. Hansen received his Bachelor of Arts degree with highest distinction in physics and mathematics from the University of Iowa. He participated in the NASA Graduate Traineeship from 1963-1966, and received a Masters of Science degree in astronomy from the University of Iowa, in 1965. Dr. Hansen was a visiting student at the Institute of Astrophysics, University of Kyoto and the Department of Astronomy, Tokyo University, Japan from 1965-1966. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Iowa in 1967. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 1999 Tentative Topic: The Status of Coral Reefs: An Update For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 12 17:33:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA25615 for ; Wed, 12 May 1999 17:33:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA08334; Wed, 12 May 1999 17:36:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008296; Wed, 12 May 99 17:36:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 1999 17:26:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA38627; Wed, 12 May 1999 20:38:40 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA38526; Wed, 12 May 1999 16:38:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp117.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.117]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id VAA24275; Wed, 12 May 1999 21:37:03 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199905130137.VAA24275@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "ReefKeeper" , "eco-isla" , "Coral-List" , "Michael Nemeth" Subject: Banning Fish Traps Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 16:33:36 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id RAA25615 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 277 This letter is in response to REEFKEEPER Int regarding a petition being circulating to demonstrate support for an equitable phase out of fish traps in the U.S. Caribbean. The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (NOAA) is currently holding regional meetings to discuss. I've decided to post the response to let others know about the petition and to possibly generate some discussion from managers facing similar problems elsewhere in the world. Dear Alexander and Michael, Thank you. We received the information from REEFKEEPER, and will be discussing the petition and resolution with the fishermen on Culebra tomorrow. CORALations agrees trap fishing is unsustainable. Cultural issues aside, another concern in Puerto Rico is that the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources [DNER] and the fishermen are constantly fighting. This is relevant, as you know, in that most of the waters used for trapping around PR are governed by the local DNER. Since founding CORALations in PR in 1995, we have never witnessed any common ground between this agency and the fishermen. The fishermen blame the declining fish populations on the water pollution and the Government blames the declining fish populations on over fishing. This rhetoric goes around and around and the fishermen keep overfishing and the government keeps polluting, or allowing the pollution to continue. It is my opinion, the DNER in Puerto Rico needs to make a public show of respect for the fishermen's concerns about water pollution, if they expect any cooperation on the fish trap ban. Our concern is that this ecosystem will just continue in rapid collapse if there continues to be no constructive dialogue between these groups. 200 million gallons of primary sewage and untreated industrial wastes are discharged into our coastal waters every day. Now the government of Puerto Rico is planning the construction of a new primary sewage discharge plant.(through a loophole in the Clean Water Act.) DNER scientists can't or don't express any concerns about this, possibly for political reasons and/or job security...and this is not right. These smelly plants which have gross (and I mean gross) histories of non-compliance, are placed in poor coastal communities which rely heavily on subsitence fishing in the area of outfall. As educated people the DNER scientists should take the "high road" on this and recognize the need for diplomatic action. My guess is, the petition will end in conflicts, although I hope this is not the case. Successful banning not only means legislation and enforcement, something Puerto Rico's Marine Natural Reserves* still don't benefit from, but it also means fostering compliance on the part of the fishermen. (*Note: in PR law, the designation marine natural reserve is not a MFR or "no take" zone, in many cases it implies absolutely no management plan) So, while we feel this is an important issue to back...and we will support it, we also feel it must be handled diplomatically, and some effort of good faith on the clean water front be acknowledged by DNER in Puerto Rico, in order for it to be successful. Thank you again for forwarding the petition, and as mentioned earlier, we are supporting the resolution and circulating the petition, although will be drafting our own letter which will include some of the above stated concerns to Mr. José Campos. Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 12 21:33:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA28571 for ; Wed, 12 May 1999 21:33:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA18396; Wed, 12 May 1999 21:38:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018341; Wed, 12 May 99 21:37:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 12 May 1999 21:34:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA39912; Thu, 13 May 1999 01:12:33 GMT Received: from beryl.es.su.oz.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA39439; Wed, 12 May 1999 21:12:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 129.78.124.3.es.su.oz.au (sango.es.su.oz.au [129.78.124.217]) by beryl.es.su.oz.au (8.8.8/8.6.6) with SMTP id LAA26593 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 11:12:03 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990513230942.007f1e90@beryl.es.su.oz.au> X-Sender: jody@beryl.es.su.oz.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 23:09:42 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Jody Webster Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jody Webster Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 278 Dear List Members, I am looking for the email address of Ted McConnaughey. Thanks in advance for your help. Cheers Jody Webster ----------------------------------------------------- Jody Webster Ph.d Candidate School of Geosciences Division of Geology and Geophysics University of Sydney, N.S.W, 2006 Australia Tel : 61(2) 9351 5192 Fax : 61(2) 9351 0184 Email : jody@es.su.oz.au ------------------------------------------------------ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 13 13:06:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA14936 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 13:06:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29336; Thu, 13 May 1999 13:10:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029324; Thu, 13 May 99 13:10:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 May 1999 13:07:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA41604; Thu, 13 May 1999 16:27:15 GMT Received: from wpo.nerc.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA43955; Thu, 13 May 1999 12:27:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GatewayKW-Message_Server by wpo.nerc.ac.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 13 May 1999 17:12:39 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:12:23 +0100 From: "Zoe Billinghurst" To: Subject: Proliferation rates of Symbiodinium and C:N or Gln:Glu data Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Zoe Billinghurst" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 279 I am looking for data (published or not) of recorded proliferation rates or Mitotic index of Symbiodinium sp from different hosts, and/or in culture. Also C:N and gln:glu values for Symbiodinium and related dinoflagellates in symbiosis and free living. Any information or key references which you know of would be most appreciated Thanks in advance Z. Billinghurst Marine Biological Association of the UK The Laboratory Citadel Hill Plymouth PL1 2PB UK From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 13 14:55:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA18250 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 14:55:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA07196; Thu, 13 May 1999 14:58:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007177; Thu, 13 May 99 14:58:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 May 1999 14:56:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA45042; Thu, 13 May 1999 18:24:15 GMT Received: from orion.sas.upenn.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA45033; Thu, 13 May 1999 14:24:05 -0400 (EDT) From: khancock@sas.upenn.edu Received: from petraitis ([130.91.128.70]) by orion.sas.upenn.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1/SAS.05) with SMTP id OAA09609 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 14:23:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 14:23:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199905131823.OAA09609@orion.sas.upenn.edu> X-Sender: khancock@postoffice.sas.upenn.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: recruitment plates Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: khancock@sas.upenn.edu Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 280 I am looking for limestone to use as coral recruitment plates. Can anyone suggest an inexpensive source? The planned project is in Panama, so a source in Central America would be great. If not I can ship them. Thank you. Kathy Hancock ********************************************************************* Kathy Hancock Alternate Address: University of Pennsylvania June 1999 - December 2000 Department of Biology 210 Gulf Drive Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Group Waveland, MS 39576 327 Leidy Laboratory Phone & FAX 228-467-7395 Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018 khancock@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-8419 FAX 215-898-8780 khancock@sas.upenn.edu ********************************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 13 15:28:38 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19117 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:28:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA10708; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:33:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010697; Thu, 13 May 99 15:33:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:30:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA45240; Thu, 13 May 1999 19:03:40 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA45223; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:03:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA07827; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:05:58 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007733; Thu, 13 May 99 15:05:18 -0400 Received: from pangea (pangea [172.16.105.79]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA18463 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:00:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <009601be9d74$48920990$4f6910ac@pangea.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Gina Morisseau-Leroy" To: Subject: Pink Porites Thread Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:10:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gina Morisseau-Leroy" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 281 Dear Coral-Listers, Recently on the list there was some discussion here on the Coral-List regarding pink blotch/spot/ring disease. Since there was so much discussion we here at CHAMP felt that it might be helpful to make a thread out of it. It is now available at http://www.coral.noaa.gov/themes/blotch-thread.html. There have also been a couple of other new posts to the Coral Themes and Projects page that might be of interest. You can view them at http://www.coral.noaa.gov/themes/themes.html. Salutations. Gina Morisseau-Leroy gmoriss@aoml.noaa.gov Webmaster for OCD and CHAMP NOAA/AOML/OCD From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 13 16:27:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20413 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 16:27:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA14792; Thu, 13 May 1999 16:31:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014722; Thu, 13 May 99 16:30:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 May 1999 16:27:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA44202; Thu, 13 May 1999 19:57:03 GMT Received: from orion.sas.upenn.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA45481; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:56:57 -0400 (EDT) From: khancock@sas.upenn.edu Received: from petraitis ([130.91.128.70]) by orion.sas.upenn.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1/SAS.05) with SMTP id PAA12669 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:56:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:56:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199905131956.PAA12669@orion.sas.upenn.edu> X-Sender: khancock@postoffice.sas.upenn.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: recruitment plates Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: khancock@sas.upenn.edu Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 282 I apologize for duplicate postings. I am looking for limestone to use as coral recruitment plates. Can anyone suggest an inexpensive source? The planned project is in Panama, so a source in Central America would be great. If not I can ship them. Thank you. Kathy Hancock ********************************************************************* Kathy Hancock Alternate Address: University of Pennsylvania June 1999 - December 2000 Department of Biology 210 Gulf Drive Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Group Waveland, MS 39576 327 Leidy Laboratory Phone & FAX 228-467-7395 Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018 khancock@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-8419 FAX 215-898-8780 khancock@sas.upenn.edu ********************************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 13 17:27:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA21901 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 17:27:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19330; Thu, 13 May 1999 17:30:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019299; Thu, 13 May 99 17:29:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 13 May 1999 17:27:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA28853; Thu, 13 May 1999 20:46:03 GMT Received: from daffodil.infochan.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA42971; Thu, 13 May 1999 16:45:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Jerome (ntsa75.infochan.com [208.135.101.12]) by daffodil.infochan.com (8.9.0/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA06180 for ; Thu, 13 May 1999 15:44:21 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19990513154336.006930f4@daffodil.infochan.com> X-Sender: cassian@daffodil.infochan.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 15:43:36 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Cassian Edwards Subject: sediment porosity Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cassian Edwards Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 283 Hello all, I need a rough figure for mean grain specific gravity in order to calculate reef sediment porosity. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance, Cassian cassian@infochan.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 14 20:25:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA19818 for ; Fri, 14 May 1999 20:25:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA10690; Fri, 14 May 1999 20:30:08 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010677; Fri, 14 May 99 20:29:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 14 May 1999 20:26:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA53968; Fri, 14 May 1999 23:22:40 GMT Message-Id: <199905142322.XAA53968@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:58:38 PDT From: antonio ortiz To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: tissue I.D. in meandroid coral Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: antonio ortiz Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 284 Hi! We are looking for information about tissue identification in meandroid coral species.=A0 We would like to know how to identify histological sectio= ns of Diploria sp.=A0 Please send any references directly to : alortiz9@hotmail.com Thanks Antonio L. Ortiz Department of Marine Science UPR-Mayaguez From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 16 10:16:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA03425 for ; Sun, 16 May 1999 10:16:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19837; Sun, 16 May 1999 10:19:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019813; Sun, 16 May 99 10:18:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 16 May 1999 10:15:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07030; Sun, 16 May 1999 13:11:57 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA07022; Sun, 16 May 1999 09:11:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 2796 invoked by uid 0); 16 May 1999 13:12:59 -0000 Message-Id: <19990516131259.2795.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 199.227.60.113 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sun, 16 May 1999 06:12:58 PDT X-Originating-IP: [199.227.60.113] From: "Dione Swanson" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Two position announcements Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 09:12:58 EDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dione Swanson" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id KAA03425 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 285 The following are two position announcements for work in the Florida Keys. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: University of North Carolina, Wilmington, National Undersea Research Center (Key Largo, FL) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (EPA position) POSITION DESCRIPTION: Assist the Program Manager in all aspects of a coral reef research and monitoring program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The primary focus of the program is to document coral reef community composition and condition in marine protected areas of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (specifically the Sanctuary Preservation Areas established in 1997) and adjacent reference sites located from Miami to Key West, and the Dry Tortugas. The project is based out of Key Largo, FL. The position involves extensive fieldwork, data management, and analysis (video, photographic, and statistical). There will be several extended trips of 7 to 10 days and possibly a large field expedition to the Dry Tortugas in addition to the fieldwork in the vicinity of Key Largo. Fieldwork includes SCUBA diving to coral reef sites (in depths of 30 ft, 60ft, and 90 ft.) along the Florida Keys reef tract with goals to accomplish several underwater tasks including rapid assessment of community structure and condition, video, and photography. Requires BS Biological or Marine Science (MS preferred), extensive dive experience, and general knowledge of the local marine flora and fauna-especially related to coral taxonomy. Boat handling experience with vessels to 29 feet is desirable. Familiarity also required with computers and statistics. Experience with image analysis hardware and software is desired, but not required. HIRING RANGE: $28,000 or commensurate with experience. DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 27, 1999. Applicants should send a letter, resume, and three letters of reference to: Dr. Steven L. Miller, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, National Undersea Research Center, 515 Caribbean Drive, Key Largo, FL 33037. For questions or further information please contact Ms. Dione W. Swanson at dwswanson@hotmail.com or (305) 451-0233. *********************************************************** POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: University of North Carolina, Wilmington, National Undersea Research Center (Key Largo, FL) RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (Temporary 4-6 months) POSITION DESCRIPTION: The position is a temporary position (4-6 months, full time, starting late May or early June) to assist with a coral reef research and monitoring program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The primary focus of the monitoring study is to document coral community composition and condition in marine protected areas (specifically the Sanctuary Preservation Areas established in 1997) and adjacent reference sites located from south of Miami to Key West, and the Dry Tortugas. The position involves extensive fieldwork in the vicinity of Key Largo, FL, several extended trips throughout the Keys for approximately 7 to 10 days each, and possibly a large field expedition to the Dry Tortugas. Requires knowledge and skills to perform fieldwork involving SCUBA diving to coral reef sites at multiple depths (30 ft, 60ft, and 90 ft.) with goals to accomplish several underwater tasks including rapid assessment of community structure. Also requires a general knowledge of local marine flora and fauna, especially related to coral taxonomy. Underwater video and photography skills are desirable. Prefer BS or BA in Biological or Marine Sciences, familiarity with computers, and small boat (less than 29 feet) handling experience. HIRING RANGE: $1,800 per month or commensurate with Labor Market and/or experience. CLOSING DATE: May 27, 1999. This position is posted on the University of North Carolina, Wilmington’s web site www.uncwil.edu/hr/jobs&app.html. Please contact Dione Swanson at dwswanson@hotmail.com or (305) 451-0233 for further information. Dione W. Swanson Research Associate, NURC/UNCW 515 Caribbean Drive Key Largo, FL 33037 (305) 451-0233 fax (305) 453-9719 _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 17 15:47:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA24033 for ; Mon, 17 May 1999 15:46:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA27440; Mon, 17 May 1999 15:51:54 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027351; Mon, 17 May 99 15:51:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 17 May 1999 15:48:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA16506; Mon, 17 May 1999 18:57:35 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA16513; Mon, 17 May 1999 14:57:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] ([140.90.197.121]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id OAA10857 for ; Mon, 17 May 1999 14:58:32 -0400 Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 14:58:32 -0400 Message-Id: <199905171858.OAA10857@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> Subject: Re: Coral-list?? To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA24033 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 286 Coral Reef Bleaching paper published. AMBIO's March issue ( 28(2), 188-196) featured a paper by: C. Wilkinson, O. Linden, G. Hodgson, H. Cesar, J. Rubens and A. Strong: "Ecological and socio-economic Impacts of 1998 Coral Mortality in the Indian Ocean: an ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation) impact and a warning of future change." (A. Strong, NOAA/NESDIS, 301-763-8102 x170). **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Res Professor NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W Oceanography Department 5200 Auth Road Annapolis, MD 21402 Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 410-293-6550 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 18 17:24:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA15080 for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 17:24:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29293; Tue, 18 May 1999 17:27:55 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029253; Tue, 18 May 99 17:27:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 May 1999 15:43:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA23522; Tue, 18 May 1999 19:13:23 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA22554; Tue, 18 May 1999 15:13:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 63673 invoked by uid 0); 18 May 1999 19:14:20 -0000 Message-Id: <19990518191420.63672.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 160.127.130.242 by wy1lg.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 18 May 1999 12:14:20 PDT X-Originating-IP: [160.127.130.242] From: "Melodye Recker" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Key Largo reef research Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 12:14:20 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Melodye Recker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 287 Coral listers, Several days ago there was a job listing posted (one for full-time - one for several months) working in Key Largo doing research on the reefs. The requirements were BS in Biological Sciences (pref. Marine and pref MS). I have apparently deleted that from my computer. If anyone still has those listings - could you please send them to me? Thank you! Melodye Recker relaxnnow@hotmail.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 18 21:50:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA17877 for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:50:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA10539; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:53:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010523; Tue, 18 May 99 21:53:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:50:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA25544; Wed, 19 May 1999 01:31:20 GMT Received: from diamante.imagelink.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA25641; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:31:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from emilianc (du69-wg-g1.imagelink.com.br [200.224.118.69]) by diamante.imagelink.com.br (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.179) with SMTP id for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 22:31:58 -0300 Message-Id: X-Sender: emil@pop.imagelink.com.br (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 22:35:18 -0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Emiliano N. Calderon" Subject: Fusion Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Emiliano N. Calderon" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id VAA17877 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 288 Hi coralisters, I’m interested on the phenomenon of fusion among young polyps of corals escleractinians. Although this phenomenon is very well known to be plenty known and common, bibliography on the subject is very scarce. I would like to receive bibliographical references and opinions on the subject. I’ve been wondering : What relationship do the larvas have so they join during the settle and fuse? Would these larvas be clones of a same colony ? Would the colonies of a same place have great genetic similarity making possible this phenomenon? Which physical and biological factors could influence this phenomenon? I thank for the attention of you all. Emiliano N Caldron Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Invertebrados Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil e-mail: calderon@pobox.com fone +55-21-5681314 ramal 226 fax: +55-21-5681314 ramal 213 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 18 21:59:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA18044 for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:59:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA11000; Tue, 18 May 1999 22:04:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010988; Tue, 18 May 99 22:04:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 May 1999 22:01:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA25645; Wed, 19 May 1999 01:32:59 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA25548; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:32:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA11563 for ; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:33:55 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990519073726.0076af54@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 07:37:26 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coral spawning Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 289 Coralisters; John Hoover has reported seeing a mass spawning of Pocillopora meandrina at 7:40 AM, May 2, at Palaea Point, Oahu, Hawaii. "Smoke" billowed from colonies for about 15 minutes. The observation time was picked based on Pauline Fiene-Severens' report that they spawn at Molokini 2-3 days after full moon in April at about 7:20 AM. Dave Schrichte saw it about that time of year at Hanauma Bay once, and was with John Hoover on May 2. If you have questions, please contact John directly at hoover@hml.org -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 18 21:59:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA18053 for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:59:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA11003; Tue, 18 May 1999 22:04:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010989; Tue, 18 May 99 22:04:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 18 May 1999 22:01:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA22971; Wed, 19 May 1999 01:10:15 GMT Received: from mx01.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA22900; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:10:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GustavW (dial-53-MAX-SJVT-02.ramp.together.net [208.5.164.181]) by mx01.together.net (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA04113 for ; Tue, 18 May 1999 21:11:15 -0400 Message-Id: <004701bea194$a02d2ee0$b5a405d0@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Galapagos and the Florida Keys Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 10:07:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_05B0_01BEA116.3D0765C0"; type="multipart/alternative" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 290 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_05B0_01BEA116.3D0765C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_05B1_01BEA116.3D0765C0" ------=_NextPart_001_05B1_01BEA116.3D0765C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Natural History and Interpretive Photo Workshops=20 The following programs are currently open for enrollment. Workshops and = tours are led and organized by a nationally recognized naturalist and = nature photographer and are sponsored by non-profit conservation and = environmental research organizations. Please consider offering these = affordable educational natural history experiences to students, faculty, = staff and anyone interested in seeing and learning about the natural = wonders of Earth. Workshops are principally field oriented and focus on the natural = history, ecology, conservation, ethnobotany, archeology, geology, and = culture of the region. Naturalist guides are local experts. Proceeds = support conservation and environmental education projects. Interpretive Photo Workshops allow aspiring nature photographers to = accompany a professional photographer with credits that include the = cover of Natural History to photograph nature in some of the most = splendid natural areas on Earth. Participants' photo work is critiqued = before and after the workshop and participants continue corresponding = with the tour leader to help them apply their photography in = interpretive forums such as slide shows, local and regional = publications. Undergraduate credits are available through Johnson State College for = attending and further study in related areas (environmental science, = biology, photography). Detailed itineraries are available at the web site indicated below. =20 The Galapagos Islands Dates: October 4 - 17, 1999 Length: 13 days/14 nights Cost: $2,230.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Gustav W. Verderber=20 Abstract: The nature of the Galapagos Islands including the famous = tortoises and marine iguanas will be our focus. Also on the agenda are = frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, penguins, finches, sea lions, giant = cacti, and snorkeling over the coral gardens. 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Interpretive Photo Workshops allow aspiring nature photographers to = accompany a professional photographer with credits that include the = cover of=20 Natural History to photograph nature in some of the most splendid = natural areas=20 on Earth.  Participants' photo work is critiqued before and after = the=20 workshop and participants continue corresponding with the tour leader to = help=20 them apply their photography in interpretive forums such as slide shows, = local=20 and regional publications.
 
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With gratitude and respect,
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for coral-list-outgoing id HAA27355; Wed, 19 May 1999 07:53:28 GMT Received: from alteromonas.zoo.uni-heidelberg.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA27345; Wed, 19 May 1999 03:53:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [129.206.49.56] (unverified [129.206.49.56]) by alteromonas.zoo.uni-heidelberg.de (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Wed, 19 May 1999 09:54:18 +0200 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 09:56:49 +0200 To: "Emiliano N. Calderon" From: Uri Frank Subject: Re: Fusion Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Uri Frank Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id EAA19635 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 291 Dear Emiliano, Take a look at these few references. This is of course not everything. There is additional evidence in the literature for tissue compatibility among young non clone mate polyps in corals and other cnidarians. The ecological significance of this phenomenon and the fate of the individual genotypes in such chimeras are not yet fully understood. The molecular basis of histocompatibility in cnidarians is completely unknown. Hidaka, M. (1985). Tissue compatibility between colonies and between newly settled larvae of Pocilloopora damicornis. Coral Reefs 4: 111-116 Ilan, M., Loya, Y. (1990). Ontogenetic variation in sponge histocompatibility responses. Biol. Bull. 179: 279-286 Shenk, M.A., Buss, L.W. (1991). Ontogenetic changes in fusibility in the colonial hydroid Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. J. Exp. Zool. 257: 80-86 Lange, R.G., Dick, M.H., Mueller, W.A. (1992). Specificity and early ontogeny of historecognition in the hydroid Hydractinia. J. Exp. Zool. 262: 307-316 Frank, U., Oren, U., Loya, Y., Rinkevich, B. (1997). Alloimmune maturation in the coral Stylophora pistillata is achieved through three distinctive stages, 4 month post metamorphosis. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. 264: 99-104 >Hi coralisters, > >Iím interested on the phenomenon of fusion among young polyps of corals >escleractinians. Although this phenomenon is very well known to be plenty >known >and common, bibliography on the subject is very scarce. I would like to >receive >bibliographical references and opinions on the subject. > Iíve been wondering : >What relationship do the larvas have so they join during the settle and fuse? >Would these larvas be clones of a same colony ? >Would the colonies of a same place have great genetic similarity making >possible this phenomenon? >Which physical and biological factors could influence this phenomenon? > > I thank for the attention of you all. > >Emiliano N Caldron >Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro >Departamento de Invertebrados >Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao >20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil >e-mail: calderon@pobox.com >fone +55-21-5681314 ramal 226 >fax: +55-21-5681314 ramal 213 ***************************************** Uri Frank Institute of Zoology II University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 230 69120 Heidelberg Germany Phone:+49 6221 545662 Fax:+49 6221 544913 ****************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 19 11:56:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA28798 for ; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:56:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA20795; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:59:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020737; Wed, 19 May 99 11:58:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:55:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA30733; Wed, 19 May 1999 15:23:19 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA30647; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:23:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18966; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:27:01 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018944; Wed, 19 May 99 11:26:19 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id LAA27931 for ; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:23:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id LAA29489; Wed, 19 May 1999 11:22:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 11:22:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Linda Pikula X-Sender: pikula@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Literature Request Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Linda Pikula Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 292 Dear Emiliano, Here are a few more references. If you would like the abstracts, I would be pleased to send them to you. Wulff,J.L. (1986) Variation in Clone Structure of Fragmenting Coral Reef Sponges. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 27 (4): 311-330 Jokiel, P.L. Hildemann, W. H., Bigger, C.H. (1982) Frequency of Inter Colony Graft Acceptance or Rejection as a Measure of Population Structure in the Sponge Callyspongia-Diffusa. Marine Biology (Berlin) 71 (2): 135-140 Jokiel, P.L. Bigger, C.H. (1994) Aspects of Histocompatibility and Regeneration in the Solitary Reef Coral Fungia Scutaria. Biological Bulletin (Woods Hole) Vol. 186: 72-80 Chadwick-Furman, N., Rinkevich, B.(1994) A Complex Allorecognition System in Reef-Building Coral: Delayed Responses, Reversals and Nontransitive Hierarchies. Coral Reefs, v.13: 57-63 Hidaka, M. Sunagawa, S, Yurigi, K, Kinzie, R.A. III.(1993) Histocompatibility Between Young Colonies of the Coral Pocillopora Damicornis. Zoological Science (Tokyo) v.10: 85 Hildemann, W. H. et al. (1977) Immunological Specificity and Memory in a Scleractinian Coral. Nature, 270 (5634): 219-223 Linda Pikula email: pikula@aoml.noaa.gov NOAA Miami Regional Library Phone/Fax: 305-361-4429 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Library Internet Homepage: Miami, Florida 33149 http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 20 18:28:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA23877 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 18:28:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA16657; Thu, 20 May 1999 18:33:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016642; Thu, 20 May 99 18:33:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 18:30:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA39994; Thu, 20 May 1999 21:58:55 GMT Received: from gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA39824; Thu, 20 May 1999 17:58:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Dgleason.Bio.gasou.edu ([141.165.35.123]) by gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu with SMTP for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 20 May 1999 18:00:04 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990520175539.008c8990@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> X-Sender: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 17:55:39 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Danny Gleason Subject: Bleaching Already Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Danny Gleason Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 293 Just returned from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Although water temperatures did not appear to be at coral stress levels, we observed substantial bleaching in both fore and back reef areas from depths <1 m to 18 m. We made no excursions below 18 m so cannot confirm whether or not bleaching was occurring below this depth. Species affected include Montastrea franksi, M. faveolata, M. annularis, Diploria labyrinthformis, Colpophyllia natans, Agaricia tenuifolia, and a few Porites astreoides, Millepora complanata, and Favia fragum. There may be others, but these species were most noticable. Most large colonies are bleached on their upper surfaces. The way the corals appear this early in the summer suggest that it could be another rough year. Interestingly, we were in Key Largo, Florida just prior to the Lee Stocking trip and did not notice any bleaching. Any hypotheses about what might be going on? Don't think this is related to "Hot Spots!" Best wishes, ************************************** "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless superheroes, that's what we are!" Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - A Worm Story" by Gary Larson ************************************** Daniel Gleason Department of Biology Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8042 Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 Phone: 912-681-5957 FAX: 912-681-0845 E-mail: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html ************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 20 19:44:26 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA24504 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:44:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA21799; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:49:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021786; Thu, 20 May 99 19:49:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:46:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA29549; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:27:31 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA29827; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:27:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au (zap5.zip.com.au [61.8.19.213]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA02113; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:28:17 +1000 (EST) From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: "Danny Gleason" , Subject: RE: Bleaching Already Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:27:28 +1000 Message-Id: <000801bea318$538329c0$d513083d@Fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990520175539.008c8990@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 294 Hi Danny, But have they recovered from last year. We still have soft and hard corals that are still pale in Sydney from 1998. Recovery of symbionts may be very slow where temperature are lowest (ie high latitude locations). What is the temperature right now? Cheers, Ove Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Associate Professor School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney Ph: +61-2-9351-2389 Fx: +61-2-9351-4119 Http: www.reef.edu.au/OHG/ For educational fun: www.reef.edu.au > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Danny Gleason > Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 7:56 AM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Bleaching Already > > > Just returned from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Although water > temperatures did not appear to be at coral stress levels, we observed > substantial bleaching in both fore and back reef areas from depths <1 m to > 18 m. We made no excursions below 18 m so cannot confirm whether or not > bleaching was occurring below this depth. Species affected include > Montastrea franksi, M. faveolata, M. annularis, Diploria labyrinthformis, > Colpophyllia natans, Agaricia tenuifolia, and a few Porites astreoides, > Millepora complanata, and Favia fragum. There may be others, but these > species were most noticable. Most large colonies are bleached on their > upper surfaces. > > The way the corals appear this early in the summer suggest that > it could be > another rough year. Interestingly, we were in Key Largo, Florida just > prior to the Lee Stocking trip and did not notice any bleaching. > > Any hypotheses about what might be going on? Don't think this is related > to "Hot Spots!" > > Best wishes, > ************************************** > "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're > the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless > superheroes, that's what we are!" > Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - > A Worm Story" by Gary Larson > ************************************** > Daniel Gleason > Department of Biology > Georgia Southern University > P.O. Box 8042 > Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 > > Phone: 912-681-5957 > FAX: 912-681-0845 > E-mail: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu > http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html > ************************************** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 20 19:55:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA24576 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:55:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA22270; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:58:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022231; Thu, 20 May 99 19:58:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:55:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA37754; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:41:04 GMT Received: from arwen.otago.ac.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA40496; Thu, 20 May 1999 19:40:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [139.80.35.16] (ou035016.otago.ac.nz [139.80.35.16]) by arwen.otago.ac.nz (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA11746 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 11:41:36 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: gusol423@studentmail.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 11:43:41 +0000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Oliver Gussmann Subject: Searching for Documents Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oliver Gussmann Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 295 I am looking for the following two conference papers/abstracts proceedings to: 1. Pacific Science InterCongress and 6th Taiwan Coral Reef Society Annual Meeting, 15-19 November 1998, Institute of Zoology, Academia Simica, Taipei, Taiwan. (CORAL REEF SESSION) and 2. International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Coral Assessment, Monitoring and Restoration. Could somebody please kindly refer me to a source where I can obtain them? Thanks, Oliver Oliver A. Gussmann, PhD Student Department of Marine Science University of Otago P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand fax: + 64-3-479-8336 please note new email! Email: gusol423@student.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 20 21:18:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA25082 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 21:18:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA25770; Thu, 20 May 1999 21:22:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025755; Thu, 20 May 99 21:22:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 21:19:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA40765; Fri, 21 May 1999 00:54:25 GMT Received: from smtp11.bellglobal.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA40781; Thu, 20 May 1999 20:54:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from howzit.sympatico.ca (HSE-TOR-ppp28508.sympatico.ca [209.226.93.211]) by smtp11.bellglobal.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA20047 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 20:58:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.1.19990520204600.00a1ec70@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 20:55:24 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Sea turtle type to coral types... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 296 Anyone noticing any algae blooms in their research area this season? I'm especially interested in Cladophora --because of its ability to choke and kill corals after only one bloom. Also while I'm on here, anyone noticing eutrophication in their coastal area (for the northern hemisphere May is plant growing season...) Seaweed piled and rotting on beaches is eutophications's calling card. Thanks for the work you do protecting the habitat of sea turtles! ----------------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 mailto: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V malama na honu V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred percent!" \ / ---Horton the Elephant / \ / \ (Dr. Seuss) /__| V |__\ Turtle Trax CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FFS TAGGING PROGRAM From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 20 23:52:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA25830 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:52:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA02187; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:55:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002170; Thu, 20 May 99 23:54:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:50:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA41573; Fri, 21 May 1999 03:31:19 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA41688; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:31:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp191.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.191]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id XAA15575 for ; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:31:01 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990520234000.00727e54@caribe.net> X-Sender: eweil@caribe.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 23:40:03 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ernesto Weil Subject: Bleachimg??? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ernesto Weil Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 297 Same here in Puerto Rico as in Australia. There are still several colonies of D.labyrintiformis, M. franksi, M. faveolata and A. lamarcki that never recovered they previous coloration and look pale on the top and sides or colny edges. Saludos, EW. Dr. Ernesto Weil Department of Marine Sciences University of Puerto Rico PO BOX 908, Lajas, PR 00667 Ph: (787) 899-2048 ext. 241 Fax:(787) 899-5500 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 21 02:45:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA26364 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 02:45:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA06572; Fri, 21 May 1999 02:48:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006555; Fri, 21 May 99 02:48:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 May 1999 02:45:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA42404; Fri, 21 May 1999 06:18:51 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA42293; Fri, 21 May 1999 02:18:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 60553 invoked by uid 0); 21 May 1999 06:23:52 -0000 Message-Id: <19990521062352.60552.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 134.202.30.149 by wy1lg.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 May 1999 23:23:51 PDT X-Originating-IP: [134.202.30.149] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleachimg??? Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 23:23:51 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 298 Dear listers: This is to inform that there is also some bleaching occurring in the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, including both, pristine and anthropogenically degraded habitats, in depths fluctuating from 1.0 to 15 m. Bleaching reached 77% of the corals at Culebra Island (27 km off eastern P.R. during October, 1998). There are still several non-recovered heads of the Montastrea annularis species complex and several isolated colonies of Diploria labyrinthiformis, Diploria clivosa, Agaricia agaricites, Porites astreoides and P. porites. However, colonies of Siderastrea siderea, which is one of the earliest species which has been affected in our study sites, is already starting to show the early signs of bleaching (pale round spots). There are no water temperature abnormailities. All bleached corals are mostly affected in their upper surfaces (more exposed to sunlight), just like in the 1998 event. Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado Universidad de Puerto Rico Departamento de Biologia Grupo de Investigacion en Arrecifes de Coral P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Tel. (787) 764-0000, x-4855 Fax (787) 764-2610 e-mail: coral_giac@hotmail.com diploria@coqui.net ****************************************** _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 21 09:38:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA29539 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:38:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA21541; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:42:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021445; Fri, 21 May 99 09:41:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:38:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA44585; Fri, 21 May 1999 13:06:57 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA42011; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:06:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.167.146]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 490; Fri, 21 May 1999 09:06:52 -0400 Message-Id: <3745601A.CE330D00@noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:31:08 -0400 From: Billy Causey X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Danny Gleason CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, FKNMSALL@ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleaching Already References: <3.0.5.32.19990520175539.008c8990@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Billy Causey Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 299 Greetings, On Saturday, May 15th, I observed the Palythoa to be very bleached at Key Largo Dry Rocks and Grecian Rocks in the Key Largo portion of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This has consistently been an early warning sign here in the Keys for bleaching of stony corals to follow. Billy Causey Danny Gleason wrote: > Just returned from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Although water > temperatures did not appear to be at coral stress levels, we observed > substantial bleaching in both fore and back reef areas from depths <1 m to > 18 m. We made no excursions below 18 m so cannot confirm whether or not > bleaching was occurring below this depth. Species affected include > Montastrea franksi, M. faveolata, M. annularis, Diploria labyrinthformis, > Colpophyllia natans, Agaricia tenuifolia, and a few Porites astreoides, > Millepora complanata, and Favia fragum. There may be others, but these > species were most noticable. Most large colonies are bleached on their > upper surfaces. > > The way the corals appear this early in the summer suggest that it could be > another rough year. Interestingly, we were in Key Largo, Florida just > prior to the Lee Stocking trip and did not notice any bleaching. > > Any hypotheses about what might be going on? Don't think this is related > to "Hot Spots!" > > Best wishes, > ************************************** > "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're > the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless > superheroes, that's what we are!" > Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - > A Worm Story" by Gary Larson > ************************************** > Daniel Gleason > Department of Biology > Georgia Southern University > P.O. Box 8042 > Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 > > Phone: 912-681-5957 > FAX: 912-681-0845 > E-mail: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu > http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html > ************************************** -- Billy D. Causey, Superintendent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary PO Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Phone (305) 743.2437, Fax (305) 743.2357 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 21 13:59:02 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA05101 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 13:59:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14836; Fri, 21 May 1999 14:02:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014823; Fri, 21 May 99 14:02:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 May 1999 13:59:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA45880; Fri, 21 May 1999 17:26:16 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA45929; Fri, 21 May 1999 13:26:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA01021; Fri, 21 May 1999 13:27:04 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 13:27:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Pam Muller To: Danny Gleason cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleaching Already In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990520175539.008c8990@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pam Muller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 300 Our reef-dwelling forams (Amphistegina gibbosa) continue their "90's habit of "bleaching" in the early spring. This year, about 30% of the specimens exhibited some mottling in early May. My casual observation is that our forams seem to parallel Palythoa and, to a lesser extent, Acaricia, with respect to bleaching. On May 4 I noted partly bleached Agaricia at 30 m and some light/purple color in Siderastrea and occassionally some pale Montastrea at 15 m at Conch Reef. Unfortunately, I have no idea if that bleaching was residual from last year. We are also seeing a type of infestation in our forams we haven't noticed before. We haven't ID'ed it yet, but the culprit may be opportunistic cyanobactera. Pamela Hallock Muller Department of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA pmuller@marine.usf.edu Phone: 727-553-1567 FAX: 727-553-1189 NOTE NEW AREA CODE!!! "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - On Thu, 20 May 1999, Danny Gleason wrote: > Just returned from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Although water > temperatures did not appear to be at coral stress levels, we observed > substantial bleaching in both fore and back reef areas from depths <1 m to > 18 m. We made no excursions below 18 m so cannot confirm whether or not > bleaching was occurring below this depth. Species affected include > Montastrea franksi, M. faveolata, M. annularis, Diploria labyrinthformis, > Colpophyllia natans, Agaricia tenuifolia, and a few Porites astreoides, > Millepora complanata, and Favia fragum. There may be others, but these > species were most noticable. Most large colonies are bleached on their > upper surfaces. > > The way the corals appear this early in the summer suggest that it could be > another rough year. Interestingly, we were in Key Largo, Florida just > prior to the Lee Stocking trip and did not notice any bleaching. > > Any hypotheses about what might be going on? Don't think this is related > to "Hot Spots!" > > Best wishes, > ************************************** > "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're > the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless > superheroes, that's what we are!" > Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - > A Worm Story" by Gary Larson > ************************************** > Daniel Gleason > Department of Biology > Georgia Southern University > P.O. Box 8042 > Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 > > Phone: 912-681-5957 > FAX: 912-681-0845 > E-mail: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu > http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html > ************************************** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 21 18:13:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA08945 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 18:13:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA04433; Fri, 21 May 1999 18:16:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004360; Fri, 21 May 99 18:15:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 May 1999 18:12:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA44717; Fri, 21 May 1999 21:44:31 GMT Received: from merlin.rtpnc.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA47311; Fri, 21 May 1999 17:44:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from myrtle.rtpnc.epa.gov by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26439) with ESMTP id <0FC300J5LQNY7X@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 21 May 1999 17:35:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from RT-MAIL2.RTP.EPA.GOV by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26438) with SMTP id <0FC300HLQQOXHX@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 21 May 1999 17:36:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from RTPMAINHUB-Message_Server by RT-MAIL2.RTP.EPA.GOV with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 21 May 1999 17:36:32 -0400 Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 17:36:09 -0400 From: DAVID POHLE Subject: Cost of a coral transplant project? To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Content-type: text/plain Content-disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DAVID POHLE Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 301 Greetings: I am new to the List, and I am wondering if anyone could provide information regarding the estimated cost of transplanting coral. My government agency is currently conducting the environmental review for a proposed port relocation project in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The proposed entrance channel to the new port would unavoidably cut through a rock/rubble shoreline fringe that has numerous live corals and sponges. Specifically, if you were to sum up the bottom coverage of each live coral or sponge, it comes to a half acre. The plan is for divers to chisel off each coral head or sponge, transport it about a few hundred meters to a site with similar depth, water clarity, energy, etc., and then glue it down. Where corals are attached to small boulders, the whole rock will be transported with the coral intact. Also, all motile epifauna (sea urchins, etc.) will be collected from the entrance channel area, and also moved to the new location. We imagine this will require extensive labor, but little equipment. Could anyone give a rough estimate of the U.S. dollar cost of this project? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dave Pohle U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands) Wetlands Protection Section New York, NY From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 21 22:16:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA11820 for ; Fri, 21 May 1999 22:16:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA09677; Fri, 21 May 1999 22:21:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009667; Fri, 21 May 99 22:21:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 21 May 1999 22:19:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA37818; Sat, 22 May 1999 02:00:32 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA47657; Fri, 21 May 1999 22:00:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id WAA05751; Fri, 21 May 1999 22:01:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 22:01:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Les Kaufman To: DAVID POHLE cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Cost of a coral transplant project? In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 302 Dear David, I hate to be a killjoy, and I don't know what kinds of responses you will get from everybody else, but my hunch is that this is not the best approach to the problem. The USVI has a few shallow reefs remaining in moderately decent condition, lots of very degraded reefs, and a great deal of mixed hard bottom with scattered corals, sponges, and other organisms. Betsy Gladfelter could probably direct you to the best available database if you do not already have one. So here's my suggestion. Invest the same funds (or hopefullly more) to institute conservation measures in a high-priority area, rather than in a possibly futile effort at reconstructing a lower-priority reefal assemblage like the one you seem to be describing. Create a marine protected area someplace, or inject funds into R&D on the adaptation of coral reef restoration methods in the USVI someplace that makes sense. Better yet, turn the funds to the reestablishment of the West Indies Marine Laboratory, and direct its mission toward ecological reconstruction of Tague Bay Reef and Buck Island National Monument. Anyway, Caroline Rogers or Betsy Gladfelter or John Ogden are among the folks you want to talk to. As for the problems with this idea (not that SOMETHING wouldn't happen no matter what you did, and perhaps the translocated organisms would even survive), there are many. First off, it would help if you said where this channel is to go. Most of the bottoms of the general sort that you describe in the USVI also have appreciable densities of gorgonians that may not take kindly to transplantation. Second, given the short distance that the corals et al. are to be transported, aren't the channel building activities likely to kill them anyhow? Third, the visible corals and sponges are only a superficial portion of the community. It's a little bit like cutting off all the tops of the tallest trees, and sticking them in the ground someplace else. Again, not that some beneficial effect wouldn't be realized, but it may not be the most beneficial imaginable, and it may not be much of an effect to write home about in the end. So much has been lost in the USVI over the last 25 years, we've watched it go. Funds for coral reef conservation and restoration are so incredibly limited. This may be a chance to focus some resources so as to do the most good in the best place. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 23 01:57:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA23080 for ; Sun, 23 May 1999 01:57:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA13678; Sun, 23 May 1999 02:00:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013617; Sun, 23 May 99 02:00:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 23 May 1999 01:57:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA56377; Sun, 23 May 1999 05:18:43 GMT Received: from bezeq.nmt.co.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA56452; Sun, 23 May 1999 01:18:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bezeq.nmt.co.il ([147.235.7.236]) by bezeq.nmt.co.il (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA31655 for ; Sun, 23 May 1999 08:24:54 +0200 Message-Id: <37479096.ABA77781@bezeq.nmt.co.il> Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 08:22:31 +0300 From: David Zakai Organization: Red Sea Marine Biologist, Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority, Eilat District, P.O.Box 667, Eilat, Israel X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: email address of Dr. Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------45889E2A8C2E371E5B9A7D10" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Zakai Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 303 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------45889E2A8C2E371E5B9A7D10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear All, I'm looking for the Email address of the Dr. Eugenie Clark the shark biologist. 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Ireally want to know about the books price, (including shipping and handling) to my address. INEED THIS BOOKS BECAUSE I`M A MARINE SCIENCE STUDENT AND VERY INTERSTED IN CORAL REFF REHABILITATION. For your kind attention i'll thankfully to you. GOGOT FEBRYANTO 24. Karya Sari street. tangkerang Riau Indonesia 28282 Telp. (0761) 31643 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 24 13:47:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA19308 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:47:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA28942; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:52:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028839; Mon, 24 May 99 13:51:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:48:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA67024; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:12:32 GMT Message-Id: <199905241712.RAA67024@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:09:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Humphrey To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Research Assistant Position in the Florida Keys Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Chris Humphrey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 305 Title: Research Assistant Location: Long Key, Florida Salary/Term: 24,000-27,000 ; 12 month Minimum Qualifications: B.S. degree or M.S. degree, 1-2 years experience in field research, computer literate (MS-DOS- WIN 95/98), certified SCUBA diver, experience with data management and environmental monitoring, experience with water quality QA/QC procedures, small boat handling skills, knowledge of electronics. Please apply to: Chris Humphrey Keys Marine Lab P.O. Box 968 Long Key\ Layton, FL. 33001 305-664-9101 Brief description of duties: Incumbent will assist in field and computer work associated with the Florida Institute of Oceanography's SEAKEYS program ( Sustained Ecological Research Related to the Management of the Florida Keys Seascape ). Duties would include maintaining underwater sensors for SEAKEYS, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory located on the Florida Keys Reef tract and Florida Bay. The incumbent would be responsible for sensor maintenance and QA/QC procedures. Duties would also include truck and boat maintenance. ***** Must apply before June 18, 1999******* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 24 17:17:26 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA26456 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:17:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA22720; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:20:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022674; Mon, 24 May 99 17:20:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:17:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA68448; Mon, 24 May 1999 20:36:56 GMT Received: from acs3.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA68650; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:36:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (cbentis@localhost) by acs3.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/) with SMTP id QAA86444 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:37:38 -0400 Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:30:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Bentis To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coelenterate sensory systems Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Chris Bentis Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 306 Is anyone familiar with the anatomy of surficial microstructures on polyp tentacles. I have observed on SEM small (~1 micron) hair-like structures and have seen them referred to, in a book entitled "Microbial Seascapes", as a bacterial lawn. It has been brought to my attention that they curiously resemble cilliated epithelium. If anyone has seen these structures or has anymore information as to their identity, function, etc. I would greatly appreciate it. They were observed by myself on a coral local to Woods Hole, MA Astrangia danae (also the one referred to in Microbial Seascapes"), and one that was collected at Johnston atoll, Acropora cytherea. Thank you. Christopher J. Bentis Boston University Marine Program 5 Cummington St. Boston, MA 02215 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 25 07:12:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA06562 for ; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:12:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA14170; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:15:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014142; Tue, 25 May 99 07:15:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 May 1999 07:12:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA72529; Tue, 25 May 1999 10:47:05 GMT Message-Id: <199905251047.KAA72529@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Helen Walker To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: coral reefs identification Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 17:16:39 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Helen Walker Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 307 Dear Sir We may be able to help in your search for books on the reef! 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(0761) 31643 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 25 08:50:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA09951 for ; Tue, 25 May 1999 08:50:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA20767; Tue, 25 May 1999 08:55:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020743; Tue, 25 May 99 08:55:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 May 1999 08:52:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA72514; Tue, 25 May 1999 12:10:07 GMT Received: from smtp.email.msn.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA70623; Tue, 25 May 1999 08:09:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mtaber - 193.149.74.248 by email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 May 1999 05:10:55 -0700 From: "Mark Taber" To: "Coral List" Subject: Julian Sprung - Anemones Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 13:12:18 +0100 Message-Id: <000901bea6a7$d563f680$f84a95c1@mtaber> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark Taber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 308 Seeing the email from Julian Sprung (assuming it is THE Julian Sprung) reminded me to ask the following question - In one of Julian Sprung's books, he mentioned that some species of anemone have self propagated by splitting into two. Does anyone know or have any thoughts on what would cause an anemone to do this e.g. stress? Also, does anyone know where I could look for information that refer to anemones spawning. I am particle interested in the Heteractis magnifica species. Thank you for any help. Mark Taber Save A Reef, Build Your Own - http://www.reefsuk.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 25 15:27:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23526 for ; Tue, 25 May 1999 15:27:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00410; Tue, 25 May 1999 15:32:21 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000362; Tue, 25 May 99 15:31:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 May 1999 15:29:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA75292; Tue, 25 May 1999 18:57:32 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA75285; Tue, 25 May 1999 14:57:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with SMTP id <19990525185658.DLDN474.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a>; Tue, 25 May 1999 11:56:58 -0700 Message-Id: <4.1.19990525135224.009f95d0@mail> X-Sender: oshad@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 13:57:08 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Book Cc: marbio@mote.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 309 I've received several inquiries from list members asking about the paperback version of "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef." I've asked the publisher (implored! is more like it), but I've been told that there are no plans for a paperback version in the near future. Sorry. Cheers, Osha Osha Gray Davidson 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Scholar Affiliate The University of Iowa http://members.home.net/oshad/books.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 25 16:56:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25863 for ; Tue, 25 May 1999 16:56:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA08222; Tue, 25 May 1999 17:00:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008188; Tue, 25 May 99 16:59:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 25 May 1999 16:56:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA47043; Tue, 25 May 1999 20:25:25 GMT Received: from elwood.probe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA75734; Tue, 25 May 1999 16:25:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mitch (dial454.radiks.net [208.154.157.81]) by elwood.probe.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id PAA28603; Tue, 25 May 1999 15:26:18 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <003601bea6eb$e6dcada0$519d9ad0@mitch> From: "Mitch and Jena Carl" To: "Mark Taber" , "Coral List" Subject: Re: Julian Sprung - Anemones Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 15:19:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mitch and Jena Carl" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 310 >In one of Julian Sprung's books, he mentioned that some species of anemone >have self propagated by splitting into two. Does anyone know or have any >thoughts on what would cause an anemone to do this e.g. stress? for some anemones this is the main form or reproduction. i have had several specimens of entamacea quadricolor in several different system reproduce this way. i have a color variant called the rose anemone that has split over 10 times in the past two years. unfortunately aiptaisia anemones also reproduce by splitting or leaving pieces of their foot behind as they move. >anyone know where I could look for information that refer to anemones >spawning. I am particle interested in the Heteractis magnifica species. i cant remember but i think daphne fautins book has information on this. i think the book is called "clownfish and host anemones" or something like that. mitch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 26 16:15:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA23213 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 16:15:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA01752; Wed, 26 May 1999 16:18:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001697; Wed, 26 May 99 16:17:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 May 1999 15:38:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA01606; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:04:49 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA01608; Wed, 26 May 1999 15:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-10/16/98-v1.0a)) with SMTP id PAA28321 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 15:05:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199905261905.PAA28321@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:07:34 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: message from the dead letters office Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 313 Guys, a letter I sent last week just went out again, don't know why, sorry and apologies to David Pohle for his being harassed yet again. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology Boston University 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 e-mail: lesk@bio.bu.edu phone: 617-353-5560 fax: 617-353-6340 Ex Africa semper aliquid novi. "There is always something new out of Africa." - Pliny the Elder From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 26 17:34:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA25521 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 17:34:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA07903; Wed, 26 May 1999 17:38:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007847; Wed, 26 May 99 17:37:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 May 1999 17:34:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA02301; Wed, 26 May 1999 20:44:41 GMT Received: from acs-mail.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA02293; Wed, 26 May 1999 16:44:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from .bu.edu (DIP16-PPP-219.BU.EDU [168.122.16.219]) by acs-mail.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0.ACS)/BU_Server-1.3) with SMTP id QAB14622 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 16:45:42 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990526163723.007ab490@acs-mail.bu.edu> X-Sender: cbentis@acs-mail.bu.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 16:37:23 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Christopher J. Bentis" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Christopher J. Bentis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 314 A message of mine from last week was reposted. Sorry! -Chris ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher J. Bentis 7 MBL St. c/o B.U.M.P.(Boston University Marine Program) Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508)540-3864 "...it's because they're stupid, that's why. That's why everybody does everything!" -Homer J. Simpson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 26 19:58:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA27587 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:58:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA14259; Wed, 26 May 1999 20:01:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014224; Wed, 26 May 99 20:00:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:58:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA03088; Wed, 26 May 1999 23:27:29 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA03076; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:27:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA13081; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:31:10 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013065; Wed, 26 May 99 19:30:14 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id TAA27207 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:27:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id TAA11608; Wed, 26 May 1999 19:26:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 19:26:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Problems w/ coral-list Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 315 Sorry, but there have been some problems with the listserver software and the aging CHAMP workstation. The machine died and I had to re-do some of the setups. Sorry for any inconvenience (such as duplicate postings). I hope it doesn't happen again. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 26 21:18:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA28553 for ; Wed, 26 May 1999 21:18:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA17287; Wed, 26 May 1999 21:21:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017270; Wed, 26 May 99 21:21:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 26 May 1999 21:18:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA03399; Thu, 27 May 1999 00:56:02 GMT Received: from [203.61.192.34] by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA03395; Wed, 26 May 1999 20:55:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pii-266.reef2me.com.au by mail.reef2me.com.au (AppleShare IP Mail Server 5.0.3) id 25449 via TCP with SMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:15:56 +0000 Message-Id: <003401bea7db$976975a0$0601a8c0@pii-266.reef2me.com.au> From: "Rohan" To: Subject: Mexican ship grounding - request for info. Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:55:18 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01BEA82F.68D26220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Rohan" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 316 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01BEA82F.68D26220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable G'day all, I am interested in going to the recent shrimp boat grounding site at = Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo to assess the damage done to the reef. = Can anyone please provide me with more information about the site, = particularly GPS coordinates, nearest port of call and the type of = reef/dominant species. Any info would be greatly appreciated. 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G'day all,
  I am interested in going to = the recent=20 shrimp boat grounding site at Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo to assess = the=20 damage done to the reef.  Can anyone please provide me with more=20 information about the site, particularly GPS coordinates, nearest port = of call=20 and the type of reef/dominant species.
  Any info would be greatly=20 appreciated.
  Thanks,
 
 
  Rohan Pratt
  Flamingo Bay=20 Research
------=_NextPart_000_0031_01BEA82F.68D26220-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 09:54:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA10614 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:53:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA15645; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:57:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015554; Thu, 27 May 99 09:56:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:54:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01349; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:12:25 GMT Received: from net1.nw.com.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA01345; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:12:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gjwwxsqx (Jedi-128.nw.com.au [203.29.88.178]) by net1.nw.com.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id VAA08608 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 21:36:39 +0800 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19990527132201.0068b354@nw.com.au> X-Sender: paul@nw.com.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 21:22:01 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: paul Subject: Coral spawn cryopreservation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: paul Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 317 Hi all, I was curious to know whether anyone had attempted to cryogenically freeze then restore coral eggs and sperm. I know eggs & sperm from recently spawned corals have been sucessfully collected and grown out, but if they could be cryopreserved, then they could be stored in bulk and redeposited on the same reef if it was somehow destroyed. Obviously if the cause of any such die off would have to be rectified and I guess this is assuming that algae & borers don't destroy the underlying reef structure prior to any reseeding. Paul Groves Head Aquarist Underwater World - Perth - Australia Founder MASWA - Marine Aquarists Society of WA Email paul@nw.com.au ICQ VIN# 4231441 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 09:56:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA10654 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:56:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA15834; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:59:14 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015821; Thu, 27 May 99 09:59:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:56:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01400; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:18:39 GMT Received: from kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA01398; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:18:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from kgs.ukans.edu ([129.237.141.93]) by kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id 370 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 08:20:41 -0500 Message-Id: <374D46AD.774420E8@kgs.ukans.edu> Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 08:20:45 -0500 From: "John Guinotte" Organization: Kansas Geological Survey X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Coral Reef Modeling Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John Guinotte" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 318 Dear Coral Listers, I have posted the results of my Master's thesis "A Model for Predicting Coral Reef Habitat in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific" at the following address: http://ghsun1.kgs.ukans.edu:8002/LOhtml/MxHhtml/website.html The MexHab model is a regional-scale extension / improvement of ReefHab, a model developed in 1997 by Dr. Joanie Kleypas of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Kleypas, J.A. 1997. Modeled estimates of global reef habitat and carbonate production since the last glacial maximum. Paleoceanography 12(4):533-545. MexHab is a raster GIS (ESRI Software) that uses environmental data sets (SST, Salinity, Nutrients [NO3, PO4], Light, and Slope) to identify areas suitable for reef habitat to occur [spatial resolution ~ 2 x 2 min]. The purpose of posting MexHab model results is to generate comments, suggestions, questions, etc., from reef scientists who are interested in this method of predictive reef research. In at least some areas, model prediction of known offshore reefs seems good; I know that coastal (fringing) reefs are overpredicted, and hope to be able to improve future generations of the model by including some terrestrial variables such as geology and runoff. However, I am particularly interested in validating or discrediting the offshore "false positives" (e.g. off the Northeastern coasts of Honduras - Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula). If you can confirm / discount that reefs do / do not occur in these regions (see MAPS), please contact me. Thank You- John -- _____________________________ John Guinotte Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 Voice: (785) 864-3965 ext.431 Fax: (785) 864-5317 Email: guinotte@kgs.ukans.edu _____________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 11:55:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15043 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:55:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA28398; Thu, 27 May 1999 12:00:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028345; Thu, 27 May 99 11:59:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:55:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02184; Thu, 27 May 1999 15:01:31 GMT Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA02168; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:01:16 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com (8047) by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv20) id oKNNa02054; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:01:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1e5bb8dd.247eb82f@aol.com> Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:01:03 EDT Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems To: cbentis@bu.edu, Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 319 In a message dated 5/24/99 3:01:36 PM, cbentis@bu.edu writes: << Is anyone familiar with the anatomy of surficial microstructures on polyp tentacles. I have observed on SEM small (~1 micron) hair-like structures and have seen them referred to, in a book entitled "Microbial Seascapes", as a bacterial lawn. It has been brought to my attention that they curiously resemble cilliated epithelium. If anyone has seen these structures or has anymore information as to their identity, function, etc. >> Are you referring to microvilli? References I have suggest that microvilli on coral surfaces are related to the uptake of DOM from sea water and that ciliated epithelium is related to movement of bacterioplankton (and the like) across coral surfaces for ingestion. I can dig up some references for you on this if you haven't already received enough, and off the top of my head, HAF Gohar has some pretty detailed reports on such anatomy in Xeniids in the 1940's Publications of the Marine Research Station at Ghadarqa. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 13:07:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA17081 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:07:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA06333; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:10:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006264; Thu, 27 May 99 13:10:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:07:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02582; Thu, 27 May 1999 15:31:32 GMT Received: from zahn.acpub.duke.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA02583; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:31:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bio5.acpub.duke.edu (sjl3@bio5.acpub.duke.edu [152.3.233.105]) by zahn.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) with ESMTP id LAA29895; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:28:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from sjl3@localhost) by bio5.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) id LAA12205; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:28:49 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:28:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Sean Lyman X-Sender: sjl3@bio5.acpub.duke.edu To: Coral List Subject: Stegastes partitus fecundity Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sean Lyman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 320 Folks: I wonder if anyone has an estimate of how many times a female bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) will spawn over the course of a season. I know they spawn around the full moon, but I've been unable to find out if it's every month or every other month, etc. Thanks in advance for your help. Cheers, Sean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sean J. Lyman Duke University Marine Laboratory sjl3@duke.edu 135 Duke Marine Lab Road sean.lyman@duke.edu Beaufort, NC 28516 USA Phone: (252) 504-7565 Fax: (252) 504-7648 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 13:59:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA18548 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 13:59:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA10601; Thu, 27 May 1999 14:04:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010549; Thu, 27 May 99 14:03:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 14:00:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02547; Thu, 27 May 1999 15:29:58 GMT Received: from diario1.sureste.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA02538; Thu, 27 May 1999 11:29:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pampano (premier37.sureste.com [200.34.48.167]) by diario1.sureste.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA21104; Thu, 27 May 1999 10:24:41 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <00cb01bea85d$efcf07a0$9b3022c8@pampano> From: "pampano" To: "Rohan" , References: <003401bea7db$976975a0$0601a8c0@pii-266.reef2me.com.au> Subject: RE: Mexican ship grounding - request for info. Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 10:27:38 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C0_01BEA82B.8AE24FA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "pampano" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 321 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C0_01BEA82B.8AE24FA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The site is located south of cozumel Island in the Mexican Carebean, = east off Can Cun city, Quintana Roo state. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rohan=20 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 6:55 PM Subject: Mexican ship grounding - request for info. G'day all, I am interested in going to the recent shrimp boat grounding site at = Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo to assess the damage done to the reef. = Can anyone please provide me with more information about the site, = particularly GPS coordinates, nearest port of call and the type of = reef/dominant species. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, =20 Rohan Pratt Flamingo Bay Research ------=_NextPart_000_00C0_01BEA82B.8AE24FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The site is located south of cozumel = Island in the=20 Mexican Carebean, east off Can Cun city, Quintana Roo = state.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 = 6:55=20 PM
Subject: Mexican ship grounding = - request=20 for info.

G'day all,
  I am interested in going to = the recent=20 shrimp boat grounding site at Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo to = assess the=20 damage done to the reef.  Can anyone please provide me with more=20 information about the site, particularly GPS coordinates, nearest port = of call=20 and the type of reef/dominant species.
  Any info would be greatly=20 appreciated.
  Thanks,
 
 
  Rohan Pratt
  Flamingo Bay=20 Research
------=_NextPart_000_00C0_01BEA82B.8AE24FA0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 18:10:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA23762 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 18:10:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA28920; Thu, 27 May 1999 18:14:00 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028890; Thu, 27 May 99 18:13:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 18:10:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA02439; Thu, 27 May 1999 21:00:25 GMT Received: from zahn.acpub.duke.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA02543; Thu, 27 May 1999 17:00:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bio5.acpub.duke.edu (sjl3@bio5.acpub.duke.edu [152.3.233.105]) by zahn.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) with ESMTP id QAA15376; Thu, 27 May 1999 16:58:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from sjl3@localhost) by bio5.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.7.0) id QAA13582; Thu, 27 May 1999 16:58:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 16:58:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Sean Lyman X-Sender: sjl3@bio5.acpub.duke.edu To: Coral List Subject: Stegastes partitus fecundity clarification Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sean Lyman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 322 Hello again: When I read over my copy of the message, I realized I was a little unclear in my query: How many times does an INDIVIDUAL bicolor damselfish spawn per year? Can she spawn every month, or is it less often? Many apologies for the poor wording of my previous posting. Cheers, Sean ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sean J. Lyman Duke University Marine Laboratory sjl3@duke.edu 135 Duke Marine Lab Road sean.lyman@duke.edu Beaufort, NC 28516 USA Phone: (252) 504-7565 Fax: (252) 504-7648 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 19:42:02 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA25006 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 19:42:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA02745; Thu, 27 May 1999 19:45:14 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002710; Thu, 27 May 99 19:44:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 19:42:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA03103; Thu, 27 May 1999 23:07:59 GMT Received: from axis.scu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA03098; Thu, 27 May 1999 19:07:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from alsvid.scu.edu.au (root@alsvid.scu.edu.au [203.2.33.1]) by axis.scu.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA00072 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 09:08:45 +1000 (EST) Received: from [203.2.40.40] (s1h1p20.scu.edu.au [203.2.40.40]) by alsvid.scu.edu.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA04367 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 09:08:44 +1000 X-Sender: pharriso@pophost.scu.edu.au Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19990527132201.0068b354@nw.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 09:06:49 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Peter Harrison Subject: Re: Coral spawn cryopreservation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peter Harrison Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 323 Hi Paul, Gregor Hodgson has done some early work on this - see his hybrid paper 1988 Coral conference in Townsville, cheers Peter>Hi all, > >I was curious to know whether anyone had attempted to cryogenically freeze >then restore coral eggs and sperm. I know eggs & sperm from recently spawned >corals have been sucessfully collected and grown out, but if they could be >cryopreserved, then they could be stored in bulk and redeposited on the same >reef if it was somehow destroyed. Obviously if the cause of any such die off >would have to be rectified and I guess this is assuming that algae & borers >don't destroy the underlying reef structure prior to any reseeding. > >Paul Groves >Head Aquarist >Underwater World - Perth - Australia >Founder MASWA - Marine Aquarists Society of WA >Email paul@nw.com.au >ICQ VIN# 4231441 Dr Peter Harrison Senior Lecturer in Ecology School of Resource Science and Management Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 Australia Phone: 0266 203774 Fax: 0266 212669 International: 61 266 203774 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 22:04:43 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA26785 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 22:04:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA07296; Thu, 27 May 1999 22:07:55 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007283; Thu, 27 May 99 22:07:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 22:04:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA03660; Fri, 28 May 1999 01:27:20 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA03572; Thu, 27 May 1999 21:27:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA20700 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 11:28:11 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990528074747.0076b5d0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 07:47:47 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: TV show transcript on bleaching Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 324 Coralisters: A documentary was recently aired by Australian Broadcasting Corp. on the massive bleaching around the world last year. It was quite impressive, and left the viewer with the feeling that this could be the greatest threat yet to reefs. There is a transcript available on the web at http://abc.net.au/science/coral/ The show deserves airing elsewhere as well. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 27 23:46:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA28880 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 23:46:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09428; Thu, 27 May 1999 23:52:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009415; Thu, 27 May 99 23:51:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 27 May 1999 23:48:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA04113; Fri, 28 May 1999 03:28:37 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA04096; Thu, 27 May 1999 23:28:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au (ppp-05.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.5]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id NAA26533; Fri, 28 May 1999 13:20:40 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990528125049.00709458@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 12:50:49 +1000 To: Coral-List From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 1998 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Clive Wilkinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 325 The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network published its first global report in November last year. We did not have enough money to make copies for everybody, but it is now available on the WWW. Go into the AIMS Page http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998 and you will find the full text. There is an easy find feature that links to the summary chapters, but not to the bleaching report at the start. The GCRMN will update this report every 2 years; so we are now planning for next year. To do a better job, we will need all the help we can get. Please look at the report and get back to me with any comments or corrections for next year: c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au Thank you Clive Wilkinson ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ~~~ <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science Tel: +61 7 4772 4314; Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< ~~~ ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 28 04:10:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA00946 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 04:10:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA13791; Fri, 28 May 1999 04:14:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013763; Fri, 28 May 99 04:13:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 28 May 1999 04:11:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA05206; Fri, 28 May 1999 07:46:00 GMT Received: from quantum.mweb.co.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA05184; Fri, 28 May 1999 03:45:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bridget (net-41-125.cis.co.za [196.2.41.125]) by quantum.mweb.co.za (8.9.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA29378 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 09:44:26 +0200 Message-Id: <001701bea8de$dc101480$7d2902c4@bridget> From: "Bridget Elliott" To: "Coral List" Subject: monitoring of reefs Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 16:57:54 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEA862.0FF92480" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bridget Elliott" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 326 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEA862.0FF92480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hullo In our province (KwaZulu-Natal on the east coast of South Africa) we = have both coral and rock reefs. We are initiating a long-term monitoring = program, but while there are established methods for coral reefs, I am = struggling to find accepted techniques for monitoring rock reefs. Ideally, if we could use the same method (Line Intercept Transects) for = both types of reefs it would greatly simplify data collection and = training of the data collectors. However, I am concerned that certain = assumptions of the method (that the size of teh object is small relative = to the length of the line) will be violated by the type of cover on rock = reefs. One would expect to encounter fairly large patches of = monospecific algae for example. Does anyone out there know of any published or established methods for = monitoring temperate rock reefs ? Has anyone tried this in California = for example ? Regards Bridget Elliott KZN Nature Conservation Service Durban, South Africa ------=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEA862.0FF92480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hullo
 
In our province (KwaZulu-Natal on = the east coast=20 of South Africa) we have both coral and rock reefs. We are initiating a=20 long-term monitoring program, but while there are established methods = for coral=20 reefs, I am struggling to find accepted techniques for monitoring rock=20 reefs.
 
Ideally, if we could use the same = method (Line=20 Intercept Transects) for both types of reefs it would greatly simplify = data=20 collection and training of the data collectors. However, I am concerned = that=20 certain assumptions of the method (that the size of teh object is small = relative=20 to the length of the line) will be violated by the type of cover on rock = reefs.=20 One would expect to encounter fairly large patches of monospecific algae = for=20 example.
 
Does anyone out there know of any = published or=20 established methods for monitoring temperate rock reefs ? Has anyone = tried this=20 in California for example ?
 
Regards
 
Bridget Elliott
KZN Nature Conservation = Service
Durban, South = Africa
------=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEA862.0FF92480-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 23 13:11:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA28292 for ; Sun, 23 May 1999 13:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA26280; Sun, 23 May 1999 13:14:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026270; Sun, 23 May 99 13:13:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 23 May 1999 13:11:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA59929; Sun, 23 May 1999 16:21:08 GMT Received: from hpdmgaaa.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA59943; Sun, 23 May 1999 12:20:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by hpdmgaaa.compuserve.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/HP-1.4) id MAA19342 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Sun, 23 May 1999 12:21:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 12:21:36 -0400 From: Julian Sprung Subject: Bleaching Already To: Coral List Message-Id: <199905231221_MC2-76C9-5031@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Julian Sprung Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA28292 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 327 I am curious about something, and this thread reminded me to post the question to the list- Is there an organization, governmental or academic, that monitors the intensity of Ultraviolet wavelengths at various points on the surface of the planet? If there were fluctuations of, say, 10% in the maximum UV intensity would it be big news? For corals it may be. Julian Sprung From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 28 17:39:41 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA18600 for ; Fri, 28 May 1999 17:39:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA16850; Fri, 28 May 1999 17:43:35 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016837; Fri, 28 May 99 17:43:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 28 May 1999 17:40:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA10168; Fri, 28 May 1999 21:13:46 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA10133; Fri, 28 May 1999 17:13:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.116.100]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 527; Fri, 28 May 1999 17:13:46 -0400 Message-Id: <374F07FC.5A53FC09@noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 17:17:55 -0400 From: Ben Haskell Organization: FKNMS X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cmpan@ucdavis.edu, Coral list CC: Cheva Heck , Jill Cowie-Haskell , Tom Lee Subject: Tortugas 2000 Update Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------176C027D46509542CF36D5A5" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ben Haskell Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 328 --------------176C027D46509542CF36D5A5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear CMPAN and Coral listers- Tortugas 2000 is a collaborative project to create an ecological reserve (no-take) in the Tortugas region of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. A 25-member working group composed of a broad range of stakeholders and agency representatives was tasked a year ago with coming up with a recommended boundary alternative for NOAA and the State of Florida to consider. Last Saturday, May 22, the Working Group reached consensus on recommending that a 186 square nautical mile area representing a range of very high quality coral reef habitats be set aside for the benefit of the ecosystem and present and future generations. After 7 years of acrimonious debate about the utility of marine reserves in the Florida Keys, one of the most heavily used coral reef ecosystems in the world, this consensus recommendation represents a milestone in Sanctuary management. If you would like more details on this recommendation and the Tortugas 2000 project please visit our website at http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas. Thank you, Benjamin D. Haskell Project Manager and Science Coordinator http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov --------------176C027D46509542CF36D5A5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear CMPAN and Coral listers-

Tortugas 2000 is a collaborative project to create an ecological reserve (no-take) in the Tortugas region of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

A 25-member working group composed of a broad range of stakeholders and agency representatives was tasked a year ago with coming up with a recommended boundary alternative for NOAA and the State of Florida to consider.

Last Saturday, May 22, the Working Group reached consensus on recommending that a 186 square nautical mile area representing a range of very high quality coral reef habitats be set aside for the benefit of the ecosystem and present and future generations.  After 7 years of acrimonious debate about the utility of marine reserves in the Florida Keys, one of the most heavily used coral reef ecosystems in the world, this consensus recommendation represents a milestone in Sanctuary management.

If you would like more details on this recommendation and the Tortugas 2000 project please visit our website at http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas.

Thank you,
Benjamin D. Haskell
Project Manager and Science Coordinator
http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov --------------176C027D46509542CF36D5A5-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 29 15:13:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA28106 for ; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:13:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13208; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:17:00 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013178; Sat, 29 May 99 15:16:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:13:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA16225; Sat, 29 May 1999 18:49:39 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA14954; Sat, 29 May 1999 14:49:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (pbaru.wasantara.net.id [202.159.84.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA08271 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 03:21:29 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 01:49:57 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 01:49:28 +0700 Received: from arsjujono (202.159.84.180) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 01:49:23 +0700 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990530015401.0069611c@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 01:54:02 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: sjujono Subject: need information Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sjujono Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 329 hi coral-list what is the relationship between suspended matter with conditions and distributions of coral reef Thanks GOGOT FEBRYANTO From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 29 15:18:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA28144 for ; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:18:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13321; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:24:05 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013294; Sat, 29 May 99 15:23:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 29 May 1999 15:20:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA15256; Sat, 29 May 1999 19:00:12 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA15134; Sat, 29 May 1999 14:59:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (pbaru.wasantara.net.id [202.159.84.163]) by mailgate.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA29296 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 02:21:13 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:26 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:11 +0700 Received: from arsjujono (202.159.84.181) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:05 +0700 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990530020443.006851e4@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 02:04:44 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: sjujono Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sjujono Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 330 I NEED YOUR SUGGEST WE GONNA MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH TYRE IN RUPAT ISLAND HAVE ANY EFFECT WITH THAT MATERIAL??? THANK GOGOT FEBRYANTO From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 29 16:34:47 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA28562 for ; Sat, 29 May 1999 16:34:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA15264; Sat, 29 May 1999 16:38:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015251; Sat, 29 May 99 16:38:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 29 May 1999 16:35:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA16551; Sat, 29 May 1999 20:16:15 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA16441; Sat, 29 May 1999 16:15:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (pbaru.wasantara.net.id [202.159.84.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA09053 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 04:48:04 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 03:16:31 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 03:16:18 +0700 Received: from arsjujono (202.159.84.175) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 03:16:11 +0700 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990530032049.0069dfc4@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 03:20:50 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: sjujono Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sjujono Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 331 >>>> Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 02:04:44 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: sjujono < Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF I NEED YOUR SUGGEST WE GONNA MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH TYRE IN RUPAT ISLAND HAVE ANY EFFECT WITH THAT MATERIAL??? THANK GOGOT FEBRYANTO<<<<<<<< From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 31 12:43:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA14101 for ; Mon, 31 May 1999 12:43:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21778; Mon, 31 May 1999 12:48:42 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021761; Mon, 31 May 99 12:48:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 31 May 1999 12:45:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA28427; Mon, 31 May 1999 16:10:51 GMT Received: from mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA28332; Mon, 31 May 1999 12:10:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (browndr@localhost) by mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA24193 for ; Mon, 31 May 1999 12:11:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 12:11:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "D.R. Browne" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: looking for a cyanide video Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "D.R. Browne" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 332 Does anyone know where I can get a copy of an amateur video I once saw of two cyanide fishers tearing apart coral going after a large wrasse with squirt bottles followed by an interview with a fish trader at a live fish holding platform? I believe the video was shot near Ambon. The version I saw was about 10 minutes long and had a few text screens inserted between scenes to explain what was happening. I think it was made around 1996. If anyone knows of this video please contact me at browndr@mcmaster.ca. Thanks for your help, David Browne From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 00:39:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA19106 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:39:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA08683; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:44:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008671; Tue, 1 Jun 99 00:44:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:42:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA31498; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 04:14:50 GMT Received: from electron.emu.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA31572; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:14:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [129.78.149.64] (scherzer.emu.usyd.edu.au [129.78.149.64]) by electron.emu.usyd.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA01010 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:15:41 +1000 Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:15:41 +1000 X-Sender: anya@mail.emu.usyd.edu.au Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au (anya salih) Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au (anya salih) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 333 >Is anyone familiar with the anatomy of surficial microstructures >on polyp tentacles. I have observed on SEM small (~1 micron) hair-like >structures and have seen them referred to, in a book entitled "Microbial >Seascapes", as a bacterial lawn. It has been brought to my attention >that they curiously resemble cilliated epithelium. If anyone has seen >these structures or has I have seen (by light microscopy) cilia on the epidermal layer of many corals. If coral tissues are mechanically broken up or chemically dissociated, the clumps of tissues will then rapidly rotate in seawater from the action of beating cilia on their surfaces. Bacteria are also present on the surface and can be just made out by light mircroscopy, are much smaller and thinner. The epidermal layer of coral larvae is also ciliated. I would think that the cilia increase the absorption surface area. Anya Anya Salih Internet: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au Marine Physiology Lab Telephone:02-93513006 (Zool) Zoology AO8 02-93517540 (EMU) School of Biological Sciences Facsimile:02-93517682 The University of Sydney Sydney, 2006, AUSTRALIA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 00:46:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA19143 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:46:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA08755; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:49:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008741; Tue, 1 Jun 99 00:49:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:46:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA31443; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 04:18:30 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA31560; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:18:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jamaica.ncl.ac.uk ([206.27.245.33]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAB47D2 for ; Mon, 31 May 1999 22:17:18 -0500 From: "Ivor Williams" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 22:20:43 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: assessing grazing intensity Priority: normal Message-Id: <77273C876AB.AAB47D2@wgs1.btl.net> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ivor Williams" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 334 I would very much appreciate some practical advice on field methods for assessing grazing intensity by herbivorous fishes. I am currently doing field work in Belize looking at fish abundance and benthic communities and would like to assess fish bite rates within 5*5m plots on 12m deep forereef areas. I had planned to approximately follow the AGRA protocol (5 min abservations of 1 sq meter areas), but find either (most of the time) there are no fish grazing during the 5 minute period, or there are about 20 small fish frantically nibbling and it is impossible to keep track. The resulting data set is something like 0, 0, 387, 0, 6, 513... so, not only is there are a large element of guesstimation in the replicates with large numbers of bites, but also the replication necessary to get meaningful data looks horrendous. My feeling now is that I might be better to follow individual fishes for fixed periods and then try to use average grazing rates to convert fish abundance data into grazing intensity, but I would prefer to directly assessing grazing itself.if it is feasible. Thanks for any help you can give Ivor Williams Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Department of Marine Sciences Ridley Building University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Tel: +44 (0)191 222 5868 Fax: +44 (0)191 222 7891 Belize phone 00 501 26 3856 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 05:34:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA20677 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 05:34:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12944; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 05:37:21 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012913; Tue, 1 Jun 99 05:35:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 05:33:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA32791; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 09:11:27 GMT Message-Id: <199906010911.JAA32791@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:42:34 +0200 From: Peter van Treeck To: Ivor Williams CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: assessing grazing intensity Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peter van Treeck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 335 Dear Ivor, What about interval video camera? We did that and it worked fine. The camera took a sequence of 2 sec every 2 minutes the whole day. With high resolution cameras it is possible to identify the grazing species as well as the number of bites. First results can be found in van Treeck, Schuhmacher & Paster (1996)Grazing and Bioerosion by Herbivorous Fishes - Key Processes Structuring Coral reef Communities. in Reitner, Neuweiler, Gunkel (eds)Global and Regional Controls on Biogenic Sedimentation.I. Reef Evolution. Research Reports.- G=F6ttinger Arb. Geol. Palaeont. SB2, 133-137 Goettingen Check as well Bruggemann (1994)Parrotfish grazing on coral reefs- A trophic novelty. PhD Thesis Groningen, NL Cheers Peter Ivor Williams schrieb: > > I would very much appreciate some practical advice on field methods for > assessing grazing intensity by herbivorous fishes. I am currently doing = field > work in Belize looking at fish abundance and benthic communities and woul= d like > to assess fish bite rates within 5*5m plots on 12m deep forereef areas. > > I had planned to approximately follow the AGRA protocol (5 min abservatio= ns of > 1 sq meter areas), but find either (most of the time) there are no fish g= razing > during the 5 minute period, or there are about 20 small fish frantically > nibbling and it is impossible to keep track. The resulting data set is > something like 0, 0, 387, 0, 6, 513... so, not only is there are a large > element of guesstimation in the replicates with large numbers of bites, b= ut > also the replication necessary to get meaningful data looks horrendous. M= y > feeling now is that I might be better to follow individual fishes for fix= ed > periods and then try to use average grazing rates to convert fish abundan= ce > data into grazing intensity, but I would prefer to directly assessing gra= zing > itself.if it is feasible. > > Thanks for any help you can give > > Ivor Williams > > Centre for Tropical Coastal Management > Department of Marine Sciences > Ridley Building > University of Newcastle upon Tyne > NE1 7RU > Tel: +44 (0)191 222 5868 > Fax: +44 (0)191 222 7891 > Belize phone 00 501 26 3856 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 07:59:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA22004 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 07:59:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA18144; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:03:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018122; Tue, 1 Jun 99 08:03:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:00:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA33600; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:30:33 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA33588; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 07:30:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA08898; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:27:14 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA17990; Tue, 1 Jun 99 06:33:27-050 Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:33:26 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: anya salih Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 336 Is it not well known that corals have a ciliated epidermis? It creates superficial currents used for cleaning and feeding. On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, anya salih wrote: > >Is anyone familiar with the anatomy of surficial microstructures > >on polyp tentacles. I have observed on SEM small (~1 micron) hair-like > >structures and have seen them referred to, in a book entitled "Microbial > >Seascapes", as a bacterial lawn. It has been brought to my attention > >that they curiously resemble cilliated epithelium. If anyone has seen > >these structures or has > > I have seen (by light microscopy) cilia on the epidermal layer of many > corals. If coral tissues are mechanically broken up or chemically > dissociated, the clumps of tissues will then rapidly rotate in seawater > from the action of beating cilia on their surfaces. Bacteria are also > present on the surface and can be just made out by light mircroscopy, are > much smaller and thinner. The epidermal layer of coral larvae is also > ciliated. I would think that the cilia increase the absorption surface > area. > > Anya > > Anya Salih Internet: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au > Marine Physiology Lab Telephone:02-93513006 (Zool) > Zoology AO8 02-93517540 (EMU) > School of Biological Sciences Facsimile:02-93517682 > The University of Sydney > Sydney, 2006, AUSTRALIA > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 10:49:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27310 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:49:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA00755; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:52:45 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000734; Tue, 1 Jun 99 10:52:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:48:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA34516; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:24:14 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA31081; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:23:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 5015 invoked from network); 1 Jun 1999 14:25:07 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 1 Jun 1999 14:25:07 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990601101349.006ff290@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 10:13:50 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 337 In response to Jeremy's comment, I hate to see coral-list degenerate to answering basic questions that are so fundamental to basic training that they indicate that whomever asked them hasn't bothered to do any background reading before undertaking a research project. Is this indicative of the level of training of young 'scientists' hese days? Anyone that plans to do research on corals should have read through Libby Hyman's works, Chapman, and all sorts of "old" 1960's papers and chapters. Doesn't anyone know how to use a library anymore? Alina Szmant >Return-Path: >Delivered-To: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu >Delivered-To: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu >Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 06:33:26 -0500 (GMT-0500) >From: Jeremy Woodley >To: anya salih >Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems >Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley > >Is it not well known that corals have a ciliated epidermis? It creates >superficial currents used for cleaning and feeding. > >On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, anya salih wrote: > >> >Is anyone familiar with the anatomy of surficial microstructures >> >on polyp tentacles. I have observed on SEM small (~1 micron) hair-like >> >structures and have seen them referred to, in a book entitled "Microbial >> >Seascapes", as a bacterial lawn. It has been brought to my attention >> >that they curiously resemble cilliated epithelium. If anyone has seen >> >these structures or has >> >> I have seen (by light microscopy) cilia on the epidermal layer of many >> corals. If coral tissues are mechanically broken up or chemically >> dissociated, the clumps of tissues will then rapidly rotate in seawater >> from the action of beating cilia on their surfaces. Bacteria are also >> present on the surface and can be just made out by light mircroscopy, are >> much smaller and thinner. The epidermal layer of coral larvae is also >> ciliated. I would think that the cilia increase the absorption surface >> area. >> >> Anya >> >> Anya Salih Internet: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au >> Marine Physiology Lab Telephone:02-93513006 (Zool) >> Zoology AO8 02-93517540 (EMU) >> School of Biological Sciences Facsimile:02-93517682 >> The University of Sydney >> Sydney, 2006, AUSTRALIA >> >> >> > > > ********************************************** Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group RSMAS-MBF University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami FL 33149 TEL: (305)361-4609 FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 1 14:09:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA01695 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:09:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18697; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:15:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018516; Tue, 1 Jun 99 14:14:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:11:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA35495; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 17:37:40 GMT Received: from ns.psi.calva.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA35561; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:37:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [154.15.19.48] (ip48.nanterre2.pub-ip.fr.psi.net [154.15.19.48]) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id TAA07361 for ; Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:38:32 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:38:32 +0200 (MET DST) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Fiji Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 338 Hi All, I'm going to Fiji Thursday. Is there anything specific that I should visit there (Reef, Coral Farm, Clam Farm,...) ? Someone to contact ? Tx for any info Regards Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT http://mars.reefkeepers.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 15:13:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02967 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:13:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15218; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:17:54 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015130; Wed, 2 Jun 99 15:17:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:14:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA42898; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:42:26 GMT Message-Id: <199906021842.SAA42898@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:53:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "Heidi L. Crevison" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems (fwd) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Heidi L. Crevison" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 339 > In response to Jeremy's comment, I hate to see coral-list degenerate to > answering basic questions that are so fundamental to basic training that > they indicate that whomever asked them hasn't bothered to do any > background reading before undertaking a research project. Is this > indicative of the level of training of young 'scientists' hese days? > Anyone that plans to do research on corals should have read through > Libby Hyman's works, Chapman, and all sorts of "old" 1960's papers and > chapters. Doesn't anyone know how to use a library anymore? > > Alina Szmant > Regardless of whether or not graduate students can use the library, the only stupid question is that which goes unasked. The individuals that are on this list are some of the best resources for those getting started in coral reef biology. A simple suggestion as to where to look for this information would have sufficed. Heidi L. Crevison ******************************************************************************* Heidi L. Crevison University of South Florida Department of Marine Science 140 Seventh Ave. S St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (813)553-1615 GO INDIANS! ************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 15:14:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02993 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:14:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15342; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:18:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015313; Wed, 2 Jun 99 15:18:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:15:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA42938; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:44:27 GMT Message-Id: <199906021844.SAA42938@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:35:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Welcome Message Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 340 Occasionally this Welcome Message is circulated for the benefit of those who misplaced it. 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Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee Louis Florit Philippe Dubosq Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 15:15:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA03014 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:15:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15484; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:19:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015367; Wed, 2 Jun 99 15:19:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:15:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA42959; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:42:00 GMT Message-Id: <199906021842.SAA42959@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 16:06:33 -0400 From: Thomas Potts Subject: NURC/UNCW Announcement of Research Opportunities To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Thomas Potts Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 341 The National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is soliciting proposals for undersea research in the southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico in 2000. Regional research priorities are as follows, but projects aren't limited to these areas: Sustain Healthy Coasts =B7 Describe hypoxia associated with the Mississippi River plume (especially within the "dead zone"), including its relationship to natural and anthropogenic activities and its affect on living resources. =B7 Assess and monitor reef communities, especially those in the Grays' Reef, Florida Keys, and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries and around offshore platforms, and determine their role in sustaining ecosystem productivity. =B7 Establish research and innovative monitoring programs in marine reserves (Tortugas, Florida Middle Grounds, and Oculina research reserves) and other protected areas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to help distinguish natural system variability versus change caused by "no-take" management strategies. Assess and Predict Global Environmental Change =B7 Determine impacts of global climate changes on marine communities and biodiversity, and identify potential indicator species or assemblages for this purpose. Building Sustainable Fisheries =B7 Examine waters and substrates necessary for fish spawning, feeding or growth to maturity. Specifically, studies that describe and identify Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), identify adverse impacts to EFH (pollution, nutrient runoff, and coastal development), and identify actions to conserve and enhance EFH. =B7 Fisheries oceanography and recruitment processes: Examine economically valuable fisheries (including highly migratory species) including fate of eggs, larvae, and post-settlement juveniles. =B7 Research to document the significance of spawning events (especially corals and fish aggregations) within the Gray's Reef, Florida Keys, and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries. =B7 Identification of factors that affect recruitment of conch, lobster, and corals within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; including, limits to spawning, reproductive behavior, larval supply, habitat limitation, post-settlement processes, and sources of recruits. Please see http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc or contact Tom Potts (pottst@uncwil.edu) for more information on available undersea systems and technology, award conditions, and deadlines. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 16:20:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA05059 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:20:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23526; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:26:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023508; Wed, 2 Jun 99 16:25:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:23:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA43619; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:10:38 GMT Received: from wcs.winmarconsulting.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA43532; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:10:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by 163.61.winmar.hypercon.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:09:20 -0500 Message-Id: <9187DAFC4EB1D21196B50008C733ED9104C8E0@163.61.winmar.hypercon.com> From: James Wiseman To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: ARTIFICIAL REEF Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:09:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Wiseman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 342 Sjujono, I would strongly recommend against using rubber tires for artificial reef construction. >From a purely technical standpoint, tire reefs have proven to be very unstable, moving around in storms. Keeping them all attached to each other is also very difficult. The actual placement of the tires is also very difficult. I will leave it to the rest of coral-list to explain the biological reasons against using rubber tires for reef creation. Cheers James Wiseman Winmar Consulting Services Houston TX -----Original Message----- From: sjujono [mailto:arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 2:05 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF I NEED YOUR SUGGEST WE GONNA MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH TYRE IN RUPAT ISLAND HAVE ANY EFFECT WITH THAT MATERIAL??? THANK GOGOT FEBRYANTO From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 16:23:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA05099 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:23:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23805; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:29:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023769; Wed, 2 Jun 99 16:29:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:26:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA43530; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:03:24 GMT Received: from kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA43527; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:03:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from kgs.ukans.edu ([129.237.141.86]) by kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id 359; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:05:28 -0500 Message-Id: <3755901F.D5568369@kgs.ukans.edu> Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 14:12:19 -0600 From: "Bob Buddemeier" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Heidi L. Crevison" CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coelenterate sensory systems (fwd) References: <199906021842.SAA42898@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Buddemeier" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 343 I think a few points have been missed: 1. "a simple suggestion as to where to look" would have been a reward and encouragement for behavior that at least some of us consider professionally inappropriate. 2. I may be a resource, but I am neither infinite nor unprioritized, and therefore not available on demand. 3. Those of us fortunate enough to have been educated before the onset of intellectual relativism and the deification of self-esteem can actually identify quite a few ways in which questions can be stupid without being unasked. 4. I usually opt for the delete button over curmudgeonly response, but I share Alina's concern about the cluttering and degeneration of the list server. Bob Buddemeier "Heidi L. Crevison" wrote: > > > In response to Jeremy's comment, I hate to see coral-list degenerate to > > answering basic questions that are so fundamental to basic training that > > they indicate that whomever asked them hasn't bothered to do any > > background reading before undertaking a research project. Is this > > indicative of the level of training of young 'scientists' hese days? > > Anyone that plans to do research on corals should have read through > > Libby Hyman's works, Chapman, and all sorts of "old" 1960's papers and > > chapters. Doesn't anyone know how to use a library anymore? > > > > Alina Szmant > > > > Regardless of whether or not graduate students can use the library, the > only stupid question is that which goes unasked. The individuals that are > on this list are some of the best resources for those getting started in > coral reef biology. A simple suggestion as to where to look for this > information would have sufficed. > > Heidi L. Crevison > ******************************************************************************* > Heidi L. Crevison > University of South Florida > Department of Marine Science > 140 Seventh Ave. S > St. Petersburg, FL 33701 > (813)553-1615 > > GO INDIANS! > ************************************************************************** -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Senior Scientist, Geohydrology Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 ph (785) 864-3965 fax (785) 864-5317 buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu http://ghsun2.kgs.ukans.edu/staff/buddemeier.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 16:41:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA05383 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:41:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA25158; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:46:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025107; Wed, 2 Jun 99 16:45:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:42:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA43634; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:19:56 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA43621; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:19:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp139.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.139]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id QAA24212; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:19:46 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199906022019.QAA24212@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "ReefKeeper" , "Michael Nemeth" , "eco-isla" , "Coral-List" Subject: Who trapped who? Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:16:23 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BEAD13.41F965C0" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 344 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BEAD13.41F965C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable =09CORALations recently wrote an email to the list and a letter to Caribbea= n Fishery Management Council [CFMC] in support of ReefKeeper International's resolution to phase out the use of fish traps in the Caribbean. For the first time we received documents from this organization in advance of meetings. Normally we receive the announcement 2 weeks after local ReefKeeper meetings are held. The documents included 1) the announcement of= where and when CFMC meetings were being held to discuss the phase out of reef traps (CFMC's adgenda), and 2) ReefKeeper's phase out resolution and petition. =09Today we received in the mail another document from ReefKeeper. This document was clearly meant for mailing prior to the CFMC meetings one month= ago, and was entitled: Help Phase Out Fish Traps and Protect Scuba Spearfishing! It begins by announcing the CFMC meetings: " CFMC is seeking public input to determine the best ways to reduce the total number of fish caught as well as the number of unwanted fish caught. Options being considered include a ten year phase out of wire mesh fish traps, elimination of spearfishing and lobstering using scuba and the elimination of gill nets". =09As an ocean conservation org based in Puerto Rico we recognize all of t= he above practices as contributing to the decimation of fish populations and commend CFMC for opening discussions on the issue. ReefKeeper publication asks, and I quote: =09 "So who does more harm to fisheries and the environment - fish trappers= or scuba spearfishers?...[and answers]...the answer is obvious - fish traps= destroy habitat and kill thousands of juvenile and tropical fish every year." =09The document continues: "There will be fish trappers present at the meeting that will blame scuba spearfishers for some harmful impacts to the reef fish and lobster fisheries. The trappers will blame scuba spearfishers= as a way to distract from the subject of fish trap shortcomings." =09We are concerned that after extending our support (albeit with major qualifications) for the first documents ReefKeeper sent to us, which sounded like a reasonable proposal to phase out traps...we receive this document...one month later that attaches what appears to be some kind of non conservation minded agenda geared at appealing to recreational spear fishermen. =09Because of the support we previously gave to ReefKeeper on this list, we= are writing to reiterate that CORALations strongly feels solutions to overfishing will have to come in large part from compliance of the fishermen. This may mean compliance to stricter fishing regs or by supporting the establishment of Marine Fishery Reserve areas, the latter being easier to enforce. Education and compliance are hard objectives to meet with the confrontational agenda of opposing the commercial trap fishing while endorsing other fishing practices which may also be argued as= unsustainable. CORALations recognizes that recreational and commercial spears are taking a toll on reefs in Puerto Rico. The larger fish targeted are the most reproductive. We have been with a scientists who photographed small reef fish being taken and discarded by spears in one study area. We have personally witnessed spear fishermen target everything, including sea fans when fish aren=92t there. =09We recognize that this list was not created to vent frustrations with other orgs. Since we already sent the message to the list backing the trap phase out in support of ReefKeeper's proposal, we felt it important to clarify our stand on these issues to the other orgs and scientists who may have received the document from ReefKeeper with the attached spearfishing agenda.=20 CORALations in no way endorses one form of unsustainable fishing practice over another, especially in Puerto Rico where reef fish populations are so compromised. We would not endorse any policy which alienates the local commercial fishermen who have direct economic incentive and should be an integral part of creating management plans to protect marine fish populations. =20 Mary Ann Lucking CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 corals@caribe ------=_NextPart_000_01BEAD13.41F965C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable

CORALations recently wrote an email to the list = and a letter to Caribbean Fishery Management Council [CFMC] in support of R= eefKeeper International's resolution to phase out the use of fish traps in = the Caribbean. For the first time we received documents from this organizat= ion in advance of meetings. Normally we receive the announcement 2 weeks af= ter local ReefKeeper meetings are held. The documents included 1) the annou= ncement of where and when CFMC meetings were being held to discuss the phas= e out of reef traps (CFMC's adgenda), and 2) ReefKeeper's phase out resolut= ion and petition.
Today we received in the mail another document = from ReefKeeper. This document was clearly meant for mailing prior to the C= FMC meetings one month ago, and was entitled: Help Phase Out Fish Traps = and Protect Scuba Spearfishing! It begins by announcing the CFMC meetin= gs: " CFMC is seeking public input to determine the best ways to reduc= e the total number of fish caught as well as the number of unwanted fish ca= ught. Options being considered include a ten year phase out of wire mesh fi= sh traps, elimination of spearfishing and lobstering using scuba and the el= imination of gill nets".
As an ocean conservation org based = in Puerto Rico we recognize all of the above practices as contributing to t= he decimation of fish populations and commend CFMC for opening discussions = on the issue. ReefKeeper publication asks, and I quote:
"So = who does more harm to fisheries and the environment - fish trappers or scub= a spearfishers?...[and answers]...the answer is obvious - fish traps destro= y habitat and kill thousands of juvenile and tropical fish every year."= ;
The document continues: "There will be fish trappers presen= t at the meeting that will blame scuba spearfishers for some harmful impact= s to the reef fish and lobster fisheries. The trappers will blame scuba spe= arfishers as a way to distract from the subject of fish trap shortcomings.&= quot;
We are concerned  that after extending our support (alb= eit with major qualifications) for the first documents ReefKeeper sent to u= s, which sounded like a reasonable proposal to phase out traps...we receive= this document...one month later that attaches what appears to be some kind= of non conservation minded agenda geared at appealing to recreational spea= r fishermen.
Because of the support we previously gave to ReefKeep= er on this list, we are writing to reiterate that CORALations strongly feel= s solutions to overfishing will have to come in large part from compliance = of the fishermen. This may mean compliance to stricter fishing regs or by s= upporting the establishment of Marine Fishery Reserve areas, the latter bei= ng easier to enforce. Education and compliance are hard objectives to meet = with the confrontational agenda of opposing the commercial trap fishing whi= le endorsing other fishing practices which may also be argued as unsustaina= ble. CORALations recognizes that recreational and commercial spears are tak= ing a toll on reefs in Puerto Rico. The larger fish targeted are the most r= eproductive. We have been with a scientists who photographed small reef fis= h being taken and discarded by spears in one study area.  We have pers= onally witnessed spear fishermen target everything, including sea fans when= fish aren=92t there.
We recognize that this list was not created = to vent frustrations with other orgs. Since we already sent the message to = the list backing the trap phase out in support of ReefKeeper's proposal, we= felt it important to clarify our stand on these issues to the other orgs a= nd scientists who may have received the document from ReefKeeper with the a= ttached spearfishing agenda.
CORALations in no way endorses one form= of unsustainable fishing practice over another, especially in Puerto Rico = where reef fish populations are so compromised. We would not endorse any po= licy which alienates the local commercial fishermen who have direct economi= c incentive and should be an integral part of creating management plans to = protect marine fish populations.   
Mary Ann Lucking
CO= RALations
Amapola 14, Suite 901
Isla Verde, PR  00979
corals@= caribe

------=_NextPart_000_01BEAD13.41F965C0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 2 17:48:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA06512 for ; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 17:48:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29032; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 17:51:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029015; Wed, 2 Jun 99 17:51:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 17:48:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA43259; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:20:17 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA40613; Wed, 2 Jun 1999 17:20:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 1946 invoked from network); 2 Jun 1999 21:21:09 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 2 Jun 1999 21:21:09 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990602170950.006ed49c@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 17:09:50 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Who trapped who? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 345 I'd like to support CORALations' stand that spear-fishing is no better for coral reef fish communities than trapping, and in places, and in fact for certain species is MUCH worse. A specific example would be the groupers, where a small number of spear fishers (commercial as well as recreational) go in and wipe out a local population within a few days.=20 In my opinion, there 'ain't no such thing as sustainable fishing' on coral reefs, at least not at anywhere near the levels that present day users would be agreeable to abide by for the desirable species that humans like to eat. =20 Alina Szmant Return-Path: =20 Delivered-To: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu=20 Delivered-To: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu=20 From: "CORALations" =20 To: "ReefKeeper" ,=20 "Michael Nemeth" ,=20 "eco-isla" ,=20 "Coral-List" =20 Subject: Who trapped who?=20 Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:16:23 -0400=20 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal=20 Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov=20 Reply-To: "CORALations" =20 CORALations recently wrote an email to the list and a letter to Caribbean Fishery Management Council [CFMC] in support of ReefKeeper International's resolution to phase out the use of fish traps in the Caribbean. For the first time we received documents from this organization in advance of meetings. Normally we receive the announcement 2 weeks after local ReefKeeper meetings are held. The documents included 1) the announcement of where and when CFMC meetings were being held to discuss the phase out of reef traps (CFMC's adgenda), and 2) ReefKeeper's phase out resolution and petition. Today we received in the mail another document from ReefKeeper. This document was clearly meant for mailing prior to the CFMC meetings one month ago, and was entitled: Help Phase Out Fish Traps and Protect Scuba Spearfishing! It begins by announcing the CFMC meetings: " CFMC is seeking public input to determine the best ways to reduce the total number of fish caught as well as the number of unwanted fish caught. Options being considered include a ten year phase out of wire mesh fish traps, elimination of spearfishing and lobstering using scuba and the elimination of gill nets". As an ocean conservation org based in Puerto Rico we recognize all of the above practices as contributing to the decimation of fish populations and commend CFMC for opening discussions on the issue. ReefKeeper publication asks, and I quote: "So who does more harm to fisheries and the environment - fish trappers or scuba spearfishers?...[and answers]...the answer is obvious - fish traps destroy habitat and kill thousands of juvenile and tropical fish every year." The document continues: "There will be fish trappers present at the meeting that will blame scuba spearfishers for some harmful impacts to the reef fish and lobster fisheries. The trappers will blame scuba spearfishers as a way to distract from the subject of fish trap shortcomings." We are concerned that after extending our support (albeit with major qualifications) for the first documents ReefKeeper sent to us, which sounded like a reasonable proposal to phase out traps...we receive this document...one month later that attaches what appears to be some kind of non conservation minded agenda geared at appealing to recreational spear fishermen. Because of the support we previously gave to ReefKeeper on this list, we are writing to reiterate that CORALations strongly feels solutions to overfishing will have to come in large part from compliance of the fishermen. This may mean compliance to stricter fishing regs or by supporting the establishment of Marine Fishery Reserve areas, the latter being easier to enforce. Education and compliance are hard objectives to meet with the confrontational agenda of opposing the commercial trap fishing while endorsing other fishing practices which may also be argued as unsustainable. CORALations recognizes that recreational and commercial spears are taking a toll on reefs in Puerto Rico. The larger fish targeted are the most reproductive. We have been with a scientists who photographed small reef fish being taken and discarded by spears in one study area. We have personally witnessed spear fishermen target everything, including sea fans when fish aren=92t there. We recognize that this list was not created to vent frustrations with other orgs. Since we already sent the message to the list backing the trap phase out in support of ReefKeeper's proposal, we felt it important to clarify our stand on these issues to the other orgs and scientists who may have received the document from ReefKeeper with the attached spearfishing agenda.=20 CORALations in no way endorses one form of unsustainable fishing practice over another, especially in Puerto Rico where reef fish populations are so compromised. We would not endorse any policy which alienates the local commercial fishermen who have direct economic incentive and should be an integral part of creating management plans to protect marine fish populations. =20 Mary Ann Lucking CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 corals@caribe=20 ********************************************** Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group RSMAS-MBF University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami FL 33149 TEL: (305)361-4609 FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 3 03:45:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA12009 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:45:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA14545; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:50:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014527; Thu, 3 Jun 99 03:50:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:47:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA46419; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 07:10:38 GMT Received: from sv10.batelco.com.bh by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA46696; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:10:17 -0400 (EDT) From: rogeru@batelco.com.bh Received: from [193.188.113.245] by sv10.batelco.com.bh (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 589-54461U20000L20000S0V35) with SMTP id bh for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:10:02 +0300 X-Sender: rogeru@batelco.com.bh X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: ARTIFICIAL REEF Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:10:02 +0300 Message-Id: <19990603071002.AAE8189@sv10.batelco.com.bh@[193.188.113.245]> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rogeru@batelco.com.bh Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 346 >Sjujono, >I would strongly recommend against using rubber tires for artificial reef construction. From a purely technical standpoint, tire reefs have proven to be very >unstable, moving around in storms. Keeping them all attached to each other is also very difficult. The actual placement of the tires is also very difficult. > >Cheers >James Wiseman >Winmar Consulting Services >Houston TX > Hi there: We have a slightly different view of tires here in Bahrain. We do not have hurricanes or typhoons to move tire reefs. Depending on your local conditions, tires may or may not be appropriate. Are there any practical alternative uses for tires? Do you have strong storms and water currents? We have had tires in the water since 1982. We fill each tire with a few shovels of cement (for additional wieght). We string tires (20-40 tires) together using 22 mm rope (like a strand of pearls). Make sure that the rope has slack through the tires. This allows some tires to lay flat when deployed, and provide a base for other tires to lean against. This configuration makes deployment quick. Just pick up each rope with tires at the preparation site using a crane. On the barge, use a crane to dump in the water. Hope that this helps. Cheers, Roger K. Roger Uwate, Ph.D. Advisor Directorate of Fisheries P.O. Box 20071 Bahrain phone: (973) 729-595 fax: (973) 728-459 email: rogeru@batelco.com.bh From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 3 11:23:29 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA22272 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:23:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA07735; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:27:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007688; Thu, 3 Jun 99 11:26:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:23:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA45899; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:51:22 GMT Received: from ns1.fisheries.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA49241; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 10:51:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from host.fisheries.org by ns1.fisheries.org (NTMail 3.02.04) id va097105; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:55:41 +0000 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19990603145313.00678368@mail.fisheries.org> X-Sender: fisheries@mail.fisheries.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 10:53:13 -0400 To: FISH-SCI-REQUEST@segate.sunet.se, ACN-L@acn.ca, coastnet@uriacc.uri.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marmam@uvvm.uvic.ca, FWIM-L@listserv.vt.edu, ECOLOG-L@umdd.umd.edu From: American Fisheries Society Subject: AFS APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: American Fisheries Society Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 347 AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bethesda, Md.--Ghassan ("Gus") Rassam, a recognized leader in the online publishing and nonprofit association communities, has been appointed the fifth executive director of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). As such, Rassam will head the world's largest and oldest organization of fisheries professionals at a time when the Society is launching a five-year strategic plan that focuses on fisheries and aquatic stewardship, professional development, and a greatly expanded communications program. "Gus is skilled and experienced in working with diverse audiences, which will be a great asset as he represents AFS with professional organizations, public agencies, and citizen conservation groups," said Society President Robert Carline. Rassam comes to the Society via the Optical Society of America, a professional society devoted to the fields of fiber optics and laser technology. There, in addition to functioning as a chief executive for a period, he served as director of publications as well as program and international development. His development of the organization's electronic journal publication, book publishing and marketing programs brought him wide recognition in the science publishing community. Rassam trained in the geosciences, earning a master's degree at Miami University (Ohio) and a Ph.D at the University of Minnesota. He has been a Fulbright scholar and did graduate study at the Sorbonne University in Paris. In addition to his tenure at the Optical Society, his professional experience includes several decades of work as a petroleum geologist, database developer, teacher, director of marketing and information services, and assistant director of publications. Rassam also has shared his expertise with numerous government and professional entities. He chaired the Commission on Geological Documentation of the International Union of Geological Sciences and served on the executive board of the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information. He also was president of the Association of Earth Science Editors and served as a member of the governing board and executive committee of the American Institute of Physics. ### Formed in 1870, the American Fisheries Society has more than 9,000 members in 73 countries. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 3 12:38:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA23868 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:38:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16058; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:41:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015967; Thu, 3 Jun 99 12:40:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:38:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA49318; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:16:36 GMT Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA46609; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:16:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@pansy [137.205.192.19]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA06425 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:17:15 +0100 (BST) Received: from dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk (rna [137.205.152.50]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA14397 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:17:13 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199906031617.RAA14397@pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk> Received: from DNA/SpoolDir by dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jun 99 17:17:39 +0100 Received: from SpoolDir by DNA (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jun 99 17:17:13 +0100 From: "Charles Sheppard" Organization: Biol. Sciences Univ. of Warwick To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:17:11 +0000 (GMT) Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01a) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Charles Sheppard" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 348 You may be interested in the article, just out: Hodgson, G. 1999. A global assessment of human effects on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38:345-355 which is a summary of recent 'Reef Check' work. Reprints will be obtainable from the author at: Inst. Environment and Sustainable Development, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, (not from the editor or publisher please!) Best wishes Charles Sheppard Dept Biological Sciences University of Warwick Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK fax: 44 1203 524619 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 3 13:24:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA24894 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:24:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA20558; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:28:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020407; Thu, 3 Jun 99 13:27:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 13:24:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA50457; Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:05:39 GMT Message-Id: <199906031705.RAA50457@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 12:39:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "NOAA's CHAMP" To: coral-list Subject: Coral Reef Videoconference #1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOAA's CHAMP" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 349 Greetings, Fellow Coral-Listers! Have you ever wanted to meet that person on the other side of the globe who always asks those interesting questions or comes up with that great insight during discussions on coral-list? Or maybe you have always been impressed at the wisdom or wit of a particular colleague whom you have never met, and would like to meet, or maybe just see what they look like! Or maybe you'd just like to converse and meet with those colleagues who are primarily interested in your particular plight to save the reefs near your island. This may be your chance! Videoconferencing has become more affordable and is beginning to spread in popularity. In fact some videoconferencing software is freeware (see below). Also, you can conference without the video or the audio, i.e., just conduct online chat sessions or work on documents (even using commercial software on your end). With this message we are calling for a "get acquainted" videoconference so that those of you who are interested can "chat" and get to know one another over the Internet. This is an opportunity to foster greater communications among coral reef researchers and to facilitate real-time collaboration (through "whiteboarding") on projects and documents. Although this first meeting is designed to get acquainted with other researchers and the technology, we anticipate that future collaborations may spring from this for the purpose of regional discussions or specialty topics (e.g., the Pacific Basin, spawning, diseases, pollution, etc.). Drop us a line at coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov if you are interested in attending this conference. If there is little interest, or if nothing further develops, well, at least you'll know the technology for your own use later on (i.e., save this message!). If a LOT of interest develops, I'll set up a separate listserver, coral-vc, for communications on this topic alone, so as not to compromise the usual coral-list discussions. Here are some links and facts to help you get you started on learning the technology before the Conference: Resource for downloading CU-SeeMe v1.0 (developed by Cornell University) freeware, a lot of information, and an evaluation on whether to use version 3.1.2 or 4.0 (v3.1.2 and earlier versions work for the Macintosh, as well as Windows): http://www.cu-seeme.net Home of White Pine Software, the people who sell the commercial version of CU-SeeMe (lots of good information, and good prices):: http://www.wpine.com MicroSoft Netmeeting (freeware, Windows only):: http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting And of course you can always do a search on your browser to find out more. By the way, please note that depending upon all kinds of things, including your connection to the Internet, the quality and settings of your camera, microphone and speaker, you may not get a good connection. It takes a little time to learn this stuff, but it is easy to get started. You may not get the video or audio right the first time, but you can still "chat" by typing to a common screen online. Since setting up the "reflectors" for videoconferencing is expensive, we will meet at a public reflector to start off. If greater interest is generated, we will seek funding to support a reflector with greater capacity and specialty topic conference IDs. Tentatively, our meeting place (reflector) will be physiol.indstate.edu (Indiana State University) on June 23, 1999, off and on, from 1200 hrs GMT to 1800 hrs GMT. If these times are not convenient, let us know. There are three conferences at that site: #1 is General, #2 is Modem Users, and #3 is for high speed users (T1, etc.). Conference ID 4 is a self-reflector so you can see what you look like remotely. If that reflector is not available, try these instead: reflector.edi.gatech.edu (Georgia Institute of Technology) or kingfisher.cms.shu.ac.uk (Sheffield Hallam University). For specialty topics, we may meet under special multicast conferencing or point-to-point arrangements in which a reflector is not necessary (drop us a line if you're interested in specialty groups, point-to-point, etc.). Your feedback is most welcome. See you there! Cheers, Jim Hendee & Your NOAA Coral Colleagues NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 4 16:38:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA23479 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:38:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA14986; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:41:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014962; Fri, 4 Jun 99 16:41:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:38:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA07174; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 20:00:22 GMT Received: from genserver1.cssciencectr.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA07178; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:00:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by GENSERVER1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:03:33 -0700 Message-Id: <430B1492F8BDD111B03E080009EC8A4A4AE9F8@GENSERVER1> From: Jonathan Lowrie To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Seeking protocol for cyanide testing of fish Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:03:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BEAEC5.51E5AF30" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jonathan Lowrie Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 350 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEAEC5.51E5AF30 Content-Type: text/plain Dear Colleagues: I am seeking out an easy to use protocol for testing reef fish for cyanide use. Some of the ornamental aquarium trade exports from FIJI would like to utilize cyanide testing as a means to ensure their stock is ecologically collected, and they need a protocol that will provide a positive or negative for the presence of cyanide in fishes. Ideally, this would be a simple test, that can be used in the field. However, a more complex protocol could be taught, so any information would be appreciated. Thank you. Jonathan Jonathan Lowrie Aquarist Supervisor California Science Center Tel: 213 744-2612 Fax: 213 744-2547 ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEAEC5.51E5AF30 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Seeking protocol for cyanide testing of fish

Dear Colleagues:

I am seeking out an easy to use protocol for = testing reef fish for cyanide use. Some of the ornamental aquarium = trade exports from FIJI would like to utilize cyanide testing as a = means to ensure their stock is ecologically collected, and they need a = protocol that will provide a positive or negative for the presence of = cyanide in fishes.

Ideally, this would be a simple test, that can = be used in the field. However, a more complex protocol could be taught, = so any information would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Jonathan

Jonathan Lowrie
Aquarist Supervisor
California Science = Center
Tel: 213 744-2612
Fax: 213 744-2547

------_=_NextPart_001_01BEAEC5.51E5AF30-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 4 17:32:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA24591 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:32:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA17467; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:37:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017444; Fri, 4 Jun 99 17:37:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:34:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA07446; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:01:45 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA07462; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:01:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373546(1)>; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:02:41 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135693(1)>; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:02:41 -1000 Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:02:38 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Jonathan Lowrie cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Seeking protocol for cyanide testing of fish In-Reply-To: <430B1492F8BDD111B03E080009EC8A4A4AE9F8@GENSERVER1> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 351 On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Jonathan Lowrie wrote: > I am seeking out an easy to use protocol for testing reef fish for cyanide > use. Some of the ornamental aquarium trade exports from FIJI would like to > utilize cyanide testing as a means to ensure their stock is ecologically > collected, and they need a protocol that will provide a positive or negative > for the presence of cyanide in fishes. > > Ideally, this would be a simple test, that can be used in the field. > However, a more complex protocol could be taught, so any information would > be appreciated. Jonathan: As you probably know, the International MarineLife Association, in conjunction with the Haribon Foundation in the Philippines have developed and are using a cyanide detection test already, I would suggest you contact them. Also the USFWS will be exploring the use of such a test as well soon. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 4 18:39:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA25483 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:39:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA20603; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:44:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020582; Fri, 4 Jun 99 18:44:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:41:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA07757; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 22:07:09 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA07743; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:06:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id SAA26257; Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:07:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: 4 Jun 1999 18:03:55 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: ARTIFICIAL REEF To: "Recipients of coral-list" , "sjujono" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; Name="Message Body" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark Eakin" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id SAA25483 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 352 Subject: Time: 5:04 PM RE>ARTIFICIAL REEF Date: 6/4/99 I second the response that tires are an extremely poor material to use in areas prone to hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones or any other storms that can generate high waves. We spent weeks picking up tires off the bottom and off beaches after a weak (category 1 or 2) hurricane passed well to the east of a tire reef in Florida. Despite the fact that the hurricane did not hit the reef, it scattered tires over a wide area. To this day there are tires stuck in rock groins and under ledges. Cheers, Mark -------------------------------------- Date: 5/29/99 3:45 PM To: Mark Eakin From: sjujono I NEED YOUR SUGGEST WE GONNA MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH TYRE IN RUPAT ISLAND HAVE ANY EFFECT WITH THAT MATERIAL??? THANK GOGOT FEBRYANTO ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;29 May 1999 15:44:33 U Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA15256; Sat, 29 May 1999 19:00:12 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA15134; Sat, 29 May 1999 14:59:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (pbaru.wasantara.net.id [202.159.84.163]) by mailgate.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA29296 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 02:21:13 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:26 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:11 +0700 Received: from arsjujono (202.159.84.181) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:05 +0700 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990530020443.006851e4@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 02:04:44 +0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: sjujono Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sjujono From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 5 04:53:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA00493 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 04:53:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA05862; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 04:57:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005850; Sat, 5 Jun 99 04:56:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 04:53:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA10368; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 08:23:10 GMT Received: from mongkok.pacific.net.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA10328; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 04:23:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from kwaifong.pacific.net.hk (kwaifong.pacific.net.hk [202.14.67.7]) by mongkok.pacific.net.hk with ESMTP id QAA15986; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 16:24:01 +0800 (HKT) Received: from hk.super.net (sqz327.ust.hk [143.89.85.227]) by kwaifong.pacific.net.hk with ESMTP id QAA03290; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 16:24:00 +0800 (HKT) Message-Id: <3758E0F3.29AB701@hk.super.net> Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 16:33:55 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jonathan Lowrie CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Reinhard Renneberg Subject: Re: Seeking protocol for cyanide testing of fish References: <430B1492F8BDD111B03E080009EC8A4A4AE9F8@GENSERVER1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 353 Jonathan, A colleague here at HKUST, Dr. Reinhard Renneberg of the Chemistry Dept, is a specialist in sensor design and has several on the market. He and a grad student have been working on an inexpensive and ultra sensitive cyanide detector that is portable, very rapid, and can detect the thiocyanate that cyanide is metabolized into in tissue. He is looking for funding to complete the system. Current cyanide testing systems typically require a wet lab set up, are slow and are so insensitive that cyanide, which is quickly washed out of fish in seawater and metabolized, is often not detectable even hours after exposure. Please contact Dr. Renneberg for further details. Regards, Greg Jonathan Lowrie wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues: > > I am seeking out an easy to use protocol for testing reef fish for > cyanide use. Some of the ornamental aquarium trade exports from FIJI > would like to utilize cyanide testing as a means to ensure their stock > is ecologically collected, and they need a protocol that will provide > a positive or negative for the presence of cyanide in fishes. > > Ideally, this would be a simple test, that can be used in the field. > However, a more complex protocol could be taught, so any information > would be appreciated. > > Thank you. > > Jonathan > > Jonathan Lowrie > Aquarist Supervisor > California Science Center > Tel: 213 744-2612 > Fax: 213 744-2547 -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Coordinator, Reef Check Global Survey Program GPO Box 12375, Hong Kong Tel: 852-2358-0317 Fax: 852-2887-5454 Email: gregorh@hk.super.net Web: www.ReefCheck.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 5 12:38:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03859 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:37:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13560; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:43:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013536; Sat, 5 Jun 99 12:42:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:40:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA12866; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 16:26:44 GMT Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 16:26:44 GMT Message-Id: <199906051626.QAA12866@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Aqua-Fact To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Impact of explosives on coral fish Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Aqua-Fact Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 354 Dear All, I sent a message a few weeks ago looking for information on the assessment of the use of exposives on reef fish and I was surprised not to get any replies. I thought that someonemay have addressed this topic - can anyone shed light on this topic? Regards, Brendan. Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd., 12 Kilkerrin Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Rd, Galway. IRELAND Tel. 353-91-756812/3 Fax. 353-91-756888 email aquafact@iol.ie website http://www.iol.ie/aquafact/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 5 20:41:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA08146 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:41:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA22459; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:46:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022447; Sat, 5 Jun 99 20:46:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:43:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA14887; Sun, 6 Jun 1999 00:14:59 GMT Received: from ic.si.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA14880; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:14:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from SIWP01-Message_Server by ic.si.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Sat, 05 Jun 1999 20:13:38 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 19:15:21 -0400 From: "Brice Quenoville" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re Impact of explosives on coral fish Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Brice Quenoville" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 355 Hi, I've been on the list for bit more that 1 year, and I guess I'd not be far from the truth if I say that questions about the impact of explosives on fish and about adequate materials for artificial reef have been already asked and fully replied at least 5 times each. Personnaly I don't mind to see these questions showing up again and again as I'm not a specialist and thus I don't reply, but specialists may be tired to reply and this would explain the 0 answer about explosives. Check out the following which is part of the coral list welcome message. 3) Please conduct as much preliminary research into a topic as possible before posting a query to the list. (In other words, you shouldn't expect others to do your research for you.) Please consider: o Your librarian (an extremely valuable resource) o The CHAMP Literature Abstracts area at the CHAMP Web: o The CHAMP Online Researcher's Directory (i.e., search for your topic, ask the experts directly) o The CHAMP (and other) Web sites' links page(s) But please *do* avail yourself of the list when you've exhausted other sources. The Coral-list as well as the FISH-SCI list archives have certainly all what you're looking for. Happy search, no hard feelings, I was just killing time between two experiments and I try to stop smoking! Brice From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 5 20:41:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA08146 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:41:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA22459; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:46:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022447; Sat, 5 Jun 99 20:46:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:43:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA14887; Sun, 6 Jun 1999 00:14:59 GMT Received: from ic.si.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA14880; Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:14:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from SIWP01-Message_Server by ic.si.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Sat, 05 Jun 1999 20:13:38 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 19:15:21 -0400 From: "Brice Quenoville" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re Impact of explosives on coral fish Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Brice Quenoville" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 356 Hi, I've been on the list for bit more that 1 year, and I guess I'd not be far from the truth if I say that questions about the impact of explosives on fish and about adequate materials for artificial reef have been already asked and fully replied at least 5 times each. Personnaly I don't mind to see these questions showing up again and again as I'm not a specialist and thus I don't reply, but specialists may be tired to reply and this would explain the 0 answer about explosives. Check out the following which is part of the coral list welcome message. 3) Please conduct as much preliminary research into a topic as possible before posting a query to the list. (In other words, you shouldn't expect others to do your research for you.) Please consider: o Your librarian (an extremely valuable resource) o The CHAMP Literature Abstracts area at the CHAMP Web: o The CHAMP Online Researcher's Directory (i.e., search for your topic, ask the experts directly) o The CHAMP (and other) Web sites' links page(s) But please *do* avail yourself of the list when you've exhausted other sources. The Coral-list as well as the FISH-SCI list archives have certainly all what you're looking for. Happy search, no hard feelings, I was just killing time between two experiments and I try to stop smoking! Brice From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 7 03:46:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA21445 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 03:46:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA26027; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 03:51:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026015; Mon, 7 Jun 99 03:50:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 03:48:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA22964; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:20:05 GMT Received: from mail.rdc2.occa.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA22984; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 03:19:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from home.com ([24.5.143.54]) by mail.rdc2.occa.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with ESMTP id <19990607072107.VSK22117.mail.rdc2.occa.home.com@home.com>; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:21:07 -0700 Message-Id: <375B71B6.7B2628BC@home.com> Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 00:16:06 -0700 From: Jason Guffy Organization: @Home Network X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-AtHome0405 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: Alina Szmant CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Who trapped who? References: <3.0.32.19990602170950.006ed49c@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jason Guffy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id DAA21445 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 357 Of course recreational spear fishing and commercial net fishing is harmful. I am wondering about the effects of fishing for ornimental fish and coral? Alina Szmant wrote: > > I'd like to support CORALations' stand that spear-fishing is no better for coral reef fish communities than trapping, and in places, and in fact for certain species is MUCH worse. A specific example would be the groupers, where a small number of spear fishers (commercial as well as recreational) go in and wipe out a local population within a few days. In my opinion, there 'ain't no such thing as sustainable fishing' on coral reefs, at least not at anywhere near the levels that present day users would be agreeable to abide by for the desirable species that humans like to eat. > > Alina Szmant > > Return-Path: > Delivered-To: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu > Delivered-To: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu > From: "CORALations" > To: "ReefKeeper" , > "Michael Nemeth" , > "eco-isla" , > "Coral-List" > Subject: Who trapped who? > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:16:23 -0400 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Reply-To: "CORALations" > > CORALations recently wrote an email to the list and a letter to Caribbean Fishery Management Council [CFMC] in support of ReefKeeper International's resolution to phase out the use of fish traps in the Caribbean. For the first time we received documents from this organization in advance of meetings. Normally we receive the announcement 2 weeks after local ReefKeeper meetings are held. The documents included 1) the announcement of where and when CFMC meetings were being held to discuss the phase out of reef traps (CFMC's adgenda), and 2) ReefKeeper's phase out resolution and petition. > Today we received in the mail another document from ReefKeeper. This document was clearly meant for mailing prior to the CFMC meetings one month ago, and was entitled: Help Phase Out Fish Traps and Protect Scuba Spearfishing! It begins by announcing the CFMC meetings: " CFMC is seeking public input to determine the best ways to reduce the total number of fish caught as well as the number of unwanted fish caught. Options being considered include a ten year phase out of wire mesh fish traps, elimination of spearfishing and lobstering using scuba and the elimination of gill nets". > As an ocean conservation org based in Puerto Rico we recognize all of the above practices as contributing to the decimation of fish populations and commend CFMC for opening discussions on the issue. ReefKeeper publication asks, and I quote: > "So who does more harm to fisheries and the environment - fish trappers or scuba spearfishers?...[and answers]...the answer is obvious - fish traps destroy habitat and kill thousands of juvenile and tropical fish every year." > The document continues: "There will be fish trappers present at the meeting that will blame scuba spearfishers for some harmful impacts to the reef fish and lobster fisheries. The trappers will blame scuba spearfishers as a way to distract from the subject of fish trap shortcomings." > We are concerned that after extending our support (albeit with major qualifications) for the first documents ReefKeeper sent to us, which sounded like a reasonable proposal to phase out traps...we receive this document...one month later that attaches what appears to be some kind of non conservation minded agenda geared at appealing to recreational spear fishermen. > Because of the support we previously gave to ReefKeeper on this list, we are writing to reiterate that CORALations strongly feels solutions to overfishing will have to come in large part from compliance of the fishermen. This may mean compliance to stricter fishing regs or by supporting the establishment of Marine Fishery Reserve areas, the latter being easier to enforce. Education and compliance are hard objectives to meet with the confrontational agenda of opposing the commercial trap fishing while endorsing other fishing practices which may also be argued as unsustainable. CORALations recognizes that recreational and commercial spears are taking a toll on reefs in Puerto Rico. The larger fish targeted are the most reproductive. We have been with a scientists who photographed small reef fish being taken and discarded by spears in one study area. We have personally witnessed spear fishermen target everything, including sea fans when fish aren’t there. > We recognize that this list was not created to vent frustrations with other orgs. Since we already sent the message to the list backing the trap phase out in support of ReefKeeper's proposal, we felt it important to clarify our stand on these issues to the other orgs and scientists who may have received the document from ReefKeeper with the attached spearfishing agenda. > CORALations in no way endorses one form of unsustainable fishing practice over another, especially in Puerto Rico where reef fish populations are so compromised. We would not endorse any policy which alienates the local commercial fishermen who have direct economic incentive and should be an integral part of creating management plans to protect marine fish populations. > Mary Ann Lucking > CORALations > Amapola 14, Suite 901 > Isla Verde, PR 00979 > corals@caribe > > ********************************************** > Dr. Alina M. Szmant > Coral Reef Research Group > RSMAS-MBF > University of Miami > 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. > Miami FL 33149 > > TEL: (305)361-4609 > FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 > E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU > ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 7 04:17:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA21633 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 04:17:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA26467; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 04:22:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026455; Mon, 7 Jun 99 04:22:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 04:19:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA23144; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:55:52 GMT Received: from mail.rdc2.occa.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA23064; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 03:55:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from home.com ([24.5.143.54]) by mail.rdc2.occa.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with ESMTP id <19990607075656.ZNO22117.mail.rdc2.occa.home.com@home.com>; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:56:56 -0700 Message-Id: <375B7A1B.74F4D94C@home.com> Date: Mon, 07 Jun 1999 00:51:55 -0700 From: Jason Guffy Organization: @Home Network X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-AtHome0405 (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mark Eakin CC: Recipients of coral-list , sjujono Subject: Re: ARTIFICIAL REEF References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jason Guffy Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 358 If you are putting the tyres into the water to establish artificial reefs then you are introducing garbage into the environment so if during a hurricane they are scatered around why does it matter? Rocks I assume also are scattered during Hurricanes. Tyres getting scattered on the beach during a hurricane seems not to be so bad either, since it not the only waste on the beach it just adds to the cleanup. To me useing Tyres as Artificial reefs is silly. its just an underwater dump sight for humane waste with a pinch of reason. Jason Guffy Mark Eakin wrote: > > Subject: Time: 5:04 PM > RE>ARTIFICIAL REEF Date: 6/4/99 > > I second the response that tires are an extremely poor material to use in > areas prone to hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones or any other storms that can > generate high waves. We spent weeks picking up tires off the bottom and off > beaches after a weak (category 1 or 2) hurricane passed well to the east of a > tire reef in Florida. Despite the fact that the hurricane did not hit the > reef, it scattered tires over a wide area. To this day there are tires stuck > in rock groins and under ledges. > > Cheers, > Mark > > -------------------------------------- > Date: 5/29/99 3:45 PM > To: Mark Eakin > From: sjujono > I NEED YOUR SUGGEST > > WE GONNA MAKE ARTIFICIAL REEF WITH TYRE IN RUPAT > ISLAND > > HAVE ANY EFFECT WITH THAT MATERIAL??? > > THANK > > GOGOT FEBRYANTO > > ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ > Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;29 May 1999 15:44:33 U > Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) > for coral-list-outgoing id TAA15256; Sat, 29 May 1999 19:00:12 GMT > Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP > (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) > for id OAA15134; Sat, 29 May 1999 14:59:55 > -0400 (EDT) > Received: from pbaru.wasantara.net.id (pbaru.wasantara.net.id > [202.159.84.163]) > by mailgate.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA29296 > for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 02:21:13 +0700 (JAVT) > Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); > 30 May 99 02:00:26 +0700 > Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 30 May 99 02:00:11 +0700 > Received: from arsjujono (202.159.84.181) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury > 1.40); > 30 May 99 02:00:05 +0700 > Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990530020443.006851e4@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> > X-Sender: arsjujono@pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Unverified) > X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) > Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 02:04:44 +0700 > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > From: sjujono > Subject: ARTIFICIAL REEF > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" > Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Precedence: bulk > Reply-To: sjujono From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 7 12:40:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05530 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:40:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03464; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:44:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003411; Mon, 7 Jun 99 12:43:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:40:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25803; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:21:00 GMT Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:21:00 GMT Message-Id: <199906071621.QAA25803@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Mark van der Riesigtiegel To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for a particular device Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mark van der Riesigtiegel Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 359 Dear Coral-Listers, I'm looking for a device which consists of a receiver that must be capable of detecting and storing the linear distance to a (acoustic or radio) signal transmitter placed within a 20-30 m range with an accuracy of aprox. 1 cm. Logged data must be exportable in some PC's compatible format. The transmitter's signal must be produced by a human operator an not automatically as some telemetry apparatus do. It's probably unnecessary to say that the whole stuff must be waterproof for it will be employed in marine experiments. I have visited lots of telemetry and marine acoustic devices sites but the systems I've found are either too sophisticated (and expensive) or do not suit my purposes. Could anybody help me? Best wishes. Mark. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 7 12:43:10 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05628 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:43:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03756; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:47:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003677; Mon, 7 Jun 99 12:46:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:42:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25783; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:22:38 GMT Message-Id: <199906071622.QAA25783@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Precht, Bill" Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: With regard to recent flames on the list. Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:09:09 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 360 Dear Coral List: Besides the coral list...I am also on an Everglades Restoration list that is sponsored/managed by the Sierra Club. The header that goes out on many of the messages reads... Collegiality and Courtesy are the magic words to success for this list. Lets learn something from our terrestrial counterparts. These lists are very powerful tools for sharing information... even healthy scientific debate....lets not ruin the wonderful service that Jim Hendee and NOAA.AOML provide for all of us. Cheers, Bill William F. Precht EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 7 12:44:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05684 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:44:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03996; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:50:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003964; Mon, 7 Jun 99 12:49:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:46:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25868; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:21:37 GMT Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:21:37 GMT Message-Id: <199906071621.QAA25868@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: archived messages Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list administrator Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 361 Dear Coral-Listers, If you want to search for subjects that may have been covered under previous coral-list discussions, please see the archived coral-list discussions on the CHAMP Web Page at www.coral.noaa.gov. We do not have a search engine, but if you click on each year's file, you can use the Edit/Find function on your browser to search for key words, such as "cyanide" or "spawning". Hope this helps. Cheers, jch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 8 16:12:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA06741 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:12:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23855; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 16:16:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023802; Tue, 8 Jun 99 16:15:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:39:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA31190; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:07:08 GMT Received: from kmf.gu.se by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA31168; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:06:58 -0400 (EDT) From: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se Received: from ulfl (130.241.161.13) by kmf.gu.se with SMTP (Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.3.1); Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:23:14 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:06:05 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: References on coral dehydration X-Confirm-Reading-To: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01a) Message-Id: <1283270702-151853836@kmf.gu.se> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 362 Dear coral listers, I would appreciate references on the effects of coral dehydration. I am studying the effects of dehydration of corals during transport, and I have found surprisingly few articles on this subject. I am aware of some of the work done at Waikiki Aquarium and other studies published in international journals, however I hope to find more interesting stuff in the "grey literature". Thanks Ulf Lindahl Kristineberg Marine Research Station 450 34 Fiskebackskil Sweden Tel. +46 523 18518 Fax +46 523 18502 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 8 23:18:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA15874 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:18:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA19564; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:21:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019551; Tue, 8 Jun 99 23:21:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:18:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA35475; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 02:41:00 GMT Received: from oriole.itc.nps.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA35459; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:40:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccmail.itd.nps.gov (ccmail.itd.nps.gov [165.83.216.134]) by oriole.itc.nps.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA08826 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:46:21 -0400 Received: from ccMail by ccmail.itd.nps.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 0026D342; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:39:44 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 14:29:19 -0400 Message-Id: <0026D342.1235@ccmail.itd.nps.gov> From: Peter_Craig@ccmail.itd.nps.gov (Peter Craig) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral reef overfishing in Am. Samoa Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="IMA.Boundary.489598829" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peter_Craig@ccmail.itd.nps.gov (Peter Craig) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 363 --IMA.Boundary.489598829 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part American Samoa, overfishing, scuba fishing The attached press release from the American Samoa Coral Reef Task Force states that local coral reefs are seriously overfished and that corrective action (including banning scuba fishing) is needed now rather than delays for further study. A full recovery plan should also include a network of protected areas, community-based management, monitoring the complete harvest, and better enforcement. Local contact: Peter Craig, National Park of American Samoa --IMA.Boundary.489598829 Content-Type: text/basic; name="fish3.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: MS-DOS text file Content-Disposition: inline; filename="fish3.txt" June 2, 1999 Coral reefs in American Samoa are overfished: A call for action by the American Samoa Coral Reef Task Force* Coral reefs in American Samoa are seriously overfished and urgent action is needed to recover nearshore fish stocks. That was the conclusion of the American Samoa Coral Reef Task Force, a panel of local agency representatives and scientists who convened on May 11-14, 1999. The panel found that there was already ample scientific evidence to support this finding, and that delays for additional research were not warranted. The conclusion is based on 20 studies, mostly conducted by the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources and backed-up by research in Fagatele National Marine Sanctuary and the National Park of American Samoa. The evidence includes (1) systematic surveys of nearshore fishery catches in the territory, (2) scientific assessments of resource abundance on local reefs, (3) 100 interviews with local fishermen and elders in 50 villages, and (4) data reviews (listed on next page). The evidence documents that key resources, such as giant clams (faisua) and parrotfish (fuga) are clearly overfished, and there is heavy fishing pressure on surgeonfish (alogo). We also see fewer and/or smaller groupers (gatala), snappers (mu), atule (akule) and sea turtles (I'a sa, laumei uga). Most villagers interviewed (70%) believed that fishing had declined. At a time when our coral habitats are finally growing back after being severely damaged by Hurricanes Val and Ofa, the scientists asked "where are the fish"? In a manner of speaking, it's as if the house (habitat) has been repaired, but the rooms are empty. The scientific panel identified overfishing as a key factor causing the decline. In particular, the panel felt that the fish were not able to withstand the increased fishing pressure caused by new, non-traditional fishing technology, specifically the underwater scuba gear used by spear fishermen in all fisheries. The panel recommended that use of scuba gear while fishing should be prohibited in the territory, as it has been banned at other locations in the tropical Pacific and Caribbean (for example, Australia's Great Barrier Reef and French Polynesia). The panel further emphasized that a full recovery plan for the fisheries should include the following measures: 1. A network of marine protected areas to allow fish to recover, reproduce and re-seed overfished areas, 2. Community-based fisheries management, whereby villages determine how they will manage their own catches, 3. Monitoring the complete harvest of coral reef fish and invertebrates, 4. Better enforcement of existing fisheries regulations. We have the data -- it is now time for action to protect our coral reef resources. The Task Force's complete resolution on overfishing follows: Resolved: Overfishing is a serious and urgent problem on coral reefs in American Samoa. A major contributor to this problem is scuba fishing which should be prohibited in all territorial fisheries, as it is on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and several other tropical countries. Additionally, a full recovery plan for fisheries should include a network of marine protected areas, community-based management, monitoring of the total harvest of coral reef resources, and better enforcement of regulations. (American Samoa Coral Reef Task Force, May 14, 1999) ----------------------- * The American Samoa Coral Reef Task Force consists of local agency representatives from the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Commerce (DOC), National Park of American Samoa (NPSA), and American Samoa Community College (ASCC). APPENDIX 1. Supporting data. List of reports that document coral reef overfishing in American Samoa and/or recommend that management action is needed to protect coral reef resources. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The shoreline fishery of American Samoa: a 12-year comparison. 1991. DMWR Biological Report Series No. 23, 51p. (B.Ponwith) -describes a major reduction (54%) in catches of reef fish in American Samoa. 2. Status of sea turtles in American Samoa in 1991. 1993. Pacific Science 47:215-221. Also DMWR Biol. Rept. Series No.24. (N.Tuato'o-Bartley et al.) -describes the endangered status of sea turtles due to overharvest and habitat loss in territory. 3. The commercial, subsistence, and recreational fisheries of American Samoa. 1993. Marine Fisheries Review. 55:109-116. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 44, (P.Craig, B.Ponwith, F.Aitaoto & D.Hamm) -describes the decline in the local subsistence fishery 4. The inshore fishery of American Samoa, 1991 to 1993. 1994. DMWR Biological Report Series No. 55. 35p. (S.Saucerman) -documents decline in the local subsistence fishery 5. Workshop to identify important fish issues in American Samoa for FY95-FY99. 1994. DMWR Biological Report Series No. 57. 19p. (P.Craig) -identifies overfishing as a high priority issue for DMWR 6. Coral reef troubles in American Samoa. South Pacific Commission, Fisheries Newsletter. 1995. 72:33-34. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 66. (P.Craig, A.Green & S.Saucerman) -describes overfishing as key problem in American Samoa 7. Are tropical nearshore fisheries manageable in view of projected population increases? 1995. 6p. Biological Paper 1. Proceedings South Pacific Commission-Forum Fisheries Agency Regional Inshore Management Workshop (New Caledonia), June 1995. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 71. (P.Craig) - describes overfishing as key problem in American Samoa 8. Community perception of changes in coral reef fisheries in American Samoa. 1995. 16p. Biological Paper 22. Proceed. South Pacific Commission-Forum Fisheries Agency Regional Inshore Management Workshop (New Caledonia), June 1995. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 72. (F.Tuilagi & A.Green) -100 village elders and fishermen in 50 of the 64 villages on Tutuila and Aunu'u note declines in fish abundance: 100% of those interviewed felt that faisua (giant clams) were less abundant and 70% felt that fish were less abundant. 9. Assessing the management needs of a coral reef fishery in decline. 1995. 26p. Biological Paper 18. Proceed of South Pacific Commission-Forum Fisheries Agency Regional Inshore Management Workshop (New Caledonia), June 1995. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 73. (S.Saucerman) -reports declines in subsistence catch 10. The inshore fishery of American Samoa, 1991-1994. 1995. DMWR Biological Report Series No. 77. 34p. (S.Saucerman) -describes continued low catches and rise of commercial scuba fishing where catches are sold to local markets 11. Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). 1995. US Fish & Wildlife Service & National Marine Fisheries Service. Pacific sea turtle recovery team. Also DMWR Biol Rept Series No.16. (S.Eckert, K.Eckert, G.Balazs, P.Craig, J.Richardson, & J.Maragos) -documents severe reduction in green sea turtle populations 12. Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). 1995. US Fish & Wildlife Service & National Marine Fisheries Service. Pacific sea turtle recovery team. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 84. (S.Eckert et al.) -documents severe reduction in hawksbill sea turtles 13. Status of coral reefs of the Samoan archipelago. 1996. DMWR Biological Report Series. 125p. (A.Green) -identifies need for 'marine protected areas' in American Samoa 14. Population biology and harvest of the coral reef surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) in American Samoa. 1997. Fishery Bulletin 95:680-693. Also DMWR Biological Report Series No. 86. (P.Craig, H.Choat, L.Axe & S.Saucerman) -heavy fishing pressure on alogo surgeonfish may be impacting local populations 15. The biology, community structure, growth and artisanal catch of parrotfishes of American Samoa. 1998. DMWR Biological Report Series. 87p. (M.Page) -fuga (parrotfish) in American Samoa are being overfished 16. Population size and structure of giant clams (Tridacna maxima) at Rose Atoll, an important refuge in the Samoan archipelago. 1999. Coral Reefs, 18: (in press). Also DMWR Biol. Report Series No. 85. 18p. (A.Green, P.Craig) -faisua (giant clams) are seriously overfished in American Samoa; densities are so low that reproductive success and subsequent recruitment may be jeopardized. 17. Fish community. 1999. In C. Birkeland (ed.) Fagatele Bay coral reef study. Report to NOAA, US Dept. Commerce. 225p. (A.Green) -discusses the low abundance of fish species that are typically harvested, and low abundance of large fish in general, both indicators of overfishing. 18. South Pacific Ocean (American Samoa), Chapter X, 1999. In Sheppard (ed.) Seas at the Millennium: an environmental evaluation. In press. (P.Craig, S.Saucerman, S.Wiegman) -review article that discusses the vulnerability of coral reef fishes to overfishing in American Samoa. 19. A preliminary survey of the coral reef resources in the Tutuila Unit of the National Park of American Samoa. 1998. Prepared for National Park of American Samoa. (A.Green) -detailed fish survey found few giant clams or large fish species(groupers, wrasses, snappers, emperors, parrotfishes, etc.) and fish were wary of divers, all indicators of increased fishing pressure. 20. An assessment of the status of the coral reef resources, and their patterns of use, in the U.S. Pacific Islands. Prepared for Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council. 275p. (A.Green) -discusses overharvest of giant clams. --IMA.Boundary.489598829-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 9 02:46:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA17650 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 02:46:22 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA24791; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 02:49:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024767; Wed, 9 Jun 99 02:48:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 02:45:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA36353; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 06:27:30 GMT Message-Id: <199906090627.GAA36353@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:38:44 EDT Subject: Need coral spawning dates for 2000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Listserver Administrator Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 364 If anyone knows of a list of predicted dates for coral spawning around the world for the year 2000, or if you can provide the dates for any particular reef and we can aggregate them, please let me know by email. Thank you for your help! Ellen Horne The Coral Reef Alliance From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 9 12:46:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA01787 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:46:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02683; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:52:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002663; Wed, 9 Jun 99 12:52:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:49:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA39549; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 16:09:59 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA39584; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:09:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA00192; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:13:37 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000162; Wed, 9 Jun 99 12:13:26 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id MAA00648 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:09:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id MAA09427; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:09:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 12:09:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Ellen Horne's request Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 365 I'm afraid the listserver software chopped off Helen Horne's email when the message was forwarded. Please do not send messages to coral-list admin. Ellen, please let us know your email address. Jim listserver admin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:38:44 EDT From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Listserver Administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Need coral spawning dates for 2000 If anyone knows of a list of predicted dates for coral spawning around the world for the year 2000, or if you can provide the dates for any particular reef and we can aggregate them, please let me know by email. Thank you for your help! Ellen Horne The Coral Reef Alliance From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 9 13:46:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA03815 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:46:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA07513; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:50:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007417; Wed, 9 Jun 99 13:50:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:40:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA39890; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:21:13 GMT Received: from crs.loc.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA39770; Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:21:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from CRSMAIL-Message_Server by crs.loc.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 09 Jun 1999 13:22:02 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 13:21:51 -0400 From: Gene Buck To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Puerto Rican coral reefs - a list?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Buck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 366 Please address responses to this query directly to gbucl@crs.loc.gov Colleagues: I have a congressional office asking for a list of coral reefs in Puerto Rico, including Vieques, identified as "national coral reefs." I would appreciate a response from anyone who knows of and can direct me to a listing of Puerto Rican coral reefs. Thanks in advance. Gene Buck, senior analyst Congressional Research Service gbuck@crs.loc.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 10 13:01:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA00715 for ; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:01:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA23485; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:06:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023430; Thu, 10 Jun 99 13:06:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:03:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA46340; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:18:55 GMT Message-Id: <199906101618.QAA46340@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:26:13 -0400 To: From: Andrew Baker Subject: Field PC laptop Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Andrew Baker Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 367 Can anyone recommend a humidity-resistant, durable laptop PC suitable for use in the field (humid/wet environments, bright sunlight, dirt etc.)? I have some info on the Panasonic "Toughbook" series, but was wondering if anyone knows of anything even more durable? Any supposed "rugged" models to avoid? Thanks. Please reply directly to me Andrew ************************************ Andrew C. Baker, Ph.D. Wildlife Conservation Society New York Aquarium Boardwalk at West 8th Street Brooklyn, New York 11224, USA Tel: (718) 265 3430 Fax: (718) 265 3420 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 10 23:24:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA13638 for ; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:24:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA26612; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:30:00 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026591; Thu, 10 Jun 99 23:29:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:26:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA49033; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 02:48:01 GMT Received: from melon.eastnet.com.cn by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA49092; Thu, 10 Jun 1999 22:47:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hk.super.net ([202.95.0.108]) by melon.eastnet.com.cn (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id KAA29853 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:42:17 +0800 Message-Id: <375F858C.FED1664E@hk.super.net> Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:29:48 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: ] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------D86048324A54FE40C2B48E05" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 368 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D86048324A54FE40C2B48E05 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please reply directly to the Chinese distributers. --------------D86048324A54FE40C2B48E05 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from mongkok.pacific.net.hk ([202.14.67.46]) by pob1.pacific.net.hk (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-60497U50000L50000S0V35) with ESMTP id hk for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:17:33 +0800 Received: from stup5.cei.gov.cn ([203.207.119.7]) by mongkok.pacific.net.hk with ESMTP id RAA27319 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:17:32 +0800 (HKT) Received: from gjx0wzfp (pm1port28.cei.gov.cn [203.207.227.29]) by stup5.cei.gov.cn (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA02848 for ; Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:29:55 GMT Message-ID: <060901beb0c5$d40b2a60$1de3cfcb@gjx0wzfp> From: "Yan Yuanliang" To: Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:46:17 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_020B_01BEB0FC.E169B140" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_020B_01BEB0FC.E169B140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Sir/Madam:=20 =20 We know you are an research scientist in coral research. 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By Pei Zunan/1998/ISBN: = 7-03-005123-8/288 pages=20 +20 plates/Hardback/185x260mm/US$45+US$7=3DUS$52  
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Palaeontologia=20 Sinica
Whole number = 184,  New=20 Series B , Number 31
Mesozoic and=20 Cenozoic Scleractinian Corals From Xizang (Tibet)
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Chinese=20 Edition With English abstract(p.213-235) and with an English-Chinese=20 glossary
 
Edited by Liao Weihua & Xia = Jinbao
1994 /=20 ISBN: 7-03-003961-0
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------=_NextPart_000_020B_01BEB0FC.E169B140-- --------------D86048324A54FE40C2B48E05-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 11 12:26:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28540 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:26:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Seachild9@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA00698; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:30:08 -0400 Received: from imo14.mx.aol.com(198.81.17.4) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000676; Fri, 11 Jun 99 12:29:48 -0400 Received: from Seachild9@aol.com (14449) by imo14.mx.aol.com (IMOv20) id bXUDa24089; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:25:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:25:47 EDT Subject: Reef Mooring Systems To: Peter_Craig@ccmail.itd.nps.gov, schrimm@univ-perp.fr, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, gbucl@crs.loc.gov, hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, lewi@lanina.tau.ac.il, jch@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, U.Lindahl@kmf.gu.se MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 369 Aloha, My name is Dave Rubin, I'm a graduate student at The University of Hawaii studying Ocean Policy. I'm presently working on a study of reef mooring systems. I am in the process of gathering information regarding who is using moorings worldwide and how these moorings are funded. I would appreciate it if you could take a moment to answer the following questions: 1- Are there moorings installed at dive sites you use? 2- When were they first installed? 3- Privately funded or government? Shop name: Address: Country: Thank you, Dave Rubin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 11 19:01:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA08491 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 19:01:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA27626; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 19:04:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027608; Fri, 11 Jun 99 19:04:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 19:01:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA03348; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 22:10:40 GMT Received: from ns.ibw.com.ni by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA03342; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 18:10:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ppp.ibw.com.ni (mdig36.ibw.com.ni [209.198.193.192]) by ns.ibw.com.ni (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA20805 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:11:30 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19990611033449.0068bda0@pop1.ibw.com.ni> X-Sender: dipal@pop1.ibw.com.ni X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 03:34:49 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Pdipal Subject: Salinity of 43ppm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pdipal Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 371 I am working on the caribbean coast of Nicaragua where there are some patch reefs. During the months march through may the salinity 0.5m under the water surface rose untill 43 ppm. In this period the sun is hot, calm weather and there is no rain falling. The prevailing current is from the north and the prevailing wind from the northeast.The depth is around 15-20 m. During the rainy sesason it is likely that water from the big rivers eix with the blue water around the keys but i doubt that during the dry season this happens, moreover the highest salinities found in the rivermounths don't reach more then 38ppm. I was wondering if anybody else has found such incredible high salinity levels and would it be possible that this phenomenon negatively affects the corals. (they already are under a lot of sedimentation stress with a horizontal visibility between 3 and 9 meters). thank you for your thoughts mariska From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 12 08:10:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA14426 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:10:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA15118; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:14:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015102; Sat, 12 Jun 99 08:14:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:11:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA04122; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:34:15 GMT Received: from front7.grolier.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA04121; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 07:34:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ozzie.home (ppp-162-236.villette.club-internet.fr [195.36.162.236]) by front7.grolier.fr (8.9.3/No_Relay+No_Spam_MGC990224) with SMTP id NAA24433 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 13:35:12 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <002801beb4ca$6ca504a0$eca224c3@home> From: "Micky Schoelzke" To: "coral list" Subject: Field PC laptop Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 13:55:09 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0025_01BEB4DB.2F339620" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Micky Schoelzke" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 372 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01BEB4DB.2F339620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I would be interested as well by some information about laptops you can = "mihandle"!!! 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------=_NextPart_000_0025_01BEB4DB.2F339620-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 12 12:29:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA16386 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 12:29:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA20660; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 12:35:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020647; Sat, 12 Jun 99 12:34:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 12:31:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA05450; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 15:50:53 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA05437; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:50:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [206.161.15.106] (tc2-s30.wizard.net [206.161.15.106]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA13491; Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:51:51 -0400 Message-Id: <199906121551.LAA13491@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Nicaragua reefs - Caribbean Date: Sat, 12 Jun 99 12:01:14 -0400 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: "Pdipal" , "Coral-List" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Stephen C Jameson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 373 Dear Mariska, Below are a few recent references you might find useful in your work in Nicaragua. Trott, LB. (ed) (1996) Recommendations and reports for the management of fisheries in the Miskito Coast Marine Reserve of Nicaragua, Environmental Initiative of the Americas Fisheries Project October 1995 to September 1996. USAID Environment Center, Global Bureau, Washington, DC Jameson SC (1996) Miskito Coast Reserve; Coral reef ecosystem survey and management recommendations. In: Trott, LB. (ed) Recommendations and reports for the management of fisheries in the Miskito Coast Marine Reserve of Nicaragua, Environmental Initiative of the Americas Fisheries Project October 1995 to September 1996. USAID Environment Center, Global Bureau, Washington, DC Jameson SC (1996) Miskito Coast Reserve; Biosphere reserve concept analysis. In: Trott, LB (ed) Recommendations and reports for the management of fisheries in the Miskito Coast Marine Reserve of Nicaragua, Environmental Initiative of the Americas Fisheries Project October 1995 to September 1996. USAID Environment Center, Global Bureau, Washington, DC Jameson SC (1998) Rapid ecological assessment of the Cayos Miskitos Marine Reserve with notes on the stony corals off Nicaragua. Atoll Res Bull, September 1998, No. 457, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 15 pp Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road, The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA Office: 703-754-8690, Fax: 703-754-9139 Email: sjameson@coralseas.com Web Site: www.coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 14 03:16:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA03752 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 03:16:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA09450; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 03:20:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009430; Mon, 14 Jun 99 03:19:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 03:16:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA15455; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 06:36:56 GMT Received: from melon.eastnet.com.cn by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA15560; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 02:36:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hk.super.net ([202.95.0.64]) by melon.eastnet.com.cn (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id OAA16648 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:31:02 +0800 Message-Id: <3764A367.BA306039@hk.super.net> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:38:31 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral-List Subject: Zip Virus Alert Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 374 My university computer center has sent the following message which I must assume is reliable info and therefore a serious threat. I am posting the message as a public service. Please do not respond to me with queries. Greg This message is to alert you on a destructive PC virus called ZippedFiles, a new e-mail worm spreading rapidly through the Internet. This virus works like a chain letter and carries a destructive payload. It arrives to a user via an e-mail attachment with mail content looks like: I received your email and I shall send you a reply ASAP. Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs. Sincerely Attachment: zipped_files.exe If you receive a message like this, do not open zipped_files.exe. In case you choose to open it, the virus will browse through the inbox of the Microsoft Outlook e-mail program and will send a reply to every message. In addition, it will try to overwrite your files on any accessible disk drives. To protect from this and other viruses attack, users are advised to: - update/install anti-virus utility to the latest version periodically - avoid running programs obtained from un-secured source, such as download from Internet or mail attachments received from friends From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 15 10:42:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29616 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:42:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA01116; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:46:45 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001080; Tue, 15 Jun 99 10:46:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:43:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA25046; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:25:19 GMT Received: from majordomo2.umd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA25018; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:25:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac8.wam.umd.edu (root@rac8.wam.umd.edu [128.8.10.148]) by majordomo2.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA28038 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:26:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac8.wam.umd.edu (sendmail@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rac8.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA12674 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:26:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by rac8.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA12670 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:26:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: rac8.wam.umd.edu: mkgolden owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:26:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Marykate Golden To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral photos Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marykate Golden Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 375 Hello, I am looking for photos of two species of Scleractinian corals, Agaricia tenuifolia and Acropora cervicornis, in there natual environment. My searchs on the net have thus far been unfruitful. Any suggestions? Thank you all. Katie Golden From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 15 10:47:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29972 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:47:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA01977; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:52:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001909; Tue, 15 Jun 99 10:52:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:49:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA24985; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:11:48 GMT Message-Id: <199906151411.OAA24985@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:21:03 -0400 From: coral-list-admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Rapid Assessment of Coral Stress Using Gene Expression Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list-admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 376 The following may be of interest to some of you: Broadcast Message: Ecological Assessment Research The following message is a monthly summary of one or more new documents that have been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (NCERQA) Home Page (http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa). 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URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa_abstracts/grants/98/algal/gawley.html ------------------------------ End of Ecological Assessment Research V1 #5 ******************************************* Members of this list are encouraged to use the Web interface at: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/elists.html to unsubscribe to this list or subscribe to other lists available on Enviro$en$e. Alternatively, you can unsubscribe to this list by sending an email message to majordomo@envirosense.com and including this text in your message: "unsubscribe ecosystm your@emailaddress" For more information on this list, send mail to majordomo@envirosense.com Include this text in your message: "info ecosystm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 15 12:47:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06195 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:47:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18230; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:51:10 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018126; Tue, 15 Jun 99 12:50:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:45:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25845; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:15:33 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA25675; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:15:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13648; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:19:15 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013625; Tue, 15 Jun 99 12:19:09 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id MAA03950 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:15:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id MAA28314; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:15:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:15:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Artificial Reefs source Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 377 This is by no means an endorsement, but for those of you who are still interested in artificial reefs, here is a URL that may be of some interest: http://www.artificial-reefs.com/ Cheers, Jim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 15 12:53:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06452 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:53:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA19227; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:57:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019173; Tue, 15 Jun 99 12:57:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 12:54:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA26032; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:17:39 GMT Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:17:39 GMT Message-Id: <199906151617.QAA26032@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list-admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Closing coral-list to new subscribers Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list-admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 378 Greetings, Coral-Listers! Coral-list and coral-list-digest at this time have a combined subscribership of about 1,170. I'm afraid the list will have to be closed to new subscribers until further notice, *except* by recommendation from existing members. Unfortunately, there are many bounced messages that you don't see that bog down administration of the list (e.g., "forgot how to unsubscribe", people not on the list trying to post messages, people forget to unsubscribe under their old name, etc.). If we get personnel help in the future, things will change back to the way they were (unless everybody likes it the new way). Only existing coral-list and coral-list-digest members will be able to post to the list. Please remember that this is primarily a listserver for professional coral researchers and environmental managers who have some education and experience in coral biology and/or coral reef sanctuary management. If you are an instructor and you wish for your whole class (or selected students) to be subscribed, you can send me a list of their names, if you think they will use the list properly. If you wish to do this, I would appreciate it if you remind them to read the Welcome Message carefully. Thank you for your help and support. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 15 15:19:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13968 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 15:19:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA06785; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 15:23:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006695; Tue, 15 Jun 99 15:22:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 15:19:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA26562; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:57:35 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA26893; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:57:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp120.201dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.201.120]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id OAA22053 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:58:34 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199906151858.OAA22053@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Re: Artificial Reefs source Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:54:12 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 379 This is also by no means an endorsement, but for those of you who are still interested in artificial reefs, here is another URL that may be of some interest. http://www.reefball.com Is it me, or do these designs bear some similarities to each other? As distributors of the Reef Ball Artificial Reef Systems in Puerto Rico, we offer a word of caution to those people working with prefabricated artificial reef. These designs are powerful fish attractors. If the projects are not strictly controlled, fish populations can be further depleted. Our experience has been that some individuals may be tempted to abuse project guidelines to establish their own private spear fishing "holes." We have seen encouraging results with transplant studies using Reef Balls, which closely resemble old Montastraea reef in appearance. We believe that the stability of Reef Balls and their flexibility in placement make them excellent tools for use in reef restoration projects involving spur-and-groove-type reefs damaged by ship groundings or hurricanes. Everything from used tires to abandoned cars and ships have been sunk in the name of creating "habitat" for fish, or interesting dive destinations. We agree that reef systems are so compromised that they can benefit from creative intervention, but based on the many problems scientists have documented regarding "trash" reefs (of the past ?) we should be very cautious when implementing new designs in such a complex ecosystem. Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations Amapola 14, Suite 901 Isla Verde, PR 00979 787-791-7372 corals@caribe.net > From: Jim Hendee > To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Artificial Reefs source > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:15 PM > > > This is by no means an endorsement, but for those of you who are still > interested in artificial reefs, here is a URL that may be of some > interest: > > http://www.artificial-reefs.com/ > > Cheers, > Jim > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 16 12:00:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21975 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:00:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13050; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:05:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa13005; Wed, 16 Jun 99 12:04:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:02:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA33191; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:17:57 GMT Received: from po3.wam.umd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA32410; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:17:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac6.wam.umd.edu (root@rac6.wam.umd.edu [128.8.10.146]) by po3.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA06675 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:19:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac6.wam.umd.edu (sendmail@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rac6.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA22970 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:19:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by rac6.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA22966 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:18:59 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: rac6.wam.umd.edu: mkgolden owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:18:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Marykate Golden To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral photos Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marykate Golden Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 380 To all of you have had wonderful ideas....I have found just the photos I needed. Thank you. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 16 12:44:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA23847 for ; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:44:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18135; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:48:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018095; Wed, 16 Jun 99 12:48:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:45:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA33381; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 16:03:28 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA33325; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:03:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA13133; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:03:18 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:04:38 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: June 22nd USGCRP Seminar: "Status of the Health of Coral Reefs: An Update" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 381 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Status of the Health of Coral Reefs: An Update What is known about emerging diseases and pathogens affecting the health of coral reefs worldwide? What is known about the causes of these emerging diseases? What is the relationship, if any, between the observed global climate warming and other environmental stresses, and the ability of coral ecosystems to resist and overcome diseases and pathogens (new and old) in the marine environment? How do elevated sea-surface temperatures affect coral reefs? Do coral reefs generally have a temperature threshold beyond which they can suffer injury or mortality? If so, what is that threshold? What impact did the record warmth of 1998 have on reef ecosystems? What is the suspected cause of increased amounts of dust in the tropical oceans derived from the African continent since the mid-1970s? Has this increase in dust affected the health of reef ecosystems, and if so, how? Public Invited Tuesday, June 22, 1999, 3:15-4:45 PM Hart Senate Office Bldg., Room 902 (Use the north bank of elevators on the 1st floor to get to room 902) Washington, DC Reception Following SPEAKERS: Dr. Laurie L. Richardson, Associate Professor of Biology, Florida International University, Miami, FL Dr. James W. Porter, Professor of Ecology & Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Dr. Richard Barber, Director of the Duke University/University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium, Durham, NC Emerging Coral Diseases Emerging coral diseases have increased dramatically in recent years, both in terms of increases in disease outbreaks and in the occurrence of new, previously undescribed diseases, worldwide. Four coral diseases have been characterized to date. Black band disease, the first coral disease to be discovered (1973), consists of a dark line, or band, that migrates across coral tissue at rates up to 1 cm per day, completely degrading coral tissue and leaving behind bare coral skeleton. The disease consists of a specific community of bacteria that work together to produce and maintain a toxic chemical environment that kills corals. While the disease normally is present at low levels on reefs (an incidence of <1%) it is a serious threat in that it targets slow growing (<1 cm/year), reef building corals and routinely kills corals that are several hundreds to a thousand years old. In the last 5 years this disease has spread to coral reefs on a global basis. Coral plague, another bacterial disease discovered in 1977, reemerged in a new, more virulent form in 1995 on reefs of the Florida Keys. Within months it spread to infect 17 species of corals and affected over 200 km of reef tract. This is one of the most severe coral diseases in that it has been known to kill, by rapid tissue degradation, up to 38% of the most susceptible coral species in a matter of weeks. Since 1996 this disease has spread throughout the Caribbean. Aspergillosis is a newly discovered disease that affects sea fans, a soft form of coral. This fungal, lesion-producing disease is responsible for a massive sea fan die-off that occurred throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys, killing >90% of sea fans in regional epidemics since 1996. This disease is linked to an increased supply of dust from the African continent. The last disease, white band disease, is also responsible for massive coral die-offs via complete coral tissue degradation. It has killed over 95% of the important, shallow reef-building staghorn and elkhorn corals throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys, and to date, is the only disease shown to have completely restructured a long-standing coral reef (4,000 years old) in less than a decade. The white band pathogen is unknown. A number of other emerging coral diseases (red band disease, rapid wasting disease, white pox, yellow band, and others) are incompletely characterized at this time. It is known that coral diseases represent a threat to coral reefs on a global basis. While the environmental causes of these diseases are just beginning to be understood, it is clear that multiple stressors are involved. Black band and coral plague disease activities are correlated with warmer water temperatures, thus supporting the notion that a global warming is contributing to the observed increase in coral disease. Additional, recently proven stressors (for black band disease) include increased nutrients and lowered salinities, with a positive correlation of disease incidence with lower coral diversity. While the environmental factors contributing to other disease outbreaks are not known at this time, factors such as prolonged elevated water temperature, increased turbidity, increased nutrient input and lower salinity are known to increase coral susceptibility to disease. Unpredictable Effects of Global Climate Change: Coral Bleaching, Coral Disease, and Coral Response to Elevated C0-2 Corals are photosynthetic. Based on the presence of symbiotic algae within their tissues, reef-building corals produce more oxygen than they consume. Survival and reproduction of shallow-water coral is dependent on maintaining a Production/Respiration ratio in excess of one. Factors that significantly lower the P/R ratio kill corals. Like most tropical marine organisms, corals exist much closer to their upper tolerance level in terms of water temperature than to their lower tolerance level. Elevated oceanic temperatures of as little as 2.7 degrees F (1.5 degrees C) over the average summer temperature destroy the symbiotic algae resident in corals. Resultant loss of this pigmented algae causes the coral animal to become transparent, revealing the white limestone coral skeleton beneath, hence the term "coral bleaching." If bleaching persists for an extended period of time, the likely outcome is reef mortality. While several stresses can cause bleaching, virtually all known examples of mass bleaching to date have been caused by elevated water temperature. Although the onset of coral bleaching is a response to elevated water temperatures, it does not prove the existence of a global warming. However, a global climate warming best explains the recent occurrence of mass bleaching worldwide. 1998 was the warmest year on record, and recent reports from the Indian Ocean suggest that up to 70% of all corals there died as a result of these record-breaking temperatures. There is considerable concern that any additional, future global warming will cause an increase in both the frequency and severity of coral bleaching. Elevated sea surface temperatures may also contribute to an increase in the reported incidence of marine diseases from both tropical and temperate oceans. For instance, some reefs in the Florida Keys have experienced a loss of coral cover and biodiversity due to disease (caused by a host of new pathogens). As a result of extensive surveys throughout the Florida Keys it has been discovered that there has been a quadrupling of the number of stations exhibiting disease, and a tripling of the number of coral species afflicted by disease. One locality, the deep (65 feet) reef at Carysfort Light, has experienced a 62% reduction of living coral cover during the three-year survey due, in part, to coral disease. The 1995 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "business as usual" scenario (IS92a) projects that anthropogenic production of greenhouse gases will result in a doubling of the current atmospheric C0-2 concentration from 355 ppm (parts per million) to nearly 700 ppm by the end of the next century. Recent research on corals suggests that by the middle of the next century, such elevated levels of CO-2 will reduce by 30-40%, the ability of corals (and other tropical marine organisms) to deposit their limestone skeletons and to calcifv normally. Adding to the influence of elevated C0-2 on global temperatures, new research suggests that elevated CO-2 concentrations will likely have serious consequences with regard to corals, resulting from the direct effects of elevated CO-2. The Coral Response to Climate Change Worldwide episodes of coral bleaching, coral disease outbreaks and macroalgal overgrowth of coral are increasing in frequency, intensity and range. These deleterious events occur in all regions supporting reefs including the Indo-Pacific, the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean. Surprisingly, both inhabited and uninhabited regions are affected. These recent coral reef changes have been attributed to (in order of assumed importance) global warming, oxygen starvation, sediment loading, overfishing of plant-eating animals and increased UV radiation. Only global warming and increased UV radiation (resulting from ozone depletion) have the global-scale influence that is characteristic of the scale of the coral responses observed. In addition to a global vs. local issue, there is a temporal enigma that may well provide a key to understanding causality - many changes to coral ecosystems began very abruptly in the mid-1970s. Since the mid-1970s there have been increases in the frequency, intensity and range of outbreaks of a wide spectrum of "invader" micro-organisms, including numerous pathogens that affect coral, other invertebrates, amphibians and humans, and outbreaks of harmful algal blooms. Global warming has a complex relationship to coral bleaching. Bleaching occurs during episodes of elevated temperature that appear to be the result of a combination of natural phenomena and human-induced changes to the climate system. Global warming appears to elevate seasonal temperatures while natural, short-lived climate phenomena such as El Nino, add to the new seasonal maxima resulting in temperatures that can be lethal to coral ecosystems, especially if sustained over a significant increment of time. Thus, the combined effects of a long-term climate warming, superimposed on the operation of short-term climate phemonena like El Nino, seem to best explain the current epidemic of coral bleaching which was especially widespread in 1998. These complex interactions are likely involved in the increased incidence of disease outbreaks because bleaching weakens the coral's ability to resist pathogens or competitors. In addition, the observed global mean temperature increase may now be acting in concert with other recent climate-induced changes. For example, around 1976 there was a relatively abrupt climate shift in the Northern Hemisphere that was reflected most clearly in the change in the North Pacific and North Atlantic pressure systems. One consequence of this shift was a prolonged drought in the Sahel region of Africa that resulted in an increase by about a factor of five, the global supply of dust in the atmosphere. Because this dust is iron-rich, and because the productivity in tropical oceans is ordinarily limited by the lack of iron (which also serves as a nutrient in tropical waters), its transport to typically iron-poor regions of the tropical oceans leads to the reduction or removal of an otherwise natural limitation or check on microbial growth. Thus, this extra supply of iron may have spurred the growth of a variety of invader organisms harmful to coral ecosystems. The timing of this increased supply of atmospheric dust may help account for the peculiar timing of the change in the rate of disease outbreaks in coral ecosystems beginning in the mid-1970s. As scientists struggle to understand the plight of coral, several ideas seem particularly noteworthy: 1) In order to better understand the global decline in coral it will be necessary to investigate coral ecosystems, global warming and marine diseases and pathogens simultaneously, as a system, as opposed to isolated, unrelated pieces. 2) Anthropogenic climate change and natural climate variability occurring together may produce a biological response that is quite different from that of either process taken alone. 3) Significant ecological changes are probably already underway in the ocean. In order to better understand and predict the response of marine ecosystems, diseases and pathogens to climate-induced changes, it will be necessary to gain a better understanding of marine ecosystems and biological processes, and incorporate that knowledge into a more integrated climate model. Even more fundamentally, complex environmental problems such as this, require a research plan that is both strategic and integrated - a systems approach. Biographies Dr. Laurie L.Richardson is an Associate Professor of Biology at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, FL. Prior to her arrival at FIU in 1990, she spent three years in the Ecosystems Science and Technology Branch of NASA's Ames Research Center, California, first as a National Research Council Fellow and then as a senior research scientist. Dr. Richardson's area of specialization is the relationship between microorganisms and the aquatic environment. She is particularly interested in how microbial metabolism affects aquatic chemistry, and the environmental cues that control the behavioral and mobility patterns of microorganisms. Her research has been conducted in hot spring outflows, lakes, hypersaline ponds, coastal and estuarine environments, and most recently coral reefs. In recent years Dr.Richardson has focused her research efforts on identifying and understanding the biological mechanisms associated with coral diseases. This work involves characterizing pathogens of newly emerging coral diseases, determining the interactions between coral disease and reef degradation (reef stresses), and investigating the relationships between environmental perturbations and coral disease incidence. She is also actively involved in research in the area of remote sensing of aquatic ecosystems, including coral reefs. Dr. Richardson received her Ph.D. in microbial ecology and physiology in 1985, at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Dr. James W. Porter is Professor of Ecology and Marine Sciences in the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia. After teaching at the University of Michigan from 1973 to 1997, he joined the faculty at the University of Georgia, where he has won both the University's Outstanding Teaching Award and Creative Research Award. Dr. Porter has also served as Editor of Ecology and Ecological Monographs from 1974 to 1978, as Graduate Coordinator for the Institute of Ecology from 1990 until 1997, and as Associate Director for the Institute from 1993 to 1997. He was later selected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Porter has also been called upon to testify before Congress on several occasions, most recently on coral reef conservation issues and the effects of global climate change on coral reefs. He is currently collaborating with the US Environmental Protection Agency on long-term monitoring of coral reefs, studying the distribution of coral diseases from Key Largo, Florida to the Dry Tortugas. Dr. Porter received his B.S. degree from Yale in 1969, and his Ph.D. from Yale in 1973. Dr. Richard T. Barber is the Harvey W. Smith Professor of Biological Oceanography in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He also serves as director of the Duke/University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium, a program that operates R/V Cape Hatteras. Dr. Barber's research focuses on the interrelationship of large-scale thermal dynamics and oceanic productivity, emphasizing how biological/physical coupling contributes to partitioning of carbon between the ocean and the atmosphere. His interests also lie in the role of iron in the regulation of primary production in Antarctic waters as well as the equatorial Pacific. His interest in the global decline of coral reef ecosystems stems from observations on the apparent relationship between episodic influxes of iron to outbreaks of marine "invader" organisms. Dr. Barber has chaired numerous advisory and editorial committees related to national and global research programs. He served as an advisor on the NASA SeaWiFS (Sea-Viewing Wide-Field Sensor) Science Team and Review Panel and on the U. S. JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux Study) Synthesis & Modeling Project. On behalf of the National Academy of Sciences, he served on the Committee on Ocean's Role in Global Change, the TOGA (Tropical Oceans and Global Atmosphere) Advisory Panel, and the International Ocean Science Policy Committee. Dr. Barber's honors and awards include the John Holland Martin Medal of Excellence from Stanford University, the National Science Foundation Creativity Award, the Rosenstiel Award in Oceanographic Science from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, and the Ecology Institute's Prize in Marine Ecology. He is a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Geophysical Union, and the California Academy of Science. Dr. Barber received his B. S. in zoology and botany at Utah State University in 1962, and a Ph.D. in biological science at Stanford University in 1967. He later a postdoctoral fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) from 1967-1968, was an Assistant Scientist at WHOI in 1969, and joined Duke University in 1970, as an Associate Professor. From 1987 to 1990, he was the founding Executive Director of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and in 1990, he rejoined Duke University as the Harvey W. Smith Professor of Biological Oceanography. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Tentative Topic: Origin, Impact, and Implications of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 17 03:57:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA25121 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 03:57:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA06186; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 04:02:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006121; Thu, 17 Jun 99 04:01:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 03:58:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA04623; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:38:45 GMT Received: from front3.grolier.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA04624; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 03:38:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ozzie.home (ppp-172-243.villette.club-internet.fr [195.36.172.243]) by front3.grolier.fr (8.9.3/No_Relay+No_Spam_MGC990224) with SMTP id JAA00610 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:39:43 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <000201beb897$6a4f31a0$f3ac24c3@home> From: "Micky Schoelzke" To: "coral list" Subject: Nitrates and iron on coral reefs Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:59:21 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01BEB8A8.122E6700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Micky Schoelzke" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 382 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BEB8A8.122E6700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi coral-listers, I was wondering whether anybody had found some high nitrate = concentrations on coral reefs (1 to 2 =B5M). In which specific areas and = under what conditions. What about high concentrations of iron (over = 1nM). What were the effects on coral metabolism? Thanks in advance, Micky V. SCHOELZKE mickyfit@club-internet.fr ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BEB8A8.122E6700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi coral-listers,
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Thanks in advance,
 
Micky V. SCHOELZKE
mickyfit@club-internet.fr
 
------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BEB8A8.122E6700-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 17 11:48:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA13663 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:48:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA10960; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:52:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010901; Thu, 17 Jun 99 11:51:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:48:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA07391; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 15:05:57 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA07346; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:05:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [205.130.32.217] (unverified [205.130.32.217]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:06:52 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:12:16 -0400 Subject: Re: Support for coral reef studies in the US From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: coral list Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="MS_Mac_OE_3012462737_4423312_MIME_Part" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 383 > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3012462737_4423312_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear Coral-Listers, As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate committee budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral reef-related projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel! Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving favorable consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands Legacy Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm). Apparently Americans are failing to ensure that their collective voice is being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just not aware of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is a U.S. citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef research/survey/restoration projects is urged to contact his/her respective federal legislators and briefly explain the many economic, ecological, societal, aesthetic etc., reasons for conserving reefs, both in US waters and abroad. Judy Lang --MS_Mac_OE_3012462737_4423312_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: Support for coral reef studies in the US Dear Coral-Listers,
As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate committ= ee budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral reef-relate= d projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel!

Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National Co= ral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving fav= orable consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands Legac= y Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and   http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm).

Apparently Americans are failing to  ensure that their collective voic= e is being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just n= ot aware of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is= a U.S. citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef research/survey= /restoration projects is urged to contact his/her respective federal legisla= tors and briefly explain the many economic, ecological, societal, aesthetic = etc., reasons for conserving reefs, both in US waters and abroad.  
Judy Lang

 --MS_Mac_OE_3012462737_4423312_MIME_Part-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 17 14:15:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA22057 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:15:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23723; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:18:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023699; Thu, 17 Jun 99 14:18:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:16:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA08283; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:27:24 GMT Received: from mailsims2.senate.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA08308; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:27:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imaexch.senate.gov (mailexc2.senate.gov) by mailsims2.senate.gov (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.1999.03.02.17.58.p5) with ESMTP id <0FDH00454FEG1B@mailsims2.senate.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:32:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccMail by imaexch.senate.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 3.11) id 00226539; Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:26:55 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:24:56 -0400 From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Subject: Re[2]: Support for coral reef studies in the US To: coral list Message-Id: <00226539.C22123@commerce.senate.gov> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="Boundary_(ID_+dt7C987GS/xfm34bAdUig)" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 384 --Boundary_(ID_+dt7C987GS/xfm34bAdUig) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-description: cc:Mail note part Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear Coral-Listers, While not a direct response to Judy's posting about coral funding, I wanted to bring to your attention a bill currently being considered in the US Senate. S. 725, the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999, was introduced on March 24, 1999 by Senators Snowe and McCain. In response to concerns about the declining conditions of coral reefs and the identification of needs raised by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and in the ICRI Renewed Call to Action, this bill focuses on community based conservation. The Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries has scheduled a hearing on June 30, 1999 to discuss S. 725. If you would like to see the bill you can download it at . The Senate homepage has a prompt for a bill search where you can input the bill number S. 725. I invite you all to take a look. Stephanie Bailenson Stephanie Bailenson Professional Staff Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries 428 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ph:202-224-8172 Fx:202-228-0326 stephanie_bailenson@commerce.senate.gov ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Support for coral reef studies in the US Author: Judith Lang & Lynton Land at Internet Date: 6/17/99 11:12 AM Dear Coral-Listers, As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate committee budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral reef-related projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel! Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving favorable consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands Legacy Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm). Apparently Americans are failing to ensure that their collective voice is being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just not aware of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is a U.S. citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef research/survey/restoration projects is urged to contact his/her respective federal legislators and briefly explain the many economic, ecological, societal, aesthetic etc., reasons for conserving reefs, both in US waters and abroad. Judy Lang --Boundary_(ID_+dt7C987GS/xfm34bAdUig) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-description: cc:Mail note part Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Re: Support for coral reef studies in the US Dear Coral-Listers,
As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate committee budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral reef-related projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel!

Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving favorable consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands Legacy Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and  
http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm).

Apparently Americans are failing to  ensure that their collective voice is being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just not aware of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is a U.S. citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef research/survey/restoration projects is urged to contact his/her respective federal legislators and briefly explain the many economic, ecological, societal, aesthetic etc., reasons for conserving reefs, both in US waters and abroad.  
Judy Lang

 --Boundary_(ID_+dt7C987GS/xfm34bAdUig)-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 18 00:39:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA22443 for ; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:39:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28362; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:42:48 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028349; Fri, 18 Jun 99 00:42:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:39:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA11355; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 04:19:20 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA10913; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:19:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.12]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id OAA25431 for ; Fri, 18 Jun 1999 14:19:57 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990618141855.006e91e8@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 14:18:55 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Hawaii State of Reefs Report Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 385 Coralisters, An excellent new release is "Hawaii's State of the Reefs Report (1998)". Its 41 pages are full of vivid graphics and pictures, interesting and important information (find out how much the state's reefs are worth- hint: it's in the billions!). Lots of great ideas of what such reports can contain. I highly recommend it. Copies are US$5, and can be obtained from: DLNR Division of Aqauatic Resources 1151 Punchbowl St. rm. 330 Honolulu, HI 96813 USA _____________________________ -Doug (I don't have copies) Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4241 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 20 02:09:10 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA02562 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 02:09:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA22191; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 02:13:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022179; Sun, 20 Jun 99 02:12:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 02:10:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA19945; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 03:37:43 GMT Message-Id: <199906200337.DAA19945@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Bruce Carlson" To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: internet corals Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 11:17:28 -1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bruce Carlson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 386 For those of you who were following the growth of the corals on the live = camera on our web site, the coral has outgrown the picture so we will be = replacing it with a different species. Between April 5 and today (June = 18) the Montipora digitata grew 27 mm in height and now completely = covers the metric ruler placed in the picture. That represents 27mm / = 74 days =3D 0.36 mm/day or 13.32 cm on an annual basis. We may try a larger-polyped coral, e.g., Caulastrea furcata when we = re-set up the project later this month or in July. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 20 05:47:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA04210 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 05:47:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA25296; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 05:53:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025284; Sun, 20 Jun 99 05:52:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 05:50:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA25655; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 07:27:50 GMT Received: from ns.psi.calva.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA25617; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 03:27:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [154.15.19.177] (ip177.nanterre2.pub-ip.fr.psi.net [154.15.19.177]) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id JAA18142; Sun, 20 Jun 1999 09:28:43 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 09:28:43 +0200 (MET DST) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Back from Fiji Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id FAA04210 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 387 Hi All, I'm just back from Fiji, and some of you asked me to provide some data, so here are some. Warning : - The following comments are only based on observations I did (with almost no tools other than my deep meter, temp meter, and my reef aquarist & Diver knowledge). - They are only relevant for the Rainbow reef (between Vanua Levu & Taveuni islands), because I didn't have the chance to dive elsewhere. - These information have been gathered during 20 dives and by talking to local people. - This report is for the period 5/06/99 - 17/06/99 - About coral problems reported below, I assume the following, based on my experience : - a white coral skeleton implies a death since less than 1 week - a light yellow coral skeleton implies a death between 1 and 2 weeks (yellow color is given by growth of small filamentous algae) Overall report : - The Rainbow reef seems to suffered a lot during the last hurricanes : 40% of the dive sites have been distroyed, some were displaying large colonies of Turbinaria reniformis (more than one meter high). However, according to divers I met and that were also in Fiji 3 years ago, it seems that this reef has improved (more corals, more bigger fishes) - I have seen the following corals problems on every sites I went : * Acanthaster planci : some sites (like the LEDGE) are highly attacked. I would say that 20% of the hard corals have been parlty or completely attacked in less than 2 (?) weeks (many skeletons still show a pure white color). Some Professional Divers try to slow down this problem by manualy removing Acanthaster from the reef each time they can. * (R)TN : Aside the Acanthaster attacks, I have seen what I called (Rapid) Tissue Necrosis, with a Question Mark on "Rapid" because the only clue I have to say that it's rapid is the skeleton color (pure white). I have to say that I have seen Snails' Attacks also, but their impact seems to me different than what I have seen. So, many species are suffering from this (R)TN, which can be described by a loss of tissue starting from the base of the small polyped colonies : - Seriatopora histrix (highly suffering) - Acropora sp (highly suffering) - Pocillopora sp - Stylophora sp - Herpolitha limax - Distichopora & Millepora (28 m depth) - Tubastrea micrantha on some sites, some colonies have stopped their (R)TN (white skeleton was no more visible). I would say that (R)TN started early May 99. There was no WBD, RBD, BBD visible on these colonies... * Bleaching : Many species are partly or completly bleached. However, bleaching is very low compared to (R)TN and Acanthaster attacks, and only few colonies are showing a bleaching : - Montipora danae - Acropora sp (only on a site in shallow water (less than 10 m depth) just near the cost : the rains could be the cause) - Platygyra daedalea (shallow reefs) - Sinularia (20 m depth) The water temp was 26-27° C. It was raining quite often. The visibility is often equal or under 15 m. - Sites show between less than 5% to 100% coral coverage on shallow parts (10 to 4 m depth). On some sites, many new hard coral colonies (Acropora, Pocilloporidae, Montipora, Porites,...) are visible (meaning less than 10 cm high). On a old dead Acropora table, 1 meter square, I counted about 15 different young colonies. - high growth rate on SPS is visible, according to tips color. - 1 site has been reconstructed 5 years ago by a biologist => Acropora colonies are now 1 meter high and are covering hundreds of square meters. Conclusion : I've been a bit disappointed by the sites I have seen. I would have bet that they were amazing, but despite a Great SPS diversity in some (few) sites, I found them less rich than what I have seen in Philippines for both Fish and corals. But this conclusion could be false for all the other reefs of Fiji !! I'll have soon some underwater photos developped that show (R)TN and bleaching, for the ones who want them. If some of you can explain to me what could be the cause of the (R)TN I saw in Fiji, but also in other countries, that would be great ! Hope this helps Best Regards Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT http://mars.reefkeepers.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 22 09:24:47 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA29156 for ; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:24:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA03137; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:28:08 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003080; Tue, 22 Jun 99 09:27:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:24:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA40163; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:39:01 GMT Message-Id: <199906221039.KAA40163@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:51:57 EDT From: Kaimasa@aol.com To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral losing funding Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kaimasa@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 388 ---------------------- Forwarded by Suesan Saucerman/R9/USEPA/US on 06/21/99 08:42 AM --------------------------- Wendy Wiltse 06/18/99 08:08 PM To: dgulko@dar.ccmail.compuserve.com, ASEPA@samoatelco.com, Suesan Saucerman/R9/USEPA/US@EPA cc: Subject: [Fwd: Coral Reef Federal Funding] ---------------------- Forwarded by Wendy Wiltse/R9/USEPA/US on 06/18/99 08:06 PM --------------------------- allen.tom@noaa.gov on 06/18/99 05:17:57 AM Please respond to allen.tom@noaa.gov To: carol.Carey@noaa.gov, Naomi.Mcintosh@noaa.gov, Kellie.Araki@noaa.gov, Claire.Cappelle@noaa.gov, Cindy.Hylkema@noaa.gov, Jean.Souza@noaa.gov, Kellie.Araki@noaa.gov, kale@maui.net, wild@aloha.net, pmiller@k12.hi.us, walterh@aloha.net, kayaking@maui.net, rpoirier@dbedt.hawaii.gov, nachtig@nosc.mil, lherman@hawaii.edu, captcoon@gte.net, claud@aloha.net, egardner@iniki.soest.hawaii.edu, Jharrigan@eha.health.state.hi.us, Robert.Schroeder@noaa.gov, billf@ceros.org, Wendy Wiltse/R9/USEPA/US@EPA, kbeasley@cleanislands.com, greg@pacificwhale.org, ocean@lava.net, eugene.nitta@noaa.gov, harep@hula.net, cmacdona@dbedt.hawaii.gov, mtosatto@d14.uscg.mil, Brady.Phillips@ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov, Stephanie.Thornton@ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov, Nancy.Daschbach@noaa.gov, athline@aloha.net cc: Subject: [Fwd: Coral Reef Federal Funding] > ALOHA We have been advised by margaret Cummisky in Senator Inouye's > office that the Republicans in the Senate were successful in cutting all > funding for coral reef activities that was under the Lands Legacy > Program in the President's year 2000. Funding was suppose to be used to > preserve the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems in the > Western, Central Pacific. > The funding ($10 million per year for five years) would have supported, > in part, our U.S. Islands Coral Reef Initiative plan. WE MUST SAVE THIS > PROGRAM. We all have put too much work into the effort to loose now. > Please encourage your Governors to get involved. much mahalo > > We recommend that letters of support for restoration of the funds be > sent immediately to the following: > > The Honorable Trent Lott, Senate Majority Leader, S-230 Capitol > Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-7010 > The Honorable Tom Dascher, Senate Minority Leader, S-221 Capitol > Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-7020 > > The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House, H232 Capitol > Building, Washington D.C> 20515-6501 > The Honorable Richard A. Gephardt, House Minority Leaders, H-204 Capitol > Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-6537 > > The Honorable Ted Stevens, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee, > S-128 Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-6025 > > The Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Minority Member above> > > The Honorable Judd Gregg, Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, > State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, Senate Appropriations > Committee, S-146A Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-6027 > > The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Minority Member, subcommittee and address as above> > > The Honorable C.W. Bill Young, Chairman, House Committee on > Appropriations, H218 Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-6015 > > The Honorable David Obey, Ranking Minority Member > > The Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, > Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, House Committee on > Appropriations > > They also strongly encouraged letters to both the Hawaii full > congressional delegation as well as the delegates from Guam and American > Samoa and CNMI's Representative. Copies of all letters should be faxed > to Senator Inouye (202) 224-6747. > > Senator Inouye is planning to start a round of meetings early next week > to try and get funding back in. > > -- > Jerry B. Norris > Executive Director > Pacific Basin Development Council > 711 Kapiolani Blvd. #1075 > Honolulu, HI 96813-5214 > (808) 596-7229 Fax (808) 596-7249 -- Allen Tom 726 S. Kihei Rd. Kihei HI 96753 808-879-2818 voice 808-874-3815 fax allen.tom@noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 23 11:11:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA13892 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:11:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14884; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:15:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014842; Wed, 23 Jun 99 11:15:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:12:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA48544; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:24:44 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA48321; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:24:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with SMTP id <19990623142535.VQLC8809.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a>; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 07:25:35 -0700 Message-Id: <4.1.19990623091336.009a9880@mail> X-Sender: oshad@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 09:25:59 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Support NOAA's Reef Work Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 389 Dear Coral-Listers, As a follow-up on Jerry Norris's request for letters of support for Senator Inouye's effort to locate funding for programs that are already within NOAA's mandate but which did not receive funding, we would like to draw your attention to the following: 1. The House appropriators have not yet introduced the Commerce, Justice, and State appropriations bill, which includes all NOAA activities, of which the following are particularly relevant: National Marine Sanctuaries: $29 million to strengthen protections at 12 marine sanctuaries off California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, and American Samoa, plan for future marine sanctuaries, and expand outreach activities with coastal communities. Coral reef restoration: $10.3 million to protect coral reefs from pollution and other human impacts and, in conjunction with the Department of the Interior, attempt to restore injured reefs in Puerto Rico, Florida, Hawaii and U.S. territories, and develop a coral nursery to grow donor material for restoration projects. Bill Young of Florida is the Chair of this committee. To encourage the House to support the proposal, write Rep. Young, send a copy to your state representative (and others listed by Norris). Representative C.W. Bill Young Chair, Committee on Appropriations H218 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 202-225-5961 (V) 202-225-9764 (F) 2. Complementary but different funding is potentially available in Senate Bill S. 725, the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999, which is focused on community based conservation and includes $4 million in authorizations. A matching mechanism could double the amount! To voice your support, don't delay, because the Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries's hearing is scheduled next week, on June 30. Write a letter to Senator Snowe, who is the Subcommittee's Chair, asking to have your written testimony included in the hearing record, and send a copy to your own state senator. Senator Olympia J. Snowe Chair, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries 250 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Olympia@snowe.senate.gov 202-224-5344. Thanks for your attention! Judy Lang and Osha Gray Davidson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 23 22:31:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA18148 for ; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:31:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA29579; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:34:42 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029566; Wed, 23 Jun 99 22:34:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:31:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA51915; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 02:01:08 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA52095; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:00:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from raronson@localhost) by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) id VAA10500; Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:02:06 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:02:06 -0500 (CDT) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: 9icrs mini-symposia To: Coral-List Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Richard B. Aronson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 390 Dear All, The following message from David Hopley is a call for suggestions for mini-symposia at the Bali meeting. Please correspond with David directly; his email address is listed at the bottom of the message. Regards, Rich Aronson Corresponding Secretary, ISRS 9ICRS Scientific Programme Committee Call for Mini Symposium Topics The Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium is scheduled for 23-27 October 2000 in Bali and arrangements for a successful conference are well underway. For details and updated information visit our website at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs Whilst the in-country arrangements are being made by our colleagues in Indonesia, the scientific programme is being co-ordinated by a committee set up by the International Society for Reef Studies. This call for mini-symposia topics comes from that committee. A traditional and highly successful part of previous international Coral Reef Symposia has been the practice of conducting mini-symposia within the main programme, which focus on important and topical issues. Persons interested in leading a mini-symposia and taking responsibility for organising peer-review of papers within that mini-symposia should complete Form 4 available on the website or contact the Scientific Programme Committee Chair, Dr. David Hopley, directly. Contact details are shown below. Examples of mini symposia topics from previous meetings can be obtained from the published Proceedings of the Symposia. Many of the issues highlighted by these topics may still be highly relevant but imaginative new topics will be most welcome. Please note that the final date for submission of Mini-Symposia to the Scientific Programme committee is 30 July 1999. Subsequently the committee will review proposals and put like minded proposers in contact with each other with a view to amalgamation, where appropriate, by 15 September 1999. It is hoped to have a draft programme of Mini-Symposia ready by mid October 1999 with a final programme of Mini-Symposia advertised on the home page by mid November 1999. We look forward to your imaginative and enthusiastic responses. Dr. David Hopley Chair Scientific Programme C/- CRC Reef Research Centre James Cook University Townsville Qld 4811 AUSTRALIA Fax: +61 7 4779 1400 Email: David.Hopley@ultra.net.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 24 13:40:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA01324 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:40:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA09243; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:43:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009162; Thu, 24 Jun 99 13:43:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:40:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA39296; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:10:45 GMT Message-Id: <199906241710.RAA39296@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 16:15:50 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Caroly Shumway" Subject: experimental simulation of eutrophication and sedimentation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Caroly Shumway" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 391 Dear fellow Coral-listers, I am just about to begin experiments looking at the effects of eutrophication and sedimentation on visually guided behavior in damselfish. This begins a long-term research effort on the importance of behavior in aquatic conservation (Shumway, 1999). I wondered if anyone had suggestions or references for how to mimic eutrophication and sedimentation in an experimental tank? Also, does anyone have suggestions on dealers that can help me quickly obtain Acanthochromis polyacanthis? Many thanks in advance! I'll post the answers. Sincerely, Dr. Caroly Shumway From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 24 18:09:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16421 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:09:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA01404; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:15:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001383; Thu, 24 Jun 99 18:14:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:12:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA57577; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:53:59 GMT Received: from smtp5.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA40585; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:53:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bigfoot (pool-207-205-148-2.dlls.grid.net [207.205.148.2]) by smtp5.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA06971 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:55:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001d01bebe8d$089c9be0$03000004@bigfoot> From: "LT" To: Subject: Thermal Tolerance? 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------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BEBE63.1DC76880-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 25 07:52:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA18489 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:52:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA20051; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:56:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019998; Fri, 25 Jun 99 07:55:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:52:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA61377; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:31:18 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA61410; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:31:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA18928; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:35:06 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018896; Fri, 25 Jun 99 07:34:15 -0400 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17782 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:28:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA25759; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:30:50 -0400 Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:30:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 393 Greetings, Coral-Listers, In case you're interested, you can see the bill introduced into the U.S. Senate by Senator Inouye (Hawaii) and others on June 21, 1999 called the Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 by searching for bill number S.1253 at www.senate.gov. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 25 14:18:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA02670 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:18:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA29171; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:24:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029063; Fri, 25 Jun 99 14:23:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:20:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA63874; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:50:10 GMT Received: from uclink4.berkeley.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA63863; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:50:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [128.32.190.126] (lhs4mac36.LHS.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.190.126]) by uclink4.berkeley.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA13947 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 10:51:09 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-mailer: Eudora Pro 3.0 for Macintosh Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:59:59 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Sarah Christie Subject: GBRMPA Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sarah Christie Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 394 Anyone know the email address ofr GBRMPA? Thanks Sarah Christie Program Coordinator MARE Lawrence Hall of Science University California, Berkeley Ca 94720 Ph. 510-642-5008 Fax. 510-642-1055 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 28 10:22:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24153 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:22:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27054; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:25:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027032; Mon, 28 Jun 99 10:25:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:22:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00831; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:51:28 GMT Received: from smtp11.bellglobal.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA00822; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:51:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from howzit.sympatico.ca (HSE-TOR-ppp28508.sympatico.ca [209.226.93.211]) by smtp11.bellglobal.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA12335; Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:16:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.1.19990627124308.00a9f420@pop.vex.net> Message-Id: <4.1.19990627124308.00a9f420@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:13:28 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Cladophora "side effects" (if any) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 395 Hi all, I am a lay person/recreational diver. My husband and I dive each summer in ocean off Honokowai, West Maui, Hawaii. This area is blighted by such noxious seaweeds as Hypnea musciformis since 1991. We also fell victim to three Cladophora blooms. One in 1989, another (the worst) in 1991 and then a "hiccup" in '92. Last summer after many years of not seeing this green stuff, our dive site experienced its fourth Cladophora bloom. I'm hoping someone has had experience with the "artifacts" of Cladophora blooms on a coral reef system. We already know this stuff can suffocate corals (that happened in our first bloom of 1989). Has anyone documented the effect a Cladophora bloom has on various fauna? We'll be diving this area again very soon and would appreciate a heads-up on just what potential effects to look for a year after such a bloom. Our old videotape from previous blooms suggests that one species of fish actually prospered during the blooms. But we also figure perhaps the effects can work the other way--negative impacts as well. And for all we know we could find on our first dive that the green slime is back for another kick at the kat! Any advice on the Cladophora "Experience" would be much appreciated. And also a very strange question...which is better? A Cladophora bloom that eventually fades away or one that "crashes" and disappears within 48 hours (that happened to us last summer and in 1992). Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 mailto: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Turtle Trax V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ Islands French Frigate Shoals Green sea turtles nest there Twenty-fifth Anniversary Silver --Patrick H. (age 12) \ / cinquaine poetry / \ / \ /__| V |__\ malama na honu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 28 10:23:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24198 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:23:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27149; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:26:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027080; Mon, 28 Jun 99 10:26:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:23:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA40165; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:28:55 GMT Message-Id: <199906221328.NAA40165@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:13:58 +1100 From: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au (lizard) Subject: Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship 2000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au (lizard) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 397 LIZARD ISLAND RESEARCH STATION GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA Applications are now invited for the 2000 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship provides funding for field work and equipment for a PhD student whose thesis research is based on coral reefs, of which a significant portion will be based at the Lizard Island Research Station. It is worth up to A$6,000 per year for up to three years. Funds for the first year of the 2000 Fellowship will be available in March 2000. For detailed information and application guidelines, see: www.austmus.gov.au/science/projects/lizard/lizfello.htm Applications close on 1 October 1999 __________________________________________________________________ Dr Anne Hoggett and Dr Lyle Vail, Directors Lizard Island Research Station PMB 37 Cairns QLD 4871 Australia Phone and fax: + 61 (0)7 4060-3977 lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au http://www.austmus.gov.au/science/projects/lizard/index.htm _________________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 28 11:05:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA27877 for ; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:05:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01319; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:09:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001294; Mon, 28 Jun 99 11:09:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:06:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA01480; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 14:45:43 GMT Received: from saturn.heartweb.ne.jp by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA01453; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:45:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by saturn.heartweb.ne.jp (3.7W) id QAA18625; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:02:00 +0900 (JST) Received: by orion.heartweb.ne.jp (3.7W99052113) id QAA10199; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:03:30 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <37772205.971BB28C@wwf.or.jp> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:19:33 +0900 From: abemariko X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [ja] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: Re: GBRMPA X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: abemariko Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 399 Dear Sarah Christie$B!!(J > Anyone know the email address ofr GBRMPA? Thanks Their homepage URL is;http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ e-mail address of rep. is; registry@gbrmpa.gov.au I hope above info helps. Mariko Abe webmaster WWF Japan http://wwfjapan.aaapc.co.jp From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 1 08:34:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA19004 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:34:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05324; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:40:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005303; Thu, 1 Jul 99 08:40:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 08:37:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA15073; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 11:58:25 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA21903; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 07:58:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with SMTP id <19990701111359.UDXS8809.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a> for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 04:13:59 -0700 Message-Id: <4.1.19990701055808.00999c10@mail> X-Sender: oshad@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 06:14:27 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: NOAA funding Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 400 Dear Listers-- The US Congress is now considering funding bills for NOAA. For those interested in the funding of NOAA's coral reef (and National Marine Sanctuary) programs, here are a couple of URLs. The first is on NOAA's site and has yesterday's testimony (June 30) by Sally Yozell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, before the Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, US Sentate: http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/yozcoraltst0630.htm The second site is hosted by the Senate committee and includes links to the testimonies of a few of those who testified on this topic yesterday. http://www.senate.gov/~commerce/hearings/hearings.htm The complete panel included: Ms. C. Renee Cooper, Executive Director, Caribbean Marine Research Center Dr. Cynthia Hunter, Curator, Waikiki Aquarium Dr. Phillip Dustan, Science Advisor, the Cousteau Society Mr. Michael Collins, Fishing guide, Islamorada, Florida Dr. Michael Connor, Vice President for Programs and Exhibits, New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston If anyone has information on how these important bills are faring, could you please share that information with the list? Thanks. Cheers, Osha Osha Gray Davidson 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-338-4778 http://members.home.net/oshad/books.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 1 12:21:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA00911 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:21:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24124; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:27:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024088; Thu, 1 Jul 99 12:27:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:24:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA22493; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:27:13 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA21958; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [205.130.32.207] (unverified [205.130.32.207]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Thu, 01 Jul 1999 09:29:48 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 09:31:37 -0400 Subject: NOAA Funding From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 401 Dear US-based Listers, Osha Davidson asked for information on how the NOAA funding bills are faring. I can't address that question, but here are some specifics about S. 1253, courtesy of Dave Raney (d_raney@aloha.net, head of the Sierra Club's Coral Reef Working Group, and the Pacific Non-Government Organization Representative to the US Coral Reef Task Force): According to Senator Inouye's office, the hearing record for the Subcommittee will be held open for about another week from today to receive additional written testimony. THAT MEANS THERE IS STILL TIME TO CONTRIBUTE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF CORAL REEF LEGISLATION! The members of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries are: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Chair Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Ranking Minority Member Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA) Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) S.1253 was co-sponsored by Subcommittee members, Inouye, Kerry, and Breaux (also by Akaka, Boxer, Hollings, and Feinstein, who are not on the Subcommittee). A briefing sheet on S.1253, provided by Senator Inouye's office: ---------- Summary of Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 Background: Coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems contain some of the planet's richest biological diversity, habitats, and systems supporting thousands of fish, invertebrates, reef algae, plankton, sea grasses, and other species. Coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems also have great commercial, recreational, cultural, and esthetic value to human communities as shoreline protection, areas of natural beauty, and sources of food, pharmaceuticals, jobs, and revenues through a wide variety of activities including education, research, tourism, and fishing. Despite this importance, little is currently known about the condition of coral reefs and studies indicate that coral reefs continue to be degraded and severely threatened by human and environmental impacts including land-based pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing practices, vessel groundings, and climate change. Purpose: The Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 would authorize appropriations totaling $100 million over a period of five years to preserve, sustain, and restore the health of U.S. coral reef ecosystems and assist in the conservation and protection of coral reefs by supporting conservation programs. Additionally, this legislation would leverage the federal dollars appropriated for these purposes by establishing a formal mechanism for collecting and allocating matching monetary donations from the private sector to be used for coral reef conservation projects. This authorization would support the President's Lands Legacy Initiative; the Coral Reef Task Force, established last year by Presidential Executive Order; the United States Coral Reef Initiative; and other ongoing efforts to ensure the long-term health and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Grants: The Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 would authorize $15 million per year in grants to support coral reef and coral reef ecosystem conservation and restoration projects. Any relevant State or territorial natural resource management authority or other government authority with jurisdiction over coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems, or educational or non-governmental institutions with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of coral reefs would be eligible to apply for these grants, which would be administered by the Secretary of Commerce. Except for projects costing less than $25,000, or specific exemptions granted by the Secretary, these grants would be subject to a 25% non-federal matching requirement. Coral Reef Conservation Fund: The Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 would authorize the Secretary to enter into an agreement to authorize a foundation to solicit, receive, hold, and administer gifts an donations received to further the purposes of this Act. These funds could be combined with the federal grant funds in support of coral reef conservation and restoration projects. National Program: The Coral Reef Protection Act of 1999 would authorize $5 million per year to directly support federal conservation and restoration efforts. It would also authorize the Secretary to enter into joint projects with any Federal, State, territorial, or local authority, or provide financial assistance to any person for coral reef conservation and restoration projects. Judy Lang JandL@rivnet.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 1 12:30:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA01291 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:30:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24866; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:34:35 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024837; Thu, 1 Jul 99 12:34:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:30:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA22806; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 14:14:07 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA22748; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 10:14:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 11636 invoked from network); 1 Jul 1999 14:16:55 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 1 Jul 1999 14:16:55 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990701100527.0071700c@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 10:05:27 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Change of Address Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 402 As of mid-July I will be moving to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Please note the new contact information in the second half of my signature below. Please use the UNCW address for all correspondence to me regarding my editorship of Coral Reefs (new manuscripts, revised ones, reviews, etc). Many thanks, Alina Szmant ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33149 tel: (305)361-4609 fax: (305)361-4600 email: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu AFTER JULY 15th, 1999: Department of Biology University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-3487 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 1 13:24:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA03711 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:24:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29140; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:28:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029087; Thu, 1 Jul 99 13:27:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 13:24:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA23608; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 16:30:38 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA23654; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 22008 invoked from network); 1 Jul 1999 16:33:26 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 1 Jul 1999 16:33:26 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990701122157.0068e178@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 12:21:57 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Special Issue of Coral Reefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 404 The following announcement will be published in Issue Number 3, Vol 18 of Coral Reefs. Here's an advance copy of the announcment so that those of you interested in submitting papers can begin planning. Please pass on this information to other potential contributors that may not suscribe to Coral List. Many thanks, Alina M. Szmant Biological Editor of Coral Reefs ***************************************************************************** Special Issue on COMMUNITY DYNAMICS OF CORAL REEF ALGAE The Editors of Coral Reefs invite submission of manuscripts on the processes underlying the dynamics of algae on coral reefs. It has long been recognized that productivity by benthic turfing and fleshy algae is essential to the ecology and trophodynamics of coral reefs, even though the biomass of these algae is often low. There has been a gradual broadening in our understanding of coral reef algal dynamics over the past thirty years: low algal biomass was initially attributed to the often low nutrient concentrations of tropical coral reef waters, the so-called 'paradox of the reef'. Subsequent research added the concept of 'nutrient regulation' of algal communities, and the focus shifted to identifying previously unrecognised nutrient sources, and to the role of nutrient recycling in sustaining high rates of algal production. More recent research recognized additionally the critical importance of high rates of herbivory in controlling algal communities and biomass, and in stimulating higher rates of algal production. Within the past decade or more, dramatic increases in algal abundance have been widely reported, particularly on Caribbean coral reefs, suggesting that major changes in coral reef ecosystem function have occurred. The purpose of this special issue is to bring together studies that can further our understanding of how natural processes (e.g. upwelling, herbivory, territoriality in damselfishes) and anthropogenic factors (e.g. nutrification, fishing) contribute to the dynamics of algal assemblages on coral reefs. Especially of interest are well-documented reports on the causes of algal blooms, the interplay between multiple factors affecting algal community structure and production, and coral-algal interactions. Reviews, case studies and reef sites will be selected based on the quality of the science and the new insight they bring to understanding relevant processes. The special issue (approximately 12-15 manuscripts) will be published in mid-2000. Prospective authors should first contact the Biological Editor, Alina M. Szmant by email (szmanta@uncwil.edu) or fax (1-910-962-4066). To ensure timely publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible to either Alina M. Szmant or one of the two Guest Editors (Laurence McCook and Robert C. Carpenter) for the Special Issue: Dr. Alina Szmant Department of Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Rd Wilmington NC 28403 USA szmanta@uncwil.edu Dr. Laurence McCook Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3 Townsville MC, Qld, 4810, Australia. l.mccook@aims.gov.au Robert C. Carpenter Professor Department of Biology California State University Northridge, CA 91330-8303 (818) 677-3256 (818) 677-2034 FAX EMAIL- robert.carpenter@csun.edu For further details on manuscript preparation please consult the Instructions for authors (see this issue or http://LINK.springer.de). ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33149 tel: (305)361-4609 fax: (305)361-4600 email: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu AFTER JULY 15th, 1999: Department of Biology University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-3487 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 1 15:00:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA08394 for ; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:00:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA11233; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:06:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011096; Thu, 1 Jul 99 15:05:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:02:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA24322; Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:32:07 GMT Message-Id: <199907011832.SAA24322@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 13:50:40 -0400 From: Ben Haskell Organization: FKNMS To: Coral list Subject: 1998 Zone Performance Review Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ben Haskell Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 405 Greetings- My apologizes to all those people who requested a copy of our 1998 Zone Performance Review and never received one but I was overwhelmed with the response and decided to wait until we could post it on the World Wide Web. It can now be viewed or downloaded at http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas. If for some reason you cannot download it then send me an email and I will send it to you via snail mail. Enjoy, Ben Haskell Science Coordinator NOAA/FKNMS From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 2 10:53:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA25238 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:53:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27243; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:56:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027194; Fri, 2 Jul 99 10:55:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:52:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA29209; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 12:21:03 GMT Received: from smtp1.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA29176; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 08:20:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from erols.com (207-172-243-18.s18.as3.rkv.md.dialup.rcn.com [207.172.243.18]) by smtp1.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA20577 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 08:23:42 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <377CAF40.53011C2D@erols.com> Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 08:23:28 -0400 From: John Ware Organization: SeaServices, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Dominica lab Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John Ware Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 406 I remember that about a year or so ago, someone whose name I have lost and forgotten was planning a marine lab on Dominica that should have been opened this summer. Does anyone have information about this lab? Did it open? Who is point of contact?? Thanks, John -- ************************************************************* * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Montgomery Village, MD, 20886 * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * fax: 301 987-8531 * * _ * * | * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|_ * * | _ | * * _______________________________| |________ * * |\/__ Undersea Technology for the 21st Century \ * * |/\____________________________________________/ * ************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 2 13:21:10 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06370 for ; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:21:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12460; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:24:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012446; Fri, 2 Jul 99 13:24:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 13:21:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA30108; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:58:11 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA30191; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:58:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA27914; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:03:39 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027874; Fri, 2 Jul 99 11:03:22 -0400 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA25557; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:57:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA01941; Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:59:55 -0400 Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:59:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: John Ware cc: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Re: Dominica lab In-Reply-To: <377CAF40.53011C2D@erols.com> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 407 >From the new coral-list Welcome Message (not posted on the CHAMP Home Page): "6) Archives Archives of all previous coral-list messages can be found at this Web Page: http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/list-archives.html Please review these messages on topics that may have already been discussed in detail before you post new messages on the same topic." Cheers, Jim On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, John Ware wrote: > I remember that about a year or so ago, someone whose name I have lost > and forgotten was planning a marine lab on Dominica that should have > been opened this summer. > > Does anyone have information about this lab? Did it open? Who is point > of contact?? > > Thanks, > > John > -- > ************************************************************* > * * > * John R. Ware, PhD * > * President * > * SeaServices, Inc. * > * 19572 Club House Road * > * Montgomery Village, MD, 20886 * > * 301 987-8507 * > * jware@erols.com * > * fax: 301 987-8531 * > * _ * > * | * > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * > * _|_ * > * | _ | * > * _______________________________| |________ * > * |\/__ Undersea Technology for the 21st Century \ * > * |/\____________________________________________/ * > ************************************************************** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 3 11:09:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA22900 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:09:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA00430; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:14:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000414; Sat, 3 Jul 99 11:13:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:10:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA36638; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 12:30:45 GMT Received: from mx03.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA27999; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:30:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GustavW (dial-64-MAX-SJVT-01.ramp.together.net [207.41.56.192]) by mx03.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA24062 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:34:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005401bec550$91d0fa40$c03829cf@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Galapagos and the Florida Keys Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:35:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 408 Natural History and Interpretive Photo Workshops There are still several spaces available for the October, 1999 Galapagos tour. The following programs are currently open for enrollment. Workshops and tours are led and organized by a nationally recognized naturalist and nature photographer and are sponsored by non-profit conservation and environmental research organizations. Please consider offering these affordable educational natural history experiences to students, faculty, staff and anyone interested in seeing and learning about the natural wonders of Earth. Workshops are principally field oriented and focus on the natural history, ecology, conservation, ethnobotany, archeology, geology, and culture of the region. Naturalist guides are local experts. Proceeds support conservation and environmental education projects. Interpretive Photo Workshops allow aspiring nature photographers to accompany a professional photographer with credits that include the cover of Natural History to photograph nature in some of the most splendid natural areas on Earth. Participants' photo work is critiqued before and after the workshop and participants continue corresponding with the tour leader to help them apply their photography in interpretive forums such as slide shows, local and regional publications. Undergraduate credits are available through Johnson State College for attending and further study in related areas (environmental science, biology, photography). Detailed itineraries are available at the web site indicated below. The Galapagos Islands Dates: October 4 - 17, 1999 Length: 13 days/14 nights Cost: $2,230.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Gustav W. Verderber Abstract: The nature of the Galapagos Islands including the famous tortoises and marine iguanas will be our focus. Also on the agenda are frigate birds, blue-footed boobies, penguins, finches, sea lions, giant cacti, and snorkeling over the coral gardens. During the second half of the trip we will visit the Jatun Sacha Field Research Facility at the headwaters of the Amazon River. Guided and solo day and night hikes will take us deep into the Amazon rainforest. The Subtropical Marine Ecology of the Florida Keys Dates: March 5-11, 2000 Length: 6 days/5 nights Cost: $459.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Gustav W. Verderber in association with the Pigeon Key Foundation Abstract: This natural history workshop will explore the coastal and shallow submarine ecosystems of the Florida Keys. We will be based at the Pigeon Key marine education facility on the tropical paradise of Pigeon Key. Barrier reef, mangrove, and terrestrial communities will be included as well as a snorkel trip to the outer reef. This workshop is an ideal introduction to tropical ecosystems and marine biology. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Environmental Interpretation Education * Natural History & Photo Tours * Photography * Writing 1999-2000 Tours: Acadia National Park/The Galapagos Islands/The Florida Keys http://www.together.net/~acmaea acmaea@together.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 3 11:44:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA23033 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:44:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01011; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:48:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000995; Sat, 3 Jul 99 11:47:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:45:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA36667; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 13:15:31 GMT Received: from mailbox.univie.ac.at by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA36685; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 09:15:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 131.130.152.132 (getoff.msp.univie.ac.at [131.130.152.132]) by mailbox.univie.ac.at (8.8.8/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA48010; Sat, 3 Jul 1999 15:18:00 +0200 Message-Id: <199907031318.PAA48010@mailbox.univie.ac.at> From: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Comments: Authenticated sender is a8731mca@mailbox.univie.ac.at To: jware@erols.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 15:05:24 +0000 Subject: Re: Dominica lab X-Confirm-Reading-To: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail/Mac (v2.2.1) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 409 Saludos Coraleros, answering an inquiry by Dr. John Ware, I would like to distribute to all of you name and address of the director of the new Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology (ITME) on Dominica: Dr. Sascha C.C. Steiner, ITME, Worcester, NY 12197-0430, USA Phone/Fax : (607) 397 9796 e-mail : web : http://www.ccpc.net/-sccs If you are looking for a terrific new marine lab in an unspoiled environment - this is it !! Cheers, Arnfried Antonius --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Arnfried J. ANTONIUS phone: 0043-1-31336-9734 Institute of Palaeontology fax: 0043-1-31336-784 University of Vienna Geozentrum Althanstr. 14 A-1090 WIEN e-mail: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Austria From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 4 14:06:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA28133 for ; Sun, 4 Jul 1999 14:06:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA02005; Sun, 4 Jul 1999 14:10:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001992; Sun, 4 Jul 99 14:09:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 4 Jul 1999 14:06:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA34882; Sun, 4 Jul 1999 13:26:16 GMT Message-Id: <199907041326.NAA34882@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 15:12:14 -0400 From: DeeVon Quirolo To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reef Awareness Week Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DeeVon Quirolo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 410 Reef Awareness Week Reef Relief is hosting several interesting events that may interest coral reef scientists and researchers as part of our annual celebration of the coral reef of the Florida Keys, Reef Awareness Week. This year's theme is Water Resources Partners....we all live downstream and a full week of events are planned for July 25-August 1, 1999. Reef Health: Measures of Change is the topic of the Scientific Panel Discussion led by Reef Relief scientific advisors Dr. Brian Lapointe, Dr. Bill Alevizon, Dr. James Porter, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Biologist Harold Hudson and Reef Relief Director of Marine Projects Craig Quirolo. The audience will have an opportunity to participate. Join us from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Hilton Resort & Marina, Sunrise Room, 245 Front Street, Key West. The event will be followed by a moonlight sail aboard the Schooner Western Union, departing from the Historic Seaport at Key West Bight in Key West at 9 pm. Tickets are $25/per person. The Annual Reef Relief Membership Meeting will feature Dr. Brian Lapointe's President's Report, Craig Quirolo's annual State of the Reef Report, and Dr. Donald Burke of Advanced Cognitive Technologies, who will speak on Toward Zero Discharge. The event is Monday, July 26, at 6 pm at the Pier House Caribbean Spa, One Duval Street, Key West. Reef Relief members are admitted free; others may join at the door. Tax deductible annual dues are $20/year. Dr. Bill Alevizon will present a luncheon talk entitled Fish Feeding by Divers: Good for Business, Bad for Conservation at the Cheeca Lodge, Mile Marker 82.5, Islamorada, FL. on Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at 11:30 am. Luncheon reservations are $16 and reservations are recommended through Reef Relief. This event is co-sponsored by the Upper Keys Citizens Association. For a full schedule of events, check the Reef Awareness Week section on our website located at www.reefrelief.org or contact Reef Relief at reef@bellsouth.net. or (305) 294-3100. Reef Relief is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to protecting coral reefs through local, regional and international efforts with headquarters at the Reef Relief Environmental Center in Key West, Fl. ~~~~~~ DeeVon Quirolo, Project Director, REEF RELIEF From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 5 03:49:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA01129 for ; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 03:49:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA19848; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 03:55:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019834; Mon, 5 Jul 99 03:54:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 03:51:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA47550; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 04:55:52 GMT Received: from uog9.uog.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA47523; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 00:55:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by uog9.uog.edu (5.65v3.2/1.1.10.5/25Apr97-0522PM) id AA14350; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:23:31 +1000 Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 15:23:31 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Sandra L Romano To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: live sex!!! Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sandra L Romano Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 411 Coral sex that is.... The corals started spawning in Guam last night and should continue for the next 4 nights. We will be broadcasting live on the web from about 8pm to midnight at http://live.guam.net. ======================================================================== | | | Sandra L. Romano, PhD | Email : sromano@uog9.uog.edu | | Research Associate | Voice : (671) 735-2176 | | Marine Laboratory | Fax | (671) 734-6767 | University of Guam | Coordinates: 13.5N , 144.7E | | UOG Station | Time : GMT+10 EST+15 | | Mangilao, Guam USA 96923 | ======================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 5 21:40:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA05819 for ; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:40:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA15235; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:43:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015223; Mon, 5 Jul 99 21:43:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:40:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA52943; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 22:29:37 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA52772; Mon, 5 Jul 1999 18:29:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 9371 invoked from network); 5 Jul 1999 22:32:16 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 5 Jul 1999 22:32:16 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990705182043.00694e44@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 18:20:44 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Special Issue of Coral Reefs on Community Dynamics of Coral Reef Algae Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alina Szmant Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 412 I have had several inquires as to the deadline for submission of manuscripts for this issue. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 1999. All manuscripts received by that date should be able to be reviewed and revised in time to meet the publisher's deadline for the special issue. Manuscripts received after that date will be processed as usual for the journal, and accepted into the special issue if time and space allow. I am enclosing the Call for Papers below for those who may have missed the first announcement. In addition to the two Guest Editors announced earlier, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret W. Miller will also be a Guest Editor for the Special Issue. Her address is listed in the call for papers: ******************************************************************** Special Issue on COMMUNITY DYNAMICS OF CORAL REEF ALGAE The Editors of Coral Reefs invite submission of manuscripts on the processes underlying the dynamics of algae on coral reefs. It has long been recognized that productivity by benthic turfing and fleshy algae is essential to the ecology and trophodynamics of coral reefs, even though the biomass of these algae is often low. There has been a gradual broadening in our understanding of coral reef algal dynamics over the past thirty years: low algal biomass was initially attributed to the often low nutrient concentrations of tropical coral reef waters, the so-called 'paradox of the reef'. Subsequent research added the concept of 'nutrient regulation' of algal communities, and the focus shifted to identifying previously unrecognised nutrient sources, and to the role of nutrient recycling in sustaining high rates of algal production. More recent research recognized additionally the critical importance of high rates of herbivory in controlling algal communities and biomass, and in stimulating higher rates of algal production. Within the past decade or more, dramatic increases in algal abundance have been widely reported, particularly on Caribbean coral reefs, suggesting that major changes in coral reef ecosystem function have occurred. The purpose of this special issue is to bring together studies that can further our understanding of how natural processes (e.g. upwelling, herbivory, territoriality in damselfishes) and anthropogenic factors (e.g. nutrification, fishing) contribute to the dynamics of algal assemblages on coral reefs. Especially of interest are well-documented reports on the causes of algal blooms, the interplay between multiple factors affecting algal community structure and production, and coral-algal interactions. Reviews, case studies and reef sites will be selected based on the quality of the science and the new insight they bring to understanding relevant processes. The special issue (approximately 12-15 manuscripts) will be published in mid-2000. Prospective authors should first contact the Biological Editor, Alina M. Szmant by email (szmanta@uncwil.edu) or fax (1-910-962-4066). To ensure timely publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible to either Alina M. Szmant or one of the three Guest Editors (Laurence McCook, Robert C. Carpenter and Margaret W. Miller) for the Special Issue: Dr. Alina Szmant Department of Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Rd Wilmington NC 28403 USA szmanta@uncwil.edu Dr. Laurence McCook Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3 Townsville MC, Qld, 4810, Australia. l.mccook@aims.gov.au Robert C. Carpenter Professor Department of Biology California State University Northridge, CA 91330-8303 (818) 677-3256 (818) 677-2034 FAX EMAIL- robert.carpenter@csun.edu Dr. Margaret W. Miller NMFS/SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Dr. Miami, FL 33149 305-361-4561 305-361-4562 (FAX) margaret.w.miller@noaa.gov For further details on manuscript preparation please consult the Instructions for authors (see this issue or http://LINK.springer.de). *********************************************************************** ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33149 tel: (305)361-4609 fax: (305)361-4600 email: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu AFTER JULY 15th, 1999: Department of Biology University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-3487 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jul 6 20:23:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA16729 for ; Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:22:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA18060; Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:27:21 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018013; Tue, 6 Jul 99 20:27:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 6 Jul 1999 20:24:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA57777; Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:35:43 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA57791; Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:35:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au (a08pc-211.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.211]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA28027 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 07:38:15 +1000 (EST) From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: Subject: Report on coral bleaching and climate change. Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 07:39:26 +1000 Message-Id: <003d01bec7f8$06598720$d3b14e81@fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 413 If you are interested in reading the report on coral bleaching and climate change, it can be found at the following site: http://www.reef.edu.au/stuff This study has been extensively reviewed by climatologists and biologists and has been accepted for publication in Marine and Freshwater Research in their 50th ann issue (out in Nov 99). Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Associate Professor School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney Ph: +61-2-9351-2389 Fx: +61-2-9351-4119 Http: www.reef.edu.au/OHG/ For educational fun: www.reef.edu.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 7 10:28:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA18927 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:28:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26992; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:32:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026868; Wed, 7 Jul 99 10:31:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:28:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA62130; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:51:14 GMT Received: from proxy3.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA64248; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 09:51:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic57.pm03.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.185]) by proxy3.ba.best.com (8.9.3/8.9.2/best.out) with ESMTP id GAA05481 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 06:51:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <37835BD8.F6D191DF@orf.org> Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 06:53:28 -0700 From: "Greg L. Carter" Organization: Oceanic Resource Foundation X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Computers for the field X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Corel-MessageType: EMail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Greg L. Carter" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 414 Greetings coral-listers, There was some discussion a while back regarding laptop computers suitable for field use under harsh conditions. I have recently seen some ads for the Panasonic Toughbook series of laptops. These are shown in rain and other harsh conditions and are packaged in a magnesium case. I personally cannot attest for the durability or reliability of these computers but the retail price on the CF-27 was suggested to be $7500, and the CF-25 to be $3000. I have seen two of these computers advertised on the www.ebay.com auctions site, and have found several listed in closed auctions. I also did an internet search on "Panasonic Toughbook" and found several discount retailers. Also check out www.panasonic.com/toughbook. This is not intended to be an endorsement for the Panasonic computers or ebay.com. I too an looking for a computer that can survive the beach and salt spray while doing coral surveys and sea turtle work and thought I'd pass on my findings. Best regards, Greg -- "Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call, Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall." Jimmy Buffet Greg L. Carter http://www.orf.org gcarter@orf.org Oceanic Resource Foundation From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 7 10:56:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA20404 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:56:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01648; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 11:00:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001562; Wed, 7 Jul 99 10:59:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:57:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA64846; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:34:13 GMT Received: from merlin.rtpnc.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA64580; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:34:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from myrtle.rtpnc.epa.gov by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26439) with ESMTP id <0FEI00784821O7@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:34:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from RT-MAIL2.RTP.EPA.GOV by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26438) with SMTP id <0FEI00G297RUOA@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 07 Jul 1999 10:19:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from RTPMAINHUB-Message_Server by RT-MAIL2.RTP.EPA.GOV with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 07 Jul 1999 10:19:21 -0400 Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 10:19:04 -0400 From: DAVID POHLE Subject: Summary of Coral transplant Costs To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Content-type: text/plain Content-disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DAVID POHLE Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 415 Dear Coral-listers: A little over a month ago I posted the message below, asking if anyone knew the financial cost of coral transplantation. I received many replies. I apologize that I have not had time to respond to each individually. The cost figures that I received are wide-ranging. Depending on how I extrapolate them, it seems that transplanting a half-acre of coral heads could cost anywhere from a few tens of thousands to over a million dollars. The most concrete response, from an anonymous source, was about $400,000 including five years of monitoring and room and board for a team of four. Many respondents said that transplanting coral is rather futile, and that it would be better to put the money towards research or protection of remaining, undamaged reefs. This contradicts other information that I have previously obtained that describes high rates of coral transplant success. So the jury is still deliberating regarding this issue. Thank you to all who responded. >>> DAVID POHLE 05/21/99 05:36pm >>> Greetings: I am new to the List, and I am wondering if anyone could provide information regarding the estimated cost of transplanting coral. My government agency is currently conducting the environmental review for a proposed port relocation project in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The proposed entrance channel to the new port would unavoidably cut through a rock/rubble shoreline fringe that has numerous live corals and sponges. Specifically, if you were to sum up the bottom coverage of each live coral or sponge, it comes to a half acre. The plan is for divers to chisel off each coral head or sponge, transport it about a few hundred meters to a site with similar depth, water clarity, energy, etc., and then glue it down. Where corals are attached to small boulders, the whole rock will be transported with the coral intact. Also, all motile epifauna (sea urchins, etc.) will be collected from the entrance channel area, and also moved to the new location. We imagine this will require extensive labor, but little equipment. Could anyone give a rough estimate of the U.S. dollar cost of this project? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dave Pohle U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands) Wetlands Protection Section New York, NY From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 7 12:23:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA24642 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:23:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA12049; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:26:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011965; Wed, 7 Jul 99 12:26:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:23:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA65605; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:56:34 GMT Message-Id: <199907071556.PAA65605@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "James Bass" To: "Caribbean Biodiversity" , Subject: Dominica Lab Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:31:41 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James Bass" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 416 I suspect you are probably referring to the Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology headed by Dr. Sascha Steiner. The (very comprehensive) webpage is: http://www.itme.org Jim __________________________________________________________________ John Ware wrote: > > I remember that about a year or so ago, someone whose name I have lost > and forgotten was planning a marine lab on Dominica that should have > been opened this summer. > > Does anyone have information about this lab? Did it open? Who is point > of contact?? > > Thanks, > > John > -- > ************************************************************* > * * > * John R. Ware, PhD * > * President * > * SeaServices, Inc. * > * 19572 Club House Road * > * Montgomery Village, MD, 20886 * > * 301 987-8507 * > * jware@erols.com * > * fax: 301 987-8531 * > * _ * > * | * > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * > * _|_ * > * | _ | * > * _______________________________| |________ * > * |\/__ Undersea Technology for the 21st Century \ * > * |/\____________________________________________/ * > ************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 7 13:00:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA27693 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:00:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA16718; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:06:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016676; Wed, 7 Jul 99 13:05:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:03:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA66211; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:41:20 GMT Received: from po4.wam.umd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA66118; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:41:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac1.wam.umd.edu (root@rac1.wam.umd.edu [128.8.10.141]) by po4.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA09794 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:44:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rac1.wam.umd.edu (sendmail@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rac1.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA19312 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:44:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by rac1.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA19307 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:43:56 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: rac1.wam.umd.edu: mkgolden owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:43:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Marykate Golden To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: e-mail address Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marykate Golden Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 417 I am looking for the e-mail address of one, Sylvia Earle. Perhaps she is even reading this message? Kate Golden Student Researcher Department of Biology University of Maryland From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 7 16:12:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08844 for ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:12:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA04414; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:15:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004360; Wed, 7 Jul 99 16:14:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:11:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA01169; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 19:45:33 GMT Received: from wcs.winmarconsulting.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA01164; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:45:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by 163.61.winmar.hypercon.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:45:03 -0500 Message-Id: <9187DAFC4EB1D21196B50008C733ED9104CA34@163.61.winmar.hypercon.com> From: James Wiseman To: "Coral-List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: Computers for the field Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 14:44:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Wiseman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 418 Hi Coral-listers, I use computers offshore...as part of my job. If you are interested in the Toughbooks mentioned below, have a look at this month's Pen Computing magazine. Two different Toughbooks were reviewed...one of which is "water resistant." According to the reviewer, it does work in heavy rain, and is also designed for use w/ work gloves, so work w/ neoprene gloves is probably possible. HTH, James Wiseman Winmar Consulting Houston TX > ads for the Panasonic Toughbook series of laptops. These are shown in > rain and other harsh conditions and are packaged in a > magnesium case. I > personally cannot attest for the durability or reliability of these > computers but the retail price on the CF-27 was suggested to be $7500, > and the CF-25 to be $3000. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 8 12:27:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA07079 for ; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:26:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA25772; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:30:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025748; Thu, 8 Jul 99 12:30:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:26:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA07169; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:50:41 GMT Received: from ns1.carib-link.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA07212; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:50:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pm9-8.carib-link.net (pm9-8.carib-link.net [196.29.66.8]) by ns1.carib-link.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA22890 for ; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:53:14 -0400 Received: by pm9-8.carib-link.net with Microsoft Mail id <01BEC938.C9AF1A00@pm9-8.carib-link.net>; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:55:35 -0400 Message-Id: <01BEC938.C9AF1A00@pm9-8.carib-link.net> From: reia Guppy To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Underwater photography Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:55:34 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: reia Guppy Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA07079 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 419 I just wanted to say thanks to all those who gave me suggestions and helpful hints to improving my underwater photography. I really appreciate it. Reia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 8 12:57:38 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09013 for ; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:57:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA28239; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:01:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028204; Thu, 8 Jul 99 13:01:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:59:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07406; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 16:32:16 GMT Received: from imo25.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA07444; Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:32:05 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo25.mx.aol.com (IMOv20.21) id uAEHa04566 (4229); Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:33:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:33:19 EDT Subject: Re: Underwater photography To: rguppy@ima.gov.tt, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 420 In a message dated 7/8/99 10:12:39 AM, rguppy@ima.gov.tt writes: << I just wanted to say thanks to all those who gave me suggestions and helpful hints to improving my underwater photography. I really appreciate it. >> While I certainly appreciate the non-cluttering of this list at times, there are also times when I (and I imagine others) would greatly benefit from some of the private responses to questions. This is without question one of those times for me. Reia, I don't know how others would feel, but I would certainly like to hear about some of these suggestions made, in summary, privately, or publicly on the list. Despite some 20 years of photographing, there is still nothing more annoying than trying to document something to find the shot is not worthy of use. I find this especially true today with the increasing sediment loading on many reefs. It is becoming very difficult for this amateur photographer to avoid backscatter from particulate matter even when shooting at fairly close range. The photos I took from the Florida reef tract after the NCRI conference were absolutely abysmal. I am going on a research dive in St. Croix next week and am almost dreading the results. I thought at one time I could take some decent shots, but year after year they seem to get worse as the visibility on reefs and the water clarity/color has changed so dramatically in many locations. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 9 14:57:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA22639 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:57:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA22544; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:03:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022520; Fri, 9 Jul 99 15:03:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 14:45:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA15263; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:11:13 GMT Message-Id: <199907091611.QAA15263@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 09:43:57 -0400 From: Roger Torstenson To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Earth System Monitor - quarterly newsletter Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Roger Torstenson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 421 Hello Anyone on the list who would like to submit articles to the Earth System Monitor (a NOAA publication), please let me know. The lead article on the June issue was on coral reef mapping and the Coral Reef Task Force which encompasses the U.S. amd U.S. territories. I would be happy to provide any interested parties with information on the Monitor and what is required for a submittal. I am presently looking for articles to be submitted no later than August 27, for inclusion into the September issue. Thank you Roger Torstenson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 9 17:10:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA29359 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:10:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA05630; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:15:10 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005606; Fri, 9 Jul 99 17:15:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:12:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA16741; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:53:28 GMT Received: from mail.naseej.com.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA16705; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:53:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fofyplfq (unverified [212.100.197.237]) by mail.naseej.com.sa (Vircom SMTPRS 1.0.178) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:51:28 +0300 Message-Id: <000301beca4d$184f5f20$edc564d4@fofyplfq> From: "Hany Tatwany" To: "Coral-list" Subject: E-mail address of Dr. Barbara Brown Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:05:45 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01BECA46.6E18E7C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Hany Tatwany" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 422 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BECA46.6E18E7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings all coral-listers, I am looking for the e-mail address of Dr. Barbara Brown of = Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.=20 Perhaps she is even reading this message? Dr. Hany Tatwany Director General of Wildlife Conservation National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) Saudi Arabia ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BECA46.6E18E7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable +ADwAIQ-DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC +ACI--//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN+ACIAPg- +ADw-HTML+AD4- +ADw-HEAD+AD4- +ADw-META content+AD0AIg-text/html+ADs- charset+AD0-utf-7+ACI- = http-equiv+AD0-Content-Type+AD4- +ADw-META content+AD0-'+ACI-MSHTML 4.72.3612.1706+ACI-' = name+AD0-GENERATOR+AD4- +ADw-/HEAD+AD4- +ADw-BODY bgColor+AD0AIw-ffffff+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- = size+AD0-3+AD4-Greetings all=20 coral-listers,+ADw-BR+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- = size+AD0-3+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAPA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- size+AD0-3+AD4-I = am looking for the e-mail address of=20 Dr. Barbara Brown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. +ADw-BR+AD4-Perhaps = she is even=20 reading this message?+ADw-BR+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- = size+AD0-3+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4AJg-nbsp+ADsAPA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- = size+AD0-3+AD4-Dr. Hany Tatwany+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-3+AD4APA-FONT = color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4-Director General of Wildlife=20 Conservation+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT = color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4APA-FONT = size+AD0-3+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT size+AD0-3+AD4APA-FONT = color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4-National Commission for Wildlife=20 Conservation and Development (NCWCD)+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-FONT = color+AD0AIw-000000+AD4APA-FONT=20 size+AD0-3+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4- +ADw-DIV+AD4APA-FONT color+AD0AIw-000000 face+AD0AIgAi- = size+AD0-3+AD4-Saudi = Arabia+ADw-/FONT+AD4APA-/DIV+AD4APA-/BODY+AD4APA-/HTML+AD4- ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BECA46.6E18E7C0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 9 17:11:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA29520 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:11:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA05839; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:17:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005744; Fri, 9 Jul 99 17:16:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:12:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA16692; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 20:53:43 GMT Received: from mail.naseej.com.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA16716; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:53:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fofyplfq (unverified [212.100.197.237]) by mail.naseej.com.sa (Vircom SMTPRS 1.0.178) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:51:38 +0300 Message-Id: <000701beca4d$1e9004c0$edc564d4@fofyplfq> From: "Hany Tatwany" To: "Coral-list" Subject: E-mail address of Mr. Richard Kenchington Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:43:39 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Hany Tatwany" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 423 Greetings all Coral-listers, I am looking for the e-mail address of Mr. Richard Kenchington, Executive Officer, GBRMPA, Australia Perhaps he is even reading this message?. Dr. Hany Tatwany Director General of Wildlife Conservation National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) Saudi Arabia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 9 19:17:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA02986 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:17:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA13044; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:23:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012986; Fri, 9 Jul 99 19:23:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:19:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA17251; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:02:47 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA17209; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:02:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA12342; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:05:31 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012327; Fri, 9 Jul 99 19:05:26 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id TAA02738 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:01:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id TAA21962; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:01:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:01:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Addresses of coral researchers In-Reply-To: <000701beca4d$1e9004c0$edc564d4@fofyplfq> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 424 Dear Coral-Listers, Please remember to check the Online Coral Researchers Directory (and other resources listed there) when you have a question about the whereabouts and addresses of colleagues. We try diligently to keep that Directory up to date. See: http://www.coral.noaa.gov Thanks! Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 9 19:27:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA03057 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:27:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA13364; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:33:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013352; Fri, 9 Jul 99 19:33:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:30:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA17383; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:13:58 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA15407; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:13:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA12674; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:16:42 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012640; Fri, 9 Jul 99 19:16:34 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id TAA02898 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:12:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id TAA22059; Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:12:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:12:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Addresses of coral researchers In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 425 In that same vein, if you DO look (see below) and don't find your address or contact information, please let the CHAMP WebMaster (gmoriss@aoml.noaa.gov) know! Thanks, Jim On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Jim Hendee wrote: > > Dear Coral-Listers, > > Please remember to check the Online Coral Researchers Directory > (and other resources listed there) when you have a question about the > whereabouts and addresses of colleagues. We try diligently to keep that > Directory up to date. > > See: http://www.coral.noaa.gov > > Thanks! > > Cheers, > Jim Hendee > coral-list administrator > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 12 11:21:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA12110 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:21:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA21072; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:27:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020772; Mon, 12 Jul 99 11:27:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:23:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA35074; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:37:05 GMT Received: from seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA35112; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:36:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from gene@localhost) by seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) id KAA20192; Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:37:10 -0400 (EDT) From: gene carl feldman Message-Id: <199907121437.KAA20192@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov> Subject: SeaWiFS Data of Coral Reefs To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:37:10 -0400 (EDT) Cc: gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov (gene carl feldman), jcampbe1@mail.hq.nasa.gov X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME5a] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gene carl feldman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 426 Good Morning, This is just a short note to let everyone know that for the past month we have been collecting 1 kilometer SeaWiFS data over regions of the world's oceans that are not currently covered by receiving stations on the ground in an effort to build up a data set of cloud-free images covering the world's coral reefs. All these images are being archived with the intention of working on developing a SeaWiFS-derived baseline map of all potential reef locations to: 1) compare with the currently available maps of coral reefs such as the 1 kilometer Reefbase map and work with the appropriate groups on refining these products if possible 2) develop the processing methodologies to best identify potential reefs with SeaWiFS data (a collaboration with NOAA is currently underway) 3) make these data sets available to coral researchers. We will be providing frequent updates as this activity evolves but given the recent activity and sets of recommendations coming out of the June conference on the Use Of Remote Sensing Tools For Mapping And Monitoring Coral Reefs, I just wanted to let people know that work has already begun. Best regards, gene feldman NASA/SeaWiFS Project From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 14 16:02:19 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA17061 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:02:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28161; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:08:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028102; Wed, 14 Jul 99 16:07:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:04:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA50034; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:22:30 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA50290; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:22:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA07381; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:21:53 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:23:42 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: July 19th US Global Change Seminar - "Origin, Impact, andImplications of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 427 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Origin, Impact, and Implications of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico What is the so-called "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico? What are the origins of the "Dead Zone"? Is the "Dead Zone" a natural phenomenon or is it a consequence of human activities, or both? Are there similar "dead zones" elsewhere? How does the "dead zone" impact people and ecosystems in the Gulf region and elsewhere? Are there potential solutions to the problem? Public Invited Monday, July 19, 1999, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTIONS: Dr. Charles (Chip) Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Reston, VA SPEAKERS: Dr. Nancy Rabalais, Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), Chauvin, LA Dr. Donald Scavia, Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service, and the Director of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD Ms Tracy Huhns, R & K Fisheries, Lafitte, LA Origin and Extent of the "Dead Zone" Every spring the process begins and culminates in a vast region of oxygen-starved ocean bottom that stretches along the Louisiana and Texas coasts. The phenomenon is known as hypoxia, but has been dubbed the "dead zone" by environmentalists and fishermen. Hypoxia is defined by a dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater of no more than 2 ppm (parts per million in seawater). At oxygen concentrations below this level fish trawlers are unable to find or capture any live shrimp or bottom-dwelling fish in their nets. The low oxygen levels drive away fish, while bottom-dwellers such as shrimp, crabs, snails, clams, starfish and worms eventually suffocate. These features of an otherwise highly productive coastal ecosystem are cause for concern since fisheries are a vital renewable resource of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Hypoxia results from a combination of natural and human-influenced factors. The Mississippi River Basin is the third largest in the world, after the Amazon and the Congo river basins, and drains about 41% of the conterminous United States, a total of over 3,200,000 square kilometers, delivering freshwater, sediments and nutrients to the Gulf of Mexico. This drainage basin includes all or part of 30 states, home to about 70 million people and one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country with over half (approximately 58%) of the total land area in the basin being devoted to cropland. The main stem of the Mississippi originates in northern Minnesota and flows southward for more than 3700 kilometers to the Gulf of Mexico; enroute the river is joined by the Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Arkansas and White rivers. Upon entering the Gulf of Mexico, freshwater from the Mississippi River drainage basin floats over the saltier, denser water of the Gulf, resulting in a stratification of the water column. This stratification intensifies in the summer and prevents any oxygen housed within the upper layers of the Gulf of Mexico from being introduced to the bottom. In addition, the Mississippi River discharge contains high levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and silica, some of which is natural but much of which is derived from the widespread application of fertilizers on farmlands that drain into the Mississippi River and ultimately, into the Gulf of Mexico. As in the case of fertilizers applied to grasses or crops, these nutrients stimulate the growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plants or algae) in the surface waters of the Gulf. These microscopic plants, in turn, support the rest of the marine food web. However, as these plants die and sink to the bottom, the natural decomposition of this dead plant material depletes the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico of what little oxygen it may contain. Over the last four decades the amount of nitrogen delivered by the Mississippi River basin has tripled. More carbon is now being produced by algae than was the case historically, and conditions of oxygen stress have worsened. This same process of hypoxia occurs elsewhere in the world where humans have altered river chemistry. Notable examples are the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, and the Pamlico-Albemarle Sound. The hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico is the third largest in the world and covers an area of ocean bottom 3,000 to 4,000 square miles in mid-summer, an area equal in size to the state of New Jersey. Given the natural conditions of the northern Gulf of Mexico as the recipient of large quantities of freshwater and nutrients, it is logical to assume that hypoxia has always occurred in the Gulf. However, the first documented hypoxic condition along the Louisiana coast was in 1972. Thereafter, systematic sampling of the waters began in 1985. Thus, the modern observational database from which to determine long-term trends is minimal. However, the accumulation of centuries of sediment that now make up the Mississippi River delta can be used to reconstruct a reliable suite of indirect measures of historical environmental changes in the Gulf region. Analyses of these sediments indicate that carbon production has increased, the productivity of phytoplankton, and in particular diatoms (microscopic marine plants whose skeletons are composed of natural glass), has increased, and oxygen conditions have worsened. Some of the changes date back to the turn of the century, but the problems have noticeably worsened and accelerated since the late 1940s and early 1950s. This scenario of worsening oxygen conditions in coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico adjacent to the nitrogen-enriched effluent of the Mississippi River has obvious consequences to living resources and humans. Similar situations now exist throughout the world's coastal ocean regions where environmental disruption caused by a planetary overload of nitrogen is emerging as a new global concern. Smaller ecosystems with nutrient enrichment problems have been able to rebound when management interventions have resulted in a reduction in the amount of nitrogen entering the systems in question. The scale of the Mississippi River watershed and the size of the hypoxia zone in the Gulf however, are daunting barriers to success which is likely to come slowly. Human Impact and Possible Remedies Since the early 1900s the hydrology of the Mississippi River system has been altered by levies, locks, dams and reservoirs that have in turn led to dramatic changes in the transport of water, sediments and nutrients from throughout the basin into the Gulf. Changes in agricultural practices over time, such as the use of tile-drains agricultural lands, ditches and other means to lower the water table and increase the efficiency of farming methods, have hastened the transport of water from the landscape to the river system and subsequently to the Gulf. Nitrate, which is the most soluble and mobile form of nitrogen, is easily leached from the soils into these efficient drainage systems and is subsequently delivered much more rapidly from the land to the Mississippi River system, which has led to a larger nutrient flux to rivers in the basin and ultimately into the Gulf of Mexico over time. While long term historical data on nitrogen concentrations in the basin are spotty, recent data suggest that average influx of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico has nearly tripled in the last four decades resulting in a mean annual influx of 1.6 million metric tons of nitrogen per year. Models suggest that fertilizer and the soil inorganic nitrogen pool are the largest source of this nitrogen, contributing approximately half of the annual total nitrogen flux from the basin to the Gulf. Coincident with the change in nitrate flux has been changes in both the average streamflow and the interannual variability of streamflow throughout the Mississippi River basin. Over the last 100 years, annual precipitation in most sites in the Mississippi River basin has increased by 5 to 20%, coincident with a nationwide average increase in precipitation of 10 to 20%. Similarly, US Geological Survey data indicates that streamflow for the Mississippi was 30% higher during 1980-1996 than between 1955-1970. Streamflow also appears to have been more variable during the last 15 to 20 years, and this variability has been shown to be strongly correlated with nitrate flux. In general, during dry years there is little rainfall to transport nitrogen from the soil and unsaturated zones to streams and nitrogen flux (particularly nitrate) is low. Nitrate levels have been demonstrated to build up in soils during dry years, largely as a result of reduced uptake by crops. By contrast, during periods of heavy precipitation nitrate that has accumulated in the soil can be flushed into streams via agricultural drains, ground water discharge and overland flow at much higher rates than usual. Thus wet years which follow dry years tend to produce the largest influx of nitrate from the basin to the Gulf. For example, data indicate that only a small area of hypoxic waters developed in the Gulf during the 1988 drought, but the massive amount of nitrogen introduced during the flood of 1993 caused the hypoxic zone to more than double in size. In fact, the drought of 1988 and the flooding of 1993 suggest that abrupt and short-term climate events such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can greatly influence the development and extent of hypoxia in the Gulf. The influx of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico is likely to respond quickly and dramatically to future changes in precipitation patterns and the timing of precipitation. Currently, most general circulation models (GCMs) project that increases in temperature are likely to result in a more vigorous hydrological cycle. Recent observations on water vapor appear to validate this projection. However, the most significant projected impacts from GCMs, for both the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, are likely to result from changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme and short-lived events such as droughts, floods hurricanes, and El Nino/La Nina phenomena. In considering an array of potential options for mitigating or alleviating altogether, the hypoxic condition in the Gulf, one of the most attractive and potentially effective options for reducing the amount of nitrogen and other nutrients coming into the Gulf might be to create and restore strategically-placed wetlands and riparian zones where they can maximally intercept agricultural drainage and thus optimize nitrogen removal through plant uptake and denitrification. The construction and restoration of strategically-placed wetlands would not only contribute to the reduction of nitrogen coming into the Gulf, thus decreasing the hypoxia, but would also serve as sinks for carbon dioxide. Other benefits would include improvements in stream and river water quality and drinking water protection, enhancing terrestrial wildlife in river corridors, and providing increased flood protection. The latter is especially significant. If future climate change increases the vulnerability of the Mississippi River Basin to flood events, the combined effects of reducing nutrient loading while increasing flood protection would clearly benefit beleaguered ecosystems and people alike. Biographies Dr. Nancy Rabalais is a Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) where she has resided since 1983. She teaches marine science courses at LUMCON and in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University. Dr. Rabalais' research interests include the dynamics of hypoxic (oxygen deficient) environments, interactions of large rivers with the coastal ocean, estuarine and coastal eutrophication, benthic ecology, and environmental effects of habitat alterations and contaminants. Dr. Rabalais is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, President of the Estuarine Research Federation, and an Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow. She has also recently been named as the recipient of the Blasker Award for Science and Engineering for her outstanding scientific work on identifying and understanding the linkages between the Mississippi River drainage basin and the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Rabalais earned her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, and her BS and MS degrees in Biology from Texas A&I University, Kingsville, in 1972 and 1975, respectively. Dr. Donald Scavia is the Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service and the Director of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Prior to taking on these new roles, Dr. Scavia was Director of NOAA's Coastal Ocean Program (COP). Before coming to the COP, Dr. Scavia was a research scientist at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While at GLERL he carried out a broad range of field and laboratory research and modeling studies on ecosystems of the Great Lakes, with particular emphasis on food-web dynamics and nutrient cycling. He has served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Great Lakes Research and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and is currently an Associate Editor for the journal Estuaries. He has served in the following capacities under the President's Science Advisor: Chair of the Subcommittee on U.S. Coastal Ocean Science; Executive Secretary for the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Coastal and Marine Environments; co-chair of the Ecosystem Working Group; and co-chair of the Subcommittee on Ecological Systems. Dr. Scavia holds a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Michigan, and BS and MS degrees in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Ms Tracy Kuhns - No biography was available at the time of the printing. The Next Seminar is scheduled for September 22, 1999 Tentative Topic: Drivers of Climate Change For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 14 16:02:19 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA17061 for ; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:02:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28161; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:08:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028102; Wed, 14 Jul 99 16:07:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 16:04:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA50034; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:22:30 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA50290; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:22:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [198.116.134.12] (usgcrp12.usgcrp.gov [198.116.134.12]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA07381; Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:21:53 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:23:42 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: July 19th US Global Change Seminar - "Origin, Impact, andImplications of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Socci Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 428 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Origin, Impact, and Implications of the "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico What is the so-called "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico? What are the origins of the "Dead Zone"? Is the "Dead Zone" a natural phenomenon or is it a consequence of human activities, or both? Are there similar "dead zones" elsewhere? How does the "dead zone" impact people and ecosystems in the Gulf region and elsewhere? Are there potential solutions to the problem? Public Invited Monday, July 19, 1999, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTIONS: Dr. Charles (Chip) Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Reston, VA SPEAKERS: Dr. Nancy Rabalais, Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), Chauvin, LA Dr. Donald Scavia, Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service, and the Director of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Silver Spring, MD Ms Tracy Huhns, R & K Fisheries, Lafitte, LA Origin and Extent of the "Dead Zone" Every spring the process begins and culminates in a vast region of oxygen-starved ocean bottom that stretches along the Louisiana and Texas coasts. The phenomenon is known as hypoxia, but has been dubbed the "dead zone" by environmentalists and fishermen. Hypoxia is defined by a dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater of no more than 2 ppm (parts per million in seawater). At oxygen concentrations below this level fish trawlers are unable to find or capture any live shrimp or bottom-dwelling fish in their nets. The low oxygen levels drive away fish, while bottom-dwellers such as shrimp, crabs, snails, clams, starfish and worms eventually suffocate. These features of an otherwise highly productive coastal ecosystem are cause for concern since fisheries are a vital renewable resource of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Hypoxia results from a combination of natural and human-influenced factors. The Mississippi River Basin is the third largest in the world, after the Amazon and the Congo river basins, and drains about 41% of the conterminous United States, a total of over 3,200,000 square kilometers, delivering freshwater, sediments and nutrients to the Gulf of Mexico. This drainage basin includes all or part of 30 states, home to about 70 million people and one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country with over half (approximately 58%) of the total land area in the basin being devoted to cropland. The main stem of the Mississippi originates in northern Minnesota and flows southward for more than 3700 kilometers to the Gulf of Mexico; enroute the river is joined by the Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Arkansas and White rivers. Upon entering the Gulf of Mexico, freshwater from the Mississippi River drainage basin floats over the saltier, denser water of the Gulf, resulting in a stratification of the water column. This stratification intensifies in the summer and prevents any oxygen housed within the upper layers of the Gulf of Mexico from being introduced to the bottom. In addition, the Mississippi River discharge contains high levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and silica, some of which is natural but much of which is derived from the widespread application of fertilizers on farmlands that drain into the Mississippi River and ultimately, into the Gulf of Mexico. As in the case of fertilizers applied to grasses or crops, these nutrients stimulate the growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plants or algae) in the surface waters of the Gulf. These microscopic plants, in turn, support the rest of the marine food web. However, as these plants die and sink to the bottom, the natural decomposition of this dead plant material depletes the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico of what little oxygen it may contain. Over the last four decades the amount of nitrogen delivered by the Mississippi River basin has tripled. More carbon is now being produced by algae than was the case historically, and conditions of oxygen stress have worsened. This same process of hypoxia occurs elsewhere in the world where humans have altered river chemistry. Notable examples are the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Adriatic Sea, Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, and the Pamlico-Albemarle Sound. The hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico is the third largest in the world and covers an area of ocean bottom 3,000 to 4,000 square miles in mid-summer, an area equal in size to the state of New Jersey. Given the natural conditions of the northern Gulf of Mexico as the recipient of large quantities of freshwater and nutrients, it is logical to assume that hypoxia has always occurred in the Gulf. However, the first documented hypoxic condition along the Louisiana coast was in 1972. Thereafter, systematic sampling of the waters began in 1985. Thus, the modern observational database from which to determine long-term trends is minimal. However, the accumulation of centuries of sediment that now make up the Mississippi River delta can be used to reconstruct a reliable suite of indirect measures of historical environmental changes in the Gulf region. Analyses of these sediments indicate that carbon production has increased, the productivity of phytoplankton, and in particular diatoms (microscopic marine plants whose skeletons are composed of natural glass), has increased, and oxygen conditions have worsened. Some of the changes date back to the turn of the century, but the problems have noticeably worsened and accelerated since the late 1940s and early 1950s. This scenario of worsening oxygen conditions in coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico adjacent to the nitrogen-enriched effluent of the Mississippi River has obvious consequences to living resources and humans. Similar situations now exist throughout the world's coastal ocean regions where environmental disruption caused by a planetary overload of nitrogen is emerging as a new global concern. Smaller ecosystems with nutrient enrichment problems have been able to rebound when management interventions have resulted in a reduction in the amount of nitrogen entering the systems in question. The scale of the Mississippi River watershed and the size of the hypoxia zone in the Gulf however, are daunting barriers to success which is likely to come slowly. Human Impact and Possible Remedies Since the early 1900s the hydrology of the Mississippi River system has been altered by levies, locks, dams and reservoirs that have in turn led to dramatic changes in the transport of water, sediments and nutrients from throughout the basin into the Gulf. Changes in agricultural practices over time, such as the use of tile-drains agricultural lands, ditches and other means to lower the water table and increase the efficiency of farming methods, have hastened the transport of water from the landscape to the river system and subsequently to the Gulf. Nitrate, which is the most soluble and mobile form of nitrogen, is easily leached from the soils into these efficient drainage systems and is subsequently delivered much more rapidly from the land to the Mississippi River system, which has led to a larger nutrient flux to rivers in the basin and ultimately into the Gulf of Mexico over time. While long term historical data on nitrogen concentrations in the basin are spotty, recent data suggest that average influx of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico has nearly tripled in the last four decades resulting in a mean annual influx of 1.6 million metric tons of nitrogen per year. Models suggest that fertilizer and the soil inorganic nitrogen pool are the largest source of this nitrogen, contributing approximately half of the annual total nitrogen flux from the basin to the Gulf. Coincident with the change in nitrate flux has been changes in both the average streamflow and the interannual variability of streamflow throughout the Mississippi River basin. Over the last 100 years, annual precipitation in most sites in the Mississippi River basin has increased by 5 to 20%, coincident with a nationwide average increase in precipitation of 10 to 20%. Similarly, US Geological Survey data indicates that streamflow for the Mississippi was 30% higher during 1980-1996 than between 1955-1970. Streamflow also appears to have been more variable during the last 15 to 20 years, and this variability has been shown to be strongly correlated with nitrate flux. In general, during dry years there is little rainfall to transport nitrogen from the soil and unsaturated zones to streams and nitrogen flux (particularly nitrate) is low. Nitrate levels have been demonstrated to build up in soils during dry years, largely as a result of reduced uptake by crops. By contrast, during periods of heavy precipitation nitrate that has accumulated in the soil can be flushed into streams via agricultural drains, ground water discharge and overland flow at much higher rates than usual. Thus wet years which follow dry years tend to produce the largest influx of nitrate from the basin to the Gulf. For example, data indicate that only a small area of hypoxic waters developed in the Gulf during the 1988 drought, but the massive amount of nitrogen introduced during the flood of 1993 caused the hypoxic zone to more than double in size. In fact, the drought of 1988 and the flooding of 1993 suggest that abrupt and short-term climate events such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can greatly influence the development and extent of hypoxia in the Gulf. The influx of nitrate to the Gulf of Mexico is likely to respond quickly and dramatically to future changes in precipitation patterns and the timing of precipitation. Currently, most general circulation models (GCMs) project that increases in temperature are likely to result in a more vigorous hydrological cycle. Recent observations on water vapor appear to validate this projection. However, the most significant projected impacts from GCMs, for both the Mississippi River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, are likely to result from changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme and short-lived events such as droughts, floods hurricanes, and El Nino/La Nina phenomena. In considering an array of potential options for mitigating or alleviating altogether, the hypoxic condition in the Gulf, one of the most attractive and potentially effective options for reducing the amount of nitrogen and other nutrients coming into the Gulf might be to create and restore strategically-placed wetlands and riparian zones where they can maximally intercept agricultural drainage and thus optimize nitrogen removal through plant uptake and denitrification. The construction and restoration of strategically-placed wetlands would not only contribute to the reduction of nitrogen coming into the Gulf, thus decreasing the hypoxia, but would also serve as sinks for carbon dioxide. Other benefits would include improvements in stream and river water quality and drinking water protection, enhancing terrestrial wildlife in river corridors, and providing increased flood protection. The latter is especially significant. If future climate change increases the vulnerability of the Mississippi River Basin to flood events, the combined effects of reducing nutrient loading while increasing flood protection would clearly benefit beleaguered ecosystems and people alike. Biographies Dr. Nancy Rabalais is a Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) where she has resided since 1983. She teaches marine science courses at LUMCON and in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University. Dr. Rabalais' research interests include the dynamics of hypoxic (oxygen deficient) environments, interactions of large rivers with the coastal ocean, estuarine and coastal eutrophication, benthic ecology, and environmental effects of habitat alterations and contaminants. Dr. Rabalais is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, President of the Estuarine Research Federation, and an Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow. She has also recently been named as the recipient of the Blasker Award for Science and Engineering for her outstanding scientific work on identifying and understanding the linkages between the Mississippi River drainage basin and the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Rabalais earned her Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, and her BS and MS degrees in Biology from Texas A&I University, Kingsville, in 1972 and 1975, respectively. Dr. Donald Scavia is the Chief Scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service and the Director of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Prior to taking on these new roles, Dr. Scavia was Director of NOAA's Coastal Ocean Program (COP). Before coming to the COP, Dr. Scavia was a research scientist at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While at GLERL he carried out a broad range of field and laboratory research and modeling studies on ecosystems of the Great Lakes, with particular emphasis on food-web dynamics and nutrient cycling. He has served on the Board of Directors of the International Association for Great Lakes Research and the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and is currently an Associate Editor for the journal Estuaries. He has served in the following capacities under the President's Science Advisor: Chair of the Subcommittee on U.S. Coastal Ocean Science; Executive Secretary for the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Coastal and Marine Environments; co-chair of the Ecosystem Working Group; and co-chair of the Subcommittee on Ecological Systems. Dr. Scavia holds a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Michigan, and BS and MS degrees in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Ms Tracy Kuhns - No biography was available at the time of the printing. The Next Seminar is scheduled for September 22, 1999 Tentative Topic: Drivers of Climate Change For more information please contact: Anthony D. Socci, Ph.D., U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, 400 Virginia Ave. SW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20024; Telephone: (202) 314-2235; Fax: (202) 488-8681 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. A complete archive of seminar summaries can also be found at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 15 08:05:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA26057 for ; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:05:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA22459; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:10:05 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022440; Thu, 15 Jul 99 08:09:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:06:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA52258; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:35:43 GMT Received: from quantum.mweb.co.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA52317; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:35:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bridget (net-41-010.mweb.co.za [196.2.41.10]) by quantum.mweb.co.za (8.9.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA18347 for ; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:32:45 +0200 Message-Id: <004901beceb6$cc206f40$9c2802c4@bridget> From: "Bridget Elliott" To: "Coral List" Subject: sampling design Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:34:49 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bridget Elliott" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 429 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hullo Is anyone out there sampling a representation of patchily distributed = reefs along a stretch of coast along several hundred kilometres ? I am looking for suggestions for the sampling design of a monitoring = program, when reefs are of a wide range of sizes and depths, and = patchily distributed along the coast. One source has suggested dividing = the coast into equal sectors of say, 50 km, and doing a fixed number of = transects for a range of depths regardless of the amount of reef in that = sector. This would allow for direct comparisons between the reefs = (sectors) for variables such as species abundance and composition, with = equal replications. However, surely if one sector only has a few square metres of scrappy = reef, it does not justify the same intensity of sampling as a sector = with a lot of reef ? In the southern part of our province the reefs are typical temperate = rocky substrate, graduating to a layer of sub-tropical corals growing on = top of submerged Pleistocene dunes in the north. I hope to use = line-transects (GCRM method) to establish a long-term monitoring program = of the benthos. Are there any biologists or statisticians out there who can help ? Many thanks Bridget Bridget Elliott Marine Ecologist KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service Private Bag X3 Congella, Durban 4013 South Africa phone: +27 - 31 - 2051271 fax: +27 - 31 - 2051547 email: b.elliott@mweb.co.za ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hullo
 
Is anyone out there sampling a = representation of=20 patchily distributed reefs along a stretch of coast along several = hundred=20 kilometres ?
 
I am looking for suggestions for the = sampling=20 design of a monitoring program, when reefs are of a wide range of sizes = and=20 depths, and patchily distributed along the coast. One source has = suggested=20 dividing the coast into equal sectors of say, 50 km, and doing a fixed = number of=20 transects for a range of depths regardless of the amount of reef in that = sector.=20 This would allow for direct comparisons between the reefs (sectors) for=20 variables such as species abundance and composition, with equal=20 replications.
 
However, surely if one sector only = has a few=20 square metres of scrappy reef, it does not justify the same intensity of = sampling as a sector with a lot of reef ?
 
In the southern part of our province = the reefs=20 are typical temperate rocky substrate, graduating to a layer of = sub-tropical=20 corals growing on top of submerged Pleistocene dunes in the north. I = hope to use=20 line-transects (GCRM method) to establish a long-term monitoring program = of the=20 benthos.
 
Are there any biologists or = statisticians out=20 there who can help ?
 
Many thanks
Bridget
 
Bridget Elliott
Marine=20 Ecologist
KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service
Private Bag=20 X3
Congella, Durban
4013
South Africa
phone: +27 - 31 -=20 2051271
fax: +27 - 31 - 2051547
email: b.elliott@mweb.co.za ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 15 11:35:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06454 for ; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:35:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA10373; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:41:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010353; Thu, 15 Jul 99 11:40:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:37:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA56300; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:18:06 GMT Message-Id: <199907151518.PAA56300@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:28:20 +0200 From: Peter van Treeck To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Address for coral list Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peter van Treeck Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 430 I have an other boring request for an Email contact. I am looking for Dr. Francesca Marubini, her mail from Coral researchers directory is not valid any more (To keep the list up to date) I would like to put a request on that. sorry for inconvenience Cheers Peter From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 16 07:41:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA29342 for ; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:41:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA05505; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:47:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005486; Fri, 16 Jul 99 07:47:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:44:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA61342; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:09:57 GMT Received: from phoenix.wcmc.org.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA59455; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 07:09:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from groupwise.wcmc.org.uk (groupwise.wcmc.org.uk [192.26.45.142]) by phoenix.wcmc.org.uk (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id MAA20579 for ; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:10:29 +0100 (BST) Received: from GROUPWISE-Message_Server by groupwise.wcmc.org.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:09:40 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:09:12 +0100 From: "Ed Green" To: Subject: The Global Trade in Coral Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ed Green" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA29342 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 431 The World Conservation Monitoring Centre is pleased to announce the publication of 'The Global Trade in Coral' (World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK, 70pp, ISBN: 1-899628-13-4). A brief summary follows: The Global Trade in Coral (Green and Shirley, 1999) This study assesses the global trade in coral in an ecological and economic context. Throughout the report emphasis is placed on the trade in live coral for aquaria because the last decade has seen an enormous increase in this business. The taxonomic composition of the trade is identified and the quantities of coral passing between nations illustrate the links between major exporters and importers. Subsequent chapters present data on the practicalities of monitoring international trade in coral at the global scale. In the last two chapters size and growth rate data are used to assess the sustainability of the trade in live coral: export and retail prices are used to estimate the revenue to exporting nations. Copies are being distributed by: Tropical Marine Centre Solesbridge Lane Chorleywood Hertfordshire WD3 5SX United Kingdom Tel: +44 1923 284151 Fax: +44 1923 285840 While stocks last these are available free of charge to addresses in developing nations and at the cost of postage and packing to all other addresses. Please contact me directly with comments and questions on the content of the report, Thank you, Ed. Dr. Edmund Green Head, Marine and Coastal Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL United Kingdom Tel: (44) 1223 277314 Fax: (44) 1223 277136 Ed.green@wcmc.org.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 16 13:09:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA17604 for ; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:09:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA05219; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:15:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005105; Fri, 16 Jul 99 13:14:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 13:11:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02531; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:33:54 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA02488; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:33:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from raronson@localhost) by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) id LAA15757; Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:33:45 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 11:33:45 -0500 (CDT) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: Re: sampling design To: Bridget Elliott cc: Coral List In-Reply-To: <004901beceb6$cc206f40$9c2802c4@bridget> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/ALTERNATIVE; BOUNDARY="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Richard B. Aronson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 432 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=iso-8859-1 Dear Bridget, As always, the approach you take will depend on the hypothesis you wish to test. Articulating the specific hypothesis is the only way to answer your questions about sampling design. Regards, Rich Aronson ______________________________________________________________________________ Richard B. Aronson Senior Marine Scientist Dauphin Island Sea Lab 101 Bienville Boulevard Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Voice: (334) 861-7567 Fax: (334) 861-7540 email: raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Bridget Elliott wrote: > Hullo > > Is anyone out there sampling a representation of patchily distributed reefs along a stretch of coast along several hundred kilometres ? > > I am looking for suggestions for the sampling design of a monitoring program, when reefs are of a wide range of sizes and depths, and patchily distributed along the coast. One source has suggested dividing the coast into equal sectors of say, 50 km, and doing a fixed number of transects for a range of depths regardless of the amount of reef in that sector. This would allow for direct comparisons between the reefs (sectors) for variables such as species abundance and composition, with equal replications. > > However, surely if one sector only has a few square metres of scrappy reef, it does not justify the same intensity of sampling as a sector with a lot of reef ? > > In the southern part of our province the reefs are typical temperate rocky substrate, graduating to a layer of sub-tropical corals growing on top of submerged Pleistocene dunes in the north. I hope to use line-transects (GCRM method) to establish a long-term monitoring program of the benthos. > > Are there any biologists or statisticians out there who can help ? > > Many thanks > Bridget > > Bridget Elliott > Marine Ecologist > KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service > Private Bag X3 > Congella, Durban > 4013 > South Africa > phone: +27 - 31 - 2051271 > fax: +27 - 31 - 2051547 > email: b.elliott@mweb.co.za > ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0 Content-Type: TEXT/HTML; CHARSET=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-ID:
Hullo
 
Is anyone out there sampling a = representation of=20 patchily distributed reefs along a stretch of coast along several = hundred=20 kilometres ?
 
I am looking for suggestions for the = sampling=20 design of a monitoring program, when reefs are of a wide range of sizes = and=20 depths, and patchily distributed along the coast. One source has = suggested=20 dividing the coast into equal sectors of say, 50 km, and doing a fixed = number of=20 transects for a range of depths regardless of the amount of reef in that = sector.=20 This would allow for direct comparisons between the reefs (sectors) for=20 variables such as species abundance and composition, with equal=20 replications.
 
However, surely if one sector only = has a few=20 square metres of scrappy reef, it does not justify the same intensity of = sampling as a sector with a lot of reef ?
 
In the southern part of our province = the reefs=20 are typical temperate rocky substrate, graduating to a layer of = sub-tropical=20 corals growing on top of submerged Pleistocene dunes in the north. I = hope to use=20 line-transects (GCRM method) to establish a long-term monitoring program = of the=20 benthos.
 
Are there any biologists or = statisticians out=20 there who can help ?
 
Many thanks
Bridget
 
Bridget Elliott
Marine=20 Ecologist
KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service
Private Bag=20 X3
Congella, Durban
4013
South Africa
phone: +27 - 31 -=20 2051271
fax: +27 - 31 - 2051547
email: b.elliott@mweb.co.za ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01BECEC6.CFE217E0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 19 14:29:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA25494 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:29:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA07778; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:34:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007648; Mon, 19 Jul 99 14:33:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 14:30:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA29628; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:47:22 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA29686; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:47:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.167.72]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 416 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:47:19 -0400 Message-Id: <379364D5.10A588CC@noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:48:18 -0400 From: Tom Shyka Organization: Ocean and Coastal Resource Management X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en To: coral list serve Subject: Reef restoration web site Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tom Shyka MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id OAA25494 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 433 NOAA's Marine Sanctuary Division has recently launched a new web site that provides background information and updates on the Columbus Iselin reef restoration project, which has begun at Looe Key Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The address for the site is: http://www.restorereef.nos.noaa.gov The site can also be accessed by going to the new MSD web site and entering the special offerings section: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/special/special.html If you have any questions or comments regarding the project or web site please contact: Lisa Symons Resource Protection & Damage Assessment Coordinator Marine Sanctuaries Div. (N/ORM6) NOAA 1305 East-West Hwy, #11643 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-713-3141 ext. 108 Lisa.Symons@noaa.gov Thanks, Tom -- Tom Shyka NOAA/Marine Sanctuaries Division 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor SSMC-4, N/ORM62 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-713-3145 x183•fax: 301-713-0404 Tom.Shyka@noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jul 21 15:17:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA09938 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:17:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23608; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:21:48 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023564; Wed, 21 Jul 99 15:21:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:13:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA45004; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:33:18 GMT Received: from u2.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA44920; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:33:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from idt.net (ppp-26.ts-11-bay.nyc.idt.net [169.132.218.26]) by u2.farm.idt.net (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id OAA02991 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:33:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <37961212.4E2B4426@idt.net> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:31:46 -0400 From: "Dr. Dennis Thoney" Organization: New York Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Job advertisement Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------911C675AA7D242660660990B" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Dennis Thoney" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 434 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------911C675AA7D242660660990B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please pass on the attached position advertisement. Thank you. -- Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D. General Curator New York Aquarium Wildlife Conservation Society Boardwalk and West 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224 www.wcs.org --------------911C675AA7D242660660990B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="AD FOR AQUATIC PATHOLOGIST internet.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="AD FOR AQUATIC PATHOLOGIST internet.txt" AQUATIC PATHOLOGIST The New York Aquarium/Osborne Laboratories Requires a Ph.D or equivalent in aquatic pathology/parasitology or closely related field with strong background experience in aquatic disease management and research, demonstrated interpersonal, presentation, and management skills, an established publication record and success in acquiring research funding. Will maintain diverse aquatic animal collection in healthy condition through disease diagnosis and treatment and by developing a research program in aquatic diseases that supports conservation programs. Attractive salary, plus benefits. The wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), founded in 1895, is a world leader in wildlife conservation. WCS manages five zoo and aquarium facilities in New York and over 300 conservation projects in 52 countries. Send curriculum vitae/ cover letter to Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D., New York Aquarium, W. 8th St. & Surf Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11224. --------------911C675AA7D242660660990B-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 22 14:12:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03801 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:12:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA03979; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:17:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003882; Thu, 22 Jul 99 14:16:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 14:12:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA52514; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 17:48:20 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA52296; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:48:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hal by isurus.mote.org with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m117MxB-003aiZC; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:48:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:53:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Erich Mueller To: Marbio List , Coral List Subject: Mote's new Keys facility Message-Id: X-X-Sender: emueller@isurus.mote.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Erich Mueller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 435 To all interested, Mote Marine Laboratory is in the process of relocating its Florida Keys facility from Pigeon Key to Summerland Key (mile marker 24.5, US 1). The new contacts are listed below. Limited facilities will be available at both Pigeon Key and Summerland Key through the remainder of 1999. Mote's research operations at Pigeon Key will end at that time. We anticipate being fully operational for visiting scientists at the new Center for Tropical Research on Summerland by mid-spring, 2000. The new facility will have considerably improved dry lab facilities and accommodations. The location will provide excellent access to a variety of Lower Keys habitats and is close to Looe Key. Full implementation of educational facilities will be a bit later, however, inquiries for small groups may be made to the contact points below. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller@mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Web pages: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/pkmrc.html http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 22 16:50:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08260 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:50:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA18050; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:54:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018026; Thu, 22 Jul 99 16:54:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:51:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA53003; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 20:21:46 GMT Received: from imo13.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA53072; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:21:41 -0400 (EDT) From: CoralReefA@aol.com Received: from CoralReefA@aol.com by imo13.mx.aol.com (IMOv20.25) id bVRZa27989 (4311); Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:21:37 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 16:21:37 EDT Subject: Job Opportunities in Coral Reef Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov CC: Coralmail4@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: CoralReefA@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 436 JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ******************************************************* PLEASE FORWARD TO ANY POTENTIALLY INTERESTED STUDENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a non-profit conservation group based in Berkeley, California, is growing and will need several new employees over the next two years. Specific job descriptions are not available as we are seeking to build a team based on a combination of skills and interests. Work will include projects focused on building public awareness about coral reefs, helping to create and improve coral reef protected areas, and working with divers and the dive-tourism industry to promote conservation. CORAL does not undertake any scientific research. No research positions are available. The essential job qualifications are: Solid background in coral reef ecology Strong interest in coral reef conservation Ability to work well with others Some travel may be required for certain positions. If you might be interested in a position with CORAL, please mail, fax or email your resume to the address below with a cover letter outlining your primary areas of interest in coral reef conservation and estimating when you might be available to start work. No telephone inquiries please. We are at the early stages of our employee search, so we may not be able to respond to your submission immediately. Thanks for your interest. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THE CORALREEFA@AOL.COM EMAIL ADDRESS Contact Address: Shawn Reifsteck Managing Director CORAL- The Coral Reef Alliance 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 Berkeley, CA 94704 fax: 510-848-3720 email: coralmail4@aol.com For more information on CORAL, please visit our web site: www.coral.org CORAL's Mission The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is a member supported, non-profit organization dedicated to keeping coral reefs alive around the world. CORAL helps local organizations in coral reef areas by providing financial support, technical expertise and volunteers to help with coral reef conservation projects. CORAL is using education and outreach programs to build a new constituency of scuba divers, snorkelers and other concerned individuals to help combat the major threats to coral reefs. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 24 13:25:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA09457 for ; Sat, 24 Jul 1999 13:25:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17539; Sat, 24 Jul 1999 13:31:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017521; Sat, 24 Jul 99 13:31:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 24 Jul 1999 13:28:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA64101; Sat, 24 Jul 1999 16:53:45 GMT Message-Id: <199907241653.QAA64101@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 17:42:46 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson To: coral-list Subject: Marine Ornamentals Conference Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bruce Carlson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 437 I would like to remind you of the Marine Ornamentals 99 Conference being held in Kona, Hawaii on the 16th to 19th November 1999. Plans are now well underway and there are only a few weeks left in which to take advantage of the early registration discount. And for those of you that might want to present a paper - either orally or as a poster - the deadline for abstracts (July 31) is rapidly approaching. The meeting is designed to bring together in one venue those interested in the Collecting, Culture and Conservation of marine ornamental species including fishes, corals, live rock, as well as those that are worrying about the regulatory regime in which these species are traded, transported and marketed. Thus there is an opportunity for everyone from researchers, to businessmen, to hobbyists to participate and contribute to the meeting. For details of the meeting, registration forms, etc. See http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/marine_ornamentals99/index.html Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jul 27 10:24:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29968 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:24:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05627; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:31:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005539; Tue, 27 Jul 99 10:30:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:26:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA85174; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:35:09 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA88314; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:35:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28912; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:38:02 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028827; Tue, 27 Jul 99 09:37:10 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA28312 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:30:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id JAA22256; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:32:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:32:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NOAA funding Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 438 Greetings coral-listers, For those of you who may be interested in the FY2000 funding picture for NOAA, including especially how it pertains to the study of coral reefs, please see the following Web Page: http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/ Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jul 27 10:24:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29968 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:24:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05627; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:31:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005539; Tue, 27 Jul 99 10:30:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:26:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA85174; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:35:09 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA88314; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:35:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28912; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:38:02 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028827; Tue, 27 Jul 99 09:37:10 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA28312 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:30:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id JAA22256; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:32:35 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:32:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NOAA funding Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 439 Greetings coral-listers, For those of you who may be interested in the FY2000 funding picture for NOAA, including especially how it pertains to the study of coral reefs, please see the following Web Page: http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/ Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 30 12:42:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA29196 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:42:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18785; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:46:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018754; Fri, 30 Jul 99 12:46:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 12:43:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA10531; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 11:45:54 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA77283; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:45:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA21503; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:50:14 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021478; Fri, 30 Jul 99 07:49:34 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA19633 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:43:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id HAA01364; Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:44:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 07:44:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Florida Keys sea temperatures Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 440 Reefs in the Florida Keys are now experiencing very high sea temperatures (over 32degC in some cases). The daily temps can be seen at, http://www.coral.noaa.gov/cman/cman_menu.html and historical (i.e., yesterday's and before) can be seen at, http://www.neptune.noaa.gov If anybody diving in the Keys notices any coral bleaching, please let us know. The feedback will be helpful in refining the Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS), a data-driven expert system for coral bleaching "alerts", posted daily (as they occur) at, http://www.coral.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/es Thank you. Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 2 17:04:55 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA26695 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:04:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA11200; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:09:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011174; Mon, 2 Aug 99 17:08:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:05:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA04379; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 20:25:15 GMT Received: from bow.intnet.mu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA04422; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:25:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from otyack ([196.27.21.127]) by bow.intnet.mu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA38C9 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:11:12 +0400 From: "Olivier Tyack" To: Subject: Artificial reef Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:56:14 +0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BEDD07.EE7E0B60" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <77278B15458.AAA38C9@bow.intnet.mu> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Olivier Tyack" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BEDD07.EE7E0B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear all, Our society has created 14 artificial reefs using old vessels. We would like to implement an ecological sudy/monitoring. Has any similar scientific study been done elsewere on the same subject ? If yes please contact us or send us the reference of papers. Any recent reference on all scientific papers dealing with artificial reef made of old ships will be usefull. Regards. Olivier Tyack president Mauritius Marine Conservation Society ------=_NextPart_000_01BEDD07.EE7E0B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear all,
Our society has created 14 = artificial reefs using old vessels.
We would like to implement an = ecological sudy/monitoring.
Has any similar scientific study been = done elsewere on the same subject ?
If yes please contact us or send = us the reference of papers.
Any recent reference on all scientific = papers dealing with artificial reef made of old ships will be = usefull.
Regards.

Olivier Tyack
president Mauritius Marine = Conservation Society

------=_NextPart_000_01BEDD07.EE7E0B60-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 2 18:15:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA28074 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:15:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA13540; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:22:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013527; Mon, 2 Aug 99 18:21:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:19:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA02499; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 21:30:33 GMT Received: from pima.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA04739; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:30:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cmrc01.gate.net (tswpb2-210.gate.net [207.36.197.210]) by pima.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id RAA214694 for ; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 17:26:01 -0400 Received: by CMRC01 with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1459.74) id ; Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:46:21 -0400 Message-Id: <12BE08ED5BB7D111814800805FA98C5D030F3C@CMRC01> From: Steven Jury To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:46:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1459.74) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Jury Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 442 I would like to bring to your attention an immediate opening for a research associate within our organization. Additional information may be found at our web site: www.cmrc.org PERRY INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE CARIBBEAN MARINE RESEARCH CENTER POSITION AVAILABLE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS)/Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC) has an immediate opening for a full time Research Associate. The primary job responsibility is to provide research assistance and scientific and educational program development under the direction of the Center Director in support of CMRC missions. Toward this objective, the job duties are comprised of the following: Assist in the development and coordination of science projects; assist in proposal development and grant writing; provide technical support for CMRC supported research projects; assist in the collection of field or laboratory data; compile, organize, analyze, and disseminate programmatic and scientific data; serve as CMRC's representative for database management activities with the National Undersea Research Program; and perform special projects. The minimum job qualifications are as follows: Masters of Science degree in biology, marine ecology, fisheries science, oceanography or related field; excellent writing, computer and organizational skills. Minimum one year of work in a scientific research environment and ability to travel are required. Other knowledge and skills required include those pertaining to scientific instrumentation, database design and development, equipment and methodology. Field experience incuding dive certification for SCUBA and NITROX (optional). Please fax a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references to (561) 741-0193. The position is located in Tequesta, Florida. Starting salary is in the range of $28 to 30k. EOE/DFW. Dr. Steven H. Jury Science Director Perry Institute of Marine Science Caribbean Marine Research Center National Undersea Research Program 250 Tequesta Dr., Ste 304 Tequesta, FL 33469 561-741-0192 561-741-0193 (fax) sjury@gate.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 3 11:11:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA13273; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:11:12 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18178; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:17:49 -0400 Received: from imo25.mx.aol.com(198.81.17.69) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018150; Tue, 3 Aug 99 11:17:21 -0400 Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id xDKLa16296 (4454); Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:14:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:14:17 EDT Subject: Re: Florida Keys sea temperatures To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 443 Hi, Jim and list: I am going to the Flower Gardens and Stetson Banks in ten days. I will look for evidence of bleaching there, as well as photo-document any noted disease or other problems I notice. I will update you and the list if needed. Hopefully, there won't be a single problem there! If there is anything in particular anyone would like me to look for, please let me know by email. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 3 11:48:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15283 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:48:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA22181; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:55:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022140; Tue, 3 Aug 99 11:55:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:52:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA09922; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:06:47 GMT Received: from sarah.viaccess.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA09903; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:06:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from curator.viaccess.net ([63.64.78.254]) by sarah.viaccess.net (8.8.8/ACK-1.1f) with SMTP id LAA00867 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:08:07 -0400 (AST) From: "Donna Nemeth" To: Subject: Aquarist job listing Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:12:48 -0300 Message-Id: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Donna Nemeth" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id LAA15283 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 444 Please find below a description of an aquarist position available at a private aquarium in the US Virgin Islands. Our website is www.coralworldvi.com. AQUARIST—Coral World, St. Thomas. Duties include all aspects of animal collection and care, quarantine, exhibit design & maintenance, fish feeding, and public shows. We display live corals in addition to Caribbean fishes (including sharks and rays), other invertebrates, sea turtles, live mangroves, tortoises and iguanas. Advantages of this position include the chance to work on all aspects of exhibitry, animal handling, and presentation, with a large part of the day spent in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Qualifications required: SCUBA certification, excellent diving skills, team-oriented but able to work independently with little supervision, excellent public speaker with strong interpersonal skills. A college degree and experience working in a public aquarium is preferred. Salary $8 to $10/hour, plus benefits. Send résumé, cover letter, and 3 references by August 15 to Dr. Donna Nemeth, Curator, 6450 Coki Point, St. Thomas, USVI 00802. Submission by email (dnemeth@coralworldvi.com) or fax (340-77 5-9068) preferred. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 3 14:02:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA21198 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 14:02:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA04936; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 14:07:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004872; Tue, 3 Aug 99 14:06:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 14:02:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10725; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 17:27:07 GMT Received: from wcs.winmarconsulting.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA10714; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 13:27:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by 163.61.winmar.hypercon.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:24:42 -0500 Message-Id: <9187DAFC4EB1D21196B50008C733ED9104CB03@163.61.winmar.hypercon.com> From: James Wiseman To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: Artificial reef Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:24:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Wiseman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 445 Hi Olivier, If you have some free time, try browsing the LA Rigs-to-Reefs Program home page at: http://www.wlf.state.la.us/wsdocs/Artificial%20Reef/index.htm Maybe you can find some references or people to talk to there. My company managed the first donation to the program in 1987. HTH James Wiseman Houston TX -----Original Message----- From: Olivier Tyack [mailto:otyack@intnet.mu] Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:56 AM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Artificial reef Dear all, Our society has created 14 artificial reefs using old vessels. We would like to implement an ecological sudy/monitoring. Has any similar scientific study been done elsewere on the same subject ? If yes please contact us or send us the reference of papers. Any recent reference on all scientific papers dealing with artificial reef made of old ships will be usefull. Regards. Olivier Tyack president Mauritius Marine Conservation Society From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 3 15:35:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA25247 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:35:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15681; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:41:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015564; Tue, 3 Aug 99 15:40:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:37:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA11251; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:00:55 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA11210; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:00:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [146.164.124.135] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA18702; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:54:03 -0300 Message-Id: <9908031854.AA18702@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: bsegal@acd.ufrj.br X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 16:04:24 -0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Barbara Segal Subject: Reproduction Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; types="text/plain,text/html"; boundary="=====================_3362558==_.ALT" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Barbara Segal Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 446 --=====================_3362558==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear coral listers: I am a Brazilian M.Sc. student of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. I= am beginning to work on the reproductive biology of Siderastrea stellata, an endemic species. However I have some doubts and there are few works dealing with species of this family. I would like to know if there are someone= working with this theme or if there are some papers. I am already aware of the following papers: Duerden, 1902 and 1904; Szmant-Froelich, 1984 and 1986; Soong, 1991; Guzm=E1= n & Holst, 1993. P.S.: Any information on reproduction of Scolymia will be also appreciated. Sincerely, Monica (hlins@openlink.com.br) --=====================_3362558==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear coral listers:

I am a Brazilian M.Sc. student of the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. I am beginning to work on the reproductive biology of Siderastrea stellata, an endemic species. However I have some doubts and there are few works dealing with species of this family. I would like to know if there are someone working with this theme or if there are some papers. I am already aware of the following papers:
Duerden, 1902 and 1904; Szmant-Froelich, 1984 and 1986; Soong, 1991; Guzm=E1n & Holst, 1993.
P.S.: Any information on reproduction of Scolymia will be also appreciated.

Sincerely,
Monica (hlins@openlink.com.br)
--=====================_3362558==_.ALT-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 3 22:34:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA07275 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 22:34:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA01713; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 22:41:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001700; Tue, 3 Aug 99 22:40:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 22:37:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA01796; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 01:47:33 GMT Received: from mx03.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA01790; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:46:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from GustavW (dial-102-MAX-SJVT-02.ramp.together.net [208.5.164.230]) by mx03.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA20308 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:49:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <001601bede1b$d4e4cbc0$e6a405d0@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Seeking Marine Educator Position Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:51:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 447 Dear Colleagues, As mine is a somewhat unconventional CV unlikely to closely match most standard faculty positions, I am using the Internet to explore the opportunities for part-time and/or full-time appointments in a marine science department preferably in the northeastern or northwestern United States. In short, I am a marine naturalist with a M.S. in invertebrate zoology, educator, nature writer, and a professional nature photographer. My passions include teaching any aspect of natural history, biology, environmental science, writing about and photographing the natural world, and music (piano, folk). My skills range from shipboard operations (learned during a brief stint as a first mate on a fishing boat in the Florida Keys), to SCUBA, audiovisual production, and environmental interpretation. I lead natural history and photography workshops to national and international destinations. My essays have been published in literary reviews and my photographic work has been featured in and on the cover of Natural History magazine. I have much to offer a marine science department that engages students in a wide range of interactions with the environment, as scholars, educators, writers, or artists. Additionally, my practical skills, I am sure, would prove useful to a department actively engaged in marine research. For the past ten years, I have taught as an adjunct professor in the biology and environmental science department at Johnson State College in northern Vermont. Recently, I have begun work on several book projects, including an environmental interpretation textbook and an illustrated natural history of the marine intertidal. Though I am only 6.5 hours from the Maine coast, I yearn to immerse myself in a marine setting. If you have any insights regarding possible opportunities that would enable me to continue my educational and interpretive work within a marine science department, I would very much appreciate hearing from you. For more information about my background, my publications, and me, please visit my home page at the URL given below. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Education * Natural History & Photo Workshops * Photography * Writing See "FRAMING NATURE" in the summer/fall, 1999 issue of VERMONT MAGAZINE 1999-2000 Workshops: Acadia National Park/Galapagos Islands/Florida Keys http://www.together.net/~acmaea acmaea@together.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 4 13:33:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA03523 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:33:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17265; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:38:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017246; Wed, 4 Aug 99 13:37:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:33:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06900; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 16:51:50 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA06908; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:51:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA14126; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:56:12 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014048; Wed, 4 Aug 99 12:55:12 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA01591 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:48:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA14030; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:55:10 -0400 Received: from ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov(140.90.167.134) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013955; Wed, 4 Aug 99 12:54:30 -0400 Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.116.196]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 520; Wed, 4 Aug 1999 12:51:52 -0400 Message-Id: <37A87DF8.F9AD48E5@noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 11:53:04 -0600 From: "G.P. Schmahl" Organization: Ocean and Coastal Resource Management X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: EricHugo@aol.com CC: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Florida Keys sea temperatures References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "G.P. Schmahl" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 448 Eric - Thanks for your interest in the Flower Gardens and Stetson Bank. As you no doubt know, these features are part of NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. We are always interested in any observations concerning reef health and resource conditions within the Sanctuary. Please copy me with any interesting observations relating to bleaching, disease or other resource phenomena for our ongoing database. As an update to the coral list, as of 7/28/99, there was no observable bleaching noted at either the East or West Flower Garden Banks. The Sanctuary, in conjumction with the Minerals Management Service, has supported a long-term monitoring effort at the Flower Garden Banks since 1988. (And other monitoring efforts were conducted through Texas A&M University dating back to the early 1970's). The monitoring program is presently being implemented by a research group from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, under the direction of Dr. Quenton Dokken. This monitoring effort includes the deployment of recording thermographs which document water temperature at 20 minute intervals. In addition, Li Cor light sensors and data loggers have been deployed at both Banks to measure light intensity at the reef surface. Unfortuneately, these are not real-time devices, but recent data from the thermographs and light sensors were downloaded during the cruise last week. Therefore, bleaching (when or if it occurs) can be directly correlated to water temperature and light intensity regimes. Surveys of indicators of coral reef health are conducted throughout the year by sanctuary staff and other researchers in addition to the full long-term monitoring effort which is carried out in the late summer. Typically, if bleaching occurs at the Flower Gardens, it happens later in the season than in the Florida Keys or other locations in the Caribbean. Interested parties may refer to the most recent publication of the monitoring effort data: Dokken, Q.R.et al. 1998. Long-term Monitoring of the East and West Flower Garden Banks, 1996-1997. OCS Study MMS 99-0005, USDOI, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. 101 pp. The Flower Garden Banks continue to be relatively disease-free. Incidence of the types of diseases that have affected other areas in the Caribbean are very rare. However, one obvious source of coral mortality is inflicted by intense grazing of parrot fish. This can result in areas of stark white dead coral patches which can cover 1/4 square meter or more, and is sometimes mistaken for coral disease. Scientists are unsure why this phenomena is apparently more intense at the Flower Gardens than other reef locations. For more information about the research and monitoring program at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, please contact Emma Hickerson, Research Coordinator at "emma.hickerson@noaa.gov". EricHugo@aol.com wrote: > Hi, Jim and list: > > I am going to the Flower Gardens and Stetson Banks in ten days. I will look > for evidence of bleaching there, as well as photo-document any noted disease > or other problems I notice. I will update you and the list if needed. > Hopefully, there won't be a single problem there! If there is anything in > particular anyone would like me to look for, please let me know by email. > > Eric Borneman -- G.P. Schmahl Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 216 W. 26th Street, Suite 104 Bryan, TX 77803 (409) 779-2705 (409) 779-2334 (fax) george.schmahl@noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 5 11:10:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA14276 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 11:10:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA29131; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 11:17:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029066; Thu, 5 Aug 99 11:16:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 11:12:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA13543; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:14:44 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA13539; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:14:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA22738; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:19:02 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022560; Thu, 5 Aug 99 10:18:03 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29627 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:11:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA22556; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 10:18:01 -0400 Received: from ns.ibw.com.ni(200.30.36.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022515; Thu, 5 Aug 99 10:17:38 -0400 Received: from ppp.ibw.com.ni (mdig91.ibw.com.ni [216.226.201.37]) by ns.ibw.com.ni (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA25182 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:14:42 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19990804201509.0068e114@pop1.ibw.com.ni> X-Sender: dipal@pop1.ibw.com.ni X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 20:15:09 -0700 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Pdipal Subject: Lobster Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pdipal Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 449 I was wondering whether anybody knows if the heads of lobsters thrown into a confined body of water (diameter 100m) would drive away other lobsters. There is a proposal to set up a small collection point for lobster on one of the Pearl Keys (on two others there already is one). This would mean that they would throw away the lobster heads and save the tail on ice. This Key has a large bay with two openings, inside the bay the maximum depth is 2 meter with not too much current going through it. Some fisherman are now afraid that all these heads will scare away the remaining lobsters when they throw them inside the bay (on the otherside of the island there is quite a steep drop off until 20 meters so there won't be any effect). Could anybody help me with this question? thanks Mariska Weijerman DIPAL II Pearl Lagoon RAAS Nicaragua tel/fax: + 505 82 21 777 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 5 16:54:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA16577 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:54:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA10120; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:59:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010101; Thu, 5 Aug 99 16:58:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:55:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA15690; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 20:22:57 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA15816; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:22:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA06909; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:25:34 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006852; Thu, 5 Aug 99 16:24:36 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA07426 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:19:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA06829; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 16:24:34 -0400 Received: from wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu(156.26.1.1) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006772; Thu, 5 Aug 99 16:24:15 -0400 Received: from mc236a ([156.26.122.23]) by WSUHUB.UC.TWSU.EDU (PMDF V5.1-12 #D3148) with SMTP id <01JEEVP51EJEI1HU7S@WSUHUB.UC.TWSU.EDU> for coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 15:23:09 CST Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 15:16:38 -0500 From: "Dr. Burke" Subject: email for C. L Smith X-Sender: burke@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19990805151638.0074fedc@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Burke" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 450 Having checked the online directory, I can find no address for C. L. (Leavet?) Smith . Does anybody have this address (email preferably)? I appreciate your help. Thanks Collette Collette D. Burke Chair and Assoc. Professor, Geology Dept. Wichita State University Phone: 316-978-3140 Fax: 316-978-3431 email: burke@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 5 19:08:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA23351 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:08:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA15792; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:15:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015777; Thu, 5 Aug 99 19:15:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:12:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA16038; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 22:45:30 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA15834; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:45:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA15074; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:48:09 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015056; Thu, 5 Aug 99 18:47:10 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA15897 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:40:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA15053; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:47:08 -0400 Received: from fwu.greenpeace.org(205.156.219.7) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015040; Thu, 5 Aug 99 18:46:42 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by fwu.greenpeace.org (8.9.1a/8.6.12) id AAA17173 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 00:43:50 +0200 (MET DST) Received: by fwu.greenpeace.org via smap (V1.3) id sma017112; Fri, 6 Aug 99 00:43:09 +0200 Received: from cps01.bos.us.gl3 (cps01.bos.us.gl3 [192.168.161.221]) by dialb.gl3 (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id SAA19116 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:43:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <"199908052243.SAA19116@ dialb.gl3"> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Maureen Penjueli" Organization: Greenpeace To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:33:15 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. X-Confirm-Reading-To: mpenjuel@dialb.greenpeace.org X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Maureen Penjueli" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 451 Bula everyone, There is currently a huge debate in Fiji with regards to Coral harvesting in Fiji. A paper was commissioned by the Fisheries Department and the industry to address the issue. Recommendation is to allow the industry to go ahead and there is a lot of concern in the country about the potential damage to the country. However support is divided between those who support the industry and those that don't. Fiji is becoming one of the biggest exporters if not the biggest exporter of coral products and there is concern regarding the damage that is done to the natural environment which has not been adequately dealt with in the report. We are requesting information/ contacts of scientists who have worked on this issue to help balance the debate here in Fiji....and provide people in Government with the necessary information. We are particularly interested in research conducted in Asia or regions where there has been an impact. We have at least a week to provide individuals with the necessary information. I look forward to information that anyone could provide our office. Vinaka. Maureen. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 03:56:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA11772 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:56:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA28091; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 04:03:10 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028078; Fri, 6 Aug 99 04:02:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:59:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA18996; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:15:42 GMT Received: from out1.ibm.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA18855; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:15:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (slip139-92-166-120.ehv.nl.ibm.net [139.92.166.120]) by out1.ibm.net (8.8.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id HAA85100 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:15:23 GMT From: "Gerard Geertjes" To: Subject: underwater temperature loggers Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:04:17 -0400 Message-Id: <01bedfd9$e68f4980$LocalHost@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDFB8.5F7DA980" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gerard Geertjes" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 452 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDFB8.5F7DA980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear coral-listers, My colleague Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, who works in a joint project of the = University of Asmara (Eritrea) and the Groningen University (The = Netherlands), seeks information on underwater temperature loggers. He is = especially interested in experiences of other researchers with this type = of apparatus. I forward his message: Out of 4 temperature loggers that we purchased in 1997, only one remains = operational. Two of the loggers were found damaged while the third one = was reading wrong values. We think the problem is associated with the = size and the strength of the case. We are looking for suggestions on = data loggers with rugged and strong case that withstands the strong = water motion and with a 0-50 oC ranges of reading. Price obviously is an = issue as well. Mebrahtu Ateweberhan University of Asmara Atewebem@biol.rug.nl mebrahtu@marine.uoa.edu.er Please respond directly to Mebrahtu, thanks. Gerard J. Geertjes Groningen University Department of Marine Biology Kaya Dorado 12, Bonaire Netherlands Antilles geertjes@bonairenet.com phone: + 599 7 5879 fax: + 599 7 2595 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDFB8.5F7DA980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear coral-listers,

My colleague Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, who works in a joint project of = the=20 University of Asmara (Eritrea) and the Groningen University (The = Netherlands),=20 seeks information on underwater temperature loggers. He is especially = interested=20 in experiences of other researchers with this type of apparatus. I = forward his=20 message:

Out of 4 temperature loggers that we purchased in 1997, only one = remains=20 operational. Two of the loggers were found damaged while the third one = was=20 reading wrong values. We think the problem is associated with the size = and the=20 strength of the case. We are looking for suggestions on data loggers = with rugged=20 and strong case that withstands the strong water motion and with a 0-50=20 oC ranges of reading. Price obviously is an issue as = well.

Mebrahtu Ateweberhan

University of Asmara

Atewebem@biol.rug.nl

mebrahtu@marine.uoa.edu.er

Please respond directly to Mebrahtu, thanks.

Gerard J. Geertjes
Groningen University
Department of Marine=20 Biology
Kaya Dorado 12, Bonaire
Netherlands Antilles
geertjes@bonairenet.com
ph= one: +=20 599 7 5879
fax: + 599 7 2595 

------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEDFB8.5F7DA980-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 07:25:24 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA05546 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:25:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03561; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:30:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003545; Fri, 6 Aug 99 07:29:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:26:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA20571; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:02:57 GMT Message-Id: <199908061102.LAA20571@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Bruce Carlson" To: "Maureen Penjueli" , Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 17:24:01 -1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bruce Carlson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 453 Maureen, I can't help much with analysis, but I think most of us would find it "interesting" to know how many tons of live rock and coral are shipped out of Fiji every week. Are any data presented in the official report or in the media? If so, can you share that with everyone, or is the report accessible via the internet? Aloha Bruce Carlson ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Penjueli To: Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 12:33 AM Subject: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. > Bula everyone, > > There is currently a huge debate in Fiji with regards to Coral > harvesting in Fiji. A paper was commissioned by the Fisheries > Department and the industry to address the issue. > > Recommendation is to allow the industry to go ahead and there is a > lot of concern in the country about the potential damage to the > country. However support is divided between those who support the > industry and those that don't. Fiji is becoming one of the biggest > exporters if not the biggest exporter of coral products and there is > concern regarding the damage that is done to the natural environment > which has not been adequately dealt with in the report. > > We are requesting information/ contacts of scientists who have > worked on this issue to help balance the debate here in Fiji....and > provide people in Government with the necessary information. We are > particularly interested in research conducted in Asia or regions > where there has been an impact. We have at least a week to provide > individuals with the necessary information. I look forward to > information that anyone could provide our office. > > Vinaka. > > Maureen. > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 07:28:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA06883 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:28:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03870; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:35:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003846; Fri, 6 Aug 99 07:34:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:31:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA20631; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:05:13 GMT Message-Id: <199908061105.LAA20631@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: mking@samoa.net.ws (Mike King) To: Subject: Catamarans for tuna fishing Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 17:18:01 -1100 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: mking@samoa.net.ws (Mike King) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 454 Samoa has a growing tuna longline fishery in which aluminum catamarans are the main vessels utilized by the local fishermen. The tuna fishery is now the biggest export earner in the country. As the industry has grown so quickly many local boat builders have constructed vessels without following approved plans from marine architects. The government is now requiring that all fishing vessels are surveyed. What we would like to know: is there a formula for determing the beam size holding the two hulls together in relation to the boat length? For example: a 8.5 m catamaran might require 10 cm by 10 cm beams and a 9.0 m catamaran might require 12 cm by 12 cm beams etc Grateful for any info. Peter Watt From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 08:48:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA28700 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:48:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA09676; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:55:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009643; Fri, 6 Aug 99 08:55:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:52:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA21212; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:21:03 GMT Received: from spamgaad.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA21109; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:20:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by spamgaad.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.3) id IAA15670 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:20:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:20:28 -0400 From: Julian Sprung Subject: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. To: "Maureen Penjueli" Message-Id: <199908060820_MC2-800D-6D10@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Julian Sprung Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id IAA28700 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 455 Bula Maureen, I agree with Bruce, but want to point out some important considerations for interpreting the data. The figures for live rock and corals must not be lumped together, as that would represent an extreme miscalculation. The live rock harvested from Fiji is composed of and constructed mostly by coralline algae. There is some Montipora, Leptastrea, Psammocora and Porites among it, but the majority throughout is just coralline algae. So, figures of "how many tons of live rock" do not equal how much coral. I would estimate that the rock is not more than 10% coral by weight, probably much less. On the subject of weight, the live rock is wet, so the weights quoted include quite a bit of water. That should be considered too. The weight of water may also be a factor in "tonnage" of live corals reported, as they are typically shipped submerged in a bag of water, suspended by a styrofoam float. The figures for live corals should be reported as number of pieces, not weight. It should be pointed out to concerned parties that the corals harvested are typically fist-sized colonies that represent between six months and two years growth, and they are often but not always fragments found unattached, having broken off of larger colonies. This represents a completely renewable resource and a viable industry for Fiji, provided that no extreme loss of coral to an ENSO event occurs there. I have seen the kind of Area in Fiji where the live rock is harvested. The areas are vast. It is not taken from "among the corals" as concerned parties might imagine. It occurs in a large region far behind the reefs, where this particular type of coralline algae forms porous lumpy rocks unattached to the bottom, and covered on top with various species of macroalgae. What I do not know is the growth rate of these coralline stones, so I cannot comment on the level of harvest that can be termed sustainable. Sincerely, Julian Sprung From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 09:58:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA17338 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:58:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA16372; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:03:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016297; Fri, 6 Aug 99 10:02:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:59:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA21413; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:26:32 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA18889; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:26:27 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12550; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:29:11 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012392; Fri, 6 Aug 99 09:28:10 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07694 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:21:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12385; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:28:09 -0400 Received: from imo18.mx.aol.com(198.81.17.8) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012364; Fri, 6 Aug 99 09:28:07 -0400 Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bCRIa02400 (4313); Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:24:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:24:06 EDT Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. To: carlson@soest.hawaii.edu, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 456 Hi, Bruce and all: I found this post to be extremely interesting. For the past five months, I have been in communication with both Austin Bowden-Kirby (Fiji) and Andy Bruckner and we have been comparing notes from various sources regarding the numbers of corals coming out of Fiji. It seems clear by general availability in retail and wholesale outlets that Fiji corals have, for a couple years, been a predominant source of scleractinia. Although perhaps this is "visually" deceptive, they seemed to far outpace in number and species diversity those originating from Indonesia, esepecially for certain species which have become far more available than, say, five years ago. Specifically, species of Acropora, Montipora, Merulina, Pectinia, Heliopora, Millepora, Pavona, Hydnophora,Lobophyllia, and many of the Fungiidae have become quite more available. Unfortunately, this does not seem to have happened in substitution for the still overwhelmingly large number of the "old" standbys of Goniopora, Euphyllia, Trachyphyllia and Catalaphyllia that still predominantly originate out of Indonesia. Rather, it has been "in addition to" those other sources. Perhaps more disturbing is the recent acceptance of shipment of live scleractinia originating in the Philippines despite legislation in both importing and exporting c ountries to prevent this trade. But that is another story. After reviewing many pertinent reports, especially those various TRAFFIC reports, Bentley, Green, etc., it appears that numbers are still significantly underreported. One of the disturbing aspects in Fiji, for me at least, is the Secretary-allowed exclusion of Tridacnid exports despite legislation prohibiting this trade. As you may know, there are quite a large number of wild Tridacnids originating from this area to the marine aquarium trade. Furthermore, the relatively low amount of protected areas cannot be helping relative rates of exploitation (or overexploitation as the case may be). I do have the numbers for the Fijian trade by species, disposition, and exact number destined for the US over the past five years. This includes marine fish, invertebrates, corals, live rock, etc. They are quite a bit higher, apparently, than those provided by CITES sources and Fiji sources. They also contrast with sources that related the trade by weight (a very difficult thing to analayze in terms of effect and number of organisms collected, as estimates of coral weight must be made...some of which may be quite a bit off, especially because of differences in skeletal density and in the amount of water present. The numbers are further likely to be underreported because of the inability of USF&W inspectors to examine the masssive numbers of shipments. Consequently, there will be many extra animals entering as the well known "box stuffers." These are typically animals which were "unwanted" by most sources for some reason (unsuitability for captivity?) or were caught in abundance during some period. I hope that some of the discrepancies in number and type can be resolved soon, and I will be submitting this work for publication in the future. However, to give you an idea, there have been over 1,500,000 live Acropora spp. from Fiji to the US over five years. In 1994, there were 74,000 collected. In 1998, there were 274, 680 collected. The trends for other corals show similar increases. For live rock, 22, 625,666 pieces were reported to enter the US. In 1994, there were 295,568 pieces. In 1998, there were 8,249,458 pieces. This correlates well with what is apparent in retail outlets as Fiji live rock is, to say the least, abundant and cheap. I hope to be able to provide the rest of the trade data soon for Fiji and other countries, some of which are most...shall we say, unusual, as they do not have coral reefs and yet appear as countries of origin on manifests and reports. This will have to be resolved in light of the other reports already out, as well as for simple clarification. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 10:21:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24115 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:21:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18450; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:27:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018367; Fri, 6 Aug 99 10:26:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:22:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA22045; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:51:48 GMT Received: from imo13.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA21838; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:51:42 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo13.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id fMGAa13741 (4010); Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:51:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:51:23 EDT Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. To: JSprung@compuserve.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 457 In a message dated 8/6/99 6:30:24 AM, JSprung@compuserve.com writes: << The live rock harvested from Fiji is composed of and constructed mostly by coralline algae. There is some Montipora, Leptastrea, Psammocora and Porites among it, but the majority throughout is just coralline algae. So, figures of "how many tons of live rock" do not equal how much coral. I would estimate that the rock is not more than 10% coral by weight, probably much less. >> Hi Julian: The concern I have is not merely for the presence of scleractinia but as a general loss of habitat. This live rock provides important spatial heterogeneity for a huge number of organisms. the number of organisms in 1 cubic meter of "live rock" has been estimated at over 1,000,000 organisms. While "rubble zones" may not provide a good site for the long term survival of juvenile coral settlement, the habitat does provide for both hard and soft substrate flora and fauna which is part of the ecosystem. Scleractinia are typically the focus of ENSO events and are the most "colorful" items to report to media sources. Far fewer studies, if any, are done to assess the impact of collection on, say, various coelobites. Or the relative effects of mass bleaching events or high SST's on photosynthetic subsurface flora and fauna. What discourages me most is the reckless abandon with which such live rock substrate is handled following collection. This has gotten much worse over recent years as availability has increased and prices dropped dramatically. The rock is nearly dry and sits unsubmerged for a week or more before arriving to a facility which then "cures" it - be it wholesale, retail or consumer level. At this point, only a smattering of the original life remains, and even much of the coralline algae is lost. The low prices of this substrate (and, for that matter, wild collected corals and fish) has also put an extreme economic disadvantage to those who are aquaculturing live rock and working towards creating a sustainable industry. <> The numbers I quoted in the other reponse are by piece and not weight. <> I don't think there is enough data available, especially given the stresses present on reefs today, to accurately assess what comprises "completely renewable", much less "viable." <> Given that the rubble zones have material originating from reef zones which are periodically buried and then uncovered, as well as added to as storms break off other pieces of reef material and are acted on by large bioerosive and mechanical forces - and that one must consider the total flora and fauna, not just the growth rate of surface growing crustose corallines, I don't think it likely that sustainable levels will be easily determined. What seems to be a more valid question is the necessity of tons of wild living substrate being virtually killed to provide substrate for aquaria. I am an aquarist, and I even partially earn my income from the hobby through my writings, and clearly recognize the *potential* of the private sector to provide important information in terms of observations and husbandry of marine organisms. However, so long as the economics of mass export of cheap , poorly handled, wild collected material prevents carefully managed, non-destructive and sustainable aquaculture from becoming the source for such large amounts of reef biota, it is very hard to rationalize its continuance. I think viable economic alternatives must be put into place immediately, if not sooner, given the status of the world's reefs, Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 10:24:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24816 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:24:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18677; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:30:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018650; Fri, 6 Aug 99 10:29:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:26:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA22035; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:52:05 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA21993; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:51:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jivey (jivey.marine.usf.edu [198.116.55.45]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA07324; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:51:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990806095008.007d4b60@seas.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jivey@seas.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 09:50:08 -0400 To: "Gerard Geertjes" , From: Jim Ivey Subject: Re: underwater temperature loggers In-Reply-To: <01bedfd9$e68f4980$LocalHost@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Ivey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 458 Dear Gerard, My suggestion would be to stick with inexpensive loggers but have a machine shop make your housing. I designed a number of housings for optical instruments and junction boxes. I use schedule 80 aluminum pipe and have it anodized. If you use a marine bulkhead connector on the housing, you can further isolate the housing from water leakage through the cable. If you are really concerned about water leakage, filling the housing with insulating oil adds an extra measure of safety. I can send you a CAD drawing of one of the housings I have designed. Let me know if you would like one. Sincerely, Jim Ivey At 03:04 AM 8/6/99 -0400, Gerard Geertjes wrote: > Dear coral-listers, My colleague Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, who works in a >joint project of the University of Asmara (Eritrea) and the Groningen >University (The Netherlands), seeks information on underwater temperature >loggers. He is especially interested in experiences of other researchers >with this type of apparatus. I forward his message: Out of 4 temperature >loggers that we purchased in 1997, only one remains operational. Two of >the loggers were found damaged while the third one was reading wrong >values. We think the problem is associated with the size and the strength >of the case. We are looking for suggestions on data loggers with rugged >and strong case that withstands the strong water motion and with a 0-50 oC >ranges of reading. Price obviously is an issue as well. Mebrahtu >Ateweberhan University of Asmara Atewebem@biol.rug.nl >mebrahtu@marine.uoa.edu.er Please respond directly to Mebrahtu, thanks. >Gerard J. Geertjes >Groningen University >Department of Marine Biology >Kaya Dorado 12, Bonaire >Netherlands Antilles >geertjes@bonairenet.com >phone: + 599 7 5879 > ------------------------------------------------------------- James E. Ivey | Tel# (727) 553-1503 University of S. Florida | Fax# (727) 553-1189 140 7th Ave S. | e-mail: jivey@marine.usf.edu St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | ------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 11:27:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA12509 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:27:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23261; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:34:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023237; Fri, 6 Aug 99 11:33:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:30:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA22454; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:00:57 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA22461; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:00:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA20989; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:03:25 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020877; Fri, 6 Aug 99 11:02:26 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA03592 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:57:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA20871; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:02:25 -0400 Received: from postal.interaccess.com(207.208.133.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020815; Fri, 6 Aug 99 11:02:04 -0400 Received: from uw2r1 (d231.focal7.interaccess.com [207.208.187.231]) by postal.interaccess.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id JAA21474; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:59:23 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990806100442.00795100@pop.interaccess.com> X-Sender: mlkjr@pop.interaccess.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:04:42 -0500 To: "Maureen Penjueli" From: Mike and Marelet Kirda Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. Cc: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <199908052243.SAA19116@ dialb.gl3> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mike and Marelet Kirda Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 459 At 10:33 AM 8/6/99 +0000, you wrote: >Bula everyone, > >There is currently a huge debate in Fiji with regards to Coral >harvesting in Fiji. A paper was commissioned by the Fisheries >Department and the industry to address the issue. > >Recommendation is to allow the industry to go ahead and there is a >lot of concern in the country about the potential damage to the >country. However support is divided between those who support the >industry and those that don't. Fiji is becoming one of the biggest >exporters if not the biggest exporter of coral products and there is >concern regarding the damage that is done to the natural environment >which has not been adequately dealt with in the report. Bula, Maureen. I wanted to add my comments as an informed and concerned hobbyist. There is little doubt that coral collection *could* harm a reef if the collection pressure is high enough. The vast majority of corals coming into the US still seem to be those physically chipped off the reef, as Julian described. My feeling is that 'normal' collection pressure would likely influence species composition, though likely not overall biomass. What is more disturbing, frankly, is the attitudes of the stores here in the US- As you likely already know, there are alternatives to the collection as outlined above. There is a 'farming' operation in the Solomon Islands where local women go collect some small fragments off the reef itself (i.e. the equivalent of storm damage) and bring them back to mount on small cement disks. These are then grown out in a local lagoon for 3 to 6 months and then harvested. What is most amazing about these cultured colonies is that their rate of shipping death is amazingly low- typically well under 1%, assuming no delays in shipping. Compare that with chipped off colony corals- I think we are happy to see only a 10% loss, and they are often much higher: 40 to 80% is not that uncommon. Yet even given the low rate of loss, most retailers will not carry cultured corals. They are 'too small' or 'too expensive': even though wholesale they are but a buck or two higher in cost... Many of the more informed hobbyists have taken a course of 'no wild caught colonies, period'. My own tank has maybe three colonies- the others are all grown from fragments given to me by other hobbyists, either for cash or trade. However, we are but a few, and seem to have the entire industry against us. I would love to see countries like Fiji get to the point where they limit wild coral collection to a few thousand colonies a year, or even shut it down completely, but encourage the creation of cultured coral 'farms' as an alternative. I think it would be in everyone's best interests. The US would be forced to import these ecologically sound alternatives, Fijian collectors could become farmers, and the 'industry' would still have access to corals. Everyone wins. I do hope that this post was helpful to you. Best regards. Mike Kirda From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 11:57:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA20636 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:57:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA26058; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:03:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026011; Fri, 6 Aug 99 12:03:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:00:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA22757; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:34:00 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA22667; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:33:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23409; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:36:27 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023378; Fri, 6 Aug 99 11:35:59 -0400 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA12947 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:31:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA01141; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:31:17 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:31:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral-list news Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-1123266456-933953477=:1042" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 460 This message is in MIME format. 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To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Catamarans for tuna fishing Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gene@tutuila.gsfc.nasa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 461 This message brings back some very fond memories for me. As a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Samoa (1974-77) I participated in the first boat building activities of the Western Samoan Fisheries Division. We had a terrific naval architect and boat builder who worked with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization who designed plywood catamarans based along the lines of the traditional Samoan alia. These boats were quite successful. His name was Oyvind Gulbrandsen and perhaps someone can try and contact him via FAO to see if he could help answer your question. Best regards, gene feldman On Aug 5, 5:18pm, Mike King wrote: > Subject: Catamarans for tuna fishing > Samoa has a growing tuna longline fishery in which aluminum catamarans are > the main vessels utilized by the local fishermen. The tuna fishery is now > the biggest export earner in the country. As the industry has grown so > quickly many local boat builders have constructed vessels without > following approved plans from marine architects. The government is now > requiring that all fishing vessels are surveyed. > > What we would like to know: is there a formula for determing the beam size > holding the two hulls together in relation to the boat length? For > example: > > a 8.5 m catamaran might require 10 cm by 10 cm beams and > a 9.0 m catamaran might require 12 cm by 12 cm beams > etc > > Grateful for any info. Peter Watt > >-- End of excerpt from Mike King -- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 13:42:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA19640 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:42:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA05257; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:49:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005227; Fri, 6 Aug 99 13:49:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:42:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA23555; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:21:31 GMT Received: from goose.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA23471; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:21:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [38.26.9.69] (ip69.isdn5-boston.ma.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.9.69]) by goose.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA28802 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:21:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:27:08 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Harvesting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 462 Dear Listers interested in coral harvesting: Coral List Statement: This represents a completely renewable resource and a viable industry for Fiji, The statement above mentions renewable and viable industry. Viable industry for who? Are corals regrowing as fast as they are collected? Is this a renewable resource at the current method of collection? A resource for middlemen who pay the indigenous peoples to collect corals? US aquarium hobby stores? Shell World? Indigenous peoples? Is this better than tourism (SCUBA , snorkeling etc.) for the peoples of Fiji? Are the local peoples (indigenous) able to sustain their families well being from the extraction of corals and live rock from the reefs in which they lived and survived on for hundreds of years at the method of collection? Every person (local collector, not middle men) in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Fiji etc. we spoke to claim they are UNABLE to sustain their families well-being from the extraction of corals, fish, and live rock on a LONG TERM BASIS. Only the middle men waving dollars in front of their faces are profiting from this business. These are the same people who also supply cyanide to the indigenous peoples to collect fish. Local people have been re-locating themselves and their families to new reefs to exploit after a few years. This has been PROVED as an ineffective economic resource to sustain their families well-being over the long term. We don't see peoples starving, families re-locating, and small local economies falling apart from this trade. All the consumer or purchaser of corals for fish tanks in living rooms see is, exotic pretty vibrant colored fish and corals, not the suffering or loss that is involved due to the trade. I will not even mention the extortion, and crime that is involved in this trade. Why is it that on some boats that collect corals and NaCN caught fish have armed men on boats with machine guns? This trade is corrupt, and needs a drastic overhaul. It needs to be managed properly. Artificial reef restoration (not with tires or sunken ships) needs to be implemented to rebuild reefs damaged from bleaching, diseases, and over exploitation due to harvesting, dynamiting, or NaCN use. The (IMA) International Marine-life Alliance has implemented a method in-which fish are collected with a net, and not with NaCN. Net collection can work if the middle men supplying NaCN stay out of the picture. Corals can be sold for the hobby trade as long as the surrounding ecosystem is replenished with artificially grown corals that cannot be harvested, Certain areas can be set aside for farming & collection. Corals should only be harvested from these areas. Fish can be collected in these areas using nets because, the small fish will be coming back due to the artificial coral re-growth. Given the mass bleaching events, disease outbreaks, and anthropogenic sources of pollution, should there not be a ban on WILD collected corals given the state of the reefs today in the tropics? Will this method work that I have suggested? It has been 32 weeks since the last discussion regarding coral harvesting. I have been keeping track of the imports from one local aquarium store in NY, and we have numbers presented in a paper this fall. I appreciate Eric's posting, pointing out that a change or revamping in the coral & fish collection industry is germane. As well as pointing out that this is not an EASY renewable resource much less viable. ******************************* James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance University of South Carolina at Aiken cnidaria@earthlink.net ******************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 15:41:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA22684 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:41:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA14183; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:47:54 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014120; Fri, 6 Aug 99 15:46:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:43:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA24195; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 19:27:46 GMT Received: from leka.aloha.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA23643; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:27:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hoahele (cvx01-025.gst.aloha.net [207.12.28.25]) by leka.aloha.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA01686 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:27:28 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <4.1.19990806090542.00bfd100@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 09:28:59 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Hawaii --requesting identification help Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 463 Hello Coral Researchers, The other day we videotaped a Hawaiian turtle having a tastie. It rifled through coral, snapped off pieces, fussed and flapped and finally plucked out its "reward". Only we've never seen anything like it. We're hoping a Hawaiian reef researcher may have come across this and knows what this is. Here is a video freezeframe of the "food" in its entirety just before it was swallowed. http://www.turtles.org/special/keokieat2.jpg And. This is a better quality closeup. Rubbery, cream coloured to light gray with a harder darker almost black coating. Grows in crevices on corals. Looks like the kind of thing--if it showed up on your lungs in an Xray you'd be finalizing your will. http://www.turtles.org/special/keokieat3.jpg Thanks in advance. ---------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 mailto: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Turtle Trax V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "For most of the wild things on earth the future must depend upon the conscience of mankind." \ / --- Dr. Archie Carr / \ / \ /__| V |__\ malama na honu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 6 17:03:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA14628 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:03:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA18303; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:10:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018290; Fri, 6 Aug 99 17:10:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:07:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA24644; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 20:53:59 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA24663; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:53:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jivey (jivey.marine.usf.edu [198.116.55.45]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA24584 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:53:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990806165216.007d3ec0@seas.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jivey@seas.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 16:52:16 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Jim Ivey Subject: Re: underwater temperature loggers In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.5.32.19990806095008.007d4b60@seas.marine.usf.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Ivey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 464 Hi Folks, Wow! That brought a lot of requests! If anyone is interested in looking at some of the designs that I did for some of my junction boxes, I made a real quick web page. Please feel free to download the drawings, e-mail me with any comments, or send large sums of money :-). The drawings are not specifically designed for housing temperature loggers but can be adapted for that use. Just remember, I am not an engineer. I am a PhD student working in optical oceanography. I am self-taught in CAD and UW housing design. Also, Tom Peacock (our boat captain and ROV/AUV tech) deserves a lot of credit for helping me with these designs. I am open for any suggestions for improvements to these housings and will add any designs that anyone else would care to contribute. Go to: http://www.marine.usf.edu/~jivey/index.html Sincerely, Jim >> Dear Gerard, >> >> My suggestion would be to stick with inexpensive loggers but have a >> machine shop make your housing. I designed a number of housings for >> optical instruments and junction boxes. I use schedule 80 aluminum pipe >> and have it anodized. If you use a marine bulkhead connector on the >> housing, you can further isolate the housing from water leakage through the >> cable. If you are really concerned about water leakage, filling the >> housing with insulating oil adds an extra measure of safety. I can send >> you a CAD drawing of one of the housings I have designed. Let me know if >> you would like one. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Jim Ivey >> >> >> >> At 03:04 AM 8/6/99 -0400, Gerard Geertjes wrote: >> > Dear coral-listers, My colleague Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, who works in a >> >joint project of the University of Asmara (Eritrea) and the Groningen >> >University (The Netherlands), seeks information on underwater temperature >> >loggers. He is especially interested in experiences of other researchers >> >with this type of apparatus. I forward his message: Out of 4 temperature >> >loggers that we purchased in 1997, only one remains operational. Two of >> >the loggers were found damaged while the third one was reading wrong >> >values. We think the problem is associated with the size and the strength >> >of the case. We are looking for suggestions on data loggers with rugged >> >and strong case that withstands the strong water motion and with a 0-50 oC >> >ranges of reading. Price obviously is an issue as well. Mebrahtu >> >Ateweberhan University of Asmara Atewebem@biol.rug.nl >> >mebrahtu@marine.uoa.edu.er Please respond directly to Mebrahtu, thanks. >> >Gerard J. Geertjes >> >Groningen University >> >Department of Marine Biology >> >Kaya Dorado 12, Bonaire >> >Netherlands Antilles >> >geertjes@bonairenet.com >> >phone: + 599 7 5879 >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> James E. Ivey | Tel# (727) 553-1503 >> University of S. Florida | Fax# (727) 553-1189 >> 140 7th Ave S. | e-mail: jivey@marine.usf.edu >> St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- James E. Ivey | Tel# (727) 553-1503 University of S. Florida | Fax# (727) 553-1189 140 7th Ave S. | e-mail: jivey@marine.usf.edu St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | ------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 7 08:58:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA17941 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:58:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12951; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 09:03:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012933; Sat, 7 Aug 99 09:02:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:59:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA29035; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 12:26:29 GMT Received: from smtp.email.msn.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA28907; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:26:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mtaber - 193.149.70.157 by email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 05:25:39 -0700 From: "Mark Taber" To: "Mike and Marelet Kirda" Cc: Subject: RE: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:25:34 +0100 Message-Id: <000601bee0d8$547d2d00$9d4695c1@mtaber> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19990806100442.00795100@pop.interaccess.com> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Mark Taber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 465 Dear Mike, I do agree with your reply and thought it was very well worded. We at ReefsUK are trying to promote captive breeding and propagation within the United Kingdom to ensure that we as a country, remove less from the reefs. At the end of the day, the hobby is not helping the reefs and that is something that we as hobbyists have to face up to. Please visit out WEB site at http://www.reefsuk.org and feel free to comment. Regards Mark Taber ReefsUK Supporting Reef Conservation ------------------------- Email: post@reefsuk.org Web: http://www.reefsuk.org ------------------------------------------------- *Reply from Mike regarding Coral Havesting - Fiji Bula, Maureen. I wanted to add my comments as an informed and concerned hobbyist. There is little doubt that coral collection *could* harm a reef if the collection pressure is high enough. The vast majority of corals coming into the US still seem to be those physically chipped off the reef, as Julian described. My feeling is that 'normal' collection pressure would likely influence species composition, though likely not overall biomass. What is more disturbing, frankly, is the attitudes of the stores here in the US- As you likely already know, there are alternatives to the collection as outlined above. There is a 'farming' operation in the Solomon Islands where local women go collect some small fragments off the reef itself (i.e. the equivalent of storm damage) and bring them back to mount on small cement disks. These are then grown out in a local lagoon for 3 to 6 months and then harvested. What is most amazing about these cultured colonies is that their rate of shipping death is amazingly low- typically well under 1%, assuming no delays in shipping. Compare that with chipped off colony corals- I think we are happy to see only a 10% loss, and they are often much higher: 40 to 80% is not that uncommon. Yet even given the low rate of loss, most retailers will not carry cultured corals. They are 'too small' or 'too expensive': even though wholesale they are but a buck or two higher in cost... Many of the more informed hobbyists have taken a course of 'no wild caught colonies, period'. My own tank has maybe three colonies- the others are all grown from fragments given to me by other hobbyists, either for cash or trade. However, we are but a few, and seem to have the entire industry against us. I would love to see countries like Fiji get to the point where they limit wild coral collection to a few thousand colonies a year, or even shut it down completely, but encourage the creation of cultured coral 'farms' as an alternative. I think it would be in everyone's best interests. The US would be forced to import these ecologically sound alternatives, Fijian collectors could become farmers, and the 'industry' would still have access to corals. Everyone wins. I do hope that this post was helpful to you. Best regards. Mike Kirda --------------------------------------------------------------- >Bula everyone, > >There is currently a huge debate in Fiji with regards to Coral >harvesting in Fiji. A paper was commissioned by the Fisheries >Department and the industry to address the issue. > >Recommendation is to allow the industry to go ahead and there is a >lot of concern in the country about the potential damage to the >country. However support is divided between those who support the >industry and those that don't. Fiji is becoming one of the biggest >exporters if not the biggest exporter of coral products and there is >concern regarding the damage that is done to the natural environment >which has not been adequately dealt with in the report. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 7 15:39:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA21782 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:39:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23658; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:45:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023645; Sat, 7 Aug 99 15:45:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:42:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA31130; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 19:27:57 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA31326; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:27:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23428; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:30:38 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023414; Sat, 7 Aug 99 15:29:38 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA21681 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:22:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23411; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:29:36 -0400 Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu(128.171.94.12) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023398; Sat, 7 Aug 99 15:29:26 -0400 Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373561(3)>; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 09:26:30 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135664(3)>; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 09:26:26 -1000 Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 09:26:26 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 466 As usual the debate over coral harvesting seems to be based more on emotion and gut reactions than any sort of scientific basis rooted in facts. Yes the numbers of corals and live rock collected sound immense but if compared to the total amounts of coral and live rock in Fijian waters, does this represent a significant and more importantly a negative impact on Fijian reefs? Can this rate of collection be sustained without a decline on Fijian reefs? You can quote all the numbers you want to (Eric) but unless you put those numbers into context they mean nothing. It is my understanding that a common practice in Fiji is to vastly over report the number of corals shipped to avoid going over the stated amounted such that the actually number of corals shipped from Fiji is much smaller than that "offically" reported. Maureen if you are going to state the report recommends the coral trade should continue should you not also mention why the report recommends this? The report recommends a moratorium on the issuance of permits for a two year period while studies and surveys are conducted to ascertain the impacts on the reef of live coral and live rock collection. The goal being to offer guidelines on what sustainable collection can be. It is my understanding that the report you are referring to, which your organization Greenpeace has gotten a hold of, is but a third draft, and not even a final copy. Should you not at least have waited for the final report to be made available before trying to drum up opposition to it? It is also my understanding that there are currently 6 collectors of marine organisms licensed in Fiji and that of these, two collect and export live rock and coral for the aquarium trade. Hardly what one might call a deluge. I would also not be surprised that the report would recommend that the number of permits issued be kept low. I am not trying to defend the live coral trade since I know there are abuses occuring and that handling practices need to be improved. But I also know that the coral being collected are fist sized-pieces, representing perhaps two years growth, it is the curio coral collectors who are removing the large, breeding population-sized pieces. And even in this case this practice has been going on MUCH longer than the live coral trade and the impacts on the reefs have been negligable, and at worst short term. The live corals are individually wrapped in plastic bags and handled carefully, dead corals are of little use. Not every coral is selected since shape, size and colour must all be considered. Obviously the curio trade makes no such distinctions. When talking of the impacts of coral collection one really needs to distinguish between the live coral trade and the curio trade. Should we not also allow organisations such as the Marine Aquarium Council to get inolved with this issue to help instill some sort of standards for collection, handling and shipping? I wonder how many of the opponents of this trade in Fiji have actually accompanied collectors to observe how they go about their business? As some have mentioned here, coral farming may be the long term solution, but it takes money to start a farm and it takes time, in the meantime these people need to make a living, if you ban the collection of wild colonies completely how do they do this and how do they get started? As far as live rock goes, yes some diversity is removed, but what diversity is created by removing these rocks? What moves in to the space created? The same goes for corals, remove a coral and within short time the space is invaded by other organisms and even other corals. Yes there are abuses in live rock collection, yes the method of handling needs to be greatly improved but these are issues that can be addressed and should not by themselves be grounds to ban the practice. And finally what of the people of Fiji? These are their resources, they are owned by coastal villages .. in the end it is theirs to do with as they please. This is an emerging fishery that puts money into their pockets to build schools and buy supplies for their village. If there is the opportunity to determine if these resources can be utilized in a responsible manner do we not at least owe them the opportunity to find out? Banning the import of corals into the US will do little to help areas of coral bleaching and only hurts the economies of countries such as Fiji which has escaped massive bleaching. Perhaps a more equitable solution would be to treat a ban on coral imports on a regional basis? Corals from those areas which have experienced extensive bleaching and coral death (e.g. Maldives) would not be allowed to be imported? Just an idea. Maureen, you said that Fiji was divided on this issue, yet you ask for evidence to balance the field. Perhaps this should be reworded to state that Greenpeace is looking for evidence to halt the coral trade, since their official stance is no resource use is good resource use? J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 7 20:59:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA24653 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 20:59:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA00877; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 21:05:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000862; Sat, 7 Aug 99 21:04:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 21:01:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA32637; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 00:50:37 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA32795; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 20:50:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373524(7)>; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:50:22 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135664(7)>; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:50:13 -1000 Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:50:11 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: My comments .. Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 467 I would just like to state for the record that my comments concerning the live coral trade in Fiji reflect my own opinions and do not reflect those of the Waikiki Aquarium nor the University of Hawaii. I would also like to apologize if my comments came across as arrogant, snarly or sarcastic as this was surely not my intention. J. Charles Delbeek From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 7 11:51:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19773 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:51:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18739; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:56:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018724; Sat, 7 Aug 99 11:56:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:52:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA30074; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 15:39:41 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA30250; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:39:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18263; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:42:19 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018237; Sat, 7 Aug 99 11:41:20 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19638 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:34:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18234; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:41:18 -0400 Received: from ns.psi.calva.net(195.134.198.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018211; Sat, 7 Aug 99 11:40:53 -0400 Received: from [154.15.19.97] (ip97.nanterre2.pub-ip.fr.psi.net [154.15.19.97]) by ns.psi.calva.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id RAA28392 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:37:59 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:37:59 +0200 (MET DST) X-Sender: fpl10@pop.calvacom.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fpl10@calva.net (Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 468 Hi Maureen &All, This subject is a major interest and concern for me, as a Diver and Hobbyist (there is clearly a conflict there for me) You guys in Fiji and in other places with corals reefs, have the choice between : - stop coral harvesting to protect coral reefs (but there was already debates about how useful it is to considere coral reefs as LOCAL resources to ensure that LOCAL people take care). - Launch Coral farming operations and prevent wild uncontroled harvesting - Keep the things as they are now - ? I fully agree with Mike and I just would like to add that, after my last dives in Fiji, 2 months ago, I saw places that have been shaked by storms, and where you can see a huge number of broken colonies, upside down, lying in the sand and dying, killing unbroken colonies sometimes. So, couldn't it be possible to collect broken small fragments to feed coral frams, and at the same time (same people also) restaure reefs by cleaning broken reefs and taking care of big broken colonies that should remain on the reef ? I feel that there are two ways of taking care of reefs and reef life : one is to fight against things that are killing the reefs, but it takes a long time.. and during this time, we could help reefs and local people to survive. Hope it helps Best Regards Fabrice POIRAUD-LAMBERT ------- > >I wanted to add my comments as an informed and concerned hobbyist. >There is little doubt that coral collection *could* harm a reef if >the collection pressure is high enough. The vast majority of corals >coming into the US still seem to be those physically chipped off the >reef, as Julian described. My feeling is that 'normal' collection >pressure would likely influence species composition, though likely >not overall biomass. > >What is more disturbing, frankly, is the attitudes of the stores here >in the US- As you likely already know, there are alternatives to >the collection as outlined above. There is a 'farming' operation in >the Solomon Islands where local women go collect some small fragments >off the reef itself (i.e. the equivalent of storm damage) and bring >them back to mount on small cement disks. These are then grown out >in a local lagoon for 3 to 6 months and then harvested. > >What is most amazing about these cultured colonies is that their >rate of shipping death is amazingly low- typically well under 1%, >assuming no delays in shipping. Compare that with chipped off colony >corals- I think we are happy to see only a 10% loss, and they are >often much higher: 40 to 80% is not that uncommon. > >Yet even given the low rate of loss, most retailers will not carry >cultured corals. They are 'too small' or 'too expensive': even though >wholesale they are but a buck or two higher in cost... > >Many of the more informed hobbyists have taken a course of 'no wild >caught colonies, period'. My own tank has maybe three colonies- the >others are all grown from fragments given to me by other hobbyists, >either for cash or trade. However, we are but a few, and seem to >have the entire industry against us. > >I would love to see countries like Fiji get to the point where they >limit wild coral collection to a few thousand colonies a year, or >even shut it down completely, but encourage the creation of cultured >coral 'farms' as an alternative. I think it would be in everyone's >best interests. The US would be forced to import these ecologically >sound alternatives, Fijian collectors could become farmers, and the >'industry' would still have access to corals. Everyone wins. > >I do hope that this post was helpful to you. >Best regards. >Mike Kirda -------------------------- >At 10:33 AM 8/6/99 +0000, you wrote: >>Bula everyone, >> >>There is currently a huge debate in Fiji with regards to Coral >>harvesting in Fiji. A paper was commissioned by the Fisheries >>Department and the industry to address the issue. >> >>Recommendation is to allow the industry to go ahead and there is a >>lot of concern in the country about the potential damage to the >>country. However support is divided between those who support the >>industry and those that don't. Fiji is becoming one of the biggest >>exporters if not the biggest exporter of coral products and there is >>concern regarding the damage that is done to the natural environment >>which has not been adequately dealt with in the report. > >Bula, Maureen. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 8 14:10:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03708 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 14:10:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16464; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 14:15:30 -0400 Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu(128.171.94.12) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016448; Sun, 8 Aug 99 14:14:59 -0400 Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373854(1)>; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:12:05 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135664(5)>; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:12:01 -1000 Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:11:54 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Jim Hendee Subject: Re: My comments .. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 469 On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Jim Hendee wrote: > I thought they were "right on" if you ask me. > Take care...Jim Well apparently some people took acception to the tone of my comments and emailed my superiors to that effect. Imagine that. ;-) I have now been told to add a disclaimer to any of my posts that might be considered "controversial". Now all I have to figure out is which of the myriad of special interest groups I may offend each time I write something. ;-) Aloha! Charles > > On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, J. Charles Delbeek wrote: > > > I would just like to state for the record that my comments concerning the > > live coral trade in Fiji reflect my own opinions and do not reflect those > > of the Waikiki Aquarium nor the University of Hawaii. I would also like to > > apologize if my comments came across as arrogant, snarly or sarcastic as > > this was surely not my intention. > > > > J. Charles Delbeek > > > > Charles From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 8 20:50:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA07128 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:50:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA25207; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:57:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025194; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:56:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:53:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA39608; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:11:43 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA39327; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:11:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA24336; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:14:17 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024310; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:13:20 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA06812 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:08:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA24307; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:13:16 -0400 Received: from fwu.greenpeace.org(205.156.219.7) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024274; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:12:31 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by fwu.greenpeace.org (8.9.1a/8.6.12) id CAA16566; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 02:09:36 +0200 (MET DST) Received: by fwu.greenpeace.org via smap (V1.3) id sma016406; Mon, 9 Aug 99 02:08:14 +0200 Received: from cps03.bos.us.gl3 (cps03.bos.us.gl3 [192.168.161.223]) by dialb.gl3 (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id UAA02803; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:08:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <"199908090008.UAA02803@ dialb.gl3"> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Maureen Penjueli" Organization: Greenpeace To: delbeek@hawaii.edu, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:58:01 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. X-Confirm-Reading-To: mpenjuel@dialb.greenpeace.org X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal References: In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Maureen Penjueli" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 470 Bula Charles, Just a few points of clarification - the request I had put forward is not an attempt by Greenpeace to rally support against the industry. It is merely an information seeking exercise. We have been asked to provide information to relevant people in the country and I agreed to do that which is why I turned to the coral list - seeing that this is one of the places to source information and expert advice on the issue. It would also provide the office with relevant materials for our public library. However what I had not intended for the request to do was to create a whole debate about the industry. This is not to say that I do not appreciate debate on the issue. On the contrary, but I am seeking information that I can give to the relevant people and that is the aim of this exercise . However I do acknowledge that it is partly my fault for the wording in my last email re: negative impacts. Let me rephrase...I am seeking information on the industry (scientific reports from around the world/websites that I can look up and reports which I could get copies of). And the information is for the benefit of the people of Fiji ..... We are well aware that the report that was circulated by the fisheries department is not the final report and have been informed by the consultant himself on when the final report would be made available. Our comments will only be made then based on the final report. And no the official stance of the organisation is NOT, no resource use is good resource use. Greenpeace in the Pacific region has been supportive of sustainable uses of natural resources and are working together with local indigenous communities who want to ensure a sustainable use of their resources. I would be more than happy to send information to the relevant people on what the organisation does in the Pacific. Generation of interest on the issue arises from a cabinet paper which was presented at parliment. I appreciate comments and look forward to assistance from the list. Cheers. Maureen. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 8 20:50:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA07128 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:50:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA25207; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:57:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025194; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:56:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:53:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA39608; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:11:43 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA39327; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:11:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA24336; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:14:17 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024310; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:13:20 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA06812 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:08:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA24307; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:13:16 -0400 Received: from fwu.greenpeace.org(205.156.219.7) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024274; Sun, 8 Aug 99 20:12:31 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by fwu.greenpeace.org (8.9.1a/8.6.12) id CAA16566; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 02:09:36 +0200 (MET DST) Received: by fwu.greenpeace.org via smap (V1.3) id sma016406; Mon, 9 Aug 99 02:08:14 +0200 Received: from cps03.bos.us.gl3 (cps03.bos.us.gl3 [192.168.161.223]) by dialb.gl3 (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id UAA02803; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:08:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <"199908090008.UAA02803@ dialb.gl3"> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Maureen Penjueli" Organization: Greenpeace To: delbeek@hawaii.edu, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:58:01 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. X-Confirm-Reading-To: mpenjuel@dialb.greenpeace.org X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal References: In-reply-to: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Maureen Penjueli" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 471 Bula Charles, Just a few points of clarification - the request I had put forward is not an attempt by Greenpeace to rally support against the industry. It is merely an information seeking exercise. We have been asked to provide information to relevant people in the country and I agreed to do that which is why I turned to the coral list - seeing that this is one of the places to source information and expert advice on the issue. It would also provide the office with relevant materials for our public library. However what I had not intended for the request to do was to create a whole debate about the industry. This is not to say that I do not appreciate debate on the issue. On the contrary, but I am seeking information that I can give to the relevant people and that is the aim of this exercise . However I do acknowledge that it is partly my fault for the wording in my last email re: negative impacts. Let me rephrase...I am seeking information on the industry (scientific reports from around the world/websites that I can look up and reports which I could get copies of). And the information is for the benefit of the people of Fiji ..... We are well aware that the report that was circulated by the fisheries department is not the final report and have been informed by the consultant himself on when the final report would be made available. Our comments will only be made then based on the final report. And no the official stance of the organisation is NOT, no resource use is good resource use. Greenpeace in the Pacific region has been supportive of sustainable uses of natural resources and are working together with local indigenous communities who want to ensure a sustainable use of their resources. I would be more than happy to send information to the relevant people on what the organisation does in the Pacific. Generation of interest on the issue arises from a cabinet paper which was presented at parliment. I appreciate comments and look forward to assistance from the list. Cheers. Maureen. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 8 21:52:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA07636 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:52:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA26278; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:56:45 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026242; Sun, 8 Aug 99 21:55:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:53:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA39411; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 01:23:14 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA29163; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:23:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au ([138.7.56.19]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA29499 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:22:58 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990809111824.00d9d57c@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 11:18:24 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Coral Harvesting Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Clive Wilkinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 472 Bula I enter this debate with some hesitancy - but to make one point. Many people are seeing only the negatives of the trade in live coral - ripping corals off reefs to die in aquariums in USA and Europe etc. May I suggest that the 'dolphin' argument instead. All the home aquarists with live corals are potential allies in efforts to conserve coral reefs, because they spend hours tying to keep corals alive and eventually will want coral reefs to flourish. Many are very well read about reefs and will assist when asked. Our goals are dual: supporting development of an industry that provides corals, fish and live rock on a sustainable basis (and hopefully provide communities in developing countries with income) without significant damage to reefs; and conserving coral reefs by minimising collecting and other anthropogenic damage. So, please, can we invite the aquarium people into the conservation fold as welcome partners. Cheers Clive Wilkinson ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ~~~ <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science Tel: +61 7 4772 4314; Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< ~~~ ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 8 22:21:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA07904 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 22:21:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA26876; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 22:27:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa26859; Sun, 8 Aug 99 22:27:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 22:24:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA28989; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 01:44:01 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA39968; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:43:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA26056; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:46:42 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026032; Sun, 8 Aug 99 21:45:46 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA07526 for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:40:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA26025; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:45:43 -0400 Received: from durian.usc.edu.ph(165.220.28.253) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025982; Sun, 8 Aug 99 21:43:13 -0400 Received: from nangka.usc.edu.ph (root@nangka.usc.edu.ph [165.220.28.230]) by durian.usc.edu.ph (8.6.12/) with ESMTP id JAA02180 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:41:44 +0800 Received: from mangga.usc.edu.ph (mangga.usc.edu.ph [165.220.28.252]) by nangka.usc.edu.ph (8.8.5/) with ESMTP id JAA12647 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:53:42 +0800 Received: from MANGGA/SpoolDir by mangga.usc.edu.ph (Mercury 1.43); 9 Aug 99 09:40:28 +800 Received: from SpoolDir by MANGGA (Mercury 1.43); 9 Aug 99 09:39:51 +800 From: "Thomas Heeger" Organization: University of San Carlos To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:39:22 +800 Subject: coral harvesting Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.42a) Message-Id: <7E98200FCB@mangga.usc.edu.ph> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Thomas Heeger" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 473 Dear fellow coral friends, world wide the coral reefs are degrading. The single most important factor pushing that is overfishing. Here in the Philippines (a country with very strict environmental laws, but unfortunately little enforcement) you can at any single day count 30 to 40 dynamite blasts (it is actually ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer) devastating the physical structure of the reefs, killing abundant larvae material and inverts as well as fishes. Aware of that problem we work since 5 years with fishing communities and found out that they need alternatives to have a stable income. Fishermen so far just exploit their resources with rapid increase in competition over the last decades (population growth, export of marine products). Instead of a mere exploitation of resources the fishermen should adopt the basic principles of farmers who prepare the soil, plant the seedlings, irrigate, take care of parasites and finally harvest their products. That background in mind we started two years ago with the implementation of a coral farm in Olango Island, Cebu. The basic concept is to provide alternative income to the fisherfolks and at the same time protect/enhance the biodiversity of coral reefs with reef rehabilitation activities. Since we use cheap materials/labor and natural substrates one hectare reef can be rehabilitated (12.5% cover) for 3.600 US$ including all costs (gathering of fragments, attachment to hard substrate, tending during grow-out phase in the Coral Nursery Units, transportation to reha site and rehabilitation itself). This is by far the cheapest reha method known (please see more specific details in Heeger, T. ,Cashman, M. and F. Sotto 1999: Coral farming as alternative livelihod for sustainable natural resource management and coral reef rehabilitaion. Proc. of Oceanol. Internat. Pacific Rim, Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd., New Malden, Surrey, UK, pp 171-185). Of course, we can prove that the donor corals (in no case we take more than 50%, usually 10 to 20& of one colony) survive and overgrow the fragmented area within a few weeks (species dependent). According to our results fragmentation increases within a few month the calcified material by factor 2. Mortality in the farm due to predation is below 1 %. Coral export (live and dead) is banned in the Philippines and according to my information (may not be up-to-date) strictly enforced. Currently we are negotiating with the BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) for an export permit of live corals for the aquarium trade. In general we are not against aquarium trade under the condition that the corals are from farms operated by fisher cooperatives. Natural coral extraction done in many tropical countries e.g. Indonesia and Fiji for trade will further decrease coral cover and diversity. Considering how much reef aquarium hobbyists contributed to science and how tremendous public aquariums help to raise the awareness for the important and beautiful ecosystems, aquarium trade on a SUSTAINABLE level where the " resource owners" are benefitted is positive for both sides. On the other hand aquarium trade (we have many expamples documented, e.g. 2 m high piles of sea stars, thousands of 2 ltr. plastic bags some with five baby nurse sharks together, shipped via Manila to the US, seahorses and other protected species) where the fisherfolks get 0.05 cents for each alive fish and the animals are sold for 20 to 50 US$ per head to the consumers, exploitation will be fueled. The money will go to the big dealers and not to the resource owners who are forced to use any means squeezing out their daily food from the more and more impoverishing reefs. A vicious cicle. We believe that the coral farming concept could be multiplied in other suitable areas to protect the reefs and to promote coral biodiversity. Best fishes, Thomas Heeger Dr. Thomas Heeger Professor of Marine Biology University of San Carlos Marine Biology Section Cebu City, Cebu Philippines 6000 Phone: 0063 32 4198764 Fax: 0063 32 3460351 e-mail: theeger@mangga.usc.edu.ph From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 00:14:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA09094 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:14:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28696; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:21:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028683; Mon, 9 Aug 99 00:21:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:18:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA30192; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 03:52:10 GMT Received: from imo24.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA40960; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:52:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Seascience@aol.com Received: from Seascience@aol.com by imo24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bZORa14808 (3985) for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:51:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:51:49 EDT Subject: Fwd: underwater temperature loggers To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part1_e3d32171.24dfaa55_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Seascience@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 474 --part1_e3d32171.24dfaa55_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_e3d32171.24dfaa55_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Seascience@aol.com From: Seascience@aol.com Full-name: Seascience Message-ID: <671537f0.24dfa89a@aol.com> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:44:26 EDT Subject: Re: underwater temperature loggers To: geertjes@bonairenet.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 For the past 8 years i have been using Hobo temp loggers by Onset Corp. with a standard $24 (approx) clear acrylic case made by Ikelite. It's proven to be pretty bulletproof and the cases are readily available.. Call Ikelite at 317-923 4523in the U>S> and ask for the screw top 3" waterproof case.. Good Luck! Jim Hart --part1_e3d32171.24dfaa55_boundary-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 00:24:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA09151 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:24:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28811; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:29:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028798; Mon, 9 Aug 99 00:29:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:26:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA30040; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 04:07:59 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA38034; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:07:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28534; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:10:36 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028521; Mon, 9 Aug 99 00:09:38 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA08965 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:02:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28518; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 00:09:36 -0400 Received: from nouville.ufp.nc(209.58.55.81) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028505; Mon, 9 Aug 99 00:09:31 -0400 Received: from ufp.ufp.nc (ufp.ufp.nc [192.9.200.1]) by ufp.nc (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA13528 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:06:34 +1100 (GMT) Received: from [192.9.204.2] by ufp.ufp.nc, Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:06:22 +1100 Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 15:06:22 +1100 X-Sender: sarrameg@192.9.200.1 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.4 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: sarrameg@ufp.ufp.nc (Sarramegna =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= ) Subject: environmental factors one more Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sarrameg@ufp.ufp.nc (Sarramegna =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien?= ) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id AAA09151 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 475 I resend this mail because somebody did not receive it corectly From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 11:29:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA09935 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA02968; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:36:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002860; Mon, 9 Aug 99 11:35:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:31:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA44779; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:55:42 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA44755; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:55:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA27661; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:58:22 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027520; Mon, 9 Aug 99 10:57:39 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id KAA29559 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:52:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id KAA05884; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:52:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:52:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: House passes NOAA bill Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 476 See, http://www.legislative.noaa.gov for an update on NOAA's funding picture. Following from that Page: "THE HOUSE PASSES FISCAL YEAR 2000 NOAA BUDGET INCLUDING 25 PERCENT REDUCTION IN ADMINISTRATION REQUEST; REP EHLERS SUCCESSFUL IN RESTORING FULL FUNDING FOR GREAT LAKES WATER LEVEL GAUGES; $3 MILLION TAKEN FROM NOAA BUDGET TO PAY FOR MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY REPAIRS The House at 9:45 p.m. on August 5th passed by a 217-210 vote the FY 2000 House Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill (HR 2670 and HRpt 106-283). The House-passed bill provided $1.93 billion for NOAA, which is $211 million below FY 1999 budget authority and $550 million below the Presidents request. No new NOAA initiatives were funded including salmon and the Lands Legacy Initiative. The Committee issued a press release on the final passage." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 14:32:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA01436 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:32:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23632; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:38:55 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023590; Mon, 9 Aug 99 14:38:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:31:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA45745; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:07:44 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA45908; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:07:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20855; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:10:20 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020770; Mon, 9 Aug 99 14:09:22 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA23171 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:04:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20763; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:09:20 -0400 Received: from mail1.integraonline.com(206.163.82.29) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020731; Mon, 9 Aug 99 14:09:10 -0400 Received: from greenleafpr.com ([198.107.53.24]) by mail1.integraonline.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id JAA00907 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:59:20 -0700 Message-Id: <37AF184C.F0ECFFE@greenleafpr.com> Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 11:05:08 -0700 From: Tamara Greenleaf Organization: Greenleaf Associates X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Introduction Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tamara Greenleaf Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 477 Dear Colleagues, I have just joined the list and want to introduce myself. I am Tamara Greenleaf. I'm a public relations consultant in Portland, Oregon, USA, and am developing a news bureau for coral reef appreciation, research and preservation. The news bureau's mission is to encourage journalists to cover factual and responsible stories about coral (and thereby raise public interest in, and support for, preservation activities). Looking forward to reading and participating with all of you. best regards, ......................................................................... Tamara Greenleaf Executive Director, CORALNEWS Greenleaf Associates LLC 812 SW Washington, Ste. 400 Portland, Oregon 97205-3211 Tel: 503/796-0350 Fax: 503/827-6566 ......................................................................... Expert Services in News Media Relations, Promotion and Publicity From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 14:32:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA01449 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:32:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23634; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:38:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023591; Mon, 9 Aug 99 14:38:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:31:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA45823; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:09:43 GMT Message-Id: <199908091809.SAA45823@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 16:47:12 -0400 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu To: Jim Hendee , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 478 Jim, I wonder if we could in some way avoid having all the replies to a question posted on the List? Could you suggest that when someone raises a question or comment, that they become the reporter and all replies and experessions of interest are directed to them instead of to the entire list? Then, after they have had some feedback, they could post a summary? That way, all the rest of us need not receive every comment and reply? If you want to cite me as the proposer of this plan, please do so. Bob From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 9 21:30:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA21487 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:30:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA19120; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:37:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019089; Mon, 9 Aug 99 21:37:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:34:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA44805; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:38:55 GMT Received: from osage.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA48198; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 20:38:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gate.net (tsmia4-295.gate.net [207.36.234.168]) by osage.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id UAA263806 for ; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 20:38:13 -0400 Message-Id: <37AF7488.86C3671@gate.net> Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 20:38:32 -0400 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en]C-DIAL (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: Aquarius underwater laboratory update Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 479 The Aquarius underwater laboratory, owned by NOAA and operated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, supports scientists who live and work underwater studying deep coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Aquarius web site was recently upgraded to include two live web cameras during missions: one in the Main Lock and one outside in the water pointing back at Aquarius. A mission is currently in progress. New information is also available related to the science program, and operations (including the Aquarius Users Manual). Expedition journals are filed by aquanauts during missions and are quite popular. They give a first hand account of what it's like to live and work underwater. A few lesson plans are available that are targeted for middle school students (on pressure, buoyancy, and underwater light), and more are under development. We are also looking for help from educators to produce more lesson plans. Thank you. http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 10 03:36:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA25485 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:36:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA00237; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:40:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000221; Tue, 10 Aug 99 03:40:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:37:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA49924; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:13:12 GMT Received: from sme.com.univ-mrs.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA48906; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:12:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [139.124.16.39] (smemac9.com.univ-mrs.fr [139.124.16.39]) by sme.com.univ-mrs.fr (8.8.6 (PHNE_14041)/8.8.6) with ESMTP id JAA18197 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:12:58 +0200 (METDST) X-Sender: peyrot@sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:17:23 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Peyrot Mireille Subject: adress Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peyrot Mireille MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id DAA25485 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 480 I would pleased to have e-mail adress or mail adress of Danny Bucher in Ove's lab Thanks for your help Dr Mireille Peyrot - Clausade Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille Station Marine d'Endoume Rue de la Batterie-des-Lions 13007 Marseille Tél. 33+ (0)4 91 04 16 18 Fax 33+ (0)4 91 04 16 35 http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 10 09:56:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04565 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:56:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA21989; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:02:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021921; Tue, 10 Aug 99 10:02:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:46:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA52059; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:24:37 GMT Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA51986; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:24:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [38.26.9.189] (ip236.isdn5-boston.ma.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.9.236]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id GAA06078 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 06:24:23 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:31:15 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Coral Harvesting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 481 Coral Harvesting: POSTING: As usual the debate over coral harvesting seems to be based more on emotion and gut reactions than any sort of scientific basis rooted in facts. JAMES: I have communicated with Eric regarding his data collection and he is not basing his information on a "GUT REACTION or EMOTION" He is basing his data on FACT. Interviewing aquarium store owners and seeing the faxes and receivable receipts from one store are based on pure fact. Interviewing indigenous peoples from the Philippines and other areas in that region as well as confirming their information by visiting the reefs first hand (where corals are collected) and compiling data is FACT and not a gut reaction. EXAMPLE: Observing collectors collect Plerogyra from a location in Malaysia; they did not just collect a few colonies, they collected the entire patch (about 15 yard radius) without leaving one single fragment behind. Not to mention the trampling and damage to the surrounding corals that are not needed for coral collection. They cannot travel very far for collection, they stay in a particular reef area near their home, which in this case is on a small island, when the corals are gone they have basically depleted some very important species. These corals are sold for pennies, and sold to the middle men who profit a great deal. The corals are then brought to the USA and sold between $30- $100. When I told the collector what they are sold for in the USA, he did not believe me, he looked at me with a shocked look on his face. POSTING: Yes the numbers of corals and live rock collected sound immense but if compared to the total amounts of coral and live rock in Fijian waters, does this represent a significant and more importantly a negative impact on Fijian reefs? Can this rate of collection be sustained without a decline on Fijian reefs? You can quote all the numbers you want to (Eric) but unless you put those numbers into context they mean nothing. JAMES: The average person collecting is not making money for the LONG TERM to support his or her family! At the current method. Farming and cutting out the middle men and having the families deal directly with the store owners in the US might be a better idea. Along with a proposed strategy, and eco-system replenishment along with farming. POSTING: Banning the import of corals into the US will do little to help areas of coral bleaching and only hurts the economies of countries such as Fiji which has escaped massive bleaching. Perhaps a more equitable solution would be to treat a ban on coral imports on a regional basis? JAMES: Yes Fiji has escaped massive bleaching, this makes us all pleased !! This makes me think preservation & sustainable development, NOT EXPLOITATION & ignoring the real problems ! ******************************* James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance University of South Carolina at Aiken cnidaria@earthlink.net ******************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 10 10:01:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05449 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:01:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA22354; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:05:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa22271; Tue, 10 Aug 99 10:05:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:01:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA52521; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:37:31 GMT Message-Id: <199908101337.NAA52521@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Noah, Michael D POJ" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: coral-list Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:25:37 -0700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Noah, Michael D POJ" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 482 While I fully understand Bob's concern regarding the "noise" that can often be generated from the posting of questions to the list and the subsequent replies, I would just like to offer my $0.02 worth with regards to changing the default "reply to" field. Due to a pretty wide range of interests (and my remoteness out here in Japan), I subscribe to many of these discussion lists (at last count, I have more than 50 being directed to their respective folders), and I have found that those lists that have moved to using the approach to replying that has been suggested usually fail to serve the needs of the subscribers, primarily because 1) the original poster fails to either "summarize" or adequately "summarize" the responses that s/he receives to their post, despite their every honorable intention to do so at the time they posed the question, and 2) since the "discussion" list is unable to see the trend in the replies being provided in real time, the "discussion" list is unable to generate that often-needed "discussion" (e.g., to engage in what we subscribed to the list to participate in doing in the first place, at least in my case)," and so the responses that are eventually received tend to be less valuable to the poster than what would have been generated had the subject or question been more openly "debated." If the discussion list does receive a summary from the original poster, but disagrees with or wants to add something to the final results, the question/response/summary process starts anew, only now with a new poster responsible for posting the results that they receive, with the obvious extension in the time that it takes for the participants on the list to reach a consensus. I would suggest instead that subscribers to the list, first of all, refrain from changing the text of the subject field when they post a reply. Then, when the post is received, the recipient can then sort the list by subject and date/time at the start of each day, and then read the original post. If they are uninterested in the subject of that post, highlight and delete all of the subsequent responses with the same subject field without bothering to read them. This process works quite well for me, anyway. Again, just my $0.02 worth... Mata ne, Michael <<...>> US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Michael D. Noah, Ecologist USAEDJ, Box 81 (CEPOJ-PP-E) APO AP 96338-5010 011-81-311-763-5065 011-81-311-763-8869 FAX Michael.Noah@poj.usace.army.mil -----Original Message----- From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu [mailto:rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 5:47 AM To: Jim Hendee; coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list Jim, I wonder if we could in some way avoid having all the replies to a question posted on the List? Could you suggest that when someone raises a question or comment, that they become the reporter and all replies and experessions of interest are directed to them instead of to the entire list? Then, after they have had some feedback, they could post a summary? That way, all the rest of us need not receive every comment and reply? If you want to cite me as the proposer of this plan, please do so. Bob From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 10 10:01:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05433 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:01:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA22351; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:05:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022271; Tue, 10 Aug 99 10:05:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:01:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA51977; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:39:00 GMT Received: from ns.ibw.com.ni by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA52256; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:38:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ppp.ibw.com.ni (mdig33.ibw.com.ni [209.198.193.189]) by ns.ibw.com.ni (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA16674 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:38:45 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19990809192602.006a8c4c@pop1.ibw.com.ni> X-Sender: dipal@pop1.ibw.com.ni X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:26:02 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Pdipal Subject: lobster Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Pdipal Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 483 Thanks for all your replies. Everybody agreed that trowing away losterheads in a confined area would pollute the bay with consecuent negative impacts. However throwing them away in a well flushed area would be acceptable. Mariska From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 10 11:57:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA07308 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:57:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA07711; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:02:14 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007687; Tue, 10 Aug 99 12:02:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:51:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA53351; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:31:48 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA52458; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:31:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jivey (jivey.marine.usf.edu [198.116.55.45]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA10422 for ; Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:31:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990810112954.007dc3f0@seas.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jivey@seas.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:29:54 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Jim Ivey Subject: Re: coral-list In-Reply-To: <199908091809.SAA45823@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Ivey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 484 Hi everyone, I agree with Bob but only for questions regarding instruments, techniques, or specific questions. An example of a specific question would be, "Where is found?" Questions and comments that might bring about a debate should be left as general posts. Unless someone is willing to act as an enforcer of the reporting then I would suggest it be voluntary. People that want a specific answer and are willing to report the results should add a line requesting that all replies be sent to their personal address. If they do not follow through on reporting after volunteering, then we should forward all our junk mail to them :-). Regards, Jim At 04:47 PM 8/6/99 -0400, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu wrote: >Jim, > >I wonder if we could in some way avoid having all the replies to a question >posted on the List? Could you suggest that when someone raises a question >or comment, that they become the reporter and all replies and experessions >of interest are directed to them instead of to the entire list? Then, >after they have had some feedback, they could post a summary? That way, >all the rest of us need not receive every comment and reply? If you want >to cite me as the proposer of this plan, please do so. >Bob > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- James E. Ivey | Tel# (727) 553-1503 University of S. Florida | Fax# (727) 553-1189 140 7th Ave S. | e-mail: jivey@marine.usf.edu St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | ------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 08:19:04 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA00995 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:19:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01280; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:23:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001163; Wed, 11 Aug 99 08:22:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:20:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA60041; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:59:10 GMT Message-Id: <199908111159.LAA60041@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 10 Aug 1999 12:15:40 -0400 From: "Paterson, Arthur"@aoml.noaa.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Global Trade in Coral Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Paterson, Arthur"@aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 485 >>The World Conservation Monitoring Centre is pleased to announce the >>publication of 'The Global Trade in Coral' (World Conservation >>Press, Cambridge, UK, 70pp, ISBN: 1-899628-13-4). A brief summary >>follows: >> >>The Global Trade in Coral (Green and Shirley, 1999) >>This study assesses the global trade in coral in an ecological and >>economic context. Throughout the report emphasis is placed on the >>trade in live coral for aquaria because the last decade has seen an >>enormous increase in this business. The taxonomic composition of the >>trade is identified and the quantities of coral passing between >>nations illustrate the links between major exporters and importers. >>Subsequent chapters present data on the practicalities of monitoring >>international trade in coral at the global scale. In the last two >>chapters size and growth rate data are used to assess the >>sustainability of the trade in live coral: export and retail prices >>are used to estimate the revenue to exporting nations. >> >>Copies are being distributed by: >> >>Tropical Marine Centre >>Solesbridge Lane >>Chorleywood >>Hertfordshire >>WD3 5SX >>United Kingdom >> >>Tel: +44 1923 284151 >>Fax: +44 1923 285840 >> >>While stocks last these are available free of charge to addresses in >>developing nations and at the cost of postage and packing to all Global From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 08:20:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA01332 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:20:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01388; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:24:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001357; Wed, 11 Aug 99 08:24:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:21:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA59725; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:55:24 GMT Message-Id: <199908111155.LAA59725@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:38:15 -0400 From: Carol Fretwell To: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: coral-list Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Carol Fretwell Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 486 coral list On Behalf Of Noah, Michael Add $0.02 more and make it $0.04! We can all empathize with Bob's motivation -- there's just such a volume of incoming email some days that ANY way to reduce it sounds appealing(!) --- however, I completely concur with Michael Noah's assessment of the situation and proposed solution. In my view, a previous "discussion" elicited much information and helped to clear up various misconceptions that could easily have been erroneously passed on as fact. That would have only served to further distance members of the global coral reef community. Let's continue to bring researchers with coral reef knowledge, issues, and questions together via real time so progress can be made more quickly, with fewer detours caused by incomplete knowledge or understanding. There is such a host of fields associated with coral reefs, most people can pick and choose what appeals/applies to them, especially if we take Michael's idea one step further. In addition to maintaining the same subject field in a response chain, perhaps the initiator could add to the success of Michael's plan by ensuring that the subject line used is a true indicator of the subject, perhaps using our old standby key words with appropriate modifiers. Any way, that's my $0.02. Best to all, Carol R. Fretwell ***PLEASE NOTE NEW PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS*** Carol R. Fretwell Coordinator, Administrative Operations National Coral Reef Institute NSU Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Drive Dania Beach, FL 33004 USA 1-954-262-3617 (voice); 1-954-262-4027 (fax) fretwelc@ocean.nova.edu NOTICE: CONFERENCE SUMMARY of the International Conference on SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL can be found at http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/conf99.html NOTICE: 9TH INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF CONFERENCE Bali, 2000 http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs/ > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Noah, Michael > D POJ > Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 9:26 PM > To: 'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov' > Subject: RE: coral-list > > > While I fully understand Bob's concern regarding the > "noise" that can often be generated from the posting of questions to the > list and the subsequent replies, I would just like to offer my $0.02 worth > with regards to changing the default "reply to" field. > > Due to a pretty wide range of interests (and my > remoteness out here in Japan), I subscribe to many of these > discussion lists > (at last count, I have more than 50 being directed to their respective > folders), and I have found that those lists that have moved to using the > approach to replying that has been suggested usually fail to > serve the needs > of the subscribers, primarily because 1) the original poster > fails to either > "summarize" or adequately "summarize" the responses that s/he receives to > their post, despite their every honorable intention to do so at the time > they posed the question, and 2) since the "discussion" list is > unable to see > the trend in the replies being provided in real time, the > "discussion" list > is unable to generate that often-needed "discussion" (e.g., to engage in > what we subscribed to the list to participate in doing in the first place, > at least in my case)," and so the responses that are eventually received > tend to be less valuable to the poster than what would have been generated > had the subject or question been more openly "debated." If the discussion > list does receive a summary from the original poster, but > disagrees with or > wants to add something to the final results, the question/response/summary > process starts anew, only now with a new poster responsible for > posting the > results that they receive, with the obvious extension in the time that it > takes for the participants on the list to reach a consensus. > > I would suggest instead that subscribers to the > list, first of all, refrain from changing the text of the subject > field when > they post a reply. Then, when the post is received, the > recipient can then > sort the list by subject and date/time at the start of each day, and then > read the original post. If they are uninterested in the subject of that > post, highlight and delete all of the subsequent responses with the same > subject field without bothering to read them. This process works > quite well > for me, anyway. > > Again, just my $0.02 worth... > > Mata ne, > Michael > > <<...>> > US Army Corps > of Engineers > Japan District > > Michael D. Noah, Ecologist > USAEDJ, Box 81 (CEPOJ-PP-E) > APO AP 96338-5010 > > 011-81-311-763-5065 > 011-81-311-763-8869 FAX > > > Michael.Noah@poj.usace.army.mil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu > [mailto:rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu] > Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 5:47 AM > To: Jim Hendee; > coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Re: coral-list > > Jim, > > I wonder if we could in some way avoid > having all the replies to a question > posted on the List? Could you suggest that > when someone raises a question > or comment, that they become the reporter > and all replies and experessions > of interest are directed to them instead of > to the entire list? Then, > after they have had some feedback, they > could post a summary? That way, > all the rest of us need not receive every > comment and reply? If you want > to cite me as the proposer of this plan, > please do so. > Bob > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 08:57:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13419 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:57:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04993; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:04:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004966; Wed, 11 Aug 99 09:04:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:01:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA60093; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:55:42 GMT Received: from aol11.wff.nasa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA60469; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:55:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aol11.wff.nasa.gov (aol11.wff.nasa.gov [128.154.1.161]) by aol11.wff.nasa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA02315; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:44:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:44:22 -0400 (EDT) From: "C. W. Wright (1698)" X-Sender: wright@aol11.wff.nasa.gov To: Jim Ivey cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990810112954.007dc3f0@seas.marine.usf.edu> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "C. W. Wright (1698)" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 487 A list moderator could easily "clean up" the coral list. I operate a system with several majordomo lists that each have approximately 1000 subscribers. Some are moderated sone are not. The moderator is a volunteer member of the list, and all posts to the list simply go to him first. He reviews them, edits "flames", spam, irrelevant material, and generally filters what finally gets distributed to list members. The list I'm thinking of (canard-aviators@canard.com) has abt 900 members and 10 to 15 messages per day. It takes the moderators abt an hour each day to take care of the list. The moderation task can be divided between several people and it's easy to setup (at least for majordomo lists). The coral list value would be enhanced significantly by appointing one or more moderators. The problem of repeatedly answering the same questions can be addressed by someone reviewing an archive of the list and isolating the repeatd questions/answers and creating a web page of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and their answers. A link to that web page would then be added to the bottom of every message posted to the list, so people could quickly and easily access it. Best regards, C W Wright --<<< We are committed to exceeding requirements >>>----->-+ C.W. Wright,wright@osb.wff.nasa.gov, Ph:757-824-1698 http://lidar.wff.nasa.gov Fax:603-925-6886 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Building N-159 Room E117, Code 972,Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, Va. 23337 -------+-<------------------------------------------------- > > I agree with Bob but only for questions regarding instruments, techniques, > or specific questions. An example of a specific question would be, "Where > is found?" Questions and comments that might bring about > a debate should be left as general posts. Unless someone is willing to act > as an enforcer of the reporting then I would suggest it be voluntary. > People that want a specific answer and are willing to report the results > should add a line requesting that all replies be sent to their personal > address. If they do not follow through on reporting after volunteering, > then we should forward all our junk mail to them :-). > > Regards, > > Jim > > > At 04:47 PM 8/6/99 -0400, rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu wrote: > >Jim, > > > >I wonder if we could in some way avoid having all the replies to a question > >posted on the List? Could you suggest that when someone raises a question > >or comment, that they become the reporter and all replies and experessions > >of interest are directed to them instead of to the entire list? Then, > >after they have had some feedback, they could post a summary? That way, > >all the rest of us need not receive every comment and reply? If you want > >to cite me as the proposer of this plan, please do so. > >Bob > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > James E. Ivey | Tel# (727) 553-1503 > University of S. Florida | Fax# (727) 553-1189 > 140 7th Ave S. | e-mail: jivey@marine.usf.edu > St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 10:02:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA00739 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:02:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA12760; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:07:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012704; Wed, 11 Aug 99 10:07:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:04:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA60606; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:55:44 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA57899; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:55:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA11729; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:58:20 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011630; Wed, 11 Aug 99 09:57:38 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA27779 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:52:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id JAA25635; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:52:52 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:52:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list moderation In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 488 On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, C. W. Wright (1698) wrote: > A list moderator could easily "clean up" the coral list. Long-time coral-list subscribers may remember that at one time I did moderate all submissions to coral-list. However, with all due respect to C.W. Wright, I now prefer not to "clean-up" the free speech, wherever possible. As you all know, I quite often admonish or encourage people to try to limit their comments to coral research. Coral-list subscribers are for the most part professional colleagues who know one another and generally do not "misbehave" online, or offline. Hence, "clean up" is generally not necessary. Dr. Bob Ginsburg's message came basically, I believe, out of frustration at reading the many messages to the list, rather that reading summarizations by the original submitters who got the answers. (This is one reason I have also offered coral-list-digest.) As you have seen from the thread, some people agree with him, some don't. As it is now, it is up to the submitter of a question to say, "Please respond to me personally, and I will post a summary at a later time." Some people have done this, some people wish others did it more often. > I operate a > system with several majordomo lists that each have approximately 1000 > subscribers. Some are moderated sone are not. The moderator is a > volunteer member of the list, and all posts to the list simply go to him > first. He reviews them, edits "flames", spam, irrelevant material, and > generally filters what finally gets distributed to list members. The list > I'm thinking of (canard-aviators@canard.com) has abt 900 members and 10 to > 15 messages per day. It takes the moderators abt an hour each day to take > care of the list. The moderation task can be divided between several > people and it's easy to setup (at least for majordomo lists). Some of us would not be happy campers at getting 10 to 15 *extra* messages a day! The caveats here are "time" and "volunteer". I, for one, do other things besides administer coral-list and the CHAMP Program, which has not been funded, except via in-house (i.e., "base") funds, since 1993 (by NOAA's Office of Global Programs, via Dr. Mark Eakin). I have found through my life experiences that "you get what you pay for", and that when crunch-time comes, and you absolutely MUST have something done, you can't order your volunteer help to do what must be done, because he/she has other personal priorities. Been there, done that. In this particular case, "must" equals a professional attitude and diligence to the task(s) at hand, and I would not dare to sumbit coral-list to anything less. This is not to say that your lists would be less professional, it is just to say that I don't care to let coral-list get that way by someone who is not being paid a fair dollar to do an excellent job (but see next). > The coral list value would be enhanced significantly by appointing one or > more moderators. If I had the funds to hire a systems administrator who could also moderate, I'd do it in a heart-beat, believe me. On the other hand, if I were located at a university where I had daily or frequent access to a graduate student whom I could train, monitor, etc., then I might do that. That is, graduate students are generally motivated to the same level as someone who is paid (especially if the student is receiving a stiped to do that work). I have made an enquiry to a colleague at a local university (which has coral research as a major mandate) about a provisional agreement in which I could "turn over the reins" through time, but unfortunately have not received a response yet. > The problem of repeatedly answering the same questions can be addressed by > someone reviewing an archive of the list and isolating the repeatd > questions/answers and creating a web page of FAQs (Frequently Asked > Questions) and their answers. A link to that web page would then be added > to the bottom of every message posted to the list, so people could quickly > and easily access it. Actually, Dr. Judy Lang and I have been working on how to go about making an FAQ list for a "coral-student" list, offline. We are awaiting feedback from our colleagues. As some of you original coral-listers may remember, I tried back several years ago to get feedback from susbscribers for an FAQ list, but to no avail (like, only three responses). (I would remind the subscribers that even though I have two degrees in marine biology, my speciality in coral-list is as an information systems person, and only secondarily as a coral enthusiast). In summary, I am open to suggestions on how to manage coral-list. I have done quite a bit behind the scenes (e.g., never ending attempts to get CHAMP funded, discussions with colleagues, meetings with NOAA personnel, etc.) to make things better, but the bottom line right now is: quality product equals time + money + quality help (the ageless formula). Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 13:01:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA19522 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:01:13 -0400 (EDT) From: CoralReefA@aol.com Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01245; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:07:59 -0400 Received: from imo24.mx.aol.com(198.81.17.68) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001138; Wed, 11 Aug 99 13:07:47 -0400 Received: from CoralReefA@aol.com by imo24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id xJPDa14818 (8014); Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:03:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <83df452c.24e306f2@aol.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:03:46 EDT Subject: Re: Re: coral-list moderation To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 84 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 489 Jim, I know that I speak for the vast majority of the coral-list users when I say "THANK YOU" for all of the time, energy and thought you have put into the list. The coral-list is a tremendous resource for all of us. It is great that you are open to making improvements, but it shouldn't all fall on your shoulders. It may be time for us to collectively think about where we might be able to find some financial/personnel support for the list so that you can make the types of changes you refer to in your message. At the very least, we coral-listers should start to take some more responsibility as well for projects such as the FAQ list. Thanks again for all your good work, Stephen Colwell Executive Director CORAL- The Coral Reef Alliance "Working together to keep coral reefs alive" Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 Berkeley, CA 94704 tel: 510-848-0110 fax: 510-848-3720 email: SColwell@coral.org web site: www.coral.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 13:03:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA20112 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:03:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01450; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:10:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001386; Wed, 11 Aug 99 13:09:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:05:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA61660; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:55:31 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA61708; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:55:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373565(3)>; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:55:04 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135718(5)>; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:55:01 -1000 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:54:58 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 490 On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, James M. Cervino wrote: > Coral Harvesting: > > JAMES: I have communicated with Eric regarding his data collection and he > is not basing his information on a "GUT REACTION or EMOTION" He is basing > his data on FACT. Interviewing aquarium store owners and seeing the faxes > and receivable receipts from one store are based on pure fact. Interviewing > indigenous peoples from the Philippines and other areas in that region as > well as confirming their information by visiting the reefs first hand > (where corals are collected) and compiling data is FACT and not a gut > reaction. EXAMPLE: Observing collectors collect Plerogyra from a location > in Malaysia; they did not just collect a few colonies, they collected the > entire patch (about 15 yard radius) without leaving one single fragment > behind. Not to mention the trampling and damage to the surrounding corals > that are not needed for coral collection. They cannot travel very far for > collection, they stay in a particular reef area near their home, which in > this case is on a small island, when the corals are gone they have > basically depleted some very important species. These corals are sold for > pennies, and sold to the middle men who profit a great deal. The corals > are then brought to the USA and sold between $30- $100. When I told the > collector what they are sold for in the USA, he did not believe me, he > looked at me with a shocked look on his face. > > > POSTING: Yes the numbers of corals and live rock collected sound immense > but if compared to the total amounts of coral and live rock in Fijian > waters, does this represent a significant and more importantly a negative > impact on Fijian reefs? Can this rate of collection be sustained without a > decline on Fijian reefs? You can quote all the numbers you want to (Eric) > but unless you put those numbers into context they mean nothing. In refering to the lack of data I did not mean to imply that no numbers of imports had been collected, that would of course not be true as various reports have been published on this in the past, though none that I can remember in a peer reviewed journal (please correct me if wrong). As I stated in the above paragraph, these numbers mean nothing unless taken in context. This is where the emotionalism comes into play .. interpreting those numbers. I also stated that I know there are abuses going on and I fully agree something needs to be done. But whereas you would want to shut everything down, I would prefer to see solutions worked out that are less drastic. > JAMES: The average person collecting is not making money for the LONG TERM > to support his or her family! At the current method. Farming and cutting > out the middle men and having the families deal directly with the store > owners in the US might be a better idea. Along with a proposed strategy, > and eco-system replenishment along with farming. I couldn't agree with you more. > JAMES: Yes Fiji has escaped massive bleaching, this makes us all pleased !! > This makes me think preservation & sustainable development, NOT > EXPLOITATION & ignoring the real problems ! I do not understand where you are getting the impression that there is exploitation and unsustainable development going on in Fiji when it comes to coral harvesting? Where is the data to show it is exploitive and unsustainable? This is why I think the recommendations of the upcoming report make sense, lets study what is actually going on at the collection level and let the data speak for itself. With the resources of the U. of the S.P. and all its grad students right there, its a perfect opportunity. Charles ** My opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the U. of Hawaii or the Waikiki Aq. ** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 11 13:13:32 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA22404 for ; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:13:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA02430; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:18:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002379; Wed, 11 Aug 99 13:17:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:11:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA59068; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 17:05:11 GMT Received: from imo24.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) id NAA61896; Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:04:59 -0400 (EDT) From: CoralReefA@aol.com Received: from CoralReefA@aol.com by imo24.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id xJPDa14818 (8014); Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:03:46 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <83df452c.24e306f2@aol.com> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:03:46 EDT Subject: Re: Re: coral-list moderation To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: CoralReefA@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 491 Jim, I know that I speak for the vast majority of the coral-list users when I say "THANK YOU" for all of the time, energy and thought you have put into the list. The coral-list is a tremendous resource for all of us. It is great that you are open to making improvements, but it shouldn't all fall on your shoulders. It may be time for us to collectively think about where we might be able to find some financial/personnel support for the list so that you can make the types of changes you refer to in your message. At the very least, we coral-listers should start to take some more responsibility as well for projects such as the FAQ list. Thanks again for all your good work, Stephen Colwell Executive Director CORAL- The Coral Reef Alliance "Working together to keep coral reefs alive" Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 Berkeley, CA 94704 tel: 510-848-0110 fax: 510-848-3720 email: SColwell@coral.org web site: www.coral.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 13 10:11:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27770 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:11:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA16844; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:17:48 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016794; Fri, 13 Aug 99 10:17:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:13:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06354; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:46:12 GMT Received: from kellia.nioz.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA06449; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:46:06 -0400 (EDT) From: erikm@nioz.nl Received: from pcmeet2([145.1.3.68]) (1061 bytes) by kellia.nioz.nl via smtpd with P:smtp/R:inet_hosts/T:smtp (sender: ) id for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:45:56 +0200 (MET DST) (Smail-3.2.0.104 1998-Nov-20 #2 built DST-Jul-20) Message-Id: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:48:07 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: To brood or to spawn... Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: erikm@nioz.nl Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 492 0100,0100,0100Dear colleagues, Is there anyone who can enlighten me as to the reproductive modes (brooder or spawner) of 0000,0000,0000Colpophyllia natans, Dichocoenia stokesii, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Eusmilia fastigiata, Meandrina meandrites. Any info/references would be much appreciated. Sincerely, Erik Meesters -------------------------------------------- Dr. Erik Meesters Dept of Marine Ecology Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (Nioz) P.O. Box 59 1790 AB Den Burg-The Netherlands ph. (0)31-(0)222-369530/572 fax (0)31-(0)222-319674 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 13 15:00:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16129 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:00:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA17098; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:05:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016981; Fri, 13 Aug 99 15:04:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:02:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA08053; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:21:35 GMT Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:21:35 GMT Message-Id: <199908131821.SAA08053@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: NEWS@fws.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 493 Date sent: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:38:11 -0400 Subject: CORAL SMUGGLING CONVICTIONS SHOW U.S.RESOLVE TO ENFORCE REEF PROTECTIONS Sender: owner-coral-list Precedence: bulk Reply-To: NEWS@fws.gov This message is from the fws-news listserver. Please DO NOT REPLY (it just confuses the computers). Subscribers can't reply or send their own messages to the fws-news listserver. This listserver is designed mainly as a "one way street" for the rapid dissemination of information concerning the Service and its activities, rather than for gathering feedback. To contact us, see the explanatory note at bottom of the message. ============================================================ August 13, 1999 Sandy Cleva 703-358-1949 Patricia Fisher 202-208-5634 CORAL SMUGGLING CONVICTIONS SHOW U.S.RESOLVE TO ENFORCE REEF PROTECTIONS A federal investigation of illegal coral trafficking, spearheaded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, resulted in the August 9, 1999, criminal convictions of a Tarpon Springs, Florida man and his business for smuggling internationally protected corals from the Phillippines to the United States. The guilty verdicts against Petros "Pete" Leventis and Greek Island Imports, Inc., which were handed down by a federal jury in Tampa, Florida, after a week-long trial, represent what Justice Department officials believe to be the first federal felony convictions for smuggling protected coral species. "Coral reefs, which are home to nearly one-quarter of all fish species, are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth; they are also among the most imperiled," said Service Acting Director John Rogers. "Stopping the illegal commercial exploitation of coral species is a vital part of U.S. and international efforts to save these resources." Leventis, and his business, Greek Island Imports, Inc. were indicted in November 1998 on conspiracy, smuggling, and wildlife charges along with Esther T. Flores, the owner and operator of a seashell and souvenir exporting business located in Cebu City, Republic of the Philippines. The pair were accused of conspiring to smuggle protected corals and seashells into the United States from that country using false declarations, invoices, and shipping documents to circumvent U.S. and Philippine laws as well as international trade restrictions that protect corals and other marine species. Commercial exploitation is a serious threat to the continued viability of the world's coral reefs, nearly 60 percent of which are considered at risk because of human activities. Dangers range from illegal trade and destructive fishing practices to coastal development and marine pollution. Large-scale degradation of reefs has already occurred in east Africa, south and southeast Asia, parts of the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Concern for reef conservation prompted the Philippines to ban the export of corals in 1977. Many of the species targeted by Leventis and his alleged supplier (which include blue, organ- pipe, branch, brush, staghorn, finger, brown stem, mushroom, and feather corals) have been listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1985. Such species may not be legally traded without export permits from the country of origin. On Monday, Leventis and his company were found guilty on two counts of violating the Lacey Act a federal statute that makes it a crime in this country to import wildlife taken in violation of a foreign, state, tribal, or other U.S. law. They were also convicted of one felony count under the federal anti-smuggling statute. Leventis will be sentenced in November and could spend up to five years in jail and be fined up to $250,000 for each of his three felony convictions. His company faces fines of up to $500,000 per count. "Profiteering at the expense of coral reefs will not go unchecked. The United States is committed to the rigorous enforcement of the laws and treaties that protect coral species worldwide," said Rogers. The federal investigation of Leventis' smuggling activities began in July 1997 when a Service wildlife inspector intercepted a 40-foot shipping container packed with some 350 boxes and packages of coral and seashells in Tampa, Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents and U.S. Customs Service officers successfully documented a series of transactions involving protected corals and seashells between the U.S. businessman and his alleged Philippine supplier that extended back to 1991. Leventis' Lacey Act and smuggling convictions are tied to the 1997 shipment as well as an illegal 1993 coral importation. The case was jointly prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida and the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. The United States has filed papers with the Philippines seeking the extradition of Flores. Coral and seashell items are often sold as souvenirs in gift shops and other stores in the United States and around the world. Consumers in this country should make sure these products are legal before buying them, and Americans who travel overseas should check U.S. laws before trying to bring home coral and shell souvenirs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93- million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System comprised of more than 500 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands, and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fish and wildlife management assistance offices, and 78 ecological services field stations. 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For additional information about listser Wendy Shemansky Environmental News Director, Secretary West Penn Scuba Divers Pittsburgh, PA slkyshrk@sgi.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 13 17:23:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA02838 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:23:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29925; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:30:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029907; Fri, 13 Aug 99 17:30:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:27:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA08875; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:51:45 GMT Received: from ic.si.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA08871; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:51:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from SIWP01-Message_Server by ic.si.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:54:06 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:52:55 -0400 From: "Harilaos Lessios" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: 3-Year Fellowship -Forwarded Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Harilaos Lessios" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 494 Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:12:49 -0400 From: "Georgina de Alba (Adriana Bilgray)" To: CHRISTYJ@naos.si.edu,COOKER@naos.si.edu, eb@naos.si.edu, GUZMANH@naos.si.edu, HILLISL@naos.si.edu, JACKSONJ@naos.si.edu, JennionM@naos.si.edu, KNOWLTON@naos.si.edu, LESSIOSH@naos.si.edu, ross.robertson@naos.si.edu, AIELLOA@tivoli.si.edu, BASSETY@tivoli.si.edu, COATESA@tivoli.si.edu, COLINVAP@tivoli.si.edu, CONDITR@tivoli.si.edu, CORREAM@tivoli.si.edu, GOMEZN@tivoli.si.edu, HERREA@tivoli.si.edu, PIPERNOD@tivoli.si.edu, RAND@tivoli.si.edu, RUBINOFF@tivoli.si.edu, SALAZARN@tivoli.si.edu, SANTOSF@tivoli.si.edu, SMITHN@tivoli.si.edu, WCISLOW@tivoli.si.edu, WRIGHTJ@tivoli.si.edu Subject: 3-Year Fellowship Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline We would appreciate if you can forward this fellowship announcement to potential candidates, colleagues, and electronic bulletin boards. We want to start this process early to ensure that more persons hear about this fellowship opportunity. Thank you, Georgina de Alba 3-Year Tupper Postdoctoral Fellowship The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), in the Republic of Panama, a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., invites applications for the Earl S. Tupper three-year postdoctoral fellowship. Disciplines may include ecology, anthropology, paleontology, evolution, behavior and physiology of tropical plants or animals. Research should be based at one of the STRI facilities; proposals that include comparative research in other tropical countries will be considered. One fellowship is awarded annually. Applications should include a detailed research proposal with budget (less than 10 pages), a curriculum vitae, 2 letters of reference, names and telephone numbers of 3 additional professional references and reprints of most important papers. We suggest applicants consult with the STRI scientific staff member who will serve as their advisor before submitting final application. Staff and research interests are listed at http://www.si.edu/stri. Annual stipend is $30,000 with yearly travel and research allotments. Send application by January 15, 2000 to: 3-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington D.C., 20560-0580, E-Mail FELLOWS@TIVOLI.SI.EDU. Awards are based upon merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or condition of handicap of the applicant. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 13 17:49:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03174 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:49:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA01177; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:56:08 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001158; Fri, 13 Aug 99 17:55:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:52:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA09010; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:17:59 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA09007; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:17:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29278; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:20:34 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029245; Fri, 13 Aug 99 17:19:35 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA02672 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:12:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29237; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:19:33 -0400 Received: from mail1.integraonline.com(206.163.82.29) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029203; Fri, 13 Aug 99 17:19:18 -0400 Received: from greenleafpr.com ([198.107.53.24]) by mail1.integraonline.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA16953 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:09:45 -0700 Message-Id: <37B48ACD.4CBC282F@greenleafpr.com> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 14:18:37 -0700 From: Tamara Greenleaf Organization: Greenleaf Associates X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral as a gift item Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tamara Greenleaf Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 495 The article on coral smuggling arrests says "Coral and seashell items are often sold as souvenirs in gift shops and other stores in the United States and around the world. Consumers in this country should make sure these products are legal before buying them." The question I have is, HOW can a consumer make sure a coral item in a gift shop is legal? Are there any circumstances in which a coral item being sold as a gift or souvenir is okay? Tamara Greenleaf Executive Director, CORALNEWS co/Greenleaf Associates LLC 812 SW Washington, Ste. 400 Portland, Oregon 97205-3211 Tel: 503/796-0350 Fax: 503/827-6566 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 13 17:59:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03358 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:59:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA01892; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:06:17 -0400 Received: from mail.rivnet.net(205.130.32.9) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001841; Fri, 13 Aug 99 18:05:32 -0400 Received: from [205.130.32.197] (unverified [205.130.32.197]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:03:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:06:14 -0400 Subject: Re: coral-list, of course From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: Jim Hendee Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 496 Hi Jim, Been away for a couple of days. What about Steve Colwell's email? FAQs suitable for coral-list could be readily rewritten for the students, too... I failed us in DC, in that there were so many concurrent agendas that we never got to the specifics of what would be on their RECON website...but I haven't forgotten if that should seem to be the appropriate way to go. Have a great week-end, Judy PS The word is getting around. EPA guys a little vexed that the scientists are only complaining about NOAA cuts when they perceive their position as being even more precarious. I said, "All I need is a mole..." ---------- >From: CoralReefA@aol.com >To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Re: Re: coral-list moderation >Date: Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 1:03 PM > >Jim, > >I know that I speak for the vast majority of the coral-list users when I say >"THANK YOU" for all of the time, energy and thought you have put into the >list. The coral-list is a tremendous resource for all of us. > >It is great that you are open to making improvements, but it shouldn't all >fall on your shoulders. It may be time for us to collectively think about >where we might be able to find some financial/personnel support for the list >so that you can make the types of changes you refer to in your message. > >At the very least, we coral-listers should start to take some more >responsibility as well for projects such as the FAQ list. > >Thanks again for all your good work, >Stephen Colwell >Executive Director >CORAL- The Coral Reef Alliance > >"Working together to keep coral reefs alive" >Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 >Berkeley, CA 94704 > >tel: 510-848-0110 >fax: 510-848-3720 >email: SColwell@coral.org >web site: www.coral.org > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 14 00:19:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA06512 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:19:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA14909; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:24:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014868; Sat, 14 Aug 99 00:23:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:20:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA10808; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 04:05:28 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA10827; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:05:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA14585; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:08:06 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014571; Sat, 14 Aug 99 00:07:06 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA06362 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:00:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA14568; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:07:05 -0400 Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net(209.166.160.37) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014552; Sat, 14 Aug 99 00:06:40 -0400 Received: from wendy-shemansky (dap-209-114-167-106.pm4-1-s5.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.167.106]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with SMTP id AAA20161 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:03:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199908140403.AAA20161@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:02:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: coral as a gift item Priority: normal In-reply-to: <37B48ACD.4CBC282F@greenleafpr.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 497 Tamara Greenleaf wrote: > The question I have is, > HOW can a consumer make sure a coral item in a gift shop is legal? Only an educated consumer will consult the shop owner and ask where they came from. And hope the owner will be truthful. The best way to educate the consumer is to push the peril of the reefs. Hey, the fur activists did it. Wearing fur became socially unacceptable. > Are there any circumstances in which a coral item being sold as a gift or > souvenir is okay? Yes. If it's made of synthetic material. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendy Jo Shemansky Environmental News Director, Secretary West Penn Scuba Divers Environmental Science & Management Graduate Student Duquesne University Pittsburgh,PA slkyshrk@sgi.net **** Think globally, act locally!**** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 15 22:51:26 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA27093 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:51:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA16767; Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:56:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016754; Sun, 15 Aug 99 22:56:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:33:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA24489; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:52:46 GMT Received: from imo25.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA24374; Sun, 15 Aug 1999 21:52:41 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bYIEa16296 (3935) for ; Sun, 15 Aug 1999 21:52:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <78a884c2.24e8c8c3@aol.com> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 21:52:03 EDT Subject: Flower Gardens Update To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 498 Hello all: My recent trip to the Flower Gardens/Stetson Banks was an overwhelmingly positive experience. It has been a long time since I have seen such a healthy reef system in Gulf/Caribbean waters. Flower Gardens: East and West Banks, both reported to be on Mooring #5 at each reef site There were many juveniles present of fish, corals and other invertebrates, and these seem well balanced by healthy populations of predators. There were fairly good populations of Diadema urchins, with many spawning during the night dive at approximately 2100 to 2200 hours (near new moon). The water temperature was 87F at the surface and approximately 84-85F at 70-90 feet of depth. Surface conditions were swells from 2-4 ft and no noticeable currents at depth during any of the dives. Bleaching was not seen on any corals, with the possible exception of a very large head of Montastrea annularis. This particular colony had a broad flat top over five feet across and continued down vertically for another 4-5 feet. The top surface of this coral was noticeably more light golden colored than the bottom margins, and upper sides became uniformly more lightened towards the upper surface. Whether this was a partial bleaching or just different clades of zooxanthellae and photoacclimation is questionable, but it was more notably light than similar sized colonies on its upper surface. Disease: The whitened areas of parrot fish bites were obvious. However, I noted a total of four corals that appeared to have WBD or a similar white syndrome. West Bank had two of these colonies: A Diploria sp. immediately at the base of the mooring line attachment had a uniform white band from its lower margins extending up approximately 1- 2" around its circumference. I found it notable that this coral happened to be at a point where it could be encountering repeated stresses from divers descending the mooring line. The other coral with a WBD-type occurrence was tentatively identified as Madracis pharensis forma luciphilia. I am not confident in this identification, however, as my hand lens wasn't with me on this dive. This coral had been injured near its lower margin, evidenced by a chunk that was missing, and it did not appear to be from a bite. From this area, a white band had begun to partially encircle the rest of the base, but had not made a complete circumference yet. The band was approximately 2-3" wide tapering off to healthy coral tissue some distance away. On the East Bank, 2 Diploria sp. had WBD-type signs, again both adjacent to or very near the mooring attachment site. East Bank also had numerous places where bare zones between competing corals (mostly M. annularis and Diploria sp.) had significant cyanobacterial accumulations. These accumulations seemed more dense than those on interacting corals on the West Bank. In a single case observed, the accumulation was quite localized near the Diploria margin and could, in my estimate, form a BBD in the future. No visible black consortium material was present yet, although the cyanobacterial mat was denser and darker than those present in similar competitive interactions. No other unusual or unhealthy conditions were seen at either site. A Young Ridley's sea turtle was seen at the surface while on deck grazing through a small patch of Sargassum. No other sea turtles were seen by the group. Two black tip reef sharks were seen at 1800 hours. No reports of other elasmobranchs. Stetson Bank: Shouldn't the name be changed to Millepora Bank? Heavy fish populations and very heavy Millepora coverage. No bleaching or disease noticed on any of the sparse corals covering the area. Dictyota growth on the flats was moderate but not overgrowing the Madracis sp. or other isolated coral heads present. Some fireworms seen grazing on Millepora at 0700 hours. One large spotted eagle ray was seen at 1030 hours. Fairly turbid green water with moderate currents at depth and a pronounced 5-7F thermocline at approximately 40 feet from the surface. For those who made specific requests for photos and specific reports, I will forward the pictures and reply directly as soon as they are developed. I did not locate M. asperula on any of my dives. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 16 06:33:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA00605 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:33:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA24939; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:40:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024926; Mon, 16 Aug 99 06:40:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:12:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA26474; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 09:23:52 GMT Received: from phoenix.wcmc.org.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA26419; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 05:23:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from groupwise.wcmc.org.uk (groupwise.wcmc.org.uk [192.26.45.142]) by phoenix.wcmc.org.uk (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id KAA27197 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:24:12 +0100 (BST) Received: from GROUPWISE-Message_Server by groupwise.wcmc.org.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:23:17 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:22:50 +0100 From: "Ed Green" To: Subject: Call For Consultants - A Request For Expressions Of Interest Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ed Green" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id GAA00605 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 499 Call For Consultants - A Request For Expressions Of Interest At the request of the UNEP Division of Environmental Conventions WCMC is in the process of developing a project to support coral reef assessments in four areas, those covered by the Cartagena, Lima, Nairobi and Jeddah Regional Seas Conventions. The need for this work was identified at a recent meeting of the Regional Seas Secretariats in the Hague. The proposed plan of activity would include the development of terms of reference for consultants to visit each Secretariat to discuss and report on: · the availability of data on the region's coral reefs · the adequacy of existing data in the region · regional coral reef information needs and priorities · regional training and capacity building needs · relevant regional programmes and activities · national involvement in international conventions in the context of the sustainable use and protection of coral reefs. The details of this project, including exact terms of reference, will be finalised during a meeting at WCMC on Wednesday 18th August. The consultants will be identified and timetables arranged for their visits before the end of August. Their visits would occur during September and a report would be due in early October. If you are interested in acting for WCMC and UNEP in a consulting capacity then please send me an expression of interest as soon as possible - at the moment this should NOT include more than contact details and a SHORT paragraph summarising relevant experience. Thank you, Ed. Dr. Edmund Green Head, Marine and Coastal Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DL United Kingdom Tel: (44) 1223 277314 Fax: (44) 1223 277136 http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 17 09:26:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA21273 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:26:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA09596; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:33:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009456; Tue, 17 Aug 99 09:32:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:27:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA35859; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 12:36:02 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA36176; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:35:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04043; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:38:44 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003865; Tue, 17 Aug 99 08:37:44 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA06088 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:30:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA03850; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:37:42 -0400 Received: from mail.hchb.noaa.gov(140.90.150.15) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003693; Tue, 17 Aug 99 08:36:51 -0400 Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 628 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:24:43 -0400 Message-Id: <37B955A0.9356CF43@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:29:21 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral list Subject: Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------83D5A5576CD9599AF7CA774D" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 500 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------83D5A5576CD9599AF7CA774D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Note!!! The application deadline is August 31, 1999. The Aldo Leopold Leadership Program -- about to begin its second year -- will train 60 environmental scientists to be effective communicators and leaders. The Leopold Leadership Fellows will be primarily tenured academic environmental scientists who are active in research and teaching. Leopold Leadership Fellows hone skills that enable them to better share their knowledge of environmental science with media representatives, policy makers, and the private sector. The Program will train 20 scientists a year for three years. The first cohort of fellows -- which includes at least three active SSI members -- has completed the first training session and will soon embark upon the second one in the DC area. The training sessions include five modules: * Providing Leadership within the Scientific Community * Providing Scientific Input to the Policy Process * Communicating with the Media * Interacting with the Corporate Sector * Working with Non-Governmental Organizations The above topics will be spread out over the course of two week-long training sessions -- the first training session is scheduled for June 13-20, 2000, and the second for a week next September. The application deadline for the second year's program is August 31, 1999. Since the application requires some references, you might want to take a look right away if you are interested. To apply or to nominate a candidate, or for more information (including information on this year's fellows), access their web site: http://www.leopold.orst.edu Or contact Dr. Judith R. Vergun, Project Director, (541) 737-4684; (541) 737-2450 (fax); vergunj@oce.orst.edu Or Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Steering Committee Chair, (541) 737- 5337; (541) 737-3360 (fax); lubchenj@bcc.orst.edu --------------83D5A5576CD9599AF7CA774D Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------83D5A5576CD9599AF7CA774D-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 17 10:40:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA11164 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:40:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA20115; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:44:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019920; Tue, 17 Aug 99 10:44:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:12:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA36691; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:29:15 GMT Received: from front7.grolier.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA36112; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ozzie.home (Chartres-1-20.club-internet.fr [195.36.131.20]) by front7.grolier.fr (8.9.3/No_Relay+No_Spam_MGC990224) with SMTP id PAA24310 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:28:58 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <001c01bee8b8$129f2a40$148324c3@home> From: "Micky V. Schoelzke" To: "coral list" Subject: Need for standardization in nutrient enrichment studies? Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:38:43 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01BEE8C6.967D1120" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Micky V. Schoelzke" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 501 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BEE8C6.967D1120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I would like to throw in some ideas that came to me while working on = nutrient enrichment on aquarium grown nubbins of S. pistillata. From my = few month experience in this kind of experiments and with a close look = at the literature published, I thought that there is a crucial need of = some standardization. Indeed, nutrient enrichment experiments have = produced a large amount of data which is hardly comparable. during my = work, I experienced trouble finding the right protocol. What I wanted = was a constant enrichment of iron and/or nitrate in my experimental = tanks and this is only feasible with a precise protocol. A lot of = laboratory based enrichment studies were done by "flushing" periodically = some elevated concentrations of a given nutrient in the tanks and very = few studies actually measured the "real" amount of nutrient present in = the system at all times. My ecotoxicology course are still in my memory, = and in this field, there are some standardized bioassays published, = making it easy for researchers to perform experiments which are = reproducible and easily compared with each other. I think that this = could be done in coral research: there could be protocols set up which = would be very useful for comparisons between geographical areas and = growth conditions. A reproducible protocol on coral nubbins and whole = colonies performed in laboratory conditions is very feasible (the = protocol I use would be) and the same reproducibility is probably = achievable (although probably requiring more sophisticated techniques) = in the field on colonies of single species and on coral communities.=20 I would welcome any ideas about the subject, which has puzzled me for = some time. I 'm not a researcher yet, but only a Master's degree student = discovering the hard time of research on corals so I hope you don't find = me a bit presomptuous! This is only an idea that came from struggling = through literature!! Thanks for your reactions. Regards, MICKY=20 Vanessa M. SCHOELZKE FRANCE Tel: (33) 0662592560 mickyfit@club-internet.fr mickyfit@yahoo.com ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BEE8C6.967D1120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,
I would like to throw in some ideas that came to me = while=20 working on nutrient enrichment on aquarium grown nubbins of S. = pistillata. From=20 my few month experience in this kind of experiments and with a close = look at the=20 literature published, I  thought that there is a crucial need of = some=20 standardization. Indeed, nutrient enrichment experiments have produced a = large=20 amount of data which is hardly comparable. during my work, I experienced = trouble=20 finding the right protocol. What I wanted was a constant enrichment of = iron=20 and/or nitrate in my experimental tanks and this is only feasible with a = precise=20 protocol. A lot of laboratory based enrichment studies were done by = "flushing"=20 periodically some elevated concentrations of a given nutrient in the = tanks and=20 very few studies actually measured the "real" amount of nutrient present = in the=20 system at all times. My ecotoxicology course are still in my memory, and = in this=20 field, there are some standardized bioassays published, making it easy = for=20 researchers to perform experiments which are reproducible and easily = compared=20 with each other. I think that this could be done in coral research: = there could=20 be protocols set up which would be very useful for comparisons between=20 geographical areas and growth conditions. A reproducible protocol on = coral=20 nubbins and whole colonies performed in laboratory conditions is very = feasible=20 (the protocol I use would be) and the same reproducibility is probably=20 achievable (although probably requiring more sophisticated techniques) = in the=20 field on colonies of single species and on coral communities. =
I would welcome any ideas about the subject, which = has puzzled=20 me for some time.
I 'm not a researcher yet, but only a Master's = degree student=20 discovering the hard time of research on corals so I hope you don't find = me a=20 bit presomptuous! This is only an idea that came from struggling through = literature!!
Thanks for your reactions.
Regards,
MICKY
 
Vanessa M. SCHOELZKE
FRANCE
Tel: (33) = 0662592560
mickyfit@club-internet.frmickyfit@yahoo.com
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BEE8C6.967D1120-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 17 16:29:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20238 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:29:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA11238; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:34:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011214; Tue, 17 Aug 99 16:33:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:59:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA38571; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 18:43:09 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA38069; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:43:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA24683; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:45:51 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024650; Tue, 17 Aug 99 14:45:43 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA19816 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:38:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id OAA09825; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:40:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:40:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Caribbean CoastWatch images Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 502 Greetings, We will soon be able to provide (via the CHAMP Web site) 1.1 km resolution 3-day composite CoastWatch satellite AVHRR images of selected regions of the Caribbean. Right now, the targeted areas we plan to include are the Florida Keys, most of the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Vigin Islands. If you have a justifiable scientific need for these hi-resolution CoastWatch images at other areas in the Caribbean, please drop me a line and I will try to arrange to have these posted daily, too. Cheers, Jim Hendee ---------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 18 02:40:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA28329 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:40:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA16053; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:47:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016039; Wed, 18 Aug 99 02:47:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:44:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA41943; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 06:26:30 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA41635; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:26:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA15374; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:29:12 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015356; Wed, 18 Aug 99 02:28:13 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA22983 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:23:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA15347; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:28:11 -0400 Received: from oberon.dnai.com(207.181.194.97) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015320; Wed, 18 Aug 99 02:27:53 -0400 Received: from cadpros.com (dnai-207-181-250-30.dsl.dnai.com [207.181.250.30]) by oberon.dnai.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id WAA29304 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:35:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cadpros.com [192.168.254.15] by cadpros.com [216.15.100.100] with SMTP (MDaemon.v2.7.SP2.R) for ; Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:37:42 -0700 Message-Id: <37BA44A8.F227E3C9@cadpros.com> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:29:12 -0700 From: Bob Mankin Organization: cadPROS PCB Design Experts, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bob Mankin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 503 Greetings all, When I first started following this thread, I was simply interested. After asking a few questions of the appropriate people, my interest became concern, and now, with each email exchange/phone conversation it is reaching alarm. The numbers as posted in this thread appear to be greatly exaggerated. Let us hit on a few points raised here: 1) There were discrepancies noted between the figures quoted here and what CITIES and the Fiji officials are quoting. Huge discrepancies apparently, yet no one felt a need to better understand this BEFORE jumping into the debate and quoting ridiculous numbers(and I will qualify that labeling). These incorrect figures are also being given to government officials considering legislation for the industry and they form the basis of papers and presentations on the so called "State of the Trade". Such important discussions on the topic warrant some careful consideration and validation of the data I would think. For the record, in conversations I have had with exporters in Fiji and the Solomon Islands within just the past week, I can tell you that the amount of live Acropora spp. being imported from Fiji at this time is running around 10,000 pieces per year. Considerably less than the 275,000 that was suggested earlier. This 10,000 piece figure can and will be documented in forthcoming debates on this topic. Rest assured. 2) It was suggested that live rock imports were 8.5 million pieces last year. Using an average figure of 2 lbs/rock, which anyone familiar with this trade will agree is pretty close, you have the quoted figure of 17 million lbs. of rock imported into the US in 1998. The actual figure, based on numbers supplied again by the largest Fiji exporters is actually in the neighborhood of 2 million lbs/year. Apparently the poster didn't think about the simple fact that you cannot ship 17 million lbs. in a year's time even if you used every available inch of freight space on the daily Air Pacific flights from Nadi into LAX every day for the whole year! Don't forget, live corals, fish and the water weight associated with them goes on the same flight. 3) As for the suggestion that Fiji outships all of Indonesia, let's take a look. 2 live coral export stations in Fiji versus an estimated 60 in Indonesia. What is the likelihood of that happening? To base such a suggestion on one's observation at retail locations over 10,000 miles away would seem to be a bit of a stretch. Corals and fish are commonly mislabeled at both the retail and wholesale level in this business, many times through no fault of the dealer, but because they relied on a third party for the information. On what data was this suggestion based or was it simply the poster's own perception being stated? 4) On what is the suggestion of underreporting based? Consider that each and every shipment hiting a port of entry must have CITIES documentation(or the equivalent thereof) and will be accompanied by an airline airwaybill with the actual weight of the shipment. Any significant deviation in numbers between the two documents is going to raise a flag. If you show up with more animals than you are permitted for, you risk losing the entire shipment. Which reputable Fiji exporter do you suggest is participating in such foolish 'cat and mouse' behavior with Customs and USF&W? It is common practice to overreport in this business. There is no penalty for doing so if you show up at the port of entry light or with reduced piece counts. Fiji export permits must be applied for a full week in advance of a shipment. The exporter will ALWAYS estimate high for every given species that he expects to collect for the following week. In the case of Acropora spp. mentioned in this thread, obtaining permits for 300 animals and then shipping only 100 or less is common for Fiji. Happens just about every week and this information was offered to me directly just yesterday. I wanted to suggest that the skew in numbers is due to the original poster looking at permitted numbers versus actual shipped numbers, but even that cannot fully explain the discrepancy. 5) It was suggested that the villagers involved in the collection for this trade cannot make a decent living and are being taken advantage of by the exporters as a rule. This is simply not true. For example, a government job in the Solomon Islands is considered a good paying job at approximately $1200 dollars Solomon per month. Contrast this with a hard working fisherman, using the training provided by the exporters and responsible net catching methods, a good catch will net him $800 dollars Solomon in one day. This is without the use of NaCN and the suggestion that the use of cyanide is nearly universal in this industry is simply wrong. The Philippine example cited earlier could be easily explained if someone is willing to look at all factors involved there. 6) It was suggested that middlemen make all the money in a corrupt industry while again taking advantage of the native collectors. Live corals sell for $3-$5 each, fish for as little as 50 cents US before packing and shipping. The price is generally doubled if resold at wholesale, but less if the shipment is transhipped directly to the retail store. The largest markups occur at the retail level itself. Attempts to cut the middlemen will result in less than ideal collection and holding facilities, poor packaging for transport, constant shipping delays and an overall increase in DOA animals upon arrival into the US. It would only be a matter of a few shipments progressing like this and the customer base would dry up. It has been tried even very recently. What was the intent of this idea exactly? 7) It is being suggested that some worthwhile data about "State of the Trade" is going to be learned from monitoring a single store, and one on the east coast no less. A couple of things wrong here; first, they see the longest transit times of anyone for moving these animals therefore their experience with DOA counts will not accurately reflect the industry average. Secondly, prices on the east coast are commonly known to be quite a bit higher than those closer to the main port of entry in Los Angeles. Again, an accurate reflection on the industry at large by monitoring this one store would be impossible. One data point does not a graph make. 8) While the efforts are building for a complete ban on coral imports, I have yet to see much effort in addressing the fallout of such a move. How much consideration is being given to what these people will do for work afterwards? My contacts suggest they will simply shift over to the logging trade. Would anybody care to tackle the suggestion that the logging industry is more friendly or less destructive to the reefs? If you do not account for these sort of consequences, you are implimenting bans in a reckless manner, IMO. Win the battle, but lose the war. 9) An outright ban on coral harvesting also effectively shuts down the coral farming industry, which is still in its infancy. You have already seen some good posts from those involved in this part of trade. What was not touched on much was how coral farming in areas like the Solomons has taught the villagers the value of responsible reef management. No more stripping areas for the curio trade. That very damaging practice has been effectively shut down in the areas where the farms are located and these culturing operations are at least partly to be credited for this. Other advances in the culturing area might allow coral larvae collection and growout to become the next step for the trade. This idea is just starting to show promise and may become a viable commerical industry within a few years. Managed properly, this could have almost neglible impact to the reefs while providing income for these poor nations. At the same time possibly developing the technologies and understanding for tomorrow when large scale reef replanting may be required. In closing, since most do not know me here, I own a small retail/wholesale livestock business that involves the import of the very animals in this discussion. Cultured or captive bred livestock is our main focus. Before someone suggests that I am simply covering my own interests, keep in mind this is not my primary source of income and I could easily walk away from my investment in it tomorrow if that were deemed the most responsible thing for all. But to have bans or even increased regulations based on such horribly incorrect data is irresponsible and I suggest some immediate and thorough review. If you are going to affect the livelihood of thousands of people and the economies of dozens of nations with this stuff, I would think discussions with a few more people closer to the 'front lines' of this business(USF&W officials at LAX for example) are in order. Respectfully, Bob Mankin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 18 15:23:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA22507 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:23:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA16349; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:28:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016325; Wed, 18 Aug 99 15:28:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:05:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA46455; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:40:42 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA46365; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 14:40:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jeannemc (pool0254.cvx18-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net [209.179.238.254]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA29278 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:40:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <001601bee9a9$8748e9c0$feeeb3d1@jeannemc> From: "Jeanne McRae" To: Subject: change of address Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 22:22:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jeanne McRae" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 504 Hello-I will be returning to the following address as of 18 Aug 99: sbf@btl.net Thank you for your attention. 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X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 5.6 sun4u) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Re: Coral Harvesting - Fiji. References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bob Mankin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 505 Hello again, Consider this a sort of informal introduction, but Mr. Walt Smith of Lautoka, Fiji Islands has asked to join the list and you should be seeing him weigh in on this debate shortly. For those that do not know, Walt operates the largest collection station in Fiji and is the point man most responsible for the numbers in question here. I'm sure he'll welcome any inquiries about figures or about the way the industry operates in general. For those who have any interest in this trade and how it effects the reefs of Fiji, you couldn't get a better opportunity, so don't be afraid to put him on the spot. I've found Walt very willing to discuss interesting aspects of the trade and hopefully he will be able to assist in getting an accurate picture of what is going on with the Fiji collection and export situation. Regards, Bob Mankin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 19 11:41:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15791 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:41:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24659; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:45:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024528; Thu, 19 Aug 99 11:44:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:04:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA52550; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:53:39 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA52341; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:53:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18811; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:56:04 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018695; Thu, 19 Aug 99 10:55:03 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA01956 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:48:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18687; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:55:01 -0400 Received: from unknown(200.3.153.3) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018640; Thu, 19 Aug 99 10:54:28 -0400 Received: from localhost (ngalvis@localhost) by javercol.javeriana.edu.co (AIX4.2/UCB 8.7/8.7) with SMTP id JAA37750; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:48:20 -0500 (BOGOTA) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:48:20 -0500 (BOGOTA) From: "NOHORA GALVIS _ PROF. FAC. CIENCIAS ECONOMICAS Y ADMINISTRATIVAS-." To: Wendy Jo cc: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral as a gift item In-Reply-To: <199908140403.AAA20161@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "NOHORA GALVIS _ PROF. FAC. CIENCIAS ECONOMICAS Y ADMINISTRATIVAS-." Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 506 Dear sirs, The artesanal production of artificial (synthetic or wood) organisms of coral reefs would represent a good socioeconomic alternative for the community that depend on the extraction of these organisms from natural reefs. It would be interesting to have information of this kind of activity in all coral reef areas to study their potential as a solution to the ilegal market. Best regards, NOHORA GALVIS Colombia On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Wendy Jo wrote: > Tamara Greenleaf wrote: > > > The question I have is, > > HOW can a consumer make sure a coral item in a gift shop is legal? > > Only an educated consumer will consult the shop owner and > ask where they came from. And hope the owner will be truthful. The > best way to educate the consumer is to push the peril of the reefs. > Hey, the fur activists did it. Wearing fur became socially > unacceptable. > > > Are there any circumstances in which a coral item being sold as a gift or > > souvenir is okay? > > Yes. If it's made of synthetic material. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Wendy Jo Shemansky > Environmental News Director, Secretary > West Penn Scuba Divers > Environmental Science & Management Graduate Student > Duquesne University > Pittsburgh,PA > slkyshrk@sgi.net > > **** Think globally, act locally!**** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 19 14:03:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA26537 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:03:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA08416; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:08:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008374; Thu, 19 Aug 99 14:08:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:53:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA52876; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:37:09 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA46638; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:37:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.116.100]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 406; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:37:32 -0400 Message-Id: <37BC4191.BD5E44DF@noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 13:40:37 -0400 From: Ben Haskell Organization: FKNMS X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en To: Coral list , California Marine Protected Area Network Subject: [Fwd: Sustainable Seas Nears Completion] Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ben Haskell MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id OAA26537 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 507 NOAA ITC Announcement wrote: > The Sustainable Seas Expeditions (SSE), the first systemwide exploration > of the deep waters of America’s National Marine Sanctuary System, nears > completion of its 1999 Mission in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > on August 16. > > A live video uplink of this unprecedented marine expedition will be held > on August 20 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST. During that hour, sanctuary > staff discuss national and regional perspectives on marine zoning and > take visitors on a live underwater tour of the coral located in this > spectacular environment. To participate in the uplink, please register > at http://WWW.sustainableseas.noaa.gov/aboutsse/liveevents/help.html > > SSE explorations are made possible through the use of a sophisticated > submersible known as DeepWorker that allows scientists longer time > underwater to research the inhabitants and habitats within our nation’s > marine environments. In SSE most recent dives into Gray’s Reef National > Marine Sanctuary, off Georgia’s coast, aquanauts searched the waters for > plant and animal fossils of the Pleistocene and studied the night time > behavior of marine creatures. > > During the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary mission, SSE focuses on > exploration and characterization of deep coral reef environments, > monitoring their health with reefs that are shallower or artificial. > Come September 1, SSE turns to the Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary > just in time for the coral equivalent of Mardi Gras, the release of > billions of gametes in a mass coral spawning. > > You can follow these extraordinary deep sea explorations in daily > Mission Logs available on the SSE’s official website at > http://sustainableseas.noaa.gov/ or through the National Marine > Sanctuary website: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov. > > Sustainable Seas Expedition is administered by the National Geographic > Society in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric > Administration and funded by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. > _______________________________________________________________________ > This message was generated by the NOAA Information Technology > Center/Computer Division (NOAA employees) -- Benjamin D. 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Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Phone (305) 743-2437 x25 Fax 743-2357 Email: ben.haskell@noaa.gov URL: www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 20 08:01:03 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA09095 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:01:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA07233; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:07:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007214; Fri, 20 Aug 99 08:07:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:04:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA57970; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:45:02 GMT Message-Id: <199908201145.LAA57970@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Maia McGuire To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: GPS units--advice? Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:11:06 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maia McGuire Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 508 Hi everyone, I am looking for recommendations for GPS units. We are interested in purchasing a handheld GPS for the education center at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and are considering several units manufactured by Magellan and Garmin. We are planning to purchase a differential to be mounted on our pontoon boat, but there seem to be several of the handheld units that are very similar in features but different in price... Does anyone have experience with the Magellan 6000, Magellan ColorTRAK , Garmin GPS 12, Garmin GPS 12XL or Garmin GPS 48? Any recommendations? Any pros or cons of the various models? They all appear to be similar in the number of waypoints, etc... Please respond to me at mmcguire@hboi.edu and I'll post a summary on the list of the recommendations that are made. Thanks Maia McGuire Assistant scientist/post-doc Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 5600 US 1 North Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 561-465-2400 ext. 508 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 20 15:33:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA11314 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:33:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA09284; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:38:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009093; Fri, 20 Aug 99 15:37:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:58:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA61784; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:45:21 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA61737; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:45:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (egneves@localhost) by acd.ufrj.br (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA34670 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:36:01 -0300 Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:35:57 -0300 (GRNLNDST) From: elizabeth gerardo neves To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for Siderastrea Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: elizabeth gerardo neves Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 509 Hi all, I am a brazilian PhD student at the University of Sao Paulo and my project focus upon taxonomy and systematic of Siderastrea genus through a morphological and molecular approach It has been a uneasy task to get any information about Indo-Pacific species. In a recent work, Riegl (1999) reported the occurrence of S. savignyana to Persian Gulf while Budd & Guzman (1994) found S. glynni in the Bay of Panama, Eastern Pacific. The occurence of Siderastrea in Pacific region is rare and the reference of S. glynni represents all information that I have been able to find. My second problem is to determine if S. savignyana represents the only species of Siderastrea in Indian Ocean - once, I have anyother reference besides Riegl's work. Have you ever heard about Siderastrea from Indo-Pacific? What about S. savignyana and S. glynni? Could you provide me with any reference or information on the reproductive biology and/or morphology of such species? Any help will be very profitable to my studies! I am looking forward to hearing from you soon, Regards, Elizabeth Neves email: egneves@acd.ufrj.br Universidade de Sao Paulo Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociencias Caixa Postal: 11461 CEP: 05422-970, Sao Paulo (SP) Brazil From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 20 19:35:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA01226 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:35:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA25057; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:41:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025023; Fri, 20 Aug 99 19:41:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:38:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA62222; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 23:15:17 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA63180; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:15:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp10.200dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.200.10]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id TAA26866 for ; Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:15:36 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199908202315.TAA26866@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: MFR IN CULEBRA! Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:09:10 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 510 A positive announcement from Puerto Rico. Today, in a signing ceremony on Culebra, Puerto Rico established its first official Marine Fishery Reserve Area. It's our understanding that the legislation signed today creates an actual "no take zone." Special thanks to the following: Culebra Fishermen's Association, who originally proposed this reserve in 1980 and whose progressive attitude may serve as an example for other commercial fishermen interested in fish for tomorrow. Dr. Vance Vicente who helped the Association develop the proposal and worked for many years on community education in Culebra. Dr. Edwin Hernandez and his team of researchers from the University of Puerto Rico who provided the data needed to support the establishment of the reserve and to monitor the progress of this "no take zone" over time. Edwin also works hard on community education. The Municipal Government of Culebra for recognizing the need and potential benefits of the MFR. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources for taking a very positive step in the right direction toward coral reef conservation. Thanks and Congratulations to all...... Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 23 23:50:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA25253 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:50:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA19490; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:57:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019471; Mon, 23 Aug 99 23:56:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:52:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA86305; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 03:20:40 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA86915; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:20:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp37.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.37]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id XAA06331 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:21:15 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <199908240321.XAA06331@mail.caribe.net> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Fw: National Nutrient Campaign Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:15:03 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id XAA25253 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 511 > From: Ami Grace > To: cleanwater-info@igc.org > Subject: National Nutrient Campaign > Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 8:54 AM > > EPA to Establish Regional Nutrient Criteria for State Water Quality > Standards -- They Need Your Input! > > The President’s 1998 Clean Water Action Plan calls for EPA to establish > nutrient criteria that reflect the different types of water bodies and > different ecoregions of the country and to assist States and Tribes in > adopting numeric water quality standards based on these criteria. This > initiative was sparked by the 1996 National Water Quality Inventory > Report to Congress which cited nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) as > one of the leading causes of water quality impairment in our Nation's > rivers, lakes and estuaries. In fact, the report found 40% of rivers, > 51% of surveyed lakes, and 57% of surveyed estuaries were impaired due > to nutrients. > > No matter what your issue is, no matter where you are, nutrients are > most likely contributing to water quality problems in your area. As > many of you know, nutrients are one water quality problem that all Clean > > Water Network workgroups and activists must deal with across the board. > Excess nutrients impair coastal waters, inland waters, rivers, streams, > lakes, and wetlands. They are a major source of water quality problems > and have contributed significantly to the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of > Mexico known as the Dead Zone. > > There are no national guidelines to address nutrients. In June, 1998, > EPA developed a national nutrient strategy which calls on EPA to develop > > waterbody-type technical guidance documents, establish National Nutrient > > Teams with Regional Nutrient Coordinators, and monitor the effectiveness > > of nutrient management programs as they are implemented. > > What You Can Do > The Clean Water Network is starting a national nutrient campaign to work > > with CWN members and EPA to produce strong criteria on this important > issue. We are going to put folks in the same EPA region in contact with > > each other and with the Regional Nutrient Coordinator in their region so > > that together we can produce acceptable nutrient criteria to ensure > clean waters. If you are interested in working on nutrient criteria > with other CWN members, please contact the Clean Water Network at > cleanwaternt@igc.org or (202) 289-2421 by August 27th. The campaign > needs to get its feet off the ground early so members in the various EPA > > regions can be involved early in the nutrient criteria process. > > Nutrients are the number one cause of water impairment. Let’s work > together to create strong nutrient criteria and clean water! > > > ********************************************************************* > This message was sent by the Clean Water Network. If you would > like to reply to this particular message, please make sure you > send it to the appropriate contact. To send a message to the > Clean Water Network listserve, please send an email message to > cleanwaternt@igc.apc.org and indicate that you would like it posted > to the Network listserver. We will try to respond or forward your > message to an appropriate expert in a timely manner, but please be > aware that we receive over 40 messages a day and so may take some > time to get back with you. If you need to contact us immediately, > please feel free to phone: > Kathy Nemsick I Ami Grace > National Coordinator I Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator > 202-289-2395 I 202-289-2421 > ********************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 24 17:01:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA00569 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:01:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19437; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:08:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019423; Tue, 24 Aug 99 17:08:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:19:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA91654; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 20:04:49 GMT Received: from diablo.hchb.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA90549; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:04:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 147 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:54:49 -0400 Message-Id: <37C2F9A6.B8CB252A@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:59:35 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Meeting notice: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------331FB3EFA75E3619F5A28041" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 512 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------331FB3EFA75E3619F5A28041 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MEETING NOTICE AND REGISTRATION UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE Date: August 12, 1999 TO: All Interested Parties The next meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which President Clinton established in E.O. 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, will be held on November 2 and 3 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at the Tamarind Reef Hotel. Secretary Babbitt and Secretary Daley plan to participate and we look forward to representation and participation from government and nongovernmental organizations. A draft agenda for the meeting is enclosed. We expect that a symposium on scientific issues will be held on November 1. Information on this will be posted before the meeting, together with more detailed information concerning the meeting agenda and logistics. Key items for review and potential adoption or endorsement at the meeting are a National Action Plan for implementing responsibilities of the Task Force; a coral reef enforcement protocol; a blueprint to assist marine protected area managers in going forward with the fundamentals needed for coral reef protection; a mechanism for Coral Reef Task Force oversight of E.O. 13089 implementation; and principals and processes for addressing unsustainable trade in coral reef species. Public comment will be taken at the meeting and for some time following the meeting on all topics and proposals. The Tamarind Reef Hotel is located at 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, telephone 340-773-4445, fax 340-773-3989, reservations 800-619-0014. Other accomodations are also nearby. Please contact Karen Koltes at the Interior Department (202-208-5345) or Michael Crosby (301-713-9121) or Roger Griffis (202-482-5034) at NOAA if you have questions about the meeting agenda. Jackie Ellis (202-208-4177) will help if you have logistic or administrative questions. Please complete and fax the enclosed registration form to Jackie Ellis at 202-219-0229. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting! Sincerely, William Y. Brown Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior United States Department of the Interior Sally J. Yozell Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States Department of Commerce _________________ Enclosures 8-12-99 Draft Agenda Third Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force November 2-3, 1999 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Tuesday, November 2 11:30 AM -- Working lunch (executive session for Task Force only) 1:00 PM -- Opening remarks from the Co-Chairs and Governors present 1:30 PM -- Task Force introduce themselves 1:35 PM -- Budget update for FY 2000 and FY 2001 1:45 PM -- Panel presentation and discussion of integrated Task Force Action Plan 2:45 PM -- Presentation and discussion of specific actions and products, including: Enforcement protocol Blueprint for protected area management Mechanism for oversight of the coral reef executive order Actions to address coral reef species trade 4:00 PM -- Public comment 5:00 PM -- Adjourn for the day 6:30 PM -- Reception and Dinner Wednesday, November 3 9:00 AM -- Continue discussion and decide on the draft Task Force Action Plan and the actions and products presented on Tuesday 11:30 AM -- Co-Chairs summarize actions taken and next steps 12:00 PM -- Conclude meeting 12:15 PM -- Press Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3RD MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE Tamarind Reef Hotel 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands November 2-3, 1999 ATTENDEES REGISTRATION FORM Name: Name Tag Preference: Title: Organization: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number: Email Address: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PLEASE COMPLETE FORM AND FAX BACK TO JACKIE ELLIS AT 202-219-0229. ### FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CORAL REEF TASK FORCE go to http://CoralReef.gov/ --------------331FB3EFA75E3619F5A28041 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------331FB3EFA75E3619F5A28041-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 24 18:33:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA24394 for ; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:33:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA24758; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:38:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024699; Tue, 24 Aug 99 18:37:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:34:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA93410; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:23:58 GMT Received: from mail.ucsd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA80805; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:23:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aqua.UCSD.EDU (aqua.ucsd.edu [132.239.112.5]) by mail.ucsd.edu; id PAA08291 sendmail 8.8.8AS/UCSD8.3 via SMTP Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:23:44 -0700 (PDT) for Received: from [132.239.112.213] (aqm-local-13.UCSD.EDU) by aqua.UCSD.EDU (4.1/UCSDGENERIC.5) id AA29695 to coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 24 Aug 99 15:17:49 PDT X-Sender: fnosratp@aqua.ucsd.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:23:45 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: fnosratp@ucsd.edu (Fernando Nosratpour) Subject: coral spawning Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: fnosratp@ucsd.edu (Fernando Nosratpour) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 513 Hello Everyone, We had two coral (Acropora sp.) spawning events recently-on July 4 and 5, 1999 at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. The July 5 spawning was caught on 8mm video (10:30pm-1130pm). You can see a small video clip on our web site : http://aquarium.ucsd.edu quick link to coral spawning and then to "caught on video" Video transfer to computer loses resolution but you can still see sperm-egg bundles. Fernando Fernando Nosratpour Senior Aquarist (619)534-4099 fnosratp@ucsd.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 25 07:00:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07326 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:00:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19564; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:05:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019548; Wed, 25 Aug 99 07:05:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:02:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA92883; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:34:53 GMT Message-Id: <199908251034.KAA92883@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: James Rolfe Guest To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Spawning Information Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:39:56 +0800 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Rolfe Guest Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 514 Dear Coral-List, I am starting a study of the sexual reproductive characteristics of local coral reefs for my PhD at the National University of Singapore. Very little is known about the timing, duration and environmental cues that lead to spawning events on SE Asian reefs, yet this information is critical to understanding the dynamics and rehabilitation/recruitment potential of these often heavily impacted reef systems. As background research for my project I am trying to compile information (anecdotal or otherwise) relating to observations of coral spawning in SE Asia, particularly Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia or the Philippines. The only published data that I have come across so far are from Taiwan and the Philippines, so I am appealing to the coral-list for personal observations, unpublished data or even unsubstantiated rumours relating to past observations of coral spawning in these seas (even negative-evidence!!!). Any information would be gratefully received and can be sent to me by e-mail. I will happily compile the information and submit (in a digested form) to the coral-list at a later date. Thank you in advance, James Guest. James. R. Guest Reef Ecology Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office) (65) 774-8873 (home) Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486 E-mail: scip9051@nus.edu.sg / jrguest@hotmail.com James. R. Guest Reef Ecology Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office) (65) 774-8873 (home) Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486 E-mail: scip9051@nus.edu.sg / jrguest@hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 25 12:50:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA15108 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:50:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18189; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:55:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017962; Wed, 25 Aug 99 12:54:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:35:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA99288; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:24:52 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA99131; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:24:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from szmanta.bio.uncwil.edu by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.1-12 #28112) with SMTP id <01JF6L79NWIOFFMI5N@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:24:35 EDT Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:12:55 -0400 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Change of address X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990825111255.006e501c@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 515 I am now totally relocated to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. My new contact information is listed in the signature below. Alina Szmant ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 25 12:50:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA15112 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:50:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18182; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 12:55:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018027; Wed, 25 Aug 99 12:54:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:37:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA98545; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:20:50 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA88768; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:20:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA08528; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:23:24 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008496; Wed, 25 Aug 99 11:23:12 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id LAA19396 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:18:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id LAA12375; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:18:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:18:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: regional coral literature update Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 516 Dear Coral-Listers, I am extremely pleased to announce an update to our CHAMP online coral reef literature abstracts page at, http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bib/lib-server.html We now have a general coral reefs database, a Caribbean corals database, and an American Samoa corals database. We anticipate other regional updates in the future. The credit for all the hard work that went into the development of these databases for online use by the coral community goes to, Melissa Morris Student Assistant to the CHAMP program, from Wellesley University (mmoriss2@wellesley.edu) Maria Bello Assistant Librarian (bello@aoml.noaa.gov) and Linda Pikula Librarian (pikula@aoml.noaa.gov) Thank you so much, Ladies! Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 25 17:37:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03913 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:37:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19986; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:44:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019966; Wed, 25 Aug 99 17:44:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:46:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA99453; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:18:12 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA97288; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:18:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nesdis.noaa.gov (orbit124.wwb.noaa.gov [140.90.197.226]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id NAA18562 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:17:52 -0400 Message-Id: <37C4256B.6CBB9E3E@nesdis.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:18:35 -0400 From: Maggie Toscano X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: New NOAA HotSpot Features Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------F0BE255F28C5F3E42E85E917" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maggie Toscano Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 517 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F0BE255F28C5F3E42E85E917 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Coral Listers, NOAA's HotSpot web page: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html has two new features. The first is a Degree Heating Weeks page with thermal-stress accumulation maps of 1.) the SE US - Caribbean - Central America; 2.) the Western Hemisphere; and 3.) the Eastern Hemisphere. The other new feature is a web-based form for submitting coral bleaching reports. The form grew out of the many reports received from around the world during the past two years. The reports you have generously submitted to NOAA, or posted to this list, continue to confirm the HotSpot/bleaching connection. The vast majority of the submitted bleaching reports have since been posted on the HotSpot web page as "Reports on HotSpots," and have greatly enhanced the content and quality of the HotSpot page. In an effort to obtain future and retrospective reports in quantitative form for a bleaching database, we are requesting (via the form) more detail in these reports, including dates, lats/lons, and any in situ data that might have a bearing on bleaching. We hope that by collecting specific information, we can improve the present experimental HotSpot products to include 1) a comprehensive database for bleaching events (past & future years); 2) interactive maps showing locations of bleaching events with links to information from the database; 3) identification of individual, or combinations of, environmental factors forcing bleaching, their threshold values, and the lead time needed to cause a bleaching event; 4) greater predictive capability; and 5) increased resolution in targeted regions, and eventually worldwide. During this relatively uneventful 1999 season, would you please review the form and experiment with it by sending reports on pre-1999 bleaching events that you have already studied and recorded? Please also use this form to submit any new bleaching reports for the 1999 season. Any comments on the content of the form are welcome. The form is not meant to duplicate general reef monitoring information (e.g. REEFCHECK) and may therefore appear incomplete to some. We are only requesting information that deals with the conditions leading to and maintaining coral bleaching. To those who find it very long or detailed, please submit any information you may have, even if it is not enough to complete the entire form. Some information is better than none, and may reinforce other submissions. Please forward this message to any other interested individuals who are not currently coral-list subscribers. Thank you for your interest and input. Sincerely, Marguerite A. 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Toscano, Ph.D. end:vcard --------------F0BE255F28C5F3E42E85E917-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 25 17:45:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA05835 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:45:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA20300; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 17:52:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020269; Wed, 25 Aug 99 17:51:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:53:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA01059; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:37:39 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA90735; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:37:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with SMTP id <19990825203718.TTLE8809.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a>; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:37:18 -0700 Message-Id: <4.1.19990825151805.009ce7b0@mail> X-Sender: oshad@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:37:52 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: NOAA funding Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_32143154==_.ALT" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 518 --=====================_32143154==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Listers, When the US Congress returns from recess soon, it will take up= funding of NOAA's reef and marine sanctuary programs. At the risk of getting flamed= for self-promotion, I'm going to reprint below an opinion piece I wrote on this topic that appeared in the Miami Herald on 1 August. (It's not self-promotion--it's sloth.) On 13 August, the Tampa [Florida] Tribune ran their own editorial calling for full funding for NOAA. I'm including that below, too. Please contact your representative (if American) to register= your feelings on the issue. I should think that responses by non-American, particularly scientists, would be helpful as well. Messages could be= addressed to Olympia@snowe.senate.gov, a US Senator who is supporting NOAA funding.= Her phone number is 202-224-5344. Cheers, Osha Don=92t Shortchange NOAA In 1937, Rachel Carson wrote, =93Who has known the ocean? Neither= you nor I. . .=94 More than 60 years later, we have learned a great deal about the= marine world. Scientists have discovered deep sea vents, where bizarre tube worms thrive on plumes of hot gasses. Taxonomists have found and cataloged a host= of previously unknown life forms, from glowing microscopic whirl-a-gigs to= species of fish that can change their sex several times a night. It=92s easy to imagine Carson the marine biologist giddily cheering= on these new discoveries. One gets the queasy feeling, however, that that clear-eyed skeptic might also point out that ignorance remains the defining characteristic of our relationship with the ocean. Despite impressive gains,= we still know more about outer space than about the waters that make up 99% of= the planet=92s biosphere, or living space. Far worse than our ignorance is our rampant destruction of this environment (a process that Carson, the author of Silent Spring, knew only= too well). A burgeoning human population coupled with technological advances= have degraded the oceans, far beyond anything Carson witnessed in her lifetime. Everywhere you look beneath the waves, you see wounds, tears in the marine biological fabric. Each year trawling nets reduce to rubble an area of= seabed twice the size of the continental United States=96 the marine equivalent of forestry=92s clear-cutting. Nitrogen pours into the ocean from farm fields= and hog lots, and from sewage plants and septic tanks, stimulating huge algae blooms that smoother coral reefs and kill fish by the thousands, and= creating huge oxygen-depleted =93dead-zones.=94 Over-fishing by the desperate poor,= and by the greedy for the affluent, decimate fish stocks around the world. New diseases emerge from our once pristine waters with alarming regularity, threatening to drive some species into the black hole of extinction. But if threats to coastal waters abound, so do efforts to protect marine habitats. When we think of organizations working to preserve the oceans, the usual suspects come to mind: Reef Relief, the Center For Marine Conservation, Greenpeace, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club. Commendable groups,= all. But the primary responsibility for safeguarding the oceans falls=96 as it= should=96 to the alphabet soup of government agencies that most people rarely hear= about, organizations such as the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The latter is charged with a unique responsibility in protecting coastal waters including the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems of the marine world: coral reefs, sometimes called =93the rainforests of the sea.=94 The US Senate apparently understands that a fully-funded NOAA is one= of the best investments in our nation=92s aquatic future. On July 22, the= Senate passed a bill appropriating $2.5 billion for NOAA=96 a nearly 15% increase= over last years=92 funding. In a display of bi-partisanship that was as pleasing= as it was rare, specific coral reef initiatives were advanced by Senator=92s= Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Florida=92s Senator Connie Mack (R)= also insured that the National Coral Reef Institute in Ft. Lauderdale would= continue to receive NOAA funding, to the tune of $1 million annually. The Senate bill isn=92t perfect. For example, the Clinton= Administration had requested $10 million in new funds to be spent annually on reef= assessment, monitoring and restoration. The Senate at first axed this important measure, but, at Senator Inouye=92s urging, finally allocated $6 million for the job.= And while NOAA requested $29 million to support and expand its Marine= Sanctuaries program, the Senate appropriated just $18 million for this vitally important undertaking. (To get an idea of just how inadequate current funding is, consider that the New England Aquarium recently spent 50% more on an exhibit about the Stellwagen Bank, off the coast of Massachusetts, than NOAA spent= last year to manage the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.) Still, the Senate=92s action overall is positive, representing a= high watermark (forgive the pun) for this session. And it will likely be followed= by even more =93marine friendly=94 measures. Senator Snowe has introduced a= bill providing community-based coral conservation programs $4 million in annual federal matching funds. She=92s also backing a separate measure to fund= marine sanctuaries at a rate even higher than that requested by NOAA. And Senator Inouye is pressing forward with his own bill, authorizing $20 million a year earmarked for coral reef protection. But there is a stinging jellyfish in the ointment. The US House of Representatives seems inexplicably intent on denying NOAA the funds it needs to do its job. The House, with the blessing of Appropriations Chair Bill Young (R-FL), has introduced it=92s own NOAA= bill, and that measure provides a whopping 25% less in funds than the Senate version.= If the House prevails, it will be a case of penny-wise, pound-foolishness at= its very worst. The consequences for coral reefs, and for many other coastal ecosystems protected by NOAA, would be devastating. Perhaps the House=92s short-sightedness isn=92t so baffling. Program= s run by =93faceless bureaucrats=94 make tempting targets when budget-cutters= unsheathe their knives. But House members would do well to remember that not all defenders of the natural world are found in activist groups. Take, for example, the marine biologist who worked for the FWS for nearly two decades. A faceless bureaucrat she may have been, but the contributions made by Rachel Carson are priceless=96and so is the work of= her philosophical descendants at NOAA. Tampa editorial NOAA deserves serious budget help The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is one of the= key agencies charged with safekeeping the nation's ocean waters. Its role is particularly important in Florida, virtually surrounded by the sea. NOAA helps determine the status of fisheries, measures the extent of= pollution and performs many other tasks that help maintain the health of marine life.= Of particular note, NOAA is working to rescue the ailing Florida Keys, which= have been badly damaged by water pollution and the other effects of years of overdevelopment. But this agency, which has been free of scandal and performs a= useful role for taxpayers, is under attack. A House bill would cut its budget by 10 percent, crippling its ability to do the research necessary to protect the nation's coastal waters. NOAA is by no means lavishly funded. Osha Gray Davidson, University= of Iowa professor and author of ``The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with= Nature on the Coral Reef, gave an account of NOAA's plight in The Miami Herald that pointed out ``the New England Aquarium recently spent 50 percent more on an exhibit about the Stellwagen Bank off the coast of Massachusetts, than NOAA spent last year to manage the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.'' The Senate, to its credit, would adequately fund NOAA, appropriating $2.5 billion, an almost 15 percent increase. Sen. Connie Mack made sure the National Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale would receive NOAA funding= of $1 million a year. Another provision would provide $4 million in federal matching funds that would go toward community-based coral reef conservation programs. The House, on the other hand, simply turned its back on the nation's coral reefs and marine resources. Appropriations chair Bill Young of St. Petersburg has a fine record in fighting offshore drilling for oil and other threats to the state's coast. Surely he cannot approve of this little-noted attempt to undermine an agency so important to marine research and resource protection. Representatives from Florida, of all people, should understand= the value of NOAA and rally to its support. [END] Osha Gray Davidson Adjunct Assistant Professor International Programs, University of Iowa 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-338-4778 http://members.home.net/oshad/books.htm --=====================_32143154==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Listers,
        When the US Congress returns from recess soon, it will take up funding of NOAA's reef and marine sanctuary programs. At the risk of getting flamed for self-promotion, I'm going to reprint below an opinion piece I wrote on this topic that appeared in the Miami Herald on 1 August. (It's not self-promotion--it's sloth.) On 13 August, the Tampa [Florida] Tribune ran their own editorial calling for full funding for NOAA. I'm including that below, too. Please contact your representative (if American) to register your feelings on the issue. I should think that responses by non-American, particularly scientists, would be helpful as well. Messages could be addressed to Olympia@snowe.senate.gov, a US Senator who is supporting NOAA funding. Her phone number is 202-224-5344.

Cheers,
Osha

Don=92t Shortchange NOAA

        In 1937, Rachel Carson wrote, =93Who has known the ocean? Neither you nor I. . .=94 More than 60 years later, we have learned a great deal about the marine world. Scientists have discovered deep sea vents, where bizarre tube worms thrive on plumes of hot gasses. Taxonomists have found and cataloged a host of previously unknown life forms, from glowing microscopic whirl-a-gigs to species of fish that can change their sex several times a night.
        It=92s easy to imagine Carson the marine biologist giddily cheering on these new discoveries. One gets the queasy feeling, however, that that clear-eyed skeptic might also point out that ignorance remains the defining characteristic of our relationship with the ocean. Despite impressive gains, we still know more about outer space than about the waters that make up 99% of the planet=92s biosphere, or living space.
        Far worse than our ignorance is our rampant destruction of this environment (a process that Carson, the author of Silent Spring, knew only too well). A burgeoning human population coupled with technological advances have degraded the oceans, far beyond anything Carson witnessed in her lifetime. Everywhere you look beneath the waves, you see wounds, tears in the marine biological fabric. Each year trawling nets reduce to rubble an area of seabed twice the size of the continental United States=96 the marine equivalent of forestry=92s clear-cutting. Nitrogen pours into the ocean from farm fields and hog lots, and from sewage plants and septic tanks, stimulating huge algae blooms that smoother coral reefs and kill fish by the thousands, and creating huge oxygen-depleted =93dead-zones.=94 Over-fishing by the desperate poor, and by the greedy for the affluent, decimate fish stocks around the world. New diseases emerge from our once pristine waters with alarming regularity, threatening to drive some species into the black hole of extinction.
        But if threats to coastal waters abound, so do efforts to protect marine habitats.
        When we think of organizations working to preserve the oceans, the usual suspects come to mind: Reef Relief, the Center For Marine Conservation, Greenpeace, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club. Commendable groups, all. But the primary responsibility for safeguarding the oceans falls=96 as it should=96 to the alphabet soup of government agencies that most people rarely hear about, organizations such as the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The latter is charged with a unique responsibility in protecting coastal waters including the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems of the marine world: coral reefs, sometimes called =93the rainforests of the sea.=94
        The US Senate apparently understands that a fully-funded NOAA is one of the best investments in our nation=92s aquatic future. On July 22, the Senate passed a bill appropriating $2.5 billion for NOAA=96 a nearly 15% increase over last years=92 funding. In a display of bi-partisanship that was as pleasing as it was rare, specific coral reef initiatives were advanced by Senator=92s Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Florida=92s Senator Connie Mack (R) also insured that the National Coral Reef Institute in Ft. Lauderdale would continue to receive NOAA funding, to the tune of $1 million annually.
        The Senate bill isn=92t perfect. For example, the Clinton Administration had requested $10 million in new funds to be spent annually on reef assessment, monitoring and restoration. The Senate at first axed this important measure, but, at Senator Inouye=92s urging, finally allocated $6 million for the job. And while NOAA requested $29 million to support and expand its Marine Sanctuaries program, the Senate appropriated just $18 million for this vitally important undertaking. (To get an idea of just how inadequate current funding is, consider that the New England Aquarium recently spent 50% more on an exhibit about the Stellwagen Bank, off the coast of Massachusetts, than NOAA spent last year to manage the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.)
        Still, the Senate=92s action overall is positive, representing a high watermark (forgive the pun) for this session. And it will likely be followed by even more =93marine friendly=94 measures. Senator Snowe has introduced a bil= l providing community-based coral conservation programs $4 million in annual federal matching funds. She=92s also backing a separate measure to fund marine sanctuaries at a rate even higher than that requested by NOAA. And Senator Inouye is pressing forward with his own bill, authorizing $20 million a year earmarked for coral reef protection.
        But there is a stinging jellyfish in the ointment.
        The US House of Representatives seems inexplicably intent on denying NOAA the funds it needs to do its job. The House, with the blessing of Appropriations Chair Bill Young (R-FL),  has introduced it=92s own NOAA bill, and that measure provides a whopping 25% less in funds than the Senate version. If the House prevails, it will be a case of penny-wise, pound-foolishness at its very worst. The consequences for coral reefs, and for many other coastal ecosystems protected by NOAA, would be devastating.
        Perhaps the House=92s short-sightedness isn=92t so baffling. Programs run by =93faceless bureaucrats=94 make tempting targets when budget-cutters unsheathe their knives. But House members would do well to remember that not all defenders of the natural world are found in activist=20 groups.
        Take, for example, the marine biologist who worked for the FWS for nearly two decades. A faceless bureaucrat she may have been, but the contributions made by Rachel Carson are priceless=96and so is the work of her philosophical descendants at NOAA.


Tampa editorial
NOAA deserves serious budget help

        The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is one of the key agencies charged with safekeeping the nation's ocean waters. Its role is particularly important in Florida, virtually surrounded by the sea.
NOAA helps determine the status of fisheries, measures the extent of pollution and performs many other tasks that help maintain the health of marine life. Of particular note, NOAA is working to rescue the ailing Florida Keys, which have been badly damaged by water pollution and the other effects of years of overdevelopment.
        But this agency, which has been free of scandal and performs a useful role for taxpayers, is under attack. A House bill would cut its budget by 10 percent, crippling its ability to do the research necessary to protect the nation's coastal waters.
        NOAA is by no means lavishly funded. Osha Gray Davidson, University of Iowa professor and author of ``The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef, gave an account of NOAA's plight in The Miami Herald that pointed out ``the New England Aquarium recently spent 50 percent more on an exhibit about the Stellwagen Bank off the coast of Massachusetts, than NOAA spent last year to manage the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.''
        The Senate, to its credit, would adequately fund NOAA, appropriating $2.5 billion, an almost 15 percent increase. Sen. Connie Mack made sure the National Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale would receive NOAA funding of $1 million a year. Another provision would provide $4 million in federal matching funds that would go toward community-based coral reef conservation programs.
        The House, on the other hand, simply turned its back on the nation's coral reefs and marine resources. Appropriations chair Bill Young of St. Petersburg has a fine record in fighting offshore drilling for oil and other threats to the state's coast. Surely he cannot approve of this little-noted attempt to undermine an agency so important to marine research and resource protection. Representatives from Florida, of all people, should understand the value of NOAA and rally to its support.
[END]


Osha Gray Davidson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
International Programs, University of Iowa

14 S. Governor St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: 319-338-4778

--=====================_32143154==_.ALT-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 26 12:46:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08029 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:46:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13617; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:53:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013517; Thu, 26 Aug 99 12:52:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:55:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA04962; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:29:48 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA08060; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:29:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with SMTP id <19990826152931.XUYN8809.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a> for ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:29:31 -0700 Message-Id: <4.1.19990826101137.009cef10@mail> X-Sender: oshad@mail X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:30:06 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: NOAA funding Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 519 Dear fellow coral-listers, About support for funding NOAA's coral and marine sanctuary projects: It's been brought to my attention that while contacting Senator Olympia Snowe is fine, there are Congresspeople with more control over the budget who should be contacted first. These are: Controllers of the purse-strings in the Senate: Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, Chair of Appropriations Committee. Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Ranking Member of Appropriations Committee. Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Chair of the Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee (includes NOAA). Senator Fritz Hollings of South Carolina, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee. Controllers of the purse-strings in the House: Rep. Bill Young of Florida, Chair of Appropriations Committee. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, Ranking Member of Appropriations Committee. Rep. Harold Rogers of Kentucky, Chair of the Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee. Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, State Subcommittee. Contact information for these members can be found at: www.senate.gov www.house.gov It's hard to imagine that in an era of a budget surplus, the US House would make deep cuts in programs vital to the health of reefs and other coastal ecoystems--but that's exactly what's going to happen if people, particularly scientists with expertise in these areas, don't make some noise about this. Thanks, Osha Osha Gray Davidson Adjunct Assistant Professor International Programs, University of Iowa 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-338-4778 http://members.home.net/oshad/books.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 26 12:48:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08599 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:48:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13774; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:55:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013683; Thu, 26 Aug 99 12:54:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:58:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA08604; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:47:40 GMT Received: from smtp01.worldbank.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA08707; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:47:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Mhatziolos@worldbank.org Received: from WBLN0014.worldbank.org ([138.220.29.7]) by worldbank.org (PMDF V5.1-8 #16195) with SMTP id <01JF808NZAPI90NM2M@worldbank.org> for Coral-List@Coral.Aoml.Noaa.Gov; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:45:38 EDT Received: by WBLN0014.worldbank.org(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.3 (733.2 10-16-1998)) id 852567D9.00562B42 ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:41:11 -0400 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 18:38:58 +0300 Subject: Support for NOAA Funding To: Coral-List@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <852567D9.0056271E.00@WBLN0014.worldbank.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline X-Lotus-FromDomain: WORLDBANK Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mhatziolos@worldbank.org Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 520 Dear Coral Listers, At the urging of Osha Davidson, I am copying the note I recently sent to Senator Snowe seeking her contiuned support for NOAA funding, in the hopes that others would follow suite. Regards, Marea Hatziolos ---------------------- Forwarded by Marea Eleni Hatziolos/Person/World Bank on 08/26/99 06:37 PM --------------------------- Marea Eleni Hatziolos 08/26/99 11:16 AM Phone: 545+213 ENV To: Olympia@Snowe.Senate.Gov cc: Subject: Your support for NOAA funding Dear Senator Snowe, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your efforts to support the vital work of NOAA in safeguarding America's coastal and marine environments. It would, indeed, be a trajedy if the wealthiest country in the world allowed its extraodinary natural endowments in the marine realm to fall prey to shortsighted budget cuts and political expediency. This at a time when we are encouraging many poor nations, under our foreign aid and other programs, to put environmental protection on an equal footing with economic growth. As an American who has dedicated her professional life to helping the poorer countries of the world address their marine resource management concerns, I find it disheartening to see the erosion of our own programs for conservation and management in this country, as we fail to make the same politically difficult decisions that we prescribe to our less well-off neighbors and clients. I hope that you will continue the fight in Congress to provide the necessary support to NOAA and other agencies charged with protecting the marine environment so that we can provide a model to the world of effective marine conservation and preserve its benefits for the enjoyment of our own children--and theirs--for generations to come. Sincerely, Marea E. Hatziolos, PhD Senior Coastal and Marine Resources Specialist Environment Department The World Bank 1818 H St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 e-mail: Mhatziolos@worldbank.org ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Marea E. Hatziolos Senior Coastal and Marine Resources Specialist Environment Department c/o The World Bank Resident Mission, Sofia 36, Dragan Tzankov Blvd. 1057 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: (359-2) 918-141, ext. 235 Fax: (359-2) 971-2045 e-mail: Mhatziolos@worldbank.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 26 21:46:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA02821 for ; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:46:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA19330; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:53:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019314; Thu, 26 Aug 99 21:53:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:50:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA11898; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:40:03 GMT Received: from imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA11979; Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:39:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by imc01.ex.nus.edu.sg with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:41:35 +0800 Message-Id: <4B0D7BF452B9D011899D0020AFFBEE6101E6B156@exs03.ex.nus.edu.sg> From: "Goh Pi Lee,Beverly" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Asia-Pacific Congress on the Biology of the Environment Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:41:30 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Goh Pi Lee,Beverly" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 521 International Asia-Pacific Congress on The Biology of the Environment website: http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/sciorg/sibio/index.htm 21-24 November, 1999 National University of Singapore Congress Announcement and Final Call for Papers We invite you to participate in this Congress. This is a FINAL call for oral and poster presentations. All abstracts must be submitted postmarked 15th October 1999, accompanied by the Congress Registration Form and Registration Fee to ensure its publication. At this point of time, we have seven confirmed plenary speakers: Prof Walter Erdelen (Germany), Prof Anthony Cheshire (Australia), Prof Lam Toong Jin (Singapore), Assoc. Prof Peter K.L. Ng (Singapore), Prof Eric Pianka (USA), Dr Ettore Randi (Italy), Prof Clifford Smith (USA) We invite you to register now to participate in this International Congress. Organised by The Singapore Institute of Biology National University of Singapore (Department of Biological Sciences) Nanyang Technological University (School of Science) Tropical Marine Science Institute (NUS) National Parks Board Singapore National Academy of Science Congress Secretariat: Assoc Prof Shirley S.L. Lim Hon. Secretary c/o School of Science Nanyang Technological University NIE, 469 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259756 Tel: (65)460-5321 Fax: (65)460-8952 E-mail: slim@nie.edu.sg TOPICS FOR SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Habitat restoration Conservation/preservation of habitat Biodiversity Endangered species Species interactions Environmental molecular biology Environmental modelling Delegates who wish to organise a workshop are welcome to do so. All proposals must be sent to the Hon. Secretary. Workshop convenors may also wish to publicise their workshop programme to their colleagues. The Congress Organising Committee will assist in arrangements for rooms and other logistical requirements. All such requests must be received before 1st Oct 1999. ATTEND THE CONGRESS AND BE PART OF THE MILLENNIAMANIA CELEBRATIONS In conjunction with the Millenniamania campaign celebrations organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, every visitor to Singapore during the period from June 1999 to August 2000, will stand a chance to win a return vacation to Singapore through a daily lucky draw. Visitors will also stand a chance to win the Grand Draw prize of a free luxury return holiday for himself and 20 of his guests. Scientific Programme 21 Nov 1999 0900-1700 Registration (Sunday) Venue: Lecture Theatre 31 National University of Singapore 1730-1900 Social mixer Guild House, National University of Singapore Function Room - Evans 1 22 Nov 1999 0800-0900 Registration (Monday) 0900-0940 Opening Ceremony Welcome Addresses Speech by Guest-of-Honour Lecture Theatre 31 National University of Singapore 0940-1000 Tea Reception 1000-1040 Plenary Lecture I(A) The role of phylogeny in ecology Prof Eric Pianka Section of Integrative Biology University of Texas, Austin USA 1040-1240 Scientific Session(s) I(a) 1240-1400 Lunch 1400-1440 Plenary Lecture I(B) Why the heck do you need a taxonomist? Assoc. Prof Peter K.L. Ng Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 1440-1540 Scientific Session(s) I(b) 1540-1600 Tea Break 1600-1800 Scientific Session(s) I(c) 23 Nov 1999 0830-0910 Plenary Lecture II(A) (Tuesday) Marine fish larvae: endogenous deficiencies, exogenous compensations Prof Lam Toong Jin Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 0910-1010 Scientific Session(s) II(a) 1010-1030 Tea Break 1030-1110 Plenary Lecture II(B) Molecular genetics and the conservation of biodiversity Dr Randi Ettore Department of Conservation Biology & Conservation Genetics Iatituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, Italy 1110-1225 Scientific Session(s) II(b) 1225-1330 Lunch 1330-1410 Plenary Lecture II(C) Invasive species: The Hawaiian experience Prof Clifford Smith Department of Botany University of Hawaii, USA 1410-1510 Scientific Session(s) II(c) 1510-1530 Tea Break 1530-1610 Plenary Lecture II(D) Biodiversity conservation in Indonesia: Challenge for a megadiversity Prof Walter Erdelen Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia 1610-1710 Scientific Session(s) II(d) 1900-2200 CONGRESS BANQUET-CUM-25th ANNIVERSARY DINNER Awards Ceremony 24 Nov 1999 0830-0910 Plenary Lecture III(A) (Wednesday) The role of modelling in ecology Prof Anthony Cheshire School of Natural Sciences University of Adelaide, Australia 0910-1011 Scientific Session(s) III(a) 1010-1030 Tea Break 1030-1245 Scientific Session(s) III(b) 1245-1400 Lunch 1400-1500 PANEL DISCUSSION by all keynote speakers 1500-1520 Tea Break 1520-1600 SIBiol Distinguished Biologist Lecture 1600-1630 Closing Ceremony CONGRESS REGISTRATION FORM website: http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/sciorg/sibio/index.htm ASIA-PACIFIC CONGRESS ONTHE BIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Date: 21-24 November 1999 Venue: National University of Singapore A/P Shirley Lim Hon Secretary, Congress Organising Committee c/o School of Science, Nanyang Technological University NIE, 469 Bukit Timah Road Fax : (65) 469-8952 Singapore 259756 E-mail : slim@nie.edu.sg (1) I would like to participate in the Congress as follows (please tick): ( ) Attend the Congress ( ) Present a paper at the Congress. ( ) Present a poster at the Congress (2) My particulars are as follows: Name: Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms _______________________________________________ [Family/Last name] [Given name(s)] Affiliation:______________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ E-mail:_______________________Tel:________________ Fax:___________________ Accompanying person(s) Name: Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms _______________________________________________ [Family/Last name] [Given name(s)] (3) I enclosed the following (please tick): ( ) Congress Registration Form ( ) Registration fees (bankdraft/international money order in Singapore/U.S. dollars ( ) Hotel/Hostel Registration Form Signature: _____________________________ Date: ____________________________ Secretariat use only: Registration No: ______________________ Date Received: _______________________ ABSTRACT SUBMISSION You are invited to submit your abstract now. The abstract must have a title, name(s) of author(s) and complete address(es), and is no more than 250 words. The abstract, must be sent in together with the registration form, and registration fees before 31 October 1999. We cannot ensure the publication of your abstract if it is received after this date. Oral presentations will be allotted 12 minutes for talk and 3 minutes for questions. Authors will receive written confirmation by e-mail regarding the scheduling of their presentations in late October. Proceedings of the Congress will not be published. However, all presenters are encouraged to submit their full manuscripts for publication in our Institute's journal, The Asian Journal of Tropical Biology. Papers will be accepted for publication in the journal subject to the normal review process and policy of the journal. Instructions to authors are enclosed. REGISTRATION FEES & PAYMENT Overseas participants $250 (US$175) Local participants Members $150 Non-members $200 Students (overseas) $ 72 (US$50) Students (local) $ 30 All registration fees must be paid in Singapore or US dollars by a bankdraft/international money order drawn on a Singapore bank and made payable to "Singapore Institute of Biology Environment Congress". Personal cheques are not acceptable from overseas participants. The Congress registration fee includes Welcome reception, coffee or tea during breaks, Congress bag, official name badge, book of abstracts, final scientific programme and other materials, and Congress Banquet. Registration fees for students do not cover the welcome reception or the banquet. OFFICIAL LETTER OF INVITATION Official letters of invitation which are intended to help overcome administrative difficulties will be issued on request. Such letters do not imply commitment of financial or other support by the organising committee. Please provide relevant information to assist with the preparation of the letter of invitation. SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION A trade exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Congress. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN HOSTEL ACCOMMODATIONS [Note: Do not return this Form if you wish to make your own arrangements for accommodation. Registrants who wish to make reservations at the University Hostel must return this completed Form] PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY Name: Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms Address: Telephone: Office Fax: E-mail If sharing accommodation, please provide the full name of roommate: HOSTEL RATE ARRIVAL DATE DEPARTURE DATE Hostel Guest Room S$50 (Single) _______________ ___________________ NUS campus $60 (Double) _______________ ___________________ University Hostel Room NUS campus $16.50 (Single) _______________ ___________________ $14.40 (Double) _______________ ___________________ Please note that there are only a limited number of Hostel Guest Rooms available. They will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. UNIVERSITY HOSTEL REGISTRATIONS: Please do not send payment for University Hostel Reservations. Your payment will be processed upon arrival. Please complete and return the form to: A/P Shirley Lim Hon. Secretary, Congress Organising Committee c/o School of Science Nanyang Technological University Tel: (65)460-5321 NIE, 469 Bukit Timah Road Fax: Fax: (65)460-8952 Singapore 259756 E-mail: slim@nie.edu.sg HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Below is a list of hotels that we have negotiated for conference rates. Please contact them directly. Registrants must identify themselves as attending the Asia-Pacific Congress on the Biology of the Environment to receive conference rates. . In the case of YMCA (Stevens Road), please mention that it is the corporate rate offered to the National Institute of Education. All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars. HOTEL RATE TEL. # FAX # E-MAIL Copthorne Orchid $124 (Single) (65)350-4419 (65)255-4494 roomres@orchidsing.com.sg 214 Dunearn Road (Ms Shin Mi-Yuen) Singapore 299526 Orchard Hotel $140 (Single/Twin) (65)739-6794 (65)739-6605 orcharde@singnet.com.sg 442 Orchard Road (Mr Keeson Tan) Singapore 238879 Orchard Parade Hotel $126 (Single) (65)731-7061 (65)235-9436 feohotel@pacific.net.sg 1 Tanglin Road $137 (Double) (Mr Alex Tjio) Singapore 247905 YMCA (Stevens Road) $70 (Single/Twin) (65)731-0790 (65)235-5528 lodge@mymca.org.sg 60, Stevens Road Singapore 257854 (outside the Central Business District) YMCA (Orchard Road) $81.58 (Single) (65)336-6000 (65)337-3140 hostel@ymca.org.sg 1 Orchard Road $95.17 (Double) Singapore 238824 (inside the Central Business District) York Hotel $125 (Single/Twin) (65)830-1108 (65)738-5810 salesmkg@yorkhotel.com.sg 21 Mount Elizabeth (Ms Lynn Lim) Singapore 228516 Tours and Field trips The Congress Organising Committee has planned the following tours and field trips. Details are available in the final Scientific Programme and at the Registration desk on your arrival. Night Safari, at Singapore Zoological Gardens The Night Safari is the world's first wildlife park built to be viewed at night. Set in 40 hectares of dense secondary forest, the Night Safari offers guests the unique experience of exploring wildlife in a tropical jungle at night. Through the use of subtle lighting technique. Guests are able to view over 1000 nocturnal animals of 100 species in vast naturalistic habitats. Sungei Buloh Nature Park & Aerogreen Technology Farm This is Singapore's first wetland nature park, a 87 hectares refuge for migratory birds that use the east Asia flyway. Flocks of migrants like plovers and sandpipers sometimes arrive at the park in thousands. Visitors can expect to see more than 187 species of birds, as well as monitor lizards, and other wetland plants and animals. Located across the park, is Aerogreen Technology Farm, Singapore's first commercial aeroponics farm in Asia. Situated in the Agrotechnology Park, Aerogreen Farm is the only the farm that uses aeroponics technology to grow food plants, including several temperate vegetables. Singapore River Cruise The journey sets sail from Raffles Landing Site, where in January 28, 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles set the wheel of Singapore's contemporary history in motion when he stepped ashore on the northern bank of the Singapore River. It was his foresight that resulted in Singapore's development, with the Singapore River as its lifeline. Today, while cruising the Singapore River, one will marvel at the extravagent contrast between the richly-mellowed old architecture and striking skyscraper skyline of modern Singapore rearing up behind them. The cruise passes by not less than five grand old bridges of diverse designs decorated with quaint old lamps of a bygone era. Singapore By Night Enjoy dinner at Boat Quay, Singaporean's latest haunt at sunset. After dinner, enroute to our stop at Bugis Street where you can take in the beautiful sight of the Central Business Street and Singapore's skyline by night via Benjamin Sheares Bridge. At Bugis street, you will stroll along the night market or "pasar malam" where you may chance upon bargains you have never imagined. Then, a drive along the Esplanade for a glimpse of the Merlion before stopping at the famous Raffles Hotel to sample Singapore's very own "Singapore Sling"- as the saying goes: "If you have not been to Raffles, you have not been to Singapore". Congress Organising Committee Chairman Prof CHOU Loke Ming Vice-chairman A/Prof TAN Teck Koon Hon. Secretary A/Prof Shirley S.L. LIM Assistant Secretary A/Prof CHIA Tet Fatt Hon. Treasurer A/Prof YEOH Hock Hin Assistant Treasurer Asst Prof Wendell SUN Subcommittees Chairperson: A/Prof Mulkit SINGH (scientific and programme) Asst Prof N. SODHI (logistics) A/Prof HO Shuit Hung (accommodations) Ms FOONG Lai Leong (social) Ms Jennifer TAN (trade exhibition) Ms Adeline KOH (conference materials) Dr. Beverly Goh Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) National University of Singapore 14 Kent Ridge Road, SINGAPORE 119223 Tel: +65 774 9883 / 9658 / 9652 Fax: +65 774 9654 email: tmsgohb@nus.edu.sg From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 27 03:47:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA06321 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 03:47:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA27317; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 03:52:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027300; Fri, 27 Aug 99 03:51:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 03:48:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA10441; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:30:18 GMT Received: from nw128.netaddress.usa.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA13308; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 03:30:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 22060 invoked by uid 60001); 27 Aug 1999 07:30:02 -0000 Message-Id: <19990827073002.22059.qmail@nw128.netaddress.usa.net> Received: from 204.68.24.28 by nw128 via web-mailer(M3.3.0.24) on Fri Aug 27 07:30:02 GMT 1999 Date: 27 Aug 99 01:30:02 MDT From: h "d'Andign?" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: SST & Bleaching. X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (M3.3.0.24) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: h "d'Andign?" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id DAA06321 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 522 Dear Lister I am presently doing a research in la Réunion Island (Indian ocean) about the caracterisation of significant SST anomalies as a cause for coral bleaching. More specifically, I am looking for in situ temperature measurement and reliable (comparable) observation of bleaching in the Indian ocean. I will appreciate any help and summarise the results. Thank In Advance. Hervé ... ------------------------------------------ hervé d'andigné hdandigne@usa.net -------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 27 16:07:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25999 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:07:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23943; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:14:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023876; Fri, 27 Aug 99 16:14:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:00:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA18295; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 19:41:19 GMT Received: from imo22.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA06307; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:41:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bNBBa06597 (4539) for ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:40:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:40:41 EDT Subject: Shrimp Farm in Bonaire To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 214 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 523 Coral Listers I recently heard about a shrimp aquaculture project on Bonaire. Does anyone know about this project, i.e., if any permits or controls were imposed that might prevent the kind of physical damage or release of pollutants into the coastal zone that are associated with shrimp farming? thanks Cliff McCreedy >><((;> ><((;> ><((;> Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 phone 703-351-7444 fax 703-351-7472 e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 27 21:51:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA14764 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:51:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA06832; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:58:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006816; Fri, 27 Aug 99 21:58:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:55:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA10702; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:33:33 GMT Received: from out1.ibm.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA18179; Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:33:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (slip-32-96-211-6.cu.an.ibm.net [32.96.211.6]) by out1.ibm.net (/) with SMTP id BAA38758 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 01:33:15 GMT From: "Gerard Geertjes" To: Subject: Re: Shrimp Farm in Bonaire Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:30:50 -0400 Message-Id: <01bef0f4$f66a4a40$bbd36020@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gerard Geertjes" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 524 The effluent of the shrimp farm at Bonaire is directed straight into the evaporation ponds of the Bonaire solar salt works. No pollutants are dumped in the coastal zone. Gerard J. Geertjes Groningen University Department of Marine Biology Kaya Dorado 12, Bonaire Netherlands Antilles geertjes@bonairenet.com phone: + 599 7 5879 fax: + 599 7 2595 -----Original Message----- From: Oceanwatch@aol.com To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 4:57 PM Subject: Shrimp Farm in Bonaire >Coral Listers > >I recently heard about a shrimp aquaculture project on Bonaire. Does anyone >know about this project, i.e., if any permits or controls were imposed that >might prevent the kind of physical damage or release of pollutants into the >coastal zone that are associated with shrimp farming? > >thanks >Cliff McCreedy >>><((;> ><((;> ><((;> >Oceanwatch >2101 Wilson Boulevard >Suite 900 >Arlington, VA 22201 >phone 703-351-7444 >fax 703-351-7472 >e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com >http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 28 18:55:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA26108 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:55:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA06826; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 19:02:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006812; Sat, 28 Aug 99 19:02:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:40:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA27195; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 22:24:22 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA27035; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:24:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer ([202.188.65.23]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with SMTP id <19990828222353.ZXXB1712@oemcomputer> for ; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 06:23:53 +0800 Message-Id: <000f01bef221$6b2ff460$1741bcca@oemcomputer> From: "Don Baker" To: Subject: The Reef Project / Call for CVs for Directorship Position Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 06:21:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01BEF1E6.BB2E5320" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Don Baker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 526 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BEF1E6.BB2E5320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THE REEF PROJECT I - What is it? What is it all about? THE REEF PROJECT is a unique facility concerned primarily with coral = reef education, conservation, rehabilitation, and restoration. To = accomplish these features, there are two major missions of the Sabah, = Malaysia / Pulau Gaya facility. Designated as "The Reef Project I", it = is hoped that similar facilities will be developed throughout South East = Asia. This is an effort to bring the communities of the region to a more = knowledgeable level of understanding about their unique coral reef = ecosystems and how they can effectively and efficiently utilize them in = a sustainable manner for the benefit of the entire world. Mission One Public education & awareness of the importance of the coral reef = ecosystem - be it for food on the dinner plate, for tourist generated = income, or for its exotic natural marine flora & fauna wonders yet to be = discovered. This mission is initiated from the local community level. Means to accomplish this Mission are: a.. "Living" Coral Reef Aquarium Exhibits & Themes b.. Public & Community Seminars & Functions c.. Brochures / Handouts d.. Internet Communications & Coral Reef Information Database = Evolution e.. Quarterly REEF REPORT Newsletter Mission Two Coral Reef ecosystem research & development for determining restoration = & rehabilitation methodology - rebuilding the coral reefs by applying = various principles associated with other biological and engineering = disciplines. Undergraduate practical and post graduate degree programs = for university students are also supported in this mission. Means to accomplish this Mission are: a.. Laboratories & Associated Equipment b.. Dive Locker & Mechanical Worktable c.. Coral Reef Field Monitoring Programs d.. Marine Life Research Tanks & Raceways e.. Sea-Scaping Reef Field Study Site f.. Degraded coral reef ecosystem [P. Gaya] g.. Cooperative Research Programs with other institutions and = NGOs. Further information about THE REEF PROJECT can be obtained through the = Internet at: reefprj@hotmail.com reefprj@tm.net.my Telephone: 6088 302 007 [Voice & Fax on Request] THE REEF PROJECT G16 Wisma Sabah / 88000 Kota Kinabalu / Sabah, Malaysia ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BEF1E6.BB2E5320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

THE REEF PROJECT I - What is it? What is it all=20 about?

THE REEF PROJECT is a unique facility concerned = primarily with=20 coral reef education, conservation, rehabilitation, and restoration. To=20 accomplish these features, there are two major missions of the Sabah, = Malaysia /=20 Pulau Gaya facility. Designated as "The Reef Project I", it is = hoped=20 that similar facilities will be developed throughout South East Asia. = This is an=20 effort to bring the communities of the region to a more knowledgeable = level of=20 understanding about their unique coral reef ecosystems and how they can=20 effectively and efficiently utilize them in a sustainable manner for the = benefit=20 of the entire world.

Mission One

Public education & awareness of the importance of = the coral=20 reef ecosystem - be it for food on the dinner plate, for tourist = generated=20 income, or for its exotic natural marine flora & fauna wonders yet = to be=20 discovered. This mission is initiated from the local community = level.

Means to accomplish this Mission are:

    • "Living" Coral Reef Aquarium Exhibits & = Themes
    • Public & Community Seminars & Functions
    • Brochures / Handouts
    • Internet Communications & Coral Reef Information = Database=20 Evolution
    • Quarterly REEF REPORT = Newsletter

Mission Two

Coral Reef ecosystem research & development for = determining=20 restoration & rehabilitation methodology - rebuilding the coral = reefs by=20 applying various principles associated with other biological and = engineering=20 disciplines. Undergraduate practical and post graduate degree programs = for=20 university students are also supported in this mission.

Means to accomplish this Mission are:
    • Laboratories & Associated Equipment
    • Dive Locker & Mechanical Worktable
    • Coral Reef Field Monitoring Programs
    • Marine Life Research Tanks & Raceways
    • Sea-Scaping Reef Field Study Site
    • Degraded coral reef ecosystem [P. Gaya]
    • Cooperative Research Programs with other institutions and=20 NGOs.

Further information about THE REEF PROJECT can be obtained through = the=20 Internet at:

reefprj@hotmail.com

reefprj@tm.net.my

Telephone: 6088 302 007 [Voice & Fax on = Request]

THE REEF PROJECT

G16 Wisma Sabah / 88000 Kota Kinabalu / Sabah, = Malaysia

------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BEF1E6.BB2E5320-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 28 20:29:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA26887 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 20:29:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA08410; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 20:34:45 -0400 Received: from discomsys.com(38.150.76.140) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008396; Sat, 28 Aug 99 20:34:04 -0400 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by discomsys.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id RAA11840 for clips-list; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:49:30 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: blackbird.discomsys.com: majordomo set sender to clips-owner@discomsys.com using -f Received: from mailman.ghg.net (mailman.ghg.net [206.29.116.30]) by discomsys.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA11835 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:49:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [208.157.198.19] (max8-19.ghg.net [208.157.198.19]) by mailman.ghg.net (8.9.1/8.9.1/GHG 1.2) with ESMTP id QAA02501 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:43:37 -0500 (CDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: clips@mailman.ghgcorp.com Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <000001bef08d$5296c4a0$532152ce@antimatter> References: <000001bef08d$5296c4a0$532152ce@antimatter> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:50:37 -0500 To: clips@discomsys.com From: Gary Riley Subject: CLIPS: New Web Page Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: clips-owner@discomsys.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: clips@discomsys.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 527 I've set up a page on the CLIPS web site for CLIPS related job postings. Individuals/companies wanting to add a job posting to the web page should send email to clips@ghg.net. Gary Riley clips@ghg.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLIPS Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.ghgcorp.com/clips/CLIPS-FAQ CLIPS WWW Page: http://www.ghg.net/clips/CLIPS.html CLIPS Download Page: http://www.ghgcorp.com/clips/download/ -- To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to clips-request@discomsys.com with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message. The official CLIPS homepage resides at: http://www.ghg.net/clips/CLIPS.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 29 19:12:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA07727 for ; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:11:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA08716; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:19:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008703; Sun, 29 Aug 99 19:18:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 19:15:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA30658; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:50:53 GMT Received: from oxmail.ox.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA26270; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 17:50:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wing1.herald.ox.ac.uk ([163.1.0.225] ident=exim) by oxmail.ox.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #1) id 11LCqS-0007Kw-00; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:50:36 +0100 Received: from httpd by wing1.herald.ox.ac.uk with local (Exim 2.02 #1) id 11LCqU-0006dw-00; Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:50:38 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 4.103 (Entity 4.115) From: Edward Vowles To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, mangrove@essun1.murdoch.edu.au, seagrass_forum@essun1.murdoch.edu.au, consgis@pete.uri.edu Subject: Diving expedition Message-Id: Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:50:38 +0100 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Edward Vowles Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 528 Dear All, This message has been posted on CORAL-LIST, CONSGIS, SEAGRASS and MANGROVE - apologies for any duplication. -I am looking for ideas for a marine conservation, diving expedition / project for the summer of next year. -I plan to lead and organise the expedition myself. -My primary interest is with Coral reefs, Sea grass and Mangroves - particularly the link between them. -Below, I have tried to be as specific as possible with details of my ideas, interests and experience. Time period: -3 months (July - September) in 2000. A summary of my relevant experience: -Took part in a 3 month project on the Southern coast of Tanzania with an expedition group called Frontier (1998). We surveyed coral reefs, mangrove stands and carried out a 'ReefCheck' survey. -Have done 50 dives, mostly in Tanzania but have training to 'PADI Advanced' in the UK. -Attended a series of workshops entitled 'Biological surveys: techniques for conservation expeditions', at the Royal Geographical Society in London. -I am starting my 2nd year as a biology undergraduate at Oxford University (UK). -Currently working, through this summer, as a volunteer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the Marine Life Research group. Ideas and interests: -Simple ecological surveying. -Surveying the distribution of habitats and species (particularly if threatened or locally/commercially important). -Production of a GIS map (I have no previous experience in this field so would be reliant on collaboration with a more qualified researcher locally. Clearly any map I could produce would be coarse and limited but this seems to be a useful and straightforward 'product' to obtain as an expedition objective - something helpful as a base for future work. Geographical area: -Limited to areas with coral reef etc. Group structure: -About 6 people - probably all undergraduates. -Languages spoken between us: English, French, German (and very limited Swahili). -Key to the expedition would be local collaboration, both with local researchers or biology students and with a dive center or marine research station (for equipment, air, boatcover/transport, etc.). Funding: -The team would be self sufficient as regards obtaining funding (through grant aid and sponsorship). -I think the project would need to address a particular local conservation need in order to obtain sufficient finding. I appreciate you reading through this and am keen to hear any suggestions! Thanks, Edward --- Edward Vowles Pembroke college Oxford Email: edward.vowles@pmb.ox.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 30 03:01:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA12364 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 03:01:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA17615; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 03:06:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017602; Mon, 30 Aug 99 03:06:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 03:03:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA36456; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 05:40:56 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA36111; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 01:40:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer ([202.188.83.246]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with SMTP id <19990830054019.CUIO1712@oemcomputer>; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:40:19 +0800 Message-Id: <000e01bef327$91c47cc0$f653bcca@oemcomputer> From: "Don Baker" To: "CoraList" Cc: Subject: CV Request/ Directorship /The Reef Project Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:27:05 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01BEF2EB.5A14C6E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Don Baker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 529 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BEF2EB.5A14C6E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable REEF PROJECT Managing Director JOB SUMMARY=20 Individual must be well versed in the field of marine ecology and have = experience in mariculture applications for reef species - especially = giant clams. Experience in reef survey work, field data collection, and = advanced scuba certification is required. This individual will be = responsible for the following areas. * Full Management & Directorship of the Reef Project and associated = personnel * Directorship and Advisor for all types of research and field surveys * Lead representative for public relations and Project promotions * Quarterly Operations & Management Report * Quarterly "The REEF PROJECT" Newsletter editing & in house publishing * Environmental & Ecological Advisor to Gayana Resort=20 * International & National "Reef Project Concept" cooperative programs * Training for Malaysian citizens employed with the Reef Project * Management of the Reef Project and Gayana Resort Bay aquarium displays This person must be computer literate and experienced in INTERNET use. = WEB Page design experience would be helpful. Experience in personnel and = office management is also required. Individual must be willing to live = at the Pulau Gaya facility and associated Gayana Resort. Must also be = willing to learn Bahasa Malay if candidate is not a Malaysian national. Certain amenities with the Resort are part of the benefit & salary. CVs & Salary proposals should be sent via Email or Postal to: THE REEF PROJECT Attn: Don Baker C/O Gayana Resort G16 Wisma Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia=20 ******************************* THE REEF PROJECT I CORAL REEF & GIANT CLAM REHABILITATION Pulau Gaya Facility - Sabah - Malaysia THE REEF PROJECT I - What is it? What is it all about? THE REEF PROJECT is a unique facility concerned primarily with coral = reef education, conservation, rehabilitation, and restoration. To = accomplish these features, there are two major missions of the Sabah, = Malaysia / Pulau Gaya facility. Designated as "The Reef Project I", it = is hoped that similar facilities will be developed throughout South East = Asia. This is an effort to bring the communities of the region to a more = knowledgeable level of understanding about their unique coral reef = ecosystems and how they can effectively and efficiently utilize them in = a sustainable manner for the benefit of the entire world. Mission One Public education & awareness of the importance of the coral reef = ecosystem - be it for food on the dinner plate, for tourist generated = income, or for its exotic natural marine flora & fauna wonders yet to be = discovered. This mission is initiated from the local community level. Means to accomplish this Mission are: - "Living" Coral Reef Aquarium Exhibits & Themes - Public & Community Seminars & Functions - Brochures / Handouts - Internet Communications & Coral Reef Information Database Evolution - Quarterly REEF REPORT Newsletter Mission Two Coral Reef ecosystem research & development for determining restoration = & rehabilitation methodology - rebuilding the coral reefs by applying = various principles associated with other biological and engineering = disciplines. Undergraduate practical and post graduate degree programs = for university students are also supported in this mission. Means to accomplish this Mission are: - Laboratories & Associated Equipment - Dive Locker & Mechanical Worktable - Coral Reef Field Monitoring Programs - Marine Life Research Tanks & Raceways - Sea-Scaping Reef Field Study Site - Degraded coral reef ecosystem [P. Gaya] - Cooperative Research Programs with other institutions and NGOs. Further information about THE REEF PROJECT can be obtained through the = Internet at: reefprj@hotmail.com reefprj@tm.net.my Telephone: 6088 302 007 [Voice & Fax on Request] THE REEF PROJECT G16 Wisma Sabah / 88000 Kota Kinabalu / Sabah, Malaysia ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BEF2EB.5A14C6E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

REEF PROJECT Managing Director JOB SUMMARY

Individual must be well versed in the field of marine ecology and = have=20 experience in mariculture applications for reef species - especially = giant=20 clams. Experience in reef survey work, field data collection, and = advanced scuba=20 certification is required. This individual will be responsible for the = following=20 areas.

* Full Management & Directorship of the Reef Project and = associated=20 personnel

* Directorship and Advisor for all types of research and field = surveys

* Lead representative for public relations and Project promotions

* Quarterly Operations & Management Report

* Quarterly "The REEF PROJECT" Newsletter editing & in = house=20 publishing

* Environmental & Ecological Advisor to Gayana Resort

* International & National "Reef Project Concept" = cooperative=20 programs

* Training for Malaysian citizens employed with the Reef Project

* Management of the Reef Project and Gayana Resort Bay aquarium = displays

This person must be computer literate and experienced in INTERNET = use. WEB=20 Page design experience would be helpful. Experience in personnel and = office=20 management is also required. Individual must be willing to live at the = Pulau=20 Gaya facility and associated Gayana Resort. Must also be willing to = learn Bahasa=20 Malay if candidate is not a Malaysian national.

Certain amenities with the Resort are part of the benefit & = salary.

CVs & Salary proposals should be sent via Email or Postal to:

THE REEF PROJECT

Attn: Don Baker

C/O Gayana Resort

G16 Wisma Sabah,

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

*******************************

THE REEF PROJECT I

CORAL REEF & GIANT CLAM REHABILITATION

Pulau Gaya Facility - Sabah - Malaysia

THE REEF PROJECT I - What is it? What is it all about?

THE REEF PROJECT is a unique facility concerned primarily with coral = reef=20 education, conservation, rehabilitation, and restoration. To accomplish = these=20 features, there are two major missions of the Sabah, Malaysia / Pulau = Gaya=20 facility. Designated as "The Reef Project I", it is hoped that = similar=20 facilities will be developed throughout South East Asia. This is an = effort to=20 bring the communities of the region to a more knowledgeable level of=20 understanding about their unique coral reef ecosystems and how they can=20 effectively and efficiently utilize them in a sustainable manner for the = benefit=20 of the entire world.

Mission One

Public education & awareness of the importance of the coral reef=20 ecosystem - be it for food on the dinner plate, for tourist generated = income, or=20 for its exotic natural marine flora & fauna wonders yet to be = discovered.=20 This mission is initiated from the local community level.

Means to accomplish this Mission are:

- "Living" Coral Reef Aquarium Exhibits & Themes

- Public & Community Seminars & Functions

- Brochures / Handouts

- Internet Communications & Coral Reef Information Database = Evolution

- Quarterly REEF REPORT Newsletter

Mission Two

Coral Reef ecosystem research & development for determining = restoration=20 & rehabilitation methodology - rebuilding the coral reefs by = applying=20 various principles associated with other biological and engineering = disciplines.=20 Undergraduate practical and post graduate degree programs for university = students are also supported in this mission.

Means to accomplish this Mission are:

- Laboratories & Associated Equipment

- Dive Locker & Mechanical Worktable

- Coral Reef Field Monitoring Programs

- Marine Life Research Tanks & Raceways

- Sea-Scaping Reef Field Study Site

- Degraded coral reef ecosystem [P. Gaya]

- Cooperative Research Programs with other institutions and NGOs.

Further information about THE REEF PROJECT can be obtained through = the=20 Internet at: reefprj@hotmail.com reefprj@tm.net.my

Telephone: 6088 302 007 [Voice & Fax on Request]

THE REEF PROJECT

G16 Wisma Sabah / 88000 Kota Kinabalu / Sabah, Malaysia

 

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01BEF2EB.5A14C6E0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 30 17:25:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03169 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:25:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA26085; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:32:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026063; Mon, 30 Aug 99 17:32:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:21:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA38647; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:12:01 GMT Message-Id: <199908301612.QAA38647@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Ian Ripper and Maggie Watson" To: Subject: Reef Encounter 26, call for contributions Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 08:45:37 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ian Ripper and Maggie Watson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 530 REEF ENCOUNTER No. 26 NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REEF STUDIES CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Dear all, We are currently looking for articles for the next issue of Reef = Encounter. We would welcome contributions from a few hundred words to a = couple of pages on any aspect of reef studies, including news, comments, = short reviews (but not original scientific data) and especially = illustrations/cartoons. Our deadline is 1st October and text sent by = email is strongly preferred. You can also send illustrations (and text = if desired) to the address at the end of this message. Please email your articles to one of us at: Maggie Watson, habari@candwbvi.net Kristian Teleki, kat1003@cus.cam.ac.uk If you are interested in joining the International Society for Reef = Studies and receiving Reef Encounter please contact Richard Aronson, = raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu=20 Thanks, Maggie and Kristian Maggie Watson OR Suite 158 Inland Messenger Service Suite 158 Tortola, P. O. = Box 305498 British Virgin Islands St. Thomas = VI00803 U S = Virgin Islands From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 30 17:32:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03251 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:32:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA26489; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:37:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026421; Mon, 30 Aug 99 17:37:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:50:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA42325; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:45:17 GMT Received: from chi6-1.relay.mail.uu.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA42279; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:45:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sailfish.hboi.edu by chi6sosrv11.alter.net with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: smtp.hboi.edu [208.219.69.3]) id QQhenz18434 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:45:04 GMT Received: by SAILFISH with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:54:15 -0400 Message-Id: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4C4F8A20@SAILFISH> From: Maia McGuire To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: GPS results Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:54:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maia McGuire Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 531 Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for feedback about handheld GPS units. Almost everyone who responded was happy with their units. Two people did feel that the lat/long digits on the display of the Magellan NAV 6000 were too small, but this was the only complaint anyone had. Many of you seem to be using the Garmin GPS 12 and find that it is adequate for most needs. We have opted to purchase the Garmin GPS 48, largely on the recommendation of a salesman at West Marine (marine supplies store) who felt that the design of the antenna on this particular model was better than any of the others (it is a swivelling antenna, not fixed). Otherwise, there was not much to choose between models. We are purchasing a differential unit which will be mounted on our boat, and are looking into getting a long cable so that we can wander around in shallow water with the handheld unit. A couple of people recommended Trimble GPS units-they sound terrific, but the cheapest handheld starts at around $3000...we are getting the Garmin handheld and differential for around $650 (including cables, software, brackets, etc). Thanks again for all your advice! Maia McGuire Post-doctoral investigator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 30 17:32:36 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03258 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:32:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA26487; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:37:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026382; Mon, 30 Aug 99 17:36:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 16:45:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA36917; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:32:07 GMT Message-Id: <199908302032.UAA36917@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Sinikka DeHanas To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Red Sea Marine Operations Expert Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:16:32 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sinikka DeHanas Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 532 Could you please post the position announcement below. We are searching for candidates at this time and will field as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your help. Sinikka DeHanas Winrock International sdehanas@winrock.org ___________ Red Sea Marine Park Operations Expert Winrock International is searching for candidates for Marine Park Operations Expert position based in Hurghada, Egypt. This will be a full-time appointment for approximately an 18-month period, starting around September 1999. The position requires previous experience in marine park operations and with USAID projects, a good foundation in marine sciences, and ability and interest to work based on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The candidate selected will be hired through Winrock International and will be eligible for an excellent benefits package and for housing, shipping and other allowances as approved by USAID. Winrock International is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. Women, Minorities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Send a cover letter and resume to sdehanas@winrock.org. The full position description is below. Provides support and technical assistance to the Red Sea Protectorates Staff in the day-to-day management of the Park. Manages local contract staff assigned to the Hurghada Office. Responsible for development of a coral reef monitoring system and a park zoning plan, designing and implementing a park patrol and staffing plan, advising EEAA in equipment procurement and facility expansion, operations and maintenance of park facilities and equipment, and training needs. Will be expected to provide significant contributions to the development of the RSPMP draft plan. Responsible for outreach to local NGOs, private sector groups, and local communities. Acts as the principal liaison between the contractor staff in the Red Sea and the Marine Park EU-funded staff in the Gulf of Aqaba. Responsible for coordinating activities and operational policies with the other marine protectorates. Reports to the Red Sea Marine Park Management Advisor. Extensive management and team building experience in developing countries and previous USAID project experience required. Should possess at least 5 years field-based experience in coral reef monitoring and/or marine park management. An advanced degree in coral reef ecology, marine biology, or related field is required. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 30 22:54:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA07609 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:54:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA06850; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 23:01:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006834; Mon, 30 Aug 99 23:00:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:57:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA40993; Tue, 31 Aug 1999 02:46:02 GMT Received: from exs24.ex.nus.edu.sg by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA43862; Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:45:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by exs24.ex.nus.edu.sg with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:47:33 +0800 Message-Id: <415039BB7DE8D011BC4600805F311E1602CA6BED@exs25.ex.nus.edu.sg> From: James Rolfe Guest To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Spawnwatch! Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:47:37 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Rolfe Guest Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 533 Dear coral-list, I am writing to ask for help from universities, conservation groups and diving groups in the SE Asia region. I am collaborating with Gilly Llewellyn (conservation science advisor to the WWF Indonesia Wallacea Program) to recruit volunteers or potential partners for an informal, regional effort to help improve monitoring of SE Asian coral spawning activity. Ideally this program would become a network of dive centers, scientists, university dive groups and conservation groups, who would plan night dives around the full moon (or whenever is most likely) to try and observe coral spawning. Such a program could serve as a powerful education and awareness raising tool as well as being of great practical conservation value (and is a perfect excuse for a night dive). Spawnwatch is the suggested name (with apologies to Baywatch) but alternative titles are welcome. We are keen to hear from anyone who wants to become involved, or who has past experience in coral spawning monitoring programs. Interested parties should contact us by e-mail either to Gilly (Gllewellyn@wwfnet.org) or directly to me (scip9051@nus.edu.sg). Thanks in advance, James Guest. James. R. Guest Reef Ecology Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office) (65) 774-8873 (home) Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486 E-mail: scip9051@nus.edu.sg / jrguest@hotmail.com Gilly Llewellyn Conservation Science Program Manager WWF Indonesia Wallacea Office Jl Hayam Wuruk 179 Denpasar 80235 Bali James. R. Guest Reef Ecology Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore 10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260 Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office) (65) 774-8873 (home) Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486 E-mail: scip9051@nus.edu.sg / jrguest@hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 1 21:59:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA05436 for ; Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:59:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA23022; Wed, 1 Sep 1999 22:04:57 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022950; Wed, 1 Sep 99 22:04:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Sep 1999 22:01:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA58305; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 01:44:40 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA61233; Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:44:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ltmldr2.aims.gov.au ([138.7.37.8]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA13578 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:44:13 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990902114412.008323b0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: hsweatma@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 11:44:12 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Hugh Sweatman Subject: Position available Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Hugh Sweatman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 534 BIOSTATISTICIAN - REEF MONITORING (JOB No. 178 ) The Australian Institute of Marine Science invites applications from suitably qualified persons for appointment as a Research Scientist in the Long-Term Monitoring Program. The appointee will participate in research supported by the CRC Reef Research Centre within AIMS and will be based at the Institute's headquarters, which are located at Cape Ferguson, Townsville, North Queensland. The Long Term Monitoring Program is a major initiative to monitor regional status of the Great Barrier Reef. Program staff visit reefs along the length of the GBR annually, surveying reef perimeters for coral cover and crown-of-thorns starfish and surveying fixed sites for reef fishes and benthic organisms. Further information about the program can be found on the AIMS website (http://www.aims.gov.au/reef-monitoring). The Institute seeks to employ, on a full time basis, a professional scientist who has a strong background in statistics and skills appropriate for the analysis of ecological and spatial data. The successful applicant will provide statistical advice to field biologists working within the Long Term Monitoring Program and will coordinate all data analysis within the program. He or she will be involved in the analysis and interpretation of the results of the program and will collaborate in the production of technical reports and scientific papers. Salary: This three (3) year fixed term position is offered at a within the range of A$57,681 - A$63,233 per annum (determined by qualifications and experience). For additional information, selection criteria, etc. see AIMS' webpages (http://www.aims.gov.au) Enquiries: Dr. Hugh Sweatman on (07) 4753 4470.(h.sweatman@aims.gov.au) IMPORTANT INFORMATION Applications: Applicants must address the selection criteria, giving details of experience, personal particulars and including the names of two referees. Address your application to the General Manager, Support Services, Australian Institute of Marine Science, P.M.B. No 3, Townsville MC Qld 4810, Australia Applications close 24 September 1999. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 2 07:14:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA10626 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:14:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA04640; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:22:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004610; Thu, 2 Sep 99 07:21:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:17:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA62720; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:01:41 GMT Message-Id: <199909021101.LAA62720@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 10:47:38 +0700 From: Reef-99 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Int.'l Conference on Marine Tourism and Coral Reef Conservation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 535 Announcement INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on MARINE TOURISM AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION Bali International Convention Center (BICC) BALI =96 INDONESIA, December 1 - 3, 1999 Secretariat: Jl. Raden Saleh 43, Jakarta 10330, INDONESIA Phone: (62-21) 3143080 ext. 505, Fax : (62-21) 327958, E-Mail: reef99@uninet.net.id Coral Reef 99 =93 International Seminar on Marine Tourism and Coral Reefs Conservation is scheduled for December 1-3rd 1999, at the Bali International Convention Center, Bali Indonesia. The event is organized in corporation with the CORAL REEF REHABILITATION and PROJECT MANAGEMENT (COREMAP) and other major sponsors to bring world attention to Marine Conservation in Indonesia, in particular Coral Reefs. Supported by Patrons The President of the Republic of Indonesia, the event will attract world renowned speakers. The Seminar, sets out to pave the way to the new Millennium, a new era of marine conservation as both local and global pressures take their tolls. Supported by the COREMAP project, (the World Bank funded study of Indonesian coral reef resources), this symposium will explore how marine Eco-tourism can become the catalyst to bridge gaps between industrial exploitation and community development. If interested please fax or e-mail us for further information, or visit us at http://www.spot.net.id/coralreef99/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 2 22:27:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA01381 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:27:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA05113; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:34:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005043; Thu, 2 Sep 99 22:33:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:30:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA58061; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 02:18:23 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA64519; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:18:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au (ppp-02.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.2]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA02704 for ; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:17:59 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990903121105.0073e49c@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 12:11:05 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: 1997-98 Coral Bleaching Revisited Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Clive Wilkinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 536 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching - One Year Later We are seeking your help again! The GCRMN assembled many reports in late 1998 of mass coral bleaching and mortality around the world. Reports came in as the bleaching was happening: some became more alarming with time e.g. Palau; others reported some recovery (not all doom and gloom) e.g. Maldives, Kenya; others were incorrect or late e.g. Chagos and Saudi Arabia (Red Sea), where there was extensive bleaching and death; and some reports were a mix of bad news and poor news e.g. Belize, Bahamas. Some reefs had site specific effects e.g. there was extensive bleaching around Palau, but not around a sewage outfall! The report was published for the GCRMN by AIMS as 'Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 1998' and put up on the Internet as: http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998 If you cannot download this, please e-mail me and I will attach a text file. We want to repeat the report - one year later to obtain a more recent, authoritative assessment of what the 1997-98 El Nino/La Nina associated bleaching did to coral reefs. This will again be released on the Internet and probably published. If others want to use this information, please contact me and I can bundle up replies and send out. Please send me reports on reefs that you know - NOT TO CORAL-LIST but to c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au We would like to include ALL areas - those that showed damage as well as those with little or no bleaching. Please provide information, including anecdotal observations, such as the following: * name and area of the report (approx Latitude and Longitude); * how extensive was the bleaching in 1997-98 e.g. X% live coral cover reduction; Z% of coral species bleached; NN species not affected; other organisms bleached or not e.g. anemones (we can work with guestimates); * what is the extent of recovery or resistance to bleaching and at what depths did recovery occur; * has there been any new recruitment (and what families recruited)? * other major comments. If you are preparing results for publication, please let me know and we will either wait for the published paper or include a summary in the report. Thank you Clive Wilkinson ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ~~~ <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science Tel: +61 7 4772 4314; Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< ~~~ ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 3 12:09:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA17401 for ; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:09:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13931; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:16:55 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013854; Fri, 3 Sep 99 12:16:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:11:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA71272; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 15:44:41 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA70294; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:44:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp161.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.161]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id LAA19584 for ; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:45:42 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <000801bef623$05dfe4c0$a1d35bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: Coral spawning in PR. Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:53:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEF5FA.92DAE240" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 537 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEF5FA.92DAE240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right on time = this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations: September 1st (6 days after the full moon): 7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata=20 M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they overlapped = for about =BD hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata continued to = spawn afterward for a short period of time.=20 September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather so, = observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept = in aquaria with running seawater.=20 8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis=20 11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata Saludos, EW. Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEF5FA.92DAE240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right = on time=20 this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations:

September 1st (6 days after the full moon):

7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata =

M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they = overlapped for about ½ hour, M.annularis stopped and=20 M.faveolata continued to spawn afterward for a short period of = time.

September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather = so,=20 observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept = in=20 aquaria with running seawater.

8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis

11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata

Saludos,

EW.

Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of = Marine Sciences,=20 UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX = (787)=20 899-2630/899-5500.
------=_NextPart_000_0014_01BEF5FA.92DAE240-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 3 17:27:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA27605 for ; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:27:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA08932; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:32:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008923; Fri, 3 Sep 99 17:32:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:29:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA75787; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 21:07:13 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA76703; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:07:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.116.100]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 473; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:07:36 -0400 Message-Id: <37D03944.8124A5C1@noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 17:10:31 -0400 From: Ben Haskell Organization: FKNMS X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ernesto Weil CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral spawning in PR. References: <000801bef623$05dfe4c0$a1d35bd1@default> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------2C0DA36AB62D4874446DD71F" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ben Haskell Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 538 --------------2C0DA36AB62D4874446DD71F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: D. strigosa spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid was observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more reports....... Ernesto Weil wrote: > Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right on time > this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations: > > September 1st (6 days after the full moon): > > 7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa > > 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata > > M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they overlapped > for about ? hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata continued to > spawn afterward for a short period of time. > > September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather so, > observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept > in aquaria with running seawater. > > 8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi > > 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis > > 11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata > > Saludos, > > EW.Dr. Ernesto Weil > Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR > PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 > Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 > FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. --------------2C0DA36AB62D4874446DD71F Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary:

D. strigosa spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid was observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more reports.......

Ernesto Weil wrote:

 Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right on time this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations:

September 1st (6 days after the full moon):

7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata

M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they overlapped for about ? hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata continued to spawn afterward for a short period of time.

September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather so, observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept in aquaria with running seawater.

8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis

11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata

Saludos,

EW.Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500.

--------------2C0DA36AB62D4874446DD71F-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 5 10:45:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA15206 for ; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 10:45:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26895; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 10:52:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026880; Sun, 5 Sep 99 10:52:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 10:48:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA86150; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 13:13:17 GMT Message-Id: <199909051313.NAA86150@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Bob Endreson" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:08:55 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 539 This is a letter than was just sent to Dr. D. James Baker http://www.westpacfisheries.net/article22.html and the letter to the Council http://www.westpacfisheries.net/kittyletter.html regarding the Coral Reef Ecosystem FMP Essentially the letter is a request to review the Council process in developing the Coral Reef Ecosystem draft FMP and the Framework of that FMP. The system is seriously flawed. The Council has violated NEPA, the plan team members are extremely disturbed by the Council's actions, the public has been lied to and the NMFS/NOAA must take control of the situation. It is now clear why the Council is moving at breakneck speed to get this FMP completed and it is simply about power and money. They wish to circumvent the National movement for Coral Reef Ecosystem management and devise their own plan of action in and of itself. This plan included developing a market for live coral which will further deplet EFH. Those of us who have spoken with the Plan Team members, the State of Hawaii and the consultants that the Council have hired can tell you there are serious problems associated with this process. Yesterday we learned that at a public meeting in KONA, the Council gave the public outdated material to comment on. A draft that has already been rejected by the Plan Team. However, the Council was simply trying to get their NEPA requirements out of the way. We have also learned that consultants that were hired by the Council have expressed anger at the way things were proceeding while others admit to not being qualified. Please don't misunderstand the intent of our opposition on this issue. We think the idea of a Coral Reef "Ecosystem" FMP is essential, however, if the Council can pick and choose what is and what is not part of that plan and selectively mold their own framework, this FMP will do little to protect the US Coral Reefs here in Hawaii. For more information go to: www.westpacfisheries.net Mahalo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 5 19:24:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA19022 for ; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:24:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA08830; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:29:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008817; Sun, 5 Sep 99 19:28:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:25:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA88454; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 23:07:59 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA91833; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:07:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm [196.3.0.2]) by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id TAA05866; Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:01:40 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from earth-sci015 ([196.3.2.41]) by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA27155; Sun, 5 Sep 99 18:09:01-050 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19990905230120.008efc34@minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm> X-Sender: woodley@minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 19:01:20 -0400 To: Ben Haskell From: Jeremy Woodley Subject: Re: Coral spawning in PR. Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jeremy Woodley Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 540 Hi Ben! In Jamaica, we've been studying the spawning behaviour of some brittle-stars which takes place at about the same time as the spawning of M. annularis. We have also seen a brittle-star which comes out only, apparently, to feed, and which gorges on coral gamete bundles. Here (and probably in Florida also) it is Ophioblenna antillensis. Jeremy At 05:10 PM 9/3/1999 -0400, you wrote: >Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: > >D. strigosa spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid was >observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more >reports....... > >Ernesto Weil wrote: > >> Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea spp. occurred right on time >> this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations: >> >> September 1st (6 days after the full moon): >> >> 7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa >> >> 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata >> >> M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then they overlapped >> for about ? hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata continued to >> spawn afterward for a short period of time. >> >> September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather so, >> observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept >> in aquaria with running seawater. >> >> 8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi >> >> 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis >> >> 11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata >> >> Saludos, >> >> EW.Dr. Ernesto Weil >> Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR >> PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 >> Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 >> FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. > > > >Spawning report from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: >

D. strigosa spawned last night (9/2) around 1130 pm. An ophiurid >was observed catching and eating coral gametes. Stay tuned for more reports....... >

Ernesto Weil wrote: >

 Dear colleagues, spawning of Montastraea >spp. occurred right on time this year in Puerto Rico. Here are my observations: >

September 1st (6 days after the full moon): >

7:55 - 8:40 p.m. M. franksi and M. cavernosa >

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M. annularis and M. faveolata >

M.annularis started to spawn before M.faveolata, then >they overlapped for about ? hour, M.annularis stopped and M.faveolata >continued to spawn afterward for a short period of time. >

September 2nd. (7 days after the fool moon) : bad weather >so, observations were made in specimens collected on August 30th and keept >in aquaria with running seawater. >

8:45 - 9:20 p.m M. franksi >

10:30 - 11:10 p.m. M.annularis >

11:00 - 11:50 p.m. M.faveolata >

Saludos, >

EW.Dr. Ernesto Weil >
Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR >
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 >
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 >
FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500.

> > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 6 13:11:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26698 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:11:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA00397; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:18:29 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000374; Mon, 6 Sep 99 13:18:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:15:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA97595; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:04:26 GMT Received: from mail.whoi.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA84924; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:04:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whoi.edu ([128.128.20.247]) by mail.whoi.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA1D4E for ; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:04:04 -0400 Message-Id: <37D41F64.27165B28@whoi.edu> Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 13:09:08 -0700 From: acohen@whoi.edu (Anne Cohen) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (Win98; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: looking for Elizabeth Gladfelter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: acohen@whoi.edu (Anne Cohen) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 541 Hello All I would like to contact Elizabeth Gladfelter whose telephone number as listed in the CHAMP coral researchers directory is no longer valid. I would greatly appreciate an email address or telephone number, many thanks Anne. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 6 17:19:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA28990 for ; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:19:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA06637; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:26:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006617; Mon, 6 Sep 99 17:25:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:22:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA85978; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 21:15:59 GMT Received: from hpamgaaa.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA94398; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:15:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by hpamgaaa.compuserve.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/HP-1.8) id RAA27707 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:15:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:14:14 -0400 From: Harry McCarty Subject: Preliminary Announcement To: Coral Reef List Server Message-Id: <199909061714_MC2-83BA-FC0E@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Harry McCarty Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id RAA28990 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 542 Coral Tissue Slide Reading Workshop Dear List, I plan to offer a workshop on reading histoslides of coral tissues sometime during the winter or spring of 2000. The workshop will be held at the Registry of Tumors in Lower Animals, George Washington University, Washington, DC, to take advantage of the 6-headed teaching microscope there (thus, each session is limited to five participants). The workshop is planned for 2 1/2 to 3 days and will probably begin or end on Saturday or Sunday. Dates are flexible, and will be arranged depending on participants' travel plans. Lecture and slide-reading sessions will alternate, to cover the following topics: Introduction to histology and histopathology Techniques for the preparation of coral tissues for light and electron microscopic examination Coral anatomy and histology Coral diseases Participants are encouraged to bring their own histoslides for discussion, if they have prepared any, and are expected to make a brief presentation on their own coral research (physiology, symbioses, pathology, toxicology, microbiology, etc.) Scleractinian corals will be the primary focus, but other tropical cnidarian groups could also be discussed. Cost of the workshop is minimal, but travel to/from Washington, DC, meals, and hotel must be paid for by the participant (Note: I do not have access to any travel funds; this must be arranged by each participant). Please let me know if you are interested in attending. (DO NOT REPLY TO THE CORAL-LIST, send to: mccarty_and_peters@compuserve.com) I will provide further notices as plans progress to all who express an interest. Dr. Esther Peters From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 7 14:36:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA18061 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:35:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA04027; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:43:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003989; Tue, 7 Sep 99 14:43:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:32:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA03336; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:50:49 GMT Received: from diablo.hchb.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA98564; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:50:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 473 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:40:28 -0400 Message-Id: <37D54F19.A3F32B8E@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 13:44:58 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: U.S. Ocean Report Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5E9F64F8DB93AB7FDC8421CF" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 543 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5E9F64F8DB93AB7FDC8421CF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - Apologies for cross-postings - U.S. Ocean Report Released Last week U.S. federal agencies submitted the first National Ocean Report to the President entitled "Turning to the Sea: American's Ocean Future". The report from the Cabinet responds to President Clinton's request at the National Ocean Conference (June 1998) for recommendations on a coordinated, focused, long-term federal ocean policy. The Report contains nearly 150 recommended actions to protect, restore, and explore America's ocean resources (including coral reefs). The Vice President, in accepting the report, launched a high-level task force to oversee implementation of key recommendations. The report is available on-line at www.publicaffairs.noaa.com or by sending an email with your name and address to Robert.C.Hansen@hdq.noaa.gov Thank you. __________________________ From: "The White House" , on 09/03/1999 5:20 PM: To: internet[] THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release September 2, 1999 REPORT FROM THE CABINET: AN OCEAN POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY September 2, 1999 At the National Ocean Conference last year in Monterey, President Clinton directed the Cabinet to report back with recommendations for a comprehensive ocean policy to guide federal efforts in the 21st century. In a report presented today to Vice President Al Gore, entitled "Turning to the Sea: American's Ocean Future," the Cabinet recommends nearly 150 actions to protect, restore, and explore America's ocean resources. The Vice President, in accepting the report, launched a high-level task force to oversee implementation of key recommendations. Recommendations from the Cabinet include: Sustaining Economic Benefits - Create new incentives to reduce overfishing, allowing fish stocks to recover and become more commercially viable. - Develop guidelines for environmentally sound and sustainable aquaculture and promote domestic and international compliance with them. - Increase support for sustainable harvesting and testing of marine resources with potential pharmaceutical benefits. - Help state, local and tribal governments adopt and implement sustainable development plans for coastal zones. Maintaining Global Security - Work with the Senate to ensure that the United States joins the Law of the Sea Convention as soon as possible. - Improve U.S. capability to conduct surveillance, detection, identification, classification, and interdiction of maritime threats before they reach U.S. shores. - Coordinate initiatives to maintain and exercise freedom of navigation. Protecting Marine Resources - Coordinate federal programs with "smart growth" initiatives at the local level. - Coordinate efforts among federal agencies to effectively address polluted runoff and other sources of coastal pollution. - Strengthen efforts to protect and restore essential fish habitat as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. - Examine the concept of marine wilderness areas and its application to U.S. marine protected areas. Discovering the Oceans - Improve coordination of data collection among coastal, open-ocean and seafloor observation stations and expand their data gathering capabilities. - Integrate relevant ocean science disciplines to advance basic and applied research in ocean and coastal issues. - Support expansion of underwater exploration by federal agencies and through private exploration initiatives. - Establish a nationally coordinated effort to improve and promote ocean science education. To oversee implementation of the Cabinet recommendations, the Vice President announced a new high-level Oceans Report Task Force. The Task Force will prioritize the recommendations, appoint lead agencies for implementation of key recommendations, and meet quarterly to review progress. The Task Force will be co-chaired by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Deputy National Security Advisor and will include high-level representatives of agencies with responsibility for ocean affairs. # # # --------------5E9F64F8DB93AB7FDC8421CF Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------5E9F64F8DB93AB7FDC8421CF-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 7 14:36:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA18069 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:36:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA04025; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:43:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003955; Tue, 7 Sep 99 14:42:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 14:29:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA06309; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:55:40 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA02869; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:55:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [206.161.15.72] (tc1-s42.wizard.net [206.161.15.72]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA18067; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:55:32 -0400 Message-Id: <199909071755.NAA18067@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Nicaragua - Pacific Date: Tue, 7 Sep 99 13:55:10 -0400 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: "Coral-List" , "Net Coast" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Stephen C Jameson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 544 Dear All, I am preparing a chapter on Nicaragua (Pacific) for the new book "Seas at the Millennium" (www.elsevier.nl/locate/seas). I would greatly appreciate a note from anyone who has knowledge or references (especially grey literature) regarding marine research, monitoring or management from the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Thanks!! Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road, The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA Office: 703-754-8690, Fax: 703-754-9139 Email: sjameson@coralseas.com Web Site: www.coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 7 15:41:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19932 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:41:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA09686; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:48:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009632; Tue, 7 Sep 99 15:48:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:30:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04271; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 19:18:33 GMT Received: from mail.whoi.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA06174; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:18:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from whoi.edu ([128.128.20.247]) by mail.whoi.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA61ED for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:18:05 -0400 Message-Id: <37D5904F.7252643E@whoi.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 15:23:11 -0700 From: acohen@whoi.edu (Anne Cohen) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (Win98; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Found Elizabeth Gladfelter! Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: acohen@whoi.edu (Anne Cohen) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 545 Hi All I found Dr Gladfelter right here in Woods Hole, under my very nose! For those who asked, she's a guest investigator in the Marine Policy Center at WHOI, mailstop #44. email: egladfelter@whoi.edu Thanks everyone for your help! Anne From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 7 17:11:28 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA23578 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:11:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA18555; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:18:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018503; Tue, 7 Sep 99 17:17:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 16:58:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA97264; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:48:40 GMT Received: from diablo.hchb.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA06517; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 16:48:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 570 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 16:37:57 -0400 Message-Id: <37D578B2.CB35BB1C@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 16:42:26 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Re: U.S. Ocean Report - correction References: <37D54F19.A3F32B8E@hdq.noaa.gov> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------B53B2C9E19A3D36B90969F16" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 546 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------B53B2C9E19A3D36B90969F16 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Correction - web site for U.S. ocean report was incorrected listed in previous email. Correct address is: www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov _____________________ Roger B Griffis wrote: > - Apologies for cross-postings - > > U.S. Ocean Report Released > > Last week U.S. federal agencies submitted the first National Ocean > Report to the President entitled "Turning to the Sea: American's Ocean > Future". The report from the Cabinet responds to President Clinton's > request at the National Ocean Conference (June 1998) for recommendations > on a coordinated, focused, long-term federal ocean policy. > > The Report contains nearly 150 recommended actions to protect, restore, > and explore America's ocean resources (including coral reefs). The Vice > President, in accepting the report, launched a high-level task force to > oversee implementation of key recommendations. > > The report is available on-line at > > www.publicaffairs.noaa.com > > or by sending an email with your name and address to > > Robert.C.Hansen@hdq.noaa.gov > > Thank you. > __________________________ > From: "The White House" , > on > 09/03/1999 5:20 PM: > To: internet[] > > THE WHITE HOUSE > > Office of the Press Secretary > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > For Immediate Release September 2, > 1999 > > REPORT FROM THE CABINET: > AN OCEAN POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY > September 2, 1999 > > At the National Ocean Conference last year in Monterey, President > Clinton directed the Cabinet to report back with recommendations for > a > comprehensive ocean policy to guide federal efforts in the 21st > century. > In a report presented today to Vice President Al Gore, entitled > "Turning > to the Sea: American's Ocean Future," the Cabinet recommends nearly > 150 > actions to protect, restore, and explore America's ocean resources. > The > Vice President, in accepting the report, launched a high-level task > force to oversee implementation of key recommendations. > > Recommendations from the Cabinet include: > > Sustaining Economic Benefits > - Create new incentives to reduce overfishing, allowing fish > stocks > to recover and become more commercially viable. > - Develop guidelines for environmentally sound and sustainable > aquaculture and promote domestic and international compliance with > them. > - Increase support for sustainable harvesting and testing of > marine > resources with potential pharmaceutical benefits. > - Help state, local and tribal governments adopt and implement > sustainable development plans for coastal zones. > > Maintaining Global Security > - Work with the Senate to ensure that the United States joins the > Law > of the Sea Convention as soon as possible. > - Improve U.S. capability to conduct surveillance, detection, > identification, classification, and interdiction of maritime threats > before they reach U.S. shores. > - Coordinate initiatives to maintain and exercise freedom of > navigation. > > Protecting Marine Resources > - Coordinate federal programs with "smart growth" initiatives at > the > local level. > - Coordinate efforts among federal agencies to effectively address > polluted runoff and other sources of coastal pollution. > - Strengthen efforts to protect and restore essential fish habitat > as > required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management > Act. > - Examine the concept of marine wilderness areas and its > application > to U.S. marine protected areas. > > Discovering the Oceans > - Improve coordination of data collection among coastal, > open-ocean > and seafloor observation stations and expand their data gathering > capabilities. > - Integrate relevant ocean science disciplines to advance basic > and > applied research in ocean and coastal issues. > - Support expansion of underwater exploration by federal agencies > and > through private exploration initiatives. > - Establish a nationally coordinated effort to improve and promote > ocean science education. > > To oversee implementation of the Cabinet recommendations, the Vice > President announced a new high-level Oceans Report Task Force. The > Task > Force will prioritize the recommendations, appoint lead agencies for > implementation of key recommendations, and meet quarterly to review > progress. The Task Force will be co-chaired by the Chair of the > Council > on Environmental Quality and the Deputy National Security Advisor and > will include high-level representatives of agencies with > responsibility > for ocean affairs. > > # # # --------------B53B2C9E19A3D36B90969F16 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------B53B2C9E19A3D36B90969F16-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 7 17:21:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA23769 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:21:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19182; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:27:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019129; Tue, 7 Sep 99 17:26:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:23:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA07513; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 21:19:03 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA83485; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:18:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from szmanta.bio.uncwil.edu by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.1-12 #28112) with SMTP id <01JFP3CTRUDSFJE9U3@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:18:43 EDT Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 17:06:44 -0400 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: COMMUNITY DYNAMICS OF CORAL REEF ALGAE: Special Issue of Coral Reefs X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.32.19990907170644.006ed160@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Content-type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 547 The following announcement was published in Issue Number 3, Vol 18 of Coral Reefs. Here's an electronic copy of the announcment so that those of you interested in submitting papers can begin planning. Please pass on this information to other potential contributors that may not suscribe to Coral List. Many thanks, Alina M. Szmant Biological Editor of Coral Reefs ***************************************************************************** Special Issue on COMMUNITY DYNAMICS OF CORAL REEF ALGAE The deadline for recipt of submissions is December 1, 1999 The Editors of Coral Reefs invite submission of manuscripts on the processes underlying the dynamics of algae on coral reefs. It has long been recognized that productivity by benthic turfing and fleshy algae is essential to the ecology and trophodynamics of coral reefs, even though the biomass of these algae is often low. There has been a gradual broadening in our understanding of coral reef algal dynamics over the past thirty years: low algal biomass was initially attributed to the often low nutrient concentrations of tropical coral reef waters, the so-called 'paradox of the reef'. Subsequent research added the concept of 'nutrient regulation' of algal communities, and the focus shifted to identifying previously unrecognised nutrient sources, and to the role of nutrient recycling in sustaining high rates of algal production. More recent research recognized additionally the critical importance of high rates of herbivory in controlling algal communities and biomass, and in stimulating higher rates of algal production. Within the past decade or more, dramatic increases in algal abundance have been widely reported, particularly on Caribbean coral reefs, suggesting that major changes in coral reef ecosystem function have occurred. The purpose of this special issue is to bring together studies that can further our understanding of how natural processes (e.g. upwelling, herbivory, territoriality in damselfishes) and anthropogenic factors (e.g. nutrification, fishing) contribute to the dynamics of algal assemblages on coral reefs. Especially of interest are well-documented reports on the causes of algal blooms, the interplay between multiple factors affecting algal community structure and production, and coral-algal interactions. Reviews, case studies and reef sites will be selected based on the quality of the science and the new insight they bring to understanding relevant processes. The special issue (approximately 12-15 manuscripts) will be published in mid-2000. It would be appreciated for planning purposes if prospective authors notify the Biological Editor, Alina M. Szmant by email (szmanta@uncwil.edu) or fax (1-910-962-4066) of their planned submission. To ensure timely publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible (but no later than December 1, 1999) to any of the editors of this special issue Alina M. Szmant Department of Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 S. College Rd Wilmington NC 28403 USA EMAIL: szmanta@uncwil.edu Laurence McCook Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3 Townsville MC, Qld, 4810, Australia. EMAIL: l.mccook@aims.gov.au Robert C. Carpenter Department of Biology California State University Northridge, CA 91330-8303 (818) 677-3256 (818) 677-2034 FAX EMAIL: robert.carpenter@csun.edu Margaret W. Miller NMFS/SEFSC 75 Virginia Beach Dr. Miami, FL 33149 305-361-4561 305-361-4562 (FAX) EMAIL: margaret.w.miller@noaa.gov Format for preparation and submission of manuscripts is the same as for regular submission. For further details on manuscript preparation please consult the Instructions for authors (inside cover of the journal or http://LINK.springer.de). ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Marine Biology Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 8 12:26:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09826 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:26:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA09030; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:31:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008907; Wed, 8 Sep 99 12:30:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:26:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA12763; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:07:17 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA03385; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:07:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA06607; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:09:55 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006589; Wed, 8 Sep 99 12:09:40 -0400 Received: from pangea (pangea [172.16.105.79]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09239 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005801befa15$7f20b620$4f6910ac@pangea.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Gina Morisseau-Leroy" To: Subject: Fw: HELP! Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:16:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gina Morisseau-Leroy" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 548 Dear Coral-Listers, I received this request recently. I have had no success in locating this scientist through the few channels I have. If you know the contact information for Mr. Carlos Garcia-Saez, could you please send it to Mr. Markels and CC me as well? Thank you for any assistance you can provide. Sincerely, Gina Morisseau-Leroy gmoriss@aoml.noaa.gov Webmaster for OCD and CHAMP NOAA/AOML/OCD -----Original Message----- From: Alex Markels To: gmoriss@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 2:44 PM Subject: HELP! >I'm a magazine writer for National Geographic who interviewed Carlos >Garcia-Saez, a scientist with the Honduras Coral Reef Fund, while >researching a story on the Bay Islands. I've been unable to contact him >since, as the email address he gave me appears nonfunctional. I saw a >listing on your site for him in Mexico, although he told me that he now >splits his time between Miami and Cayos Cochinos, Honduras. Do you have any >updated contact information for this gentleman? Or can you point me to >someone who might? > >Thanks in advance for your help, > >Alex Markels >alexm@email.com >970-827-9503 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 8 16:12:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA16427 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:12:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA08624; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:19:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008574; Wed, 8 Sep 99 16:19:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:00:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA09639; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 19:37:16 GMT Received: from imo15.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) id PAA12073; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:37:10 -0400 (EDT) From: CoralReefA@aol.com Received: from CoralReefA@aol.com by imo15.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id gCYSa07437 (4333); Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:35:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:35:53 EDT Subject: Caution Re: Int.'l Conference on Marine Tourism and Coral ReefConservation To: reef99@uninet.net.id, owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: CoralReefA@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 549 In a message dated 9/2/99 4:18:14 AM, reef99@uninet.net.id wrote: <> Dear Coral-listers, Although many reputable and honorable people are listed as the organizers and sponsors of this conference, and I do not have any first hand information about the conference, I became a little uncomfortable when I contacted two of the speakers listed in the proposed program schedule on the website and neither of them -- to their knowledge -- had even been contacted by the conference organizers and they certainly had not agreed to participate as speakers. Perhaps this was just an oversight by the person creating the website, but I believe the conference organizers should clarify who has agreed to participate in the Conference as a speaker before listing them on the proposed program. The topic of Marine Tourism and Coral Reef Conservation is a very important one that needs a great deal of discussion and action, and a conference like this could play a very important role, but we need to avoid needless misunderstandings and disappointment by promising more than may be delivered. It would be very useful if the conference organizers could confirm by email the speakers who have definitely agreed to participate and specify in their website who is confirmed and who is not. Sincerely, Stephen Colwell Executive Director CORAL - The Coral Reef Alliance "Working together to keep coral reefs alive" Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 Berkeley, CA 94704 tel: 510-848-0110 fax: 510-848-3720 email: SColwell@coral.org web site: www.coral.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 8 20:22:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA19738 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:22:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA25569; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:29:56 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025555; Wed, 8 Sep 99 20:29:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:26:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA10344; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 00:18:40 GMT Received: from online.tmx.com.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA93005; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:18:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [203.22.224.100] (amsg.austmus.gov.au [203.22.224.100]) by online.tmx.com.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA21503 for Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:18:11 +1000 (EST) Received: from AMGIS by [203.22.224.100] via smtpd (for online.tmx.com.au [192.150.129.1]) with SMTP; 9 Sep 1999 00:12:19 UT Received: from 172.16.0.3 by amgis.austmus.gov.au (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Thu, 09 Sep 1999 10:16:44 +1000 (Sydney Standard Time) Received: from ccMail by amsg.austmus.gov.au (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 0008A32A; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:31:43 +1100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:05:53 +1100 Message-Id: <0008A32A.3204@amsg.austmus.gov.au> From: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au (lizard) Subject: Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au (lizard) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 550 This is a reminder that applications for the 2000 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship close on 1 October 1999. For information, see http://www.austmus.gov.au/science/projects/lizard/lizfello.htm __________________________________________________________________ Dr Anne Hoggett and Dr Lyle Vail, Directors Lizard Island Research Station PMB 37 Cairns QLD 4871 Australia Phone and fax: + 61 (0)7 4060-3977 lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au http://www.austmus.gov.au/science/projects/lizard/ __________________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 8 21:20:42 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA20227 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 21:20:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA26688; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 21:25:45 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026669; Wed, 8 Sep 99 21:25:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 21:22:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA04344; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 01:14:38 GMT Received: from tula.cura.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA17560; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 21:14:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cura.net (dppp146.cura.net [209.58.20.246]) by tula.cura.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA19818 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 1999 21:11:15 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-Id: <37D70DE5.DEF27952@cura.net> Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 21:31:18 -0400 From: Reef Care =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cura=E7ao?= X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: Coral List Subject: [Fwd: Reef Health] Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef Care =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cura=E7ao?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5C625FFC1B04394DCB676EFC" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 551 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5C625FFC1B04394DCB676EFC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------5C625FFC1B04394DCB676EFC Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: inline >From milvomil@cura.net Tue Sep 7 17: 39:19 1999 Received: from cura.net (dppp130.cura.net [209.58.20.230]) by tula.cura.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA26112 for ; Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:39:17 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-ID: <37D586B6.A53BE95E@cura.net> Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 17:42:33 -0400 From: Paul Hoetjes Organization: Sectie MINA, Dept. VOMIL X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: Reef Care =?iso-8859-1?Q?Cura=E7ao?= Subject: Reef Health X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable The Saba Bank is a 1600 km2 (depth<50 m) sunken atoll, just southwest of the island of Saba (in the upper arc of the eastern Caribbean islands), and falls completley within the Economical Fishery Zone of the Netherlands Antilles. The entire eastern and southeastern edge of the squarish bank reportedly consists of well developed coral reef. The government of the Netherlands Antilles has recently started on a fisheries survey of the whole bank, and will also need to do an ecological survey in order to formulate a sustainable management plan for the area. In July I had the opportunity to make a few dives on the Bank to get a very rough impression of the local environment values with the help of two other marine biologists. One of the dives took place in a coral reef area and presented an opportunity to get an impression of the health and the state of the coral reef of the Bank, presumably a pristine area far from any human impact except for fishing pressure (lobstertraps). What we found might be of interest to some of you so I've taken the liberty of posting a very condensed version of our report on the list. On July 18 on a flat bottom at a depth of 80 ft, close to the eastern edge of the bank, a well developed reef was encountered. The reef consisted of large stretches of coral rising up to 8 ft above sand valleys and sand patches that alternated with the reef, in a kind of spur and groove formation. A total of 32 coral species were observed. Many large coral colonies were present, but did not dominate over smaller sized colonies. In between the corals an unusually dense (compared to the southern caribbean reefs of Curacao and Bonaire, two other islands of the Netherlands Antilles) layer of macro algae was present, composed mainly of Dictyota divaricata, 5-10 cm high, but here and there Lobophora variegata was dominant. The amount of these macro algae was striking and would seem to indicate some source of nutrients, perhaps caused by upwelling along the edge of the Bank. Many corals suffered from partial mortality, apparently recent (within the past 3-5 years). Yellow Blotch/Band and Dark-Spot disease were observed regularly during the dive, but were not rampant. Partial bleaching was observed in a colony of Dendrogyra cylindrica. From this very limited impression, the health of this reef seemed in worse state than similarly well-developed reefs around St. Maarten and Cura=E7ao. For a pristine reef free of human impact this seems cause for some concern and warrants more thorough research into the state of health of the reefs in this area. Regrettably, the ecological mapping and habitat survey planned for the Bank will probably not allow for much of this type of research. Paul Hoetjes, Policy Advisor, Netherlands Antilles Government Mark Vermeij, Doctoral thesis research on Madracis Andy Caballero, Manager St. Maarten Marine Park --------------5C625FFC1B04394DCB676EFC-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 05:59:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA24809 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 05:59:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA08778; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 06:04:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008763; Thu, 9 Sep 99 06:04:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 06:01:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA07722; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 09:58:30 GMT Received: from mail.iol.ie by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA19205; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 05:58:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [194.125.46.61] (dialup-061.athlone.iol.ie [194.125.46.61]) by mail.iol.ie Sendmail (v8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA04292 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:58:14 +0100 (IST) Message-Id: <199909090958.KAA04292@mail.iol.ie> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (295) Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 10:57:14 +0100 Subject: sign off / on instructions From: "aquafact" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "aquafact" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 552 Dear Sir, Please can you send me instructions of how to sign off the list and then resign on using a different address. I wish to direct the list mail to specific people within the company. Thank you, Nicola Coghlan. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 05:59:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA24816 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 05:59:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA08776; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 06:04:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008762; Thu, 9 Sep 99 06:04:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 06:01:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA04732; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 09:55:02 GMT Received: from wwfgate.wwfnet.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA17393; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 05:54:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wwfgate.wwfnet.org; id LAA04059; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:54:46 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from wwfsmtp.wwfnet.org(10.99.30.12) by wwfgate.wwfnet.org via smap (3.2) id xma004036; Thu, 9 Sep 99 11:54:32 +0200 Received: from WWF-Message_Server by wwfnet.org with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 09 Sep 1999 11:52:37 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 11:51:52 +0200 From: Susan Wells To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: re-advertisement for marine position Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Susan Wells Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 553 WWF, the world's largest independent conservation organisation with a global network active in 100 countries, is seeking to recruit a: MANAGER, MARINE PROGRAMME based in Gland, Switzerland The Manager of the Marine Programme will act as the point person on marine issues for WWF International and will provide leadership to the WWF Conservation Policy and Regional Programme work on marine conservation and the sustainable utilization of the seas and marine resources. The Manager will coordinate Network action on the WWF marine strategy, support Network action and provide a Secretariat function to the Marine Advisory Group Network, which provides policy guidance and advice on marine issues for the WWF network. The tasks will include policy and advocacy work as well as technical and logistical support to the WWF marine conservation projects around the world. We require: a first degree and preferably a higher degree in a marine-related field a sound knowledge of marine process, coastal zone management, integrated pollution prevention and control, international treaties relating to the marine environment, community development issues relating to coastal communities and the significance of the land/marine interface; at least five years experience in one or more fields of marine conservation with some proven management experience of multi project programmes; excellent communications skills and credible personal presentation; leadership and drive, teambuilding, diplomacy, and the ability to build consensus; excellent English, other languages a great advantage. Please send a covering letter with your CV to Miriam Fuhrer, WWF International, Avenue du Mont Blanc, 1196 Gland. E-mail: mfuhrer@wwfnet.org from whom you may also obtain Terms of Reference. The closing date for applications is Thursday, 30 September. _______________________________ Sue Wells Marine Programme Co-ordinator WWF International avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland - Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- Phone: +41 22 364 90 32 Fax: +41 22 364 05 26 email: swells@wwfnet.org website: http://www.panda.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 07:29:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25935 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:29:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA12577; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:36:48 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012523; Thu, 9 Sep 99 07:36:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:33:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21015; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:29:05 GMT Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:29:05 GMT Message-Id: <199909091129.LAA21015@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Eric Treml Subject: GIS mini symposium at 9ICRS Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Eric Treml Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 554 [Many apologies for any cross-posting.] I am assisting Marji Puotinen in developing a geographic information systems (GIS) and coral reefs mini symposium proposal to submit to the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium Committee (http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs/). The agenda will be based on the interests of the people who plan on attending, and be devoted to individual paper presentations. The mini symposium may also include a short introduction to GIS, an update on where the technology is headed, and how it can be used to advance the study of coral reefs. We will also have a short joint session with the remote sensing group. What we need at this point is a list of people who are interested in presenting research or attending this mini symposium at the 9ICRS. Please respond to this email, BY FRIDAY SEPT. 10, if you are interested in presenting or attending this mini symposium. Of course, any comments or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you, Eric & Marji From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 07:30:32 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25953 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:30:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA12663; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:37:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012605; Thu, 9 Sep 99 07:37:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 07:34:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA17589; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:33:37 GMT Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:33:37 GMT Message-Id: <199909091133.LAA17589@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: CoralReefA@aol.com CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Caution Re: Int.'l Conference on Marine Tourism and Coral Reef Conservation References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 555 Dear Mr. Colwell, Thank you very very much for your reminder ,we are very sorry for the mistake in our website.The designer was using an old TENTATIVE PROGRAM ,although we contacted all those speakers by Fax.,but unfortunately no response of some proposed speakers until today,even we contacted you in July. The TENTATIVE PROGRAM will be immediately changed and you will find more reputable and honorable speakers on the list. Mr. Colwell, I'm very grateful for your attention on this Conference and hoop to see you in Bali. Sincerely, Ron Scipio OC Secretary CoralReefA@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 9/2/99 4:18:14 AM, reef99@uninet.net.id wrote: > > < Bali International Convention Center (BICC) > BALI =96 INDONESIA, December 1 - 3, 1999>> > > Dear Coral-listers, > > Although many reputable and honorable people are listed as the organizers and > sponsors of this conference, and I do not have any first hand information > about the conference, I became a little uncomfortable when I contacted two of > the speakers listed in the proposed program schedule on the website and > neither of them -- to their knowledge -- had even been contacted by the > conference organizers and they certainly had not agreed to participate as > speakers. Perhaps this was just an oversight by the person creating the > website, but I believe the conference organizers should clarify who has > agreed to participate in the Conference as a speaker before listing them on > the proposed program. > > The topic of Marine Tourism and Coral Reef Conservation is a very important > one that needs a great deal of discussion and action, and a conference like > this could play a very important role, but we need to avoid needless > misunderstandings and disappointment by promising more than may be delivered. > > It would be very useful if the conference organizers could confirm by email > the speakers who have definitely agreed to participate and specify in their > website who is confirmed and who is not. > > Sincerely, > Stephen Colwell > Executive Director > CORAL - The Coral Reef Alliance > > "Working together to keep coral reefs alive" > Address: 64 Shattuck Square, Suite 220 > Berkeley, CA 94704 > > tel: 510-848-0110 > fax: 510-848-3720 > email: SColwell@coral.org > web site: www.coral.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 11:50:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA03135 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:50:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA09848; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:58:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009827; Thu, 9 Sep 99 11:57:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:13:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA22502; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 14:33:03 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA21868; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:32:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp216.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.216]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id KAA17630 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:34:19 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <001501befacf$ef92c460$d8d35bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: Coral Spawning in PR Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:30:58 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01BEFAAE.6797AEC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 556 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BEFAAE.6797AEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Other species that were observed spawning and the dates: September 3rd. and 4th after 9:00 p.m. Stephanocoenia intersepta and=20 Diploria strigosa. No Colpophyllias were observed spawning this period.=20 Saludos, EW. Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BEFAAE.6797AEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Other species that were observed = spawning and=20 the dates:
 
September 3rd. and 4th after 9:00=20 p.m.
 
Stephanocoenia intersepta and
Diploria strigosa.
 
No Colpophyllias were = observed spawning=20 this period.
 
Saludos, EW.
 
 
Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of = Marine Sciences,=20 UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX = (787)=20 899-2630/899-5500.
------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BEFAAE.6797AEC0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 12:18:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03929 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:18:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA11965; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:23:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011843; Thu, 9 Sep 99 12:22:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:42:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA18346; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 15:34:26 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA11997; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:34:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from salud ([200.25.13.204]) by mero.invemar.org.co (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA07803 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:34:19 -0500 Message-Id: <005c01befad9$843278a0$cc0d19c8@salud.invemar.org.co> From: "Lina Maria Barrios Suarez" To: "coral-list" Subject: about information Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:39:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0059_01BEFAAF.9B3ADEE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Lina Maria Barrios Suarez" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 557 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01BEFAAF.9B3ADEE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good morning everyone: Please, I need some information about anemones (in general) or/and = anemones asociated with coral reefs. It Would be very useful to Know: 1-The e-mails of colleagues woking with Caribbean anemones sistematics. 2- Institutes or collections which may have some anemones "tipes" = (holotipes or similar). Thanks, Lina Maria Barrios S=FAarez ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01BEFAAF.9B3ADEE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good morning everyone:
 
Please, I need some information = about anemones=20 (in general) or/and anemones asociated with coral reefs. It Would be = very useful=20 to Know:
 
1-The e-mails of colleagues woking = with=20 Caribbean anemones sistematics.
 
2- Institutes or collections which = may have some=20 anemones "tipes" (holotipes or similar).
 
Thanks,
 
Lina Maria Barrios Súarez
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0059_01BEFAAF.9B3ADEE0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 9 22:57:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA18478 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:57:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA26661; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:02:35 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026603; Thu, 9 Sep 99 23:01:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:58:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA26582; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 02:40:17 GMT Received: from smtp4.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA24602; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:40:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from felonymindspring (user-38ld851.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.160.161]) by smtp4.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA28271 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:40:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005601befb33$88d4bda0$a1a056d1@com> From: "Robin Smith" To: Subject: Trace elements Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:23:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01BEFB11.F03E8EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Robin Smith" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 558 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01BEFB11.F03E8EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello everyone, I wish to investigate the role of trace element depletion in = closed-system aquaria as a possible limiting factor in the successful, = long-term growth of Porites astreoides for bone graft material. If = anyone knows of any literature or the e-mail addresses of persons that = may be helpful, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Robin Smith smithrt@fiu.edu ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01BEFB11.F03E8EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello everyone,
    I wish to = investigate the role=20 of trace element depletion in closed-system aquaria as a possible = limiting=20 factor in the successful, long-term growth of Porites astreoides = for=20 bone graft material.  If anyone knows of any literature or the = e-mail=20 addresses of persons that may be helpful, I would greatly = appreciate=20 it.
 
Thanks,
Robin Smith
smithrt@fiu.edu
------=_NextPart_000_0053_01BEFB11.F03E8EC0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 10 11:40:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA02756 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:40:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA29263; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:48:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029067; Fri, 10 Sep 99 11:47:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:07:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA23169; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:42:12 GMT Received: from wwfgate.wwfnet.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA26595; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:42:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by wwfgate.wwfnet.org; id QAA29434; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:41:54 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from wwfsmtp.wwfnet.org(10.99.30.12) by wwfgate.wwfnet.org via smap (3.2) id xma029404; Fri, 10 Sep 99 16:41:46 +0200 Received: from WWF-Message_Server by wwfnet.org with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:39:46 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:38:45 +0200 From: Susan Wells To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Beach seine net exchange programmes Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Susan Wells Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 559 Apologies as this may not be the best listserver to use, but does anyone know of, or have direct experience of any net exchange programmes (replacing small mesh nets with larger ones). We need advice/experience on how to implement this - and whether it is likely to be successful - for a project in Tanzania (Tanga region). Thanks for any leads on this. Sue _______________________________ Sue Wells Marine Programme Co-ordinator WWF International avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland - Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- Phone: +41 22 364 90 32 Fax: +41 22 364 05 26 email: swells@wwfnet.org website: http://www.panda.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 11 02:19:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA20801 for ; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 02:19:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA22009; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 02:27:09 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021992; Sat, 11 Sep 99 02:26:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 02:23:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA30623; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 06:07:49 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA35817; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 02:07:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au (ppp-15.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.15]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA05839 for ; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 16:07:17 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990911154741.0073c110@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:47:41 +1000 To: Coral-List From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Clive Wilkinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 560 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching - One Year Later Tom Hourigan the Biodiversity specialist at NOAA asked for additional information: Do you have any quantitative information (or qualitative) on changes in fish abundance on reefs where bleaching occurred? Impacts on fisheries are probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact of bleaching. The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat is drafting a paper on the impacts of bleaching and any information will go to that report. The GCRMN will update the report published in 'Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 1998' and on the Internet as: http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998 Please send reports and anecdotal observations to c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au and Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov on ALL areas bleached or not. * name and area (approx Lat. and Long.); * extent of bleaching in 1997-98 % live coral cover, numbers of species bleached or not; other organisms * any recovery or resistance to bleaching and depths; * any new recruitment (and what families recruited)? * other major comments. A few authors have provided results ready for publication - there will be an impressive set of papers from this event - we are preparing a synthesis of these reports. We need many more reports please ..... Thank you Clive Wilkinson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 11 08:51:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA23539 for ; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:51:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA28502; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:58:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028477; Sat, 11 Sep 99 08:57:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:54:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA36912; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 12:44:51 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA28561; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:44:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from abudai (ppp38.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.38]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id IAA02447; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:46:12 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <37DA5CEB.1F747F3A@caribe.net> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:45:16 -0500 From: R&F Roettger X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Clive Wilkinson , Coral-List Subject: Re: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <3.0.1.32.19990911154741.0073c110@email.aims.gov.au> <37DA4F93.595885DE@caribe.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------86F005F965415898357132B5" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: R&F Roettger Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 561 --------------86F005F965415898357132B5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hola, My e-mail has changed. Could you please delete and add my new e-mail: . The first message had a typo. Thanks, Rex Rex Roettger wrote: > Hola, > My e-mail has changed. Could you please delete > and > add my new e-mail: . > Thanks, Rex > > Clive Wilkinson wrote: > > > 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching - One Year Later > > > > Tom Hourigan the Biodiversity specialist at > > NOAA > > asked for additional information: > > > > Do you have any quantitative information (or qualitative) on changes > > > in > > fish abundance on reefs where bleaching occurred? Impacts on > fisheries > > are > > probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic > impact > > of > > bleaching. The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat is > > drafting > > a paper on the impacts of bleaching and any information will go to > > that > > report. > > > > The GCRMN will update the report published in 'Status of Coral > Reefs > > of > > the World: 1998' and on the Internet as: > > http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998 > > > > Please send reports and anecdotal observations to > > c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au > > and Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov on ALL areas bleached or not. > > > > * name and area (approx Lat. and Long.); > > > > * extent of bleaching in 1997-98 % live coral cover, numbers of > > species > > bleached or not; other organisms > > > > * any recovery or resistance to bleaching and depths; > > > > * any new recruitment (and what families recruited)? > > > > * other major comments. > > > > A few authors have provided results ready for publication - there > will > > be > > an impressive set of papers from this event - we are preparing a > > synthesis > > of these reports. We need many more reports please ..... > > > > Thank you > > > > Clive Wilkinson --------------86F005F965415898357132B5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hola,
My e-mail has changed.  Could you please delete <abudai@caribe.net> and
add my new e-mail: <dosolas@coqui.net>.  The first message had a typo.
Thanks, Rex
Rex Roettger wrote:

Hola,
My e-mail has changed.  Could you please delete <abudai@caribe.net> and
add my new e-mail: <dosolsa@coqui.net>.
Thanks, Rex

Clive Wilkinson wrote:

> 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching - One Year Later
>
> Tom Hourigan <Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov> the Biodiversity specialist at
> NOAA
> asked for additional information:
>
> Do you have any quantitative information (or qualitative) on changes
> in
> fish abundance on reefs where bleaching occurred? Impacts on fisheries
> are
> probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact
> of
> bleaching.  The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat is
> drafting
> a paper on the impacts of bleaching and any information will go to
> that
> report.
>
> The GCRMN will update the report  published in 'Status of Coral Reefs
> of
> the World: 1998' and on the Internet as:
> http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998
>
> Please send reports and anecdotal observations to
> c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au
> and Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov on ALL areas bleached or not.
>
> * name and area (approx Lat. and Long.);
>
> * extent of bleaching in 1997-98 % live coral cover, numbers of
> species
> bleached or not; other organisms
>
> * any recovery or resistance to bleaching and depths;
>
> * any new recruitment (and what families recruited)?
>
> * other major comments.
>
> A few authors have provided results ready for publication - there will
> be
> an impressive set of papers from this event - we are preparing a
> synthesis
> of these reports. We need many more reports please .....
>
> Thank you
>
> Clive Wilkinson

   --------------86F005F965415898357132B5-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 13 07:40:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA15727 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:40:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03072; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:47:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa03034; Mon, 13 Sep 99 07:47:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:44:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA46186; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:19:02 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA37367; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:18:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01896; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:21:44 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001883; Mon, 13 Sep 99 07:20:46 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA15204 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:13:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id HAA14042; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:15:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 07:15:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CHAMP shutdown Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 562 Greetings, It is possible that hurricane Floyd will hit us here in Miami. 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Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee Louis Florit Philippe Dubosq Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 13 11:46:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24602 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:46:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA27883; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:54:06 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027632; Mon, 13 Sep 99 11:53:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:44:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA55000; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:24:29 GMT Message-Id: <199909131524.PAA55000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:10:11 -0700 From: John McManus Subject: RE: Beach seine net exchange programmes To: "'Susan Wells'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John McManus Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 564 Sue et. al. Jeremy Woodley described in a meeting in 1992(?) a nice-sounding program in Jamaica wherein small mesh traps were exchanged for new, larger mesh to make traps. John -----Original Message----- From: Susan Wells [mailto:SWells@wwfnet.org] Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 10:39 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Beach seine net exchange programmes Apologies as this may not be the best listserver to use, but does anyone know of, or have direct experience of any net exchange programmes (replacing small mesh nets with larger ones). We need advice/experience on how to implement this - and whether it is likely to be successful - for a project in Tanzania (Tanga region). Thanks for any leads on this. Sue _______________________________ Sue Wells Marine Programme Co-ordinator WWF International avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland - Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- Phone: +41 22 364 90 32 Fax: +41 22 364 05 26 email: swells@wwfnet.org website: http://www.panda.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 13 19:26:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA05925 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:26:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA05795; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:34:14 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005766; Mon, 13 Sep 99 19:33:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:02:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA46727; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:49:05 GMT Received: from relay1.smtp.psi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA54390; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:48:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [38.200.235.131] (helo=EXCH_BDC.DCCMC) by relay1.smtp.psi.net with esmtp (Exim 1.90 #1) for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov id 11Qb9m-0002PV-00; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:48:50 -0400 Received: by exch_bdc with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:50:10 -0400 Message-Id: <112A11230948D2119FE900A0C9D81E0451014A@exch_bdc> From: Jack Sobel To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:50:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jack Sobel Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 565 A recent posting from Clive Wilkinson and Tom Hourigan stated that "Impacts on fisheries are probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact of bleaching." This does not seem obvious to me and I was wondering what others thought. What, if any, evidence supports this? ********************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Program Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 429-5609 Fax: (202) 872-0619 Email: jsobel@dccmc.org ********************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: Clive Wilkinson [SMTP:c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au] > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 1:48 AM > To: Coral-List > Subject: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching > > 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching - One Year Later > > Tom Hourigan the Biodiversity specialist at NOAA > asked for additional information: > > Do you have any quantitative information (or qualitative) on changes in > fish abundance on reefs where bleaching occurred? Impacts on fisheries are > probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact of > bleaching. The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat is drafting > a paper on the impacts of bleaching and any information will go to that > report. > > The GCRMN will update the report published in 'Status of Coral Reefs of > the World: 1998' and on the Internet as: http://www.aims.gov.au/scr1998 > > Please send reports and anecdotal observations to c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au > and Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov on ALL areas bleached or not. > > * name and area (approx Lat. and Long.); > > * extent of bleaching in 1997-98 % live coral cover, numbers of species > bleached or not; other organisms > > * any recovery or resistance to bleaching and depths; > > * any new recruitment (and what families recruited)? > > * other major comments. > > A few authors have provided results ready for publication - there will be > an impressive set of papers from this event - we are preparing a synthesis > of these reports. We need many more reports please ..... > > > > Thank you > > Clive Wilkinson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 13 19:28:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA05944 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:28:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA05838; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:36:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005823; Mon, 13 Sep 99 19:35:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:25:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA56873; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:10:23 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA50224; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:10:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from scyphozoa.mn.ufrj.br ([146.164.124.148]) by acd.ufrj.br (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA08920 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:00:37 -0300 Message-Id: <199909131900.QAA08920@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: cbcastro@pop.openlink.com.br X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 16:13:07 -0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Clovis B. Castro" Subject: 9ICRS and East Timor Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Clovis B. Castro" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 566 Dear Colleagues, Have any of you gave some thoutght on what are you going to do in October 2000? By that I mean: if the situation in Indonesia, and particularly in East Timor, does not reach a good solution, will you still consider attending the symposium? I have been looking forward to attend the 9ICRS. However, I am currently having second thoughts about participating (as a tiny protest against current practices in Indonesia) - the situation in that country (and TV images don't let us forget) is dramatic. I remember the last session in Panama, when there was one strong protest against the selected location of the next symposium. Then, there was an assurance that the symposium would not be held in Bali unless the political situation was under control. It looks like it is not, and will not be in the near future. Are the ICRSociety and the 9ICRS organizers still sure the symposium will occur? Are society members willing to attend in such a situation? What happened with the second option (Thailand?)? Did anybody think seriously about adopting it? I would appreciate hearing comments about these questions. Cordially Clovis Castro ----------------------------------------------------- Dr. Clovis B. Castro Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Invertebrados Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil email: cbcastro@pobox.com fone +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 261 celular +55-XX-21-99740913 fax: +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 213 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 13 23:29:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA07520 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:29:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA10634; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:36:34 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010619; Mon, 13 Sep 99 23:36:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:32:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA59249; Tue, 14 Sep 1999 03:04:35 GMT Received: from out5.prserv.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA43542; Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:04:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from venv-lidalap2 (slip202-135-5-20.jk.id.ibm.net [202.135.5.20]) by out5.prserv.net (/) with ESMTP id DAA71536; Tue, 14 Sep 1999 03:04:10 GMT Message-Id: <199909140304.DAA71536@out5.prserv.net> From: "Lida Pet-Soede" To: "Clovis B. Castro" , Subject: Re: 9ICRS and East Timor Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 05:05:55 +0200 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Lida Pet-Soede" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 567 Clovis Castro wrote on Monday, September 13, 1999 9:13 PM > > Have any of you gave some thoutght on what are you going to do in October > 2000? > By that I mean: if the situation in Indonesia, and particularly in East > Timor, does not reach a good solution, will you still consider attending > the symposium? > > I have been looking forward to attend the 9ICRS. However, I am currently > having second thoughts about participating (as a tiny protest against > current practices in Indonesia) - the situation in that country (and TV > images don't let us forget) is dramatic. He is right about the situation being dramatic but let's not forget one thing. There are already a lot of reasons given why conservation of the reefs is difficult/impossible(?!) and so on. Let's not add another reason to the list. Especially now Indonesia is going through rough times, the national and internation attention tends to get focussed on other things than on Indonesias most important marine asset. By participating in the 9th ICRS you'll cast a must stronger signal pro the importance of coral reef science and conservation than by boycotting it. There is another point I like to make. There have been lots of speculations on what the recent monetary crisis in Indonesia would mean to the use of destructive fishing practices (DFP), for the continuation of research projects and governmental and non-governmental marine conservation projects. DFP are still there but so are the conservation and research projects, COREMAP is just one example . There are a lot of Indonesian and foreign people putting their knowledge, experience and commitment into adressing the problems that face Indonesia's coral reefs. Let's support that by sharing your experience, knowledge and enthousiasm at the 9th ICRS. Lida Pet-Soede Coastal Fisheries Biology and -Management expert Jakarta From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 15 15:04:05 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA24332 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:04:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA29625; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:09:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029510; Wed, 15 Sep 99 15:08:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:26:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA62673; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:45:43 GMT Message-Id: <199909151445.OAA62673@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov To: "Clovis B. Castro" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 10:43:36 -0700 Subject: Re:9ICRS and East Timor Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 568 Dr. Castro has offered some excellent comments which should be seriously considered by ISRS and the other organizers. James E. Maragos, Ph.D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 15 15:04:04 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA24325 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:04:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA29623; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:09:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029509; Wed, 15 Sep 99 15:08:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:26:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA63327; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:53:01 GMT Message-Id: <199909151453.OAA63327@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:25:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 569 One piece of evidence that might (might not) support the correlation of bleaching with fisheries loss is the historical spiny lobster commercial landings. During the mid to late 1980s the lobster landings declined during those years when there was a bleaching episode which also were ENSO years. This was for Florida landings. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 15 15:08:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA24564 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:08:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00400; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:16:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000332; Wed, 15 Sep 99 15:15:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:38:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA63688; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:51:51 GMT Message-Id: <199909151451.OAA63688@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:53:52 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: 9th International Coral Reef Symposium Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 570 I wish to advise that the International Society for Reef Studies has been receiving numerous representations regarding the future of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, scheduled for Bali in October. Council is currently considering the matter carefully and we will advise coral-list at the earliest opportunity. Thank you for you patience. Terry Done President International Society for Reef Studies Dr Terry Done Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 15 15:23:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA24943 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:23:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA02563; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:30:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002488; Wed, 15 Sep 99 15:29:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:11:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA59786; Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:42:35 GMT Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:42:35 GMT Message-Id: <199909151442.OAA59786@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: CHAMP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CHAMP workstation back up Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: CHAMP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 571 Greetings, Unfortunately, coral-list and the CHAMP Web Page were down during hurricane Floyd's close brush by Miami, Florida. However, things are somewhat back to normal, with no damage done in our area. Now let's hope for the best for further up the coast. Cheers, JCH From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 10:23:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA16439 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:23:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA29314; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:31:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029280; Thu, 16 Sep 99 10:30:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:26:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA08775; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:02:41 GMT Message-Id: <199909161402.OAA08775@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:05:59 -0700 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Tim Tessier Subject: Coral Harvesting -Fiji - Cebu Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tim Tessier Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 572 Hi All, I would like to add one point to what Bob said. There is a company that is "raping" the reefs of Cebu for the curio trade. I have visited this company to purchase beach sand and was shown the "facility". I noticed several large(2.5') heads of tabletop acropora as well as 20+ shelves full of different corals. I have also seen 8" dia. heads of seriatopora histrix. In the back of this facility are large tubs where they bleach the corals. This company is regularly importing several 20ft ship containers of coral per month. I find it sickening that they can seemingly do this legally. They are NOT using a CITES permit, which they could never get, but a MINING permit. They have convinced the Canadian Wildlife Enforcement that the corals are mined. Could other companies be doing the same thing and thus skewing the amount of corals that are actually being exported? Sincerely, Tim Tessier From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 10:23:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA16440 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:23:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA29316; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:31:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029286; Thu, 16 Sep 99 10:30:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:26:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08681; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 13:58:31 GMT Message-Id: <199909161358.NAA08681@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Precht, Bill" To: "'Lida Pet-Soede'" , "Clovis B. Castro" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: 9ICRS and East Timor Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:43:12 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 573 Something to Think About: As much as I am in favor of protecting and restoring coral reef ecosystems... and as much as would like to go to Bali in 2000(in fact I'm planning on it). The question here is more profound... The ISRS needs to seriously review the ramifications(social, moral, political, economic...)of holding our next meeting in a country that does not view all races, creeds & religions equally. These very items were raised at the ISRS meeting in Panama... We also need to be concerned with the safety and well-being of ALL of our international members. I hope the ISRS (and the organizing committee) has a "back-up" plan. If the situation in Indonesia gets worse (and it very well may), we will all be faced with some difficult personal decisions. William F. Precht -----Original Message----- From: Lida Pet-Soede [mailto:lidapet@ibm.net] Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:06 PM To: Clovis B. Castro; coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: 9ICRS and East Timor Clovis Castro wrote on Monday, September 13, 1999 9:13 PM > > Have any of you gave some thoutght on what are you going to do in October > 2000? > By that I mean: if the situation in Indonesia, and particularly in East > Timor, does not reach a good solution, will you still consider attending > the symposium? > > I have been looking forward to attend the 9ICRS. However, I am currently > having second thoughts about participating (as a tiny protest against > current practices in Indonesia) - the situation in that country (and TV > images don't let us forget) is dramatic. He is right about the situation being dramatic but let's not forget one thing. There are already a lot of reasons given why conservation of the reefs is difficult/impossible(?!) and so on. Let's not add another reason to the list. Especially now Indonesia is going through rough times, the national and internation attention tends to get focussed on other things than on Indonesias most important marine asset. By participating in the 9th ICRS you'll cast a must stronger signal pro the importance of coral reef science and conservation than by boycotting it. There is another point I like to make. There have been lots of speculations on what the recent monetary crisis in Indonesia would mean to the use of destructive fishing practices (DFP), for the continuation of research projects and governmental and non-governmental marine conservation projects. DFP are still there but so are the conservation and research projects, COREMAP is just one example . There are a lot of Indonesian and foreign people putting their knowledge, experience and commitment into adressing the problems that face Indonesia's coral reefs. Let's support that by sharing your experience, knowledge and enthousiasm at the 9th ICRS. Lida Pet-Soede Coastal Fisheries Biology and -Management expert Jakarta From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 10:51:26 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA17795 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:51:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA00987; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:56:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000966; Thu, 16 Sep 99 10:56:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:39:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA08383; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:14:31 GMT Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:14:31 GMT Message-Id: <199909161414.OAA08383@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: why it didn't post Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 574 Sorry, I've had a lot of occurrences like this lately. I just wanted to remind some of you that have your email forwarded all over the place, that the coral-list listserver software (majordomo) only recognizes the machine (computer, host) that you subscribed from, so that if you try to post from another machine, it will bounce. Sometimes I know who you are and I forward the message anyway, but sometimes I don't. If the message looks like it is coral-related (as opposed to junk mail/spam), but I don't recognize your email address, I will probably subscribe you, then forward the message on to coral-list. If you were having your email forwarded, you will now be getting two copies of the coral-list messages, and you (or I) will have to go through the hassle of unsubscribing yourself under one of your two (or more) email addresses. I'm sure you'd rather not deal with this. Maybe you could telnet to the previous machine from your present one? If you can't do that, but you're only having a short stay, no problem, just go ahead and send it anyway. But if it is going to be a long stay, maybe you could consider unsubscribing from the old address and subscribe from the new one. The moral of the story is: Please try to post messages from whatever machine you originally subscribed to coral-list from. Thanks for your cooperation. Cheers, JCH From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 16:01:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA27430 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:01:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00605; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:09:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000571; Thu, 16 Sep 99 16:08:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 15:26:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA10907; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:49:46 GMT Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:49:46 GMT Message-Id: <199909161849.SAA10907@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: vacation programs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 575 Greetings, Many of you institute what is called a vacation program for your mailer when you go away on leave. It allows an automated response to emails that are sent to you so the sender of a message to you knows that you are out of town, but that you will reply when you get back. On many of these automated vacation programs there is a switch or a configuration option in which the vacation message will be sent to the person who sent you a message once every X number of times that the person sends you a message. That way if Dr. Whomever sends you a lot of messages that day, he/she only gets one reply back from your vacation program. If you go away on vacation but still want to keep receiving coral-list messages, please set the switch or option on your vacation program so that a reply from you is not sent out with every message you get. Otherwise, I (as the listserver administrator) may get that message for every single coral-list message that goes out and your name may be temporarily deleted from coral-list. Many thanks... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 17:34:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA29428 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:34:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA07210; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:39:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007180; Thu, 16 Sep 99 17:39:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:41:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA11493; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 20:19:01 GMT Received: from waquarium.waquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA11491; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:18:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uu.waquarium.org (uu.waquarium.org [166.122.71.34]) by waquarium.waquarium.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA31031 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:25:40 -1000 Message-Id: <001b01bf0080$7593d620$22477aa6@waquarium.org> From: "Bruce Carlson" To: Subject: coral web cam Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:17:10 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bruce Carlson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 576 We have a new living coral on our web cam. On September 5 I placed one polyp of Caulastrea furcata in front of our camera lens. Once again we will be recording it as it divides and grows. I figured that starting with a single polyp would be the most interesting way to start this slow-motion event. I don't think anyone has recorded how this coral actually divides and grows. Previously, we displayed a colony of Montipora digitata on the web cam. It quickly filled the entire frame and had to be removed. The Caulastrea will be up much longer since it does not grow as quickly. A metric ruler is in the picture frame for scale. The Waikiki Aquarium website is: http://waquarium.mic.hawaii.edu. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Corals Are Alive!" (not on the other camera called "Coral Cam" which is focused on the shark exhibit). Aloha Bruce From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 18:15:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA00180 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:15:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA10092; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:23:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010075; Thu, 16 Sep 99 18:23:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:32:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11823; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 21:11:18 GMT Received: from roland.augsburg.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA11796; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:11:09 -0400 (EDT) From: capman@augsburg.edu Received: from [141.224.137.117] (137-117.campus.augsburg.edu [141.224.137.117]) by roland.augsburg.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA18446 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:13:17 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199909162113.QAA18446@roland.augsburg.edu> X-Sender: capman@aug1.augsburg.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:19:29 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Trace elements Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: capman@augsburg.edu Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 577 >Hello everyone, > I wish to investigate the role of trace element depletion in closed-system >aquaria as a possible limiting factor in the successful, long-term growth of >Porites astreoides for bone graft material. If anyone knows of any literature >or the e-mail addresses of persons that may be helpful, I would greatly >appreciate it. > >Thanks, >Robin Smith >smithrt@fiu.edu (The following response is sort of long...sorry about that). Is your objective to study the trace-element issue per se, or are you mostly interested in just figuring out how best to grow the corals? I don't personally know of good *controlled* studies regarding trace element depletion in closed system reef aquaria, but I can point you in the direction of *lots* of information on how to set up and maintain closed-system aquaria to grow small-polyped stony corals, and I have become quite successful with these corals myself. Most of the available information I am aware of comes *not* from good, controlled studies, unfortunately, but from the more anecdotal experiences of amateur and professional reef aquarists, who as a group have become quite skilled in the art of maintaining thriving captive reef systems where most kinds of soft and stony corals flourish. Perhaps you already are a reef aquarist and so are aware of this large body of information? If not I can point you in that direction and offer my opinions based on what has worked for me as well. For now though, a few comments on trace elements in closed system aquaria and a few sources of information........ Regarding trace element depletion, most (all?) reef aquarists agree that a variety of critical trace elements (including strontium and others) can easily get depleted in closed system reef aquaria , but there is active debate on how best to maintain trace elements at natural seawater levels in reef aquaria. Some successful reef aquarists dose iodine and/or strontium on a regular basis, while others dose any number of different commercial trace element mixes that include a wider variety of elements. Most likely, some of the trace elements being added in these mixes are unnecessary, but again, I don't believe good controlled studies have been done.....*someone please correct me if I'm wrong* (I have read though that the formulation of Combisan, which is one of these commercial mixes, was based on carefully measured rates of trace element depletion in a reef tank in Germany). Others feel that regular partial water changes using fresh synthetic seawater is a perfectly viable (and in some people's minds preferable) alternative. Others do little or nothing intentional to manage trace elements, and dissolution of sand as well as feeding of the fish in the system probably replenishes some of the trace elements consumed by organisms or lost through protein skimming. The problem is that these captive reef systems in which corals thrive are very complex with many as-yet unquantified variables, and different aquarists have achieved geat success using any number of different management approaches. Quite likely, what works in one reef aquarium may or may not work in another if other aspects of setup and maintenance are different. Many of these issues are frequently hashed out in the ReefKeepers mailing list (Archived at http://www.escribe.com/pets/reefkeepers/) which is frequented by reef aquarists ranging from rank amateur beginners to highly respected experts in reef tank husbandry and marine biology. Also, many of these issues are discussed in articles in Aquarium Frontiers online magazine (http://aquariumfrontiers.com/). While certainly not a scientific journal, Aquarium Frontiers is written at a much higher level than most aquarium literature (some of Craig Bingman's articles are particularly useful in the area of clarifying reef aquarium chemistry, and Craig would probably be a useful person for you to contact). There are also a number of very good books on reef aquaria that have been published. Though now a little dated, The Reef Aquarium, Vol 1, by Delbeek and Sprung (Ricordea Publishing, 1994) is a particularly useful book with an extensive bibliography. By the way, is there some reason you need to grow this particular species of coral? Would other SPS corals do? I don't have first-hand experience with Porites, but my strong impression is that some of the fastest-growing SPS corals in aquaria are probably some of the Acropora species. In addition, to certain Acropora, Montipora digitata and Pocillopora damicornis are other really fast growers in our reef system at Augsburg College. These particular SPS corals were recommended to me by Morgan Lidster of Inland Aquatics in Terre Haute, Indiana (USA) when I asked him what SPS corals might grow the fastest for use in student research projects. (Morgan propagates and grows corals for sale to reef aquarists, and is a great source of practical information). I hope this helps. Let me know if I can help further. **Also, if any readers of this message know of good references from the scientific literature on this issue, I'd greatly appreciate hearing about them as well.** Bill ********************* Bill Capman Assistant Professor Biology Department Campus Box 117 Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454 USA 612/330-1072 FAX: 612/330-1649 capman@augsburg.edu ********************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 16 22:58:55 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA03440 for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:58:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA19107; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:04:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019086; Thu, 16 Sep 99 23:03:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:27:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA13388; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 02:04:56 GMT Received: from correio2.openlink.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA13314; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:04:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jcreed (unverified [200.255.229.16]) by correio2.openlink.com.br (Rockliffe SMTPRA 2.1.7) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:02:44 -0300 Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 23:02:44 -0300 Message-Id: X-Sender: jcreed@pop.openlink.com.br X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: From: "Joel C. Creed" Subject: 9ICRS and East Timor Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Joel C. Creed" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 578 Coral-List, I don't agree with Lida Pet-Soede who seems to think that international pressure won't affect the Indonesian government. Maybe it won't, but if it won't for human rights I suspect that coral reefs have even less chance. I also think that Lida missed the point when stating "...now Indonesia is going through rough times..." - what about East Timor? I'm glad that the Council of the International Society for Reef Studies is considering the matter carefully and look forward to receiving their deliberations in due course. Best wishes, ********************************************************* Dr Joel C. Creed IBRAG-DBAV Setor de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Rua Sao Francisco Xavier 524, PHLC Sala 220, CEP 20559-900, Rio de Janeiro, R.J., BRAZIL. Work Tel. 55 21 587 7328/7614 (Tel/Fax home) 55 21 493 2475 jcreed@openlink.com.br Visit my homepage http://home.openlink.com.br/jcreed/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 02:22:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA05338 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 02:22:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA23414; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 02:28:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023399; Fri, 17 Sep 99 02:27:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:52:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA14354; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 05:27:25 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA14194; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:27:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au (a08pc-211.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.211]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA03989; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:29:21 +1000 (EST) From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: "Joel C. Creed" , Subject: RE: 9ICRS and East Timor Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:28:54 +1000 Message-Id: <001701bf00cd$885794c0$d3b14e81@fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 579 The question to me is not whether I will topple a government, but, should I be supportive of a regime that has encouraged and condoned the recent violent suppression of human rights and democracy in East Timor. This aside, I feel that the active refusal to interact with Indonesia across a wide array of fronts will have a dramatic effect. One only has to look to the effect of similar actions on South Africa for an example. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Joel C. Creed > Sent: Friday, 17 September 1999 12:03 > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: 9ICRS and East Timor > > > Coral-List, > I don't agree with Lida Pet-Soede who seems to think that international > pressure won't affect the Indonesian government. Maybe it won't, but if it > won't for human rights I suspect that coral reefs have even less chance. I > also think that Lida missed the point when stating "...now Indonesia is > going through rough times..." - what about East Timor? I'm glad that the > Council of the International Society for Reef Studies is considering the > matter carefully and look forward to receiving their deliberations in due > course. > > Best wishes, > ********************************************************* > Dr Joel C. Creed > IBRAG-DBAV Setor de Ecologia, > Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, > Rua Sao Francisco Xavier 524, > PHLC Sala 220, CEP 20559-900, > Rio de Janeiro, R.J., BRAZIL. > > Work Tel. 55 21 587 7328/7614 > > (Tel/Fax home) 55 21 493 2475 > jcreed@openlink.com.br > Visit my homepage http://home.openlink.com.br/jcreed/ > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 08:44:35 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA09986 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:44:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04481; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:49:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004466; Fri, 17 Sep 99 08:49:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:46:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA16822; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:33:00 GMT Received: from md2.vsnl.net.in by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA16871; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:32:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from abc ([203.197.134.179]) by md2.vsnl.net.in (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id SAA01316 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:09:46 +0530 (IST) Message-Id: <37E23535.27A@md2.vsnl.net.in> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:03:57 +0530 From: "Dr.K.VENKATARAMAN" Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: information needed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr.K.VENKATARAMAN" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 580 Dear friends, I request anyone who can send me information on the role of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase in the bleaching phenomina. Also I want to know what is pink-line disease of corals and what way it is connected in bleaching of corals. It appears that this pink-line disease is affecting corals in Lakkadweeep islands. I will be grateful if it is explained to me. Thankyou. K. Venkataraman dugong@md2.vsnl.net.in From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 15:47:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA25144 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:47:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23591; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:52:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023531; Fri, 17 Sep 99 15:51:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:17:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19065; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:49:18 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA19273; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:49:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 13:46:17 -0500 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Cc: "'Gerald M Friedman'" Subject: RE: General call for papers. Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 13:28:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 581 Dear Coral Reefers: The geological journal "Carbonates and Evaporites" published by the Northeastern Science Foundation, is soliciting geologically based coral reef manuscripts for inclusion in upcoming issues. A separate "reef section" will be a regular feature of the journal - this is based on the tremendous success of last year's special volume (v13,# 1, 1998) dedicated to the "Geological Side of the International Year of the Reef". Anyone interested in submitting a manuscript should contact Reef Editor - William F. Precht at the address listed below. William F. Precht, P.G. EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J 2001 NW 107th Avenue Miami, Florida 33172 USA phone: (305) 592-7275 x.488 fax: (305) 594-9574 email: Bprecht@pbsj.com For other inquires about "Carbonates and Evaporites" or the Northeastern Science Foundation please contact - Dr. Gerald Friedman, Editor Northeastern Science Foundation Inc., affliated with Brooklyn College, Rensselaer Center of Applied Geology P.O. Box 746, 15 Third Street Troy, New York 12181-0746 email: gmfriedman@juno.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 17:46:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA27952 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:46:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA02519; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:51:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002403; Fri, 17 Sep 99 17:50:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:23:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA19840; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:11:39 GMT Received: from fw0hub1.irm.r9.fws.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA18935; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:11:25 -0400 (EDT) From: John_Field@fws.gov Subject: RE: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:05:57 -0400 Message-Id: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on FW0HUB1/FWS/DOI(Release 5.0.1|July 16, 1999) at 09/17/1999 03:03:48 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John_Field@fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 582 A recent posting from Clive Wilkinson and Tom Hourigan stated that "Impacts on fisheries are probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact of bleaching." This does not seem obvious to me and I was wondering what others thought. What, if any, evidence supports this? ********************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Program Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 429-5609 Fax: (202) 872-0619 Email: jsobel@dccmc.org I should preface my response by stating that I am not a socioeconomics expert...however, I agree that fishery declines could be ONE of the most important impacts of the global bleaching event. Declines in ecotourism and scuba diving revenue are probably near the top of the list as well. As for evidence, the unprecedented nature of the last bleaching event precludes a lot of historical analysis. However, it seems intuitive that current human socioeconomic gains from coral reefs are primarily extractive or consumptive (notwithstanding the ecotourism/diving activity mentioned above). If the production of these reefs declines because of the bleaching event (and that seems certain), then human socioeconomic gains are subsequently going to decline in the short, mid, and maybe even long term. This, of course, completely ignores the aesthetic, noneconomic value of the reefs and the associated loss due to bleaching. Just my two cents, John Field From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 20:48:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA00207 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:48:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA09987; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:56:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009974; Fri, 17 Sep 99 20:56:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:52:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA21007; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:43:54 GMT Received: from web130.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA21013; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:43:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19990918004855.21832.rocketmail@web130.yahoomail.com> Received: from [12.79.46.8] by web130.yahoomail.com; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:48:55 PDT Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:48:55 -0700 (PDT) From: thorne abbott Subject: Literature / Info Request To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: thorne abbott Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 583 Dear Colleagues: I would like to know if anyone is conducting, or has published research on connectivity, patchiness, or density dependent factors associated with coral reefs and or coral restoration projects. Most of the work I am familiar with relates to the composition and quality of substrate material. Rather, I am keen on applying landscape ecology analysis for habitat fragmentation to coral reef systems. Would the results of a research endeavor of this nature be beneficial to the science and my fellow marine managers / scientists. Your thoughts and contributions are exceptionally appreciated. Cheers' Thorne Abbott ThorneAbbott@yahoo.com www.CoastalZone.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 17 20:59:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA00398 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:59:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA10522; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:06:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010496; Fri, 17 Sep 99 21:05:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:59:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA21165; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 00:52:58 GMT Received: from axis.scu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA20324; Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:52:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from alsvid.scu.edu.au (alsvid.scu.edu.au [203.2.33.1]) by axis.scu.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA18790 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:54:58 +1000 (EST) Received: from [203.2.40.40] (s1h1p20.scu.edu.au [203.2.40.40]) by alsvid.scu.edu.au (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id KAA09547 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:54:58 +1000 (EST) X-Sender: pharriso@pophost.scu.edu.au Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:52:07 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Peter Harrison Subject: New Review on Coral Reproduction Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Peter Harrison Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 584 Colleagues, I am in the process of writing a new review on the Biology and Ecology of Scleractinian Coral Reproduction, and will be aiming to publish this next year. The new review will synthesise all known information on this topic, with particular emphasis on recent work since the previous major reviews by Harrison and Wallace (1990), Richmond and Hunter (1990), and Fadlallah (1983). I will be creating a website with tables of information including all published information (and unpublished observations by colleagues) on aspects of sexual pattern, mode of reproduction and spawning periodicity, biogeographic patterns etc., so this should provide a valuable resource for people wanting access to summaries of coral reproduction data. The review will also include information from colleagues that is in the process of being published, or is published in the 'grey' literature, reports etc. Please contact me if you have any information on this topic that you would like to see included, and I will provide updates to the coral-list as the review progresses. I look forward to hearing from you (and finishing this monster review!). Peter Dr Peter Harrison Senior Lecturer in Ecology School of Resource Science and Management Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 Australia Phone: 0266 203774 Fax: 0266 212669 International: 61 266 203774 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 18 05:41:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA04217 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:41:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26251; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:48:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026238; Sat, 18 Sep 99 05:48:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:45:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA23126; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:33:35 GMT Received: from engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA23268; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 05:33:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wallison ([202.1.193.74]) by engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-58493U3000L300S0V35) with SMTP id mv; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 14:34:09 +0500 Message-Id: <001c01bf01b9$3fa4b680$4ac101ca@wallison> From: "William Allison" To: , "coral_list" References: Subject: Re: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 14:35:10 +0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "William Allison" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 585 A few words in support of Marine Protected Areas in the context of assessing bleaching consequences. The discussion of the follow on effects of the 1998 reef bleaching events on fish communities and tourism etc. invites a reminder of the importance of having and monitoring an adequate sample of totally protected areas. The recurring monitoring questions I have are 'what were the previous impacts on this reef and what are future impacts likely to be'. It seems to me that data from a monitored system of totally protected areas are the only effective and efficient way of (1) addressing the question posed about follow-on effects, and more broadly (2) providing control data for any other specific monitoring programs and EIA's that must be done, and (3) providing data for higher level inferences about say, the state of the world's reefs. Furthermore, establishing and monitoring such areas, and making the data publicly available for the above purpose would seem to be a cost-effective allocation of scarce public resources. Without this data, interpretation of the data from many EIA's and research studies becomes problematic and to that extent, the studies are a waste of money at best and a sham at worst (but then so are many marine protected areas). Sincerely, Bill William (Bill) Allison Ma. Maadheli Majeedhee Magu Male 20-03 MALDIVES Tel: (960) 32 9667 Fax: (960) 32 6884 email: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv In response to: A recent posting from Clive Wilkinson and Tom Hourigan stated that "Impacts on fisheries are probably the most important short- to medium-term socioeconomic impact of bleaching." This does not seem obvious to me and I was wondering what others thought. What, if any, evidence supports this? ********************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Program Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 429-5609 Fax: (202) 872-0619 Email: jsobel@dccmc.org I should preface my response by stating that I am not a socioeconomics expert...however, I agree that fishery declines could be ONE of the most important impacts of the global bleaching event. Declines in ecotourism and scuba diving revenue are probably near the top of the list as well. As for evidence, the unprecedented nature of the last bleaching event precludes a lot of historical analysis. However, it seems intuitive that current human socioeconomic gains from coral reefs are primarily extractive or consumptive (notwithstanding the ecotourism/diving activity mentioned above). If the production of these reefs declines because of the bleaching event (and that seems certain), then human socioeconomic gains are subsequently going to decline in the short, mid, and maybe even long term. This, of course, completely ignores the aesthetic, noneconomic value of the reefs and the associated loss due to bleaching. Just my two cents, John Field From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 18 09:49:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA06173 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:49:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA01729; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:57:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001715; Sat, 18 Sep 99 09:56:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:53:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA24965; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 13:44:20 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA24972; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:44:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-07/19/99-v1.1)) with SMTP id JAA22466; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:46:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 09:46:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Les Kaufman To: John_Field@fws.gov cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Addition to 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 586 Regarding the immediate Archie Bunker impacts of coral bleaching, I wonder if even the news of heavy bleaching at a favorite dive destination might not result in a drop in subscription. I'n Lake Victoria, the mere perception that something might be wrong with the exported fish has caused import shut-downs by the EU and the loss of perhaps $1. * 10(8) in revenues each time. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 18 11:16:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06962 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:16:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA04040; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:23:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004012; Sat, 18 Sep 99 11:23:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:20:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA25310; Sat, 18 Sep 1999 15:07:22 GMT Message-Id: <199909181507.PAA25310@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 11:58:24 +1000 Subject: Re: 9ICRS and East Timor From: "Russell Kelley" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Russell Kelley" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 587 Distressing as it is, I feel it is time for the international community to turn up the heat on Indonesia. The military continue to manipulate all things political and after 3 decades of detante and engangement by Australia et.al. there have been NO meaningful change. People who are disturbed by the events currently being orchestrated by the Indonesian military in East Timor might also want to have a good look at the Suharto military government's record in West Irian and other areas as well. Since Suharto's bloody rise to power the natural and human resources of the Indonesian archipelago have been systematically looted for the gain of a small clique of power brokers and their cronies. The forests are now largely stuffed and the reefs are enduring extreme human impacts that are not likely to diminish. Given the parlous state of the Indonesian economy and the population pressure exerted by 210 million people, things are unlikely to get better. The upcoming appointment of a succesor to Habibie is the only hope for a change to the current military puppet government and its brutal, corrupt culture. Now is the the time for united strident criticism and pressure for change. Decades of turning a blind eye has failed to change anything and in the process we lost the biological crown jewels of Nature. Numerous comments on Coral and other lists, indicate that there is widespread disenchantment about these issues within Indonesia. These people have a voice which can be democratically expressed, but the current military government seeks to repress this by murder if necessary; its unacceptable to have dialogue with a "government" that does this. How long will it take to before we act collectively and say so? Russell Kelley Watermark Productions Writer, director, producer, science communicator. P.O. Box 1859, Townsville, 4810. Australia hemail: h2omark@ultra.net.au 61 (0)747 243106 ph. 61 (0)747 211477 fx. 61 (0)419 716730 mob. GMT + 10 hours ---------- >From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" >To: "Joel C. Creed" , >Subject: RE: 9ICRS and East Timor >Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 3:28 PM > >coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 19 03:48:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA14114 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 03:48:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA29502; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 03:53:46 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029489; Sun, 19 Sep 99 03:53:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 03:50:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA30002; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:22:46 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA11892; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 03:22:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer ([202.188.86.140]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with SMTP id <19990919072435.PQLF636@oemcomputer> for ; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 15:24:35 +0800 Message-Id: <000801bf02ed$6fd380e0$8c56bcca@oemcomputer> From: "Don Baker" To: "cora;-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Malaysian Citizen Interest in The Reef Project Position Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 15:20:59 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF02B2.93B04420" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Don Baker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 589 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF02B2.93B04420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings From Sabah, N. Borneo & THE REEF PROJECT A few weeks ago, I sent in a request for CVs and associated interest = materials with regards to the directorship position for THE REEF = PROJECT. This facility is located on the island of Gaya off Kota = Kinabalu. Hosted by an upcoming & developing eco-resort, Gayana Resort, = this research facility has an excellent opportunity for coral reef = management and restoration right smack in the middle of the SE Asian = "war zone" in coral reef conservation as well as marine resources. I have received many responses from other countries. I am deeply = concerned that I have yet to receive a CV or reply from a Malaysian = citizen. [?] The Reef Project is required to solicite Malaysian citizens = first & foremost for this position and only after a certain period of = time will international applications be entertained. All CV and emails = received to date are still on record and file. I will keep Coral-L updated on this matter. Many thanks for the responses and CV! 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Greetings From Sabah, N. Borneo = & THE REEF=20 PROJECT
 
A few weeks ago, I sent in a request = for CVs and=20 associated interest materials with regards to the directorship position = for THE=20 REEF PROJECT.  This facility is located on the island of Gaya off = Kota=20 Kinabalu. Hosted by an upcoming & developing eco-resort, Gayana = Resort, this=20 research facility has an excellent opportunity for coral reef management = and=20 restoration right smack in the middle of the SE Asian "war = zone" in=20 coral reef conservation as well as marine resources.
 
I have received many responses from = other=20 countries. I am deeply concerned that I have yet to receive a CV or = reply from a=20 Malaysian citizen. [?] The Reef Project is required to solicite = Malaysian=20 citizens first & foremost for this position and only after a certain = period=20 of time will international applications be entertained.  All CV and = emails=20 received to date are still on record and file.
 
I will keep Coral-L updated on this=20 matter.
 
Many thanks for the responses and CV!
 
Regards from Sabah, N. Borneo,
Don Baker
Director / Consultant
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF02B2.93B04420-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 19 07:19:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA15716 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:19:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA06236; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:25:11 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006197; Sun, 19 Sep 99 07:24:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:21:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA31292; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 10:55:50 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id GAA31229; Sun, 19 Sep 1999 06:55:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 9521 invoked by uid 1002); 19 Sep 1999 11:46:35 -0000 Received: from manado.wasantara.net.id (202.159.87.163) by ns2.wasantara.net.id with SMTP; 19 Sep 1999 11:46:35 -0000 Received: from MANADO/SpoolDir by manado.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 19 Sep 99 18:55:19 GMT+0800 Received: from SpoolDir by MANADO (Mercury 1.40); 19 Sep 99 18:55:01 GMT+0800 Received: from armada (202.159.87.42) by manado.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 19 Sep 99 18:54:44 GMT+0800 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990919175808.007d9ec0@manado.wasantara.net.id> X-Sender: flotsam@manado.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 17:58:08 -0700 To: From: Erdmann/Mehta Subject: To Bali or not to Bali.... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Erdmann/Mehta Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 590 Dear Colleagues, I am writing in response to the current discussion amongst members of the ISRS and coral reef research community in general regarding the possibilities of moving the 9th ICRS from its current slated venue of Bali, Indonesia, on the basis of political/human rights concerns over the East Timor issue. I offer my perspective as a foreign scientist who has worked in Indonesia for the past 8 years and who feels very strongly that it would be a grave mistake to make a hasty and rash decision about the future of the 9th ICRS based solely upon a highly politicized and emotionally-charged issue. I will divide my comments into two primary arguments: 1) the ineffectuality of a boycott of Bali 2000 and the danger of politicizing the selection of ICRS hosts; and 2) the overwhelming importance, from both a scientific and conservation perspective, of continually rotating the ICRS to developing countries blessed with reef resources. 1)Dont politicize the ICRS. While no one can deny that the continuing tragedy in East Timor is worthy of sharp international criticism and even intervention, it is important to realize that the circumstances in East Timor are not as black and white as portrayed in the sensationalistic and manipulative international media. The real "facts" of the Timor tragedy are far from clear, and the growing attempt by the media at demonization of the Indonesian people as a whole is terribly irresponsible and equally as worthy of international censure. If we add into this the complicity of many western nations (if not the outright collaboration of the U.S. military) in the continuing military operations in East Timor since its annexation in 1975, as well as the current disarray in the Indonesian government and military in this troubled transition period to true democracy for the entire archipelagic nation, it is quite clear that the situation is at best muddled. I will spare the coral-list readers a further dissertation on the history and current situation in East Timor, as it is largely irrelevant to my arguments. More importantly, a boycott of Bali 2000 will have exactly zero impact on the forces behind the tragedy in East Timor. Put frankly, the Indonesian military and current transitional government couldn't give a wrasse's tail about the ICRS. Moreover, we must not forget that in November of this year, if all goes according to plan, Indonesia will make the true jump to democracy in election of its first popularly-determined president. As such, a decision against Bali 2000 will likely have no effect on the current military and government leaders, who will hopefully be banished to a shameful history in November. Rather, such a decision will only hurt the very people upon whose shoulders the future of democracy and Indonesia's coral reefs rests - students,scientists, NGO's and aspiring young policy-makers. Continued international attacks on Indonesia's government and people will only have the perverse effect of strengthening anti-western sentiments and encouraging further isolationism, allowing the current repressive regime to consolidate its power and set democracy back even further in this country. Stepping back from Indonesia to view the larger repercussions of politicization of the ICRS, the maxim "He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones" immediately comes to mind. Politicizing the decision of host selection for the ICRS opens a Pandora's box of ugly accusations. To demonstrate this, allow me to turn this argument back into the court of those who have voiced their opinions against Bali 2000. Using an extension of their reasoning, I can not in good conscience attend a coral reef meeting in Australia, Canada or the U.S. because of those nations' governments' support for national mining and petroleum companies that are systematically raping Indonesia's natural resources, degrading the lives and destroying the livelihoods of her indigenous tribes, polluting her rivers and seas and killing her reefs. Likewise, I would not be able to attend a meeting in Brazil due to the wanton destruction of its rainforests, clearly supported by its government's development policies. I do not mean to pick a fight here, but merely point out the futility and absurdity of politicizing the ICRS. We are scientists, not politicians; let us keep our ICRS scientific and above the political fray. 2) The importance of holding the ICRS in developing tropical countries. While the arguments I present below are not specific justification for holding the ICRS in Indonesia, I believe very strongly that it is important to continuously rotate the ICRS to new host countries with coral reefs for a number of scientific and conservation reasons. Considering the number of tropical countries with coral reefs within their respective EEZ's, there is no reason why the ICRS should ever be held in the same country twice, at least not in the next century. This perspective may have some bearing on the upcoming decision of the ISRS on the future of Bali 2000. Perhaps most importantly, the ICRS represents an unparalleled opportunity for students, scientists and NGO's in developing countries to present their research, network with other international researchers, and just plain learn from the tremendous gathering of expertise that the ICRS represents. Many of these people are only able to attend the ICRS when it is held within their own country (or, in a best case scenario, in a neighboring country); one need look no further than Panama 1996 to see the enthusiastic participation of local and regional students and scientists. I think it is a safe assumption to state that the 8th ICRS profoundly influenced the lives and careers of many of those new and developing reef scientists from Central and South America, and reef science as a whole will certainly benefit from this. It would be a real shame to deny this potential benefit to Indonesia, where international development programs have spent enormous amounts of time and money on developing marine sciences education, graduate degree programs and scientific infrastructure since the early 90's. Another reason which has frequently been cited as justification of rotating the ICRS is the tremendous publicity that the meeting focuses on the importance and plight of coral reefs in the host country and its surrounding region. With an estimated 15% of the world's coral reefs (many of which are considered among the most threatened in the world) within Indonesia's boundaries, public awareness and concern for coral reefs in this country could certainly benefit enormously from this publicity. But the benefits of holding the ICRS in different host countries every 4 years are not reserved only for the host country/region. Rather, this policy benefits all reef scientists and managers. Surely we are all thoroughly aware that reef ecosystems (and the threats to them) are tremendously heterogenous and vary dramatically from region to region and reef to reef. Ecological, geological and management paradigms developed from intensive research on the Great Barrier Reef, Carribbean reefs or French Polynesian reefs often do not apply to reefs in less thoroughly-researched areas of the world. In other cases, such paradigms gain added support from research in far-flung areas. Either way, it is extremely important for the continued development of our understanding of coral reefs through space and time for us to expand our knowledge base of reef systems. Holding the ICRS in different host countries allows international researchers and managers first-hand experience of differences and similarities in that country's reef systems, both through presentations of or discussions with local scientists and through a well-planned symposium field-trip schedule (currently under possible revision for Bali 2000!). Indonesia is firmly located in the center of modern reef organism diversity and has very different oceanographic conditions than many well-studied reef systems, yet Indonesia's reefs remain largely a black box in terms of knowledge of species distributions and reef processes. From this perspective alone (especially if the field trip schedule can be improved), Indonesia should be a highly attractive place for international coral reef researchers and managers to convene. One counter argument that has been raised against holding the ICRS in developing countries in general and Indonesia in particular is the lack of infrastructure and organizational capability to put together such a large and important meeting. While this is most certainly a valid concern, I believe that this problem is largely alleviated by a change in the way in which the ICRS is organized. From my admittedly limited understanding of the history of the ICRS, it seems that for the past 8 meetings, one or two host institutions in the host country (e.g., STRI in Panama or U. Guam in Guam) have largely taken the responsibility for organizing the meeting. For the current ICRS, this responsibility appears to be "shared" (loosely applied term) by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and the ISRS Scientific Program Committee for 9ICRS. While some may feel that this places an unneccessary burden on the ISRS, this seems to be a sound solution to the problem of quality control and is well-worth the effort in terms of the aforementioned benefits to reef science of holding the conference in developing countries throughout the world. I apologize for the length of this discussion, but I feel it was necessary to present a developed argument in favor of Bali 2000 on behalf of my adopted country, where it is generally against cultural norms to enter into verbal debate or publicly defend a point of view (hence the general lack of response from Indonesian scientists on this debate). We must all accept the eventual decision of the ISRS council on this important issue, but I urge all those involved to at least consider the perspectives presented above and not rush to a hasty decision based largely upon emotion. Though I realize that this may not be possible due to time limitations, it would clearly be best if we could await the results of deployment of the international peace-keeping force to East Timor and the Indonesian presidential election before making a final decision about the fate of 9th ICRS. Sincerely, Mark V. Erdmann, PhD. University of California, Berkeley and Indonesian Institute of Sciences' Center for Research and Development in Oceanology Pulau Bunaken, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 11:44:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06191 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:44:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA19833; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:52:27 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019788; Mon, 20 Sep 99 11:52:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 11:49:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA40273; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:11:31 GMT Message-Id: <199909201511.PAA40273@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 09:36:19 -0400 From: roy king To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: REEF CHECK PSA Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: roy king Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 591 The following public service announcement is to inform you of a Fund-raiser for REEF CHECK. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 12:49:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08358 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:49:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA27299; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:56:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027273; Mon, 20 Sep 99 12:56:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:52:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA40822; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:43:06 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA40201; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:42:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mn.mn.ufrj.br ([146.164.124.147]) by acd.ufrj.br (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA33372 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:34:39 -0300 Message-Id: <199909201634.NAA33372@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: cbcastro@pop.openlink.com.br X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:49:50 -0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Clovis B. Castro" Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990919175808.007d9ec0@manado.wasantara.net.id> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Clovis B. Castro" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 592 Dear Colleagues, I believe Dr. Erdmann presented some good points in his comments of the next ICRS "problem", although also with a strong emotional bias. By now, I received several replies from my initial message. Some went directly to the list, others did not. Emotionally speaking, the only two messages pro-Bali came from people working in Indonesian institutions. I agree that "ordinary" political issues should not prevent the selection of a country to host an ICRS. Also, the rotation of host countries seems to be a good policy. The only point I disagree is the comparison between the effects that bad environmental or economic policies have on people with direct manslaughter (by the thousands). Things may not be black and white, but when a plebiscite is followed by the massacre of those who won it (amost 80% of the votes) - this does not configure an ordinary situation. In the latter case, I believe there is plenty of reasons to reject a country as an ICRS host. I believe most reef scientists would realize the difference between the Indonesian people, its government, and extremists. However, the most important contribution given by Dr. Erdmann was on the time needed for a decision. Dr. Erdmann pointed out two coming events that might change a decision of turning down Bali. (arrival of the international peace-keeping force, which already happened; and the Indonesian presidential election, due next November). I would not be sure what to do if it depended on my decision alone. Also, I do not know the deadline for a decision on Bali's Symposium. Is this a case where the later is the better? What about postponing the symposium for a few months? We could gain much needed time for a sound decision. Best regards, Clovis ----------------------------------------------------- Dr. Clovis B. Castro Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Invertebrados Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil email: cbcastro@pobox.com fone +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 261 celular +55-XX-21-99740913 fax: +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 213 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 13:09:34 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA08913 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:09:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29874; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:17:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029756; Mon, 20 Sep 99 13:16:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 13:04:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA40844; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:56:08 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA40685; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:56:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 1215 invoked from network); 20 Sep 1999 16:58:16 -0000 Received: from aszmant2.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant2.umigw.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.23) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 20 Sep 1999 16:58:16 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19990920125711.006d83f8@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: rcarter@umigw.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:57:11 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Rob Carter Subject: spawning summary in Florida keys Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Rob Carter Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 593 FYI. More coral spawning. This is a summary of two months of spawning observations in the Florida Keys Tuesday Aug 3, 1999, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary Several (3 out of approx. 10 observed) Montastraea faveolata colonies spawned between 11:30 and 11:40 pm No Montastraea annularis (~ 5 colonies within our observation area) observed spawning between 11:00 and 12:00 pm Sorry for the quality of the following observation, but I thought it might be of some use: On our way out to the dive site, we passed a coral gamete slick (detected by smell, not sight) just off the northern end of the reef. Upon arriving on location, the passengers on a large dive boat informed us that the "star corals" were spawning. Being that Montastraea faveolata spawned later, I assume (?) that the early spawners were M. franksi. Wednesday, Aug 4, 1999, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary No spawning observed between 10:15 and 11:30 pm * * * Wednesday, Sep 1, 1999, Crocker Reef one Montastraea franksi colony spawned at 10:30 pm two Eusmilia fastigiata colonies released (separate) eggs and sperm about 10:45 pm Thursday, Sep 2, 1999, Crocker Reef three M. franksi colonies seen spawning between 10:30 and 10:45 pm one Diploria strigosa colony spawned at approx. 11:15 (observed by another member of my party) Friday, Sep 3, 1999, Crocker Reef One M. faveolata colony spawned at 11:20 pm Note: there were no M. annularis at our site on Crocker Reef, 45 - 55 feet depth. * * * Did anyone look for Acropora palmata spawning? - Rob Carter <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert W. Carter Rob Carter University of Miami/RSMAS/MBF 1700 SW 1 Ave #601 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33129 Miami FL 33149 305.361.4642 (w) 305.856.2715 (h) 305.361.4600 (fax) rcarter@rsmas.miami.edu <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 15:42:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13628 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:42:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA21532; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:47:50 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021485; Mon, 20 Sep 99 15:47:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:25:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA41600; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:10:44 GMT Received: from falcon.tamucc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA41750; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:10:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu (nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu [165.95.12.85]) by falcon.tamucc.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA02526 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 14:12:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: by nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu with Microsoft Mail id <01BF0372.15102D40@nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu>; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 14:11:50 -0500 Message-Id: <01BF0372.15102D40@nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu> From: Wes Tunnell To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" , "'Clovis B. Castro'" Subject: RE: To Bali or not to Bali.... Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 14:11:49 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Wes Tunnell Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA13628 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 594 Dear Coral Reefer Colleagues, In regards to a shift in timing of the Bali 2000 conference, an extended move to the summer of 2001 would allow plenty of assessment time and might allow more academicians and students to attend. Although I was not privy to the reason for selecting a "western" fall semester timeframe, it is the first time since I went to the 1985 meeting in Tahiti that the meeting has been "outside" the summer. Although I plan to be there, and I am sure there were good reasons for selecting the fall timeframe, I believe some, perhaps many, academicians and students will find it difficult to attend, and especially participate in field trips. Regards, Wes Tunnell Director, Center for Coastal Studies Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ---------- From: Clovis B. Castro Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 11:49 AM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... Dear Colleagues, I believe Dr. Erdmann presented some good points in his comments of the next ICRS "problem", although also with a strong emotional bias. By now, I received several replies from my initial message. Some went directly to the list, others did not. Emotionally speaking, the only two messages pro-Bali came from people working in Indonesian institutions. I agree that "ordinary" political issues should not prevent the selection of a country to host an ICRS. Also, the rotation of host countries seems to be a good policy. The only point I disagree is the comparison between the effects that bad environmental or economic policies have on people with direct manslaughter (by the thousands). Things may not be black and white, but when a plebiscite is followed by the massacre of those who won it (amost 80% of the votes) - this does not configure an ordinary situation. In the latter case, I believe there is plenty of reasons to reject a country as an ICRS host. I believe most reef scientists would realize the difference between the Indonesian people, its government, and extremists. However, the most important contribution given by Dr. Erdmann was on the time needed for a decision. Dr. Erdmann pointed out two coming events that might change a decision of turning down Bali. (arrival of the international peace-keeping force, which already happened; and the Indonesian presidential election, due next November). I would not be sure what to do if it depended on my decision alone. Also, I do not know the deadline for a decision on Bali's Symposium. Is this a case where the later is the better? What about postponing the symposium for a few months? We could gain much needed time for a sound decision. Best regards, Clovis ----------------------------------------------------- Dr. Clovis B. Castro Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Invertebrados Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil email: cbcastro@pobox.com fone +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 261 celular +55-XX-21-99740913 fax: +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 213 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 16:57:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA15483 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:57:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA01915; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:04:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001861; Mon, 20 Sep 99 17:04:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:44:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA42239; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:27:34 GMT Received: from aol11.wff.nasa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA24179; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:27:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from aol11.wff.nasa.gov (aol11.wff.nasa.gov [128.154.1.161]) by aol11.wff.nasa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA17446; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:29:09 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:29:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "C. W. Wright (1698)" X-Sender: wright@aol11.wff.nasa.gov To: Rob Carter cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral spawning optical properties In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19990920125711.006d83f8@umigw.miami.edu> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "C. W. Wright (1698)" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 595 Is anyone aware of any observations, papers, or work concerning the optical properties of coral sperm/eggs or larvae? I've done various literature searches, but turned up nothing. C W Wright --<<< We are committed to exceeding requirements >>>----->-+ C.W. Wright,wright@osb.wff.nasa.gov, Ph:757-824-1698 http://lidar.wff.nasa.gov Fax:603-925-6886 NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Building N-159 Room E117, Code 972,Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, Va. 23337 -------+-<------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Rob Carter wrote: > > FYI. More coral spawning. This is a summary of two months of spawning > observations in the Florida Keys > > Tuesday Aug 3, 1999, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary > Several (3 out of approx. 10 observed) Montastraea faveolata colonies > spawned between 11:30 and 11:40 pm > No Montastraea annularis (~ 5 colonies within our observation area) > observed spawning between 11:00 and 12:00 pm > Sorry for the quality of the following observation, but I thought it might > be of some use: On our way out to the dive site, we passed a coral gamete > slick (detected by smell, not sight) just off the northern end of the reef. > Upon arriving on location, the passengers on a large dive boat informed us > that the "star corals" were spawning. Being that Montastraea faveolata > spawned later, I assume (?) that the early spawners were M. franksi. > > Wednesday, Aug 4, 1999, Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary > No spawning observed between 10:15 and 11:30 pm > > * * * > > Wednesday, Sep 1, 1999, Crocker Reef > one Montastraea franksi colony spawned at 10:30 pm > two Eusmilia fastigiata colonies released (separate) eggs and sperm about > 10:45 pm > > Thursday, Sep 2, 1999, Crocker Reef > three M. franksi colonies seen spawning between 10:30 and 10:45 pm > one Diploria strigosa colony spawned at approx. 11:15 (observed by another > member of my party) > > Friday, Sep 3, 1999, Crocker Reef > One M. faveolata colony spawned at 11:20 pm > > Note: there were no M. annularis at our site on Crocker Reef, 45 - 55 feet > depth. > > * * * > > Did anyone look for Acropora palmata spawning? > > > > - Rob Carter > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Robert W. Carter Rob Carter > University of Miami/RSMAS/MBF 1700 SW 1 Ave #601 > 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL 33129 > Miami FL 33149 > > 305.361.4642 (w) 305.856.2715 (h) > 305.361.4600 (fax) > > rcarter@rsmas.miami.edu > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 18:04:41 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16661 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:04:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA11710; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:09:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011672; Mon, 20 Sep 99 18:09:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:05:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA42331; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:47:28 GMT Received: from mail.utexas.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA42671; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:47:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 20538 invoked by uid 0); 20 Sep 1999 21:49:33 -0000 Received: from coral.zo.utexas.edu (HELO ?128.83.136.217?) (128.83.136.217) by umbs-smtp-3 with SMTP; 20 Sep 1999 21:49:33 -0000 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 16:52:00 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: d.k.hagman@mail.utexas.edu (Derek Hagman) Subject: more coral spawning Cc: tjohnson@statesman.com, tfriend@usatoday.com Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: d.k.hagman@mail.utexas.edu (Derek Hagman) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 596 I apologize for the delay....... Recent observations of mass spawning by reef corals at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, northwest Gulf of Mexico. Sept. 2, 1999 (7th evening after the full moon, Aug 26th.) Unusually rough weather prevented scuba diving operations, however an ROV was deployed and the following information gathered: Beginning around 20:30 Central Daylight Time (CDT) male colonies of Montastraea cavernosa were observed spawning and continued well past 21:30. Adjacent female colonies were observed spawning within minutes of male sperm release. Shortly after 21:15 CDT a few colonies of M. franksi, and later (21:50) Diploria strigosa, were videoed spawning. Both shallow (17 m) and deeper colonies down to 42 m were observed spawning during this time period. By 23:00 CDT a substantial gamete slick (considering the rough surface conditions/4-5 seas) existed. Sept. 3, 1999 (8th evening after the full moon, Aug 26th.) The ROV was again deployed early to look for spawning activity prior to the planned scuba ops. Several bundle plumes but no direct observations of spawning were made between 19:55-21:30 CDT. Several Diploria colonies were however observed spawning thereafter until roughly 22:00 CDT. Spawning observations by scuba divers began around 21:30 CDT, with colonies of Diploria strigosa (predominantly) and Montastraea franksi spawning. Shortly after 22:15 CDT male, then female colonies of Stephanocoenia intersepta began spawning prolifically. By 23:00 CDT late divers observed several colonies of Montastraea faveolata spawning. This was projected to>be the most intense night of spawning activity, unfortunately it proved to be a disappointment in comparison to previous years. Neither D. strigosa or M. franksi spawned with any great intensity, and no significant surface slick was detected. As in 1998, it appears that most of the spawning took place on the 7th evening, one night earlier than anticipated based on the previous observations made between 1991-1997. Sept. 4, 1999 (9th evening after the full moon, Aug 26th.) Few colonies of D. strigosa, M. franksi and Colpophyllia natans observed spawning between 21:00-22:00 CDT. This was expected to be and turnout to be an "off night". Sept. 5, 1999 (10th evening after the full moon, Aug 26th.) Colpophyllia natans spawned between 20:40-21:10 CDT in large numbers as expected. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 19:32:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA17705 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:32:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA19643; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:40:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019624; Mon, 20 Sep 99 19:40:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:37:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA42892; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:22:47 GMT Received: from Njord.bart.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA42960; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:22:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bart.nl (s025.rotterdam.bart.nl [194.158.175.25]) by Njord.bart.nl (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id BAA26538; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:24:49 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <37E6C16F.306BF27F@bart.nl> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:21:19 +0200 From: Ed Colijn X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... References: <199909201634.NAA33372@acd.ufrj.br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ed Colijn Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 597 Dear Coral-list, Not working in any Indonesian institution nor knowing the previous pro Bali speakers on this list personally, I like to throw in my unbiased two cents. I'm based in The Netherlands and the editor of a weekly nature conservation related news letter for Indonesia which is not funded and as such, except for my own limited (?) bias, objective. Not emotionally speaking, the question here simply seems to be who do you like to hurt and what do you like to achieve. As Dr. Erdmann already pointed out (and knowing the political arena in Indonesia I agree with him) "the Indonesian military and current transitional government couldn't give a wrasse's tail about the ICRS" nor the opinion of international (which includes Indonesian) coral reseachers. My conclusion is thus that if you like to hurt those responsible for the East Timor crisis, a boycot of the ICRS is simply NOT the way to go because you're hurting and, by doing so, blaming the wrong people! Moreover, all international actions that are not aimed at those responsible and that are based on generalizations and simplifications will feed Indonesian nationalism and, as such, you will be playing the military's cards! The Indonesian military arena has enough intriguers and certainly doesn't need help from outside. I understand the genuine feelings of the people on this list who want to make some sort of political statement and I like to offer a more difficult, while political and not scientific, but EFFECTIVE alternative. The only way to hurt those responsible, i.e. the militia and Indonesian military, is taking away the support from western governments while simultaneously strengthening ties with the many courageous people in Indonesia who like to see their country change. I say courageous because a lot of these people find themselves fighting similar powers as the ones that are responsible for the East Timor crisis which makes this whole discussion more painful. Taking away western support from the militairy already proved to be the way to go: there has been a major breakthrough in the East Timor crisis after the US declared a halt in their military co-operation. In my opinion this has been THE international initiative that led to the acception of an international peacekeeping force since cutting financial aid, trading boycots or whatever other action taken won't hurt them, at least not on short notice. Dr. Erdmann didn't elaborate on the political background but I think some background is needed here to be able to pass a sound judgement. Most major western powers have been involved in supporting the Indonesian military for the past 34 years and as such are at least partly responsible for the current East Timor crisis. It's my believe that international politicans were very well able to foresee the violence as since the invasion of East Timor in 1975, supported by the same players, an estimated 200,000 East Timorese have lost their lives. Moreover, the same politicians have been warned by local UN informants that a major uprising was very likely to occur. In this respect I hope that the international coral research community will not make the same mistake by not listening to the arguments of the people who work in Indonesia and know the country and its political arena. Their comments on this list are not based on emotions but on facts. The alternative If you really like to see something change in Indonesia point your arrows at your governments and tell them you don't accept any renewed support of the military or lucrative arms deals from your national military industries as long as human rights are not respected and the military's involvement in the environmental destruction in Indonesia is not stopped. As for strengthen ties, I think that this note speaks for itself. Coral researchers with a heart for the world's coral reefs should attend the ICRS in Bali and share their experience, knowledge and enthousiasm with Indonesian students, scientists, NGO's and aspiring young policy-makers who are trying to change and achieve something in Indonesia. One final remark Please don't generalize but try to shade emotional issues: support the good, fight the bad and try to persuade the majority; think twice before stating your opinion. Too much damage has already been done by emotional and hasty calls for action. Asalam'alaikum (may peace be with you), Ed Colijn edcolijn@bart.nl The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database http://www.bart.nl/~edcolijn/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 20:51:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA18793 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:51:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA26301; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:56:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026192; Mon, 20 Sep 99 20:56:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:46:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA43625; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 00:31:34 GMT Received: from kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA42005; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 20:31:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from kgs.ukans.edu ([129.237.141.86]) by kgsserver.kgs.ukans.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id 307; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:34:24 -0500 Message-Id: <37E6D4BE.9554FFBA@kgs.ukans.edu> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:45:01 -0600 From: "Bob Buddemeier" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ed Colijn CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... References: <199909201634.NAA33372@acd.ufrj.br> <37E6C16F.306BF27F@bart.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Buddemeier" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 598 Mr. Colijn's 'objective' sentiments are noble but unrealistic. International meetings cannot be undertaken, and certainly not reliably funded, without government approval at the ministerial level. It is my understanding that in the negotiations for the ICRS, the Indonesian government (which is now a previous government and will be either one or two governments further back by late next year) agreed to issue visas to all legitimate reef scientists -- 'as long as they aren't involved in politics.' It is a matter of experience that at least one prominent reef scientist has been denied entry to the country in far more peacable and stable times. Just what do we think the odds are that the Indonesian government will issue visas to all of those reef scientists who have been calling on their own governments not to support the Indonesian government? Politics, indeed. Indonesia has treated visas as it has elections --a privilege to be granted as a tool of the government rather than a right. There is, in my opinion, no practical way for taking action to support Indonesian scentists and people from within the country that would not be blocked or co-opted by an increasingly desparate and unstable regime. Those who want to go on a people-to-people excursion or a children's crusade should start their own, and not expect the ISRS and the reef science community to conduct one for them. Bob Buddemeier Ed Colijn wrote: > > Dear Coral-list, > > Not working in any Indonesian institution nor knowing the previous pro > Bali speakers on this list personally, I like to throw in my unbiased > two cents. I'm based in The Netherlands and the editor of a weekly > nature conservation related news letter for Indonesia which is not > funded and as such, except for my own limited (?) bias, objective. > > Not emotionally speaking, the question here simply seems to be who do > you like to hurt and what do you like to achieve. > > As Dr. Erdmann already pointed out (and knowing the political arena in > Indonesia I agree with him) "the Indonesian military and current > transitional government couldn't give a wrasse's tail about the ICRS" > nor the opinion of international (which includes Indonesian) coral > reseachers. My conclusion is thus that if you like to hurt those > responsible for the East Timor crisis, a boycot of the ICRS is simply > NOT the way to go because you're hurting and, by doing so, blaming the > wrong people! Moreover, all international actions that are not aimed at > those responsible and that are based on generalizations and > simplifications will feed Indonesian nationalism and, as such, you will > be playing the military's cards! The Indonesian military arena has > enough intriguers and certainly doesn't need help from outside. > > I understand the genuine feelings of the people on this list who want to > make some sort of political statement and I like to offer a more > difficult, while political and not scientific, but EFFECTIVE > alternative. > > The only way to hurt those responsible, i.e. the militia and Indonesian > military, is taking away the support from western governments while > simultaneously strengthening ties with the many courageous people in > Indonesia who like to see their country change. I say courageous because > a lot of these people find themselves fighting similar powers as the > ones that are responsible for the East Timor crisis which makes this > whole discussion more painful. Taking away western support from the > militairy already proved to be the way to go: there has been a major > breakthrough in the East Timor crisis after the US declared a halt in > their military co-operation. In my opinion this has been THE > international initiative that led to the acception of an international > peacekeeping force since cutting financial aid, trading boycots or > whatever other action taken won't hurt them, at least not on short > notice. > > Dr. Erdmann didn't elaborate on the political background but I think > some background is needed here to be able to pass a sound judgement. > Most major western powers have been involved in supporting the > Indonesian military for the past 34 years and as such are at least > partly responsible for the current East Timor crisis. It's my believe > that international politicans were very well able to foresee the > violence as since the invasion of East Timor in 1975, supported by the > same players, an estimated 200,000 East Timorese have lost their lives. > Moreover, the same politicians have been warned by local UN informants > that a major uprising was very likely to occur. In this respect I hope > that the international coral research community will not make the same > mistake by not listening to the arguments of the people who work in > Indonesia and know the country and its political arena. Their comments > on this list are not based on emotions but on facts. > > The alternative > > If you really like to see something change in Indonesia point your > arrows at your governments and tell them you don't accept any renewed > support of the military or lucrative arms deals from your national > military industries as long as human rights are not respected and the > military's involvement in the environmental destruction in Indonesia is > not stopped. > > As for strengthen ties, I think that this note speaks for itself. Coral > researchers with a heart for the world's coral reefs should attend the > ICRS in Bali and share their experience, knowledge and enthousiasm with > Indonesian students, scientists, NGO's and aspiring young policy-makers > who are trying to change and achieve something in Indonesia. > > One final remark > > Please don't generalize but try to shade emotional issues: support the > good, fight the bad and try to persuade the majority; think twice before > stating your opinion. Too much damage has already been done by emotional > and hasty calls for action. > > Asalam'alaikum (may peace be with you), > > Ed Colijn > edcolijn@bart.nl > > The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database > http://www.bart.nl/~edcolijn/ -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Senior Scientist, Geohydrology Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 ph (785) 864-3965 fax (785) 864-5317 buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu http://http://water.kgs.ukans.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 20 21:45:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA19308 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:45:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA03834; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:52:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003811; Mon, 20 Sep 99 21:52:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:49:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA43485; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 01:33:42 GMT Received: from lorica.ucc.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA41878; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:33:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [129.78.177.114] (a08pc-114.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.114]) by lorica.ucc.usyd.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA08630 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:35:34 +1000 (EST) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Sender: alark@mail.usyd.edu.au Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990919175808.007d9ec0@manado.wasantara.net.id> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:36:55 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Tony Larkum Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tony Larkum Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 599 Dear Colleagues, We have a situation in East Timor where violations of human rights and outright murder have occurred on a massive scale. Even the UN acknowledges Indonesian military complicity in this situation. As the peace-keeping force goes in we are likely to be told of mounting horrors. Political instability in Indonesia is likely to rise in the next year. The organisers of the 9th ISRS should be keeping a close eye on developments and be prepared, in the near future, to take the ISRS elsewhere. Tony Larkum Prof. A.W.D. Larkum School of Biological Sciences (A12) University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Tel 61 2 9351 2069 Fax 61 2 9351 4119 http://www-personal.usyd.edu.au/~alark http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/SOBS/admin/staff/larkum.html http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/IRD/cyano From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 21 06:11:09 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA24253 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:11:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA12007; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:16:21 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011941; Tue, 21 Sep 99 06:15:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:12:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA45311; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:24:17 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA45055; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:24:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373786(8)>; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:26:19 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135726(1)>; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:26:12 -1000 Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:26:08 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... In-Reply-To: <37E6D4BE.9554FFBA@kgs.ukans.edu> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 600 I think the issues here are many and complex. To move the ISRS meetings might or might not send a political message, but at the very least it lets the organisers of the conference exercise their moral stance based on the human rights violations taking place in East Timor. However, if they are not comfortable doing so, then the meetings could still be held but those planning on attending can then make the decision on their own whether to attend or not. Finally, perhaps one overall concern should be the welfare and saftety of those attending the conference?? I am not sure why it takes this action in East Timor to highlite what has long been known about the Indonesian government and their history of human rights violations. I would ask the question, why was this country chosen in the first place to host the meetings? If there are objections about human rights violations now, where were those objections back in Panama and what were the reasons then for ignoring them? I mean the track record of this country in not new. J. Charles Delbeek From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 21 08:48:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA27680 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:48:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA27280; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:55:40 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027213; Tue, 21 Sep 99 08:55:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:52:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA46802; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:09:51 GMT Received: from smtp4.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA47025; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:09:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from erols.com (207-172-252-9.s66.as2.rkv.md.dialup.rcn.com [207.172.252.9]) by smtp4.erols.com (8.8.8/smtp-v1) with ESMTP id IAA14280; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:11:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <37E77530.931CFAB2@erols.com> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:08:16 -0400 From: John Ware Organization: SeaServices, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Bali 2000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John Ware Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 601 Dear List, I hope we don't lose sight of the important fact that the ISRS does not have as its primary purpose a political statement. Rather the ISRS is meant to be a gathering of as many reef scientists and students as possible with the intent of maximal information exchange. It is already clear from the interchange of messages on this List that some (perhaps many) potential attendees will not go to Bali for any of a number of reasons: 1- 'political' or philosophical disagreements with government policies; 2- having been denied entry visas by a possibly biased government (as Bob has pointed out); or 3- [my favorite] now becoming worried as to their personal safety and that of the spouses they may choose to bring along. ISRS Bali 2000 may have already lost its primary purpose and may degenerate in to a small gathering that is not truly representative of the coral reef science community. John -- ************************************************************* * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Montgomery Village, MD, 20886 * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * fax: 301 987-8531 * * _ * * | * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|_ * * | _ | * * _______________________________| |________ * * |\/__ Undersea Technology for the 21st Century \ * * |/\____________________________________________/ * ************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 15:02:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA06870 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:02:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA19742; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:09:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019644; Thu, 23 Sep 99 15:08:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:05:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA64554; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:52:48 GMT Received: from canudos.ufba.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA64698; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 14:52:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (sl76.ufba.br [192.188.11.76]) by canudos.ufba.br (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA41872; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 21:00:07 -0200 Message-Id: <199909212300.VAA41872@canudos.ufba.br> From: "Ruy Kenji P. Kikuchi" To: Cc: Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Anemones/Cura=E7ao?= Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:53:26 -0300 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ruy Kenji P. Kikuchi" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA06870 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 602 Dear coral-listers, A friend of mine who works with molecular biology of sea-anemones is seeking someone who could collect some anemones in Curaçao for a comparison with Brazilian species. If there is someone who would be interested in help him or in any kind of collaboration please make contact directly with him at Paulo Vianna Departamento de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana Projeto REVIZEE e-mail: ray@cdl.com.br Thank you for your time Ruy Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi Departamento de Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana BR 116, Km3 s/n, Campus Universitário CEP 44.031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia Brasil rkpkikuchi@geocities.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 15:23:33 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA07547 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:23:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA22596; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:31:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022577; Thu, 23 Sep 99 15:31:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:28:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA65046; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 19:12:22 GMT Message-Id: <199909231912.TAA65046@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "sapta Putra" To: flotsam@manado.wasantara.net.id, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:50:54 EST Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "sapta Putra" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 603 Dear Erdmann and coral listers Thank you for your positive comment. As Erdman has experience working in Manado, I also have experience in many part of Indonesia. The situation in East Timor cannot be generalized throught out Indonesia. There many part of Indonesia have much better human right performance than East Timor. I have involved to encourage local governments and local NGOs to conserve coral reef ecosystem since 1997 through COREMAP. Some of them gradually implement the program to protect their reefs. So, if international reef scientiest boycot the 9ICRS due to the East Timor problems, then the boycot will not affect military attitude but descourage local government innitiatives to conserve their reefs. So, before the reef scientiests make decision please consider whether your decision will change the situation in East Timor or descourage the coral reef conservation program in Indonesia. Kind regards Sapta Putra Ginting School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811 Phone:(07)4781 4913 Fax:(07)4781 4020 email: sapta.putra@jcu.edu.au; sapta_gt@hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 16:10:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08829 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:10:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28124; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:16:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028059; Thu, 23 Sep 99 16:15:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:11:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA65384; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:01:11 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA65601; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:01:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 65590 invoked by uid 0); 22 Sep 1999 22:16:34 -0000 Message-Id: <19990922221634.65589.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 208.136.102.83 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:16:33 PDT X-Originating-IP: [208.136.102.83] From: "Flinn Curren" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Live Rock Definition? Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:16:33 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Flinn Curren" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 604 Dear Coral Listers, 1. In the aquarium trade, how do retailers distinguish between "live rock" and "coral" when both corals and calcarious algae are found on the same specimen? 2. In jurisdictions allowing export of live rock but not coral, how are they differentiated? Here in American Samoa, one company has recently started to collect live rock and some aquarium fish for export on a weekly basis. Please send comments directly to me at: flinnc@hotmail.com Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flinn Curren phone: (684) 633-4456 Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources fax: (684) 633-5944 American Samoan Government P.O. Box 3730 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA e-mail: flinnc@hotmail.com or curren.davison@samoatelco.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 16:10:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08838 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:10:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28126; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:16:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028063; Thu, 23 Sep 99 16:15:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:11:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA65590; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:00:33 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA47220; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:00:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp137.204dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.204.137]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id QAA07997 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 16:15:27 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <000301bf0536$842edda0$89cc5bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: Bleaching in PR. Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:15:36 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007A_01BF050D.524C2960" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 605 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007A_01BF050D.524C2960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I observed the first pale colonies of D.labyrinthiformis, Porites and = Montastraea last week. This week, minor bleaching was observed at = Turrumote, Pinnacles and Media Luna reefs of La Parguera. Several = colonies of M.franksi, M.cavernosa, M.faveolata, M. annularis, = P.astreoides, P.porites, C. natans, S.siderea, M.memorialis, = M.meandrites, S.intersepta and all three Milleporids (alcicornis, = squarrosa and complanata) showed bleached areas. I also observed for the = first time, completely bleached Scolymia cubensis. Water temperatures = are warm but not excesively warm (29 degrees).=20 Bleaching started at about the same time as last year. Last year few = colonies of different species were starting to show signs of bleaching = about two weeks before Hurricane George's hit us. After the hurricane, = bleaching was intense and widespread. =20 Cheers,=20 Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_007A_01BF050D.524C2960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I observed the first pale colonies of=20 D.labyrinthiformis, Porites and Montastraea = last=20 week. This week, minor bleaching was observed at Turrumote, = Pinnacles and=20 Media Luna reefs of La Parguera. Several colonies of M.franksi, = M.cavernosa,=20 M.faveolata, M. annularis, P.astreoides, P.porites, C. natans, = S.siderea,=20 M.memorialis, M.meandrites, S.intersepta and all three Milleporids=20 (alcicornis, squarrosa and complanata) showed bleached = areas.=20 I also observed for the first time, completely bleached  = Scolymia=20 cubensis. Water temperatures are warm but not excesively warm (29 = degrees).=20
 
Bleaching started at about the same = time as last=20 year. Last year few  colonies of different species were starting to = show=20 signs of bleaching about two weeks before Hurricane George's hit us. = After the=20 hurricane, bleaching was intense and widespread.   =
 
Cheers,
 
Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR = 00667
Ph. (787)=20 899-2048 x. 241
FAX (787) = 899-2630/899-5500.
------=_NextPart_000_007A_01BF050D.524C2960-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 17:59:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11877 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:59:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA06783; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:07:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006762; Thu, 23 Sep 99 18:06:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:03:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA65836; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:37:46 GMT Received: from out3.prserv.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA65791; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:37:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from out2.prserv.net (out2.prserv.net [165.87.194.229]) by out3.prserv.net (/) with ESMTP id PAC12136 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:56:21 GMT Received: from desktop2 (slip202-135-133-199.jk.id.ibm.net [202.135.133.199]) by out2.prserv.net (/) with SMTP id PAA30280 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:55:01 GMT Message-Id: <199909221555.PAA30280@out2.prserv.net> From: "Dean Boulding" To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 22:07:27 +0700 Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Standard (2.01.1600) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dean Boulding" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 606 Whew! I am just back home to Jakarta from a week away (at a conference in Bali, as it happens) and have finally caught up on my email. Although there has already been a fair bit of discussion on the pros and cons of holding the conference in Bali, much of the information presented seems at odds with my own experience: Dr. Castro writes: <<>> The first point above rings true, but I would suggest a small caveat: it appears that hundreds have been killed, and thousands may have, but we can't say with any certainty at the moment that thousands have been killed. If the death toll does get that high, FWIW, it is likely that starvation and disease will be largely responsible (if that makes it any better for anyone). The oft-cited 200,000 killed in the 70s and 80s were almost all from starvation and disease, not bullets. The second point is one I would like to make also. My impression is very different from that of Dr. Erdmann: I think that the international press has been very good at distinguishing between the Indonesian people and a few lunatics. CNN excepted, of course. Ed Colijn writes: <<> The first part is right; the second does not follow. Indonesian politics is about power; we are witnessing a power struggle. If a conference is cancelled, no one will talk about it (except perhaps to complain about foreigners), but if it goes ahead it will be raised as an example of how Indonesia has been able to retain its role in the world community. Like it or not, holding a conference here helps those for and against reform; cancelling it hurts both parties. <<>> Not likely to be effective. World military aid to Indonesia was miniscule last year. Anyway, these politics and power struggles are intensely domestic, and the participants place international attention a distant second. Think back to the four students killed at Kent State years ago: did the American military care what the Canadian, or Indonesian, governments said? Bob Buddemeir writes: <<>> This actually highlights a significant change in Indonesia, which many of us living here tend to forget about. There really has been a difference in the way issues such as press freedom, elections and visas are treated. Two years ago I would have agreed with the above statements, but now I think those days have passed. I would not worry overly about visas any more. Of course, if things really take a turn for the worse over East Timor and xenophobic nationalism surges, all bets are off ;-). Someone else questioned safety at Bali: not an issue. In the worst riot to hit Indonesia in a generation, Bali was safer than a typical day at any large North American city. J. Charles Delbeek writes: <<>> True. I was not at Panama. In fact, outside of East Timor the Indonesian record in terms of respect for human rights has been improving. This merely serves to summarize the decision for the organizers: send a message to the Indonesian government/military (a good thing) but harm local researchers, or do the reverse? I have no recommendation, based either on moral imperatives or practicalities; it is not my conference to decide, and after eight years living here I sometimes get confused trying to sort it all out. I would not be too swayed by arguments that the powerful do not hear about the message that was sent; over time, they will hear it more and more. It is up to them whether they choose to listen, but the wise ones do. On a separate note, I would not worry too much about logistics (who goes where, when) as there are organizations in Bali capable of doing an admirable job for large gatherings. It was suggested that the ISRS Scientific Program Committee would be handling quality control. Perhaps they could give a status report and let everyone know how the preparations are proceeding. Dean Boulding Jakarta, Indonesia ICQ 5568143 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 22:43:06 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA16211 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:43:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA17792; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:48:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017756; Thu, 23 Sep 99 22:47:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:44:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA67342; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 02:16:32 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA65869; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:16:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-16.poi.net [209.213.40.136]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA02658 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:18:24 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <005801bf0633$ac395340$8828d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:22:34 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF05DF.D7892B00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 607 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF05DF.D7892B00 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF05DF.D79252C0" ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF05DF.D79252C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Western Pacific Council still promotes an agenda that would allow = shark finning to continue even in the face of NMFS, NOAA and the = public's request to stop finning as a result of the waste it causes. A = number of articles have been written by the Chairman of the Council as = well as a letter to the Secretary of Commerce, trying to convince him = not to pre-empt the Council. We hear that a recent letter from NOAA = instructs the Council to stop finning immediately The Council's letter and articles are carefully worded, yet it mirrors = the complaints by commercial interests throughout the Country for years. = Phrases such as not enough data, more research is needed have echoed = through the halls of fisheries management until in many cases it was too = late. The Council has also made claims that people in Hawaii do not want = finning to stop, that they don't think it's wasteful or cruel and = therefore the Council should not be influenced. Your help is = desperately needed to make sure those involved and who can make a = difference hear you load and clear. If you don't take the few minutes = it takes to simply tell them to "STOP SHARK FINNING IN THE WESTERN = PACIFIC IMMEDIATELY", don't expect others to step up and do it for you. = many of you have already helped, but more is needed. The Commerce department is poised to act, but they need to hear from = you. We urge you to send in your support by going to = http://www.westpacfisheries.net/actionalert.html Or send your comments to WDaley@doc.gov Penny.Dalton@noaa.gov or = Senator Daniel Inouye at Fax 202-224-6747 or email your comments to the = Senator at : http://www.senate.gov/~inouye/abtform.html Now is the time to stand up and let them know what you think. Mahalo, ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF05DF.D79252C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Western Pacific Council still promotes an agenda that would = allow shark=20 finning to continue even in the face of NMFS, NOAA and the public's = request to=20 stop finning as a result of the waste it causes.  A number of = articles have=20 been written by the Chairman of the Council as well as a letter to the = Secretary=20 of Commerce, trying to convince him not to pre-empt  the=20 Council.  We hear that a recent letter from NOAA instructs the = Council to=20 stop finning immediately
 
The Council's letter and articles are carefully worded, yet it = mirrors=20 the complaints by commercial interests throughout the Country for = years. =20 Phrases such as not enough data, more research is needed have echoed = through the=20 halls of fisheries management until in many cases it was too late.
 
The Council has also made claims that people in Hawaii do not want = finning=20 to stop, that they don't think it's wasteful or cruel and therefore the = Council=20 should not be influenced.  Your help is desperately needed to make sure those = involved and=20 who can make a difference hear you load and clear.  If you don't = take the=20 few minutes it takes to simply tell them to "STOP SHARK FINNING IN = THE=20 WESTERN PACIFIC IMMEDIATELY", don't expect others to step up and do it = for=20 you.  many of you have already helped, but more is needed.
 
The Commerce department is poised to act, but they need to hear = from=20 you.  We urge you to send in your support by going to http://www.west= pacfisheries.net/actionalert.html
 
Or send your comments to WDaley@doc.gov    =  Penny.Dalton@noaa.gov or = Senator=20 Daniel Inouye at Fax 202-224-6747  or email your comments to the = Senator at=20 : http://www.senate.gov= /~inouye/abtform.html
 
Now is the time to stand up and let them know what you think.
 
Mahalo,
------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF05DF.D79252C0-- ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF05DF.D7892B00 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19990924T022234Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF05DF.D7892B00-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 24 07:28:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA21070 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:28:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA00885; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:34:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000861; Fri, 24 Sep 99 07:34:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:31:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA52016; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:04:39 GMT Message-Id: <199909241104.LAA52016@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:00:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Florence Thomas Subject: Research Assistanship Available To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Florence Thomas Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 608 Research Assistanship Available An assistantship is available for a Ph.D. student interested in transport processes in coral reefs, seagrasses, and/or mangrove communities. The funded research is to examine how canopy morphology and water velocity affects the transport of particles (food, larvae) and dissolved chemicals (nutrients etc.)to biological communities. Preference will be given to students with a Masters in Marine Science, Oceanography, Biology, or Engineering. Other graduate student opportunities are also available for students interested in biomechanics of marine organisms. And reproductive ecology of marine invertebrates. If interested, please contact. Dr. Flo Thomas Department of Biology University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 110 Tampa, Florida 33620 813-974-9608 fthomas@chuma1.cas.usf.edu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 24 10:12:15 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA24857 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:12:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA15673; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:17:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015497; Fri, 24 Sep 99 10:16:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:13:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA71232; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:00:21 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA71471; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:00:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nesdis.noaa.gov (orbit124.wwb.noaa.gov [140.90.197.226]) by orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id KAA12689 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:02:00 -0400 Message-Id: <37EB845F.FEDFA535@nesdis.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:02:07 -0400 From: Maggie Toscano X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: HotSpot Update Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------30285AFF4DF71F635F483118" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maggie Toscano Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 609 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------30285AFF4DF71F635F483118 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HotSpot Notes -- September 23, 1999 This is an update on the past 2 months for the Caribbean. Please also see the posting from Ernesto Weil on bleaching around Puerto Rico. Mid-Summer 1999: NOAA satellite data indicated "HotSpots" surrounding North Andros Island in the Bahamas since July 27, expanding to South Andros Island through July 31. In early August, South Florida and the Straits, the eastern Bahamas and the north coast of Cuba showed 1 degree C HotSpots, creating conditions conducive to coral bleaching. HotSpots were maintained between August 9-28 in these areas, with the remainder of the eastern Caribbean starting to warm up. Late Summer 1999: In early September, the south-western corner of Puerto Rico exhibited 1 degree C HotSpots, followed by warming along eastern Hispaniola and the Lesser Antilles (Leeward and Windward Islands). By September 14, eastern Nicaragua, along with the north coast of Venezuela, the Netherlands Antilles, and Trinidad and Tobago had 1 degree HotSpots, with patchy HotSpots off the coast of Belize. HotSpots dissipated around September 18 from the Bahamas and northern Cuba but remained on the south side of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, with patchy HotSpots along the Nicaraguan coast. By September 21, the entire lower Caribbean showed 1 degree C HotsSpot anomalies. Our new Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) maps, depicting accumulated heat stress for the last 90 days (http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/dhw/dhw_new.html) indicate 1-3 DWH throughout the Caribbean, show concentrations of 4-8 DHW surrounding Andros Island (Bahamas) and the south-west Florida Keys, and 4-5 DHW along the lesser Antilles (Windward Islands). Please post your reports on coral bleaching to this site by completing (as much as possible) the coral bleaching reporting form on our main web page or by emailing us. A. E. Strong M. A. 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Toscano, Ph.D. end:vcard --------------30285AFF4DF71F635F483118-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 24 10:49:01 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA26125 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:49:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19513; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:54:14 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019494; Fri, 24 Sep 99 10:54:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:36:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA71817; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:23:52 GMT Received: from smtp-out.vma.verio.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA71758; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:23:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp-gw2.vma.verio.net ([168.143.0.22]) by smtp-out.vma.verio.net with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #1) id 11UWIR-0001bb-00; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:25:59 -0400 Received: from [168.143.12.27] (irf.clark.net [168.143.12.27]) by smtp-gw2.vma.verio.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA04233; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:25:57 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: irf@pop3.clark.net Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <199909231912.TAA65046@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> References: <199909231912.TAA65046@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:29:31 -0400 To: "sapta Putra" , flotsam@manado.wasantara.net.id, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Bruce Potter at Island Resources Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Bruce Potter at Island Resources Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 610 I disagree with the implication of this statement: >The situation in East Timor cannot be generalized >throught out Indonesia. There many part of Indonesia have much better >human right performance than East Timor. I worked for five years doing political risks analyses on conditions in Indonesia in the early 1980's, and it was my impression that human rights repression was a general policy (or instrument in implementing policies) of the Government of Indonesia, not particularly subject to regional variations. For example, attacks against ethnic chinese were orchestrated nationwide. Human rights were routinely violated in most aspects of the Transmigration Program. Human rights repression was exercised wherever challenges to the established order reared its ugly head. And with specific reference to this list, one of the exiled Indonesian opposition leaders of that time was the founder of the Indonesian Green Foundation. bruce potter ------------------ At 9:50 PM -0500 9/23/99, sapta Putra wrote: >Dear Erdmann and coral listers > >Thank you for your positive comment. > >As Erdman has experience working in Manado, I also have experience in many >part of Indonesia. The situation in East Timor cannot be generalized >throught out Indonesia. There many part of Indonesia have much better >human right performance than East Timor. > >I have involved to encourage local governments and local NGOs to conserve >coral reef ecosystem since 1997 through COREMAP. Some of them gradually >implement the program to protect their reefs. So, if international reef >scientiest boycot the 9ICRS due to the East Timor problems, then the >boycot will not affect military attitude but descourage local government >innitiatives to conserve their reefs. > >So, before the reef scientiests make decision please consider whether your >decision will change the situation in East Timor or descourage the coral >reef conservation program in Indonesia. > >Kind regards > >Sapta Putra Ginting >School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography >James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811 >Phone:(07)4781 4913 Fax:(07)4781 4020 >email: sapta.putra@jcu.edu.au; sapta_gt@hotmail.com Island Resources Foundation 27 Years of Environmental Planning for Development ><+><+><+><+><+>< Web Site><+>< Island Resources Foundation |+|Island Resources Foundation Headquarters & Library |+|Contributions and Publications 6292 Estate Nazareth No. 100 |+|1718 "P" Street NW, Suite T-4 St. Thomas, VI 00802-1104 |+|Washington, DC 20036 Phone 340/775-6225 |+|Phone 202/265-9712 fax 779-2022 |+|fax 232-0748 Internet: etowle@irf.org |+|bpotter@irf.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Promote Island Resources---Send Your $35 Membership to the DC Office -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 23 15:00:57 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA06841 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:00:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA19632; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:08:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019589; Thu, 23 Sep 99 15:08:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:03:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA50539; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:00:56 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA50774; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:00:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA26921; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:05:59 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026902; Tue, 21 Sep 99 19:05:01 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16675 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 18:57:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA26891; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:04:58 -0400 Received: from abb1d36.dial.uniserve.ca(204.244.210.163) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026866; Tue, 21 Sep 99 19:04:00 -0400 Received: from media (really [10.0.0.114]) by cfh.ca via in.smtpd with smtp id (Debian Smail3.2.0.101) for ; Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:45:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990921160850.00925100@10.0.0.1> X-Sender: tim@10.0.0.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:08:50 -0700 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Tim Tessier Subject: Coral harvesting? First Tonga, then Fiji, now Vanuatu's reefs are in danger. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Tim Tessier Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 611 Hello All, Just talked with a friend in Vanuatu and he mentioned that everyone from Fiji is feeling the impending shutdown of exports so they are trying to get into Vanuatu. I will cut and paste portions of some emails to give you an idea of what is happening. I think the Vanuatu government could use some scientific help in stopping their reefs from being exploited and destroyed instead of sustainably managed. Hopefully someone can help. "Our director of Fisheries will be meeting with his minister tomorrow(Sept 23) to discuss the situation so any additional "advice" you can offer will be fed into the system before their meeting. We have managed to put a stop to xxxxxxx xxxxxxx's operation....his reputation for being a crook basically sealed his fate, but there are plenty more shadey companies ready to fill his place!" >I have recently heard that via the pacnews wire service that Fiji is >considering a ban on the collection and export of Corals AND "pet-fish" >from their country. This is a bold move by the Fiji government but given >the amount of Coral/Rock and Fish being removed from Fiji every month I am >frankly quite surprised it has taken this long! > snip >given our >long term interests in this country and the aquarium industry, we were >extremely disturbed recently to find out that a recently formed "foreign >investment" section of the Vanuatu Govt has received AND approved a flood >of applications from people wishing to set-up similar aquarium based >companies on our island. (Perhaps as a result of the problems in Fiji?) To >date four companies have been approved without consultation to Fisheries or >Environment Departments - all in the name of "foreign investment"! One >particularly nasty operator is >already in Vanuatu trying to sort out Fisheries permits etc.... and has >already made attempts to export illegally (without permission) 1000Kgs of >Live Corals, and hundreds of Live Mangrove Plants! > >Given common sense , and the small size of our island. The director's of >our environment unit (CITES authority) and Fisheries departments are >absolutely horrified at the prospect of an additional 4 companies. It is >the view of our Environment department that while one company (us) can be >properly monitored for sustainability, any more companies would simply be >too much for our reefs to support. The debate >continues................Investment vs Resources. > >I have suggested that all approvals be put on hold until some form of >environmental impact study can be performed, but not being a scientist >myself, do not pull a lot of weight with my suggestions. > >Could you please offer some suggestions to us and the Vanuatu government >before the flood gates are opened and Vanuatu ends up being stripped of all >aquarium product as has happenned in Fiji, and before that Tonga etc... >there seems to be a number of companies whose policy it is to arrive in a >new country, take and ship whatever they can, and then after 12 months they >move on to the next destination. > Thanks, Tim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 24 12:02:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28296 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:02:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA26675; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:07:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026530; Fri, 24 Sep 99 12:06:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:03:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA72442; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 15:54:38 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA70869; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:54:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from modem30.marathonkey.com by isurus.mote.org with esmtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m11UXiF-003akkC; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:56:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:05:07 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) From: Erich Mueller To: Coral List , Marbio List Subject: positions available in the Florida Keys Message-Id: X-X-Sender: emueller@isurus.mote.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Erich Mueller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 612 Positions Available at Mote Marine Laboratory's Center for Tropical Research Mote Marine Laboratory has recently moved its Florida Keys research operations from Pigeon Key to new facilities on Summerland Key. Mote's research program on corals and reefs is now based at the Center for Tropical Research and the facility will be open to researchers working in the Lower Florida Keys. The Center will include greatly expanded dry laboratory facilities, a state-of-the-art seawater system and comfortable apartments for visitors. The following positions will be filled shortly to help develop and operate the Center. Letters of interest and resumes should be submitted by Oct. 15, 1999 to the address at the bottom of the message. Development Officer / Facilities Manager Mote Marine Laboratory is seeking an individual to lead fundraising efforts and provide day-to-day facilities management of their new marine research facility on Summerland Key, FL. The successful candidate will have a record of civilian or military leadership. The position includes solicitation of funding from corporations, foundations, governmental agencies, and individuals to support long term research efforts in the Florida Keys and serving as a liaison to an advisory council made up of community and business leaders. Facilities management includes overseeing improvements and maintenance of buildings, property, vessels and vehicles, purchasing and financial reporting. Research Assistant A Research Assistant is being sought to work on several funded projects and help operate research infrastructure at Mote's Center for Tropical Research. Applicants must have a baccalaureate in biology, or related field, SCUBA certification and experience, small vessel operation experience and eligible for a Florida driver's license. Preference will be given to candidates with coral reef research experience, knowledge of aquarium and seawater systems, laboratory skills, good public interaction abilities and computer skills. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller@mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Web pages: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/pkmrc.html http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 07:16:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25642 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA26820; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:24:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026803; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:24:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:21:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA04905; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:56:25 GMT Received: from OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id GAA04881; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 06:56:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from noaa.gov ([140.90.167.144]) by OCRMHQ.NOS.NOAA.GOV (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 298; Sun, 26 Sep 1999 19:37:24 -0400 Message-Id: <37EEB502.EA49FA62@noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 20:06:28 -0400 From: Billy Causey Organization: FKNMS X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; U; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Hendee CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list moderation References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Billy Causey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 613 Jim, I simply want to thank you for all your hard work at managing the Coral List. Keep up the good work ... you provide an enormously important service to coral reef science and management. It is a simple matter for people who do not want to follow a Thread to hit "delete" ... I've done this myself a lot recently as list members have chosen to discuss a "political" issue that is important to them. Again, thank you Jim!! Cheers, Billy Causey Jim Hendee wrote: > On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, C. W. Wright (1698) wrote: > > > A list moderator could easily "clean up" the coral list. > > Long-time coral-list subscribers may remember that at one time I did > moderate all submissions to coral-list. However, with all due respect to > C.W. Wright, I now prefer not to "clean-up" the free speech, wherever > possible. As you all know, I quite often admonish or encourage people to > try to limit their comments to coral research. Coral-list subscribers are > for the most part professional colleagues who know one another and > generally do not "misbehave" online, or offline. Hence, "clean up" is > generally not necessary. Dr. Bob Ginsburg's message came basically, I > believe, out of frustration at reading the many messages to the list, > rather that reading summarizations by the original submitters who got the > answers. (This is one reason I have also offered coral-list-digest.) As > you have seen from the thread, some people agree with him, some don't. > As it is now, it is up to the submitter of a question to say, "Please > respond to me personally, and I will post a summary at a later time." > Some people have done this, some people wish others did it more often. > > > I operate a > > system with several majordomo lists that each have approximately 1000 > > subscribers. Some are moderated sone are not. The moderator is a > > volunteer member of the list, and all posts to the list simply go to him > > first. He reviews them, edits "flames", spam, irrelevant material, and > > generally filters what finally gets distributed to list members. The list > > I'm thinking of (canard-aviators@canard.com) has abt 900 members and 10 to > > 15 messages per day. It takes the moderators abt an hour each day to take > > care of the list. The moderation task can be divided between several > > people and it's easy to setup (at least for majordomo lists). > > Some of us would not be happy campers at getting 10 to 15 *extra* messages > a day! > > The caveats here are "time" and "volunteer". I, for one, do other things > besides administer coral-list and the CHAMP Program, which has not been > funded, except via in-house (i.e., "base") funds, since 1993 (by NOAA's > Office of Global Programs, via Dr. Mark Eakin). I have found through my > life experiences that "you get what you pay for", and that when > crunch-time comes, and you absolutely MUST have something done, you can't > order your volunteer help to do what must be done, because he/she has > other personal priorities. Been there, done that. In this particular > case, "must" equals a professional attitude and diligence to the task(s) > at hand, and I would not dare to sumbit coral-list to anything less. > This is not to say that your lists would be less professional, it is just > to say that I don't care to let coral-list get that way by someone who is > not being paid a fair dollar to do an excellent job (but see next). > > > The coral list value would be enhanced significantly by appointing one or > > more moderators. > > If I had the funds to hire a systems administrator who could also > moderate, I'd do it in a heart-beat, believe me. On the other hand, if I > were located at a university where I had daily or frequent access to a > graduate student whom I could train, monitor, etc., then I might do that. > That is, graduate students are generally motivated to the same level as > someone who is paid (especially if the student is receiving a stiped to do > that work). I have made an enquiry to a colleague at a local university > (which has coral research as a major mandate) about a provisional > agreement in which I could "turn over the reins" through time, but > unfortunately have not received a response yet. > > > The problem of repeatedly answering the same questions can be addressed by > > someone reviewing an archive of the list and isolating the repeatd > > questions/answers and creating a web page of FAQs (Frequently Asked > > Questions) and their answers. A link to that web page would then be added > > to the bottom of every message posted to the list, so people could quickly > > and easily access it. > > Actually, Dr. Judy Lang and I have been working on how to go about making > an FAQ list for a "coral-student" list, offline. We are awaiting feedback > from our colleagues. As some of you original coral-listers may remember, I > tried back several years ago to get feedback from susbscribers for an FAQ > list, but to no avail (like, only three responses). (I would remind the > subscribers that even though I have two degrees in marine biology, my > speciality in coral-list is as an information systems person, and only > secondarily as a coral enthusiast). > > In summary, I am open to suggestions on how to manage coral-list. I have > done quite a bit behind the scenes (e.g., never ending attempts to get > CHAMP funded, discussions with colleagues, meetings with NOAA personnel, > etc.) to make things better, but the bottom line right now is: quality > product equals time + money + quality help (the ageless formula). > > Cheers, > > Jim Hendee > coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 07:16:51 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25643 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:16:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA26819; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:24:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026802; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:24:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:21:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA04920; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:59:39 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id GAA04897; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 06:59:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (ppp143.204dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.204.143]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id RAA18467 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:10:11 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <000901bf06d0$751f1a00$8fcc5bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: "Corallist" Subject: Bleaching in PR Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:04:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01BF06AE.ECD7B920" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ernesto Weil" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 614 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BF06AE.ECD7B920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, these are my most recent observations on bleaching here = in south west Puerto Rico after surveying 8 reef localities including = one 5 miles offshore on the edge of the platform.=20 With the exception of M. alcicornis, very few (less than 3 %) colonies = of all the different species have bleaching symptoms in all these reef = localities. Thus so far, the event is just starting or is very mild. = Couple of things this year vary from last year:=20 1- Some species that rarely or never bleach or bleach late were the = first ones to show bleaching signs this year (i.e. S. cubensis, E. = fastigiata, M. cavernosa, M. memorialis, L. cucullata.). Other species = showing bleaching signs include: P.astreoides, M.faveolata, S. = intersepta, P.porites, P.furcata, C. natans, A. humilis, A. purpurea, D. = labyrinthiformis, M. alcicornis, M.complanata, M. squarrosa, M. franksi = and Palythoa caribbaeorum. Last year and in 1996, after hurricane = Hortense, Palythoa was the first one to pale out and bleach followed by = P.astreoides, P. porites, S. intersepta, C. natans, M. franksi and M. = faveolata.=20 2- There was a period of warm water back in May-June where water = temperatures rose above 29 =BAC, and stayed there for over two weeks = from the surface down to 15 m. Temperatures went down around (below 29 = degrees) around June 15 and started to climb up again by the end of = July. Temp. reached the maximum registered in June by August 15. Water = temperatures are now above that maximum. No bleaching was observed = between June and September. This data was collected with StowAway temp = loggers.=20 3. We have not been hit by a hurricane yet. Saludos, EW. Dr. Ernesto Weil Depart. of Marine Sciences, UPR PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241 FAX (787) 899-2630/899-5500. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BF06AE.ECD7B920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear colleagues, these are my most recent observations on bleaching = here in=20 south west Puerto Rico after surveying 8 reef localities including one 5 = miles=20 offshore on the edge of the platform.

With the exception of M. alcicornis, very few (less than 3 %) = colonies=20 of all the different species have bleaching symptoms in all these reef=20 localities. Thus so far, the event is just starting or is very mild. = Couple of=20 things this year vary from last year:

1- Some species that rarely or never bleach or bleach late were the = first=20 ones to show bleaching signs this year (i.e. S. cubensis, E.=20 fastigiata, M. cavernosa, M. memorialis, L. cucullata.). Other = species=20 showing bleaching signs include: P.astreoides, M.faveolata, S. = intersepta,=20 P.porites, P.furcata, C. natans, A. humilis, A. purpurea, D. = labyrinthiformis,=20 M. alcicornis, M.complanata, M. squarrosa, M. franksi and = Palythoa=20 caribbaeorum. Last year and in 1996, after hurricane Hortense,=20 Palythoa was the first one to pale out and bleach followed by=20 P.astreoides, P. porites, S. intersepta, C. natans, M. = franksi=20 and M. faveolata.

2- There was a period of warm water back in May-June where water = temperatures=20 rose above 29 ºC, and stayed there for over two weeks from the = surface down=20 to 15 m. Temperatures went down around (below 29 degrees) around June 15 = and=20 started to climb up again by the end of July. Temp. reached  the = maximum=20 registered in June by August 15. Water temperatures are now above that = maximum.=20 No bleaching was observed between June and September. This data was = collected=20 with StowAway temp loggers.

3. We have not been hit by a hurricane yet.

Saludos, EW.

 

Dr. Ernesto Weil
Depart. of = Marine Sciences,=20 UPR
PO BOX 908 Lajas PR 00667
Ph. (787) 899-2048 x. 241
FAX = (787)=20 899-2630/899-5500.
------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BF06AE.ECD7B920-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 07:26:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25752 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:26:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA27156; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:31:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027136; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:31:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:27:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA04928; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:05:26 GMT Received: from pop1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA04950; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:05:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oemcomputer ([202.188.43.31]) by pop1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with SMTP id <19990927022810.FVGP383@oemcomputer> for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:28:10 +0800 Message-Id: <000f01bf090d$541a5560$1f2bbcca@oemcomputer> From: "Don Baker" To: "cora;-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Coral Reef Conservation & Tourism Affection Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:25:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01BF08D2.A5FF7580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Don Baker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 615 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BF08D2.A5FF7580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Fellow Coral Reef Scientists, =20 For the past 10 to 15 years, I have noticed a tremendous increase in = tourism development near, adjacent or right on top of various coral reef = ecosystems throughout the entire world. Reefs of my "home town" island = of Guam changed before my eyes in a matter of a few short years. Reefs = that originally supported clear water species changed to those species = that can tolerate silt and eventually predominated. The "change" of = course was the death of the Acroporas and other associated species found = more so in clear waters. No doubt, a coral reef certainly does try to = stay alive and adapt to man's changes but there are, of course, = limitations before the reef ecosystem succumbs. =20 Movies, TV, scientist celebrities, and tourist marketing have been = helping to bring the human masses to the reefs of the world to wonder = and ogle at the strange and fascinating marine life. But this has been = at a tremendous cost! =20 Many if not most tourism developments and operations on / near coral = reef ecosystems have had serious negative consequences as a result of = inadequate human waste & related/associated packaging waste treatment = and elimination -[from plastic bags to the horrific cookie & potato chip = mini-bags]. Tourists visiting a coral reef shallows in Sabah alone, = leave behind a certain amount of glittering mini chip bags dotting the = reef - dumped off the boats many times by the boat operators themselves = and not so much the tourists. Rumors have it that large tracts of shallow coral reef flats in Belau, = Micronesia have been all but destroyed by unregulated, uncontrolled, = ignorant, and often times, outright thoughtless negligence of tourists. = But where were their local guides? =20 Are some tourist nationalities more conscious than others of the coral = reefs' physical fragile nature? Can education be instituted at a level = of almost licensing tour guides and making them legally liable for any = damages caused by their tourist groups? Should the "Barb Wire Fence" = syndrome be rigidly applied to coral reef ecosystems - Stay Out? How = can tourists still see the coral reef wonders but yet not seriously = affect the ecosystem mechanisms? =20 I would like to get feedback from the Coral List community about this = subject, papers, article refs. anything, whereas, this coming Oct, I = will be speaking at the World EcoTourism Conference being held in Kota = Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia - Oct 17th to the 23rd. The subject of my = brief talk will be about "How Tourists Can See the Reef and Not Kill = It." I will be covering tourist development waste affection and = elimination, methods of guidance, tourist supported research & = restoration, and alternative ways of coral reef sight seeing. =20 If you want something said on this subject..now is the time for me to = quote you this coming October. =20 Regards to All, Don Baker The Director THE REEF PROJECT =20 G16 Wisma Sabah 88000 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BF08D2.A5FF7580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Fellow Coral Reef = Scientists,
 
For the past 10 to 15 years, I have = noticed a=20 tremendous increase in tourism development near, adjacent or right on = top of=20 various coral reef ecosystems throughout the entire world. Reefs of my=20 "home town" island of Guam changed before my eyes in a matter = of a few=20 short years.  Reefs that originally supported clear water species = changed=20 to those species that can tolerate silt and eventually predominated. The = "change" of course was the death of the Acroporas and other = associated=20 species found more so in clear waters. No doubt, a coral reef certainly = does try=20 to stay alive and adapt to man's changes but there are, of course, = limitations=20 before the reef ecosystem succumbs.
 
Movies, TV, scientist celebrities, = and tourist=20 marketing have been helping to bring the human masses to the reefs of = the world=20 to wonder and ogle at the strange and fascinating marine life. But this = has been=20 at a tremendous cost!
 
Many if not most tourism = developments and=20 operations on / near coral reef ecosystems have had serious negative=20 consequences as a result of inadequate human waste & = related/associated=20 packaging waste treatment and elimination -[from plastic bags to the = horrific=20 cookie & potato chip mini-bags]. Tourists visiting a coral reef = shallows in=20 Sabah alone, leave behind a certain amount of glittering mini chip bags = dotting=20 the reef - dumped off the boats many times by the boat operators = themselves and=20 not so much the tourists.
 
Rumors have it that large tracts of = shallow=20 coral reef flats in Belau, Micronesia have been all but destroyed by=20 unregulated, uncontrolled, ignorant, and often times, outright = thoughtless=20 negligence of tourists.  But where were their local = guides?
 
Are some tourist nationalities more conscious than = others of=20 the coral reefs' physical fragile nature? Can education be instituted at = a level=20 of almost licensing tour guides and making them legally liable for any = damages=20 caused by their tourist groups?  Should the "Barb Wire = Fence"=20 syndrome be rigidly applied to coral reef ecosystems - Stay Out?  = How can=20 tourists still see the coral reef wonders but yet not seriously affect = the=20 ecosystem mechanisms?
 
I would like to get feedback from = the Coral List=20 community about this subject, papers, article refs. anything, whereas, = this=20 coming Oct, I will be speaking at the World EcoTourism Conference being = held in=20 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia - Oct 17th to the 23rd.  The subject = of my=20 brief talk will be about "How Tourists Can See the Reef and Not = Kill=20 It." I will be covering tourist development waste affection and=20 elimination, methods of guidance, tourist supported research & = restoration,=20 and alternative ways of coral reef sight seeing.
 
If you want something said on this subject..now is = the time=20 for me to quote you this coming October.
 
Regards to All,
Don Baker
The Director
THE REEF PROJECT
 
G16 Wisma Sabah
88000 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, = Malaysia
------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BF08D2.A5FF7580-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 07:38:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA25990 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:38:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA27964; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:43:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027945; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:43:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:40:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA05153; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:16:11 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA05102; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:15:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-16.poi.net [209.213.40.136]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA05240 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:24:35 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <025901bf06dc$2afda160$8828d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: NOAA Directs Council to Stop Shark Finning Immediately Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:28:45 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0255_01BF0688.58775E00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 616 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0255_01BF0688.58775E00 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0256_01BF0688.58775E00" ------=_NextPart_001_0256_01BF0688.58775E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a June 21, 1999 letter to the Chairman of the Western Pacific = Council, Mr. Terry Garcia directs the Council to "take immediate action = to ban the practice of shark finning". In the letter, Mr. Garcia points = out that the US has been a leading proponent of international shark = conservation measures at the United Nations FAO meetings this year. He = goes on to say that "The US position during development of the = International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of = Sharks was that the FAO should affirmatively address this issue, even to = the extent of putting in place a global ban on shark finning". Mr. Garcia's letter concludes by saying that "The Council should amend = the Western Pacific Pelagic Fishery Management Plan to require full = utilization of all sharks harvested in this fishery". Now that both NMFS and NOAA has instructed the Council to act = immediately to prohibit shark finning and implement measures for full = utilization, since it's clearly a waste issue, we hope that the US = Congress, the Hawaii Congressional delegation and the Governor of the = State of Hawaii will all support the call for immediate action or ask = the Secretary of Commerce to pre-empt the Council. See pre-emption = request at http://www.westpacfisheries.net/actionalert.html ------=_NextPart_001_0256_01BF0688.58775E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a June 21, 1999 letter to the Chairman of the Western Pacific = Council,=20 Mr. Terry Garcia directs the Council to "take immediate action to ban = the=20 practice of shark finning".  In the letter, Mr. Garcia points out = that the=20 US has been a leading proponent of international shark conservation = measures at=20 the United Nations FAO meetings this year.  He goes on to say that = "The US=20 position during development of the International Plan of Action for the=20 Conservation and Management of Sharks was that the FAO should = affirmatively=20 address this issue, even to the extent of putting in place a global ban = on shark=20 finning".
 
Mr. Garcia's letter concludes by saying that "The Council should = amend the=20 Western Pacific Pelagic Fishery Management Plan to require full = utilization of=20 all sharks harvested in this fishery".
 
Now that both NMFS and NOAA has instructed the Council to act = immediately=20 to prohibit shark finning and implement measures for full utilization, = since=20 it's clearly a waste issue, we hope that the US Congress, the Hawaii=20 Congressional delegation and the Governor of the State of Hawaii will = all=20 support the call for immediate action or ask the Secretary of Commerce = to=20 pre-empt the Council.  See pre-emption request at http://www.west= pacfisheries.net/actionalert.html
------=_NextPart_001_0256_01BF0688.58775E00-- ------=_NextPart_000_0255_01BF0688.58775E00 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19990924T222845Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0255_01BF0688.58775E00-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 07:49:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA26280 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:49:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA28303; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:54:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028284; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:54:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:51:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA05244; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:27:19 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA05214; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:27:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA27214; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:32:32 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027182; Mon, 27 Sep 99 07:32:08 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA25765 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:26:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id HAA02511; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:26:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:26:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral workstation down Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 617 Sorry, team, but we have been experiencing network difficulties for the last several days; therefore, coral-list and the CHAMP web page were inaccessible. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 08:27:19 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA27037 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:27:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA00139; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:34:59 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000107; Mon, 27 Sep 99 08:34:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:30:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA05652; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:05:57 GMT Message-Id: <199909271205.MAA05652@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 18:14:27 +0700 From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CORAL REEF 99 CONFERENCE BALI DECEMBER 1 -3 1999 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 618 Dear Colleagues I would like to share with you some alarming news regarding the =93Lembeh strait Preservation Society=94. =93 Meares Soputan=94 is a major gold extraction company that plans extract= a huge amount of gold around the tangkoko nature Reserve, including parts of the Reserve itself! The major shareholder is =93Aurora Mines=94, one of th= e biggest Australian mining companies. The Australian Company has been exploring the region for the last three years. Gold extraction is expected to begin this year. The problem arises with the waste disposal system that Aurora intends to implement in order to dispose of the cyanide and the other highly toxic chemicals used in the gold separation process. It is really unfortunate that to this date big companies still view the ocean as a bottomless waste basket. It is in the =93 Ocean waste basket=94 that Aur= ora Mines plans to discard the toxic chemicals using the submarine tailings system. Please bear with me while I explain how this process works. The submarine tailings system consists of a submarine pipe that releases the toxic waste (tailings) in the ocean below the thermocline level. In theory the sharp decrease in temperature would =93trap=94 anything beneath the thermocline level for this project, a 150 meters dept has been set. That is the plan where the company plans to run the submarine pipe. The mining company says that it will release the toxic waste below the thermocline level which is assumed to be located around 80-100 meters below sea level. They say that THERE IS NO LIFE BELOW THIS POINT!! Their assumption are built on data collected in non-tropical regions. The issue about the location of the thermocline regions is very different in tropical countries. They are actually having quite some trouble convincing local fishermen, who catch fish up to 200 meters deep, that there is NO LIFE beyond 80-100 meters and that their catch will not be affected. In fact, there is video footage from the coelacanth fish research project which shows a variety of marine life below 200 meters: deepwater snapper, sponges, gorgonian, chambered Nautilus, coelacanths, deep water sharks, rays etc. the assumptions that the thermocline will =93trap=94 the released toxic wastes is also superfici= al to say the least. There is really No sharp thermocline there and there and the temperature starts to go down below 100 meters. However, this is not a sharp thermocline which would =93trap=94 anything beneath it. In addition, = the region is known to have a Lot of cold water upwelling. Colder water coming from the deep is in fact one of the main reasons why the EL Nino has had little effect in the area. You can feel the cold water up welling in your every day dives!! In fact, scientists say that nothing necessarily stays beneath the thermocline- it can easily be stirred up even if the pipe is placed at a depth of 250 meters. The Australian company has some trouble coming up with convincing arguments regarding the depth of 80-80 meters present waste release location. They could run the pipe offshore until they reach the 150 meter depth target, but that would mean shooting the toxic waste into the mouth of the Lembeh Strait. Those of you who have dove in the strait know about the strong currents. In fact, you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that strong water flow and the cold water upwelling will turn the lembeh strait into a cyanide solution. The Australian Company has sent emissaries to the various villages to convince the subsistence fishermen and the local communities that their livelihood will not be affected. Well, if there is =93no problem=94 why do they go into so much trouble to convince people that everything will be OK. Of course, the time that you could buy people with a couple of shiny beads is long gone, These people are poor and uneducated but they are not stupid. They actually have a very convincing example regarding the system=92s safety: Newmont, Yes, the people near Newmont, where a similar submarine system operates, believed that their lives will not change. Today, out of 17 fish species that were caught for consumption, only two fish species remain in addition, they cannot sell their catch because consumers fear the fish is intoxicated, and with good reason. The submarine piping waste disposal system has been banned in the USA, Canada and Australia but is still allowed in Indonesia which is currently the only country the system. As you can understand, the financial interests are huge and this is not going to be an easy one two win. Fortunately,=94 Minewatch=94 and other International environmental agencies have taken this matter very seriously. I understand that you are all very busy. Companies like =93Aurora Mines=94 = are very aware of that and it suits their plans perfectly. They know that after a while you will =93forget=94 about it since you will have to attend more pressing matters. However, please take the time and let them know that you care. Integrated Selayar Bonded Zone For Industry, Business and TourismCorporatio= n SELAYER INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SIDCO) Preface As part of the vision and overall development plan for Eastern Indonesia, t= he President R.I. Prof. DR. BJ. Habbie has designated Selayer South Sulawesi the THRIRD LARG= EST ATTOL islands in the world as a centre for Industry, Business, and Tourism,= as the locomotive for the development of Eastern Indonesia. Working together w= ith the people of Indonesia and other nations to strengthen the economy and production of exports as a symbol of national strength. This project was proposed to the government and approved by the president o= n August 18 1998 to change Selayar to be an Integrated - Industry - Business = - Tourism - Zone. Named as Selayar Investment and Development Corporation (SIDCO). This zone consists of 7 Kecamatan, (3 Kecamatan on the island itself and 4 other Kecamatan surrounding the island (south, southeast and northwest)) as described below : - Kec. Bontomatene (North of Selayar) 138,53 Km2 - Kec. Bantoharu (Central Selayar) 133,74 Km2 - Kec. Bontosikuyu (South of Selayar) 183,26 Km2 - Kec. Bontomaeru (Northwest of Selayar) 186,92 Km2 - Kec. Pasitallu (Southeast islands) 51,05 Km2 - Kec. Pasimasunggu (Southeast islands) 98,39 Km2 - Kec. Pasimaranu (South islands) 111,46 Km2 With the total of 903,35 Km2 or 90.335 Ha this area consist of 60 island,bi= g and small. This project will be divided by three major areas that will maximise the potential of the whole eastern Indonesia : 1. Zone A- Industry It is set on the north part of the island (Kec. Bontomatene). HEMOCO Selaya= r Refinery will be built in this zone to produce drilling equipment, machiner= y, fishing boats, workshops and other thing to help the fishery and agricultur= e industry. A township will also be build here for employees that work in thi= s area. The prime Industry - HEMOCO Selayer International Refinery - will have refining capacity for 150,000 barrel per day, with potential to develop a capacity of 450,000 BPD. This industry will supply fuel and raw material fo= r Petrochemical, and Chemical industries to be developed in the park. Production will also be available for distribution to develop industry nationally and for export. 2. Zone B-Government, Trading and Housing In this zone lies the capitol cit= y of Selayar - Benteng that will be expanded for Banking, Business, Governmen= t, Housing, Education, Antar Bangsa Airport in Padang and Deep Water Antar Ban= gsa Harbour in south side of Benteng. Benteng as the centre of information is needed to support the first stage of the Refinery - Business - Tourism Industry. All of this will have a very strong impact to both local and abro= ad. 3. Zone C-Tourism This industry will be placed on the south side of the island, Pasi and Gusu= ng Island areas. Including international standard 3,4,5 Star Hotels and Resort= s, also golf course, marina, water sports, Olympic standard sports centre, information centre, tourism educational centre, including traditional community, fishing, sailing, diving, Taka Bonerate National Marine Park (500.000 Ha) (3rd biggest in the world, biggest species diversity in the world), fantasy world, marine world, floating restaurant, Indonesia Miniatu= re Park, Safari Park, United Nations Village, etc. will be build here. It is very important to expand this area because it has 3 international sca= le marine parks : Taka Bonerate - Selayarand Sabalana - Pangkep, South Sulawes= i and Hoga - Buton, South East Sulawesi. To support all of this, there will be a few thing that are need to be provided, such as : * Sea - Catamaran fleet, Hydrofoil, Motor powered Pinisi. * Land - Double way system that provides international standard transportat= ion to and from Selayar. * Air - Will provide fast transportation to connect East and West, Asia Pacific and the Continent. To do so, we propose a joint operation with Garu= da Indonesia to establish an East Indonesia Air Transport where Ujung Pandang will be the international gateway to these parts of Indonesia. Also to make Antar Bangsa Airport in Padang, Benteng, Selayar to be =93Pair City=94 from= Ujung Pandang, and make it as the =93last destination=94 for the Industry - Busin= ess - Tourism area. HEMCO Selayar International Oil Refinery is a part of MIGAS Industry Bonded Zone in SIDCO. Feasibility study of SIDCO will be made and will be the base structure for planning and developing of the Integrated Selayar Bonded Zone for Industry, Business and Tourism Corporation. SIDCO will be the company that acts as a big magnet with modern internation= al standard management. This way, people that live in this area can have a bet= ter lifestyle, through hard work and good planning. All of this can be achieved by self motivating and self propelling accordin= g to the open basic business principle in their soul and their National -International scale entrepreneurship. A business and trading oriented company in the world market with its own strength will have no problem competing in any condition in the 21st century Millennium 3, on the Hallmark Indonesia, in the event to develop and build a stronger economy an= d finance in Indonesia . Air Transport development proposal This is a joint venture project between KTI (Kawasan Timur Indonesia) with Garuda Indonesi= a to develop Ujung Pandang to be the international gateway to the eastern Indonesia through the international airport in Padang. Fleet Planning 1999-2001 * 6 Boeing 737-200 Seats =3D 99 seats Cargo bulk space =3D 3,5 ton= s * 3 Boeing 737-300 Seats =3D 112 seats Cargo bulk space =3D 4 t= ons Crew planning Cockpit crew =3D 72 personnel Cabin crew =3D 144 person= nel Fleet Planning starting 2001-2003 * 3 Boeing 747-400 Combi Seats =3D 300 seats Cargo compartment =3D 70 t= ons * 3 Boeing 747-400 Seats =3D 450 seats Cargo compartment = =3D 35 tons * 3 Airbus (freighter) A300-600 Seats =3D 230 seats Cargo compartment =3D = 12 tons * 8 Boeing 737-600 Seats =3D 130 seats CLOSE It is our analysis - based on personal opinion - and interesting to note;- = Of the proposal=92s verbiage two paragraphs are devoted to the refinery development, . This is the first part and by far the major investment of several billion dollars compared to the "Tourism=94 proposal. Also whilst refining capacity is shown, no mention of storage capacity is made. The Tourism section consists of plans for 3,4,5 star hotels resorts, golf course and other =93plastic=94 attractions, (Here I question how much of Zo= nes B & C development, and over what time period, is guaranteed under the overall proposal). The proposal reflects a complete failure to understand what real eco-touris= m and protected national marine parks are all about. Whilst openly acknowledg= ing the area as a most diverse one for marine species, and the presence of othe= r protected areas in the vicinity, absolutely no mention is made concerning t= he impact or possible hazards introduced by the construction of deep water berthing for very large crude oil carriers, and there presence, and I suspe= ct that of naphtha and ethylene carriers which will carry refined products to Korea. (as part of the inducement for Korean Investment). Also the physical dangers of damage through navigational errors, oil spills, tank cleaning, and other potential hazards are not mentioned. (ESSO Valdez is still in appeal courts unresolved and only two o= f thousands of species damaged have so far recovered) Selayer as a major refinery is based on its remote and strategically centra= l position in the seas of Indonesia, and its relative position to the future large gas field developments in the Irian Jaya, Berau area by ARCO and Brit= ish Gas, together with other partners . This convenience excuses the degradation of the island, and the whole area to the east, key areas of mar= ine diversity, as part of national development. Storage of large amounts of crude oil from Kuwait, for process and re expor= t of refined derivatives to Korea indicates - Kuwait desires a remote and relative secure location to store and sell it=92s oil from (free from the possibility of Sadam=92s interference), - The Korean entity benefit from th= e supply of environmentally =93volatile=94 substances, without subjecting its= own environment to risk, - The Indonesian investment group, which includes peop= le closely related in business to both the current and past presidents have us= ed their own relationship to this area as their =93homeland=94 to seized on th= is opportunity to provide these facilities and benefit from the commercial spi= n offs, while presenting a =93Forward to the 21=92st century development of t= he poor locals=94 sub-defuge, to the people of Indonesia. The writer fully agrees t= hat Selayer should be declared as a centre for Eco Tourism for Eastern Indonesi= a, Facilities should include a Centre for Research and Education into Appropri= ate and Sustainable Technology to support this. If we are to sustain a vital pa= rt of Indonesias marine resources, efforts should be begun immediately to find potential =93environmental investors=94 to develop this project, and submit= it as a rival proposal to SIDCO - HEMOCO for the island development immediately. These and more projects are products of the former and present Government a= re based on a not =93clean=94 Government, We the Indonesian people are FIGHTING for a Clean Government and a clean SEA,Your support is needed by participating CORAL REEF 99 were Representati= ves of the mining compannies will discuss the above problems with NGO=92s and l= ocal fisherman. With YOUR SUPPORT and as many as possible International Participants, we wi= ll be able to put Pressure to the Government. We count on your support to KEEP THE CORAL REEFS A LIFE. The Orgazing Coommitte of Coral Reef 99 is NON GOVERNMENT !!!!! > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 09:19:07 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA28763 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:19:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA05917; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:26:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005860; Mon, 27 Sep 99 09:26:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:23:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01704; Fri, 24 Sep 1999 21:51:33 GMT Message-Id: <199909242151.VAA01704@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:49:40 -0400 From: "Benjamin L. Richards" Organization: NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sancutary To: marbio@mote.org, Coral-List@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, cmpan@ucdavis.edu CC: fknms_all@noaa.gov Subject: New and improved web site for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Benjamin L. Richards" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 619 The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary would like to announce the release of its new and improved web site at http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a 9500 square kilometer multiple-use marine protected area extending from Key Largo to the Tortugas. The Sanctuary protects a diverse array of habitats including coral, seagrass, and mangrove communities as well as submerged cultural resources. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is committed to achieving a balance between resource protection and multiple, compatible uses of Sanctuary resources. In the new and improved web site, visitors will be able to familiarize themselves with the Florida Keys and the Sanctuary with a wealth of information on topics such as volunteer opportunities, regulations, and current research. Also on-line is a clickable map of the Sanctuary and adjacent waters. From this map visitors can click on a specific area of interest and gather information concerning zone type, GPS coordinates, regulations governing allowable activities in the area, as well as current research being conducted at a particular site. On-line information is also available on obtaining research and other permits to conduct specific activities within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. We welcome you to dive in at http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov. -- Benjamin L. Richards NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary P.O. Box 500391 Marathon FL, 33050 (305) 743-2437 x28 ben.richards@noaa.gov Check out the new and improved web site of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 10:03:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA00741 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:03:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA09830; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:11:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009603; Mon, 27 Sep 99 10:10:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:06:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06325; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:49:28 GMT Message-Id: <199909271349.NAA06325@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 22 Sep 99 05:58:59 +1000 From: Jon Dee Subject: From Planet Ark in Australia To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jon Dee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 620 Hello, I'm writing from Planet Ark Environmental Foundation in Australia. 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With best regards, Jon Dee __________________________________________ JON DEE Founder & Managing Director Planet Ark Environmental Foundation __________________________________________ PH ... +61 2 9319 5288 FX ... +61 2 9319 7199 E-MAIL jondee@planetark.org WEB www.planetark.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 27 16:49:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13298 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:49:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA26512; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:57:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026473; Mon, 27 Sep 99 16:56:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:48:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA09054; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:38:21 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA09058; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:38:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-13.poi.net [209.213.40.133]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA05324 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:40:00 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <001f01bf0929$1d830c60$8528d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: Congress to Stop Shark Finning Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:44:36 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF08D5.4B046A20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 621 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF08D5.4B046A20 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_001C_01BF08D5.4B046A20" ------=_NextPart_001_001C_01BF08D5.4B046A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition has learned that Congressman = Randy Cunningham (R-CA) has introduced legislation to ban shark finning, = the cutting off of a shark's fins and dumping its carcass overboard, in = all U.S. waters. The Legislation is being submitted in two parts. The = first urges Regional Fishery Management Council's to stop finning and = the second will amend U.S. law prohibiting shark finning in all US = waters this fall.=20 In a June 21, 1999 letter to the Chairman of the Western Pacific = Council, Mr. Terry Garcia, Deputy Administrator of NOAA, who must = approve whatever the Council does, directs the Council to "take = immediate action to ban the practice of shark finning". In the letter, = Mr. Garcia points out that the US has been a leading proponent of = international shark conservation measures at the United Nations FAO = meetings this year. He goes on to say that "The US position during = development of the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and = Management of Sharks was that the FAO should affirmatively address this = issue, even to the extent of putting in place a global ban on shark = finning". Mr. Garcia's letter concludes by saying that "The Council = should amend the Western Pacific Pelagic Fishery Management Plan to = require full utilization of all sharks harvested in this fishery".=20 86% of the sharks caught are brought to the boat alive according to NMFS = observers and then shot, hacked to death or knocked unconscious before = being finned. We'll never know if in fact they were dead when thrown = back into the sea because 99% of the shark is thrown over board and = wasted. NMFS data also shows that Shark landings have declined from = approximately 155,000 in 1993 to approximately 90,000 in 1998. The data = also shows that although landings have decreased, sharks that were = finned increased from approximately 3,000 in 1992 to over 60,000 in = 1998. The data further shows that the CPUE (catch per unit of effort) of = blue sharks has decreased from 28.0 per 1,000 hooks in 1995 to 14.0 in = 1997 a 50% reduction. Cunningham's actions follows in the wake of the Western Pacific Regional = Fishery Management Council attempts to allow finning to continue here in = the Western Pacific, while it is banned in the Atlantic and Gulf. 16 out = of 19 Coastal States ban shark finning as it is deemed wasteful. The = Council has been trying to justify the practice to both the Hawaii State = Legislature and the Federal Government, however obviously their = arguments had no merit. We have asked for the Secretary of Commerce to = pre-empt the Council See preemption request at = http://www.westpacfisheries.net/actionalert.html . However, now it seems = that Congress will do the right thing. ------=_NextPart_001_001C_01BF08D5.4B046A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition has=20 learned that Congressman Randy Cunningham (R-CA) has introduced = legislation to=20 ban shark finning, the cutting off of a shark's fins and dumping its = carcass=20 overboard, in all U.S. waters. The Legislation is being submitted in two = parts.=20 The first urges Regional Fishery Management Council’s to stop = finning and the=20 second will amend U.S. law prohibiting shark finning in all US waters = this fall.=20

In a June 21, 1999 letter to the Chairman of the Western Pacific = Council, Mr.=20 Terry Garcia, Deputy Administrator of NOAA, who must approve whatever = the=20 Council does, directs the Council to "take immediate action to ban the = practice=20 of shark finning". In the letter, Mr. Garcia points out that the US has = been a=20 leading proponent of international shark conservation measures at the = United=20 Nations FAO meetings this year. He goes on to say that "The US position = during=20 development of the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and = Management of Sharks was that the FAO should affirmatively address this = issue,=20 even to the extent of putting in place a global ban on shark finning". = Mr.=20 Garcia's letter concludes by saying that "The Council should amend the = Western=20 Pacific Pelagic Fishery Management Plan to require full utilization of = all=20 sharks harvested in this fishery".

86% of the sharks caught are brought to the boat alive according to = NMFS=20 observers and then shot, hacked to death or knocked unconscious before = being=20 finned. We'll never know if in fact they were dead when thrown back into = the sea=20 because 99% of the shark is thrown over board and wasted. NMFS data also = shows=20 that Shark landings have declined from approximately 155,000 in 1993 to=20 approximately 90,000 in 1998. The data also shows that although landings = have=20 decreased, sharks that were finned increased from approximately 3,000 in = 1992 to=20 over 60,000 in 1998. The data further shows that the CPUE (catch per = unit of=20 effort) of blue sharks has decreased from 28.0 per 1,000 hooks in 1995 = to 14.0=20 in 1997 a 50% reduction.

Cunningham’s actions follows in the wake of the Western Pacific = Regional=20 Fishery Management Council attempts to allow finning to continue here in = the=20 Western Pacific, while it is banned in the Atlantic and Gulf. 16 out of = 19=20 Coastal States ban shark finning as it is deemed wasteful. The Council = has been=20 trying to justify the practice to both the Hawaii State Legislature and = the=20 Federal Government, however obviously their arguments had no merit. We = have=20 asked for the Secretary of Commerce to pre-empt the Council See = preemption=20 request at http://www.westpacfisheries.net/actionalert.html . However, = now it=20 seems that Congress will do the right = thing.

------=_NextPart_001_001C_01BF08D5.4B046A20-- ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF08D5.4B046A20 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19990927T204436Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF08D5.4B046A20-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 18:08:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA02217 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:07:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA06486; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:14:52 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006438; Tue, 28 Sep 99 17:14:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:10:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA17556; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:49:58 GMT Received: from oriole by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA17509; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:49:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ccmail.itd.nps.gov (ccmail.itd.nps.gov [165.83.216.134]) by oriole (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA22220; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:04:49 -0400 Received: from ccMail by ccmail.itd.nps.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.12 Enterprise) id 003AE2EA; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:42:05 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:54:02 -0400 Message-Id: <003AE2EA.1235@nps.gov> From: Don_Catanzaro@nps.gov (Don Catanzaro) Subject: RE: Job Openings with NPS in USVI To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, caroline_rogers@usgs.gov, afriedlander@teligentmail.com, jbeets@ju.edu, J.C.Bythell@newcastle.ac.uk, Ginger_Garrison@usgs.gov, J_Miller@usgs.gov, virmc@egroups.com, caribbean-biodiversity@egroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Don_Catanzaro@nps.gov (Don Catanzaro) Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 622 Hi All, I am pleased to announce that the National Park Service's Virgin Islands Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program will be hiring two GS-5/7 permanent Biological Science Technicians. One position will be stationed at St. Croix, USVI and the other at St. John, USVI. The successful candidates will earn $20,588 or $25,501 plus a 20% non-taxable Cost of Living Adjustment (grade determination will be determined by qualifications). Please be advised that no housing nor moving expenses have been authorized for these positions. The Virgin Islands Long Term Ecological Program is being developed cooperatively by the National Park Service and the U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division. The National Park Service is currently phasing in personnel for this program. Applicants must have SCUBA certification and experience. Preference is given to those with experience identifying corals and fish of the Caribbean, small vessel operation experience, and computer skills. Successful candidates will be involved in monitoring coral reefs, coral fish, seagrasses, sea birds, sea turtles and water quality parameters surrounding Buck Island Reef National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, and Virgin Islands National Park. This is a great opportunity for budding biologists to get their feet wet. Applications can be obtained from www.usajobs.opm.gov or by phoning the Virgin Islands National Park jobline (340-775-6238 ext. 230). The jobs will open 9/28/1999 for approximately two weeks, please refer to announcement numbers PR 90119 through PR 90122. Please forward this announcement to interested individuals. If you have any questions, feel free to call or e-mail me. -Don Carpe Dogma _ ______ ________ - Dr. Donald G. Catanzaro National Park Service Virgin Islands - Long Term Ecological Monitoring Program Don_Catanzaro@nps.gov 2100 Church St., Kings Wharf #100 Ph: (340)-773-1460 ext. 42 Christiansted, USVI 00820-4611 Fax: (340)-773-5995 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 18:09:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA01668 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:03:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA27931; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:08:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027872; Tue, 28 Sep 99 15:07:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:04:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA16767; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 18:44:43 GMT Message-Id: <199909281844.SAA16767@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Sinikka DeHanas To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Red Sea Marine Operations Expert - search continues Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:13:19 -0500 Importance: high Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sinikka DeHanas Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 623 Dear List Serves: I was too quick in closing the search for the Red Sea Marine Operations Expert. We have now been asked to continue the search for this position. I would appreciate you continuing to post this position on your list serves. Thank you very much for your help in the search for the candidates for this exciting assignment. Sinikka DeHanas Winrock International sdehanas@winrock.org ___________ Red Sea Marine Park Operations Expert Winrock International is searching for candidates for Marine Park Operations Expert position based in Hurghada, Egypt. This will be a full-time appointment to end February 2001 with the expectation that the contract period will be extended. The position requires previous experience in marine park operations and with USAID projects, a good foundation in marine sciences, and ability and interest to work based on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. The candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The candidate selected will be hired through Winrock International and will be eligible for an excellent benefits package and for housing, shipping and other allowances as approved by USAID. Winrock International is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. Women, Minorities and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Send a cover letter and resume to sdehanas@winrock.org . The full position description is below. Provides support and technical assistance to the Red Sea Protectorates Staff in the day-to-day management of the Park. Manages local contract staff assigned to the Hurghada Office. Responsible for development of a coral reef monitoring system and a park zoning plan, designing and implementing a park patrol and staffing plan, advising EEAA in equipment procurement and facility expansion, operations and maintenance of park facilities and equipment, and training needs. Will be expected to provide significant contributions to the development of the RSPMP draft plan. Responsible for outreach to local NGOs, private sector groups, and local communities. Acts as the principal liaison between the contractor staff in the Red Sea and the Marine Park EU-funded staff in the Gulf of Aqaba. Responsible for coordinating activities and operational policies with the other marine protectorates. Reports to the Red Sea Marine Park Management Advisor. Extensive management and team building experience in developing countries and previous USAID project experience required. Should possess at least 5 years field-based experience in coral reef monitoring and/or marine park management. An advanced degree in coral reef ecology, marine biology, or related field is required. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 18:11:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27049 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:38:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05559; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:43:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005525; Tue, 28 Sep 99 10:43:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:34:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA14573; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:20:27 GMT Received: from gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA10865; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:20:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Dgleason.Bio.gasou.edu ([141.165.35.123]) by gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu with SMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:23:04 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990928101336.0117c5d0@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> X-Sender: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:13:36 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Danny Gleason Subject: RE: To Bali or not to Bali.... Cc: Wes Tunnell In-Reply-To: <01BF0372.15102D40@nrc3213-1.tamucc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Danny Gleason Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 624 Coral List, I wholeheartedly agree with Wes' comment about the shift in timing of the conference. Unfortunately (or fortunately) many of us, especially those of us at primarly teaching institutions, have to teach classes in the fall and will be unable to get away for the conference. I have talked with several of my colleagues that are at similar institutions and they also will be prevented from attending because of the switch from summer to fall. Regardless of the political ramifications, just by switching the timing the organizers have already excluded a number of researchers that regularly attend the conference. Best wishes, Danny Gleason At 02:11 PM 9/20/99 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Coral Reefer Colleagues, > >In regards to a shift in timing of the Bali 2000 conference, an extended move to the summer of 2001 would allow plenty of assessment time and might allow more academicians and students to attend. Although I was not privy to the reason for selecting a "western" fall semester timeframe, it is the first time since I went to the 1985 meeting in Tahiti that the meeting has been "outside" the summer. Although I plan to be there, and I am sure there were good reasons for selecting the fall timeframe, I believe some, perhaps many, academicians and students will find it difficult to attend, and especially participate in field trips. > >Regards, >Wes Tunnell >Director, Center for Coastal Studies >Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi > >---------- ************************************** "Heck, we're invertebrates, my boy! As a whole, we're the movers and shakers on this planet! Spineless superheroes, that's what we are!" Father Worm to his son in "There's a Hair in My Dirt - A Worm Story" by Gary Larson ************************************** Daniel Gleason Department of Biology Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8042 Statesboro, GA 30460-8042 Phone: 912-681-5957 FAX: 912-681-0845 E-mail: dgleason@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Gleason-home.html ************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 18:11:08 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27048 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:38:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05561; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:43:39 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005528; Tue, 28 Sep 99 10:43:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:34:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA14590; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:11:02 GMT Received: from carbon.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA14537; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:10:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral (coral.marine.usf.edu [131.247.136.180]) by carbon.marine.usf.edu (980427.SGI.8.8.8/980728.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id KAA01560 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:12:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990928102306.00827e40@carbon.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 10:23:06 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat 7 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 625 Dear colleagues, Landsat 7 images are now available. The test period of Landsat 7 and the ETM+ sensor was completed in early July 1999. Since then, around 20,000 images have been acquired, and a significant number of scenes include coral reef areas. The useful web sites if you are interested in these images are : Documentation on Landsat sensors: http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/IAS/handbook/handbook_toc.html Landsat project: http://landsat7.usgs.gov/ http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Main Landsat data gateway: http://edcimswww.cr.usgs.gov/pub/imswelcome/ http://harp.gsfc.nasa.gov/~imswww/pub/imswelcome/plain.html Other gateways (US and international): http://harp.gsfc.nasa.gov/~imswww/pub/imswelcome/imswwwsites.html Landsat 7 data ordering tutorial via main gateway: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/tutorial/ Tool to retrieve browse products (i.e. quicklook): http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/convert/hdfconvert.html Useful ordering info: http://harp.gsfc.nasa.gov/~imswww/pub/imswelcome/imswww.faq.html http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/tutorial/tips.html Current coverage since beginning July 1999: http://landsat7.usgs.gov/currentcov.html Landsat software: http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/LANDSAT/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/MAIN/Software.html Image processing handbook: http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/TofC/Coverpage.html If you want to browse, visualize and order L7 images, you need to do the following (sounds complicated but is not): 1/check out one of the gateways. You can enter as a guest or registered user. 2/ you must select the Data Set Catalog you want (Keyword: Landsat or visible imagery). This is on the Simple form. 3/ select the Dataset you want: for Landsat 7, you have L0R (raw images) or L1R (radiometrically corrected images). You will be able to order L1G (L1R images geometrically corrected) as far as you have identified the L0R or L1R in which you are interested. 4/ select your research criteria. For this I recommend to switch to the Advanced Form. You can enter your region of interest (lat/long, or Path/row i.e. coordinates in World Reference System 2, or draw of box on a map), date, maximum cloud cover, etc... 5/ launch the search and wait. 6/ if succesfull, the search provides for each Data Set the number of granules found. A granule is actually just an image. 7/ list your data granules (or images) 8/ At this stage, you can select individually each granule and ask for a sample (i.e. quicklook) to check if the images really cover your area and the cloud cover. When you request a sample, you have to fill a form and send it ("Start FTP browse request"). Few minutes later, you will receive a e-mail with the instructions to visualize your file. This e-mail contains a line with "FTPDIR:" and a number such as: FTPDIR: 1452716838 To visualize your file, I recommand you not to follow the instruction of the e-mail but to open a new browser at http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/convert/hdfconvert.html You just have to input the number right to the FTPDIR to see your quicklook. 9/ take a break 10/ If you are satisfied by the quicklook, have a credit card number in hand and between 400 to 650 US$, you can follow the next step to complete your order. Tests show that you will receive your image (CD or tape) in a few days (for USA). You can also download (FTP) your image. Quicklooks: We have put some quicklooks over coral reef areas at: http://paria.marine.usf.edu/ftp/Serge/L7 The quicklooks are resampled images (ratio ~1/100) and do not reflect at all the information provided by the real images. They are of inegal qualities (e.g. Chrismas1 and Chrismas2) and they are not optimized for reef detection. As a reminder, L7 image swath is 180 km, the spatial resolution is 30 meters for the bands in the visible and 15 meters for the panchromatic band. A txt file, Word doc file and Endnote file (.enl) including a (non-exhaustive) bibliography on remote sensing/coral reefs and related subjects (spectrometry, optics, image processing...) are also posted at: http://paria.marine.usf.edu/ftp/Serge/Biblio. The Landsat Project must be acknowledged for their effort in integrating a significant number of coral reef sites into the Landsat-7 Long-Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP). According to NASA Headquarters, 8725 reef sites (reference Reefbase) have been integrated in the LTAP, and ~7500 have been surveyed during the first months of operation. There is still a priority setting for coverage among these reefs, from two images per year (most of the reefs) to 12 images per year for very high priority reefs or for special events (hurricanes, bleaching,...). Images are not of course entirely cloud free but the process of acquisition is well in progress. Fell free to ask any questions or make comments to: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu Serge Andrefouet Frank Muller-Karger Chuanmin Hu Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 22:32:00 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA06298 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:31:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA16388; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:37:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016374; Tue, 28 Sep 99 22:36:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:33:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA19331; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 02:23:54 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA19336; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:23:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-13.poi.net [209.213.40.133]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15417 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:25:27 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <000f01bf0a22$902d0aa0$8528d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: Shark Finning Resolution in Congress Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:30:13 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01BF09CE.BD7D9460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 626 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BF09CE.BD7D9460 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01BF09CE.BD7D9460" ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BF09CE.BD7D9460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106l8g2Oc ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BF09CE.BD7D9460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 

 ht= tp://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106l8g2Oc ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BF09CE.BD7D9460-- ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BF09CE.BD7D9460 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19990929T023013Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BF09CE.BD7D9460 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="~c106l8g2Oc.url" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="~c106l8g2Oc.url" [DEFAULT] BASEURL=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106l8g2Oc [InternetShortcut] URL=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c106:./temp/~c106l8g2Oc Modified=C0A6E070220ABF01A2 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BF09CE.BD7D9460-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 28 23:00:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA06468 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 23:00:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA17205; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 23:05:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017188; Tue, 28 Sep 99 23:04:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 23:01:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA19439; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 02:51:07 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA19204; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:51:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-13.poi.net [209.213.40.133]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA15767 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:52:33 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <01c101bf0a26$59421040$8528d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: Congressional Shark Action Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:57:19 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BD_01BF09D2.86CC95C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 627 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01BF09D2.86CC95C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01BE_01BF09D2.86CC95C0" ------=_NextPart_001_01BE_01BF09D2.86CC95C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 106th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 189 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and = unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.=20 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 1999 Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BILBRAY, and = Mr. GILCHREST) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was = referred to the Committee on Resources=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and = unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.=20 Whereas shark finning is the practice of removing the fins of a shark = and dumping its carcass back into the ocean;=20 Whereas demand for shark fins is driving dramatic increases in shark = fishing and mortality around the world;=20 Whereas the life history characteristics of sharks, including slow = growth, late sexual maturity, and the production of few young, make them = particularly vulnerable to overfishing and necessitate careful = management of shark fisheries;=20 Whereas shark finning is not prohibited in the waters of the Pacific = Ocean in which fisheries are managed by the Federal Government;=20 Whereas according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the number = of sharks killed in Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean = fisheries rose from 2,289 in 1991 to 60,857 in 1998, an increase of over = 2,500 percent, and continues to rise unabated;=20 Whereas of the 60,857 sharks landed in Central Pacific Ocean and Western = Pacific Ocean fisheries in 1998, 98.7 percent, or 60,085, were killed = for their fins;=20 Whereas shark fins comprise only between 1 percent and 5 percent of the = weight of a shark, and shark finning results in the unconscionable waste = of 95 percent to 99 percent (by weight) of a valuable public resource;=20 Whereas the National Marine Fisheries Service has stated that shark = finning is wasteful, should be stopped, and is contrary to United States = fisheries conservation and management policies;=20 Whereas shark finning is prohibited in the United States exclusive = economic zone of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the = Caribbean;=20 Whereas the practice of shark finning in the waters of the United States = in the Pacific Ocean is inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery = Conservation and Management Act, the Federal Fishery Management Plan for = Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks, and the shark finning = prohibitions that apply in State waters in the Atlantic Ocean and = Pacific Ocean;=20 Whereas the United States is a global leader in shark management, and = the practice of shark finning in the waters of the United States in the = Pacific Ocean is inconsistent with United States international = obligations, including the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing of = the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the = International Plan of Action for Sharks of such organization, and the = United Nation's Agreement on Straddling Stocks and Highly Migratory = Species; and=20 Whereas establishment of a prohibition on the practice of shark finning = in the Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean would result in = the immediate reduction of waste and could reduce shark mortality by as = much as 85 percent: Now, therefore, be it=20 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That = it is the sense of the Congress that-- (1) the practice of removing the fins of a shark and dumping its = carcass back into the ocean, commonly referred to as shark finning, is a = wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice that could lead to overfishing of = shark resources; (2) the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the State of = Hawaii, and the National Marine Fisheries Service should promptly and = permanently end the practice of shark finning in all Federal and State = waters in the Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean; and (3) the Secretary of State should continue to strongly advocate for = the coordinated management of sharks and the eventual elimination of = shark finning in all other waters. 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106th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. CON. RES. 189

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful = and=20 unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.=20

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 27, 1999

Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BILBRAY, = and Mr.=20 GILCHREST) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was = referred to=20 the Committee on Resources=20

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful = and=20 unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning.=20

Whereas shark finning is the practice of removing the fins of a shark = and=20 dumping its carcass back into the ocean;=20

Whereas demand for shark fins is driving dramatic increases in shark = fishing=20 and mortality around the world;=20

Whereas the life history characteristics of sharks, including slow = growth,=20 late sexual maturity, and the production of few young, make them = particularly=20 vulnerable to overfishing and necessitate careful management of shark = fisheries;=20

Whereas shark finning is not prohibited in the waters of the Pacific = Ocean in=20 which fisheries are managed by the Federal Government;=20

Whereas according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the = number of=20 sharks killed in Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean = fisheries rose=20 from 2,289 in 1991 to 60,857 in 1998, an increase of over 2,500 percent, = and=20 continues to rise unabated;=20

Whereas of the 60,857 sharks landed in Central Pacific Ocean and = Western=20 Pacific Ocean fisheries in 1998, 98.7 percent, or 60,085, were killed = for their=20 fins;=20

Whereas shark fins comprise only between 1 percent and 5 percent of = the=20 weight of a shark, and shark finning results in the unconscionable waste = of 95=20 percent to 99 percent (by weight) of a valuable public resource;=20

Whereas the National Marine Fisheries Service has stated that shark = finning=20 is wasteful, should be stopped, and is contrary to United States = fisheries=20 conservation and management policies;=20

Whereas shark finning is prohibited in the United States exclusive = economic=20 zone of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean;=20

Whereas the practice of shark finning in the waters of the United = States in=20 the Pacific Ocean is inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery = Conservation=20 and Management Act, the Federal Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic = Tunas,=20 Swordfish, and Sharks, and the shark finning prohibitions that apply in = State=20 waters in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean;=20

Whereas the United States is a global leader in shark management, and = the=20 practice of shark finning in the waters of the United States in the = Pacific=20 Ocean is inconsistent with United States international obligations, = including=20 the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing of the Food and Agriculture=20 Organization of the United Nations, the International Plan of Action for = Sharks=20 of such organization, and the United Nation's Agreement on Straddling = Stocks and=20 Highly Migratory Species; and=20

Whereas establishment of a prohibition on the practice of shark = finning in=20 the Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean would result in the=20 immediate reduction of waste and could reduce shark mortality by as much = as 85=20 percent: Now, therefore, be it=20

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate = concurring),=20 That it is the sense of the Congress that--

      (1) the practice of removing the fins of a shark and dumping its = carcass=20 back into the ocean, commonly referred to as shark finning, is a = wasteful=20 and unsportsmanlike practice that could lead to overfishing of shark = resources;

      (2) the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the State of = Hawaii,=20 and the National Marine Fisheries Service should promptly and = permanently=20 end the practice of shark finning in all Federal and State waters in = the=20 Central Pacific Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean; and

      (3) the Secretary of State should continue to strongly advocate = for the=20 coordinated management of sharks and the eventual elimination of = shark=20 finning in all other waters.

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------=_NextPart_001_01BE_01BF09D2.86CC95C0-- ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01BF09D2.86CC95C0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19990929T025719Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01BF09D2.86CC95C0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 29 10:55:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA14837 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:55:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14889; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:03:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014845; Wed, 29 Sep 99 11:02:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:59:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA23643; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:33:52 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA22734; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:33:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [132.236.111.152] ([132.236.111.152]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA04076 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:36:04 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:36:05 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Subject: RE: To Bali or Not To Bali... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 628 Hi, All: I guess it's about time for me to give my two-cents worth. While I agree that a postponement of the conference would give adequate time to assess the situation and decide if the venue should be moved, etc. etc., I'd like to remind all those who teach at western institutions that many of us who teach in the east have classes in July and may not be able to attend. In the Philippines, where I teach, the end of October is our semester break--July is smack in the middle of our first semester. I realize that the timing of the conference is going to be difficult and inconvenient for at least someone, somewhere. I will go, no matter when it is scheduled, though I don't have any idea how I will handle being absent from my classes if the conference is scheduled for July. I don't wish to throw a wrench into the works. It's just that I think that it's important to remind everyone to be aware that there is a significant chunk of the world that doesn't run on the same schedule as schools in the west. Best Wishes-- Laurie Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 29 11:04:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15043 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:04:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15289; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:09:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015257; Wed, 29 Sep 99 11:09:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:05:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA23793; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:49:42 GMT Received: from gala.univ-perp.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA23840; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:49:36 -0400 (EDT) From: adjeroud@univ-perp.fr Received: from [194.167.139.29] (gentiane.univ-perp.fr [194.167.139.29]) by gala.univ-perp.fr (8.8.5/jtpda-5.1) with ESMTP id QAA08569 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:51:37 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:51:37 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora Pro F3.1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: gametes/larvae of P. verrucosa Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: adjeroud@univ-perp.fr Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 629 Dear coral-listers, We have just started a research program on the genetic structure and maintenance of coral populations in French Polynesia. For the genetic part, we are planning to use microsatellite markers, and to start with Pocillopora verrucosa. My lab is located in Perpignan, France. I was planning to collect samples of gametes and/or larvae of P. verrucosa from October to December in Moorea, French Polynesia. Unfortunately, due to several reasons, I had to cancel this field trip, and I will not be able to go there untill next April-May. That's why I am contacting you. I am now seeking some samples of gametes (sperm is better) and/or larvae of Pocillopora verrucosa. May be one of you has some samples in his collection, or is able to easily collect some. Samples of up to one year old are OK. They just have to be stored in alcohol. Please contact me at: adjeroud@univ-perp.fr and/or Michel Veuille at: Michel.Veuille@hall.snv.jussieu.fr for further discussion and information. Of course, we will pay for every expenses (transport, etc.). Thank you for your time Mehdi Adjeroud ------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Mehdi ADJEROUD Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, URA 1453 CNRS Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie Universite de Perpignan 66860 Perpignan Cedex FRANCE Tel : (33) 4 68 66 20 55 Fax : (33) 4 68 50 36 86 Email : adjeroud@univ-perp.fr ------------------------------------------------------ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 29 14:59:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24199 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:59:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA08003; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:07:03 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007773; Wed, 29 Sep 99 15:06:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:51:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA21795; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 18:42:50 GMT Received: from imo20.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA24823; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:42:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Amcayokw@aol.com Received: from Amcayokw@aol.com by imo20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bKBUa03813 (3701) for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:44:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <8908c38f.2523b827@aol.com> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:44:55 EDT Subject: reef check To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 52 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Amcayokw@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 630 I am a journalist and subscriber to the coral list. Recently I received a notice (posted on the list) that Reef Check will be raffling tickets to support the program. The prize is a 500 acre parcel of land in Maine. The notice gave a website address (www.helpandwin.com) which is inaccessible. My question is: Does anyone know when the raffle will be held? Thank you in advance. Alyson Matley Solares Hill Newspaper Key West, Florida From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 29 19:53:29 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA03870 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:53:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA29338; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:58:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029318; Wed, 29 Sep 99 19:57:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:54:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA26653; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 23:26:25 GMT Received: from online.tmx.com.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA26973; Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:26:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 203.31.117.117 (dialup-117.sydney.tmx.com.au [203.31.117.117]) by online.tmx.com.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA28574; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:23:31 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199909292323.JAA28574@online.tmx.com.au> Date: 30 Sep 99 09:27:16 +1000 From: Jon Dee Subject: From Planet Ark in Sydney To: International Forest List X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 1.5 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jon Dee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 631 Hi there, Just a short note from Planet Ark in Sydney. As you may know, we have a website which hosts the daily Reuters 'World Environment News' service (www.planetark.org). Every day, we e-mailout 'World Environment News' headlines free of charge to thousands of subscribers. We also place 15-40 fresh environment news stories onto our site. The site also acts as a repository for thousands of Reuters environmental news stories from the last 18 months - this resource is fully searchable and is a great environmental research tool. If you are interested in looking at the site and subscribing to the news service then that would be great. If you can help us in promoting this service to other environmentalists, then we'd really appreciate your help. Maybe you could link to us off a web page or copy your friends and colleagues in to this e-mail? If you get the time, please let me know what you think of the site... I'd like to get your feedback :O) With best regards, Jon Dee __________________________________________ JON DEE Founder & Managing Director Planet Ark Environmental Foundation __________________________________________ PH ... +61 2 9319 5288 FX ... +61 2 9319 7199 E-MAIL jondee@planetark.org WEB www.planetark.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 30 21:36:29 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA04845 for ; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:36:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA17967; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:41:48 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017952; Thu, 30 Sep 99 21:41:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:38:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA34343; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 01:22:06 GMT Received: from harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA34868; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:22:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from earthlink.net (sdn-ar-002sccolup027.dialsprint.net [206.133.75.139]) by harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA23366 for ; Thu, 30 Sep 1999 18:24:13 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <37F41CF7.87EC78D5@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:31:20 -0500 From: Kathryn Winiarski Organization: Health & Science Reporter, The State X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral-list-digest V1 #92 References: <199909290256.CAA19435@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------4EA015D406ECB68182006F35" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kathryn Winiarski Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 632 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4EA015D406ECB68182006F35 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit please remove me from the coral list serve for now. thanks for having me! kathryn --------------4EA015D406ECB68182006F35 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for 'Kathryn Winiarski' Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: 'Kathryn Winiarski' n: ;'Kathryn Winiarski' email;internet: katwini@earthlink.net x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------4EA015D406ECB68182006F35-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 1 12:39:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA19643 for ; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:39:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01131; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:44:35 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001112; Fri, 1 Oct 99 12:44:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:41:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA39967; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:27:37 GMT Received: from imo-d10.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA39819; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:27:31 -0400 (EDT) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo-d10.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id bYNXgYOZu_ (4316) for ; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:29:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:29:44 EDT Subject: Reports from Belize To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 633 I just returned from a week in Belize and thought I would offer a brief summary of conditions on the barrier reef off Ambergris Caye, Tobacco Caye and South Water Caye and the atoll reefs of Long Caye and Half Moon Caye. Bleaching: Bleaching incidence was very low, even in shallow protected areas. I noticed several colonies of S. siderea that were pale though not completely bleached at South Water Caye. Small colonies of Porites astreoides and Montastrea annularis were noted in very isolated examples to be partially to completely bleached at all sites. Coral disease: I found only a single case of BBD on a Diploria strigosa on the back reef of Tobacco Caye...this coral had also been previously upturned, possibly from Mitch or another storm. Most disease was noted on the few colonies of A. cervicornis present at Half Moon Caye. Some appeared to be WBD and others to be WBD Type II. Necrotic tissue was also observed on some M. annularis colonies in patchy areas at Long Caye and Half Moon Caye Caye. Local necrosis was present on some sea fans, mostly on damaged or upturned colonies which appeared to be similar to the initial stages of Aspergillosis, but these may have just been the result of injury. Impressions: There appeared to be a great deal of recovery happening from storm damage on these sites. Most of the sites I visited along the Ambergris Caye barrier reef tract appeared to be the most impacted and did not appear to be recovering as well as other more remote sites. There was a great deal of cyanobacteria, Dictyota, Lobophora and Padina present here, and it appeared to be affecting coral recovery. However, the reefs did seem to be recovering rather than declining in general, and there was a substantial amount of fragment attachment and recovery of both A. palmata and A. cervicornis, as well as various Agariciids occurring at the southern cayes. I spent many hours replacing A. cervicornis fragments from the sandy bottom into fixed positions with tissue contact to hard substrate to aide attachment. There were many juvenile coral recruits present and many juvenile fish at all sites. Overall, the reefs at South Water and Tobacco Caye seemed to be the healthiest I saw. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 1 16:45:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA01266 for ; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:45:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA20839; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:53:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020770; Fri, 1 Oct 99 16:52:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:47:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA41427; Fri, 1 Oct 1999 20:37:21 GMT Message-Id: <199910012037.UAA41427@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Amanda Norman" To: Subject: Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer CRC Reef Research Centre Townsville, Australia Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:26:41 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Amanda Norman" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 634 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area TOWNSVILLE The CRC Reef Research Centre has operated successfully since 1993, and earlier this year received renewed funding for a further 7 years. The Centre is strongly supported by both government and the tourism and fishing industries. An incorporated, not-for-profit company will run the new Centre. The Board wishes to appoint a CEO to lead the new company into its next phase of development: increasing the focus of research onto problems relevant to the ecologically sustainable development and conservation of the Great Barrier Reef; and increasing the non-government revenue with the goal of being self-supporting within 6 years. The new CEO will have a track record of excellence in leadership, R&D management, negotiation and communication skills, and entrepreneurial ability. An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Information about CRC Reef Research Centre is available on the website http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/~crcreef. A detailed position description and an information package can be obtained by telephone (+61 7 4781 4976), fax (+61 7 4781 4099), or email crcreef@jcu.edu.au. Please forward applications to the Executive Officer, CRC Reef Research Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811. Closing date for applications is 29 October 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 3 23:49:44 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA24428 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 23:49:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA16631; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 23:55:05 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016618; Sun, 3 Oct 99 23:54:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 23:51:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA57979; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 03:20:29 GMT Received: from arwen.otago.ac.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA57881; Sun, 3 Oct 1999 23:19:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dialup (dialin073051.otago.ac.nz [139.80.73.51]) by arwen.otago.ac.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA00540 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:22:14 +1300 (NZDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991004162135.0069a8e0@studentmail.otago.ac.nz> X-Sender: druda019@studentmail.otago.ac.nz (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 16:22:18 +1300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Darrin Drumm Subject: 2000 ISRS/CMC fellowship? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Darrin Drumm Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 635 Dear List members Could someone please advise whether there is a 2000 competition for the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) Graduate Fellowship. The ISRS website posts the guidelines from last year but none for this year. It also states that changes will be made in the application process for this year. I would appreciate any information that could be offered. Please reply directly to my e-mail address (druda019@student.otago.ac.nz). Thanks, Darrin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 4 10:09:23 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA04113 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:09:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA09643; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:17:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009576; Mon, 4 Oct 99 10:16:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:13:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA60990; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:50:31 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA61022; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:50:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA07556; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:55:45 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007469; Mon, 4 Oct 99 09:54:46 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA03111 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:46:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA07448; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:54:43 -0400 Received: from mail.hchb.noaa.gov(140.90.150.15) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007360; Mon, 4 Oct 99 09:54:14 -0400 Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 643 for ; Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:40:34 -0400 Message-Id: <37F8AF85.39FA5665@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 09:45:41 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral list Subject: [Fwd: Deepsea Coral Symposium] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 636 Thought this might be of interest to CORAL list - apologies for cross postings. RG -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Deepsea Coral Symposium Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:03:21 -0300 (ADT) From: J H Martin Willison Reply-To: willison@is.dal.ca To: CMPAN CC: coral@is.dal.ca It is widely recognized that the primary (though not exclusive) role for marine protected areas is the protection of marine biodiversity, in a comparable manner to the role of protected areas on land. Protection of important habitat for specially valued species is a significant secondary role. In this regard, the Symposium outlined below is relevant. Deepsea corals are at risk in many marine regions of the world. While most coral reefs are protected in tropical regions, their deepsea relatives are not protected in most coldwater regions. These large biogenic structures create habitat for many other organisms and are removed by mobile fishing gears over large areas. Protection against anthropogenic impacts of all sorts is needed. The Symposium will address all aspects of deepsea coral science, including: biology, ecology, environmental monitoring and conservation. Please forward the following notice to relevant colleagues. Martin Willison, Dalhousie University ********************************************* First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals: Science and Conservation of Deep Sea Corals 30 July - 2 August, 2000 Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The purpose of the Symposium is to review, discuss and synthesize all aspects of deep sea, cold water coral biology, ecology, and conservation. The symposium will also address climatic reconstruction using corals and technologies available to map corals. The Symposium will be convened for two and one half days and is open to scientists, managers, ocean users and all those with an interest in deep sea corals. Important Dates 1 February 2000 Pre-registration form and Provisional abstracts 1 June 2000 Final early registration and fees Final abstracts 30 July 2000 Final paper The First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals is sponsored by Ecology Action Centre, Dalhousie University, the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, the Canadian Ocean Habitat Protection Society, the Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, World Wildlife Fund Canada, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. For more information, please contact the Symposium Secretariat: Susan Gass Ecology Action Centre 1568 Argyle Street Suite 31 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2B3 Email: coral@is.dal.ca Telephone: +1-902-429-2202 Fax: + 1-902-422-6410 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 5 10:59:14 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05334 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:59:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA22934; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:07:07 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022909; Tue, 5 Oct 99 11:06:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:03:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA69464; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:25:18 GMT Received: from pima.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA69475; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:24:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gate.net ([199.227.60.111] (may be forged)) by pima.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA43588 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:13:44 -0400 Message-Id: <37FA0B13.1C97D3F3@gate.net> Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 10:28:35 -0400 From: Steven Miller X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral list server Subject: ISRS/CMC Fellowship Announcement Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steven Miller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 637 FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY (FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT) The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) Announce the 2000 ISRS/CMC Graduate Fellowship for Coral Reef Research Background and Fellowship Goals Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, they are globally distributed, and they support various aspects of coastal economies. Yet coral reefs are widely recognized to be in decline and studies are needed to provide information to manage and understand processes that cause coral reef change. Funds are available, approximately US$10,000, to support one student to work toward a Ph.D. in the general area of coral reef ecosystem research. The focus of the Fellowship is to understand and predict coral reef response to management or disturbance-caused change (human-caused or natural). Research supported by the Fellowship should emphasize an ecosystem approach. For example, projects that focus on factors that control productivity, nutrient dynamics, carbonate accretion or erosion, fisheries, or the effects of exploitation of coral reef resources are examples of suitable topics. Projects that address such issues within the context of marine reserves are especially suitable for Fellowship support. Projects are not limited to these topics, but research should increase understanding of reef function that is relevant to management at local, regional, or global scales. Who can apply? The Fellowship is available to students, worldwide, who are already admitted to a graduate program at an accredited university. The intent of the fellowship is to help Ph.D. students develop skills and to address problems related to relevant applications of coral reef ecosystem research and management. The Fellowship can be used to support salary, travel, fieldwork, or laboratory analyses. The student can work entirely at the host university, or can split time between developed and developing country universities. Application materials A four page proposal (maximum), using 12 Font or larger, double spaced, and in English, is required from prospective fellowship candidates: proposals that do not meet these criteria may be returned. The proposal must include: (1) a short overview that places the proposed research in context with existing literature and local needs; (2) an objectives section that states what will be studied, measured, observed, assessed, or monitored, and anticipated results; (3) a methods section that includes a description of major tasks, including experimental design and hypotheses (as appropriate); (4) evidence of host country management relevance and coordination (e.g. identification of individuals or programs that will benefit from your results); (5) a detailed budget that totals less than US$10,000; and (6) literature cited (the budget and literature cited sections do not count against the three page limit). An electronic version (any standard word processing format is acceptable) and three written copies of the proposal should be provided. Electronic submission via email (to: SMiller@gate.net) is acceptable but written copies must also be received by the deadline (see below). The student's major professor is required to submit a CV (maximum length 3 pages) and a support letter, in English, that details cost sharing and facility support. If work will be conducted at a second university, a support letter is required from the sponsoring professor. Applications will be reviewed by a panel with ISRS and CMC participants. EVALUATION CRITERIA INCLUDE: scientific merit, feasibility, cost sharing, host country coordination, and relevancy to the Fellowship guidelines. SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS January 31, 2000 Administration of the Fellowship The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) support the Fellowship through professional and administrative contributions. The mission of the ISRS is to promote for the benefit of the public, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding concerning coral reefs, both living and fossil. The CMC is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research, and public education, CMC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of our oceans. Application materials should be submitted to: ISRS Recording Secretary UNCW 515 Caribbean Drive Key Largo, Florida 33037 email:smiller@gate.net (Award to be made by March 31, 2000) Please visit the ISRS Homepage http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs for additional information related to the Society and the Fellowship. The CMC homepage is located at http://www.cmc-ocean.org. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 5 19:34:11 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA17040 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:34:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA07235; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:39:31 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007210; Tue, 5 Oct 99 19:39:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:36:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA71899; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 21:56:13 GMT Received: from kodmail1.state.ak.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA70916; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:56:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fishgame.state.ak.us ([146.63.247.130]) by kodmail1.state.ak.us (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA588D for ; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:58:15 -0800 Message-Id: <37FA747A.AFC19F44@fishgame.state.ak.us> Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:58:18 -0800 From: Larry Byrne Organization: Alaska Department of Fish and Game X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: (no subject) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Larry Byrne Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 638 I work for the Alaska Dept of Fish and Game in Kodiak, AK, in the capacity of analyzing data collected by observers deployed on crabbing vessels in the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. I am wondering about coral found in the Aleutian Islands on the Aleutian Shelf, how best to categorize it and quantify it. At present observers have not been instructed to record any coral in their sampling. Coral come up on the outside of pots that are dragged along the bottom as they are retrieved. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. There hasn't been a lot of research on coral in the Aleutians and I am only looking for a place to start understanding what is needed. Thanks, Larry Byrne Biometrician Alaska Department of Fish and Game larry_byrne@fishgame.state.ak.us 907-486-1875 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 05:10:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA22884 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 05:10:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA26210; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 05:18:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026192; Wed, 6 Oct 99 05:18:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 05:15:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA75700; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 08:43:38 GMT Received: from virgo.uninet.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA71930; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 04:43:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 31517 invoked by uid 500); 6 Oct 1999 08:46:24 -0000 Received: from roam24-5724906.uninet.net.id (HELO uninet.net.id) (202.145.1.179) by virgo.uninet.net.id with SMTP; 6 Oct 1999 08:46:24 -0000 Message-Id: <37FB0CC1.CCAB1DF0@uninet.net.id> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 15:48:02 +0700 From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Clovis B. Castro" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, b.corts@hccnet.nl Subject: Re: To Bali or not to Bali.... References: <199909201633.NAA37426@acd.ufrj.br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 639 Dear Colleagues, To Bali or Not to Bali, I think we all know that Bali 2000 is cancelled. We have to focused on marine environment, the lessons learned from discussion on partnership,mobilizing resources and building political will, can send powerful positive message to the attention of the Government. We must not allow the failure to politicized aid that was labeled as development assistance,or the failed project of the past,to overshadow the success stories achieved by so many. We must join forces to roll back the tide of doubt that threatened the world's development enterprise. If we fail,the worst-hit victems will not be devlopment institutions, the Government or research centers and dedicated men and women within them. The real victems will be the natural ecosystems and the weakest in human society- the poor, the hungry, the unemployed and the marginalized.Even more,the future generation willnot only be deprived of themarvels of the coral reefs and the marine ecosystems that support them, but will inhert polluted waters, unhealthy air,parched fields and eroded soil. This is just something to think about. Save Our Seas Foundation Ron Scipio Clovis B. Castro wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > I believe Dr. Erdmann presented some good points in his comments of the > next ICRS "problem", although also with a strong emotional bias. By now, I > received several replies from my initial message. Some went directly to the > list, others did not. Emotionally speaking, the only two messages pro-Bali > came from people working in Indonesian institutions. > > I agree that "ordinary" political issues should not prevent the selection > of a country to host an ICRS. Also, the rotation of host countries seems to > be a good policy. The only point I disagree is the comparison between the > effects that bad environmental or economic policies have on people with > direct manslaughter (by the thousands). Things may not be black and white, > but when a plebiscite is followed by the massacre of those who won it > (amost 80% of the votes) - this does not configure an ordinary situation. > In the latter case, I believe there is plenty of reasons to reject a > country as an ICRS host. > > I believe most reef scientists would realize the difference between the > Indonesian people, its government, and extremists. > > However, the most important contribution given by Dr. Erdmann was on the > time needed for a decision. Dr. Erdmann pointed out two coming events that > might change a decision of turning down Bali. (arrival of the international > peace-keeping force, which already happened; and the Indonesian > presidential election, due next November). I would not be sure what to do > if it depended on my decision alone. Also, I do not know the deadline for a > decision on Bali's Symposium. Is this a case where the later is the better? > What about postponing the symposium for a few months? We could gain much > needed time for a sound decision. > > Best regards, > Clovis > ----------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Clovis B. Castro > Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro > Departamento de Invertebrados > Quinta da Boa Vista, Sao Cristovao > 20940-040 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil > email: cbcastro@pobox.com > fone +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 261 > celular +55-XX-21-99740913 > fax: +55-XX-21-5681314 ramal 213 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 07:55:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA24729 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 07:55:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01857; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 08:03:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001825; Wed, 6 Oct 99 08:03:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 07:59:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA76694; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:32:47 GMT Received: from web703.mail.yahoo.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA76546; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 07:32:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19991006113953.4186.rocketmail@web703.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.194.209] by web703.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 06 Oct 1999 04:39:53 PDT Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 04:39:53 -0700 (PDT) From: elaine vytopil Subject: marine slide library To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: elaine vytopil MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA24729 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 640 Dear Coral–listers, I have recently starting working for Image Quest, a natural history photographic company in the UK, and I thought I would let you know about their new slide library since much of the subject matter pertains to the topics that are discussed on this coral list and the images really are quite magnificent. This collection of images is based on thirty years work by Peter Parks, and more recently by some of his younger associates, and strongly reflects his fascination with the smallest and arguably the most important critters of our oceans. Peter has won two technical Oscars for his work in the past and continues to push the bounds of photography by capturing so precisely these plankton on film. The growing library now also has an impressive and diverse collection of larger marine life. Most of the images have been captured over numerous expeditions to field stations in Bermuda and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Below is an introduction to the library written by Peter. It is worth visiting Image Quest's web site to have a look at some of these images. http://members.aol.com/iq3d/ Cheers, Elaine Pelagica With thirty years of accrued origination and experience 'in the can', Image Quest 3-D is now in a position to launch its 2-D and 3-D stills and film library and support service into the marketplace. Designed primarily to initiate informative and entertaining stories in depth, the library, to be known as Pelagica will generate articles, displays, books, film sequences and features based upon its huge wealth of material collected over all those years and not, until now, exploited. Pelagica's collection of open ocean pelagic plankton stills is unique in its breadth of coverage. Pelagica though is not a passive collection awaiting requests. It will be an active collection with which we hope to entertain, educate and intrigue readers. More than one book, we hope, will come from this effort. A travelling 3-D, 3,000 square foot exhibit on plankton has been requested by several venues and we aim to complete this by Easter 2000. A permanent exhibit based on the work and inspiration of Sir Alister Hardy is being discussed here in Oxford and a Deep Sea exhibit will hopefully materialise from discussions being held for a venue in Seattle and a Millennium site here in the UK. Our strength lies not only with our own origination and experience, but also with a number of well respected marine biologists who are part of the team of individuals who form the core group of Pelagica. Roger Steene, author and originator of such beautiful books as 'Coral Seas' and 'Coral Reefs', as well as a host of specific Reef Guides is our main co-originator, also with an unexploited 30 year collection of photographic product which he is pooling with ours. Dr. Peter Herring of the Southampton Oceanographic Centre is one of the UK's most senior and experienced deep-sea biologists and world authority on bioluminescence. Peter has accompanied us on many expeditions and has himself led and partaken in over 50 deep sea cruises from which unique photographic material has arisen, much of which is unexploited. Peter joins another marine biological author, Andy Lewis out of James Cook University Townsville, Australia, and together we will generate most of the stories to be told. Andy is one of the most widely experienced and respected teachers of marine ecology, conservation and Reef adaptation. With his Wife Daniela he leads a company called Tevene'i Marine which specialises in eco-expeditions, educational programs and tropical aquaculture consultancy. Also contributing to stills and filmic origination , when they get a chance, will be Howard and Michelle Hall, with whom we have just worked together on a Nova Imax film directed by Howard titled 'Island of Sharks'. Howard and Michelle's reputation in this field is much too well known for me to add more credits here. Suffice it to say, they're the best! Our combined intention is to form a nucleus of imagery, scientific and anecdotal information and overall storytelling to promote the greatest and most under-explored biome on this planet. We hope others will join and help contribute. The open oceans are after all this world's most extensive habitat and contain our most common and alien life form. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to work in this field have the chance to make our knowledge common to all and share with others stories and characters that no one has even dreamt of. A very few of them some of us have encountered. It is our sincere hope that others will make available some of their work, on a non-exclusive basis, to broaden the scope of a subject that is almost limitless and for which there seems to be an ever-increasing demand for good quality visual material. We would welcome material on planktonivores as well as planktonic species themselves and the adult forms of many of the juveniles and larval stages that make up a lot of the plankton community. We would also greatly appreciate receiving material on, or be told of the existence of, specialised habitat species and communities, like those found in caves, semi-saline estuaries, very saline seas and lakes, ephemeral pools, ice pools etc. More information on our work and imagery can be found on our web site at: http://members.aol.com/iq3d/ Regards, Peter Parks Image Quest 3-D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 13:13:43 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA09801 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:13:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA02412; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:21:35 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002389; Wed, 6 Oct 99 13:20:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:17:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA78928; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:56:18 GMT Message-Id: <199910061656.QAA78928@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 15:17:09 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" To: coral list Subject: Update re: US Coral Reef Task Force mting 11/99 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 641 Below is updated information for the 3rd meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Nov 2-3, 1999. Note the addition of a workshop on marine protected areas and coral reefs on Monday, Nov.1. Further information on the Task Force is available at the web site CORALREEF.GOV. ______________________ October 1, 1999 Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (U.S.C.R.T.F), I would like to cordially invite you to our next U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting on November 2-3, 1999, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at the Tamarind Reef Hotel. The U.S.C.R.T.F., established by President Clinton in E.O. 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, will discuss several coral reef protection recommendations that have been developed by the Task Force working groups. Secretary Babbitt and Secretary Daley or Deputy Secretary Mallett plan to participate, and we look forward to representation and participation from government and non-governmental organizations. Key items for review and potential adoption or endorsement at the meeting are: a Task Force Action Plan for implementing a range of prospective actions, a coral reef enforcement protocol, a blueprint to assist marine protected area managers, a mechanism for Coral Reef Task Force oversight of E.O. 13089 implementation, and principals and processes for addressing unsustainable trade in coral reef species. A draft agenda for the meeting and associated workshops and field trips is enclosed, along with the appropriate registration forms. Additional registration forms can be found on the web at http://coralreef.gov. To assist us with our planning, please complete and return these forms by fax to Jackie Ellis at 202-219-0229 by October 15, 1999. The Tamarind Reef Hotel is located at 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, telephone 340-773-4445, fax 340-773-3989, reservations 800-619-0014. When making reservations, please indicate that you are with the Coral Reef Task Force Meeting. There will be shuttles between the Buccaneer and Tamarind Reef Hotels throughout the conference, and other hotel accommodations are also nearby. Please contact Karen Koltes (202-208-5345) at the Interior Department or Roger Griffis (202-482-5034) at NOAA if you have questions about the meeting agenda. Jackie Ellis (202-208-4177) will help if you have logistic or administrative questions. We look forward to seeing you in November! Sincerely, /s/ William Y. Brown Science Advisor to the Secretary Enclosures ______________________ Updated DRAFT Agenda for the Coral Reef Task Force Meeting and Associated Activities October 31st through November 2nd, 1999 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Sunday, October 31st 8:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. S.C.U.B.A. diving field trip, Salt River National Historic Park Explore the recently dedicated National Park and its range of marine resources, from mangroves to coral canyons. Cost: $55/participant=96Fee will be collected on site in advance of trip 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Snorkeling field trip, Buck Island Reef National Monument View one of the most extensive barrier reef systems under U.S. Federal protection and learn about long term coral reef monitoring begun in 1975. Monday, November 1st (VI Government Holiday - Bull & Bread Day) 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Marine Protected Areas Workshop by the Center for Marine Conservation (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Informal presentations on coral reef issues Eight, 20-minute spots available. If interested, please submit title and short description of talk to Ashley Simons (fax: (202) 501-7759, e-mail: Ashley_Simons@ios.doi.gov ) by October 20th, 1999. 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. Reception, hosts TBA (Mermaid Restaurant, Buccaneer Hotel) Tuesday, November 2nd 8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. Cultural Tour to learn about the relationship between cultural history and natural resources in St. Croix, from pre-history through Danish ownership of St. Croix, VI. 8:00 a.m. Bus pick up and departure from hotels 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. Tour of Salt River Bay National Park and Ecological Preserve 10:30a.m.- 11:30a.m. Tour of Christiansted National Historic Site 11:30a.m.- 12:30p.m. Free time in Christiansted 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Bus available to return to hotel 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m. Executive Session and Working Lunch for principal Task Force members (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) (By Invitation) 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 1:00p.m. Opening remarks from Co-Chairs, Governors, and Delegate Donna Christian-Christiansen 1:30p.m. Task Force introductions and budget update for FY 2000 and FY 2001 1:45p.m. - 4:00p.m. Panel presentation and discussion of integrated Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations 4:00p.m. Public comment 5:00p.m. Adjourn for the day 6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. Reception co-hosted by the National Park Foundation and the U.S.V.I. Government (Buccaneer Hotel) Heritage Dancers/ Scratch Band Mocko Jumbies Stilt Dancers 8:00p.m. Dinner at the Brass Parrot Restaurant for principal Task Force members (By Invitation) Wednesday, November 3rd 9:00a.m. - noon U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 9:00a.m. Continue discussion, decide on the draft Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations presented Tuesday 11:30a.m. Co-Chairs summarize actions taken and next steps 12:00p.m. Conclude meeting 12:15p.m. Press conference __________ ATTENDEES REGISTRATION FORM (Please complete and fax to Jackie Ellis at 202/219-0229 by October 15th) THIRD MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE Tamarind Reef Hotel 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands November 2-3, 1999 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Name: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Name Tag Preference: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Title: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Organization: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Address: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D City/State/Zip: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Telephone Number: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Fax Number: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Email Address: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ________________________ FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FORM (Please complete and fax to Jackie Ellis at 202-219-0229 by October 15th) THIRD MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE Tamarind Reef Hotel 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands November 2-3, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------ Name: -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------- Organization: -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------- Please indicate which field trips you are planning on attending. Some of the trips may have limited space available. Sunday morning SCUBA trip to Salt River National Historic Park ____ (Cost: $55/participant=96Fee will be collected on site in advance of trip) Sunday afternoon Buck Island Reef National Monument ____ Tuesday morning cultural tour ____ --------------CA814ABE5E07C7D24DFBAA74 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA12425 Below is updated information for the 3rd meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Nov 2-3, 1999.

Note the addition of a workshop on marine protected areas and coral reefs on Monday, Nov.1.  Further information on the Task Force is available at the web site CORALREEF.GOV.
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October 1, 1999

Dear Colleague:

On behalf of the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (U.S.C.R.= T.F), I would like to cordially invite you to our next U.S. Coral Reef Task For= ce meeting on November 2-3, 1999,  in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at the Tamarind Reef Hotel. The U.S.C.R.T.F., established by President Clinton in E.O. 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, will discuss several cora= l reef protection recommendations that have been developed by the Task Forc= e working groups. Secretary Babbitt and Secretary Daley or Deputy Secretary Mallett plan to participate, and we look forward to representation and participation from government and non-governmental organizations.

Key items for review and potential adoption or endorsement at the meet= ing are: a Task Force Action Plan for implementing a range of prospective act= ions, a coral reef enforcement protocol, a blueprint to assist marine protected area managers, a mechanism for Coral Reef Task Force oversight of E.O. 13089 implementation, and principals and processes for addressing unsusta= inable trade in coral reef species.

A draft agenda for the meeting and associated workshops and field trip= s is enclosed, along with the appropriate registration forms.  Additio= nal registration forms can be found on the web at http://coralreef.gov.  To assist us with our planning,  please complete and return these forms by fax to Jackie Ellis at 202-219-0229 by October 15, 1999.

The Tamarind Reef Hotel is located at 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christianste= d, St. Croix, USVI, telephone 340-773-4445, fax 340-773-3989, reservations 800-619-0014. When making reservations, please indicate that you are with the Coral Reef Task Force Meeting.  There will be shuttles between the Buccaneer and Tamarind Reef Hotels throughout the conference, and oth= er hotel accommodations are also nearby.

Please contact Karen Koltes (202-208-5345) at the Interior Department or Roger Griffis (202-482-5034) at NOAA if you have questions about the meeting agenda.  Jackie Ellis (202-208-4177) will help if you have logistic or administrative questions.

We look forward to seeing you in November!

           &nbs= p;            = ;            =            Sincerely,

           &nbs= p;    /s/
 
      William Y. Brown
      Science Advisor to the Secretary
 
Enclosures
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Updated DRAFT Agenda
for the Coral Reef Task Force Meeting and Associated Activities
October 31st through November 2nd, 1999
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Sunday, October 31st

8:00a.m. - 11:00a.m.  S.C.U.B.A. diving field trip, Salt River National Historic Park
        Explore the recently dedic= ated National Park and its range of  marine resources, from mangroves to coral canyons.  Cost:     $55/participant=96Fee will be collected on site in advance of trip

1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.  Snorkeling field trip, Buck Island Reef Nati= onal Monument
     View one of the most extensive barrier reef systems under U.S. Federal protection and learn about long term coral ree= f monitoring begun in 1975.
 
Monday, November 1st (VI Government Holiday - Bull & Bread Day)

9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.  Marine Protected Areas Workshop by the Cente= r for Marine Conservation (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel)

3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.   Informal presentations on coral reef issues
    Eight, 20-minute spots available.  If interes= ted, please submit title and short description of talk to Ashley Simons (fax: (202) 501-7759,  e-mail: Ashley_Simons@ios.doi.gov ) by October 20th= , 1999.

7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.  Reception, hosts TBA
    (Mermaid Restaurant, Buccaneer Hotel)
 
Tuesday, November 2nd

8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m.  Cultural Tour to learn about the relationsh= ip between cultural history and natural resources in St. Croix, from pre-his= tory through Danish ownership of St. Croix, VI.
 
    8:00 a.m.   Bus pick up and departure from hotels

    8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.  Tour of Salt River Bay National Park and Ecological Preserve

    10:30a.m.- 11:30a.m.  Tour of Christiansted National Historic Site

    11:30a.m.- 12:30p.m.  Free time in Christianst= ed

    11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.  Bus available to return to hotel

11:30a.m.-1:00p.m.  Executive Session and Working Lunch for princ= ipal Task Force members (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel)
    (By Invitation)

1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.  U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
    (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel)

    1:00p.m.  Opening remarks from Co-Chairs, Gove= rnors, and Delegate Donna Christian-Christiansen

    1:30p.m.  Task Force introductions and budget update for FY 2000 and FY 2001

    1:45p.m. - 4:00p.m. Panel presentation and discussi= on of integrated Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations

    4:00p.m.  Public comment

    5:00p.m.  Adjourn for the day
 
6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m.  Reception co-hosted by the National Park Foundation and the U.S.V.I. Government (Buccaneer Hotel)
     Heritage Dancers/ Scratch Band
     Mocko Jumbies Stilt Dancers

8:00p.m.   Dinner at the Brass Parrot Restaurant for princip= al Task Force members (By Invitation)
 
Wednesday, November 3rd

9:00a.m. - noon  U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
    (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel)

    9:00a.m. Continue discussion, decide on the draft Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations presented Tuesday
 
    11:30a.m. Co-Chairs summarize actions taken and next steps

    12:00p.m. Conclude meeting

    12:15p.m. Press conference
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ATTENDEES REGISTRATION FORM
(Please complete and fax to Jackie Ellis at 202/219-0229 by Octobe= r 15th)

THIRD MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE

Tamarind Reef Hotel
5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted
 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 2-3, 1999

 
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 FIELD TRIP REGISTRATION FORM
(Please complete and fax to Jackie Ellis at  202-219-0229 by October 15th)
 
THIRD MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE

Tamarind Reef Hotel
5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted
 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 2-3, 1999
 
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 (Cost: $55/participant=96Fee will be collected on site in advan= ce of trip)

 Sunday afternoon Buck Island Reef National Monument  &= nbsp; ____

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Griffis end:vcard --------------BEBE80D6134729E2949CB70D-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 15:11:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14008 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:11:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13903; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:19:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013834; Wed, 6 Oct 99 15:19:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:14:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA79338; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:59:54 GMT Message-Id: <199910061859.SAA79338@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 14:45:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: bycatch coral Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Walt Jaap STP Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 642 The FMP for corals and reefs in the South Atlantic and Gulf requires that all bycatch coral be returned to sea as soon as possible. Cases have been made on violators. Research on alternative gear that is less destructive to habitat (corals) is another alternative. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 16:24:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA16299 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:24:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA21776; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:32:19 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021701; Wed, 6 Oct 99 16:31:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:28:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA80154; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:12:58 GMT Received: from u3.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA80136; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:12:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from idt.net (ppp-42.ts-18-bay.nyc.idt.net [169.132.219.138]) by u3.farm.idt.net (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id QAA23418; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 16:14:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <37FBADC9.2414C507@idt.net> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 16:15:05 -0400 From: "Dr. Dennis Thoney" Organization: New York Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Aquatic Interest Group , Coral list , "Coats, Sean" , "Mohan, Pete" , "Prappas, Jim" , "Pryor, Warren" , MFTAG Delegates Subject: [Fwd: [aquariumcouncil] MAC NEWS - 3rd Quarter 1999] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------3A8BF231256398A9D006B2EA" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Dennis Thoney" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 643 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3A8BF231256398A9D006B2EA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D. General Curator New York Aquarium Wildlife Conservation Society Boardwalk and West 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224 www.wcs.org --------------3A8BF231256398A9D006B2EA Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: by u3.farm.idt.net for dthoney (with pop daemon (v1.21 1997/08/10) Wed Oct 6 15:51:53 1999) X-From_: aquariumcouncil-return-1-dthoney=mail.IDT.NET@returns.egroups.com Wed Oct 6 09:56:45 1999 Received: from mail-relay3.idt.net (MAIL-RELAY3.IDT.NET [169.132.8.27]) by u3.farm.idt.net (8.9.3/8.9.2) with ESMTP id JAA02554 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:56:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mv.egroups.com (mv.egroups.com [207.138.41.150]) by mail-relay3.idt.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA28563 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:56:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.1.2.120] by mv.egroups.com with NNFMP; 06 Oct 1999 14:56:33 -0000 Mailing-List: contact aquariumcouncil-owner@egroups.com X-Mailing-List: aquariumcouncil@egroups.com X-URL: http://www.egroups.com/list/aquariumcouncil/ X-eGroups-Approved-By: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org via web Received: (listserv 1.259); by f2; 06 Oct 1999 14:57:01 -0000 Reply-To: aquariumcouncil@egroups.com Delivered-To: listsaver-egroups-aquariumcouncil@egroups.com Received: (qmail 2608 invoked from network); 6 Oct 1999 03:46:43 -0000 Received: from phoenix.pixi.com (206.127.224.68) by qh.egroups.com with SMTP; 6 Oct 1999 03:46:43 -0000 Received: from default (amp07-84-70-98.pixi.com [209.84.70.98]) by phoenix.pixi.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id RAA29660 for ; Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:46:38 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: <199910060346.RAA29660@phoenix.pixi.com> X-Sender: pholthus@mail.pixi.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 17:49:39 -1000 To: aquariumcouncil@egroups.com From: Paul Holthus Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [aquariumcouncil] MAC NEWS - 3rd Quarter 1999 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; types="text/plain,text/html"; boundary="=====================_1445851==_.ALT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 --=====================_1445851==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL Certifying Quality and Sustainability in the Marine Ornamentals Industry MAC NEWS - 3rd Quarter 1999 Welcome In this third issue of MAC News we are pleased to introduce you to the MAC Board of Directors and report on the outcomes of the MAC Strategic Planing Workshop, especially the MAC Mission and proposed timeline for certification development. We hope to see many of you at the MAC certification workshops at Marine Ornamentals '99 in Hawaii. MAC Mission Set by Strategic Planning Workshop The MAC Board and several other key stakeholders met for 3 days in September to hammer out the following MAC mission statement and a strategic plan for certification development. The Mission of the Marine Aquarium Council is to conserve coral reefs by creating standards and educating and certifying those engaged in the collection and care of ornamental marinelife from reef to aquarium. The Marine Aquarium Council - MAC - is implementing its Mission by: - Establishing independent certification process for those in the industry that meet best practice standards. - Raising public awareness of the role of the marine aquarium industry and hobby in conserving coral reefs. - Assembling and disseminating accurate data relevant to the collection and care of ornamental marinelife. - Promoting the sustainable use of coral reefs though the responsible collection of ornamental marinelife. - Ensuring the health and quality of marinelife during transport. - Encouraging responsible husbandry by the industry and hobby through education and training. Certification Timetable Proposed The Strategic Planing Workshop proposed an ambitious timeline for certification. Working groups are now being established to finalize the standards for best practices. A full, working version of the certification system is to be tested by key partners in the collection and trade and made available to the marine ornamentals industry as a whole by mid-2000. Following this point, there will be a period of about 6 months for MAC to undertake all reasonable efforts to make information and training on certification available to operators in all parts of the chain of custody. In parallel, we will step up our awareness raising with hobbyists and public aquariums. During this period, industry operators - from collection to retail - will be encouraged to become audited for initial certification so that they will be ready and able to supply certified aquarium organisms when certification "goes public". MAC Outreach and Networking Over 600 people and organizations from 40 countries are now part of the MAC Network and are regularly receiving the MAC News via the e-mail list - with new "subscriptions" coming in at an ever increasing rate. MAC is increasingly recognized as the global voice for sustainability in the marine ornamentals industry and we are being asked to inform important groups about certification. In addition to making a plenary presentation to 1999 MACNA (Marine Aquarium Conference of North America), I convened informal MAC forum on certification and labeling for the hobby and industry during two half-day sessions at MACNA. The forum was very well attended, with lively discussion among wholesalers, retailers, and hobbyists on the roles and responsibilities of industry and hobbyists and how certification will work. In the past 3 months we also made presentations and undertook networking at the Annual Conference of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, at the International Hawaii Air Cargo Symposium and with most of the major aquarium fish importers in California. Meet the MAC Board of Directors The MAC Board is representative of the wide range of stakeholders concerned with the future of the marine ornamentals trade and the habitat and organisms it is based on. The Board provides leadership, commitment and direction to certification development and is designed to ensure that there is a predominance of environment and public interest members. We are seeking to expand the Board to include broader geographic participation from those representing collector and environmental concerns, especially in developing countries. The current MAC Board members and their affiliations are: - Bruce Bunting, World Wildlife Fund - Keith Davenport, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association - John Dawes, Ornamental Fish International - Dennis Gallagher, Marine Aquarium Societies of North America - Nancy MacKinnon, The Nature Conservancy - Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council - Vaughan Pratt, International Marinelife Alliance-Philippines - Phil Shane, Quality Marine Inc - Dennis Thoney, American Zoos and Aquariums Association - Lolita Ty, Philippine Tropical Fish Exporters Association - Tom White, American Marinelife Dealers Association MAC Certification Workshops at Marine Ornamentals '99 MO '99 (Hawaii, 17-20 Nov 1999) has rapidly shaped up to be a significant industry and hobby event. For conference information: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/marine_ornamentals99/ The impressive list of keynote speakers includes many MAC Board and Network members. Of particular importance is the opportunity for you to provide your input to certification development at MO '99 through the MAC-organized panel/round table sessions on - Certifying Water Quality and Husbandry: What are Best Practice Standards? - Certifying Cultured Organisms: What are the Best Practice Standards? - Certifying Live Coral and Live Rock Collection: What are the Best Practice Standards? - Certifying Fish and Invertebrate Collection: What are the Best Practice Standards? - Trade Data and Information: What do we need to know and how do we get it? For More Information Contact: Paul Holthus, Executive Director, Marine Aquarium Council Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254 Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org If you have received this in error, send a note to info@aquariumcouncil.org with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you know someone that should be receiving MAC News, please encourage them to visit the MAC website at www.aquariumcouncil.org and fill out the simple network form. Paul Holthus Executive Director Marine Aquarium Council 3035 Hibiscus Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii USA 96815 Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254 Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023 Email: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org Website: www.aquariumcouncil.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/aquariumcouncil http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications --=====================_1445851==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL
Certifying Quality and Sustainability in the Marine Ornamentals Industry

MAC NEWS - 3rd Quarter 1999

Welcome

In this third issue of MAC News we are pleased to introduce you to the MAC Board of Directors and report on the outcomes of the MAC Strategic Planing Workshop, especially the MAC Mission and proposed timeline for certification development. We hope to see many of you at the MAC certification workshops at Marine Ornamentals '99 in Hawaii.

MAC Mission Set by Strategic Planning Workshop

The MAC Board and several other key stakeholders met for 3 days in September to hammer out the following MAC mission statement and a strategic plan for certification development.

The Mission of the Marine Aquarium Council is to conserve coral reefs by creating standards and educating and certifying those engaged in the collection and care of ornamental marinelife from reef to aquarium.

The Marine Aquarium Council  - MAC - is implementing its Mission by:
- Establishing independent certification process for those in the industry that meet best practice standards.
- Raising public awareness of the role of the marine aquarium industry and hobby in conserving coral reefs.
- Assembling and disseminating accurate data relevant to the collection and care of ornamental marinelife.
- Promoting the sustainable use of coral reefs though the responsible collection of ornamental marinelife.
- Ensuring the health and quality of marinelife during transport.
- Encouraging responsible husbandry by the industry and hobby through education and training.

Certification Timetable Proposed

The Strategic Planing Workshop proposed an ambitious timeline for certification. Working groups are now being established to finalize the standards for best practices. A full, working version of the certification system is to be tested by key partners in the collection and trade and made available to the marine ornamentals industry as a whole by mid-2000.

Following this point, there will be a period of about 6 months for MAC to undertake all reasonable efforts to make information and training on certification available to operators in all parts of the chain of custody. In parallel, we will step up our awareness raising with hobbyists and public aquariums. During this period, industry operators - from collection to retail - will be encouraged to become audited for initial certification so that they will be ready and able to supply certified aquarium organisms when certification "goes public".

MAC Outreach and Networking

Over 600 people and organizations from 40 countries are now part of the MAC Network and are regularly receiving the MAC News via the e-mail list - with new "subscriptions" coming in at an ever increasing rate.

MAC is increasingly recognized as the global voice for sustainability in the marine ornamentals industry and we are being asked to inform important groups about certification. In addition to making a plenary presentation to 1999 MACNA (Marine Aquarium Conference of North America), I convened informal MAC forum on certification and labeling for the hobby and industry during two half-day sessions at MACNA. The forum was very well attended, with lively discussion among wholesalers, retailers, and hobbyists on the roles and responsibilities of industry and hobbyists and how certification will work. In the past 3 months we also made presentations and undertook networking at the Annual Conference of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, at the International Hawaii Air Cargo Symposium and with most of the major aquarium fish importers in California.

Meet the MAC Board of Directors

The MAC Board is representative of the wide range of stakeholders concerned with the future of the marine ornamentals trade and the habitat and organisms it is based on. The Board provides leadership, commitment and direction to certification development and is designed to ensure that there is a predominance of environment and public interest members. We are seeking to expand the Board to include broader geographic participation from those representing collector and environmental concerns, especially in developing countries.

The current MAC Board members and their affiliations are:
- Bruce Bunting, World Wildlife Fund
- Keith Davenport, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association
- John Dawes, Ornamental Fish International
- Dennis Gallagher, Marine Aquarium Societies of North America
- Nancy MacKinnon, The Nature Conservancy
- Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
- Vaughan Pratt, International Marinelife Alliance-Philippines
- Phil Shane, Quality Marine Inc
- Dennis Thoney, American Zoos and Aquariums Association
- Lolita Ty, Philippine Tropical Fish Exporters Association
- Tom White, American Marinelife Dealers Association

MAC Certification Workshops at Marine Ornamentals '99

MO '99 (Hawaii, 17-20 Nov 1999) has rapidly shaped up to be a significant industry and hobby event. For conference information: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/marine_ornamentals99/

The impressive list of keynote speakers includes many MAC Board and Network members. Of particular importance is the opportunity for you to provide your input to certification development at MO '99 through the MAC-organized panel/round table sessions on
- Certifying Water Quality and Husbandry: What are Best Practice Standards?
- Certifying Cultured Organisms: What are the Best Practice Standards?
- Certifying Live Coral and Live Rock Collection: What are the Best Practice Standards?
- Certifying Fish and Invertebrate Collection: What are the Best Practice Standards?
- Trade Data and Information: What do we need to know and how do we get it?

For More Information

Contact: Paul Holthus, Executive Director, Marine Aquarium Council
Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254  Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023  E-mail: paul.holthus@aquariumcouncil.org

If you have received this in error, send a note to info@aquariumcouncil.org with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you know someone that should be receiving MAC News, please encourage them to visit the MAC website at www.aquariumcouncil.org and fill out the simple network form.

Paul Holthus
Executive Director
Marine Aquarium Council
3035 Hibiscus Dr., Honolulu, Hawaii  USA  96815

Phone: (+1 808) 923-3254    Fax: (+1 808) 923-6023
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--=====================_1445851==_.ALT-- --------------3A8BF231256398A9D006B2EA-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 6 18:05:38 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA18408 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:05:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA29680; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:13:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029657; Wed, 6 Oct 99 18:13:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:09:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA80879; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:56:03 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA79019; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 17:55:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA29145; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:01:17 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029041; Wed, 6 Oct 99 18:00:18 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA18230 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 17:52:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA29034; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:00:17 -0400 Received: from mail.hchb.noaa.gov(140.90.150.15) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028959; Wed, 6 Oct 99 17:59:23 -0400 Received: from hdq.noaa.gov ([140.90.150.222]) by diablo.hchb.noaa.gov (Netscape Messaging Server 3.62) with ESMTP id 399 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 17:45:42 -0400 Message-Id: <37FBC43A.FD642DA4@hdq.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 17:50:50 -0400 From: "Roger B Griffis" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral list Subject: Update: US Coral Reef Task Force Mting Nov 2-3 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------15D9F7C011DA12245539EC25" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Roger B Griffis" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 644 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------15D9F7C011DA12245539EC25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Below is the most recent announcement and revised agenda for the 3rd meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Nov. 2-3, 1999 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Please note addition of a science workshop on "Protected Areas and coral reefs" preceeding the meeting on Nov 1. Information on meeting registration is included below. Thank you. ___________ October 1, 1999 Dear Colleague: On behalf of the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (U.S.C.R.T.F), I would like to cordially invite you to our next U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting on November 2-3, 1999, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at the Tamarind Reef Hotel. The U.S.C.R.T.F., established by President Clinton in E.O. 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, will discuss several coral reef protection recommendations that have been developed by the Task Force working groups. Secretary Babbitt and Secretary Daley or Deputy Secretary Mallett plan to participate, and we look forward to representation and participation from government and non-governmental organizations. Key items for review and potential adoption or endorsement at the meeting are: a Task Force Action Plan for implementing a range of prospective actions, a coral reef enforcement protocol, a blueprint to assist marine protected area managers, a mechanism for Coral Reef Task Force oversight of E.O. 13089 implementation, and principals and processes for addressing unsustainable trade in coral reef species. A draft agenda for the meeting and associated workshops and field trips is enclosed, along with the appropriate registration forms. Additional registration forms can be found on the web at http://coralreef.gov. To assist us with our planning, please complete and return these forms by fax to Jackie Ellis at 202-219-0229 by October 15, 1999. The Tamarind Reef Hotel is located at 5001 Tamarind Reef, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, telephone 340-773-4445, fax 340-773-3989, reservations 800-619-0014. When making reservations, please indicate that you are with the Coral Reef Task Force Meeting. There will be shuttles between the Buccaneer and Tamarind Reef Hotels throughout the conference, and other hotel accommodations are also nearby. Please contact Karen Koltes (202-208-5345) at the Interior Department or Roger Griffis (202-482-5034) at NOAA if you have questions about the meeting agenda. Jackie Ellis (202-208-4177) will help if you have logistic or administrative questions. We look forward to seeing you in November! Sincerely, /s/ William Y. Brown Science Advisor to the Secretary Enclosures _________________ Updated DRAFT Agenda Coral Reef Task Force Meeting and Associated Activities October 31st through November 2nd, 1999 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Sunday, October 31st 8:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. S.C.U.B.A. diving field trip, Salt River National Historic Park Explore the recently dedicated National Park and its range of marine resources, from mangroves to coral canyons. Cost: $55/participantBFee will be collected on site in advance of trip 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Snorkeling field trip, Buck Island Reef National Monument View one of the most extensive barrier reef systems under U.S. Federal protection and learn about long term coral reef monitoring begun in 1975. Monday, November 1st (VI Government Holiday - Bull & Bread Day) 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. Marine Protected Areas Workshop by the Center for Marine Conservation (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. Informal presentations on coral reef issues Eight, 20-minute spots available. If interested, please submit title and short description of talk to Ashley Simons (fax: (202) 501-7759, e-mail: Ashley_Simons@ios.doi.gov ) by October 20th, 1999. 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. Reception, hosts TBA (Mermaid Restaurant, Buccaneer Hotel) Tuesday, November 2nd 8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. Cultural Tour to learn about the relationship between cultural history and natural resources in St. Croix, from pre-history through Danish ownership of St. Croix, VI. 8:00 a.m. Bus pick up and departure from hotels 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. Tour of Salt River Bay National Park and Ecological Preserve 10:30a.m.- 11:30a.m. Tour of Christiansted National Historic Site 11:30a.m.- 12:30p.m. Free time in Christiansted 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Bus available to return to hotel 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m. Executive Session and Working Lunch for principal Task Force members (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) (By Invitation) 1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 1:00p.m. Opening remarks from Co-Chairs, Governors, and Delegate Donna Christian-Christiansen 1:30p.m. Task Force introductions and budget update for FY 2000 and FY 2001 1:45p.m. - 4:00p.m. Panel presentation and discussion of integrated Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations 4:00p.m. Public comment 5:00p.m. Adjourn for the day 6:30p.m. - 8:30p.m. Reception co-hosted by the National Park Foundation and the U.S.V.I. Government (Buccaneer Hotel) Heritage Dancers/ Scratch Band Mocko Jumbies Stilt Dancers 8:00p.m. Dinner at the Brass Parrot Restaurant for principal Task Force members (By Invitation) Wednesday, November 3rd 9:00a.m. - noon U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting (Marina Conference Center, Tamarind Reef Hotel) 9:00a.m. Continue discussion, decide on the draft Task Force Action Plan and specific recommendations presented Tuesday 11:30a.m. Co-Chairs summarize actions taken and next steps 12:00p.m. Conclude meeting 12:15p.m. Press conference --------------15D9F7C011DA12245539EC25 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis@hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------15D9F7C011DA12245539EC25-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 7 01:03:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA21995 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:03:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA19294; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:08:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019259; Thu, 7 Oct 99 01:07:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:04:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA82333; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 04:51:46 GMT Received: from virgo.uninet.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA82700; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 00:51:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 18752 invoked by uid 500); 7 Oct 1999 04:54:39 -0000 Received: from roam17-5724916.uninet.net.id (HELO uninet.net.id) (202.145.1.172) by virgo.uninet.net.id with SMTP; 7 Oct 1999 04:54:39 -0000 Message-Id: <37FC27F0.C31A7DAC@uninet.net.id> Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 11:56:17 +0700 From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: To Bali or not to Bali ,it is NOT to Bali Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 645 Dear Colleagues, To Bali or Not to Bali, I think we all know that Bali 2000 is cancelled. We have to focused on marine environment, the lessons learned from discussion on partnership,mobilizing resources and building political will, can send powerful positive -message to the attention of the Government. We must not allow the failure to politicized aid that was labeled as development assistance,or the failed project of the past,to overshadow the success stories achieved by so many. We must join forces to roll back the tide of doubt that threatened the world's development enterprise. If we fail,the worst-hit victems will not be devlopment institutions, the Government or research centers and dedicated men and women within them. The real victems will be the natural ecosystems and the weakest in human society- the poor, the hungry, the unemployed and the marginalized.Even more,the future generation willnot only be deprived of themarvels of the coral reefs and the marine ecosystems that support them, but will inhert polluted waters, unhealthy air,parched fields and eroded soil. This is just something to think about. Save Our Seas Foundation Ron Scipio From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 7 02:05:25 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA22536 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:05:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA23182; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:10:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023110; Thu, 7 Oct 99 02:09:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 02:06:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA83005; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 05:57:07 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id BAA82849; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:56:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral3.aims.gov.au ([138.7.35.86]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA17611 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:58:58 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991007155819.008bece0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: tdone@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 15:58:19 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: Statement from ISRS on Bali Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 646 Dear Coral-list, Please be advised that ISRS Council and the Indonesian Organising Committee are still in discussion regarding 9th International Coral Reef Symposium. Any announcements made to date are premature and speculative. Please be assured there will be an announcement at the appropriate time. Terry Done President, ISRS Dr Terry Done Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 7 17:27:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA13332 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:27:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA14881; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:35:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014860; Thu, 7 Oct 99 17:35:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:32:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA88717; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:15:15 GMT Message-Id: <199910072115.VAA88717@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Department of Fisheries" To: Subject: info on use of reef balls Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:28:49 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Department of Fisheries" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 647 The Department of Fisheries in Saint Lucia is trying to getr feedback from persons/agencies who have had direct experience using reefballs for artificail reef creation. Any info re depth, substrate, storm interference ect. Please email me at dof@candw.lc. Thanks. Sarah George, Senior Fisheries Biologist From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 7 17:27:56 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA13332 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:27:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA14881; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:35:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014860; Thu, 7 Oct 99 17:35:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:32:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA88717; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:15:15 GMT Message-Id: <199910072115.VAA88717@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Department of Fisheries" To: Subject: info on use of reef balls Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:28:49 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Department of Fisheries" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 648 The Department of Fisheries in Saint Lucia is trying to getr feedback from persons/agencies who have had direct experience using reefballs for artificail reef creation. Any info re depth, substrate, storm interference ect. Please email me at dof@candw.lc. Thanks. Sarah George, Senior Fisheries Biologist From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 7 20:53:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA15747 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 20:53:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA25260; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:01:54 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025182; Thu, 7 Oct 99 21:01:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 20:57:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA85123; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 00:48:04 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA85284; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 20:47:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bob (chris-19.poi.net [209.213.40.139]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA15789 for ; Thu, 7 Oct 1999 14:50:03 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <005801bf1127$b46cf720$8b28d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 14:54:40 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF10D3.E1C52200" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 649 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF10D3.E1C52200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF10D3.E1C52200" ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF10D3.E1C52200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congressional Hearing to Discuss a Ban on Shark Finning The Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, = Wildlife & Oceans has tentatively scheduled a hearing to discuss banning = the practice of shark finning on October 21, 1999.=20 Time is running out for you to submit your comments on this very = important issue and we urge you to take the few minutes it entails, to = simply send an Email to the Committee and support a prohibition on shark = finning in all US waters and urge the Committee to support any = legislation that would implement such a ban immediately. A sample of what your Email might say is: To the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife & Oceans, We wish to support a total and immediate ban of shark finning in all US = waters as it is clearly a waste of our natural resources. That's all you have to do. Just click on this link........ = fishery.subcommittee@mail.house.gov and submit a one or two sentence = statement or more if you like. It only takes seconds, but it will go a = long, long way in Washington. You can also call or fax your comments in as well to:(202) 226-0200 fax = (202) 225-1542=20 We encourage everyone who hasn't sent in their support to take this = opportunity to do so now. We would also appreciate it if you could ask = members of your organizations or colleagues to support a prohibition of = shark finning as well. The actions of the Western Pacific Council is = clearly not in the best interest of the fishery nor the United States = who has supported a global ban of shark finning. Let's give Congress = our support to take control, amend the Magnuson Act and prohibit = finning. Mahalo ------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF10D3.E1C52200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Congressional Hearing to Discuss a = Ban on Shark=20 Finning

The Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, = Wildlife=20 & Oceans has tentatively scheduled a hearing to discuss banning the = practice=20 of shark finning on October 21, 1999.

Time is running out for you to submit your comments on this very = important=20 issue and we urge you to take the few minutes it entails, to simply send = an=20 Email to the Committee and support a prohibition on shark finning in all = US=20 waters and urge the Committee to support any legislation that would = implement=20 such a ban immediately.

A sample of what your Email might say is:

To the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife & = Oceans,

We wish to support a total and immediate ban of shark finning in all = US=20 waters as it is clearly a waste of our natural resources.

That’s all you have to do. Just click on this link........ fishery.subcommittee@= mail.house.gov  =20 and submit a one or two sentence statement or more if you like. It only = takes=20 seconds, but it will go a long, long way in Washington.

You can also call or fax your comments in as well to:(202) 226-0200 = fax (202)=20 225-1542

We encourage everyone who hasn’t sent in their support to take = this=20 opportunity to do so now.  We would also appreciate it if you could = ask=20 members of your organizations or colleagues to support a prohibition of = shark=20 finning as well.  The actions of the Western Pacific Council=20 is clearly not in the best interest of the fishery nor the United = States=20 who has supported a global ban of shark finning.  Let's give = Congress our=20 support to take control, amend the Magnuson Act and prohibit = finning.

Mahalo

------=_NextPart_001_0055_01BF10D3.E1C52200-- ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF10D3.E1C52200 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19991008T005440Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0054_01BF10D3.E1C52200-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 8 11:51:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA29694 for ; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:51:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14198; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:59:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014169; Fri, 8 Oct 99 11:58:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:55:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA94130; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 15:41:33 GMT Received: from wcs.winmarconsulting.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA94277; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:41:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by 163.61.winmar.hypercon.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <4HQ35AC8>; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:37:52 -0500 Message-Id: <9187DAFC4EB1D21196B50008C733ED9108FE4C@163.61.winmar.hypercon.com> From: James Wiseman To: "Coral-List (E-mail)" Subject: Ban on some coral imports to the EU? Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 10:37:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James Wiseman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 650 I have recently heard a rumor (unconfirmed) that some corals are no longer to be imported to the EU, as per a directive from the Sept. 16 1999 meeting in Brussels. This list includes (but is not limited to): Catalaphyllia jardinei Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Plerogyra spp. (+ Physogyra spp.) Euphyllia divisa, E. glabrescens Cynarima lacrymalis Blastomussa spp. I am writing to ask the coral-list subscribers from the EU if they can confirm the veracity of this information. Cheers James Wiseman Project Engineer Winmar Consulting Services From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 10 13:37:16 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26917 for ; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:37:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA02959; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:45:15 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002939; Sun, 10 Oct 99 13:44:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:41:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA01414; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 17:10:48 GMT Received: from smtp11.bellglobal.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA93641; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:10:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from howzit.sympatico.ca (HSE-TOR-ppp28467.sympatico.ca [209.226.93.170]) by smtp11.bellglobal.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA19819 for ; Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:12:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.1.19991010125906.00b35720@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:09:05 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Coral "archeology" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 651 Dear Coral Researchers, In a terrestrial environment it's possible to dig down through various soil layers and detect disturbances, either natural or human-made. A good example would be finding a midden in an Indian archeological site. What I'm wondering is this. Let's say a ship ran aground and took out half a section of reef --just pummelled and crushed the corals to smithereens. And then nothing else happened to this site. New corals grew and prospered. Could a coral researcher three hundred years from now digging down through that reef, peeling back the coral years, would he be able to detect evidence of that earlier ship grounding/destruction? My gut feelings is yes, he should be able to. I'm just not sure. Thanks ------------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 mailto: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Turtle Trax V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer." \ / --Stephen Hawking / \ / \ /__| V |__\ malama na honu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 11 03:29:39 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA02182 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:29:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA23079; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:37:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023065; Mon, 11 Oct 99 03:37:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:34:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA14135; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 07:07:45 GMT Received: from .netaddress.usa.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA13740; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:07:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 26459 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Oct 1999 07:09:45 -0000 Message-Id: <19991011070945.26458.qmail@.netaddress.usa.net> Received: from 204.68.24.74 by nw174 for [194.79.150.63] via web-mailer(MaintM3.3.0.77) on Mon Oct 11 07:09:45 GMT 1999 Date: 11 Oct 99 09:09:45 WET DDST From: Aiptasia joe To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Postdoc coral ecophysiology X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (MaintM3.3.0.77) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Aiptasia joe Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id DAA02182 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 652 The Scientific Center of Monaco (Observatoire Océanologique Européen) invites applications for a one year post-doctoral position in coral ecophysiology. The research will be carried out within the team of ecophysiology leaded by Christine Pagès and should focus on the effects of an increased pCO2 on coral and zooxanthellae physiology. The candidate should have a significant practical experience in the seawater dissolved inorganic carbon chemistry. Knowledge of coral biology would be appreciated. A current CV should be sent by way of application to Prof. Jean Jaubert, Director or Dr. Christine Pagès Observatoire Océanologique Européen c/o Musée Océanographique Av. Saint-Martin MC 98000 Monaco (Principality) tel: 377-92-16-79-83 fax: 377-92-16-79-81 email: csm.ooe@monaco.net from whom further information can be obtained. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 11 03:29:40 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA02190 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:29:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA23081; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:37:38 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023066; Mon, 11 Oct 99 03:37:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:34:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA14943; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 07:10:21 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA09404; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 03:10:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <4QP4A9B7>; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:12:18 +0200 Message-Id: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: "'James Wiseman'" , "Coral-List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: Ban on some coral imports to the EU? Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:12:18 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Hoeksema, B.W." Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 653 Reply: Earlier, I received a message from a CITES Netherlands representative. Since Sept. 16, the ban became effective with regard to corals from Indonesia. Best regards Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema Co-ordinator Sea Research (Fauna Malesiana Marina) National Museum of Natural History Naturalis P.O. Box 9517 2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands Tel.: +31.71.5687631 Fax: +31.71.5687666 E-mail: Hoeksema@Naturalis.NNM.nl > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: James Wiseman [SMTP:james@winmarconsulting.com] > Verzonden: vrijdag 8 oktober 1999 17:38 > Aan: Coral-List (E-mail) > Onderwerp: Ban on some coral imports to the EU? > > I have recently heard a rumor (unconfirmed) that some corals are no longer > to be imported to the EU, as per a directive from the Sept. 16 1999 > meeting > in Brussels. This list includes (but is not limited to): > > Catalaphyllia jardinei > Trachyphyllia geoffroyi > Plerogyra spp. (+ Physogyra spp.) > Euphyllia divisa, E. glabrescens > Cynarima lacrymalis > Blastomussa spp. > > I am writing to ask the coral-list subscribers from the EU if they can > confirm the veracity of this information. > > Cheers > James Wiseman > Project Engineer > Winmar Consulting Services > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 12 08:24:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA22431 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:24:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA25936; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:32:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025894; Tue, 12 Oct 99 08:32:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:28:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA05600; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:08:12 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA24216; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:07:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373945(7)>; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 02:10:04 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135717(8)>; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 02:09:52 -1000 Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 02:09:50 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: More on European coral import restrictions (fwd) Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 654 For those asking about the proposed ban on coral imports into the EU ... Charles ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:10:55 -1000 From: Svein A. Fossa Subject: More on European coral import restrictions A brief update on the coral import situation in the European Union: An extensive search, through personal contacts as well as on the Internet, has revealed that the new regulations on Scleractinia trade within EU pertain to the following: The EU Scientific Review Group has, in meeting 16.09.1999, raised negative opinions (see explanation below) on the import of the following species from Indonesia: Blastomussa merleti Cynarina lacrymalis Trachyphyllia geoffroyi Euphyllia divisa Euphyllia glabrescens Plerogyra simplex In order to explain the importance of SRG opinions, I have copied the following from http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/trade/eu/traderef.html : Opinions of the Scientific Review Group (SRG) These may exist in cases where the SRG has examined whether or not imports in particular circumstances would comply with the conservation requirements of Regulation 338/97. The SRG opinion may change rapidly if new information about the trade or conservation status of a species in a particular country of origin becomes available. The opinion of the SRG will normally be followed by individual Scientific Authorities but is only indicative and Scientific Authorities of Member States can give a different opinion to that of the SRG (e.g. if new information becomes available). Where there is no SRG opinion, the decision about whether or not the conservation requirements of Regulation 338/97 are met will be taken by the Scientific Authority of the Member State in question. Should they find that the conditions are not met, this information will be immediately relayed to the other Member States and a uniform position adopted by all Member States. Community import restrictions When the SRG has given a negative opinion about the acceptability of the imports of a certain species from a certain country of origin (or in the case of species suffering high mortality in transport, unlikely to survive in captivity, or proven to cause ecological threat to native species), the European Commission will consult with the country of origin concerned and may subsequently establish a binding import restriction, which will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Member States will respect these restrictions until such time as they are lifted. Current Opinions and Restrictions The EU Wildlife Trade Reference Database below shows the current SRG opinions and community import restrictions. It can be used as an INDICATION about whether or not an import permit might be issued in particular circumstances. However it should be clearly understood that firstly all other conditions (valid export permit, suitable housing conditions for live animals etc.) for the issue of a permit must be met, and secondly that the conservation circumstances surrounding species can and do change and this may result in a different consequence than that implied by the entries in the EU Wildlife Trade Reference Database tables. --- end of quote --- To find an overview of regulations pertaining to individual species of Scleractinia - search from http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/trade/eu/database.htm Best wishes, Svein A. Fossa AKVARIEKONSULENTEN Bioddgaten 17 NO-4878 Grimstad, Norway Tel: +47 37 09 18 88 Fax: +47 37 04 30 29 E-mail: sfossa@online.no The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium Web Site: http://www.mcra.com/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 12 13:28:54 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA04081 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:28:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA02411; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:36:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002333; Tue, 12 Oct 99 13:36:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:33:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26535; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:14:50 GMT Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:14:50 GMT Message-Id: <199910121714.RAA26535@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: lizserra@calvin.univalle.edu.co To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: reef fish--larval duration Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: lizserra@calvin.univalle.edu.co Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 655 Hi dear coral listers I am magister science student at Universidad del Valle, Colombia (south america). At the moment I'm working in my thesis about larval duration and age of recruitment of two reef fishes (Fam.: Serranidae and Grammistidae), with lecture of increment rings in yours otoliths, and I have some articles about this organisms. However, I do not have yet enough information about that, and I want to Know if anyone Knows who or what institution can help me, please send the information at the direction below...for your help thanks a lot Liz Liz A. Serrano, B. Sc. Magister Science Student Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia South America Personal Address Carrera 55 # 9-04 b/camino real email: lizserra@calvin.univalle.edu.co, lizadriana@mailcity.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 12 13:28:55 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA04089 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:28:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA02415; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:36:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002334; Tue, 12 Oct 99 13:36:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:33:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26238; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:19:08 GMT Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:19:08 GMT Message-Id: <199910121719.RAA26238@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Maria Beger To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Cc: "'fru@eol.com.er'" Subject: Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 656 Biodiversity Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:58:37 +0100 Organization: Coral Cay Conservation Sender: owner-coral-list Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maria Beger Dear Coral-list, Please find attached a document seeking to identify suitable personnel, facilities and resources for the Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity project. This is posted on behalf of Peter Raines, Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP/ Fisheries Depertment Eritrea. Please do not respond to this query at this e-mail address, instead reply to: fru@eol.com.er. Cheers Maria Maria Beger Asia Pacific Project Scientist Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London SW4 7DE, UK Tel. +44 - 171- 498 6248 Fax. +44 - 171 - 498 8447 email: mb@coralcay.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Coral-list administrator's note: document was too large to be attached. Please correspond with sender. ] From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 12 19:22:04 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA11687 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:22:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA00173; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:30:04 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000113; Tue, 12 Oct 99 19:29:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:25:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA28204; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:06:04 GMT Received: from hood.greeninfo.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA18276; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:05:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lassen ([170.1.26.194]) by hood.greeninfo.org (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA15390 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:22:35 -0700 Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991012140659.0096acd0@170.1.26.208> X-Sender: amy@170.1.26.208 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:07:55 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Amy Karon Subject: Conservation GIS Funding Opportunity Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Amy Karon Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 657 Contact: Amy Karon, CTSP: 415-979-0343 x306 Charles Convis, ESRI: 909-793-2853 x2488 Forrest Whitt, Hewlett Packard: 208-396-4018 Conservation and environmental non-profit organizations seeking to use computer mapping technology can apply now for Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP) grants of computers, software and training. Approximately 50 grant packages are available, using computers and printers donated by Hewlett Packard Company, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and Clark Labs. Interested groups should review the application guidelines at http://www.ctsp.org. Applications are due January 7, 2000 and decisions will be made by mid-April 2000. To be considered, an organization must be U.S.-based and have tax exempt status. International groups with U.S. sponsors may be eligible and should refer to the CTSP guidelines on the web site. All groups, be sure to check the news update link on the CTSP home page to get the latest information on software additions to the grant packages. =================================== FULL PRESS RELEASE: Conservation, sustainable development, and environmental justice non-profit organizations seeking to use computer mapping technology can apply now for grants of computer equipment and specialized software. The Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP) announced the release of guidelines for its 2000 Geographic Information Systems Grants, which will be awarded in April 2000 to approximately 50 groups. Applications are due January 7, 2000. To receive the guidelines and application, interested conservation groups should visit the CTSP web site at http://www.ctsp.org. To be considered, an organization must be U.S.-based and have tax exempt status. Some international groups with U.S. sponsors may also be eligible and should refer to the CTSP guidelines. All groups, be sure to check the news update link on the CTSP home page to get the latest information on software additions to the grant packages. The CTSP program is sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company (HP), Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). HP contributes computers, printers and other equipment, while ESRI and Clark Labs together contribute mapping software, data and training. CTSP is one of the few technology granting programs in the U.S. to offer extensive training and support along with equipment and software. "CTSP has been extremely effective," said HP's Forrest Whitt, "because it recognizes that non-profits doing computer mapping need training, support and connection to a community as much as they need technology tools." The CTSP is focused on helping groups use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a rapidly growing technology that can better show the location of issues in relation to information about those issues. For example, using GIS, a conservation group could identify the habitat of endangered species and analyze the impact of public land use policies to determine the best course of balancing conservation and development. "GIS is an essential tool for any group working to protect species or places", said Charles Convis, the head of ESRI's Conservation Program. "Providing this tool to non-profits helps level the playing field and leads to better public decisions." Established in 1995, CTSP has awarded nearly $6 million in grants to about 260 conservation organizations throughout the United States. "We're looking for groups that can make a real difference with GIS," said Larry Orman, the CTSP coordinator. "It doesn't matter if they're large or small groups -- they just have to be committed to conservation goals and willing to use the technology we're offering". CTSP is managed by a board of directors consisting of representatives from: The Technology Project (Helena, MT), ESRI (Redlands, CA), GreenInfo Network (San Francisco, CA), Interrain Pacific (Portland, OR), Pacific Biodiversity Institute (Winthrop, WA), The Rockefeller Technology Project (New York, NY), Sierra Biodiversity Institute (North San Juan, CA), and The Wilderness Society, Northwest Office (Seattle, WA). CTSP SUCCESS STORIES: Examples of groups receiving recent CTSP grants include: Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition -- This alliance of 15 organizations uses conservation biology to protect wooded lands in the Southern Appalachians, focusing especially on identifying the last wild areas and developing protection strategies for them. People for Puget Sound With over 2,100 miles of shoreline, the State of Washington's Puget Sound has remarkable natural resources. People for Puget Sound is using GIS to coordinate citizen efforts to protect and steward shoreline areas. Northern California/Forest protection cluster -- Four conservation groups were given multiple CTSP grants to enhance their work to save old-growth areas of Northwest California (groups included the North Coast Environmental Center, Institute for Sustainable Forestry, the Environmental Protection Information Center, and the Salmon River Restoration Trust and the Trees Foundation). New York Public Interest Research Group -- NYPIRG has created the Community Mapping Assistance Project (CMAP), which supports a wide range of groups in the New York area on projects ranging from analysis of voting patterns to patterns of lead and other pollution. Dine' Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment -- Dine' CARE is an advocacy organization working within the Navajo Nation to provide technical assistance to local communities that are opposing economic development projects not planned locally and which have negative impacts on local communities. Sitka Conservation Society The Sitka Conservation Society works to protect the natural environment of the Tongass Forest and surrounding waters of Southeast Alaska. The recipient of two CTSP grants, SCS also serves as a center of GIS activity in southeast Alaska and has produced maps for numerous other local and regional organizations Bastrop County Environmental Council -- Based in Texas, this small, all-volunteer group has made impressive use of GIS in promoting lifestyle and policy decisions that foster sustainable regional development and protect Bastrop County's natural resources. The Nature Conservancy/Great Lakes Program Since 1992, the Great Lakes Program has compiled and analyzed detailed natural heritage data in order to select and prioritize key sites that, as a whole, can sustain the biodiversity of the Great Lakes region over the long term. Peregrine Fund Harpy Project Focusing on the most powerful eagle in the world, this international organization is creating local systems to protect Harpy Eagles in Venezuela and Panama. END END END *********************************** Amy Karon, Program Manager GreenInfo Network 201 Mission St, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 tel (415) 979-0343 x306 fax (415) 979-0371 email: amy@greeninfo.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 12 21:01:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA12809 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:01:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA03959; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:09:22 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003943; Tue, 12 Oct 99 21:09:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:05:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA26649; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 22:49:32 GMT Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA28611; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:49:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 38.30.51.92 (ip96.miami10.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.75.96]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA15272 for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 15:51:28 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <38037E66.6BDF@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:31:02 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral common name query Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 658 Dear coral listers: What (if any) common name are you familiar with for (1) h. cucullata, and (2) s. intercepta? Please respond directly to g_del_cid@reefkeeper.org Thanks a lot. Gilda del Cid ReefKeeper International From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 13 08:57:43 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA21583 for ; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 08:57:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28514; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 09:05:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028492; Wed, 13 Oct 99 09:05:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 09:02:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA30412; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:28:22 GMT Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:28:22 GMT Message-Id: <199910131028.KAA30412@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Maria Beger To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Cc: "'fru@eol.com.er'" Subject: Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Bi= Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 659 odiversity Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 09:27:23 +0100 Sender: owner-coral-list Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maria Beger Dear Coral-list, I have realised that the attachement of the message I posted yesterday was not sent. I have attached the document with thhis email now. Sorry for any inconveniences. Please do not respond to this query at this e-mail address, instead reply to : fru@eol.com.er. Cheers Maria Ministry of Fisheries/UNDP, Eritrea Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity The ECMI Project is a five-year (US$5m GEF-funded) nationally executed project to help protect the coastal, marine and island biodiversity of Eritrea. The project is seeking to identify: consultants to provide in-situ training and technical advice; NGOs, research and training agencies for ex-situ training for project personnel; and technical assistance for reconnaissance aerial surveys. (i)=09Short-term consultancies (Duty Station: Massawa, Eritrea): Integrated Coastal Zone Management Trainer/Advisor Marine Parks Trainer/Advisor Coastal Marine Ecology Trainer/Advisor Data Management Trainer/Advisor (ii)=09Ex-situ short training courses: Project management study tour (duration: 2 weeks; trainees: 2) Environmental law for coastal and marine issues, conflict resolution and mitigation (duration: 4 weeks; trainees: 1) Public awareness and marketing and production of interpretive materials (duration: 4 weeks; trainees: 1) Marine Protected Area personnel training - management attachment (duration: 3 months; trainees: 2) Study tours (preferably regional) to community-based marine management locations (duration: 2 weeks; trainees: open) Communications, library and curatorial training course (duration: 4 weeks; trainees: 1) Participatory Rural Appraisal and other socio-economic survey techniques (duration: 4 weeks; trainees: 1) GIS design and application and data management (duration: 4 weeks; trainees: 1) (Note: The duration of each course is flexible. In some cases, responsibility for the structure and implementation of these courses are included in the terms of reference of the relevant project consultants). (iii)=09Ex-situ higher degrees: 2 x MSc - Coastal Zone Management or related subjects. 1 x MSc - Marine Protected Areas or related subjects. 1 x MSc - Tropical Marine Ecology or related subjects. 2 x MSc - Coastal-Marine Information Management or related subjects. 1 x PhD - Coastal Zone Management or related subjects. 1 x PhD - Marine Protected Areas or related subjects. 1 x PhD - Coastal-Marine Information Management or related subjects. (iv)=09Reconnaissance aerial surveys: Reconnaissance aerial survey of the entire coastline and islands of Eritrea, including marine megafaunal aerial surveys. A copy of the project documentation (including a summary of the terms of reference for consultants) is available upon request. Individuals or organisations wishing to apply or submit tenders for one or more of these project components should contact: Peter Raines - Chief Technical Advisor Email: fru@mof.gov.er (Please quote ref: ECMI-PSR-99-6) Maria Beger Asia Pacific Project Scientist Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London SW4 7DE, UK Tel. +44 - 171- 498 6248 Fax. +44 - 171 - 498 8447 email: mb@coralcay.org =00=00 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 13 16:53:43 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA07463 for ; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 16:53:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA18652; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:01:44 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018621; Wed, 13 Oct 99 17:01:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 16:57:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA35024; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:43:39 GMT Received: from titan.cc.wwu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA33291; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:43:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cc.wwu.edu (spmc01.spmc.wwu.edu [140.160.35.21]) by titan.cc.wwu.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA05427; Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:44:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3804D323.77D8B08C@cc.wwu.edu> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:44:52 -0700 From: Kathy Van Alstyne Organization: Western Washington University X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ecology List , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, MARBIO List-Server Subject: Program for Minority Marine Science Students Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kathy Van Alstyne Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 660 Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center offers an all expenses paid (including travel, tuition, room and board) six month program for minority undergraduates interested in the marine sciences. This year, the program will include a trip to the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography meetings in Copenhagen. If you know any students who would be interested, please encourage them to apply. MINORITIES IN MARINE SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM (MIMSUP) PROGRAM The Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) invites applications for the 2000 Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program (MIMSUP). This exciting and innovative program is designed to introduce members of racial or ethnic groups currently under-represented in science and engineering (i.e., American Indians, Alaskan Natives, African Americans, Latino/Hispanics, and Pacific Islanders) to academic and professional careers in marine science. Eight selected students will spend two quarters (January 5 - June 13) at the Shannon Point Marine Center taking introductory and specialized courses in the marine sciences (31 quarter credit hours), attending seminars and workshops, exploring career opportunities, and engaging in supervised research. They will also attend a regional or national scientific meeting. After the program, students will return to their home institutions to complete their undergraduate programs. FACILITIES The Shannon Point Marine Center is a facility of Western Washington University located in Anacortes, Washington. Facilities on the 87-acre campus include a 12,000 sq. ft. laboratory equipped for marine research and teaching and supplied with high-quality running seawater. A fleet of six research vessels provides access to the rich and diverse marine and estuarine habitats of Puget Sound. Dormitory facilities house up to 24 visitors, with kitchen facilities available for food preparation. Located on the mainland, SPMC offers access to marine and coastal environments typical of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the alpine environments of the Cascade Mountains and the Olympic Peninsula. The facility is 90 miles north of Seattle, Washington, and an equal distance south of Vancouver, B.C. STUDENT SUPPORT Funding from the National Science Foundation provides full financial support to program participants. This includes coverage of tuition and fees for two quarters, housing in the SPMC dormitory, one round trip between the student's residence and SPMC, and a $600 work-study allowance. HOW TO APPLY Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions, must be in a degree program leading to a bachelor's degree, and must be members of the qualifying racial/ethnic groups. Interested students should submit a brief letter describing their general background, goals and interests; a recommendation letter from a faculty member familiar with their academic record; and a current undergraduate transcript. Also include a current telephone number and e-mail address if possible. Application materials should be directed to Dr. Brian Bingham, Shannon Point Marine Center, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes, WA 98221. Telephone: (360) 293-2188, E-mail: bingham@cc.wwu.edu. Applications are considered as they are received and final selections will be announced by November 15, 1999. WWU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution and encourages persons with disabilities to apply. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~bingham/mimsup.html. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 15 10:05:45 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA21852 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:05:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA16170; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:13:49 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016134; Fri, 15 Oct 99 10:13:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:10:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA46753; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:54:04 GMT Message-Id: <199910151354.NAA46753@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:22:14 EDT From: CBAggie@aol.com To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Deep Water Corals Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: CBAggie@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 661 Coral Listers; I am seeking a taxonomic key suitable for identifying deepwater corals from the Eastern Atlantic. If you have suggestions, please reply to cbeaver@falcon.tamucc.edu. Thank you Carl Beaver Research Assistant Center for Coastal Studies Texas A&M University Corpus Christi From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 14 15:49:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA03500 for ; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:49:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA12554; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:55:20 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012472; Thu, 14 Oct 99 15:54:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:51:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA43300; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 19:31:46 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA38905; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:31:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA16615; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:31:02 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991014154114.00c7b734@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:41:18 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Vieques Island Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Phillip Dustan Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 662 I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has firsthand knowledge of the reef ecology of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Thanks in advance, Phil Dustan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan Department of Biology and Science Adivsor to College of Charleston The Cousteau Society Charleston SC 29424 pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 15 13:32:13 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26968 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:32:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA03558; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:40:17 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003541; Fri, 15 Oct 99 13:39:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:35:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA01715; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:28:22 GMT Message-Id: <199910151728.RAA01715@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 10:02:38 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Gene Shinn Subject: Re: what geologists do Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Shinn Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 663 Dear Ursula Keuper-Bennett, In answer to your question, The answer is yes. It is what geologists do. Gene Shinn From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 15 14:56:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA28222 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:56:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA06634; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 15:02:18 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006598; Fri, 15 Oct 99 15:01:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:54:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA02222; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 18:47:03 GMT Received: from mail.naseej.com.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA02219; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 14:46:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from a1m3t1 (unverified [10.0.4.28]) by mail.naseej.com.sa (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.179) with SMTP id ; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:48:10 +0300 Message-Id: <005f01bf173d$f4daff20$071bfea9@a1m3t1> From: "Hany Tatwany" To: "Coral List" Cc: "Ecology List" , "Mangrove Research Discussion List" , "MARBIO List-Server" Subject: Change of date:INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CORAL BLEACHING Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:47:40 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005C_01BF1757.1A283720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.37 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.37 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Hany Tatwany" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01BF1757.1A283720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CORAL BLEACHING RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 6 February to 9 February 2, 000 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF DATE Thank you for the interest you have shown in the .=20 Please note that due to circumstances beyond the control of the = organisers the date of the=20 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CORAL BLEACHING has been changed and will now = take place, God willing, from the 6th February through the 9th February = 2000. The second notice of the workshop, with an adapted programme will be = e-mailed to you shortly. Kindly confirm your continued interest to the workshop to any or all of = the following e-mail addresses: Dr. Hany Tatwany: tatwany@naseej.com.sa Dr. Eugene Joubert: jouberte@shabakah.net.sa Dr. Friedhelm Krupp: PERSGA@computec.com.bh , fareed.krupp@persga.org Sincerely yours, Dr. Hany Tatwany, Chair, Organising Committee ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01BF1757.1A283720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CORAL BLEACHING

RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

6 February to 9 February 2, 000

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF DATE

Thank you for the interest you have shown in the .

Please note that due to circumstances beyond the control of the = organisers=20 the date of the

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CORAL BLEACHING has been changed and will = now take=20 place, God willing, from the 6th February through the = 9th=20 February 2000.

The second notice of the workshop, with an adapted programme will be = e-mailed=20 to you shortly.

Kindly confirm your continued interest to the workshop to any or all = of the=20 following e-mail addresses:

Dr. Hany Tatwany: tatwany@naseej.com.sa

Dr. Eugene Joubert: jouberte@shabakah.net.sa

Dr. Friedhelm = Krupp:=20 PERSGA@computec.com.bh , fareed.krupp@persga.org

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Hany Tatwany, Chair, Organising = Committee

------=_NextPart_000_005C_01BF1757.1A283720-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 16 10:35:48 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05912 for ; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:35:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA28031; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:43:53 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028016; Sat, 16 Oct 99 10:43:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:40:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA08108; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:12:02 GMT Received: from nwcst313.netaddress.usa.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA08092; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 10:11:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 25049 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Oct 1999 00:47:26 -0000 Message-Id: <19991016004726.25048.qmail@nwcst313.netaddress.usa.net> Received: from 204.68.23.58 by nwcst313 for [208.136.102.101] via web-mailer(M3.3.1.96) on Sat Oct 16 00:47:26 GMT 1999 Date: 15 Oct 99 13:47:26 BST From: Jennifer Aicher To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: live rock harvest X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (M3.3.1.96) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jennifer Aicher Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id KAA05912 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 665 Recently live rock has been harvested in American Samoa. We would like to know what and where, and how to find work which has been done in regard to the sustainability of this practice. Thanks! Jennifer Aicher Director Le Vai Moana Marine Center American Samoa Community College Pago Pago AS 96799 ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 18 08:04:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA26983 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:04:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA27931; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:09:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027882; Mon, 18 Oct 99 08:09:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:06:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA22678; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:39:23 GMT Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:39:23 GMT Message-Id: <199910181139.LAA22678@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: coral-list admin Subject: Irene Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 666 Unfortunately, workstation coral.aoml.noaa.gov was down temporarily due to Hurricane Irene, and some coral-list messages may not have been posted. Very sorry for any inconvenience. Cheers... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 18 08:04:18 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA26984 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:04:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA27934; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:09:47 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027883; Mon, 18 Oct 99 08:09:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:06:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA22830; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:46:55 GMT Message-Id: <199910181146.LAA22830@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:47:45 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Reef Check Mailing Address Problems Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 667 Dear Coral List, A problem with the post office resulted in some Reef Check mail being returned to the sender during the period September 1 to October 15. We have solved the problem and apologise for those who have experienced difficulties. Please resend any returned mail to the normal address given below. Regards, Greg Reef Check Mailing Address: -- Reef Check GPO Box 12375 Hong Kong, China Tel: (852) 2802-6937 Fax: (852) 2887-5454 Email: gregorh@pacific.net.hk Web: www.ReefCheck.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 18 08:57:30 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA28183 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:57:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02583; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:05:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002473; Mon, 18 Oct 99 09:05:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:01:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA23267; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 12:52:55 GMT Received: from smtp5.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA23350; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:52:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (pool-209-138-225-138-troy.grid.net [209.138.225.138]) by smtp5.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA31350 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:55:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <380B1956.1205@mail.org> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:57:58 -0400 From: Mike Nolan Organization: Rainforest and Reef 501(c)(3) non-profit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: MARINE BIOLOGY and RAINFOREST WORKSHOPS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Mike Nolan Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 668 RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS After reviewing the brief program descriptions outlined below, please consider offering these opportunities to Students, Faculty, Staff and other interested parties....detailed WORKSHOP ITINERARIES and REFERENCES from past participants are available upon request. 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PERU B: 13 D/12 N Jun 24-Jul 6_____ SE ALASKA: 14 D/13 N Jun 15-28_____Jul 2-15_____Jul 20-Aug 2_____ AUSTRALIA: 15 D/14 N Jun 14-29_____Jul 12-27_____Aug 1-16_____ PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name (as it appears on your passport): Last________________________________________First_______________________ Middle_________________________ Professor/Teacher:_____Student:_____Grade Level:_____ Other (describe):________________________________________ Address:_________________________________City:__________________________ State/Province:___________________ ZIP/Postal Code:____________Country:____________________ School:_____________________________________________ School/Business Phone: ( )____________________________________ Fax: ( )____________________________________ Home Phone: ( )____________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________ Dietary Restrictions: __________________________________________________ Important: If your ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER and/or E-MAIL ADDRESS will change at some point following registration, please supply this information and the dates when they will become effective. *Other Workshop dates throughout the year are available upon request Rainforest and Reef 29 Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 18 13:29:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA07350 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:29:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA10136; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:37:58 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009846; Mon, 18 Oct 99 13:37:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:33:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA25132; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 17:23:07 GMT Received: from mailgate1.uea.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA25072; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:23:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailserver2.uea.ac.uk [139.222.130.17] by mailgate1.uea.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 11dGX9-0001Yn-00; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:25:19 +0100 Received: from [139.222.65.162] (helo=hutchinson.bio.uea.ac.uk) by mailserver2.uea.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11dGX9-0002m0-00 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:25:19 +0100 Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:23:20 +0100 Message-Id: <01BF1995.DB1B8AA0.d.j.hutchinson@uea.ac.uk> From: David Hutchinson To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:23:16 +0100 Organization: UEA X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Hutchinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 669 Would anyone be kind enough to give me a few pointers so as I can begin to find rates of coral loss to form a global analysis? Many thanks, David ---------------------- David Hutchinson School of Development Studies University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ Tel: (01603) 593421 email: d.j.hutchinson@uea.ac.uk http://www.uea.ac.uk/~d955461 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 19 10:16:22 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA26485 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:16:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA29252; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:24:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029141; Tue, 19 Oct 99 10:23:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:20:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA32132; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:09:25 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA32208; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:09:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fio1 (fio1.marine.usf.edu [131.247.138.150]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA00961 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:11:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991019101132.0083a130@marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jogden@marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:11:32 -0400 To: Coral List From: "John C. Ogden" Subject: House Testimony Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John C. Ogden" Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 670 On Thursday, October 21 the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans will hold hearings on H.R. 2903: Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Act of 1999 introduced by Rep James Saxton (R-NJ). It is my understanding that the companion Senate bills S. 725 (Snowe, R-ME) and S. 1253 (Inouye, D-HI) will also be discussed. This is likely to be this subcommittee's only legislative hearing deveoted to coral reef conservation. I have posted a copy of my testimony at: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bulls/bulls.html If you have any comments or criticisms that I might incorporate into my oral testimony, please get them to me by early Wednesday. Needless to say, this would also be a good time for anyone so inclined to submit personal comments on these bills through the appropriate senator or representative. The texts of the bills may be viewed on the House and Senate web pages. Thank you. **************************************************************************** John C. Ogden, Ph.D., Director Tel: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Web page: http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO **************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 19 09:13:32 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA24370 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:13:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA19678; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:19:02 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019576; Tue, 19 Oct 99 09:18:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:15:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA31666; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:54:59 GMT Received: from epic50.dep.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA31664; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:54:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from EPIC7.dep.state.fl.us ([199.73.160.30]) by mail.epic50.dep.state.fl.us (PMDF V5.2-32 #31508) with ESMTP id <01JHBA1XQBPQ004G8Y@mail.epic50.dep.state.fl.us> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:55:56 EDT Received: from a1.epic7.dep.state.fl.us by mail.epic7.dep.state.fl.us (PMDF V5.2-32 #37982) id <01JHB9VMZPBO0015CP@mail.epic7.dep.state.fl.us> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:51:38 -0400 (EDT) Alternate-recipient: prohibited Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:51:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Patterson STP 727-896-8626 Subject: Volunteer opportunity at the Florida Marine Research Institute To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Jenni Wheaton , Walt Jaap , John Dotten MARA , Dave Eaken MARA , Matthew Lybolt STP , Gil McRae STP Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Posting-date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:51:36 -0400 (EDT) Importance: high Priority: urgent UA-content-id: E82IDQ1WEY3 A1-type: MAIL Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Matt Patterson STP 727-896-8626 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 671 The Coral Reef Research Group in St. Petersburg, Florida has a unique volunteer opportunity avaialable starting January, 2000. Please forward this URL to qualified individuals looking for experience working with coral reef images. This training and experience provides a good start towards a career in coral reef science. Check out: http://www.fmri.usf.edu/coral/volunteer.htm Cheers, Matt Patterson NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Matt.Patterson@dep.state.fl.us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Matt Patterson Coral Reef Research Group Data Manager - FKNMS Coral Reef/Hardbottom Monitoring Project Florida Marine Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 (727)896-8626 x1136 FAX (727)893-1270 Matt.Patterson@dep.state.fl.us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 19 15:07:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA06627 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:07:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA19477; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:15:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019462; Tue, 19 Oct 99 15:15:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 15:12:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA34326; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:59:56 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA34126; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:59:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jaime.invemar.org.co ([200.25.13.208]) by mero.invemar.org.co (8.9.3/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA03133; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:00:40 -0500 From: "Jaime Garzon Ferreira" To: , Cc: Subject: Bleaching event Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:01:56 -0500 Message-Id: <01bf1a64$6a13d680$d00d19c8@jaime.invemar.org.co> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF1A3A.813DCE80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jaime Garzon Ferreira" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 672 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF1A3A.813DCE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues: =20 A minor bleaching event is occurring now at Chengue Bay (11o20'N and = 74o08'W) and nearby sites of the Tayrona Natural Park in the north coast = of Colombia (Southern Caribbean Sea). The first evidence of this event = was observed on September 22 when some large Colpophyllia natans were = seen partially bleached. About 6% of 440 colonies of hard corals = examined at one site (15-18 m depth) on October 15 had symptoms of = bleaching. At the same site and date, between 9-18 m depth, we visually = estimated that less than 5% of the living coral tissue was affected; = Meandrina meandrites and Porites astreoides seemed to be the most = affected. Other bleached species: Millepora alcicornis, Siderastrea = siderea, Montastraea faveolata, M. cavernosa, C. natans, Diploria = strigosa, Stephanocoenia intersepta and Dichocoenia stokeksi. No = associated mortality of coral tissue has been observed. Warm and very = turbid waters (due to continental runoff: strong rainy season this year) = have remained in the area for several weeks. High temperatures (30oC) = have been recorded on several occasions at surface waters since the end = of August. We were also working on the coral reefs of San Andr=E9s island (12o32'N = and 81o43'W: Southwestern Caribbean) in September this year, but did not = observe any bleaching event in the area. Regards, Jaime Garz=F3n-Ferreira and Alberto Rodr=EDguez ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jaime Garz=F3n-Ferreira Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR) A.A. 1016, Santa Marta, COLOMBIA Tel. (575)4214774 or 4211380 - Fax (575) 4211377 E-mail: jgarzon@invemar.org.co =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF1A3A.813DCE80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear = Colleagues:
 
A minor bleaching event is occurring = now at Chengue=20 Bay (11o20'N and 74o08'W) and nearby sites of the Tayrona Natural Park = in the=20 north coast of Colombia (Southern Caribbean  Sea). The first = evidence of=20 this event was observed on September 22 when some large Colpophyllia = natans=20 were seen partially bleached. About 6% of 440 colonies of hard = corals=20 examined at one site (15-18 m depth) on October 15 had symptoms of = bleaching. At=20 the same site and date, between 9-18 m depth, we visually estimated that = less=20 than 5% of the living coral tissue was affected; Meandrina = meandrites=20 and Porites astreoides seemed to be the most affected. = Other=20 bleached species: Millepora alcicornis, Siderastrea siderea, = Montastraea=20 faveolata, M. cavernosa, C. natans, Diploria strigosa, Stephanocoenia = intersepta=20 and Dichocoenia stokeksi. No associated mortality of coral = tissue=20 has been observed. Warm and very turbid waters (due to continental = runoff:=20 strong rainy season this year) have remained in the area for several = weeks. High=20 temperatures (30oC) have been recorded  on several occasions at = surface=20 waters since the end of August.
 
We were also working on the coral reefs = of San=20 Andrés island (12o32'N and 81o43'W: Southwestern Caribbean) in = September=20 this year, but did not observe any bleaching event in the = area.
 
Regards,
 
Jaime Garzón-Ferreira and = Alberto=20 Rodríguez
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<= BR>Jaime=20 Garzón-Ferreira
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y = Costeras=20 (INVEMAR)
A.A. 1016, Santa Marta, COLOMBIA
Tel. (575)4214774 or = 4211380 -=20 Fax (575) 4211377
E-mail: jgarzon@invemar.org.co
 
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BF1A3A.813DCE80-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 19 22:46:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA13510 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:46:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15634; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:54:28 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015614; Tue, 19 Oct 99 22:53:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:49:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA36903; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 02:41:03 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA36869; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:40:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15351; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:46:20 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015329; Tue, 19 Oct 99 22:45:20 -0400 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA13264 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:39:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15322; Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:45:19 -0400 Received: from law-f137.hotmail.com(209.185.131.200) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015300; Tue, 19 Oct 99 22:44:28 -0400 Received: (qmail 53317 invoked by uid 0); 16 Oct 1999 13:55:48 -0000 Message-Id: <19991016135548.53316.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 193.49.112.244 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sat, 16 Oct 1999 06:55:47 PDT X-Originating-IP: [193.49.112.244] From: "Marion FRANCOUAL" To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 06:55:47 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Marion FRANCOUAL" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 673 Dear members, I just finish a DEA (5th Year of french university) 'Sciences of Marine Environment' option Biogeochemistry. I should begin a Thesis next year and I am actually looking for a work experience this academic year in an anglosaxon laboratory. I made my work experience of DEA on data analysis (size distribution of marines particles : contribution to a frontal system study). I am particularly interested in biogeochemistry, data analysis and by the interaction between biology-ecology-physic. This work experience could be included in a french degree. I thank you for your attention, Sincerely Marion FRANCOUAL ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 20 10:36:20 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA22602 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:36:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18578; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:44:30 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018534; Wed, 20 Oct 99 10:44:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:35:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA40805; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:02:29 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA40717; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:02:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA14102; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:07:46 -0400 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014055; Wed, 20 Oct 99 10:07:02 -0400 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA21629 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:58:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id KAA10457; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:01:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 10:01:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Citation of coral-list material Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 674 Greetings, You may want to save this message for future reference. I have been asked this several times, so I did some research into it. Each editor may have special requirements, but I believe the examples below are approximately correct. ~~ Citation of Coral-List Messages ~~ If you would like to cite specific messages circulated on coral-list, I believe this format is appropriate (underlines or italics surrounded by asterisks in these examples): Doe, J. (1998, Mar 30). Acropora: Endangered species? *NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program Listserver*. Available: *http://www.coral.noaa.gov* (Online, see entry for coral-list) ~~ Archived Regarding the citation of coral bleaching archives, as best as I can tell, from consulting several different sources for online referencing (and seeing none exactly of this type), it would appear that this would be a legitimate citation (italic or underline areas surrounded by asterisks): Hendee, J. (1999). Coral-list listserver coral bleaching archives. *ftp://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/champ/bleach/* Revised October 20, 1999. Accessed October 20, 1999. Author's email: jim.hendee@noaa.gov. Author's Web Site: *http://www.coral.noaa.gov* (You would of course put your own access date). Your journal editor may have a slight variation. If you have any corrections to this, suggestions or other input that would be of help to coral-list subscribers, please feel free to post a message. Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 20 12:38:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26936 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:38:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02329; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:47:00 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002279; Wed, 20 Oct 99 12:46:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:14:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA41431; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 15:50:52 GMT Received: from caffeine.public.hq.nasa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA41401; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:50:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from oserranoHQ.HQ.nasa.gov ([131.182.171.113]) by caffeine.public.hq.nasa.gov (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA14104; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:30:03 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991020115305.00929930@mail.hq.nasa.gov> X-Sender: oserrano@mail.hq.nasa.gov X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:53:06 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Odean Serrano Subject: Coral taxonomy courses Cc: DKELSO@wpgate.gmu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Odean Serrano Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 675 Hello, I'm am beginning a doctoral program in marine conservation and was looking for courses in Coral taxonomy and Coral Ecosystems that I could possibly study in an independent forum. Does anyone have any recommendations of graduate level courses, and where I can go to browse their course descriptions? Thank you, Odean Serrano NASA HQ Washington, D.C. 202 358-1308 From hendee@mermaid Fri Oct 22 02:59:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA10576 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:59:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA28628; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 03:08:12 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa28615; Fri, 22 Oct 99 03:07:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 03:04:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA54470; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 06:43:03 GMT Received: from uog9.uog.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id CAA54600; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 02:42:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost by uog9.uog.edu (5.65v3.2/1.1.10.5/25Apr97-0522PM) id AA03906; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:13:26 +1000 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:13:25 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: "Robert G. Rowan" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: MARINE ECOLOGIST ANNOUNCEMENT Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Robert G. Rowan" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 676 UNIVERSITY OF GUAM ANNOUNCEMENT THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, DISABILITY UNRELATED TO JOB REQUIREMENTS, AGE (EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW), CITIZENSHIP STATUS OR MARITAL STATUS. September 28, 1999 THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SOLICITS APPLICATIONS TO ESTABLISH A LIST OF ELIGIBLES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION (TENURE/NON-TENURE TRACK APPOINTMENT, PART/FULL-TIME - SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS): 026-99 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (MARINE ECOLOGY) LOCATION: GRADUATE SCHOOL AND RESEARCH/MARINE LABORATORY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION: The University of Guam has adopted a campus-wide Total Quality improvement process. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 22 12:45:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA22558 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:45:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA09752; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:54:10 -0400 Received: from is1.nwn.noaa.gov(161.55.16.50) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009738; Fri, 22 Oct 99 12:54:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by IS1.nwn.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:49:18 -0700 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA58950; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:34:56 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA58413; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:34:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:31:31 -0500 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: Coral List Subject: FW: From today's Miami Herald: Florida Bay Hit By Dirty Water Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:29:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 677 Coral Listers - Please see attached article. This is exactly why the Everglades Restoration Program must be implemented! Today significantly less water flows through the south Florida ecosystem than before the complex network of canals and levees were put in place. Getting the water right, which is the major goal of the Everglades Restoration Plan, will mean that most of the excess water will not be lost to tide but will be captured. The Florida Keys have always been at the receiving end of what the Everglades sends to it... In years of drought that means receiving little natural fresh water runoff through the sloughs and into Florida Bay... in times of excess, too much freshwater... a balance needs to be struck so the natural system can be enhanced so as to respond to these fluctuating hydroperiods... just as it did in the centuries an millennia prior to man mucking-up the system. As long as there are population demands on the resources of south Florida... and as long as there are "wet" hurricanes (like Irene)... the system will be tested. However, without restoration the situation will get worse and articles like the one below will be commonplace. Congress will vote on the Everglades Plan next year... let them know why we need this...it's more than the Everglades that are at stake... it's the Florida Reef tract as well. Cheers to all, William F. Precht EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J Miami, FL Reprinted with permission Published Friday, October 22, 1999, in the Miami Herald Florida Bay hit by dirty water Irene's overflow spreads trouble BY NANCY KLINGENER nklingener@herald.com Millions of gallons of freshwater released into Florida Bay to ease flooding in Miami-Dade County have created a giant plume of dirty water that is causing fish kills and sponge die-offs and is heading for the Keys reef tract. And state water managers say the water released from the C-111 canal, the primary drainage channel in South Dade, after Hurricane Irene will continue indefinitely into Barnes Sound and on to Florida Bay. >From Lower Matecumbe up to the Everglades, Florida Bay looks like "chocolate milk," said Dave Savage, Upper Keys manager of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, who has been flying over the area to see what's happening in the marine environment. "All we can do is document it and tell the [South Florida] Water Management District that this is what happens when you open up the floodgates," Savage said. "You have to sacrifice some of the biota to protect the built environment in Miami. "Every time they do that during a major flood event, they're killing off a lot of the critters in the Biscayne Bay watershed and in Florida Bay." State water managers "say they send the water to tide," said Karen Lee, an Islamorada environmentalist. "Sending it to tide is like saying you sweep it under the carpet. Actually, what you're doing is you're sending that polluted water into the estuaries of the Upper Keys." Savage said he has received confirmed reports of mangrove snapper fish kills and sponge die-offs in Blackwater Sound. "We're already seeing a lot of turbidity in the passes" or areas between Keys where water moves from Florida Bay to the ocean, Savage said. "That turbid water is making it out to the reef. You really can't make any predictions, but it definitely can't help." A SHOCKING SIGHT Key Largo resident Ellen Alderman was shocked when she took a look at Blackwater Sound this week. "I went, 'Oh, my God.' It was wet cement-looking. A very different look of what I see after storms," she said. "It looked like chalk. It's Thursday and the visibility is still six inches." Alderman, a pediatric physical therapist, is concerned about the long-term effects on the area and she is letting politicians, water managers and environmental groups know about it. "If it continues to go on," she said, "what's the future in the Keys?" ASSESSING EFFECTS Sanctuary biologists are still assessing Irene's effects on the reefs. So far, visibility is so poor that it's hard to tell how severe the damage is, said Cheva Heck, a sanctuary spokeswoman. A check on Lower Keys reefs revealed broken branch corals and nicked and scoured boulder corals, but not the same kind of severe beating that the reefs took during Hurricane Georges, Heck said. "There was almost not a lot of new stuff to take out," Heck said. "They got hit so hard by Georges that there wasn't much more to be done by this hurricane." In the Upper Keys, many lobster pots ended up on bank reefs, Savage said. Some of the sanctuary's marker buoys, which post areas where no fishing is allowed, were lost. But the primary concern was the water quality issues raised by the rush of water through the C-111, where all 13 gates were opened over the weekend to help drain the South Florida mainland. Irene brought up to 13 inches of rain to parts of Dade County. MORE TO COME A week after Irene struck, "we're not done yet" releasing water, said Ann Overton, spokeswoman for the water district, which runs the region's system of canals and levees. "We still have a lot to discharge. The storm is not over for us. There's still a lot of water to move." The district doesn't like releasing such a giant pulse of fresh water into the bay, but it has little choice because it is mandated by law to protect the health and safety of South Florida residents, Overton said. The district will conduct environmental assessments of the flood's effect on Florida Bay, which for more than a decade has been the subject of environmental and political concerns because of algae blooms and sea grass die-off. Storms like Irene stir up the bay bottom, clouding the waters even more. The district is also facing severe criticism from Dade politicians. The Miami-Dade Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to create a task force to study whether water managers moved fast enough to release water into the sound before Hurricane Irene hit. While mainlanders are calling for investigations on why the water wasn't drained faster, islanders are concerned about being at the bottom of the drain pipe. "That resource is as vitally important to the fisheries and the tourism industry of the Keys as is the damage to agricultural lands and homes in the western areas that are being so flooded," said Lee, the Islamorada environmentalist. "It's a terrible problem, but it's not a new problem. It's a problem that creates an opportunity for education." Herald staff writer Susana Bellido contributed to this report. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 22 13:09:12 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA23847 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:09:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA12385; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:14:41 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmab12315; Fri, 22 Oct 99 13:14:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:05:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA30584; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:56:24 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA30562; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:56:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fio1 (fio1.marine.usf.edu [131.247.138.150]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA09272 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:58:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991022125834.00864b20@marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jogden@marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 12:58:34 -0400 To: Coral List From: "John C. Ogden" Subject: H.R. 2903: Coral Reef Protection and Restoration Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John C. Ogden" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 678 Many thanks to those of you who responded to my request for editing and ideas on my testimony on this bill. I testified before the House Subcommittee for Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans of the Committee on Resources with Sally Yozell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of NOAA, and Roger McManus, President of the Center for Marine Conservation. We had 5 minutes each and then were questioned for about 30 minutes by SC Chairman Saxton (R-NJ) and Reps. Vento (D-MN), Gilcrist (R-MD), and Faleomavega (D-American Samoa). Generally the panel supported the bill. Key points in the combined testimony were: nesting the proposed grants program within a national program to protect coral reefs; flexibility in matching; creation of a special foundation within the government to facilitate leveraged funding; equitable split in funding between the Atlantic and the Pacific; and increased budget. In her testimony Deputy Assistant Secretary Yozell announced that the version of the NOAA budget reported out of the House/Senate conference had zeroed out coral reefs. This is very frustrating news given the intent of H.R. 2903, the upcoming Coral Reef Task Force meeting in the V.I. next week, and the generally high profile of coral reefs among environmental issues. I don't know what can be done, except to contact your congressperson as was suggested by others to this list some time ago and to make your views known. In view of the Presidential Executive Order on coral reefs, those of you who want to aim high can contact the White House. http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bulls/bulls.html **************************************************************************** John C. Ogden, Ph.D., Director Tel: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Web page: http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO **************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 22 15:21:41 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA27599 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:21:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA28189; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:27:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028129; Fri, 22 Oct 99 15:26:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:23:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA60488; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:10:53 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA60485; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:10:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fio1 (fio1.marine.usf.edu [131.247.138.150]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA14329 for ; Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:13:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991022151300.00889b80@marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jogden@marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:13:00 -0400 To: Coral List From: "John C. Ogden" Subject: Letters needed NOW Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John C. Ogden" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 679 Dear Friends and Colleagues: Since my message about coral reefs in the NOAA budget earlier today, I have some specifics on what we can do, immediately and over the weekend to get coral reefs back in the NOAA budget. The debate and negotiations are in progress NOW and over the weekend. The time to write is NOW; next week will be too late. Key people: Jack Lew, Director Office of Management and Budget Fax: 202-395-3888 A letter to Lew is particularly important; if you can do only one do this one. House Appropriations Committee Leadership: Congressman Rogers (Fax: 202-225-0940) Congressman Serano (Fax: 202-225-6001) Congressman Young (Fax: 202-225-9764) Senate Appropriations Committee Leadership: Senator Greg (Fax: 202-224-4952) Senator Hollings (Fax: 202-224-4293) Key Points: 1. Noaa's FY 2000 budget request included $12 million for a variety of activities urgently needed to protect, restore, and sustain U.S. coral reefs. 2. While the Senate proposed funding NOAA's request at the $6 million level, the House included no funding. 3. The current conference budget from Congress includes ZERO funding for NOAA's coral reef activities. 4. U.S. coral reefs are in crisis; this funding is critical. 5. A key is Jack Lew, Director of OMB; if you do only one letter do this one. **************************************************************************** John C. Ogden, Ph.D., Director Tel: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Web page: http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO **************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 23 04:18:10 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA07601 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 04:18:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA05860; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 04:23:42 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa05843; Sat, 23 Oct 99 04:23:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 04:19:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA64113; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 08:04:11 GMT Received: from melon.eastnet.com.cn by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA64208; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 04:03:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pacific.net.hk ([202.95.0.112]) by melon.eastnet.com.cn (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id QAA19103 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 16:01:04 +0800 Message-Id: <38116CA1.CB10A332@pacific.net.hk> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 16:06:57 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Reef Check Raffle is For Real Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gregor Hodgson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 680 Dear Coral List Folks, I have received a number of inquiries about a Reef Check raffle and after checking with Jim Hendee, I am providing the following announcement. which I hope does not offend anyone or cause them to doubt my sanity more than they normally do. The fact is that Reef Check is doing well internationally and has strong support in dozens of countries and grants and donations are coming in for teams all over. But like most NGOs, we are having trouble finding funders to support our HQ administrative costs during RCs transition period out of HKUST and into full NGO status. The reality is that we are getting fairly desperate for operating funds. So along comes Trish Bailey, RC's British Virgin Islands coordinator, who impressed John Williams, the CEO of the internet company Comsite Asset Management. Comsite is starting a business that runs raffles in support of selected charities. We are pleased to announce that Comsite decided to run their first internet raffle to benefit Reef Check. Churches have bingo, and now Reef Check has the generous help of the "Help and Win" web-raffle. It may sound silly, but the basic concept is similar to bingo or the Hong Kong Jockey Club, where all horse racing proceeds go to charity. Each $20 raffle ticket enters you for one chance to win a US$450,000 property and US$150,000 cash. For more info, see www.helpandwin.com but PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RAFFLE WILL NOT START UNTIL NOV. 1, 1999. It will run until April Of the cash raised, a signed contract stipulates that 55% of the gross proceeds will be provided to the Reef Check Foundation, a registered charity in Hong Kong, and of this amount, 33% will go to the ARK foundation in BVI. The whole operation will be audited by a chartered accounting firm. I am aware that we are not supposed to use this list to promote commerce, however, I have received a number of notes from folks who are worried that someone is using the Reef Check name without permission or that this is a hoax, therefore I thought it important to let people know that the Reef Raffle is real. I hope you will support it. Regards, Greg -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Coordinator, Reef Check Global Survey Program GPO Box 12375, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2802-6937 Fax: (852) 2887-5454 Email: gregorh@pacific.net.hk Web: www.ReefCheck.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 23 11:26:50 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA11058 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:26:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA13635; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:32:21 -0400 Received: from is1.nwn.noaa.gov(161.55.16.50) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013620; Sat, 23 Oct 99 11:31:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by IS1.nwn.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 08:29:04 -0700 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA66979; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 15:18:46 GMT Received: from carbon.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA67088; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:18:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral (coral.marine.usf.edu [131.247.136.180]) by carbon.marine.usf.edu (980427.SGI.8.8.8/980728.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id LAA05066 for ; Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:20:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991023113309.00897b40@carbon.marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:33:09 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Serge Andrefouet Subject: Landsat coverage statistics Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Serge Andrefouet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 681 Dear colleagues, Last week(12-14th October), the first Landsat Science Team Meeting after the launch of Landsat 7 took place in Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Maryland. Terry Arvidson (GSFC), John Gasch (GSFC) and Samuel Goward (L7 Science Team chairman) presented the last statistics in terms of coral reef coverage, among other "niches" (volcanoes, rainforest, agricultural areas, oceanic islands, calibration sites, sea ice and glacier). Here, I quote their report, that will be published in the proceedings of the 14th Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Conference (6-10 dec. 1999 - Denver Colorado): "There are a total of 8742 reefs covered by 968 scenes in the land database and therefore in the LTAP. 19 scenes (21 reefs) are isolated scenes that have a heavy overhead associated with their acquisition because of isolation. After a year of operation, the addition of these scenes to the database will be reconsidered. The scenes with reefs were further reviewed: high priority was assigned to 111 scenes containing a total of 604 reefs that ate currently at risk, currently under study, or planned for study in the near future. Acquisition frequencies: As requested, potential research sites are slated for acquisition twice each year, at the peak of bleaching in the late local summer and six months later, and existing research sites are acquired on a quaterly basis. In reality, many scenes containing reefs are acquired much more frequently because they are driven by the land content of the scene, not the reef content: 70% of the 8748 reefs have acquisition rates twice a year or better, 65% have acquisition rate of 4 times a year or better, and 33% have rates indicating they are to be acquired every opportunity. Of the 604 high priority reefs, 0.8% have acquisition rates of twice yearly, 6 months apart; 45.5% have acquisition rates of quaterly and 53.7 % have rates of acquisition greater than 12 times a year. Acquisition results to date: Since the start of routine operations on July 15, we have acquired 1054 images covering 82% of all the requested reefs. Acquisition rates for scenes containing reefs ranged from one to six times. " This report shows that the rate of acquisition will be much higher than requested for most of the reefs worldwide. Some areas covered during the first months of operation still suffer from cloud coverage but the situation will likely improve in a near future, after that seasonal patterns in cloud coverage change. Hope it informs, Serge Serge Andrefouet Department of Marine Science Remote Sensing/ Biological Oceanography University of South Florida 140, 7th Av. South St Petersburg FL 33701 phone: (727) 553-1186 fax: (727) 553-1103 E-mail: serge@carbon.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 25 03:39:46 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA28172 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:39:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA19339; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:48:01 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019313; Mon, 25 Oct 99 03:47:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:43:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA79116; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 07:19:32 GMT Received: from users.africaonline.co.ke by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id DAA74957; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:19:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 5673 invoked from network); 25 Oct 1999 07:20:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO africaonline.co.ke) (199.103.176.181) by users.africaonline.co.ke with SMTP; 25 Oct 1999 07:20:22 -0000 Message-Id: <381402EB.E97B9B10@africaonline.co.ke> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:12:47 +0300 From: David Obura Organization: CORDIO X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 (Macintosh; I; PPC) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: -list Coral Subject: Expedition to Phoenix Islands, Pacific Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Obura Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 682 Dear listers, there is the opportunity for an expedition to the Phoenix Islands in June/July 2000, and to include coral surveys in the scientific programme. I'm currently looking for any past information on the islands to see how much has been done and what would be the most useful focus during the expedition. I you have any info/leads on past surveys/research/expeditions please get back to me, as well as anything on major threats, fishing, El-Nino impacts, etc. Thank you, David -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ David Obura CORDIO-East Africa P.O.BOX 10135 Bamburi, Mombasa, Kenya Tel: +254-11-486473; Home/fax: 486292. Email: dobura@africaonline.co.ke, Web: http//:www.cordio.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 25 07:53:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA00722 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 07:53:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA26130; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:01:36 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026106; Mon, 25 Oct 99 08:01:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 07:57:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA81377; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:47:39 GMT Received: from willamette.cbn.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA52985; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 07:47:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199910251147.HAA52985@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 27642 invoked from network); 25 Oct 1999 11:50:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?202.158.29.245?) (202.158.29.245) by willamette.cbn.net.id with SMTP; 25 Oct 1999 11:50:23 -0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (295) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:48:10 +0700 Subject: Situation on Bali From: "Jan Henning Steffen" To: coral list Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jan Henning Steffen" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 683 Dear coral listers, in relation to the Bali 2000 pro and contra debate in the last weeks (regardless of the final location of the 9 ICRS) the situation analysis below by J.M. Daniels might be of interest to the coral listers, who asked for news regarding the situation on Bali based on last weeks news reports. Jan H. Steffen ---------- >From: "Bali Update" >Subject: BALI UPDATE #162 >Date: Son, 24. Okt 1999 17:16 Uhr > >============================= >THE SITUATION IN BALI >============================= >Last Thursday, the peace that Bali had so proudly boasted throughout the >current national democratization process was breached. The strong community >values founded on Hindu principles of harmony, gave way during a frenetic 24 >hours period of street marches, blocked roads and the destruction of several >government offices and other buildings. > >Anger and frustration formed the basis for random acts of outrage. The >people of Bali initially saw the presidential victory in Parliamentary >voting by Gus Dur over Megawati Sukarnoputri on Wednesday as an attempt to >deny the popular will for "Mega's" election to a position of senior power in >the government. On the Thursday morning following the presidential vote, >citizens began to gather in the capital city of Denpasar and other municipal >areas of the island. Their exasperation gradually transformed into action >as demonstrators burnt tires on main roads, ripped out traffic signs and >streetlights and felled trees in an effort to bring traffic on the island to >an absolute standstill. In Denpasar and in the northern city of Singaraja, >regional and provincial government offices were attacked and burnt. A >shopping center and several bank offices were also damaged. > >As in the past, foreign visitors and tourist areas were not the targets of >the crowds' anger. Unfortunately, tourist services did suffer as tour busses >and limousines were caught in the gridlock and forced to disembark >passengers on blocked streets where the hapless holiday makers tried to walk >back to their hotels or the airport. Some quick-thinking operators did >manage to intercept their tours via hand phone, diverting transportation to >upper island hotels rather than risk the trip back past blockaded highways. >Those tourists walking through the barricaded streets were not molested by >the protestors who took pains to make it clear they had no quarrel with >foreign visitors. > >The single incident involving a foreign entity occurred on Thursday >afternoon when the Australian Consulate in Denpasar was stoned. Consulate >officials in Denpasar were quick to point out, however, that they did not >see the event as an expression of anti-Australian sentiment. Prior to the >stoning, representatives from the demonstrators visited the consulate to >assure them they had nothing to fear as the protests were about the election >process, not Australian-Indonesian political relations. In fact, in a formal >statement issued by the Consulate, the stone throwing attack was depicted >as the result of nearby roads being blocked to protestors who had already >been in the hot sun for 3 hours. A spontaneous act, there was no chanting of >anti-Australian slogans or threats prior to the stoning of the consulate by >the passing parade. > >The cause of the protest and its final solution both took place within a >single time frame of just 24 hours. On Thursday evening, "Ibu" Megawati was >elected to the Vice President's post and within minutes of the poll's >results being broadcast on national television, street protests gradually >turned into street parties. Rice wine sales were brisk as Balinese >celebrated the election of a woman who rightly claims family roots in Bali. > >With the light of day on Friday morning, Bali began its struggle back to >normalcy. Local village councils, often assisted by workers from local >hotels and restaurants, cooperated to remove debris and barricades from the >streets, allowing traffic once again to resume its normal flow. > >Bali, which had so carefully maintained the peace over the past year and one >half, lost in a single day its right to claim a largely unblemished record >of political unrest. To have failed in the 11th hour to maintain the peace >before the dawning of a "new Indonesia," has left many residents of the >island bitterly disappointed and genuinely embarrassed by any inconvenience >caused to its foreign visitors. > >The good news is, however, very good indeed. The many months of biding time, >as we watched developments on the national political stage is now over. >Political pundits are for the first time unable to identify the next >"political crisis" awaiting Indonesia. While the many economic and social >political restructuring issues still loom ahead, those occupying the lead >positions of power are empowered to find solutions and take remedial steps >in the name of and on behalf of the people of the Republic. > >Moreover, Indonesia now has a President and Vice-President who openly refer >to themselves as a "brother-sister" team. Together they represent the most >popular and pluralistically possible outcome to Indonesia's first fair and >open election process. Indonesians, from an unprecedented wide spectrum of >religious, cultural and economic backgrounds, appear united in their >enthusiastic support of the country's new leaders who promise to create an >open government responsive to the needs of the public. > >Yesterday, while thinking about how to relate the recent events in this >edition of the Bali Update, it suddenly dawned on me that precisely because >of the events of the past few days, Bali is now somehow a very changed >place. A tentative, halting approach to the future has been replaced, >almost overnight, by a sense of hope and upbeat enthusiasm about the >nation's future. > >Full speed ahead. God speed Indonesia. > >Now may really be the time to visit the island of the Gods to witness the >rebirth of a nation. > >Bali . . .truly NOW, better than ever. >J.M. Daniels Editor/ Chairman PATA BALI CHAPTER >editor@visit-bali.com >Telephone: 62 - (0) 361 - 286283 Facsimile: 62 - (0) 361 - 286284 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 25 20:08:17 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA22662 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:08:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA14858; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:16:32 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014842; Mon, 25 Oct 99 20:16:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:12:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA64628; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 00:02:18 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA86430; Mon, 25 Oct 1999 20:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral3.aims.gov.au ([138.7.35.86]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA26524 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:04:17 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991026083635.008ce860@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: tdone@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:36:35 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: ISRS note on Bali 2000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 684 Dear listers, Just a brief note to thank you for your patience. ISRS is going full ahead with the development of a draft program. Please check out the Symposium Web site at www.nova.edu/ocean/9ICRS for the latest draft program and and updated message. To learn more about ISRS, visit our web site at www.uncwil.edu/isrs Regards, Terry Done Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Coral Reefs Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 26 10:11:52 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA03738 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:11:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA17681; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:17:25 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017580; Tue, 26 Oct 99 10:16:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:12:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA62638; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:53:13 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA90866; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:53:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fio1 (fio1.marine.usf.edu [131.247.138.150]) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA15179 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:55:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991026095524.008239b0@marine.usf.edu> X-Sender: jogden@marine.usf.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:55:24 -0400 To: Coral List From: "John C. Ogden" Subject: Still Time for OMB Letter Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "John C. Ogden" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 685 You may have heard this morning that the President vetoed the Commerce budget from which the NOAA coral reefs programs had been zeroed. As I understand it this means that there is still time to get to the House and Senate Appropriations Chairs and particularly to Jack Lew, Director of OMB per my earlier message. **************************************************************************** John C. Ogden, Ph.D., Director Tel: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Web page: http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO **************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 26 10:11:53 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA03744 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:11:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA17683; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:17:26 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017581; Tue, 26 Oct 99 10:16:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:12:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA91039; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:56:16 GMT Received: from mafalda.univalle.edu.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA62609; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 09:56:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mafalda.univalle.edu.co (biomarina7.cie.univalle.edu.co [192.168.20.51]) by mafalda.univalle.edu.co (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id IAA05661 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:58:20 -0500 (GMT) Message-Id: <3815B311.E25485AE@mafalda.univalle.edu.co> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:56:33 -0500 From: "Edgardo Londo?o Cruz" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) To: Coral List Subject: Strange organism perforing coral, help!!! Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edgardo Londo?o Cruz" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id KAA03744 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 686 Dear Coral Listers, I am currently working on a bioerosion project in a reef located in the Pacific coast of Colombia. I have found an 'organism' boring my samples and I have not been able to identify it. I presume it can be a crustacean since I am sure it is nor a mollusk neither a worm (polychaete or sipunculid). If anybody is interested I can submit a couple of images of it directly. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Edgardo Londoño Cruz M.Sc. Candidate University of Valle Cali, Colombia. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 26 13:49:49 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA11551 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:49:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA09192; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:55:24 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009100; Tue, 26 Oct 99 13:54:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:51:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA92178; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:26:45 GMT Received: from vxe.ocis.uncwil.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA68066; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:26:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from szmanta.bio.uncwil.edu (szmanta.bio.uncwil.edu [152.20.28.70]) by uncwil.edu (PMDF V5.2-32 #28112) with SMTP id <01JHLBLK1Z2O8Y58Q1@uncwil.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:28:41 EDT Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:15:27 -0400 From: "Alina M. Szmant" Subject: Ichthyology position open at UNCW X-Sender: szmanta@pop.uncwil.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991026131527.00716d90@pop.uncwil.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Alina M. Szmant" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 687 ICHTHYOLOGIST, tenure track, Assistant Professor beginning August 2000. The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels including a course in ichthyology, maintain an extramurally funded research program and direct graduate students. Candidates with experience in marine fish ecology, behavior, or physiology are encouraged to apply. A Ph.D. and post-doctoral experience are required. Send curriculum vitae, a brief statement of teaching and research interests, all transcripts, names of three references and selected reprints by 15 November, 1999 to Dr. Ileana E. Clavijo, Chair Search Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington NC, 28403-3297. Please see our web pages at www.uncwil.edu/bio/ for additional information or contact clavijo@uncwil.edu. UNCW is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 26 15:00:27 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA15292 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:00:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA16160; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:08:43 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016100; Tue, 26 Oct 99 15:07:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:04:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA92575; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 18:45:07 GMT Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA88149; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:44:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from c27294-a ([24.6.203.73]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail v4.01.01.00 201-229-111) with ESMTP id <19991026184702.NDZC28125.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c27294-a> for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:47:02 -0700 Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.19991026133753.00a2c190@mail.iowact1.ia.home.com> X-Sender: oshad@mail.iowact1.ia.home.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:48:06 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Fax to Congress Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Osha Gray Davidson Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA15292 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 688 Dear List-members, As per John Ogden's recent message, and by way of example (for what it's worth), here is the message I just sent to each of the following individuals: Congressman Harold Rogers (Fax: 202-225-0940) Congressman Jose Serano (Fax: 202-225-6001) Congressman Bill Young (Fax: 202-225-9764) Senator Judd Gregg (Fax: 202-224-4952) Senator Fritz Hollings (Fax: 202-224-4293) I haven't yet been able to get through to OMB director Jack Lew at 202-395-3888. Anyone know if there's another number? I encourage each of you to contact these people ASAP. ================================= Dear Senator Hollings, I’m writing in strong support of funding for coral reef initiatives in the Commerce Department funding bill. These biological treasures need and deserve full funding as requested by NOAA and the Administration. I’m not a marine biologist, but I’ve been diving around reefs long enough to know their incalculable value–and, unfortunately, to know the many threats that may spell their destruction. Since I’m not a scientist, a brief word about my background is probably in order. As a science writer, I spent over a year traveling to reefs around the world, diving on them, interviewing scientists who are studying them, and talking with local people whose livelihoods depend upon coral reefs. The resulting book, "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef," was a finalist for the BP Natural World Book Prize, a Discovery Channel Editor’s Choice, and is being made into a documentary by a Hong Kong -based company. You’ve probably heard coral reefs called the “rainforests of the sea.” I believe that understates the importance of reefs. They are far more biodiverse at higher levels of taxa than are rainforests, and they play a tremendously important role in maintaining the integrity and life of the sea. Now–when coral reefs are experiencing unprecedented losses, and when scientists are just beginning to decipher the extraordinary secrets of this important ecosystem–is not the time to withdraw or seriously diminish funding for reef projects. If anything, this is the precisely the time to increase such funding. Thank you for your attention in this important matter. Sincerely, Osha Gray Davidson Osha Gray Davidson Adjunct Assistant Professor International Programs, University of Iowa 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Phone: 319-338-4778 http://members.home.net/oshad/books.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 26 17:38:21 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA20439 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:38:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA00249; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:46:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000224; Tue, 26 Oct 99 17:46:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:42:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA93661; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:24:41 GMT Received: from picea.cnr.colostate.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA89763; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:24:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fwb-148 (fwb-148 [129.82.184.148]) by picea.cnr.colostate.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA22995 for ; Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:26:38 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199910262126.PAA22995@picea.cnr.colostate.edu> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Rose Cook" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:20:41 +300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: NOAA budget to Congress Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.42) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Rose Cook" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 689 Dear Coral-listers, Regarding John Ogden's request for Fax messages to Congress in regard to the NOAA appropriations bill, and following Osha Gray Davidson's lead, I am attaching the message I sent to the following individuals. Please feel free to use any portion of it in your letters. Jack Lew Director, Office of Management and Budget Fax: 202-395-3888 Congressmen, with Fax Numbers Harold Rogers (202-225-0940) Jose Serano (202-225-6001) Bill Young (202-225-9764) Senators Judd Gregg (202-224-4952) Fritz Hollings (202-224-4293) I was able to get through to Lew at the above number around 12:30 Mountain Time. Hon. Director Lew; I am writing today out of serious concern for the future of our Nation's coral reefs. As you may know, coral reefs support the highest diversity of life in the oceans and are invaluable to us as sources of recreation, inspiration, and beauty. Coral reefs shelter coastlines and provide us with an important source of food, and what is potentially an invaluable wealth of medicinal compounds. Today, coral reefs in the United States and around the world are gravely threatened with massive loss and deterioration. As an American citizen, I am pleased to know that coral reefs exist in my country and glad that we as Americans have an opportunity to preserve and protect these miracles of nature. But I also am aware of the threats reefs face from many sources: pollution, destructive fishing practices, and global warming to name a few. I also know that because of their extremely slow growth rates, coral reefs may take thousands of years to return once lost. I find it impossible to believe that funding to protect and restore these irreplaceable treasures of ours, has been left out of the Fiscal Year 2000 budget from Congress. NOAA's budget contained a request for a relatively small amount of money - $12 million dollars for conservation and restoration of our Nation's reefs. The Senate funded half of this, but Congress provided nothing. The current budget before the President contains no funding for coral reef protection. I urge you to act now and do whatever is in your power to ensure that coral reef protection programs are well funded in the coming year and into the future. Extinction in the ocean is very possible. Once our reefs are gone, we may never see them again. This matter is extremely urgent. Please do whatever you can now. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Rosamonde Cook Rosamonde Cook Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 email: rcook@cnr.colostate.edu phone: 970-491-5901 fax: 970-491-5091 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 27 08:38:19 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA00380 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:38:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01953; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:46:37 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa01797; Wed, 27 Oct 99 08:45:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:42:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01299; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:25:38 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA01295; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:25:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coral3.aims.gov.au (ppp-02.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.2]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id WAA27568 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 22:27:34 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991027212546.00819e60@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: tdone@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 21:25:46 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: Correct address for 9 ICRS Web site Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 690 Dear Listers, I inadvertantly gave the incorrect URL for the 9 ICRS Web site, where the most recent information is posted. It is
www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs (i.e. all lower case).
Regards, Terry Done President ISRS Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Coral Reefs Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Oct 27 18:29:59 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA04566 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:29:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA20147; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:35:33 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020108; Wed, 27 Oct 99 18:35:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:31:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA05964; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 22:07:19 GMT Received: from mx.minitel.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA05963; Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:07:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from gmvtx1 (gmailvtx1.globalmail.net [192.168.220.100]) by mx.minitel.net (8.9.3/[France Telecom Hebergement]) with SMTP id AAA09047 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 00:09:19 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 00:09:19 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199910272209.AAA09047@mx.minitel.net> From: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Received: from by with HTTP; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 00:09:19 +0200 To: Subject: ASK FOR LAST WORKS ON BLEACHING MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id SAA04566 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 691 Dear all, Before the last update of my "Review on Coral Bleaching" (see at www.essi.fr/~sander/Articles/Misc/Co ral_Reef.html) and submission to Atoll Res. Bull., I will be glad to receive your last publications since 1997 on this subject, or preprints. Every possibly related works are also wellcome (global warming, CO2, reef oceanography, photoinhibition, etc, etc, etc...). Thanks Martin Pecheux Nice University 15 bis, rue des Roses 06100 Nice France From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 28 05:13:58 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA08692 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 05:13:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12177; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 05:22:16 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012154; Thu, 28 Oct 99 05:21:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 05:17:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA08854; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:02:03 GMT Received: from www.specola.unifi.it by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA08810; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 05:01:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from EVA.specola.unifi.it (unverified [150.217.45.174]) by www.specola.unifi.it (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 11:05:28 +0200 Message-Id: X-Sender: ganesh@www.specola.unifi.it X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 11:04:51 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Gianna Innocenti Subject: Mombasa Mangrove Symposium Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gianna Innocenti Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 692 Subject: Mombasa Mangrove Symposium Dear Colleagues, A meeting will be held in Mombasa, 7-11 September 2000, on Mangrove Macrobenthos and Macrofauna. Any paper dealing directly or indirectly with mangrove fish, birds, mammals, crustaceans, insects, mollusks, annelids and other invertebrates is more than welcome. Further information and a pre-registration form is available at: http://www.specola.unifi.it/MMM/ Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain Sincerely yours, Marco Vannini ********************************************************* International Meeting on Mangrove Macrobenthos (MMM) Prof. Marco Vannini director of the Museum of Zoology "La Specola" of the University of Florence via Romana 17 - 50125 Firenze Italy tel. : +39 55 2288251/9 fax : +39 55 225325 e-mail: mmm@www.specola.unifi.it http://www.unifi.it/unifi/msn/ ******************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 28 08:31:31 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA10796 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:31:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA19806; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:39:51 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019778; Thu, 28 Oct 99 08:39:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:35:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA10217; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:25:13 GMT Received: from tele-post-20.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA10263; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:25:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from coralcay.demon.co.uk ([158.152.27.181] helo=coralcay.org) by tele-post-20.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 11goeA-000JTa-0K for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:27:15 +0000 Received: from archelia.coralcay.demon.co.uk (dhcp13.coralcay.demon.co.uk [192.168.70.43]) by coralcay.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id NAA07879 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:27:11 +0100 Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:29:23 +0100 Message-Id: <01BF2148.7265CF60.mb@coralcay.org> From: Maria Beger To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Conservation_Management_of_Eritrea=27s_Coastal=2C?==?us-ascii?Q?_Marine_and_Island_Biodiversity_Project?= Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:29:21 +0100 Organization: Coral Cay Conservation X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maria Beger Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 693 Dear Coral list, Please find attached a posting for the terms of reference for project consultants for the Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity Project. Please apply directly to Peter Raines on fru@eol.com.er and do not reply to this email address. Thanks Maria CALL FOR PROJECT CONSULTANTS Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity Project The objective of this GEF-funded project is to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the globally significant biodiversity of Eritrea's coastal, marine and island (CMI) ecosystems. These are currently threatened by the rapid development of fisheries, tourism and oil exploration. The project will facilitate: sustainable development of the CMI resources through a participatory management framework; establishment of conservation areas and species protection programmes; an operational information system; and increased public awareness of the needs and benefits of CMI biodiversity. This nationally executed project is implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries and commenced in January 1999. During the first four years of the project a number of consultants will be required to serve as short-term advisors to work in Eritrea at targeted intervals throughout the life-time of the project, to provide overall guidance and cohesion to training and assist the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) and project staff in integrated capacity building. The consultants will also ensure that training is well integrated within and between all project components and reaches out to target beneficiaries. In Year 1 of the Project, a Coastal Marine Ecology Consultant and a Data Management Consultant are required to undertake SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) of the relevant project components and provide oversight and guidance for specific training courses. The SWOT analyses will include human resources, technical capability, infrastructure and resources, and outputs from these analyses will form an important basis for future project implementation. The Consultants will serve as a direct counterpart to the project's Geography Specialist and Conservation Management Specialist. 1. Coastal Marine Ecology Consultant Qualifications and Experience The Consultant will be suitably qualified and have extensive practical experience in tropical CMI ecology and the acquisition, assimilation and synthesis of survey and monitoring data and its application in CMI management. Training The Consultant will help ensure that in-situ and ex-situ training related to habitat surveys and monitoring is well coordinated, providing the necessary level of skills and interconnectivity with other project components, including those related to CMI planning, conservation of habitats and species, and awareness of biodiversity values (practical implementation of training courses will occur in subsequent project phas es). Specifically, the Consultant will provide oversight and guidance on the following courses: Design and implementation of CMI survey and monitoring programmes. Core components: CMI survey and monitoring techniques; design and implementation of survey and monitoring programmes; habitat description and classification schemes; data management, analysis and reporting (duration: 5 weeks in-situ). Community Technician CMI environmental training course. Core components: Habitat/species recognition and ecology; monitoring and management methods (duration: 2 weeks in-situ). Higher degrees (ex-situ) Provide support and guidance for one MSc scholarship in the field of CMI ecology. Technical Guidance The Consultant will review relevant activities within each project component and provide general technical guidance and recommendations for their implementation. Specifically, the Consultant will: Conduct a SWOT analysis of existing capacity (including: human resources; survey and monitoring equipment; reference materials; data management facilities) and provide detailed recommendations (with costing options and procurement sources where relevant) and guidelines for improvement. Conduct a SWOT analysis of the current CMI database and provide detailed recommendations for improvements where necessary. Assist with the development of focused habitat and monitoring programmes. Identify all relevant regional and international CMI projects, monitoring programmes and data exchange forums (including internet sites) with which to share information. 2. Data Management Consultant Qualifications and Experience The Consultant will be suitably qualified and have extensive experience of CMI data management and the practical application of this data to Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Protected Areas Management. The Consultant will have specific GIS expertise in: design and management; data assimilation (including interpretation of reconnaissance satellite and aerial imagery of CMI areas); and data synthesis, including mapping and reporting formats for CMI management. Training The Consultant will help ensure that in-situ and ex-situ training related to data management is well coordinated, providing the necessary level of skills and interconnectivity with other project components including those related to CMI planning, conservation of habitats and species, and awareness of biodiversity values values (practical implementation of training courses will occur in subsequent project phases). Specifically, the Consultant will provide oversight and guidance on the following courses: GIS design, application and data management for integrated CMI management. Core components: GIS database design and management; analysis and interpretation techniques for CMI satellite and aerial imagery; mapping and reporting formats; GIS applications to CMI management. (duration: 5 weeks in-situ) Higher degrees (ex-situ) Provide support and guidance for two MSc and one PhD scholarships in the field of Coastal & Marine Information Management and Monitoring, or related subjects. Technical Guidance The Consultant will review relevant activities within each project component and provide general technical guidance and recommendations for their implementation. Specifically, the Consultant will: Conduct a SWOT analysis of the existing project GIS facility (including: human resources; equipment; database structure; CMI data content; data management, mapping and reporting formats; reference materials) and provide detailed recommendations (with costing options and procurement sources, where relevant) and suggested implementation guidelines for any necessary modifications and improvements. Conduct a SWOT analysis of the computer facilities within the existing project headquarters and provide detailed recommendations (with costing options and procurement sources, where relevant) and suggested implement ation guidelines for any necessary modifications and improvements. Assess and report on current CMI aerial/satellite coverage data sets and recommend sources (with costing options) for acquisition of missing and/or upgraded imagery. Identify all relevant regional and international CMI projects, monitoring programmes and data exchange forums (including internet sites) with which to share information. 3 Outputs Expected outputs from the Consultants will be in the form of presentations to project staff and national counterparts whilst on mission and submission of detailed and comprehensive post-mission written reports (digital format). The deadline for the submission of all post-mission reports will be seven days from the end of the contractual period. 4 Application and Appointment Procedures The appointment is for a fixed period of four weeks with options for continuation in subsequent years, subject to review. The Consultants will be required to spend up to three weeks on mission at the project base (Massawa, Eritrea) and the remaining period home-based to undertake pre-, and post-mission obligations. The proposed dates for commencement of contracts are either December 1999 or January 2000, subject to negotiation. Consultants wishing to be considered for this post should submit a copy of their c.v. (via email) to the CTA, along with a covering letter. Contractual arrangements for the successful candidates will be coordinated through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Peter Raines Chief Technical Advisor (UNDP) Email: fru@eol.com.er Maria Beger Asia Pacific Project Scientist Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London SW4 7DE, UK Tel. +44 - 171- 498 6248 Fax. +44 - 171 - 498 8447 email: mb@coralcay.org http://www.coralcay.org/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 28 10:02:47 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA13064 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:02:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA29233; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:08:23 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029099; Thu, 28 Oct 99 10:07:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:04:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA11142; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:55:42 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA11057; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:55:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 42222 invoked by uid 0); 28 Oct 1999 13:57:53 -0000 Message-Id: <19991028135753.42221.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 136.145.165.124 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 28 Oct 1999 06:57:52 PDT X-Originating-IP: [136.145.165.124] From: "antonio ortiz" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Population structure of Acropora Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 06:57:52 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "antonio ortiz" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 694 Dear all: I wondered to received more information about the biological status of acroporids species, principally about the population dynamic of Acropora palmata. I'm doing some research on this area and at that moment I'm collecting information about the population size using different mechanism, number of parent colonies (standing colonies), number and size of fragments or loose colonies generate by hurricane Georges. Also, I have information of fragment transport (previously tagged) during hurricane Georges. High survival of fragments (>70% ) after one year suggested that fragmentation is an efficient mechanism to increase the population densities of these specie. However, because asexuality is associated with both lowered genetic variation and lowered evolutionary potential the next step of my research is to estimate the genetic structure of the population. I suggest that understanding the asexual and sexual reproduction of individual coral species and the interrelationship between these phenomena is vital to proposed management programs for coral specie/population conservation. The maintenance of sufficient levels of genetic variation is the main objective of genetic management because is crucial for the maintenance of a species' evolutionary potential. Given the importance of genetic variation for the long-term survival of coral populations, methods and guidelines to measured genetic variation need to be developed . I would suggest some strategies to management these populations based on the concept of managing the effective size of a population. It was suggested that the larger the effective size, the smaller the rate of genetic loss. In ideal populations (i.e., populations that follow the Hardy-Weinberg model) the effective size equals the population size. However, due to the high probabilities of asexually derived colonies within Acropora populations, the effective population (Ne) may expected to be low than the population size (N). For a moment I'm going to use DNA fingerprinting as proposed by Mary A. Coffroth to estimate the contributions of sexual and asexual reproduction to the population structure. But, how a made my sample collection is another story and I will appreciate any recommendation. Depending on sites/reef Acropora palmata usually form an aggregate patch separate by other discrete patch or colonies are widely disperse along the reef. Those patch may be expected to be compose by one or few genotypes. The method used to collect the sample need to fit both case. If you have any information or recommendation please send me at the following direction: Antonio L. Ortiz University of Puerto Rico Department of Marine Science Magueyes Island P.O. Box 408 Lajas P.R. 00667 Or by Email: alortiz9@hotmail.com I will appreciate your contribution. Thanks, Antonio ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 29 06:12:37 1999 -0400 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA01084 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 06:12:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA01498; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 06:18:13 -0400 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001485; Fri, 29 Oct 99 06:17:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 06:13:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA47585; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:50:49 GMT Received: from virgo.uninet.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA47947; Fri, 29 Oct 1999 05:50:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 6969 invoked by uid 500); 29 Oct 1999 09:53:02 -0000 Received: from cisco050.uninet.net.id (HELO uninet.net.id) (202.145.1.235) by virgo.uninet.net.id with SMTP; 29 Oct 1999 09:53:02 -0000 Message-Id: <38196EFE.803EE7C6@uninet.net.id> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:55:12 +0700 From: Reef-99 Organization: Coral reef 99 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral reef 99 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Reef-99 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 695 CORAL REEF 99 still go a head pls. visit www.coralreef99.or.id organizing committee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 1 18:30:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16461 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:29:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA02698; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:35:38 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002681; Mon, 1 Nov 99 18:35:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:31:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA89398; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 23:03:54 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA96202; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:03:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from bob (max2-42.poi.net [209.213.40.61]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA38138; Mon, 1 Nov 1999 12:17:00 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <015201bf24b8$4f5de840$1e28d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: "FISHCOM" Subject: Full Hous Votes Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 12:21:56 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0141_01BF2463.B04C0EC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 696 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0141_01BF2463.B04C0EC0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0142_01BF2463.B05CD7A0" ------=_NextPart_001_0142_01BF2463.B05CD7A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 11/01/99 Full House votes to stop shark finning=20 Today in a unanimous voice vote on the floor of the House of = Representatives in Washington D.C., Congress voted to endorse a ban on = the practice of shark finning in all US waters. What started as a grass roots campaign 18 months ago here in the Hawaii = State Legislature with legislation being introduced by Rep. Brian = Schatz, has turned into a global debate and scrutiny of the wasteful = practice being condoned by the Western Pacific Regional Fisheries = Management Council here in Hawaii. Although the House Concurrent resolution (# 189) does not have the force = of law to stop the process, it does give credibility to those here in = Hawaii that have been fighting for a immediate ban. Both the Hawaii = Fishermen's Foundation and the Hawaii Audubon Society along with the = Office of Hawaii Affairs, The Big Island Fishermen's Association, the = Environmental Defense Fund, Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund and = thousands of others here and around the world can feel a sense of pride = that our actions have now been formally supported by Congress. This resolution is only the first step. Although Congress may decide to = draft more legislation to ban shark finning, we are hopeful that after = two stern warnings to "stop finning immediately" from the Department of = Commerce to the WESPAC Fisheries Council, that the Department of = Commerce will soon step in as a result of the Council not taking action. = Along with this latest endorsement from Congress, NMFS has the broad = based support to take control of shark management in the Western = Pacific. This is a significant event in the course of fisheries management as = today's actions by Congress supports the public's call for sound and = practical management of all fisheries both here in Hawaii and in all US = waters. ------=_NextPart_001_0142_01BF2463.B05CD7A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

11/01/99

Full House votes to stop shark finning=20

Today in a unanimous voice vote on the floor of the House of = Representatives=20 in Washington D.C., Congress voted to endorse a ban on the practice of = shark=20 finning in all US waters.

What started as a grass roots campaign 18 months ago here in the = Hawaii State=20 Legislature with legislation being introduced by Rep. Brian Schatz, has = turned=20 into a global debate and scrutiny of the wasteful practice being = condoned by the=20 Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Council here in = Hawaii.

Although the House Concurrent resolution (# 189) does not have the = force of=20 law to stop the process, it does give credibility to those here in = Hawaii that=20 have been fighting for a immediate ban. Both the Hawaii = Fishermen’s Foundation=20 and the Hawaii Audubon Society along with the Office of Hawaii Affairs, = The Big=20 Island Fishermen’s Association, the Environmental Defense Fund, = Earth Justice=20 Legal Defense Fund and thousands of others here and around the world can = feel a=20 sense of pride that our actions have now been formally supported by=20 Congress.

This resolution is only the first step. Although Congress may decide = to draft=20 more legislation to ban shark finning, we are hopeful that after two = stern=20 warnings to "stop finning immediately" from the Department of Commerce = to the=20 WESPAC Fisheries Council, that the Department of Commerce will soon step = in as a=20 result of the Council not taking action. Along with this latest = endorsement=20 from Congress, NMFS has the broad based support to take control of shark = management in the Western Pacific.

This is a significant event in the course of fisheries management as = today’s=20 actions by Congress supports the public’s call for sound and = practical=20 management of all fisheries both here in Hawaii and in all US=20 waters.

------=_NextPart_001_0142_01BF2463.B05CD7A0-- ------=_NextPart_000_0141_01BF2463.B04C0EC0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="www.westpacfisheries.net.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;www.westpacfisheries.net FN:www.westpacfisheries.net ORG:Bob Endreson..........Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition TEL;WORK;VOICE:808-254-5900 TEL;WORK;FAX:808-254-5404 URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net URL:http://www.westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net EMAIL;INTERNET:bob@westpacfisheries.net REV:19991101T222155Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0141_01BF2463.B04C0EC0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 2 15:14:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02040 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:14:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA06072; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:22:25 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006016; Tue, 2 Nov 99 15:22:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:18:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA12182; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 20:02:58 GMT Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 20:02:58 GMT Message-Id: <199911022002.UAA12182@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Roger Griffis To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: A National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Roger Griffis Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 697 To see a copy of the document, "A National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs," presented at the Third Meeting of the Coral Reef Task Force in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, on November 2, 1999, please visit this URL: http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/crtf/ -------------- Roger Griffis Office of Policy and Strategic Planning National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 2 15:56:38 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02702 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:56:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA09077; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:02:15 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009050; Tue, 2 Nov 99 16:02:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:58:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA12406; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 20:49:26 GMT Message-Id: <199911022049.UAA12406@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Coats, Sean" To: "'Coral list'" Subject: Budding in Montastrea cavernosa. Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:32:37 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Coats, Sean" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 698 Has anyone ever witnessed or documented asexual budding in Montastrea cavernosa? I have read of several Pacific species that have exhibited this type of reproduction, but have not found any literature on Caribbean species. If any of you have any information on this, please email me the source. My email is scoats@flaquarium.org. Thanks for your help. R. Sean Coats Sr. Biologist The Florida Aquarium, Inc 701 Channelside Dr. Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 273-4158 scoats@flaquarium.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 2 15:56:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02709 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:56:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA09079; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 16:02:17 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009049; Tue, 2 Nov 99 16:02:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:58:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA12848; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 20:48:26 GMT Message-Id: <199911022048.UAA12848@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 00:20:59 -0500 From: Billy Causey Organization: FKNMS To: Coral-List , AllOCRMHQ@ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov, NMSFieldStaff@ocrmhq.nos.noaa.gov Subject: Florida Keys NMS Education Coord Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Billy Causey Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 699 Greetings, This note is to inform you that the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is advertising for an Education Coordinator. The position description and other information is given below or in the attachment: U.S. Office of Personnel Management Norfolk Service Center Federal Building 200 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23510-1886 (757) 441-3355 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #AN92329 POSITION: Education Coordinator, GS-1701-11 SALARY: $39,960 - $51,946 AGENCY: Department of Commerce DUTY LOCATION: Marathon, FL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration WHO MAY APPLY: Any U.S. Citizen VACANCIES: 1 OPENING DATE: October 6, 1999 CLOSING DATE: November 12, 1999 APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY THE CLOSING DATE Major Duties of the Position: This position is located in the Marine Sanctuaries Division (MSD) of the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM). The MSD is responsible for the designation and management of a nationwide system of marine sanctuaries based on the identification and designation of special marine areas for the long-term benefit of the public. On-site programs for research, education and resource protection are carried out to further the mission of the National Marine Sanctuary Program. The incumbent of this position serves as the on- site Education Coordinator assigned to one of the program's sanctuaries, and reports to the Sanctuary Superintendent in the implementation of on-site programs, particularly in the area of education of the public on matters related to the Sanctuary. Special Requirements: May be required to become a NOAA certified scuba diver. Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, applicants must possess a bachelor's or graduate degree that included or was supplemented by major study in education or marine science, OR have an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience, where course work would be considered to be equivalent to a major in education or marine science. The total background must provide the equivalent knowledge that would be gained through completion of a bachelor's degree in the field. IN ADDITION to the education requirement, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, including knowledge of marine science and/or resource management issues, and knowledge of education program development and evaluation. Experience must have included facilitating and coordinating community education efforts; developing and evaluating sanctuary or coastal education activities; providing community-based education on sanctuary or coastal ecology and resource usage; and, reviewing and analyzing the objectives and progress of education programs, and devising modifications to correct any identified deficiencies. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service, as characterized by the scope and level of difficulty of the duties performed. Basis of Rating: Applicants will be rated based upon an evaluation of their application form or r^=C2sum^=C2 and responses to the Supplemental Qualifications Statement Questionnaire. Narrative work experience descriptions in the application/r^=C2sum^=C2 must support the level of experience claim= ed on the questionnaire. Failure to provide supporting documentation may result in receipt of a lower or ineligible rating. Equal Employment Opportunity: All applicants for Federal employment receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 2 21:15:09 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA06490 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:15:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA27228; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:23:34 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027202; Tue, 2 Nov 99 21:22:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:19:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA14060; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 02:04:58 GMT Received: from bishop.bishopmuseum.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA14314; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:04:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from bernice.bishopmuseum.org (bernice.bishopmuseum.org [128.171.128.9]) by bishop.bishopmuseum.org (AIX4.2/UCB 8.7/8.7) with SMTP id OAA28168 for ; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:04:24 -1000 (HST) Received: from psa2 by bernice.bishopmuseum.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA18277; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 14:05:20 -1000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991102140523.0089ad00@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org> X-Sender: slcoles@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 14:05:23 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Steve Coles Subject: Address Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Steve Coles Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 700 Greetings all, Does anyone have an address or email for Dr. Cristobal Rios Arbuerne in Cuba? 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Katie www.thehungersite.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 3 12:35:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA16211 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:35:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA06453; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:40:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006198; Wed, 3 Nov 99 12:40:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:36:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA19378; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:28:59 GMT Received: from server.flaquarium.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA19356; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:28:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by www.flaquarium.org with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) id ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:44:04 -0500 Message-Id: From: "Coats, Sean" To: "'Coral list'" Subject: Asexual reproduction in Montastrea cavernosa Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 12:44:03 -0500 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Coats, Sean" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 702 I have received several replies to my earlier question and it seems that I need to clarify my question. I have to apologize for not using the correct terminology, but I do not know what else to call it. One of our M. cavernosa started forming bulbous projections on its surface about a year ago. Two weeks ago one of these projections started tearing away from the main colony. This "polyp ball" had formed its own skeleton. I cut the "ball" off of the main colony with scissors and placed it in a holding system. After one week it had four polyps. I am assuming that it will continue to grow and attach to the current substrate. In Delbeek and Sprung they describe this in Pacific species and call it "coral balls". Is there some other more scientific name for this type of asexual reproduction? Julian Sprung wrote be back and stated that he had seen this phenomena in the wild, but I am looking for a literature citation. Thanks and sorry again for the confusion. R. Sean Coats Sr. Biologist The Florida Aquarium, Inc 701 Channelside Dr. Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 273-4158 scoats@flaquarium.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 4 20:18:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA10678 for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:18:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA26812; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:27:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026795; Thu, 4 Nov 99 20:26:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:23:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA03842; Fri, 5 Nov 1999 01:08:13 GMT Received: from zool.zoo.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA03843; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 20:08:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from kinzie.hawaii.edu (KINZIE [128.171.120.92]) by zool.zoo.hawaii.edu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2448.0) id VYG7MRRX; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 15:05:08 -1000 Message-Id: <004001bf2729$cd7061e0$5c78ab80@hawaii.edu> From: "Dr. Bob Kinzie" To: "'Coral list'" Subject: Announcement about K-12 Fellowships Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 15:05:08 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Bob Kinzie" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 703 Here is an announcement for graduate fellowships for the EECB program at the University of Hawaii Bob Kinzie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- > The Center for Conservation Research & Training (CCRT) at the University > of Hawaii has been awarded an NSF Training Grant to provide Graduate > Research Fellowships to students admitted into the Ecology, Evolution, and > Conservation Biology (EECB) Graduate Program. . In addition to a minimum > stipend of approximately $14,000/annum, the Graduate Fellows who are > awarded fellowships will be provided with a stipend and a small amount of > funds that can be used to carry out their own research in completing their > degree requirements. The Graduate Fellows will also be required to spend > a minimum of 15 hours per week as partners and mentors to K-12 teachers > and assist in teaching biology (from the perspective of evolutionary and > conservation biology) to K-12 students. It is expected they will > integrate their research into their activities with K-12 teachers and > students as much as possible. Inquiries regarding the GK-12 Fellowship > program can be directed to Dr.Ken Kaneshiro, Director of CCRT (phone > 808-956-6739, email kykanesh@hawaii.edu); or to Dr. Sheila Conant, Chair > of EECB (phone 808-956-8241; email conant@hawaii.edu); or send email > request to Rena Duhl (duhl@hawaii.edu) for information packet about the > EECB Graduate Program. website: http://www.hawaii.edu/eecb > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 8 11:23:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19926 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:23:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA25809; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:32:27 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025764; Mon, 8 Nov 99 11:32:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:28:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA32443; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:54:42 GMT Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:54:42 GMT Message-Id: <199911081554.PAA32443@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Welcome Message Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 704 Now and then the Welcome Message is circulated for the benefit of those who have lost it: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program List-Server! 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Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee Louis Florit Philippe Dubosq Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 8 14:58:22 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24373 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:58:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA18718; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:06:55 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018614; Mon, 8 Nov 99 15:06:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:02:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA34155; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 19:39:19 GMT Received: from piro.coqui.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA34089; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 14:39:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from coqui.net (ppp-196-42-63-163.coqui.net [196.42.63.163]) by piro.coqui.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA26391 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 15:45:28 GMT Message-Id: <38272770.41D02E33@coqui.net> Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 15:41:36 -0400 From: jack morelock X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-DIAL (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: graduate student search Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: jack morelock MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id OAA24373 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 705 I have an opening for one graduate student for the fall semester 2000. grant support will start spring 2001; two years at $10,000 per year for the student. Student thesis should relate to coral reef research – effects of nutrients and sediments at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The research program for the thesis will be supported under the grant. the degree will be in marine sciences, marine geology speciality contact jack morelock - morelock@coqui.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 8 16:31:48 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25995 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:31:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA29283; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:37:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029263; Mon, 8 Nov 99 16:37:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:32:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA34650; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:10:47 GMT Received: from smtp-out.minitel.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA34735; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 16:10:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from gmvtx1 (gmailvtx1.globalmail.net [192.168.220.100]) by smtp-out.minitel.net ([France Telecom Hebergement]) with SMTP id VAA24566 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:46:57 +0100 (MET) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:46:57 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199911082046.VAA24566@smtp-out.minitel.net> From: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Received: from by with HTTP; Mon, 08 Nov 1999 21:46:57 +0200 To: Subject: Reef lichens =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F bleaching =3F=3F?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA25995 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 706 Dear all, Pr. RAVEN, from Dundee University, ask me about marine lichens (rare, Lichinia, Arthopyrenia..). I never heard of work on them in reefs. Any specialists or reference ? And the Bingo question : do they bleach like all the other photosynthetic symbioses (cnidarians, mollusks, sponges, forams, ascidians) ?? Thanks all, Martin Pecheux Nice University From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 9 08:23:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA02548 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:23:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05806; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:32:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005787; Tue, 9 Nov 99 08:32:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:28:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA39516; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:09:59 GMT Received: from snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA39734; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:09:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from [206.133.75.67] (sdn-ar-001sccolup107.dialsprint.net [206.133.75.67]) by snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id FAA12874 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 05:11:58 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:19:25 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Address? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "James M. Cervino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 707 I am trying to obtain the correct e-mail address for the Bonaire Marine Park, this one keeps bouncing back. Any help would be appreciated? marinepark@bmp.org *************************************** James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Dept. of Biology/Geology 171 University Pkwy. Aiken South Carolina Zip: 29801 e-mail :cnidaria@earthlink.net *************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 9 11:05:22 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA05703 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 11:05:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA22241; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 11:13:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa22200; Tue, 9 Nov 99 11:13:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 11:09:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA40317; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 15:49:39 GMT Received: from bow.intnet.mu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA40746; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 10:49:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from otyack ([196.27.21.172]) by bow.intnet.mu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAA4B86; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 19:56:00 +0400 Message-Id: <000201bf2ac8$9bcb9720$ac151bc4@otyack> From: "Olivier Tyack" To: "James M. Cervino" , Subject: mooring buoys Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:58:29 +0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.0810.800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.0810.800 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Olivier Tyack" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 708 dear james, do you know someone who can help me in our task of producing a pamphlet for sensitisation for mooring buoys. olivier tyack president Mauritius Marine Conservation Society http://pages.intnet.mu/mmcs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 9 17:26:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA14007 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:26:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA26093; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:32:32 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026069; Tue, 9 Nov 99 17:32:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:28:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA43296; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:04:18 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA43323; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:04:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA11564; Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:03:39 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991109171334.00b591d4@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 17:15:39 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Vieques letter to President Clinton - Please sign on Cc: jhsterne@verner.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Phillip Dustan Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 709 Dear Colleagues, I'd like to thank all of you who contributed to my knowledge of Vieques= Island two weeks ago. I wanted to learn more about the island as I was= going to the US Coral Reef Task Force Meetings in St. Croix and knew it= would be an issue at the meeting. The more I found out, the more I came to= the realization that the ecology of Vieques is being harmed and perhaps it= is time to do something about it. Regardless of your feelings about the= politics of Vieques, It seems to me that it is important to stop the= bombing ASAP. Jay Sterne, colleague of mine, works for the law firm of Verner, Liipfert,= Bernhard, McPherson & Hand in Washington D.C. The firm works on behalf of= the Government of Puerto Rico which is opposed to the continued bombing of= Vieques Island. Jay is collecting signatures for the following letter to= President Clinton. If you would like to be a signatory on this letter,= please email your name and affiliation to him at jhsterne@verner.com. = Since this issue involves much more than coral reefs (ie. manatees, sea= turtles, endemic plant species, birds, and many other groups), please feel= free to post this message on any list you feel may be appropriate for the= conservation of the island and its surrounding waters. Sincerely, Phil Dustan ****************************************************************************= ** DRAFT November __, 1999 President William J. Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: The undersigned members of the scientific community and organizations are= writing to urge you to exercise your authority to permanently halt all live= fire military exercises and bombing activities in the vicinity of the= Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques is home to some of the most= extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, including three of the world's= seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some of the healthiest and most= diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean territorial waters. The island= also provides important habitat for numerous species protected under the= Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown pelicans, and green,= hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as several= endangered plants. The Navy's nearly year-round use of Vieques for an= unparalleled level of bombing has already resulted in significant harm to= the Island's fragile marine and terrestrial ecology. Further, we believe= further damage must be avoided. A preliminary study of the Navy's impact on the reefs has confirmed damage= from direct hits, damage from shock waves caused by ordnance landing in= nearby waters, and damage from unexploded ordnance shifted by wave action. = Despite having entered into a binding 1983 Memorandum of Understanding with= the Government of Puerto Rico in which it agreed to stop targeting and= shelling offshore coral reefs, the Navy has continued these practices and= caused further destruction. Today, large amounts of unexploded ordnance= lie on the coral reefs of Vieques. The Navy simply has failed to undertake= any meaningful clean-up efforts, or any other steps to stop further= degradation of these coral reefs, let alone measures to enhance their= protection. The harm to Vieques's coral reefs caused by the Navy's activities is clearly= inconsistent with your Executive Order 13089 which seeks to enhance federal= protection of coral reefs and specifically requires all federal agencies: "to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions they authorize,= fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." The Navy's actions clearly violate the letter and spirit of your directive.= =20 The Navy continues to violate the Endangered Species Act, which requires= federal agencies to: "ensure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency .= . . is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered= species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse= modification of [critical] habitat." The Navy has failed to perform consultations with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife= Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, as required pursuant to= =A7 7 of the Endangered Species Act, to determine the impact of its actions= on endangered or threatened species, including manatees, sea turtles, and= brown pelicans. In addition to its disregard for the Endangered Species Act, the Navy= continues to violate the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and= Recovery Act, which establish protective standards for water quality and= soil contamination, respectively. It has been almost twenty years since= the Navy completed its only Environmental Impact Statement on its Vieques= operations. The report concluded that "potentially productive" portions of= the island had been converted into "wasteland" by its aerial attacks. = Finally, there are numerous toxic waste dumps and contamination sites= scattered around Vieques, contributing to the release of depleted uranium,= cyanide compounds, napalm, RDX, toulene and other hazardous substances into= the island's ecosystems.=20 It is unfortunate that the U.S. Navy has consistently disregarded federal= environmental protection mandates on Vieques, but it is all the more reason= to make the current cessation of its destructive activities permanent. It= is also imperative that the Navy begins the crucial task of remediating the= considerable contamination it has caused throughout the island. The= undersigned members of the scientific community and organizations call on= you to stop the Navy from resuming live fire exercises on Vieques, and to= authorize and direct the Navy to develop strategy for rehabilitation and= clean-up activities on the Island. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan =09 Department of Biology and Science Adivsor to College of Charleston The Cousteau Society Charleston SC 29424 =09 pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 10 17:45:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA04710 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:45:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA27006; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:50:51 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026975; Wed, 10 Nov 99 17:50:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:46:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA51988; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:28:51 GMT Message-Id: <199911102228.WAA51988@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:01:17 +1100 From: Stammer Andrew To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Staghorn Corals of the World Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Stammer Andrew Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 710 NEW CORAL BOOK Dr Carden Wallace, Director of the Museum of Tropical Queensland, has just published her new book Staghorn Corals of the World: a revision of the genus Acropora, and a new CD-ROM Staghorn Corals of the World: a key to species of Acropora. Information about both titles can be found at http://www.publish.csiro.au/books/detail.cfm?Key=2187 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 10 20:23:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA06164 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:23:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA03913; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:29:40 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003898; Wed, 10 Nov 99 20:28:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:25:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA52696; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 01:14:57 GMT Received: from zool.zoo.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA52581; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:14:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from kinzie.hawaii.edu (KINZIE [128.171.120.92]) by zool.zoo.hawaii.edu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2448.0) id VYG7M4CM; Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:09:21 -1000 Message-Id: <001e01bf2be1$62a3c840$5c78ab80@hawaii.edu> From: "Dr. Bob Kinzie" To: "'Coral list'" Subject: Position - Marine Behavior Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:09:19 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF2B8D.9060A860" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr. Bob Kinzie" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 711 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF2B8D.9060A860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is an ad for a marine behavioral biologist. If you are interested please reply to the search committee - not to me = and PLEASE not to the coral-list! Bob Kinzie ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, I3, POSITION #83079, Department of Zoology, College = of Natural Sciences, and the Hawai=92i Institute of Marine Biology = (HIMB), tenure track in Zoology; pending position clearance and = availability of funds. Appointment split 50:50 between HIMB and Zoology. = The successful candidate will join an active research program in the = behavior and ecology of marine organisms at the HIMB Coconut Island = laboratory, the broad-based instructional faculty in Zoology and our = graduate research and training program in Evolution, Ecology and = Conservation Biology (EECB). Teaching responsibilities will include an = undergraduate course in ethology and a graduate course in his/her = specialty.=20 Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience in an = appropriate field, significant research accomplishments beyond the = Ph.D., commitment to teaching undergraduate ethology, evidence of = extramural research funding success, commitment to study of tropical = marine animals and commitment to active participation in the EECB = program.=20 Desirable Qualifications: research combines a field and laboratory = approach, research takes advantage of the unique opportunities offered = by Hawai=92i, experience with tropical marine organisms, teaching = experience in an appropriate area and successful in obtaining = peer-refereed extramural research grants.=20 Letters of application must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, = statements of research and teaching interests and commitments, reprints = of up to three peer-reviewed publications and three letters of = reference. Applicants may provide the names, addresses, email and = telephone contacts of additional references.=20 Apply to: Behavioral Ecology Search Committee, Department of Zoology, = 2538 The Mall, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. Continuous = recruitment until position filled; only applications received by 28 = Dec., 1999, are assured of receiving full consideration.=20 The University of Hawai=92i is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity = Institution. See http://www.hawaii.edu/97catalog/a&s/zool.html, = http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB, http://www.hawaii.edu/eecb ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF2B8D.9060A860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Here is an ad for a marine behavioral = biologist.

If you are interested please reply to the search = committee - not=20 to me and PLEASE not to the coral-list!

Bob Kinzie

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, I3, POSITION #83079, = Department=20 of Zoology, College of Natural Sciences, and the Hawai=92i Institute of = Marine=20 Biology (HIMB), tenure track in Zoology; pending position clearance and=20 availability of funds. Appointment split 50:50 between HIMB and Zoology. = The=20 successful candidate will join an active research program in the = behavior and=20 ecology of marine organisms at the HIMB Coconut Island laboratory, the=20 broad-based instructional faculty in Zoology and our graduate research = and=20 training program in Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Biology (EECB). = Teaching=20 responsibilities will include an undergraduate course in ethology and a = graduate=20 course in his/her specialty.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience in = an=20 appropriate field, significant research accomplishments beyond the = Ph.D.,=20 commitment to teaching undergraduate ethology, evidence of extramural = research=20 funding success, commitment to study of tropical marine animals and = commitment=20 to active participation in the EECB program.

Desirable Qualifications: research combines a field and = laboratory=20 approach, research takes advantage of the unique opportunities offered = by=20 Hawai=92i, experience with tropical marine organisms, teaching = experience in an=20 appropriate area and successful in obtaining peer-refereed extramural = research=20 grants.

Letters of application must be accompanied by a curriculum=20 vitae, statements of research and teaching interests and = commitments,=20 reprints of up to three peer-reviewed publications and three letters of=20 reference. Applicants may provide the names, addresses, email and = telephone=20 contacts of additional references.

Apply to: Behavioral Ecology Search Committee, Department of Zoology, = 2538=20 The Mall, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. Continuous = recruitment until=20 position filled; only applications received by 28 Dec., 1999, are = assured of=20 receiving full consideration.

The University of Hawai=92i is an Affirmative Action/Equal = Opportunity=20 Institution. See http://www.hawaii.edu/97catalog/a&s/zool.html,=20 http://www.hawaii.edu/HIMB, http://www.hawaii.edu/eecb

------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BF2B8D.9060A860-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 11 07:39:17 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA10497 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:39:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA18992; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:47:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018979; Thu, 11 Nov 99 07:47:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:43:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA52826; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:34:48 GMT Message-Id: <199911111234.MAA52826@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:56:38 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: SARRAMEGNA Sebastien Subject: Single large or several small marine reserves Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: SARRAMEGNA Sebastien Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 712 Hello, I am a Phd Student and I am working on marine protected areas in New Caledonia. In the lagoon of New Caledonia there are several islets and barrier reefs. Some of them are in reserve and other are open to fishing. Differences were found for little islets between reserve and no-reserve but no differences were found for great barrier reef. Does anybody have information on difference between large ands small reserve also named as SLOSS theory. Thank you Sebastien SARRAMEGNA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 11 08:27:33 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA10789 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:27:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA20529; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:33:17 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020486; Thu, 11 Nov 99 08:32:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:28:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA56473; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:15:20 GMT Received: from unpsun2.cc.unp.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA56244; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:14:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp.unp.ac.za (pmbintra.cc.unp.ac.za [143.128.64.91]) by unpsun2.cc.unp.ac.za (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA25479 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:11:59 +0200 (SATS) Received: from UNP-Message_Server by smtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:13:17 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5 Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:12:36 +0200 From: "Jan Korrubel" To: Cc: Subject: Re: Single large or several small marine reserves Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jan Korrubel" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 713 Hi C-Listers / Sebastien, >> SARRAMEGNA Sebastien wrote: I am working on marine protected areas....Does anybody have information on difference between large ands small reserve also named as SLOSS theory. Here in South Africa, COLIN ATTWOOD is one of the researchers on marine reserves, sizes of reserves and their suitability / function. He is also a member of the Marine Reserves Task Group who brought out a publication "Towards a new policy on Marine Protected Areas for South Africa" in July 1997. His direct application is to (mathematically) model reserves with respect to linefish and (line) fishing sustainability (and has published some of this) - he may well have some info useful to you.. He is working at MCM (Marine Conservation and Management - used to the Department of Sea Fisheries) in Cape Town, and can be reached at . Hope this helps. Regards, Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 11 15:24:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14593 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:24:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13744; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:33:30 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013718; Thu, 11 Nov 99 15:32:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:29:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA55345; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:19:42 GMT Received: from mx03.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA59145; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:19:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from GustavW (dial-85-MAX-SJVT-01.ramp.together.net [207.41.56.213]) by mx03.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA16026 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:18:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002f01bf2c82$3bf8e080$d53829cf@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Pigeon Key Subtropical Workshop Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:20:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 714 SUBTROPICAL ECOLOGY AT PIGEON KEY March 5 - 1O, 2000 (6 days/5 nights) Workshop Coordinator/Instructor: Professor Gustav W. Verderber Spend an unforgettable week on an island paradise exploring the marine and subtropical ecology of the Florida Keys. This natural history workshop will explore the coastal and shallow submarine ecosystems of the Florida Keys. We will be based at the Pigeon Key Marine Education Facility on the tiny island of Pigeon Key. Barrier reef, mangrove, and terrestrial communities will be included as well as a snorkel trip to the outer reef and an all-day field trip to the Everglades. For more information and a detailed itinerary of the workshop please visit the "ecotravel" page at my web site: www.GustavWVerderber.com or email me at G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com Workshop cost of $459.00/person includes all transportation from Pigeon Key to field locations, meals, lodging, and instruction. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Education * Nature Travel * Writing * Photography * Gallery See "FRAMING NATURE" in the summer/fall, 1999 issue of VERMONT MAGAZINE 1999-2000 Workshops: Acadia National Park/Galapagos Islands/Florida Keys URL: http://www.GustavWVerderber.com E-Mail: G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com P.O. Box 83, Montgomery Ctr., VT 05471 Toll Free: (877) 560-0623 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 11 15:24:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14593 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:24:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13744; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:33:30 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013718; Thu, 11 Nov 99 15:32:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:29:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA55345; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:19:42 GMT Received: from mx03.together.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA59145; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:19:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from GustavW (dial-85-MAX-SJVT-01.ramp.together.net [207.41.56.213]) by mx03.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA16026 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:18:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002f01bf2c82$3bf8e080$d53829cf@GustavW.Verderber> From: "Gustav W. Verderber" To: Subject: Pigeon Key Subtropical Workshop Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:20:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Gustav W. Verderber" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 715 SUBTROPICAL ECOLOGY AT PIGEON KEY March 5 - 1O, 2000 (6 days/5 nights) Workshop Coordinator/Instructor: Professor Gustav W. Verderber Spend an unforgettable week on an island paradise exploring the marine and subtropical ecology of the Florida Keys. This natural history workshop will explore the coastal and shallow submarine ecosystems of the Florida Keys. We will be based at the Pigeon Key Marine Education Facility on the tiny island of Pigeon Key. Barrier reef, mangrove, and terrestrial communities will be included as well as a snorkel trip to the outer reef and an all-day field trip to the Everglades. For more information and a detailed itinerary of the workshop please visit the "ecotravel" page at my web site: www.GustavWVerderber.com or email me at G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com Workshop cost of $459.00/person includes all transportation from Pigeon Key to field locations, meals, lodging, and instruction. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Education * Nature Travel * Writing * Photography * Gallery See "FRAMING NATURE" in the summer/fall, 1999 issue of VERMONT MAGAZINE 1999-2000 Workshops: Acadia National Park/Galapagos Islands/Florida Keys URL: http://www.GustavWVerderber.com E-Mail: G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com P.O. Box 83, Montgomery Ctr., VT 05471 Toll Free: (877) 560-0623 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 11 18:37:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16251 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:36:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA20737; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:42:45 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020721; Thu, 11 Nov 99 18:42:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:39:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA60102; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 23:29:00 GMT Received: from inetminas.estaminas.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA60101; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:28:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from acd.ufrj.br (nas3-23.estaminas.com.br [200.251.117.151]) by inetminas.estaminas.com.br (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id VAA29563 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:28:17 -0200 (GMT) Message-Id: <382B514B.41A1E7E0@acd.ufrj.br> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:29:15 -0200 From: Marcos Soares Barbeitos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for data on M. cavernosa growth Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Marcos Soares Barbeitos MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------70FEDC9EF9C52B6092E7F7B7" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 716 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------70FEDC9EF9C52B6092E7F7B7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Dear coral-listers, I've been working with Montastrea cavernosa in my master's dissertation and I am having trouble in finding some paper that reports growth rates for this species. There's lots of reports for M. annularis, but I haven't found anything about cavernosa. Does anybody have a tip? I would also like to know (this is even more difficult) if there would be any paper that relates skeleton growth to addition of new polyps to the colonies=B4 tissue. Sort of "for each X cm of skeleton growth, there's addition of Y new polyps to the tissue". I would, of course, be interested in any species for which such information is available. Thanks and best wishes. Marcos --------------70FEDC9EF9C52B6092E7F7B7 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" Content-Description: Card for Marcos Barbeitos begin: vcard fn: Marcos Barbeitos n: Barbeitos;Marcos org: Museu Nacional / UFRJ/ Brazil adr: Quinta da Boa Vista s/n;;S=E3o Crist=F3v=E3o;Rio de Janeiro= ;RJ;20940-040;Brazil email;internet: msbb@acd.ufrj.br title: MSc. Student x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: TRUE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------70FEDC9EF9C52B6092E7F7B7-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 15 07:35:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA21749 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:35:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA08775; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:41:01 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008762; Mon, 15 Nov 99 07:40:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:37:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA83267; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 12:12:39 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA83166; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 07:12:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp64.206.105.97dip.netdial.caribe.net [206.105.97.64]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id IAA06349; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:11:35 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <003f01bf2f61$b481c580$406169ce@default> From: "CORALations" To: "eco-isla" , "Turtle Listers" , "Coral-List" Subject: Re: PLEASE ACT NOW Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:02:55 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA21749 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 717 As a marine conservation organization based in Puerto Rico, we ask that you sign on to the following letter to President Clinton asking that he STOP live fire target practice on the island of Vieques. At the recent coral reef executive task force meeting we were surprised that many people did not know the following: -Vieques has a population of over 9,000 people. This is not a deserted island. -The U.S. Navy targets coral reefs in violation of the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding with the local government. -The people of Vieques have been outspokenly opposed to Navy use of the island for live fire target practice for the last 60 years. Last spring a civilian guard named David Sanes was killed, and four others injured when a pilot accidentally dropped bombs which missed the target area. This tragedy has united the people of Puerto Rico who are now asking that the Navy not resume live fire practice on the island. -U.S. Navy makes large amounts of money leasing the island of Vieques to foreign powers for live fire target practice. Last year, the Navy's web site advertised the island of Vieques as follows: "One stop shopping - capability of excellence in all warfare areas with the right vision of the future...yields high return on investment." -With the exception of the target area, this biologically diverse island supports some of the healthiest coral reef with greatest percentage coral coverage remaining in U.S. Caribbean waters. Not unexpectedly, coral coverage and health improves as one moves away from the target area. There are a number of endangered species in the area of impact including seasonal whale populations and Giant Leatherbacks who instinctively return to nest on Navy beaches. We have seen one photo of a Leatherback washed ashore, spilling eggs, bleeding from mouth consistent head trauma from underwater shock. Vieques is also home and provides nesting habitat for many species of endangered sea birds -The decision to resume live fire target practice is now in the hands of President Clinton. Navy contends that live fire target practice on Vieques is an absolute necessity. They say this is an issue of National Security. They said the same thing when the people of Puerto Rico asked them to cease the live fire target practice on the municipal island of Culebra 20 years ago. Today, unexploded ordnance litters coral reefs in Culebra, which has a population approaching 5,000, and other popular dive destinations in Puerto Rico including the uninhabited islands of Desecheo and Mona. -We hope that as experts in coral reef education, management and conservation, you will sign on this letter to the President to aid in his decision. The ecosystem being destroyed is of global importance and we no longer have the "luxury," if we ever had, of targeting biologically diverse tropical ecosystem. Please sign on the letter below if you haven't already, and make a quick call to the White House TODAY. The President will most likely make his final decision within the next two days. PLEASE SIGN ON LETTER BELOW TODAY FOLLOWING COMMENTS FROM PHIL DUSTAN OF COUSTEAU SOCIETY. White House Comment Line Phone: 202-456-1111 White House Fax Line 202-456-2461 Clinton's e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov Gore's e-mail: vice-president@whitehouse.gov White House Address: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 ---------- From: Phillip Dustan To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: jhsterne@verner.com Subject: Vieques letter to President Clinton - Please sign on Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 6:15 PM Dear Colleagues, I'd like to thank all of you who contributed to my knowledge of Vieques Island two weeks ago. I wanted to learn more about the island as I was going to the US Coral Reef Task Force Meetings in St. Croix and knew it would be an issue at the meeting. The more I found out, the more I came to the realization that the ecology of Vieques is being harmed and perhaps it is time to do something about it. Regardless of your feelings about the politics of Vieques, It seems to me that it is important to stop the bombing ASAP. Jay Sterne, colleague of mine, works for the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand in Washington D.C. The firm works on behalf of the Government of Puerto Rico which is opposed to the continued bombing of Vieques Island. Jay is collecting signatures for the following letter to President Clinton. If you would like to be a signatory on this letter, please email your name and affiliation to him at jhsterne@verner.com. Since this issue involves much more than coral reefs (ie. manatees, sea turtles, endemic plant species, birds, and many other groups), please feel free to post this message on any list you feel may be appropriate for the conservation of the island and its surrounding waters. Sincerely, Phil Dustan **************************************************************************** ** DRAFT November __, 1999 President William J. Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: The undersigned members of the scientific community and organizations are writing to urge you to exercise your authority to permanently halt all live fire military exercises and bombing activities in the vicinity of the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, including three of the world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean territorial waters. The island also provides important habitat for numerous species protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as several endangered plants. The Navy's nearly year-round use of Vieques for an unparalleled level of bombing has already resulted in significant harm to the Island's fragile marine and terrestrial ecology. Further, we believe further damage must be avoided. A preliminary study of the Navy's impact on the reefs has confirmed damage from direct hits, damage from shock waves caused by ordnance landing in nearby waters, and damage from unexploded ordnance shifted by wave action. Despite having entered into a binding 1983 Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Puerto Rico in which it agreed to stop targeting and shelling offshore coral reefs, the Navy has continued these practices and caused further destruction. Today, large amounts of unexploded ordnance lie on the coral reefs of Vieques. The Navy simply has failed to undertake any meaningful clean-up efforts, or any other steps to stop further degradation of these coral reefs, let alone measures to enhance their protection. The harm to Vieques's coral reefs caused by the Navy's activities is clearly inconsistent with your Executive Order 13089 which seeks to enhance federal protection of coral reefs and specifically requires all federal agencies: "to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." The Navy's actions clearly violate the letter and spirit of your directive. The Navy continues to violate the Endangered Species Act, which requires federal agencies to: "ensure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency ... . . is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of [critical] habitat." The Navy has failed to perform consultations with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, as required pursuant to § 7 of the Endangered Species Act, to determine the impact of its actions on endangered or threatened species, including manatees, sea turtles, and brown pelicans. In addition to its disregard for the Endangered Species Act, the Navy continues to violate the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which establish protective standards for water quality and soil contamination, respectively. It has been almost twenty years since the Navy completed its only Environmental Impact Statement on its Vieques operations. The report concluded that "potentially productive" portions of the island had been converted into "wasteland" by its aerial attacks. Finally, there are numerous toxic waste dumps and contamination sites scattered around Vieques, contributing to the release of depleted uranium, cyanide compounds, napalm, RDX, toulene and other hazardous substances into the island's ecosystems. It is unfortunate that the U.S. Navy has consistently disregarded federal environmental protection mandates on Vieques, but it is all the more reason to make the current cessation of its destructive activities permanent. It is also imperative that the Navy begins the crucial task of remediating the considerable contamination it has caused throughout the island. The undersigned members of the scientific community and organizations call on you to stop the Navy from resuming live fire exercises on Vieques, and to authorize and direct the Navy to develop strategy for rehabilitation and clean-up activities on the Island. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan Department of Biology and Science Adivsor to College of Charleston The Cousteau Society Charleston SC 29424 pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax ---------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 15 08:05:38 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA22254 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:05:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA10400; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:14:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010381; Mon, 15 Nov 99 08:14:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:10:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA84141; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 13:00:26 GMT Message-Id: <199911151300.NAA84141@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 19:09:09 -0800 From: John McManus Subject: RE: Single large or several small marine reserves To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John McManus Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 718 SLOSS and corridor research are fascinating and important areas of research. A lot of progress has been made, and much more remains to be studied. Interestingly, most of the work has focussed on biological aspects. Management, of course, is a practice of modifying human behavior. As soon as one looks at the socioeconomic side of SLOSS, one realizes that there are (within a typical large country or region) situations in which large reserves are practical (often in areas of sparse habitation), and situations in which only tiny reserves (less than a few sq. km) are practical, lest small scale fishers be excluded from their sources of livelihood. Johannes has rightly emphasized that small village-initiated reserves will often be a key element in a rational conservation strategy, and these would generally have to be set up based on crude guidelines without much outside "expert" inputs (the "dataless reserves"). Thus, in practical terms, the answer to a SLOSS problem is usually going to be a mixture of small and large reserves, and a balance against "background" coastal regulation. Some species need large "hunting" grounds. Others need a range of habitat types to complete their life cycles. Under some conditions of widespread overharvesting and reef degradation, one might be in a situation to put heavy emphasis on setting up reserves to keep the ecosystems healthy. In those cases, a fascinating problem for the biophysical scientist is to determine a range of viable combinations of small and large reserves, with recommendations on minimal priority needs for improving general coastal management. These would then be trimmed down by socioeconomic scientists into a finer "region" of options to be considered by managers and policy makers in interaction with stakeholders. Thus, the answer to a SLOSS problem is generally going to be the determination of a range of viable options, usually involving mixtures, rather than a single answer. For those seeking references, some of this is covered in: McManus, J.W. 1997. Marine reserves and biodiversity: Towards 20% by 2020. In: McManus, J. W., van Zwol, C., Garces, L.R. and Sadacharan, D. (eds) 1998. A Framework for Futrue Training in Marine and Coastal Protected Area Management. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 57, 54 p. There is a lot of material on societal aspects of MPAs in this small proceedings. There may still be copies available from: Coastal Zone Management Centre, P.O. Box 20907, 2500 Ex The Hague. Cheers, John l Message----- From: Jan Korrubel [mailto:korrubelj@science.unp.ac.za] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 9:13 PM To: sarrameg@ufp.univ-nc.nc Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Single large or several small marine reserves Hi C-Listers / Sebastien, >> SARRAMEGNA Sebastien wrote: I am working on marine protected areas....Does anybody have information on difference between large ands small reserve also named as SLOSS theory. Here in South Africa, COLIN ATTWOOD is one of the researchers on marine reserves, sizes of reserves and their suitability / function. He is also a member of the Marine Reserves Task Group who brought out a publication "Towards a new policy on Marine Protected Areas for South Africa" in July 1997. His direct application is to (mathematically) model reserves with respect to linefish and (line) fishing sustainability (and has published some of this) - he may well have some info useful to you.. He is working at MCM (Marine Conservation and Management - used to the Department of Sea Fisheries) in Cape Town, and can be reached at . Hope this helps. Regards, Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 15 20:59:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA08855 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:59:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA03697; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:08:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003658; Mon, 15 Nov 99 21:08:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:04:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA92016; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 01:31:42 GMT Received: from solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA88995; Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:31:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from gbrmpa.gov.au (dhcp-190.gbrmpa.gov.au [146.116.1.190]) by solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA16065 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:29:35 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3830B47C.3229B53B@gbrmpa.gov.au> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:33:48 +1000 From: Kirsten Michalek-Wagner X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: translocation of Porites bommies Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kirsten Michalek-Wagner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 719 Hi everybody, I am trying to gather information about the possibility of translocating massive Porites colonies with diameters over 2 meters. I am not aware of any published material on this matter nor any attempts undertaken to translocate corals of this size. If anybody knows about groups that have translocated massive corals or can direct me towards published material, I would very much appreciate it if you could drop me a line (kirstenm@gbrmpa.gov.au). Cheers, Kirsten Michalek-Wagner From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 04:55:01 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA11558 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:55:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA17764; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 05:03:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017747; Tue, 16 Nov 99 05:02:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:59:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA94125; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:45:56 GMT Received: from post.tau.ac.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id EAA94315; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:45:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from loya.tau.ac.il (sherman327.tau.ac.il [132.66.43.149]) by post.tau.ac.il (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA13588 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:45:42 +0200 (IST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991116114754.007c1c40@post.tau.ac.il> X-Sender: roz@post.tau.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:47:54 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Michael Rosenfeld Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies In-Reply-To: <3830B47C.3229B53B@gbrmpa.gov.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Michael Rosenfeld Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 720 Hi all, Why would somebody move massive Porites colonies with diameters over 2 meters (probably over a 100 years old)? We feel that no scientific work can justify risking such an old coral that survived for that long. Can't the same goal be achieved by using smaller colonies, which are more abundant? Michael Rosenfeld and Maoz Fine >Hi everybody, > >I am trying to gather information about the possibility of translocating >massive Porites colonies with diameters over 2 meters. I am not aware of >any published material on this matter nor any attempts undertaken to >translocate corals of this size. If anybody knows about groups that have >translocated massive corals or can direct me towards published material, >I would very much appreciate it if you could drop me a line >(kirstenm@gbrmpa.gov.au). > >Cheers, > >Kirsten Michalek-Wagner > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 09:40:04 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15347 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:40:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA03526; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:48:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003491; Tue, 16 Nov 99 09:48:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:44:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA92644; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:18:51 GMT Received: from cheviot1.ncl.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA96007; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:18:38 -0500 (EST) Received: from apop.ncl.ac.uk (apop.ncl.ac.uk [128.240.124.67]) by cheviot1.ncl.ac.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA14621 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:18:34 GMT Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991116141802.007e3320@town5.ncl.ac.uk> X-Sender: n8716138@town5.ncl.ac.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:18:02 +0000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Simon Dunn Subject: Aiptasia ID? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Simon Dunn Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 721 I would like to ask if anybody knows if there are defined morphological characteristics that can be used to separate Aiptasia pallida from Aiptasia pulchella. As I understand the discrimination at present, the geographical region of origin separates the two species, ie/ A.pallida is from the Caribbean and A. pulchella is Indo /Pacific. This does not really help in identifying animals obtained through the aquarium trade, when the suppliers are unsure of the original source. The length of tentacles against column size, as with pigmentation, may be an artefact of the conditions the anemones are maintained in , therefore, if anybody could help in this matter it would be most appreciated, thank you. Simon Dunn From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 10:17:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA17098 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:17:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA06945; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:23:31 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006896; Tue, 16 Nov 99 10:23:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:19:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA96297; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:06:51 GMT Received: from postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA96020; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:06:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from [132.236.111.26] ([132.236.111.26]) by postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA20534 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:06:34 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: ljr5@postoffice4.mail.cornell.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19991116114754.007c1c40@post.tau.ac.il> References: <3830B47C.3229B53B@gbrmpa.gov.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:06:35 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 722 Hello, all: I have to say I agree with Michael Rosenfeld and Maoz Fine: what is the point of risking what is bound to be extensive damage to very old massive Porites colonies by moving them? Why is this necessary and what is to be accomplished? Work by several folks have shown that massives that aren't firmly attached to the substrate after transplantation do not reestablish well. I can't even imagine how one might go about positioning and cementing such colonies. Laurie Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 11:23:36 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19722 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:23:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15046; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:32:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014994; Tue, 16 Nov 99 11:32:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:28:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA93747; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:10:33 GMT Received: from imo19.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA93236; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:10:16 -0500 (EST) From: Kaimasa@aol.com Received: from Kaimasa@aol.com by imo19.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.4.) id q.0.27fd52a8 (4332); Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:10:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.27fd52a8.2562dbe0@aol.com> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:10:08 EST Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies To: ljr5@cornell.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 39 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kaimasa@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 723 In a message dated 11/16/99 7:20:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, ljr5@cornell.edu writes: << Work by several folks have shown that massives that aren't firmly attached to the substrate after transplantation do not reestablish well. >> Work by whom?? I believe that was the original question. If you have an idea of who did work that showed that it wasn't a great thing, do tell!!!! Suesan From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 11:34:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA20025 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:34:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA16166; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:43:37 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016112; Tue, 16 Nov 99 11:43:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:39:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA96826; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:25:25 GMT Message-Id: <199911161625.QAA96826@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:31:01 -0500 (EST) From: Kathryn Kavanagh To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: fish-sci@segate.sunet.se Subject: Acanthochromis in Wallacea? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kathryn Kavanagh Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 724 Hi - I have a question for those knowledgable of the reef-fish fauna of Southeast Asia. Could you let me know if the damselfish _Acanthochromis polyacanthus_ (Pomacentridae) ("Spiny Chromis") occurs on any of the islands or peninsular areas of Indonesia or Malaysia, including Borneo, and whether this species occurs in the western regions of the Philippines? There is quite an interesting story with this species and the distribution is not reported (or known?) very precisely. Thank you very much for any assistance. Kathryn Kavanagh From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 11:47:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA20375 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:47:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA17703; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:55:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017642; Tue, 16 Nov 99 11:55:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:51:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA96930; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:36:52 GMT Received: from relay4.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA94962; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:36:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from uhunix1.its.hawaii.edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay4.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <373552(3)>; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:36:35 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135681(6)>; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:36:06 -1000 Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:36:00 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Michael Rosenfeld cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19991116114754.007c1c40@post.tau.ac.il> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 725 On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Michael Rosenfeld wrote: > Hi all, > > Why would somebody move massive Porites colonies with diameters over 2 > meters (probably over a 100 years old)? We feel that no scientific work can > justify risking such an old coral that survived for that long. Can't the > same goal be achieved by using smaller colonies, which are more abundant? Harbour construction, dreging etc might necessitate the need to move large corals. The same was planned in Hawaii's Kawaihi area of the Big Island when that harbour was enlarged. Charles From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 12:38:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21564 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:38:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24156; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:47:14 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024137; Tue, 16 Nov 99 12:47:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:43:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA98026; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:28:55 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA97601; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:28:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:22:53 -0600 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: translocation of Porites bommies Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:19:02 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 726 In cases where there may be unavoidable impacts to such heads or in some cases such as with ship groundings... large-massive coral heads have been righted & moved and re-attached to the bottom using Portland cement... with great success I might add. Presently we are working on numerous - similar projects... please contact me individually for details. William F. Precht, P.G. EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J Miami phone (305) 592-7275 x488 -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo [mailto:ljr5@cornell.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:07 AM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies Hello, all: I have to say I agree with Michael Rosenfeld and Maoz Fine: what is the point of risking what is bound to be extensive damage to very old massive Porites colonies by moving them? Why is this necessary and what is to be accomplished? Work by several folks have shown that massives that aren't firmly attached to the substrate after transplantation do not reestablish well. I can't even imagine how one might go about positioning and cementing such colonies. Laurie Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 12:38:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21563 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:38:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24158; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:47:14 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa24137; Tue, 16 Nov 99 12:47:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:43:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA98288; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:32:43 GMT Message-Id: <199911161732.RAA98288@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Juan A. Sanchez" To: "Laurie Jeanne Raymundo" , Cc: References: <3830B47C.3229B53B@gbrmpa.gov.au> Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:27:54 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Juan A. Sanchez" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 727 Dear All, I would like to say a couple of things about this interesting issue of moving (transplanting) massive corals. I am pretty sure that Kirsten Michalek-Wagner should have very good reasons to move such huge Porites. I already had a similar experience some years ago in the Colombian Caribbean. Cartagena bay is surrounded by some particular coral reefs, which on the surface fresh waters flow. A steady state of low transparency, sediments, organic and chemical contamination affects those coral reefs since four centuries ago. Those reefs, however, are going to be dredging at the best or physically removed at the worst because of the expansion of the port. We did a transplantation experiment 22 km away from the donor reef (some huge Diplorias and Montastreas). We made sure to find a very similar habitat and we wanted to follow the survivorship of corals. We actually had to switch the analysis to grazing effects and partial mortality because any of the colonies died. Those colonies did spawn and growth during one year. So if those huge colonies (and survivors of a natural experiment of adaptation to rough environments) are worth (as Laurie suggested: "the point of risking them" ), why do not move them away and keep them alive? Many other questions can also be addressed with that sort of experiments. Those colonies have inside their environmental history and that can be compared after some time of transplantation, just to mention something. To answer Laurie's question, there are many products to cement corals underwater. They are just additives to mix with normal cement (SIKA), which are not very toxic to the environment. The corals will be all set in about an hour after transplantation and if the coral is very heavy is even more easy. Cheers, Very sincerely, Juan A. Sanchez Graduate Research assistant http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~js15/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo To: Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:06 AM Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies > Hello, all: > > I have to say I agree with Michael Rosenfeld and Maoz Fine: what is the > point of risking what is bound to be extensive damage to very old massive > Porites colonies by moving them? Why is this necessary and what is to be > accomplished? Work by several folks have shown that massives that aren't > firmly attached to the substrate after transplantation do not reestablish > well. I can't even imagine how one might go about positioning and > cementing such colonies. > > Laurie Raymundo > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 12:50:42 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21716 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:50:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA25449; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:59:27 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025350; Tue, 16 Nov 99 12:58:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:54:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA98174; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:42:31 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA94155; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:42:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:36:25 -0600 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: translocation of Porites bommies Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:32:34 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 728 to also answer some of the comments regarding damaging such heads... we have found that using the proper equipment by trained personnel (i.e. commercial divers with reef restoration experience & know how)- that essentially no damage to living tissue occurs...we then transport the coral using lifts to its predetermined "final" resting place, build a pedastal, and re-attach. we have done this with corals the size of a fist - to the size of a car. cheers, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Precht, Bill Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:19 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: translocation of Porites bommies In cases where there may be unavoidable impacts to such heads or in some cases such as with ship groundings... large-massive coral heads have been righted & moved and re-attached to the bottom using Portland cement... with great success I might add. Presently we are working on numerous - similar projects... please contact me individually for details. William F. Precht, P.G. EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J Miami phone (305) 592-7275 x488 -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Jeanne Raymundo [mailto:ljr5@cornell.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:07 AM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies Hello, all: I have to say I agree with Michael Rosenfeld and Maoz Fine: what is the point of risking what is bound to be extensive damage to very old massive Porites colonies by moving them? Why is this necessary and what is to be accomplished? Work by several folks have shown that massives that aren't firmly attached to the substrate after transplantation do not reestablish well. I can't even imagine how one might go about positioning and cementing such colonies. Laurie Raymundo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 13:50:07 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA23879 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:50:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01980; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:58:51 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001912; Tue, 16 Nov 99 13:58:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:54:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA95176; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:40:40 GMT Received: from imo-d09.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA98528; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:40:34 -0500 (EST) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo-d09.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.4.) id b.0.d3ed5e57 (4418) for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:40:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.d3ed5e57.2562ff1b@aol.com> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:40:27 EST Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 729 In a message dated 11/16/99 10:52:25 AM, delbeek@hawaii.edu writes: << Harbour construction, dreging etc might necessitate the need to move large corals. The same was planned in Hawaii's Kawaihi area of the Big Island when that harbour was enlarged. >> In fact, that is the reason. I hope Kristen will chime in here, but her co-worker mentioned to me today that funding is likely for a channel to a harbor area off Magnetic Island that goes through some large Porites bommies and that the idea to reroute the channel was not taken. If I am not mistaken, I believe that there was a similar situation in Cozumel where large chunks of reef were relocated. Was this done by carrying excised chunks under a barge, if I recall? Kristen, I sent a list of references to Michelle and they were returned for some reason. If you read this, I will try again later. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 16 18:54:28 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA00602 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:54:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA06991; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:03:13 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006964; Tue, 16 Nov 99 19:02:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:59:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA00399; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:46:07 GMT Received: from solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA00394; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:45:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from gbrmpa.gov.au (dhcp-190.gbrmpa.gov.au [146.116.1.190]) by solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA13674 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:43:38 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3831ED28.8B25B25C@gbrmpa.gov.au> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:47:52 +1000 From: Kirsten Michalek-Wagner X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: translocation of Porites bommies Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kirsten Michalek-Wagner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 730 Hi everybody, first of all thanks to all of you that have responded to my question on how to possibly relocate Porites bommies. I feel there is the need to clarify the issue, however, because there is no intention to use the bommies for any experimental work. I am trying to assess the possibilty of moving them out of a boat harbour development (for which the permit is currently assessed) WITHOUT destroying such significant colonies. Cheers, Kirsten Michalek-Wagner From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 17 00:42:47 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA03330 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:42:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA22974; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:48:37 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022959; Wed, 17 Nov 99 00:48:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:44:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA94877; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:18:56 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA62185; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:18:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:12:47 -0600 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: "'EricHugo@aol.com'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: translocation of Porites bommies Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:16:55 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 731 for those who may be interested... the Cozumel project that Eric refered to was performed by Ricardo Munoz-Chagin... and he published some of the methodology and results in the Panama Reef Mtg. Proceedings. The reason the project was implemented was due to a port/dock expansion. They built a combination artificial/natural reef and relocated & transplanted everything they could... with great success I might add....This new reef is adjacent to its original local... and it really looks quite spectacular...a great case of successful "up-front" mitigation. cheers, Bill -----Original Message----- From: EricHugo@aol.com [mailto:EricHugo@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 1:40 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies In a message dated 11/16/99 10:52:25 AM, delbeek@hawaii.edu writes: << Harbour construction, dreging etc might necessitate the need to move large corals. The same was planned in Hawaii's Kawaihi area of the Big Island when that harbour was enlarged. >> In fact, that is the reason. I hope Kristen will chime in here, but her co-worker mentioned to me today that funding is likely for a channel to a harbor area off Magnetic Island that goes through some large Porites bommies and that the idea to reroute the channel was not taken. If I am not mistaken, I believe that there was a similar situation in Cozumel where large chunks of reef were relocated. Was this done by carrying excised chunks under a barge, if I recall? Kristen, I sent a list of references to Michelle and they were returned for some reason. If you read this, I will try again later. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 17 07:24:49 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA05823 for ; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:24:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA02743; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:30:39 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002700; Wed, 17 Nov 99 07:29:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:25:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA95080; Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:13:23 GMT Message-Id: <199911171213.MAA95080@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:30:51 -1000 From: John Naughton To: Kirsten Michalek-Wagner CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: translocation of Porites bommies Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John Naughton Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 732 Kirsten: If this is a new boat harbor with significant amounts of large Porites bommies, I would consider recommending avoidance. In otherwords, move the harbor, or at a minimum realign the entrance channel or turning basin to avoid these large colonies. In Hawaii we've moved up to 15 tons of coral (including some substantial bommies), but either at a harbor which was begun in the 1970s and never completed (Kawaihae Harbor), or for maintenance dredging of corals which have colonized older existing harbors (several sites in Kaneohe Bay). Very old, large colonies should be avoided whenever possible. Aloha, John John Naughton NMFS, NOAA Honolulu, Hawaii Kirsten Michalek-Wagner wrote: > Hi everybody, > > first of all thanks to all of you that have responded to my question on > how to possibly relocate Porites bommies. I feel there is the need to > clarify the issue, however, because there is no intention to use the > bommies for any experimental work. I am trying to assess the possibilty > of moving them out of a boat harbour development (for which the permit > is currently assessed) WITHOUT destroying such significant colonies. > > Cheers, > > Kirsten Michalek-Wagner From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 18 07:17:24 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA28831 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:17:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA11644; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:26:13 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011569; Thu, 18 Nov 99 07:25:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:22:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA09361; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:53:21 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id GAA08738; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:53:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au (ppp-07.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.7]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id VAA10924 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:53:03 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19991118214247.0069b0f4@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:42:47 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: West Pacific and South East Asia information Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Clive Wilkinson Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 733 Coral List. The GCRMN has funding to prepare reports on the Status of Coral Reefs of: Federated States of Micronesia, Eastern Indonesia(Wallace line and east), Eastern Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau and Solomon Islands. There are probably many anecdotal and data-rich reports, either unpublished or in the grey literature, that we are not aware of. If you have worked in these areas (or know of reports) could you please pass the information and reports to the following who are coordinating the reports: Federated States of Micronesia and Palau: Noah Idechong and Yimnang Golbuu in Palau c/o Ahser Edward in FSM , and Robert Richmond in Guam Philippines: Edgardo Gomez and Al Licuanan Eastern Indonesia: David Hopley Eastern Malaysia: Annadel Cabanban , Nick Pilcher Papua New Guinea: Philip.Munday , Solomon Islands: Cameron Hay If you have trouble with these addresses, please pass them through me These reports are the first in a series for all countries with coral reefs - and will be the basis for the next Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000. Thank you Clive Wilkinson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 18 09:08:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA01233 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:08:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA21564; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:17:27 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021521; Thu, 18 Nov 99 09:16:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:12:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA13550; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:40:51 GMT Message-Id: <199911181340.NAA13550@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: To: Subject: translocation of Porites bommies Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:33:12 -0600 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 734 As Bill mentioned , four years ago I conducted a huge reef = transplantation program at the construction site of a cruise ships pier = in Cozumel Island. We moved almost all the hard and soft corals, = sponges, zoanthids and complete patch reefs existing from the coastline = to 24 m deep, using lift bags and underwater containers. Corals and = other reef organisms were re-cemented on 44 artificial substrates made = by armed concrete. Patch reefs and some big coral colonies were directly = cemented on an exposed limestone rock which was the base of a living = reef before it was killed because of cruise ships anchoring. Partial = results were included in: Proc. 8th Int. Coral Reef Sym. 2:2075-1078. I have to mention that branched corals are fragile and big colonies = could be difficult to be released and re-cemented without any injury. = Sometimes the colony is fractured and the fragments have to be cemented = separately. Cheers, Ricardo Mu=F1oz Chagin Ecologia y Manejo de Sistemas Arrecifales, S.C.P. emsa@sureste.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 18 09:08:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA01232 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:08:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA21566; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:17:26 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa21517; Thu, 18 Nov 99 09:16:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:12:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA13036; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 13:44:30 GMT Message-Id: <199911181344.NAA13036@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Joanna Frame" To: Subject: Marine particles Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 23:03:32 -0000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Joanna Frame" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 735 Hi there! I am an undergraduate reading Marine Sciences and I am currently working = on an essay entitled "The Origin and Distribution of Particles in the = Ocean." I have researched the topic well and feel I have sufficient = literature, but I am still having trouble finding information on the = Wentworth Scale and the actual definition of a (marine) particle. If = anyone could help me with this then it would be greatly appreciated. =20 Thank you very much! Joanna Frame From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 18 16:28:06 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA11495 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:28:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA10595; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:33:54 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010540; Thu, 18 Nov 99 16:33:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:29:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA10649; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:11:16 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA15104; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:10:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA04948; Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:07:54 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19991118162017.00b36c64@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 16:20:23 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Bill Barada Skin Diver reference Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Phillip Dustan Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 736 Hi everyone, I have been trying in vain to obtain the reference to an early article by Bill Barada in Skin Diver Magazine and perhaps someone out there knows the citation. Bill wrote an article in the late 1960's or early 1970's that was the first reference to sedimentation having a negative impact in the Florida Keys. There was a picture of a drag line in operation and the title was something like "sedimetation killing the reefs". I know this is pre-web, pre-PADI, NAUI, etc. But can anyone send me the reference. Phil -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Dustan Department of Biology College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 19 19:40:31 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA04476 for ; Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:40:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA24722; Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:49:23 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024707; Fri, 19 Nov 99 19:48:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:45:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA27086; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 00:30:23 GMT Message-Id: <199911200030.AAA27086@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:17:52 From: Doug Fenner To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 737 Regarding the petitions to stop the bombing of Vieques Is, Puerto Rico, I seem to remember work some years ago reported in one of the International Coral Reef Symposiums that looked at the reefs of Vieques, and found that they were in better shape than the reefs of Puerto Rico. The bombing had done surprisingly little damage to the reefs, and it had kept people out of the area, so they hadn't destroyed the reefs as on Puerto Rico. In Hawaii it has been said that the military are unwittingly one of the islands' biggest conservation agencies, since the islands are dotted with disused military bases where people cannot buy land and build resorts, etc. Maybe it would be ideal to get the Navy to stop bombing and clean up everything, but leave the live ordinance lying around to keep people out. If you let people populate the Vieques as dense as the rest of Puerto Rico and don't have very effective controls of sediment runoff, fishing, etc, the reefs may be worse off than with the military there. What will replace the military? -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, unsubscribe coral-list To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with, subscribe coral-list If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. .................................................................. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 20 09:30:23 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA08195 for ; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:30:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA11852; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:36:15 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011831; Sat, 20 Nov 99 09:35:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:32:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA27974; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:14:34 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA31071; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:14:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-07/19/99-v1.1)) with SMTP id JAA17105; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:14:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:14:11 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Doug Fenner cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? In-Reply-To: <199911200030.AAA27086@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-Id: Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id JAA08195 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 738 Strong endorsement of Doug's point. Several on the list have visited or worked at Johnston Atoll, site of a facility for the disposal of chemical weapons and a place with a history of environmental insults. The reef is mostly in very beautiful condition due to the restrictions on access and use, and is now within a National Wildlife Sanctuary. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov,    unsubscribe coral-list To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with,    subscribe coral-list If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above   commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. .................................................................. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov) in Miami, Florida, USA. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 20 19:00:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA10491 for ; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:00:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA22525; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:09:22 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022510; Sat, 20 Nov 99 19:09:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:05:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA32610; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:52:46 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA34171; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 18:52:39 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 52099 invoked by uid 0); 20 Nov 1999 23:52:35 -0000 Message-Id: <19991120235235.52098.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 136.145.142.94 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 15:52:33 PST X-Originating-IP: [136.145.142.94] From: "Juan Torres" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 15:52:33 PST Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Juan Torres" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id TAA10491 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 739 Although NAVY's restrictions to the bombing areas in Vieques could impede people to frequently fish or dive there, damage has already being performed by the continous bombings. These reefs have been under the attack of the NAVY's bombs for more than 40 years in the area. Also, NAVY's practices in Vieques are with live bombs. This aggravates the situation since it is well known the damage that these can cause to any marine ecosystem. It is not only the destruction of the reefs, but also all the life that accompanies it. The fact is that since it is a restricted area, scientists can't enter there to perform studies regarding the health of these ecosystems. Best regards, Juan L. Torres, MS UPR-Dept. of Marine Sciences >From: Doug Fenner >Reply-To: Doug Fenner >To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? >Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:17:52 > >Regarding the petitions to stop the bombing of Vieques Is, Puerto Rico, > > I seem to remember work some years ago reported in one of the >International Coral Reef Symposiums that looked at the reefs of Vieques, >and found that they were in better shape than the reefs of Puerto Rico. >The bombing had done surprisingly little damage to the reefs, and it had >kept people out of the area, so they hadn't destroyed the reefs as on >Puerto Rico. > > In Hawaii it has been said that the military are unwittingly one of the >islands' biggest conservation agencies, since the islands are dotted with >disused military bases where people cannot buy land and build resorts, >etc. > > Maybe it would be ideal to get the Navy to stop bombing and clean up >everything, but leave the live ordinance lying around to keep people out. >If you let people populate the Vieques as dense as the rest of Puerto Rico >and don't have very effective controls of sediment runoff, fishing, etc, >the reefs may be worse off than with the military there. What will >replace the military? -Doug > >Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. >Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist >Australian Institute of Marine Science >PMB No 3 >Townsville MC >Queensland 4810 >Australia >phone 07 4753 4334 >e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au >web: http://www.aims.gov.au > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text >in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, >unsubscribe coral-list >To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with, >subscribe coral-list >If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above >commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. >.................................................................. >The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) >sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program >(CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov,    unsubscribe coral-list To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with,    subscribe coral-list If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above   commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. .................................................................. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 20 23:12:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA11299 for ; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:12:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA28898; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:21:34 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028885; Sat, 20 Nov 99 23:20:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:17:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA34201; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 03:54:57 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA35717; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 22:54:50 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 97965 invoked by uid 0); 21 Nov 1999 03:54:46 -0000 Message-Id: <19991121035446.97964.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.242 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:54:44 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.242] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: d.fenner@aims.gov.au, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:54:44 PST Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id XAA11299 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 740 Dear Coral Listers. This is in response to the comments of Dr. Doug Fenner (AIMS) regarding the destruction of the coral reefs of Vieques Island (Puerto Rico) caused by the bombing activities carried out by the U.S. NAVY and other NATO countries. Dr. Fenner seems to defend the idea that it's better to keep the U.S. Navy blowing out our coral reefs than to have Puerto Ricans developing Vieques island. That view was also supported by Les Kaufman. I agree with the idea that we can not allow Vieques to become another San Juan(P.R.) or another St. Thomas (USVI), in terms of the model of touristic development. As a matter of fact, the local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques (Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques) has already prepared an alternative sutainable development plan for a Vieques Island free of the U.S. Navy. But, I completely disagree with Fenner's point of view of keeping the U.S. NAVY in Vieques. Vieques Island is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has a permanent population of nearly 10,000 residents. It is one of the most important touristic destinations in the entire Caribbean. But at the same time, it has been used as a target ground since 1941 by the U.S. Navy and other NATO countries. 58 years of bombing!!! Bombing areas are located just 9 miles upwind of Isabel Segunda, the Viques downtown area. Sometimes, U.S. Navy pilots have missed targets by up to 10 miles, dropping off bombs just 1 mile off downtown Isabel Segunda! Residents of Vieques Island also suffer a 26% incidence of cancer, which is way higher than the average for the main island of Puerto Rico. This means that almost one of every three viequenses will die from cancer!!!!! Can anybody has an explanation for that? Furthermore, all of the most weird type of weapons developed by the U.S. Navy have been tested in Vieques, including napalm, all kinds of missiles and bullets with uranium casings!!!!! And what about biological weapons???? The U.S. Navy keeps residuals of uranium everywhere around the target areas!!! And there is also a lagoon which has been used as a dump-site of toxic wastes. It has been known for more than two decades that it is severely polluted (Sanchez, 1978). Has anybody ever questioned if toxic pollutants are leaching into the coral reefs and segrass beds in the area? Are edible species incorporating toxics? Is this related in any way to the high cancer rate in Vieques? That lagoon became flooded by the sea during the 2-m storm tide and 6-m waves of Hurricane Lenny last Wednesday. The U.S. Navy also smashes turtle nesting beaches by its amphibious vehicles. What about all conservation agencies? This is not only a matter of corals and fish, it's politics! And, furthermore, it's about people!!! The U.S. Navy is slowly killing Viequenses and just killed a civilian on April 19, 1999 because one of their pilots missed the target (again) with a live bomb. Although a Puerto Rican was blown out and split in two pieces by the U.S. Navy, nobody is in jail yet! But, let's get back to the reef problem and bombs! Fenner cited (without mentioning them) the studies of Antonius (1982) published in the Proc. 4th. Coral Reef Symp. Manila (1981), and probably those of Antonius and Dodge (1982), which concluded that hurricanes are more damaging to coral reefs than bombing activities. These studies focused only on shallow reef zones (reef front and backreefs), which by the time of the studies were just smashed by Hurricanes David and Frederick (1979), so their conclusions were obviously biased. Moreover, these studies were requested by the own U.S. Navy. However, independent studies carried out by Rogers et al. (1978) and Carrera-Rodriguez (1978) concluded that there was: 1) severe destruction coral reef frameworks within the maneuver areas; 2) craters were abundant; 3) severe pulverization and fragmentation of coral heads; 4) damage by sedimentation caused by blasting; 5) impacts from shock waves; 6) toxic pollution from chemicals carried out in bombs (Lai, 1978); and 7) significant solid waste disposal in the coral reefs, including, bomb fragments, flare casings, shells, bullets, parachutes, and other military stuff. In addition, according to Cintron (1980) and Vicente (1980), there was also severe damage to seagrass beds in the area due to bombing and by being smashed by amphibious vehicles. Some of my studies in Vieques (Hernandez-Delgado, 1994; 1996; Chapter 2, 3 PhD Dissertation) have shown that Vieques supports coral cover values ranging from about 5% in shallow flat eolianite reefs, to about 45% in deeper reefs. It has been estimated, however, that shelf edge coral reefs support coral cover values of approximately 50-90%. These supports one of the most important reef-based fisheries of the region. So, coral reefs outside of maneuver areas are still in preety good shape. But fringing reefs along the northern Vieques shoreline are suffering the chronic effects of touristic and housing development (Hernandez-Delgado, 1994, 1996, 1997), including the construction of a private resort. This is mostly caused by sedimentation and turbidity. But bombing areas also suffer from severe run-off, which not only carry out sediments to the coastal waters, but possibly toxic and radioactive wastes. Regarding what is the condition of cratered reefs, there is no actual information from Vieques. The U.S. Navy has never allowed independent scientists to study the area, as pointed out by Juan Torres, from UPR-Dept. Marine Sciences. Even, our Coral Reef Research Group tried to obtain a permit to study that area, which recieved no answer. But, I've been able to document in some way the status of former target coral reefs of Culebra Island. Culebra is located 22 km north of Vieques, and 27 km off eastern Puerto Rico, and supports a population of about 2,500 citizens. It was invaded in 1901 by the U.S. Navy and kept bombing the Culebra arhipelago until 1975. In summary, there is a striking difference in the coral reef epibenthic and fish assemblages, when cratered reefs are compared to control sites. Epibenthic communities Parameter Cratered Control Coral species richness Low High H'n Low High Dominance Species Massive adapted to corals disturbance Coral cover <5% 40-90% Recruitment of massive Absent Common coral species* *There is coral recruitment within cratered areas, but the bottom was so much demolished that it is highly unstable and only high-recruiting species adapted to disturbance are common (i.e., Siderastrea radians, Porites spp., Millepora spp.). There is no net recovery of coral reefs that were severely demolished by bombing activities more than 25 years ago. This suggests that it will take several human generations to naturally recover these areas, if that can occur. Fish communities Parameter Cratered Control Fish species richness Low High H'n Low High Average biomass Low High Average sizes Smaller Larger Abundance of predators Lower Higher Availability of shelter Rare/absent High Fish communities are also severely affected more thatn 25 years ago because of the lack of reef recovery, and because of the loss of the natural habitat heterogeneity. Bombs are also known to produce massive fish kills (IDEA, 1970). In synthesis, I agree with Fenner's view that Vieques Island coral reefs must be protected from development, BUT SHOULD NOT BE CLOSED to Puerto Ricans or viequenses. THIS IS AN IMPERIALISTIC APPROACH TO CORAL REEF CONSERVATIONS AND WE, AS PUERTO RICANS, WON'T ACCEPT THAT. There are several basic conditions that must be met by the U.S. Navy before leaving: 1) Give back ALL lands to Puerto Ricans; 2) clean all toxic wastes; 3) remove all ordnance; 4) restore polluted areas, target areas, and destroyed coral reefs and seagrass beds; and 5) provide for the sustainable development of Vieques. My recommendations regarding coral reef conservation in Vieques are: 1) carry out a general assessment of coral reefs and associated habitats within and outside of the target areas; 2) establish permanent monitoring stations; 3) evaluate the possibility of restoring damaged reefs and segrass bed areas; 4) remove all unexploded ordnance; 5) evaluate the status of fish communities in order to identify priority areas for conservation through the designation as a Marine Fishery Reserve. A possible network of MFRs could be an excellent approach to restore overfished stocks outside of the target areas. Fenner's intention of protecting coral reefs is excellent. But Puerto Ricans, specially viequenses and culebrenses, are tired of the imperialistic approach to conservation issues. We, as scientists, need to deal with the reality that we are not dealing only with fish and coral, it's about people!!!!!!! And there are a complex array of sociological and political-historical issues that must be considered when conservation approaches are proposed. Anything must be discussed with the people of Vieques first. Fenner's last question was who will replace the Navy? It would have been easier to recommend why don't the Australian government recieves our bombs. They have plenty of reefs to destroy. Why don't they set a target ground 9 miles off Townsville, just as in Vieques? I agree with Fenner that we should not allow weird developers to destroy what Viequenses have been trying to rescue for 58 years. But to replace the Navy with the Navy itself? Please!!!!!!!! Regards, Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado, M.Sc., Ph.D.C. Research Associate University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reef Research Group P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 coral_giac@hotmail.com ************************************ From: Doug Fenner Reply-To: Doug Fenner To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:17:52 Regarding the petitions to stop the bombing of Vieques Is, Puerto Rico, I seem to remember work some years ago reported in one of the International Coral Reef Symposiums that looked at the reefs of Vieques, and found that they were in better shape than the reefs of Puerto Rico. The bombing had done surprisingly little damage to the reefs, and it had kept people out of the area, so they hadn't destroyed the reefs as on Puerto Rico. In Hawaii it has been said that the military are unwittingly one of the islands' biggest conservation agencies, since the islands are dotted with disused military bases where people cannot buy land and build resorts, etc. Maybe it would be ideal to get the Navy to stop bombing and clean up everything, but leave the live ordinance lying around to keep people out. If you let people populate the Vieques as dense as the rest of Puerto Rico and don't have very effective controls of sediment runoff, fishing, etc, the reefs may be worse off than with the military there. What will replace the military? -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov,    unsubscribe coral-list To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with,    subscribe coral-list If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above   commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. .................................................................. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 21 00:29:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA11519 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:29:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA00018; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:35:11 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029993; Sun, 21 Nov 99 00:34:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:30:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA32799; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 05:03:25 GMT Received: from engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA33732; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:03:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from wallison ([202.1.193.79]) by engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-58493U3000L300S0V35) with SMTP id mv; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 10:02:52 +0500 Message-Id: <005201bf33de$0d99c200$7fc101ca@wallison> From: "William Allison" To: References: <19991120235235.52098.qmail@hotmail.com> Subject: ReefBomb: A Coral Reef Protection Program(me) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 10:04:52 +0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "William Allison" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id AAA11519 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 741 Doug Fenner's suggestion to leave live ordinance lying about has the merit of being economical but the policy has increased rather than decreased site usage in some locations. Instead, controlled charge placement and magnitude would more effectively discourage site use, control collateral damage, and facilitate scientific interpretation of results. Additional issues to be explored for which some of the experiments have been conducted include: Does nuclear or conventional weapons testing afford the better ecosystem protection?Does the approach work in other ecosystems? &c. At one level this is a serious discussion about a real issue. At another level a discussion about bombing reefs to protect them from people seems surreal. Bill William (Bill) Allison Ma. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 21 12:17:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA14179 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:17:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA14169; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:26:39 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014148; Sun, 21 Nov 99 12:26:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 12:22:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA37760; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:59:09 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA36034; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 11:59:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (max2-40.poi.net [209.213.40.59]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id GAA62722 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 06:56:53 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <002a01bf3441$8e132080$3b28d5d1@default> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: Fw: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 06:57:48 -1000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA14179 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 742 Why not consider the same plan for Vieques Island as Kahoolawe here in Hawaii. The Navy returned it to the State and created a Marine Protected Area. No fishing, no development just an education center and a living lab. Bob Endreson -----Original Message----- From: Edwin Hernandez-Delgado To: d.fenner@aims.gov.au ; coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov ; eco-isla@earthsystems.org Date: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? >Dear Coral Listers. > >This is in response to the comments of Dr. Doug Fenner (AIMS) regarding the >destruction of the coral reefs of Vieques Island (Puerto Rico) caused by the >bombing activities carried out by the U.S. NAVY and other NATO countries. >Dr. Fenner seems to defend the idea that it's better to keep the U.S. Navy >blowing out our coral reefs than to have Puerto Ricans developing Vieques >island. That view was also supported by Les Kaufman. > >I agree with the idea that we can not allow Vieques to become another San >Juan(P.R.) or another St. Thomas (USVI), in terms of the model of touristic >development. As a matter of fact, the local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate >y Desarrollo de Vieques (Committee for the Rescue and Development of >Vieques) has already prepared an alternative sutainable development plan for >a Vieques Island free of the U.S. Navy. But, I completely disagree with >Fenner's point of view of keeping the U.S. NAVY in Vieques. > >Vieques Island is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and has a >permanent population of nearly 10,000 residents. It is one of the most >important touristic destinations in the entire Caribbean. But at the same >time, it has been used as a target ground since 1941 by the U.S. Navy and >other NATO countries. 58 years of bombing!!! Bombing areas are located just >9 miles upwind of Isabel Segunda, the Viques downtown area. Sometimes, U.S. >Navy pilots have missed targets by up to 10 miles, dropping off bombs just 1 >mile off downtown Isabel Segunda! > >Residents of Vieques Island also suffer a 26% incidence of cancer, which is >way higher than the average for the main island of Puerto Rico. This means >that almost one of every three viequenses will die from cancer!!!!! Can >anybody has an explanation for that? > >Furthermore, all of the most weird type of weapons developed by the U.S. >Navy have been tested in Vieques, including napalm, all kinds of missiles >and bullets with uranium casings!!!!! And what about biological weapons???? >The U.S. Navy keeps residuals of uranium everywhere around the target >areas!!! And there is also a lagoon which has been used as a dump-site of >toxic wastes. It has been known for more than two decades that it is >severely polluted (Sanchez, 1978). Has anybody ever questioned if toxic >pollutants are leaching into the coral reefs and segrass beds in the area? >Are edible species incorporating toxics? Is this related in any way to the >high cancer rate in Vieques? That lagoon became flooded by the sea during >the 2-m storm tide and 6-m waves of Hurricane Lenny last Wednesday. > >The U.S. Navy also smashes turtle nesting beaches by its amphibious >vehicles. What about all conservation agencies? > >This is not only a matter of corals and fish, it's politics! And, >furthermore, it's about people!!! The U.S. Navy is slowly killing >Viequenses and just killed a civilian on April 19, 1999 because one of their >pilots missed the target (again) with a live bomb. Although a Puerto Rican >was blown out and split in two pieces by the U.S. Navy, nobody is in jail >yet! > >But, let's get back to the reef problem and bombs! > >Fenner cited (without mentioning them) the studies of Antonius (1982) >published in the Proc. 4th. Coral Reef Symp. Manila (1981), and probably >those of Antonius and Dodge (1982), which concluded that hurricanes are more >damaging to coral reefs than bombing activities. These studies focused only >on shallow reef zones (reef front and backreefs), which by the time of the >studies were just smashed by Hurricanes David and Frederick (1979), so their >conclusions were obviously biased. Moreover, these studies were requested >by the own U.S. Navy. > >However, independent studies carried out by Rogers et al. (1978) and >Carrera-Rodriguez (1978) concluded that there was: 1) severe destruction >coral reef frameworks within the maneuver areas; 2) craters were abundant; >3) severe pulverization and fragmentation of coral heads; 4) damage by >sedimentation caused by blasting; 5) impacts from shock waves; 6) toxic >pollution from chemicals carried out in bombs (Lai, 1978); and 7) >significant solid waste disposal in the coral reefs, including, bomb >fragments, flare casings, shells, bullets, parachutes, and other military >stuff. > >In addition, according to Cintron (1980) and Vicente (1980), there was also >severe damage to seagrass beds in the area due to bombing and by being >smashed by amphibious vehicles. > >Some of my studies in Vieques (Hernandez-Delgado, 1994; 1996; Chapter 2, 3 >PhD Dissertation) have shown that Vieques supports coral cover values >ranging from about 5% in shallow flat eolianite reefs, to about 45% in >deeper reefs. It has been estimated, however, that shelf edge coral reefs >support coral cover values of approximately 50-90%. These supports one of >the most important reef-based fisheries of the region. So, coral reefs >outside of maneuver areas are still in preety good shape. But fringing reefs >along the northern Vieques shoreline are suffering the chronic effects of >touristic and housing development (Hernandez-Delgado, 1994, 1996, 1997), >including the construction of a >private resort. This is mostly caused by sedimentation and turbidity. But >bombing areas also suffer from severe run-off, which not only carry out >sediments to the coastal waters, but possibly toxic and radioactive wastes. > >Regarding what is the condition of cratered reefs, there is no actual >information from Vieques. The U.S. Navy has never allowed independent >scientists to study the area, as pointed out by Juan Torres, from UPR-Dept. >Marine Sciences. Even, our Coral Reef Research Group tried to obtain a >permit to study that area, which recieved no answer. > >But, I've been able to document in some way the status of former target >coral reefs of Culebra Island. Culebra is located 22 km north of Vieques, >and 27 km off eastern Puerto Rico, and supports a population of about 2,500 >citizens. It was invaded in 1901 by the U.S. Navy and kept bombing the >Culebra arhipelago until 1975. > >In summary, there is a striking difference in the coral reef epibenthic and >fish assemblages, when cratered reefs are compared to control sites. > >Epibenthic communities > >Parameter Cratered Control > >Coral species richness Low High >H'n Low High >Dominance Species Massive > adapted to corals > disturbance >Coral cover <5% 40-90% >Recruitment of massive Absent Common >coral species* > >*There is coral recruitment within cratered areas, but the bottom was so >much demolished that it is highly unstable and only high-recruiting species >adapted to disturbance are common (i.e., Siderastrea radians, Porites spp., >Millepora spp.). > >There is no net recovery of coral reefs that were severely demolished by >bombing activities more than 25 years ago. This suggests that it will take >several human generations to naturally recover these areas, if that can >occur. > > >Fish communities > >Parameter Cratered Control > >Fish species richness Low High >H'n Low High >Average biomass Low High >Average sizes Smaller Larger >Abundance of predators Lower Higher >Availability of shelter Rare/absent High > >Fish communities are also severely affected more thatn 25 years ago because >of the lack of reef recovery, and because of the loss of the natural habitat >heterogeneity. Bombs are also known to produce massive fish kills (IDEA, >1970). > >In synthesis, I agree with Fenner's view that Vieques Island coral reefs >must be protected from development, BUT SHOULD NOT BE CLOSED to Puerto >Ricans or viequenses. THIS IS AN IMPERIALISTIC APPROACH TO CORAL REEF >CONSERVATIONS AND WE, AS PUERTO RICANS, WON'T ACCEPT THAT. > >There are several basic conditions that must be met by the U.S. Navy before >leaving: 1) Give back ALL lands to Puerto Ricans; 2) clean all toxic wastes; >3) remove all ordnance; 4) restore polluted areas, target areas, and >destroyed coral reefs and seagrass beds; and 5) provide for the sustainable >development of Vieques. > >My recommendations regarding coral reef conservation in Vieques are: 1) >carry out a general assessment of coral reefs and associated habitats within >and outside of the target areas; 2) establish permanent monitoring stations; >3) evaluate the possibility of restoring damaged reefs and segrass bed >areas; 4) remove all unexploded ordnance; 5) evaluate the status of fish >communities in order to identify priority areas for conservation through the >designation as a Marine Fishery Reserve. A possible network of MFRs could >be an excellent approach to restore overfished stocks outside of the target >areas. > >Fenner's intention of protecting coral reefs is excellent. But Puerto >Ricans, specially viequenses and culebrenses, are tired of the imperialistic >approach to conservation issues. We, as scientists, need to deal with the >reality that we are not dealing only with fish and coral, it's about >people!!!!!!! And there are a complex array of sociological and >political-historical issues that must be considered when conservation >approaches are proposed. Anything must be discussed with the people of >Vieques first. > >Fenner's last question was who will replace the Navy? It would have been >easier to recommend why don't the Australian government recieves our bombs. >They have plenty of reefs to destroy. Why don't they set a target ground 9 >miles off Townsville, just as in Vieques? I agree with Fenner that we >should not allow weird developers to destroy what Viequenses have been >trying to rescue for 58 years. But to replace the Navy with the Navy >itself? Please!!!!!!!! > >Regards, > >Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado, M.Sc., Ph.D.C. >Research Associate >University of Puerto Rico >Department of Biology >Coral Reef Research Group >P.O. Box 23360 >San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 > >coral_giac@hotmail.com > > >************************************ > >From: Doug Fenner >Reply-To: Doug Fenner >To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? >Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:17:52 > >Regarding the petitions to stop the bombing of Vieques Is, Puerto Rico, > > I seem to remember work some years ago reported in one of the >International Coral Reef Symposiums that looked at the reefs of Vieques, and >found that they were in better shape than the reefs of Puerto Rico. The >bombing had done surprisingly little damage to the reefs, and it had kept >people out of the area, so they hadn't destroyed the reefs as on Puerto >Rico. > > In Hawaii it has been said that the military are unwittingly one of the >islands' biggest conservation agencies, since the islands are dotted with >disused military bases where people cannot buy land and build resorts, etc. > > Maybe it would be ideal to get the Navy to stop bombing and clean up >everything, but leave the live ordinance lying around to keep people out. If >you let people populate the Vieques as dense as the rest of Puerto Rico and >don't have very effective controls of sediment runoff, fishing, etc, the >reefs may be worse off than with the military there. What will replace the >military? -Doug > >Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. >Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist >Australian Institute of Marine Science >PMB No 3 >Townsville MC >Queensland 4810 >Australia >phone 07 4753 4334 >e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au >web: http://www.aims.gov.au > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text >in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, > unsubscribe coral-list >To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with, > subscribe coral-list >If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above > commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. >.................................................................. >The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) >sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program >(CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov) in Miami, Florida, USA. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe from coral-list please send the following text in the body of the message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov,    unsubscribe coral-list To subscribe to coral-list, substitute "unsubscribe" instead with,    subscribe coral-list If you wish to change email addresses, you can combine the above   commands in a single message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. .................................................................. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 21 23:16:47 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA16844 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:16:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA16389; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:25:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016376; Sun, 21 Nov 99 23:25:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:22:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA43348; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 04:08:57 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA43159; Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:08:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from cw2 ([138.7.37.164]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id OAA13941 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:08:25 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991122141119.00af46c0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:11:19 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: reef bombing Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 743 Coralisters, I would like to thank those who have given us more of the facts about the situation on the reefs of Vieques & Cuelebra off Puerto Rico. The future of the Navy and land use there will not only impact reefs, but many people as well. And people have a right to control their own destiny and live free of bombs that miss their targets, and militaries that avoid responsibilities. It seemed to me that we were being asked to support the removal of the Navy, without knowing what was going to replace them, and without factual basis to support what appeared to be an obvious fact, that bombing damages reefs. I was saying, 'wait a minute, could it be a bit more complicated?'. I wouldn't for a minute advocate bombing reefs to conserve them. I would fully support a cessation of bombing, strafing, polluting lands and waters (Activities which the military of the US and many other nations have carried on in a variety of other locations, and which will cost billions to clean up- to some extent legacies of the cold war and a lack of concern for the environment.). Also those who made the pollution cleaning it up. I suggested leaving the live ordinance around, not continued bombing. My concern is that dense human populations, whether for tourism development, rural agriculture, or the building of towns and cities, tends to have very detrimental effects on coral reefs. Effects that may even be worse than the military. No one doubts that corals are damaged in bomb craters, or in the tracks of landing vehicles. But in between the bombs and tracks, the corals may be in very good shape (and the craters and tracks may cover only part of the reef). As has been pointed out, we will not know until the military allows independent investigators in, or the military leaves. (and it would be good to remove live ordinance if the normal destructive effects of dense human populations are avoided) Someone has suggested that Bikini and Enewetok atolls may have some of the most pristine reefs in the world at this point. Simply because they have been uninhabited since the 50's when the US tested atomic bombs there. It does not follow that we should encourage the military to bomb other coral reefs. But it does call into question whether bombing is more damaging to coral reefs over the long term, or large human populations and their activities. And a military reservation without any activities may preserve reefs very well indeed. I suggest that the planning for uses after the military leaves is crucial. The number of people allowed into the area, how much construction will be allowed, whether sediment runoff from construction will be trapped on land, whether sewage will be treated and piped far out beyond the reefs, whether fishing will be allowed uncontrolled, whether nutrients will be running off of the land, whether people will be upstream or downstream of the reefs- these matters (and others) may be critical. I'd guess that the reefs of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii before the sewage outfalls were diverted, or Jamaican north shore reefs since 1980 with massive over fishing and nutrient runoff are in worse shape than the Vieques reef between the bomb craters. (I may be wrong) Of course, with massive bleaching due to El Nino/Global warming, it may all be a moot question in a couple decades anyhow. Where did I park my gas-guzzeler? Just a note- my views have nothing to do with AIMS, I'm a US Citizen, and there is indeed a bombing range in the ocean not far off of Townsville, Australia, where the Royal Australian Air Force practices, I am told. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 22 08:44:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA20191 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:44:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA14672; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:49:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa14610; Mon, 22 Nov 99 08:49:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:45:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA46222; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:30:29 GMT Received: from mailbox.univie.ac.at by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA34711; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:30:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from 131.130.152.132 (getoff.msp.univie.ac.at [131.130.152.132]) by mailbox.univie.ac.at (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA34054 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:30:00 +0100 Message-Id: <199911221330.OAA34054@mailbox.univie.ac.at> From: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Comments: Authenticated sender is a8731mca@mailbox.univie.ac.at To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:16:19 +0000 Subject: Vieques reef bombing X-Confirm-Reading-To: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail/Mac (v2.2.1) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 744 Hello coraleros, long ago it has been shown that the damage of Navy bombings on reefs is negligible when compared to naturally occurring reef destruction. Reference: Antonius, A. & Weiner, A.. 1982. Coral Reefs under Fire. P.S.Z.N.I: Marine Ecology, 3 (3): 255-277. Would be interesting to find out whether the situation is still the same (or at least similar) today. Best regards, Arnfried --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Arnfried J. ANTONIUS phone: 0043-1-31336-9734 Institute of Palaeontology fax: 0043-1-31336-784 University of Vienna Geozentrum Althanstr. 14 A-1090 WIEN e-mail: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at Austria ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instrucitons on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 22 09:21:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA21049 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:21:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA19646; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:27:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa19548; Mon, 22 Nov 99 09:27:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:23:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA39431; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:12:17 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA44233; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:12:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.8.8.buoit.v1.0)/8.8.8/(BU-S-07/19/99-v1.1)) with SMTP id JAA12184; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:11:52 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:11:51 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Doug Fenner cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: reef bombing In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19991122141119.00af46c0@email.aims.gov.au> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 745 Doug Fenner's comments obviously reflect the voice of reason, but we still need a consistent policy of "no net loss" for coral reefs to local disturbance, just as we (more or less) have for wetlands in the US. The military reserves that happen to include coral reefs are an irreplaceable resource that it is now time to safeguard. The military is already doing quite a bit to this end. The problem arises when military facilities are decomissioned. Who bears responsibility for problems that emerge after final clean-up? Shouldn't all coral reef areas under military stewardship automatically become national wildlife refuges? We're not talking about that much area in total. Where a native people is involved, they too must be taken into consideration, for they are being denied the opportunities for economic development that others take for granted, or for greed. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instrucitons on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 22 12:19:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26126 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:19:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA14809; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:25:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014708; Mon, 22 Nov 99 12:24:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:20:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA47613; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 17:03:21 GMT Received: from dnsman.oce.orst.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA43580; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:03:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from nancy.OCE.ORST.EDU (nancy.OCE.ORST.EDU [128.193.64.119]) by dnsman.oce.orst.edu (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id JAA19997; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:02:55 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:02:55 -0800 (PST) From: Maggie Sommer To: Les Kaufman cc: Doug Fenner , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: reef bombing In-Reply-To: Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Maggie Sommer Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 746 I concur with Les Kaufman's point that coral reefs in areas under military control may be likely to be in relatively good condition (excepting, of course, the occasional crater) and should be priority candidates for reserve status. A number of points came to mind as I considered the issue: IF the relevant parties are in agreement that reserves are a necessary means of preservation, then I suggest that decommissioned military zones may have a relatively low impact on local {fishing} populations, as these people must have already altered their fishing practices to avoid the off-limits region; whereas the declaration of a new area as a reserve would be a burden in the form of further changes. It also could be the case in some areas that where there has been limited human impact on a reef system, it already harbors large, fecund populations of harvestable species, which would {does already?} serve to perform one of the goals of a marine protected area--to enhance fisheries in neighboring, exploited waters. On the other hand, perhaps it would be more beneficial to people and reef to allow fishing in the previously, de facto, protected area; and to set aside a more 'degraded' section of reef for recovery, as in a rotating scheme. Short-term gain for fishers in terms of access to new areas/fish; potential long-term gain from recovery (from fishing pressure, at least; unless matters such as sediment/nudrient runoff etc. are addressed in conjunction with reserve designation) of previously impacted zones. And now back to the other side of the fence for one last point--are we confident in the military's ability to remove all live ordnance from a marine practice area? There certainly has been a lot of news coverage recently on the huge number of unexploded bombs of all shapes and sizes, land mines, etc. throughout the world (Laos in particular was the subject of a NPR story last week). As [one hopes] people using a marine environment for resource extraction or recreation will have less contact with the bottom and thus any live munitions overlooked by military clean-up crews than would farmers in a mined or bomb-strewn region, it should be less of a threat than on land. But is it worth the risk of even one fisherman getting blown to bits? I suppose after all these twists I come out in favor of recommending that demilitarized reef areas be made reserves. And one question--I don't see how a "no net loss" policy similar to the wetlands practices is feasible in coral reef systems: it is my understanding (but I may be wrong on any of these points) that no net loss is achieved by "creating" wetlands roughly equivalent in size and function to ones destroyed during development. I suspect this is done by grading with heavy equipment, then planting specimens of appropriate plant varieties which have been grown in a lab/nursery until they are already fairly large and hardy, and then hoping that if they build it, the insects, birds, amphibians etc. will come. It seems to me that this process would be much more difficult to accomplish with a reef, due to much slower growth of corals and difficulty with culture and transportation (large bommie translocation discussion notwithstanding, since the point of 'no net loss' would be to replace damaged/destroyed reef with "new" reef, not just relocated corals etc.). I hope Mr. Kaufman will forgive me if I have misunderstood his comments, and I certainly invite any corrrections to my assumptions, or further comments. Maggie Sommer M.S. student Marine Resource Management Program College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Les Kaufman wrote: > Doug Fenner's comments obviously reflect the voice of reason, but we still > need a consistent policy of "no net loss" for coral reefs to local > disturbance, just as we (more or less) have for wetlands in the US. The > military reserves that happen to include coral reefs are an irreplaceable > resource that it is now time to safeguard. The military is already doing > quite a bit to this end. The problem arises when military facilities are > decomissioned. Who bears responsibility for problems that emerge after > final clean-up? Shouldn't all coral reef areas under military stewardship > automatically become national wildlife refuges? We're not talking about > that much area in total. Where a native people is involved, they too must > be taken into consideration, for they are being denied the opportunities > for economic development that others take for granted, or for greed. > > Les Kaufman > Boston University Marine Program > Department of Biology > 5 Cummington Street > Boston, MA 02215 > lesk@bio.bu.edu > 617-353-5560 office > 617-353-6965 lab > 617-353-6340 fax > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) > sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program > (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site > for instrucitons on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 23 08:41:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA10711 for ; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:41:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA11796; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:49:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011769; Tue, 23 Nov 99 08:49:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 08:46:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00980; Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:27:22 GMT Message-Id: <199911231327.NAA00980@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Jose Manuel Lopez-Diaz" To: , Subject: Re: Vieques reef bombing Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 16:29:58 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jose Manuel Lopez-Diaz" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 747 It is high time to revisit this question by independent investigators. Vieques reefs offer a unique opportunity. Massive destruction, radioactive and chemical contamination will be evidenced. To extrapolate the specific "findings" of Antonius and Weiner (1982) that "Navy bombings on reefs is negligible" is a serious mistake. Who paid for that study anyway? JMLopez ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 11:16 AM Subject: Vieques reef bombing > Hello coraleros, > > long ago it has been shown that the damage of Navy bombings on reefs is negligible > when compared to naturally occurring reef destruction. Reference: > > Antonius, A. & Weiner, A.. 1982. Coral Reefs under Fire. P.S.Z.N.I: Marine Ecology, > 3 (3): 255-277. > > Would be interesting to find out whether the situation is still the same (or at least > similar) today. > > Best regards, Arnfried > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr. Arnfried J. ANTONIUS phone: 0043-1-31336-9734 > Institute of Palaeontology fax: 0043-1-31336-784 > University of Vienna > Geozentrum > Althanstr. 14 > A-1090 WIEN e-mail: arnfried.antonius@univie.ac.at > Austria > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) > sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program > (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site > for instrucitons on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 24 14:21:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA11207 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:21:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA25737; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:30:38 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025610; Wed, 24 Nov 99 14:29:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:26:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA11796; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:10:04 GMT Received: from relay3.smtp.psi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA11777; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:09:53 -0500 (EST) From: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG Received: from [38.200.235.131] (helo=EXCH_BDC.DCCMC) by relay3.smtp.psi.net with esmtp (Exim 1.90 #1) for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov id 11qhox-00035z-00; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:11:15 -0500 Received: by smtp.dcccmc.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:12:47 -0500 Message-Id: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B607@smtp.dcccmc.org> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Company@DCCMC.ORG Subject: Vieques Island: Protection should be comprehensive! Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:12:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_000_01BF36AF.E4771960" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 751 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF36AF.E4771960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The coral reef list-server has once again provided an excellent, neutral forum for sharing many perspectives and providing much useful information regarding the controversial and emotional issues facing Vieques Island's coral reefs and military use of this important area. The dialogue to date has been very instructive and informative to me and I would like to thank the List-server providers and all of those who have shared their perspectives on Vieques. Here is one more: As ecosystem director for the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC), I was approached both through the list-server and directly by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the law firm representing them, local NGO's from Puerto Rico, and coral reef scientists with requests to sign onto a group letter emphasizing the need to stop the bombing and get the military out of Vieques due to its impact on coral reefs. I also had the privilege of attending the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in St. Croix and hearing several excellent presentations on Vieques and discussing this with presenters and attendees familiar with Vieques. CMC elected not to sign onto the group letter that was circulated due to its sole focus on the bombing issue and our belief that any solution to protecting Vieques' coral reefs would have to be more comprehensive and long-term. Instead, we sent our own letter (see below) together with EDF that supported an end to the bombing and other military activities impacting the island's coral reefs and other natural resources, but stressing that a more comprehensive solution is essential, especially if the military pulls out. Our belief is that such a solution will need to include protected areas on land and in the water and stringent conservation measures applicable to those areas that are developed. Designation of a National Wildlife Refuge, as was done for Culebra and other former military lands, may be a piece of this solution. There are other approaches worth considering and we don't believe a comprehensive solution need be "Imperialistic", but must address issues other than bombing and military activities and provide concrete protection with regard to other threats. The list-server dialogue has strengthened my belief that the more comprehensive approach called for in our letter is absolutely critical. Simply promoting "sustainable development", without defining what this means will likely not protect Vieques reefs, other natural resources, or the human community on Vieques for that matter. Edwin Hernandez-Delgado indicated in his email that a local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques, has prepared an altenative sustainable development plan for a Vieques Island free of the Navy. We would like to see this plan posted or at least have information on how to obtain it provided. In our conversations with those who were asking us to sign the group letter, those representing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and others voiced support for more comprehensive protection, but were unwilling to state or commit to a written position other than calling for an immediate end to the bombing and withdrawal of the military. This position concerns us, in that, if the military does withdraw, development pressures similar to those that occurred elsewhere in Puerto Rico and beyond may overwhelm good intentions with respect to Vieques and its local community, unless there is already a comprehensive protection plan in place for its coral reefs and other natural resources. The time to provide such protection is prior to any decision on a military pull-out. The letter we sent follows: November 16, 1999 President William J. Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), we are writing to urge you to exercise all of your relevant authorities to permanently protect the coral reefs and associated tropical marine and coastal ecosystems on and surrounding the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. We encourage you to find a resolution to current Department of Defense (DOD) activities that may threaten these systems and the fish and wildlife that depend on them, and a long-term solution that would provide comprehensive protection for these vital natural resources. In particular, we ask that you (1) extend the current moratorium and secure a permanent ban on all live fire military exercises and bombing activities that threaten natural resources in the vicinity of Vieques; and (2) develop and implement a strategy to fully and permanently protect the coral reef and related ecosystems on and near Vieques, including development of a national wildlife refuge, national park, or other appropriate protected area(s). Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, including three of the world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean territorial waters. The Island also provides important habitat for numerous species protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as several endangered plants. While naval bombing and use of Vieques has resulted in some significant harm to the Island's fragile marine and terrestrial ecology and raised legitimate concerns among the island's population, the federal holdings on the island have also forestalled other potentially harmful development and limited natural resource extraction that may pose an equal or greater long-term threat to the island's natural resources. Any long-term strategy to protect Vieques' natural resources must include not only a cessation of bombing, but also a comprehensive approach that protects these sensitive systems from coastal development and natural resource extraction. Your Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection sets very high standards for Federal agencies and the Nation to both prevent degradation and enhance protection for coral reef ecosystems. Its stated policy requires all Federal agencies to: (1) "utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems" (2) "ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." With regard to Vieques, continued live bombing of the island's coral reef ecosystems appears clearly inconsistent with the no-degradation standard of the Executive Order and to require implementation of an extended moratorium and permanent prohibition. However, addressing only the bombing issue would fall far short of the Executive Order's stated policy regarding the protection and enhancement of coral reef ecosystems. DOD and all federal agencies are also required to use their programs and authorities to protect such systems. Given the relatively healthy condition and importance of Vieques' coral reef ecosystems, the policy requires that all agencies maintain and enhance that level of protection. In our view, cessation of bombing must be combined with more comprehensive protection to fulfill the letter and spirit of the Executive Order. Development and implementation of a national wildlife refuge or similar protective regime would be one way of accomplishing this. 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Clinton \par The White House \par 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. \par Washington, D.C. 20500 \par=20 \par Dear Mr. President: \par=20 \par On behalf of the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the = Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), we are writing t o urge you to exercise all of your relevant authorities to permanently = protect the coral reefs and associated tropical marine and coastal = ecosystems on and surrounding the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. We = encourage you to find a resolution to current D e partment of Defense (DOD) activities that may threaten these systems = and the fish and wildlife that depend on them, and a long-term solution = that would provide comprehensive protection for these vital natural = resources. In particular, we ask that you (1) =20 extend the current moratorium and secure a permanent ban on all live = fire military exercises and bombing activities that threaten natural = resources in the vicinity of Vieques; and (2) develop and implement a = strategy to fully and permanently protect the c oral reef and related ecosystems on and near Vieques, including = development of a national wildlife refuge, national park, or other = appropriate protected area(s). \par }\pard \ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\fs28=20 \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\fs28 = Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the = planet, including three of the world\rquote=20 s seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some of the healthiest and = most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean territorial waters. = The Island also provides important habitat for numerous species = protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, = and loggerhead sea turtles, as well as several endangered plants. = While naval bombing and use of Vieques has resulted in some significant = harm to the Island\rquote=20 s fragile marine and terrestrial ecology and raised legitimate concerns = among the island\rquote=20 s population, the federal holdings on the island have also forestalled = other potentially harmful development and limited natural resource = extraction that may pose an equal or greater long-term threat to the = island\rquote=20 s natural resources. Any long-term strategy to protect Vieques\rquote = natural resources must include not only a cessation of bombing, but = also a comprehensive approach that protects these sensitive systems = from coastal development and natur al resource extraction. \par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\keep\keepn\widctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0 = {\fs28=20 \par Your Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection sets very high = standards for Federal agencies and the Nation to both prevent = degradation and enhance protection for coral reef ecosystems. Its = stated policy requires all Federal agencies to: \par=20 \par (1) \'93utilize their programs and authorities to protect and = enhance the conditions of such ecosystems\'94=20 \par=20 \par (2) \'93ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out = will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems.\'94 \par=20 \par With regard to Vieques, continued live bombing of the = island\rquote=20 s coral reef ecosystems appears clearly inconsistent with the = no-degradation standard of the Executive Order and to require = implementation of an extended moratorium and permanent prohibition. = However, addressing onl y the bombing issue would fall far short of the Executive Order\rquote=20 s stated policy regarding the protection and enhancement of coral reef = ecosystems. DOD and all federal agencies are also required to use = their programs and authorities to protect such systems . Given the relatively healthy condition and importance of = Vieques\rquote=20 coral reef ecosystems, the policy requires that all agencies maintain = and enhance that level of protection. In our view, cessation of = bombing must be combined with more comprehensive pro tection to fulfill the letter and spirit of the Executive Order. = Development and implementation of a national wildlife refuge or similar = protective regime would be one way of accomplishing this. \par=20 \par Sincerely, \par=20 \par=20 \par=20 \par=20 \par Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Director\tab \tab \tab Doug Rader, Senior = Scientist \par Center for Marine Conservation\tab \tab \tab Environmental Defense = Fund \par }} ------_=_NextPart_000_01BF36AF.E4771960-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 24 19:45:00 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA15273 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:44:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA17077; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:53:59 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017054; Wed, 24 Nov 99 19:53:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:49:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA13391; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:13:09 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA11383; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:12:57 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 86181 invoked by uid 0); 25 Nov 1999 00:12:54 -0000 Message-Id: <19991125001254.86180.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 148.202.108.61 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:12:54 PST X-Originating-IP: [148.202.108.61] From: "Veronica Vizcaino" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral recruitment... Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:12:54 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1ddf6471_56258e5e$ec5745c" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Veronica Vizcaino" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 752 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1ddf6471_56258e5e$ec5745c Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Hola. I'm working with coral recruitment in the mexican Pacific, and I need to know if anybody can confirm me if the photo attached is a coral recruit? any information about coral recruitment is welcome... Thanks for your interest. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 25 14:07:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA20529 for ; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:07:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA17698; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:16:40 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017675; Thu, 25 Nov 99 14:15:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:12:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19321; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:49:47 GMT Received: from smtp-out.vma.verio.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA19402; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:49:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp-gw2.vma.verio.net ([168.143.0.22]) by smtp-out.vma.verio.net with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #1) id 11r3xV-0005jW-00; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:49:33 -0500 Received: from [168.143.12.27] (irf.clark.net [168.143.12.27]) by smtp-gw2.vma.verio.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA05047; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:49:28 -0500 (EST) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: irf@pop3.clark.net (Unverified) Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B607@smtp.dcccmc.org> References: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B607@smtp.dcccmc.org> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:36:12 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Potter at Island Resources Subject: Re: Vieques Island: Protection should be comprehensive! Cc: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG, San Andres Research Mailing List , "Edward L. Towle, Ph.D." Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Potter at Island Resources Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 753 Jack Sobel and Doug Rader have presented an excellent statement of the need for US protection of the natural coastal and marine resources on the Navy gunnery ranges on Vieques, especially the reef communities. Their message, however, ignores two important issues: 1) The political issue of Puerto Rican "sovereignty" over "national" assets (a debatable concept, but one which needs to be acknowledged at some level to secure commitment to a resolution of the continuing conflict over the bombing); 2) The economic issue of the need for ANY long-term resolution to address SUSTAINABLE USE of the natural resources of Vieques and adjacent waters to generate acceptable income for [at least] the people of Vieques. Given the intensity of resource use in the Caribbean, and the high rate of poverty in Puerto Rico, a resolution which ignores income generating needs is failure prone. (I'm not sure of the income levels of families in Vieques, but cutting back on Navy use of the island would obviously reduce employment and other business opportunities). I think the implications would be for low intensity tourism with a large component of diving activities and other marine and tourist services, but that's at the END of a long process of exploration of alternatives and development of those elements. Much as I recognize the need to protect the reefs of Vieques, I would oppose any settlement which fenced off the resources with no provision for income generating activities for [at least] local residents. The Sobel/Rader letter might lead to the unfortunate conclusion that local inhabitants are mostly significant as "threats" to the natural resources of the area. bruce potter for himself ..... --------------------------------------------- >The coral reef list-server has once again provided an excellent, neutral >forum for sharing many perspectives and providing much useful information >regarding the controversial and emotional issues facing Vieques Island's >coral reefs and military use of this important area. The dialogue to date >has been very instructive and informative to me and I would like to thank >the List-server providers and all of those who have shared their >perspectives on Vieques. Here is one more: > >As ecosystem director for the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC), I was >approached both through the list-server and directly by the Commonwealth of >Puerto Rico, the law firm representing them, local NGO's from Puerto Rico, >and coral reef scientists with requests to sign onto a group letter >emphasizing the need to stop the bombing and get the military out of Vieques >due to its impact on coral reefs. I also had the privilege of attending the >U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in St. Croix and hearing several >excellent presentations on Vieques and discussing this with presenters and >attendees familiar with Vieques. > >CMC elected not to sign onto the group letter that was circulated due to its >sole focus on the bombing issue and our belief that any solution to >protecting Vieques' coral reefs would have to be more comprehensive and >long-term. Instead, we sent our own letter (see below) together with EDF >that supported an end to the bombing and other military activities impacting >the island's coral reefs and other natural resources, but stressing that a >more comprehensive solution is essential, especially if the military pulls >out. Our belief is that such a solution will need to include protected >areas on land and in the water and stringent conservation measures >applicable to those areas that are developed. Designation of a National >Wildlife Refuge, as was done for Culebra and other former military lands, >may be a piece of this solution. There are other approaches worth >considering and we don't believe a comprehensive solution need be >"Imperialistic", but must address issues other than bombing and military >activities and provide concrete protection with regard to other threats. >The list-server dialogue has strengthened my belief that the more >comprehensive approach called for in our letter is absolutely critical. > >Simply promoting "sustainable development", without defining what this means >will likely not protect Vieques reefs, other natural resources, or the human >community on Vieques for that matter. Edwin Hernandez-Delgado indicated in >his email that a local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de >Vieques, has prepared an altenative sustainable development plan for a >Vieques Island free of the Navy. We would like to see this plan posted or >at least have information on how to obtain it provided. In our >conversations with those who were asking us to sign the group letter, those >representing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and others voiced support for >more comprehensive protection, but were unwilling to state or commit to a >written position other than calling for an immediate end to the bombing and >withdrawal of the military. This position concerns us, in that, if the >military does withdraw, development pressures similar to those that occurred >elsewhere in Puerto Rico and beyond may overwhelm good intentions with >respect to Vieques and its local community, unless there is already a >comprehensive protection plan in place for its coral reefs and other natural >resources. The time to provide such protection is prior to any decision on >a military pull-out. The letter we sent follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > November 16, 1999 > > >President William J. Clinton >The White House >1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. >Washington, D.C. 20500 > >Dear Mr. President: > >On behalf of the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the Environmental >Defense Fund (EDF), we are writing to urge you to exercise all of your >relevant authorities to permanently protect the coral reefs and associated >tropical marine and coastal ecosystems on and surrounding the Island of >Vieques, Puerto Rico. We encourage you to find a resolution to current >Department of Defense (DOD) activities that may threaten these systems and >the fish and wildlife that depend on them, and a long-term solution that >would provide comprehensive protection for these vital natural resources. >In particular, we ask that you (1) extend the current moratorium and secure >a permanent ban on all live fire military exercises and bombing activities >that threaten natural resources in the vicinity of Vieques; and (2) develop >and implement a strategy to fully and permanently protect the coral reef and >related ecosystems on and near Vieques, including development of a national >wildlife refuge, national park, or other appropriate protected area(s). > >Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, >including three of the world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some >of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean >territorial waters. The Island also provides important habitat for numerous >species protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown >pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as >well as several endangered plants. While naval bombing and use of Vieques >has resulted in some significant harm to the Island's fragile marine and >terrestrial ecology and raised legitimate concerns among the island's >population, the federal holdings on the island have also forestalled other >potentially harmful development and limited natural resource extraction that >may pose an equal or greater long-term threat to the island's natural >resources. Any long-term strategy to protect Vieques' natural resources >must include not only a cessation of bombing, but also a comprehensive >approach that protects these sensitive systems from coastal development and >natural resource extraction. > >Your Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection sets very high standards >for Federal agencies and the Nation to both prevent degradation and enhance >protection for coral reef ecosystems. Its stated policy requires all Federal >agencies to: > >(1) "utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the >conditions of such ecosystems" > >(2) "ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not >degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." > >With regard to Vieques, continued live bombing of the island's coral reef >ecosystems appears clearly inconsistent with the no-degradation standard of >the Executive Order and to require implementation of an extended moratorium >and permanent prohibition. However, addressing only the bombing issue would >fall far short of the Executive Order's stated policy regarding the >protection and enhancement of coral reef ecosystems. DOD and all federal >agencies are also required to use their programs and authorities to protect >such systems. Given the relatively healthy condition and importance of >Vieques' coral reef ecosystems, the policy requires that all agencies >maintain and enhance that level of protection. In our view, cessation of >bombing must be combined with more comprehensive protection to fulfill the >letter and spirit of the Executive Order. Development and implementation of >a national wildlife refuge or similar protective regime would be one way of >accomplishing this. > >Sincerely, > > > > >Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Director Doug Rader, Senior Scientist >Center for Marine Conservation Environmental Defense Fund > > <> >********************************* >Jack Sobel, Director >Ecosystem Program >Center for Marine Conservation >1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 >Washington, DC 20036 >Phone: (202) 429-5609 >Fax: (202) 872-0619 >Email: jsobel@dccmc.org >********************************* > > >Attachment converted: Macintosh HD:ViequesLetter.rtf (RTF /MSWD) (0000A74F) Island Resources Foundation 27 Years of Environmental Planning for Development ><+><+><+><+><+>< Web Site><+>< Island Resources Foundation |+|Island Resources Foundation Headquarters & Library |+|Contributions and Publications 6292 Estate Nazareth No. 100 |+|1718 "P" Street NW, Suite T-4 St. Thomas, VI 00802-1104 |+|Washington, DC 20036 Phone 340/775-6225 |+|Phone 202/265-9712 fax 779-2022 |+|fax 232-0748 Internet: etowle@irf.org |+|bpotter@irf.org -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Promote Island Resources---Send Your $35 Membership to the DC Office -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 07:32:20 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA14746 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:32:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA14146; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:41:23 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa14005; Mon, 29 Nov 99 07:40:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:37:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01326; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:23:31 GMT Message-Id: <199911291223.MAA01326@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Bret Raines" To: Subject: 'Leptoseris paschalensis' citation needed..... Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:20:29 -0800 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bret Raines" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 754 I don't normally post to the list, however, I have found myself behind = the power curve, and I need some help. =20 I'm having some difficulties citing the author and year for 'Leptoseris = paschalensis', a coral species from Easter Island. This information is = urgently needed to meet a publication deadline. =20 Sincerely, Bret Raines *************************************************************************= **** Bret K. Raines Museum Associate - Invertebrate Zoology (Malacology) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County =20 Email address: rainesbk@cybertime.net Postal address: Bret Raines, P.O. Box 612, Victorville, CA 92393 *************************************************************************= **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 07:32:21 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA14753 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:32:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA14144; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:41:24 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014005; Mon, 29 Nov 99 07:40:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:37:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01102; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:14:17 GMT Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:14:17 GMT Message-Id: <199911291214.MAA01102@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Listserver Administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral workstation down Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Listserver Administrator Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 755 My apologies, but our aging coral workstation crashed again during the evening of Nov 26. As a consequence, coral-list and coral-list-digest listservers were inoperative during those times. My apologies for any inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee listserver maintainer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 07:54:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA14923 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:54:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA15671; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:03:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015582; Mon, 29 Nov 99 08:02:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:59:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01672; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:45:20 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id HAA01656; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:45:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA14507; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:48:29 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014482; Mon, 29 Nov 99 07:48:12 -0500 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA14787 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:42:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id HAA02591; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:42:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:42:13 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: FYI: public meeting Dec 6 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 756 [I'm forwarding this; I have no further information.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenneth E. Osborn, Quality Assurance Officer, MS 59 East Bay Municipal Utility District Laboratory Services Division, Oakland, California, kosborn@ebmud.com has kindly forwarded information on the recent announcement in the Federal Register regarding a public meeting to discuss the trade in non-food fish coral reef species, the effects of this trade on coral reefs, and measures which the United States should consider to minimize these effects and promote coral reef conservation. Representatives of other agencies involved in the Trade Subgroup will participate in the meeting to answer questions and receive public comments on potential conservation actions. The public meeting will be held on Monday, December 6 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm in Room 7000A and B, of the Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC. Further information is available from Sheila Einsweiler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, telephone (703) 358-1949, fax (703) 358-2271, E-mail: Sheila__Einsweiler@fws.gov Anyone wishing to speak at the meeting should contact Ms Einsweiler. For people who are unable to attend but who wish to comment, comments should be mailed to r9oma__cites@fws.gov submissions should be in an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. You should include "Attn: Public Meeting on U.S. Coral Reef Task Force" and your name and return address in your Internet message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 08:10:50 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15204 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:10:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA17269; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:19:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017188; Mon, 29 Nov 99 08:19:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:16:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01785; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:03:56 GMT Received: from mail3.mia.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA01780; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:03:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from bellsouth.net (host-216-78-244-11.mia.bellsouth.net [216.78.244.11]) by mail3.mia.bellsouth.net (3.3.5alt/0.75.2) with ESMTP id TAA03026; Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:27:18 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3841CAAA.E1587220@bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:36:59 -0500 From: DeeVon Quirolo Organization: reef relief X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-bls40 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Company@DCCMC.ORG Subject: Re: Vieques Island: Protection should be comprehensive! References: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B607@smtp.dcccmc.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DeeVon Quirolo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 757 JSobel@DCCMC.ORG wrote: > The coral reef list-server has once again provided an excellent, neutral > forum for sharing many perspectives and providing much useful information > regarding the controversial and emotional issues facing Vieques Island's > coral reefs and military use of this important area. The dialogue to date > has been very instructive and informative to me and I would like to thank > the List-server providers and all of those who have shared their > perspectives on Vieques. Here is one more: > > As ecosystem director for the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC), I was > approached both through the list-server and directly by the Commonwealth of > Puerto Rico, the law firm representing them, local NGO's from Puerto Rico, > and coral reef scientists with requests to sign onto a group letter > emphasizing the need to stop the bombing and get the military out of Vieques > due to its impact on coral reefs. I also had the privilege of attending the > U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in St. Croix and hearing several > excellent presentations on Vieques and discussing this with presenters and > attendees familiar with Vieques. > > CMC elected not to sign onto the group letter that was circulated due to its > sole focus on the bombing issue and our belief that any solution to > protecting Vieques' coral reefs would have to be more comprehensive and > long-term. Instead, we sent our own letter (see below) together with EDF > that supported an end to the bombing and other military activities impacting > the island's coral reefs and other natural resources, but stressing that a > more comprehensive solution is essential, especially if the military pulls > out. Our belief is that such a solution will need to include protected > areas on land and in the water and stringent conservation measures > applicable to those areas that are developed. Designation of a National > Wildlife Refuge, as was done for Culebra and other former military lands, > may be a piece of this solution. There are other approaches worth > considering and we don't believe a comprehensive solution need be > "Imperialistic", but must address issues other than bombing and military > activities and provide concrete protection with regard to other threats. > The list-server dialogue has strengthened my belief that the more > comprehensive approach called for in our letter is absolutely critical. > > Simply promoting "sustainable development", without defining what this means > will likely not protect Vieques reefs, other natural resources, or the human > community on Vieques for that matter. Edwin Hernandez-Delgado indicated in > his email that a local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de > Vieques, has prepared an altenative sustainable development plan for a > Vieques Island free of the Navy. We would like to see this plan posted or > at least have information on how to obtain it provided. In our > conversations with those who were asking us to sign the group letter, those > representing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and others voiced support for > more comprehensive protection, but were unwilling to state or commit to a > written position other than calling for an immediate end to the bombing and > withdrawal of the military. This position concerns us, in that, if the > military does withdraw, development pressures similar to those that occurred > elsewhere in Puerto Rico and beyond may overwhelm good intentions with > respect to Vieques and its local community, unless there is already a > comprehensive protection plan in place for its coral reefs and other natural > resources. The time to provide such protection is prior to any decision on > a military pull-out. The letter we sent follows: > November 16, 1999 > > President William J. Clinton > The White House > 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20500 > > Dear Mr. President: > > On behalf of the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the Environmental > Defense Fund (EDF), we are writing to urge you to exercise all of your > relevant authorities to permanently protect the coral reefs and associated > tropical marine and coastal ecosystems on and surrounding the Island of > Vieques, Puerto Rico. We encourage you to find a resolution to current > Department of Defense (DOD) activities that may threaten these systems and > the fish and wildlife that depend on them, and a long-term solution that > would provide comprehensive protection for these vital natural resources. > In particular, we ask that you (1) extend the current moratorium and secure > a permanent ban on all live fire military exercises and bombing activities > that threaten natural resources in the vicinity of Vieques; and (2) develop > and implement a strategy to fully and permanently protect the coral reef and > related ecosystems on and near Vieques, including development of a national > wildlife refuge, national park, or other appropriate protected area(s). > > Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, > including three of the world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some > of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean > territorial waters. The Island also provides important habitat for numerous > species protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown > pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as > well as several endangered plants. While naval bombing and use of Vieques > has resulted in some significant harm to the Island's fragile marine and > terrestrial ecology and raised legitimate concerns among the island's > population, the federal holdings on the island have also forestalled other > potentially harmful development and limited natural resource extraction that > may pose an equal or greater long-term threat to the island's natural > resources. Any long-term strategy to protect Vieques' natural resources > must include not only a cessation of bombing, but also a comprehensive > approach that protects these sensitive systems from coastal development and > natural resource extraction. > > Your Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection sets very high standards > for Federal agencies and the Nation to both prevent degradation and enhance > protection for coral reef ecosystems. Its stated policy requires all Federal > agencies to: > > (1) "utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the > conditions of such ecosystems" > > (2) "ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not > degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." > > With regard to Vieques, continued live bombing of the island's coral reef > ecosystems appears clearly inconsistent with the no-degradation standard of > the Executive Order and to require implementation of an extended moratorium > and permanent prohibition. However, addressing only the bombing issue would > fall far short of the Executive Order's stated policy regarding the > protection and enhancement of coral reef ecosystems. DOD and all federal > agencies are also required to use their programs and authorities to protect > such systems. Given the relatively healthy condition and importance of > Vieques' coral reef ecosystems, the policy requires that all agencies > maintain and enhance that level of protection. In our view, cessation of > bombing must be combined with more comprehensive protection to fulfill the > letter and spirit of the Executive Order. Development and implementation of > a national wildlife refuge or similar protective regime would be one way of > accomplishing this. > > Sincerely, > > Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Director Doug Rader, Senior Scientist > Center for Marine Conservation Environmental Defense Fund > > <> > ********************************* > Jack Sobel, Director > Ecosystem Program > Center for Marine Conservation > 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 > Washington, DC 20036 > Phone: (202) 429-5609 > Fax: (202) 872-0619 > Email: jsobel@dccmc.org > ********************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Name: ViequesLetter.rtf > ViequesLetter.rtf Type: Rich Text Format (application/rtf) > Encoding: quoted-printable The Federal Government is not capable of saving coral reefs. This has been proven in the Florida Keys where the coral has died under the watch of the FKNMS and all of the National NGO's that are clueless as to the real situation regarding coral and it's demise. CQ of Reef Relief ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 08:10:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15210 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:10:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA17271; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:19:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017243; Mon, 29 Nov 99 08:19:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:16:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01760; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:00:23 GMT Received: from mail0.mia.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA01759; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:00:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from bellsouth.net (host-216-78-244-11.mia.bellsouth.net [216.78.244.11]) by mail0.mia.bellsouth.net (3.3.5alt/0.75.2) with ESMTP id TAA27921; Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:29:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3841C878.9D0573BE@bellsouth.net> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:27:37 -0500 From: DeeVon Quirolo Organization: reef relief X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-bls40 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Company@DCCMC.ORG Subject: Re: Vieques Island: Protection should be comprehensive! References: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B607@smtp.dcccmc.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DeeVon Quirolo Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 758 JSobel@DCCMC.ORG wrote: > The coral reef list-server has once again provided an excellent, neutral > forum for sharing many perspectives and providing much useful information > regarding the controversial and emotional issues facing Vieques Island's > coral reefs and military use of this important area. The dialogue to date > has been very instructive and informative to me and I would like to thank > the List-server providers and all of those who have shared their > perspectives on Vieques. Here is one more: > > As ecosystem director for the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC), I was > approached both through the list-server and directly by the Commonwealth of > Puerto Rico, the law firm representing them, local NGO's from Puerto Rico, > and coral reef scientists with requests to sign onto a group letter > emphasizing the need to stop the bombing and get the military out of Vieques > due to its impact on coral reefs. I also had the privilege of attending the > U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in St. Croix and hearing several > excellent presentations on Vieques and discussing this with presenters and > attendees familiar with Vieques. > > CMC elected not to sign onto the group letter that was circulated due to its > sole focus on the bombing issue and our belief that any solution to > protecting Vieques' coral reefs would have to be more comprehensive and > long-term. Instead, we sent our own letter (see below) together with EDF > that supported an end to the bombing and other military activities impacting > the island's coral reefs and other natural resources, but stressing that a > more comprehensive solution is essential, especially if the military pulls > out. Our belief is that such a solution will need to include protected > areas on land and in the water and stringent conservation measures > applicable to those areas that are developed. Designation of a National > Wildlife Refuge, as was done for Culebra and other former military lands, > may be a piece of this solution. There are other approaches worth > considering and we don't believe a comprehensive solution need be > "Imperialistic", but must address issues other than bombing and military > activities and provide concrete protection with regard to other threats. > The list-server dialogue has strengthened my belief that the more > comprehensive approach called for in our letter is absolutely critical. > > Simply promoting "sustainable development", without defining what this means > will likely not protect Vieques reefs, other natural resources, or the human > community on Vieques for that matter. Edwin Hernandez-Delgado indicated in > his email that a local Vieques NGO, Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de > Vieques, has prepared an altenative sustainable development plan for a > Vieques Island free of the Navy. We would like to see this plan posted or > at least have information on how to obtain it provided. In our > conversations with those who were asking us to sign the group letter, those > representing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and others voiced support for > more comprehensive protection, but were unwilling to state or commit to a > written position other than calling for an immediate end to the bombing and > withdrawal of the military. This position concerns us, in that, if the > military does withdraw, development pressures similar to those that occurred > elsewhere in Puerto Rico and beyond may overwhelm good intentions with > respect to Vieques and its local community, unless there is already a > comprehensive protection plan in place for its coral reefs and other natural > resources. The time to provide such protection is prior to any decision on > a military pull-out. The letter we sent follows: > November 16, 1999 > > President William J. Clinton > The White House > 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20500 > > Dear Mr. President: > > On behalf of the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the Environmental > Defense Fund (EDF), we are writing to urge you to exercise all of your > relevant authorities to permanently protect the coral reefs and associated > tropical marine and coastal ecosystems on and surrounding the Island of > Vieques, Puerto Rico. We encourage you to find a resolution to current > Department of Defense (DOD) activities that may threaten these systems and > the fish and wildlife that depend on them, and a long-term solution that > would provide comprehensive protection for these vital natural resources. > In particular, we ask that you (1) extend the current moratorium and secure > a permanent ban on all live fire military exercises and bombing activities > that threaten natural resources in the vicinity of Vieques; and (2) develop > and implement a strategy to fully and permanently protect the coral reef and > related ecosystems on and near Vieques, including development of a national > wildlife refuge, national park, or other appropriate protected area(s). > > Vieques is home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems on the planet, > including three of the world's seven surviving bioluminescent bays and some > of the healthiest and most diverse coral reefs found in U.S. Carribean > territorial waters. The Island also provides important habitat for numerous > species protected under the Endangered Species Act including manatees, brown > pelicans, and green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles, as > well as several endangered plants. While naval bombing and use of Vieques > has resulted in some significant harm to the Island's fragile marine and > terrestrial ecology and raised legitimate concerns among the island's > population, the federal holdings on the island have also forestalled other > potentially harmful development and limited natural resource extraction that > may pose an equal or greater long-term threat to the island's natural > resources. Any long-term strategy to protect Vieques' natural resources > must include not only a cessation of bombing, but also a comprehensive > approach that protects these sensitive systems from coastal development and > natural resource extraction. > > Your Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection sets very high standards > for Federal agencies and the Nation to both prevent degradation and enhance > protection for coral reef ecosystems. Its stated policy requires all Federal > agencies to: > > (1) "utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the > conditions of such ecosystems" > > (2) "ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not > degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." > > With regard to Vieques, continued live bombing of the island's coral reef > ecosystems appears clearly inconsistent with the no-degradation standard of > the Executive Order and to require implementation of an extended moratorium > and permanent prohibition. However, addressing only the bombing issue would > fall far short of the Executive Order's stated policy regarding the > protection and enhancement of coral reef ecosystems. DOD and all federal > agencies are also required to use their programs and authorities to protect > such systems. Given the relatively healthy condition and importance of > Vieques' coral reef ecosystems, the policy requires that all agencies > maintain and enhance that level of protection. In our view, cessation of > bombing must be combined with more comprehensive protection to fulfill the > letter and spirit of the Executive Order. Development and implementation of > a national wildlife refuge or similar protective regime would be one way of > accomplishing this. > > Sincerely, > > Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Director Doug Rader, Senior Scientist > Center for Marine Conservation Environmental Defense Fund > > <> > ********************************* > Jack Sobel, Director > Ecosystem Program > Center for Marine Conservation > 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 > Washington, DC 20036 > Phone: (202) 429-5609 > Fax: (202) 872-0619 > Email: jsobel@dccmc.org > ********************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Name: ViequesLetter.rtf > ViequesLetter.rtf Type: Rich Text Format (application/rtf) > Encoding: quoted-printable just as comprehensive as the FKNMS that was on watch during the death of Florida's coral reefs. Government cannot save coral. This has been proven. CQ from Reef Relief ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 11:52:40 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA21293 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:52:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA15583; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:01:46 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa15457; Mon, 29 Nov 99 12:01:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:57:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03482; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:40:38 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA03442; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:40:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from modem36.marathonkey.com by isurus.mote.org with esmtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m11sTqh-003amFC; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:40:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:41:52 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Erich Mueller To: Coral List , Marbio List Subject: Pigeon Key Message-Id: X-X-Sender: emueller@isurus.mote.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Erich Mueller Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 759 Education Programs at Pigeon Key Still Going Strong! As announced here some months ago, Mote Marine Laboratory has moved its tropical facilty from Pigeon Key to Summerland Key. Some of you may have gotten the impression that Pigeon Key is no longer available for educational opportunities. Not true! The Pigeon Key Foundation continues to offer residential marine education programs at a variety of levels throughout the year. Please contact Dr. Dan Gallagher, Education Director for more information: dang@marathonkey.com phone: (305) 289-9632 FAX: (305) 289-0139 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller@mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Mote Marine Laboratory Website-> http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 12:03:03 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA22134 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:03:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16474; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:09:00 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016441; Mon, 29 Nov 99 12:08:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:04:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03656; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:52:40 GMT Message-Id: <199911291652.QAA03656@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 09:58:45 -0500 To: coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Gene Shinn Subject: Vieques reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Gene Shinn Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 760 Re: Doug Fenners comments. I too remember the report that said the reefs at Vieques were in better shape (and there were more fish) than elsewhere in Puerto Rico. It concluded that the reason was that fisherman can't get in. The report came to mind when I first read that the leader of the movement to get the Navy out is the head of the Fishermans Association. Gene "If we lose our capacity to be wrong, we are not doing the business of science" Charles L. Drake ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Gene Shinn | email eshinn@usgs.gov USGS Center for Coastal Geology | http://coastal.er.usgs.gov 600 4th St. South | voice (727) 803-8747 x3030 St.Petersburg, FL 33701 | fax (727) 803-2032 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 13:11:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA23991 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:11:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA25349; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:20:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025294; Mon, 29 Nov 99 13:20:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:16:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA04170; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:55:22 GMT Received: from relay1.smtp.psi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA04160; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:55:14 -0500 (EST) From: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG Received: from [38.200.235.131] (helo=EXCH_BDC.DCCMC) by relay1.smtp.psi.net with esmtp (Exim 1.90 #1) id 11sV15-0003lx-00; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:55:11 -0500 Received: by smtp.dcccmc.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:58:02 -0500 Message-Id: <9188D24F318ED31198E300A0C9D81E0401B61C@smtp.dcccmc.org> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: paulj488@aol.com, Doug_Rader@edf.org Subject: RE: Vieques Island Letter: Multiple Comments from REEF RELIEF Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:58:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: JSobel@DCCMC.ORG Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 761 My first temptation was not to respond to a series of comments posted by either Craig Quirilo or Devon Quirilo or both of REEF RELIEF, on the Coral-list server, with regard to a letter sent by the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on Vieques Island. However, having now received five versions of rambling, incoherent, and seemingly irrelevant comments from them that were posted to the Coral-list server, I think a few clarifying remarks are in order: (1)The letter sent by us did not propose a marine sanctuary nor pre-judge what mechanism might be best to protect the reefs and other resources surrounding Vieques, but emphasized the need to stop all bombing impacting Vieques' reefs and provide more comprehensive protection than simply an end to the bombing, especially if the Navy were to pull out. Based on my understanding of REEF RELIEF's own mission and policies, they would agree that the bombing should be stopped and that other protection should also be afforded. (2)We would agree that neither the federal government nor any form of government can provide the whole answer to coral reef protection on its own in Vieques or elsewhere, but federal and other forms of government can and should play a role in and afford protection for coral reefs. An active well-informed public is essential for this to happen, which is part of the reason we exist. We assume REEF RELIEF would agree with this as well, presumably its why they exist. (3)So what was REEF RELIEF really tring to say? I confess that I don't know. Their two recurring themes seem to be that (A) National NGOs don't have a clue about the problems facing coral reefs, only REEF RELIEF does; and (B) the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has been responsible for the death of the Florida Keys Reef Tract, despite being around for only a few years, and its creation proves that government can't do anything to prevent reef destruction. If this was REEF RELIEF's message, we clearly disagree with them on both themes. (4)We believe that the threats facing the Florida Reef Tract and many other Caribbean reefs, potentially including Vieques, are multiple, long-term, and synergistic, and will require similarly comprehensive solutions. Although we have not always been satisfied with the level of protection afforded by the FKNMS, we believe it is an essential tool for the protection and recovery of the Florida Reef Tract, that it is already contributing to its conservation, and that it can and will contribute more in the future, provided the public keeps demanding it. The TORTUGAS 2000 initiative, if and when implemented, will be a major step forward in this regard. (5)REEF RELIEF's claim that the failure of the FKNMS to put an immediate end to all threats and degradation of the Florida Reef Tract proves that government and/or the Federal government can not contribute to coral reef protection is absurd on its face. Such a conclusion would be equivalent to stating that the failure of REEF RELIEF (which has been around much longer) to halt the degradation of the Florida Reef Tract demonstrates that local grassroots organizations can't contribute to coral reef protection. We are not ready to draw such a conclusion. Coral reef protection will require the hard, cooperative work of government, NGOs, and many others, at all spatial scales to make important contributions. ********************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Program Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 429-5609 Fax: (202) 872-0619 Email: jsobel@dccmc.org ********************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 13:18:45 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA24047 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:18:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA25604; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:24:42 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025554; Mon, 29 Nov 99 13:24:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:20:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA04234; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:03:13 GMT Received: from back.vims.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA04226; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:03:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from vims.edu (V13987.nerr.vims.edu [139.70.6.22]) by back.vims.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA20091; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:56:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3842C224.F9A0BC67@vims.edu> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:12:53 -0500 From: David Niebuhr X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gene Shinn CC: coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Vieques reefs References: <199911291652.QAA03656@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------7C0FDA04AB7D475BC4B1D726" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: David Niebuhr Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 762 --------------7C0FDA04AB7D475BC4B1D726 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Gene: The situation on Vieques is complex. Yes, one of the leaders of the movement to remove the Navy from Vieques is the president of the local Fishermans' Association. He is also an avid supporter of several grass-roots efforts to protect and preserve the island's natural resources and has a keen respect for the island, its people, and its unique habitats. He has helped me in my research and has provided boats and manpower for efforts to monitor and protect Puerto Mosquito. I caution you not to assume that because this gentleman is a a fisherman he only wants to see the Navy out so fishermen can exploit the local resources. I repeat, the Vieques situation is complex. The Viequense have been isolated on their own island, there is tremendous pressure to "modernize" and "develop" the island for "the sake of the people," and the island harbors some healthy reefs and two of the last (monoculture- Pyrodinium bahamense) bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean. There are many "interests" involved in the Vieques situation and very few of them are concerned with protecting coral, bioluminescent bays or any other important habitat. I have conducted research on both Vieques' reef systems and on Puerto Mosquito (biobay). I have worked with local environmental groups (Vieques Conservation and Historic Trust) and I have provided expert evidence in a law suit filed against the Municipality of Isabel Segunda, the Dept. of the Interior, the EPA and the Navy for violations of the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. I have been quietly amused while this discussion has raged on the coral list. I am glad so many people have taken interest in this small island's welfare, but I'm afraid that witohut knowing the island many folks are looking for simple answers to an extremely difficult question. The state of the coral and other important habitats located at Vieques is not solely the result of limited fishing harvest (they fish is most areas except during periods of bombing), but is also the result of limited urban and suburban development and the relatively low environmental impacts of the Navy's presence on the island. The only way to move forward and solve this problem is to move slowly. The local government, grass roots organizations the Navy and the federal government need to frame a plan that will solve this problem while protecting Vieques' unique resources. Gene Shinn wrote: > It concluded that the reason was that fisherman can't get in. > The report came to mind when I first read that the leader of the movement > to get the Navy out is the head of the Fishermans Association. --David Niebuhr *********************************************************************** David H. Niebuhr, Ph.D. Education and Communications Coordinator Chesapeake Bay NERR in Virginia/School of Education College of William and Mary POB 1346 Gloucester Pt., VA 23062 Phone: 804.684.7144 Fax: 804.684.7120 niebuhr@vims.edu *********************************************************************** --------------7C0FDA04AB7D475BC4B1D726 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Gene:

The situation on Vieques is complex. Yes, one of the leaders of the movement to remove the Navy from Vieques is the president of the local Fishermans' Association. He is also an avid supporter of several grass-roots efforts to protect and preserve the island's natural resources and has a keen respect for the island, its people, and its unique habitats. He has helped me in my research and has provided boats and manpower for efforts to monitor and protect Puerto Mosquito.

I caution you not to assume that because this gentleman is a a fisherman he only wants to see the Navy out so fishermen can exploit the local resources.

I repeat, the Vieques situation is complex. The Viequense have been isolated on their own island, there is tremendous pressure to "modernize" and "develop" the island for "the sake of the people," and the island harbors some healthy reefs and two of the last (monoculture- Pyrodinium bahamense) bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean. There are many "interests" involved in the Vieques situation and very few of them are concerned with protecting coral, bioluminescent bays or any other important habitat.

I have conducted research on both Vieques' reef systems and on Puerto Mosquito (biobay). I have worked with local environmental groups (Vieques Conservation and Historic Trust) and I have provided expert evidence in a law suit filed against the Municipality of Isabel Segunda, the Dept. of the Interior, the EPA and the Navy for violations of the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.

I have been quietly amused while this discussion has raged on the coral list. I am glad so many people have taken interest in this small island's welfare, but I'm afraid that witohut knowing the island many folks are looking for simple answers to an extremely difficult question.

The state of the coral and other important habitats located at Vieques is not solely the result of limited fishing harvest (they fish is most areas except during periods of bombing), but is also the result of limited urban and suburban development and the relatively low  environmental impacts of the Navy's presence on the island. 

The only way to move forward and solve this problem is to move slowly. The local government, grass roots organizations the Navy and the federal government need to frame a plan that will solve this problem while protecting Vieques' unique resources.

Gene Shinn wrote:

It concluded that the reason was that fisherman can't get in.
The report came to mind when I first read that the leader of the movement
to get the Navy out is the head of the Fishermans Association.


--David Niebuhr

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David H. Niebuhr, Ph.D.
Education and Communications Coordinator
Chesapeake Bay NERR in Virginia/School of Education
College of William and Mary
POB 1346 Gloucester Pt., VA 23062
Phone: 804.684.7144
Fax:   804.684.7120
niebuhr@vims.edu
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  --------------7C0FDA04AB7D475BC4B1D726-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 13:48:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA25012 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:48:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29163; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:57:49 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa29064; Mon, 29 Nov 99 13:57:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:53:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA04468; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:35:25 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA04476; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:35:18 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 23043 invoked by uid 0); 29 Nov 1999 18:35:18 -0000 Message-Id: <19991129183518.23042.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.240 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:35:17 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.240] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: gene@fearless.er.usgs.gov, coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: Re: Vieques reefs Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:35:17 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 763 Dear Coral-Listers: This is to thank you all for bringing into the public forum the Vieques (Puerto Rico) bombing issue. There have been excellent recommendations. However, there are still two aspects that require additional comments. First, Arnfried Antonius commented a few days ago that it has been long known that bombs do not harm coral reefs. This is simply false and the conclusions of that study can not be used as an excuse to keep the US Navy bombing our coral reefs and killing Puerto Rican civilians. The effects of hurricanes and bombs will be different, depending on the spatial and temporal scales being measured. Hurricanes do harm coral reefs at larger spatial scales than bombs do, but to my knowledge, no hurricane has been able to open 25 meter wide, 5 meter deep craters in a coral reef, such as those present in Vieques and Culebra islands. No hurricane has been able to crack or pulverize huge coral heads such as those demolished by bombs in Vieques and Culebra. Furthermore, no hurricane has been able to cause massive fish kills in a matter of seconds such as bombing does. We should not try to minimize the physical destruction caused by the massive cratering of Vieques reefs. So, we should not confuse one thing with the other, and should not use it as an excuse to protect the US Navy interests. More recently, Gene Shinn brought back the issue and added the comment that there were more fish in that area than elsewhere in Puerto Rico, adding that no wonder why the head of the Vieques fishermen association in the leader of the movement against the US Navy here. 1. I haven't had the opportunity to see that report, but would like to see the data to which comparisons were made. My own studies (Ph.D. Dissertation; and Hernandez-Delgado and Sabat, in press) show that there is a clear gradient of increasing fish species richness, diversity, abundance, average size and standing stock biomass as we move across the insular shelf from environmentally-degraded and over-exploited coral reefs to offshore remote coral reefs. Vieques' coral reefs are considered remote in relation to highly degraded coastal areas in the main island of Puerto Rico. 2. Nobody has actualized quantitative information about the status of coral reef fish communities n Vieques to establish a baseline ata bank, and to compare the status of fish communities within and outside of target areas. We have tried to seek a permit for that and did not even recieved an answer. 3. I didn't understand Shinn's comment regarding the fishermen, but everybody should know that, not only fishermen, but the whole Vieques Island community, many political, syndical and women organizations, students and faculty from all univerities, the Catholic Church, as well as many other local, national and international religious, social, political, grassroots and environmental organizations support Vieques in their struggle to finish bombing by the US Navy. Even, most of our politicians support viequenses. Just to clarify that this is not a matter of fishing or not within target areas because even target areas have been sporadically fished. Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado Research Associate University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reef Research Group P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico Tel. (787) 764-0000, x-4855 Fax (787) 764-2610 e-mail: coral_giac@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 16:14:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA00887 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:14:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA17003; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:23:09 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016949; Mon, 29 Nov 99 16:22:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:18:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05465; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:02:04 GMT Received: from myrtle.rtpnc.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA05458; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:01:54 -0500 (EST) From: Santavy.Debbie@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV Received: from EPAHUB2.RTP.EPA.GOV (epahub2.rtp.epa.gov [134.67.213.31]) by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.2-32 #41376) with SMTP id <0FLZ00EQ08Q8QP@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:54:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by EPAHUB2.RTP.EPA.GOV(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.3 hotfix 1 (767.1 12-15-1998)) id 85256838.0072CF0D ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:54:01 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:48:57 -0600 Subject: Post-Doc Opportunity To: coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <85256838.00725A68.00@EPAHUB2.RTP.EPA.GOV> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline X-Lotus-FromDomain: EPA Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Santavy.Debbie@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 764 There are research opportunities for one pre-doc and one post-doc to develop cooperative and collaborative scientific research and training opportunities at the US Environmental Protection Agency, at Gulf Breeze, Florida. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 17:18:32 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA01935 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:18:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA24715; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:27:40 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024660; Mon, 29 Nov 99 17:27:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:23:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA05764; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:11:11 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA05910; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:11:00 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 71141 invoked by uid 0); 29 Nov 1999 22:10:59 -0000 Message-Id: <19991129221059.71140.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.240 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:10:59 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.240] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: gene@fearless.er.usgs.gov, niebuhr@vims.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: Re: Vieques Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:10:59 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 765 Dear coral-listers. The letter attached below was sent as a carbon copy (CC) to me by Dr. Gene Shinn. I decided to post it simply because there is still people who claims that this is more an emotional issue than a scientific issue. Certainly, we have to deal with both things. But blaming fishermen for all problems in Puerto Rican coral reefs outside of Navy's waters is like only being looking at the point of the iceberg. Yes, there are many emotional aspects nvolved in this issue. Fifty eight years of bombs pounding in the backyards of nearly 10,000 residents has obviously been emotional. A 27% cancer rate has obviously been emotional. And Viequenses are very clear, no more bombs! Please, let's not forget that we are dealing, not only with coral and fish, but with people. Let's discuss possible management alternatives. But, has anybody ever asked the simple question of what are we going to discuss about if there is no baseline data about the actual status of coral reefs and reef fisheries within target areas? Should we start by that fact? We have the expertise to carry out that type of studies in the University of Puerto Rico, but the U.S. and the Puerto Rican government seem to be not interested in that. Any suggestions? Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado University of Puerto Rico From: Gene Shinn To: niebuhr@vims.edu CC: coral_giac@hotmail.com Subject: Vieques Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:28:12 -0500 Dear David, Thank you for your calm and collected response to my brief comment on the Vieques situation. I realize this is a highly complex issue and the reef is probably just the tip of the political iceberg. Wish now I had stayed out of the fracus. There is certainly more emotion than science involved in this issue. You might be interested to know that I established 3 coral monitoring stations on Culebra after they were impacted by hurricane Hugo and have spent a few months on the island. Did get a good sense of local feelings and of course almost everyday we heard the bombs over on Vieques..The bottom line on our monitoring (have turned the whole project over to Ginger Garrison USGS/BRD at St. John VI) was that the reefs (both windward, leeward, and a polluted site off the canal that drains the village) were recovering rapidly after the Hurricane but then in the late 1990s diseases set in and corals that had regrown started to die. It is an interesting problem and unfortunately it is Caribbean-wide. I could go on and on but will wait until we learn more about what kills corals in isolated parts of the Caribbean where the human population is low. Thanks again for your calm and informative response. Gene "If we lose our capacity to be wrong, we are not doing the business of science" Charles L. Drake ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- Gene Shinn | email eshinn@usgs.gov USGS Center for Coastal Geology | http://coastal.er.usgs.gov 600 4th St. South | voice (727) 803-8747 x3030 St.Petersburg, FL 33701 | fax (727) 803-2032 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 18:05:18 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA03228 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:05:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA28410; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:11:15 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028318; Mon, 29 Nov 99 18:10:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 18:06:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA06139; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 22:55:31 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA06114; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:55:24 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 24916 invoked by uid 0); 29 Nov 1999 22:55:24 -0000 Message-Id: <19991129225524.24915.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.242 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:55:24 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.242] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: jplacer@aa.net, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: Info about Vieques Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:55:24 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 766 For more information about the Vieques situation, please contact: http://www.viequeslibre.org For information regarding the draft proposed sustainable development plan of a Navy-free Vieques, please contact: Robert Rabin Comite Pro Rescate y Desarrollo de Vieques (Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques) bieke@coqui.net Regards, Edwin Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado Investigador Asociado Universidad de Puerto Rico Departamento de Biologia Grupo de Investigacion en Arrecifes de Coral P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Tel. (787) 764-0000, x-4855 Fax (787) 764-2610 e-mail: coral_giac@hotmail.com diploria@coqui.net ****************************************** ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 20:25:48 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA04286 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:25:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA06385; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:34:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006345; Mon, 29 Nov 99 20:33:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:30:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA06992; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 01:17:54 GMT Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA06979; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:17:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from oemcomputer (dap-209-114-167-32.pm4-1-s5.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.167.32]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with ESMTP id UAA04719 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:17:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199911300117.UAA04719@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:12:38 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Vieques reefs Priority: normal In-reply-to: <19991129183518.23042.qmail@hotmail.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12b) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 767 Although I am not a scientist (working on it) I find this discussion between hurricane damage and bombing damage quite intriguing, but some points are sorely being missed on this aspect. Hurricanes are Mother Nature's way of replanting, replenishing, recycling, killing, giving birth to, and fixing whatever needs to be, the way she sees fit, in ways that we can't even begin to comprehend. Although we do try so hard sometimes. That's science. There's nothing "emotional" about it. Bombing by humans can never be compared to nature's way of doing things, not under any circumstances, no matter how wonderful a scientist one is. Bombing is humans way of saying "I do this because I can." Even after reading the threads on this, I still cannot see the benefit of destroying this island, or parts of it, that is inhabited by fellow human beings, and diverse wildlife. What DO we know about the island and it's inhabitants? (ALL of them). Ever stop to think that the diverse plantlife we're choking and destroying could be a cure for some disease? When, pray tell, will we ever fight a human against human war such as we did 50 years ago, using this particular "technology"? I fear that the next will be with sticks and stones. (And I can't remember who said that.) Like the age of DDT, what are we gonna do 20, 30, 40 years from now. Say "Whoops."?? I think we should be tired of that mentality by now. As a child, my mom and dad always taught me to "Look before you Leap". It's a policy that, as an adult, I live by. If we learn to think further ahead to the future of our current endeavors, we might be able to end the battle that we've waged on this one and only life support system that we have. Sincerely, Wendy Jo "The library of life is on fire, and we must put it out." ~~Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> Wendy Jo Shemansky Graduate Student Environmental Research Science and Management Duquesne University Environmental News Director, West Penn Scuba Divers Pittsburgh, PA slkyshrk@sgi.net (412) 244 - 3318 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 29 20:54:21 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA04478 for ; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:54:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA07433; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:03:29 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007405; Mon, 29 Nov 99 21:02:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:58:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA07151; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 01:53:01 GMT Received: from lakdiva.slt.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA07178; Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:52:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp.slt.lk ([204.143.97.87]) by lakdiva.slt.lk (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with SMTP id HAA26167 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:53:30 -0600 (GMT) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:53:30 -0600 (GMT) Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19991130075424.11f7312e@sltnet.lk> X-Sender: firefish@sltnet.lk X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Prasanna Weerakkody Subject: Re: Vieques Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Prasanna Weerakkody Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 768 On the issue of Vieques; I am located far away in the Indian Ocean and wathching the dialogue I Just wandered how the reefs are better off with bombs going off all around. We see the impact of underwater explosions on reefs commonly as the practice of Fish dynamiting is common here where we work. Even with the small charges used the sea floor damage can be drastic in situations and it sure has a major impact on the fish species composition on the reef. The reef is soon cleared of all big Jacks, Groupers, Parrots, Sweetlips and the like. Fish loss is not only by being killed by the blast but they seem to avoid these reefs as well. In the East coast of Sri Lanka where the coastline is under Navy command, Regular underwater blasts are carried out to keep terorist divers from penitrating the defence barries. Diving on a reef aproximately 1.5Km. away from blast zone the same conditions were true. The reef was intact (as no blasting occured on the reef itself) and most fish were in good numbers (actualy better than neibouring areas subjected to fishing) but no big fish was seen on these reefs as was the experiance with the Southern reefs subjected to fish Dynamiting. Prasanna Weerakkody Nature Conservation Group (Natcog) No.9, Balapokuna place, Colombo 6. Sri Lanka Phone: (941) 856041 E-mail: firefish@sltnet.lk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 30 06:15:30 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA07201 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:15:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA22103; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:24:38 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022086; Tue, 30 Nov 99 06:24:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:10:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA09984; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:57:30 GMT Received: from cybertime.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA10026; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:50:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from user [157.22.205.37] by cybertime.net (SMTPD32-5.05) id ABAA91150140; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:49:14 -0800 Message-Id: <00ed01bf3b21$115c89a0$25cd169d@user> From: "Bret Raines" To: Subject: RE: Leptoseris paschalensis Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:52:58 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EA_01BF3ADE.0280A800" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bret Raines" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 769 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01BF3ADE.0280A800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I now have the information I need. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 30 08:17:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA08390 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:17:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA00420; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:26:27 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000219; Tue, 30 Nov 99 08:25:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:22:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10816; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:12:51 GMT Received: from imo20.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA10270; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:12:41 -0500 (EST) From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.4.) id b.0.acf74091 (4422) for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:12:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.acf74091.25752744@aol.com> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:12:36 EST Subject: Re: Vieques To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: EricHugo@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 770 I had not read this thread until this morning, having saved it for what has become an almost "novel-istic" foray of banter and enlightening discussion. I do have a question that has occurred to me, perhaps from stepping back from the more involved day-to-day postings. Notwithstanding the other complex issues that must be addressed, but in terms of the bombing in Vieques and elsewhere, Why coral reefs at all? If a military decides for any reason at all (however senseless and with whatever locale, human, and other aspects that may be forthcoming), are there not shallow areas less threatened, less biodiverse, and less ecologically invasive than the actual coral reefs? A sandy area a few km's away? Is there something special about bombing a reef? I doubt that invertebrates are being used as animal test subjects for projectile impact studies later....after all, the US military uses higher primates from even more threatened habitats for that end! Seemingly, the use of areas of low biodiversity nearby would also still passively protect fisheries and other useries by proximity alone. And "Wendy Jo": It was Einstein who quoted, "I don't know how World War 3 will be fought, but I do know how World War 4 will be fought...with sticks and stones." If you like that, you should read his other thoughts on peace, disarmament, and the general state of man. The US military and out world should engage such ideas, as well. Eric Borneman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 30 14:15:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA18513 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:15:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14273; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:25:03 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013889; Tue, 30 Nov 99 14:24:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:16:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA13285; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 18:52:35 GMT Message-Id: <199911301852.SAA13285@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Jon Shenker" To: Subject: Summer Courses in Australia Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:18:28 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jon Shenker" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 771 My apologies for cross-postings. The Florida Institute of Technology and the University of New South Wales are offering a 6-credit summer program studying the marine and terrestrial biology and ecology of Australia. Students will spend most of the 6 week course in the field, at sites including the Kakadu National Park, Lady Elliott Island, the Daintree Rainforest, and a live-aboard dive boat on the edge of the Coral Sea. This popular course will be limited to 22 students, so interested participants should apply in the near future. For more information, visit our web site: http://www.bio.fit.edu/summer/aust.htm or contact Dr. Jon Shenker: shenker@fit.edu > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 30 22:18:05 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA25752 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:18:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA25267; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:27:15 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025246; Tue, 30 Nov 99 22:27:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:21:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA15944; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 03:15:27 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA15973; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:15:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic1.pm02.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.65]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.9.3/8.9.2/best.out) with ESMTP id TAA22501 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:13:30 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <38449326.47559E1E@orf.org> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:16:54 -0800 From: "Greg L. Carter" Organization: Oceanic Resource Foundation X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ORF Newsletter X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199905042052.UAA19750@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> X-Corel-MessageType: EMail Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------1B8C3888A3337E5B9194DDCA" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Greg L. Carter" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 772 --------------1B8C3888A3337E5B9194DDCA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings Coral-listers, The latest issue of Currents, the publication of the Oceanic Resource Foundation has been posted to the ORF website at www.orf.org/CURRENTS/autumn99.pdf. This is an Adobe Acrobat Reader file. This issue contains articles on sea turtle conservation in Costa Rica, coral bleaching in Palau, environmental conservation in Pulau Banyak (Indonesia), the challenges of environmental protection facing the Black Sea and the Republic of Abkhazia, and information about the 2nd annual Baja Tortuguero meeting to be held in Loreto, Baja California in January 2000. Individuals who are unable to open the online version and are interested in receiving the printed version of the publication may request copies via email to Greg Carter at gcarter@orf.org. At this time we are also seeking articles from interested researchers for the next issue. Best regards, Greg -- "Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call, Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall." Jimmy Buffet Greg L. Carter http://www.orf.org gcarter@orf.org Oceanic Resource Foundation --------------1B8C3888A3337E5B9194DDCA Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings Coral-listers,

The latest issue of Currents, the publication of the Oceanic Resource Foundation has been posted to the ORF website at www.orf.org/CURRENTS/autumn99.pdf. This is an Adobe Acrobat Reader file.

This issue contains articles on sea turtle conservation in Costa Rica, coral bleaching in Palau, environmental conservation in Pulau Banyak (Indonesia), the challenges of environmental  protection facing the Black Sea and the Republic of Abkhazia, and information about the 2nd annual Baja Tortuguero meeting to be held in Loreto, Baja California in January 2000.

Individuals who are unable to open the online version and are interested in receiving the printed version of the publication may request copies via email to Greg Carter at gcarter@orf.org.

At this time we are also seeking articles from interested researchers for the next issue.

Best regards, Greg

--
"Mother, mother ocean I have heard your call,
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall."
                                                                       Jimmy Buffet

Greg L. Carter                                http://www.orf.org
gcarter@orf.org                     Oceanic Resource Foundation
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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 30 23:58:34 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA26393 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 23:58:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA29380; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 00:07:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029346; Wed, 1 Dec 99 00:07:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 00:01:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA16383; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 04:55:13 GMT Received: from smta-hub-2.CGNET.COM by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id XAA16403; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 23:55:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from csi.cgnet.com ([192.156.137.135]) by smta-hub-2.cgnet.com (PMDF V5.2-32 #40179) with ESMTP id <0FM100BGCPLNMM@smta-hub-2.cgnet.com> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:53:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from noccgiarx3.cgnet.com (noccgiarx3.cgiar.org) by CSI.CGNET.COM (PMDF V5.1-10 #18290) with SMTP id <01JIYNA72SGK00024G@CSI.CGNET.COM> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:51:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 198.93.224.36 by noccgiarx3.cgnet.com (InterScan E-Mail VirusWall NT); Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:54:57 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Received: by noccgiarx3.cgiar.org with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:54:57 -0800 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:01:42 -0800 From: John McManus Subject: RE: Grad scientists - a little light hearted philosophy To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: John McManus Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 773 Just an aside on behalf of encouraging wide participation... A grad student wrote: "Although I am not a scientist (working on it)..." All scientists are students. We just stop paying tuition after a while, perhaps after getting a degree or two. When we stop being students, we stop being scientists. Lots of students are scientists. The degree doesn't make someone a scientist, though it often helps with credibility and funding. The value of a contribution does not depend on the degree of the person behind it, but rather on how much closer it brings us to understanding reality. Coral_list is a great opportunity to help keep as much reality as possible in our work. Wide participation is crucial to that task. Degreed scientists, non-degreed scientists, nonscientists and lots of people in-between have been very helpful in our attempts to figure out what's happening to reefs and what should be done about it. John McManus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 1 05:54:19 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA27967 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 05:54:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA10454; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 06:03:28 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010439; Wed, 1 Dec 99 06:03:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 05:57:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA18235; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 10:51:32 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA18265; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 05:51:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from tm.net.my ([202.188.83.53]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.05 118 121 101) with ESMTP id <19991201105119.ZJQ29670@tm.net.my>; Wed, 1 Dec 1999 18:51:19 +0800 Message-Id: <3844FEBE.60B7F68D@tm.net.my> Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 18:55:58 +0800 From: Don baker Organization: Pacific Aqua-Tech Systems X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en]C-CCK-MCD (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "AQUA-L@killick.ifmt.nf.ca" CC: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" , mmeja@mozcom.com, orca_inc@bigfoot.com, snakes@brunet.bn, wvaraos@hotmail.com Subject: Cebu & Tawi Tawi Visit - Giant Clams & Coral Farming Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------0A03291DE7FEAA00118A9704" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Don baker Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 774 --------------0A03291DE7FEAA00118A9704 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Don Baker / THE REEF PROJECT Kota Kinabalu - Pulau Gaya Sabah, Malaysia REF: Philippines - Giant Clams & Coral Farming I will be in the Philippines from Dec. 10th to the 29th. I would like to visit with parties in/around Cebu with regards to the present status/state of "coral farming" there and nearby? I will also be in Tawi Tawi to assess conditions and brood stocks for the establishment of a giant clam [Tridacna] hatchery & nursery. I will be in Tawi Tawi from about Dec. 11th to 18th - Cebu around 21st to 30th. Bohol for few days during Xmas. All parties interested in contacting me while I am in the Rep. of the PI, please email me directly to relay contact telephone #s, etc. My personal email: donbakerjr@hotmail.com THE REEF PROJECT "other" email: reefprj@hotmail.com My handphone#: 6 [019 852 1602] [should have intnl "roaming"] Home/Office Fax: 6 088 715 629 Looking forward to it! Don Baker Sabah, Malaysia --------------0A03291DE7FEAA00118A9704 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From:    Don Baker / THE REEF PROJECT
             Kota Kinabalu - Pulau Gaya
             Sabah, Malaysia

REF:     Philippines - Giant Clams & Coral Farming

I will be in the Philippines from Dec. 10th to the 29th.  I would like to visit with parties in/around Cebu with regards to the present status/state of "coral farming" there and nearby?

I will also be in Tawi Tawi to assess conditions and brood stocks for the establishment of a giant clam [Tridacna] hatchery & nursery.  I will be in Tawi Tawi from about Dec. 11th to 18th - Cebu around 21st to 30th.  Bohol for few days during Xmas.

All parties interested in contacting me while I am in the Rep. of the PI, please email me directly to relay contact telephone #s, etc.

My personal email: donbakerjr@hotmail.com
THE REEF PROJECT "other" email: reefprj@hotmail.com
My handphone#: 6 [019 852 1602]  [should have intnl "roaming"]
Home/Office Fax: 6 088 715 629

Looking forward to it!

Don Baker
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University of North Carolina at=20 Wilmington Summer Study in Roatan, Honduras:=20 Integrated Field Research in Coral Reef Ecology June 5, - July 14, 2000 (6 weeks; 12 credits)=09
INSTRUCTORS: from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Dept of Biological Sciences Dr. Alina M. Szmant, reef corals and invertebrates Dr. Ileana E. Clavijo, coral reef fishes Dr. Craig Bailey, coral reef alage COURSE NUMBERS AND TITLES BIO 485-A /585-A(3 credits): Ecology of reef corals and other invertebrates BIO 485-A /585-ALab (1 credit): Laboratory BIO 485-B /585-B(3 credits): Ecology of coral reef algae BIO 485-B/585-B Lab (1 credit): Laboratory BIO 485-C/585-C (3 credits): Ecology of coral reef fishes BIO 485-C/585-C Lab (1 credit): Laboratory
Students must register for all twelve credit hours. Prerequisites: prior course work in coral reef ecology, marine biology, marine science or similar course, and permission of=20 instructors Three of the 6 weeks (the field protion) of this course will be spent living and working in the rustic tropical facilties of the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, located on the largest of the Bay Islands, on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. This island is fringed with mangroves and small fishing villages, and boasts among the best developed barrier reefs in the Caribbean. Lodging will be provided by the Antony Key Resort, a well known dive destination in the Caribbean.=20 This is a research-intensive field course for students who have already had formal course work on coral reef ecology, marine ecology, marine biology or similar coursework. Students will be taught by the three instructors how to identify and study three major groups of coral reef organisms: marine invertebrates, algae and fishes. =20 Reef corals and major groups of coral reef dwelling invertebrates will be studied from the point of view of their functional roles in forming and sustaining coral reef function. Aspects to be examined include life history strategies, tropho-dynamics and co-evolution of interactions with other functional groups such as reef algae and fishes. The course will stress the ecological importance of macro- and microalgae found in reef ecosystems. Field-work will focus on the identification and distribution of common species. Morphological and physiological adaptations of keystone species will also be discussed. Interactions among algal groups and between algae and other inhabitants of reefs will be examined experimentally. In addition, species that play especially important biogeochemical roles in reef ecosystems will be emphasized. An ecological and ethological approach to the study of reef fishes will be emphasized with field research to test theories and problems such as ecological niche, competition, social systems, reproduction, recruitment and population biology. Students will visit a wide variety of coral reef habitats (patch reefs, bank reefs, barrier reefs, fore-reef v.s. back-reef, etc.), as well as associated marine environments (seagrass beds and mangrove forests), making observations on the characteristic community structure at each site. Students will work on individual taxonomic projects for each of the three groups of organisms, and keep a journal on their ecological observations of their selected groups during the field excursions. They will also work in small groups on field experiments designed by the instructors to both demonstrate important ecological relationships between these major floral/faunal groups, and to provide new data to important areas of coral reef research. Students will be guided through setting up the experiments, collecting and analyzing the data, and preparing written and oral research reports. They will learn how to execute a wide variety of field methods, and use both laboratory and field instrumentation under real research conditions. They will be included as co-authors of any research publication that is based on their research efforts. During the Roatan portion of the course there will be additional enrichment lectures and tours to learn about the local and Mayan cultures and tropical terrestrial environments. Classes will meet on the UNCW campus during the first week of the course to discuss and organize the specific research projects (students will be expected to participate full-time during this period). Students and faculty will then fly as a group from Wilmington to Roatan, via Miami.=20 After the 3-week field portion, students will return to the UNCW campus to finalize data analysis and prepare their oral presentations. There will be two days off during the 3rd and 4th of July. The course is limited to 12 students. Students will be selected based on appropriate background and grades. A 10 % deposit will be needed by January 15th, 2000, to secure a place. =09 Cost: Estimated Cost $4,600 PLUS Tuition.=20 Tuition for 12 credit hours estimated at : In-State at $1,034 ; Out-of State at $4669. Includes: airfare from Wilmington, other ground transportation, all room and board both at UNCW and in Roatan, all laboratory, field, boat and diving costs in Roatan, DAN diving insurance, study abroad insurance, and the international student ID card. This is an all-inclusive package, and the only additional costs would be personal items such as sodas, post-cards, etc.=20 For further information, application forms, and to register, contact: outDr. Alina M. Szmant =20 =20 UNCW Department of Biological Sciences =20 601 South College Rd. =20 Wilmington NC 28403-3297 (910)962-7574 FAX: (910)962-4066 szmanta@uncwil.edu or (same mailing address): =20 Dr. Ileana Clavijo; (910)962-3472; email clavijo@uncwil.edu Dr. Craig Bailey: (910)962-7589; email: baileyc@uncwil.edu Payment Schedule: January 15, 2000: Deadline for application with non-refundable** $500 deposit (turn in to Office of International Programs, University Union 103A, or to Dr. Craig Bailey, Dept. of Biology, tel # (910)962-7589). ** unless program cancelled=20 February 1, 2000: Final date for required number of applicants for summer program to go, March 1, 2000: Due date for additional non-refundable=20 payment of $1,000 to cover purchase of airplane tickets, and of submission of paper-work of obtaining visas to Honduras. April 1, 2000: Due date for additional non-refundable payment of $2,100 to cover lodging and board in Roatan. April 29, 2000: Due date for balance of program cost (approx. $1,000) due to OIP. =20 Schedule for additional payment of tuition (estimated $1,034 for instate, $4669 for out-of-state) is based on the UNCW summer registration schedule. ******************************************************************* PRESENT ADDRESS: Dr. Alina M. Szmant Professor of Biology, and Coral Reef Research Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington NC 28403 tel: (910)962-7574 fax: (910)962-4066 email: szmanta@uncwil.edu ****************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 2 06:33:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA18067 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:33:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA10261; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:42:23 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010247; Thu, 2 Dec 99 06:42:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:38:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA27572; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:24:19 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id GAA27529; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:24:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from [209.91.197.182] (ppp46.197dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.197.46]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id HAA20415 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:24:20 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <19991121035446.97964.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:29:03 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Craig Lilyestrom Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Craig Lilyestrom Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 776 Edwin - >Residents of Vieques Island also suffer a 26% incidence of cancer, which is >way higher than the average for the main island of Puerto Rico. This means >that almost one of every three viequenses will die from cancer!!!!! Can >anybody has an explanation for that? Sorry I don't have an explanation. I understand that studies are being done at this time to try to determine the cause or causes of this tragic phenomenon. However, in truth there is a difference between being diagnosed with cancer and dying from it. Not all cancers are terminal, if treated in time. Also, in the absence of hard data on the causes, it would be fair to say that it is premature to suggest any link to any particular cause. At this point, one could easily come up with a list of plausible hypotheses, INCLUDING military activities. I know this has little to do with corals... Not defending the Navy -- just the scientific method and objectivity. Saludos, --Craig ******************************************* Craig G. Lilyestrom, Ph.D. Chief, Marine Resources Division Dept. of Natural & Environmental Resources P.O. Box 9066600 San Juan, P.R. 00906-6600 (787) 724-8772 ext. 4042 (787) 723-2805 (FAX) craig@caribe.net ******************************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 2 07:33:52 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA18475 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:33:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA12032; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:39:51 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011995; Thu, 2 Dec 99 07:39:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:35:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA27883; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 12:22:01 GMT Message-Id: <199912021222.MAA27883@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Sasi Nayar To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Planktonnet : A network of planktonlogists. Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:58:20 +0800 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Sasi Nayar Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 777 Dear all, After a grand regional workshop on plankton ecology at Phuket, Thailand, we felt a need to create a discussion list for plankton researchers. The purpose of the Plankton net list-server is to provide a forum for Internet discussions and announcements among planktonologists researching on ecology, taxonomy, physiology, productivity and monitoring of phytoplankton and zooplankton, in fresh, brackish and sea water throughout the world. The list is primarily for use by plankton researchers and scientists. Currently, about 40 researchers are subscribed to the list. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 2 18:52:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA04153 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:52:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA22014; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:58:40 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021994; Thu, 2 Dec 99 18:58:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:53:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA32923; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:39:22 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA32814; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:39:15 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 39605 invoked by uid 0); 2 Dec 1999 23:39:16 -0000 Message-Id: <19991202233916.39604.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 136.145.188.132 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 02 Dec 1999 15:39:15 PST X-Originating-IP: [136.145.188.132] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: craig@caribe.net, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: On the role of the DNER regarding Vieques Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 15:39:15 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 778 Craig It has been nearly 8 months since the last bomb was thrown in Vieques Island. The official position of the government of Puerto Rico, since then, has been to stop bombing and that the U.S. Navy should leave Vieques as soon as possible. Excuse me, but I disagree with you. Why don't you go and talk about the scientific method and objectivity to the cancer-diagnosed viequenses? Many rare types of cancer keep showing up in a lot of people there. This is not a random natural phenomenon. But, following a precautionary principle, the U.S. Navy is the most serious environmental threat and the major generator of toxic and carcinogenic pollutants in Vieques. Let's stop the major source of threats until all studies are finished and conclusions are drawn. Damage is already done and we might probably keep looking at the long-term results of that during the next decades. But, many people in the scientific community still have a lot of questions. Why does the Marine Resources Division of the P.R. Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) has never done anything to quantitatively document damage in those coral reefs? The DNER has plenty of trained personnel, as does the University of Puerto Rico. Also, the DNER has received a lot of money through the International Coral Reef Initiative. Where's that money going to? To pay the high salaries of a private consultant? What is the DNER plan to protect those coral reefs after the Navy is gone? Is the DNER working out a management plan? Not to my knowledge. It's being time to come up with a major effort and do our job. Many of us in the scientific community in Puerto Rico are willing to go there and help the DNER to carry out a multi-disciplinary study of the Vieques Island's coral reefs. Can you take that initiative? Edwin Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado Investigador Asociado Universidad de Puerto Rico Departamento de Biologia Grupo de Investigacion en Arrecifes de Coral P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Tel. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 2 19:06:50 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA04308 for ; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:06:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA22440; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:16:02 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022422; Thu, 2 Dec 99 19:15:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:12:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA32164; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 00:03:05 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA32877; Thu, 2 Dec 1999 19:02:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from cw2 ([138.7.37.164]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id KAA09192 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:02:48 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991203100146.00ade7c0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 10:01:46 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Vieques reefs- positive suggestions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 779 Some positive suggestions for Vieques, that may apply to other locations as well: 1. I think that we all are agreed that bombing reefs or island ecologies does not improve them- they do in fact damage them (pretty severely where the bomb drops, no doubt about it). And it is something that reefs have not evolved to cope with, as they have with hurricanes. The original petition was asking for a cessation of active bombing of Vieques, which will undoubtedly help the reefs as well as land ecology and local residents. Some of the discussion has been about what to do after the bombs stop falling. I suggested that leaving it an inactive military base might preserve the reef better than allowing unlimited development. Well-planned and regulated development may be able to preserve the reef and be better for local inhabitants as well, but unbridled development may be worse for all involved, possibly even worse for the reef than continued active bombing of the island and presumably collateral (accidental) bomb damage to reefs (seems unlikely the Navy is deliberately targeting the reefs- they just happen to be nearby and get hit from time to time). Ideas for after the military leaves: 2. No-extraction reserves can significantly increase fishing yields in other nearby areas. Increased fish abundances may produce spillover of fish into nearby fished areas. Larger adult sizes allows greatly increased reproductive effort that may seed large areas of surrounding or downstream fishing areas. In effect, reserves are natural fish farms, which also preserve pieces of the environment. Apo Island, Philippines is an outstanding example. So successful is the reserve system in that part of the Philippines, that villages ask to have reserves set up near them! 3. Consultation of all stakeholders is a must. Dictatorial edicts of central government agencies, including military, that do not involve consultation with local residents builds animosity and may make the project more difficult or even impossible to implement. Besides, it's just plain not democratic. Persuasion, by the facts and good arguments is the tool of choice (not force), and it can (and probably should) go both ways- all parties need to listen as well as make their cases. Sham consultations after the decision has been made will not do the job. Decisions and the process leading to them, must be transparent, i.e., public record. Absolute consensus of all stakeholder parties is often not possible. If the process is perceived to be open and fair, those whose views are not followed will be less likely to be resentful and seek ways to sabotage the adopted plan. As those doing environmental impact assessments say, if you consult and work with all parties, especially environmental groups and those potentially opposed, from the beginning of planning, you can almost always avoid the very expensive and difficult conflicts and suits in the late stages of a project. Consulting all the parties is just plain smart and in your own interest. 4. No-extraction reserves can be used for sustainable, non-destructive uses that provide much more economic benefit to the local community than fishing. Dive tourism can be carried out on an amazingly large scale with surprisingly little effect on reefs. And the economic payoff can be huge- at $50 or so per dive, a moderate size operation can bring in a million dollars in just a couple years. Divers are attracted much more by large fish, and repelled by a lack of fish. Dead, a big fish is worth a few dollars in most markets. Alive, it's made of solid gold, and can keep pulling the income in year after year. And diving employs quite a few people- divemasters, instructors, boat captains and crews, plus all the hotel workers, restaurant, curio shop, transportation, etc. A prime example- Cozumel, Mexico, one of the 3 biggest hard currency-earning resort areas in the whole of Mexico. With a town of 60,000+ people living primarily off of divers and the cascading effect of all the services they purchase. With an average of 2000 dives per day, 364 days a year, the roughly 10 miles of reef that draws the divers receives so little damage from divers that the reef continued to recover from the mild effects of Hurricane Gilbert even when diving had returned to 2000 dives per day. The coral looks great, and the reefs swarm with fish, including big ones like 4 foot long groupers. And the whole dive industry and reef protection there grew out of the divers liking what they saw, and the fishermen finding out they could make a lot more money taking divers out than fishing. The reef protection was very much a local initiative. The beauty is that a reserve can both serve to boost local fisheries in areas outside the reserve, and provide the basis for a thriving diving industry. Both fishermen and dive operators benefit, and need not be in conflict. And the reef benefits. If diving is not properly managed, it too can be destructive. There are published reports of damage from divers in the Red Sea. And to be realistic, diving will always cause some damage, but it can be really quite minor damage compared to other alternative uses of reefs. And it's probably a practical reality that most reefs will have use of some kind or other by humans- we are lucky if we get any choice about which kind of use that is. The best we can do is to minimize damage, hopefully well below the level the reef can recover from. 5. Human population centers, certainly including the tourist accommodations, are best located away from or downstream from reefs. Human populations living close to reefs usually have deleterious effects on those reefs. The closer the people are and the larger their number, the more strictly all sorts of things must be controlled to protect the reef. Land clearing, construction, and runoff and sewage disposal are big ones, but there are probably others, such as gray water disposal, fertilizers & pesticides used on fields, gardens, and ornamental plants, etc. Example: reefs near the population of Curacao are degraded, while those a few kilometers away upstream are in good shape. 6. All-inclusive luxury resorts are no help to the local community. Small-scale, locally owned operations are. Most large luxury resorts have outside owners. Patrons pay the owners through their travel agent, and very little of the money ever gets to the local community the resort is located in. The patrons often don't leave the premises for meals or other services. This system fosters a class system with a huge gap between wealthy visitors and poor residents, that does not foster understanding or tolerance, and may even encourage abuse. Small, locally owned facilities ensure that the income goes into the local community, more local people are employed and benefit, the society has less economic gap between visitors and locals, and the closer contact fosters more understanding and tolerance, maybe even enjoying learning a little bit about another culture. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 3 09:54:48 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA13074 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:54:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA25301; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:04:01 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025270; Fri, 3 Dec 99 10:03:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:58:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA37492; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 14:49:46 GMT Received: from avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id JAA36413; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:49:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.141.75 (ipa75.miami15.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.141.75]) by avocet.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id GAA02781 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 06:49:34 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <384791E9.989@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 09:48:25 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ReefKeeper Intl on Vieques Bombing Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 780 DEAR CORAL LISTERS: BELOW IS REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL'S REQUEST TO PRESIDENT CLINTON FOR A PERMANENT HALT TO LIVE BOMBING AT VIEQUES. LET'S ALL KEEP THE PRESSURE UP! ALEXANDER STONE REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL ------------------------ December 3, 1999 President William J. Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: Navy Bombing at Vieques, Puerto Rico Dear President Clinton: ReefKeeper International urges you to permanently eliminate the live-fire bombing occurring on the coral reefs off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. ReefKeeper International, a non-profit conservation organization with members in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and abroad, has been working for over 10 years to protect coral reefs throughout the world. Importance of Vieques Island's Marine Environment The marine waters surrounding Vieques Island are home to some of the most extraordinary ecosystems in the world. Of the seven bioluminescent bays in the world, three are at Vieques Island. The coral reefs off Vieques Island where bomb craters are not present are among the healthiest and most diverse in the U.S. Caribbean. Endangered species such as manatees, brown pelicans and four species of sea turtles (green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead) rely on the marine environment of Vieques Island. The Threat to Vieques' Coral Reefs The Navy has used the marine waters off Vieques Island, including the fragile coral reefs, for live-fire practice. The dropping and subsequent explosions of heavy ordinance has already resulted in significant harm to the marine environment. Craters in the coral reef measuring 25 meters wide and 5 meters deep have been reported (Hernandez-Delgado, 1999). Huge coral heads are cracked or pulverized and large numbers of fish are killed in a matter of seconds when a bomb is dropped. In Sri Lanka, smaller blasting by dynamite has been reported to not only directly damage the blast area but keep larger fish such as groupers away from reefs as far as 1.5 km away from the blast site (Weerakkody, 1999). This adverse impact on reef fish populations from just a small blast must be significantly larger in the area of Vieques Island, where the blasting occurs on a much larger scale. Unexploded ordinances remain around the island, posing a danger not only to fishers and divers but to the marine life inhabiting the area. The precious coral reefs off Vieques Island literally resemble a war zone. 1983 Memorandum of Understanding In 1983, the Government of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Navy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in which it agreed that the U.S. Navy would stop targeting and shelling offshore coral reefs. In complete violation of that memorandum, the U.S. Navy has continued these practices and caused further destruction to the marine ecosystem. Endangered Species Act Violations The Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to: "ensure that any action authorized, funded, or carried out by such agency ... . . is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of [critical] habitat." The continued bombing of coral reefs off Vieques Island clearly fails to protect endangered manatees, pelicans, and sea turtles. The U.S. Navy has even failed to determine the impact of its actions on endangered or threatened species, as required pursuant by Section 7.0 of the Endangered Species Act. E.O. 13089 - Your Clear Obligation to Act Executive Order 13089, signed by your hand on June 11, 1998, states in Section 2 : "All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall: ... (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." (emphasis added) The continued bombing of the coral reefs off Vieques clearly violate the language and intent of your Executive Order. ReefKeeper International respectfully requests that you immediately ban any further live fire bombing of the coral reefs off Vieques Islands to protect these valuable marine assets. Thank you for your consideration, and anticipated support, of our request. Sincerely, Alexander Stone Director Citations Hernandez-Delgado, Edwin A. Research Associate, University of Puerto Rico. Posting to coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, November 29, 1999. Weerakkody, Prasanna, Nature Conservation Group (Natcog), Sri Lanka. Posting to coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, November 29, 1999. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 3 11:08:58 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15683 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:08:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA07342; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:18:11 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007272; Fri, 3 Dec 99 11:18:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:13:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA38209; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:08:03 GMT Received: from bali.cetiis.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA37924; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:07:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from nomade.cetiis.fr (nomade.cetiis.fr [213.56.91.32]) by bali.cetiis.fr (8.9.1/jtpda-5.3.2) with SMTP id RAA08776 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 17:01:55 GMT From: "vincent salbert" To: Subject: Bay Islands Honduras Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 17:03:13 +0100 Message-Id: <01bf3da7$e7104860$205b38d5@nomade.cetiis.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00F9_01BF3DB0.48DDD820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "vincent salbert" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 781 Message en plusieurs parties et au format MIME. ------=_NextPart_000_00F9_01BF3DB0.48DDD820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Madam, Sir,=20 =20 I'm presently working on an environmental plan of the Bay Islands and = I'm searching for marine references on the Honduras Gulf and the Bay Islands = (currents, corals, nutrients, tourism). 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 3 20:10:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA28742 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:10:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA29889; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:16:11 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029872; Fri, 3 Dec 99 20:15:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:12:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA41344; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 01:03:47 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA40983; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:03:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp193.206.105.98dip.netdial.caribe.net [206.105.98.193]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id VAA03565 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:03:44 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <000201bf3df2$64778e40$c16269ce@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Vieques - Sustainable Future Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:54:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF3DD0.96FB3280" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 783 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF3DD0.96FB3280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have been off island and returned to a discussion regarding Vieques. = People have expressed concerns about what will happen to Vieques after = the Navy leaves. Some have even suggested that the U.S. Navy is = conserving Vieques'=20 natural resources from the development juggernaut.=20 While most of us find it hard enough to maintain some level of = objectivity in discussions about nutrients, Edwin Hernandez, a Puerto = Rican marine biologist, made some well defended points to this list on = the Vieques issue. Edwin and his coral reef research team spend many = hours underwater monitoring coral reefs in Culebra and Fajardo while = listening.. and feeling... the underwater blasts of reefs being = destroyed near Vieques -- those sounds which one U.S. Senator so = cavalierly (and ironically) described as "The Sounds of Freedom."=20 A civilian is dead and four others injured. For us, and for the people = of Puerto Rico, it is too late for more Navy promises. We hope that the = events soon to follow with those individuals camping in an act of civil = disobedience on the target range do not result in further loss of life.=20 Currently President Clinton is in the process of deciding one = thing....is it in the interest of National Security to continue bombing = the island of Vieques...with either live and/or inert ordnance? To our = knowledge, all of Clinton's National Security advisors are either = retired or current military personnel.=20 The Navy is not managing a Nature Reserve on Vieques by any stretch of = the imagination.=20 What the U.S. Navy is doing to this fragile and biologically diverse = tropical ecosystem, as well as the poor community inhabiting the island, = is far from sustainable in terms of natural resources, or ethical in = terms of human rights. If this island is so crucial to National = Security, as the Navy once similarly claimed of Culebra, why did the = Navy so carelessly violate its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with = the people of Puerto Rico? Dr. James Porter of the University of Georgia = recently surveyed coral reefs in the target area on Vieques on behalf of = the government of Puerto Rico. In a letter dated August 27, 1999 to = Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of Interior, Dr. Porter wrote the following:=20 "We found substantial evidence that military activity on Vieques is = contributing to the degradation of the island's coral reefs. To make = matters worse, we also found physical evidence that the Navy has not = lived up to its 1983 Memorandum of Understanding not to target or shell = offshore coral reefs. Despite signing this MOU, the Navy is in fact = still targeting objects positioned on the reef, and believe me, we saw = and documented clear signs of coral reef destruction from this = bombardment."=20 We have possibly contributed to the confusion regarding sustainable = development issues springing up on this topic. For years we have been = expressing concerns to both Reef Relief and to CMC regarding Puerto = Rico's construction driven economy and government incentives which = propel what I would describe as rampant and reckless development. Many = scientists on this list have been to Puerto Rico and witnessed the = impacts to our reefs from such non-sustainable practice first hand. Our = sediment clogged rivers and decimated reef systems surrounding the big = island are a testament to the ineffective job local government and = indeed organizations like ours are doing to conserve our coastal = resources. Local non-government environmental groups in Puerto Rico are = admittedly spread very thin. The government of Puerto Rico passes new = laws whose objetive is to exclude meaningful public participation and = most recently the need to submit an EIS for developments which are "fast = tracked" through government offices. We are at constant odds with local = and federal government agencies involved in resource conservation, as = our mission is strictly one of conservation and their motives often seem = less clearly definable.=20 It is of no surprise conservation orgs have not been effective when the = only course of action at both the local and federal government levels is = to go to court to get government agencies to enforce their own = environmental laws.=20 It is also significant that we are united with our local government on = this one issue - to stop the bombing of Vieques.=20 As Edwin Hernandez mentioned, there is a multi-disciplinary group of = local scientists, engineers and professors now drafting management plans = WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY of Vieques, to address toxic clean up, = conservation management planning and limited sustainable development - = if the Navy leaves. This team represents real planning talent with the = interest of both the people of Puerto Rico and of conserving their = natural heritage. What is of concern is that there are no guarantees = this panel's recommendations will be considered or implemented by local = government.=20 This, however, in no way influences our conviction that the Navy must = stop bombing Vieques.=20 Puerto Rico is not the only place where greed and short sighted planning = has resulted in the destruction of coral reefs or other diverse = ecosystems. =20 Puerto Rico is the only place where intense evaluation of weapons = systems for the U.S. Navy and NATO forces is conducted and concentrated = in diverse tropical ecosystems on a small island with over 9,000 = inhabitants. =20 We encourage others involved in coral reef conservation issues to fax = President Clinton, if you have not already taken action. We live and = work in Puerto Rico and recognize this as the first important step = toward the community of Vieques achieving their conservation objectives = on the biologically diverse, tropical island of Vieques. Let the = President know we simply do not have the luxury, if we ever had, of = targeting fragile ecosystem with either live or inert ordnance.=20 Sincerely,=20 Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations=20 PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 corals@caribe.net ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF3DD0.96FB3280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We have been off island and returned to = a=20 discussion regarding Vieques. People have expressed concerns about = what=20 will happen to Vieques after the Navy leaves. Some have even suggested = that the=20 U.S. Navy is conserving Vieques'
natural resources from the development = juggernaut.=20

While most of = us find it hard=20 enough to maintain some level of objectivity in discussions about=20 nutrients, Edwin Hernandez, a Puerto Rican marine biologist, = made=20 some well defended points to this list on the Vieques issue. = Edwin and his coral reef research team spend = many hours=20 underwater monitoring coral reefs in Culebra and Fajardo while = listening.. and=20 feeling... the underwater blasts of reefs being destroyed near Vieques = -- those=20 sounds which one U.S. Senator so cavalierly (and ironically) described = as "The=20 Sounds of Freedom."

A civilian is dead and four others = injured. For us,=20 and for the people of Puerto Rico, it is too late for more Navy = promises.=20 We hope that the events soon to follow with those individuals camping in = an act=20 of civil disobedience on the target range do not result in further loss = of life.=20

Currently President Clinton is in the = process of=20 deciding one thing....is it in the interest of National Security to = continue=20 bombing the island of Vieques...with either live and/or inert ordnance? = To our=20 knowledge, all of Clinton's National Security advisors are either = retired or=20 current military personnel.

The Navy is not managing a Nature Reserve on Vieques by any stretch = of the=20 imagination.

What the U.S. Navy is doing to this = fragile and=20 biologically diverse tropical ecosystem, as well as the poor community=20 inhabiting the island, is far from sustainable in terms of natural = resources, or=20 ethical in terms of human rights. If this island is so crucial to = National=20 Security, as the Navy once similarly claimed of Culebra, why did the = Navy so=20 carelessly violate its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the people = of=20 Puerto Rico? Dr. James Porter of the University of Georgia recently = surveyed=20 coral reefs in the target area on Vieques on behalf of the = government of=20 Puerto Rico. In a letter dated August 27, 1999 to Bruce Babbitt, = Secretary of=20 Interior, Dr. Porter wrote the following:

"We found substantial evidence that = military activity=20 on Vieques is contributing to the degradation of the island's coral = reefs. To=20 make matters worse, we also found physical evidence that the Navy has = not lived=20 up to its 1983 Memorandum of Understanding not to target or shell = offshore coral=20 reefs. Despite signing this MOU, the Navy is in fact still targeting = objects=20 positioned on the reef, and believe me, we saw and documented clear = signs of=20 coral reef destruction from this bombardment."

We have possibly contributed to the = confusion=20 regarding sustainable development issues springing up on this topic. For = years=20 we have been expressing concerns to both Reef Relief and to CMC = regarding Puerto=20 Rico's construction driven economy and government incentives which = propel what I=20 would describe as rampant and reckless development. Many scientists on = this list=20 have been to Puerto Rico and witnessed the impacts to our reefs from = such=20 non-sustainable practice first hand. Our sediment clogged rivers and = decimated=20 reef systems surrounding the big island are a testament to the = ineffective job=20 local government and indeed organizations like ours are doing to = conserve our=20 coastal resources.  Local non-government environmental groups in = Puerto=20 Rico are admittedly spread very thin. The government of Puerto Rico = passes new=20 laws whose objetive is to exclude meaningful public participation = and most=20 recently the need to submit an EIS for developments which=20 are "fast tracked" through government offices. We are at constant = odds with=20 local and federal government agencies involved in resource conservation, = as our=20 mission is strictly one of conservation and their motives often seem = less=20 clearly definable.

It is of no surprise conservation orgs = have not been=20 effective when the only course of action at both the local and federal=20 government levels is to go to court to get government agencies to = enforce their=20 own environmental laws.

It is also significant that we are = united with=20 our local government on this one issue - to stop the bombing of Vieques. =

As Edwin Hernandez mentioned, there is a=20 multi-disciplinary group of local scientists, engineers and professors = now=20 drafting management plans WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY of Vieques, to = address toxic=20 clean up, conservation management planning and limited sustainable = development -=20 if the Navy leaves. This team represents real planning talent with the = interest=20 of both the people of Puerto Rico and of conserving their natural = heritage. What=20 is of concern is that there are no guarantees this panel's = recommendations will=20 be considered or implemented by local government.

This, however, in no way influences our = conviction=20 that the Navy must stop bombing Vieques.

Puerto Rico is not the only place where = greed and=20 short sighted planning has resulted in the destruction = of coral reefs=20 or other diverse ecosystems. 

Puerto Rico is the only place where = intense=20 evaluation of weapons systems for the U.S. Navy and NATO forces is = conducted and=20 concentrated in diverse tropical ecosystems on a small island with over = 9,000=20 inhabitants. 

We encourage others involved in coral = reef=20 conservation issues to fax President Clinton, if you have not already = taken=20 action. We live and work in Puerto Rico and recognize this as the first=20 important step toward the community of Vieques achieving their = conservation=20 objectives on the biologically diverse, tropical island of Vieques. Let = the=20 President know we simply do not have the luxury, if we ever had, of = targeting=20 fragile ecosystem with either live or inert ordnance.

Sincerely,
 
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
CORALations
PMB 222
5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2
Carolina, PR  = 00979-4901
corals@caribe.net
 
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=0A= For several weeks, we have been working on how best to reconcile the = imperative of providing satisfactory training for our armed forces, with = the strong feelings of many residents of Vieques and Puerto Rico about = the impact of training operations there. I have discussed this with the = governor of Puerto Rico, the secretary of defense, the secretary of the = Navy, the chief of naval operations, the commandant of the Marine Corps, = and others.=0A=

=0A= Today, the secretary of defense has recommended a plan of action which I = believe offers the best avenue to addressing both needs. I have accepted = that recommendation and am directing the secretary of defense to work = with the people of Vieques and Puerto Rico so that we can move forward = in a cooperative manner.=0A=

=0A= I understand the longstanding concerns of residents of the island. These = concerns cover a wide range of issues, from health and safety to the = economy and the environment. They reflect a distrust that, = unfortunately, has been building for decades. Those concerns must be = addressed, and I believe our plan will do so in a constructive manner.=0A=

=0A= At the same time, as commander-in-chief, I cannot send our servicemen = and women into harm's way if they have not been adequately trained. The = training that our Atlantic Fleet has undertaken on Vieques since 1941 is = important. While the Navy and the Marine Corps will develop a = satisfactory alternative for the upcoming exercise, it will take several = years to develop a comparable long-term replacement.=0A=

=0A= The plan I am adopting today provides for the end of training on Vieques = within five years, unless the people of Vieques choose to continue the = relationship; restricts training activities during the transition period = to those required by the services; sets forth an ambitious economic = development plan for Vieques that would be implemented during this = transition and gives the people of Puerto Rico and the Navy an = opportunity to discuss this plan in order for it to be understood fully = before training resumes this spring for this transitional period.=0A=

=0A= In particular, the following steps will be undertaken:=0A=

=0A= First, the Navy and the Marine Corps will make alternative arrangements = which they deem satisfactory for training of the Eisenhower Battle Group = and the WASP Amphibious Ready Group, scheduled for December. While such = arrangements can be undertaken for the Eisenhower and WASP groups, they = do not constitute a long-term alternative to Vieques. Rather, this = period will provide an opportunity for the people of Vieques to discuss = this plan with the Navy and the Marine Corps and understand it fully.=0A=

=0A= Second, we will resume training next spring for a transition period, no = longer than five years. This will enable the Navy to develop a suitable, = long-term alternative. Training on Vieques will cease after this = transition period unless the people of Vieques decide it should be = continued. The Navy and the Marine Corps will develop a timetable to = phase out operations in Vieques as soon as possible during the = transition period, including transferring title of land to Puerto Rico = beginning with the western quarter of the island.=0A=

=0A= Third, when training resumes for this transition period it will be = limited to inert ordnance only -- no live fire -- unless and until the = people of Vieques decide differently. Training will be authorized for 90 = days a year, what we need to meet our essential training needs.=0A=

=0A= Finally, when training resumes we will implement an ambitious program = that addresses the concerns that the community has had for so long -- = and that has been spelled out by the secretary of defense.=0A=

=0A= I am convinced that this plan meets my essential responsibility as = commander-in-chief to assure that our military forces are satisfactorily = trained and ready, while at the same time addressing the legitimate = concerns of the people of Vieques. It provides some breathing space so = that the people on the island and the Navy and Marine Corps can proceed = in an orderly and mutually respectful fashion.=0A=

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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Dec 4 18:01:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA03588 for ; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:01:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA09984; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:07:19 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009971; Sat, 4 Dec 99 18:07:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:03:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA48226; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 22:47:08 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA48416; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:47:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (ppp121.206.105.98dip.netdial.caribe.net [206.105.98.121]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id SAA03969 for ; Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:47:14 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <00a501bf3ea8$7b5d4080$15c55bd1@default> From: "CORALations" To: "Coral-List" Subject: Vieques - Historical Perspective (II) Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:39:16 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A2_01BF3E86.DEF37460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "CORALations" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 785 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01BF3E86.DEF37460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We would like to provide some historical perspective based on a similar = situation to Vieques which took place on the Puerto Rico island of = Culebra. The U.S. Navy also conducted live fire target practice on this = biologically diverse and inhabited island of Puerto Rico. Navy was = forced out by the people of Culebra in 1976 because Culebra was = considered spoils of the Spanish-American war - a land treaty = technicality. (The Navy did not leave for ethical reasons). The National = Security arguments stated by the military for Culebra in the late 60's = are very similar to those being stated today for Vieques. (See Culebra y = la Marina de Estados Unidos by Carmelo Delgado Cintr=F3n, Appendix XX) = At the turn of the Century, the Navy was attracted to Culebra because of = its large harbor, Ensenada Honda, which the Navy considered the most = hurricane safe harbor in the Caribbean. At this time President Theodore = Roosevelt set part of this island aside for the Atlantic Fleet's weapons = training area and part of the island aside for a Federal Refuge. After = the Navy left, more areas including offshore cays littered with = unexploded ordnance from the target practice were included under the = Federal Refuge status.=20 =20 Around 600 people lived on Culebra at the beginning of the 1900's. = Their main town of San Ildefonso (a Taino Indian village 1,000 years = earlier) was relocated by the Navy, and renamed Dewey, after the famous = Admiral. The Navy left for Cuba to establish a base at Guantanamo, so = Culebra was fairly quiet until things began to heat up in Europe in the = late 1930's. The Navy returned and began concentrated live fire target = practice now on the outskirts of a much larger population on Culebra. = Many of the "Old Timers" on Culebra speak English, because they had to = learn to deal with the Navy personnel. Many locals have not so = flattering stories of the behavior of military personnel when they would = come into town binge drinking and assaulting family members. Others to = this day are really friendly to gringos and share stories about famous = Navy admirals they met, etc... Many Culebrenses have served in the U.S. = military and many still do. =20 Locals have also shared stories about how Navy ordnance would drift = a considerable distance from the target areas and lodge in their tin = roofs in the center of the town of Dewey. They told me how they used to = go down to the beaches at night and watch the tracers flying in the sky = like fire works displays. A few residents have shell casings in their = yards to this day, some white washed, as decorations or possibly = memorials of days gone by. Two Sherman tanks stand rusting surreally = posed to the backdrop of beautiful Flamenco Beach...once heavily = targeted by U.S. Navy warships. =20 The central peninsula of Flamenco was repeatedly napalmed. I was = told, (but am not sure it is true), that this altered the vegetation = which ironically turned it into ideal nesting habitat for endangered = tern colonies. Some 55,000 endangered sea birds return to Culebra and = offshore cays every year to nest. Hopefully this does not encourage = Audubon Society members to begin napalming hillsides.=20 =20 Only three years ago did the Army Corps of Engineers begin scanning = terrestrial areas for unexploded ordnance, outside of the Federal Refuge = areas. When the Navy left Culebra, ordnance clean up was not part of the = agreement. I have been told by an x-military person, now turned = conservationist, that they used to pile up the bombs on the most = impressive coral heads and then explode them periodically as part of the = clean up. I asked why the most impressive corals and he said...it made = for a more spectacular explosion to watch from shore. I have also heard = that there used to be "fly over" populations of pink flamingos that = would run on Flamenco Beach and feed in the neighboring salt pond. = People have said they were shot for target practice by Navy personnel.(I = believe this is true as it was confirmed a similar fate happened to the = nesting population on Anegada, only it was the locals who shot them. Now = local descendants have successfully started and are caring for a new = breeding population on Anegada). =20 It is true that some of the best coral reefs remaining in Puerto = Rico are found around Culebra. The Navy presence may or may not have = halted development on this island for a while. I don't think from this = you can conclude that the Navy presence actually "conserved" these = resources, even if you are callous enough to take out the human factor = of these practices on this small inhabited island. Current coral = coverage may rather be a testament to the population of coral which = existed 50 years ago, water quality of healthy coral larval source = areas, greater and diverse reef fish populations, a fairly disease free = environment and less frequent and intense storms. Also the reason = Culebra for so long escaped the development juggernaut (I love saying = juggernaut) may have more to do with its isolation and changing climate. = Fresh water is now limited on Culebra. Two centuries of deforestation, = agriculture and now extensive land clearing for development is altering = the entire island into a stressed desert ecosystem where once creeks = supported crawdads or crayfish (anecdotal evidence). Pending = developments are now being approved after the recent completion of an = underwater water pipeline, (which based on interoffice government = communications - will have no water coming out of it.)=20 =20 The coral reef situation is clearly different for Vieques today. =20 In Culebra there are still giant craters left in some reef areas and = unexploded ordnance left in the water. It may have been a blessing the = Navy left without cleaning the underwater ordnance, given that their = only method for cleaning is piling up the ordnance and exploding. In = 1996, for example, the Navy clean up of underwater unexploded WWII = bombs off the Pacific island of Rota did an estimated 80 million dollars = worth of damage at the Coral Gardens dive site (University of Guam). = Terrestrial ordnance accidents have injured several people on Culebra = since the Navy left. (anecdotal evidence). Puerto Rico is complicated. For obvious reasons imperialistic = approaches attached to anything from economic reform policies to = environmental management planning are resisted...and based on PR = history, I find this understandable. =20 Today Puerto Rico is asking for your help as coral reef experts, = managers and conservationists. If you have not already done so please = fax President Clinton and tell him no more live or inert U.S. Navy = target practice on Vieques.=20 White House Fax Line: 202-456-2461 Sincerely, Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations PMB 222 5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2 Carolina, PR 00979-4901 corals@caribe.net =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01BF3E86.DEF37460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We would like to provide some = historical=20 perspective based on a similar situation to Vieques which took place on = the=20 Puerto Rico island of Culebra. The U.S. Navy also conducted = live fire target practice on this biologically=20 diverse and inhabited island of Puerto Rico. Navy = was forced out=20 by the people of Culebra in 1976 because Culebra was considered = spoils of=20 the Spanish-American war - a land treaty technicality. (The Navy did not = leave=20 for ethical reasons). The National Security = arguments stated by=20 the military for Culebra in the late 60's are very similar to = those=20 being stated today for Vieques. (See Culebra y la Marina de Estados=20 Unidos by Carmelo Delgado Cintr=F3n, Appendix XX)   =
 
At the turn of the Century, the Navy = was attracted=20 to Culebra because of its large harbor, Ensenada Honda, which the Navy=20 considered the most hurricane safe harbor in the Caribbean. At this time = President Theodore Roosevelt set part of this island aside for the = Atlantic=20 Fleet's weapons training area and part of the island aside = for a=20 Federal Refuge. After the Navy left, more areas including offshore = cays=20 littered with unexploded ordnance from the target practice were = included=20 under the Federal Refuge status. 
 
    Around 600 people = lived on=20 Culebra at the beginning of the 1900's. Their main town of San Ildefonso = (a=20 Taino Indian village 1,000 years earlier) was relocated by the Navy, and = renamed=20 Dewey, after the famous Admiral. The Navy left for Cuba to = establish a=20 base at Guantanamo, so Culebra was fairly quiet until things began to = heat up in=20 Europe in the late 1930's. The Navy returned and began concentrated live = fire=20 target practice now on the outskirts of a much larger population on = Culebra.=20 Many of the "Old Timers" on Culebra speak English, because they had to = learn to=20 deal with the Navy personnel. Many locals have not so flattering stories = of the=20 behavior of military personnel when they would come into town binge = drinking and=20 assaulting family members. Others to this day are really friendly to = gringos and=20 share stories about famous Navy admirals they met, etc... Many = Culebrenses have=20 served in the U.S. military and many still do.
 
    Locals have also = shared stories=20 about how Navy ordnance would drift a considerable distance from the = target=20 areas and lodge in their tin roofs in the center of the town of Dewey. = They told=20 me how they used to go down to the beaches at night and watch the = tracers flying=20 in the sky like fire works displays. A few residents have shell = casings in=20 their yards to this day, some white washed, as decorations or possibly=20 memorials of days gone by. Two Sherman tanks stand rusting = surreally=20 posed to the backdrop of beautiful Flamenco Beach...once heavily = targeted=20 by U.S. Navy warships.
 
    The central = peninsula of=20 Flamenco was repeatedly napalmed. I was told, (but am not sure it is = true), that=20 this altered the vegetation which ironically turned it = into ideal=20 nesting habitat for endangered tern colonies. Some 55,000 = endangered sea=20 birds return to Culebra and offshore cays every year=20 to nest. Hopefully this does not encourage Audubon = Society=20 members to begin napalming hillsides. 
 
    Only three years ago = did the=20 Army Corps of Engineers begin scanning terrestrial areas for unexploded=20 ordnance, outside of the Federal Refuge areas. When the Navy left = Culebra,=20 ordnance clean up was not part of the agreement. I have been told = by an=20 x-military person, now turned conservationist, that they used to pile up = the=20 bombs on the most impressive coral heads and then explode them = periodically=20 as part of the clean up. I asked why the most impressive corals and = he=20 said...it made for a more spectacular explosion to watch from = shore. I have=20 also heard that there used to be "fly over" populations of pink = flamingos that=20 would run on Flamenco Beach and feed in the neighboring salt pond. = People have=20 said they were shot for target practice by Navy personnel.(I = believe this=20 is true as it was confirmed a similar fate happened to the nesting = population on=20 Anegada, only it was the locals who shot them. Now local descendants = have=20 successfully started and are caring for a new breeding population on=20 Anegada).
 
    It is true that some = of the best=20 coral reefs remaining in Puerto Rico are found around Culebra. The Navy = presence=20 may or may not have halted development on this island for a while. = I don't=20 think from this you can conclude that the Navy presence actually = "conserved"=20 these resources, even if you are callous enough to take out the human = factor of=20 these practices on this small inhabited island. Current coral coverage = may=20 rather be a testament to the population of coral which existed 50 years=20 ago, water quality of healthy coral larval source areas, greater = and=20 diverse reef fish populations, a fairly disease free environment and = less=20 frequent and intense storms. Also the reason Culebra for so long escaped = the=20 development juggernaut (I love saying juggernaut) may have more to do = with=20 its isolation and changing climate. Fresh water is now limited on=20 Culebra. Two centuries of deforestation, agriculture and now = extensive=20 land clearing for development is altering the entire island into a = stressed=20 desert ecosystem where once creeks supported crawdads or crayfish=20 (anecdotal evidence). Pending developments are now being = approved=20 after the recent completion of an underwater water pipeline,=20 (which based on interoffice government communications - will have = no water=20 coming out of it.) 
  
The coral reef situation is clearly = different for=20 Vieques today.
 
In Culebra there are = still giant craters=20 left in some reef areas and unexploded ordnance left in the water. It = may have=20 been a blessing the Navy left without cleaning the underwater ordnance, = given=20 that their only method for cleaning is piling up the ordnance = and=20 exploding.  In 1996,  for example, the Navy clean up of = underwater=20 unexploded WWII bombs off the Pacific island of Rota did an = estimated=20 80 million dollars worth of damage at the Coral Gardens dive site = (University of=20 Guam). Terrestrial ordnance accidents have injured several people on = Culebra=20 since the Navy left. (anecdotal evidence).
 
    Puerto Rico is=20 complicated. For obvious reasons imperialistic = approaches attached=20 to anything from economic reform policies to environmental = management=20 planning are resisted...and based on PR history, I find this=20 understandable.
 
    Today Puerto Rico is = asking for=20 your help as coral reef experts, managers and conservationists. If you = have not=20 already done so please fax President Clinton and tell him no more = live or=20 inert U.S. Navy target practice on Vieques. 
 
White House Fax Line: = 202-456-2461
 
Sincerely,
 
Mary Ann Lucking
Project Coordinator
CORALations
PMB 222
5900 Isla Verde Ave. L2
Carolina, PR  = 00979-4901
corals@caribe.net
     
 
 
 
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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 5 22:37:20 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA10623 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:37:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA08448; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:43:22 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008432; Sun, 5 Dec 99 22:43:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:39:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA57348; Mon, 6 Dec 1999 03:15:33 GMT Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA57327; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:15:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from oemcomputer (dap-209-114-166-71.pm4-1-s2.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.166.71]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with ESMTP id WAA07406 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:15:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199912060315.WAA07406@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 22:11:01 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: (Fwd) FLORIDA IMPORTER SENTENCED IN LANDMARK CORAL SMUGGLING C Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12b) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 786 Apologies to those who receive FWS News. I thought this would be of interest to the Coral Listers. Best, Wendy Jo Shemansky ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Subject: FLORIDA IMPORTER SENTENCED IN LANDMARK CORAL SMUGGLING CASE To: fws-news@web2.irm.r9.fws.gov From: NEWS@fws.gov Date sent: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:59:23 -0500 ============================================================ December 2, 1999 Patricia Fisher, Fish and Wildlife Service, 202-208-5634 Sandy Cleva, Fish and Wildlife Service, 703-358-1949 Christine A. Romano, Department of Justice, 202-616-0903 FLORIDA IMPORTER SENTENCED IN LANDMARK CORAL SMUGGLING CASE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Florida man and his company were sentenced today in the first successful felony prosecution ever for illegal coral trafficking. Petros "Pete" Leventis will serve 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and pay a $5,000 fine and a $200 special assessment for his role in a smuggling operation that used false declarations, invoices, and shipping documents to circumvent U.S. and Philippine laws as well as international trade restrictions that protect corals and other marine species. His company, Greek Island Imports, was fined $25,000, sentenced to five years probation, and ordered to pay an $800 special assessment in U.S. District Court in Tampa. A federal investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Customs Service, revealed that Leventis smuggled internationally protected corals and seashells from the Philippines to the United States. "Coral reefs are among the world's most biologically diverse and economically important ecosystems; they are also among the most imperiled," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Jamie Rappaport Clark. "Stopping illegal coral trade is a vital part of U.S. and international efforts to save these resources." In August 1999, a federal jury found Leventis and his company guilty of smuggling and violating the Lacey Act a federal statute that makes it a crime to import or export wildlife taken in violation of a foreign, state, tribal, or other U.S. law. "Trafficking in endangered species like coral threatens aquatic ecosystems," said Lois Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources. "Let the message be clear: We will take whatever steps we can here and abroad to stop the black market in endangered species and protect coral reefs." Coral reefs are home to nearly one-fourth of the world's ocean fish and thousands of other marine organisms. Reef ecosystems also contribute billions of dollars to the global economy, supporting tourism and other industries. Commercial exploitation is a serious threat to the survival of the world's reefs, more than half of which are considered at risk because of human activities. Dangers range from unsustainable trade and destructive fishing practices to coastal development and marine pollution. Large-scale degradation of reefs has already occurred in east Africa, south and southeast Asia, parts of the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Concern for reef conservation prompted the Philippines to ban the export of corals in 1977. Many of the species targeted by Leventis, including the blue, organ-pipe, branch, brush, staghorn, finger, brown stem, mushroom, and feather corals, have been listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1985. Such species may not be legally traded without proper documentation from the country where they are collected. "Profiteering at the expense of coral reefs will not go unchecked," Clark said. "As the world's largest consumer of corals and other reef species, the United States is leading the way to ensure that demand for these marine treasures does not ultimately destroy them." Leventis' smuggling activities came to the government's attention in July 1997 when a 40-foot shipping container loaded with some 400 boxes and packages of coral and sea shells arrived in Tampa. Special agents of the Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Customs Service then documented a six-year series of transactions involving protected corals and seashells between Leventis and Esther Flores, the owner of a Philippine seashell and souvenir exporting business. In November 1998, Leventis and Flores were indicted on smuggling and wildlife charges. The Justice Department in February 1999 filed papers with the Philippines seeking the extradition of Flores. Leventis' Lacey Act and smuggling convictions were tied to the July 1997 shipment to Tampa, as well as an illegal 1993 coral importation. Regulating the coral trade is difficult. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife inspectors, Customs officials, and their global counterparts must handle large shipments of both dead and perishable live corals, and be able to identify the different reef species found in trade. The scientific information that exporting countries need to assess the effects of trade is often unavailable, and many nations lack the resources to fully implement and enforce trade controls. Both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Justice Department are participating in the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (a coalition of federal agencies established by the President) and are working with other coral reef nations and the global CITES community to reduce threats to reefs, including those associated with trade. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service organized a workshop on coral identification for North American wildlife enforcement officers a year ago and provided similar training to all of its own inspectors this fall. On December 6, 1999, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which chairs the trade subgroup of the Coral Reef Task Force, will hold a public meeting to discuss the U.S. role in the coral trade and receive comments about whether there is a need for new authority to restrict commerce in certain coral reef species. "We encourage Americans to be conservation-minded consumers when it comes to the purchase of corals and coral reef products," Clark said. Travelers overseas should check U.S. and local laws before buying coral souvenirs and bringing them home. Purchasers in this country, including marine aquarium owners as well as curio seekers, can help protect coral reefs by insisting that retailers only stock coral reef products harvested from sustainable sources. The case was jointly prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida and the Wildlife and Marine Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Note to media: B-roll film of corals is available by contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Affairs at (202) 208-5634. Photographs of the smuggled corals and a fact sheet on corals can be found at the FWS Website, www.fws.gov ============================================================ News releases are also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.fws.gov/r9extaff/pubaff.html Questions concerning a particular news release or item of information should be directed to the person listed as the contact. General comments or observations concerning the content of the information should be directed to Mitch Snow (Mitch_Snow@fws.gov) in the Office of Public Affairs. ============================================================ To unsubscribe from the fws-news listserver, send e-mail to listserv@www.fws.gov with "unsubscribe fws-news [your name]" in the **body** of the message. Omit the "quote marks" - and you should not include anything on the Subject: line. For additional information about listser ------- End of forwarded message ------- "The library of life is on fire, and we must put it out." ~~Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> >>)):> Wendy Jo Shemansky Graduate Student Environmental Research Science and Management Duquesne University Environmental News Director, West Penn Scuba Divers Pittsburgh, PA slkyshrk@sgi.net (412) 244 - 3318 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:42:50 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05741 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:42:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10550; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:05 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmal10272; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:51:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:37:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA76524; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:22:23 GMT Message-Id: <199912081222.MAA76524@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov To: Les Kaufman , Doug Fenner cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:49:01 -0800 Subject: Re[2]: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 787 Les Kaufman's comments about Johnston Atollmay be misunderstood bythe uninformed. The reefs of Johnston Atoll were never bombed. There were VERY high atmospheric nuclear tests at the atoll in the late 1950s and possibly the early 1960s, but none of these tests were anywhere near sea level or underwater. A few military rockets blew up on the launch pad and plutonium may have been scattered into the ocean near Johnston Island in the early 60s, but the atoll was never used as a bombing range and there is no evidence of bomb craters or other impacts associated with live firing and bombing. True, the atoll was dredged in the early 60s to expand the land area and construct an airfield and port at the atoll, and indeed during the subsequent 35 years, the reefs have recovered. As a result I don't think the recent history of Johnston Atoll has much relevance to the ongoing discussion regarding the bombing at Vieques. Wouldn't it be better to focus some of our efforts on evaluating reef areas that were actually used for military bombing practice? Where are these areas? Let's make a list of them and find out how they are doing! James E. Maragos, Ph.D. Coral Reef Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Ecoregion ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Author: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: 11/20/99 6:14 AM Strong endorsement of Doug's point. Several on the list have visited or worked at Johnston Atoll, site of a facility for the disposal of chemical weapons and a place with a history of environmental insults. The reef is mostly in very beautiful condition due to the restrictions on access and use, and is now within a National Wildlife Sanctuary. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:42:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05791 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:42:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10593; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:10 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmao10272; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:51:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 00:37:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA60504; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 03:34:48 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA73107; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:34:42 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 49544 invoked by uid 0); 8 Dec 1999 03:34:37 -0000 Message-Id: <19991208033437.49543.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.240 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 07 Dec 1999 19:34:37 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.240] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NAVY's opinion about Vieques and PR Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 19:34:37 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 788 Dear coral-listers. This is the correct URL about Vieques. http://www.usni.org/Proceedings/Aritcles99/PNoniel.htm Edwin ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:42:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05803 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:42:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10595; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:11 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmac10271; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:50:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:04:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA71987; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:58:53 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA72242; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:58:46 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 33486 invoked by uid 0); 7 Dec 1999 22:58:44 -0000 Message-Id: <19991207225844.33485.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.240 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 07 Dec 1999 14:58:44 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.240] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, eco-isla@earthsystems.org Subject: Proceedings Vieques Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 14:58:44 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 789 Dear all. I found some messages that people had trouble accessing the web site regarding the Navy opinion about Vieques and Puerto Ricans. For the benefit of those of you who were not able to access the site, here is the information that I just cut and pasted. regards, Edwin Professional Notes The Navy is the Best Thing That Has Happened to Vieques . . . By Captain John E. O'Neil, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired) sidebar "Bridge, combat--we have an urgent fire mission for illumination and high explosive." "Bridge aye, are navigation and gun plot set?" "Yes, sir." "Very well, batteries released!" Both gun mounts silently traversed 90 degrees out on the smooth riding destroyer's starboard beam and gently quiver with the receipt of the train and elevation gun orders from the fire control computer. Then, with large bang and bright flash, followed by the sound of the smoking, empty powder can clanging on the steel deck under the forward mount, the first star shell left the ship. The sound of the powder can momentarily distracted the skipper as he watched the first round his ship had ever fired in combat arch high over the dark, calm sea to pop 1,500 feet above the target ashore some 8,800 yards away. "Good flare," he said to no one in particular. Several more star shells bloomed high in the near distant night. The commanding officer (CO), Commander Roberto Rodriguez, saw his paraflares blooming brightly over the terrorist position that had been firing at the recently landed mechanized company from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Excitement and tension rose on the bridge as the Marine spotter's voice called for rapid continuous fire. The sharp crack of the aft mount signaled the first of six rounds of high explosive (HE) speeding to the target. Suddenly--even before the last round landed--the spotter's voice came screaming over the bridge and combat information center radio speakers: "Check fire. Check solution. Damn it, your HE rounds are on my position!" Commander Rodriguez, born and raised in Puerto Rico and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, reacted quickly and saw that the error was corrected. Fortunately, the errant rounds had only slightly damaged two of the Marines lightly armored amphibious assault vehicles. Newly arrived in the Mediterranean, the destroyer was rated M4 (not qualified) in amphibious warfare, a primary mission area, because neither the ship nor the MEU had gone through any of the live-fire training exercises regularly held at the island of Vieques, east of the large Navy base at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, before they deployed. "That was no way to support my Marines," thought Rodriguez. "Working out gunnery and spotting problems in a combat situation is not the way to learn. People can do more damage to friendly forces than the enemy," the skipper told his officer of the deck on the starboard bridge wing. He was unhappy that some Puerto Ricans--in particular Commonwealth politicians--routinely used the Navy as a convenient scapegoat to cover their own lack of fiscal support for the 9,000 Viequensens. "Statehood, Commonwealth ,or Independence for Puerto Rico" were the politically charged slogans the 39-year old commanding officer had been hearing all his life--but now they were affecting his ability to carry out his mission. Lest this sound melodramatic, consider the real world: On 22 September 1999, shortly after these words were written, Vice Admiral William Fallon, U.S. Navy. Commander Second Fleet, told Congress that the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) carrier battle group had left for the Mediterranean only the day before with a destroyer, the USS John Hancock (DD-981), that had been unable to qualify in naval gunfire support during its pre-deployment work-up. "In some cases, we're not trained to the level we'd like to see." 1 He added that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) carrier battle group, scheduled to deploy in February 2000, probably would be affected also. The admiral's remarks came as he and Lieutenant General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, commander, Marine Forces Atlantic, testified before Senator James Inhofe's (R-OK) Senate Armed Services Committee's Readiness Panel Pace said that the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) was deploying "this week" without the benefit of training at Vieques. Both flag officers said that they were more than willing to discuss ways to improve the quality of life for island residents, but emphasized that, considering all East Coast locations, " . . . only at Vieques can we do the combined arms training that is so essential to the success of our forces in combat." A little history of the Vieques Weapons Range is in order. The Navy originally bought some 22,000-plus acres of the sparsely populated island during World War II, paying fair market value for the property. Since that time, the Navy has conducted hundreds of thousands of live-fire training missions with shipboard guns, aircraft, and troops ashore using their artillery. Vieques is geographically special because of its overall length with high hills where observation of the fall of shot can be carried out without interfering with ongoing training missions in the Live Impact Area (LIA), located on the last mile or so of the 21-mile-long island, and the 8 to 10 mile by 4-mile-wide Eastern Maneuvering Area (EMA) immediately adjacent to the LIA. Vieques is the only weapons range readily accessible to U.S. East Coast units where mission-essential combined arms training can be conducted. There are five critical war fighting and national security reasons to use the island: Vieques is outside the path of commercial airline flights, thus military pilots can fly the target ranges at the necessary tactical delivery heights. Since the air defenses of potential adversaries are becoming more sophisticated, our aircrews often operate at higher altitudes. Naval ships can operate in deep water (water depths are over 70 feet just 3,000 yards from the island shoreline) within gunfire range of land-based targets without disrupting commercial shipping traffic. The island beaches and land formations, with no existing civilian presence, permit amphibious landings and subsequent operations ashore. Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, only eight miles away, provides for the refueling and supplying of the ships and exercise aircraft and houses the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility (AFWTF) control center, radar, microwave relay points, and radio communications. The base has contributed thousands of jobs, and pumped literally billions of dollars into the Puerto Rican economy over the years supporting Vieques operations. Most important, the island range offers 22,000 acres on which Marine or Army combat-equipped ground troops can maneuver with appropriate support from aircraft and Naval ships without danger to the adjacent civilian population. In more than 50 years of combat training operations, there has never been a civilian casualty outside the Vieques range, and, until very recently, there had never been a casualty on the range. The entire range complex at Vieques has been designed specifically to give senior commanders an opportunity to train, evaluate, and improve combat readiness. The supporting arms coordination exercises conducted at Vieques just before carrier battle groups and amphibious ready groups deploy assess not only quantitative elements, but also more qualitative, subjective performance criteria. As the units normally deploy within a month of the exercise, the training here is vital for success in combat. Live fire is extremely important to the fleet operators because it provides three critical and interlocked factors in the training equation: Realism, which will save lives in time of crisis Valid assessment of the operators' ability to put ordnance on target End-to-end training, in which the desired ordnance goes directly from the magazines to the actual target ashore on the range All politics are local--except in Vieques. The most challenging piece of the Vieques puzzle is to comprehend thoroughly the economic and, more important, the emotional political issues that have surfaced periodically since Puerto Rico became part of the United States at the turn of the last century. Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens in 1917, and the great population migrations to the states began in the 1940s. Feelings ran very high over considerations of independence, commonwealth status, or statehood from the late 1940s through the mid 1950s; commonwealth status was granted in 1952. In the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter pardoned a Puerto Rican convicted in 1950 of trying to kill President Harry Truman and also pardoned four independentistas who had stormed the U.S. House of Representatives in 1954, unfurling the Puerto Rican flag, firing pistols, and wounding five congressmen. Reviewing these facts, you could infer that the pardons were granted because of the rising acts of violence that began with the first terrorist act attributed to the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN) in the bombing of Fraunce's Tavern in New York in 1975, which killed four patrons and wounded 60. In 1979, macheteros ambushed a military bus full of unarmed U.S. Sailors on their way to the Naval Communications site at Sabana Seca; two Sailors were killed and 10 others were wounded in this murderous act. After the January 1981 bombing of seven Puerto Rican Air National Guard jets, a machetero was convicted in absentia; others were convicted for stealing millions from a Wells Fargo armored car. Some in the press would have readers believe these criminals were patriots. In 1975, the Navy's gave up the live fire ranges on the nearby, smaller, neighboring island of Culebra. Use of Vieques over the years has shown a series of ebbs and flows in the often emotionally charged relationship between the local population--mostly a few fishermen, independentistas, a couple of late 1960s/early 1970s war-protester type immigrants from the states--and the Navy. Many of these ill feelings surface when assorted Puerto Rican independence, statehood, or commonwealth groups get the attention of the press, and in particular when a commonwealth, stateside congressional, or presidential election approaches. New York City residents of Puerto Rican descent--traditionally Democrats--are said to be a key voting bloc in the next New York senatorial election, and Puerto Rico is more in the national political limelight this election because Puerto Rican Governor Rossello is a co-chairman of Vice President Al Gore's campaign and a top Gore fund-raiser. President Bill Clinton's decision to grant conditional clemency to some dozen members or accomplices of the macheteros terrorists and their forefathers, the FALN, does a disservice to the vast majority of law-biding Puerto Ricans in that none of these criminals ever did anything for Puerto Rico. They bombed U.S. political and military sites between 1973 and 1983, stole money, killed innocent people, maimed policemen, and violated numerous firearms and weapons laws. A major fault in the overall handling of the Vieques use issue is that the Navy has essentially worked the problem by itself with little productive assistance from high-level Navy officials, the Congress, or other federal agencies or departments. This has given some Puerto Ricans the feeling that they remain only a colony wrested from Spain and are not important for the common defense of our country. While Puerto Ricans may not vote for the President, they are very well represented by more than 1.4 million expatriates in New York and New Jersey; the island receives more than $12 billion a year in direct federal money, has a large Veterans Administration hospital system, and residents pay no federal income tax. Following the 1979 murders of the innocent Sailors, the Navy and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in 1983 signed a memorandum of understanding and made significant efforts to orchestrate a cease-fire in the turbulent legal battle over Vieques. Since then, the Navy has put forward a good-faith effort to live up to it, especially in the area of environmental stewardship. A case in point: I recently drove from the Vieques airport to Observation Post (OP)-1, then to the radar site in the Naval Ammunition Supply Depot and conservation area at the western end of the island, back again to OP-1, and finally to the airport. During the nine hours I spent on the island, I carefully noted the general care and upkeep of the Navy property and the civilian areas--including the beach in the LIA where the trespassing squatter/protesters are living illegally. One has only to drive around to observe the immense amounts of trash and junk that exist all over Vieques--and Puerto Rico itself. Violent crime is a daily event in most parts of the main island; police wear blue armored vests in full view of the general public. Few traffic laws are observed by the driving public or enforced by the police. Most telling of the volatility of Puerto Rican political reality in 1999 are the words of Herberto Acosta, writing in The San Juan Star's Viewpoint column of 31 August 1999, headlined "P.R. needs to create civic consciousness." This short but truthful--and painful - article validates the observations I made between the time I arrived in San Juan in late August 1999 until I left 10 days later. According to Acosta, "The worst failure of Puerto Rico in the last 50 years has been the inability to create a society with a civic conscience. Just six months before the millennium, Puerto Rico is unable to reach a civic, economic and social status that will fully define ourselves as part of the first world countries. In a society where our streets, beaches and public places are full of trash, no civic conscience can be established. This lack of responsibility by the citizens is the product of the big pseudo-socialistic and pseudo-capitalistic government, established by Munoz Marin with the precept that big statism, and by a not-so-subtle interchange of favors between citizens and governments, in which government patronized its political acolytes by giving them jobs and saving privileges for them, political power could be maintained." He has struck a nerve. I drove from Fajardo, just outside the base at Roosevelt Roads, through San Juan over to the Camuy Caves and down to Ponce via extremely narrow roads with hairpin turns--colloquially called a scenic route on the tourist maps--and then back to Fajardo via the toll road to San Juan. There is indeed seems to be no civic pride to clean up any of the debris. The difference between Navy and civilian property is night and day. I have been going to Puerto Rico since 1970 and the trash situation remains as bad today as it was then. Acosta goes on to highlight many other needs of the population, which he feels have been totally ignored by the island's governing elite. Many importers find their goods routinely tied up on the docks in the major ports by a series of confusing customs rules that seem to be lifted after a certain amount of time passes or a favor is granted to the official whose stamp is needed to release the material. Incoming privately owned vehicles for service personnel often are held for weeks before being released. The same goes for the military construction materials that contractors attempt to import for federal government contracts. The Puerto Rican press is filled with semi-sensational stories about the environmental disasters that the Navy has visited upon Vieques and Roosevelt Roads. The allegations simply are not true. I saw no trash along the 11-mile gravel roads that I used to travel up to the OP on Vieques. In addition, the return of any Navy property on Vieques to the Commonwealth would certainly trigger a free-for-all among several federal agencies--the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and other environmental regulators, and the U.S. Forest Service--who will want the present conservation areas to remain undeveloped. This will clash with the small group of politicians and land developers who hope to expand the tourist industry on Vieques. The two southern landing beaches in the Eastern Maneuvering Area were as pristine on this trip as I had seen them 11 years ago during my last coming ashore with my Marines. There are significant wildlife refuges and conservation zones throughout all the Navy property. The silly claims by some--including Ruben Berrios Martinez, president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party--that the Navy is maltreating the sea turtles, brown pelicans, and fish are ridiculous in light of the stringent environmental safeguards the Navy has put in place on the island. In fact, local poachers routinely raid the Navy property to capture these endangered creatures. If the Navy is forced to give up the training sites, I predict every sea turtle and brown pelican will leave their age-old nesting sites; if not, they will be poached into extinction. When all is said and done, the Navy is the best thing that has happened to Vieques In more than 55 years, only one unfortunate incident that resulted in a death on the island. A pair of Mark 82 500-pound iron bombs landed very close to OP-1, spraying heavy shrapnel, causing mortal injuries to a local hire Viequensen who was an employee of the 50-person civilian contract guard force that provides security for the Navy facilities on the island. The bombs landed more than 1,000 yards from their intended target, but were seven miles from the closest town. Nevertheless, the Puerto Rican press, politicians, island agitators, and stateside opportunists, immediately seized upon this accident and filled the print and television media with a gross distortion of the entire Vieques situation. Activists proclaim that stateside Americans do not have to tolerate live bombing ranges "right next to them"--but poor Viequensens do! In fact, Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle has a variety of live weapon drop areas that are closer to civilians than any of those on Vieques. The Vieques LIA is almost 10 miles from the closest town on the island, and there has never been a piece of live ordnance dropped outside the Navy training areas on the Vieques Island ranges that has injured a local person. Economic development of the small island and other attempts of improving the life of the inhabitants must fall squarely on the local Commonwealth politicians with an assist from the Department of Defense with the Navy as its lead agency. I met several local people on the island and they were very complimentary about the Navy's rapid assistance following hurricanes, as well as the number of jobs the Navy provides. Most interesting, they wanted their leaders in San Juan to get on the ball to help them move forward instead of getting their photos on the social pages of The San Juan Star. The death was truly regrettable, but it was an extremely isolated occurrence. If the President decides to order the Navy to leave the island range, we will see young American blue jackets and Marines--including Puerto Ricans--going into combat without proper predeployment training. 1. Sheila Foote, "Military Officials Seek Dialogue to Reopen Vieques Range," Defense Daily, 23 September 1999. Subsequent quotes and references to this hearing also came from this article. Captain O'Neil, who spent a 30-year career primarily with the 'Gator Navy, is a consultant in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a frequent Proceedings contributor. . . . and it's Not Time to Give it Back As a naval officer who first visited the Navy range facility at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, in August 1969 and continued sailing or flying down there through August 1999, I must comment on some of the naive, ill-informed comments in Lieutenant Commander Matos's article. (See "It's Time to Return Vieques," Proceedings, October 1999, page 76.) First and foremost, the future of Vieques Island remains the responsibility not of the U.S. Navy, but of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico--whose leadership has shown very little real interest in the island's future. Emotionally biased rhetoric, inaccurate press reports, non-existent high-level participation on both sides in "conflict" resolution, has poisoned a legitimate look at the on-going live-fire issue on Vieques. The author's claim that Pacific Fleet training facilities are not able to provide the particular level of training available at Vieques is inaccurate. West coast units train at Camp Pendleton, California, nearby San Clemente Island, the offshore Pacific Missile Range, and periodically send their aircraft to use the myriad of inland training ranges from Arizona to Washington. Ships routinely fire live ammunition at targets ashore and carefully follow California's environmental rules and guidelines, which are much more demanding than those of Puerto Rico.Regarding opposition criticism of the Navy's environmental stewardship of its Puerto Rican property, one has only to stand at the Navy fence line and look outside; it is night and day. I am hard pressed to see the "harm" that the anti-Navy, get-out-of-Vieques antagonists claim the island residents live under. The Navy population on Vieques is extremely small, and the range is not in constant use as indicated by the opposition. The Navy follows a very detailed set of rules whenever there is a live-fire operation or when the Marines come ashore on the southern Vieques beaches to test their landing plans and weapons support prior to deployment. The claim that supersonic aircraft continually roar over the hapless islanders is bogus. In fact, the small commuter aircraft--and the planned larger jet aircraft that will soon use the larger runway at the local airport being constructed on property the Navy signed over to the island-- will produce a daily level of aircraft noise that will surpass any noise levels that the Navy would ever generate over the populated areas of the island. I predict that if the Navy leaves its present pristine acres, the squatters who are a familiar sight all over Puerto Rico will claim land, trash it, and kill, eat, or capture-then-sell the existing wildlife. The brown pelican, the large sea turtles, and fish are indeed now protected, yet there are well-documented cases of local poachers in these teeming tropical waters and beaches. Economic development has been attempted several times on the island since the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding, but. frankly no one wants to go to the island. The same is the case for the former gunnery range at the smaller yet island of Culebra to the north. Navy money has helped improve the basic infrastructure on both islands, but without Commonwealth interest-- except vitriolic rhetoric at election time--these efforts have failed. Local Viequensens told me that Commonwealth politicians have woefully ignored their true needs for decades. The abysmal roads and public infrastructure serve as mute testimony. While there appears to be a modern hospital/clinic (viewed from the outside), little has been done to staff the facility adequately. Trash disposal is almost nonexistent. The islanders rely upon the Navy to help restore basic services following hurricanes. Last year, a few U.S. expatriate and local anti-Navy protesters even blockaded Sea Bee efforts to deliver clean water to the hospital that the local mayor had agreed to accept! There is no reason for tourists to visit the island because there is nothing available for them to do except to get sunburned, drink rum, and trash the Navy beaches, which generally are available for tourist use. The large charter fishing industry at Fajardo on the large island of Puerto Rico does not want any competition from the looked-down-upon residents of the two nearby islands. There are no Commonwealth programs to assist the job situation, and selling the Navy land back to the people is a silly notion. There is no local money available to provide an economic stimulus, let alone pay a fair market value for the Navy acreage. I am willing to bet that if President Bill Clinton orders the Department of Defense to leave Vieques, very few of the islanders will ever see their way of life improve. The now-clean Navy beaches of the southern side of the island will be littered and trashed in a short amount of time, the sea turtles will be slaughtered, and the brown pelicans taken from their rookeries in the sanctuaries. Little infrastructure money would be saved by closing the small Navy facilities on the island. More than 130 local-hire Viequesens would lose their jobs. And when--not if, but when--Cuban President-for-life Fidel Castro exits the scene, that very large island nation will be ready for major economic development--with tourism at the top of the list. The Cubans might even be ready to provide the United States with some of the old Soviet traing areas--for a price. Whatever happens, Puerto Rican officials confronting a diminished tourist industry will wish they had never brought up the subject of closing down Vieques. The federal government should take the lead in resolving the live-fire controversy. As an aside, the Puerto Rican National Guard routinely conducts artillery firing just south of Roosevelt Roads and occasionally lands a large-caliber round outside the impact areas--in or near a local town; this happened most recently last spring. The Puerto Rican press overlooked this training incident, but the Commonwealth ordered the National Guard to cease firing until the Navy is forced out of Vieques. All politics are indeed local. Many are at fault for the sad way this important national defense issue has been handled. The Navy, by moving out its only flag officer more than four years ago, sent the wrong signal to Puerto Rico: the lack of Department of Defense and Congressional support. The Commonwealth leadership, posturing for votes, has placed the readiness of deployable fleet units at risk. The closure of the U.S. bases in Panama, coupled with the recent relocation and expansion of the Southern Command and Special Operations Command forces in Puerto Rico, will place an even greater demand for live-fire training. More federal money, good will on both sides, and a better exchange of information will solve this problem. Let's get on with it. John O'Neil, U.S. Navy (Retired) return to top Published November, 1999 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:42:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05792 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:42:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10587; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:10 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmab10272; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:50:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:58:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA71075; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:05:36 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id QAA71217; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 16:05:25 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 82293 invoked by uid 0); 7 Dec 1999 21:05:23 -0000 Message-Id: <19991207210523.82292.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.99.218.242 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 07 Dec 1999 13:05:23 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.99.218.242] From: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: PROCEEDINGS ABOUT VIEQUES Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 13:05:23 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_6e9088ea_106bbba2$3d6a3f34" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Edwin Hernandez-Delgado" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 790 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_6e9088ea_106bbba2$3d6a3f34 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Dear coral-listers. For all of you who are truly interested in the Vieques bombing issue, I enclosed some interesting information regarding the position of the U.S. Navy about Vieques and their opinion about us, Puerto Ricans. I won't comment, but judge by yourselves. I included the web site address in case you want to access it directly. http://www.usni.org/Proceedings Regards, Edwin Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado Investigador Asociado Universidad de Puerto Rico Departamento de Biologia Grupo de Investigacion en Arrecifes de Coral P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Tel. 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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:44:14 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06047 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:44:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10840; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:53:28 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010787; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:53:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 10:04:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA76547; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:52:54 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA76763; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:52:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.9.3/(BU-S-10/28/1999-v1.0pre2)) with SMTP id IAA03990; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:52:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:52:25 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov cc: Doug Fenner , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Re[2]: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? In-Reply-To: <199912081222.MAA76524@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Les Kaufman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 791 I want to thank Jim for the clarifications regarding Johnston Atoll vs. Vieques, though I am a bit horrified that anything I said could have been misconstrued as having implied that Johnston had been cratered. I must have been too subtle. My point was only thata history of military jursidiction was not an entirely bad thing in all cases or in all ways. It should be obvious that transition to long-term stewardship with conservation in min and adequate resources to effect this goal, is the desired situation. I was also trying to DISPEL a notion that Johnston was a wasteland, an impression that might have been generated by existing misconceptions. The Johnston atoll reef is one of the most beautiful, interesting, and intact that I have ever seen, and is a priceless observatory in which we can learn much about coral reef ecology in an environment where we can also hope to seggregate global from local signals. All of this has nothing to do with the military, and everything to do with recognizing the unique values represented by the coral reef systems historically within military reserves. As for Vieques, these days ANY Caribbean reef under effective stewardship is a priceless thing, especially if it holds hope of preserving intact representatives of Atlantic acroporid assemblages, which have been greatly reduced. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:44:17 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06074 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:44:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10843; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:53:29 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmac10719; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:53:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:13:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA72357; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 23:57:37 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id SAA72576; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 18:57:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from coral3.aims.gov.au ([138.7.35.86]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA05267; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:57:04 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991208095835.00843950@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: tdone@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 09:58:35 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Terry Done Subject: 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, October 23-27 2000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Terry Done Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 792 This is a joint message from: Terry Done President ISRS and Anugerah Nontji Chairman, 9ICRS Organizing Committee Update - December 7th 1999 This note is to confirm that the Symposium will be held in Bali on 23-27 October 2000 as scheduled. We encourage all of you to attend and help make it the best Symposium yet. We welcome oral presentations and posters on any topic within the broad scope of the meeting. We also have an excellent program of mini-symposia under development (see below), but if your topic does not fit readily into one of them, it can be slotted into one of the general sessions. Abstracts should be sent to David Hopley by April 30 2000 (address details below). Registration and Cancellation Policy Early-bird registrations are due by July 30th 2000, payable to the conference organizers Royalindo, in Jakarta (address and payment details below). Royalindo advise that refunds for cancelled registrations will be made according to the following schedule: Date of cancellation of registration Amount of Refund Before July 30th 2000 100% August 1st - September 30th 90% October 1st - 15th 50% After October 15th 0% Field trips At the initiative of Dr Mark Erdmann, additional pre- and post-symposium scientific field trips on live-aboard dive boats are being investigated. Please watch this space and 3rd Circular for further details. Cheaper accommodation Cheaper accommodations are being investigated and will be announced here and in the 3rd Circular. Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Coral Reefs Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone@aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:50:35 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06333 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:50:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA11218; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:56:38 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011189; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:56:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA76095; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:26:26 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA76117; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:26:15 -0500 (EST) Received: from [205.130.32.236] (unverified [205.130.32.236]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Wed, 08 Dec 1999 11:31:05 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 11:26:47 -0500 Subject: Vieques: a more balanced news account from the Associated Press From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 793 Hello everyone, Here's a more balanced news account from the Associated Press. Note the concluding remarks about alternate use of Elgin Airforce Base in Florida for air-to-ground bombing runs and of beaches in North Carolina for amphibious assaults. Judy Lang Clinton ends military use of Vieques unless residents agree By ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton today ordered the military to stop using a Puerto Rican island as a live-bombing range unless residents there allow the practice to continue, and to phase out all use of the island for military training over the next five years. Emphasizing the importance of the island to military readiness, the Clinton administration dangled a $40 million incentive to try to persuade Vieques' 9,000 civilians, who are U.S. citizens, to let the training continue. "I understand the longstanding concerns of residents of the island," Clinton said in a statement that also stressed the importance of military training carried out at Vieques since 1941. "These concerns must be addressed, and I believe our plan will do so in a constructive manner," said Clinton, whose decision was based on the recommendations of Defense Secretary William Cohen. However, Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Rossello rejected the decision as "unacceptable for the people of Puerto Rico and the people of Vieques." "It doesn't fulfill the expectations we have for the people of Vieques," he said, objecting to any possible renewal of live-bombing on the island. Rossello has called for the Navy to withdraw. The Navy operations have been a target of occasional protests and legal actions since the 1960s, but the controversy erupted into a crisis after a civilian security guard was killed last April. The Navy then suspended training on Vieques but has sought a way to resume it as soon as possible. The Navy has argued that the island was irreplaceable in preparing U.S. forces for combined land, sea and air operations on the Atlantic side of the world. The island, which has been a key training ground for the ships and aircraft of the Navy's Atlantic Fleet since World War II, offers "the most rigorous, realistic training" facility available, Navy Secretary Richard Danzig said. In a letter to Clinton outlining his recommendation on Vieques, Cohen said operations there are "a vital part of training our combat forces." "I also firmly believe that all U.S. citizens, whether they live in states or other jurisdictions, must make sacrifices in order to support the strong national defense that preserves the freedoms we all enjoy," Cohen wrote. "There is not a single part of our country that doesn't make some adjustments or accommodations to sustain the presence of the military." Under the administration's plan, the number of training days would immediately be cut in half from 180 to 90 per year. "Within the five years, the Navy will develop alternatives to the training, and all training will terminate unless agreed to by the Vieques people and the Navy," Danzig said. A resumption of training "would be accompanied by" a $40 million community economic development program, he said. Early reports of the decision sparked a celebration among protesters on Vieques, some of whom have camped on the beach for nearly six months. "If this is true, then it's a triumph of the people," said Ismael Guadelupe, a local fisherman who is among the protest leaders. "But the triumph will be complete when they turn over all the lands, clean up the contamination and compensate the people of Vieques for all their years of suffering." The first military force affected by the decision, the USS Eisenhower battle group, was being sent to the Mediterranean without training on Vieques. Danzig said other battle groups also would be affected until training can resume on the island. The Marines with the Eisenhower, instead of using Vieques, will conduct an amphibious assault on the North Carolina coast, and Navy strike aircraft will conduct air-to-ground bombing runs at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., officials said earlier. The recommendation means the Eisenhower battle group likely would deploy to the Mediterranean Sea in February at a substantially reduced state of combat readiness, several officials said. The Navy has felt strongly that its carrier battle groups must be allowed the realistic training that Vieques provided to be ready for combat, since they may be called on to begin actual combat once they arrive on station. Navy officials had insisted that Vieques is the only Atlantic Coast site available for such training. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:52:44 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06496 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:52:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA11504; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:58:44 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011446; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:57:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:54:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA78564; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:48:44 GMT Message-Id: <199912081648.QAA78564@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 11:56:46 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Karyn & Michael Allard Subject: buffer zones between fishing priority areas & marine reserves Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Karyn & Michael Allard Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 794 Hello: I am chairman of St. Lucia's diving association and run Scuba St. Lucia here in St. Lucia. We are having another boundary dispute with fishermen. A key element of where to place the boundary is allowing enough of a non-reef buffer zone between the area where fish are taken and the coral reefs. Does anyone have any valid information from scientific studies which seem to indicate minimum distances between the 2 areas? If so, would you please forward any pertinent information to me at the above address? Thank you for your help. Michael Allard reefman@candw.lc 758 459 7851 fax 758 459 7755 phone ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 13:06:01 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA08132 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:06:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA13462; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:15:18 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013432; Wed, 8 Dec 99 13:15:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:11:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA78562; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:51:32 GMT Received: from imo26.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id LAA78382; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:51:27 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id b.0.c91f7723 (5739) for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:51:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.c91f7723.257fe683@aol.com> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:51:15 EST Subject: Vieques Article, New York Times To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 228 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 795 Dear Coral Listers FYI, this article (copy below) appeared last Sunday in the NY Times. It says Vieques has been debated in PR for at least 28 years, but the vehemence of current Navy opposition is apparent in all three factions--the pro-commonwealth, pro-statehood and pro-independence forces--all agree that the Navy must get out. That's the driving force. Sustainability should be a priority but to do that you have to push the ecological priorities from the local political level. regards Cliff McCreedy ><((;> ><((;> ><((;> Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 phone 703-351-7444 fax 703-351-7472 e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch New York Times December 5, 1999, Sunday National Desk Puerto Ricans Gain Ear of Washington But Seek Far More By FRANCIS X. CLINES Again and again across the decades, the United States marines have stormed ashore here on Yellow Beach in a full rain of firepower and won the vital mock battleground that has been made of the eastern third of this small, lush island. But not now, and not ever again, according to the resolve of Senator Ruben Berrios Martinez, the Puerto Rican lawmaker and Independence Party leader who holds the political high ground with a mere pamphleteer's firepower. In seven months of peaceful uprising set off by the death of a civilian in a wayward bombing run, the senator has led dozens of angry squatters in blocking beachfronts of the amphibious training ground for the United States Navy's Atlantic fleet. The squatters have managed to turn ground zero in the Navy's practice wars into a looming bastion of nationalism in Puerto Rico's long struggle for definition in the shadow of the United States. ''It will be a cumulative triumph,'' Mr. Berrios predicted today as he warily patrolled the pristine sands of Yellow Beach and rejected the latest compromise offer by the Clinton administration to gradually return the shell-pocked island to the full control of its 9,300 residents. ''But now we are on their radar screen and all this is a big triumph in the struggle for decolonialization,'' Mr. Berrios said, acknowledging that he was as much amazed as determined in having achieved the full and urgent attention of Washington. This realization of the simmering political power of Puerto Ricans in finally being heeded at the highest levels after centuries of colonial subservience is being celebrated heartily across the main island of Puerto Rico, eight miles to the west, as much as here on this verdant sliver that the Navy has used as it pleased since World War II. ''Navy Out!'' signs dot the rich kaleidoscopic scene of San Juan as Gov. Pedro J. Rossello and other Puerto Rican political leaders across the spectrum echo the firmness of Mr. Berrios, the San Juan politician who first chose the path of civil disobedience. Now, he and his fellow squatters can grin in their storm-tattered tents at the fact that while he was quickly arrested and roundly condemned by the Puerto Rican Legislature when he took a similar protest course 28 years ago, his action this time was avidly blessed by the Legislature as a legitimate and necessary function of lawmaking. In 1971, Mr. Berrios lasted only five days before being imprisoned for three months. ''And now, seven months on the beach is a small kind of victory,'' he said in an interview, citing an array of changed circumstances. These include the vast tide of Spanish Americans now inheriting political power across the United States, he noted, and a growing international realization that if Washington can creatively help Britain clean up its colonial baggage in Northern Ireland, why should it not see as well to the lingering grievances of Puerto Rico in its own sphere. This point was brought home to many Puerto Ricans last month when the leading European heads of state voted as members of the Socialist International not only to support the Vieques cause but also to choose Senator Berrios as its president. Surveying his wind-whipped camp at the foot of the Navy's Vieques observation post, the senator insisted that the simple scene of resistance had the power to revive the independence cause, a minuscule movement eclipsed in the four decades since Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States, a status that Puerto Rican voters have favored repeatedly in plebiscites. ''This is a metaphor, a prelude of what is going to happen in Puerto Rico as a whole soon,'' Mr. Berrios said. ''Because the United States cannot live with a remnant of 19th-century empire like Puerto Rico. It's not being true to its history nor its future.'' The resistance campsites have been growing along with the visits to Vieques by institutional leaders hurrying to catch up with an issue that polls show is engrossing a large part of the Puerto Rican population. It is one of the few issues on which Puerto Ricans of all political persuasions -- pro-commonwealth, pro-statehood and pro-independence -- seem to be united. This week the Roman Catholic hierarchy signaled its own show of force, issuing parish appeals for solidarity behind Vieques even as a Navy battle group led by the aircraft carrier Eisenhower retreated from the training grounds under orders from Washington. Another Vieques squatter, Fernando Martin , a law professor at the University of Puerto Rico who is vice president of the Independence Party, exulted, ''The issue of this little island has taken more of President Clinton's time and, I dare say, anxiety than the whole Puerto Rican issue has received from all the presidents from McKinley up to now.'' President Clinton's latest proposal, to return Vieques to local control within five years, repair the 52-square-mile island with $40 million in aid and have the Navy fire only ''inert'' ammunition, not live salvos, was rejected by Puerto Rican political leaders as inadequate. Inert rounds would rain down with all the power of ''inert'' lead bullet heads, islanders warned. ''It is another trick,'' a fisherman muttered here in Esperanza village amid the usual daily catch of rumors and speculation on the will of Washington. ''Clinton is lulling us so they can sneak in federal agents to arrest the squatters,'' the fisherman insisted at the dockside before setting out for the protest camps on the circuitous choppy water route around the Marines' land sentinels. At critical turnings along the southeast coast, squatters waved at the passing boat from huts jerry-built from wooden Navy target boards and other detritus of the seven-month standoff. The news media of Puerto Rico, and lately the world, course through the whitecaps to feed a story that has seized the commonwealth. ''There is this overwhelming consensus throughout Puerto Rico that has never existed before,'' said Robert Rabin, the director of Vieques's El Fortin museum, which is rich in the history of five centuries of foreigners' claims of empire in Puerto Rico. ''This is a historic moment for Puerto Rico,'' Mr. Rabin said of the civil disobedience galvanized by the once unthinkable notion of resisting the claims of the United States war machine. ''Hundreds of people across the spectrum -- fishermen, housewives, schoolteachers, political leaders -- are united by an issue for the first time.'' Various Pentagon officials have insisted that the Vieques war-games theater cannot be duplicated elsewhere and its loss would result in substandard training for American forces. But Mr. Berrios, 60, a scholar in international law who was educated at Harvard and Oxford Universities and Georgetown Law School, cites arguments to the contrary from authorities like Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the retiring New York Democrat who trained here as a young sailor and was first fascinated by the power politics of Washington and San Juan. Mr. Berrios even cites the marginal note of sympathy for Vieques from Mr. Clinton, disclosed by the White House in response to a letter from Mr. Berrios. ''This is wrong,'' Mr. Clinton jotted in describing the ''colonial commonwealth'' status of the island. Here on Yellow Beach, with the guns safely silenced, Mr. Berrios clings to that jotting more than to the latest formal proposal in the administration's effort to solve this onetime backwater problem that now occupies radar screens far beyond the Navy's beachfront post. ''Are the planets in alignment?'' Mr. Berrios wondered with a big smile. He questioned whether Mr. Clinton would stand by his personal inclination in the face of Navy complaints and resistance. ''If they agree to leave with not one more bomb to fall, we win,'' Mr. Berrios said, snug in his protest camp. ''If they arrest us, they lose.'' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 19:36:41 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA20425 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:36:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA04760; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:45:59 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004747; Wed, 8 Dec 99 19:45:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:42:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA66173; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:55:34 GMT Received: from fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA80952; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:55:18 -0500 (EST) From: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Received: by fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.4 (830.2 3-23-1999)) id 88256841.007DD464 ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:54:23 -0800 X-Lotus-FromDomain: FWS To: Les Kaufman cc: Doug Fenner , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <88256841.007DD234.00@fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:44:43 -0800 Subject: Re[2]: Re[2]: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 796 Les, Thank you for your thoughts, but I feel there may still be some possible misconceptions regarding the recent military history at Johnston Atoll, and the military's impact on its coral reefs. Besides serving as an example of positive contemporary military stewardship, the early military presence at Johnston should also serve as a lesson on how NOT to manage an important coral reef, one that was already established as a protected area, BEFORE military involvement. First, let me review the history of the atoll as a means of explaining my points. The atoll was discovered by American ships in 1796 and 1807 and at the time it appeared to have never been inhabited. In 1856, the U.S. claimed the atoll under provisions of the Guano Act, and guano was removed by an American company over the next 50 years. In 1922 the atoll was visited by the Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture and the Bishop Museum of Hawaii. As a result of the scientific studies, in 1926 Johnston was first established by Executive Order 4467 for use by the Department of Agriculture as a refuge and breeding ground for native birds. Years later Johnston and other similarly designated U.S. islands were established as National Wildlife Refuges under the administration of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. With the threat of war on the distant horizon, Executive Order 6935 in 1934 placed Johnston Atoll under the administration of the U.S. Navy, but retaining earlier provisions for the Refuge. Jurisdictional responsibilities over the atoll were clarified in 1976 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Defense Nuclear Agengy signed a Memorandum of Agreement granting the Service jurisdictionand responsibility over the atoll's natural resources. By recent agreement with the base commander, the extent of Refuge jurisdiction has been extended to include all waters within 3 nautical miles of emergent land and all coral reefs exposed at low tide. Commercial fishing is not allowed in the refuge. In 1936 the Navy developed a seaplane base and later an airstrip and refueling facility. In 1941 Executive Order 8682 established a Naval Defensive Sea and Airspace Reservation around Johnston and other nearby U.S. atolls. The original atoll was extensively modified by dredging ship channels and seaplane landing areas and constructing new islands and enlarging existing islands. Over the years the dredging and filling operations destroyed 400 hectares of coral reefs and damaged an additional 2,800 hectares due to sedimentation from military cutterhead dredging operations. Coral recovery has been noticeable but only along the submerged faces of the channels and basin. No recovery has occurred on reefs converted to land and very little recovery has occurred on the deep sandy floor of the dredged channels and basin. At best only 10% of the originally damaged reefs have recovered. After the Vietnam War, thousands of drums of the defoliant Agent Orange were stacked along both sides of the jointly used military and commercial runway for many years. This was probably the worst place in the world to be storing the agent, and the rusting drums released unknown quantities of hazardous and toxic chemicals into the groundwater, and by extension onto adjacent reefs. Subsequent chemical testing has revealed extensive dioxin contamination of groundwater and soils. Eventually the specially designed incinerator ship Vulcanus was contracted to remove the drums and incinerate the agent in the open sea. I'm not sure about the present state of dioxin contamination. During the late 1950s and until 1962, high altitude nuclear testing was carried out at Johnston, and in 1962 three rockets accidentally exploded on or above Johnston Island, scatttering plutonium particles over an area of several square miles. The 1975 cleanup collected most of the contaminated soils on land and then stockpiled them in a 43-acre fenced area which I believe remains to this day. There may have been subsequent projects to remove the contaminants. Adjacent reefs may still be contaminated with plutonium and I'm not sure whether land areas outside the fenced enclosure are still exposed to low level radiation. Plutonium has a "half-life" of about 29,000 years. In 1970 U.S. Army chemical munitions (explosively configured nerve and mustard agents) in Okinawa were transported to Johnston atoll with many stored in aluminum warehousing near the shoreline subject to salt air and tropical, humid conditions. Again from an environmental standpoint, a worst place in the world could not have been chosen, and it should come as no surprise that many of these munitions began to deteriorate and leak before they were later moved into underground igloos. The rapid deterioration of these munitions was the principal reason for establishing JACADS (Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System), the first of a specially designed incinerator to destroy the munitions on a large scale basis. Later in 1990, despite protests from many Pacific island nations, the U.S. also agreed to transport additional chemical munitions halfway around the world from Germany to Johnston to be destroyed. After all munitions are destroyed, JACADS is to be dismantled and the atoll relinquished to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Since the late 1970s, the military has steadily improved their capacity to minimize damage to the atoll's natural resources. They have worked closely with other on-site conservation agencies and have funded important environmental research and long range monitoring, including marine life and seabirds. However, they do this in part because they are required by law to do so and in part because many others are looking over their shoulders, or in the case of the Service, working side-by-side them. However, the track record of the military before the mid 1970s at Johnston leaves much to be desired, as can be surmised from above. Notwithstanding the excellent degree of cooperation and stewardship now over natural resources, it does not cancel out the thousands of hectares of reef areas that were destroyed and which will not recover. Furthermore, much of the damage could have been avoided with the imposition of reasonable precautions. Nor can it compensate for the unreasonable exposure of radionuclides, nerve agents and chemical defoliants to the atoll's ecosystem and inhabitants. Indeed it is fortunate that much of the reef at Johnston is pristine and spectacular, but this is not due exemplary military planning. It is due to the fact that these reef areas were probably always in excellent condition and were out of "harms way" during the massive military dredging and filling of the early 1960's. So what lessons can be learned, wither the reefs of Vieques? I'd say that shared responsibility over the reefs is a must. The military should be involved in order to assess and implement resoration actions and fund long range monitoring and cleanup programs, just as they are doing at Johnston. However, they should also be working, if not sponsoring, the activites of management and conservation agencies which have responsibilities over the coral reefs and other natural resources. Some experienced environmental attorneys should also review the actions of the military at Vieques to determine whether they are in compliance with international environmental conventions and several U.S. environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Superfund Act, other federal acts, the new Executive Order protecting coral reefs, and applicable Puerto Rican statutes. If not in compliance, then the responsible parties can be compelled to do so, including the cessation of bombing and other damaging actions until corrective actions are taken. I make these observations as someone completely unfamiliar with the Vieques situation, and hopefully actions are already underway that will lead to a sustainable and reasonable future for the reefs of Vieques. James Maragos ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: Re[2]: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? Author: Les Kaufman Date: 12/8/99 5:52 AM Additional Header Information: Received: from bio.bu.edu ([128.197.80.4]) by fw1ro8.r1.fws.gov (Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.4 (830.2 3-23-1999)) with SMTP id 88256841.004C3A30; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 05:52:36 -0800 Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu ((8.9.3.buoit.v1.0)/8.9.3/(BU-S-10/28/1999-v1.0pre2)) with SMTP id IAA03990; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:52:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:52:25 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov cc: Doug Fenner , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Re[2]: Could bombing benefit Vieques reefs? In-Reply-To: <199912081222.MAA76524@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII --------------------------------- I want to thank Jim for the clarifications regarding Johnston Atoll vs. Vieques, though I am a bit horrified that anything I said could have been misconstrued as having implied that Johnston had been cratered. I must have been too subtle. My point was only thata history of military jursidiction was not an entirely bad thing in all cases or in all ways. It should be obvious that transition to long-term stewardship with conservation in min and adequate resources to effect this goal, is the desired situation. I was also trying to DISPEL a notion that Johnston was a wasteland, an impression that might have been generated by existing misconceptions. The Johnston atoll reef is one of the most beautiful, interesting, and intact that I have ever seen, and is a priceless observatory in which we can learn much about coral reef ecology in an environment where we can also hope to seggregate global from local signals. All of this has nothing to do with the military, and everything to do with recognizing the unique values represented by the coral reef systems historically within military reserves. As for Vieques, these days ANY Caribbean reef under effective stewardship is a priceless thing, especially if it holds hope of preserving intact representatives of Atlantic acroporid assemblages, which have been greatly reduced. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program Department of Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 23:48:56 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA23881 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:48:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09878; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:54:57 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009862; Wed, 8 Dec 99 23:54:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 23:50:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA82328; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 03:32:39 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA79466; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:32:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from bob (max2-30.poi.net [209.213.40.49]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA65529; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:28:20 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <000801bf425a$b76c9660$3128d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: , "Ellen Athas" , "Sally J Yozell" , , "Tim Johns" , "Rod McInnis" , "David Festa" , "Charles Karnella" , , "\"Gary C. Matlock\"" , Subject: Coral Reef Ecosystem Plan Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 05:33:01 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF4206.DBF58180" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 797 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF4206.DBF58180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are very concerned that the Western Pacific Council is moving forward = with public hearings in the coming weeks concerning the Coral Reef = Ecosystem Plan. They are doing so even after the Council, NOAA and NMFS = instructed that the staff hold joint Coral Reef Plan Team Meetings with = the Advisory Panel. However this was not done as only the chairman of = both the AP and Plan team met with the Council staff, which is highly = suspicious, knowing the history of what has transpired during the Plan = Team and AP process. Reports were altered without the approval of the = Plan Team and AP members and then presented as their work.=20 The Plan Team was comprised of Coral Reef Experts, yet 95% of their = recommendations were disregarded by the Council in lieu of less = restrictive measures, which could impact EFH, as well as endangered and = threatened species. Facts and observer information concerning fishermen = using fire arms and bait to deter interactions with Monk Seals and = dolphins in the North West Hawaiian Islands were not given consideration = and the public perception is that the Council is once again violating = NEPA and CEQ guidelines which state; "when several proposals = for....related action that will have cumulative or synergistic = environmental impact upon a region are pending concurrently before an = agency, their environmental consequences must be considered together. = (40 CFR Sec. 1508.18). In part our concerns include, but are not limited to, recommendations in = defining the scope of the bottomfish, lobster, pelagic and Seamount = Groundfish FMPs and the Coral Reef Ecosystem FMP. In short we wish to = stress the need that all plans be included in the Coral Reef Ecosystem = FMP and not simply linked by existing FMPs. We further believe that they = all need to be evaluated according to the CEQ Guidelines and provide a = full and frank discussion of all the potential direct, indirect and = cumulative impacts that the proposed Coral Reef Ecosystem FMP can have = on the environment. We therefore request that any public hearing be postponed until these = and other concerns are addressed and this fast track that the Council is = determined to put this plan on be stopped. Bob Endreson ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF4206.DBF58180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We are very concerned that the Western Pacific Council is moving = forward with=20 public hearings in the coming weeks concerning the Coral Reef Ecosystem = Plan.=20 They are doing so even after the Council, NOAA and NMFS instructed that = the=20 staff hold joint Coral Reef Plan Team Meetings with the Advisory = Panel. =20 However this was not done as only the chairman of both the AP and Plan = team met=20 with the Council staff, which is highly suspicious, knowing = the=20 history of what has transpired during the Plan Team and AP = process. =20 Reports were altered without the approval of the Plan Team and AP = members and=20 then presented as their work.

The Plan Team was comprised of Coral Reef Experts, yet 95% of their=20 recommendations were disregarded by the Council in lieu of less = restrictive=20 measures, which could impact EFH, as well as endangered and threatened = species.=20 Facts and observer information concerning fishermen using fire arms and = bait to=20 deter interactions with Monk Seals and dolphins in the North West = Hawaiian=20 Islands were not given consideration and the public perception is that = the=20 Council is once again violating NEPA and CEQ guidelines which state; = "when=20 several proposals for....related action that will have cumulative or = synergistic=20 environmental impact upon a region are pending concurrently before an = agency,=20 their environmental consequences must be considered together. (40 CFR = Sec.=20 1508.18).

In part our concerns include, but are not = limited to,=20 recommendations in defining the scope of the bottomfish, lobster, = pelagic and=20 Seamount Groundfish FMPs and the Coral Reef Ecosystem FMP. In short we = wish to=20 stress the need that all plans be included in the Coral Reef Ecosystem = FMP and=20 not simply linked by existing FMPs. We further believe that they all = need to be=20 evaluated according to the CEQ Guidelines and provide a full and frank=20 discussion of all the potential direct, indirect and cumulative impacts = that the=20 proposed Coral Reef Ecosystem FMP can have on the = environment.

We therefore request that any public hearing = be=20 postponed until these and other concerns are addressed and this fast = track that=20 the Council is determined to put this plan on be = stopped.

Bob Endreson

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Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 9 09:34:14 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA02433 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:34:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02984; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:43:30 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002817; Thu, 9 Dec 99 09:42:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:38:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA85695; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:06:27 GMT Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:06:27 GMT Message-Id: <199912091306.NAA85695@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Posting of copyrighted material Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list administrator Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 798 It has come to my attention (by an author) that the posting to coral-list of copyrighted material may not consitute "fair use" of the material, and may in fact result in financial harm to the originating news agency. I would therefore like to request that coral-list subscribers NOT post verbatim news articles published at other sites. If the story has a URL at that new agency, then (at least tentatively, until I hear to the contrary), I would like to ask that you just post the URL to the list, if you feel it is noteworthy. I am sure you will all appreciate the reasoning behind this requirement. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 9 13:21:35 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA11172 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:21:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA05122; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:27:35 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005013; Thu, 9 Dec 99 13:27:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:23:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA87462; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 17:02:45 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA87762; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:02:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from [205.130.32.201] (unverified [205.130.32.201]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Thu, 09 Dec 1999 12:05:37 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 12:01:53 -0500 Subject: Personal apologies to the Associated Press From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 799 As one of the guilty ones who yesterday passed along an article about the Vieques situation, rather than the URL (which I didn't have), I would like to render my apologies to Robert Burns and the Associated Press. Might I also encourage Coral Listers who are journalists to let us know when their articles have been posted and, on behalf of those amongst us whose access to URL sites is restricted by finances or technology, to share with the list the essence of what they wrote? Sincerely, Judy Lang ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 9 15:31:31 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16532; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:31:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24497; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:40:46 -0500 Received: from wodc7mr3.ffx.ops.us.uu.net(192.48.96.19) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024462; Thu, 9 Dec 99 15:40:18 -0500 Received: from [63.72.68.77] by wodc7mr3.ffx.ops.us.uu.net with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: [63.72.68.77]) id QQhsww21072; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:34:45 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1267350411==_ma============" X-Sender: mail163111@mail163111.popserver.pop.net Message-Id: Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:41:12 -0800 To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov, owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Shawn Reifsteck Subject: Job Announcements for The Coral Reef Alliance Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 800 --============_-1267350411==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear CORAL list serve: The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is posting the following five job announcments today. If you are interested, please see below or check out our website at www.coral.org. Thank you. Director of Conservation Education Nonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks director for global public education program. Responsibilities include coordinating the design and distribution of educational and publicity materials, and supervising employees and contractors. Candidate must have at least three years experience in managing public awareness projects and supervising others, and extensive knowledge of coral reef ecology and conservation. Strong writing and presentation skills required, as well as experience with Internet, radio, television and other media outlets. Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: jobs@coral.org. Website: www.coral.org Assistant Program Director - Coral Reef Parks Nonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks Assistant Director for program to strengthen management of coral reef parks and protected areas in the Western Pacific. Responsibilities include helping create training materials, and assisting dive resorts, local communities and government agencies with reef protection projects. Candidate should have a Masters Degree in Coastal Resource Management or equivalent experience. Field work with marine protected areas in Western Pacific countries a strong plus. Scuba diving experience very useful. Should have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with both the public and private sector. Some travel required/ based in Berkeley, California. Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: jobs@coral.org. Website: www.coral.org CORAL Science Fellowship The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a nonprofit conservation group based in Berkeley, California, is offering a one-year fellowship for a scientist seeking to use his/her skills to further coral reef conservation. Responsibilities include reviewing existing educational and conservation materials for scientific accuracy and helping to develop new materials based on recent discoveries. Candidate must have a Masters or Ph.D. in coral reef ecology/biology or related field, a broad knowledge of coral reef conservation issues, strong writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively about coral reefs with non-scientists. Annual stipend and full benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: jobs@coral.org. Website: www.coral.org Earth Day 2000 Public Awareness Coordinator Temporary position to coordinate activities of several hundred dive and conservation groups worldwide participating in the "Dive In to Earth Day" program on April 22, 2000. Candidates must have three years training/experience in media relations, coordinating international projects, designing and distributing educational and publicity materials. Experience working with the dive industry strongly preferred. Some travel possible. Six-month position, begins immediately. Competitive salary. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: jobs@coral.org. Website: www.coral.org Associate Director Nonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks Associate Director. Responsibilities include staff supervision, financial management, Board of Directors coordination, major donor cultivation, event management, internal communications, general office management, and serve as chief operating officer when Executive Director is not available. Candidate must have at least three years management experience (nonprofit management preferred), excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Background or familiarity with coral reef ecology/biology and scuba diving experience preferred. Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: jobs@coral.org. Website: www.coral.org Shawn Reifsteck Managing Director The Coral Reef Alliance 2014 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 Phone: 510-848-0110 =46ax: 510-848-3720 Email: SReifsteck@coral.org Website: www.coral.org Working Together To Keep Coral Reefs Alive --============_-1267350411==_ma============ Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear CORAL list serve: The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is posting the following five job announcments today. If you are interested, please see below or check out our website at www.coral.org. Thank you. PalatinoDirector of Conservation Education=20 PalatinoNonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks director for global public education program. Responsibilities include coordinating the design and distribution of educational and publicity materials, and supervising employees and contractors. Candidate must have at least three years experience in managing public awareness projects and supervising others, and extensive knowledge of coral reef ecology and conservation. Strong writing and presentation skills required, as well as experience with Internet, radio, television and other media outlets.=20 Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: New_York0000,0000,00FFjobs@coral.org<= /fontfamily>Palatino. Website: www.coral.org Assistant Program Director - Coral Reef Parks Nonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks Assistant Director for program to strengthen management of coral reef parks and protected areas in the Western Pacific. Responsibilities include helping create training materials, and assisting dive resorts, local communities and government agencies with reef protection projects. =20 Candidate should have a Masters Degree in Coastal Resource Management or equivalent experience. Field work with marine protected areas in Western Pacific countries a strong plus. Scuba diving experience very useful. Should have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with both the public and private sector. Some travel required/ based in Berkeley, California. Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: New_York000= 0,0000,00FFjobs@coral.orgPalatino. Website: New_York000= 0,0000,00FFwww.coral.org PalatinoCO= RAL Science Fellowship PalatinoThe Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), a nonprofit conservation group based in Berkeley, California, is offering a one-year fellowship for a scientist seeking to use his/her skills to further coral reef conservation.=20 Responsibilities include reviewing existing educational and conservation materials for scientific accuracy and helping to develop new materials based on recent discoveries.=20 Candidate must have a Masters or Ph.D. in coral reef ecology/biology or related field, a broad knowledge of coral reef conservation issues, strong writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively about coral reefs with non-scientists.=20 Annual stipend and full benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: New_York000= 0,0000,00FFjobs@coral.orgPalatino. Website: www.coral.org Earth Day 2000 Public Awareness Coordinator=20 Temporary position to coordinate activities of several hundred dive and conservation groups worldwide participating in the "Dive In to Earth Day" program on April 22, 2000. =20 Candidates must have three years training/experience in media relations, coordinating international projects, designing and distributing educational and publicity materials. Experience working with the dive industry strongly preferred. Some travel possible. Six-month position, begins immediately. Competitive salary. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: New_York000= 0,0000,00FFjobs@coral.orgPalatino. Website: www.coral.org Associate Director Nonprofit coral reef conservation group seeks Associate Director. Responsibilities include staff supervision, financial management, Board of Directors coordination, major donor cultivation, event management, internal communications, general office management, and serve as chief operating officer when Executive Director is not available. Candidate must have at least three years management experience (nonprofit management preferred), excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Background or familiarity with coral reef ecology/biology and scuba diving experience preferred.=20 Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no calls) to: CORAL, 2014 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 510-848-3720; email: New_York000= 0,0000,00FFjobs@coral.orgPalatino. Website: www.coral.org Shawn Reifsteck Managing Director The Coral Reef Alliance 2014 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 Phone: 510-848-0110 =46ax: 510-848-3720 Email: SReifsteck@coral.org Website: www.coral.org Working Together To Keep Coral Reefs Alive --============_-1267350411==_ma============-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 9 20:50:28 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA22703 for ; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:50:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA15932; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:59:45 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015919; Thu, 9 Dec 99 20:58:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 20:55:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA90574; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:40:35 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id TAA90834; Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:40:28 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 18596 invoked by uid 0); 10 Dec 1999 00:40:23 -0000 Message-Id: <19991210004023.18595.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 202.159.75.168 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 09 Dec 1999 16:40:23 PST X-Originating-IP: [202.159.75.168] From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Farming? Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 16:40:23 PST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 801 dear coral lister, We're looking for information about coral farming around South-east Asia. We're trying to develop a simple method on that matter and we need some input. Juanita Mandagi JARI Foundation Lombok-Indonesia ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 10 06:21:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA03951 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 06:21:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA04449; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 06:31:14 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004415; Fri, 10 Dec 99 06:30:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 06:27:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA93150; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 10:04:00 GMT Received: from md2.vsnl.net.in by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id FAA93147; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 05:00:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from abc (bay-67.pppmad.vsnl.net.in [203.197.133.178] (may be forged)) by md2.vsnl.net.in (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id PAA12608 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:34:27 +0530 (IST) Message-Id: <3850CDED.6D5E@md2.vsnl.net.in> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:24:53 +0530 From: "Dr.K.VENKATARAMAN" Organization: ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Description for identification of corals recorded in India Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Dr.K.VENKATARAMAN" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 802 Dear coral listers, Here with I am sending a list of coral species which are reported from Indian waters but we could not find the descriptions to identify. If any one can send me photocopy of the papers in which the descriptions are available or you may mail the description itself coating the references which will be of great help to us. There are a lot of new records that are to be identified by us. It is far from complete due to want of literature. We will be happy if any one who can help us in this regard. Thanks very much, Yours sincerely, Dr.K.Venkataraman Scientist-SE & Officer-in-Charge Zoological Survey of India Marine Biological Station 100 Santhome High Raod Chennai - 600 028 India. Phone : 91-044-4942680;4943191 Fax : 91-044-4942680 e-mail: dugong@md2.vsnl.net.in ------------------------------------- 1. Montipora elschneri Vaughan,1918 2. Montipora florida Nemenzo 3. Montipora efflorescens 4. Acropora polymorpha (Brook,1891) 5. Acropora pulchra (Brook,1891) 6. Acropora syringodes (Brook,1891) 7. Acropora botryoides 8. Acropora rectina 9. Leptoseris fragilis Milne Edwards and Haime,1849 10. Siderastrea lilacea 11. Cycloseris hexagonalis Milne Edwards and Haime,1849 12. Cycloseris sinensis Milne Edwards and Haime,1849 13. Fungia corona Doderlein,1901 14. Fungia dentigera Leuckart,1841 15. Fungiacyathus symmetrica (Pourtales) 16. Herpetoglossa simplex (Gardiner,1905) 17. Porites porites 18. Porites polymorphus 19. Alveopora superficialis Pillai & Scheer,1976 20. Favia laxa 21. Leptastrea immersa Klunzinger,1879 22. Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck,1816) 23. Mussa angulosa (Pallas) 24. Caryophyllia clavus Scacchi 25. Caryophyllia arcuta Milne Edwards and Haime 26. Caryophyllia acanthocyathus grayi Milne Edwards and Haime 27. Paracyathus stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime 28. Paracyathus indicus Duncan 29. Deltocyathus andamanensis Alcock 30. Polycyathus andamanensis Alcock 31. Stephanocyathus nobilis ( Moseley) 32. Flabellum pavonium Alcock 33. Flabellum stokesi 34. Placotrochus laevis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848. 35. Balanophyllia affinis (Semper,1872) 36. Balanophyllia imperialis Kent 37. Balanophyllia scabra Alcock 38. Enallopsammia amphelioides (Alcock) 39. Enallopsammia marenzelleri Zivrowius From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 8 12:41:36 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05537 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:41:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10310; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:50:52 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010189; Wed, 8 Dec 99 12:50:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 00:09:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA60170; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 03:50:46 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id WAA60072; Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:50:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au (a08pc-211.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.211]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id OAA27588 for ; Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:50:29 +1100 (EST) From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: Subject: Article pdf file available. Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:47:12 +1100 Message-Id: <003a01bf4126$87baeb40$d3b14e81@fungia.bio.usyd.edu.au> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from Quoted-Printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA05537 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 803 There have been a number of inquiries about the ultimate scientific reference for the review I wrote earlier this year. It is: Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (1999) "Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world’s coral reefs", Mar. Freshwater Res., 1999, 50, 839–66. It available for the next month at the site: http://www.reef.edu.au/climate/ Note change of address below at the start of next year. Cheers, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Associate Professor School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney Ph: +61-2-9351-2389 Fx: +61-2-9351-4119 * Foundation Professor, Marine Studies University of Queensland (from Jan 1 2000) Http: www.reef.edu.au/OHG/ For educational fun: www.reef.edu.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 10 09:46:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA09079 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:46:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA19333; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:55:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019316; Fri, 10 Dec 99 09:54:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:51:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA94702; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:05:09 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id IAA82499; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:04:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA08712; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:08:10 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008691; Fri, 10 Dec 99 08:07:26 -0500 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA05347 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:58:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id IAA01938; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:01:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:01:21 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Vieques Thread Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 804 For those of you who may have missed some of it, the thread on the Vieques Island discussion is now at the CHAMP Web Page Bulletins link (thanks to the CHAMP Web Master, Monika Gurnee) at, http://www.coral.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 10 15:48:48 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19600 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:48:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24195; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:58:07 -0500 Received: from is1.nwn.noaa.gov(161.55.16.50) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024028; Fri, 10 Dec 99 15:57:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by IS1.nwn.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:54:15 -0800 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA96566; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:09:59 GMT Received: from smtp3.san.cerf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA97460; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:09:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from bio2.edu (mailhost.bio2.edu [192.56.191.63]) by smtp3.san.cerf.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA05272 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:09:43 GMT Received: from pc.bio2.edu (MAC212 [192.56.191.212]) by bio2.edu (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA18733 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:11:35 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <2.2.32.19991210191721.0073dd50@bio2.edu> X-Sender: fmarubini@bio2.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:17:21 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Francesca Marubini Subject: job position advertised Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Francesca Marubini Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 805 Associate Research Scientist Columbia University Biosphere2 Center Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center, Inc. is recruiting for a Associate Research Scientist in the area of marine research. Marine Research Biosphere 2 Center is seeking a PhD scientist in marine biology, or oceanography with a demonstrated record of scholarly research. The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue his or her own research, while acting as the onsite scientist for the Biosphere 2 research program in the Biosphere 2 ocean biome (www.bio2.edu). The candidate would be expected to supervise technicians and students involved with the maintenance and sampling of the B2 Ocean, and conduct collaborative research with the ocean research team. The position requires skill in communication, as well as organizational and supervisory skills. Experience in coral reef ecosystems is desirable. The candidate will be encouraged to conduct collaborative research with the ocean research team and jointly publish scientific papers, and to pursue external funding for enhancing Biosphere 2 marine research. A PhD in marine biology, oceanography or marine systems is required. APPLICATION: This position begins Feb. 1, 2000. Closing date: January 20, 2000. Applicants should send a full curriculum vitae (include email address), a brief statement of current research and future plans, and the name, address, telephone and email address of three individuals who can provide recommendations to: Nancy Mager Biosphere 2 Center Columbia University 32540 S. Biosphere Rd. Oracle, AZ 85623 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 10 16:03:01 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19897 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:03:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA25413; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:12:21 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025374; Fri, 10 Dec 99 16:11:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:58:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA97365; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:03:43 GMT Received: from eagle.cc.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA96977; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:03:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by eagle.cc.ukans.edu (8.8.7/1.1.8.2/12Jan95-0207PM) id NAA0000003385; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:03:29 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:03:29 -0600 (CST) From: FAUTIN DAPHNE G To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Heather Holden In-Reply-To: <19991210004023.18595.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: FAUTIN DAPHNE G Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 806 The address for Heather Holden that the International Society for Reef Studies has seems not to be working -- mail sent to her has been returned. She is not in the coral reef worker database. I would appreciate hearing from her or anyone who knows where she is so she can be sent her membership materials. Daphne G. Fautin Treasurer, ISRS Professor, Biological Sciences Curator, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center Haworth Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA telephone 1-785-864-3062 fax 1-785-864-5321 for e-mail, please use fautin@ukans.edu lab web page: www.nhm.ukans.edu/~inverts direct to sea anemone database version 2.1: biocomplexity.nhm.ukans.edu/ anemones/images/Version.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 10 16:56:54 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20941 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:56:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA29817; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:06:12 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa29784; Fri, 10 Dec 99 17:05:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:57:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA96566; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:09:59 GMT Received: from smtp3.san.cerf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA97460; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:09:48 -0500 (EST) Received: from bio2.edu (mailhost.bio2.edu [192.56.191.63]) by smtp3.san.cerf.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA05272 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 19:09:43 GMT Received: from pc.bio2.edu (MAC212 [192.56.191.212]) by bio2.edu (8.9.1b+Sun/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA18733 for ; Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:11:35 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <2.2.32.19991210191721.0073dd50@bio2.edu> X-Sender: fmarubini@bio2.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:17:21 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Francesca Marubini Subject: job position advertised Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Francesca Marubini Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 807 Associate Research Scientist Columbia University Biosphere2 Center Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center, Inc. is recruiting for a Associate Research Scientist in the area of marine research. Marine Research Biosphere 2 Center is seeking a PhD scientist in marine biology, or oceanography with a demonstrated record of scholarly research. The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue his or her own research, while acting as the onsite scientist for the Biosphere 2 research program in the Biosphere 2 ocean biome (www.bio2.edu). The candidate would be expected to supervise technicians and students involved with the maintenance and sampling of the B2 Ocean, and conduct collaborative research with the ocean research team. The position requires skill in communication, as well as organizational and supervisory skills. Experience in coral reef ecosystems is desirable. The candidate will be encouraged to conduct collaborative research with the ocean research team and jointly publish scientific papers, and to pursue external funding for enhancing Biosphere 2 marine research. A PhD in marine biology, oceanography or marine systems is required. APPLICATION: This position begins Feb. 1, 2000. Closing date: January 20, 2000. Applicants should send a full curriculum vitae (include email address), a brief statement of current research and future plans, and the name, address, telephone and email address of three individuals who can provide recommendations to: Nancy Mager Biosphere 2 Center Columbia University 32540 S. Biosphere Rd. Oracle, AZ 85623 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 13 15:02:43 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23982 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:02:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15261; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:07:43 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015170; Mon, 13 Dec 99 15:06:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:03:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA18216; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 18:02:38 GMT Received: from sargasso.bbsr.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA17792; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 13:02:27 -0500 (EST) From: robbie@bbsr.edu Received: from [198.116.28.196] ([198.116.28.196]) by sargasso.bbsr.edu (8.9.0/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA03961 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 14:02:15 -0400 (AST) X-Sender: robbie@sargasso.bbsr.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <199909290256.CAA19435@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:02:00 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: BBSR summer courses, 2000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: robbie@bbsr.edu Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA23982 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 808 Dear colleagues, With your indulgence I would like to draw your attention to a suite of Year 2000 summer courses being offered at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. Nearly all the courses involve the study of coral reefs, reef organisms or processes that affect reefs. Full course details are available at our web site: www.bbsr.edu. Best wishes for the holiday season. Excellence in Marine Science Education Generous Scholarships Available Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. Summer Courses 2000 Shellfish Aquaculture Faculty: Dr Samia Sarkis, BBSR and Cyr Couturier, Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland Dates: 14 May - 24 May, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Tropical Marine Invertebrates Faculty: Dr. Kathryn Coates, BBSR and University of Toronto Dates: 4 June - 1 July, 2000 Course fees: $3200 Chemosensory Neurobiology in the Marine Environment Faculty: Drs Hank Trapido-Rosenthal, BBSR, and Chuck Derby, Georgia State University Dates: 4 June - 24 June, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Marine Ecotoxicology Faculty: Drs Peter Wells, Environment Canada, Jack Manock, University of North Carolina - Wilmington, Richard Owen, BBSR, Michael Depledge, University of Plymouth, James Butler, Harvard University Dates: 25 June - 15 July, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Marine Microbial Ecology Faculty: Drs Craig Carlson, BBSR, and Stephen Giovannoni, Oregon State University Dates: 25 June - 15 July, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Coral Reef Ecology Faculty: Drs Fred Lipschultz and Joanna Pitt, BBSR, and Mr Matt Mills, University of Maryland Dates: 2 July - 22 July Course fees: $2700 Human Health and the Ocean Faculty: Dr Eric Dewailly, MD, Laval Laval University and WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on Environmental and Occupational Health, Québèc Dates: 16 July - 5 August, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Pathology of Coastal Organisms Faculty: Drs Garriet Smith, University of South Carolina - Aiken, and Ernesto Weil, University of Puerto Rico Dates: 23 July - 12 August, 2000 Course fees: $2700 Biology of Fishes Faculty: Dr. Bruce B. Collette, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Dates: 30 July - 26 August, 2000 Course fees: $3200 Note: fees are in USD. These include all course costs, tuition, room and board, while in Bermuda. For more information and application details, visit: www.bbsr.edu E-mail: education@bbsr.edu Or mail: Summer Courses The Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. 17 Biological Lane St. George's GE 01 Bermuda Tel: (441) 297 1880 Fax: (441) 297 1919 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Struan Robertson Smith, Ph.D. Assistant Research Scientist Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. Ferry Reach GE01 Bermuda Tel: 441 297 1880 ext. 240 Fax: 441 297 8143 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 14 19:14:42 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA27352 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:14:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA07061; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:20:47 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007038; Tue, 14 Dec 99 19:19:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:16:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA25603; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 22:13:57 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id RAA26418; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:13:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from bob (max2-24.poi.net [209.213.40.43]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA69447 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:09:11 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <002a01bf46e5$342d43a0$2b28d5d1@bob> From: "Bob Endreson" To: Subject: International Shark Conference 2000 Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:14:38 -1000 Organization: Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01BF4691.604685E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 809 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BF4691.604685E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 1999 Shark Conference 2000 As a result of the a growing international concern for the management of = shark fisheries and efforts to eliminate the practice of shark finning, = the world's first international shark conservation conference will be = held in Honolulu, Hawaii February 21-24, 2000. Fishery managers, scientists, government representatives and other = interested parties from the United States, South America, South Africa, = Europe and Asia will attend the Conference in Honolulu to discuss a = variety of issues that could have a significant impact on shark = management internationally. WildAid, the Hawaii Audubon Society and the Western Pacific Fisheries = Coalition will be presenting the Conference which has set an agenda that = will discuss a variety of issues that we hope will assist in furthering = management of these fisheries. According to FAO statistics over 100 = million sharks were caught last year. However, since bycatch is not = recorded, this is likely to be a significant underestimate. Sharks are = increasingly used as a food source, predominantly in developing = countries, as other fish stocks collapse Shark fisheries are generally = poorly documented and poorly regulated, and in many cases appear to be = unsustainable even in the short term.=20 The goals of the conference would be: 1) to bring together key = activists, conservationists, scientists, fisheries management experts, = marine enforcement experts under one roof. 2) to give a state of the = planet review of sharks and current problems in their conservation. 3) = to foster cooperation in progressing shark issues and to develop = strategies. 4) to give donors a chance to assess the various areas of = potential investment in shark conservation and research. 5) to raise = public awareness of the true nature of sharks and shark conservation = issues in Hawaii and globally and of the economic and ecological value = of sharks.=20 Speakers will present their papers and take questions (see agenda). With = the first CITES listings proposed for sharks and a number of countries = considering stricter management, 2000 may be a crucial year for shark = conservation.=20 Some of the topics that will be covered will include: ...........Why are sharks in trouble and why should we protect them?=20 ...........An Overview of the Biological Status of Shark Species ...........A review of international legislation and fora to protect = sharks: CITES, FAO, Barcelona & Bonn Conventions, UN Law of the Sea: How = could they help sharks ?=20 ............Shark tourism: the benefits and problems .............An overview of the world trade in sharks and shark products = with special reference to meat, fins, oil and cartilage. .............The use of, and attitudes to, shark fin in east Asia how = can we reduce consumption?=20 ..............Sharks in longline fisheries=20 ..............Programs in the Pacific with comments on Pacific Ocean = distributions and the effects of live finning ..............The bycatch problem and how to reduce it For more information, a complete agenda or to register go to = http://209.133.10.132/sharkcon/ There is limited seating and reservations are on a first come, first = serve basis.=20 This Conference is being sponsored by: The Barbara Delano Foundation The Homeland Foundation The David & Lucile = Packard Foundation The AVINA Foundation ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BF4691.604685E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 1999

Shark Conference 2000

As a=20 result of the a growing international concern for the management of = shark=20 fisheries and efforts to eliminate the practice of shark finning, the = world's=20 first international shark conservation conference will be held in = Honolulu,=20 Hawaii February 21-24, 2000.

Fishery managers, scientists, government=20 representatives and other interested parties from the United States, = South=20 America, South Africa, Europe and Asia will attend the Conference in = Honolulu to=20 discuss a variety of issues that could have a significant impact on = shark=20 management internationally.

WildAid, the Hawaii Audubon Society and the Western Pacific Fisheries = Coalition will be presenting the Conference which has set an agenda that = will=20 discuss a variety of issues that we hope will assist in furthering = management of=20 these fisheries. According to FAO statistics over 100 million sharks = were caught=20 last year. However, since bycatch is not recorded, this is likely to be = a=20 significant underestimate. Sharks are increasingly used as a food = source,=20 predominantly in developing countries, as other fish stocks collapse = Shark=20 fisheries are generally poorly documented and poorly regulated, and in = many=20 cases appear to be unsustainable even in the short term.

The goals of the conference would be: 1) to bring together key = activists,=20 conservationists, scientists, fisheries management experts, marine = enforcement=20 experts under one roof. 2) to give a state of the planet review of = sharks and=20 current problems in their conservation. 3) to foster cooperation in = progressing=20 shark issues and to develop strategies. 4) to give donors a chance to = assess the=20 various areas of potential investment in shark conservation and = research. 5) to=20 raise public awareness of the true nature of sharks and shark = conservation=20 issues in Hawaii and globally and of the economic and ecological value = of=20 sharks.

Speakers will present their papers and take questions (see agenda). = With the=20 first CITES listings proposed for sharks and a number of countries = considering=20 stricter management, 2000 may be a crucial year for shark conservation. =

Some of the topics that will be covered will include:

...........Why are sharks in trouble and why = should we=20 protect them?

...........An Overview of the Biological = Status of=20 Shark Species

...........A review of international legislation and fora to protect = sharks:=20 CITES, FAO, Barcelona & Bonn Conventions, UN Law of the Sea: How = could they=20 help sharks ?

............Shark tourism: the benefits and problems

.............An overview of the world trade in sharks and shark = products with=20 special reference to meat, fins, oil and cartilage.

.............The use of, and attitudes to, shark fin in east Asia how = can we=20 reduce consumption?

..............Sharks in longline fisheries

..............Programs in the Pacific with comments on Pacific Ocean=20 distributions and the effects of live finning

..............The bycatch problem and how to reduce it

For more information, a complete agenda or to register go to http://209.133.10.132/sharkcon/<= /A>

There is limited seating and reservations are on a first come, first = serve=20 basis.

This Conference is being sponsored by:

The Barbara Delano Foundation=20 The Homeland Foundation = The=20 David & Lucile Packard Foundation The = AVINA Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

------=_NextPart_000_0027_01BF4691.604685E0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 15 13:45:57 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA17053 for ; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:45:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA15522; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:52:02 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015421; Wed, 15 Dec 99 13:51:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:47:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02250; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 17:04:36 GMT Message-Id: <199912151704.RAA02250@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:29:26 -0400 From: coral To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 810 First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals Science and Conservation of Deep Sea Corals 30 July - 2 August, 2000 Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The purpose of the Symposium is to review, discuss and synthesize all aspects of deep sea, cold water coral biology, ecology, and conservation. The symposium will also address climatic reconstruction using corals and technologies available to map corals. The Symposium will be convened for two and one half days and is open to scientists, managers, ocean users and all those with an interest in deep sea corals. Important Dates 1 February 2000 Pre-registration form and Provisional abstracts 1 June 2000 Final early registration and fees Final abstracts 30 July 2000 Final paper The First International Symposium on Deep Sea Corals is sponsored by the Ecology Action Centre, Dalhousie University, the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, the Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, World Wildlife Fund Canada, And the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. For more information please see the Symposium web site: http://home.istar.ca/~eac_hfx/symposium or contact the Symposium Secretariat: Susan Gass, Ecology Action Centre, 1568 Argyle Street, Suite 31 Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2B3, Email: coral@is.dal.ca Telephone: +1-902-429-2202, Fax: + 1-902-422-6410 Susan Gass Symposium Coordinator Ecology Action Centre 1568 Argyle St. Suite 31 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2B3 Phone: (902) 429-2202 Fax: (902) 422-6410 Emai: coral@is.dal.ca From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 15 16:12:13 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA21010 for ; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:12:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA06571; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:18:17 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006505; Wed, 15 Dec 99 16:17:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:13:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03420; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:58:03 GMT Received: from swan.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA03413; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:57:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from 38.30.71.84 (ip84.miami9.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.71.84]) by swan.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA28628; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:56:55 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3857ABDD.58AC@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:55:25 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Organization: ReefKeeper International X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, CONS-WPST-CORALREEF-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org, mfcn-fishlink@igc.topica.com Subject: Please Comment by Jan 3rd on Coral Task Force Oversight Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Alexander Stone Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 811 Dear Coral Listers and other Friends of Coral Reefs: We at ReefKeeper International strongly urge you to weigh in with your comments on how the US Coral Reef Task Force is proposing to discharge its responsibility to prevent federal agency activities from degrading coral reef ecosystems. Please send your written comments before January 3rd to the federal official noted below this message. The text of the Task Force's proposed "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reef Protection" can be accessed at http://coralreef.gov. You'll see from our comments appearing below that we are very concerned that the Task Force is proposing to take too collegial an approach to what we argue is an enforcement responsibility on the part of the Task Force. The one real thing that Executive Order 13089 empowers the Task Force to do for actual coral reef protection is to discharge that enforcement responsibility properly. And the Task Force needs to hear from lots of us to have that sink in and take hold. So thanks a lot if you do send in a letter. It could really make a difference. With many thanks, ALEXANDER STONE ReefKeeper International 2809 Bird Avenue - PMB 162 Miami, FL 33133 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - December 14, 1999 Operations Center United States Coral Reef Task Force c/o Patricia Kennedy Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W., Mail Stop 3156 Washington, DC 20240 RE: Comments on "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reef Protection" Dear Task Force Members: In response to the notice for public comments by January 3, 2000, ReefKeeper International respectfully submits the following comments to the draft document "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reef Protection", proposed for adoption by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (Task Force). Since 1989, ReefKeeper International has operated as a non-profit conservation organization dedicated exclusively to the protection of coral reefs. We have participated in Task Force activities since the Task Force was created in June 1998 by President Clinton's Executive Order 13089. ReefKeeper International urges the Task Force to adopt stronger agency oversight measures that fulfill the Task Force's obligation to provide oversight that will protect and enhance the coral reef resources of the United States. Specifically, we request that a procedure be developed whereby all Federal agencies are required to have a dedicated person co-responsible to the Task Force for reviewing agency actions that may affect coral reefs. The Task Force must assume ultimate responsibility for oversight and be the final decision on controversial actions. We also request that reporting by Federal agencies to the Task Force be required on a more frequent basis. Executive Order 13089 Executive Order 13089, signed by President Clinton on June 11, 1998, established the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and its obligations to "oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in this order" (Section 4); "develop, recommend, and seek or secure implementation of measures necessary to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation and to restore damaged coral reefs" (Section 5). Section 2 of the Executive Order states: "(a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affects U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall ... (b) utilize their programs and authorities to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems; and (c) to the extent permitted by law, ensure that any actions they authorize, fund, or carry out will not degrade the conditions of such ecosystems." These two sections clearly outline the goals of the Executive Order as well as the responsibility of the Task Force to oversee the implementation of the Executive Order, including Section 2's requirement for non-degradation of coral reef ecosystems by any federal agency actions. Applicability to All Federal Agencies Section 2 of Executive Order 13089 applies to all federal agencies, not just agencies that are members of the Coral Reef Task Force. All Federal agencies must ensure that actions that they authorize, fund or carry out do not degrade coral reef ecosystems. Therefore, throughout the draft document, ReefKeeper International requests that references to requirements for member Federal agencies be changed to all Federal agencies. Agency Implementation Plans The draft document "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reef Protection" falls short of fulfilling the Task Force's obligations under Executive Order 13089. While the proposal requires Task Force member Federal agencies to develop implementation plans, the member Federal agencies are then virtually free to act without any oversight from the Task Force, except for an annual report summarizing actions already undertaken. Non-member agencies are only advised and encouraged on implementation of the Order. This proposal places the Task Force merely in the role of an observer and/or advisor. Therefore, ReefKeeper International respectfully requests that all Federal agencies be required to designate a person who is responsible to the Task Force for reviewing any and all actions by that agency that may impact coral reefs. Unresolved controversial actions must be brought to the attention of the Task Force by the designated person from the Federal agency. Any member of the public may also bring proposed actions to the attention of the Task Force by the procedures outlined in Section 2 of this document. Therefore, ReefKeeper International recommends that the language under Item 1. Agency implementation plans be changed as follows (proposed changes indicated in italics): 1. Agency implementation plans. By June 11, 2000, each Federal agency will provide the Task Force Co-Chairs with a copy of the Federal agency's Coral Reef Protection Implementation Plan ("Plan") b. The name, title and address of the Federal agency's designated contact for inquiries concerning coral reef protection and for the Federal agency's participation in the Task Force if the Federal agency is a member of the Task Force. Add the following after item b: b2. The name, title and address of the Federal agency's designated person that will review any and all actions that may impact coral reefs that the Federal agency authorizes, carries out, or funds. c. The Task Force Co-Chair will post the Federal agency Implementation Plans on the Internet at http://coralreef.gov. Delete item d. Task Force Oversight The Executive Order clearly intends that the Task Force be placed in the role of enforcer, not observer. The Task Force must not only have direct input into actions that may impact coral reefs but must also enforce the provisions of Section 2 of the Executive Order to protect and enhance those ecosystems. If the designated person from any Federal agency or the Task Force determines that a proposed action will fail to meet the objectives of the Executive Order, then the Task Force must work with the Federal agency to revise the actions or, if necessary, enforce the Executive Order by prohibiting the action. Therefore, ReefKeeper International recommends that a section entitled Task Force Oversight be added to the draft document with the following text: Task Force Oversight: a. The Federal agency's designated person for reviewing projects shall bring to the attention of the Task Force projects which may adversely impact coral reefs that are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 2 (a) (a) -(c) of the Order and are not covered by an exception under Section 2 (b). b. Members of the public may also bring actions to the attention of the Task Force as outlined in Section 2 of this document. c. The Task Force shall review the proposed actions and offer advice and counsel to facilitate resolution of issues. d. The Task Force will enforce the provisions of Section 2 of the Order by prohibiting or modifying proposed actions that are inconsistent with that section of the Order. e. Agreement by the Task Force that the proposed actions meet the requirements of Section 2 of the Order shall be required prior to the initiation of that action. The approval may be granted by the Federal agency's designated person for reviewing projects or the Task Force as outlined above. Public Issue Identification Section 2 of Executive Order 13089 applies to all federal agencies, not just those that are members of the Task Force. Accordingly, the public response section of the draft document should reflect this mandate. Therefore, ReefKeeper International recommends that the language under Item 2. Public issue identification and response be changed as follows (changes indicated in italics): a. ... any Member about the actions of any Federal agency will be referred ... b. Federal agencies whose actions... ii. Communications with the Task Force will not substitute for public comment through Federal agency provisions for public comment or public hearing on actions. [delete remainder of paragraph] Delete item c. Reporting Frequency ReefKeeper International also requests that reporting by Federal agencies be conducted on a quarterly basis, rather than an annual basis as proposed. This will allow the Task Force to be kept more up-to-date on actions by the Federal agencies and meet some of its oversight responsibilities. Therefore, ReefKeeper International recommends that the language under Item 3. Annual Reports be changed as follows (changes indicated in italics): In March, June, September, and December each year Federal agencies will present ... and the public. Federal agencies will provide written ... Thank you for your consideration, and anticipated support, of our request for a Task Force review procedure and quarterly Federal agency reporting that will truly ensure that the intent of Executive Order 13089 to protect coral reef ecosystems is met. Sincerely, Alexander Stone Director cc: A. Gore, U.S. Vice-President Task Force members From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 16 09:12:06 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA02350 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:12:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA29157; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:18:12 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029130; Thu, 16 Dec 99 09:17:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:13:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA08581; Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:38:48 GMT Message-Id: <199912161238.MAA08581@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 13:51:27 -0400 From: "Milen Dyoulgerov" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: reef damage from ships Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Milen Dyoulgerov" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 812 Dear all, Early this year I wrote to you with a request for information on ship groundings and/or anchorings in relation to a proposal that we were developing to introduce uniform depiction of coral reefs and, possibly, MPAs, on navigational charts. I would like to thank all the people that responded to my request and to inform you that the proposal has been put forth for consideration within the IHO system. Many of you expressed interest in the information that we find. Now, you can access our findings (as of June 22, 1999) on the CHAMP Page at: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bulls/reef-ground.pdf Information on some additional cases in the US and its territories could be found at: http://coralreef.gov/CUWG.pdf (the file name is "Coastal Uses Working Group"; the relevant information is in APPENDIX III-A). I hope that you find the information useful in your work and I would like to ask once again for your help in expanding what we have found so far. Please, send information on any other cases that you are aware of to: milen.dyoulgerov@noaa.gov Of particular interest for us is whether the listed cases, or the cases that you know about, have occurred in an existing or proposed Marine Protected Area. Best regards, Milen Dyoulgerov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 17 14:12:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA22656 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:12:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA22335; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:21:37 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022263; Fri, 17 Dec 99 14:21:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:17:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA17862; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:18:38 GMT Received: from eagle.cc.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA17784; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:18:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by eagle.cc.ukans.edu (8.8.7/1.1.8.2/12Jan95-0207PM) id LAA0000023599; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:18:19 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:18:19 -0600 (CST) From: FAUTIN DAPHNE G To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: post-doc position Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: FAUTIN DAPHNE G Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 813 SYSTEMATICS OF MARINE INVERTEBRATES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP at University of Kansas for systematic revision of sea anemone genus using laboratory and field techniques. Strong background in modern systematics or study of sea anemones required, both preferred. Experience with molecular techniques, and skill in GIS, databasing, or image manipulation desirable. Position details: assumable 1 September 2000 to 31 January 2001 (doctoral degree must have been granted by then); year-round; full-time position (depends on federal funding); lasting 5 y pending satisfactory performance and funding continuation; open to non-US citizens. Send curriculum vitae, copies of publications, brief statement of interests and career goals, official academic transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Daphne G. Fautin, Biological Sciences, Haworth Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA (telephone 1-785-864-3062; fax 1-785-864-5321; e-mail fautin@ukans.edu). Application review begins 20 March 2000. The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University encourages applications from underrepresented group members. Federal and state legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, and veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status, and parental status. Daphne G. Fautin Professor, Biological Sciences Curator, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center Haworth Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA telephone 1-785-864-3062 fax 1-785-864-5321 for e-mail, please use fautin@ukans.edu lab web page: www.nhm.ukans.edu/~inverts direct to sea anemone database version 2.1: biocomplexity.nhm.ukans.edu/ anemones/images/Version.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 17 16:04:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25093 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:04:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA02361; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:10:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002340; Fri, 17 Dec 99 16:09:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:04:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA17726; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 18:58:27 GMT Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA18275; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:21 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id b.0.348242a5 (4404) for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:12 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.348242a5.258be1c4@aol.com> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:12 EST Subject: Copyright Concerns, Vieques Article To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 228 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 814 Coral Listers A fellow Coral Lister raised copyright concerns about my posting of a New York Times article on Vieques. I am posting this with Jim Hendee's approval. I was worried about having done something that might harm the List Serv because I also value the service it provides, with Jim Hendee's hard work. Oceanwatch has a copyright attorney on retainer so I asked him about the issue. First, he agrees that the safest approach is to provide a link, as Jim suggests. But the bottom line is, it's extremely doubtful the New York Times would worry about copyright infringement in this case. The first consideration is, was proper attribution to the source material provided? Yes, I gave full attribution. Second, was the posting done for commercial purposes or commercial gain, or for purely educational reasons? The latter is true, since the purpose of the Coral List is purely information exchange and I shared the article for that reason. Finally, you have to consider the nature of the publication. The NYT is a widely available daily newspaper. If I had copied material from a professional journal that includes information on laboratory equipment or scientific protocols, and the limited market happened to be coral reef scientists, then doing so might take away several hundred potential customers from the publisher. But it was a newspaper item that as a matter of practice gets copied into List Servs, clipping services, media books and interoffice mail at major corporations by the hundreds or thousands of copies. I don't mean to belittle the importance of the issue and I appreciate the Coral Lister raising it. I just think we need to keep it in perspective. Thanks Cliff McCreedy ><((;> ><((;> ><((;> Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 phone 703-351-7444 fax 703-351-7472 e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 17 16:04:16 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA25093 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:04:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA02361; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:10:20 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002340; Fri, 17 Dec 99 16:09:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:04:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA17726; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 18:58:27 GMT Received: from imo-d05.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id NAA18275; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:21 -0500 (EST) From: Oceanwatch@aol.com Received: from Oceanwatch@aol.com by imo-d05.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v24.6.) id b.0.348242a5 (4404) for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:12 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <0.348242a5.258be1c4@aol.com> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:58:12 EST Subject: Copyright Concerns, Vieques Article To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 228 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Oceanwatch@aol.com Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 815 Coral Listers A fellow Coral Lister raised copyright concerns about my posting of a New York Times article on Vieques. I am posting this with Jim Hendee's approval. I was worried about having done something that might harm the List Serv because I also value the service it provides, with Jim Hendee's hard work. Oceanwatch has a copyright attorney on retainer so I asked him about the issue. First, he agrees that the safest approach is to provide a link, as Jim suggests. But the bottom line is, it's extremely doubtful the New York Times would worry about copyright infringement in this case. The first consideration is, was proper attribution to the source material provided? Yes, I gave full attribution. Second, was the posting done for commercial purposes or commercial gain, or for purely educational reasons? The latter is true, since the purpose of the Coral List is purely information exchange and I shared the article for that reason. Finally, you have to consider the nature of the publication. The NYT is a widely available daily newspaper. If I had copied material from a professional journal that includes information on laboratory equipment or scientific protocols, and the limited market happened to be coral reef scientists, then doing so might take away several hundred potential customers from the publisher. But it was a newspaper item that as a matter of practice gets copied into List Servs, clipping services, media books and interoffice mail at major corporations by the hundreds or thousands of copies. I don't mean to belittle the importance of the issue and I appreciate the Coral Lister raising it. I just think we need to keep it in perspective. Thanks Cliff McCreedy ><((;> ><((;> ><((;> Oceanwatch 2101 Wilson Boulevard Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22201 phone 703-351-7444 fax 703-351-7472 e-mail: Oceanwatch@aol.com http://www.enviroweb.org/oceanwatch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Dec 18 11:44:53 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA02335 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 11:44:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA00836; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 11:50:59 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000818; Sat, 18 Dec 99 11:50:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 11:47:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA24141; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:55:24 GMT Message-Id: <199912181455.OAA24141@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Marie Cobran" To: Cc: Subject: Position Available Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:39:42 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Marie Cobran" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 816 CENTRE FOR MARINE SCIENCES=20 > >>DISCOVERY BAY MARINE LABORATORY > >>UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (MONA) > >> > >>The University of the West Indies is seeking a Lecturer (=F0 > >>Assistant Professor, tenure track) as Assistant Director of the > >>Centre for Marine Sciences, to be based at (and live near) the > >>Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory. She/he will take part in the > >>Laboratory's research and teaching programme, interact with > >>visiting scientists and classes, and participate, in a > >>supervisory/ advisory capacity, in the management of the > >>Laboratory. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and preferably > >>experience of research in coastal physical oceanography OR in the > >>geology, biology or management of coral reefs or related systems. > >>Further particulars of the post, and the Centre, are available at > >>www.uwimona.edu.jm and details of the Laboratory at www.dbml.org. > >>Prior to January 17, 2000 (an extension of a previous closing > >>date), send detailed applications (two copies) giving full > >>particulars of qualifications and experience and the names, > >>addresses and fax numbers of three referees (who should be asked > >>to send their references unsolicited) to the Campus Registrar > >>[Attention: Senior Assistant Registrar (Appointments)], > >>University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica W.I.=20 Marie C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 20 11:53:39 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA16140 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:53:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA12251; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:03:07 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012125; Mon, 20 Dec 99 12:02:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:58:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA38090; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:12:40 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id KAA32950; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:12:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA24486; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:15:39 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024422; Mon, 20 Dec 99 10:15:17 -0500 Received: from surf.blur (surf [172.16.100.3]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id KAA19377 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:05:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost by surf.blur (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id KAA00457; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:09:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 10:09:08 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@surf To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Can corals adapt? Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim Hendee Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 817 You may be interested in seeing the text of a recent debate on whether or not corals can adapt to the increase in global temperatures. The article is posted at Planet Ark: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=5117 Scientists quoted in the article are Dr. Terry Done, Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and Dr. Hugh Sweatman, all from Australia, and the discussion centers mostly around the condition and adaptability of the Great Barrier Reef. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 21 18:22:45 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA04062 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:22:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA14710; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:32:17 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014694; Tue, 21 Dec 99 18:32:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:27:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA37626; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 20:18:59 GMT Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA37674; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:18:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA28827; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:21:56 -0500 Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov(172.16.100.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028697; Tue, 21 Dec 99 15:20:56 -0500 Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA00521 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:11:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA28679; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:20:54 -0500 Received: from pisces.tcg.sgi.net(209.166.160.37) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028611; Tue, 21 Dec 99 15:20:04 -0500 Received: from default (dap-209-114-178-70.pm4-1-s9.eth.pgh.pa.stargate.net [209.114.178.70]) by pisces.tcg.sgi.net (StarGate/4.0.24) with SMTP id PAA14566 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:16:46 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199912212016.PAA14566@pisces.tcg.sgi.net> From: "Wendy Jo" To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:15:33 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: 1998 Article from USGS - Coral Mortality and African Dust Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Wendy Jo" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 818 Dear Coral folks: A friend of mine passed this on to me a few days ago, and I thought it might be of interest to some of you. It is from October 1998, and I checked the archives to see if it might be there, but didn't see it. The URL is http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/african_dust/ The hypothesis to this study was also featured in Science in Paradise, a PBS special in October of 1998. Cheers and Happy Holidays to all. Wendy Jo Shemansky "The library of life is on fire, and we must put it out." ~~Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> >>));> Wendy Jo Shemansky Environmental Research Science and Education Graduate Student Duquesne University Environmental News Director, Secretary West Penn Scuba Divers Pittsburgh, PA (412) 244-3318 slkyshrk@sgi.net ***************** Seasons Greetings! ****************** * We in NOAA would like to extend our Best Wishes for * * a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our * * coral-list subscribers. Happy Holidays! * ******************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 21 21:10:37 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA05344 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:10:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA22684; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:16:45 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022627; Tue, 21 Dec 99 21:15:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:11:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA48918; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 00:14:20 GMT Message-Id: <199912220014.AAA48918@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:33:16 -0800 (PST) From: James A Goodman To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Remote sensing references/applications? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: James A Goodman Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 819 Coral-listers: I have recently begun a Ph.D. program at the University of California, Davis and plan to pursue research on coral related remote sensing applications (e.g., mapping, monitoring, assessing relative health etc.). I have started collecting relevant literature and was hoping the collective knowledge of the coral-list group could be helpful in that regard. In the near future I plan to create a website containing a reference list of everything I have found (address to be posted to coral-list once completed). Thus, I am extremely interested whether anyone knows of relevant articles or of any past/current/future coral remote sensing projects? Your knowledge is appreciated. I thank everyone in advance and wish all Happy Holidays. Jamie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Goodman Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) Department of Land, Air and Water Resources 113 Viehmeyer Hall University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616 jgoodman@cstars.ucdavis.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************** Seasons Greetings! ****************** * We in NOAA would like to extend our Best Wishes for * * a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our * * coral-list subscribers. Happy Holidays! * ******************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 21 22:38:51 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA05928 for ; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:35:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA29699; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:44:02 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029651; Tue, 21 Dec 99 22:43:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:39:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA49818; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 02:34:27 GMT Received: from noaamh2.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id VAA41794; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:34:20 -0500 (EST) Received: from mh-gw.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov (X.400 to RFC822 Gateway); Tue, 21 Dec 1999 21:33:53 -0500 X400-Received: by mta MTA in /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 21 Dec 1999 21:33:53 -0500 X400-Received: by /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 21 Dec 1999 21:33:53 -0500 X400-MTS-Identifier: [/c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; 066CE3860389100A-MTA] Content-Identifier: 066CE3860389100A Content-Return: Allowed X400-Content-Type: P2-1988 ( 22 ) Conversion: Allowed Original-Encoded-Information-Types: IA5-Text Priority: normal Disclose-Recipients: Prohibited Alternate-Recipient: Allowed X400-Originator: Cathy.Coon@noaa.gov X400-Recipients: non-disclosure; Message-Id: <066CE3860389100A*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Coon/g=Cathy/@MHS> Date: 21 Dec 1999 21:33:53 -0500 From: Cathy Coon To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: reef balls Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cathy Coon Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 820 Has anyone heard of reefballs? I received this message but can't pull it up?? As a NOAA professional, and particularly if you are with NMFS, we wanted to make you aware of Reef Ball designed artificial reef habitats used primarily to restore ailing coral reefs but also to mimic nearly any reef/structure habitats. Over 50,000 Reef Balls have been used in over 500 worldwide projects and the success has been well documented scientifically. Reef Balls are very cost effective to mitigate damages and provide immediate but also long term habitat. Reef Balls can be tuned to nearly 100% species diversity and population density of nearby natural reefs. To learn more visit our website www.reefball.com. Todd Barber Reef Ball Development Group, Ltd. ***************** Seasons Greetings! ****************** * We in NOAA would like to extend our Best Wishes for * * a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our * * coral-list subscribers. Happy Holidays! * ******************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 22 01:56:27 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA07393 for ; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 01:56:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA10118; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 02:02:34 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010077; Wed, 22 Dec 99 02:01:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 01:58:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA50388; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 05:30:27 GMT Received: from taro.poi.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA50406; Wed, 22 Dec 1999 00:30:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (max2-16.poi.net [209.213.40.35]) by taro.poi.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id TAA86989; Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:24:37 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from bob@westpacfisheries.net) Message-Id: <001201bf4c3d$3f9971c0$2328d5d1@default> From: "Bob Endreson" To: "Cathy Coon" , Subject: Re: reef balls Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 19:27:30 -1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Bob Endreson" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 821 Reef Balls are an excellent way to enhance habitat, however, unless they are being used in a marine protected area, they make it very easy for fishermen to target species occupying the reef ball either by surround net or spear. In areas where fishing and spear fishing is allowed, there are other structures made of waste concrete material that provide better habitat that allows fish to not only be harvested, but to hide in deeper crevices out of the reach of fishermen. Bob Endreson Western Pacific Fisheries Coalition -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Coon To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:16 PM Subject: reef balls > > >Has anyone heard of reefballs? I received this message but can't pull it up?? > >As a NOAA professional, and particularly if you are with NMFS, we wanted to >make you aware of Reef Ball designed artificial reef habitats used >primarily to restore ailing coral reefs but also to mimic nearly any >reef/structure habitats. Over 50,000 Reef Balls have been used in over 500 >worldwide projects and the success has been well documented scientifically. >Reef Balls are very cost effective to mitigate damages and provide >immediate but also long term habitat. Reef Balls can be tuned to nearly >100% species diversity and population density of nearby natural reefs. To >learn more visit our website www.reefball.com. > >Todd Barber >Reef Ball Development Group, Ltd. >***************** Seasons Greetings! ****************** >* We in NOAA would like to extend our Best Wishes for * >* a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our * >* coral-list subscribers. Happy Holidays! * >******************************************************* > ***************** Seasons Greetings! ****************** * We in NOAA would like to extend our Best Wishes for * * a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our * * coral-list subscribers. Happy Holidays! * ******************************************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 23 02:52:55 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA27861 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 02:52:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA01051; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 02:59:04 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001032; Thu, 23 Dec 99 02:58:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 02:55:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA57837; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 05:59:11 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id AAA49843; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:59:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from cw2 (CW2.aims.gov.au [138.7.37.164]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA08019 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:58:44 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991223160002.00afe6a0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:00:02 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coral photos Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Doug Fenner Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 822 Does anyone have clear color slides of the living corals Schizoculina africana and Schizoculina fissipara (found only in west Africa)? We would like to put them in Veron's forthcoming book and CD, "Corals of the World". The photographer will be acknowledged and receive a copy of the book. We will announce (some months from now when we know) on coral-list when the book and CD will be available, and how to order. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner@aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 23 15:58:03 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13694 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:58:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA11252; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:07:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011230; Thu, 23 Dec 99 16:07:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:03:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA62174; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:26:05 GMT Received: from smtp-out.minitel.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA51866; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 14:25:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from gmvtx1 (gmailvtx1.globalmail.net [192.168.220.100]) by smtp-out.minitel.net ([France Telecom Hebergement]) with SMTP id UAA02589 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199912231925.UAA02589@smtp-out.minitel.net> Received: from 60424384227 by minitel.net with X25; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0200 From: "MARTIN PECHEUX" To: Subject: Iron agaisnt bleaching =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA13694 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 823 Dear all, There might be PERHAPS a simple way to act at LOCAL scale against coral reef mass bleaching : by iron fertilization at nanomole concentration. Iron limitation is said to occur in oligotrophic waters, mainly for the photosynthetic apparatus, and photoinhibition is at root of bleaching. Cnidarian respond to nanomole iron enrichment, as a first experiment just realised shows me : tentacles of Anemonia viridis were cut and incubated in 5ml tubes, with either no enrichment (n=8), 3nM Fe as sulfate iron (n=4) and 3uM Fe (n=4) for one day : 1h light (under a mild stress of 320uE/m2.s, 29C), 16h dark, 8h light. Photosynthetic efficiency was measured with a PEA by fast fluorescence kiFnetics. The classical stress indicator Fv/Fm was 0.334 (0.228-0.375) in control, 0.384 (0.345-0.425) at 3nM Fe, different at p=0.024, and 0.437 (0.393-0.512) at 3uM Fe (p=0.0012). Electron transport at PS II Qa-Qb (measured by relative fluorescence at 2 milliseconds) was similarly enhanced. The figure is similar than with plankton experiments and ocean iron fertilisations (Science, 1999, 283, 840-843, Nature, 1994, 371, 143-149, and refs. herein). For coral reef bleaching, there is now good convergence to indicate that it originates at PS II or in the latter electron chain (Jones et al., 1998, Plant Cell Env, 21, 1219-1230, Warner et al., 1994, id, 19, 291-299, Hoegh-Guldberg, www.reef.edu.au and refs. herein). The Fv/Fm bleaching threshold under light, T and CO2 stresses in 7 experiments with corals and forams is 0.275+/-0.050 (subm.). Hence the possibility that local iron enrichment can protect from photoinhibition the PS II, cyt b556, b6-f and/or PS I, and thus alleviate bleaching. I know that more theoritical works would have to be done, primary of iron concentration in reefs (and then indication of a relationship with bleaching or not, that I never saw, nor the contrary) and in situ reaction to Fe enrichment measured by fluorescence. Yet bleaching is catastrophic and iron enrichment is not pollutant nor very difficult. As sulfate iron (FeSO4, 7 H2O, best diluted before), 2nM Fe is 0.28mg/m3, or 1.39kg per km2 of a 5m depth lagoon. Just to be throw from a small boat here and there, or even with a slow leaking can near the beach, according to local hydrological conditions, when bleaching threatens (cf. A. Strong warning). This is the best experiment, I guess. Results may come quickly by comparing different areas. (If it works, I will sell you fireworks with rain of sulfate iron, easy and funny...). Contact me if you are interested by the problematic or thinking to do so. Enrichment raises several questions but here today is just given the principles. Even if effective for a favorite area, this is a "drop in ocean" in face of the bleaching global catastroph. Good week, Martin Pecheux martinpecheux@minitel.net Nice University, 15 bis rue des Roses, 06100 Nice, France Tel +33 492 071 079 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 23 15:58:03 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13694 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:58:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA11252; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:07:36 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011230; Thu, 23 Dec 99 16:07:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:03:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA62174; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:26:05 GMT Received: from smtp-out.minitel.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA51866; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 14:25:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from gmvtx1 (gmailvtx1.globalmail.net [192.168.220.100]) by smtp-out.minitel.net ([France Telecom Hebergement]) with SMTP id UAA02589 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199912231925.UAA02589@smtp-out.minitel.net> Received: from 60424384227 by minitel.net with X25; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0200 From: "MARTIN PECHEUX" To: Subject: Iron agaisnt bleaching =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA13694 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 824 Dear all, There might be PERHAPS a simple way to act at LOCAL scale against coral reef mass bleaching : by iron fertilization at nanomole concentration. Iron limitation is said to occur in oligotrophic waters, mainly for the photosynthetic apparatus, and photoinhibition is at root of bleaching. Cnidarian respond to nanomole iron enrichment, as a first experiment just realised shows me : tentacles of Anemonia viridis were cut and incubated in 5ml tubes, with either no enrichment (n=8), 3nM Fe as sulfate iron (n=4) and 3uM Fe (n=4) for one day : 1h light (under a mild stress of 320uE/m2.s, 29C), 16h dark, 8h light. Photosynthetic efficiency was measured with a PEA by fast fluorescence kiFnetics. The classical stress indicator Fv/Fm was 0.334 (0.228-0.375) in control, 0.384 (0.345-0.425) at 3nM Fe, different at p=0.024, and 0.437 (0.393-0.512) at 3uM Fe (p=0.0012). Electron transport at PS II Qa-Qb (measured by relative fluorescence at 2 milliseconds) was similarly enhanced. The figure is similar than with plankton experiments and ocean iron fertilisations (Science, 1999, 283, 840-843, Nature, 1994, 371, 143-149, and refs. herein). For coral reef bleaching, there is now good convergence to indicate that it originates at PS II or in the latter electron chain (Jones et al., 1998, Plant Cell Env, 21, 1219-1230, Warner et al., 1994, id, 19, 291-299, Hoegh-Guldberg, www.reef.edu.au and refs. herein). The Fv/Fm bleaching threshold under light, T and CO2 stresses in 7 experiments with corals and forams is 0.275+/-0.050 (subm.). Hence the possibility that local iron enrichment can protect from photoinhibition the PS II, cyt b556, b6-f and/or PS I, and thus alleviate bleaching. I know that more theoritical works would have to be done, primary of iron concentration in reefs (and then indication of a relationship with bleaching or not, that I never saw, nor the contrary) and in situ reaction to Fe enrichment measured by fluorescence. Yet bleaching is catastrophic and iron enrichment is not pollutant nor very difficult. As sulfate iron (FeSO4, 7 H2O, best diluted before), 2nM Fe is 0.28mg/m3, or 1.39kg per km2 of a 5m depth lagoon. Just to be throw from a small boat here and there, or even with a slow leaking can near the beach, according to local hydrological conditions, when bleaching threatens (cf. A. Strong warning). This is the best experiment, I guess. Results may come quickly by comparing different areas. (If it works, I will sell you fireworks with rain of sulfate iron, easy and funny...). Contact me if you are interested by the problematic or thinking to do so. Enrichment raises several questions but here today is just given the principles. Even if effective for a favorite area, this is a "drop in ocean" in face of the bleaching global catastroph. Good week, Martin Pecheux martinpecheux@minitel.net Nice University, 15 bis rue des Roses, 06100 Nice, France Tel +33 492 071 079 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 24 17:43:38 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA21568 for ; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 17:43:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA17840; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 17:53:13 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017809; Fri, 24 Dec 99 17:52:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 17:48:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA69706; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 20:26:42 GMT Received: from fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id PAA69313; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 15:26:31 -0500 (EST) From: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Received: by fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.4 (830.2 3-23-1999)) id 88256851.007045CB ; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 12:26:18 -0800 X-Lotus-FromDomain: FWS To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <88256851.007044B1.00@fw1ro7.r1.fws.gov> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:20:19 -0800 Subject: Iron against bleaching ? Is iron geritol for corals?? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jim_Maragos@r1.fws.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 825 Martin Pecheux has provided an informative review (below) that suggests that iron enrichment may protect corals from bleaching through iron enrichment. However, enrichment may have the opposite effect- accelerate the loss and displacement of living corals and other reef builders from bleached and other injured reefs. We have a "real world" case study providing evidence for iron inhibiting reef recovery- that of a 1993 ship grounding at one of our uninhabited and previously pristine reef areas, the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in American Samoa (central tropical Pacific). A 250 mt Taiwanese longliner ran aground on the SW perimeter reef of the atoll in Oct 1993 and quickly broke up before a salvage tug could reach the scene six weeks later. A 100,000 gallon fuel, 500 gallon oil, and 2,500 lb ammonia spill from the wreck fanned out over the SW reefs, killing the dominant reef builders: crustose coralline pink algae and reef corals. After the acute phase of the spill, the ship began breaking into hundreds of smaller pieces, releasing ever-increasing quantities of dissolved iron. Dead reef surfaces were invaded by cyanobacteria (bluegreen algae, possibly including Schizothrix and Lyngbya) and Jania (a red alga) near the iron wreckage. Although pink crustose coralline algae and stony corals are now recolonizing some dead reef surfaces away from the wreckage, the bluegreen algae continue to dominate reef surfaces downdrift of the metallic wreckage and have spread to other reef areas of the atoll not originally killed by the spill. Dissolved iron concentrations in the water have been measured both near metallic wreckage and away from it, and increase dramatically over the wreckage site. Iron concentrations also strongly correlate positively with bluegreen algal population densities on the underlying reef surfaces. Although the salvage company was payed about $1.2 million by the ship owner's insurance company to remove the vessel, the salvage company succeeded in removing only a fraction of the vessel (bow section) from the reef, and no further compensation has been payed by the responsible parties. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has raised its own funds to complete removal of ship wreckage from the reef flats by last August and will initiate removal of reef slope wreckage in the next few months. At the end of the August cleanup, bluegreen algal populations were noticeably declining after removal of metallic debris from the flats, and presumably in response to the reduction in water-column iron enrichment. Stay tuned because we intend to initiate another round of dissolved iron and bluegreen algal measurements in the coming months- after the next phase of the cleanup is completed. Our Rose Atoll case study raises several concerns with respect to iron enrichment as a possible panacea for counteracting the effects of coral bleaching: 1) Ship owners and their insurance companies and salvage contractors may argue to leave their wrecked vessels on coral reefs (rather than pay the large expense of removing them) because iron is "good" for reefs. 2) If bleaching results in the die-off of corals, cyanobacteria may invade the available dead surfaces and actually persist for longer periods- because of iron enrichment. 3) After re-reading Martin's comments, I don't see any evidence from the cited laboratory studies that iron itself has actually stimulated photosynthesis in bleached stony corals. 4) Although hypothesis is interesting from a research standpoint, it is important to clarify that it is only a hypothesis at this stage- there is no positive proof showing that iron aids beleaguered corals. 5) It is equally, if not more important, to research the potential negative effects of iron on coral reefs and add to the evidence that invasive bluegreen algae may be stimulated and compete against reef builders for space on injured and healthy reefs. With the increased incidence of vessel groundings on reefs, this research could help compel shippers to be more cautious around reefs and to legally pay all damage and restoration costs associated with groundings. Happy Holidays to you all! Jim Maragos, Ph.D., Coral Reef Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Iron agaisnt bleaching ? Author: "MARTIN PECHEUX" Date: 12/23/99 11:25 AM Additional Header Information: Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov ([192.111.123.248]) by fw1ro8.r1.fws.gov (Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.4 (830.2 3-23-1999)) with SMTP id 88256850.0073BAE2; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:04:05 -0800 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA62174; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:26:05 GMT Received: from smtp-out.minitel.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id OAA51866; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 14:25:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from gmvtx1 (gmailvtx1.globalmail.net [192.168.220.100]) by smtp-out.minitel.net ([France Telecom Hebergement]) with SMTP id UAA02589 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199912231925.UAA02589@smtp-out.minitel.net> Received: from 60424384227 by minitel.net with X25; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:25:47 +0200 From: "MARTIN PECHEUX" To: Subject: Iron agaisnt bleaching =?iso-8859-1?Q?=3F?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "MARTIN PECHEUX" --------------------------------- Dear all, There might be PERHAPS a simple way to act at LOCAL scale against coral reef mass bleaching : by iron fertilization at nanomole concentration. Iron limitation is said to occur in oligotrophic waters, mainly for the photosynthetic apparatus, and photoinhibition is at root of bleaching. Cnidarian respond to nanomole iron enrichment, as a first experiment just realised shows me : tentacles of Anemonia viridis were cut and incubated in 5ml tubes, with either no enrichment (n=8), 3nM Fe as sulfate iron (n=4) and 3uM Fe (n=4) mild stress of 320uE/m2.s, 29C), 16h dark, 8h light. Photosynthetic efficiency was measured with a PEA by fast fluorescence kiFnetics. The classical stress indicator Fv/Fm was 0.334 (0.228-0.375) in control, 0.384 (0.345-0.425) at 3nM Fe, different at p=0.024, and 0.437 (0.393-0.512) at 3uM Fe (p=0.0012). (measured by relative fluorescence at 2 milliseconds) was similarly enhanced. The figure is similar than with plankton experiments and ocean iron fertilisations (Science, 1999, 283, 840-843, Nature, 1994, 371, 143-149, and refs. herein). For coral reef bleaching, there is now good convergence to indicate that it originates at PS II or in the latter electron chain (Jones et al., 1998, Plant Cell Env, 21, 1219-1230, Warner et al., 1994, id, 19, 291-299, Hoegh-Guldberg, www.reef.edu.au and refs. herein). The Fv/Fm bleaching threshold under light, T and CO2 stresses in 7 experiments with corals and forams is 0.275+/-0.050 (subm.). Hence the possibility that local iron enrichment can protect from photoinhibition the PS II, cyt b556, b6-f and/or PS I, and thus alleviate bleaching. I know that more theoritical works would have to be done, primary of iron concentration in reefs (and then indication of a relationship with bleaching or not, that I never saw, nor the contrary) and in situ reaction to Fe enrichment measured by fluorescence. Yet bleaching is catastrophic and iron enrichment is not pollutant nor very difficult. As sulfate iron (FeSO4, 7 H2O, best diluted before), 2nM Fe is 0.28mg/m3, or 1.39kg per km2 of a 5m depth lagoon. Just to be throw from a small boat here and there, or even with a slow leaking can near the beach, according to local hydrological conditions, when bleaching threatens (cf. A. Strong warning). This is the best experiment, I guess. Results may come quickly by comparing different areas. (If it works, I will sell you fireworks with rain of sulfate iron, easy and funny...). Contact me if you are interested by the problematic or thinking to do so. Enrichment raises several questions but here today is just given the principles. Even if effective for a favorite area, this is a "drop in ocean" in face of the bleaching global catastroph. Good week, Martin Pecheux martinpecheux@minitel.net Nice University, 15 bis rue des Roses, 06100 Nice, France Tel +33 492 071 079 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 26 14:06:29 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA01935 for ; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 14:06:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA01436; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 14:16:08 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001400; Sun, 26 Dec 99 14:15:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 14:11:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA82216; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 16:19:22 GMT Message-Id: <199912261619.QAA82216@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 13:39:49 +0200 From: Vered Echet To: vechet@galilcol.ac.il Subject: SELAMAT TAHUN BARU / HAPPY NEW YEAR 2000 from Galillee College - Israel Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Vered Echet Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 826 Dear friend, Galillee College, the leading higher education institute in Israel in training senior managers from Developing Countries, would like to wish you a Happy New Year and to bring your attention to our up coming program on Environmental Management (February 13 - March 2). 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To: Coral List Message-Id: <199912290118_MC2-92B0-3784@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Julian Sprung Content-Length: 8946 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 827 Some food for thought- = Following Martin PECHEUX's suggestion to experiment with iron fertilizing= around bleached reefs I am compelled to share some ideas I have that I ho= pe will be taken in the spirit I intend them- just ideas, a hypothesis, no i= ll intent, and a hope to open everyone's eyes to the POSSIBILITY that many o= f us (myself included) up to now have been preaching an erroneous scenario concerning mass bleaching on coral reefs. I'll get to that in a moment. First, regarding the iron fertilization suggestion. I agree with Jim Maragos that the likely result of elevated availability of iron would be = a bloom of algae (with undesirable consequences!). Iron fertilization in closed system aquariums often (but not always) produces that effect, explosively at times, the availability of phosphate and CO2 also being important in the equation. = The suggestion by Martin PECHEUX to fertilize with iron was based on the notion that bleached corals would benefit if there was a way to stimulate= the growth of their lost symbionts. Here's where the possible error about= mass bleaching comes in. In general the explanation for recent mass coral bleaching and mortality events (at least as they are reported in the newspapers, dive magazines, environmental publications, etc.) is based on a story along the following= lines: 1. High water temperatures STRESS corals. 2. The stressed corals expel their zooxanthellae for some unknown reason (quite reasonable suggestions here usually offer that the symbiotic relationship is possible only within a certain temp. range) 3. The "bleached" corals are still alive, but in a weakened state because= they have lost their symbionts that provide an important source of food t= o them. 4. If the corals "remain stressed" and don't regain their zooxanthellae, they starve and eventually die (or are weakened and subject to attack by disease and smothering mats of algae). 5. Other factors affect the recovery, such as pollution, eutrophication, siltation, etc. What I am going to propose is the POSSIBILITY that this scenario is mostl= y wrong, based on what work done by (Toren et al., 1998) implies. An article in a recent issue of Reef Encounter, Newsletter of the International Society for Reef Studies describes how bleaching in a speci= es of Oculina is caused by a species of bacteria, Vibrio shiloi. The author= s give an analogy to help explain the distinction between the causative environmental conditions and real "cause" of the disease (ie. the microorganism). In their example, the flu is prevalent in the winter, whe= n weather conditions favor its activity. The cause of the flu is the microorganism, however, not winter. = In their study they showed that the way Vibrio shiloi affects the Mediterranean species Oculina patagonica is mediated by temperature. At temperatures from 16 - 20 degrees Celsius the disease does not occur, eve= n when large numbers of the pathogen are applied to the coral. At 25 - 30 degrees, even a small quantity of V. shiloi will cause the disease. Further, they showed that at this increased temperature, when antibiotics= were used to block the Vibrio, the disease did not occur. = In a separate study, (Toren et al., 1998) it was found that V. shiloi adheres to the surface of O. patagonica via a chemical receptor. The bacteria's counterpart adhesin that recognizes this receptor is not produced at lower temperatures. The elevated seawater temperature therefore is what causes the bacteria to become virulent. It effects a change in the bacteria, not the coral- the coral is not stressed. Although the bacteria that affect tropical corals are likely to be different from V. shiloi, their basic behavior may be similar. Elevated seawater temperatures on coral reefs are known to be associated with cora= l bleaching. The article in Reef Encounter clearly suggests the possibility= that the elevated sea surface temperatures associated with mass bleaching= and mortality of corals on tropical reefs may indicate a similar process happening there, caused by bacteria, not temperature "stress" on corals. If that is the case, then the scenario could be: 1. At elevated temperatures various strains of bacteria adhere to corals and become virulent. 2. The bacteria cause the corals to expel zooxanthellae (reason not known= ). 3. The bacteria destroy coral tissue (ie. the corals don't starve, they a= re destroyed). Based on observations in aquaria I tend to believe the latter scenario, which I am proposing. Furthermore, I believe that there are other environmental factors that may cause various bacteria to become virulent and affect corals, temperature notwithstanding. Of course there may be as= many pathogenic bacteria as there are families of corals, and different bacteria may become virulent for different reasons, not always with fatal= results. In aquaria I have seen disease affect only members of one specie= s, genus or family, leaving other corals unharmed. Other times I've seen rapid death move through an aquarium, affecting all corals as well as oth= er invertebrates and even fishes! I have seen diseases that cause impaired health, reduced growth, bleaching, and sensitivity to light. In many, but= not all cases, treatment with antibiotics or antibacterial chemicals (iodine for example) reverses the symptoms. Such observations are anecdot= al and surely need closer study. The beauty of aquariums of course is the ea= se with which we can control them. Some additional remarks- Of course I know that it can be demonstrated that changes in light intensity and spectrum effect changes in density of pigment and zooxanthellae. I also know that a variety of factors can cause corals to expel zooxanthellae, not just bacteria or disease. Please don't misconstr= ue what I suggest here. Regarding stress and reduced resistance to disease, I do not doubt that a= variety of diseases may affect corals more strongly when the corals are i= n an environment that is not ideal. However, it is important to accept that= at least sometimes a rapidly fatal disease may occur suddenly in perfectl= y healthy corals when the disease causing organism is "switched on" by an environmental stimulus that does not stress the coral directly. Algae mats grow on exposed coral skeletons, smother, and usually kill corals, but sometimes they offer a life-saving shade to live coral tissue= on lower branches during mass bleaching events. = Corals on reef flats are routinely exposed to temperatures far above thos= e associated with mass coral bleaching. What gives these corals the ability= to tolerate this? Is it just duration of exposure? Intense UV affecting potential pathogens? Changes in their surface chemistry? Production of antibacterial substance= s? I have for years been bothered by the blurriness in reports of coral bleaching with respect to the distinction between white-but-alive and white-without-tissue. At one time I wanted to suggest that new terminolog= y needs to be adopted to clarify the distinction. The term "bleaching" is truly a poor choice since the curio trade uses bleach to clean coral skeletons, so the public perception is that "bleached" corals are dead. I= n general, scientists referring to bleaching really refer to corals that ha= ve expelled their zoox's but are still alive. Taking into consideration the possibility (of mass bleaching events caused by disease) proposed here, then the distinction between the two conditions ("bleached" vs. dead) in the case of a mass bleaching event may just be a matter of time only, as the cause is the same. Bleaching caused by shading or other factors is of= course something different. Do we need more terminology? Finally, if some mass bleaching events are caused by bacteria, can we do= something about it? That gets back to the original intention of Martin PECHEUX, which is in principal very worthwhile- even if idealistic- to co= me up with a way of reducing the loss of corals by intervening when a mass bleaching event ocurs. Treatment with antibiotics is of course out of the= question, but what about iodine or other substances that hinder bacteria?= Alternatively, is it possible to immunize corals? Is it possible to chemically block the adhesion of bacteria to the coral? = I hope that this post stimulates active exchange of ideas in a positive direction to further understanding of the mechanisms behind coral bleachi= ng and disease. I don't mind if I am wrong. I hope others feel the same way.= Sincerely, Julian Sprung Rosenberg, E. and Y. Loya. 1999. Vibrio Shiloi is the Etiological (Causative) Agent of Oculina Patagonica Bleaching: General Implications. Reef Encounter. Toren A., Laundau L., Kushmaro A, Loya Y, and E. Rosenberg (1998) Effect = of Temperature on the adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to Oculina patagonica and cora= l bleaching. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 1379 - 1384. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 29 22:09:46 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id WAA13099; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:09:46 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA06293; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:15:56 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006275; Wed, 29 Dec 99 22:15:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:12:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA06312; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 01:54:57 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id UAA06295; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:54:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from [205.130.32.194] (unverified [205.130.32.194]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:58:14 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 20:54:45 -0500 Subject: bleaching-more food for thought From: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, trench@lifesci.ucsb.edu Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Judith Lang & Lynton Land" Content-Length: 2566 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 828 Hello everyone, Holiday greetings! Several comments on Julian Sprung's most interesting message. 1. The several meanings of the word bleached. ---I suspect that, by now, it is too late to invent a new term to describe the loss of the microalgal symbionts like Symbiodinium spp. that are commonly called zooxanthellae (and/or the loss of photosynthetic pigments from algal symbionts remaining within host tissues), but we can at least clearly explain what we mean when we use the word bleaching. 2. The confusion between freshly-exposed white skeletons and bleached corals (particularly acute when observers have poor eyesight and lack corrective, underwater lenses). ---My experience at dive shops in the wider Caribbean is that the mass bleaching events, especially during 1998, were such large-scale phenomena that many amateurs have learned to tell the difference between bleached (live but colourless soft tissues, through which the white of the underlying skeleton is clearly visible) and parts of corals that are very recently dead (for any reason), particularly the divemasters who watched some bleached corals die whilst others gradually regained their symbionts. Divers in general tend not to understand that coral polyps are also killed by predators, competitors and parasites, in addition to severe bleaching and biotic diseases. 3. Why do reef corals bleach at high temperatures? While not disputing the possibility of a bacterial component, it is relevant to point out that Robert Trench (pers. comm.) and his associates have demonstrated in the laboratory.that Symbiodinium microadriaticum is less tolerant of warm temperatures than its host, the jellyfish Cassiopeia xamachana. In other words, as temperature is increased, bleaching (loss of zooxanthellae) may occur without mortality of the animal host, so long as the thermal tolerance of the latter is not exceeded. Moreover, different species of Symbiodinium have different temperature tolerances, which may not not correlate with their molecular genetic classification into clades. For example, S. microadriaticum belongs to clade A and is sensitive, but S. pilosum, which is also clade A, actually tolerates high temperatures (Trench, pers. comm.). 4. The ability of coral hosts to survive without their algal symbionts. ---Bob and I can both remember when Tom Goreau Sr. maintained live, bleached corals of several genera (mussids, Meandrina meandrites, Manicina areolata) in simple aquaria, with regular feedings of exogenous particles, for months-and even years-at a time. Judy Lang From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 30 13:54:37 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA17024; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:54:37 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA17151; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:04:19 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017136; Thu, 30 Dec 99 14:04:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:00:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02838; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:48:18 GMT Received: from austinx.pbsj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for id MAA10600; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 12:48:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by AUSTINX with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Thu, 30 Dec 1999 11:41:35 -0600 Message-Id: From: "Precht, Bill" To: "'Judith Lang & Lynton Land'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: bleaching-more food for thought Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 11:43:11 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Precht, Bill" Content-Length: 1984 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 829 Happy New Years... In a recent posting... Judy Lang wrote the following: "The confusion between freshly-exposed white skeletons and bleached corals (particularly acute when observers have poor eyesight and lack corrective, underwater lenses). ---My experience at dive shops in the wider Caribbean is that the mass bleaching events, especially during 1998, were such large-scale phenomena that many amateurs have learned to tell the difference between bleached (live but colourless soft tissues, through which the white of the underlying skeleton is clearly visible) and parts of corals that are very recently dead (for any reason), particularly the divemasters who watched some bleached corals die whilst others gradually regained their symbionts. Divers in general tend not to understand that coral polyps are also killed by predators, competitors and parasites, in addition to severe bleaching and biotic diseases." Although the 1998 bleaching was dramatic... in reading this passage I am reminded of going down to Belize in 1992 (a non-bleaching year in Belize). I ran into a prominent reef scientist who knew of my work on the rhomboid shoals there... he told me that I needed to take a look at the dramatic bleaching event that seemed to be Acropora cervicornis specific on these reefs. Well these corals were not "bleached" in the scientific context, but had recently died due to white-band disease. The moral to this story is even trained observers miss or confuse even the most obvious signals...relying on observations by non-scientists only confounds and often hinders our understanding of even the most dramatic events. The Caribbean wide impact of white-band disease and the demise of the acroporids being the most obvious case in point... Better observations... not just more of them is what we need if we are to effectively manage these ecosystems into the next millennium. Cheers, Bill William F. Precht EcoSciences Program Manager PBS&J Miami From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 31 13:59:08 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA22749; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 13:59:08 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26133; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:08:52 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026116; Fri, 31 Dec 99 14:08:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:04:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17842; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:52:18 GMT Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:52:18 GMT Message-Id: <199912311652.QAA17842@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: coral-list admin To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: subscribing to coral-list-digest Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: coral-list admin Content-Length: 1119 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 830 Greetings! This is just a reminder that you can subscribe to coral-list-digest instead of (or in addition to) coral-list, if you would like to receive a digest of the previous week's messages all in one message. To unsubscribe from coral-list and subscribe to coral-list-digest, you can send both of these lines in one message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, unsubscribe coral-list subscribe coral-list-digest Or, if you want both, just send the second line. The digest usually comes out just once a week (depends on how many messages have been sent during the previous week), on Friday. I hope this helps lighten your e-mail load. Best Wishes for a Happy New Year! Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 31 13:59:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA22755; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 13:59:09 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26137; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:08:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026115; Fri, 31 Dec 99 14:08:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:04:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17744; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:30:33 GMT Message-Id: <199912311630.QAA17744@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 16:44:07 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Centre for Marine Science To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Position available Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Centre for Marine Science Content-Length: 857 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 831 The post of Assistant Director in the Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies, with responsibility for the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, was recently advertised (preferably a coastal physical oceanographer or a person interested in coral reefs). The advertisement stated that further particulars were available on the University's web site, but they have only just been posted. Go to www.uwimona.edu.jm/ and click on Staff Info, then Vacancies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 31 13:59:10 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA22759; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 13:59:09 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26135; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:08:53 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xmaa26116; Fri, 31 Dec 99 14:08:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:04:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17429; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:33:40 GMT Message-Id: <199912311633.QAA17429@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Jill Sunderland To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Summer Course Information Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:20:03 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jill Sunderland Content-Length: 4900 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 832 J. Seward Johnson Marine Education and Conference Center at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution announces their Summer Program for 2000. The following courses are accredited either through Florida Atlantic University or Florida Institute of Technology. Scholarships are available for graduate courses and may be substantial for students from developing regions. Internship opportunities (open to US citizens or green card holders) are also available for undergraduates and graduate students and provide a modest stipend. Tuition for FAU undergraduate courses is $75 per credit hour for Florida residents and $308 per credit hour for out-of-state students and FIT graduate courses are $598 per credit hour. For more information and the program brochure, contact Dr. Sue Cook or Jill Sunderland at HBOI, 5600 US #1 North, Ft. Pierce, Florida 34946; Tel: (800) 333-4264, ext. 500; FAX (561) 465-5743; E-mail education@hboi.edu. Undergraduate level courses accredited through Florida Atlantic University Functional Biology of Marine Invertebrates, May 29 - June 23 Drs. Clay Cook and Craig Young (HBOI). Examination of how invertebrate animals with diverse body plans feed, move, reproduce and deal with other biological problems. Lectures complemented by extensive 'hands-on' observations of live animals (primarily marine) and independent research projects. 5 credits. Practical Aquaculture Techniques, July 17- August 4 Leroy Creswell, M.S. and Dr. Megan Davis-Hodgkins (HBOI). A comprehensive focus on aquaculture, design principles for recirculating systems, water quality assessment, clam farming, shrimp farming, finfish farming and live feeds. Extensive practical training in hatchery and grow-out techniques. 4 credits. Biological Oceanography, July 10 - August 4 Physical, chemical and biological processes of the oceans, focusing on special adaptations for life in the sea and factors controlling distribution and abundance of marine organisms in pelagic ecosystems. Emphasis will be on understanding the scales and coupling of biotic and physical variability in open ocean ecosystems and the history and use of modern sampling techniques and equipment. 4 credits Graduate level courses accredited through Florida Institute of Technology Marine Fish Culture, May 15 - May 26 Drs. John Tucker, (HBOI) and Blain Kennedy, (Aquatic Veterinarian). Techniques for spawning and rearing marine finfish. An overview of egg and larval characteristics, nutrition, chemical and physical requirements, diseases, and energetics, with detailed information on representative cultured finfish, live and formulated foods, and health management. 3 credits. Biology of Sea Turtles, May 15 - May 27 Dr. Jeanette Wyneken (Florida Atlantic University). An introduction to the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary adaptations of these threatened or endangered animals. Lecture and labs with field trips to nesting beaches and Indian River Lagoon. 3 credits. Global Environmental Problems and Solutions, May 15 - June 2 Dr. Iver Duedall (Florida Institute of Technology). Global environmental issues including climate change, ozone depletion, population growth and environmental consequences of resource use. Emphasis on the ocean. 3 credits. Ecology and Life History of Fishes in Subtropical Ecosystems, May 22 - June 16 Dr. Denis Goulet (HBOI). Field and laboratory experimental studies of fish ecology and early life histories in freshwater, mangrove and coral reef ecosystems within the Indian River Lagoon and Florida Keys. 5 credits. Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity, June 19 - July 2 Dr. Jose V. Lopez (HBOI). Laboratory and field studies of intra - and interspecific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Studies on tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in the Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas will be made in a marine conservation context and modern molecular techniques applied. 3 credits. Transport Processes in Marine Environments, July 17 - July 28 Dr. Ned Smith (HBOI). An introduction to the transport of dissolved and suspended material by currents and turbulent mixing. Emphasis on the transport of larvae, pollutants, nutrients and suspended sediments in estuarine and continental shelf waters. 3 credits. Jill Sunderland Administrative Assistant J. Seward Johnson Marine Education and Conference Center 5600 US 1 North Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 phone: 561-465-2400 ext. 506 FAX: 561-465-5743 e-mail sunderland@hboi.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 31 14:02:11 1999 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA22783; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:02:10 -0500 Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26307; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:11:55 -0500 Received: from mh.rdc.noaa.gov(140.90.27.59) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026286; Fri, 31 Dec 99 14:11:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov by noaamh2.noaa.gov with ESMTP; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:07:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (980427.SGI.8.8.8/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA09576; Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:37:11 GMT Message-Id: <199912311637.QAA09576@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Kevin Hutton (via Mark Eakin) Suject: "Special Competition" for Grants Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Kevin Hutton (via Mark Eakin) Content-Length: 8585 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 833 >Update From:=A0 The Committee for the National Institute for the Environment >Re:=A0 National Science Foundation Announces $50 million "Special >Competition" for grants on Biocomplexity in the Environment > December 16, 1999 > The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a special >competition to award $50 million in grants under the >Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE) initiative launched by >NSF Director Rita Colwell. During 1999, CNIE, with much >assistance from supporters of the NIE, has educated Congress >about the importance of the BE initiative. Congress=A0 funded the >initiative by this fall at the level requested by the Foundation. >"Biocomplexity in the Environment" is now the descriptor of the >full portfolio of environmental science and engineering at NSF. >The grants to be allocated in fiscal year 2000 represents the >beginnings of the additional $1 billion/year that the National >Science Foundation hopes to receive as a result of the recently >adopted report Environmental Science and Engineering in the >21st Century: the role of the National Science Foundation. The >report stems from a congressional request that NSF to study the >creation of a National Institute for the Environment (NIE) >through the Foundation. The report recommends implementing >nearly all the activities proposed for an NIE directly through >the National Science Foundation. CNIE has endorsed the report, >committed to working for its full implementation, and suspended >its call for creation of an NIE. > In recent weeks, CNIE has met with Congressional staff to >further educate them about the BE initiative, its relationship >with the NSF report recommendations, and the need to provide a >major funding increase next year to implement all the >recommendations contained in the report. In November, CNIE >organized a letter to the White House Office of Management and >Budget in support of increased funding for NSF. This letter was >signed by over 175 scientific societies, environmental >organizations, business groups and colleges and universities; >including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Sierra Club. > The introduction to the NSF program announcement=A0 describes >the initiative in the following ways: >"Biocomplexity refers to phenomena that result from dynamic >interactions among the biological, physical and social >components of the Earth's diverse environmental systems. We >commonly experience these phenomena as the "whole being greater >than the sum of the parts." Biocomplexity arises from the >interplay between life and its environment, i.e., from the >behavioral, biological, social, chemical and physical >interactions that affect, sustain, or are modified by living organisms, including humans. > All systems associated with life, including human systems, >exhibit biocomplexity. Population oscillations, host-parasite >interactions, pathogen response to El Nino events, human >responses to environmental stimuli, and bioreactor instability >are but a few examples of complex behaviors exhibited by >environmental systems defined or influenced by living organisms. > Since nonlinear or chaotic behavior, emergent phenomena, and >interactions involving multiple levels of biological >organization and/or multiple spatial (microns to thousands of >kilometers) and temporal (nanoseconds to eons) scales often >identify Biocomplexity, it is difficult to describe and study >experimentally. This greatly restricts our ability to predict >the behavior of most systems with living organisms, including >those formed via human activity. > Breaking such systems into their component parts and studying >them separately cannot lead to complete understanding. At some >point, the system as a whole must be studied to identify >emergent behaviors. In addition to a holistic approach, a >clear, integrated conceptual framework for analysis is >required. Such research is integrated formally and a priori, >rather than by relying on ad hoc analysis of results collected >at different times and places. At the same time the paradigms >used to probe the complete system must be designed on the basis >of the known properties of the components of the system. > Major questions about biocomplexity remain unanswered. How >does complexity among biological, physical and social systems >within the environment arise and change? How do emergent >properties develop? How do systems with living components, >including those that are human based, respond and adapt to >stress? How does information and material move within and >across levels in systems? Are adaptation and change >predictable? How do humans influence and respond to biocomplexity in natural systems? > Decades of fruitful research, following the reductionist >paradigm, generated a vast wealth of knowledge about the living >and non-living subcomponents of many environmental systems. Now >researchers from a broad spectrum of fields, armed with >burgeoning databases and a new array of computational, >observational, and analytical tools can undertake the >integrative research necessary to tackle biocomplexity. The >study of biocomplexity offers many challenges to modeling >methods, including mathematical and computational ones. >Descriptions of aggregate behavior, nonlinear phenomena, >networks with distributed or local control, or combinations of >continuous and discrete behavior as well as new visualization >methods can be applied to address biocomplexity. Genome >sequencing, DNA-chips, robotics, computer simulations, new >sensors and monitoring systems, along with satellite-based >imaging of the land and seas, all contribute to the flood of >data relevant to the understanding of biocomplexity. Knowledge >discovery techniques (e.g., datamining, visualization, >summarization, trend extraction, etc.) are being developed to >convert the volumes of data into new knowledge. > The challenge of understanding biocomplexity in the >environment requires sophisticated and creative approaches that >integrate information across temporal and spatial scales, >consider multiple levels of organization, and cross-conceptual >boundaries. Advancing our understanding of the nature and role >of biocomplexity demands increased attention and new >collaborations of researchers from a broad spectrum of fields >-- biology, physics, chemistry, ecology, geology, hydrology, >mathematics, statistics, social and behavioral sciences, computer sciences and engineering." > See the full text at=A0 >> > The competition will support work in two areas: >=A5 Integrated Research "to better understand and model >complexity that arises from the interaction of biological, >physical, and social systems. . . specifically . . . research >projects which directly explore nonlinearities, chaotic >behavior, emergent phenomena or feedbacks within and between >systems and/or integrate across multiple components or scales >of time and space in order to better understand and predict the >dynamic behavior of systems. " "Research Projects can be up to >5 years in duration. Annual budgets may be up to $600,000, with >budgets up to $1 million each year possible if extremely well justified." >=A5 Incubation Activities "that enable groups of researchers who >have not historically collaborated on biocomplexity research to >develop projects via focused workshops, virtual meetings, and >other types of development and planning Activities." >"Incubation Activities can be up to two years duration with >total budgets not to exceed $100,000 and cannot be renewed." >The deadline for letters of intent is January 31, 2000 and for >proposals March 1, 2000. The anticipated date of awards: September 2000 > CNIE, as a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, >cross-sectoral coalition, would be pleased to provide pro-bono >assistance anybody seeking to establish new collaborations to >carry out work which will improve the scientific basis for >environmental decisions. Contact David Blockstein >David@CNIE.org or 202-530-5810 x 205 or use the Environmental >Research Information Exchange bulletin board at . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I would like to draw your attention = to a=20 workshop run by Indonesia Ecolabeling Institute, and will be will be = held in=20 Jakarta, Indonesia. The workshop is planned as a preliminary step toward designing = a=20 certification system for marine food and aquarium products.=20