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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 4 20:14:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA05131; Sun, 4 Jan 1998 20:14:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA14476; Sun, 4 Jan 1998 20:16:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014470; Sun, 4 Jan 98 20:15:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA09261; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 00:59:07 GMT Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 00:59:07 GMT From: coral@aoml.noaa.gov (NOAA's CHAMP) Message-Id: <199801050059.AAA09261@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 11:03:27 -0500 From: "Richard E. Dodge" To: NOAA's CHAMP Subject: SPECIAL GEOLOGY ISSUE OF CORAL REEFS Sender: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk ********************************************************** SPECIAL GEOLOGY ISSUE OF CORAL REEFS HOLOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE REEF GEOLOGY CALL FOR PAPERS: Volume 17 of Coral Reefs will include a Special Issue, entitled "Holocene and Pleistocene Reef Geology". As the title suggests, the purpose of the issue is to provide an overview of current research in this broad area. Manuscripts may be empirical or theoretical, long or short. Reviews and Reef Sites on a geological theme are also welcome. The issue (approximately 100 pages) will be published as soon as 12 papers have been accepted. Prospective authors may first contact the Geological Editor, Richard E. Dodge by fax or email (Fax 954-921-7764, email dodge@ocean.nova.edu). To ensure a speedy publication, manuscripts should be submitted as soon as possible (NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 1, 1998). GUEST EDITORS TO WHOM MANUSCRIPS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED ARE: Dr. R.E. Dodge, Geological Editor, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, 8000 N. Ocean Drive, Dania, FL 33004, USA. Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS 66047, email: buddrw@KGS.UKANS.EDU Dr. Richard W. Grigg, Dept. of Oceanography, 1000 Pope Road, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA, email rgrigg@iniki.soest.hawaii.edu Dr. David Hopley, Coastal & Marine Consultancies, 3 Wingadee, Annadale, Townsville, QLD 4814 Australia, email: david.hopley@ultra.net.au Dr Ian McIntyre, Dept. of Paleobiology,National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC 20560 email MACINTYRE.IAN@NMNH.SI.EDU Dr. Peter Swart, Division of Marine Geology & Geophysics, University of Miami/ RSMAS, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, email: Pswart@rsmas.miami.edu Dr. Terry Scoffin, Grant Institute of Geology, Univ. Edinburgh, West mains Road, Edinburch EH9 3JW United Kingdom email: Terry.Scoffin@ed.ac.uk Dr. A.W. Tudhope, Grant Institute of Geology, Univ. Edinburgh, West mains Road, Edinburch EH9 3JW United Kingdom, email: sandy.Tudhope@ed.ac.uk Thank you. Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Professor Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr.; Dania, FL 33004 voice (954) 920-1909; fax (954)-921-7764 web page: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 5 07:35:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA06424; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 07:34:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA20207; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 07:36:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020201; Mon, 5 Jan 98 07:35:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA10323; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 12:31:34 GMT Message-Id: <199801051231.MAA10323@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 08:00:52 -0500 From: Robert Murray To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Robert Murray Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2 On behalf of the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory (Jamaica) I would like to invite you to view our new web site at the following address; http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Discovery_Bay_Marine_Laboratory/ DBML is a non-profit institution (a subsidiary of the University of the West Indies) committed to coral reef research and conservation. We would be most grateful if you could help us by linking to our web site on your "links" page (and any other page that might be appropriate). Please let us know if this is possible. Many thanks. Robert Murray. ================================ ROBERT MURRAY B.Sc. (Hons.), FGA, Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, PO Box 35, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. rmurray@infochan.com rmurray@uwimona.edu.jm RobertMurray@compuserve.com T. (876) 973 2946 / 2947 F. (876) 973 3091 ================================ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 5 21:11:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA16224; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:10:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA22059; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:12:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022051; Mon, 5 Jan 98 21:11:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA02257; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:04:54 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:04:54 GMT From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <199801060204.CAA02257@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:28:09 -0800 From: Peter Swart To: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Sclerosponges Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Peter Swart To those interested in the use of sclerosponges for paleoclimatic purposes, a workshop is being organized scheduled to take place in Miami Florida over the weekend of March 21 to 23rd. Those intersted in contributing and participating should contact me ASAP. Limited travel funds are available. Further information can be obtained from the sclerosponge web site listed below. ----------------------------------------- Peter K. Swart Professor and Chairman MGG RSMAS 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami FL 33149 305 361 4103 (office) 305 361 4912 (lab) 305 361 4632 Home Page http://mgg.rsmas.miami.edu/mgg.htg/pswart.htm Stable Isotope Laboratory http://mgg.rsmas.miami.edu/mgg.htg/groups/sil/index.htm Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory http://mgg.rsmas.miami.edu/mgg.htg/groups/csl/index.htm Division Home Page http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/divs/mgg.html Sclerosponge Web page http://mgg.rsmas.miami.edu/mgg.htg/groups/sil/workshop.htm ----------------------------------------- swart@oj.rsmas.miami.edu ----------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 5 21:11:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA16222; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:10:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA22062; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:12:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022049; Mon, 5 Jan 98 21:11:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA02228; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:01:41 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:01:41 GMT Message-Id: <199801060201.CAA02228@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Eric Eisenhardt on leave 97/98 To: Prof Alan E Strong cc: pglynn@rsmas.miami.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Galapagos - Bleaching? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Eric Eisenhardt on leave 97/98 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4 On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, Prof Alan E Strong wrote: > SST have reached new highs around Galapagos -- nearly 28 deg C. Our > HotSpot charts [see bottom for URL] show potential now exists for high > temp induced bleaching, associated with present El Nino. This is the 1st > time SSTs have been this high a several years. > As of Dec. 18-30 bleaching was observed first hand in Galapagos. Roughly 20% of polyps of roughly 80% of the coral I saw was bleached near the top (mostly a brown lumpy coral, I don't know the name, anyone?) although I was only able to visit Santa Cruz, Bartolome, Santa Fe, and Espanola; NOT the islands typically known for large coral assembleges (Devil's Crown, Isabella). Hope this helps. -Eric erice@pangea.stanford.edu > Elsewhere around the globe potential areas for bleaching appear to be less > than past years...as the Red Sea HotSpot has almost completely > disappeared. [Have gotten no confirmation of bleaching in Cape Verdes, as > conditions are now a bit less harsh.] > > Appreciate any feedback. > > Cheers, > Al > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** > Alan E. Strong > Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Professor > NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy > NOAA Science Center -- RM 711H Oceanography Department > -- US Postal Service -- -- UPS/FedEx -- Annapolis, MD 21402 > 4700 Silver Hill Road 5200 Auth Road 410-293-6566[V-mail] > Stop 9910 Camp Springs, MD 20746 410-293-2137 [FAX] > Washington, DC 20233-9910 strong@nadn.navy.mil > Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov ---UNTIL: 31 Dec 1997-- > 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 > http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 5 21:14:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA16223; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:10:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA22060; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 21:12:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022050; Mon, 5 Jan 98 21:11:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA02242; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:03:28 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 02:03:28 GMT From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Message-Id: <199801060203.CAA02242@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 19:22:25 -0400 From: Keep Bermuda Beautiful To: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bahamas Pot Fishing Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Keep Bermuda Beautiful Dear Coral Listers, At a recent conference of the Center for Marine Conservation, I learned of the Bahamas National Trust's fight against pot fishing within coastal waters. This method of fishing involves throwing a non-bouyed fish pot off a boat and GPS marking the spot. Upon return to the GPS site, a hook type device is used to rake the ocean floor for pots causing untold reef damage. The BNT is fighting powerful off-shore money as non-Bahamians can come in and start fishing businesses with little local ownership. I was asked to send a letter to the local Bahamian newspapers highlighting some of the dangers, which I gladly did. As many of you are aware, Bermuda banned pot fishing 8 years ago. Initially there was tremedous controversy, but the results have been well worth the fight. Our fish stocks are definately on the mend and public awareness has increased tremendously. If anyone would like to support this initiative, can relay more details, or cares to correct me, kindly do so directly at kbb@ibl.bm. Sincerely, Vanese Flood From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 6 11:31:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19693; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 11:01:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA07843; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 11:02:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007770; Tue, 6 Jan 98 11:01:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01106; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 15:57:37 GMT Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 15:57:37 GMT Message-Id: <199801061557.PAA01106@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Subject lines Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6 I apologize for the lack of proper "Subject" headings on some of the coral-list messages going out under the new configuration. I appreciate your patience and hope to have it fixed soon. Cheers, JCH coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 6 12:19:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21593; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 12:19:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13757; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 12:20:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013743; Tue, 6 Jan 98 12:20:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA01535; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 17:16:36 GMT Message-Id: <199801061716.RAA01535@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Nick Polunin" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 16:57:29 +0000 Subject: Two posts: UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: "Nick Polunin" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 7 UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7RU, UK Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management Applications are invited for two posts available on NERC funded projects. Project 1 - Alternative states in species diverse marine benthic communities A Post-doc (PDRA) is required to work on a study of effects of fishery exploitation in traditional Fijian fishing-grounds on coral-reef community structure with Dr Nicholas Polunin (PI), Dr Richard Warwick (Plymouth Marine Laboratory) and Prof. Robin South (Univ. of the South Pacific). The PDRA will need appropriate tropical research experience, advanced SCUBA certification and demonstrated statistical skills. The post is funded for 21/2 years from 1 April 1998, and approximately 18 months will be spent doing field work in Fiji. Project 2 - Patterns of recovery of coral reefs A Research Associate (PGRA) position is available for research into the temporal and spatial patterns of recovery of coral reefs from physical damage. The project will be supervised by Drs Susan Clark, Alasdair Edwards and Martin Le Tissier and is funded under the NERC Connect B scheme in collaboration with the international maritime insurance industry. Applicants should have a good bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant subject, preferably with field experience of coral reef research, advanced SCUBA certification and good communication and practical skills. The successful candidate will be expected to spend extensive periods working in Egypt. The post is funded for 3 years from 1 April 1998. The salary for both posts will be at the appropriate point according to qualifications and experience on the Grade 1A scale (PDRA) stlg15,159-27,785 and the Grade 1B scale (PGRA) stlg15,159-stlg16,927. Applications including a full CV and names and addresses of three referees should be sent to the Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, Ridley Building, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU by not later than 31 January 1998. Enquiries and further particulars: Project 1 - Dr NVC Polunin Tel (0191) 2226675, Fax (0191) 2227891, e-mail n.polunin@ncl.ac.uk Project 2 - Dr AJ Edwards Tel (0191) 2226663, Fax (0191) 2227891, e-mail a.j.edwards@ncl.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 7 07:55:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA29093; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 07:55:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA10252; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 07:56:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010234; Wed, 7 Jan 98 07:56:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA03834; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 12:46:24 GMT Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 12:46:24 GMT Message-Id: <199801071246.MAA03834@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Moderated coral-list Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 8 Dear Esteemed Coral-Listers, Sorry for the extra bandwidth, but I think it is necessary at this juncture to remind but a few of the subscribers to coral-list of appropriate subjects for posting. This list is primarily for coral reef researchers and others engaged in furthering the knowledge and protection of coral reef ecosystems. It is NOT meant to be a vehicle for personal or commercial advertisements or aggrandizement, and you can no longer post to this list if you are not a member. (Membership is now a little more restricted, too, since spammers seem to have been attacking the list of late.) Moderating the list is a double-edged sword. I don't want to stifle freedom of speech, but I don't want to burden others with what I think most of us consider as subjects unsuitable for this list. Sometimes I may goof and post something which might be considered improper or at least in the gray area, and I hope you'll bear with me, but let me know if you feel it is improper. If you attempt to post a message, but it doesn't come through in a day or two (it may not make it out right away if you try to post it on a weekend), and you feel it is definitely something that is appropriate, please let me know and I may see the light. Although there are additional suitable subjects of discussion, here are the more common ones: o bleaching or spawning events o outbreaks of coral diseases o high predation on coral reefs o environmental monitoring sites o shipwrecks on reefs o international meetings and symposia o funding opportunities o marine sanctuary news o new coral-related publications or abstracts from them o announcements of college courses in coral reef ecology o coral health initiatives o new and historical data availability o controversial topics in coral reef ecology o recent reports on coral research I'm open to suggestions and differing viewpoints, so let me have them if you feel so inclined. Take care, coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 7 10:12:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA01161; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 10:12:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA16062; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 10:13:52 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016058; Wed, 7 Jan 98 10:13:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA04228; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 15:02:29 GMT Message-Id: <199801071502.PAA04228@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 16:47:16 +0200 From: Jan Korrubel To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Required: water chemistry info.... Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Jan Korrubel Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 9 Dear fellow Coral-Listers, First off, allow me to wish you all the best for 1998 - may it be a good year for us, and particularly the reefs..... I am looking to do some water chemistry measurements, but to be honest, haven't a clue where to start...... Can some kind soul out there give me some references that would guide me about that taking of nitrates, phosphates, bicarbonates..... and all the rest of it......and inform me a bit about the methods? Sorry for the rather broad request, but like I said, I am clueless about this one....... Regards, Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 7 12:58:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03093; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 12:58:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21230; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 12:59:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021221; Wed, 7 Jan 98 12:59:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA04826; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 17:47:21 GMT Message-Id: <199801071747.RAA04826@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 11:14:37 -0800 From: Pascal Collotte To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Moderated coral-list Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 10 Reply to: pascal.collotte@yale.edu Sender: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Pascal Collotte I fully agree with moderating the list and would like to add some subjects which I feel are of prime interest. I give you the following examples as food for thoughts. 1- Job openings in the field of reef protection or sustainable use, 2- I have not seen any posting from industrial users of the corals i.e. from medical sphere using corals as a replacement for bones or pharmaceutical companies in search for remedies. I belive it would be healthy to hear from such parties. [Moderator's note: Archived coral-list messages, which have some discussions of these topics, can be found at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov (see "List-Server for Coral Reef Researchers")] From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 7 19:44:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA10422; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:44:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA03907; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:46:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003901; Wed, 7 Jan 98 19:45:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA06082; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 00:38:12 GMT Message-Id: <199801080038.AAA06082@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:00:57 -0500 (EST) From: Prof Alan E Strong To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching/Galapagos SST: In-situ vs AVHRR (fwd) Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Prof Alan E Strong Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 11 To Whom it may concern -- The Information hiway works!! Jerry Wellington has just confirmed our AVHRR SSTs as bleaching has apparently begun in the Galapagos over Christmas....so that's why they call it El Nino! Seems like AVHRR is right on the money...see below. Cheers, Al ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 12:11:29 -0600 From: Jerry Wellington To: Prof Alan E Strong Subject: Re: Galapagos Just got the SST data for Academy Bay in Galapagos for the month of December; On Dec 18 it was 27.3, then on 19th 28.1, by 23rd it was 28.5, on the 31st 28.3. Sounds like the satellite data and local therometer data agree well. Cheers, Jerry At 11:48 AM 1/7/98 -0500, you wrote: >I have just been checking the satellite SST coutour analysis for the >eastern tropical Pacific. It appears that SSTs around the Galapagos went >from just shy of 28C for the interval Dec 13-16 to....nearly 28.5C during >the interval Dec 20-23! This impressive jump at the critical threshold >temp of approx 28C may have been what gave Eric his 'first hand' glimpse >of bleaching from this El Nino. Now: Jan 3-6 is up at the NESDIS WebSite >and temps are almost up to 29C! -- ouch! I also see that down the >coastline off Peru temps have risen nearly 1 deg C since Dec 13-16... > >http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/contour.html > >Al > >**** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** >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 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 Sat Jan 7 19:44:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA10421; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:44:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA03910; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:46:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003902; Wed, 7 Jan 98 19:45:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA06045; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 00:34:59 GMT Message-Id: <199801080034.AAA06045@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 16:56:19 -0400 From: Keep Bermuda Beautiful To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bahamas Fishpot Ban Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Keep Bermuda Beautiful Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 12 >Hi Coral Listers, >Regarding my prior message re the above. I have been corrected! The >Bahamas National Trust is not involved in the movement to ban pot fishing. >I am awaiting further information and will update you as soon as possible. >Kind regards, >Vanese Flood > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 8 08:33:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA14353; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 08:33:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA13205; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 08:35:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013196; Thu, 8 Jan 98 08:35:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07169; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 13:26:19 GMT Message-Id: <199801081326.NAA07169@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Gert Jan Gast" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:47:52 +0100 Subject: Re: Moderated coral-list Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: "Gert Jan Gast" Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 13 Hi everyone, A wonderful 1998 to all of you! > Moderating the list is a double-edged sword. I don't want to > stifle freedom of speech, but I don't want to burden others with what I > think most of us consider as subjects unsuitable for this list. Sometimes > I may goof and post something which might be considered improper or at > least in the gray area, and I hope you'll bear with me, but let me know if > you feel it is improper. If you attempt to post a message, but it doesn't > come through in a day or two (it may not make it out right away if you try > to post it on a weekend), and you feel it is definitely something that is > appropriate, please let me know and I may see the light. > I respect Jim's worries about our burdens and the measures he has taken to reduce them, but I do have severe reservations against moderating the list. I agree that spam is irritating, that it is an increasing problem and that action should be taken. However, I don't like the idea that one person selects what is appropriate or not. (Jim, no personal offence meant: I am sure you are doing a considerate and honest job!) The essence of the internet is that it is free and fast. I feel it should stay that way. Selecting messages and a few days interval don't agree with this principle. (Aside from the practical objections: this is a lot of work for Jim and what happens when he gets ill?) The problems can be split in 2 categories. 1. Spam or random advertisements. Basically the same thing as billboards that appear nowadays along almost every road outside Antartica. The majordomo program allows the option that only members of the coral-list can post messages on the list. I agree with Jim's decision to moderate the membership of the list (previously everyone could automatically become a member, now Jim personally acknowledges every request to become a member). He can filter possible spammers from honest coral researchers. I think that should be sufficient. As long as spammers can't become a member, they can't post anything on the list. If anyone slips through, Jim can remove the person and put the sender's address on a black list, never to be allowed on again. Moderating membership is a lot less work than moderating every message. 2. Unnecessary broad messages. For example those constantly appearing "unsubscribe" messages. I don't experience this too much as a problem. Unlike billboards it is little effort to click delete and it's gone. There are more serious messages on this list that simply don't interest me as they are out of my field of research than really unfit posts. Sometimes my attention is drawn to things I hadn't heard/read of. That is the strength of having a list like this. We are all in this together and we can control ourselves and each other. I don't believe we need a "policeman" to select what is useful or not. In a meeting, do we first ask permission from the president to say what we want to say? Generally there is no need to for such control, I think. The freedom of speech and speed of the list are more important to me. Just my two cents.... Good luck, GJ. =============================================== Gert Jan Gast Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Department of Marine Ecology P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 (0)222 369573. Fax: 31 (0)222 319674. NIOZ home pages: http://www.NIOZ.nl PLEASE CHANGE MY ADDRESS TO gjgast@DDS.NL in your addresslist. The address gjgast@nioz.nl will terminate some time in the future. gjgast@hotmail is a second back up address, but I don't look there often. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 8 11:59:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17293; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:59:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA23515; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:00:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023507; Thu, 8 Jan 98 12:00:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07983; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 16:48:07 GMT Message-Id: <199801081648.QAA07983@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 01:11:24 -0500 (EST) From: Ben Richards To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, caribb_study@admin1.bc.edu Subject: Graduating senior looking for research position. Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Ben Richards Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 14 My apologies for any and all cross postings... To whom it may concern - Let me introduce myself. My name is Benjamin Richards. I will be graduating from Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, in May of 1998. At Hampshire I have been studying Marine Ecology and have taken many classes in the subject at Hampshire, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, The University of Massachusetts, and Duke University. I have also taken part in several research projects working through Hampshire College, Duke University, and the University of Washington. I have been a member of the "Marbio," "Coral," and "Caribbean" listserves for about three years, and have done my best to read everything that has streamed into my mailbox. Many of these messages have introduced me to new marine laboratories and the scientists working at them. Two of my most interesting and educational summer positions have come directly from contacts made through the "Marbio" listserve. With my graduation imminent, I am looking to make contact with many of those scientists I have talked with in the past, and many with whom I have not yet spoken, to inquire about current job openings in the field of Marine Ecology. I am looking for a research positio lasting at least a year, and am especialy interested in one which would allow me to continue working while pursuing a graduate education (which I have tentative plans to begin around the fall of 1998). I am most interested in positions concerning fish population ecology, especially in coral reef ecosystems, but welcome information on other positions as well. As for practical experience in the field, the two summer research seasons, which I mention above, took place at the Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory (University of Washington) where I spent one summer assisiting a postdoctoral researcher, studying the effects of current regime and habitat structure on juvenile rockfish. The second summer I assisted another postdoctoral researcher studying the effects of Marine Protected Areas on older rockfish populations as well as their effects on red abalone populations on the northern California coast. I have also spent a semester at the Bermuda Biological Station studying coral reef fish populations. These experiences have convinced me that Marine Ecology, and especially coral reef fish ecology, is the field I would like to pursue. I thank in advance all that respond to this message. I am happy to provide a copy of my CV to all who are interested. I look forward to talking with you in the future and hope that the holiday season finds you well. Sincerely, Ben Richards Hampshire College #928 Amherst, MA 01002-5001 (413) 549-4600 brichards@hampshire.edu http://hampshire.edu/~blrF94/index.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 8 11:59:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17301; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:59:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA23522; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:00:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023506; Thu, 8 Jan 98 12:00:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07976; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 16:46:43 GMT Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 16:46:43 GMT Message-Id: <199801081646.QAA07976@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Moderated List: Good News, Bad News Sender: coral@aoml.noaa.gov Reply-To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 15 The Good News ------------- (1) I have discovered how most spammers have been getting through, and have corrected the situation (I hope). (2) Subscribing and unsubscribing requests no longer have to be approved, because of item (1) above. (3) Since the whole reason behind moderating the list was to stop or reduce spamming, I can re-open the list to unrestriced postings by members of coral-list. (4) We will again see great news concerning coral reef research in a timely (almost immediate) fashion (5) My choice of what is "appropriate" won't suppress freedom of speech. The Bad News ------------ (1) Because the list will no longer be moderated, you will continue to see occasional irksome messages posted directly to coral-list: a) "Please (un)subscribe me to coral-list..." [Send to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov instead] b) "Hi, my name is Zeke, and I need a job/degreee/loan..." [Sometimes coral-list is a proper forum, but not usually. Please consider your messages carefully.] c) "Could everybody please research the literature on coral X for me, then send me everything ever written on the subject? Oh, and make it snappy, will ya'?" [These messages might be appropriate for folks who are far removed from good library sources, so we should bear with them.] (2) Spammers can subscribe, post their junk, then unsubscribe, but at least under the new configuration I'll be able to see who they are (usually), and I can alert their Systems Administrator. This usually means they'll be kicked off their system, as well as coral-list. (3) Under the new configuration, if messages to you bounce, you may be put on a "bounces" mailing list. Messages will be sent to you from this list, until they get through. At that time, you will have to unsubscribe from bounces and resubscribe to coral-list. Because of this, **PLEASE** try to remember to unsubscribe from the list under your old email address, then resubscribe under the new email address. Also, if you anticipate a reconfiguration of your domain name (e.g., smart.univ.edu vs. really.smart.univ.edu), you may want to let me know. ----------------- I hope this will be acceptable to everybody. I will now post some messages that were formerly in the queue for "acceptance" by the moderator. Cheers, jch coral-list administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself..." -- From a classic American song by Ricky Nelsen -- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 13 10:19:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05286; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:19:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA06059; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:20:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006020; Tue, 13 Jan 98 10:19:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00998; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:38 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA00993; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:34 -0500 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:34 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Tropical Field Stations (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 16 To: coral-list From: Vicki.Hall@jcu.edu.au Subject: Tropical Field Stations Dear Coral List Members, I have recently compiled a list of Tropical Marine Field Stations from around the world. I have also included organisations that have provided logistical support in areas without research stations. Please note that this assistance is usually provided only through collaboration with existing scientific staff or managers. Many members on the coral-list have provided me with information about the location of field stations and to each and everyone of you I would like to extend a huge thank-you. Additional information was obtained from the reference: Eldredge, L.G. 1989 Coral Reef Research Facilities of the World. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, and by scanning recent publications and the web. For anyone who may be interested I have attached the list to this message (Resstat1.doc). This list is by no means complete and may contain errors so I welcome any comments and corrections. Again, please address these to me personally: Vicki.Hall@jcu.edu.au Best Wishes Vicki Hall Department of Marine Biology James Cook University Townsville Qld 4811 Australia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 13 10:19:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05285; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:19:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA06049; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:20:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006021; Tue, 13 Jan 98 10:19:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00990; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:26 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA00985; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:22 -0500 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:22 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: Moderated coral-list (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 17 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 09:18:44 -0400 From: Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: Re: Moderated coral-list Dear coral-list administrator and subscribers: I would like to suggest that "Coral reef protection/conservation programmes" be also included as a suitable subject of discussion in the list. The organization which I represent has been promoting coral reef conservation for nearly two decades and its currently involved in supporting coral reef monitoring and outreach activities in the Wider Caribbean. We work through governmental and non-governmental institutions (including scientific and research institutions). I believe it will be useful for the list to include information on ongoing programmes relevant to coral reef conservation. I hope you all agree. Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri Caribbean Environment Programme United Nations Environment Programme 14-20 Port Royal Street Kingston, Jamaica > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 13 10:23:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05288; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:19:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA06056; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:20:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006018; Tue, 13 Jan 98 10:19:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00983; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:05:13 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA00975; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:05 -0500 Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:05:04 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Moderated list (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 18 [ Sorry this didn't go out earlier. We've had some problems with the mail system. ] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ben Richards To: coral-list Subject: Re: Moderated coral-list Dear coral-listers, I would like to second Gert Jan Gast's message concerning the moderation of our list. Spamming is certianly annoying and I think we would all like to see it go the way of the dinosaurs. As for the broad and sometimes uninteresting messages, I think the few that turn out to be interesting, yet out of my field, outway the many I have to delete. Let's try to keep the spamming out while keeping the list broad, fun, and interesting. As a note: Jim, you're doing a great job. Thanks a million. Ben Richards Marine Ecology Student Hampshire College From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 13 13:25:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA08173; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:25:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA15406; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:26:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015391; Tue, 13 Jan 98 13:26:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01573; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:22:34 GMT Received: from winnie.fit.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA01568; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:22:29 -0500 Received: from localhost (shenker@localhost) by winnie.fit.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA09774 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:18:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:18:03 -0500 (EST) From: Jonathan M Shenker To: Coral-List Subject: Summer course announcement In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 19 Dr. Mark Bush and I are offering a 6-week summer course in marine and terrestrial biology of Australian ecosystems. The course, designed primarily for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, will include extensive field investigations of coral reefs, marine temperate environments, tropical rainforests and other Australian habitats. Please contact me directly if you'd like more information about the course. Jon Shenker Department of Biological Sciences Florida Institute of Technology 150 West University Boulevard Melbourne, FL 32901 USA 407-768-8000 ext. 8145 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 14 00:24:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA11952; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:24:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA29875; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:25:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029867; Wed, 14 Jan 98 00:25:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA02926; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 05:22:53 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA02921; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:22:48 -0500 Received: (qmail 11781 invoked by uid 0); 14 Jan 1998 05:20:32 -0000 Message-ID: <19980114052032.11780.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 206.101.197.230 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:20:31 PST X-Originating-IP: [206.101.197.230] From: "michelle reyes" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: sediment from road construction on a Philippine reef Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:20:31 PST Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 20 A few months ago , sand and soil from a road construction site in the Southern Philippines was dumped directly off the mountainside into the sea below . Now 3-4 km of coral reefs are in danger from the resulting sediment overload and the corals right at the "dumpsite" are starting to die off. Any suggestions on damage control measures that can be applied immediately or any advice on minimizing further damage to the reef / controlling the sediment at the source would be most welcome. Thanks! Michelle Reyes e-mail : mzreyes@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 14 13:10:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA18389; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:10:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17576; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:12:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017549; Wed, 14 Jan 98 13:11:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA04230; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:58:37 GMT Received: from calafia.uabcs.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA04225; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 12:58:12 -0500 Received: by calafia.uabcs.mx (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA11335; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:56:59 -0600 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:56:59 -0600 (CST) From: Hector Reyes Bonilla To: Lista de arrecifes de coral Subject: Coral mortality Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 21 Dear coraleros: I have been looking for data on why corals die after they were bleached. In the beginning, I thought that it was a physiological problem or so, but after following bleached corals in the Gulf of California for several months, I observed that most of them die because of overgrowing of other species (mostly algae), and not by "natural causes". Do you know of any paper doing explicit reference of this? Thanks. Hector Reyes UABCS, Depto. Biologia Marina La Paz, BCS, MEXICO From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 14 15:16:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA20031; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:15:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24898; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:17:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024875; Wed, 14 Jan 98 15:16:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA04518; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:10:35 GMT Received: from mail.whoi.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04513; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:10:25 -0500 Received: from orangppp ([128.128.25.35]) by mail.whoi.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with SMTP id AAA5B54; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:07:54 -0500 Message-ID: <34BD465F.56B@whoi.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:12:31 -0800 From: "Anne Cohen" Reply-To: acohen@whoi.edu Organization: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hector Reyes Bonilla CC: Lista de arrecifes de coral Subject: Re: Coral mortality References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 22 Hector Reyes Bonilla wrote: > > Dear coraleros: > I have been looking for data on why corals die after they were > bleached. In the beginning, I thought that it was a physiological problem > or so, but after following bleached corals in the Gulf of California for > several months, I observed that most of them die because of overgrowing > of other species (mostly algae), and not by "natural causes". Do you know > of any paper doing explicit reference of this? Thanks. > Hector Reyes > UABCS, Depto. Biologia Marina > La Paz, BCS, MEXICO Dear Hector, Your deduction is an interesting one. During your observations, were you able to tell whether the colonies had been killed by bleaching and were subsequently overgrown by algae, or whether they had bleached, weakened and then been killed by algal overgrowth ? In my experience, many bleached colonies maintain live polyps throughout the bleaching event. These colonies generally recover, probably because they are able to prevent algae from colonising/settling on the surface of the coral. Bleached colonies which lose their polyps as a consequence of bleaching are overgrown by algae in a matter of days or weeks. I posted this reply list-wide because I would be interested to hear others' comments on this subject Regards, Anne Cohen. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 14 16:14:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20743; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:14:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27590; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:15:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027530; Wed, 14 Jan 98 16:15:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA04606; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 21:09:50 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA04601; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:09:46 -0500 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.19]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.8.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA15486 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:07:27 -0500 Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:07:27 -0500 Message-Id: <199801142107.QAA15486@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Coral mortality Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 23 >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:37:14 >To: Hector Reyes Bonilla >From: Alina Szmant >Subject: Re: Coral mortality > >Dear Hector: > >The problem with that hypothesis is that it won't explain coral mortality in the middles of colonies as opposed to edges. In mid-colonies, tissues start to thin because of decreased food supply etc., and then the semi-exposed skeletons become colonized by algae etc. Given the simple tissue structure of corals, there may be some "live tissue" still left on the skeleton at the time the colonization begins, but not enough to really constitute a defense of the skeleton. Not sure if you see my point, but something to think about. > >Alina Szmant > > >At 10:56 AM 1/14/98 -0600, you wrote: >> Dear coraleros: >> I have been looking for data on why corals die after they were >>bleached. In the beginning, I thought that it was a physiological problem >>or so, but after following bleached corals in the Gulf of California for >>several months, I observed that most of them die because of overgrowing >>of other species (mostly algae), and not by "natural causes". Do you know >>of any paper doing explicit reference of this? Thanks. >> Hector Reyes >> UABCS, Depto. Biologia Marina >> La Paz, BCS, MEXICO >> >> >> > ********************************************** 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 Sat Jan 14 16:37:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20940; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:37:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28817; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:38:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028811; Wed, 14 Jan 98 16:38:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA04646; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 21:34:00 GMT Received: from dub-img-5.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA04641; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:33:55 -0500 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by dub-img-5.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id QAA28262 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:31:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:30:57 -0500 From: Douglas Fenner Subject: coralist: Ship grounding in Mexico To: coral-list Message-ID: <199801141631_MC2-2F4E-D231@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA20940 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 24 Coralisters; On December 17th the cruise ship "Leeward" of the Norwegian Cruise Line from Miami hit the reef called "Cuevones" located on Mujeres Bay, right across from Cancun in Quintana Roo, Mexico, damaging the reef along a strip 75 meters long and 6.30 meters wide, according to Mexican Environmental authorities. We are wondering what's going to happen now, are the authorities going to fine the cruise line? What is a reef's value? I remember some time ago a ship damaged a reef in Florida and the US government some how estimated the cost of the damage done. Have you any information on this or similar ship damage and legal actions? If you have it can you send it to me? Thank you very much for this. Best wishes for next year and good health, Jose M.Castello Please reply directly to Jose M. Castello at picoczml@www.cozumel.com.mx (instead of using the reply button-thanks!) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 14 20:31:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA22026; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:31:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA03603; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:32:52 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003596; Wed, 14 Jan 98 20:32:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA05079; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 01:29:40 GMT Received: from cc.nsysu.edu.tw by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA05074; Wed, 14 Jan 1998 20:29:34 -0500 Received: from [140.117.93.120] ([140.117.93.120]) by cc.nsysu.edu.tw (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA23112 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:25:33 +0800 (CST) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:25:33 +0800 (CST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: keryea@mail.nsysu.edu.tw (K. Soong) Subject: Coral mortality Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 25 Dear Hector, Alina and Coral listers: I observed, in Panama, that bleached Porites have thinner tissues than unbleached Porites, after decalcification of skeleton. Whether this will result in weaker defence of corals against algae is beyond me. In Taiwan, bleaching event occurred REGULARLY near the outlet of a power plant in summer. So, bleaching does not kill the corals. But if bleaching extended for several months, then a lot of corals die. It seems to me that the duration of bleaching is critical in causing coral mortality. Keryea Soong >>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:37:14 >>To: Hector Reyes Bonilla >>From: Alina Szmant >>Subject: Re: Coral mortality >> >>Dear Hector: >> >>The problem with that hypothesis is that it won't explain coral mortality >in the middles of colonies as opposed to edges. In mid-colonies, tissues >start to thin because of decreased food supply etc., and then the >semi-exposed skeletons become colonized by algae etc. Given the simple >tissue structure of corals, there may be some "live tissue" still left on >the skeleton at the time the colonization begins, but not enough to really >constitute a defense of the skeleton. Not sure if you see my point, but >something to think about. >> >>Alina Szmant >> >> >>At 10:56 AM 1/14/98 -0600, you wrote: >>> Dear coraleros: >>> I have been looking for data on why corals die after they were >>>bleached. In the beginning, I thought that it was a physiological problem >>>or so, but after following bleached corals in the Gulf of California for >>>several months, I observed that most of them die because of overgrowing >>>of other species (mostly algae), and not by "natural causes". Do you know >>>of any paper doing explicit reference of this? Thanks. >>> Hector Reyes >>> UABCS, Depto. Biologia Marina >>> La Paz, BCS, MEXICO >>> >>> >>> >> >********************************************** >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 Jan 15 02:35:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA23051; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 02:35:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA07473; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 02:36:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007469; Thu, 15 Jan 98 02:35:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA05458; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 07:26:13 GMT Received: from unpsun1.cc.unp.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA05453; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 02:25:52 -0500 Received: from smtp.unp.ac.za (smtp.unp.ac.za [143.128.32.2]) by unpsun1.cc.unp.ac.za (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA12964 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:27:12 +0200 Received: from UNP-Message_Server by smtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:14:32 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:23:57 +0200 From: Jan Korrubel To: hreyes@calafia.uabcs.mx Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral mortality by algae -Reply Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 26 Hector Reyes Bonilla asked: ...I observed that most of them die because of overgrowing of other species (mostly algae).....Do you know of any paper doing explicit reference of this? >> I have the following reference: KEATS, D.W.; CHAMBERLAIN, Y.M. & BABA, M. 1997. Pneophyllum conicum (Dawson) comb. Nov. (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae), a widespread Indo-Pacific non-geniculate alga that overgrows and kills live coral. Botanica Marina 40(4): 263-279. >> Hopes it's of some use. Regards, Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 15 07:43:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA23880; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 07:43:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA10286; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 07:44:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010253; Thu, 15 Jan 98 07:43:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA05922; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:37:39 GMT Received: from denmark.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA05917; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 07:37:34 -0500 Received: from [38.26.12.50] (ip50.an1-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.12.50]) by denmark.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA15417 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 04:35:09 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 04:35:09 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: cnidaria@earthlink.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA23880 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 27 Response to Hector Reyes' Posting: Reefs in the past probably bounced back after bleaching events that were due to increased sea-surface temperatures. This stress induced the expulsion of symbiotic macroalgae (zooxanthellae). Observations of photos and field studies from Papua New Guinea (Pacific) show signs of recolonization one year after a 1994-95 bleaching event. This could be due to low incidence of stressors outside the increased temperature realm. Kimbe Bay, in New Britain (Papua New Guinea), has a low population of divers, and development. Macroalgae overgrowth was minimal after the '95 bleaching event. Degrees of bleaching, within and among coral colonies and across reef communities, are highly variable and difficult to quantify (Glynn P. Global Change Biology, 1996). Some species are more susceptible to temperature stress (bleaching) than others, I have seen bleached colonies of M. cavernosa & franksi directly next to unbleached Diploria and Siderastrea colonies. Questions: 1) are these observations localized or are they observations of the whole region? 2) Supporting Ann Cohen's question, "Are you sure these corals were killed by bleaching?," were they stressed/bleached for a few months and then killed by macroalgal overgrowth"? Localized bleaching might be due to anthropogenic stressors such as pollution, sewage runoff, agricultural runoff, storm damage, and sedimentation. Global Bleaching Events: Present evidence suggests that global scale bleaching events are due to elevated sea temperatures and high solar irradiance (UV wavelengths) (Glynn, '93, Coral Reefs 12:1-17; Goreau & Hayes, '94, Ambio). NOAA satellite-derived sea-surface temperature records at seven Atlantic reef locations show that mass bleaching events took place following the warmest periods recorded. Hot spot data can provide scientists with information to predict future global bleaching events (Goreau, Hayes, '94, Ambio). After the expulsion of zooxanthellae (corals photosynthesizes), the corals' metabolic activity is weakened, and the coral is basically starving. That leads to: a decline in its calcium laying ability, which has stopped (growth and calcification); impairment of reproduction; and, tissue necrosis. A decrease in growth rate could reduce the capacity of corals to compete favorably for space with algal turf, coralline algae, unfavorable macrophytic algae, sponges and tunicates. After temperature stress, we now have a stressed coral with no ability to compete with unfavorable microphytic algae, that will soon colonize the coral. In the Journal of Coral Reefs (1997 16:168) "Reef SitesTitled Epizoic red alga alleopathic(?) to a Caribbean coral," shows Dasyopsis colonizing and killing M. decactis off Caicos Island. The microphyte had recruited and colonized on the tops of the coral in an outward direction growing directly on the living coral tissue, which later died. According to Mark Littler and Diane Littler; the cause of coral death, hypothetically, appeared to be an allelochemical interaction. According to the published literature, the only other source of epizootic alga deadly to reef building corals is black band disease (BBD, also known as Phormidium corallyctium) (Ruetzler & Santavy 83; Richardson, L. AMLC Symposium 97). Coral reefs subject to adverse environmental conditions, BBD may play an important role in restructuring the community and may be contributing to the demise of reefs observed in Jamaica (Bruckner A. & Bruckner R. 1997). Coastal waters around Jamaica are highly eutrophic and under siege from a wide variety of anthropogenic stresses that recruitment/recolonization is minimal. Cyanobacterial invasion will disrupt the symbiosis between host and zooxanthellae, increase mucus-secretory production causing a wider surface area on the surface of the coral, and cell erosion. Bacterial populations will lead to the development of anoxic conditions on the surface of the coral, inviting a community of heterotrophic sulfide oxidizing bacteria, and sulfate reducers. This will lead to the corals demise (Peters, E. 84). According to personal observations since 1980, and photos from the '70s, I have seen higher indices of coral reef diseases at reefs suffering from eutrophication, compared to reefs with less stresses due to excess nutrients. (PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS!) Nutrients and Corals: Are Reefs Oligotrophic? The role of nutrient enrichment as a concomitant factor enhancing the growth rate and carrying capacity of the macroalgal overgrowth on corals needs to be investigated following bleaching events. Coral reefs are susceptible to nutrient enrichment due to the low thresholds for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN;1.0M) and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP; 0.1M) Bell, 1992.) Corals compete for space with macroalgae and turf algae and the competitive results are influenced by growth rates and nutrient availability. Eutrophication increases the biomass of macroalgae, however, also reduces the reproductive rates of hermatypic reef corals (Tomascik, 1991), and inhabits coral larval settlement and survival (LaPointe et al. 95). In Conclusion: And in aggreeance with Dr. LaPointe; "coastal eutropication needs to be vigorously confronted by scientists and resource managers" Bleaching events have been more frequent in the past 20 years, monitoring the effects of eutropication, and coral reef diseases after such events is the key factor in understanding the dynamics of coral reefs of the next century. This being the International Year of The Ocean should be the year to also support the goals established from the Year of The Reef! Comments are welcome! James M. Cervino ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 15 09:53:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA25005; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:53:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA14261; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:55:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014232; Thu, 15 Jan 98 09:54:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA06206; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:51:03 GMT Received: from toj.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA06200; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:50:51 -0500 Received: from internet.compaq by toj.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA18176; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:47:22 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980115095107.006c93ec@mail.toj.com> X-Sender: avk.uneprcuja@mail.toj.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 09:51:07 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri Subject: Symposium announcement Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 28 Dear coral-list subscribers: This announcement/reminder is about the forthcoming International Tropical Marine Ecosystmes Management Symposium (ITMEMS) to be held in Townsville, Australia, 23-26 November 1998. The Symposium is coordinated by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and its Secretariat currently hosted in Australia at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. ITMEMs will serve as a major forum for discussion of management covering social, administrative, legal, economic and community information issues, as well as research and monitoring for management. It will have a key role in the ICRI review and prioirty identification process that emphasises continuous improvement in management. UNEP's Regional Coordinating Unit for the Caribbean Environment Programme, as contact point for ICRI in the region is helping with the coordinating of participation from the Wider Caribbean at the Symposium. We would like to have a good and active representation from the Wider Caribbean (this includes relevant countries in Latin America). Let us know if you are interested in attenting, about papers you would like to present and isssues you would like to see addressed. Participants are responsible for their own expenses but with enough time we could help you look for funding. For Wider Caribbean coordination contact me at above address. For further info on the Symposium, contact the ICRI Secretariat directly at: john_baldwin@quickmail.macnet2.gbrmpa.gov.au Best regards, Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri UNEP, CAR/RCU Kingston, Jamaica From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 15 10:51:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA25796; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:51:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA17195; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:52:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xmaa17190; Thu, 15 Jan 98 10:52:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA06352; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:40:30 GMT Received: from santamarta.cetcol.net.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA06347; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:40:15 -0500 Received: from localhost (caricomp@localhost) by santamarta.cetcol.net.co (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA16781 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:36:07 +0500 (GMT) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:36:07 +0500 (GMT) From: Caricomp - Invemar Colombia To: coral-list Subject: Underwater paper Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 29 Dear listers, There were a discussion about underwater paper some months ago in this list. Unfortunately I lost the address of the people that sell this paper. Does anybody have it? Please answer only to my E-mail Thanking you in advance, Diego Luis Gil A. INVEMAR caricomp@santamarta.cetcol.net.co From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 15 14:43:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA28191; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:43:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA29095; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:45:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029084; Thu, 15 Jan 98 14:44:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA07176; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 19:23:03 GMT Received: from calafia.uabcs.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA07171; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:22:55 -0500 Received: by calafia.uabcs.mx (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA08495; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:21:43 -0600 Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:21:43 -0600 (CST) From: Hector Reyes Bonilla To: Lista de arrecifes de coral Subject: Coral mortality II Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: coral-list-request@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 30 Dear coraleros: Thank you very much for the numerous responses, to my address and to the coral list; I hope that this mess would be useful for someone else. As I noticed that the interest is wide (I never suspected), I would like to detail a little bit our observations in Mexico. In June we find the first bleached corals. Their number increased a lot in the following two months, but it was in August and September when we look at the first dead colonies. Since June, we marked about 50 bleached colonies in several localities, to see what happende to them. The mortality was strongly size- dependent: small corals (about 15 x 15 cm) died in less than a month, and larger ones survived even to this day (yesterday we went to look at them). The original question as if corals died by themselves or were killed. Well, in a number of cases they were actually killed. We saw colonies covered, for example, by Caulerpa, which had living polyps still. Few days later, the coral was dead and the algae was entangled around. Polyps most surely died by lack of food (no light needed) or chemical poisoning (or something like that). The same occurred when sponges covered them, and if filamentous algae attack them. It is interesting that, as Dr. Szamant mentioned, the center of the colony was more affected in this case, but when Caulerpa or sponges attacked, they started in the edges of the coral. I hope that this info would be useful. Thanks for your interest. Ah! By the way, I only heard of one reference about algae killing corals (although not related to ENSO; thanks Jan Korrubel). Saludos! Hector Reyes Depto. Biologia Marina. UABCS La Paz, MEXICO. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 16 11:48:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA05114; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:48:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA05063; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:50:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005054; Fri, 16 Jan 98 11:49:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA09512; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:44:46 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) id LAA09507; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:44:41 -0500 Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:44:41 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Hector Reyes Bonilla cc: Coral-List Subject: Re: Coral mortality II 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 Dear Hector, As most coral-listers are aware, there are many viewpoints and many literature sources on the phenomenon of coral bleaching. A quick look at the Literature Abstracts section of the CHAMP Home Page (http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov) will gain you some familiarity with the subject. Below are some titles from the "Bleaching" section, but a further perusal of that page will reveal other related topics (e.g., "Climate and Weather Changes Affecting Coral Reefs," and "El Nino Related Damage"). Incidentally, our esteemed Librarian, Linda Pikula, will soon be updating the Liberature Abstracts page with a fairly comprehensive survey of the literature for 1996 and 1997. ------------ Bacterial infection and coral bleaching. [1996] Bacterial Ecology of Selected Corals Following the 1994 South Central Pacific Bleaching Event. [1995] Bacteria Associated with Bleached and Nonbleached areas of Monastrea annularis. [1993] Applying MCSST to coral reef bleaching Coral Bleaching Threatens Ocean, Life Lingering Effects of the 1987 Mass Bleaching of Puerto Rican Coral Reefs in Mid to Late 1988. [1991] Elevated Temperatures and Bleaching on a High Latitude Coral Reef: The 1988 Bermuda Event. [1990] The 1982-1983 El Nino: Impact of Eastern Pacific Reef Carbonate Budgets and Implications for Severe Bleaching Disturbances--published. [1992] Recovery of the Coral Montastrea Annularis in the Florida Keys after the 1987 Caribbean "Bleaching Event". [1993] Seawater Temperature and Sublethal Coral Bleaching in Jamaica.[1990] Coral Reef Bleaching: Ecological Perspectives. [1993] Coral reef bleaching in the 1980s and possible connections with global warming. [1991] Reduced Growth Rate of Montastrea Annularis Following the 1987-1988 Coral-Bleaching Event. [1990] Remote Detection of Coral "Bleaching" Using Pulsed-Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy. [1992] Changes in Pigmentation Associated with the Bleaching of Stony Corals. [1989] Bleaching in Reef Corals: Physiological and Stable Isotopic Responses. [1989] Naturally Occurring and Laboratory Induced Bleaching in Two Caribbean Coral Species. [1991] The Effects of Prolonged "Bleaching" on the Tissue Biomass and Reproduction of the Reef Coral Montastrea Annularis. [1990] Response of Sponges with Autotrophic Endosymbionts During the Coral-Bleaching Episode in Puerto Rico. [1990] Mechanisms of Bleaching of Zooxanthellate Symbioses. [1991] Bleaching of Caribbean Coral Reef Symbionts in 1987-1988--published. [1988] The World-Wide Coral Reef Bleaching Cycle and Related Sources of Coral Mortality. [1990] Bleaching of Reef Organisms in the Santa Marta Region, Colombia: 1987 Caribbean-Wide Event. [1987] --- Hope this helps. Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 18 17:04:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA16017; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:04:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA15243; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:05:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015222; Sun, 18 Jan 98 17:05:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA13702; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 22:01:10 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA13697; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:01:06 -0500 Received: from uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.55]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <587104(5)>; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 11:58:15 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <188962(8)>; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 11:58:11 -1000 Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 11:58:09 -1000 From: Dave Alan Gulko X-Sender: gulko@uhunix5 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Chlorine Use on Coral Reefs (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: 32 Does anyone know of any recent references on - the use of chlorine products to capture reef fish? - the effects of chlorine products on the physiology of reef organisms? Please direct responses directly to Dave Gulko at gulko@hawaii.edu Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. Sincerely, Dave Gulko From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 18 20:14:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA16352; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:14:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA17435; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:16:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017423; Sun, 18 Jan 98 20:15:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA14129; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 01:10:41 GMT Received: from camel14.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA14124; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:10:38 -0500 Received: from 207.69.254.236 (user-37kbvnc.dialup.mindspring.com [207.69.254.236]) by camel14.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA19710 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:07:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <34C260EA.EC408B89@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:07:20 +0000 From: Sander Reply-To: skean1@mindspring.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral info Subject: weed lines X-Priority: 3 (Normal) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 33 I have heard recently of a company(based, I believe, in So. Carolina) that is harvesting sargassum on the open sea for fertilizers, among other things. I am looking for information on the harvesting of the weedlines for an investigative report pointing out the tragedy of destroying these important eco systems. Any information can be emailed directly to me at . Thanks, peace Sander From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 20 23:33:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA04757; Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:33:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA17095; Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:34:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017089; Tue, 20 Jan 98 23:33:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA20789; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 04:24:47 GMT Received: from arl-img-6.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA20784; Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:24:41 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by arl-img-6.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id XAA10911 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:21:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:20:53 -0500 From: "Julian F. Sprung" Subject: Message from Internet To: Coral List Message-ID: <199801202321_MC2-300E-D482@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id XAA04757 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 34 Hello Everyone, I wanted to comment on some of the statements in James Cervino's posted message from January 15. Haven't had time to reply until now. Before I do, I wanted to explain that my experience with corals is based on observations in the wild (Caribbean mostly, but also Western Pacific, a little Eastern Pacific and Red Sea), and also with growing corals in closed system aquariums. My reason for writing this reply is that my experience contradicts some of what Mr. Cervino wrote. For example: >"Localized bleaching might be due to anthropogenic stressors such as pollution, sewage >runoff, agricultural runoff, storm damage, and sedimentation." While sudden salinity drops from storm runoff can cause a bleaching event, in general corals exposed to sewage runoff DARKEN as the zooxanthelae either develop more pigment or increase in population in response to the nutrients. When there are sufficient herbivores present, sewage runoff should encourage the corals to grow more rapidly, unless they are in a severely enclosed embayment with little tidal flushing. >"Global Bleaching Events: Present evidence suggests that global scale >bleaching events are due to elevated sea temperatures and high solar >irradiance (UV wavelengths) (Glynn, '93, Coral Reefs 12:1-17; Goreau & >Hayes, '94, Ambio)." This statement corresponds with what I've seen too, and not surprisingly we (aquarists) see exactly the same thing in aquaria. When new lighting systems are installed that produce high intensities of UV wavelengths, the corals bleach and produce bright pigments. When organic rich yellow aquarium water is filtered through activated carbon to remove the tint, the sudden increase in UV penetration makes the corals bleach. Part of the cause is apparently superoxide radicals (active oxygen) stimulated by photosynthesis under UV light. High temperatures also cause bleaching events in aquaria. High temperature also seems to increase the incidence of what we call RTN in aquaria, short for rapid tissue necrosis, in Acroporid and Pocilloporid corals. This rapid loss of tissue is often confused with bleaching by aquarists, and I wonder if some of the "bleaching" events reported in nature weren't sudden death due to such coral diseases. Two types of RTN are common in aquaria. One is caused by bacteria (possibly Vibrio spp.) and the other is caused by protozoans (possibly Helicostoma sp.). There is some literature about this in aquarium journals and books. >"After the expulsion of zooxanthellae (corals photosynthesizes), the corals' >metabolic activity is weakened, and the coral is basically starving. That >leads to: a decline in its calcium laying ability, which has stopped >growth and calcification); impairment of reproduction; and, tissue >necrosis." I believe that tissue necrosis is a secondary event, an infection of some origin. I agree that after expulsion of the zoox's the coral is in a starvation mode... but notice the contradiction here: in aquaria a speedy recovery can be achieved by feeding the corals...by INCREASING the nutrient availability in the water. This helps the zoox's repopulate the coral tissue. A bleached coral living in nutrient poor water is on a downward spiral of health if the temperature does not cool down or the water become turbid, which would relieve the stress from the light. A cool, turbid, nutrient rich upwelling is what bleached corals need. >"Cyanobacterial invasion will disrupt the symbiosis between host and zooxanthellae," >increase mucus-secretory production causing a wider surface area on the >surface of the coral, and cell erosion. Bacterial populations will lead to >the development of anoxic conditions on the surface of the coral, inviting >a community of heterotrophic sulfide oxidizing bacteria, and sulfate >reducers. This will lead to the corals demise (Peters, E. 84)." I presume the cyanobacteria you refer to is Phormidium/black band and that you are describing the process occuring at the bands. This relates to the statement below... >"According to personal observations since 1980, and photos from the '70s, I >have seen higher indices of coral reef diseases at reefs suffering from >eutrophication, compared to reefs with less stresses due to excess >nutrients. (PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS!)" That statement is the one I disagree with most. Everywhere I have observed coral reefs (Caribbean, Australia, Fiji, Solomons, Red Sea) I seem to find bleaching and coral diseases in the most nutrient poor water and healthy corals in the most nutrient rich water. (the only exception being extreme temperature exposure causing bleaching in shallow inshore nutrient rich areas). It is true that there is more algae on the nutrient rich reefs, but the corals are generally healthier there. Incidentally black band disease occurs in aquariums too...only under the most nutrient poor conditions. Apparently Phormidium does not tolerate high nutrients. I should clarify here that high nutrients in closed system aquaria are orders of magnitude higher than anything ever seen in the wild. I don't know if Marlin Atkinson is a subscriber to this list, but he has been doing some interesting work with measurements in the aquaria at the Waikiki Aquarium. A report by him and Bruce Carlson appeared in Coral Reefs a while back, describing the nitrogen rich CO2 rich seawater used at the Waikiki aquarium, which seems to produce rapid growth in reef building corals. So, to answer this statement- >"Nutrients and Corals: Are Reefs Oligotrophic? The role of nutrient enrichment as a >concomitant factor enhancing the growth rate and carrying capacity of the macroalgal >overgrowth on corals needs to be investigated following bleaching events." I agree this must be investigated! The most nutrient poor ocean water will still support lush algal growth on a highly illuminated suface (i.e. a bared coral skeleton). Perhaps a little extra nutrient availability would give a bleached coral strength to fight off the growth of algae (via it's own mucus and antibiotic substances). Given too much nutrients the algae certainly win, but strong herbivory can give the corals a damn good fighting chance in the most nutrient rich circumstances. There are multiple tests to be done! Well that's my two cents worth. I may be wrong...but not entirely, based on what I've seen. Julian Sprung From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 21 12:32:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09611; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:32:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02775; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:33:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002753; Wed, 21 Jan 98 12:33:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA22174; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 17:18:43 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA22169; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:18:40 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:18:40 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Coral Bleaching in Galapagos 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 MAA09611 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 35 FYI, a NOAA Press Release: CONTACT: Joyce Gross 202/482-8360 email: Joyce.W.Gross@noaa.gov EL NINO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN GALAPAGOS, NOAA ANNOUNCES El Nio's extremely warm waters in the Pacific Ocean have caused coral bleaching in the waters around the Galapagos Islands, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. Warm waters that are two to three degrees Celsius above the maximum temperatures that are typically expected to develop during the entire year, are continuing to develop down the coast of South America. These Galapagos "hot spots," with temperatures well above last year's levels, have been identified by NOAA satellite data. "The Galapagos, on the Equator off the coast of Ecuador, lie in some of the warmest waters of this El NiZo," said NOAA oceanographer Al Strong."Sea surface temperatures in the area are currently about 29 degrees Celsius, nearly a whole degree and a half warmer than what is critical for bleaching at that site." Strong reports that the satellite data for the area have been confirmed by data from NOAA's data buoys. Corals at the Galapagos thrive as long as temperatures remain at or below 27 degrees Celsius -- the normal maximum sea surface temperature at this site. An increase of one or two degrees above the usual maximum temperatures can be deadly to these animals. The temperature range for corals to thrive varies from site to site by only a few degrees. Coral reefs -- the "rainforests of the oceans" -- support a variety of sea life and provide resources of significant economic importance such as fishing and recreation. Coral bleaching, induced by high water temperatures, has raised concerns about these fragile ecosystems. Coral bleaching occurs as coral tissue expels zooxanthellae, a type of algae that resides in the structure of the coral, and is essential to the coral's survival. Corals normally recover, unless high ocean temperatures persist for too long a period or become too warm. During the 1997-98 El NiZo, NOAA has also confirmed coral bleaching in the Western Hemisphere at sites in the Florida Keys, Baja California, Pacific Coast of Panama, the Yucatan coast, Caymans, and the Netherland Antilles. "With 1998 named the Year of the Ocean, it is appropriate that we focus our attention on these extremely important ecosystems," Strong said. Video animations of coral reef Hot Spots and sea surface temperatures are available on the World Wide Web at: http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad NOTE: All NOAA press releases, and links to other NOAA material, can be found on the Internet at http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs. Constituents who wish to be added to our press release distribution list, or who wish to switch from fax to e-mail delivery, can send an e-mail to the individual listed above or fax to (202) 501-2953. Do not use the reply function of your e-mail program because your message does not go to the contact person. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 21 18:58:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA14235; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 18:58:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA21622; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 18:59:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021614; Wed, 21 Jan 98 18:59:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA23293; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 23:52:11 GMT Received: from tlali.iztacala.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA23288; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 18:52:05 -0500 Received: from localhost (tvjred@localhost) by tlali.iztacala.unam.mx (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA30798 for ; Wed, 21 Jan 1998 17:44:59 -0600 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 17:44:58 -0600 (CST) From: Tovar Juarez Edgar To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Biogeochemical cycles 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: 36 Does anyone know of any recent references on: Biogeochemical cycles of heavy metals in coral-reef ecosystems Heavy Metals in Thalassia testudinium & Ulva lactuca Please direct responses directly to Edgar Tovar at tvjred@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. Sincerely: Edgar Tovar. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 22 09:43:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA18665; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:43:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02291; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:45:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002269; Thu, 22 Jan 98 09:44:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA24972; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:39:09 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA24967; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:39:05 -0500 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:39:04 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Symposium Report: Coral Reefs and Global Change 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: 37 We are pleased to present a document received today from Bob Buddemeier, Co-Organizer of the symposium, "Coral Reefs and Global Change: Adaptation, Acclimation or Extinction?," held January 3-11, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of the document on the Web is: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/themes/coral_cg.html Following is the text of the Executive Summary: ------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Major revisions of concepts about corals and reef systems were developed by an international working group of scientific experts that met in conjunction with the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the International Society for Reef Studies, and the Ecological Society of America (Boston, January 3-11, 1998) to evaluate the scientific basis for growing concerns about the survival of coral reef ecosystems facing global change and local stresses. The group, sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), and with the support of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, produced an interdisciplinary synthesis with important implications for research, assessment, and management. Key conclusions were: + The calcification rates of corals, coralline algae, and coral-algal communities depends on the calcium carbonate saturation state of surface seawater, and are expected to be reduced by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. This represents a global, systemic, climate-related threat to the functioning of reef ecosystems that will interact with the more immediate anthropogenic local stresses. + Coral reefs and communities are products of processes operating over a wide range of interacting time and space scales, with fundamentally different controls operating at different scales. While short-term responses will be controlled by local environmental conditions and biotic responses, the longer-term sustainability of a reef system depends on the recruitment, dispersal, persistence, and interactions of populations at larger scales. + Corals, and to some extent reef communities, possess numerous mechanisms for acclimatization and adaptation - diverse reproductive strategies, flexible symbiotic relationships, physiological acclimatization, habitat tolerance, and a range of community interactions. However, current understanding of these mechanisms, as well as of the critically important calcification mechanisms, is inadequate to explain the past success of corals and reefs or to ensure their conservation for the future. Unlike many terrestrial ecosystems, coral reef ecosystems appear to be directly threatened by globally increasing atmospheric CO2. Therefore, conservation or management strategies aimed at removing or mitigating only local, human-derived, or recently applied environmental stresses are likely to be inadequate. Corals and reefs are potentially robust and resilient, but realizing that potential requires the development of new approaches and greater integration of fundamental and applied research, conservation, and management. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 22 09:54:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA18866; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:53:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02717; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:55:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002671; Thu, 22 Jan 98 09:54:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA25061; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:52:28 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) id JAA25056; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:52:24 -0500 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 09:52:23 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List cc: martinpecheux@minitel.net Subject: Pecheux's CO2 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: 38 Martin Pecheux's CO2 Program, "co2chimie," which is a Macintosh executable he used for CO2 work in corals, may be found, along with documentation and source code, at: ftp://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/champ/software/pecheux/ Please direct any enquiries concerning the software to him at: martinpecheux@minitel.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 22 10:48:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA19758; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:48:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA05140; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:49:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005097; Thu, 22 Jan 98 10:49:04 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA25301; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 15:30:28 GMT Received: from netinfo.hqnoc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA25296; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:30:21 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by netinfo.hqnoc.noaa.gov with SMTP (8.7.6/8.7.3) id KAA13461; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 10:24:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 22 Jan 1998 10:32:20 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Kidney Hoax To: "Coral-List" , swireml@hkucc.hku.hk Cc: "Multiple recipients of list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 KAA19758 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 39 Reply to: Kidney Hoax Aren't these scams wonderful. First it was "Good Times" and its related e-mail virus hoaxes. Then it was the hoax about the American Cancer Society and little Jessica Mydek. Now it is hoaxes about kidney thieves run amok. This one isn't even new! Let's not turn our e-mail capabilities into an uninvited copy of the National Enquirer. Please, think before you press that send or forward button. If you do not know something is fact, don't send it on. Most importantly, let's keep the messages appropriate to the forum. I do not subscribe to coral-list to receive hoxes about kidney thieves. If you don't believe me that it's a hoax, try the following sources: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blkidney.htm - 11/20/97, even cites the disclaimer by the Daily Texan http://www.urbanlegends.com/medical/organ.theft/new_orleans_debunk.html http://www.unos.org/Newsroom/archive_statement_022197.htm Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 22 15:58:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23961; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 15:58:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA18899; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:00:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018889; Thu, 22 Jan 98 16:00:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA26212; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 20:41:53 GMT Received: from wahoo.mobile.gulf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA26207; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 15:41:48 -0500 Received: from portal.mobile.gulf.net (seacow9.mobile.gulf.net [206.105.32.136]) by wahoo.mobile.gulf.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA04892 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:40:50 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199801222040.OAA04892@wahoo.mobile.gulf.net> From: "Flo Thomas" To: Subject: Graduate fellowship available Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:35:50 -0600 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: 40 The University of South Alabama invites applications for their graduate program in Marine Sciences. Several Masters and Ph.D fellowships are available that include a stipend and tuition. The deadline is April 1, 1998. The research areas of the faculty include, fisheries science, biomechanics, chemical oceanography, biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology, coral reef ecology, seagrass ecology, invertebrate reproduction, invertebrate biology, trophic ecology, wetlands ecology, biogeochemistry, nutrient dynamics of estuarine systems, evolution and paleoecology of coral reefs. The student will spend the majority of their time at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The primary research faculty are: Dr. Richard Aronson Dr. Jim Cowan Dr. Monty Graham Dr. Ken Heck Dr. Ron Kiene Dr. Jon Pennock Dr. Robert Shipp Dr. Judy Stout Dr. Florence Thomas Dr. John Valentine For further information on the faculty and facilities please see the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Web Page at http://sites.gulf.net/sealab For a information about application procedure contact Amada Gonzales (agonzle@jaguar1.usouthal.edu) 334- 460-7136 or Dr. Florence Thomas (jaguar1.usouthal.edu). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 23 18:41:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA10249; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 18:41:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA04215; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 18:43:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004209; Fri, 23 Jan 98 18:42:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA29644; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 23:34:36 GMT Received: from kuhub.cc.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA29639; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 18:34:31 -0500 Received: from pangaea.kgs.ukans.edu by KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU (PMDF V5.1-10 #24910) with SMTP id <01ISQ3A2H6CW00GI8J@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:31:23 CST (UTC -06:00) Received: from kgs.ukans.edu by pangaea.kgs.ukans.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA21521; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:31:20 -0600 Received: from KGS-Message_Server by kgs.ukans.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:34:59 -0600 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 17:34:47 -0600 From: Bob Buddemeier Subject: Meeting report To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 41 Dear Coral-Listers, Jim Hendee has kindly posted the initial report the Boston Symposium and working group meeting at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/themes/coral_cg.html. For the benefit of those who don't have good www access or who haven't had time to get there yet, I am attaching the executive summary below. A Proceedings volume of American Zoologist is in preparation. I want to acknowledge the participation and contributions of those who presented contributed papers at the meeting, and the audience at the symposium sessions. It was an unusually interactive and productive experience. In particular, I need to point out that the contributed paper* presented by Chris Langdon (langdon@ldeo.columbia.edu) and colleagues was a particularly important contribution to the recognition of the importance of saturation state controls on calcification, which effectively complemented the symposium presentations of Gattuso, Kleypas, and Opdyke. *Effect of carbonate saturation state on the rate of calcification of an experimental coral reef. C. Langdon, T, Takahashi, T. McConnaughey, H. Anderson and H. West. Abstract published on p 72A, American Zoologist vol 37 no. 5, 1997. A couple of personal comments (not, repeat not, pretending to speak for the rest of the group): One of the lessons that I thought I already knew, but that got strongly reinforced, is that coral reef science is not *interdisciplinary* by virtue of the fact that different specialists publish mutually incomprehensible (or ignored) papers in the same journal. It gets really interdisciplinary when people put their minds and efforts into understanding a very different viewpoint and unfamiliar data sets, often presented in words that sound familiar but are defined differently. When that happens, the conceptual models and questions change rapidly. My view of how this all fits into the past, present and future focus on reef-related issues is that our results (1) add an additional sense of urgency (in case we needed any), (2) complicate further the development of conservation and management strategies by pointing out the importance of factors operating at uncomfortably large time and space scales (nobody will think we needed any more complication, I'm sure), and (3) simplify or clarify research strategies by offering some directions to head that will yield a better formulation of the problems -- which is usually a prerequisite for their solution (not just *more research/monitoring is needed,* but what it is that we need to understand and measure). Hermatypically yours, Bob Buddemeier ________________________________________________________________ CORAL REEFS AND GLOBAL CHANGE: ADAPTATION, ACCLIMATION OR EXTINCTION? -- INITIAL REPORT OF A SYMPOSIUM AND WORKSHOP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Major revisions of concepts about corals and reef systems were developed by an international working group of scientific experts that met in conjunction with the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the International Society for Reef Studies, and the Ecological Society of America (Boston, January 3-11, 1998) to evaluate the scientific basis for growing concerns about the survival of coral reef ecosystems facing global change and local stresses. The group, sponsored by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) core project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), and with the support of the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program, produced an interdisciplinary synthesis with important implications for research, assessment, and management. Key conclusions were: * The calcification rates of corals, coralline algae, and coral-algal communities depend on the calcium carbonate saturation state of surface seawater, and are expected to be reduced by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. This represents a global, systemic, climate-related threat to the functioning of reef ecosystems that will interact with the more immediate anthropogenic local stresses. * Coral reefs and communities are products of processes operating over a wide range of interacting time and space scales, with fundamentally different controls operating at different scales. While short-term responses will be controlled by local environmental conditions and biotic responses, the longer-term sustainability of a reef system depends on the recruitment, dispersal, persistence, and interactions of populations at larger scales. * Corals, and to some extent reef communities, possess numerous mechanisms for acclimatization and adaptation -- diverse reproductive strategies, flexible symbiotic relationships, physiological acclimatization, habitat tolerance, and a range of community interactions. However, current understanding of these mechanisms, as well as of the critically important calcification mechanisms, is inadequate to explain the past success of corals and reefs or to ensure their conservation for the future. Unlike many terrestrial ecosystems, coral reef ecosystems appear to be directly threatened by globally increasing atmospheric CO2. Therefore, conservation or management strategies aimed at removing or mitigating only local, human-derived, or recently applied environmental stresses are likely to be inadequate. Corals and reefs are potentially robust and resilient, but realizing that potential requires the development of new approaches and greater integration of fundamental and applied research, conservation, and management. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jan 24 12:32:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA13811; Sat, 24 Jan 1998 12:30:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA17176; Sat, 24 Jan 1998 12:32:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017172; Sat, 24 Jan 98 12:31:56 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA01085; Sat, 24 Jan 1998 17:27:43 GMT Received: from wahoo.mobile.gulf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA01080; Sat, 24 Jan 1998 12:27:37 -0500 Received: from portal.mobile.gulf.net (seacow33.mobile.gulf.net [206.105.32.160]) by wahoo.mobile.gulf.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA02141; Sat, 24 Jan 1998 11:24:56 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <34CA23D5.BE3@jaguar1.usouthal.edu> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 11:24:37 -0600 From: Flo Thomas Organization: Dauphin Island Sea Lab X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leonie Haimson CC: newsdesk@envirolink.org, climate-l@mbnet.mb.ca, infoterra@pan.cedar.univie.ac.at, edf-letter@www.edf.org, globalwarming@buster.law.pace.edu, oppt-newsbreak@valley.rtpnc.epa.gov, ecol-econ@csf.colorado.edu, CNN-NEWSROOM@listserv.aol.com, environment-L@cornell.edu, ecolog-l@umdd.umd.edu, ens@envirolink.org, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, envconfs-l@husc.harvard.edu, eon@world.std.com, Land-and-Water@FAO.ORG, gaia-l@listserv.aol.com, IAIA_ECOLOGY@listserv.csu.edu.au, aeroso-l@nic.surfnet.nl, amphibiandecline@ucdavis.edu, bene@straylight.tamu.edu, BIOREGIONAL@csf.colorado.edu, john.arnfield@osu.edu, NATODATA@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be, ecology@bluemarble.net, sf.moderator@sfsierra.sierraclub.org, owner-wer-reh@who.ch, water-net@igc.org, chadc@iisd.org, news@enn.com, nick@a2s2.com, info@policy.com Subject: Graduate fellowships available References: <3496DD4C.3FF8@worldnet.att.net> 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: 42 The University of South Alabama invites applications for their graduate program in Marine Sciences. Several Masters and Ph.D fellowships are available that include a stipend and tuition. The deadline is April 1, 1998. The research areas of the faculty include, fisheries science, biomechanics, chemical oceanography, biological oceanography, zooplankton ecology, coral reef ecology, seagrass ecology, invertebrate reproduction, invertebrate biology, trophic ecology, wetlands ecology, biogeochemistry, nutrient dynamics of estuarine systems, evolution and paleoecology of coral reefs. The student will spend the majority of their time at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The primary research faculty are: Dr. Richard Aronson Dr. Jim Cowan Dr. Monty Graham Dr. Ken Heck Dr. Ron Kiene Dr. Jon Pennock Dr. Robert Shipp Dr. Judy Stout Dr. Florence Thomas Dr. John Valentine For further information on the faculty and facilities please see the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Web Page at http://sites.gulf.net/sealab For a information about application procedure contact the deartment through Amada Gonzales (agonzale@jaguar1.usouthal.edu) 334- 460-7136 or the faculty through Dr. Florence Thomas 334-861-7544 (jaguar1.usouthal.edu). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 25 18:42:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA20340; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 18:42:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA04235; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 18:44:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004229; Sun, 25 Jan 98 18:43:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA04559; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 23:25:56 GMT Received: from mail.bogo.co.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA04554; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 18:25:50 -0500 Received: from kenn.bogo.co.uk (kenn.bogo.co.uk [193.192.194.110]) by mail.bogo.co.uk (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA00558 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:24:12 GMT Message-Id: <3.0.5.16.19980125220429.2defedbc@mail.bogo.co.uk> X-Sender: kenn@mail.bogo.co.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (16) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 22:04:29 +0000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "K.H. von Kaufmann" Subject: E. Africa floods effect on 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: 43 Dear Coral-list, Firstly I have just joined the list so apologies if you have covered this recently: Over the past few months there have been exceptional rains in East Africa, in particular Northern Kenya and Southern Somalia. There is much land clearance and soil erosion upcountry, and even normally the rivers such as the Tana and Juba are now thick with silt. I am sure this must be having an effect on the reefs of the entire coast, from Tanzania to Somalia. I am sure the sea must be visibly brown from space. Does anybody know of anyone monitoring this (I will post this to the UNEP Infoterra list as well)? Anywhere I might find examples of this in the past and other regions? I will pass on what I find to those who are interested. Thanks, Kenn. K.H. von Kaufmann, 2 Hamilton House, High Park Road, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4BJ UK Tel:(0181) 878 2055. kenn@bogo.co.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jan 25 20:05:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA20701; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 20:05:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA06002; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 20:06:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005988; Sun, 25 Jan 98 20:06:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA04643; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 00:47:01 GMT Received: from dante.iol.it by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA04638; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 19:46:55 -0500 Received: from [195.210.91.100] by dante.iol.it (Netscape Messaging Server 3.0) with SMTP id AAA7867 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 01:43:29 +0100 Received: from dante.iol.it ([195.210.91.2]) by capri.iol.it (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id AAA4E91 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 03:36:38 +0100 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov ([192.111.123.248]) by dante.iol.it (Netscape Messaging Server 3.0) with SMTP id AAA2944 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 03:36:33 +0100 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA14129; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 01:10:41 GMT Received: from camel14.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA14124; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:10:38 -0500 Received: from 207.69.254.236 (user-37kbvnc.dialup.mindspring.com [207.69.254.236]) by camel14.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA19710 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:07:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <34C260EA.EC408B89@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 20:07:20 +0000 From: Sander Reply-To: skean1@mindspring.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral info Subject: weed lines X-Priority: 3 (Normal) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 44 I have heard recently of a company(based, I believe, in So. Carolina) that is harvesting sargassum on the open sea for fertilizers, among other things. I am looking for information on the harvesting of the weedlines for an investigative report pointing out the tragedy of destroying these important eco systems. Any information can be emailed directly to me at . Thanks, peace Sander From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 26 08:27:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA23702; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:27:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA14206; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:29:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014181; Mon, 26 Jan 98 08:28:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05685; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 13:25:45 GMT Received: from arbois.cerege.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA05680; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:25:34 -0500 Received: from [193.49.98.91] (stone.cerege.fr [193.49.98.91]) by arbois.cerege.fr (8.6.10/jtpda-5.2) with ESMTP id OAA05834 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:20:56 GMT X-Sender: heiss@arbois.cerege.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:24:12 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Georg Heiss Subject: Q: Coral spawning in the Seychelles? 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 IAA23702 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 45 Dear list members, Does anyone know something about the time of coral spawning in the Seychelles? Thank you for your time. Could you please reply to me directly. Georg ___________________ Dr. Georg A. Heiss Centre des Faibles Radioactivits Laboratoire Mixte CNRS-CEA Domaine du CNRS 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex FRANCE Georg.Heiss@cfr.cnrs-gif.fr CEREGE BP 80 F-13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 4 heiss@cerege.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 26 15:01:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA03879; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:01:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA06073; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 15:02:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006060; Mon, 26 Jan 98 15:02:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA07208; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 19:45:16 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA07203; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:45:10 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:45:09 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Forwarded mail.... 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 PAA03879 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 46 Date: Mon, 26 Jan 98 13:51:27 -0500 Subject: Re: Bleaching? and Coral spawning in the Seychelles? To: Georg Heiss , coral-list From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Georg -- We have been noting SSTs close to what are critial levels [30C] for bleaching near the Seychelles for a couple months now....has anyone heard of/seen notes of recent bleaching from this location? We had heard that some bleaching was observed last April [1997]. Thanks, Al Strong On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Georg Heiss wrote: >Dear list members, > >Does anyone know something about the time of coral spawning in the Seychelles? > >Thank you for your time. Could you please reply to me directly. > >Georg > >___________________ >Dr. Georg A. Heiss >Centre des Faibles Radioactivits >Laboratoire Mixte CNRS-CEA >Domaine du CNRS >91198 Gif sur Yvette Cedex FRANCE >Georg.Heiss@cfr.cnrs-gif.fr > >CEREGE >BP 80 >F-13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 4 >heiss@cerege.fr > > > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Jan 27 09:16:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA11190; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:16:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA29761; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:18:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029757; Tue, 27 Jan 98 09:17:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA09498; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:10:50 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA09493; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:10:46 -0500 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from 140.90.197.248 by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) id JAA07253; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:07:07 -0500 Message-Id: <199801271407.JAA07253@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 27 Jan 98 10:14:25 -0500 Subject: Tahiti Bleaching To: Coral-List Cc: rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@earthlink.net In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.00.06.17 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 47 We just received this query about possible bleaching near Tahiti: ....our response follows [posted at the HotSpot WebSite]... Dear Alan, We have reports that SST around Tahiti and Moorea has raised to 30 C, but we do not have any information on the conditions under which such values are recorded (e.g. lagoon waters, open ocean ...) If such values are representative of the true situation, then conditions for a bleaching event could me met. From your satellite data, could you confirm that something is brewing? Many thanks and kind regards Michel [Pichon] (http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html) NOTES: January 27, 1998 -- HotSpots SSTs have inched a bit higher in the vicinity of the Galapagos, approaching 29C within the El Nino "HotSpot," showing values nearly 3 deg C above the warmest climatological SST for the ENTIRE year; 30C SSTs can be seen to the NE off the coast of Central America. The HotSpot envelope has pressed southward toward Tahiti during the past few weeks and there is some concern that the 30C [plus] SSTs near 150W/15S may expand toward Tahiti and French Polynesia. In the Indian Ocean, the large HotSpot that has been elongated NW-SE shows signs of weakening. Concern has been expressed that these extreme SSTs may have caused some bleaching near the Seychelles. 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 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 Jan 27 15:01:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA17244; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:01:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15892; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:02:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015886; Tue, 27 Jan 98 15:02:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10314; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 19:44:44 GMT Received: from fknms.nos.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA10309; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:44:38 -0500 Received: from [192.111.123.202] by fknms.nos.noaa.gov (AppleShare IP Mail Server 5.0.1) id 827 via TCP with SMTP; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:44:16 -0400 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 15:44:16 -0400 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: Bonaire Marine Park Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 48 Dear Coraleros: Does anyone have a phone and fax number for the Bonaire Marine Park? Thank you. Please reply to bhaskell@fknms.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jan 29 12:44:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09701; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 12:44:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21344; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 12:45:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021329; Thu, 29 Jan 98 12:45:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA15921; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:27:08 GMT Received: from post.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA15916; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 12:26:59 -0500 From: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk Received: from coralcay.demon.co.uk ([158.152.27.181]) by post.mail.demon.net id ab2023850; 29 Jan 98 17:01 GMT Received: from ws8.coralcay.demon.co.uk (ws8.coralcay.demon.co.uk [192.168.70.17]) by coralcay.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA28720; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:00:44 GMT Message-Id: <199801291700.RAA28720@coralcay.demon.co.uk> Comments: Authenticated sender is To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:11:43 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Bleaching in Borneo CC: PotroS@kpc.co.id Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.53/R1) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 49 Coral Cay Conservation is currently initiating a major series of baseline surveys in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Initial observations have reported significant coral bleaching, reaching 60-70% at some depths. Interestingly the water is much colder than normal (approximately 23 degrees) and there are also extensive plankton blooms. If anyone else has similar observations from this area I would be keen to hear about them. I would also appreciate comments on whether these oceanographic conditions are typical for the area at this time of year or perhaps linked to El Nino. I hope to post more detailed data on the extent of coral bleaching over the next few months. Many thanks, Alastair Harborne Science Co-ordinator. -- Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London, SW4 7DE, UK. Tel: +44 (0)171 498 6248 Fax: +44 (0)171 498 8447 / 622 6126 E-Mail: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk | "Providing resources for the protection and WWW: http://www.coralcay.org/ | sustainable use of coastal environments." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 30 00:13:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA15176; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:12:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA08690; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:14:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008673; Fri, 30 Jan 98 00:13:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA17479; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 05:06:29 GMT Received: from wolfenet.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA17474; Fri, 30 Jan 1998 00:06:24 -0500 Received: from sea-ts1-p36.wolfenet.com (sea-ts1-p36.wolfenet.com [204.157.98.90]) by wolfenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA19307 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 1998 21:02:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 21:02:44 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199801300502.VAA19307@wolfenet.com> X-Sender: alti@popserv.wolfenet.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: bhatton@alphalogic.com (Barry Hatton) Subject: 1998 Western Marine Conference Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 50 The 1998 Western Marine Conference, hosted by the Puget Sound Aquarium Society, will be held on April 3-5, 1998 in Seattle, WA. Speakers include : Craig Bingman - Chemistry in the Reef Aquarium Bruce Carlson - Why Some Animals are "Impossible" and Will That Always Be True? Charles Delbeek - Keeping Non-Photosynthetic Corals Such as Gorgonians and Dendronepthea Paul Hough - Captive Breeding of Great Barrier Reef Corals Scott Michael - Invertebrate-Friendly Fish Martin Moe - Breakthroughs in Rearing Tropical Marine Fish Alf Nilsen - Reef Hobby Overview - History and Status Dana Riddle - Coral Pigmentation Ron Shimek - The Message of Morphology - The Reef Aquarium as an Ecosystem Julian Sprung - Mangroves Visit the conference website at http://www.pnweb.com/psas/wmc98 for information on schedule, speakers, venue, and more. Online registration is available for attendees and vendors. Information can also available be obtained by calling (888)751-WMC1 or by sending email to wmc98@pnweb.com. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 3 12:08:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03268; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 12:08:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA15683; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 12:09:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015640; Tue, 3 Feb 98 12:09:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA01899; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 16:02:25 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA01894; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:02:21 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:02:21 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: FKNMS Final Regulations 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 For those of you who have a need, you may find a copy of the Final Regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, as published in the Federal Register, January 30, 1997 at the following URL: ftp://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/champ/fknms/fknms_regs.pdf Please note that this is an Adobe document requiring Adobe Acrobat to read. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 3 13:16:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA04230; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:15:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA18472; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:17:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018417; Tue, 3 Feb 98 13:16:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02344; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:37:44 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA02339; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 12:37:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 12:37:39 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands 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 Note deadline for comments is Feb 6, 1998. ------------- [Federal Register: January 7, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 4)] [Notices] [Page 827-828] >From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07ja98-45] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 122297C] Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (DSEIS); request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS announces the intent of the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) to prepare a DSEIS on Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (FMP). Amendment 1 would establish a Marine Conservation District (MCD), approximately 20 square nautical miles in area, in Federal waters south of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The purpose of this notice is to solicit public comments on the scope of the issues to be addressed in the DSEIS. DATES: Written comments on the scope of the DSEIS must be received on or before February 6, 1998. ADDRESSES: Comments on the scope of the DSEIS and requests for additional information on Amendment 1 should be sent to Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-2577. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Graciela Garcia-Moliner, 787-766-5926, or Georgia Cranmore, 813-570-5305. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, the Council's Marine Reserve Zoning Committee recommended the establishment of the first MCD in the U.S. Caribbean, in Federal waters south of St. John, USVI, seaward of the Virgin Islands National Park. A MCD is an area designed to protect coral reef resources, reef fish stocks, and their habitats. Fishing would be prohibited within the MCD, and the Council is considering a ban on the anchoring of fishing vessels [[Page 828]] in the MCD. Expected benefits include: (1) Establishment of a refuge and resource replenishment area to increase abundance and diversity of reef resources; (2) protection of critical spawning stock and recruits from overfishing, thus helping to ensure continued abundance of fishery resources; (3) physical protection of the coral reef structures; and (4) improvement of opportunities for eco-tourism that does not damage coral. Disadvantages include displacement of fishing effort to other areas and possible short-term loss of revenues for commercial fishermen, especially reef fish trap fishermen. Scoping Process Public hearings were held on these issues during March 1996 and October 1997 in the USVI. No additional scoping meetings are scheduled. The Council is requesting written comments on the scope of the issues to be addressed in the DSEIS. Timetable for DSEIS Preparation and Decisionmaking Schedule The Council intends to accept public comments on the completed DSEIS, prepare a final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS), and submit the FSEIS to NMFS when it submits Amendment 1 for NMFS' review, approval, and implementation. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: December 31, 1997. Gary C. Matlock, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 98-288 Filed 1-6-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 3 17:30:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA07618; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:30:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA28544; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:32:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028474; Tue, 3 Feb 98 17:31:34 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA03068; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:01:04 GMT Received: from cbu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA03063; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:01:00 -0500 Received: from [205.129.120.8] ([205.129.120.8]) by cbu.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA14943; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:56:37 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: r-roper@mail.cbu.edu Message-Id: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:55:32 -0500 To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program , Coral-List From: "Roy Roper (CIO)" Subject: Cozumel/Mexico Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 53 Question to the group. For Cozumel, is there any university based (Mexico) reef research going on that divers can become involved in? I know about "REEF" - but rather than the annual big push, is there some local structure that interested parties might be able to hook into for a few weeks? Thanks in advance. Roy From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 3 18:49:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA08293; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:49:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA00117; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:50:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000110; Tue, 3 Feb 98 18:50:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA03192; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 23:17:46 GMT Received: from barra.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA03186; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 18:17:39 -0500 Received: from mb4823a ([137.219.41.140]) by barra.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA26242 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:13:33 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19980204101128.2d2f6600@pop.jcu.edu.au> X-Sender: sci-ahb@pop.jcu.edu.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 10:11:28 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Andrew Baird Subject: searching for CitaDel 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 coral-listers Can anyone tell me the fate of the CitaDel Database, maintained by Stanford University which contained a series of subject specific database including a Marine Biology with Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (from 1983 to the present). This is the only comprehensive Marine Biology database I have come across. Is it still up and running, who can I contact to subscribe. My previous attempts to contact anyone relevant at Stanford have failed. Andrew Baird work: 61 77 814802 Dept. Marine Biology home: 61 77 712379 James Cook University fax: 61 77 251570 Townsville Q. 4811 email: andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au Australia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 5 08:37:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA27310; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:36:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA19193; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:38:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019181; Thu, 5 Feb 98 08:37:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07335; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 13:23:56 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA07330; Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:23:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:23:53 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Biodiversity Year 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 Forwarded message of relevance to coral research: --------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 22:51:42 EST From: C Subject: Scientists call for biodiversity year URL: http:// www-leland.stanford.edu/dept/news/release/980130iboyadvan.html TOP SCIENTISTS CHALLENGE COLLEAGUES TO JOIN BIODIVERSITY YEAR (1/98) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/30/98 CONTACT: Janet Basu, Stanford News Service 650) 723-7582; e-mail basu@stanford.edu Colleen S. Adam, DIVERSITAS, Paris: 33-1-45684054 e-mail diversitas@unesco.org SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT REPORTERS: Preview of symposium slated for 9 a.m. Friday, Feb 13, at AAAS annual meeting in Philadelphia Human activities now dominate the natural systems of the planet, according to Stanford ecologist Harold Mooney. "In a very real sense, we cannot escape responsibility for managing our impact on those systems. It's time for scientists to take stock of what we know, and what we need to learn, so society can act on that responsibility." That is why Mooney and four other internationally prominent scientists are calling on their colleagues worldwide to join forces in a one- to two-year assessment of the state of biodiversity on Earth. On Friday, Feb. 13, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia, the five including two past presidents of AAAS will introduce plans for the International Biodiversity Observation Year, to begin in 2001. "We're asking the world's best scientists to take a year or two to put their minds to this problem: How can biodiversity science be elevated to the forefront of the scientific agenda?" said Mooney, who is professor of biological sciences at Stanford and secretary-general of the International Council of Scientific Unions. Mooney is co-organizer of the AAAS symposium with population ecologist Jos Sarukhn, professor and former rector of UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Sarukhn, currently a visiting professor at the Center for Conservation Biology and the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford, is the chair of a committee of scientists who have volunteered to organize the International Biodiversity Observation Year dubbed IBOY. He and Mooney will be joined in the symposium by three other prominent scientists. Microbiologist Rita Colwell is past president of AAAS and current president of the Biotechnology Institute at the University of Maryland; President Clinton recently announced his intention to nominate her as deputy director of the National Science Foundation. AAAS past president Jane Lubchenco, a marine ecologist at Oregon State University, is a member of the National Science Board. Evolutionary biologist Michael J. Donoghue is director of the Harvard University Herbaria. The five are calling on their fellow scientists to join them at AAAS to discuss the program in its planning stages. They will discuss the urgent need to fill in the gaps of information about biodiversity at every level, from the genetic variability of individual species to the workings of ecosystems and to add that to data about how human societies interact with and depend on natural systems. They'll suggest some short-term, intensive international projects that could achieve concrete results during IBOY. Among the projects already proposed for IBOY is a global census of deep-sea organisms, drawn from scientific collections around the world, to make photos and data about sea creatures available to all via the World Wide Web. Another project will launch a world-wide system to watch out for the health of coral reefs: scientists experienced in evaluating coral ecosystems will train scientists in tropical nations to monitor their own local reefs. The project is to be coordinated by DIVERSITAS , a scientific program under the auspices of UNESCO, the International Council of Scientific Unions and other scientific societies. Its mission is to promote research on fundamental aspects of biodiversity, and to relate the results to policies on conservation and sustainable management. "Most nations in world except the U.S. have ratified the 1992 Convention on Biodiversity," Sarukhn said. "The benefit of IBOY to these nations, and to the international organizations working with them on sustainability issues, will be scientific information to help fulfill the provisions of that convention." Sarukhn said that IBOY is inspired by the International Geophysical Year in 1957, when scientists worked together across national and academic boundaries to advance knowledge about the earth, oceans and atmosphere. "Like the IGY, this process will focus on projects amenable to international cooperation in data collection, with room for scientists from developing nations to participate, however modestly. We expect to integrate what is already known and to add new data to advance the state of knowledge about biodiversity and earth's living systems." -30- Reporters' Note: Background information will be available early in February at http://www-leland.stanford.edu/dept/news/release/980204iboybkgrd.html . DIVERSITAS is an international program headquartered in Paris. It was created in 1991 to stimulate Biodiversity Sciences, under the auspices of The International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP). DIVERSITAS will maintain a web page to chronicle the progress of the International Biodiversity Observation Year, at http://www.lmcp.jussieu.fr/icsu/DIVERSITAS/ . For more details about the AAAS annual meeting in Philadelphia, see www.aaas.org/. This article is available electronically at http://www.stanford.edu/news/ It also is available electronically on the national Eurekalert! web site http://www.eurekalert.org . By Janet Basu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 6 12:02:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08850; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 12:02:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02260; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 12:04:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002174; Fri, 6 Feb 98 12:03:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA11470; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 16:27:28 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA11465; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 11:27:23 -0500 Received: (qmail 3458 invoked by uid 0); 6 Feb 1998 16:23:05 -0000 Message-ID: <19980206162305.3457.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 205.214.205.32 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Fri, 06 Feb 1998 08:23:05 PST X-Originating-IP: [205.214.205.32] From: "jean-michel hurtel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Fieldwork Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 08:23:05 PST Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 56 "Kyrimba", schooner 63 feet, 7 berths, cargo hold , 150 hp, long range. We can take on board scientists, students or anyone needing a boat for fieldwork or lodging in islands or remote areas. We are now in the Caribbean region and plan to go to the south Pacific. Regards J.M.Hurtel M.D. PhD. kyrimb@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 6 13:56:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA22279; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 13:56:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA06738; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 13:58:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006734; Fri, 6 Feb 98 13:58:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA11905; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 18:32:40 GMT Received: from iztacala.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA11900; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 13:32:19 -0500 Received: from localhost (tvjred@localhost) by iztacala.unam.mx (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA03964 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 12:21:42 -0600 Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 12:21:41 -0600 (CST) From: Tovar Juarez Edgar To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Diseases in corals 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: 57 Does anyone know E-mail of James Servino or some photogrphs of all diseases in hermatypics corals of the Caribbean sea and Atlantic Ocean. Please direct responses directly to Edgar Tovar at tvjred@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. Sincerely: Edgar Tovar. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 6 15:43:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23947; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:43:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA10868; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:45:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010855; Fri, 6 Feb 98 15:44:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA12278; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 20:30:41 GMT Received: from hil-img-6.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA12273; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:30:36 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by hil-img-6.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id PAA27941 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:32:15 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 15:31:31 -0500 From: Thomas Peschak <106064.775@compuserve.com> Subject: South African Coral Reefs To: "(unknown)" Message-ID: <199802061532_MC2-323D-EC7B@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id PAA23947 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 58 Dear Coral List Subscribers I was wondering weather you would be so kind as to help me with the following query. I am trying to get in touch with Scientists and Researchers who have worked or are currently working on the Coral Reefs off Maputaland, Natal, South Africa. If anyone knows the E-mail adresses of such people, I would be most greatfull if you could send them to me at : 106064.775@compuserve.com. I require this information concerning a Research proposal. Very little can be found in readily available literature and I need to know what work has been carried out and what the future agenda is for that region, so as to avoid duplication of earlier or proposed research. . Thanks for any information in advance Cheers Thomas P. Peschak From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 6 19:28:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA26347; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 19:28:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA17708; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 19:29:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017702; Fri, 6 Feb 98 19:29:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA01204; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 00:17:54 GMT Received: from mail.bogo.co.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA01199; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 19:17:48 -0500 Received: from kenn.bogo.co.uk (kenn.bogo.co.uk [193.192.194.110]) by mail.bogo.co.uk (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA12318 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 00:06:14 GMT Message-Id: <3.0.5.16.19980206201537.37ff73ca@mail.bogo.co.uk> X-Sender: kenn@mail.bogo.co.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (16) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 20:15:37 +0000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "K.H. von Kaufmann" Subject: E.Africa floods reef effects: summary of replies so far. 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: 59 Dear Coral-listers, Here is the information I have received so far on the effects of the floods in East Africa on local reefs. Several people asked for information and I hope it may also be of interest to other list subscribers. Nothing specific on the current floods effects, but am still looking and will get round to reading some of the publications listed at the end. ----------- If you have internet www access, you may want to check the ocean colour page at seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov. There is access to the NASA DAAC center which distributes seawifs data, and you may browse images online for the area of concern. [have looked at this site. V good for ocean imagery, such as phytoplankton seasonal changes. Nothing so far on the EA floods] ------------- I was struck by how silted up the northern reefs are, major influences being the Tana River and the generally north-bound currents. The latter are however reversed during the ?NE monsoon period. There has certainly been argument about the role of silt-laden seasonally south-bound currents onthe Watamu reefs, but I have not seen mention of impacts other than local ones (e.g. Kilifi?) further south than that. -------------- The East African Wildlife Society often has articles on the reefs in their magazine "Swara." The East African Wild Life Society, P.O. Box 20110, Nairobi, KENYA Phone: +254 2748170 Fax: +254 2746868 E-Mail: Eawls@elci.gn.apc.org ------------- I'm a coral biologist working in Mombasa trying to monitor the effects of various stressors on coral reefs. I have recorded a local mortality event at the mouth of a temporary river/stream caused by flooding over a shallow back reef lagoon, and imagine it's a fairly common phenomenon at odd points along the coast. However I haven't seen any large scale impacts, and none where water depths are greater than 30 cm. or so. ------------ Dr. Tim McClanahan responds: .... We have a number of study sites for studying coral, fish, algae, sponges, snails and a few other things in or just outside of the Malindi Marine park as well as many other study sites that might be affected by runoff. So, yes we have a reasonable amount of information on the status of reefs in Kenya and will hopefully be able to determine the effect of these changes on them. I will attach a list of publications of which a few will interest you. Our most recent publication is the one in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology on sediments which summarizes a long-term study. Coral Reef Conservation Project Publications: McClanahan, T.R., Glaesel, H. Rubens, J. & Kiambo, R. 1997. The effects of traditional fisheries management on fisheries yields and the coral-reef ecosystems of southern Kenya. Environmental Conservation 24(2): 105-120 McClanahan, T.R. & Obura, D. 1997. Sedimentation effects on shallow coral communities in Kenya. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 209: 103-122 McClanahan, T.R. 1988. Seasonality in East Africa's coastal waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 44: 191-199. McClanahan, T.R. & Muthiga, N.A. 1988. Changes in Kenyan coral reef community structure and function due to exploitation. Hydrobiologia 66: 269-276. POPULAR AND SEMI-POPULAR ARTICLES McClanahan, T.R. 1997. Empty Ark? Swara 20(2): 7. McClanahan, T.R. 1997. Letter from Under the Sea. Wildlife Conservation. 100 (2): 6-7 McClanahan, T.R. 1997. Fish Critical to Coral Reefs. Wildlife Conservation 100 (1): 8 McClanahan, T.R. 1995. The Shell Game. Wildlife Conservation McClanahan, T.R. 1995. Pale Corals. Wildlife Conservation 98(1):10. McClanahan, T.R. 1995. Creation of a Marine Park. Swara 17(6): 18-20. McClanahan, T.R. 1994. Snails' Pace. Sea Frontiers 40(4):46-49. McClanahan, T.R. 1992. Triggerfish: Coral reef keystone predators. Swara 15: 15:16 McClanahan, T.R. 1991. Conservation of Tropical Marine Molluscs. Reef Encounter 9: 12-13. McClanahan, T.R. 1990. Are Conservationists fish bigots? Bioscience (Viewpoint): 40: 2. McClanahan, T.R. 1990. Shell collecting and coral reefs. Swara 13(2):8-9. McClanahan, T.R. & Muthiga, N.A. 1988. Kenya's coastal fisheries. Swara 11(1): 8-9. McClanahan, T.R. 1987. Overfishing and coral reef degradation: a preliminary report from East Africa. Conservation Biology 1(2): 97-99. Technical Reports Obura, D. & McClanahan, T.R. (1994). Status of Malindi Marine Park: Study of the 1991 and 1992 Sabaki River Sediment Discharge on the Park's Coral Community. Coral Reef Conservation Project Report ---------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 9 12:31:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09436; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 12:31:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA06185; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 12:33:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006165; Mon, 9 Feb 98 12:32:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA07820; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:09:01 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA07815; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 12:08:35 -0500 Received: from biolpc212.york.ac.uk (biolpc212.york.ac.uk [144.32.10.24]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA22549; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:09:41 GMT Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:09:41 -0800 (PST) From: Nicola Marchesi To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: nvm100@york.ac.uk Subject: MPAs Management Message-ID: X-X-Sender: nvm100@imap.york.ac.uk 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: 60 Dear All, I'm currently conducting a comparative study of management strategies applied in MPAs. In order to collect fresh and reliable information I prepared a Survey Questionaire for MPA Managers. My intention is to send the Questionaire via E-mail so that respondents can reply to my message, fill it in (takes 20 min) and send it back with no hassle. I thought that posting it here on the list was not appropriate so, if you are involved in marine parks management and you think you have valuable information, please reply to me personally and I'll send you a copy of the Questionaire. Thank you for your help and time ! My E-mail address : nvm100@york.ac.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. Nicola Marchesi B11 Ingram court M.Res. Marine & Coastal Ecology Garrowby way, Heslington & Environmental Management York YO1 5DL University of York Mobile tel 0335 6633182 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 9 17:40:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA13637; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:40:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA18912; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:42:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018899; Mon, 9 Feb 98 17:41:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA08776; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 22:34:46 GMT Received: from URIACC.URI.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA08771; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:34:37 -0500 Received: by URIACC.URI.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R3a) via spool with SMTP id 4312 ; Mon, 09 Feb 1998 17:34:52 EST Received: from URIACC.URI.EDU (NJE origin JLAN7796@URIACC) by URIACC.URI.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 2298; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:34:52 -0500 Date: Mon, 09 Feb 98 17:31:41 EST From: jenn To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.263 Message-Id: <980209.173451.EST.JLAN7796@URIACC.URI.EDU> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 61 Hello Everyone! I am doing a presentation on the destruction of coral reefs by cyanide in the Philippines and the Maldives Islands. If anyone knows where I could find some information to get started, I would appreciate that very much. Please email me at: jlan7796@uriacc.uri.edu with any information that you might have. Thank you, Jennifer Langheld From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 9 18:01:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA13824; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:01:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA19343; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:03:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019335; Mon, 9 Feb 98 18:02:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA08810; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 22:57:40 GMT Received: from iztacala.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA08805; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 17:57:33 -0500 Received: from localhost (epcoria@localhost) by iztacala.unam.mx (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA16838 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 16:54:04 -0600 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 16:54:03 -0600 (CST) From: "Palacios Coria Eduardo (st)" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Use of stony corals 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 Dear coral-listers Does anyone know of any references (photos, papers, books, videos, etc.)on the use of stony corals for building purposes in ancient and recent constructions. Please direct responses directly to Eduardo Palacios Coria at epcoria@tlali.iztacala.unam-mx. Thanks you for any asistance you may be able to provide Sincerely Eduardo Palacios Coria From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 10 10:46:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA21469; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 10:46:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08649; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 10:48:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008578; Tue, 10 Feb 98 10:47:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA10354; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:35:19 GMT Received: from taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA10349; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 10:34:32 -0500 Received: from kat1003 (helo=localhost) by taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.854 #1) id 0y2Him-0007Sf-00; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:35:40 +0000 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:35:40 +0000 (GMT) From: "K.A. Teleki" To: Coral-List Subject: Seeking Expedition Member Message-ID: 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 KAA21469 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 63 The Southern Seychelles Atoll Research Programme will undertake a multi - and inter - disciplinary research programme to study the shallow marine and terrestrial environments and environmental history of 4 remote islands in the Southern Seychelles, Indian Ocean, incorporating studies of i) island stratigraphy and topography; ii) shallow marine hydrodynamics and sedimentation; iii) coral reef structure and ecosystem functioning; iv) population dynamics of reef-dwelling fish and turtles; and v) reef invertebrates and bioerosion. The Programme includes training components for local scientists and is focused towards the preparation of scientifically-informed management plans. Our prime focus will be the sea-level platform reef complex of Providence - Cerf and the raised reef island of St. Pierre, with visits to Alphonse Atoll, Southern Amirantes on the outward leg, and Aldabra Atoll on the return leg. If time allows, we may also visit the islands of Farquhar and/or Cosmoledo. These are sites where all team members have a scientific interest and opportunities for inter-disciplinary collaboration; and where the Research Programme can make a significant contribution to scientific knowledge of this region. The following are the primary areas of interest of the scientific programme: 1. Physical geography and island geology 2. Benthic community structure and coral species inventory 3. Coral reef fish community structure and species inventory 4. Reef invertebrates and bioerosion 5. Marine turtles The expedition is due to leave from Mahe Seychelles on 18 MARCH 1998 and return 8 MAY 1998. We currently have 7 members of the scientific team and are seeking ONE MORE MEMBER. This member MUST have extensive field experience and have the scientific background to compliment the physical geography and island geology portion of the programme. As each member is making a financial contribution to the funding of the expedition the member being sought will be required to contribute 2000 ($3300 USD). This will cover the costs on board the ship BUT does NOT include airfare to the Seychelles, local costs in Mahe and personal equipment. CLOSING DATE: 1200 GMT Friday 20 FEB 1998 All interested persons should please send (email/fax preferred) a one page letter of application and a brief CV (3 page MAX) to: Dr Tom Spencer Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography University of Cambridge Downing Place Cambridge CB3 2EN Tel. +44 (0) 1223 333350 Fax +44 (0) 1223 355674 email: ts111@hermes.cam.ac.uk _______________________________________________________________ Kristian A. Teleki Tel +44 1223 333399 (General) Cambridge Coastal Research Unit +44 1223 339775 (Direct) Department of Geography University of Cambridge Fax +44 1223 355674 Downing Place Cambridge CB2 3EN Email: kat1003@cus.cam.ac.uk United Kingdom _______________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 10 16:48:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA04266; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:48:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA25357; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:50:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025353; Tue, 10 Feb 98 16:50:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11125; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 21:38:41 GMT Received: from mailsys.senate.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA11120; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:38:30 -0500 Received: from mailexc2.senate.gov by mailsys.senate.gov; (8.8.5/SCO5) id QAA15720; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:40:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccMail by mailexc2.senate.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.11 Enterprise) id 003CCFC2; Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:40:07 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:03:24 -0500 Message-ID: <003CCFC2.1947@commerce.senate.gov> From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Subject: Coral conservation 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 64 Greetings. I am a Sea Grant Fellow working in the office of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries. We are currently reviewing a bill that passed through the House that targets coral reef conservation. I am writing to invite you to submit to me your questions, comments, or concerns to assist us as we go through the markup and amendment process. Let me know what is good, bad, or missing. You can access the text of the bill (H.R. 2233) directly at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d105:18:./temp/~bds81k::|bss/d 105query.html| I know it is long but it will take you directly to the bill. You can also access legislative history via www.congress.gov and inputting HR2233 in the quick search box. I am particularly interested in comments regarding the definition of a coral reef in Section 3, part 2. You can reply directly to me at Thank you, Stephanie Bailenson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 11 11:11:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA11272; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:11:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14949; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 11:12:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014932; Wed, 11 Feb 98 11:12:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12867; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 15:00:31 GMT Received: from arl-img-1.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA12861; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:00:25 -0500 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by arl-img-1.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id KAA09755 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:01:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 10:00:58 -0500 From: "Julian F. Sprung" Subject: Message from Internet To: Coral list Message-ID: <199802111001_MC2-32E6-F850@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id LAA11272 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 65 Jennifer Langheld wrote: Hello Everyone! I am doing a presentation on the destruction of coral reefs by cyanide in the Philippines and the Maldives Islands. If anyone knows where I could find some information to get started, I would appreciate that very much. Please email me at: jlan7796@uriacc.uri.edu with any information that you might have. Thank you, Jennifer Langheld Dear Jennifer, Are there reports of Cyanide fishing in the Maldives??? I had not heard about it. The Philippines and Indonesia are the main regions where this practice has spread. I am interested in the subject, not just because I think it is a serious problem, which it certainly is, but also because there is an unproved assumption in your inquiry, and in the anecdotal reports of others, that cyanide kills corals. I have a hunch that it does not. However, its widespread use as a fishing method would certainly be harmful to reefs because of the massive fish mortalities cyanide fishing causes, and the ease with which it is used to remove the big fish (and the demand for these fish, live, at insane value to wealthy Asians). The problem is compounded by dynamite fishing and other physically destructive methods employed in the same regions. I recall an article by Dr. Shinn in which he described how Acropora cervicornis inserted into crude oil for extended periods of time was unharmed (though oil with dispersants killed it). The corals were protected by their mucus. I suspect that with cyanide sprayed on them the corals' mucus would provide protection until tidal flushing washed away the poison, which would happen quite rapidly. I have not personally tested this, so my "observations" are from the armchair. However, I received an interesting e-mail message-- posted to this list last June- that seems to confirm my suspicions. I reproduce it for you here: "As you may know, the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, GEF, AusAID, JICA and the Government of Indonesia are formulating a major Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project in Indonesia and we seekthe cooperation of Coral-List members in providing the technical backstopping for this ambitious undertaking. One of the unresolved areas debated in Indonesia and the Philippines is the extent to which coral reefs can recover from cyanide poisoning associated with illegal fishing for the live fish trade. In a 1986 paper, Peter Rubec noted that researchers in the Philippines were divided on the question of whether squirting sodium cyanide at coral reefs caused their death. "Scleratinian corals reacted by retracting their polyps and exuding a mucoid substance. In a matter of minutes, the polyps came out again positioned in the usual way." "A second dose was given four months after the first. A day after the second application, all corals appeared to have recovered. But when the stations were revisited three months later, all corals in the test quadrats were dead." The results may have been confounded by an outbreak of COTS (Acanthaster sp.). Can anyone explain a mechanism that would allow the corals to survive for four months after the first dose, apparently recover after the second dose, and then appear to have died 3 months later? What have other field or laboratory tests shown in relation to recovery rates following cyanide poisoning?" Peter King Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines From: Peter N. King To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: riskmj@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA, sbettencourt@worldbank.org Subject: Recovery from cyanide poisoning Considering Mr. King's question, it should be obvious that the coral mortality was from an unrelated causes (perhaps just Acanthaster, but also possibly high water temp, or disease). It is easy to jump to conclusions, i.e. cyanide is a poison, therefore it must kill corals. It may very well do so, but without proper, controlled experiments, it is irresposible to claim that it does. That it is harmful to reefs by virtue of fish removal is something easier to demonstrate. Perhaps you can find the reference info you are looking for by contacting Mr. King. Good luck with your work and beware the temptation to claim you know why corals die! Sincerely, Julian Sprung From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 11 13:07:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA13293; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 13:07:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA21085; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 13:08:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021061; Wed, 11 Feb 98 13:08:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA01274; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:17:04 GMT Received: from mailsys.senate.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA01269; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:17:00 -0500 Received: from mailexc2.senate.gov by mailsys.senate.gov; (8.8.5/SCO5) id MAA10313; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:18:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccMail by mailexc2.senate.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.11 Enterprise) id 003D1C01; Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:20:32 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 12:17:45 -0500 Message-ID: <003D1C01.1947@commerce.senate.gov> From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Subject: Coral conservation, part 2 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 66 Some members have told me that they have been unable to access HR 2233 via the long string I sent in my original message. I'd suggest going to http://www.congress.gov and entering HR 2233 in the Quick Search box. This will bring you to the options for this Bill. You can access the text version that was referred to the Senate as well as earlier drafts, amendments, and the House Committee Report. I look forward to hearing from you, Stephanie Bailenson ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: Coral conservation Author: Stephanie Bailenson at Commerce-DC Date: 2/10/98 4:03 PM Greetings. I am a Sea Grant Fellow working in the office of the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries. We are currently reviewing a bill that passed through the House that targets coral reef conservation. I am writing to invite you to submit to me your questions, comments, or concerns to assist us as we go through the markup and amendment process. Let me know what is good, bad, or missing. You can access the text of the bill (H.R. 2233) directly at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d105:18:./temp/~bds81k::|bss/d 105query.html| I know it is long but it will take you directly to the bill. You can also access legislative history via www.congress.gov and inputting HR2233 in the quick search box. I am particularly interested in comments regarding the definition of a coral reef in Section 3, part 2. You can reply directly to me at Thank you, Stephanie Bailenson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 12 11:15:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA23011; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:15:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA04787; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:16:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004777; Thu, 12 Feb 98 11:16:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA04176; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:03:43 GMT Received: from crs.loc.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA04171; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 10:03:17 -0500 Received: from CRSMAIL-Message_Server by crs.loc.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 10:02:22 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 10:01:18 -0500 From: Gene Buck To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral info for Congress Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 67 Coral group: I'm seeking contacts/articles that might give me a current perspective on several issues where I'm receiving queries from U.S. congressional staff. Any suggestions of who to chat with or what recent articles to track down would be extremely helpful. I'm looking more for "overview" information rather than in-depth coverage at this point, although I may need to go further as this issue evolves. Specific issues where I could use some assistance include: a) a current update on Florida Bay restoration activities; b) global perspective on the changing views of coral disease in recent years -- what are the thoughts/understandings on what may be/is happening; and c) anyone with the perspective that would allow comments on the comparison and contrast of coral and reef conservation-related activities in Florida and Hawaii. Thanks in advance for whatever might be provided. Gene Buck, Senior Analyst Congressional Research Service Washington, DC gbuck@crs.loc.gov fax: (202) 707-7289 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 12 16:28:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA28465; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:28:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23271; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:29:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023237; Thu, 12 Feb 98 16:29:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA04879; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 20:46:50 GMT Received: from italy.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04874; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:46:46 -0500 Received: from 38.30.52.56 (ip173.miami5.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.51.173]) by italy.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA12620 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 12:47:47 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <34E319A0.2B@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:47:44 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Reply-To: reefkeeper@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: coastal development impacts on 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: 68 Dear coral listers: I am looking for information or references on recent (1990-) incidents of direct coastal development impacts on coral reefs (i.e., sedimentation burial, dredging damage, degradation due to chronic siltation, etc). I am also looking for sources of photos that show such impacts. The information and photos will be used in the preparation of a policy paper for distribution to coastal zone management decisionmakers. Any help, no matter how small it may seem, will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Alexander Stone ReefKeeper International From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 13 00:50:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA01082; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 00:50:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA29841; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 00:52:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029837; Fri, 13 Feb 98 00:51:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA05930; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 05:17:32 GMT Received: from UPIMSRGSMTP10 by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA05925; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 00:17:28 -0500 Received: from upmajb02.msn.com - 204.95.110.74 by msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 12 Feb 1998 21:18:33 -0800 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 98 08:15:27 UT From: "BRAD KAFFENBERGER" Message-Id: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: spiny lobster Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 69 I am looking for any information on the conservation of the spiny lobster populations of the caribbean. I am going to be putting on a presentation about the Turks and Caicos Island, in about a month or so, and my main focus will be on their declining lobster populations. Any recent attemps to sustain this problem, or any news on the issu what so ever will be great. Sincerely Yours, Brad Kaffenberger kaff4042@msn.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 13 13:17:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA09145; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:17:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17421; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:19:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017399; Fri, 13 Feb 98 13:19:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA07014; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 17:06:18 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA07009; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:06:14 -0500 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id MAA03290; Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:07:19 -0500 Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:07:19 -0500 Message-Id: <199802131707.MAA03290@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Possible Bleaching -- Great Barrier Reef 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 70 The following note is being posted at our Hotspot Website at NOAA/NESDIS: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Any information/confirmation would be apprecieated... Al Strong NOTES: February 10, 1998 SSTs have warmed considerably off the eastern coast of Australia during the past few weeks. Our "HotSpot" chart indicates bleaching may have begun in the southernmost region of the Great Barrier Reef. To my knowledge, our SSTs from 1984 have not seen anything quite this warm. Please provide us with information from the field on this unprecedented event. AES From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 14 10:53:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA15599; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:53:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA14472; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:55:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014468; Sat, 14 Feb 98 10:55:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA10003; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 15:02:08 GMT Received: from mailhost.IntNet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA09998; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:02:04 -0500 Received: from daffodil.InfoChan.COM by mailhost.IntNet.net (8.8.5/INTNET/SMI-SVR4) id KAA08596; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:03:44 -0500 (EST) X-Auth: [208.135.98.66] Received: from ntsa14.infochan.com by daffodil.InfoChan.COM (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AD02573; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:55:48 -0500 Message-Id: <00c301bd3959$a5b950e0$4e6587d0@MyPC.infochan.com> From: "Robert Murray" To: "CORAL-LIST" Subject: FAO: Coral Reef Researchers & Students / Academic Programme Coordinaters Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:45:13 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A3_01BD392D.3F1E3DE0" 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 71 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01BD392D.3F1E3DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 ANY PERSONS INTERESTED IN CONDUCTING TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH OR = PARTICIPATING IN TROPICAL MARINE FIELD COURSES, PLEASE READ ON =20 =20 New research and study opportunities are now available at the Discovery = Bay Marine Laboratory (University of the West Indies). =20 Researchers, university field-course & marine programme co-ordinators, = and students of marine biology (undergraduate and postgraduate) are = invited to contact us directly to discuss their research interests. = Students wishing to add a season/year of fieldwork to their university = degree programmes are considered eligible for subsidy. =20 DBML is located on the north coast of Jamaica, immediately adjacent to a = classically defined fringing reef to which travel takes less than 10 = minutes by boat. 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------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01BD392D.3F1E3DE0-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 14 14:54:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA15950; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 14:54:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16046; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 14:55:50 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016042; Sat, 14 Feb 98 14:55:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA10319; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 18:54:11 GMT Received: from norway.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA10314; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 13:54:07 -0500 Received: from [38.26.12.83] (ip83.an1-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.12.83]) by norway.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA13285 for ; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:55:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 10:55:01 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: cnidaria@earthlink.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 72 In response to J. Sprung Statement SPRUNG WROTE:I am interested in the subject, not just because I think it is a serious problem, which it certainly is, but also because there is an unproved assumption in your inquiry, and in the anecdotal reports of others, that cyanide kills corals. I have a hunch that it does not. CERVINO: (#1)There is evidence that cyanide does infact kill corals. The GCRA was on assignment in the Philippines, and have documentation of coral heads completely killed by cyanide. We have photos of corals completely killed after exposure to cyanide. The sites were pointed out by EX cyanide fisherman of colonies of Acropora sp. These corals were absent of tissue after the squirting was completed. These colonies had been vacant of tissue and overgrown with algae for 2 years. Reefs off Malaysia (Borneo) were also affected by cyanide back in late 1980s These particular coral colonies have never regained their zooxanthallae after repeated squirts of cyanide within the Acroporid colony, complete tissue degradation and slight dissolving of the Ca skeleton was evident. (#2) Dr. Robert Richmond of the University of Guam should be contacted for video and data showing the impact of cyanide on corals at much lower concentrations than fishermen use. SPRUNG: However, its widespread use as a fishing method would certainly be harmful to reefs because of the massive fish mortalities cyanide fishing causes, and the ease with which it is used to remove the big fish (and the demand for these fish, live, at insane value to wealthy Asians). CERVINO: What is being overlooked here, is that the damage is not just being suffered by the fish, which are indeed suffering high mortalities due to cyanide. The cyanide is clearly taking a toll on the corals as well. Though the mucus cover can protect corals from certain invasive stressors, it is not protective enough to withstand the poisoning effect of cyanide, as we have seen to be dramatically demonstrated by the reefs in islands of the Philippines. We must also identify with the massive destruction of reefs for the importation of corals for the aquarium trade. The GCRA is calling for a complete ban on any importation of corals to the US, due to the threat reefs are under from natural and anthropogenic disturbances. This immoral practice must be stopped and should have been called for during the International Year of The Reef. SPRUNG: One of the unresolved areas debated in Indonesia and the Philippines is the extent to which coral reefs can recover from cyanide poisoning associated with illegal fishing for the live fish trade. In a 1986 paper, Peter Rubec noted that researchers in the Philippines were divided on the question of whether squirting sodium cyanide at coral reefs caused their death. "Scleratinian corals reacted by retracting their polyps and exuding a mucoid substance. In a matter of minutes, the polyps came out again positioned in the usual way." "A second dose was given four months after the first. A day after the second application, all corals appeared to have recovered. CERVINO: WHO WERE THE RESEARCHERS INVOLVED? WERE THEY SCIENTISTS or LAB TECHS?WORKING FOR AQUARIUM TRADE OR DEVELOPERS? Yes, we agree that corals expend energy pumping their epidermal muco-ciliary system when they are removing sediments, or exposed to increased temperatures and pollution. This process is used by the coral to protect itself from natural disturbances. When cyanide is used for the aquarium trade to capture fish, this compounds the negative affects that are happening to the coral, which can lead to coral diseases, or immediate death from the exposure to the cyanide. In response to the stress of cyanide, the coral produces mucus as a defense. This mucus creates a wider surface area on the tops of coral heads. This additional mucus will attract naturally occurring bacteria, which will utilize the coral mucus as an energy source. Those bacteria can cause coral mortalities by producing toxins, eventually leading to anoxia (Mitchell & Chet, 1975, Peters 78 Rublee et al. 80). We also noticed white band disease, red band disease, black band disease, and a new fungal disease affecting the Porites sp. in the Batangas region of the Philippines. Also most of the corals have cyanobacteria colonizing over the coral colonies. SPRUNG: I recall an article by Dr. Shinn in which he described how Acropora cervicornis inserted into crude oil for extended periods of time was unharmed (though oil with dispersants killed it). The corals were protected by their mucus. I suspect that with cyanide sprayed on them the corals' mucus would provide protection until tidal flushing washed away the poison, which would happen quite rapidly. CERVINO:According to J.B.C. Jackson et. al. 1-6-89, Science vol. 243: Subtidal Reefs: "Populations of subtitle sessile organisms were surveyed on six fringing reefs between Isla Margarita and Isla Grande within 1 year before and 4 months after the oil spill. Abundance of most common scleractinian coral genera in depths <3m decreased by 76%; even at 9 to 12 m the drop was 45%. Reductions were less at Isla Margarita and generally absent on the unoiled reefs, except at one site northeast of Portabelo for no apparent reason. This relation between amount of oiling on the six reefs and decrease in coral cover was significant for 0 to 3m. Sublethal effects were also substantial, bleaching, swelling of tissues, mucus production, recently dead corals with loss of tissue, and globs of oil were evident on the surviving corals. In some cases, bleached or dead areas were surrounded by a black halo characteristic of bacterial infection. Both the frequency and size of recently dead lesions on the commonest massive corals increased markedly with the amount of oil at each reef and decreased with water depth. These effects were also species specific. In the case of S. siderea, which suffered most, new partial mortality was still disproportionately common on heavily oiled reefs 1 year after the spill, not to mention the other marine organisms". CLOSING THOUGHTS ON CYANIDE FISHING: According to International Marine Life Alliance, since 1960, more than a million kilograms sodium cyanide-has been used on the reefs in the Philippines to stun and capture ornamental aquarium fish, and now this practice has spread to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The IMA have been implementing safe capture methods (using nets) for obtaining these fish, due to the negative affects it is having on the coral reefs. An IMA paperback is available with photos from regarding the efforts and strategies for safe capture of these fish for the aquarium and restaurant trade in Asia. If we cannot ban the capture of fish from for the aquarium trade, the safe methods of capture must be mandatory. Scientists and local governments must come together to ban the importation of corals for the aquarium trade. Hopefully this can be one of the goals for the International Year of the Ocean! ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 14 19:23:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA16562; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 19:22:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA18528; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 19:24:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018521; Sat, 14 Feb 98 19:24:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA10606; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 23:36:54 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA10601; Sat, 14 Feb 1998 18:36:50 -0500 Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.14.183]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 581-43702U150000L150000S0) with SMTP id AAA23135 for ; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 07:37:39 +0800 Message-ID: <34E60D8A.D69@tm.net.my> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 05:32:58 +0800 From: DBaker Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0GoldC-NSCP (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Anti-Fouling & Reef Ecology 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 Hi Coral-L, Can someone summarize the chemical reaction that makes anti-fouling paints effective in detering marine life from attaching to boat hulls - from a small row boat to a super tanker? What types of anti-fouling paints are commonly used? Are there any systems that utilize an electrical discharge field rather than paints? I am also curious as to how this may affect the marine ecology - especially coral reefs. Can marinas & coral reefs "live" together or will the anti-fouling [and ,of course, other waste loads associated] be a toxic problem? I have heard of marinas virtually destroying nearby ecosystems in Europe based on anti-fouling residues. Is this true? If a small boat's anti fouling paint has a toxic effect to its surroundings...then can we imagine the effect that a large cargo ship has? ...Or, an entire harbor full of large ships? Anyone have opinions & data on this syndrome? Don Baker THE REEF PROJECT Borneo From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 15 01:34:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA16965; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 01:34:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA22552; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 01:36:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022546; Sun, 15 Feb 98 01:36:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA11021; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 06:00:37 GMT Received: from camel14.mindspring.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA11016; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 01:00:31 -0500 Received: from 209.86.10.61 (user-38lc2ht.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.10.61]) by camel14.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id BAA05945 for ; Sun, 15 Feb 1998 01:01:27 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <34E63E2E.834B518@mindspring.com> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 01:00:46 +0000 From: Sander Reply-To: skean1@mindspring.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral info Subject: whale watch X-Priority: 3 (Normal) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 74 Sorry for cluttering up the system a bit but I thought someone here might be able to advise. I'm looking for a whale watching trip around the 18th Feb in the Bahamas or Carib. A gift for my very significant other. Anyone have any ideas on location? Dom Rep? Dominica? Grenadines? Dive ops a plus. If I'm out of line with this request please let me know. I'm new at this and still don't know all of the protocols. Thanks, peace, Sander From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 16 08:41:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA19872; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 08:41:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05976; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 08:43:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005967; Mon, 16 Feb 98 08:43:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13410; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 12:37:01 GMT Received: from isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA13405; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 07:36:56 -0500 Received: from ppp5.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.92 #2) id m0y4Pnr-0011W4C; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 07:37:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 07:31:55 -0800 (PST) From: Erich Mueller To: Coral List , Marbio List , FISH-SCI list Subject: Pigeon Key courses 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 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 75 Apologies for any cross-postings. Second Circular - Note March 20 application deadline. 1998 Advanced Courses in Tropical Marines Sciences Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center 16-23 August, 1998 The following courses are offered for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Working professionals desiring to gain current information in these topic areas are also encouraged to apply. The courses take a hands-on approach and address current issues in the respective fields. Each course will be limited to 12 students. **************************************************************************** Reproduction and Recruitment in Tropical Marine Fishes Jonathan M. Shenker, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology Description: This course will address topics ranging from reproductive behavior and physiology to a "larva-eye" view of the pelagic environment to broad ocean-wide processes that affect recruitment. There will be focus on characterizing various processes as possible "bottlenecks" in the population dynamics of fish species, and the implication of these bottlenecks for fisheries management. Both general principles as well as details specific to the Florida Keys will be discussed. Larval and juvenile fishes will be sampled from pelagic habitats for taxonomic analysis, behavior observations and measurements of growth rates, including age/growth estimation through otolith analysis. Fish behavior in the field will also be observed. Experiments will be conducted to quantify nightly recruitment levels at artificial reefs deployed near Pigeon Key. Student teams will coordinate collection of different data sets for presentation at end of class. Prerequisites: College level biology courses are required. Courses in vertebrate zoology, fisheries biology, developmental biology, ecology, physical oceanography and general marine sciences will be helpful. SCUBA optional. Course cost: $750.00 *************************************************************************** Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., Tetra Tech, Inc. Description: During the last two decades, the potential for severe impacts to coral reef populations and communities from the effects of various diseases has been recognized. Diseases have been described affecting corals, fish, coralline algae, and sea urchins, sometimes with wide-ranging effects. This course will introduce students to the field of pathobiology of marine organisms. The focus of lectures, dives and laboratory sessions will be on diseases affecting hard corals, but information will also be presented on diseases of other reef organisms.Methods of studying diseases will include collection of field monitoring data and physiological, histological and microbiological techniques. The course will provide students with a state-of-the-art overview of reef pathobiology, experience with relevant techniques, and an understanding of the need for a multidisciplinary approach to its study. Prerequisites: College level biology courses and SCUBA certification are required. Courses in invertebrate zoology, microbiology, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, histology or marine sciences will be helpful. Course cost: $800.00. ************************************************************************** Credit The PKMRC is not offering credit through any institution. However, the PKMRC and instructors will work with the students' institutions to provide credit if possible (through directed studies, research courses, etc.). The student, or institutional representative, should then let the instructor know what requirements are necessary. For example, credit-seeking students may have to write a paper or take an exam. This approach allows us to keep our costs down and eliminate any potential dificulties with transfer of credit. Costs The course fee includes all course materials, accommodations (in the newly-restored, historic dormitory), all meals (dinner, 8/16 through breakfast on 8/23), SCUBA costs and weights. Participants should provide mask, fins and snorkel and, if diving, their own regulator, BCD and weight belt. Use of SCUBA equipment requires completion of additional forms, medical clearance and acceptance by the Mote Marine Laboratory Diving Safety Officer. Key Dates 20 March, 1998 - Application receipt deadline. 3 April, 1998 - Acceptance packets mailed out. 1 May, 1998 - Deposits due. 12 June, 1998 - Last day to request refunds. 31 July, 1998 - Balance and dive forms due. 16 August, 1998 - Courses start. For more information and application materials, contact: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center Email: emueller@mote.org P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 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 Feb 16 18:28:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA23604; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 18:28:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA16120; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 18:29:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016115; Mon, 16 Feb 98 18:29:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA14534; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 22:40:44 GMT Received: from sand.global.net.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA14529; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 17:40:40 -0500 Received: from client14e0.globalnet.co.uk (client14e0.globalnet.co.uk [195.147.14.224]) by sand.global.net.uk (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id WAA09909 for ; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 22:41:21 GMT Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 22:41:21 GMT Message-Id: <199802162241.WAA09909@sand.global.net.uk> X-Sender: ewood@mail.globalnet.co.uk 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: Dr Elizabeth Wood Subject: Marine aquarium fisheries Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 76 Dear coral listers, I am in the process of finalising a report on the Marine Aquarium Industry for a Global Overview of the Status of Coral Reef Fishes being prepared by the IUCN SSC Coral Reef Specialist Group. I would like to quote as many up-to-date sources of information as possible, and at this stage am particularly seeking unpublised reports and on-going research dealing with management and monitoring. It would also be particulary useful to hear about aquarium fisheries that have opened up - or closed down - in the last year or so. If you have any information that you consider would be relevant for this report please get in touch with me directly. Thanks, Liz Wood Dr Elizabeth Wood, Marine Conservation Society, Hollybush, Chequers Lane, Eversely, Hook, Hants RG27 ONY, UK Fax + 44 (0)1189 731832 Tel + 44 (0)1189 734127 E-mail: ewood@globalnet.co.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 17 05:45:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA25655; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 05:45:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA20806; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 05:47:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020802; Tue, 17 Feb 98 05:46:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA15326; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 09:45:54 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA15321; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 04:45:50 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 04:45:50 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: your mail 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: 77 In response to recent enquiries, please see below from the Coral-List Welcome Message, and following further reminder. > ...Appropriate subjects for discussion might > include: > > o coral bleaching events > o outbreaks of coral diseases > o high predation on coral reefs > o environmental monitoring sites > o incidences of coral spawnings > o shipwrecks on reefs > o international meetings and symposia > o funding opportunities > o marine sanctuary news > o new coral-related publications > o announcements of college courses in coral reef ecology > o coral health initiatives > o new and historical data availability > o controversial topics in coral reef ecology > o recent reports on coral research ...or anything else related to preserving coral reef ecosystems, including new coral-related Web Page announcements. The marbio, and other listservers, may be more appropriate for other topics. Please make comments as succinct as possible, post your messages in plain ASCII (not attached word processing documents, not HTML code), no advertisements for commercial (or personal) purposes, and be nice! Thank you for your continued support of coral-list. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 17 08:10:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA26532; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:10:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA23926; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 08:11:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023918; Tue, 17 Feb 98 08:11:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15928; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 12:22:51 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA15923; Tue, 17 Feb 1998 07:22:48 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 07:22:48 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Coral reef rehabilitation 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: 78 Forwarded message: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: reefprj@tm.net.my Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 17:00:22 -0800 Organization: THE REEF PROJECT Subject: Coral reef rehabilitation Hello everyone, My name is Wilson Alex and I am currently doing my research degree here in Malaysia. My research encompassing coral reef rehabilitation that focus on the zooxanthellae that live in corals and the giant clams. Many (researcher) believed that the presence of giant clam in reef area enhanced the vitality of coral larvae. These, I suppose is true as giant clam is a "true farmers" of the symbiotic algae and release excess of it to the water surrounding. Maruyama (1997) studied the number of zooxanthellae in the feces of giant clam which he assessed contained free living zooxanthellae. The source of the zooxanthellae in the water surrounding may as well comes from other cnidarians. But I believe that this is true on pristine reef condition. How about degraded reef area where all supply of zooxanthellae to the water column is cut off if you will. So, by stocking this bivalves in the reef area, the clam may supply these algae to that area...and who knows, that event may bring back coral population to the degraded reef; a new vistas in coral reef rehabilitation. Is anybody out there been doing this research or similar to it? I received "green light" from the University Malaysia Sabah to do this research. I am now attached to "The Reef Project" a center for coral reef and giant clam rehabilitation in Sabah Malaysia. I welcome any comment...Thank you From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 18 11:57:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06450; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:57:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24189; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:58:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024181; Wed, 18 Feb 98 11:58:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA19009; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:56:09 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA19004; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:56:05 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:56:05 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Postdoc Position - Marine Reserve Theory 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: 79 Please respond to granthab@bcc.orst.edu: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Grantham , on 2/17/1998 1:51 PM: To: POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Post-Doctoral Position National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis University of California at Santa Barbara The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) invites applications for a postdoctoral position for the project entitled "Developing the Theory of Marine Reserves." Under the leadership of Jane Lubchenco, Steve Palumbi, and Steve Gaines, this project will focus on developing the theoretical basis for the design and implementation of marine reserves. The postdoctoral researcher's activities will include collecting and summarizing existing data on marine reserves, providing support for the working group, and participating in the development of theory, models, and experimental design protocols for marine reserves. A considerable amount of demographic and/or genetic modeling and computer programming is anticipated. The successful applicant will reside at NCEAS for 18 months as a member of this working group. The estimated start date for this position is April 1, 1998. Review of applications will begin March 1, 1998. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in ecology or a closely- related field and have a strong background in ecological or genetic modeling. The position is open to persons with experience in any ecological system (terrestrial, freshwater, etc.), but experience in marine ecology and oceanography would be an asset. Prospective applicants should obtain a copy of the project proposal from the NCEAS Web site at http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/fmt/doc?/ nceas-web/projects/97LUBCH1. Applicants will send a letter of application which explains his/her interest in the project, a CV, and the names (with email addresses) of three referees. Applications should have Marine Reserves as the subject field and should be directed to postapp@nceas.ucsb.edu or by mail to: Frank Davis, Deputy Director National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis 735 State Street, Suite 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101-3351 The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. _______________________________________________________ Forwarded by: Brian Grantham Department of Zoology Cordley 3029 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 Email: granthab@bcc.orst.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 18 11:58:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06496; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:58:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24244; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:59:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024200; Wed, 18 Feb 98 11:59:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA18965; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:52:46 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA18960; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:52:43 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:52:43 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: Coral reef rehabilitation (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: 80 Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 16:53:20 -0500 From: Harry McCarty To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: Re: Coral reef rehabilitation Dear Wilson, The first thing you need to be aware of is that all "zooxanthellae" are not the same! Has anyone found that the ones that inhabit clam tissues can also infect coral gastrodermal cells? Also, note that symbiotic algae from one species of coral might not be able to infect another coral species. Robert Trench and Robert Rowan have written some recent papers on this topic. I hope you will carefully check out the literature first. Symbiotic algae from clam feces might serve as nutrient sources for other organisms, that could be important on reefs. One thing the clams might do is, by filtering the water, reduce turbidity and increase light penetration, making the area more hospitable to coral larvae that settle on the reef and thus have a far better chance of surviving and growing (this has been found with oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and zebra mussels in the Great Lakes of the United States). I'm not sure what you meant by "degraded reef area where all supply of zooxanthellae to the water column is cut off if you will" - do you mean that there will be fewer corals in the area that might release symbiotic algae? Good luck in your studies! Esther Peters From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 18 11:58:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06520; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:58:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24256; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:00:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024239; Wed, 18 Feb 98 11:59:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA18975; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:54:00 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA18970; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:53:57 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:53:57 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: Coral reef rehabilitation (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: 81 Forwarded message...please respond to list or to A. Baird: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 09:30:31 From: Andrew Baird To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: Re: Coral reef rehabilitation Dear Wilson regarding the central hypothesis of your work, ie that coral larval vitality is improved by the presence of clams by increased availability of zoox in the water column.. It is generally accepted that non-zooxznthellate coral larvae do not pick up zoox. until after settlement. There is only one non-zooxznthellate species, Fungia scutaria, which has been demonstrated to collect larvae while in the plankton ( Krupp 1983 Coral Reefs 2:159-164), though this is an obvious area for future research. Nonetheless, the increased availability of zoox may increase the survivorship of coral recruits. Again this might be an interesting area for you to examine.. >Forwarded message: > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >From: reefprj@tm.net.my >Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 17:00:22 -0800 >Organization: THE REEF PROJECT >Subject: Coral reef rehabilitation > >Hello everyone, > >My name is Wilson Alex and I am currently doing my research degree here in >Malaysia. My research encompassing coral reef rehabilitation that focus >on the zooxanthellae that live in corals and the giant clams. Many >(researcher) believed that the presence of giant clam in reef area >enhanced the vitality of coral larvae. These, I suppose is true as giant >clam is a "true farmers" of the symbiotic algae and release excess of it >to the water surrounding. Maruyama (1997) studied the number of >zooxanthellae in the feces of giant clam which he assessed contained free >living zooxanthellae. > >The source of the zooxanthellae in the water surrounding may as well comes >from other cnidarians. But I believe that this is true on pristine reef >condition. How about degraded reef area where all supply of zooxanthellae >to the water column is cut off if you will. So, by stocking this bivalves >in the reef area, the clam may supply these algae to that area...and who >knows, that event may bring back coral population to the degraded reef; a >new vistas in coral reef rehabilitation. Is anybody out there been doing >this research or similar to it? > >I received "green light" from the University Malaysia Sabah to do this >research. I am now attached to "The Reef Project" a center for coral reef >and giant clam rehabilitation in Sabah Malaysia. I welcome any >comment...Thank you > > > Andrew Baird work: 61 77 814802 Dept. Marine Biology home: 61 77 712379 James Cook University fax: 61 77 251570 Townsville Q. 4811 email: andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au Australia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 18 11:58:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06522; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:58:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24251; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:00:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024215; Wed, 18 Feb 98 11:59:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA18933; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:47:46 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA18928; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:47:42 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:47:42 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Other listservers 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: 82 Although it hasn't been updated in quite awhile, there is a list of other listservers at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/many_lists.html This includes listservers for general marine biology, marine mammals, fish, seagrasses, sharks, etc. An internet search from your Web browser might show more recent additions to the master lists, above. (If you find any new ones, let me know, and I'll update the master list.) Hope this helps... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 18 12:00:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06610; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:00:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA24435; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:02:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024392; Wed, 18 Feb 98 12:01:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA19023; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:58:39 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA19018; Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:58:35 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:58:35 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Expedition Science Staff Opportunities 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 MAA06610 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 83 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: CCC Science Coordinator Expedition Science Staff Opportunities Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is seeking volunteer expedition science staff to manage tropical coastal marine survey programmes in Belize, the Philippines and Indonesia. CCC recruits teams of self-financing, international volunteers to assist with surveys of tropical marine ecosystems, utilising validated methods designed by CCC for data acquisition, assimilation and synthesis in support of coastal resource management. Science Officer The primary responsibilities of the Science Officer (SO) are to train CCC Volunteers and local counterparts in marine life identification, survey techniques and other supporting skills, and to coordinate and report upon all field survey programmes. The SO is fully briefed and trained by a more experienced member of staff and has regular contact with CCC's UK-based Science Coordinator. The SO position offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience teaching plus the organisation and management of varied research projects. The position of SO is a voluntary, non-salaried post and candidates are required to spend a minimum of three months working on a CCC expedition. Food, accommodation and basic maintenance costs are covered by CCC but SO's are usually required to cover thei r own flight and insurance costs. SO's who are able to commit for longer than four months will be considered for the position of Project Scientist. The Project Scientist position is contracted for six months and involves the same duties as an SO but addi tionally incorporates data entry and analysis. The Project Scientist may be given the opportunity to spent time away from the expedition base, becoming further involved in data analysis and report writing. All Project Scientists will be considered for fin ancial assistance for flight costs. Minimum qualifications: Post-graduate degree in marine of biological sciences. Candidates must have proven experience in coral reef research. PADI Advanced Open Water Diver qualification (or equivalent). Preference will be given to candidates with: teaching experience; certification in power boat operation; good organisational and liaison skills. Assistant Science Officer CCC also has opportunities for Assistant Science Officers (ASO's) on all expeditions. The ASO position is open to those applicants with a relevant BSc. degree and some fieldwork experience. The ASO is under the direct supervision of the SO or Project Scie ntist and involves some teaching, survey planning and data entry. The ASO may also be asked to coordinate the survey work on satellite expedition bases. ASO's must cover the costs of their own flights and insurance. Vacancies: SO and ASO positions are available in Belize and the Indo-Pacific throughout 1998 and beyond. Applications: Please send a full CV (including the names and addresses of at least two referees) and covering letter to: Alastair Harborne CCC Science Coordinator 154 Clapham Park Road London, SW4 7DE, UK. Tel: 44-(0)171-498-6248 Fax: 44-(0)171-498-8447 email: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 19 13:31:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA05062; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:31:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA04423; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:33:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004402; Thu, 19 Feb 98 13:33:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA22146; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 17:35:11 GMT Received: from haleakala.aloha.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA22141; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 12:35:07 -0500 Received: from [204.94.118.93] (maui-36.u.aloha.net [204.94.118.93]) by haleakala.aloha.net (8.8.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA08661 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 07:35:38 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 07:44:44 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Carl Stepath Subject: Save Our Seas 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 NAA05062 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 84 Please send this notice of our upcoming celebration to your friends and other interested parties: We would like you to consider working with Save Our Seas. We are planning a celebration of the United Nations sponsored International Year of the Ocean in June of 1998. The Mission of the conference is: To create a model educational forum for the open exchange of ideas, to promote conservation of our oceans through community and corporate partnership, and to increase awareness through active participation in preserving our world's greatest resource - the ocean. We are already well into the planning stage of our 1998 Oceans Conference which will take place on the Island of Maui June 11-14, 1998, to coincide with Oceans Day and the global celebration of the International Year of the Ocean. At this time we do need financial and volunteer support for the event. The areas that we need help are in promotion, administration, fund raising, video equipment acquisition, facilities coordination, film selection, graphic arts design and public relations. If you are not able to help with our celebration, consider organizing something for the International Year of the Ocean in your own area. It is time to start giving back to the ocean and practicing stewardship. Please check the website http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/coc98_article.html for more information about this upcoming event. The other programs we promote are the creation of underwater marine parks, the "Ocean Pulse" coral reef monitoring project for young adults (middle and high school students), and community education through workshops and videos for community access TV stations. Please let us know if you are interested in any of these projects. More information can be obtained about our organization at the website http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/. The main theme for 1998 is to create underwater marine parks, and to tie these into Hawaiian Ahupua'as. Over 100 years ago, John Muir, the Father of the American National Parks and founder of the Sierra Club, sought and found in wilderness the source of humanity's spiritual health and wholeness. From this source came his vision for the establishment of a national park system which would promote environmental education and protect our natural resources for future generations. Today, John Muir's legacy is a priceless and irreplaceable series of national parks which include Yosemite, Mt. Ranier, The Petrified Forest, and the Grand Canyon National Parks. Without Muir's vision, we would be a country devoid of the natural wonders that sustain our spirit, nurture our connection to the planet, and inspire our reverence for creation. But what about the last wilderness, our Living Oceans? What have we done to create a similar park system for the seas that sustain all life on our planet? According to Dr. Sylvia Earle, author of SEA OF CHANGE, the United States has only set aside ten (10) national marine parks. Even in Hawaii, the Ocean State, with the recent approval of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, the grand total is now a pitiful eleven (11)! Maybe a marine, wetland, or water park would be a great addition to your community. The "Ocean Pulse" project has been on going since 1995, and is an experiential education program that introduces young students to science. The "Ocean Pulse" coral reef project educates the public about coral reef ecology, promotes community involvement in and awareness of the protection and health of nearby reefs, introduces students to science education through the living laboratory surrounding their own island, and promotes island stewardship and husbandry. By making this on-going interactive study available we educate people about coral reef monitoring procedures. Our goal is to establish a global network of informed and empowered "reefkeepers" to insure the well-being of coral reefs worldwide for future generations, while empowering the local communities to continue their own coral reef monitoring. Check with your local schools and see if they would like to have more experiential education in their science classes. Community education is key to working to protect our oceans and the future of our natural resources. Our organization has committed itself to producing educational videos that will bridge the gap between the scientific community and the community at large. The decisions are being made at the community level, and the people making policy need to be informed about global as well as local issues. Save Our Seas has been making education videos for television since 1996, and feels that it is an excellent way to reach people who would otherwise never have the opportunity to learn some of these facts and concepts. You can help by getting these educational videos on the community access TV station in your area. Save Our Seas is continuing to plan a summit in celebration of the International Year of the Ocean, 1998. It seems that Hawaii is the perfect place in the United States for such and event, since it is the Ocean State. A number of government agencies and NGO's are co-sponsoring or participating in the conference. We invited Vice President Gore to attend and have received a positive (though tentative) response from him. Logistically, the Conference is well on its way, but we do need help, especially with funding. We are open to input about this ocean celebration concept, as we are looking for a proactive way to introduce ocean husbandry ideas to the general public. Please contact us by mail at P.O. Box 1437, Paia, HI 96779, by telephone at (808) 579-6282, by fax at (808) 579-6283, or by email at sos@aloha.net and let us know if you are interested in working with any of these programs. Thank you, and remember that you can do some of this same work in your own community. Have a great 1998, the International Year of the Ocean - Carl :) http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/ Carl M. Stepath, Executive Director "Save Our Seas" P.O. Box 1437, Paia, HI 96779 USA 808-579-6282, fax 579-6283 "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply. They're either speaking or preparing to speak.'" Stephen R. Covey From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 19 14:23:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA05661; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 14:23:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA07156; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 14:24:53 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007150; Thu, 19 Feb 98 14:24:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA22305; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 18:43:24 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA22300; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:43:20 -0500 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) id NAA25634; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:43:52 -0500 Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:43:52 -0500 Message-Id: <199802191843.NAA25634@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Galapagos -- Bleaching To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 85 SSTs [satellite] show 30 deg C water around Galapagos in our latest chart!! This is nearly 2 degrees warmer than the waters that promoted the initial bleaching reports there in mid-December. AE Strong **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sun Feb 19 15:50:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA07433; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:50:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA10878; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:52:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010868; Thu, 19 Feb 98 15:52:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA22571; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 20:04:37 GMT Received: from norway.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA22566; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:04:33 -0500 Received: from 38.30.52.185 (ip69.miami9.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.71.69]) by norway.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA02956 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 1998 12:05:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <34EC49FE.6A4B@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:04:30 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Reply-To: reefkeeper@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Macintosh; U; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: looking for Dr. Norman J. Quinn 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: 86 Dear Coral Listers: Can anyone give me contact info for Dr. Norman J. Quinn, late of the University of the Virgin Islands? Please respond to reefkeeper@earthlink.net. Thanks! Alexander Stone ReefKeeper International From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 20 10:56:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA14820; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:56:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA13565; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:57:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013527; Fri, 20 Feb 98 10:57:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA24504; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:56:42 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA24499; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:56:39 -0500 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:56:39 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Fungia scutaria is not azooxanthellate (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: 87 Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:17:48 +0800 From: BWH Reply-To: Bugwotro@upandang.wasantara.net.id To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Cc: andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au Subject: Fungia scutaria is not azooxanthellate Regarding message of A. Baird: Dear Andrew, Fungia scutaria, although free-living, is a zooxanthellate coral. Specimens of this species are commonly found on shallow reef flats and upper reef slopes, where they are usually exposed to much turbulence and light (Veron 1986, Hoeksema 1989, 1990). References: Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 254: 1-295. Hoeksema, B.W., 1990. Systematics and ecology of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). PhD-thesis University of Leiden, pp 1-471. Veron, J.E.N., 1986. Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers, North Ryde, NSW, Australia, pp i-xii, 1-644. Bert Hoeksema Program Buginesia WOTRO-UNHAS PO Box 1624 Ujung Pandang 90016 Indonesia Tel/fax: +62.411.442123 E-mail: Bugwotro@ Coral Health and Monitoring Program wrote: > > Forwarded message...please respond to list or to A. Baird: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 09:30:31 > From: Andrew Baird > To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program > Subject: Re: Coral reef rehabilitation > > Dear Wilson > > regarding the central hypothesis of your work, ie that coral larval > vitality is improved by the presence of clams by increased availability of > zoox in the water column.. > > It is generally accepted that non-zooxznthellate coral larvae do not pick > up zoox. until after settlement. There is only one non-zooxznthellate > species, Fungia scutaria, which has been demonstrated to collect larvae > while in the plankton ( Krupp 1983 Coral Reefs 2:159-164), though this is > an obvious area for future research. Nonetheless, the increased > availability of zoox may increase the survivorship of coral recruits. Again > this might be an interesting area for you to examine.. > > Andrew Baird work: 61 77 814802 > Dept. Marine Biology home: 61 77 712379 > James Cook University fax: 61 77 251570 > Townsville Q. 4811 email: andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au > Australia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 20 10:56:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA14819; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:56:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA13567; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:57:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013526; Fri, 20 Feb 98 10:57:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA24540; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:05:48 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA24535; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:05:45 -0500 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:05:45 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Symposium 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: 88 Forwarded message: To: coral-list From: Gilbert Camoin Subject: SYMPOSIUM 1999 Dear collegaues, These few words to inform you about the organization of an international Symposium in Aix-en-Provence, France, in september 1999 and entitled "Paleoceanology of Reefs and Carbonate Platforms:=20 Miocene to Modern" (PRCP '99).=20 Informations and registration form available at http://www.cerege.fr email address : prcp@cerege.fr=20 camoin@cerege.fr dullo@geomar.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Symposium on Paleoceanology of Reefs and Carbonate Platforms:=20 Miocene to Modern (PRCP '99) Sponsored by the International Association of Sedimentologists and the International Society for Reef Studies 27-30 September 1999=20 Aix-en-Provence, France Convenors : G.F. CAMOIN, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France W.-Chr. DULLO, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. Scientific committee : G.F. CAMOIN, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France. A. DROXLER, Rice University, USA. W.-Chr. DULLO, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany. P. FLOOD, University of New England, Australia. W. HANTORO, RDCG, Indonesia. M. PICHON, EPHE - Perpignan, France. A. STRASSER, Universit=E9 de Fribourg, Switzerland Location of the Symposium : The Symposium will be held in Aix-en-Provence which has a long university tradition and which now hosts the CEREGE, the new Centre Europ=E9en de Recherche et d'Enseignement de G=E9osciences de l'Environnement (Universit=E9 Aix-Marseille III, CNRS, ORSTOM). Scientific themes : * EFFECTS OF PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC CHANGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF REEF AND CARBONATE PLATFORM BIOTA * PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS OF REEFS AND CARBONATE PLATFORM =46ORMATION : TROPICAL VS COOL WATER CARBONATE SYSTEMS * CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RAPID SEA LEVEL CHANGES ON REEFS AND CARBONATE PLATFORMS * PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC SIGNALS IN REEF ORGANISMS * CYCLICITY AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY IN CARBONATE SYSTEMS AND QUANTITATIVE MODELING * IMPACT OF RECENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON REEFS * THE CARBON BUDGET IN REEFS AND CARBONATE PLATFORMS: SINKS AND SOURCES. * HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF CENOZOIC REEFS AND CARBONATE PLATFORMS Informations and registration form available at: http://www.cerege.fr email address : prcp@cerege.fr or camoin@cerege.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr Gilbert F. CAMOIN =46R 6094-UMR 6536 du CNRS CEREGE, Europole de l'Arbois, BP 80 F-13545 Aix-en-Provence cedex 4 tel: + 33-4-42-97-15-14 fax: + 33-4-42-97-15-49 + 33-4-42-97-15-40 email: camoin@cerege.fr web/ http://www.cerege.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 20 15:08:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19006; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:08:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA25504; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:10:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025470; Fri, 20 Feb 98 15:09:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA25311; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 19:17:24 GMT Received: from URIACC.URI.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA25304; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:16:40 -0500 Received: by URIACC.URI.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R3a) via spool with SMTP id 4989 ; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:15:25 EST Received: from URIACC.URI.EDU (NJE origin SVIL1826@URIACC) by URIACC.URI.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 4054; Fri, 20 Feb 1998 14:15:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 98 14:12:04 EST From: Stephen Vilnit To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.263 Message-Id: <980220.141524.EST.SVIL1826@URIACC.URI.EDU> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 89 Stephen Vilnit University of Rhode Island svil1826@uriacc.uri.edu I'm currently working on a project involving the use of Marine Sanctuaries in the preservation of a coral ecosystem. I've gotten a fair amount of data from Montego Bay, however, I was wondering if any of you might know of any other successful/unsuccessful marine parks. If you know of any could you please e-mail me, I would appreciate it greatly. Thank you From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 23 09:39:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA00607; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:39:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA06485; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:41:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006463; Mon, 23 Feb 98 09:40:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00381; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:24:54 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA00665; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 08:11:33 -0500 Received: from osha.inav.net (dip293.inav.net [205.160.208.163]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id HAA27231; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 07:11:44 -0600 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19980223131423.00676710@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 07:14:23 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@mote.org From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Bolca fishes and coral spawning Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 90 Apologies for cross-listings: I've read a few theories about what killed the "Bolca fishes," the wonderfully preserved Eocene fossils near Bolca, Italy. The generally accepted theory seems to be that a massive algae bloom did them in (though it's just one theory). With recent knowledge of mass coral spawning, and the possibility that giant gamete slicks can, under certain conditions, result in the death of life below, has anyone looked into the possibility that THIS is what killed the Bolca fishes? If this were the case, would there be evidence in the fossil record? I'd like to hear from anyone with thoughts (or better still, research) on this. Thanks, Osha Osha Gray Davidson 14 S. Governor St. Iowa City, IA 52240 USA +++++++++++ PH: (319) 338-4778 FAX: (319) 338-8606 e-mail: osha@pobox.com Scholar Affiliate, International Programs, University of Iowa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 24 01:01:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA04577; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 01:01:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA09931; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 01:02:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009920; Tue, 24 Feb 98 01:02:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA03318; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 05:02:25 GMT Received: from dub-img-7.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA03313; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:02:20 -0500 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by dub-img-7.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id AAA29476 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:02:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:01:42 -0500 From: "Julian F. Sprung" Subject: Bolca fishes and coral spawning To: Coral List Message-ID: <199802240002_MC2-3478-13A0@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id BAA04577 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 91 Hmmm, If the fish were killed by an event that suffocated them it seems they would have rotted and therefore not been preserved. Doesn't it seem more likely that a major seismic tragedy simply drained the water away suddenly, leaving them in mud which rapidly dried and thus preserved them? I saw the fascinating article in Coral Reefs. I know little about the Bolca fishes other than that they were so well preserved that even skin patterns are visible. This makes me feel certain that they were dried. Leave a dead fish in water and you have mush and bones in a few days unless the water is sterilized. I don't suppose that there was a Clorox or formalin reserve in the vicinity of this region. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 06:23:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA18935; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 06:22:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA17636; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 06:24:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017630; Wed, 25 Feb 98 06:23:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA06894; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:43:23 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA06889; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 05:43:10 -0500 Received: from tower.york.ac.uk (dm16@tower.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.6]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA27212; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:41:33 GMT Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:41:32 +0000 (GMT) From: D Medio To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net Subject: Re: Galapagos -- Bleaching In-Reply-To: <199802191843.NAA25634@orbit8i.nesdis.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: 93 Just a quick note on coral bleaching. Apart from a few sporadic events in the northern Red Sea in 1995, 1996 and 1997, I have recently witnessed some severe mortality, possibly due to bleaching, in the southern Red Sea along the Yemen coast. During the months of March, April and May temperature readings taken showed some consistently warmer values than typically expected. Any real satellite data anyone. (Dr) David Medio Tropical Marine Research Unit University of York York YO1 5DD From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 07:56:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA19665; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 07:56:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19685; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 07:58:05 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019667; Wed, 25 Feb 98 07:57:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA07096; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:26:23 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA07091; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 07:26:19 -0500 Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.106.165]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 581-43702U150000L150000S0) with SMTP id AAA7139 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:26:18 +0800 Message-ID: <34F3EFBB.4933@tm.net.my> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:17:32 +0800 From: DBaker Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0GoldC-NSCP (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Many Thanks for All the Replies 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: 94 Hello Coral-L'ers, Just a Warm "Many Thanks" for all your replies with regards to the Anti-Fouling Paint issue. Just a side note........ I have been wondering Why my giant clam induced spawning efforts show Very Little egg spawn and Much sperm spawn...? Efforts in the Marshall Is. showed an equal share of both with Tridacn maxima & T. giags & T. squamosa. Of course Wau Is. in Mili Atoll poses as a Most pristine setting. My facility in Sabah is situated on Gaya Is. off the city of Kota Kinabalu and near the main harbor/port..... Interesting if we could use giant clam seed shell in tox-studies for coral reef eco-management - for such paints? Many thanks to all. Don Baker THE REEF PROJECT From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 08:51:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA20895; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 08:51:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA21533; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 08:53:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021508; Wed, 25 Feb 98 08:52:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA07197; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:57:47 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA07190; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 07:57:44 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 07:57:44 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: zooxanthellae (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: 95 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: reefprj@tm.net.my Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:39:42 -0800 Organization: THE REEF PROJECT To: coral-list Subject: zooxanthellae Hello coral -listings, I came across information regarding hermatypic corals that need to be "innoculated" with zooxanthellae. I do know that coral get infected with zooxanthellae in may ways. One is that it is passed from its parent; in the larva or in the eggs. At the same time, some adult corals release their egss and larva without the presence of the algae, thus need to be infected from the water column. Finally some coral larvae will be infected after the settlemnet process. Another , book the I read mentioned that basically, coral with large polyp, produced eggs which zooxanthellae was evidently absence. My problem is that the information did not went further to list out the species of coral larvae/eggs which zooxanthellae is absence. Is anybody out there have this particular information to be shared to me. Wilson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 10:41:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA23328; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:41:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26721; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:43:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026695; Wed, 25 Feb 98 10:42:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA07415; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:48:14 GMT Received: from MAILSENT.senate.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA07410; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 09:48:10 -0500 Received: from mailexc2.senate.gov by MAILSENT.senate.gov; (8.8.2/SCO5) id JAA01322; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 09:48:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from ccMail by mailexc2.senate.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.11 Enterprise) id 00408BF8; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 09:38:09 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 09:22:44 -0500 Message-ID: <00408BF8.1947@commerce.senate.gov> From: Stephanie_Bailenson@commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Subject: many thanks 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 96 I wanted to thank the many people who have provided comments on H.R. 2233, the Coral Reef Conservation Act. Your insights have been quite valuable as we continue to work towards the passage of this legislation. I will keep the list updated as the bill moves through the legislative process. Thanks again, Stephanie Bailenson U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries stephanie_bailenson@commerce.senate.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 12:01:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA24725; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:01:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01157; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:03:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001142; Wed, 25 Feb 98 12:02:24 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07678; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:14:17 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA07673; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 11:13:53 -0500 Received: from biolpc136.york.ac.uk (biolpc136.york.ac.uk [144.32.182.12]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA14293 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:13:25 GMT Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:13:24 -0800 (PST) From: Hsieh Chia-i cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: bleaching witness request!!! In-Reply-To: <00408BF8.1947@commerce.senate.gov> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: ch141@imap.york.ac.uk 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: 97 Dear coral-health friends, Last summer we received several reports from amatuer dive groups etc. of what sound like extensive coral bleaching events in different parts of the wider Indian Ocean Region including the Red Sea. These were areas from which so far as we know bleaching had not previously been reported. As a result I am planning to circulate dive schools, cruise boats, etc. in the region with a request to report any incidents of possible / probable bleaching that they observe. With the request I hope to provide advice on how to distinguish coral bleaching from other forms of coral mortality. I would very much welcome hearing details from anyone who has witnessed temperature related bleaching within the region in say the last 10 years? (P.S. We have already liased with Alan Strong at NOAA regarding their data). I would also appreciate any comments on what those who have witnessed such bleaching would regard as diagnostic features, distinguishing bleaching from other forms of coral mortality. One difficulty might I think be in distinguishing mortality caused by say 6 month-old bleaching from 6 month-old mortality due to Crown-of-thorns attack? Our thought is to mention the following: a) affects very large areas - scale of kms to 10s of kms b) usually affects the top metre to several metres of the reef c) when new looks blotchy often with variable degree of blanching but tissue still present d) surface of coral skeleton remains intact (i.e. not eroded or broken) e) often affects all the individuals of particular species in a depth zone, but not other species f) small branching coral species such as Acropora, Pocillopora most susceptible g) massive corals principally affected on upper surface(s) h) if bleaching leads to mortality corals subsequently become patchily or extensively overgrown by algal turf / filamentous algae i) no large numbers of Crown-of-thorns observed anywhere even though very large areas of dead coral present j) patches of fresh bleaching not sharp-edged or with other characteristic features of Crown-of-thorns scars to save disturbing others you may please respond to me directly at ch141@york.ac.uk with grateful thanks for your time, Sincerely, Joyce Chia-I Hsieh Tropical Marine Research Unit, Biology Department, University of York, YORK YO1 5DD e-mail ch141@york.ac.uk fax 00-44-1904-432860 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 25 18:21:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA29479; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:21:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA14061; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:22:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014057; Wed, 25 Feb 98 18:22:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA08485; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 22:36:38 GMT Received: from ren.globecomm.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA08480; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:36:34 -0500 Received: from default (hd53-135.hil.compuserve.com [199.174.233.135]) by ren.globecomm.net (8.8.8/8.8.0) with SMTP id RAA22864 for ; Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:36:31 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <34F49C32.4C2F@mail.org> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:33:22 -0500 From: Mike Nolan Reply-To: rainforest@mail.org Organization: Rainforest Conservation Fund, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: OUTSTANDING/INEXPENSIVE RAINFOREST/MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by ren.globecomm.net id RAA22864 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 SAA29479 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 98 OUTSTANDING/INEXPENSIVE RAINFOREST/MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS -COSTA RICA/BELIZE/ECUADOR- *EXPERT BIOLOGISTS and GUIDES* *TWO WEEKS IN LENGTH* *HIGH IN QUALITY/LOW IN COST* *SUPPORT A VARIETY OF TROPICAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS* RAINFOREST AND MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS SUMMER 1998 The Rainforest Conservation Fund, Inc. (non-profit) has organized high quality/low cost Rainforest and Marine Biology Workshops in Belize, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Each is approximately two weeks in length and hosted by highly respected non-profit organizations in each country. During our Workshops you will spend most of your time in the field with local guides and biologists studying rainforest ecology, wildlife, biodiversity, medicinal uses of native plants, natural history, rainforest conservation, land management, local cultures, archaeology, geology and much more. One week of our Belize Workshop is devoted to Marine Biology and Reef Ecology. Accommodations range from comfortable dormitories to simple cabins. During our Belize and Costa Rica Workshops groups will camp for short periods. Food is plentiful and typical of those found in Latin America, including chicken, rice, beans, soups, fresh fruits and vegetables, cereals, eggs and bread. Meatless alternatives are offered to vegetarians. Individual meals will be provided on all field excursions. Your participation in these valuable experiences helps support a variety of rainforest conservation projects in Latin America. We suggest that schools add our Workshops to their summer curriculum offerings, so that students get credit for attending. Graduate credits in education are available to teachers for attending. Our Workshops have been designed to create a better understanding of the many complex issues surrounding the conservation of precious tropical resources. You will return home enlightened and hopefully even more committed to conservation, not only in the tropics, but in your part of the world as well. In the following you will find brief descriptions of our Rainforest and Marine Biology Workshops in Belize, Costa Rica and Ecuador: BELIZE: RAINFOREST ECOLOGY/MARINE BIOLOGY/MAYAN ARCHAEOLOGY LENGTH: 14 days/13 nights COST: $865.00 Our Belize Workshop is hosted by Possum Point Biological Station and their experienced staff of biologists and guides. Located in a beautiful jungle setting along the Sittee River, near the coast of central Belize, the Biological Station consists of comfortable cottage-style housing, a large dining hall and classroom. Possum Point offers easy access to lowland tropical forests, a variety of rainforest communities, vast coastal mangrove and lagoon environments. The area is teeming with wildlife including parrots, toucans, howler monkeys, coatimundis, anteaters, peccaries, jungle cats, numerous amphibian and reptile species. Workshop participants arrive at Belize City's International airport, followed by a short charter flight south to Dangriga, where Possum Point staff will meet and transfer your group to the Biological Station. Activities during the first week include guided trips to a variety of riverine ecosystems in hopes of spotting iguanas, crocodiles and boa constrictors; visits to local Creole and Garifuna communities, where participants can interact with residents and learn about their unique cultures, medicinal uses of local plants and sample some of their ethnic food; travel to nearby Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and the world's only Jaguar Preserve, where the group will study rainforest ecology and camp. Other planned activities include night hikes to observe nocturnal animals; evening insect observation studies using blacklights and guest speakers that will discuss a variety of topics including Mayan archaeology, Belizean history, conservation vs. economics in a developing country and conflicts between ecology and Belize's citrus industry. During the second week, the focus will change to Marine Biology as the group travels by skiff to Wee Wee Caye (WWC), a small mangrove island located ten miles off the coast of Belize. WWC has a Marine Lab equipped with running seawater tables used to study collected specimens and accommodations similar to those at Possum Point. The pristine waters around the island support a variety of marine ecosystems-tide pools, turtlegrass beds, patch reefs, mangroves and sand-cones fringed with huge sponges and gorgonians. Participants will be taught how to snorkel and have daily opportunities to explore these various habitats. The Barrier Reef, largest in the Western Hemisphere, lies a short distance to the east and will also be investigated. The variety of marine life found here is incredible-colorful sponges, countless species of coral, tunicates, anemones, starfish, spectacular fish and dolphins. On the last day of the Workshop your group will return to Sittee River and travel, by bus, along the beautiful Hummingbird Highway to Belize City. The trip back includes stops at Inland Blue Hole National Park and the very unique Belize Zoo. COSTA RICA: RAINFOREST ECOLOGY/GEOLOGY/CONSERVATION LENGTH: 12 days/11 nights COST: $845.00 Our Costa Rica Workshop begins with your arrival in San Jos and transfer, by bus, to Las Juntas de Abangares. Here, your group will be welcomed by the mayor of Abangares as Distinguished Guests of Costa Rica. Workshop participants will study rainforest ecology, conservation, land management and geology. Accommodations will be dormitory-style at Las Juntas. Your group will visit the Quaker community of Monteverde and surrounding Cloud Forest Reserve. Characterized by cool climate and lush vegetation, Monteverde is home to three species of monkeys, sloths, coatimundis, kinkajous, the spectacular resplendent quetzal, red-eyed tree frogs, and blue morpho butterflies. Included in your visit to Monteverde will be a tour of the Butterfly Garden, a local butterfly breeding project, the Hummingbird Gallery and a presentation about the adjacent International Children's Rainforest Reserve. There will be numerous guided hikes in both Reserves. The group will also visit the nearby village of Santa Elena to discuss conservation and reforestation projects with members of the community. While in Costa Rica, the group will travel to Arenal Volcano, the most active in the Western Hemisphere. Here, you will be led on a special evening hike to observe the volcano, where on clear nights, red-hot molten lava can be seen as it shoots hundreds of feet into the sky. This will be followed by camping near Lake Arenal. The group will then travel to Palo Verde National Park, located along the Tempisque River. Palo Verde is made up of a variety of wetland habitats and tropical dry forest. It is known for having one of the largest concentrations of waterfowl and shorebirds in Central America, including the jabiru stork. Your visit to Palo Verde will include a boat trip down the Tempisque to observe crocodiles, large iguanas, howler monkeys and a wide variety of birds. This will be followed by travel to Santa Rosa National Park, located in northwestern Costa Rica. Santa Rosa protects the largest remaining stand of tropical dry forest in Central America and coastal nesting sites of the endangered Pacific olive Ridley's sea turtle. Other planned activities during the Workshop include a guided tour of a coffee plantation; travel to a nearby cattle and dairy ranch, followed by an afternoon of horseback riding; a tour of the Abangares Gold Mines, where "coligalleros" extract gold for making jewelry; mist netting of bats; a guided night hike in the rainforest and evening presentations on a variety of topics including the medicinal uses of rainforest plants; sustainable uses of rainforests; reforestation projects and Costa Rican/Central American history. ECUADOR: RAINFOREST ECOLOGY/QUICHUA INDIAN VILLAGE LENGTH: 14 days/13 nights COST: option 1-$750.00/option 2-$800.00* Our Ecuador Workshop takes place at Jatun Sacha Biological Station, which is located along the Napo River. The first two days will be spent in Quito visiting the National Herbarium and Vivarium, where rainforest plants are identified and stored. Here, talks will be given on the history and geology of Ecuador and the Jatun Sacha Foundation's conservation efforts. This will be followed with a spectacular eight hour bus ride to the Biological Station. Your route will take you up and across the continental divide of the Andes, at an elevation of 13,000 feet, and then down into the upper Amazon basin. Several stops will be made along the way to experience and discuss the numerous life zones, including alpine and cloud forest ecosystems. At Jatun Sacha participants will study insects, amphibians, reptiles and birds, along with many plant species, including epiphytes, bromeliads and orchids. The region in and around Jatun Sacha is considered by many as the most biologically diverse in the world as 520 bird species, 750 different kinds of butterflies and more than 100 species of orchids have been observed. Your group will also learn about rainforest ecology; take part in a reforestation project; have a "solo" experience in the rainforest and learn about the medicinal uses of rainforest plants from a local Shaman. The latter will include a visit to the Shaman's home and nursery, where many of these herbal remedies are grown. A highlight in Ecuador will be your hike to the local Quichua Indian Village of Capirona. Here, participants will live for two days and observe how the Quichua live in harmony with the rainforest. Indian guides, using interpreters, will explain how they hunt, fish and garden. Your stay will include evening story telling, listening to Indian music made with primitive instruments and sampling local food. There will also be an opportunity to make pottery and take part in a blow-gun demonstration. Participants will return to Jatun Sacha by dugout canoe. At the end of the Workshop your group will return to Quito along a different route, farther to the south, and travel through the famous "avenue of the volcanoes". Here spectacular canyon scenery, waterfalls and rivers will be seen, along with stops at several villages to acquaint participants with Indian life in the highlands of Ecuador. *Both Workshops are the same in content. Groups choosing Option 1 will stay at Jatun Sacha Biological Station, where accommodations consist of rustic cabins, new cafeteria/classroom and a small library. Option 2 participants will stay at Cabaas Aliaui, located a short distance from the Biological Station, where accommodations include cabins, each with a private bath. Meals are served in a small dining room, with the entire Aliaui complex situated on a bluff overlooking the Ro Napo. TEACHERS BRINGING A GROUP TRAVEL FREE GRADUATE CREDITS IN EDUCATION ARE AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS FOR ATTENDING Number Workshops by order of preference with #1 being your first choice. Spaces are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Please be aware that Workshops 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 10-23**_____ AUG 1-14_____ COSTA RICA: 12 D/11 N JUN 17-28_____ JUL 15-26**_____ AUG 3-14_____ ECUADOR-1: 14 D/13 N JUN 15-28_____ JUL 15-28**_____ AUG 2-15_____ ECUADOR-2: 14 D/13N JUN 15-28_____ JUL 15-28**_____ AUG 2-15_____ NOTE: Workshop costs INCLUDE all food, lodging, transportation within host country, guides and instruction. Workshop costs DO NOT INCLUDE international airfare. The Rainforest Conservation Fund has worked closely with the airlines to offer airfares at discounted rates. Costs will vary depending on your point of origin. It is highly recommended that each participant be covered by COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL INSURANCE, which covers not only medical conditions that may arise, but also trip cancellation, delay, damage, loss or theft of baggage, etc. Insurance can be purchased at a very reasonable rates through the Rainforest Conservation Fund. All groups must be accompanied by a responsible adult at least 21 years of age. COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM and $100.00 DEPOSIT due: April 1, 1998 (checks should made out to the Rainforest Conservation Fund, Inc.) REMAINING BALANCE due: June 15, 1998 PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILED WORKSHOP ITINERARIES OR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. **************************************************************** Rainforest Conservation Fund, Inc. 501 (c)(3) non-profit 29 Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA Phone: (616) 776-5928/Fax: (616) 776-5931 E-mail: rainforest@mail.org **************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 26 13:04:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06927; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 13:04:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA07529; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 13:06:31 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007518; Thu, 26 Feb 98 13:05:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10654; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:08:10 GMT Received: from smtp1.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA10649; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 12:08:06 -0500 Received: from plauger.smcm.edu (207-172-147-94.s31.as2.lxp.erols.com [207.172.147.94]) by smtp1.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA06809 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 12:07:33 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <34F5A1EF.907EAF7@erols.com> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 12:10:07 -0500 From: Paul Auger X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Announcement 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 99 Hello, My name is Paul Auger, and I am student at St. Mary's College of Md. I am currently involved in research dealing with marine aquaculture filtration systems. I would like to announce my homepage to anyone who might be interested. The address is: http://www.smcm.edu/users/plauger Thank You, Paul Auger From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 26 17:05:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA10452; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:05:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA16813; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:07:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016801; Thu, 26 Feb 98 17:06:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11452; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 21:21:02 GMT Received: from uclink4.berkeley.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA11447; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:20:58 -0500 Received: from churcher.HIP.Berkeley.EDU (churcher.HIP.Berkeley.EDU [136.152.29.141]) by uclink4.berkeley.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA01013 for ; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 13:20:51 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 13:20:51 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802262120.NAA01013@uclink4.berkeley.edu> X-Sender: tpaige@uclink4.berkeley.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Tegan Churcher Subject: Coral diseases Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 100 Hi Coral Listers, I am a Ph.D student at U.C. Berkeley's Dept. of Geography currently putting together a dissertation proposal on the biogeography of coral reef diseases. I was wondering if anyone has come across documentation or evidence in the historic record of coral diseases prior to the industrial revolution? If you have any information on this topic please contact me. Thanks for your time. Cheers, Ms. Tegan Churcher Dept. of Geography 501 McCone Hall U.C. Berkeley, Ca 94720 tpaige@uclink4.berkeley.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 27 17:24:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA23027; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:24:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19822; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:26:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019807; Fri, 27 Feb 98 17:25:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA15688; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 21:16:55 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA15683; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 16:16:40 -0500 Received: from btl.net (port58134.btl.net [206.153.58.134]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Mail Server v2.0) with ESMTP id AAA15950; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:14:30 -0500 Message-ID: <34F7296E.FB7E8F87@btl.net> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:00:30 -0600 From: "James A. Powell" Reply-To: jpowell@btl.net Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Osha Gray Davidson CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@mote.org Subject: Contact Dr. Bright References: <2.2.32.19980223131423.00676710@soli.inav.net> 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: 101 We are trying to contact Dr. Tom Bright. If anyone knows his whereabouts or how to contact him I would be very grateful for that information. I apologize for the posted message but it is rather important. Thank you, James Powell -- James A. Powell Glover's Reef Marine Research Station Wildlife Conservation Society P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Tel./Fax 501-233855 Middle Cay tel: 501-522153 E-mail: jpowell@btl.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 2 18:52:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA07991; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 18:52:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA22201; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 18:54:39 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022191; Mon, 2 Mar 98 18:54:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA01271; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:20:24 GMT Received: from biologia.univalle.edu.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA01257; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:18:12 -0500 Received: from biologia.univalle.edu.co ([192.168.20.3]) by biologia.univalle.edu.co (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA11131 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 16:59:51 +0500 (GMT) Message-ID: <34FB2FD1.B841857C@biologia.univalle.edu.co> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 17:16:50 -0500 From: "Fernando A. Zapata R" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [es] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Fish bite marks Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------B994939869AD7FE4996779D3" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 102 Este es un mensaje multipartes en formato MIME. --------------B994939869AD7FE4996779D3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Coral-list members: Massive corals (mostly Pavona sp.) from Gorgona Island, off the Pacific coast of Colombia, frequently have many markings that we believe have been caused by fish. The marks are more or less rectangular, about 1.0 - 1.5 x 3.0 - 4.0 cm, are devoid of live coral tissue, and are therefore white, contrasting with the adjacent live, healthy tissue. We have tried to establish the identity of the fish(es) responsible for making these marks, but after several hours of observation of colonies we have been unable to watch any fish actually biting the colonies. We suspect that either scarids, balistids or tetraodontids are making these marks. We have made observations of feeding behavior by a scarid (Scarus ghobban, n = 67 periods of ten min each) and two balistids (Sufflamen verres and Pseudobalistes naufragium, n = 21) but have never seen a fish biting the colonies and leaving a mark as described. We are wondering if other people in the tropical eastern Pacific (or elsewhere) are familiar with these bite marks. If they are, would they know what species is making the marks? Finally, would anyone be interested in taking a look at a couple of pictures and trying to help us? If so, please reply to this message and we will send the pictures as an attachment to an e-mail. Thanks, Juan Manuel Jimenez Valeria Francisco Fernando A. 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Zapata n: Zapata;Fernando A. org: Dpto. de Biologia, Universidad del Valle adr: Apartado Aereo 25360;;;Cali;;;Colombia email;internet: fazr@biologia.univalle.edu.co tel;work: (+57-2) 339-3243/321-2171 tel;fax: (+57-2) 339-2440 x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------B994939869AD7FE4996779D3-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 4 12:51:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26516; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:50:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA19271; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:52:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019250; Wed, 4 Mar 98 12:51:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07023; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 16:34:10 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA07016; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 11:34:06 -0500 Received: from uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.55]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148526(3)>; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 06:33:28 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <188965(4)>; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 06:33:19 -1000 Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 06:33:11 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix5 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Gidday Mate ! (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: 103 This message is from a friend of mine who lives in Bundaberg, Australia. I thought the rest of the list might be interested in it. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 20:46:37 -1000 From: Jack Hayes To: "J. Charles Delbeek" Subject: Gidday Mate ! > The coral reef here is a bloody disaster. What isn't dead is bleached so white from loss of algae that I think much of it will starve before it comes good. The sea temp reached 33 c at 15 meters depth at four mile reef last month. We are getting South easters now bringing in cooler water but it is still very hot. This is unprecedented. No one can remember anything like this happening before. Dead and rooting sarcophytons litter the spaces between the hard coral beds. The Dendro's in the river mouth have survived but the inshore reef ones have all disappeared. There is a great increase in coral trout numbers for some reason but they have decimated the juvenile fish population. The spear fishermen are the only ones to benefit. I expect that it will be well into winter before the coral is back to anything like it was. The bleaching is all over the barrier reef I believe. My tank did get a bit hot causing the death of a leathery sarco and all bar one of my Dendros has died of starvation. However it still looks a picture and its fundamental biology seems to be working very well. I have a pure white very short polyp goniopora in there now and its beautiful. It looks like a miniature snow covered mountain range. All for now. Talk to u in a few weeks Regards John From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 4 14:15:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA27384; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 14:15:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23183; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 14:16:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023177; Wed, 4 Mar 98 14:16:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA07287; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:02:29 GMT Received: from haleakala.aloha.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA07282; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:02:24 -0500 Received: from [204.94.118.97] (maui-40.u.aloha.net [204.94.118.97]) by haleakala.aloha.net (8.8.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id HAA20715; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 07:39:54 -1000 (HST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 07:49:39 -1000 To: sos@haleakala.aloha.net From: Carl Stepath Subject: Save Our Seas 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 OAA27384 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 104 Some contact information that you may be interested in. Sorry if this email is an inconvenience. I recieved this information and wanted to pass it on for those who may be concerned. Have a great day, and best wishes to you and your family. A Conscious Choice: Please circulate this email to everyone you know this week. It concerns the lively hood of the Humpback whales that are being killed by the US Navy in the waters of Hawai'i. It concerns the lively hood of our oceans, the mammals and fish that inhabit them and ultimately our planet. Please send protests to the media, your local politicians and congressmen. Some suggested email addresses are included below. LFA questions should be directed to John Yoshishige of the Navy at-471-3769 Please read the following and visit the site at http://www.dreamweaving.com/lfas.htm for current updates. If you have an email distribution list and would like to be put on our email list mailto:lfas@dreamweaving.com and put "add" in subject header. Other wise visit the site for updates. If you would like to be removed from our email list mailto:lfas@dreamweaving.com and put "remove" in subject header. My apologies. Background: Since the thirties sound has been used to map geophysical and underwater data. In the second world war sonar was used to detect submarines. Over the years the detection sensitivity got better and the resolution increased. And so did the technologies. All of this added to the noise pollution to the waters of our planet. In the past several years the US Navy has been testing high intensity sound to increase the range and resolution. These programs were called ATOC, which met public opposition, then LAS and more recently renamed LFAS for Low Frequency Acoustic Sound. And over the years the sound levels increased >from the ping we heard in old submarine movies to blasts of sound at around 200dB. 10,000 times the loudness of a 747 at take off. Many thousands times louder than is needed to do permanent damage to living tissue resulting in internal bleeding, disorientation, ruptured ear drums and other sometimes fatal effects. A deaf whale is a dead whale. If you were a tourist swimming in the waters off the west coast of the Big Island it could be you. Many whales have already been killed. In 1995/6 off the coast of California, and later in the year in the beautiful Hawaiian waters off Maui, Oahu and the Big Island. And now the Navy has calibrated its equipment to start the third phase of testing the LFAS in the humpback whales birthing waters off the big island of Hawai'i on Monday, March 2nd 1998. Your appeal to stop this is needed today. Please circulate this message to everyone who is environmentally conscious about our endangered species. By emailing, faxing and calling the media, our environmentalists and the politicians we can bring this to the attention of the world and halt this slaughter and disruption of our planet's natural cycles. Your action is needed NOW! Why LFAS? This is a classified subject so not much is known. However, it is also obvious. The LFAS is under the command of the SpaWars program out of San Diego, CA. An offshoot of StarWars program the SpaWars is the result of the Space/Navy merger last October. The LFAS permits the Navy to take a snap shot of the ocean and so monitor the movement of both man made submarines and according to some sources extraterrestrial craft. The incredibly loud pressure wave of the LFAS broadcast travels for many many miles. Possibly hundreds and maybe thousands. The military is not telling, nor are they telling us the specific frequencies they are using. Why the testing? In order to satisfy the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Acts of Cetaceans the Navy is obliged to show that the sound levels will not harm the whales. This has then in a rather tricky situation, on the one hand to make it appear that they are not harming the mammals and on the other hand maintaining the secrecy around work. An Environmental Assessment was completed and scientists and medical experts were hired to monitor the tests. Looks good on the surface, but as we all know those scientist also by the nature of the study are bound by the Official Secrets Act. So, just how accurate can they be in their diagnostics and evaluation? In the past the Navy has had a lousy track record by not keeping to the outline agreed upon in the Environmental Assessment. It sounds good on paper, but in reality the Navy goes and does what it wants no matter what the expense may be. Further more the second and third phases of the testing have began before first and second phases have been evaluated by any legitimate independant scientific body. Surprise, Surprise!! In November last year for instance a whale was found a week after the testing in the waters near the test area. But, due to the nature of the way that the sound effects body tissue it is hard to pin point exactly the cause of death without a neocropsy. And even then it would be very easy to sway the opinion because of the official secrets act. See report at Cetacean Society International http://elfi.com/csiupdat.html#atoc This is not an isolated case others have been reported and over the weekend of March 1st, 1998 a dead calf whale showed up off Oahu right after the Navy had completed calibration there. This testing, killing, maiming and harassment has been ongoing for years. It is time for the peoples of the planet to unite. It is time to bring this to the attention of all our brothers and sisters. It is time to put a stop to these senseless war games and fear mongering by our establishments. Email, fax and phone your protests to the media, your local environmentalists and politicians NOW! By way of completion: Last Saturday as part of the trip the captain asked me if the group would be OK with trying to find the Navy vessels so we could swim in the waters and possibly halt the testing. I knew that would be OK with me and possibly with the others. But nature and the whales had another vision on store for us. Instead we were shown the richnss of the whales in their natural habitat. In fact their demonstration of life was unbelievably incredible. We left Kona and headed north and as soon as we exited the harbor we saw a whale breach. As we headed north we came across and mother and a calf breaching. It was as though she was teaching her new one the joy of rising out of the water and taking a look around. After watching them play for an hour or more we saw two whales on the horizon breachig time after time. We headed off towards them and their behaviour changed to one of courtship and mating with their long fins slapping time and time again into the water. By this time we realized the water was full of whales that day! We lowered a hydrophone into the water listened to their sounds and possibly for the LFAS sound. But we only heard the whales whelping and hooting. I had decided to go for a swim with a couple of my friends and we slipped into the water knowing that there might be a whale close by. The previous week we had gone out and hardly saw any whales. At one point we lowered the hydrophone into the water and there were two males singing the most beautiful song. We recorded their song while we took a swim and I was playing diving down deep and floating to the top with my arms outstretched and my heart open. It was beautiful and the photographs came out perfect! Any way as we slipped into the water we swam in formation with our hearts open and full. We were about 25 feet away from the boat when suddenly a whale breached and arched her back with her fins wide open her heart towards us and the boat behind. We, however, did not see anything as she came up once and then came up again as if to say your heart is open I can feel you, my heart is open I acknowledge you. Our friends on the boat were besides themselves, not with fear but with happiness and joy. We had been preparing in meditation and healing sessions for this encounter, and we were rewarded. We have yet to see if the photos came out! Later in the day we saw two males doing their territorial thing and as it were wrestling with the other. They breached out of the water and back in again jostling the other of their kingdom. I learnt or relearnt something very important. I had become burnt out from working the web site for the LFAS and trying to stay abreast of all that was going on. I was reminded that there is a peaceful way of changing our world. The Bottom Line, we need resources: A network of people to watch out for the Navy Vessels About $2000 to purchase of a small boat. Living Expenses for the Marine Mammal Institiute Swimmers willing to be put out in the water Swimmers willing to go out >from the shore Walkie talkies and marine radios for communication Any one with good reportage skills who can keep preparing news reports from the local papers and the TV so we can post it on the internet site and keep the world informed Pilot that can go aloft and give us information What can you do? The time is NOW. Send this email to everyone you know. And send protests to the media, your local politicians and enviromentalists gropups. In the header of your email or fax put "Whales: Dead or Alive" And words to the effect: Please stop to the killing of the whales by the US Navy in Hawaii Signed: Your name Send to: President Bill Clinton president@whitehouse.com Vice-President Al Gore vicepresident@whitehouse.com Govenor of Hawaii: Ben Cayetano gov@aloha.net phone 808.586.0034 fax 808.586.0006 State Senator: David Tarnass reptarnas@capitol.hawaii.gov phone 808.586.8510 fax 808.587.0390 Dept Land and Natural Resources State of Hawaii Chairman Mike Wilson mwilson@pixi.com phone 808.587.0400 fax 808.587.0390 Joseph Johnson Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (703) 919-8959 Email:Jsquared@nosc.mil Also:"Williamson, Richard" Senators: Danial Inouye senator@inouye.senate.gov DC fax 202.224.6747 Honolulu fax 808.541.2549 Danial Akaka DC fax 202.224.2126 Honolulu fax 808. 545.4683 Congressmen: Neil Abcercrombie neil@abcercrombie.house.gov DC fax 202.225.4580 Honolulu phone 808.541.2570 Hono fax 808.533.0133 Patsy Mink DC fax 202.225.4987 Hono phone 808.541.1986 Hono fax 808. 538.0233 White House Office of Enviromental Quality Kate McGinty White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20006 phone 202.456.6224 fax 202.456.2710 National Marine Fisheries Services Office of protected species Ann Terbush 1335 East West Highway Silver Springs, MD 20910 fax 301.713.0376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This site was prepared by Benedick Howard and is hosted by DreamWeaving International a site about sound, sacred geometry and stress management Have a great 1998, the International Year of the Ocean - Carl :) http://planet-hawaii.com/sos/ "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead Carl M. Stepath, Executive Director "Save Our Seas" P.O. Box 1437, Paia, HI 96779 USA 808-579-6282, fax 579-6283 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 5 10:37:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05985; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:37:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18996; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:39:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018977; Thu, 5 Mar 98 10:38:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA09951; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 14:46:11 GMT Received: from icess.ucsb.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA09946; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 09:46:08 -0500 From: robbie@bbsr.edu Received: from sargasso by icess.ucsb.edu (8.8.4/SMI-8.7-Icess) id GAA25314; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 06:45:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from [198.116.28.99] by sargasso (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA18705; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:45:25 -0400 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 10:45:25 -0400 Message-Id: <199803051445.KAA18705@sargasso> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Coral-List Subject: Funding for graduate research in Bermuda Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 105 Munson Coral Reef Fellowship at BBSR. Due to the generosity of the Munson Foundation, the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. (BBSR) is expanding its research support for graduate students involved in all aspects of coral reef research in Bermuda. Students with funded research projects who could benefit from working in Bermuda's marine environment and with BBSR's scientific staff are encouraged to apply for admission to BBSR's Graduate Intern Program. Information on the Munson awards, BBSR Graduate Intern Program and BBBSR faculty interests are found at the BBSR Web page at www.bbsr.edu/Education/#internships. If accepted into the program, extramural support brought by students to BBSR will be supplemented by funds from the Munson Foundation. These supplemental funds will go towards the cost of research supplies and equipment needed by the student, as well as towards the individual's living costs. The number of students who can be accepted and supported is limited, so prompt inquiries and early applications are encouraged. Applications should be submitted by 1 April 1998 for research projects commencing no later than August 1998. Please direct further inquiries to: BBSR Graduate Intern Coordinator, Dr. Kathy Coates (kcoates@bbsr.edu) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 Sun Mar 5 18:21:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA13241; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 18:21:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA11475; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 18:23:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011451; Thu, 5 Mar 98 18:22:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA11525; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 22:14:55 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11520; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 17:14:51 -0500 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.19]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA01572 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 1998 17:14:03 -0500 Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 17:14:03 -0500 Message-Id: <199803052214.RAA01572@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Rosenstiel Postdoc position at the Univ of Miami Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 106 ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL POSTDOCTORAL POSITION The Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, announces a competitive ROSENSTIEL POSTDOCTORAL AWARD. This two year award is an on-site research collaboration with a member of the Marine Biology and Fisheries faculty in one of the following areas: Marine Biomedical Sciences, Biological Oceanography, Fisheries, or Coastal Ecology. Applicants should include a c.v., a one page research interest statement related to one of the thematic areas, up to three reprints or in press manuscripts, and the names and contacts for three references. Further details about our program and faculty can be found at www.rsmas.miami.edu/divs/mbf.html. Closing date is 15 April 1998 for a start date near Sept. 1998. Applications to: RPD Search committee,University of Miami RSMAS, MBF, 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami FL 33149. The University of Miami is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. ********************************************** 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 Mar 6 14:10:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA21500; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:09:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14429; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:11:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014406; Fri, 6 Mar 98 14:10:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA13933; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:17:25 GMT Received: from mailhub.cns.ksu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA13928; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:17:17 -0500 Received: from cbs (johng@cbs.ksu.ksu.edu [129.130.12.4]) by mailhub.cns.ksu.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8/mailhub+antispam+tar) with SMTP id MAA13779 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:16:24 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost by cbs (SMI-8.6/1.34) id MAA01303; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:16:18 -0600 Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:16:18 -0600 (CST) From: John Guinotte X-Sender: johng@cbs.ksu.ksu.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Mexico Bathymetry 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: 107 To all Coral-listers: Your help would be greatly appreciated in the following matter: For my masters thesis,I am creating a coastal GIS to predict Mexican Coral Reef distribution from basic environmental data (SST, Salinity, Bathymetry, Nutrients,etc.). This is a continuation of the work by: Kleypas, J. A. 1997. Modeled estimates of global reef habitat and carbonate production since the last glacial maximum. Paleoceanography 12(4): 533-545. In order to improve the model, I need to acquire a higher resolution bathymetry/water depth layer (that has a spatial resolution greater than (5 minutes x 5 minutes) for the waters off Mexico's coasts. If anyone has this type of data or knows how/where to acquire it, please email me. Thank You- John Guinotte _______________________________________________________________________________ John Guinotte GIS Research Assistant National Institute for Land Management and Training Kansas State University 26 Seaton Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-2907 (785) 532-2106 (Office) (785) 532-2110 (Fax) johng@ksu.edu _______________________________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 6 14:27:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA21745; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:26:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA15124; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:28:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015111; Fri, 6 Mar 98 14:28:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14058; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:50:41 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA14053; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:50:37 -0500 Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:50:37 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Coral Bleaching at Palolo Deep 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: 108 Please respond to Mike King (mking@samoa.net) or to coral-list: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 13:20:18 -1100 From: Mike King Subject: Coral Bleaching A survey at Palolo Deep (a National Marine Park near Apia, Western Samoa) on 28 February revealed severe coral bleaching. Between 60 to 70% of all staghorn Acopora on the reef top was bleached. This has occurred with amazing rapidity (over a period of 5-6 days). In deeper water, all seemed well. Do you have any information on the El Nino driven plug of warm water extending over the Pacific? Best wishes, Mike King. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 6 15:15:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23918; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:15:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA17867; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:17:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017823; Fri, 6 Mar 98 15:16:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA14151; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 19:27:28 GMT Received: from csumb.monterey.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA14146; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:27:24 -0500 Received: from ntsvr1 by csumb.monterey.edu via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id LAA03400; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:20:26 -0800 From: Daniel_Shapiro@monterey.edu (Daniel Shapiro) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:13:17 -0800 Subject: Coral Reef Ecology Course: Akumal, Mexico Message-ID: Organization: CSU Monterey Bay MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-ID: X-Gateway: NASTA Gate 1.18 for FirstClass(R) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 109 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: TROPICAL MARINE SCIENCE (Cornell University and Shoals Marine Laboratory) This summer we will take 12 students to Akumal, a small resort town located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatn 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 self-motivated undergraduate students interested in learning about basic coral reef ecology, conservation and research. Dates: June 6th - August 2nd. 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). Deadline: All applications received by March 27th will be considered. After that, applications will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis until the course is filled. 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 Mon Mar 6 16:24:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA24561; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 16:23:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA20488; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 16:25:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020446; Fri, 6 Mar 98 16:25:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA14382; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 20:32:02 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA14377; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:31:59 -0500 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id PAA10251; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:31:52 -0500 Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:31:52 -0500 Message-Id: <199803062031.PAA10251@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: HotSpots -- Tahiti area To: Coral-List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 110 NOTES: HotSpots Bleaching -- 3 Mar 98 As the El Nino "warm pool" in eastern tropical Pacific finally appears to be beginning to show signs of weakening, HotSpots now appear to be on the increase in the Eastern Hemisphere. Areas seen as prime suspects for initial stages of bleaching include the southern coasts of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Also, more extensive HotSpots are continuing in the vicinity of the Seychelles. The high surface temperatures appear to have lessened a bit over the northern and central GBR. SSTs continue to increase near Tahiti and once again along the Pacific coasts of Panama and Costa Rica above the Gulf of Panama has anyone seen evidence of bleaching at any of these new locations? Posted on 3/3/98 at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html 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 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 Mon Mar 6 19:42:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA26133; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 19:41:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA23314; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 19:43:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023310; Fri, 6 Mar 98 19:43:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA14681; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 23:43:43 GMT Received: from arl-img-4.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA14676; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:43:38 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by arl-img-4.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id SAA05997 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:42:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:42:28 -0500 From: Harry McCarty Subject: The Coral Disease Page To: Coral Reef List Server Message-ID: <199803061842_MC2-35D6-106A@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id TAA26133 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 111 Harry McCarty and Esther Peters are pleased to announce the birth of a new web page! The Coral Disease Page can be found at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm (Yes, its a long URL, but that can't be avoided. You might try copying it to the clipboard and pasting it into your browser.) After a two-year gestation and a somewhat difficult birth, parents and web page are doing fine! This site is designed to promote the exchange of information about diseases of hard or stony corals and other reef organisms. It consists of a brief introduction to diseases of coral reef ecosystems and a series of pages that discuss various diseases of hard corals, sea fans, and coralline algae that have been recognized on reefs thus far. In addition to information on specific diseases, you can use a key that allows you to identify a potential disease based on some characteristic visual signs of each disease (abnormalities in appearance, behavior, or morphology). We have also included a list of links to related sites and some ideas for what you can do to help. This site is intended to be a living document. At present, we have posted information on over a dozen known diseases. We plan to add more information as it becomes available. We will be happy to collaborate on postings of other diseases and to add links to other web sites containing related information. Fair Warning: Because detailed images are necessary to illustrate clearly the characteristics of these diseases, some of the graphics on the subsequent pages may take some time to load. We have tried hard to balance the need for detail and the size of the files. We appreciate your comments, but suggest that you send them to us directly, rather than through the coral list server. If there is sufficient interest, we will post information about updates to the site as they occur. Thanks for your time. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 7 20:55:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA29083; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:55:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA04543; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:57:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004537; Sat, 7 Mar 98 20:56:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA16512; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 01:14:15 GMT Received: from mail.samoa.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA16497; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 20:14:06 -0500 Received: from mikeking.samoa.net ([203.35.212.148]) by mail.samoa.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 0-45225U2500L250S0) with SMTP id AAA235 for ; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 14:13:36 -1100 Received: by mikeking.samoa.net with Microsoft Mail id <01BD49D3.8B1E7C80@mikeking.samoa.net>; Sat, 7 Mar 1998 14:15:55 -1100 Message-ID: <01BD49D3.8B1E7C80@mikeking.samoa.net> From: mking@samoa.net (Mike King) To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: book on tropical fisheries Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:07:46 -1100 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 UAA29083 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 112 Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management 176 illustrations, 320 pages, 1995. ISBN 0 85238 223 5 Price 25.99 Author: Michael King "I am frequently asked to recommend a textbook which will provide fisheries science students with a firm grounding in fish biology, the collection and analysis of data and its application to fisheries management. This will be it from now on!... I recommend this both as a course text to students and a technical manual to more experienced practitioners." Journal of Fish Biology "We have here a fine textbook indeed, especially useful to students in marine and fisheries biology." World Fishing "Comprehensive as well as interesting to read." Seafood International As the over-exploitation of fish stocks continues on a global scale, the need to develop and enhance skills in fisheries assessment and management becomes ever-more urgent if we are to ensure that fish remain a renewable resource providing employment and food. Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management is a new, core text which provides essential information and expert guidance on modern methods of resources management for both temperate and tropical fisheries and is directed to students of marine science and biology and fisheries researchers, scientists, and managers. Modern catching methods are reviewed in full, analyses of fisheries resource species are provided, from invertebrates (such as sea cucumbers) to migratory fish species (such as Tuna) and, unlike other available texts, Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management contains a large number of worked examples and numerous graphs, charts, diagrams and line drawings. This new work is destined to become the foundation text and leading reference in this vital area of fisheries science, and is one of several titles available on inspection for lecturers and course tutors wishing to evaluate textbooks for potential class use. Blackwell Science Ltd Order from Fishing News Books (Blackwell Scientific Publications) Oxford, UK Fax from overseas 44 865 721205 Phone 44 865 240201 (extension 2304 or 2242) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 8 22:52:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA02057; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:52:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA22282; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:54:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022273; Sun, 8 Mar 98 22:54:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA18885; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 02:53:46 GMT Received: from names.si.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA18880; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:53:38 -0500 Received: from ic.si.edu (ic.si.edu [160.111.2.92]) by names.si.edu with SMTP (8.7.1/8.7.1) id VAA13161 for ; Sun, 8 Mar 1998 21:56:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from SIWP01-Message_Server by ic.si.edu with Novell_GroupWise; Sun, 08 Mar 1998 21:49:35 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 21:52:01 -0500 From: Brice Quenoville To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Damselfishes of the world Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 113 Hi, I would like to buy a copy of Gerald Allen's 1991 book "Damselfishes of the world" (the one I have belongs to the library and has been longely overdue). I have tried to find references using the internet web pages of the publisher and the distributer but it looks like it is not anymore available (it is not even mentioned). I have also contacted Gerry Allen himself but he hasn't any copy left. Would anyone have an idea? Thanks a lot and sorry for using the list in such a way, but my study is focused on these fishes and I would prefer to have them in colour than in black and white... Brice Brice Quenouille Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Naos laboratory, Unit 0948 APO AA 34002-0948 USA Fax: (507) 228 0516 Tel: (507) 228 4022 or 228 4150, extension 3366 or 3365 email: quenovib@naos.si.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 9 08:48:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA04261; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:48:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01392; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:50:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001369; Mon, 9 Mar 98 08:49:17 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA19651; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:00:42 GMT Received: from italy.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA19646; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:00:37 -0500 Received: from [38.26.14.103] (ip103.an3-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.14.103]) by italy.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA15392 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 04:59:29 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 04:59:29 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Cyanide Fishing Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 114 Dear Listers, The Global Coral Reef Alliance and the New York Zoological Society (NY Aquarium) are engaged in lab & field experiments involving the affects of cyanide on corals (host & zoox.). We are trying to reach Bob Richmond of the University of Guam for collaboration. We have very high quality slides of acroporids severly damaged and killed by cyanide use, If anyone has pictures of corals KILLED by cyanide please contact me directly. I will be glad to pay any costs involved. This practice is still being used throughout the Pacific for the aquarium, and resturant trade. We have seen reefs damaged within a short time due to this immoral method of capture. Thank you, James M. Cervino ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 9 14:48:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA10976; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:48:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA21270; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:50:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021258; Mon, 9 Mar 98 14:49:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01558; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 18:13:19 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA01553; Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:13:15 -0500 Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:13:15 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Marbio Info 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: 115 Please excuse this message if you already have this information. For those of you who have an occasional need to post information not directly related to coral research, but of interest to marine biology generally, you may gain information on subscribing to the marbio (i.e., marine biology) listserver by sending the following command to marbio@mote.org: info marbio Hope this helps. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 10 09:53:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA18457; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:53:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA28098; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 09:55:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028069; Tue, 10 Mar 98 09:54:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA03692; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:57:03 GMT Received: from hpl.hpl.umces.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA03686; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 08:56:58 -0500 Received: from localhost (karla@localhost) by hpl.hpl.umces.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA26963; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 08:55:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 08:55:45 -0500 (EST) From: Karla Heidelberg Reply-To: Karla Heidelberg To: Coral-List , cnidaria@uci.edu, mees-students , grad-env@glue.umd.edu cc: Susan Weiler Subject: URGENT! ASLO Congressional Fellow (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: 116 Am. Society of Limnology and Oceanography/AIBS Congressional Science Fellowship, 1998-1999 As part of its commitment to facilitate responsible, informed, and scientifically sound consideration of public policy issues, ASLO and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) are working with AAAS to sponsor a Congressional Science Fellow. This program is designed to provide the Fellow with a unique opportunity to make practical contributions to the more effective use of aquatic science knowledge in the U.S. government, and to demonstrate the value of the aquatic sciences to society's decision-making and problem-solving. The Fellow will spend 12 months on Capitol Hill working with Members of Congress or Congressional committees as a special assistant in legislative and policy areas requiring scientific expertise. The Fellow will participate in a comprehensive orientation session in Washington in September, 1998, on the relevant congressional and executive branch operations plus a year-long seminar series on issues involving science, technology, and public policy. The Fellowship may begin immediately following the fall orientation, or it may be postponed to a January 1999 start. Reports to ASLO and AIBS during the year are expected. The annual stipend is $35,000. APPLICATION CRITERIA: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and members of ASLO in good standing with an earned doctorate or equivalent doctoral-level degree at the time of application. Application materials for the fellowship and membership information for ASLO are available from ASLO Attn. Dr. Susan Weiler Tel: 509-527-5948 weiler@whitman.edu. Completed applications must be sent directly to AIBS/ASLO CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP AIBS HQ Attn. Jodi Kolber 1444 Eye St. NW Washington, DC 20005 (jkolber@aibs.org; 202-628-1500 x253) Applications must be received by AIBS HQ absolutely no later than April 3, 1998 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 10 22:59:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA09802; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:59:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA26033; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 23:01:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026028; Tue, 10 Mar 98 23:00:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA06295; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 03:06:30 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA06290; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:06:26 -0500 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA19177 for ; Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:02:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 10 Mar 1998 22:06:48 -0500 From: "Gittings, S." Subject: Sanctuary Manager To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-MS 3.0.2 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 117 There are two separate job announcements open for the position of Manager of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. The site, which consists of two submerged banks containing coral reefs and other tropical habitats, and a third bank containing a low diversity but highly productive coral and sponge community, is one twelve protected areas administered by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program. The Flower Gardens Sanctuary Manager oversees the administrative, resource protection, education, research, and enforcement programs of the sanctuary. One of the position announcements is for non-federal employees who wish to apply (non-status), the other is for applicants who are currently federal employees (status). To apply through the non-status announcement, either call USAJOBS in San Antonio, Texas at 210-805-2402 to request a copy, or use email at www.usajobs.opm.gov. Refer to vacancy announcement # DS-8-06-0354-BM. Note that applications for the non-status vacancy announcement should be received by OPM in San Antonio by March 27, 1998. Applications merely postmarked by 3/27/98 will not necessarily be considered. To apply through the status announcement, you can go "http://www.rdc.noaa.gov", and look under job announcements in the 300 series. Find vacancy # H/NOS/98067.LPL. The contact is Lisa Love at 301-713-0506 x194, if you have questions or need asistance. Applications must be postmarked by March 25, 1998, and received within three work days. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 11 09:17:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA12989; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:17:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA08277; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:19:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008249; Wed, 11 Mar 98 09:18:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07378; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 13:33:35 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA07373; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:33:32 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:33:31 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: RE: Coral Bleaching at Palolo Deep (fwd) 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 JAA12989 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 118 Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 9 Mar 1998 17:27:54 -0500 From: "Daschbach, N." Subject: RE: Coral Bleaching at Palolo Deep We've also seen the same phenomenon here in American Samoa. We had a week of very low tides at midday, with long exposure to the air/sun, and air temps have been in the mid 90s F, which is very hot for Samoa (we have had record highs in the 95-96range). Water temps are in the 30C range and that increase (from the high 20s) has happened fairly recently. Try the NOAA El Nino site for SSTs. Nancy Daschbach Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary ________________________________________________________ Please respond to Mike King (mking@samoa.net) or to coral-list: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 13:20:18 -1100 From: Mike King Subject: Coral Bleaching A survey at Palolo Deep (a National Marine Park near Apia, Western Samoa) on 28 February revealed severe coral bleaching. Between 60 to 70% of all staghorn Acopora on the reef top was bleached. This has occurred with amazing rapidity (over a period of 5-6 days). In deeper water, all seemed well. Do you have any information on the El Nino driven plug of warm water extending over the Pacific? Best wishes, Mike King. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 11 09:38:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA13399; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:38:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA09394; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:40:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009387; Wed, 11 Mar 98 09:39:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07387; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 13:35:34 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA07382; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:35:30 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:35:30 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Positions open in ECOSUR (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: 119 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: salazar@nicte-ha.ecosur-qroo.mx (Sergio Salazar Vallejo) Subject: Positions open in ECOSUR pfarias@ecosur-qroo.mx Dear colleagues, ECOSUR is El Colegio de la Frontera Sur: it's a Federal Mexican Government research center. It has campuses in several cities in Southern Mexico like Villahermosa, Campeche, San Cristobal, Tapachula, and Chetumal. The Chetumal Unit is mainly focused to coastal ecology issues, it has some 30 full-time researchers being the second one largest in ECOSUR. Most researchers are Mexican though there are two German, one French, and one Dutch colleagues in this Unit. ECOSUR has a Graduate Program in Natural Resources Management and since last few months, it's responsible for planning a research project on the Northwestern Caribbean reefs. This is expected to be an international initiative including Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. It's aims are to have a better integral management and to avoid some tourism-related damages in the reefal ecosystem. We hope to be able to share our experiences through workshops, intensive training and coordinated research projects. We realize we need more colleagues to cooperate in this effort. Thus, we are glad to announce we have several positions open in: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Taxonomy and Ecology of Non-commercial Benthic Crustaceans Taxonomy and Ecology of Macroalgae Taxonomy and Ecology of Coral Reefs Taxonomy and Ecology of Sponges Taxonomy and Ecology of Molluscs Interested colleagues should be fluent in Spanish and willing to succeed in a different cultural and working environment which includes pressures to publish in international journals, get extra-mural funding, and for teaching at the Graduate level. Please send me a letter of research interests including availability, e-mail codes of three recomendants, an abridged Curriculum vitae, and photocopies of: 1) Ph.D. Diploma. 2) Recent publications. 3) Documents of teaching experience. 4) Cover of thesis of your students (directed by yourself). = This call will be closed only when positions become occupated. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sergio I. Salazar-Vallejo * * Depto. Ecolog=EDa Acu=E1tica * * ECOSUR, Apdo. Postal 424 * * Chetumal QR 77000 MEXICO * * * * Tel. (983) 21666, 20115 * * Fax (983) 20447 * * http://www.ecosur.mx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 11 09:49:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA13553; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:49:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA09659; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:51:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009620; Wed, 11 Mar 98 09:50:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07394; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 13:36:07 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA07389; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:36:03 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:36:03 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: octocoral sclerites (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: 120 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- To: Coral-List From: Kiho Kim Subject: octocoral sclerites Hi All, I am hoping that someone can help me track something down. I was told (or read somewhere) that in some areas, about 70% of the sediment is made up of octocoral sclerites. Does anyone know where this may have come from? Please respond to me in directly if you can help. Thanks. Kiho Kim Ecology & Systematics Cornell University From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 11 10:11:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA14131; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:11:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA11027; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 10:13:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010972; Wed, 11 Mar 98 10:12:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA07656; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 14:25:12 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA07651; Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:25:08 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:25:08 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Reply-To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Bleaching & Spawning Archives; Referencing 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: 121 Bleaching --------- Sorry for the delay, but the archive of all incidences of coral bleaching which have been reported through announcements to coral-list has been updated. The data files represent individual reported instances of coral bleaching, or related information. The format of the data files represent the approximate date of bleaching or of a report. For example b951006.dat would represent an incidence of bleaching on or about October 6, 1995. No claim is made as to the accuracy of these reports. For more information, contact the author of the report. Spawning -------- Unfortunately, incidences of spawning have not been reported through coral-list quite so much as for bleaching; however, those incidences have been updated in the spawning archives. I, for one, would very much like to see any posting of coral spawning which includes species, time, and any meteorological and/or oceanographic information which you can include, e.g., sea temp, salinity, phase of the tide, moon phase, etc. The same "disclaimer" as above applies for the spawning archives. Accessibility ------------- Both bleaching and spawning archives are accessible from the CHAMP Home Page at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov under Bulletins. Referencing ----------- If you care to reference these messages in a publication, following are some links which discuss the protocols for doing this (i.e., referencing Web documents): http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalu8it.htm http://cs.art.rmit.edu.au/projects/media/hypertext/citation/web_citation.html http://www.coastal.edu/services/lib/citing.htm http://english.ttu.edu/acw/ http://ernie.bgsu.edu/~skrause/Lists.html http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/ http://kalama.doe.hawaii.edu/hern95/pt035/ http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/general/cite.htm http://www.beadsland.com/weapas/ http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCL/citation.formats.html http://www.daemen.edu/services/wspace/default.html http://www.hamline.edu/library/ http://www.lafayette.edu/library/homepage.html http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MLAStyleSheet.html http://www.lib.uconn.edu/English/ http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/ref/ref_sty.html http://www.uvm.edu/~xli/reference/apa.html http://www.uvm.edu/~xli/reference/mla.html http://www.valpo.edu/eis/Writing_Center.html I hope this helps you in your work. Cheers, Jim Hendee NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 12 07:21:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA22689; Thu, 12 Mar 1998 07:21:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA11025; Thu, 12 Mar 1998 07:23:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011007; Thu, 12 Mar 98 07:23:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA11314; Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:53:21 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA11309; Thu, 12 Mar 1998 06:53:18 -0500 Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 06:53:17 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: ** Announcing Weekly Coral-List-Digest! ** 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: 122 For those of you who would prefer to get a weekly digest of coral-list messages, rather than each coral-list message as it is sent, I am happy to announce that Louis Florit, our Systems Engineer who originally set up and configured coral-list, has now implemented coral-list-digest for us. 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Please note that if you are subscribed to coral-list-digest, you must either reply directly to the person who posted a message, or to coral-list, NOT to coral-list-digest (this won't work for you). There may be some difficulties at first, so we appreciate your patience in such an event. If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to drop a line. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 13 03:57:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA04660; Fri, 13 Mar 1998 03:57:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA15105; Fri, 13 Mar 1998 03:59:03 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015095; Fri, 13 Mar 98 03:58:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA15367; Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:52:35 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA15362; Fri, 13 Mar 1998 03:52:28 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA03448; Fri, 13 Mar 1998 18:53:47 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980313183508.0069572c@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 18:35:08 +1000 To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Coralist: fdamselfish book 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: 123 Gerald Allen's 1991 book "Damselfishes of the world" is available at the address below (along with many other coral reef titles; they will have a new catalog out later this month): Sea Challengers Natural History Books 35 Versailles Court Danville, CA 94506 USA Phone 925 327-7750 Fax 925 736-8982 e-mail: seachalleng@earthlink.net web site up in several weeks: http://www.seachallengers.com Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC, Qld 4810, Australia phone 61 (07) 4753 4241 email d.fenner@aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 16 12:26:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA25523; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:26:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA07457; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:28:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007440; Mon, 16 Mar 98 12:28:13 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02200; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:07:52 GMT Received: from iztacala.unam.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA02195; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:07:42 -0500 Received: from localhost (tvjred@localhost) by iztacala.unam.mx (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA14138 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 1998 11:02:24 -0600 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 11:02:24 -0600 (CST) From: Tovar Juarez Edgar To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Biogeochemical cycles 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: 124 > Does anyone know of any recent references on: > > Biogeochemical cycles of heavy metals in coral-reef ecosystems > or Heavy Metals in Thalassia testudinium, Ulva lactuca and Aplysia dactilomela > > Please direct responses directly to Edgar Tovar at > tvjred@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx > > Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. > > Sincerely: > > Edgar Tovar. > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 17 03:56:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA03980; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:56:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA03116; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:58:19 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003112; Tue, 17 Mar 98 03:57:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA05842; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:47:40 GMT Received: from mbox.wins.uva.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA05837; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:47:33 -0500 Received: from domeweb.wins.uva.nl by mbox.wins.uva.nl with ESMTP (sendmail 8.8.7/config 8.5). id JAA00478; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:48:27 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost by domeweb.wins.uva.nl (sendmail 8.8.7/config 8.5). id JAA09620; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:48:22 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199803170848.JAA09620@domeweb.wins.uva.nl> From: jaapk@wins.uva.nl (Jaap Kaandorp) X-Organisation: Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands X-Phone: +31 20 525 7463 X-Fax: +31 20 525 7490 Subject: PhD position at the Computational Science Centre Amsterdam To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:48:22 +0100 (MET) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 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: 125 PhD POSITIONS AT THE COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE AMSTERDAM (CSA) The Computational Science Centre Amsterdam (CSA) is a joint initiative of research groups from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Amsterdam. Within the Computational Science Centre research is being done on complex systems and processes stemming from physics, biology, chemistry, environmental - and geosciences as well as anthropogenic disciplines (engineering, finance, economics) using simulation and computational techniques. An important element within this multi-disciplinary research is the development of new computational methods and techniques which are required to make processes computable. The common characteristics of systems from various disciplines (physics, biology, chemistry etc.) contribute to a better knowledge and guarantee an optimal use of existing expertise about complex systems. At the University of Amsterdam Computational Science is a focus of new research. This joint initiative is being supported by the ``beta-cluster'' (physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physical geography, and biology). The centre of activities of this interdisciplinary collaboration within computational science is at the Science-Park Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, where also the Academic Computing Services Amsterdam (facilities for High Performance Computing and Virtual Reality), and the NWO institutes Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, the National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Eenergy Physics, and the Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science are located. Within the CSA there are currently a number of vacancies (see for more vacancies and details http://www.beta.uva.nl/institutes/csa/): Ph.D STUDENT MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL GROWTH PROCESSES One of the most important recent discoveries in biology are the hox genes which regulate embryonal development within the animal kingdom. In this regulation, gradients formed by diffusion of morphogens play a fundamental role. A suitable case study for the development of a simulation model of morphogenesis are metazoans with a relatively simple bodyplan, as for example sponges and stony-corals. The morphogenesis of these organisms is partly controlled by the internal genetic regulation and partly by the influence of the physical environment (for example hydrodynamics and light). The aim of this project is to develop a model of the internal genetic regulation of morphogenesis and to add this, ultimately, to an existing model of the influence of the physical environment on the morphogenesis of organisms as for example sponges and stony-corals. In these simulation models large-scale computing techniques and particle -based methods, as for example the lattice Boltzmann models to simulate diffusion and flow processes will be used. We are seeking a (mathematical / physical) biologist with experience in computer science, or computer scientists or physicists with a strong interest in biology. In this project we will cooperate with biologists from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. Purpose of appointment: PhD degree. Appointment is for a maximum of four years. The salary ranges from Dfl.2,151 in the first year to Dfl.3,841 in the fourth year. Employment is full-time (38 hours/week) unless otherwise stated. Part-time employment (with a minimum of 32 hours/week) is possible if supervisor agrees. A training and supervision plan will be drawn up with the PhD student, stipulating the aims and content of the proposed research project and the teaching obligations involved. There is no closing date for applications yet. Please send a letter of application, a full CV, and the names and addresses of at least two referees to the address below. For more information, please contact: Prof. dr. P.M.A. Sloot (telephone +31 20 525 7463, email: peterslo@wins.uva.nl) and/or Dr. J.A. Kaandorp (telephone +31 20 525 7539, email: jaapk@wins.uva.nl). The Computational Science Centre Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands telephone +31 20 525 7537 fax +31 20 525 7490 email csa@beta.uva.nl World Wide Web: http://www.beta.uva.nl/institutes/csa/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 17 07:47:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA04924; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:47:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA06222; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:49:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006170; Tue, 17 Mar 98 07:48:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA06500; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:32:32 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA06495; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:32:28 -0500 Received: from isurus by isurus.mote.org with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.92 #2) id m0yEvYY-0011WdC; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:33:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 07:37:50 -0800 (PST) From: Erich Mueller To: Marbio List , Coral List , FISH-SCI list Subject: Pigeon Key Courses 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 126 Apologies for any cross-postings. Final Circular - Requests for application packets must be received by March 20. 1998 Advanced Courses in Tropical Marines Sciences Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center 16-23 August, 1998 The following courses are offered for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Working professionals desiring to gain current information in these topic areas are also encouraged to apply. The courses take a hands-on approach and address current issues in the respective fields. Each course will be limited to 12 students. **************************************************************************** Reproduction and Recruitment in Tropical Marine Fishes Jonathan M. Shenker, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology Description: This course will address topics ranging from reproductive behavior and physiology to a "larva-eye" view of the pelagic environment to broad ocean-wide processes that affect recruitment. There will be a focus on characterizing various processes as possible "bottlenecks" in the population dynamics of fish species, and the implication of these bottlenecks for fisheries management. Both general principles as well as details specific to the Florida Keys will be discussed. Larval and juvenile fishes will be sampled from pelagic habitats for taxonomic analysis, behavior observations and measurements of growth rates, including age/growth estimation through otolith analysis. Fish behavior in the field will also be observed. Experiments will be conducted to quantify nightly recruitment levels at artificial reefs deployed near Pigeon Key. Student teams will coordinate collection of different data sets for presentation at end of class. Prerequisites: College level biology courses are required. Courses in vertebrate zoology, fisheries biology, developmental biology, ecology, physical oceanography and general marine sciences will be helpful. SCUBA optional. Course cost: $750.00 *************************************************************************** Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., Tetra Tech, Inc. Description: During the last two decades, the potential for severe impacts to coral reef populations and communities from the effects of various diseases has been recognized. Diseases have been described affecting corals, fish, coralline algae, and sea urchins, sometimes with wide-ranging effects. This course will introduce students to the field of pathobiology of marine organisms. The focus of lectures, dives and laboratory sessions will be on diseases affecting hard corals, but information will also be presented on diseases of other reef organisms.Methods of studying diseases will include collection of field monitoring data and physiological, histological and microbiological techniques. The course will provide students with a state-of-the-art overview of reef pathobiology, experience with relevant techniques, and an understanding of the need for a multidisciplinary approach to its study. Prerequisites: College level biology courses and SCUBA certification are required. Courses in invertebrate zoology, microbiology, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, histology or marine sciences will be helpful. Course cost: $800.00. ************************************************************************** Credit The PKMRC is not offering credit through any institution. However, the PKMRC and instructors will work with the students' institutions to provide credit if possible (through directed studies, research courses, etc.). The student, or institutional representative, should then let the instructor know what requirements are necessary. For example, credit-seeking students may have to write a paper or take an exam. This approach allows us to keep our costs down and eliminate any potential dificulties with transfer of credit. Costs The course fee includes all course materials, accommodations (in the newly-restored, historic dormitory), all meals (dinner, 8/16 through breakfast on 8/23), SCUBA costs and weights. Participants should provide mask, fins and snorkel and, if diving, their own regulator, BCD and weight belt. Use of SCUBA equipment requires completion of additional forms, medical clearance and acceptance by the Mote Marine Laboratory Diving Safety Officer. Key Dates 20 March, 1998 - Application receipt deadline. 3 April, 1998 - Acceptance packets mailed out. 1 May, 1998 - Deposits due. 12 June, 1998 - Last day to request refunds. 31 July, 1998 - Balance and dive forms due. 16 August, 1998 - Courses start. For more information and application materials, contact: <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center Email: emueller@mote.org P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 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 Fri Mar 17 08:30:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA05327; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:30:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA07883; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:32:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007870; Tue, 17 Mar 98 08:31:41 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06640; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:15:42 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA06635; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:15:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:15:39 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Satellite Imagery Advisory (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: 127 Forwarded message. This might be of use in local studies of coral reefs threatened by other environmental events: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3/12/98 CONTACT: Patricia Viets, NOAA (301) 457-5005 MEDIA ADVISORY NOAA PLACES IMAGERY OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS ON LINE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has placed satellite imagery of significant environmental events from around the world on line. The imagery is suitable for illustrating news and feature stories. Captions and explanations are included. The events that are monitored regularly are: fires, volcanoes, tropical storms, floods, oil spills, and snow and ice. The following report is an example of the imagery that is available each day: Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the Operational Significant Event Imagery team on Thursday, March 12, 1998, are as follows: Fires - The smoky conditions in Borneo appear to be improving in this GMS image. The smoke, which was very dense this time yesterday, is much lighter now. A smoky haze is still visible extending from eastern Borneo southeastward into the Java Sea and more can be seen moving northeast from the same position. The second image in this series is significant because of what it doesn't show. AVHRR Channel 3, which generally detects hot spots on the surface quite well, seems to indicate the absence of any concentrated heat sources in eastern Borneo. There are a few scattered spots in the region and a few more somewhat concentrated spots in Malaysia, but nothing compared to the past weeks. Multichannel color and single channel imagery was processed and posted to: http://duc9.wwb.noaa.gov/SPECIAL/FIRES/FSMind071.gif http://duc9.wwb.noaa.gov/SPECIAL/FIRES/FSHind071.gif Fires in Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil show up well as hot spots in this AVHRR Channel 3 image. There is a concentrated area of fires in western Venezuela and scattered ones throughout northeast Columbia. Single channel imagery was processed and posted to: http://duc9.wwb.noaa.gov/SPECIAL/FIRES/FHSbrz071.gif Something of a mystery in these AVHRR and TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) images. A large cloud can be seen extending from Southeast Asia well into the South China Sea. After some analysis we suggest that it is probably smoke from fires in Vietnam and Laos. The phenomenon shows up extremely well on the TOMS imagery which measures the concentration of particles in the air. Corresponding hot spots were seen in Laos and Vietnam indicating fires on the surface. This feature has been persisting for a few days. Multichannel color imagery was processed and posted to: http://duc9.wwb.noaa.gov/SPECIAL/FIRES/FSMseasia071.gif Snow and Ice - California braces for yet another powerful storm in this GOES-9 image. The spiral of low pressure is off the Oregon coast but heavy clouds are already moving in to California. More rain is certainly not welcome as the ground is still saturated from past storms. Multichannel color imagery was processed and posted to: http:/duc9.wwb.noaa.gov/SPECIAL/SNOW/STMwest071.gif Editors: If you wish to receive a daily summary of these events by e-mail, please notify: pviets@nesdis.noaa.gov ### From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 17 15:06:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13046; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:06:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA01495; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:08:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001390; Tue, 17 Mar 98 15:07:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA07967; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:46:57 GMT Received: from solar.acast.nova.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA07962; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:46:53 -0500 Received: from ncs3p111.ncs.nova.edu by solar.acast.nova.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA23948; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:49:22 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980317145125.00effe08@pop.nova.edu> X-Sender: joshua@pop.nova.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:51:25 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Joshua Feingold Subject: Caribbean Reef Fish Images In-Reply-To: References: 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: 128 Hello, Our department is putting together a web page and I would like to include an image of an attractive Caribbean reef fish. We can even get fancy and include a brief video segment of a fish swimming across the page. In particular we would like to have an image or sequence of the fish in profile. Parrotfish, damsels, angels would all be likely candidates. If you can be of assitance, please contact me directly. Thanks! Joshua Feingold Department of Math, Science and Technology / Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 262-8307 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 18 22:11:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA28797; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 22:11:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA00951; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 22:13:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000942; Wed, 18 Mar 98 22:12:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA14914; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 03:02:07 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA14909; Wed, 18 Mar 1998 22:01:58 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA01872; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:02:43 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980319130228.006a2c20@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:02:28 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coralist: black band 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: 129 During a Conservation International rapid assessment survey in the north Palawan area of the Philippines in February 1998, black band disease was observed on 4 species of corals at 4 sites as follows: All sites are in the Calamaian Group of islands north of Palawan Is.: 1 colony of Pachyseris gemmae at the West side of Gutob Penninsula 12 deg 11.74' N, 119 deg 51.59' E 1 colony of Turbinaria mesenterina on the SE tip of Galoc Is. 11 deg 56.62' N, 119 deg 49.20' E 2 colonies of Montipora florida at south arm, Halsey Harbor 11 deg 44.07' N, 119 deg 57.03' E Montipora aequituburculata at Twin Peak islands, W. Coron Is. 11 deg 57.40' N, 120 deg 12.57' E black band had been observed previously near the first site listed. Douglas Fenner, Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC, Qld 4810, Australia phone 61 (07) 4753 4241 email d.fenner@aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 19 03:40:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA29765; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 03:40:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA05087; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 03:42:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005075; Thu, 19 Mar 98 03:41:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA15776; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 08:36:26 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA15770; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 03:36:18 -0500 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 PAA04412; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:35:18 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by PBARU.WASANTARA.NET.ID (Mercury 1.21); 19 Mar 98 15:37:31 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.21); 19 Mar 98 15:36:50 +0700 Received: from pcdx4 by PBARU.WASANTARA.NET.ID (Mercury 1.21) with ESMTP; 19 Mar 98 15:36:44 +0700 From: "Training Centre" To: , , , , , , , , , , , , Cc: "Abdallah" Subject: Underwater Exhibition Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:05:04 +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: 7bit Message-ID: <66A901D57DF@PBARU.WASANTARA.NET.ID> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 130 Dear Coral Netters In order to comemorate and celebrate the International Year of Ocean 1998 and The National Environment Day 1998, we are The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Team (COREMAP) First Level Regional Development and Planning Board of Riau Province Indoensia will conduct the underwater Panorama Exhibition wiyh sympatic themes " Monetary Crisis is Not Reason To Forget Nature Conservation" , in Pekanbaru, next June 1998. The exhibition will present the underwater living such as coral reef, seagrass, fish etc So we will invite the dive shop and diving service to support the activities. In ordr to riches the materials that will be presented to the community, we nee help to send your literature, or others such as Photos, Posters, Compact Disc and Video about underwater living. And another sources that be able to provide material we need as well. Hope you read this message, and dicide something to help us. Thank's for your attention Your sincerely WIJAYANTO Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) First Level Regional Development and Planning Board of Riau Province Jln Cut Nya' Dhien Pekanbaru - Riau Sumatera - Indonesia Phone ; 62-761-36031 Fax ; 62-761 36035 e-mail : crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id rutc@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 20 07:35:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA11912; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:35:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA19265; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:37:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019257; Fri, 20 Mar 98 07:36:01 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA20574; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:18:54 GMT Received: from atlas.coqui.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA20569; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:18:49 -0500 Received: from coqui.net (mayaguez-ppp147.coqui.net [206.99.219.147]) by atlas.coqui.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA27978 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:25:59 -0400 (AST) Message-ID: <35125E69.30FB50C0@coqui.net> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:17:45 -0400 From: jack morelock Reply-To: morelock@coqui.net Organization: marine research associates X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: message coral-list noaa Subject: uw housing for digital camera 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: 131 I want to use the Olympus D 600L digital camera for coral studies. I am looking for an underwater housing for this camera; does anyone know a manufacturer or dealer that would have a suitable housing. depths of use will be up to 150 feet. reply to morelock@coqui.net jack morelock univ. puerto rico From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 23 09:37:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA01081; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:37:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04755; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:38:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004708; Mon, 23 Mar 98 09:38:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA10063; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 14:07:40 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA10058; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:07:36 -0500 Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:07:36 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Welcome Message repeated 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: 132 For those of you who have deleted the original Welcome Message, it is repeated here for your benefit, in case you need to refer to 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 Thu Mar 23 13:27:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA05533; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:27:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA17092; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:29:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017061; Mon, 23 Mar 98 13:28:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA11100; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 18:21:40 GMT Received: from imo26.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA11095; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:21:37 -0500 Received: from MERPM@aol.com by imo26.mx.aol.com (IMOv13.ems) id 6UHEa20453 for ; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:21:58 -0500 (EST) From: MERPM Message-ID: <483eee48.3516a847@aol.com> Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:21:58 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Information about marbio (the marine biology list) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 62 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 133 To all: Someone announced, through coral-l, that it is possible to get information about marbio by sending the message "info marbio" to marbio@mote.org. The message to send was correct as given but the address was wrong. If you are interested in marbio please send the message "info marbio" (without quotes) to . If you send it to the wrong address it just ends up in my bounced mail file. Marbio is an unmoderated list but we do have filters in place to cut down on spamming, etc. Thanks, Mike Marshall marbio list owner From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 25 08:03:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA29016; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:03:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA25579; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:05:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025560; Wed, 25 Mar 98 08:04:59 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA18087; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:27:21 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA18082; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 07:27:17 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 07:27:16 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium 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: 134 Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 15:03:55 -0500 From: Harilaos Lessios To: coral-list Subject: Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium Allen Press, which mailed the Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium last November, has had some packages returned because people were no longer at the addresses they had back in 1996. The list of the returned packages is at the end of this message. If you are one of these people, or if you have an address for them, please let me know. Thanks ************************************** H.A. Lessios Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Unit 0948 APO AA 34002-0948 Tel: +507/228-4022 x 3308 Fax: +507/228-0672 *************************************** Returned packages: S. L. Anthony Department of Zoology University of Texas Austin TX 78712 USA Marianne Corless Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University Holetown St. James BARBADOS Leanne Fernandes Program on Environment East West Center 1777 East West Rd. 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Lauderdale FL 3335 USA Florence Thomas University of Hawaii 1325 Wilder Ave. 19 Makai Honolulu HI 96822 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 25 15:04:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA05805; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:03:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13114; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:05:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013098; Wed, 25 Mar 98 15:05:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA19547; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:46:42 GMT Received: from usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA19541; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:46:36 -0500 Received: from [131.182.242.89] by usgcrp.gov (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA24466; Wed, 25 Mar 98 14:48:35 EST X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:46:55 -0500 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) Subject: March 30th U.S. Global Change Seminar: "Origin, Incidence, and Implications of Amazon Fires" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 135 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Origin, Incidence, and Implications of Amazon Fires What are the past, present, and projected rates of Amazonian deforestation? What are the principal forces driving deforestation? What role do fires play in the deforestation of the Amazon? Which parts of the Amazon are experiencing arid conditions leading to fires? What are the ecological and social risks of deforestation, now and in the future? How do management practices affect the health of the Amazon? What role do climate variations (i.e., El Nino cycles) play in maintaining the health of the Amazon? Public Invited Monday, March 30, 1998, 3:15-4:45 PM New Location: Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 562, Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION Dr. William T. Sommers, Director of Vegetation Management and Protection Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC SPEAKERS Dr. Daniel Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, MA Dr. Compton J. Tucker, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, MD OVERVIEW More than 12% of the 2-million square miles of Brazilian Amazonian forest has been deforested, and converted to crop- and pastureland. In 1995 alone, an area of forest the size of Maryland was cleared and burned. In addition to this most extreme form of forest alteration, large areas of Amazonian forest have been selectively logged or burned beneath the canopy, beyond the view of deforestation mapping exercises. Both deforestation and forest impoverishment through logging and ground fire greatly increase the incidence of fire in Amazonia, because these land-use activities replace the tall, dense, naturally-resistant virgin forests with agricultural lands and degraded forests that are highly flammable. During the seasonal drought that affects half of Amazonia, many of these flammable ecosystems burn. When seasonal drought is very severe, such as during the El Nino event of 1997/98, even virgin forests become more vulnerable to the ravages of fire. Hence, a significant portion of the northern Amazonian state of Roraima has burned in the 97/98 dry season, and continues to burn now, in March. On a broader scale, the NOAA satellite detected 50% more Amazonian fires in 1997 than in 1996. Tropical forests also store large amounts of CO-2, and therefore, play a key role in regulating the world's climate. Mostly as a result of deforestation, Brazil now accounts for nearly 10% of the world's greenhouse gases being emitted into the atmosphere, an amount comparable to many developed countries. Burning half the Amazon, for example, would release roughly 35 billion tons of CO-2 into the atmosphere, the equivalent of approximately 6 years' worth of greenhouse gas emissions for the entire world. Unfortunately, as a result of land-use influences and practices, much of the Amazon is also losing its natural capacity to protect itself from fires, as well as losing its capacity to store carbon and, therefore, limit future climate warming. Has the Rate of Deforestation in the Amazon Increased? Yes. The deforestation rates for the Brazilian Amazon that were recently released by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE) show that the area of forest cut and burned nearly doubled from 1994 (15,000 square km) to 1995 (29,000 square km). In 1996, the rate declined again, to 18,000 square km, and early analysis indicates that 1997 rates of deforestation were comparable to 1994 rates. These deforestation rates are much higher however, than the rates reported in 1992, when only 11,000 square km of forest were cleared each year. Do These Deforestation Rates Provide an Accurate Description of Human Impacts on Amazonian Forests? The INPE deforestation monitoring program provides the most reliable estimate of the areal extent of forest conversion to agriculture and ranchland in the Brazilian Amazon, which is the most extreme form of forest conversion. However, these estimates do not include alterations of the forest through selective timber harvest and forest groundfire. These land-use activities impoverish the forest by killing trees and animals, by releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and by rendering the forest more vulnerable to fire. Studies conducted in the field indicate that the area of forest altered by timber harvest and ground fire may be similar in size to the area that is deforested during some years. What is Burning in Amazonia in Addition to Forests? The Amazon Institute of Environmental Research (Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais da Amazonia - IPAM) and the Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) conducted a field survey in 1996 of five regions in the Brazilian Amazon where intensive deforestation and logging have taken place. This study provides the first detailed analysis of types of burning that are taking place in the region. This study indicates that the area of an average property burned each year ranged from 5% (properties less than 5000 hectares) to 19% (properties greater than 100 hectares) in 1994 and 1995. Deforestation - the outright cutting and burning of mature forest - was responsible, on average, for only 16% of the total burned area, while 73% percent of the burning is on land that is already deforested and supports pastures, secondary fallow forests, and other types of non-forest vegetation. Eleven percent of the burning is beneath the canopy of standing forests. This last type of burning, which is called forest ground fire, is difficult to monitor using satellites. During years of intense drought the areal extent of forest ground fire generally increases dramatically. What are the Major Ecological Risks Associated with the Burning and Deforestation of the Amazon? The virgin forests of Amazonia currently act as giant firebreaks through the landscape, preventing the spread of fires ignited in pastures and agricultural clearings. If virgin forests lose this fire break function, then large Amazonian landscapes will burn periodically, killing fire-sensitive plants and animals, reducing the amount of biomass stored in these forests by 10% to 80%, and reducing the amount of water pumped into the atmosphere - moisture that is necessary to maintain the water and rainfall cycles. In addition to losing forest cover, fire also destroys timber and other "useful" plants such as vines (for construction), medicinal plants, and fruit trees. Each time a forest burns, it becomes more susceptible to future burning because trees are killed and fuel is introduced to the forest floor. The major risk from fire is therefore the conversion of large areas of dense Amazonian forest into savanna-like scrub forest. What are the Causes of Forest Ground Fires within the Amazon? Both logging and drought are increasing the flammability of Amazonian forests. Each year, an area of Amazonian forest is logged that is similar in size to the area that is deforested (Source: IMAZON). Logging increases the flammability of these forests by opening up the leaf canopy, allowing sunlight to penetrate to the fuel layer on the ground, and by increasing the fuel load through the production of woody debris. Even virgin forests become flammable when drought is severe. Most forests in eastern and southern Amazonia (half of the 2 million square miles of closed canopy forest in Brazilian Amazonia) are subject to severe dry seasons each year, but grow on deep clay soils that store water which trees can tap during dry seasons to avoid drought-induced leaf shedding. These forests are at the "edge" of the rainfall regime that is necessary for them to be forests, and to resist fire, and are very sensitive to slight reductions in rainfall. Droughts in Amazonia are most severe during El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, and El Nino's appear to be increasing in frequency and intensity. The most intense El Nino in recorded history is taking place right now. Are There Ways to Reduce the Risk of Fires? One of the most promising approaches to reducing fires is to prevent or drastically reduce the number of accidental fires. Half of the area burned in 1994 and 1995 resulted from accidental fires. Accidental fires resulted in very large financial losses and extensive environmental damage. For example, in well-managed cattle pastures, cattle cannot be grazed on burned pastures until 2 or 3 months into the rainy season. Fires have damaged fences, killed livestock, burned fruit trees, and threatened human health. The owners of large ranches (greater than 1000 hectares) in Amazonia invest an average of more than $2000/year in bulldozing fire breaks to prevent their pastures and forests from catching fire. Accidental fires cost these ranchers more than $5000/year in lost grazing and damaged fences. The owners of small properties (less than 100 hectares) incur proportionate costs associated with accidental fire. The 9000-hectare Del Rei community, in eastern Amazonia, has come up with a very promising local approach to the prevention of accidental fire. This farm community has implemented its own fire ordinance, which requires community members to: (1) use fire breaks before they burn in preparation for agriculture, (2) tell neighbors when they are burning their agricultural plots, and (3) compensate those neighbors who suffer losses because of their fires. Reductions in the occurrence of accidental fires can be achieved through good communication between neighboring landholders and through local forms of governance. Biographies Dr. Daniel Nepstad is a tropical forest ecologist specializing in the effects of drought on Amazon forests, and in forest recovery following land abandonment . He has been a scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center since 1990. In 1995, he co-founded the Amazon Institute of Environmental Studies (Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais da Amazonia) based in Belem, Brazil, which is now the largest non-governmental research institution in Amazonia. Dr. Nepstad has also been conducting field research in Amazonia since 1984, and during that time, has documented the precarious water balance of vast areas of Amazonian forest. His current research efforts are focused on the prediction of fire risk in Amazonia, including the rainfall regime at which Amazon forests become vulnerable to fire, and the land-use patterns that are most likely to ignite fire-prone forests. Dr. Nepstad and his colleagues are also engaged in identifying possible solutions to the problem of Amazon burning, through research with farm communities and ranchers, and through dialogue with government policy-makers in Brazil. In recognition and support of this application of science to public affairs in Brazil, Dr. Nepstad was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Conservation and the Environment in 1994. Dr. Nepstad has a Ph.D. degree from Yale University, CT, an M.S. degree from Michigan State University, MI, and a B.A. degree from Kalamazoo College, MI. Dr. Compton Tucker first came to the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center in 1975 as a National Academy of Sciences post-doctoral fellow, and later joined NASA as a scientist in 1977. From 1975-1980 he concentrated on data collection and analyses using spectrometer data and hand-held radiometers. Since 1980, Dr. Tucker has used NOAA and Landsat satellite data for studying vegetation dynamics including deforestation, desert boundary determination, and terrestrial primary production He is presently working on describing African and Asian arid and semi-arid vegetation dynamics using daily satellite data from 1981-1998; continuing work on deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the Amazon; studying the relationship between precipitation and grassland production in the Sahelian Zone of Africa; and studying higher northern latitude photosynthetic increases from 1981-1998. Dr. Tucker received his B.S. degree in biological science in 1969 from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO. He later received an M.S. Degree (1973) and a Ph.D. degree (1975) from the Colorado State University's College of Forestry. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Monday, April 20, 1998 Tentative Topic: Recent Developments in Modeling the Impacts of Aerosols on Climate 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 is also maintained at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 25 22:00:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA08986; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:00:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA25132; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:02:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025126; Wed, 25 Mar 98 22:01:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA02112; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 02:54:51 GMT Received: from venus.impsat.net.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA02107; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:54:46 -0500 Received: from a0-76.impsat.com.co (a0-76.impsat.com.co [200.31.13.76]) by venus.impsat.net.co (8.8.5/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA06113 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:52:51 +0500 (GMT) Received: by a0-76.impsat.com.co with Microsoft Mail id <01BD5838.1D33F880@a0-76.impsat.com.co>; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:51:06 -0500 Message-ID: <01BD5838.1D33F880@a0-76.impsat.com.co> From: Claudia Pamela Osorio Dussan To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: artificial reef Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:51:00 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 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: 136 Dear coral-list I would like to know some experience, beneficit, impacts about artificial reefs coral. It will be made with six old airplane made in aluminium, iron and fiver glass. Thanks for your comments please replay cleoduss@impsat.net.co From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 25 22:37:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA09142; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:37:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA25585; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:39:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025576; Wed, 25 Mar 98 22:38:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA02234; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 03:34:51 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA02229; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:34:47 -0500 Received: from localhost (carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA08962; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:34:44 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:34:44 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: Claudia Pamela Osorio Dussan cc: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Re: artificial reef In-Reply-To: <01BD5838.1D33F880@a0-76.impsat.com.co> 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: 137 Claudia, We had some real problems with airplanes used as artificial reefs here in Hawaii. A major storm rolled through here a few years ago and ripped the planes to shreds scattering pieces of metal over a wide area of reef. The planes were in fairly deep water (70' - 100' as I recall). I would NOT recommend sinking planes as artificial reefs. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium ******************************** On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Claudia Pamela Osorio Dussan wrote: > Dear coral-list > I would like to know some experience, beneficit, impacts about artificial reefs coral. > It will be made with six old airplane made in aluminium, iron and fiver glass. > > Thanks for your comments > please replay cleoduss@impsat.net.co > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 26 16:06:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19595; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:06:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA25934; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:08:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025894; Thu, 26 Mar 98 16:07:22 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA06031; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:39:33 GMT Received: from ns1.fisheries.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA06025; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 15:39:26 -0500 Received: from host.fisheries.org by ns1.fisheries.org (NTMail 3.02.04) id ba013105; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:41:38 +0000 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19980326204047.0067d18c@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, 26 Mar 1998 15:40:47 -0500 To: FISH-SCI-REQUEST@segate.sunet.se, FISH-SCI@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: American Fisheries Society Meeting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 138 For more information contact: Betsy Fritz, AFS 301/897-8616, ext. 212; bfritz@fisheries.org or visit http://www.esd.ornl.gov/societies/AFS/annual98/index.html. AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY MEETING WILL EXAMINE THE FUTURE OF FISHERIES SCIENCE More than 1,200 fisheries professionals from around the world are expected to attend the American Fisheries Society (AFS) annual meeting 23-27 August 1998 at the Hartford Civic Center and Sheraton Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. Scientific presentations and plenary speakers will explore the theme, "Challenges for the New Millennium: Shaping the Future of Fisheries Science and the Fisheries Profession." The meeting organizers--the CT Dept of Environmental Protection, Northeast Utilities , AFS Southern New england chapter, Riverfront Recapture, CT Sea Grant, and the Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau --invite you to Hartford for a great meeting. The technical program includes: the biology and management of American eel the history of the fish and fisheries of the CT River the implications of the Essential Fish Habitat clause of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery conservation and Management Act the use of watershed analysis in fisheries management new outreach tools for the fishery scientist the role of stock identification in stock assessment and management. Investigate the sustainability of salmon fisheries the biology and conservation of sturgeon law enforcement in fisheries management the role of wetlands in fisheries management new quantitative methods for fisheries stock assessment the biological integrity of fish habitat climate change and freshwater fish habitat new technologies for fisheries assessments cooperative angler tagging programs Two technical tours will highlight innovative fisheries research in the local area. Examine the CT River fish passage facilities and the Conte Anadromous Fish Lab Interact with scientists developing aquaculture methods and conducting habitat related research at the NMFS Milford Lab For regular updates on the meeting, please access the AFS World Wide Web site: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/societies/AFS/annual98/index.html. ### Based in Bethesda, Maryland, the AFS is an international society of fisheries professionals interesting in conserving and managing fisheries resources in North America and throughout the world. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 26 22:20:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA21509; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:20:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA03351; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:22:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003336; Thu, 26 Mar 98 22:21:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA07573; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 03:09:05 GMT Received: from netcom4.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA07568; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 22:09:01 -0500 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom4.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id TAA15019; Thu, 26 Mar 1998 19:09:04 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 19:09:03 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Reply-To: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: artificial reef To: Bruce Carlson cc: Claudia Pamela Osorio Dussan , "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" 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: 139 On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Bruce Carlson wrote: > We had some real problems with airplanes used as artificial reefs here in > Hawaii. > > A major storm rolled through here a few years ago and ripped the planes to > shreds scattering pieces of metal over a wide area of reef. The planes > were in fairly deep water (70' - 100' as I recall). > > I would NOT recommend sinking planes as artificial reefs. Planes are primarily composed of aluminum alloys. They are not stable against long-term immersion in salt water. For that matter, aerospace alumminum alloys are not stable to the amount of salt spray that KSC gets from the ocean. The only rockets that survive there without frequent painting and care are the Atlas boosters, which are made of stainless steel. Even without a storm, the planes will eventually disintegrate. The only part that has a chance of long-term survival in a submerged marine environment is the fiberglass. The aluminum and the iron are toast. Craig From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 27 09:21:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA25491; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:21:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12572; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:23:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012561; Fri, 27 Mar 98 09:22:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA09785; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:16:41 GMT Received: from mtigwc04.worldnet.att.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA09780; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:16:37 -0500 Received: from yamukah ([12.70.64.24]) by mtigwc04.worldnet.att.net (post.office MTA v2.0 0613 ) with ESMTP id AAA9476; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:16:41 +0000 Message-ID: <351BB2AF.43220A54@worldnet.att.net> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:07:44 -0500 From: Steve Gordon X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bruce Carlson CC: Claudia Pamela Osorio Dussan , "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Re: artificial reef X-Priority: 3 (Normal) 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: 140 Bruce Carlson wrote: > Claudia, > also check with the south florida artificial reef program The sank a large boeing plane inside of Biscayne bay and I believe also had problems with this structure moving durring storm periods Steve Gordon From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 27 12:57:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA28859; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:57:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA20113; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:59:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020098; Fri, 27 Mar 98 12:58:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10479; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:52:13 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA10474; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:52:08 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:52:08 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Re: artificial reef - Reply (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: 141 >From Walt Jaap: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:07:19 -0400 (EDT) From: "Walt, Jaap" To: OWNER-CORAL-LIST@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: artificial reef - Reply I agree that aircraft are not a good material for artificial reefs; however, the truth is the intersection of independent lies (Bradbury, 1977). If you have the oppotunity to visit Truck Lagoon, be sure to dive on the several Japanese aircraft that are found in 30 ft depths around the lagoon. I was rather amazed that they were intact and looking good considering the time that has past since they ended up in the sea (1944). There was not much sign of corrosion on the metal. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 27 22:09:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA02658; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:08:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA09321; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:10:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009312; Fri, 27 Mar 98 22:10:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA12168; Sat, 28 Mar 1998 02:59:53 GMT Received: from netcom5.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA12163; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 21:59:42 -0500 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom5.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id SAA27993; Fri, 27 Mar 1998 18:59:40 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 18:59:40 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: artificial reef - Reply (fwd) To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program cc: Coral-List 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: 142 On Fri, 27 Mar 1998, Coral Health and Monitoring Program wrote: You proceed from false assumptions. The materials and alloys used in present aircraft construction have little to do with those used circa 1940. Craig > > >From Walt Jaap: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:07:19 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Walt, Jaap" > To: OWNER-CORAL-LIST@aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Re: artificial reef - Reply > > > I agree that aircraft are not a good material for artificial reefs; > however, the truth is the intersection of independent lies (Bradbury, > 1977). If you have the oppotunity to visit Truck Lagoon, be sure to > dive on the several Japanese aircraft that are found in 30 ft depths > around the lagoon. I was rather amazed that they were intact and > looking good considering the time that has past since they ended up > in the sea (1944). There was not much sign of corrosion on the > metal. > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 28 23:23:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA05335; Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:23:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA20467; Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:24:59 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020459; Sat, 28 Mar 98 23:24:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA15483; Sun, 29 Mar 1998 04:08:10 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA15473; Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:07:55 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id OAA15470; Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:07:50 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980329140715.006a7f08@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 14:07:15 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coralist: bleaching on GBR 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: 143 Coralist members, There is a major bleaching event currently on the Great Barrier Reef. For more information, check the Australian Institute of Marine Science web site at http://www.aims.gov.au Click on "News", then find the releases for 27 Feb and 12 March. If you have any questions or comments, please contact those who are listed there or Terry Done at t.done@aims.gov.au Do not reply to this message, as I have no further information. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Coral Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC, Qld 4810, Australia phone 61 (07) 4753 4241 email d.fenner@aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 29 19:14:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA08029; Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:14:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA02413; Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:16:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002378; Sun, 29 Mar 98 19:15:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA18176; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:09:52 GMT Received: from axis.scu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA18171; Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:09:33 -0500 Received: from alsvid.scu.edu.au (root@alsvid.scu.edu.au [203.2.33.1]) by axis.scu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA28374 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:08:33 +1000 (EST) Received: from [203.2.41.5] (S-L2-Staff-5.scu.edu.au [203.2.41.5]) by alsvid.scu.edu.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA25433 for ; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:12:40 +1000 X-Sender: dbucher@pophost.scu.edu.au Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:28:40 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: dbucher@scu.edu.au (Daniel Bucher) Subject: Re: bleaching on GBR (and beyond) 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 TAA08029 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 144 Dear coral listers, Further to Doug Fenner's notice of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, I would like to add that the present bleaching event extends well south of the GBR into coral communities in Northern New South Wales (at least to Byron Bay, Lat.2837'S), affecting mostly Pocillopora damicornis in waters to 15m deep. Water temperatures were recorded around 28C and unconfirmed reports from commercial fishermen suggest temperatures over 30C further offshore (temperatures in the low to mid twenties are the norm at this time of year). Regards, Danny >Coralist members, > There is a major bleaching event currently on the Great Barrier Reef. >For more information, check the Australian Institute of Marine Science web >site at http://www.aims.gov.au Click on "News", then find the releases >for 27 Feb and 12 March. If you have any questions or comments, please >contact those who are listed there or Terry Done at t.done@aims.gov.au Do >not reply to this message, as I have no further information. -Doug >Douglas Fenner, Coral Taxonomist >Australian Institute of Marine Science, >PMB 3, >Townsville MC, Qld 4810, >Australia >phone 61 (07) 4753 4241 >email d.fenner@aims.gov.au ----------------------------------------------- * * * + DANIEL BUCHER * Associate Lecturer in Biology/Ecology/Marine Biology Centre for Coastal Management SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 157, Lismore, N.S.W. Australia, 2480 Phone: +61 +2 6620 3665 Fax: +61 +2 6621 2669 E-mail: dbucher@scu.edu.au web page at: http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/rsm/staff_pages/dbucher ------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 30 07:05:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA09960; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 07:05:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA08994; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 07:07:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008990; Mon, 30 Mar 98 07:07:23 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA19910; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:56:26 GMT Received: from polaris.acast.nova.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA19905; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 06:56:15 -0500 Received: from localhost by polaris.acast.nova.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id GAA01056; Mon, 30 Mar 1998 06:57:49 -0500 Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 06:57:49 -0500 (EST) From: JOSHUA Feingold To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: Joshua Feingold Subject: Coral Bleaching in the Galapagos Islands In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980329140715.006a7f08@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 145 Dear List Members, Here's an update to Dr. Wellington's report from December. On a recent trip to the Galapagos archipelago Andrew Baker and I observed extensive coral bleaching. One benefit was that it was extremely easy to see scattered colonies on the dark basalt backgrounds, making swimming surveys as comprehensive as I have ever experienced. Nearly all corals were bleached to some extent. The most strongly affected species was Porites lobata followed by Pavona clavus, Pavona gigantea and Pavona varians. Other affected species included Psammocora stellata, Diaseris distorta and Cycloseris curvata. Interestingly, the genus most impacted during the 1982-83 ENSO, Pocillopora, seems to be faring quite well. Many Pocillopora colonies exhibited normal pigmentation, while others showed variable amounts of pigmentation loss. In other genera, many colonies exhibited pigment loss on their tops with some pigmented tissues still present along their flanks and in shaded portions. Psammocora exhibited a range of pigment loss, and was one of the few genera to show distinctive paling. Some Diaseris individuals (at 15m depth) were completely bleached, but many still had pigment remnants in tissues btween septae. Most Cycloseris individuals had relatively normal looking tissues on their flanks. Bleached corals were observed in water depths ranging from the surface to 30m. However, bleaching was more extensive in corals shallower than 10-15m depth. A follow-up trip is planned for May. Sincerely, Joshua Feingold Department of Math, Science and Technology / Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida joshua@polaris.acast.nova.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 31 13:48:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26762; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:48:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA10941; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:49:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010927; Tue, 31 Mar 98 13:49:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA25947; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:30:48 GMT Received: from igcb.igc.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA25941; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:30:28 -0500 From: reefnet@cerf.net Received: from igc9.igc.apc.org (ns98b.igc.org [192.82.108.50]) by igcb.igc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA05147 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:28:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from [198.94.3.44] (wholland@ppp6-44.igc.org) by igc9.igc.apc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA13042 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:27:41 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:27:41 -0800 (PST) X-Sender: reefnet@cerf.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Jim Hendee's 50th Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 146 Dear Coral List, please send this message or your own on to our friend Jim at: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Happy Birthday Jim! Sorry we missed it by one day. Thanks for all your good work. Grateful Coral-Listers From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 31 15:03:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA29138; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:02:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA14793; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:04:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014773; Tue, 31 Mar 98 15:04:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA26404; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:53:04 GMT Received: from media1.caribsurf.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA26398; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:52:42 -0500 Received: from default ([205.214.206.80]) by media1.caribsurf.com (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id 301 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:50:25 -0400 From: "ICLARM CEPO" To: "Coral List" Subject: Reef Encounter - call for contributions Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:28:33 -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 Message-ID: <19980331195024234.AAA56.301@default> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 147 REEF ENCOUNTER No. 23 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 May 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, iclarm@caribsurf.com David Obura, dobura@africaonline.co.ke If you are interested in joining the International Society for Reef Studies and receiving Reef Encounter please contact Callum Roberts, cr10@york.ac.uk Thanks, Maggie, David and Kristian ____________________________________________ ICLARM Caribbean/Eastern Pacific Office, c/o Conservation and Fisheries Department, P.O. Box 3323, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Tel.:1-284-494 5681(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 Fri Mar 31 17:35:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA02396; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:34:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA21922; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:36:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021897; Tue, 31 Mar 98 17:35:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA26953; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:16:12 GMT Received: from wpmail.gbr.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA26947; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:15:59 -0500 Received: from gbdomain-Message_Server by wpmail.gbr.epa.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:13:19 -0600 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:12:22 -0600 From: DEBBIE SANTAVY To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: EPA Post Doctoral Position at Gulf Breeze Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 148 NHEERL POST DOCTORAL POSITIONS Ecology Research: Position No: GED-3 This position is located in Gulf Breeze, FL., for more information see: http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/nh-post Description of Position: Coral community Ecologist/Ecosystem Assessment The Gulf Ecology Division (GED) is seeking a post-doctoral candidate to conduct research related to developing indicators of coral condition, determining the histopathological processes involved in disease development and spread, and defining the interactions of environmental contaminants. Extension of this research to determine the effects of anthropogenic stress on coral community structure and function, with a focus on the coral communities of the Caribbean, is anticipated. Responsibilities of this position include: (1) interacting with Division scientists conducting coral research to ensure that research is commensurate with assessing/predicting ecosystem-level effects, (2) development of specific research projects and models to assess/predict the effects of anthropogenic stress on coral ecosystems, (3) conduct specific research to understand, assess, and/or predict the condition of coral reefs as affected by man's activities, and (4) communicate the results of research through symposia, workshops, and the peer-reviewed literature. Training and experience are required in the study of coral ecosystems as they are affected by changing environmental conditions. Experience in research related to the effects of anthropogenic stressors such as toxic chemicals, nutrients, or pesticides on the structure/function of coral ecosystems is desired. The ability to design and conduct independent or collaborative research, analyze and interpret data, and prepare reports/manuscripts is essential. The preferred candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology, or closely related field, and knowledge/experience in effects of anthropogenic stressors on the structure/ function of coral ecosystems. This is a three-year excepted service appointment with a salary range of $31,897-$60,135, commensurate with qualifications. The selected candidate will be eligible for a full benefits package, including relocation expenses, health insurance, life insurance, retirement, vacation and sick leave. To be considered for this position, please send your curriculum vitae (CV), letter of recommendation from your senior research advisor or other comparable official, a letter indicating your research interest, and the geographical location(s) that you prefer to: Ms. Karen Dean, ATTN: Post-doc Recruitment, US EPA, NHEERL (MD-85), RTP, NC 27711. This information should be received no later than April 30, 1998. EPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 1 09:41:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07348; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:40:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA11939; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:42:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011920; Wed, 1 Apr 98 09:41:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA29664; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 14:04:22 GMT Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 14:04:22 GMT Message-Id: <199804011404.OAA29664@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: anya@emu.usyd.edu.au (Anya Salih) Subject: re: bleaching on GBR Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 149 Re: More on bleaching on Great Barrier Reef Between 1-14 March, I was able to join one of the GBRMPA crown-of-thorn starfish survey cruises to GBR mid-shelf reefs, between Cairns and Innisfail. At each visited reef I made video and coral spp cover/bleaching-condition transects, which I'm now analysing. Briefly, the coral bleaching situation on these reefs was as follows: - Seawater temperatures (taken in 7-15 m of water at backreef moorings) was 27C to 30C, and mostly 30C throughout the day. - A variable degree of bleaching was recorded on all reefs; was most pronounced in shallower water, on reef flats and reef tops (1-3m depth); and extended to 15m and possibly deeper. The degree of bleaching (complete vs partial) and the numbers of spp affected, sharply declined with depth. At shallow depths almost all corals had some degree of bleaching and many were completely bleached. Deeper (below 2m depth), bleaching was more pronounced on unshaded coral surfaces while undersides of branches and other shaded colony parts were still pigmented. This indicates that solar radiation such as high PAR (and possibly PAR+UV or UV) played a role in this mass bleaching episode. - Bleaching was generally less severe in front-reef rather than back-reef zones. - The degree of bleaching on the 5 surveyed reefs (in a line approx 100 km) was variable: 1.The northern-most reef surveyed, Elford Reef (at approx. 35km from shore), was moderately bleached, with most corals showing partial rather than full bleaching; 2.Coates Reef,in the middle of that line of reefs (and about 43 km from Mulgrave and Russel Rivers) was the most affected, with approximately 90% bleaching on reef tops and reef edges; and 60-70% on upper slope in backreef areas and approx. 70% bleaching of reef top corals in reef-front areas. 3. Hedley Reef, close to Coates reef (and approx 50km from mainland), less than 60% bleaching. 4. About 30 km south and approx. 42km from the mainland, Cayley Reef was severely bleached on reef tops to 3m depth (approx. 80% of corals partially or fully bleached) and less severely bleached on slopes, with many Pocillopora damicornis and Porites bommies remaining unbleached. 5. Feather Reef, (about 33 km from Johnstone River) - mostly only partial bleaching of corals in shallower depths and only a few spp with complete bleaching (P. damicornis and S. hystrix); and relatively little bleaching on slopes. - Some rough estimates of bleaching susceptibilities of some spp: P. damicornis, S. hystrix and S. pistillata were the mOst affected species, (70-100% fully bleached); less so, but also strongly bleached (60-90%) were tabular (A. hyacinthus group) and digital (A. humulis group) acroporiids; faviids were 50-90% bleached in shallow reef areas and less than 40% on slopes; massive Porites were only partially bleached, with many unbleached, while approx. 70% of encrusting poritiids (P.lichen, P. annae) were fully bleached; very fleshy corals were least affected, e.g. Symphyllia spp less than 5% bleached. - Bleaching appeared to be induced by combined effects of elevated temperature and solar radiation. Low salinity, caused by heavy rainfalls a few weeks prior to the onset of bleaching, may have contributed to stress, particularly on inner-shore reefs, but seems unlikely to be the main cause of bleaching on mid-shelf reefs. regards Anya PLEASE NOTE MY SLIGHT CHANGE IN EMAIL ADDRESS - NOW anya@emu.usyd.edu.au 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 Sat Apr 1 10:23:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA08169; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 10:22:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA14541; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 10:24:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014516; Wed, 1 Apr 98 10:23:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA29888; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 14:47:40 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA29881; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:47:29 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA18118; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 09:46:30 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 1 Apr 1998 09:55:49 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Coral Bleaching in Panama To: "Recipients of coral-list" Cc: "David Duffy" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 KAA08169 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 150 Subject: Time: 6:09 AM Coral Bleaching in Panama Date: 4/1/98 El Nino Related Coral Bleaching in Panama On a recent research cruise in Panama, a group of scientists from the University of Miami's Marine Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed coral bleaching in the waters off the Pacific coast of Panama. El Nino related temperature anomalies greater than one degree C are continuing along the Panama coast. In Panama's Gulf of Chiriqui region, bleaching was seen in almost all species of corals present. At six sites, including reefs at Uva Island and the Secas Islands that have been part of long term studies, 50% to almost 90% of corals had experienced at least partial bleaching. Most species were partially bleached with most bleaching on the upper surfaces of colonies. This was the second wave of bleaching, following earlier bleaching seen in the Fall of 1997. However, bleaching is not as severe as it was observed in 1983. Sea surface temperatures in the area are currently 29 to 31 degrees C, nearly a degree and a half warmer than normal. Data from temperature monitors on the reefs indicate that elevated temperatures have existed periodically since mid-summer 1997. These agree with observations from NOAA satellite and blended sea surface temperature data. Corals from this area begin to bleach when temperatures are maintained above 29 degrees C. While we suspect that the bleaching extends north into areas off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, we know of no one that has made observations to test this. Images of weekly and monthly sea surface temperatures in the area from Costa Rica to the Galapagos can be found at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/oisst/ Cheers, Mark __________________________________________________________ C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D. NOAA/Global Programs, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD USA 20910-5603 Voice: 301-427-2089 ext. 19 Fax: 301-427-2073 Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov Check out the El Nino at http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 1 10:51:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA08511; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 10:51:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA16387; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 10:52:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016373; Wed, 1 Apr 98 10:52:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00065; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:33:55 GMT Message-Id: <199804011533.PAA00065@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:15:03 +0100 From: "Dr. G=F6tz B. Reinicke" Organization: Institute for Ecology, University of Essen To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching in Alcyonaceans ? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 151 Dear list members and bleaching observers, Has anyone of you observed Bleaching in Alcyonacean (soft and gorgonian corals) during the various recent events reported ? I haven't noticed any mention in the reports on the list during last 2 years. The only note in my hand is P. Glynn's (1993) report in Coral Reefs 12: 1-18, showing a photograph of bleached Erythropodium caribaeorum from Florida. However, many of the reef dwelling alcyonacean species are in fact zooxanthellate, many soft corals in particular. No Bleaching observed or reported to date from the Indo-Pacific ? Does it mean that it doesn't occur ? Or does it reflect limited attention payed to this group ? Goetz Reinicke -- Dr. Goetz B. Reinicke University of Essen Institute for Ecology - Hydrobiology D - 45117 ESSEN, GERMANY e-mail: g.reinicke@uni-essen.de Phone: ++49 +201 183 3084 Fax: ++49 +201 183 2529 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 1 15:21:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13178; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:20:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA00402; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:22:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000373; Wed, 1 Apr 98 15:22:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA01265; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:12:28 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA01260; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:12:16 -0500 Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic0.pm01.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.0]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.8.8/8.8.BEST) with ESMTP id MAA06165 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:10:53 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3522A072.BC34A4BA@orf.org> Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 12:15:46 -0800 From: Greg 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: Cabo Pulmo 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 152 Greetings, 1) Does anyone have any information about coral spawning at the Cabo Pulmo reef in the Sea of Cortez (Baja California peninsula)? Past events, frequency, time of year, etc. 2) Would anyone be interested in posting a short current article (previously published or otherwise) with photos on coral research to the tecnical page of the Oceanic Resource Foundation website? Bleaching, disease, spawning, etc. Cheers, Greg -- Greg L. Carter Oceanic Resource Foundation gcarter@orf.org Celebrate the Year of the Ocean 1998 http://www.orf.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 1 16:02:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13592; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:01:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA02145; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:03:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002141; Wed, 1 Apr 98 16:03:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA01356; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:57:57 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA01351; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:57:46 -0500 Received: from wash1.flipper (tc2-s30.wizard.net [206.161.15.106]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA24529 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:57:25 -0500 Message-Id: <199804012057.PAA24529@radagast.wizard.net> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Jennifer Dianto" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:00:27 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Info request Reply-to: aocjd@wizard.net Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.42a) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 153 Attention Coral-List members: The American Oceans Campaign is requesting your assistance to contribute any reports, resources, brochures, curricula, posters, etc. regarding fish habitat conservation. AOC, a national environmental organization dedicated to the protection of the marine environment, is launching an extensive public education campaign to enhance fish conservation efforts. The outreach program will work to coordinate the efforts of conservation groups, government agencies, marine educators, and other interested parties to develop an educational resource warehouse to enable increased public awareness regarding the following major themes: Fish habitats are in danger Habitats are vital links to a healthy marine ecosystem Our actions impact these delicate habitats We can take action to protect and restore fish habitat AOC's Fisheries Outreach Program aims to compile materials relative to these themes into a vast database to create a Fish Habitat Web Site that will serve as a clearinghouse of materials and information for public accessibility. Please contact us for more information: Jennifer Dianto, Fisheries Outreach Coordinator American Oceans Campaign 201 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Suite C-3 Washington, D.C. 20002 Email: aocjd@wizard.net Phone: (202) 544-3526 Fax: (202) 544-5625 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 1 16:31:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13855; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:28:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA03587; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:30:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003557; Wed, 1 Apr 98 16:30:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01402; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:10:48 GMT Received: from biologia.univalle.edu.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA01393; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:09:27 -0500 Received: from localhost (edlocruz@localhost) by biologia.univalle.edu.co (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA06996 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:49:54 +0500 (GMT) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 15:49:54 +0500 (GMT) From: "Edgardo L. Cruz" To: Coral List Subject: Re: Scleroseptum 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: 154 On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Edgardo L. Cruz wrote: Dear All Does anybody know which part of the polip secrete the scleroseptum? and How many years can a single polip live?. Thanks everyone. ****************************************** Edgardo Londono Cruz Biologo (Biologia Marina) Maestria Ciencias Biologicas Universidad del Valle Cali. Colombia e-mail: edlocruz@biomarina.univalle.edu.co Interest: Coral Reefs and Rocky Shores Ecology Mollusks. ****************************************** BBB I OO L OO GGG I SSS TTTTT B B I O O L O O G I S T BBB I O O L O O G GG I SSS T B B I O O L O O G G I S T BBB I OO LLLL OO GGG I SSS T From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 2 06:47:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA16961; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 06:46:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA16635; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 06:48:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016622; Thu, 2 Apr 98 06:48:24 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA03014; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 11:42:16 GMT Message-Id: <199804021142.LAA03014@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 11:09:00 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: KATHARINA FABRICIUS Subject: extensive bleaching of soft corals on near-shore reefs of the GBR Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 155 Dear coral listers, In response to Goetz Reinicke's question: Soft corals have experienced extensive bleaching on the near-shore reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef. Affected are almost all zooxanthellate orders and families (Briareum is one exception), but the taxa show varying degree of susceptibility. Many near-shore areas are 100% bleached within the upper 5 m, and ~ 20% bleaching is still observed at 8 - 12 m depth. The rate of mortality is high even among otherwise very persistant alcyonacean taxa (such as Sinularia). We are about to conduct a 2-weeks AIMS survey to determine the extent of bleaching on the central GBR, as well as species-specific and habitat-specific susceptibility in soft corals to bleaching. Results should be available in a month time. Regards, Katharina Fabricius -------------------------------- Goetz Reinicke wrote: Dear list members and bleaching observers, Has anyone of you observed Bleaching in Alcyonacean (soft and gorgonian corals) during the various recent events reported ? I haven't noticed any mention in the reports on the list during last 2 years. The only note in my hand is P. Glynn's (1993) report in Coral Reefs 12: 1-18, showing a photograph of bleached Erythropodium caribaeorum from Florida. However, many of the reef dwelling alcyonacean species are in fact zooxanthellate, many soft corals in particular. No Bleaching observed or reported to date from the Indo-Pacific ? Does it mean that it doesn't occur ? Or does it reflect limited attention payed to this group ? Goetz Reinicke ______________________________________________________________________ Dr. Katharina Fabricius Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), CRC for the Ecologically Sustainable Development of the Great Barrier Reef Postal address: AIMS, PMB No 3, Townsville MC Qld 4810, Australia Fax: (+ 61) 7 47725852, Phone: (+61) 7 47534412 Email: k.fabricius@email.aims.gov.au Web: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/~crcreef/4news/Exploring/feat18.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 2 13:27:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA23136; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:24:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA03045; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:26:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003017; Thu, 2 Apr 98 13:26:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA03974; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 18:18:37 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA03969; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:18:28 -0500 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) id NAA15196; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:15:35 -0500 Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:15:35 -0500 Message-Id: <199804021815.NAA15196@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Kenya Coast Bleaching To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 156 Do not believe this info has yet been posted here: AES <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 20:49:11 +0000 From: David Obura Reply-To: dobura@africaonline.co.ke To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Subject: Re: HotSpots -- Tahiti area Following my message of a few weeks saying there was as yet no coral bleaching in Kenya, it has now started! I'll send slightly more comprehensive description shortly, but the two areas so far seen show the following conditions, with water temperatures over 32 C, probably for at least 2 weeks. The northern area apparently has greater bleaching, perhaps due to its normally cooler waters under the influence of the Somali system upwelling. Mombasa area - bleaching of individual colonies (Porites, Acropora, Pocillopora, Stylophora, Goniopora) and some patchy mortality in Porites nigrescens, but all in shallow (0-2 m) lagoon patch reefs, ie. where water is stable and well-heated for 3-4 hours a day. A quick survey in deeper water apparently showed no bleaching. Lamu-Kiunga area (at the Somali border, approx. 80 km of coastline) - extensive bleaching of large stands of Acropora and Porites in shallow water, with bleaching of Pocillopora, Stylophora, Echinopora, Millepora, Montipora, faviids ... you name it. In some shallow patch reefs over half the coral colonies are bleached, and individual colony bleaching was common to 15 m on outer reef ledges, in particular Montipora and Pocillopora. However, litle mortality evident, only a few sheltered corals, again, Porites nigrescens. -- David Obura Coral Reef Conservation Project P.O.BOX 99470, Mombasa, Kenya Tel: (0254-11) 485570, Fax: 487525 Email: dobura@africaonline.co.ke <---- End Forwarded Message ----> **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** Alan E. Strong From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 3 11:04:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA08198; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:03:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA09732; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:05:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009712; Fri, 3 Apr 98 11:05:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA06803; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:52:43 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA06798; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:52:28 -0500 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA07984 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:49:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA02402; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:50:05 -0500 Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:50:05 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Program Coordinator position opening 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: 157 My apologies for cross posting. This message regards a position announcement for a Program Coordinator for the Florida Bay Interagency Program Management Committee. For those of you who are interested, please see http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/flbay/. Click on the button located on the lower right corner of the page to read the announcement. Please respond to Dr. Tom Armentano (Tom_Armentano@nps.gov; phone 305 242-7801), not to me, since I have no further information. 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 Tue Apr 4 11:26:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA08971; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:25:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA13940; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:27:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013934; Sat, 4 Apr 98 11:27:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA09319; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:07:10 GMT Received: from ns1.africaonline.co.ke by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA09314; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:06:54 -0500 Received: from 199.103.176.134 (ppp4.mombasa.africaonline.co.ke [199.103.176.134]) by ns1.africaonline.co.ke (8.8.6/8.8.6) with SMTP id TAA14114 for ; Sat, 4 Apr 1998 19:10:06 +0300 (GMT) Message-ID: <3525F6B3.634C@africaonline.co.ke> Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 09:00:35 +0000 From: David Obura Reply-To: dobura@africaonline.co.ke Organization: Coral Reef Conservation Project X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Bleaching of non-hard corals 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: 158 Extensive bleaching is also underway among alcyonaceans and anemones on Kenyan reefs that are showing hard coral bleaching. Genera in the former group include Sinularia and Alcyonium, and in fact I tend to see more sporadic and patchy bleaching, and mucus sheaths w. trapped sediment, in these than in hard corals. Anemones bleach less frequently, though extensive stands of Heteractis (large anemone w. anemone-fish) can be found v. bleached. These notes from Mombasa and Lamu-Kiunga area, bleaching in the last 2 weeks. -- David Obura Coral Reef Conservation Project P.O.BOX 99470, Mombasa, Kenya Tel: (0254-11) 485570, Fax: 487525 Email: dobura@africaonline.co.ke From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 5 10:15:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA10891; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 10:15:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA23904; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 10:17:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023878; Sun, 5 Apr 98 10:16:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11465; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:12:18 GMT Received: from cimrs1.mnhn.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA11460; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 10:12:07 -0400 Received: from [192.134.153.100] (bimguillaum.mnhn.fr [192.134.153.100]) by cimrs1.mnhn.fr (8.8.5/mnhn-5.2.9.2) with SMTP id QAA08942 for ; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 16:01:55 +0100 X-Sender: guillaum@cimrs1.mnhn.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.2 Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 17:17:40 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: guillaum@cimrs1.mnhn.fr (Mireille Guillaume) Subject: Soft coral bleaching X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by cimrs1.mnhn.fr id QAA08942 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 KAA10891 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 159 Dear coral listers, In response to Goetz Reinicke's question concerning bleaching in Alcyonacean : During a short survey in 1993, we observed a limited bleaching event concerning mainly stony corals but also some soft corals only belonging to the genus Sinularia, on shallow fringing reefs located to the North of Great Hanish Island (Southern Red Sea). Regards Mireille Guillaume Dr. Mireille GUILLAUME Curator of the Stony Coral Collection Musum National d'Histoire Naturelle Laboratoire de Biologie des Invertbrs marins et Malacologie 55 rue Buffon 75005 Paris FRANCE Until April, 9th : Tel : 00 33 (0)1 40 79 30 90 Fax : 00 33 (0)1 40 79 30 89 E-mail : >From April, 10th to May, 31st : Tel/Fax only : 00 291 1 12 23 57 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 5 20:30:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA11757; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 20:30:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA01512; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 20:32:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001505; Sun, 5 Apr 98 20:31:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA12445; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 00:21:58 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA12439; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 20:21:42 -0400 Received: from cwhome.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA17306; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:20:43 +1000 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19980406000635.00702c48@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 10:06:35 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Law, Economics, Politics and Reef Conservation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 160 Calling on Lawyers, Economists, Policy Makers, Politicians, Social Scientists A major theme of the World Bank coral reef meeting last October was the need to involve other disciplines in reef conservation. Dr Ismail Serageldin, a Bank Vice President, stressed this and I asked for lawyers, economists, policy makers etc. to join an informal grouping of such professionals. Some in the audience volunteered immediately. This is a call to people from those disciplines to join an e-mail list, probably attached to coral-list, to provide advice for coral reef managers and scientists on conservation measures. Advice required will vary from a response to a basic question of law, economics or politics, to becoming involved in project teams to advise governments or plan MPAs, possibly requiring time in the field. I cannot say until we have tested the waters. This will be a people resource listing and should be self regulating, with those on the list determining the nature of appropriate enquiries, the limit of personal involvement etc. How it is managed should be decided by those subscribing. Please pass this to those not on coral-list who may be interested. Reply to my address and I will compile the answers for a later list posting. Please indicate whether you are willing to assist in list coordination. Thank you ~~><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ~~~ <>< <>< <>< <>< <><~~ Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No. 3, TOWNSVILLE QLD 4810 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 7 4772 4314; Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 ~~<>< <>< <>< <>< <><~~~~~><> ><> ><> ><> ><>~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Apr 5 22:36:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA12038; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:35:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA02907; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:37:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002903; Sun, 5 Apr 98 22:37:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA12787; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 02:24:51 GMT Received: from solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA12780; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:24:39 -0400 Received: from mon_proj_off.gbrmpa.gov.au (dhcp-193.gbrmpa.gov.au [146.116.1.193]) by solwarra.gbrmpa.gov.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA29804; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:19:27 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <35283CAF.6A200DEF@gbrmpa.gov.au> Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 12:23:43 +1000 From: David Wachenfeld Organization: GBRMPA X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Dr. G=F6tz B. Reinicke" , Coral List Subject: Re: Bleaching in Alcyonaceans ? X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199804011533.PAA00065@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> 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: 161 Hi Goetz Yes. There is a great deal of soft coral bleaching and associated mortality here in the GBR. Notably, Sarcophyton, Sinularia and Lobophytum. There are biologists from James Cook University and Australian Institute of Marine Science currently surveying the extent of soft coral bleaching. If you email me privately, I will give you their email addresses so you can get more detailed information if you would like. Cheers, David -- Dr David Wachenfeld Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority PO Box 1379 Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Tel +61 7 4750 0896 Fax +61 7 4772 6093 d.wachenfeld@gbrmpa.gov.au http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 6 12:15:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA16851; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:15:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA22706; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:17:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022681; Mon, 6 Apr 98 12:16:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA14925; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 16:10:41 GMT Received: from santamarta.cetcol.net.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA14918; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:10:23 -0400 Received: from localhost (caricomp@localhost) by santamarta.cetcol.net.co (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA26687 for ; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:06:17 +0500 (GMT) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:06:17 +0500 (GMT) From: Caricomp - Invemar Colombia Reply-To: Caricomp - Invemar Colombia To: coral-list Subject: An address 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: 162 I'm looking for the E-mail address of Dr. Raymond L. Hayes. Does anybody can help me with this? Thanks a lot. Diego L. Gil From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 7 10:04:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA26925; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:03:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA28303; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:05:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028253; Tue, 7 Apr 98 10:04:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA18152; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:49:09 GMT Message-Id: <199804071349.NAA18152@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: saiuj@ncll.com Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 14:57:09 -0600 Subject: marine conservation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 163 > >I would like to let you know that I am working for the marine conservation >specially for marine turtles and the corals around the offshore island St. >Martin's of Bangladesh. It is a very small island in the Bay of Bengal. You >can the map in big size just at the southern tip of teknaf peninsula. Very >rich in coral and other related flora and fauna. But mostly overexploited >due to illiterate people along with the turtles eggs. We started the program >in 1996. But severe difficulties due to shortage of fundings. I am doing the >job without salary for several months. Just for the interest of nature >saving tasks I am doing so. >Besides, due to lack of educational materials and other documentary >materials it going to extreme difficulties day by day, as people do not >understand what really nature is and what it shold be as. We have no scuba >diving equipment. I was enthusiastic initially for the job but If due to >lack of materials what could I do in the best. So if you can help me please >inform me what sort of cooperation. >I prefer #you manage educational materials of marine resources (I will >translate them into Bangla for the local people); # send some video >documentary of underwater world for peoples understanding; # It will be more >helpful for me if you provide me an opportunity to get in some sort of >training in marine conservation any where you like that I can apply my >experience here in our country resources conservation. I hope you will >decide in the best way to help me and the environment. >Looking forward to hearing from you. > >Sincerely yours >Mohammad Zahirul Islam >Marine Conservation Program >House no 15/22, Munshi bari >South Sortha, Comilla 3500 >BANGLADESH. > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 7 15:24:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA02393; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 15:24:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA19366; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 15:26:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019339; Tue, 7 Apr 98 15:25:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19049; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 18:48:44 GMT Message-Id: <199804071848.SAA19049@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:13:34 -0400 (EDT) From: John Ogden To: Coral-List Subject: Coral pathogen Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 164 Check Dr. Laurie Richardson (Florida International University) et al.'s letter ("Florida's mystery coral-killer identified") in this week's Nature on identification of a coral pathogen and proving Koch's Postulates. Bravo! This is one of only a very few times that this sort of thing has been done, but it is the path that we must take if we are ever to understand coral diseases. John C. Ogden Director Phone: 813/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 813/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 7 19:28:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA05832; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 19:28:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA01185; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 19:30:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001131; Tue, 7 Apr 98 19:29:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA20108; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:23:12 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA20103; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 19:23:00 -0400 Received: from tissot.marinescience ([128.171.115.75]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149039(3)>; Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:21:48 -1000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980407132502.00a89a60@128.171.3.53> X-Sender: tissot@128.171.3.53 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:25:02 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us From: "Brian N. Tissot" Subject: RFP Hawai`i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program 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: 165 I apologize for any cross-postings. Please contact Dr. Michael Hamnett, (808) 956-2884 or hamnett@hawaii.edu if you have questions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hawai`i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program Request for Pre-Proposals Congress has appropriated $500,000 for the Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program through NOAAs National Ocean Service. NOS and Senator Inouyes office have asked the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research of the University of Hawaii to develop an integrated program that includes projects or program elements focusing on: 1. Monitoring and assessment of coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands to improve (coral reef ecosystem) management capabilities; and/or 2. Scientific studies of the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems to improve such capabilities. Pre-proposals are being solicited from university faculty and private sector and non-profit organizations for projects to be considered for funding through this program. Pre-proposals must be submitted by April 19, 1998. Pre-proposals will be reviewed by an advisory committee to the CRI Research Program being convened by the UH Office of the Senior Vice President for Research. Individuals and organizations submitting pre-proposals that are favorably reviewed will be asked to submit full proposals by May 13, 1998. In some cases, individuals and organizations that submit favorably-reviewed pre-proposals may be asked to jointly submit full proposals with other organizations and individuals. Full proposals will be peer reviewed prior to submissions of a funding request to the National Ocean Service on June 1, 1998. It is anticipated that three to five program elements or projects will be funded under this program by September 30, 1998. Priority will be given to integrated, interdisciplinary monitoring, assessment, and research activities or activities that make the results of previous work useful and available to researchers and resource managers. Priority will also be given to projects or program elements that can be completed in twelve to eighteen months and contain a significant amount of cost-sharing. Additional projects and program activities will be supported under this program in the future if funds are appropriated by the Congress. However, projects or program elements proposed in response to this request must be completed with funds granted during this funding cycle. Projects and program elements funded through future appropriations may include follow-on activities and monitoring activities recommended by the coral reef ecosystem monitoring workshop being co-sponsored by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the East-West Center, June 9-11, 1998. Suggestions for activities to be considered for funding under this program are contained in the record of a meeting held on April 1, 1998 in Senator Inouyes office. However, no funding priorities within the general parameters of the program have been determined and those who wish to propose projects or program elements not raised at that meeting are encouraged to do so. Pre-proposals should be submitted to Dr. Michael Hamnett, Director, Social Science Research Institute, Porteus Hall, Room 704, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Pre-proposals can be faxed to (808) 956-2884 or sent by e-mail to hamnett@hawaii.edu. Pre-proposals must include a narrative and curriculum vita(e) of the principal investigator(s). Pre-proposal narratives of three pages or less must include the following elements: (1) a brief description of the problem to be addressed by the project, (2) purpose or objectives of the project, (3) approach and methods to be used, (4) anticipated outcomes or results, (5) how the outcomes or results will contribute to improvements in coral reef ecosystem management capability, and (6) a budget that includes cost to be funded from the program and cost-sharing. Curriculum vitae must be two pages or less. Pre-proposals must be received by April 19, 1998. ================================================== BRIAN TISSOT Associate Professor of Marine Biology Director, Kalakaua Marine Education Center Chair, Marine Science Department University of Hawaii at Hilo 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720-4091 Ph: 808-974-7383; FAX: 808-974-7693 E-mail: Tissot@Hawaii.edu Web: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tissot/ http://www.coralreefs.hawaii.edu ================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 8 11:28:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04214; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:27:46 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24056; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:29:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024043; Wed, 8 Apr 98 11:29:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA22117; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:21:00 GMT Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:21:00 GMT Message-Id: <199804081521.PAA22117@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 166 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 07:18:40 +0800 (SGT) From: Harinder Rai singh To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: corals and impacts Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Dear Sir/Madam/Dr., I am looking for information on the impacts of coastal power plants on corals, fisheries, benthos and plankton. I will appreciate any form of help from your organization in the form of reprints, reports, lit. citation, further contacts. Thank you. sincerely Harinder Rai Singh ADP-PPP, ITM Section 17 40200 Shah Alam Malaysia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 8 11:28:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04215; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:27:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24059; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:29:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024044; Wed, 8 Apr 98 11:29:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA22086; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:18:13 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA22081; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:18:03 -0400 Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:18:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: BBC Natural History Unit RADIO (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: 167 Dear Coral-Listers, I received the following message, which some of you may be able to answer by responding directly to Sandra (sandra.sykes@bbc.co.uk). The message concerns the effects of El Nino on coral reefs. I have already given her some input, as regards who to contact in NOAA, but defer to your decision as to whether or not you want to contact her. Please respond directly to Sandra at sandra.sykes@bbc.co.uk, not to coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov. Cheers, Jim Hendee ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:11:57 +0000 From: sandra.sykes@bbc.co.uk To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: BBC Natural History Unit RADIO Dear Jim Hendee, I have been given your name by Alastair Harborne of the Coral Cay Foundation. I hope you don't mind me contacting you like this but we are currently working on a radio special about the effects of EL NINO on wildlife to go on air in the sumer. Our presenter, Julian Pettifer has travelled to Peru, Panama ( end of 1997) and Zimbabwe (February 1998) and has brought back first hand reports from these areas. I am wondering if you have up to date information about the effects of El Nino on coral reef health - and in particular who in various parts of the world would be best to contact. I have looked at several of your web pages but it is not obvious who are the key people to get in touch with. In addition to effects on coral we are also keen to get up to date information from around the globe about the effects of El Nino on wildlife generally. . We are keen to know about specefic animals, either land or marine that have been affected and to speak to someone who could give us up to date and accurate information as to what has happened to numbers this year and what they're predicting for next. eg The National Marine Mammal Laboratory are certainly doing work on effects of El Nino on fur seals and sea lions However I wondered if you knew of other key centres of study and do you any suggestions of who to contact? I am sorry to add more to your busy schedule, but I would very much appreciate your thoughts and very much look forward to hearing from you. It may be I should be contacting a press officer for the infromation that is not related to coral reefs. If so who is that person? With every good wish, Sandra Sykes Producer BBC NaturalHistory Unit Radio Broadcasting House, Bristol, England, UK Tel 00 44 117 974 6678 Fax 00 44 117 923 8174 e-mail : sandra.sykes @ bbc .co.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 8 16:36:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA09204; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 16:36:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA12956; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 16:38:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012941; Wed, 8 Apr 98 16:38:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA22964; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:28:05 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA22959; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 16:27:54 -0400 Received: from osha.inav.net (dip288.inav.net [205.160.208.158]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA19386 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:26:55 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980408152656.006d7314@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 15:26:56 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Bolca fishes 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: 168 With the usual apologies for cross-listings: I'm interested in contacting researchers who are currently using, or have recently used, specimens from the Bolca fish fossils in their work. (Or if you know of someone working with them, please either let ME know or let THEM know I'm interested and they can contact me by E-Mail.) Thanks in advance for the help, 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 Apr 9 16:14:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA06311; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:14:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA24787; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:16:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024776; Thu, 9 Apr 98 16:15:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA25852; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 20:04:48 GMT Received: from igc7.igc.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA25846; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 16:04:36 -0400 From: reefnet@cerf.net Received: from igc9.igc.apc.org (ns1.igc.org [192.82.108.38]) by igc7.igc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA02002 for ; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 13:02:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [198.94.3.118] (wholland@ppp4-3.igc.org) by igc9.igc.apc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA24358 for ; Thu, 9 Apr 1998 12:55:45 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 12:55:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: new issue of Reefnet Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 169 Announcing the 6th issue of Reefnet: http://www.reefnet.org REEF RESEARCH Anticancer Activity in Marine Organisms Dr. Valerie Paul Discovers the Virtues of Blue Green Algae on Guam's Reefs NGO NEWS The Nature Conservancy at Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea Shannon Seeto Reports on the Mahonia Na Dari Research and Conservation Center CONSERVATION STRATEGIES South of the Philippines, East of Kalimantan and West of the Malukus Brian Crawford Reports from Manado From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 10 08:30:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA10648; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:30:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA13154; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:32:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013123; Fri, 10 Apr 98 08:32:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA27405; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 12:16:35 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA27400; Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:16:25 -0400 Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:16:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Biological Invasions Journal 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: 170 This message, forwarded from the marbio listserver, may be of interest to some of you. Sorry if you got this already. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 06:39:20 -0400 From: "James T. Carlton" Subject: marbio: Biological Invasions (a new journal): Call For Papers Apologies for cross-postings, but a great many folks are on only one of these lists. Papers are now being accepted for the new journal BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, to be published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (Netherlands). The Editorial Board includes James Carlton (Editor), Ted Case, Mick Clout, Bruce Coblentz, James Drake, Henri Dumont, Bella Galil, Francesca Gherardi, Peter Kareiva, Mark Lonsdale, Richard Mack, Harold Mooney, Peter Moyle, Petr Pysek, Maria Ribera, David Richardson, Daniel Simberloff, Ronald Thresher, Jeff Waage and Mark Williamson. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS seeks to publish research papers from many disciplines, and we hope to achieve a broad representation from work done in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial systems. Research papers are welcome on the patterns and processes of biological invasions (including both human-mediated introductions and natural range expansions), the ecological consequences of invasions in terms of both interspecific interactions as well as alterations to community and ecosystem structure (such as energy flow modifications, biodiversity, and invasion-mediated extinction), the factors that influence inoculation, establishment, and persistence of invasions and the mechanisms that control the abundance and distribution of invasions. Papers are further encouraged on biogeography, invasion genetics, dispersal vectors, the evolutionary consequences of invasions, and analytical syntheses and overviews of invasive biotas. Also of interest are papers on the theoretical bases of biocontrol, and the release of genetically modified organisms, as these disciplines illuminate the science of biological invasions. Scholarly papers on management and policy issues as they relate to conservation programs and the global prevention or control of invasions are invited as well. Please note that, relative to biocontrol, a new journal (BIOCONTROL) is also being established by Kluwer, under the editorship of Jeff Waage. The Editor and the members of the Editorial Board will also consider proposals for devoting special issues, or a special section of an issue, to papers resulting from conferences or workshops on invasions. We also intend to have a section on "Research Notes", facilitating rapid publication of short papers on topics such as new techniques, the recording of remarkable new invasions, and so forth. The cover of the journal, which will begin as a quarterly, will have with each issue a new photograph (black-and-white, at the moment, unless funds are available for color production from the authors or their institutions) and thus provide an opportunity for workers to submit cover photos for each issues. There are no page charges, and the first 75 reprints are free. For Instructions to Authors, further technical information about the journal, and a free sample copy (available by December 1998 -- January 1999) please contact: Dr. Rene Mijs Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht, The Netherlands email: rene.mijs@wkap.nl Please submit manuscripts to: Journal Editorial Office: Biological Invasions Kluwer Academic Publishers P. O. Box 990 3300 AZ Dordrecht The Netherlands For information about the scope of the journal and the suitability and types of papers being sought please contact me (address below). We are looking forward to a successful and we think very timely journal! Thank you, and my apologies again for multiple postings. James T. Carlton Editor-in-Chief, Biological Invasions Williams College -- Mystic Seaport P. O. Box 6000, 75 Greenmanville Avenue Mystic, Connecticut 06355 U.S.A. email: jcarlton@williams.edu telephone: 860 572 5359 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 13 07:19:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07132; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 07:19:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA05982; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 07:21:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005895; Mon, 13 Apr 98 07:20:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA11780; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:25:44 GMT Received: from hil-img-1.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA11775; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 06:25:39 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by hil-img-1.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id GAA00606 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 06:24:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 06:23:47 -0400 From: Simon Wilson <106422.2221@compuserve.com> Subject: Diaseris fragilis To: Coral List Message-ID: <199804130624_MC2-39B7-17C1@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA07132 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 171 Dear Coral-listers In Oman there are plans to build a large fertiliser manufacturing plant on the coast. During the baseline survey, a Fungiid coral, identified by a leading coral taxonomist as Diaseris fragilis, was found. This appears to be the first record of this species in the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman or the Arabian Gulf. The coral was found in depths of between 16 and 20m on a drowned fossil reef. The substrate was a rock platform with a veneer of coarse sand and rubble. The benthos also supported a wide range of sponge species, algae, and hydroids, as well as a sparse coral community including Turbinaria mesenterina, Pavona explanulata, Coscinaria monile, Stylocoeniella guntheri amongst others. The issue: This appears to be a regionally rare coral species, and special measures may be necessary to mitigate against the impacts of construction including extensive dredging. The issue is how rare is this species on a regional scale and what would be the appropriate measures to reduce the mortality to this population. Translocation may be possible in small areas where the coral is densest. Questions: Is anyone aware of other records of Diaseris fragilis in the Arabian region other than in the Red Sea ? Is anyone aware of a case of translocating rare corals (or other species) to sites remote from pending construction activity ? Can someone pass on the e-mail addresses of D.A. Fisk and Bert W Hoeksema ? With thanks and regards Simon Wilson OMAN From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 13 11:29:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA10578; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:28:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA16292; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:30:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016286; Mon, 13 Apr 98 11:30:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA13095; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 15:15:27 GMT Received: from u3.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA13090; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:15:23 -0400 Received: from default (ppp-61.ts-13.nyc.idt.net [169.132.100.133]) by u3.farm.idt.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA25745 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:13:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35322E80.2934@idt.net> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:25:52 -0400 From: Sam Jones Reply-To: samjones@idt.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-IDT-v5 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: iodine/dide test 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: 172 Dear Coral-listers, Does anyone know of a reliable, accurate Iodine/dide test? Results from commercial kits have been unsatisfactory. Does anyone have information on the DPD method? Please resond directly to my e-mail address: samjones@idt.net Thank you in advance!, Sam Jones, Research Assistant, WCS From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 13 15:51:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16198; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 15:50:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA29966; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 15:52:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029909; Mon, 13 Apr 98 15:52:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA14332; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:49:03 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA14327; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 14:48:58 -0400 Received: from localhost (carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA27187; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 08:47:19 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 08:47:19 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: Simon Wilson <106422.2221@compuserve.com> cc: Coral List Subject: Re: Diaseris fragilis In-Reply-To: <199804130624_MC2-39B7-17C1@compuserve.com> 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: 173 Simon, I'm sure there are others more knoweldgeable than I about this species, but I know that in Fiji, Diaseris fragilis is locally very abundant. This species ranges here to Hawaii too but I have not encountered it here. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium ******************************** On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Simon Wilson wrote: > Dear Coral-listers > > In Oman there are plans to build a large fertiliser manufacturing plant on the coast. > During the baseline survey, a Fungiid coral, identified by a leading coral taxonomist > as Diaseris fragilis, was found. This appears to be the first record of this species in > the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman or the Arabian Gulf. > > The coral was found in depths of between 16 and 20m on a drowned fossil reef. > The substrate was a rock platform with a veneer of coarse sand and rubble. The > benthos also supported a wide range of sponge species, algae, and hydroids, as > well as a sparse coral community including Turbinaria mesenterina, Pavona explanulata, > Coscinaria monile, Stylocoeniella guntheri amongst others. > > The issue: This appears to be a regionally rare coral species, and special measures > may be necessary to mitigate against the impacts of construction including extensive > dredging. The issue is how rare is this species on a regional scale and what would > be the appropriate measures to reduce the mortality to this population. Translocation > may be possible in small areas where the coral is densest. > > Questions: > Is anyone aware of other records of Diaseris fragilis in the Arabian region other than in > the Red Sea ? > Is anyone aware of a case of translocating rare corals (or other species) to sites remote > from pending construction activity ? > Can someone pass on the e-mail addresses of D.A. Fisk and Bert W Hoeksema ? > > With thanks and regards > > Simon Wilson > > OMAN > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 14 11:50:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA25260; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:50:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA26544; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:52:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026521; Tue, 14 Apr 98 11:51:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA19394; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:24:10 GMT Received: from ha1.rdc1.nj.home.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA19389; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:24:02 -0400 Received: from home.com ([24.3.161.190]) by ha1.rdc1.nj.home.com (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with ESMTP id AAA9635 for ; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:22:33 -0700 Message-ID: <35337F74.FA1957FA@home.com> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:23:32 -0400 From: Doug McDonough Organization: @Home Network X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-AtHome0402 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Importing of Cyanide caught fish 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: 174 I am assisting in the real world implementation of a project aimed at reducing the profitability of catching fish using cyanide and increasing the profitability of catching fish via nets. I am looking for information on companies that import aquarium fish into the United States from the Philipines. I am trying to reach these companies and ask them about possibiliy importing net-caught fish for us, and also general information about the importation process. Lastly, I apologize for any cross-posting you might encounter with this message. Very truly yours, Douglas McDonough From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 14 13:13:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA26492; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:12:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29897; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:14:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029890; Tue, 14 Apr 98 13:14:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA20091; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:04:40 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA20086; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:04:36 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) id NAA16125; Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:02:52 -0400 Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:02:52 -0400 Message-Id: <199804141702.NAA16125@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching SSTs at Maldives/Sri Lanka/Chagos To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cognet.com Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov, Charles.Wooldridge@noaa.gov, jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 175 We are beginning to see exceptionally high temperature surface waters develop over the Maldives and Sri Lanka [14 Apr 98] in our satellite data. An area of high SST that has covered much of the tropical Southern Indian Ocean for the past few months, is showing signs of progressing northward [with the sun], from the Seychelles over Chagos Archipelago into the Maldives. This northward trend is also continuing up the African coastline from Kenya to Somalia. For more information see: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html or: http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad/sub/noaarsrc.html Confirmations of any bleaching observations are sought. Cheers, Al **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sat Apr 15 06:24:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA02906; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 06:24:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA22597; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 06:26:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022587; Wed, 15 Apr 98 06:25:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA24639; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:22:19 GMT Message-Id: <199804151022.KAA24639@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:39:11 +0800 (HKT) From: HODGSON GREGOR To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reef Check Update April 1998 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 176 Hello Coral Listers: While 300+ surveys was a remarkable achievement in 97, it is a small sample of the world's reefs. An improved and expanded Reef Check 98 kicked off on 1 April 1998. We have been fairly quiet at Reef Check HQ while we have been completing our "left-over" tasks from 1997 while quietly making plans for 1998. Here is the situation: 1) 97 Left-overs: Like any program, we have suffered some ups and downs. After successful completion of Reef Check 97, we suffered a temporary loss of funding and staff. This delayed finalization of the global dataset, analysis and the writing of the global analysis paper. This manuscript is now complete and has been submitted for publication. The presubmission reviews of the manuscript have been encouraging and we thank Clive Wilkinson, Bob Kinzie, Chuck Birkeland and Bill Hamner for their help. We are also working on publication of a more detailed analysis than can be carried out for a journal article as a technical report. We do not want to jeopardize publication by sending either manuscript out to the public, however, if you have a keen need to cite the results of Reef Check 97 now, please let Suzie know and she can send you a copy. We are also encouraging national and regional coordinators to prepare papers for presentation at upcoming meetings. In particular, there will be special Reef Check sessions at the coral reef meetings in Perpignan, France in September 1-4 (Contact: Michel Pichon) and in Townsville in November 23-27 (Contact: Clive Wilkinson) 1998. As in 1997, a major Reef Check 98 activity will be the Save Our Seas Clean Oceans event in Maui in June 9-13 (Contact: Carl Stepath). Please contact the organisers and us if you would like to make a presentation at these events. 2) 98 Funding: Thanks to Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Director, Professor Gary Heinke (ex-Dean of Engineering, U Toronto), who stuck his neck WAY out for us in 1997 against some very serious opposition, we have a pledge from the Institute to cover partial costs of Reef Check HQ operations in 1998. In addition to Suzie, we have two new RAs, Keith Kei and Terence Fong to assist with data management etc. On the bad news side, we submitted a proposal to the US NSF's NCEAS in Santa Barbara for US$30,000 to cover the costs of a workshop to review Reef Check methods with respect to scientific goals as well as operational management (including financing). This center was set up among other things to produce guidance for managers and policy makers. Our application was rejected because the review comittee felt that our proposal was "premature." I wonder if the fish currently targeted by cyanide fishermen in PNG share this feeling and are willing to wait for five more years of data before we provide guidance to policy-makers? Reef Check still has bugs. We need to fix them before we collect five years of data. We have not given up and are still looking for funds to do this. On the good news side, we have had a positive response from private US funders for modest funding of Reef Check 1998. This should allow us to provide small grants to selected teams in developing countries by mid-summer here. We may also have funds to produce training materials and to send a few trainers out for regional training sessions. 3) Documentary: In 1997, we managed to get excellent media coverage just about everywhere and in many languages, however, we failed to get a documentary film made, with two production companies dropping the ball in succession. We now have a HK-based ex-BBC producer/director, Libby Halliday, on the job and some local investors lined up. The plan is to film a series of up to six segments, each showing various coral reef problems and solutions. If this team has more luck than the last two, we will be looking for sites with special "problems" and "solutions" to film beginning this summer. Send a note to us if you have a site of interest. This is one good way to pay back sponsors e.g. resorts who offer accomodation. 4) Cooperation: Reef Check policy is to promote collaboration and cooperation in coral reef monitoring and management on a global scale. One reason that collaboration is helpful is that funding agencies have often responded negatively to what they see as too many different groups claiming their method is the ONLY way to survey reefs. We don't claim that Reef Check is the best, but it does provide sufficient scientific information to detect human impacts of various types. By joining forces, we can improve all groups' chances of gaining funding. Collaboration gives reef conservationists a bigger voice. Since Reef Check is not an NGO, we can channel funds directly to field teams with no overhead. And of course, all Reef Check teams are free to publish their own papers using their data. In 1997, Reef Check and GCRMN (the government led effort) worked in parallel to promote each other. In 1998, GCRMN under the leadership of Dr. Clive Wilkinson, has made a decision to adopt the Reef Check program as its official community-based monitoring program. While the exact details of this arrangement are still being worked out, this closer relationship will allow GCRMN to make use of the global Reef Check methods and teams, and in turn, if GCRMN obtains funding from UN or government sources, some funds may be shared with Reef Check teams. We are also working on the design of a non-scuba Reef Check to be tested this year and launched in 1999. As in 1997, we have received pledges of cooperation from many individual groups already engaged in reef monitoring that they will use Reef Check methods in 1998. If you are aware of a reef monitoring group (NGO etc) which is not using Reef Check, we would be grateful if you would suggest to them that they join with us. No one needs abandon their prized methods; most groups find that it is easy to adopt Reef Check methods without a lot of extra work, thus building up a larger database of comparable data. 5) New and Improved Methods: For 1998, we have responded to suggestions for improving Reef Check methods. To participate in Reef Check 98, please download a new set of 1998 instructions from our website posted after April 1, 1998. In brief, we have removed a few organisms that were problematic due to distributions, identification or other reasons. We have added a few organisms as regional and worldwide indicators. In particular, the Caribbean inverts have been improved. We have also extended the sampling period to 1 April -- 30 September to try to help our friends in the southern hemisphere. We have expanded the depth contours to (shallow 2-6 m) and mid-depth (>6-12 m) to allow more selection for areas of higher coral cover to acheive our goal of including the "best" reefs in the survey. Later this month, we plan to add an option "back-reef/seagrass" habitat in the Caribbean to capture info on many inverts that are harvested there. 6) New countries: Many new countries have already pledged to join Reef Check 98. If your country was not involved last year -- sign up. For only a couple of days of your time, you can join the biggest (and we hope one of the more useful) coral reef surveys in the world. Gregor Hodgson, PhD Reef Check Coordinator Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development Applied Technology Centre Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, HONG KONG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reef Check 1998 Registration Form Team Leader Name: Address: Tel/Fax: E-mail: Dive Club or other organization name : Number of other team members excluding scientist: Team Scientist Name: Highest academic degree, year and university: (e.g. Ph.D. 1985 UCLA) Institutional Affiliation: Tel/Fax: E-mail: Site(s): Country, State/Province, Nearest town, Reef name, Planned survey date: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- By submitting this registration form, our team gives HKUST, IESD, permission to use any data submitted for public relations and in summary form for a published global summary report. Note: When submitting a hard copy of this form, please include a signature. Please e-mail to: reefchck@ust.hk and airmail a signed original copy to: Reef Check Coordinator Gregor Hodgson, PhD Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development Applied Technology Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, HONG KONG From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 15 09:50:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05187; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:49:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA01825; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:51:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001804; Wed, 15 Apr 98 09:50:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA25594; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:49:05 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA25589; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:49:00 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id JAA01958; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:47:27 -0400 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:47:27 -0400 Message-Id: <199804151347.JAA01958@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Bleaching SSTs at Maldives/Sri Lanka/Chagos 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 177 From: oneocean@comcen.com.au Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:12:03 +1000 Subject: Re: Bleaching SSTs at Maldives/Sri Lanka/Chagos Just returned from the Maldives - personally sighted the damage - lots of green algae coverage. Water temperature average 30C and in lagoon area up to 35C. Like taking a warm bath on each dive. Michael Aw PO Box 2138, Carlingford Court Post Office Carlingford, NSW 2118, Australia **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sat Apr 15 09:51:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05192; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:49:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA01822; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:51:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001805; Wed, 15 Apr 98 09:50:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA25580; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:46:24 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA25575; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:46:20 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id JAA01947; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:44:46 -0400 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:44:46 -0400 Message-Id: <199804151344.JAA01947@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching -- Reunion & Mauritius 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 178 From: Michel PICHON Subject: Bleaching Just read your message re high temperature in the Maldive area. I can report that , during the last 2 weeks of March, I observed significant bleaching on the reef flats at La Reunion, Mascarene islands. Genera most affected were Acropora, Galaxea and Pocillopora. According to information obtained locally, bleaching is also evident on the reef slopes. I do not have temperature reading, but obviously the SST were high. Also, very heavy rainfall did occur in La Runion for most of February. Michel PICHON Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie E.P.H.E., Universit de Perpignan 66860 PERPIGNAN Cedex. FRANCE Ph: 33 4 68 66 20 55 Fax: 33 4 68 50 36 86 Email : pichon@univ-perp.fr **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sat Apr 15 10:40:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05998; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:40:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA04213; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:42:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004196; Wed, 15 Apr 98 10:41:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA25878; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 14:38:47 GMT Received: from sme.com.univ-mrs.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA25873; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:38:41 -0400 Received: from [139.124.16.46] (smemac16.com.univ-mrs.fr) by sme.com.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA185421016; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:36:56 +0200 X-Sender: thomassi@sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.1 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:39:29 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard A. THOMASSIN) Subject: Bleaching in SW Indian Ocean Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 179 Dears, Contrarily to the nice girls who tan with the sun, after the Kenya and La Runion I. (Michel Pichon's record), the hard corals began to bleach at Mayotte I., Comoro Archipelago, north middle of the Mozambique Channel (13 S), as we expected few days ago. The bleaching started by the southern area of the island (the side exposed to the tradewinds, but also the part of the lagoon the more enclosed), when the north (more opened to the oceanic waters, with waters a little bit cooler) is not yet affected. One of our guy is on the field to observe the phenomenon and made seawater analysis, help by the scuba diver clubs and the Fisheries and Marine Environmental Office we created there in 1988. The survey will be pursued until June, to have a general idea of the impact and recovering. For those who want to have general informations of these coral reefs and their conservation, a paper just issued (in French !, sorry) in the scuba divers journal "La plonge - Ocans", n 242, Mars-Avril 1998, n ISSN 0475 171X. All informations coming from Aldabra group (Southern Seychelles), Comoro Islands and Mozambique coast (Delagoa Cap) will be wellcomed. Thanks for your cooperation. "Amicalement vtre" Bernard A. Thomassin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 15 17:15:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11285; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:14:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA20119; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:16:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020113; Wed, 15 Apr 98 17:16:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA27760; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 21:11:30 GMT Received: from canudos.ufba.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA27754; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:10:57 -0400 Received: from localhost (kikuchi@localhost) by canudos.ufba.br (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA30320 for ; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 19:10:30 -0200 Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 19:10:29 -0200 (GRNLNDDT) From: Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: bleaching in Brazil 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: 180 Dear coral-listers, Following the communications on bleaching around the world, here goes another one. On April 14th 1998 (yesterday), I witnessed a mass bleaching on patch reefs at the northern coast of Bahia State (around 12deg30secS/38degW). These reefs are at a depth of 9-12m, and bottom temperature was 29,5 deg C. This is the highest temperature measured in the area in the last three years. More than 90% of Mussismilia hispida (endemic coral) colonies were white to gold yellow. About 80% of Agaricia agaricites was in the same situation. Siderastrea stellata (endemic) was a little less bleached than the former (around 70%). Favia gravida (endemic) seemed to me less affected but I did not see enough colonies of this species to say something with confidence. After that, I'd like to know if anybody has any information on hotspots in this area of the Atlantic. Cheers, Ruy Kenji **************************************** Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi Curso de Pos-Graduacao em Geologia Laboratorio de Estudos Costeiros Instituto de Geociencias Universidade Federal da Bahia R Caetano Moura, 123 Federacao CEP 40.100-010 Salvador Bahia BRASIL e-mail: kikuchi@ufba.br **************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 16 08:04:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA14872; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 08:04:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01086; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 08:06:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001067; Thu, 16 Apr 98 08:06:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01345; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 12:02:21 GMT Message-Id: <199804161202.MAA01345@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 14:29:44 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Pdipal Subject: Cayos Perlas, Nicaragua Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 181 I am working on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. About 20 km offshore are a group of islands with fringing reefs on the south east side (the Cayos perlas). There is a tremendous amount of sediments on the reefs (viz. is about 3 meters). It seems likely that the amount of sediment is having an adverse effect on the reefs (coral cover is approx 5% and corals frequently appear to be smothered by algae/sediment). Some people believe that this amount of sediment is a recent phenomenon (perhaps due to land use practices in the watershed). Can anyone advise me on how I could (1) trace the source of the sediment, and (2) determine whether this amount of sediment really has only started in the recent past. We are have a fair amount of time, but not a vast amount of money, so very hugh-tech methods are probably not going to be suitable. For background... The islands lie on the big continental plateau stretching from the border with Costa Rica to Honduras with an average depth of 30 meteres. North of the islands there is a big rivermouth carrying tons of sediments. The prevailing currents tend to keep the main sediment plume close to shore, but during the rainy season the sediment travels further offshore. During calm days you can clearly see the border between the murky coastal water and the blue seawater. However, visibility around the islands is very low, 3 to 5 meters and during the rainy season even worse. Judging from the 'graveyards' of Acropora palmata and the number of large boulders that appear once to have been coral but are now overgrown by algae, it seems that there had once been more healthy reefs. We don't know if white-band disease has been a factor, but certainly the last major hurricane (1989) has done a lot of damage to the reefs. I would like to find out the origin of the sediments and whether or not it got/is getting worse due to land activities upstreams. Is the plateau a sort of 'sink', acumulating sediments and do they get stirred up and transported to the islands and back again? TO find a solution I was thinking of the possibility of (1) taking coralcores to compare annual growth rings (what drills would one need?), and (2) possibly coring sediment from the coastal shelf between the river and the offshore islands to see if the type of sediment has changed over the years. Once again, equipment is hard to get but time is plenty (2 years). Do you have any suggestions?? Thanks very much, Mariska Weijerman DIPAL (collaborative project between Holland and Nicaragua to help the artisanal fisherman in the region) RAAS, Nicaragua tel/fax: +822 1777 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 16 14:55:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA19304; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:55:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20534; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:57:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020519; Thu, 16 Apr 98 14:56:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA03222; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:40:02 GMT Message-Id: <199804161840.SAA03222@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:59:05 +0800 From: Bugwotro@upandang.wasantara.net.id To: Coral List Subject: Re: "Diaseris fragilis" in the Gulf Area and at Hawaii Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 182 Hello Bruce and other coral-listers, If the specimen of "Diaseris fragilis" recorded by Simon Wilson would belong to Fungia (Cycloseris) fragilis, then this would indeed be a first record for the Gulf area. There is probably no earlier record of any auto-fragmenting mushroom coral species from that area. The only Fungia (Cycloseris) species that I know of from that area, is F. (C.) curvata, which is rarely found in fragmenting stage (only known from Galapagos). According to me, the only two fungiid species showing fragmentation at Hawaii are Fungia (Cycloseris) vaughani and F. (C.) distorta. Corals dredged at Hawaii have remained very small, either in complete or fragmented shape. These diminutive specimens are in coral collections at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington DC and probably also at the B.P. Bishop Museum at Hawaii. The type locality of F. (C.) vaughani is Hilo, Hawaii. The lectotype is a relatively large specimen (5 cm in length). Specimens of Fungia (C.) cyclolites have also been collected from Hawaii, but so far not in the fragmenting "Diaseris" shape. Bert W. Hoeksema Buginesia Program WOTRO-UNHAS PO Box 1624 Ujung Pandang 90016 Indonesia Bugwotro@Upandang.wasantara.net.id starting July 1998 I can be reached at: National Museum of Natural History Naturalis PO Box 9517 Leiden, The Netherlands Hoeksema@Naturalis.nnm.nl Bruce Carlson wrote: > > Simon, > > I'm sure there are others more knoweldgeable than I about this species, > but I know that in Fiji, Diaseris fragilis is locally very abundant. This > species ranges here to Hawaii too but I have not encountered it here. > > Bruce Carlson > Waikiki Aquarium > ******************************** > Bruce Carlson wrote: > > Simon, > > I'm sure there are others more knoweldgeable than I about this species, > but I know that in Fiji, Diaseris fragilis is locally very abundant. This > species ranges here to Hawaii too but I have not encountered it here. > > Bruce Carlson > Waikiki Aquarium > ******************************** > > On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Simon Wilson wrote: > > > Dear Coral-listers > > > > In Oman there are plans to build a large fertiliser manufacturing plant on the coast. > > During the baseline survey, a Fungiid coral, identified by a leading coral taxonomist > > as Diaseris fragilis, was found. This appears to be the first record of this species in > > the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman or the Arabian Gulf. > > > > The coral was found in depths of between 16 and 20m on a drowned fossil reef. > > The substrate was a rock platform with a veneer of coarse sand and rubble. The > > benthos also supported a wide range of sponge species, algae, and hydroids, as > > well as a sparse coral community including Turbinaria mesenterina, Pavona explanulata, > > Coscinaria monile, Stylocoeniella guntheri amongst others. > > > > The issue: This appears to be a regionally rare coral species, and special measures > > may be necessary to mitigate against the impacts of construction including extensive > > dredging. The issue is how rare is this species on a regional scale and what would > > be the appropriate measures to reduce the mortality to this population. Translocation > > may be possible in small areas where the coral is densest. > > > > Questions: > > Is anyone aware of other records of Diaseris fragilis in the Arabian region other than in > > the Red Sea ? > > Is anyone aware of a case of translocating rare corals (or other species) to sites remote > > from pending construction activity ? > > Can someone pass on the e-mail addresses of D.A. Fisk and Bert W Hoeksema ? > > > > With thanks and regards > > > > Simon Wilson > > > > OMAN > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Apr 16 23:35:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA24386; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 23:35:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA07381; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 23:37:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007375; Thu, 16 Apr 98 23:37:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA05947; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:34:24 GMT Received: from taga.saipan.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA05942; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 23:34:20 -0400 Received: from [202.167.0.190] by taga.saipan.com (NTMail 3.03.0014/7.aaz5) with ESMTP id ma679886 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 13:27:38 +1000 X-Sender: spn0914@mail.saipan.com 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 From: susan.burr@saipan.com (Susan Burr) Subject: dredging & coral spawning Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 13:27:38 +1000 X-Info: Saipan Datacom, The First and the Best... Message-Id: <03273862516290@saipan.com> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 183 The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island's (CNMI- Saipan) Coastal Resources Management office has a permit condition that requires all dredging operations to cease during and five days after the yearly hard coral spawning event. They have recently been asked by a permittee to provide scientific justification for this permit condition. The dredging operation in question is an archaeological excavation that will be using a suction dredger to remove sand and a clamshell dredger to remove boulders. The immediate site has approximately ten percent coral cover and the adjacent reef has 10-60 percent coral cover. The site has a relatively strong longshore current and wave action is high. Does anyone know of any citations to justify or refute this permit condition? Is the CNMI's condition more or less stringent than other jurisdictions? Should dredging operations be required to cease during the soft coral spawning as well? Thanks for everyone's help. You can reply directly to me at susan.burr@saipan.com. \\ \\\ |/// // \\ \\\|/// // \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ---------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------- | Susan Burr | | CNMI Division of Environmental Quality | | PPP 171 Box 10000 | | Saipan, MP 96950-9504 USA | | | | Phone: 670.234.1011 | | Fax: 670.234.1003 | | E-mail: susan.burr@saipan.com | | | | Oooo | --------------------------oooO-----------( )------- ( ) ( / ( ) (_/ \_) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 17 00:48:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA24680; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:47:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA08328; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:49:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008322; Fri, 17 Apr 98 00:49:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA06308; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 04:46:34 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA06303; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 00:46:28 -0400 Received: from uststf4.ust.hk ([143.89.14.18]:2526 "HELO uststf4.ust.hk" ident: "reefchck") by uxmail.ust.hk with SMTP id <626481-15552>; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 12:44:16 +0800 Received: from localhost by uststf4.ust.hk (4.1//ident-1.0) id AA25776; Fri, 17 Apr 98 12:44:16 HKT Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 12:44:16 +0800 (HKT) From: HODGSON GREGOR To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reef Check Update April 1998 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: 184 Dear all, The Reef Check web site is located at: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html Suzie Geermans Assistant Reef Check Coordinator E-mail: reefchck@ust.hk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 17 03:33:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA25043; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:32:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA09717; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:34:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009713; Fri, 17 Apr 98 03:33:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA07056; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 07:30:22 GMT Received: from pojmail01.poj.usace.army.mil by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA07050; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:30:13 -0400 Received: by pojmail01.poj.usace.army.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:28:15 +0900 Message-ID: <34395B1239B6D111A49900A0246D38AA06FAB7@pojmail02.poj.usace.army.mil> From: "Noah, Michael POJ" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: dredging & coral spawning Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:28:10 +0900 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 185 Susan, I'd check with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, Mississippi (USA). I don't have those particular references with me here in Japan, but whatever I'd have would have probably come out of WES anyway. The Manager of the Environmental Effects of Dredging Program is: Dr. Robert M. Engler U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station ATTN: CEWES-EP-D 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199 His e-mail address is: englerr@ex1.wes.army.mil , or you can call him in the U.S. at (601) 634-3624. Mata ne, Michael <<...>> US Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Michael D. Noah, Ecologist DSN 263-5065 COMM 011-81-311-763-5065 Box 81 (CEPOJ-PP-E) DSN 263-8869 COMM 011-81-311-763-8869 FAX APO AP 96338-5010 Michael.Noah@poj.usace.army.mil -----Original Message----- From: susan.burr@saipan.com [mailto:susan.burr@saipan.com] Sent: Friday, April 17, 1998 12:28 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: dredging & coral spawning The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island's (CNMI- Saipan) Coastal Resources Management office has a permit condition that requires all dredging operations to cease during and five days after the yearly hard coral spawning event. They have recently been asked by a permittee to provide scientific justification for this permit condition. The dredging operation in question is an archaeological excavation that will be using a suction dredger to remove sand and a clamshell dredger to remove boulders. The immediate site has approximately ten percent coral cover and the adjacent reef has 10-60 percent coral cover. The site has a relatively strong longshore current and wave action is high. Does anyone know of any citations to justify or refute this permit condition? Is the CNMI's condition more or less stringent than other jurisdictions? Should dredging operations be required to cease during the soft coral spawning as well? Thanks for everyone's help. You can reply directly to me at susan.burr@saipan.com. \\ \\\ |/// // \\ \\\|/// // \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ---------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------- | Susan Burr | | CNMI Division of Environmental Quality | | PPP 171 Box 10000 | | Saipan, MP 96950-9504 USA | | | | Phone: 670.234.1011 | | Fax: 670.234.1003 | | E-mail: susan.burr@saipan.com | | | | Oooo | --------------------------oooO-----------( )------- ( ) ( / ( ) (_/ \_) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 17 09:23:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA26526; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:23:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA17749; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:25:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017737; Fri, 17 Apr 98 09:24:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08255; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 13:17:27 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA08250; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:17:23 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA04391; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 09:14:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 17 Apr 1998 09:15:17 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: EL NINO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN PANAMA To: "Recipients of coral-list" , "Peter Glynn" , "Juan Mate-STRI" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 JAA26526 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 186 Subject: Time: 9:11 AM EL NINO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING* Date: 4/17/98 NOAA 98-022 CONTACT: Patricia Viets, NOAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 1998 EL NINO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN PANAMA El Nino's warm waters in the Pacific Ocean have caused coral bleaching in the waters off the Pacific coast of Panama, according to a team of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Marine Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Panama is the tenth site reported to experience coral bleaching related to El Nino. Warmer than normal sea surface temperatures are continuing along the Panama coast. El Nino forecasts from NOAA's National Center for Environmental Prediction call for the warmer tan normal temperatures to continue into the summer. Scientists on a recent research cruise to islands in Panama's Gulf of Chiriqui region observed bleaching in almost all species of corals present. In observations at six sites, 50% to almost 90% of corals had experienced at least partial bleaching. This indicates that a second wave of bleaching has followed earlier bleaching seen to begin in September of 1997. Fortunately for the corals, bleaching in Panama has been much less intense than was seen in 1983. Sea surface temperatures in the area are currently 29 to 31 degrees Celsius, nearly a degree and a half warmer than what is normally observed at that site. Data from temperature monitors on the reefs indicate that elevated temperatures have existed periodically since mid-summer 1997. These agree with observations from NOAA satellite and blended sea surface temperature data and predictions of bleaching released in June 1997. The recent observations and temperature monitoring have been supported by awards from the National Science Foundation and conducted in cooperation with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Corals from the Pacific coast of Panama thrive as long as temperatures remain at or below 29 degrees Celsius -- the normal maximum sea surface temperature at this site. An increase of one or two degrees above the usual maximum temperatures can be deadly to these animals. The temperature range for corals to thrive varies from site to site by only a few degrees. Corals from the nearby Gulf of Panama showed much less evidence of bleaching. Coral reefs -- the "rainforests of the oceans" -- support a variety of sea life and provide resources of significant economic importance such as fishing and recreation. Coral bleaching, induced by high water temperatures, has raised concerns about these fragile ecosystems. Coral bleaching occurs as coral tissue expels zooxanthellae, algae that reside within the coral, and are essential to the coral's survival. Corals normally recover, unless high ocean temperatures persist for too long a period or become too warm. During the 1997-98 El Nino, NOAA has also received reports of coral bleaching at sites in the Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia, Kenya, Galapagos Islands, Florida Keys, Baja California, the Yucatan coast, Cayman Islands, and the Netherland Antilles. Video animations of coral reef Hot Spots and sea surface temperatures are available on the World Wide Web at: http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad Images of sea surface temperatures and anomalies for this region can be found at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/oisst/ Predictions of bleaching in response to this El Nino were raised as early as last summer. See 1997 EL NINO A POTENTIAL THREAT TO CORAL REEFS at http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs/iyorwk26.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 17 16:35:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA01913; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:35:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA04999; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:37:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004990; Fri, 17 Apr 98 16:37:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA10782; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 20:26:34 GMT Received: from honlab.nmfs.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA10777; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:26:24 -0400 Received: (from jnaughto@localhost) by honlab.nmfs.hawaii.edu (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI) id KAA15321; Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:24:41 -1000 Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:24:41 -1000 (HST) From: John Naughton To: Susan Burr cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: dredging & coral spawning In-Reply-To: <03273862516290@saipan.com> 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: 187 Susan: As you know I've been in the middle of this whole dredge/coral spawn issue, in particular for the IOTA salvage project in Rota, CNMI. The condition was based on information from Bob Richmond at U of Guam, Marine Lab. He feels strongly that this is an important condition. As I recall, his justification is that high turbidity/suspended sediment in the water column will have an adverse impact on the ability of hard corals to spawn successfully. I also would be very interested if anyone out there has a position on this subject. John Naughton NMFS, Honolulu Phone: 808/973-2940 FAX: 808/973-2941 On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Susan Burr wrote: > The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island's (CNMI- Saipan) Coastal > Resources Management office has a permit condition that requires all > dredging operations to cease during and five days after the yearly hard > coral spawning event. They have recently been asked by a permittee to > provide scientific justification for this permit condition. The dredging > operation in question is an archaeological excavation that will be using a > suction dredger to remove sand and a clamshell dredger to remove boulders. > The immediate site has approximately ten percent coral cover and the > adjacent reef has 10-60 percent coral cover. The site has a relatively > strong longshore current and wave action is high. > > Does anyone know of any citations to justify or refute this permit > condition? Is the CNMI's condition more or less stringent than other > jurisdictions? Should dredging operations be required to cease during the > soft coral spawning as well? > > Thanks for everyone's help. You can reply directly to me at > susan.burr@saipan.com. > \\ \\\ |/// // > \\ \\\|/// // > \\ ~ ~ // > ( @ @ ) > ---------------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------- > | Susan Burr | > | CNMI Division of Environmental Quality | > | PPP 171 Box 10000 | > | Saipan, MP 96950-9504 USA | > | | > | Phone: 670.234.1011 | > | Fax: 670.234.1003 | > | E-mail: susan.burr@saipan.com | > | | > | Oooo | > --------------------------oooO-----------( )------- > ( ) ( / > ( ) (_/ > \_) > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 20 08:40:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA10273; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:39:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA08122; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:41:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008110; Mon, 20 Apr 98 08:41:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13850; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:19:05 GMT Received: from master.interplanet.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA13845; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:19:00 -0400 Received: from fatima (digital223.allways.com.br [200.223.41.223]) by master.interplanet.com.br (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA12785 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:23:30 -0300 Message-ID: <353B9F17.3A99@interplanet.com.br> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:16:39 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: Brazilian Corals Monitoring] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5E7855EE34E7" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 188 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear all This is my first message. I would be grateful if anyone could provide some info on the attached topic. Sincerely Pablo Cotsifis Bma LTDA - BRAZIL --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <3535008D.7554@interplanet.com.br> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:46:37 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hendee@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Brazilian Corals Monitoring Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Dr. Hendee I am a Brazilian marine biologist who is currently involved in a coral reef monitoring exercise in Brazil. We have been monitoring the effect of a dredging operation on a reef. We have data on TSS, Turbidity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and other physico-chemical parameters, and we are also monitoring individual coral heads on a monthly basis to spot bleaching. Using the data obtained before the dredging started, we attempted to establish "safe" turbidity and TSS levels, that should not be surpassed. We also designed a protection plan destined to avoid major damage to the reef. The measures involved: a) establishing "dredging exclusion zones" around the reef; b) establishing maximum acceptable levels for both TSS and turbidity; c) establishing tolerance levels for "natural" (ie, El Nino derived) and "anthropogenic" bleaching (a difficult task). My question refers to whehter there are any data concering the environmental levels of both TSS and turbidity thay may be correlated to bleaching episodes (or on the other hand, "safe" levels). If you are aware of any source that I may have access, could you please let me know. In addition, if you have any interest on my data I would be pleased to share them with you. Sincerely Pablo Alejandro Cotsifis Salvador - Bahia / Brazil. --------------5E7855EE34E7-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 20 18:33:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA20694; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:33:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA04978; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:35:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004973; Mon, 20 Apr 98 18:34:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA00902; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 22:31:10 GMT Received: from mailserver.idola.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA00889; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:29:49 -0400 Received: from kmail.idola.net.id (root@gelatik.idola.net.id [202.152.0.224]) by mailserver.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id DAA01503 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 03:05:10 +0700 (JAVT) Received: (from root@localhost) by kmail.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA01033; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:06:06 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.248]) by mailserver.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id EAA02106 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 04:47:30 +0700 (JAVT) Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13850; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:19:05 GMT Received: from master.interplanet.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA13845; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:19:00 -0400 Received: from fatima (digital223.allways.com.br [200.223.41.223]) by master.interplanet.com.br (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA12785 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:23:30 -0300 Message-ID: <353B9F17.3A99@interplanet.com.br> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:16:39 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: Brazilian Corals Monitoring] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5E7855EE34E7" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 189 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear all This is my first message. I would be grateful if anyone could provide some info on the attached topic. Sincerely Pablo Cotsifis Bma LTDA - BRAZIL --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <3535008D.7554@interplanet.com.br> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:46:37 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hendee@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Brazilian Corals Monitoring Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Dr. Hendee I am a Brazilian marine biologist who is currently involved in a coral reef monitoring exercise in Brazil. We have been monitoring the effect of a dredging operation on a reef. We have data on TSS, Turbidity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and other physico-chemical parameters, and we are also monitoring individual coral heads on a monthly basis to spot bleaching. Using the data obtained before the dredging started, we attempted to establish "safe" turbidity and TSS levels, that should not be surpassed. We also designed a protection plan destined to avoid major damage to the reef. The measures involved: a) establishing "dredging exclusion zones" around the reef; b) establishing maximum acceptable levels for both TSS and turbidity; c) establishing tolerance levels for "natural" (ie, El Nino derived) and "anthropogenic" bleaching (a difficult task). My question refers to whehter there are any data concering the environmental levels of both TSS and turbidity thay may be correlated to bleaching episodes (or on the other hand, "safe" levels). If you are aware of any source that I may have access, could you please let me know. In addition, if you have any interest on my data I would be pleased to share them with you. Sincerely Pablo Alejandro Cotsifis Salvador - Bahia / Brazil. --------------5E7855EE34E7-- >From edingeen@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA Tue Apr 21 05:19:24 1998 Received: from mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (edingeen@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA [130.113.20.6]) by mailserver.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA03872 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 05:19:07 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from localhost (edingeen@localhost) by mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA09003 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:16:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:16:18 -0400 (EDT) From: "E.N. Edinger" To: gilly llewellyn Subject: [Fwd: Brazilian Corals Monitoring] (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY=------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-ID: This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Content-ID: possibly useful for monitoring the Menyawakan dreding operations? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 09:16:39 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: Brazilian Corals Monitoring] Dear all This is my first message. I would be grateful if anyone could provide some info on the attached topic. Sincerely Pablo Cotsifis Bma LTDA - BRAZIL --------------5E7855EE34E7 Content-Type: MESSAGE/RFC822 Content-ID: Content-Description: Message-ID: <3535008D.7554@interplanet.com.br> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:46:37 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hendee@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Brazilian Corals Monitoring Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Dr. Hendee I am a Brazilian marine biologist who is currently involved in a coral reef monitoring exercise in Brazil. We have been monitoring the effect of a dredging operation on a reef. We have data on TSS, Turbidity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and other physico-chemical parameters, and we are also monitoring individual coral heads on a monthly basis to spot bleaching. Using the data obtained before the dredging started, we attempted to establish "safe" turbidity and TSS levels, that should not be surpassed. We also designed a protection plan destined to avoid major damage to the reef. The measures involved: a) establishing "dredging exclusion zones" around the reef; b) establishing maximum acceptable levels for both TSS and turbidity; c) establishing tolerance levels for "natural" (ie, El Nino derived) and "anthropogenic" bleaching (a difficult task). My question refers to whehter there are any data concering the environmental levels of both TSS and turbidity thay may be correlated to bleaching episodes (or on the other hand, "safe" levels). If you are aware of any source that I may have access, could you please let me know. In addition, if you have any interest on my data I would be pleased to share them with you. Sincerely Pablo Alejandro Cotsifis Salvador - Bahia / Brazil. --------------5E7855EE34E7-- >From browndr@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA Tue Apr 21 06:54:39 1998 Received: from mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (root@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA [130.113.20.6]) by mailserver.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA11061 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 06:54:32 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from localhost (browndr@localhost) by mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA24140 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:54:17 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:54:17 -0400 (EDT) From: "D.R. Browne" To: Indonesia Project Subject: foram fotos Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi Gilly, Mike just phoned and asked Lynn to scan and email a bunch of foram fotos to you. The scans will not be very high quality. Do you still want them or should we courier the original images. If this is for publication the scans will not be very clear and probably not publishable. Got the fax. Thanks. Looks like there is nothing around there but the power plant. Everything else makes clothes or wood. What is the name of the Office where the list of industries came from? I want to reference it. Re you're reply, Evan and I now remember the Sept 96 document. I guess we both feel that the issue here is that the students are able to complete their research properly. The Ph.D.'s are the core of the project so Evan and I felt that rather than divert money from the Ph.D. budget to the student project budget why not help the students finish their research. Both Tonny and Amin have a lot of very expensive analyses to do. If there is extra money from the exchange rate on the Ph.D. student section of the budget why not pay out the basic amount tied to inflation as agreed and then offer all four students the chance to submit a propsal for the remaining money. This could require a budget and the return of receipts to the PSL if they want them. From talking to Tonny it sounds like imported chemicals have increased by 200 to 400% so this extra research money could be like an emergency thing to help those students who rely on imported goods for their research. Bugis guy: I have never met this guy but he sounds great. I guess it's up to you to figure out how not to step on toes. I agree the community guy is probably way more genuine than the PHPA gang. Again though, watch out for Amir. He's a slick businessman but if you can keep him under control he is an excellent diver and worker. Just watch your back. I've almost got the rest of the papers you requested so there should be another package on its way by the end of the week. Cheers, Dave. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David R. Browne tel. 905-525-9140 x24513 School of Geography and Geology fax 905-522-3141 McMaster University email: browndr@mcmaster.ca Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >From falkiner@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA Tue Apr 21 06:57:29 1998 Received: from mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (falkiner@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA [130.113.20.6]) by mailserver.idola.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id GAA11183 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 06:57:27 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from localhost (falkiner@localhost) by mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA14327; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:54:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:54:42 -0400 (EDT) From: M Lynn Falkiner To: McMaster-UNDIP project cc: petersma@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA, riskmj@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA Subject: Re: Tax question In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980419182122.006a3510@mail.idola.net.id> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi Gilly, apparently your US earnings actually have to be put under line 104 (other employment income) if you received a W2 slip from the US. The amount has to be converted to Canadian dollars and the conversion rate as of December 31 1997 was 1.3844. If you did not receive a W2 slip then it depends on what type of slip you received from the US as to where it goes on the form. I am faxing pages detailing line 104 and line 130 to you. If you do not have a W2 slip let me know what you do have and I'll try to find out what line you complete. Let me know if you need anything else. You also have to file a US tax form. Lynn Lynn Falkiner School of Geography & Geology ABB 121 Ext 24197 On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, McMaster-UNDIP project wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm doing my Canadian Taxes except I don't have a copy of the Tax Guide. > > As I became a Canadian Resident when I entered the country in September, I > am unclear if I have to declare my earnings in the US during the 1997 > (before becoming a Canadian Resident). This is releveant to box 130 Other > Income in the form T1 General. > > Can someone read the section "line 130" in the Tax Guide, or consult a tax > person on my behalf to find out what proceedure I should follow. Preferably > this should be done this week so that I can get my return in on time. > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 20 19:08:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA20838; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:08:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA05823; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:10:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005818; Mon, 20 Apr 98 19:09:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA01040; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 23:07:56 GMT Received: from germany.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA01035; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:07:53 -0400 Received: from 38.30.52.160 (ip160.miami6.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.52.160]) by germany.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA25043; Mon, 20 Apr 1998 13:28:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <353B68C6.3A6@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:24:52 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Reply-To: reefkeeper@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: aoc-fishlink@igc.org, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: Tortugas 2000 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: 190 Dear friend of coral reefs and reef fisheries: A Tortugas 2000 two-year process to design and establish a no-take reserve west of the Dry Tortugas has just been initiated under the auspices of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. If you're concerned about coral reef biocommunities or sustainable reef fisheries, ReefKeeper International would like to send you periodic e-mail updates on how Tortugas 2000 is progressing. These updates will also inform you of opportunities that may arise for your input, contribution or support. To be placed on our Tortugas 2000 e-mail update list, just send the message "subscribe Tortugas 2000-list" to reefkeeper@reefkeeper.org. Thanks so much, Alexander Stone ReefKeeper International From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 21 11:07:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA26731; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:07:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23436; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:09:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023415; Tue, 21 Apr 98 11:08:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA00790; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:16:50 GMT Message-Id: <199804211416.OAA00790@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 10:23:12 -0700 From: "Gardiner, William W" Subject: Tropical Marine Ecotoxicology at 1998 SETAC Meeting To: "'coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov'" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 191 Fellow Coral-ers, At this years Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry annual meeting, there is a proposed session on Tropical Marine Ecotoxicology. The abstract for this session is presented below. We are hoping bring some focus within SETAC regarding anthropogenic effects on tropical mairne ecosystems. If you would like to present a paper at the 1998 Meeting in North Carolina this fall (November 15-19), I would encourage you to submit an abstract. Abstract forms can be found at http://www.setac.org/call4pap.html. Please note that the abstracts are due to SETAC on May 1, 1998. I hope to see you at the meeting. Bill Gardiner This proposed session would highlight research conducted in Tropical Marine Ecotoxicology. Coral reefs, mangrove swamps, and seagrass beds are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems worldwide, hosting a myriad of vertebrate and invertebrate species. Recent research indicates that coastal development and resource extraction are now threatening these ecosystems, with new discoveries of seagrass die-off, coral diseases, and mangrove abnormalities. Physical and chemical factors are being attributed to the degradation and loss of tropical marine habitat; however, there is still a scientific "black-hole" regarding toxicology in the tropics. It is urgent that SETAC address this information gap. Tropical Marine Ecotoxicology is an area of rapidly growing research and an area of growing SETAC participation; however, previous presentations have been fragmented into incongruous sessions. The goals of this session would be: 1) provide a focal point for those working in tropical marine ecosystems, 2) review the current state of tropical marine ecosystems, 3) present recent ecotoxicological developments, and 4) determine areas of future research. This session would be of interest to members working in tropical-subtropical marine science, would mesh with the "contaminant-disease interaction" session, and would encompass the disciplines of toxicology, chemistry, ecology, histopathology, fisheries, risk assessment and climate change. William W. Gardiner Research Scientist Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory 1529 West Sequim Bay Road Sequim, WA 98382 ww_gardiner@pnl.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 21 11:09:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA26775; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:09:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23548; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:11:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023500; Tue, 21 Apr 98 11:10:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA00388; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:14:05 GMT Message-Id: <199804211414.OAA00388@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 11:08:34 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Dredging Conditions and Corals Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 192 The effects of dredging on corals depends on many factors e.g. type of dredge, duration of dredging, depth of dredging, size distribution of dredged material, typical water currents, typical background sediment load, wave action, species and growth forms of corals etc so it is best to set limits on dredging activities that match the specific conditions at the site. When faced with this situation in HK we have found that an exclusion zone of 500 m, when carefully enforced, has prevented visually observable damage to corals even with high volume discharges of very fine materials. This can be carried out very safely if the dredging contract limits dredging to periods when currents are moving away from sensitive areas (if the configuration permits). The HK government has often used a limit of 100 mg/l to control sediment load in plumes impinging on sensitive areas and this seems to have worked well. -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, HONG KONG e-mail: rcgregor@ust.hk tel: (852) 2358-8568 fax: (852) 2358-1582 Reef Check: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 22 16:15:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13322; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:15:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA16987; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 16:17:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016983; Wed, 22 Apr 98 16:17:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA08675; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:16:51 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA08670; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 15:16:47 -0400 Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic24.pm04.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.216] (may be forged)) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.8.8/8.8.BEST) with ESMTP id MAA13382 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 12:13:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <353E4284.408DE45D@orf.org> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 12:18:29 -0700 From: Greg 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: (no subject) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 193 I am trying to locate Tracy Baynes, last email address I have is tracy-baynes@ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov. Tracy, if you are out there, please contact me. Thanks! -- Greg L. Carter Oceanic Resource Foundation gcarter@orf.org Celebrate the Year of the Ocean 1998 http://www.orf.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Apr 25 12:03:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA13622; Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:03:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21102; Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:05:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021098; Sat, 25 Apr 98 12:05:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA25270; Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:17:37 GMT Received: from italy.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA25265; Sat, 25 Apr 1998 11:17:32 -0400 Received: from [38.26.12.136] (ip136.an1-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.12.136]) by italy.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA11130 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:15:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:15:04 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: cnidaria@earthlink.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 194 Dear Coral Listers, Two weeks ago the Discovery News channel ran a segment that focused on the Parrot fish and Rapid Wasting Syndrome. ABC News produced this for the Discovery channel, and interviewed myself along with all the other scientists involved on location in Bonaire. They made some grave errors, and took what I said out of context. ABC was contacted immediately, and to correct their error, they conducted another interview. The corrected verion aired last night (Friday (EST) 9pm on the Discovery Channel). The new segment, airing now, CLEARLY explains what is going on reguarding this issue. They stopped airing the old segment, and are showing the correct version on Discovery News all week (check your local listing times). They will be mentioning a corresponding letter on the issue, that is published in the Journal of Science. This letter, which explores the relationship between the parrotfish and fungus, has been co-written by 9 coral reef scientists who have been working very hard to understand this complex syndrome. More work is needed to understand this syndrome, along with all the other coral diseases that exist in the field today. I thank Esther Peters and Harry McCarty for all of her help through this, along with Gerard Geertjes of University of Groningen and Kalli DeMeyer (and staff) of the Bonaire Marine Park for all of their help in the field. ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 27 08:56:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA19294; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 08:55:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA18664; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 08:57:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018638; Mon, 27 Apr 98 08:56:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04692; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:11:34 GMT Message-Id: <199804271211.MAA04692@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Dave Ward" To: Subject: St. Croix field station?? Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 13:56:35 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 195 Seaward Research Inc. has provided logistical and technical support to the science community in the Florida Keys since 1995. We are considering returning to St. Croix, USVI and opening a field research station. The proposed facility would be located next to the ocean on the West End of the island. We propose to have: Dormitory style accommodations Covered space to work A modest running seawater system Dive tanks and weights Air compressor Small boats for rent A 35' vessel for island wide work At this time we are trying to determine if the interest within the science community is strong enough to support a small facility on St. Croix. We would appreciate a response to the following Questions: 1. How strongly would you consider working in St. Croix if a field station were available? 2. Would you be interested in working on St. Croix in 1999? 3. Would you consider a trip to the island for an underwater tour? If you have other questions or comments please contact Dave or Sue Ward. Seaward Research Inc. P.O. Box 2766 Key Largo, Florida 33037 305-451-9822 E-mail sueward@gate.net davward@gate.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Apr 27 23:23:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA00490; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:23:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA27095; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 23:25:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027084; Mon, 27 Apr 98 23:24:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA08573; Tue, 28 Apr 1998 02:35:03 GMT Received: from arl-img-5.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA08568; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 22:34:58 -0400 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by arl-img-5.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.10) id WAA10896 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 27 Apr 1998 22:32:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 22:31:47 -0400 From: Harry McCarty Subject: Offline Version of The Coral Disease Page To: Coral Reef List Server Message-ID: <199804272232_MC2-3B32-845F@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id XAA00490 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 196 Thanks to our many visitors, the Coral Disease Page has been a great success. One visitor asked if a stand-alone version was available for use in the field. We are pleased to say that such a version is now available. All of the links to the web have been disabled or eliminated, so that the system will run on any PC with a browser, but without the need to connect to the web itself. If you are interested, please feel free to download the Offline Version of the Coral Disease Page through a link at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm It is a 630 kb file, and it took about 10 minutes to upload on a 28.8 baud modem. If you find this version useful, especially in the field, please drop us a note. The only condition we have is that you not use the text or photos for any other purpose. In other words, don't take this apart, add to it, or redistribute it. As appropriate, please cite the source (us) in any publications that result from its use. We are working on updates to the main page online, using materials suggested or contributed by many of the visitors. We will post information about updates here, as they occur. Thanks again for your interest. Chip McCarty From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 29 03:45:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA14795; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 03:45:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA15018; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 03:47:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015013; Wed, 29 Apr 98 03:47:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA15209; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 06:37:55 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA15203; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 02:37:50 -0400 Received: from localhost (carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id UAA02065 for ; Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:35:03 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:35:03 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: Coral-List Subject: coral sex change? 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: 197 In 1982 I collected a Sandalolitha robusta coral in Palau. In 1992 we noticed it spawning. It may have spawned in previous years and went unnoticed, but since 1992 we have checked for spawning every year. Spawning usually occurs a few days before the new moon in April at 7:00 am. This is in an indoor aquarium on display to the public. There are skylights overhead which is probably how it remains cued in to the phase of the moon even indoors. Last year we obtained fertile eggs which developed into planula (there is a second smaller colony nearby which has always produced sperm). This year we anxiously awaited the spawning event, cameras in hand and egg collectors ready. But instead of eggs, this year it produced sperm! It spawned 3 days in a row and only produced sperm. The other male colony did not spawn this year. Not sure what to make of this but we will check again in May because occasionally it spawns over two months. I haven't checked the literature on sex reversal in fungiid corals, or corals in general, but would appreciate if others have encountered this phenomenon in corals. We definitely have never observed this coral producing sperm in any of the previous years, and it definitely produced no eggs this year at all. Bruce From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Apr 29 08:27:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA16207; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:27:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA19147; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:29:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019119; Wed, 29 Apr 98 08:28:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA16197; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 11:24:31 GMT Message-Id: <199804291124.LAA16197@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 14:59:15 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Hugh Sweatman Subject: Great Barrier Reef monitoring report Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 198 The Australian Institute of Marine Science=92s Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef - Status Report Number 2 is now available in PDF format on the AIMS home page: http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/reflib/mon-lt/pages/mon-ltm2-00.html The core of the program involves monitoring reef fishes (visual census) and sessile benthic organisms (video transects) at fixed sites on approximately 50 reefs. These are located in three positions across the continental shelf at six latitudes spanning most of the GBR province. The perimeters of sample reefs are surveyed for crown-of-thorns starfish and coral cover (manta tow). Water samples are taken nearby. About an equal number of additional reefs are surveyed only for crown-of-thorns starfish. The report deals with results of the first three annual surveys (to 1995) and primarily concerns spatial patterns of distribution. 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 Sun Apr 30 16:20:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA02414; Thu, 30 Apr 1998 16:20:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA24569; Thu, 30 Apr 1998 16:22:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024541; Thu, 30 Apr 98 16:21:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA24877; Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:25:26 GMT Received: from mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA24870; Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:25:11 -0400 Received: from localhost (edingeen@localhost) by mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA22931; Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:22:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:22:13 -0400 (EDT) From: "E.N. Edinger" To: coral-list cc: "P.A. Beddows" Subject: Yucatan Caribbean sustainabilityRe: Re: (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: 199 Forwarded message re: coastal zone environmental monitoring for the Carbbean side of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. _________________________ Al and Don (Dive Shop Owner) approached me yesterday about studies performed along this coastline regarding sustainable development. They are concerned about the carrying capacity of coastal beaches, such as Akumal. Do you know where I could find information regarding the sustainable development of coastal beaches? ___________________________ If you have information or suggestions, please respond directly to Patricia (Trish) Beddows at beddowpa@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca Thanks, Evan Edinger ======================================================================= Evan Edinger School of Geography and Geology tel. (905) 525-9140 ext. 24513. McMaster University fax. (905) 522-3141 Hamilton, Ontario email: edinger@mcmaster.ca L8S 4M1 CANADA home phone: (905) 527-8775 ======================================================================= From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 2 13:38:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA16687; Sat, 2 May 1998 13:38:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA19061; Sat, 2 May 1998 13:40:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019054; Sat, 2 May 98 13:39:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA05434; Sat, 2 May 1998 16:51:54 GMT Received: from pp2.shef.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA05427; Sat, 2 May 1998 12:51:41 -0400 Received: from ashopton.shef.ac.uk [143.167.27.253] by pp2.shef.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0yVfSn-0004kt-00; Sat, 2 May 1998 17:48:37 +0100 Received: from ASHOPTON/SpoolDir by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40); 2 May 98 17:48:37 +0100 Received: from SpoolDir by ASHOPTON (Mercury 1.40); 2 May 98 17:48:29 +0100 Received: from Pete.shef.ac.uk (143.167.199.56) by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40) with ESMTP; 2 May 98 17:48:19 +0100 From: "Peter J Mumby" To: Subject: foraging of herbivorous fish Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 17:46:42 +0100 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 Message-ID: <18781825714@ashopton.shef.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 200 Dear Coral-listers, Does anyone know of any literature on the influence of food patchiness on the grazing efficiency (rate) of herbivorous fish? For example, how does algal patch size and distribution affect the likelihood of a patch being grazed by parrotfish? I've made a fairly thorough search of the literature but haven't found anything explicitly on this spatial issue. Any feedback would be gratefully received. Best wishes, Pete Dr Peter J. Mumby Research Fellow Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN E-mail: p.j.mumby@sheffield.ac.uk Tel: + 44 (0)114 222 7970 Fax: + 44 (0)114 279 7912 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 3 10:26:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA18660; Sun, 3 May 1998 10:26:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA01569; Sun, 3 May 1998 10:28:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001565; Sun, 3 May 98 10:28:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA09451; Sun, 3 May 1998 13:42:38 GMT Message-Id: <199805031342.NAA09451@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 15:15:53 +1000 To: susan.burr@saipan.com (Susan Burr), coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: pharriso@scu.edu.au (Peter Harrison) Subject: Re: dredging & coral spawning Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 201 Dear Susan, I strongly agree with the recommendation to cease dredging during the coral spawning and post-spawning period/s and recommend that it be extended to include the soft coral spawning periods as well. We know that a whole range of pollutants including oil hydrocarbons, trace metals and nutrients that are likely to be associated with fine particulates and resuspended by dredging adversely affect or inhibit fertilization precesses in corals, and also larval settlement (increased sediment also reduces settlement rates). Bob Richmond has some data in his 1993 review paper, the nutrient info can be found in Ward and Harrison Panama conf. paper, and the trace metal work and oil hydrocarbon data are currently in ms in review or about to be submitted. I can provide further details if needed. Hope this helps Peter Dr Peter Harrison Senior Lecturer in Ecology Centre for Coastal Management Southern Cross University PO Box 157, Lismore, 2480. Australia International Phone 61 266 203774 International Fax 61 266 212669 pharriso@scu.edu.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 4 13:44:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA28715; Mon, 4 May 1998 13:44:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01946; Mon, 4 May 1998 13:46:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001893; Mon, 4 May 98 13:45:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA16205; Mon, 4 May 1998 16:33:59 GMT Received: from winnie.fit.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA16193; Mon, 4 May 1998 12:33:54 -0400 Received: from localhost (shenker@localhost) by winnie.fit.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA29682 for ; Mon, 4 May 1998 12:26:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 12:26:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Jonathan M Shenker Reply-To: Jonathan M Shenker To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: looking for a book 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: 202 I'm trying to buy a copy of "Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific" by J.E.N. Veron. I'd appreciate any suggestions about where I can obtain the book. Thanks. Jon Shenker From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 4 18:19:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA03534; Mon, 4 May 1998 18:19:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA15054; Mon, 4 May 1998 18:21:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015047; Mon, 4 May 98 18:21:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA17760; Mon, 4 May 1998 21:24:52 GMT Received: from kuhub.cc.ukans.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA17753; Mon, 4 May 1998 17:24:34 -0400 Received: from KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU by KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU (PMDF V5.1-10 #24910) id <01IWN49NAK3400IMY0@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 4 May 1998 16:20:59 CDT (UTC -05:00) Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 16:20:59 -0500 (UTC -05:00) From: "DAPHNE G. FAUTIN" Subject: Re: looking for a book In-reply-to: To: Jonathan M Shenker Cc: FAUTIN@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu, coral-list@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: 203 The University of Hawaii Press (Honolulu) and Sea Challengers (Monterey, California) both sell it. On Mon, 4 May 1998, Jonathan M Shenker wrote: > I'm trying to buy a copy of "Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific" by > J.E.N. Veron. I'd appreciate any suggestions about where I can obtain the > book. > Thanks. > > Jon Shenker > > > Daphne G. Fautin Division of Biological Sciences Haworth Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 USA 1-785-864-3062 Catalogue of sea anemones of the world (Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia, and Ptychodactiaria) -- listing 1358 species, the reference in which each was described, and existing type specimens of more than 500 of them www.nhm.ukans.edu/~inverts/anemones.cgi From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 4 18:45:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA03789; Mon, 4 May 1998 18:45:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA15739; Mon, 4 May 1998 18:47:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015728; Mon, 4 May 98 18:46:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA17932; Mon, 4 May 1998 22:06:28 GMT Received: from accessone.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA17927; Mon, 4 May 1998 18:06:24 -0400 Received: from atinker.accessone.com (kirk04-25.accessone.com [209.43.128.169]) by accessone.com (8.8.5/8.8.5/PIH) with SMTP id PAA20227 for ; Mon, 4 May 1998 15:03:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980504150537.006d7744@accessone.com> X-Sender: atinker@accessone.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 15:05:37 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Aaron Tinker Subject: Glacier Bay Needs Your Help 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 SAA03789 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 204 Dear Friends and Colleagues: Please accept my apology for any cross-postings. On January 6 at The Capitol in Washington DC, Marine Conservation Biology Institute released Troubled Waters: A Call for Action, a statement by 1,605 conservation biologists and marine scientists highlighting the major threats to marine biodiversity and what must be done to protect it. Troubled Waters was covered by major electronic and print media in North America and many other countries, disseminating an essential message worldwide at the beginning of the International Year of the Ocean. The Troubled Waters signers called for a dramatic increase in marine protected areas, but some people in the USAincluding US Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK)do not seem to have gotten the message. Although Alaska has more than 75 thousand kilometers of coastline (more than Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Norway combined), it has lagged other places in embracing marine protected areas as a way of conserving its wealth of marine life. Alaska hosts no National Marine Sanctuaries, and its premier marine protected areaGlacier Bay National Parkhas allowed commercial fishing for salmon, halibut and crabs to continue, despite the clear mandate against commercial take in National Parks. The National Park Service is now proposing to phase out commercial fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. Strong support from marine scientists and conservation biologists is essential to make this happen, especially because Senator Murkowski has introduced a bill, S. 1064, to prevent the National Park Service from stopping commercial fishing in the Park. Therefore, we are asking US senior scientists and graduate students in relevant natural and social marine sciences to join us in supporting the principle that we need marine protected areas that are true refuges from extractive uses, by signing Protecting Marine Life in Glacier Bay National Park (following). If you agree, please e-mail MCBI's Caroline Chisholm (caroline@mcbi.org) with your full name, highest degree, title (e.g. Assistant Professor, Independent Consultant), institution, city, state, phone, fax and e-mail address by May 10. MCBI will present the statement and its signers at a National Park Service hearing in Seattle on May 14. For more information, please consult our worldwide web site: www.mcbi.org Sincerely, Elliott Norse, Ph.D., President Marine Conservation Biology Institute Protecting Marine Life in Glacier Bay National Park As conservation biologists and marine scientists, we believe that maintaining and restoring biological diversity is a crucial conservation goal for the United States, in the sea no less than on land and in fresh waters. As it is in nonmarine realms, biological diversity is increasingly threatened in the sea, and marine species and ecosystems deserve no less protection than nonmarine ones. But US policy on marine protected areas does not reflect scientists' concerns: Less than 0.1% of US marine waters are permanently protected from commercial fishing. Scientists are increasingly recognizing that marine protected areas are an essential tool for studying how relatively undisturbed ecosystems function and for conserving marine species and maintaining the integrity of marine ecosystems. There is growing evidence that such "no-take" reserves benefit fisheries by increasing populations outside reserves. But the USA has few marine protected areas and nearly all of them provide insufficient protection from the threats to marine biodiversity, particularly fishing. Among the various kinds of protected areas on land, National Parks serve as refuges crucial to nonmarine species that have been depleted or eliminated elsewhere in the USA. There is no scientific justification for giving marine portions of National Parks any less protection than their terrestrial portions. Just as the USA does not allow extractive uses such as logging in Olympic National Park or buffalo hunting in Yellowstone National Park, our nation must not allow commercial fishing in Glacier Bay National Park or other National Parks. As scientists who understand the importance of true protected areas for maintaining biological diversity, we call upon the Interior Department's National Park Service and the US Congress to stop all commercial fishing in Glacier Bay National Park. **** <>< <>< ******* <>< *<>< <>< **** <>< ****<>< * <>< ******* <>< * Aaron Tinker * MCBI is a nonprofit, tax-exempt Program Assistant * organization dedicated to Marine Conservation Biology Institute * advancing the science of marine 15806 NE 47th Court * conservation biology. To learn Redmond, WA 98052-5208 USA * more, please visit our World 1 (425) 883-8914 (office) 883-3017 (fax)* Wide Web site at: atinker@u.washington.edu * http://www.mcbi.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 5 07:25:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA06357; Tue, 5 May 1998 07:25:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA23262; Tue, 5 May 1998 07:27:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023239; Tue, 5 May 98 07:26:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA20930; Tue, 5 May 1998 10:48:24 GMT Message-Id: <199805051048.KAA20930@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 09:13:43 -0400 From: "Julian F. Sprung" To: Coral.List@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: photosaturation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 205 Dear List, I have a friend who asked me for references about photosaturation levels for some algae and corals. He is looking for PAR intensity levels if possible. Any suggestions? Julian Sprung From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 5 11:20:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA10208; Tue, 5 May 1998 11:20:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA03548; Tue, 5 May 1998 11:22:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003515; Tue, 5 May 98 11:21:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA22154; Tue, 5 May 1998 14:14:35 GMT Received: from winnie.fit.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA22148; Tue, 5 May 1998 10:14:31 -0400 Received: from localhost (shenker@localhost) by winnie.fit.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id KAA03162 for ; Tue, 5 May 1998 10:07:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 10:07:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Jonathan M Shenker Reply-To: Jonathan M Shenker To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Found the book 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: 206 Thanks, folks, for the messages suggesting where I could purchase a copy of Veron's book on corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Amazon.com had been unable to locate this out-of-print book, hence my plea to the coral-list. For those of you who asked me where you could purchase your own copy, respondants to my message suggested Univeristy of Hawaii Press, Australia Institute of Marine Science, Sea Challengers, and Waikiki Aquarium. Let me know if you need more details. Jon Shenker From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 5 18:05:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA16261; Tue, 5 May 1998 18:05:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA25463; Tue, 5 May 1998 18:07:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025448; Tue, 5 May 98 18:07:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA24590; Tue, 5 May 1998 21:27:18 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA24584; Tue, 5 May 1998 17:27:14 -0400 Received: from tissot.marinescience ([128.171.115.75]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148921(2)>; Tue, 5 May 1998 11:20:38 -1000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980505112751.00a56270@128.171.3.53> X-Sender: tissot@128.171.3.53 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 11:27:51 -1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us From: "Brian N. Tissot" Subject: Temporary Position Announcement 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 SAA16261 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 207 Temporary Position Announcement: Visiting Professor of Marine Science at the University of Hawaii at Hilo We are looking for a faculty member from another institution that is interested in teaching three courses per semester for the 1998-99 academic year (starting mid-August, 1998, ending mid-May 1999). We need someone who can teach most (but not necessarily all) of the following courses: Marine Biology Oceanography Biology of Invertebrates Marine Ecology Requirements: Ph.D. in Biology, Oceanography or a related field; permanent employment at another institution; quality teaching experience. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. If you are interested contact me as soon as possible or send an introductory letter and curriculum vita to the address below. Aloha Brian Tissot ================================================== BRIAN TISSOT Associate Professor of Marine Biology Director, Kalakaua Marine Education Center Chair, Marine Science Department University of Hawaii at Hilo 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720-4091 Ph: 808-974-7383; FAX: 808-974-7693 E-mail: Tissot@Hawaii.edu Web: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tissot/ http://www.coralreefs.hawaii.edu ================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 7 05:27:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA00618; Thu, 7 May 1998 05:27:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA27063; Wed, 6 May 1998 14:35:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027026; Wed, 6 May 98 14:34:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA29581; Wed, 6 May 1998 17:16:58 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA29576; Wed, 6 May 1998 13:16:53 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id NAA27655; Wed, 6 May 1998 13:13:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 13:13:30 -0400 Message-Id: <199805061713.NAA27655@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 208 Passing this recent information from Lombok Island in Indonesia on to others who may have an interest or may wish to share further observations. Al Strong <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Bleaching Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:00:53 PDT First of all, let me introduce ourselves. We are a Marine Foundation, named Yayasan JARI. We're based in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province - Indonesia. During this last four months, the coral reef around Lombok Island is suffering from bleaching process. And it is happening almost around Lombok Island (next to Bali). The bleaching process is happening until 80 feet depth, and also we have cold and hot current[s] on the surface and [at] depth. All the coral is getting white and it is very sad. [Does] this event has something to do with the El-Nino phenomenon? Cause we have information that coral in the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and also Taka Bone Rate National Park in South Sulawesi and Bunaken National Park in North Sulawesi... Juanita Mandagi Marine Foundation -- Yayasan JARI Mataram, Lombok Island West Nusa Tenggara Province Indonesia **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sun May 7 12:51:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08388; Thu, 7 May 1998 12:50:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01189; Thu, 7 May 1998 12:52:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001179; Thu, 7 May 98 12:52:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06132; Thu, 7 May 1998 16:01:44 GMT Received: from uclink4.berkeley.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA06127; Thu, 7 May 1998 12:01:38 -0400 Received: from churcher.HIP.Berkeley.EDU (churcher.HIP.Berkeley.EDU [136.152.29.141]) by uclink4.berkeley.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA14516; Thu, 7 May 1998 08:57:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 08:57:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199805071557.IAA14516@uclink4.berkeley.edu> X-Sender: tpaige@uclink4.berkeley.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Tegan Churcher Subject: coral disease database and map! Cc: pol@univ-perp.fr, pmalino@msi01.cs.upd.edu.ph, j.mcmanus@cgnet.com, mlsucrm@mozcom.com, crawford@manado.wasantara.net.id, goreau@bestweb.net, oveh@bio.usyd.edu.au, peteres@tetratech-ffx.com, richardl@servax.fiu.edu, dsantavy@gulfbr.gbr.epa.gov, cindyh@hawaii.edu, cnidaria@earthlink.net Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 209 Dear Coral listers, I am a graduate student in the Department of Geography at the University of California at Berkeley working with Dr. Bernard Nietschmann and Dr. David Stoddart on coral reef diseases in the Indo-Pacific for my dissertation research. This summer I am doing pre-dissertation research and will be selecting field sites in The Indo-Pacific. I am contacting you all because I think it would be helpful to compile a database and create a map of coral disease outbreaks. I am trying to get as much information as possible so please take 15-30 min. to fill out this survey consisting of 14 questions. I will then return this data to the group in some organized fashion. Thanks for you time and assistance! Cheers, Ms. Tegan Churcher Dept. of Geography University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 tpaige@uclink4.berkeley.edu SURVEY OF CORAL REEF DISEASES 1. What disease are you documenting? 2. Have there been multiple disease outbreaks at this site? 3. If yes to the above question could you please fill out this survey for each disease you are knowledgeable about. 4. Where did this coral disease outbreak occur? 5. Please give the latitude and longitude for the area. 6. When did this event begin? 7. When did it end? 8. What is the size of the event? 9. What depth is the reef at? 10. What percentage of corals have the disease in the area? 11. Are certain coral species more prone to this disease than other species? Please be as specific as possible. 12. How are the corals responding to the disease? 13. Is there any evidence of recovery? If so how? 14. Do you see any indirect affects upon the fish populations? Please be as specific as you possibly can. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 7 12:56:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08508; Thu, 7 May 1998 12:56:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01456; Thu, 7 May 1998 12:58:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001434; Thu, 7 May 98 12:58:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA05950; Thu, 7 May 1998 15:51:17 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA05945; Thu, 7 May 1998 11:51:14 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 11:51:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee To: coral-list@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: 210 Date: Tue, 5 May 98 17:03:57 EDT From: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov To: coral-list Subject: fwd: CZ99 announcement Forwarded message: Coastal Zone 99 (CZ99) Conference, July 24-30, 1999, San Diego, California. The "call for papers" for "CZ99: The People, The Coast, the Ocean: Vision2020" is just off the press. Interested parties can access the website for paper directions at omega.cc.umb.edu/~cz99. Abstracts are due August 1, 1998. Conference themes are the human dimension, the ocean realm, the watershed perspective, and the public connection. If you cannot access www, contact Chantal Lefebre-to request a Call-for-Papers at cz99@umbsky.cc.umb.edu, or via fax 617/287-5575. Additionally, if you have a coastal or ocean related website that can be linked to the CZ99 site, we would like to make links. For reverse WWW links please email Chantal Lefebre, CZ99 Conference Coordinator, atcz99@umbsky.cc.umb.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 7 20:21:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA14760; Thu, 7 May 1998 20:21:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA18107; Thu, 7 May 1998 20:23:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018101; Thu, 7 May 98 20:23:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA08132; Thu, 7 May 1998 23:13:04 GMT Received: from cc.wwu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA08127; Thu, 7 May 1998 19:13:00 -0400 Received: from hardy.huxley.wwu.edu (hardy.huxley.wwu.EDU [140.160.112.77]) by cc.wwu.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) with SMTP id QAA27899 for ; Thu, 7 May 1998 16:06:19 -0700 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980507161128.006f4f28@mail.cc.wwu.edu> X-Sender: jhardy@mail.cc.wwu.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 16:11:28 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Jack Hardy Subject: Montastrea Biomass 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: 211 I would appreciate data that anyone might have or references to reports on tissue wet weight/cm2 surface area for Montastrea annularis (& related forms). There are probably lots of measurements, but I can't seem to locate the data. Jack Hardy, Ph.D., Director Center for Environmental Science Huxley College of Environmental Studies Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9181 Phone 360-650-6108 Fax 360-650-7284 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 8 08:34:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA16914; Fri, 8 May 1998 08:34:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA27034; Fri, 8 May 1998 08:36:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027027; Fri, 8 May 98 08:36:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA10916; Fri, 8 May 1998 11:39:14 GMT Message-Id: <199805081139.LAA10916@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:47:32 -0700 From: Keith Hammond To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NEED PHOTOS OF CORAL REEF SCIENTISTS/ACTIVISTS Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 212 Hello Coral-Listers, The new Mother Jones magazine has a big feature on the plight of coral reefs; now I'm adding an "Action Atlas" on our Web site, and I need photos of activists, scientists, fishermen, volunteer researchers -- anyone who's actively involved in saving the corals in any country in the world. It will be published Tuesday morning, so I need ASAP: * photos or slides FedExed (we'll pay) to arrive no later than Monday a.m. * digital files e-mailed to me directly at hammond@motherjones.com * URLs or FTP addresses of downloadable files. Thanks, Keith ______________________________________________________________ Keith Hammond Mother Jones magazine News Editor 731 Market Street, Suite 600 The MoJo Wire San Francisco, CA 94103 www.motherjones.com (415) 665-6637, fax -6696 ______________________________________________________________ "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 10 18:23:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA02619; Sun, 10 May 1998 18:23:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA19472; Sun, 10 May 1998 18:25:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019464; Sun, 10 May 98 18:24:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11479; Sun, 10 May 1998 21:40:50 GMT Received: from tula.cura.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11473; Sun, 10 May 1998 17:40:45 -0400 From: reefcare@cura.net Received: from cura.net (dppp80.cura.net [209.58.20.180]) by tula.cura.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA17095 for ; Sun, 10 May 1998 17:38:30 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-ID: <35561C49.EC2EDCA5@cura.net> Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 17:29:45 -0400 Reply-To: reefcare@cura.net Organization: Reef Care Curacao X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Breakwater construction and coral damage Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 213 Dear all, Reef Care Curacao is a volunteer organisation striving to protect the coral reef of the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. Recently we started legal proceedings against the Curacao Sea Aquarium for enlarging and extending its breakwaters out to a depth of 15 feet or more (5 m) in a well developed reef area, using rocks caked with mud and sand, resulting in enormous plumes of silt fanning out over the reef, lingering for many hours, and resulting in reduced visibility lasting days due to continuous washing out of mud from the rocks. We lost our case because the judge ruled that we had not plausibly proven lasting damage to the coral. We, as divers, have seen the damage done by the initial construction of the breakwaters and have seen shallow water corals disappear completely in the area due (according to us) to that. We are now looking for expert opinions on the damage caused by siltation on corals, and we want to ask you, as acknowledged coral reef experts, if you share our opinion. If so, please send us a statement, including your credentials and relevant background as a coral reef expert. We hope at the very least to be able to use your statements as a public refutation of the judge's decision in a press release, and possibly as grounds for an appeal. Please reply directly to us, our e-mail address: reefcare@cura.net Counting on your support, Sincerely, J. Greijmans President, Reef Care Curacao From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 10 18:51:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA02691; Sun, 10 May 1998 18:51:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA19701; Sun, 10 May 1998 18:53:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019697; Sun, 10 May 98 18:52:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA11631; Sun, 10 May 1998 22:22:53 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA11626; Sun, 10 May 1998 18:22:50 -0400 Received: from osha.inav.net (dip209.inav.net [205.160.208.79]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA01037 for ; Sun, 10 May 1998 17:19:05 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980510171832.007574b4@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 17:18:32 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Thanks for help Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 214 Dear coral-listers, I want to thank the many members of this list who were so helpful over the two years I was researching and writing a book on coral reefs. "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef" was a difficult project made much easier by the list members. I did my best to get the "story" right for the general public; I hope I succeeded. If anyone wants a review copy for a reef publication, the publicity department at John Wiley & Sons has been very cooperative. You can contact them directly at: Michael A. Darden Journals & Professional Books Publicist John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 605 Third Avenue New York, NY 10158-0012 TEL: (212) 850-6484 FAX: (212) 850-6799 mdarden@wiley.com Thanks again for all the help. It's been a pleasure learning from all of you--keep up the good work! (Any feedback--criticisms, suggestions, praise--on the book would, of course, be welcome.) Best, 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 Thu May 11 09:35:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05288; Mon, 11 May 1998 09:35:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA04010; Mon, 11 May 1998 09:37:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003920; Mon, 11 May 98 09:36:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA14668; Mon, 11 May 1998 12:41:38 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA14662; Mon, 11 May 1998 08:41:34 -0400 Received: from localhost (jogden@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA12899 for ; Mon, 11 May 1998 08:37:48 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 08:37:48 -0400 (EDT) From: John Ogden To: Coral-List Subject: The Enchanted Braid 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: 215 I have just finished Osha Gray Davidson's "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef." It is a lively, accessible, and often humorous contemporary account of coral reefs all over the world, seen through the eyes of an inquisitive and literate traveler. This is the book to give to that skeptical friend or relative who wonders what all the fuss over reefs is all about. Check it out. John C. Ogden Director Phone: 813/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 813/553-1109 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 11 18:02:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA13873; Mon, 11 May 1998 18:01:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA05028; Mon, 11 May 1998 18:04:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005021; Mon, 11 May 98 18:03:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA18091; Mon, 11 May 1998 21:16:05 GMT Received: from tor-smtp1.netcom.ca by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA18086; Mon, 11 May 1998 17:16:01 -0400 Received: from Howzit.turtles.org (trt-on27-06.netcom.ca [207.181.102.70]) by tor-smtp1.netcom.ca (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA17598 for ; Mon, 11 May 1998 17:12:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980511171649.00e77d74@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 17:16:51 -0400 To: Coral-List From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Re: The Enchanted Braid 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: 216 Dear Dr. Ogden, I am reading "The Enchanted Braid" too. My favourite is the sea turtle chapter --I read that through twice. Then I got to the chapter on Jakarta Bay and stopped dead in my tracks. Good thing I wasn't smoking a cigar at the time or I'd a swallowed it. Talk about a horror story. I am a diver who witnessed a series of Cladophora algae blooms destroy a section of reef off West Maui. Some corals have struggled back since then but not to their pre-1989 glory days. (I thought *that* was bad...) But Davidson's description of Jakarta Bay makes my eyes go GULP. Re: Enchanted Braid: Most important thing I've learned so far is a coral reef isn't an entity onto itself. It may be receiving "recruits" from another reef many many miles away. It is clear if one reef gets destroyed it would have serious repercussions for distant others. So I learned coral polyps are a bit like sea turtles --boundaries are meaningless to them. Anyway... ...while I am on here I might as well ask if anyone knows the dominant algaes in Jakarta Bay and if anyone knows whether the sea turtles there are sick with fibropapilloma. And while I am only on page 127 in this book I might as well take this time to thank CORALers for the knowledge you have amassed over the last three decades and for the work you do improving human understanding of this precious reef resource. (Davidson made that quite clear in his book) (I have a vested interest in coral reefs because that's what the sea turtles I love call home.) All the best -------------------------------------- At 08:37 AM 5/11/98 -0400, you wrote: > >I have just finished Osha Gray Davidson's "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to >Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef." It is a lively, accessible, and >often humorous contemporary account of coral reefs all over the world, >seen through the eyes of an inquisitive and literate traveler. This is >the book to give to that skeptical friend or relative who wonders what all >the fuss over reefs is all about. Check it out. > > >John C. Ogden Director Phone: 813/553-1100 >Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 813/553-1109 >830 First Street South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Email: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Malama na honu V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "Whatever the reason and against my will (for I am suspect of my own sentimentality in regards to animals), as they slip into the sea, their enormous glistening backs disappearing beneath the water, I hear myself whisper to the departing turtles a word I have never uttered in seriousness: "Godspeed." \ / --Osha Gray Davidson / \ / \ The Enchanted Braid /__| V |__\ Turtle Trax CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FFS TAGGING PROGRAM From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 11 21:59:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA15900; Mon, 11 May 1998 21:59:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA10040; Mon, 11 May 1998 22:01:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010036; Mon, 11 May 98 22:00:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA19978; Tue, 12 May 1998 01:15:06 GMT Received: from mail.nsysu.edu.tw. by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA19969; Mon, 11 May 1998 21:14:39 -0400 Received: from [140.117.93.120] by mail.nsysu.edu.tw. (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA28014; Tue, 12 May 98 09:10:26 CST Date: Tue, 12 May 98 09:10:25 CST Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Coral-List From: keryea@mail.nsysu.edu.tw (K. Soong) Subject: underwater pen, not paper Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 217 Dear Coral-listers: I wonder if there is a pen which could be used to write on transparencies underwater. Please advise. Thank you very much. Sincerely K. Soong From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 12 02:39:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA16614; Tue, 12 May 1998 02:39:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA13141; Tue, 12 May 1998 02:41:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013137; Tue, 12 May 98 02:41:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA21351; Tue, 12 May 1998 05:52:32 GMT Received: from arwen.otago.ac.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA21346; Tue, 12 May 1998 01:52:16 -0400 Received: from [139.80.35.15] (ou035015.otago.ac.nz [139.80.35.15]) by arwen.otago.ac.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA17965 for ; Tue, 12 May 1998 17:48:15 +1200 (NZST) Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 17:48:15 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Subject: High volcanic islands Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 218 Does anyone have an estimate on the number of high volcanic islands and atolls in the tropical Pacific region? Oliver Oliver Gussmann (PhD Student) University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 12 11:06:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19774; Tue, 12 May 1998 11:06:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA27672; Tue, 12 May 1998 11:08:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027615; Tue, 12 May 98 11:07:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA23368; Tue, 12 May 1998 14:11:44 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA23363; Tue, 12 May 1998 10:11:41 -0400 Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic44.pm03.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.174.172] (may be forged)) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.8.8/8.8.BEST) with ESMTP id HAA15717 for ; Tue, 12 May 1998 07:07:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <355858EE.D874C313@orf.org> Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 07:13:03 -0700 From: Greg 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: 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: 219 Dear Coral-listers, The spring issue of the Oceanic Resource Foundation newsletter, Currents, is available on our website in Adobe Acrobat PDF format with a link to the Adobe site for a free download of Acrobat Reader. The newsletter is also available by regular mail. If interested, please send a postal address via email to gcarter@orf.org. The summer issue will be devoted to corals. Comments, letters and suggestions are welcomed. Regards, Greg -- Greg L. Carter Oceanic Resource Foundation gcarter@orf.org Celebrate the Year of the Ocean 1998 http://www.orf.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 12 11:24:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA21075; Tue, 12 May 1998 11:24:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA28602; Tue, 12 May 1998 11:26:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028566; Tue, 12 May 98 11:25:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA23298; Tue, 12 May 1998 14:07:09 GMT Received: from uni-essen.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA23293; Tue, 12 May 1998 10:07:04 -0400 Received: from Markus.hydrobiologie.uni-essen.de (Markus.hydrobiologie.uni-essen.de [132.252.95.154]) by uni-essen.de (8.8.5/8.7) with SMTP id QAA26196 for ; Tue, 12 May 1998 16:02:16 +0200 Message-ID: <3558D284.3AE9@uni-essen.de> Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 15:51:48 -0700 From: Markus Paster Reply-To: markus.paster@uni-essen.de Organization: Universitt-GH-Essen / Institut fr kologie / Abt. Hydrobiologie X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold [de] (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: fax number Ras Mohammed Nat. Park 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: 220 Dear all, does anybody of you have the actual fax or telephone number of the Ras Mohammed National Park Authority in Egypt (South Sinai)? Please answer directly to my address. Kind regards, Markus From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 13 18:10:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09120; Wed, 13 May 1998 18:10:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA07752; Wed, 13 May 1998 18:12:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007747; Wed, 13 May 98 18:12:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA07150; Wed, 13 May 1998 20:45:22 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA07142; Wed, 13 May 1998 16:45:18 -0400 Received: from [131.182.242.89] (usgcrp89.usgcrp.gov [131.182.242.89]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA19839; Wed, 13 May 1998 16:37:35 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 16:42:53 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) Subject: May 19th US Global Change Seminar: "Potential Consequences of Global Warming for the Northwestern US: Water Resources and Marine Ecosystems" 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 SAA09120 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 221 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Potential Consequences of Global Warming for the Northwestern US: Water Resources and Marine Ecosystems What are the dominant patterns of climate variability in the Pacific Northwest? How has climate variability impacted Pacific northwest resources? What are the climate projections, as well as projected impacts, for the Northwestern US, for the next 50-100 years? What are the likely impacts of a general climate warming on water resources and marine ecosystems in this region? What impact will these changes likely have on people living in this region of the US? Public Invited Tuesday, May 19, 1998, 3:15-4:45 PM NEW LOCATION - Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 628, Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION Melissa Taylor, Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Coordination Office, Washington, DC SPEAKERS Dr. Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Dr. Nathan Mantua, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA OVERVIEW How can we assess the impacts of climate change on the natural resources in any given region? Lessons learned from the past century of observed climate impacts on sectors like hydrology and fisheries serve as real-life measures for vulnerabilities and sensitivities to changing climate parameters. For at least the past century of climate variability in the Pacific Northwest, El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has been a major driver at year-to-year time scales, while the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) has contributed strongly at decade-to-decade time scales. Spatially, the ENSO and PDO patterns have similar signatures in the Pacific Northwest: warm phases of both patterns are associated with mild winter land and coastal sea surface temperatures, and below average precipitation, snowpack and streamflows; cold phases of ENSO and PDO typically bring cool land and sea surface temperatures, above average snowpack, and abundant water supplies. Water Resources of the Pacific Northwest Of the potential effects of global warming, the implications for hydrology (the natural system by which precipitation makes its way into streams and eventually the oceans) and water resources (the "built" or managed system that makes freshwater available for human uses) are among the most important to society. In many parts of the world, including much of the U.S., the demand for consumptive (e.g., water supply) and non-consumptive (e.g., navigation, hydroelectric power generation, industrial cooling, instream flow) supplies of fresh water is barely balanced by sustainable surface and groundwater sources. In addition, water is essential for crop growth, and water management is an important factor in the reliability and sustainability of food supplies. The hydrology of the Pacific Northwest, like much of the Western U.S., is dominated by two factors: a Mediterranean climate (most precipitation occurs in the winter months) and a dominant influence of topography, with much of the precipitation at high elevations occurring as snow in winter, which does not contribute to stream flow until the following spring or summer. The hydroclimatology of the region is also strongly affected by the Cascade Mountains. Rivers east of the Cascades are dominated by spring snowmelt, with seasonal peak flows occurring in late spring and early summer. Rivers on the west side are dominated by winter rains, augmented by spring snowmelt at higher elevations, so that many streams have both a winter and spring peak. Furthermore, most major floods on the west side occur as a result of intense rains and snowmelt in the late fall, while east side floods occur as a result of a mixture of winter rain-on-snow events and spring melt. The water requirements of the Pacific Northwest are met primarily by surface water. The major river in the region, the Columbia, is managed by an extensive system of over 100 reservoirs, which is operated for irrigation, flood control, hydropower, navigation, recreation, and fisheries protection and enhancement. Nonetheless, the total storage in the Columbia River reservoirs is equivalent to only about a third of the river's mean annual flow. Therefore, the reservoir system acts primarily to store water from the spring high flow period to be released during the summer and fall; it does not, to any significant extent, store water from one year to the next. Reservoirs on smaller west-side streams are likewise small relative to the mean annual flow of the rivers. West-side streams are operated primarily for municipal water supply, fisheries protection and enhancement, and hydropower. Climate Impacts on Marine Ecosystems Climate-induced changes in marine ecosystems trigger a cascade of ecological impacts throughout the marine food-web. Such impacts are often most visible in their impacts on higher-order predators like sea birds, marine mammals, and commercially popular fish stocks. The effects of anthropogenic climate change (greenhouse warming) on marine ecosystems will most likely occur via multi-scale atmosphere/ocean circulation changes, and not by direct (radiatively driven) heating of the oceans. >From the perspective of marine ecosystems, Pacific interdecadal climate shifts between warm and cold climate phases (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) have been linked to decade-to-decade changes in Pacific salmon production from western Alaska all the way to central California. In addition, shorter-lived El Nio-related changes to the marine environment have caused temperature and spatial dislocations in the distribution of many open-ocean bird and fish species, as well as important changes in overall ecosystem productivity. Common to both El Nino- and PDO-related marine climate fluctuations are regionally specific swings in primary and secondary productivity (via phyto- and zooplankton production, respectively) that trigger a cascade of ecological impacts throughout the marine food web. Generally speaking, processes important to marine ecosystems take place at regional and smaller scales. Global-scale climate models now used to investigate the impacts of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases globally, are not yet as useful at these regional and smaller scales. Based upon observed climate impacts on marine ecosystems, the following impacts are likely to occur as a response to future anthropogenic climate change: 1) species distributions will change; 2) there will be winners and losers; warm phases of the PDO correspond to high productivity in the Gulf of Alaska and low productivity in the California Current (and vice-versa with the cold phase of the PDO); 3) ecosystem surprises are to be expected; and 4) if present day El Nino and PDO-like warm episodes are a model for future climate changes, warm water pelagic fish (e.g., albacore, mackerel, sardines) will become more common in nearshore and higher latitude waters of the northeastern Pacific. Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest in a Warmer World The dominant effect of a warmer climate on the streams of the Pacific Northwest would be that less wintertime precipitation would fall as snow and more would fall as rain, resulting in decreased snowpack accumulation, and therefore increased winter flows and decreased spring and summer flows. This pattern would alter the flow patterns away from spring peaks and toward a rainfall-dominated peak in the winter. This change would, in general, create more stress on reservoir systems, as the natural storage of snowpacks would have to be replaced with reservoir storage to meet current water demands. Furthermore, the potential would exist for increased fall and winter flooding, especially in west-side streams, and perhaps in some smaller east side streams that are not generally susceptible to winter floods in the current climate. Consequences of these changes for water resource management include the need for more deliberate spillage in west-side rivers and the possibility for decreased water supply in summer, given reservoir storage limitations. In order to understand these consequences more fully, the climate scenarios from three atmospheric General Circulation Models (GCMs) were used in conjunction with regional hydrologic and reservoir models to assess the impacts of the scenarios on Pacific Northwest hydrology and water resources. Notwithstanding that current GCMs cannot provide detailed regional-scale, watershed-specific information, modeling studies can, nonetheless, indicate the general nature of the response of the hydrology, and managed water resource systems, to changes in the region's climate. The model studies show that the projected shifts in the timing of runoff (associated primarily with temperature), and volumes of runoff (associated primarily with changes in precipitation) would have important implications for energy production, fish protection, and irrigation water supply in the region. The changes in seasonal timing of runoff associated with the warmer climate scenarios tend to be advantageous for hydropower production during the winter high demand period, but may jeopardize subsequent reservoir refill and hydropower production for the following year. In one of the climate scenarios, however, considerably reduced precipitation would result in failure to meet firm-energy production requirements more often under current climate conditions. The changes in the seasonal pattern of streamflow generally would have negative implications for fish protection, especially, for instance, in terms of the reliability of the Columbia River reservoir system to meet the statutory minimum flow requirements for McNary Dam. The ability of the reservoir system to meet irrigation demands generally would decline under the climate warming scenarios; particularly those accompanied by significant decreases in streamflow volumes. These changes would be especially important in the upper Snake River basin, in part because of the high irrigation demands there, and in part because the seasonal pattern of Snake River streamflows is more sensitive to climate warming than is the main stem of the Columbia. Recreation would be impacted as well. Recreation benefits for the Columbia River reservoirs depend on high reservoir levels during the summer, targets which would be more difficult to meet with reduced spring streamflows. On the other hand, the severity of spring floods would generally be reduced in the Columbia River system. El Nino and the PDO: Real-Life Models of Climate-Driven Changes in Marine Ecosystems A growing body of research has shown a close connection between fluctuations in the northeastern Pacific marine ecosystems and large scale features of Pacific climate. Large amplitude, year-to-year climate fluctuations, often associated with El Nino/La Nina, have dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems in the northeast Pacific. Typical El Nino-related environmental changes include a warming of the coastal upper ocean, raised sea levels, increased poleward coastal currents, and a deepening of the ocean surface layer. Off the west coast of the continental US, these frequent warming events often lead to a reduction in phytoplankton and zooplankton production, which in turn sets the stage for dramatic crashes in overall fishery productivity. Large die-offs have been observed among higher-level predators like sea-birds, marine mammals, and some salmon populations during the strong climate warming events of 1983 and 1997/98. Perhaps even more important to the northeastern Pacific marine ecology are the decade-to-decade environmental shifts associated with the Pacific (inter)Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The PDO has been described as an interdecadal El Nino-like pattern of climate variability. Warm phases of the PDO bring decadally-persistent El Nino-like environmental changes. Long-lived (20 to 30 year) climate fluctuations associated with the PDO have been linked to dramatic and persistent changes in the large marine ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean. Since the late 1970's (the last switch from cold to warm PDO regimes) these changes include crashes in Alaska Murre (sea-birds) and Stellar Sea Lion populations, significant reductions in Halibut growth rates, sharp declines in Alaska King Crab and shrimp fisheries, altered salmon migration routes, and an era characterized by record salmon production in Alaska but very low salmon production in Washington, Oregon, and California. Climate-related changes to streamflow regimes will also play a major role in determining the future of Pacific salmon. The PDO-related changes in salmon abundance previously noted are thought to result mostly from changes in the marine environment. For Alaska salmon, the typical positive PDO year brings enhanced streamflows and nearshore ocean conditions favorable to high productivity. Generally speaking, the converse appears to be true in the Pacific Northwest. The specter of a greenhouse climate with warmer, wetter winters and warmer, drier summers in the Pacific Northwest suggests significantly reduced snowpack. Such streamflow regimes would be less favorable for salmon than those now observed with El Nino and PDO. Such scenarios paint a picture of an increased frequency of scouring, nest-damaging fall and winter floods, with reduced flows and elevated stream temperatures in the critical low flow summer periods. Biographies Dennis Lettenmaier is a hydrologist with interests in continental and global-scale land surface hydrology, and smaller-scale sensitivity of catchment hydrologic processes to land cover change. He is presently involved in several projects seeking to improve the representation of the land surface, especially the representation of streamflow and evapotranspiration, in climate and numerical weather prediction models. He is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Washington, where he has been on the faculty since 1976. Since 1995 Dr. Lettenmaier has worked with NOAA's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans (JISAO) at the University of Washington, where he participates in a NOAA Global Change project, "An Integrated Assessment of the Dynamics of Climate Variability, Impacts, and Policy Response Strategies for the Pacific Northwest", as the hydrology and water resources team leader. He has participated in several assessments of the effects of climate change on hydrologic and water resources, including the 1989 EPA Report to Congress, for which he directed the study on California Water Resources, and a recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of the climatic sensitivity of six water resources systems throughout the continental U.S. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Lettenmaier received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington's Department of Civil Engineering in 1975. Nathan Mantua is an atmospheric scientist whose interests are in understanding ocean-atmosphere climate dynamics. He is presently involved in interdisciplinary studies related to climate variability, seasonal-to-interannual climate prediction, and the human and ecological dimensions of climate change. Since 1995 Dr. Mantua has worked with NOAA's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans (JISAO) at the University of Washington where he has played a key role in a NOAA/ Global Change project titled "An Integrated Assessment of the Dynamics of Climate Variability, Impacts, and Policy Response Strategies for the Pacific Northwest." This study is an interdisciplinary effort focused on understanding the role of climate information in resource management. The JISAO team is investigating both short- and long-term climate issues, the former in terms of the use of seasonal-to-interannual climate predictions, the latter in assessing the Pacific Northwest's vulnerability to potential anthropogenic climate change. Dr. Mantua has also had a life-long involvement with the commercial and sport salmon fishing industries, and as a result, has a unique understanding of the connections between climate and fishery science. His versatility in these two fields has led to a number of collaborations with fisheries scientists at the University of Washington and at other research institutions. He was recently appointed to the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for the international Global Oceans Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) program, a NOAA/NSF (Global Change)-sponsored effort devoted to better understanding the role of climate variations in marine ecosystems. Dr. Mantua received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington's Department of Atmospheric Sciences in 1994, and shortly thereafter, was awarded a NASA Global Climate Change Fellow. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 1998 Planned Topic: Projected Atmospheric and Climatic Implications of Asian Development 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 is also posted at this site. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 14 08:35:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13204; Thu, 14 May 1998 08:35:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA20859; Thu, 14 May 1998 08:37:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020834; Thu, 14 May 98 08:36:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA10515; Thu, 14 May 1998 11:37:19 GMT Received: from sweden.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA10510; Thu, 14 May 1998 07:37:16 -0400 Received: from [38.26.14.81] (ip81.an3-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.14.81]) by sweden.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA23567 for ; Thu, 14 May 1998 04:33:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 04:33:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 222 Dear Coral Listers, I received this information yesterday form the AP Wire Service, and was wondering if any one has further information reguarding this terrible occurrence? CORAL DESTRUCTION: AP reported last week acid and explosives used by Chinese and Hong Kong fishermen are destroying coral beds in a Taiwan- controlled area of the South China Sea. Up to 90 percent of the coral has died in some beds of the Pratas island group. Biologists estimate that 50 tons of acid, used to stun fish so that they can be captured live and served freshly killed in restaurants, are sprayed into the water each year. ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 14 08:52:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13400; Thu, 14 May 1998 08:52:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA21899; Thu, 14 May 1998 08:54:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021880; Thu, 14 May 98 08:54:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA10392; Thu, 14 May 1998 10:57:27 GMT Received: from pp2.shef.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA10386; Thu, 14 May 1998 06:57:11 -0400 Received: from ashopton.shef.ac.uk [143.167.27.253] by pp2.shef.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0yZvdK-0003jl-02; Thu, 14 May 1998 11:53:07 +0100 Received: from ASHOPTON/SpoolDir by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40); 14 May 98 11:53:06 +0100 Received: from SpoolDir by ASHOPTON (Mercury 1.40); 14 May 98 11:53:05 +0100 From: "Peter J. Mumby" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 11:52:56 +0100 Subject: nutrient enrichment & algal growth Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.42a) Message-ID: <2A1B1BF6199@ashopton.shef.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 223 Dear Coral-listers, Looking at the literature, I was quite surprised to find very little empirical work on the effects of nutrient enrichment on algal growth (particularly macroalgae). I've come across papers by Lapointe, Littler, McCook, the ENCORE work, and the Kaneohe Bay stuff, but precious few lab studies. If anyone could direct me to other studies (possibly in the grey literature), I'd be extremely grateful and will of course disseminate the results to anyone interested. With thanks, Peter P.S. does anyone have Mark Littler's email address? ------------------------------------------------ Dr Peter J. Mumby Research Fellow Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN United Kingdom tel: + 44 (0)114 222 7970 fax: + 44 (0)114 279 7912 e-mail: p.j.mumby@sheffield.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 14 19:24:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA26200; Thu, 14 May 1998 19:24:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA24740; Thu, 14 May 1998 19:26:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024707; Thu, 14 May 98 19:26:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA13702; Thu, 14 May 1998 22:24:23 GMT Received: from vida.ib.usp.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA13697; Thu, 14 May 1998 18:24:13 -0400 Received: from ib.usp.br (gip-cas-1-as01-0-a28.br.global-one.net [200.224.65.28]) by vida.ib.usp.br (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA27136 for ; Thu, 14 May 1998 19:22:14 -0300 (EST) Message-ID: <355B6D0C.8932199@ib.usp.br> Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:15:40 -0300 From: Suzana Pinto Reply-To: suzanamp@ib.usp.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral-list Subject: Acontiaria sea anemones Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by vida.ib.usp.br id TAA27136 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 TAA26200 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 224 Dear coral-listers, I am taking my PhD course at Universidade de So Paulo (USP), Brazil, focusing on phylogenetic relationship among Acontiaria sea anemones, using morphological and molecular data. The project aims to propose well-supported phylogenetic approach to sea anemone, as well as to determine which molecular techniques are appropriate to this study. In addtion, the comparative study of the characters will draw on cladistic analysis. Does anyone have Dr. Meg Daleys (at George Washington University) e-mail address? I am sure that all suggetions will be of great help. Thank in advance, Suzana -- _____________________________________________________________ Suzana M. Pinto E-mail: smpinto@usp.br Universidade de So Paulo (USP) suzanamp@ib.usp.br Instituto de Biocincias Voice/Fax: +55-19-2551278 Depto. de Zoologia +55-11-8187513 Caixa Postal 11461 +55-11-8187516 05422-970-So Paulo, SP Brasil _____________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 15 05:01:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA27939; Fri, 15 May 1998 05:00:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA29372; Fri, 15 May 1998 05:03:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029366; Fri, 15 May 98 05:02:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA15685; Fri, 15 May 1998 08:12:37 GMT Received: from mail.nsysu.edu.tw. by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA15664; Fri, 15 May 1998 04:07:25 -0400 Received: from [140.117.93.120] by mail.nsysu.edu.tw. (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA04135; Fri, 15 May 98 16:01:35 CST Date: Fri, 15 May 98 16:01:34 CST Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: keryea@mail.nsysu.edu.tw (K. Soong) Subject: underwater pen and paper Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 225 Dear Coral Listers: About pens to write on transparencies underwater, I received quite a few suggestions. They are summarized below, thanking efforts of all the responders. Most mentioned greasy pens which come in different colors. They are easy and not expensive. To get much higer resolution, one can use transparencies for color printers. These transparencies have roughened surface, thus a pencil can leave fine lines on them. They might be more expensive than regular ones, but is very effective if you want to trace the position and shape of small objects underwater. Sincerely Keryea Soong From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 15 06:10:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA28106; Fri, 15 May 1998 06:10:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA29941; Fri, 15 May 1998 06:12:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029930; Fri, 15 May 98 06:11:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA15869; Fri, 15 May 1998 09:12:36 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA15864; Fri, 15 May 1998 05:12:23 -0400 Received: from upandang.wasantara.net.id (upandang.wasantara.net.id [202.159.93.195]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA11000; Fri, 15 May 1998 17:14:18 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from UPANDANG/SpoolDir by upandang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 15 May 98 17:12:56 +0800 Received: from SpoolDir by UPANDANG (Mercury 1.40); 15 May 98 17:12:43 +0800 Received: from 202.159.093.195.wasantara.net.id (202.159.93.216) by upandang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40) with ESMTP; 15 May 98 17:12:41 +0800 Message-ID: <355C0381.86EB81B8@Upandang.wasantara.net.id> Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 16:57:37 +0800 From: BWH Reply-To: Bugwotro@upandang.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, Yajari@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199805061713.NAA27655@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> 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: 226 I just returned from Bunaken where I did not observe bleaching. At the Spermonde Archipelago off Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi, I also have not noticed bleaching. To get a more complete idea of the occurrence of bleaching it would be ideal if we also report on other sites where there is NO bleaching. Next week I'll go to Bali and may see whether anything is happening there. Best wishes, Bert Hoeksema (PhD) Program Buginesia WOTRO-UNHAS PO Box 1624 Ujung Pandang 90016 Indonesia tel/fax: +62.411.442123 astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > Passing this recent information from Lombok Island in Indonesia on to > others who > may have an interest or may wish to share further observations. > > Al Strong > > <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> > From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" > To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov > Subject: Coral Bleaching > Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:00:53 PDT > > First of all, let me introduce ourselves. We are a Marine Foundation, > named Yayasan JARI. We're based in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa > Tenggara Province - Indonesia. > > During this last four months, the coral reef around Lombok Island is > suffering from bleaching process. And it is happening almost around > Lombok Island (next to Bali). The bleaching process is happening until > > 80 feet depth, and also we have cold and hot current[s] on the surface > and > [at] depth. All the coral is getting white and it is very sad. [Does] > this > event has something to do with the El-Nino phenomenon? Cause we have > information that coral in the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and > also > Taka Bone Rate National Park in South Sulawesi and Bunaken National > Park > in North Sulawesi... > > Juanita Mandagi > Marine Foundation -- Yayasan JARI > Mataram, Lombok Island > West Nusa Tenggara Province > Indonesia > > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< > ***** > 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 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 Mon May 15 06:18:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA28173; Fri, 15 May 1998 06:18:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA00079; Fri, 15 May 1998 06:20:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000073; Fri, 15 May 98 06:20:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA15962; Fri, 15 May 1998 09:45:04 GMT Received: from post.tau.ac.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA15957; Fri, 15 May 1998 05:44:55 -0400 Received: from slip-304.tau.ac.il (slip-304.tau.ac.il [132.66.33.54]) by post.tau.ac.il (8.8.8/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA02255 for ; Fri, 15 May 1998 12:39:43 +0300 (IDT) Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 12:39:43 +0300 (IDT) Message-Id: <199805150939.MAA02255@post.tau.ac.il> X-Sender: dafnaz@post.tau.ac.il (Unverified) 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: dafna Subject: fax number Ras Mohammed Nat. Park Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 227 Dear all, does anybody of you have the actual fax or telephone number of the Ras Mohammed National Park Authority in Egypt (South Sinai)? Please answer directly to my address. Kind regards, Markus From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 15 22:57:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA09114; Fri, 15 May 1998 22:57:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA06964; Fri, 15 May 1998 22:59:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006959; Fri, 15 May 98 22:58:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA19832; Sat, 16 May 1998 01:53:57 GMT Message-Id: <199805160153.BAA19832@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 15:04:48 EDT From: JSELENDY To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Odyssey & Solutions Site announcement and Request for R= Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 228 ecommendations Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janine M. H. Selendy Chair and Executive Producer HORIZON Communications A Not-for-Profit Film Production, Research and International Development Organization based at Yale University Department of Biology and Harvard School of Public Health The Coral Reef Odyssey is progressing with filming in Bonaire and a contrac= t being concluded for an IMAX (Large screen) version of the television miniseries. We greatly welcome your participation in spreading awareness of successful initiatives around the world through the Solutions Site. Please share this announcement. With my warmest wishes and appreciation, Janine Selendy CASE STUDIES SOUGHT FOR SOLUTIONS SITE =09Coming Soon to the World Wide Web As people around the world search for ways to address global warming and ot= her environmental problems, HORIZON Communications is leading an effort to document and disseminate answers through a SOLUTIONS SITE on the World Wide Web thanks to support from Global Resource Action Center for the Environmen= t (GRACE). Harvard and Yale universities, the International Development Research Centr= e (IDRC) of Canada, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Developm= ent Programme, Population Fund, and UNICEF are collaborating with HORIZON on th= e Site which will be operational by the end of May. GRACE, other foundation= s, and numerous organizations are cooperating by providing case studies and making people aware of the Site. Regional bases are being established worldwide -- in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia -- with the help o= f HORIZON=92s collaborators. Preliminary bases, in addition to Yale and Harvard, will be in New York at the UNEP office, at the UNEP Environment an= d Industry office in Paris, and the IDRC office in Singapore. WHAT IS THE SITE The Site will be a source of case studies on proven or promising solutions drawn from all parts of the world and from both high and low technologies. Subjects will include agriculture, biodiversity, desertification, forests, oceans, fisheries, land management, energy production and consumption, population, public health, toxic chemical and pollution control, transportation, waste management, and water quality and supply. The Site will provide an opportunity to share the most successful problem- solving initiatives with people throughout the world who will be able to readily access it through Internet. The case studies will not only encoura= ge replication of existing projects but also inspire the development of new on= es. Visitors to the site will be able to provide feedback, propose new solution= s, and participate in discussion groups. SITE CONTENTS The Solutions will be drawn from HORIZON's Solutions Databank , IDRC=92s ca= se studies, United Nations=92 case studies developed for the Site and numerous other sources. Illustrative photos and film clips will augment the writt= en material. The case studies will include information on: =B7 The background of the problem being addressed; =B7 How and by whom the solution was initiated; =B7 How long it has been underway ; =B7 How well it is working; =B7 Constraining factors such as costs, limitations of materials; =B7 Applicability and feasibility for replication locally, regionally, internationally; =B7 Evaluation results, if any, and by whom the evaluation was conducted; =B7 Visual materials available; =B7 Contacts for further information. CASE STUDY EVALUATIONS Every solution will be evaluated for its feasibility and applicability by t= he HORIZON Scientific Review Board and other experts before being added to the Site. (Please see list below.) The Board is now being expanded, particularly with international experts. In some cases, such as in biodiversity preservation, a promising initiative or innovation which canno= t yet be qualified as a success may also be included. REQUEST FOR SOLUTIONS HORIZON welcomes the nomination of projects and the submission of case stud= ies to be considered for inclusion on the Solutions Site. A Solutions Site Submissions template (format) will be available soon on our web site and on hard copy. All contributors of solutions used in the Solutions Site will = be credited on the Site. TO REACH THE SITE The Solutions Site will be incorporated into HORIZON=92s existing web site = at http://www.yale.edu/horizon. SITE FEATURES Features of the Solutions Site will include: =B7 A hierarchical, categorized, easily navigable user interface for locati= ng solutions in the major categories defined by HORIZON and its collaborators. =B7 A search engine to allow free text searching of the Solutions Site. =B7 A News Section for information on activities related to the Site. =B7 A group of Interactive Discussion Fora, to allow users to exchange view= s and information. These groups will be moderated to prevent their usage for activities not in accordance with the stated goals of the Site. =B7 An automatic email mailing list service, allowing users to, upon joinin= g, automatically receive updates or information presented by the administrator= s of the Solutions Site. Subscribers will, for example, be able to choose t= o be automatically informed every time a new solution is added to a given category, such as Clean Water. =B7 A Guest Book, to help track visitor interest and feedback. =B7 A Solutions Submission form, allowing users to submit ideas for solutio= ns, for subsequent follow-up by the HORIZON staff and collaborators. =B7 Links to other Internet information sources around the world within rel= evant categories. =B7 Feedback forms in each solutions report, to allow immediate user respon= se to the information presented. =B7 Multimedia, including audio, video, and animation. Video clips from HORIZON=92s documentary films and other sources will be made available, pla= yable directly within standard Internet browser programs such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. =B7 An open structure allowing for instant application of translations of Solutions Reports as they become available and for prompt updating. CONTACT Your recommendations of solutions would be greatly appreciated along with = the information needed to make direct contacts with the appropriate people involved. For submissions and additional information, please contact: Jo Yellis, Executive Director HORIZON Communications Yale University Department of Biology P. O. Box 208103 New Haven, CT 06520-8103 USA Tel: 203-432-6266 Fax: 203-432-6161 e-mail: yellis@pantheon.yale.edu HORIZON Web Site: http://www.yale.edu/horizon SCIENTIFIC REVIEW BOARD: Peter S. Ashton, Ph.D. Professor of Dendrology Harvard University Michele Barry, M.D. Co-Director International Health Program Yale School of Medicine Paul Epstein, M.D. Assoc. Dir. Health & Global Environment Harvard Medical School Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D. Provost Harvard University David G. Hawkins, J.D. Senior Staff Attorney Natural Resources Defense Council Stephen P. Hubbell, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Princeton University Dieter Koch-Weser, M.D. Former Chair Dept. of Preventive & Social Medicine Harvard Medical School Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H. Former President American Public Health Assoc. Adj. Prof. Tufts U. School of Medicine Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D. Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity & Environmental Affairs The Smithsonian Institution Michael McElroy, Ph.D. A. L. Rotch Professor, Atmospheric Science, Chairman, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences Harvard University Hon. Richard L. Ottinger Dean Pace University School of Law Allan Rosenfield, M.D. Dean Columbia School of Public Health Burton H. Singer, Ph.D. Professor of Demography and Public Affairs Princeton University Andrew Spielman, Sc.D. Professor of Tropical Public Health Harvard School of Public Health Roger P. Swain, Ph.D. Science Editor Horticulture Magazine Robert J. Wyman, Ph.D. Professor of Biology Yale University POPULATION PROJECT INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Local Or Country Level BANGLADESH Mr. Alamgri M. A. Kabir President Family Planning Association of Bangladesh MADAGASCAR Dr. Nivo Rakotobe Madagascar University School of Medicine MEXICO Dr. Alfonso Lopez Juarez Director General MEXFAM NIGERIA Chief Bisi Ogunleye National Coordinator Country Women Association of Nigeria PHILIPPINES Dr. Clio Brion Labule Family Planning Association of the Philippines UNITED STATES Dr. Claire D. Brindis Director Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research University of California, San Francisco Regional Level ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Mr. Krishan Singh Former Assistant Administrator Asia and Pacific Region United Nations Development Programme AFRICA Dr. Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah Secretary African Population Advisory Committee WESTERN HEMISPHERE Mr. Hernan Sanhueza President International Planned Parenthood Federation-Western Hemisphere Region International Level Mr. George Brown Vice President Population Council Ms. Jane De Lung, President Population Resource Center Ms. Joan Dunlop, President International Women=92s Health Coalition Ms. Ishrat Husain Former Division Chief, World Bank African Technical Human Resources Mr. David Poindexter, President Population Communications International Dr. Sunetra Puri Assistant Director, Information Services and Public Relations International Planned Parenthood Federation Professor Robert Wyman Department of Biology Yale University CORAL REEF ODYSSEY PROJECT ADVISORY BOARD Walter H. Adey, Ph.D. Director Marine Systems Laboratory Smithsonian Institution Gordon M. Cragg, Ph.D. Chief Natural Products Branch National Cancer Institute Sylvia A. Earle, Ph. D. Oceanographer Founder, Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. Former Chief Scientist, NOAA D. John Faulkner, Ph.D. Professor of Marine Chemistry Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of San Diego William Fenical, Ph.D. Professor of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of San Diego David J. Newman, Ph.D. Chemist Natural Products Branch National Cancer Institute Donald Matthews Spoon, Ph.D. Research Associate Marine Systems Laboratory Smithsonian Institution From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 16 10:50:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA10253; Sat, 16 May 1998 10:50:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA12466; Sat, 16 May 1998 10:52:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012458; Sat, 16 May 98 10:52:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA22237; Sat, 16 May 1998 13:47:20 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA22221; Sat, 16 May 1998 09:44:13 -0400 From: reefprj@tm.net.my Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.106.111]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 581-49008U190000L190000S0) with SMTP id AAA28081; Sat, 16 May 1998 16:42:55 +0800 Message-ID: <355D516C.188@tm.net.my> Date: Sat, 16 May 1998 16:42:20 +0800 Reply-To: reefprj@tm.net.my Organization: THE REEF PROJECT X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov CC: Y.Lim@plymouth.ac.uk, biusing@ppps.po.my, kpp01@dof.moa.my, pejbmru@ums.edu.my Subject: Bleaching Event/Sabah/Kota Kinabalu 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: 229 CORAL REEF BLEACHING REPORT May 16th, 1998 Pulau Gaya [Gaya Island] - Sabah, Malaysia - Borneo; Kota Kinabalu ******************************************************************* Area Affected: Observed area approximately 4 NMiles surrounding The Reef Project Bld. Bld. @ 06 degrees / 00 min / 77 sec N | 116 degrees / 03 min / 06 sec E. Weather Characteristics: No wind. Sea over reef is calm. Cloud coverage at observation time at level 5 [ARMDES Ref.]. Cloud cover at mid day at about 2/3 level. The area has been affected by smoke haze for approximately 6 months. Light intensity reaching the coral reefs was reduced during this period. Weather/Wind changes have cleared the sky of haze for the last 3 to 4 days with today being the clearest with the strongest sunlight intensity. Observation Time: 1400 to 1530 hrs - reef tow survey by power boat Reef Salinity & Water Temp.[THE REEF PROJECT Bld.] @ Observation Time: 35ppt / 32C Observations: Bleaching affecting about 30 to 40 % of all live coral coverage. Large/thin branching Acropora colonies affected 90%. Bleaching appears to be confined to 1 to 2 meters in depth. Brown Zoox. algae cloud hovering over corals - rising up to within 1/2 meter from water surface. Giant clam population maintained at The Reef Project reef flat are affected by 20% bleaching as well. [Pop. @ 300 pcs.] Both T. derasa & T. squamosa affected. GClams & corals maintained in open system R&D raceways with greenhouse plastic roofing and supplemented lighting - public aquarium displays not affected. Tide Information: @1230 hrs = 5.9 ft high tide Reef Species Affected: Acropora - long branching forms Acropora - plate forms Astreopora - on the tops facing the water surface Porites cylindrica [massive reef margin colonies] P. lutea - On the top portions primarily ["bald headed"] Psammocora digitata - top portions Fungia Lobophyllia - the entire colony Reported By: THE REEF PROJECT / Don Baker From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 18 10:25:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA19346; Mon, 18 May 1998 10:24:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA12981; Mon, 18 May 1998 10:26:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012975; Mon, 18 May 98 10:26:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01742; Mon, 18 May 1998 12:59:04 GMT Message-Id: <199805181259.MAA01742@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 17:32:09 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Pratas Reef Damage/Cervino/AP/Post Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 230 We tend to be skeptical of reports of complete wipe-outs of large remote reefs attributed solely to human impacts -- large storms and other natural factors are more likely to cause such widespread damge. In this case, however, we have confirmation of some of the AP report on damage to Pratas Reef from Taiwanese colleagues who witnessed blast and cyanide fishing. The news was based on the recent expedition of Taiwan's National Marine Biology Museum and Aquarium as well as some news reporters including TVBS, the most famous cable TV channel in Taiwan. The expedition reported that, "The reef even inside the lagoon and inside the gun-fire range was seriously damaged or totally destroyed compared to what we had seen a few years ago. (What is the outside like?GH) The TV reporters took quite a lot of photos and video film. They also saw and even talked with those fishermen who were poisoning and blasting the fishes on site. After further investigation to the soldiers and those fishermen, they know the causes and unfortunately that soldier there dare not to chase them away even they intrude into the territory because of the political sensitivity between two sides. (Two sides were not named, but looking at a map you can guess. GH). We are really sad because the reef at Pratas Island was really beautiful and well protected a few years ago but now just like coral's graveyard." As the Reef Check 1997 global survey showed, this sad news is unfortunately being repeated all over the world as fishermen are "forced" to travel farther and use more rapacious methods to obtain sufficient catch. At present, the most effective deterrent to the live-fish trade targeting large reef fish is the continuing series of ciguatera cases hitting Hong Kong -- 68 cases in the past two months and counting. Join Reef Check 98 and help spread the word that Governments need to exert more effort to control fishing as part of reef management. For those with an interest in Taiwan reefs, contact the Taiwan Reef Check co-coordinator "K. Soong" Reef Check website: www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html -- 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: From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu May 18 14:04:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24244; Mon, 18 May 1998 14:04:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA28108; Mon, 18 May 1998 14:06:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028076; Mon, 18 May 98 14:05:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA03072; Mon, 18 May 1998 17:05:44 GMT Message-Id: <199805181705.RAA03072@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 18 May 98 11:04:19 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: noelle@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu (Noelle F. Lewis) Subject: Intercoast Network Newsletter, Call for Papers Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 231 APOLOGIES FOR DUPLICATE LISTINGS Call for Papers for INTERCOAST NETWORK #32, Fall 1998 Intercoast Network is a quarterly, global newsletter for those interested in coastal management issues. It is sent to over 4,500 subscribers in more than 130 countries. The next issue, Fall 1998, concentrates on Economic Methods and Tools in Coastal Management: Examples and Challenges. While most of the world's economists may be oblivious to the dependence of the global economy on the Earth's coastal ecosystem, resource economists, coastal managers and environmental scientists are not. For them, the mounting stresses are evident on every front as more and more sustainable yield thresholds are crossed. With the world's economy having expanded sixfold since the 1950s, it has begun to outrun the Earth's capacity to supply goods and services, and the coastal zone is no exception, with approximately 37 percent of the world's population living within 100 km of the coast. Intercoast #32-will explore the intertwined relationship between the economy and coastal issues. The editors request articles on interesting case studies where economics has been used in coastal management, broadly defined. Examples include: benefit-cost studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, policy analyses, natural resource damages (viewed as a way of preventing pollution incidents or providing financing for restoration), interesting uses of incentive-based approaches to prevent pollution or guide resource uses, case studies of compliance in pollution or fisheries, or interesting cases in sustainable financing. Examples of BOTH successes and failures are encouraged. In addition to "theme" articles focused on coastal economic issues, Intercoast includes "feature" stories on general global coastal issues, and "Reports from the Field" giving summaries of projects and recent achievements or initiatives around the world. There is also "Intercoast Insider Information" giving upcoming conferences, new publications, Worldwide Web sites, videos, training and other useful items. Theme and feature stories are 750-1,500 words, while "Reports from the =46ield" are 250-500 words. PLEASE NOTE: Photos, charts, maps and other graphics enhance the look of the individual contribution; they are STRONGLY encouraged. We do edit articles as necessary to fit the available space. If you would like to contribute to Intercoast #32, contact Managing Editor No=EBlle F. Lewis, Intercoast Network, Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, 02882 USA. Tel: 401-874-6870; FAX: 401-789-4670; E-mail: noelle@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu. DEADLINE DATE is Wednesday, 15 July 1998. Please contact me with questions as soon as possible-starting today. Thank you. _______________________________________________________ Noelle F. Lewis Managing Editor, Intercoast Coastal Resources Center (CRC) Tel: 401-874-6870 [me or voice] University of Rhode Island 401-874-6224 [main] Graduate School of Oceanography FAX: 401-789-4670 Narragansett, RI 02882 USA E-mail: noelle@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu CRC WWW: http://crc.uri.edu _______________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 19 03:19:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA28996; Tue, 19 May 1998 03:18:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA17767; Tue, 19 May 1998 03:20:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017761; Tue, 19 May 98 03:20:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA06268; Tue, 19 May 1998 06:36:20 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA06262; Tue, 19 May 1998 02:35:53 -0400 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 NAA27651; Tue, 19 May 1998 13:45:42 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 20 May 98 01:34:02 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 20 May 98 01:33:54 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 20 May 98 01:33:46 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: Cc: Subject: Bleaching Event Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:04:21 +0700 Message-ID: <01bd82db$33e2eb40$LocalHost@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD8329.6F755460" 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: 232 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD8329.6F755460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To : Director of Reef Project We are the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project of Riau = Province, Sumatera Indonesia. As you reported that Coral Bleaching Event had been happened in = Sabah, Kota Kinabalu (CORAL REEF REPORT May 16 1998 ), is there any = possible impact of that event in surrounding water such as Senayang and = Lingga District in Kepulauan Riau Regency, and how long will it be ? f.y.i Senayang and Lingga District lies on : 0.269798 South 0,593596 North 104.952 East 104.052 East Thank you for your respons and information Best Regards, WIJAYANTO COREMAP RIAU crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD8329.6F755460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
To : Director of Reef = Project
 
    We are the Coral = Reef=20 Rehabilitation and Management Project of Riau Province, Sumatera=20 Indonesia.
    As you reported = that Coral=20 Bleaching Event had been happened in Sabah, Kota Kinabalu (CORAL REEF = REPORT May=20 16 1998 ), is there any possible impact of that event in surrounding = water such=20 as Senayang and Lingga District in Kepulauan Riau Regency, and how long = will it=20 be ?
 
 
f.y.i Senayang and Lingga District = lies on=20 :
0.269798 South
0,593596 North
104.952 East
104.052 East
 
Thank you for your respons and = information
 
Best Regards,
 
 
WIJAYANTO
COREMAP RIAU 
crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.= net.id
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD8329.6F755460-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri May 19 17:33:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11400; Tue, 19 May 1998 17:33:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA26300; Tue, 19 May 1998 17:35:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026286; Tue, 19 May 98 17:35:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA09979; Tue, 19 May 1998 20:35:56 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA09973; Tue, 19 May 1998 16:35:52 -0400 Received: (qmail 25281 invoked by uid 0); 19 May 1998 20:31:22 -0000 Message-ID: <19980519203122.25280.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 152.163.213.112 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 19 May 1998 13:31:21 PDT X-Originating-IP: [152.163.213.112] From: "eric roach" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral reef research opportunities wanted Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 13:31:21 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 233 My name is Eric Roach ericroach@hotmail.com I have just returned from Indonesia after a 6 month tour on the R/V Heraclitus. I would like to continue to do more coral reef mapping, vitality studies and ground truthing. Any information or guidance would be appreciated. Thank you, Eric ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 20 02:44:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA13825; Wed, 20 May 1998 02:44:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA03084; Wed, 20 May 1998 02:46:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003069; Wed, 20 May 98 02:45:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA11972; Wed, 20 May 1998 06:02:51 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA11966; Wed, 20 May 1998 02:02:42 -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 BAA13562 for ; Wed, 20 May 1998 01:56:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA02530; Wed, 20 May 1998 01:58:26 -0400 Received: from rad2.bigpond.com.kh(203.35.18.11) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002526; Wed, 20 May 98 01:58:16 -0400 Received: from [203.35.18.90] by lion2.bigpond.com.kh (NTMail 3.02.13) with ESMTP id ba116273 for ; Wed, 20 May 1998 12:42:39 +0700 Reply-To: From: "Vicki Nelson" To: "coral list" Subject: bleaching in Cambodia Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 12:34:35 +0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1157 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <04423956228801@bigpond.com.kh> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 234 Dear Corallers, I've just come back from a two-day wander around the islands off Sihanoukville in Cambodia. Everywhere we went we found corals moderately to severely bleached. The water is warm (sorry, no thermometers) and very very turbid (no secchi disk, either). I don't know if that's normal for around here because there is no baseline data for anything in the marine environment here. Most of the 'reefs' we visited were dominated by massives - Porites, Faviids and Mussiids - with very few Acrops and even fewer Pocs. Nearly all genera were bleached. In some places 80% of the corals were completely white with sediment beginning to settle on their upper surfaces. I saw one COT on this trip on Koh Rong Samlem. It was approximately 20 cm across but there were no feeding scars nearby (I didn't look far). On a previous trip I saw groups of about 10-20 in a couple of places on Koh Tang, way out in the Gulf of Thailand. There were plenty of feeding scars, and the COTS were eating such weird things as Platygyra daedalea, Leptoria phrygia, Favia stelligera, Echinopora lamellosa, Favites spp and Symphyllia spp. Mind you, there isn't much Acropora or Pocillopora around for them to eat, so I guess it's not so surprising that they go for other stuff. Assuming the political situation in Cambodia does not blow up into a nasty mess, I'll be back here in August to continue this project. We'll be doing a Reef Check in August/September (rotten time of year, but we don't have a choice), so if anyone's in the area and wants to join in, please contact me. In December-February, the nice time of year for diving, I'll be doing a lot more detailed work around the islands and should have something a bit more concrete to say about the state of coral reefs in Cambodia. Cheers, Vicki Dr Vicki Nelson Danida Coastal Zone Management Project PO Box 2298 Phnom Penh 3 855-15-921-042 email: vicki@bigpond.com.kh From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 20 08:43:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA16335; Wed, 20 May 1998 08:43:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA09875; Wed, 20 May 1998 08:45:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009791; Wed, 20 May 98 08:44:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13224; Wed, 20 May 1998 12:02:01 GMT Message-Id: <199805201202.MAA13224@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 15:06:25 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: gohring@nesdis.noaa.gov Subject: El Nino's last days! Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 235 Latest [5/19/98] satellite SST "HotSpots": http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html show massive erosion [FINALLY] at the surface of the warm water pool along the eastern tropical Pacific -- campare 5/12 HotSpot. Actual SSTs along the Equator: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/equatpac.c.gif show SSTs have lowered drammatically in the last few days to below 26C [at 110W] where only last week they were still running close to 29C! Paul Chang's satellite winds are begining to pick up a bit of speed: http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98138_ave.gif Al Strong **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sun May 21 04:00:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA04311; Thu, 21 May 1998 04:00:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA10653; Thu, 21 May 1998 04:02:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010646; Thu, 21 May 98 04:02:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA18106; Thu, 21 May 1998 07:01:50 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA18101; Thu, 21 May 1998 03:01:46 -0400 From: reefprj@tm.net.my Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.14.46]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 581-49008U190000L190000S0) with SMTP id AAA12053 for ; Thu, 21 May 1998 14:56:48 +0800 Message-ID: <3563D004.39E9@tm.net.my> Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 14:56:04 +0800 Reply-To: reefprj@tm.net.my Organization: THE REEF PROJECT X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold-TMNET (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: zooxanthellae 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: 236 Dear Cor-lister, I am doing my research degree on zooxanthellae. The objective of my research is to determine the numbers of zooxanthellae in 4 stations that I have chosen. There are as follows: 1. pristine reef 2. degraded reef 3. open sea and 4. giant clam stocking area. I am using a plankton net with 10 micron mesh (zooxanthellae 9-12 micron). Unfortunately, the water sample contain my other critters and debris and thus makes it hard to identify the zooxanthellae. I decided to isolate the algae by filtering the water sample using 20 micron mesh. Then the filtered samples were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 2 mins. Out of ten sampling, i have only once managed to see the algae. Could it be a fluke, may be. I am afraid that I am not using the right centrifuged force to do the separation that it desintegrated those algae. or simply the wrong technique... Thus far, I am still searching for literatures that could help me with my methodology. Is anybody out there can help me? Thank you, Wilson Alex. REEF PROJECT, Gayana Bay Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. E-mail: reefprj@tm.net.my From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 21 08:11:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA05064; Thu, 21 May 1998 08:11:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA14808; Thu, 21 May 1998 08:13:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014795; Thu, 21 May 98 08:13:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA19149; Thu, 21 May 1998 11:28:43 GMT Message-Id: <199805211128.LAA19149@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 11:23:35 +0800 From: "huijung" To: "coral-list" Subject: coral destruction Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 237 Dear Dr. Cervino: I am the scientist who is calling protection for Dongsha reef (The Pratas island). The followings are the background and what is actually happening: Dongsha reef is the biggest atoll (>100 Km2) and has the richest reef lives in the South China Sea. More than 396 spp. of reef fishes, 137 spp. of corals, 212 spp. of invertebrates and 114 spp. of marine plants were recorded. Those that have not been identified could double the present numbers. I organized three ecological expeditions (1990, 1994, 1998) to this atoll. The most terrible destruction happened during the past 3~4 years. In this > 100 Km2 area, reef communities are completely dead by repeatitive dosing with cyanide or blasting by dynamite in many studied sites, where 100% coral coverage with very high marine life diversities were used to be observed. An overall estimation of 90% destruction on this great atoll seems too conservative to me. During the three days diving, not a single lobster or a grouper or a shark or a Tridacna were seen by divers. Many of the dead corals were covered with algae. We saw many mainland China and Hong Kong fishing boats operating in the lagoon. We boarded two of them and checked the cyanide. According to our monthly record, in 1996, there were 589 mainland China boats, 413 Hong Kong boats and 17 Taiwan boats fishing in this atoll. It is estimated that at least 50.1 tons of cyanide (50 Kg per boat), 0.91 tons of dynamite (2 pond per boat), and 9 tons of mercury batteries were put in the reef each year. Dongsha atoll is the biggest killing field and will become the biggest grave yard of corals in the world ! To save this nature wonder is an inborn responsibility to all of us. Please do whatever you can to help from your position. Personally, I will collaborate with my colleagues to urge our government to take some immediate actions. Lee-shing FANG Director Preparatory office National museum of marine biology & aquarium Phone:886-7-226-4005*52 Fax:886-7-226-4007 Email: lsfang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 21 11:32:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA08021; Thu, 21 May 1998 11:32:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA25059; Thu, 21 May 1998 11:34:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025047; Thu, 21 May 98 11:34:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA19981; Thu, 21 May 1998 14:50:18 GMT Received: from sweden.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA19976; Thu, 21 May 1998 10:50:13 -0400 Received: from [38.26.14.3] (ip3.an3-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.14.3]) by sweden.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA18218 for ; Thu, 21 May 1998 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 07:45:33 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 238 Dear Listers, I am having a problem contacting Huijung from the South East Asia aquarium. This is the e-mail that is bouncing back after I send a reply from his letters (e-mails), can anyone confirm this as the correct e-mail? I am getting his e-mails, however, I cannot reply. Please assist? huijung@mail.nmmba.gov.tw Lee-shing FANG Director Preparatory office National museum of marine biology & aquarium Phone:886-7-226-4005*52 Fax:886-7-226-4007 Email: lsfang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw I ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 21 18:57:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA12454; Thu, 21 May 1998 18:57:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA16811; Thu, 21 May 1998 18:59:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016803; Thu, 21 May 98 18:59:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA21970; Thu, 21 May 1998 21:31:59 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA21965; Thu, 21 May 1998 17:31:55 -0400 From: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Thu, 21 May 1998 17:27:44 -0500 Message-ID: <6E96643501BD2576@smtp.cenmarine.com> Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 17:27:13 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov (Coral-List) Subject: MPA Post-Doc Position Announcement MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="mime-boundary-mppnhgcfln-0140B153" X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 239 This is the preamble of a multipart MIME formatted message. If you are reading this text your mail system is most likely not capable of properly decoding MIME messages. To extract the contents of this message, save it to a file and then use an external MIME decoding utility. --mime-boundary-mppnhgcfln-0140B153 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Please find below and as an attachment (WORD and TEXT versions), a position announcement for a Marine Protected Area Post-Doc Position at the Center for Marine Conservation and post if appropriate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Post-Doctoral Position Marine Protected Areas, Reserves, and Sanctuaries Center for Marine Conservation The Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) invites applications for a post-doctoral position in Marine Protected Areas, Reserves, and Sanctuaries. The successful candidate will focus on (1) documenting, evaluating and assessing the efficacy of existing marine protected areas; (2) planning, designing, and developing proposals for new marine protected areas; and (3) designing research and monitoring programs for current and future protected areas. This researcher, in collaboration with CMC's Ecosystem Program Director and other CMC and non-CMC scientists, will develop the scientific underpinnings and provide technical support for CMC's current and future work on marine protected areas, in the U.S. and Wider Caribbean. The position will require compilation, review, and analysis of published literature, scientific writing and editing, experimental design, and protocol development. The successful applicant will reside in Washington, DC and be provided with office space at the Center for Marine Conservation for a period of two years. Space and privileges may also be available at an affiliated research institution. Applications will be reviewed as they are received with an anticipated starting date in June, 1998 or as soon thereafter as feasible. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in marine ecology or a closely related field and should have a strong background in at least one of the following: marine protected areas, ecosystem management, fisheries or marine conservation biology. Demonstrated research experience and publication record on marine protected areas is highly desirable. Applicants should send a letter of application which explains his/her interest and experience in this research area, a CV, and the names of three references (with contact information including email addresses). Applications should be sent via email to jsobel@cenmarine.com, with MPA Post-Doc as the subject field, or by mail to: Ecosystem Director Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 The Center for Marine Conservation is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ************************************************************************** ******************************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Protection Center for Marine Conservation Washington, DC 20036 (202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 Fax: (202)872-0619 Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com "The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. 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The = successful candidate will focus on (1) documenting, evaluating and assessin= g the efficacy of existing marine protected areas; (2) planning, designing,= and developing proposals for new marine protected areas; and (3) designing= research and monitoring programs for current and future protected areas. = This researcher, in collaboration with CMC's Ecosystem Program Director and= other CMC and non-CMC scientists, will develop the scientific underpinning= s and provide technical support for CMC's current and future work on marine= protected areas, in the U.S. and Wider Caribbean. The position will requi= re compilation, review, and analysis of published literature, scientific wr= iting and editing, experimental design, and protocol development. The succ= essful applicant will reside in Washington, DC and be provided with office = space at the Center for Marine Conservation for a period of two years. Spa= ce and privileges may also be available at an affiliated research instituti= on. Applications will be reviewed as they are received with an anticipated= starting date in June, 1998 or as soon thereafter as feasible. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in marine ecology or a closely related field a= nd should have a strong background in at least one of the following: marin= e protected areas, ecosystem management, fisheries or marine conservation b= iology. Demonstrated research experience and publication record on marine = protected areas is highly desirable. Applicants should send a letter of application which explains his/her inter= est and experience in this research area, a CV, and the names of three refe= rences (with contact information including email addresses). Applications= should be sent via email to jsobel@cenmarine.com, with MPA Post-Doc as the= subject field, or by mail to: Ecosystem Director Center for Marine Conservation 1725 DeSales St. NW, Suite #600 Washington, DC 20036 The Center for Marine Conservation is committed to protecting ocean environ= ments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life and = is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. --mime-boundary-mppnhgcfln-0140B153-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 22 08:44:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA15123; Fri, 22 May 1998 08:43:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA26499; Fri, 22 May 1998 08:46:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026476; Fri, 22 May 98 08:45:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA24881; Fri, 22 May 1998 12:01:56 GMT Received: from germany.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA24876; Fri, 22 May 1998 08:01:52 -0400 Received: from [38.26.12.136] (ip136.an1-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.12.136]) by germany.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA21946 for ; Fri, 22 May 1998 04:57:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 04:57:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 240 Dear Coral Listers, Thought this might be of Interest? Test Predicts Brain Injury Risk In Divers MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -- A new test can detect if an individual is at increased risk for brain injury while scuba diving, according to a report presented here at the American Academy of Neurology meeting. For details, go to ... http://www.intelihealth.com/news?184237&r=EMIHC000 ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue May 23 21:04:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA26596; Sat, 23 May 1998 21:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA04554; Sat, 23 May 1998 21:05:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004546; Sat, 23 May 98 21:04:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA05922; Sat, 23 May 1998 23:54:07 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA05917; Sat, 23 May 1998 19:54:03 -0400 Received: from localhost (carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA07903 for ; Sat, 23 May 1998 13:49:08 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 13:49:08 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: Coral-List Subject: coral sex change? (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: 241 Here's a follow-up on the Sandalolitha spawning that I reported last month (below). This coral spawned on April 21,22 & 23 and spawned again on May 15, 16 & 17. As in April, it produced only sperm (copious amounts!). This coral definitely produced viable eggs in previous years as we were able to rear them to the planula stage. But now it appears to be producing only sperm. The second colony in this aquarium has always produced sperm. It did not spawn in April but did spawn on May 15 -- as a male. Bruce ************************************************************************ Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:35:03 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson To: Coral-List Subject: coral sex change? In 1982 I collected a Sandalolitha robusta coral in Palau. In 1992 we noticed it spawning. It may have spawned in previous years and went unnoticed, but since 1992 we have checked for spawning every year. Spawning usually occurs a few days before the new moon in April at 7:00 am. This is in an indoor aquarium on display to the public. There are skylights overhead which is probably how it remains cued in to the phase of the moon even indoors. Last year we obtained fertile eggs which developed into planula (there is a second smaller colony nearby which has always produced sperm). This year we anxiously awaited the spawning event, cameras in hand and egg collectors ready. But instead of eggs, this year it produced sperm! It spawned 3 days in a row and only produced sperm. The other male colony did not spawn this year. Not sure what to make of this but we will check again in May because occasionally it spawns over two months. I haven't checked the literature on sex reversal in fungiid corals, or corals in general, but would appreciate if others have encountered this phenomenon in corals. We definitely have never observed this coral producing sperm in any of the previous years, and it definitely produced no eggs this year at all. Bruce From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 27 10:02:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA07487; Wed, 27 May 1998 10:01:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18994; Wed, 27 May 1998 10:04:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018988; Wed, 27 May 98 10:04:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA23957; Wed, 27 May 1998 12:17:22 GMT Message-Id: <199805271217.MAA23957@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 15:11:01 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Caroly Shumway Subject: rugosity index for habitat complexity Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 242 Dear coral-listers, I am looking for a reference that describes the method for a "rugosity index" to assess habitat complexity of coral reefs,amd hope that a kind soul out there might help. I understand that it uses the measure of chain length to assess surface topology, but would very much like to have a reference, if possible. I've checked BIOSIS and Aquatic Fisheries Abstracts to no avail. Many thanks in advance. Sincerely, Caroly Shumway, Ph.D. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Caroly Shumway, Ph.D. Boston University Marine Program and The Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston University Boston, MA 02215 E-mail: cshumway@bu.edu, cashumway@aol.com Ph: 617-353-6969 Fax: 401-769-4598 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 27 12:13:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09090; Wed, 27 May 1998 12:13:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA26262; Wed, 27 May 1998 12:15:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026253; Wed, 27 May 98 12:15:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA24717; Wed, 27 May 1998 15:19:09 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA24712; Wed, 27 May 1998 11:19:05 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA17997; Wed, 27 May 1998 11:11:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 27 May 1998 11:16:49 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: rugosity index for habitat complexity To: "Caroly Shumway" Cc: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 MAA09090 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 243 Reply to: RE>rugosity index for habitat complexity One measurement is the one that I have used in Panama. It was published in: Eakin, C.M. Where have all the carbonates gone? A model comparison of calcium carbonate budgets before and after the 1982-1983 El Nino. Coral Reefs 15(2): 109-119. The description follows: Three dimensional structure (i.e. topographic complexity) was determined by draping a brass chain along the bottom under lines bisecting the center of the quadrat on one of the surveys. The length of chain required to trace the surface under 1 m was recorded for both the east-west (x) and north-south (y) bisecting lines. This was used in adjusting the CaCO3 deposition by coralline algae Unlike the growth form of Pocillopora sp., which is three-dimensionally complex and imparts topographic complexity to the reef, crustose coralline algae form thin crusts that match the fine contours of the underlying substrata. Thus, the area occupied by coralline algae (three dimensional surface area) often is greater than their planar projection, requiring that the deposition rate per unit area measured on a smooth surface (1.9 kg/m2/y, Eakin 1992) be adjusted to quantify growth on natural substrata. Thus, the deposition by coralline algae on a smooth surface was multiplied by an areal adjustment based on topographic complexity: Areal Adjustment = 4/(1/x+1/y)2 where x and y are the two chain lengths (above) in meters. Actual adjustments for individual quadrats ranged from near 1.0 (flat) to 4.0. ------------------ A slightly different formulation was described in my dissertation: Eakin, C.M. 1991 The damselfish-algal lawn symbiosis and its influence on the bioerosion of an El Nino impacted coral reef, Uva Island, Pacific Panama. Ph.D. dissertation, Univ. of Miami, Miami, 158p. That description follows: As variations in the complexity of substrata can be important in providing shelter, topographic complexity was determined as follows. At the first 10 quadrats of the random walk surveys, a rigid 1 m2 quadrat, bisected in the x and y directions by rigid crossbars, was placed level with the uppermost surface of the substratum. A brass chain was then draped along the bottom under one of the 1 m bisecting bars, so that it matched the rise and fall of the substratum. The length of chain required to trace the surface under 1 m was recorded, and repeated for the second crossbar. A single measure of topographic complexity was calculated for each quadrat as: topographic complexity = 1 - (1/x + 1/y)/2 where x and y are the two chain lengths in meters. This yields values ranging from zero to asymptotically approaching unity. As no surfaces in the field were perfectly flat and there were limits to the complexity of surfaces, the values ranged from near zero to 0.5, the latter indicating surfaces producing chain lengths twice that of their planar projections. Good luck, Mark __________________________________________________________ C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D. NOAA/Global Programs, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD USA 20910-5603 Voice: 301-427-2089 ext. 19 Fax: 301-427-2073 Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov Check out the El Nino at http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso ***Note: Telephone extensions at OGP will change in mid-June ***My new extension will be 109 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 27 13:32:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA01848; Wed, 27 May 1998 13:32:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA29519; Wed, 27 May 1998 13:34:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029464; Wed, 27 May 98 13:33:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25239; Wed, 27 May 1998 16:55:06 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA25234; Wed, 27 May 1998 12:55:02 -0400 Message-Id: <199805271655.MAA25234@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.22](130.111.160.22) by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Wed, 27 May 98 12:48:32 EDT Subject: Re: rugosity index for habitat complexity Date: Wed, 27 May 98 12:50:27 -0400 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck cc: "Recipients of 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: 244 Dear Caroly and other coral reefers, On measure of habitat complexity is the "spatial index" (Rogers et al 1983). It involves stretching a floating (poly) line over the reef marked at 1 m intervals. Then under each interval you determine the linear dimension of all components you can reach. The chain link of a known size is the easiest way to do this. You count the number of links of all components under each meter length and you get a summed value of meters of reef per linear meter. This Spatial Index (SI) is thus expressed as m/m. My work in Jamaica and St. Croix (Steneck 1994) had 4 and 2.75 m/m at 3 and 10 m respectively in 1978 (the value dropped to 1.5 and 1.25 in 1982 after Hurricane Allen). St. Croix had around 2 and 1.5 m/m for 3 and 10 m respectively in 1988. Obviously a featureless pavement will have a value of 1 m/m. Refs: Rogers, C. S., Gilnack, M., Fits, H. C. 1983. Monitoring of coral reefs with linear transects: a study of storm damage. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 66: 285 - 300. Steneck, R. S. 1994. Is herbivore loss more damaging to reefs than hurricanes? Case studies from two Caribbean reef systems (1978 - 1988). pp 220 - 226. In: Ginsburg RN (ed) Proc Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards, and History, 1993. Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Cheers, Bob Steneck ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 27 15:51:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA04474; Wed, 27 May 1998 15:51:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA04973; Wed, 27 May 1998 15:53:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004943; Wed, 27 May 98 15:52:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA26084; Wed, 27 May 1998 19:16:19 GMT Message-Id: <199805271916.TAA26084@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 08:45:27 -1000 To: Caroly Shumway , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Rick Grigg Subject: Re: rugosity index for habitat complexity Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 245 Dear Ms. Shumway, A reference in which a rugosity index is described can be found in: Grigg, R.W. 1994. Effects of sewage discharge, fishing pressure and habitat complexity on coral ecosystems and reef fishes in Hawaii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 103:25-34. See page 27. R. Grigg From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat May 27 21:13:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA06191; Wed, 27 May 1998 21:13:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA12850; Wed, 27 May 1998 21:16:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012844; Wed, 27 May 98 21:15:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA27686; Thu, 28 May 1998 00:34:07 GMT Received: from engine2.netlink.net.mv by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA27681; Wed, 27 May 1998 20:34:00 -0400 Received: from LOCALNAME ([202.1.193.73]) by engine2.netlink.net.mv (post.office MTA v1.9.3 ID# 0-16330) with SMTP id AAA2647; Thu, 28 May 1998 05:24:24 +0500 Message-ID: <356D5751.4267@dhivehinet.net.mv> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 05:23:45 -0700 From: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv (William Allison) X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02E-KIT (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cshumway@bu.edu, cashumway@aol.com CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: rugosity index for habitat complexity References: <199805271217.MAA23957@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> 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: 246 Hello Caroly and others, The chain method is beguiling but consider that two very different habitat scales may produce the same index value. A section of reef with complex, small-scale topographic variation (e.g., a section of Synarea rus) might produce the same "rugosity" value as a section with a simpler pattern but larger scale variation (e.g., a few large Porites colonies sitting on hardground). Another approach involves measuring the vertical distance from a horizontal line to substratum at intervals along the line - tie a weight to a tape measure. A sensitive depth gauge might do the trick too depending on your precision needs. This approach doesn't necessarily pick up complexity but might if you played with the intervals used. You might find the following useful: McCormick, M. (1994). Comparison of field methods for measuring surface topography and their associations with a tropical reef fish assemblage. MEPS 112: 87-96. What you use will depend on your info needs and the time and effort you can or will expend. Good luck, its not a simple question. Bill -- William (Bill) R. Allison Coral Reef Research and Management Ma. Maadheli Majeedhee Magu Male 20-03 MALDIVES ph 960 32 9667 (direct) fx 960 32 6884 (voice, fax) e-mail: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 28 00:06:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA06734; Thu, 28 May 1998 00:06:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA14009; Thu, 28 May 1998 00:08:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014005; Thu, 28 May 98 00:08:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA28400; Thu, 28 May 1998 03:27:07 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA28394; Wed, 27 May 1998 23:27:02 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1049 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626320-16602>; Thu, 28 May 1998 11:20:35 +0800 Message-ID: <356CD8C0.D7963216@ust.hk> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 11:23:44 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Recipients of coral-list Subject: Re: rugosity index for habitat complexity References: <199805271655.MAA25234@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> 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: 247 Depending on the scale that you are interested in, another approach may be useful. Attach a downloadable dive computer such as the Aladin Pro to a stick and as you move along your transect line hold the stick so that the computer follows the substrate relief. The relief map can then be printed out and stored as a standard file. This is supposed to be accurate to +/- 10 cm. You need to check the speed of the computer logger -- the Aladin Pro is set to log at a 20 second interval and if this is too slow, it might be possible to request the manufacturer to reset it to a faster recording speed. -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Reef Check website: www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun May 28 05:03:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA07244; Thu, 28 May 1998 05:03:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA16092; Thu, 28 May 1998 05:05:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016088; Thu, 28 May 98 05:05:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA29281; Thu, 28 May 1998 08:08:22 GMT Received: from mbox.wins.uva.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA29275; Thu, 28 May 1998 04:08:17 -0400 Received: from lek.wins.uva.nl by mbox.wins.uva.nl with ESMTP (sendmail 8.8.7/config 8.5). id KAA04336; Thu, 28 May 1998 10:02:57 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from localhost by lek.wins.uva.nl (sendmail 8.8.7/config 8.5). id KAA26655; Thu, 28 May 1998 10:02:56 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199805280802.KAA26655@lek.wins.uva.nl> From: jaapk@wins.uva.nl (Jaap Kaandorp) X-Organisation: Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands X-Phone: +31 20 525 7463 X-Fax: +31 20 525 7490 Subject: rugosity index for habitat complexity To: cshumway@bio.bu.edu Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:02:55 +0200 (MET DST) Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 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: 248 Dear Caroly Shumway, A very suitable method (at least from a theoretical point of view, I do not know if it is a very practical method in your case) to estimate the degree of rugosity of a coral reef might be to measure the degree of space- or plane filling of the reef. This can be done by analyzing the fractal dimensions of photographs of the reef. The advantage of this method is that you determine scale invariant properties, which can be directly related to biological or physical properties of the reef. There is one reference in which this method was applied in coral reefs: Bradbury, R.H. and R.E. Reichelt, Fractal dimension of a coral reef at ecological scales, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.10(2):169-172, 1983. There are many references available in which this method was used to study the shape of individual organisms or objects from physics: M. Obert, Microbial growth patterns: fractal and kinetic characteristics of patterns generated by a computer model to simulate fungal growth, Fractals 1:354-374, 1993 E. Sander and L.M. Sander and R.M. Ziff, Fractals and fractal correlations Computers in Physics 8(4):420-425, 1994 J.A. Kaandorp, Analysis and synthesis of radiate accretive growth in three dimensions, J. Theor. Biol. 175:39-55, 1995 J.A. Kaandorp, C. Lowe, D. Frenkel and P.M.A. Sloot, The effect of nutrient diffusion and flow on coral morphology, Phys. Rev. Lett.77(11):2328-2331, 1996 Best regards, Jaap Kaandorp Jaap Kaandorp Parallel Scientific Computing and Simulation Group Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics & Astronomy University of Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 1098 SJ Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 5257539 / +31 20 5257463 email: jaapk@wins.uva.nl fax: +31 20 5257490 URL: http://www.wins.uva.nl/research/pscs/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 29 11:39:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24167; Fri, 29 May 1998 11:37:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA09667; Fri, 29 May 1998 11:39:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009661; Fri, 29 May 98 11:39:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06513; Fri, 29 May 1998 13:32:38 GMT Received: from axil.eureka.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA06507; Fri, 29 May 1998 09:31:54 -0400 From: reefmonitor@eureka.lk Received: from hkyxztrz ([206.152.141.83]) by axil.eureka.lk (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-17670) with SMTP id AAB22472; Fri, 29 May 1998 07:31:34 -0600 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980529142819.00f4febc@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, 29 May 1998 19:28:19 +0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching in South Asia Cc: rohanart@bom3.vsnl.net.in, corneil@unigoa.ernet.in, Abdulla Naseer , g.grice@unesco.org, c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au, ucbtcem@ucl.ac.uk, arjan@nara.ac.lk, damon@frontier.mailbox.co.uk, suki@eureka.lk, dugong@md2.vsnl.net.in, reefwatch@usa.ne, bobpkcc@md2.vsnl.net.in, ioimas@md2.vsnl.net.in, wafar@csnio.ren.nic.in, lata@csnio.ren.nic.in, vhoon@hotmail.com, oddfish@slt.lk, rpeacock@netcomuk.co.uk, Sheila Vergara , ewood@globalnet.co.uk, Hollandczm@aol.com, a.halford@aims.gov.au, pmbcnet@phuket.ksc.co.th, john_baldwin@gbrmpa.gov.au, pd_sacep@eureka.lk, goreau@bestweb.net, lacadives@hotmail.com, Jose Dominic Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 249 Notice from the South Asia Regional Office of the GLOBAL CORAL REEF MONITORING NETWORK (GCRMN South Asia). CORAL BLEACHING IN SOUTH ASIA Below are a few preliminary reports of bleaching in the South Asia region and some notes on near-future plans for assessing and documenting the same. 1. MALDIVES Bleaching in Maldives appears to have been relatively severe in the short-term though there are reportedly already signs of partial recovery. At a recent GCRMN South Asia methods training workshop at Bandos Island in north Male Atoll a limited quantitative exercise was run on the local house-reef on May 12th using LITs. Mean percentages of hard corals wholly or partially bleached on our transects were around 80% on the back reef down to around 45% at 10m on the reef slope. Personal observations indicated that at 20-30m on the reef slope at least 30-40% of hard coral colonies looked to be at least partially affected. A rapid one day assessment in mid-May by Dr Danny Elder on behalf of the Ministry for Planning, Human Resources and Environment confirmed these figures are more or less representative of North Male Atoll as a whole. No assessments by coral reef specialists are yet known to have been conducted in other atolls, but reports to the Marine Research Section in Male from atoll offices and local sea-plane operators indicate that highs level of bleaching have occurred throughout the Maldives. Recovery? William Allison spent the third week in May in South Male and Vaavu Atolls, both south of North Male Atoll. He did not witness the original extent of bleaching at these sites but suspects some recovery is beginning to take place, possibly as a result of currents from the SW monsoon causing upwelling of cooler water on the south and west sides of atolls. Porites spp. appear to be recovering best (or least affected?). Many acroporids appears to have suffered mortality however. 2. SRI LANKA A similar picture is emerging on the SW coast of Sri Lanka. Prof. Suki Ekaratne and co-workers of Colombo University have studied and reported over 70% bleaching at Hikkaduwa Marine Sanctuary, beginning from around the 10th of April, 1998. Bleaching impacts on a number of coral spp. were recorded photographically continuing from work ongoing over several months at Hikkaduwa. A paper has been prepared. Photographs taken by Arjan Rajasuriya of the National Aquatic Resources Agency (NARA) on around 25th April at Hikkaduwa appear to confirm bleaching in excess of 80% on the reef flat - there is no reef slope as such at Hikkaduwa. Rajasuriya also observed bleaching earlier in the year in Jan/Feb on deeper offshore reefs off Colombo, in particular Goniopora colonies and a large tract of soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). In general though he notes that soft corals appear to have resisted bleaching better than Scleractinia during the recent major event. The Sri Lanka Sub-Aqua Club reported that all hard coral colonies on a sparsely colonised reef at Wellawatte on the south coast were bleached. An informal report from a tourist diver on the NE coast of Sri Lanka (Trincolamalee) in early May on the other hand did not notice any bleaching effects, though he was not specifically looking out for them. It could be he isn't very observant. Local aquarium fish collectors on the SE coast (Battilacoa) reported noticeable bleaching at lower depths (around 20m) in mid-May, so it may be that the NE has also been impacted by now. These two reports are only semi-reliable. 3. INDIA Dr Syed Ismail Koya of the Dept of Science, Technology and Environment in Lakshadweep participated in the GCRMN training workshop in the Maldives in early May and now reports that bleaching at Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep appears similar to what he witnessed in the Maldives, but perhaps somewhat less severe. Sea conditions are too rough for quantitative survey work at present. Rohan Arthur visited the Gulf of Kutch on the northerly Gujarat coast in early-mid May. He has not yet analysed data from random quadrats but the qualitative assessment is that bleaching varied between 10-30%. Bleaching may yet worsen as warm water progresses north. Worth noting that corals in Gulf of Kutch are not representative of other Indian or regional reefs; their northerly location aside, corals there are severely stressed by turbidity, sedimenation and probably hydrocarbon pollution. 4. FUTURE MONITORING PLANS The SW monsoon will make it difficult to get into the water in many areas but a number of in-water assessments are planned. To aid comparability, we are encouraging researchers primarily to rely on LITs for local quantification of bleaching. In Maldives, the Marine Research Section, the Environment Research Unit, William Allison and Danny Elder have all indicated they will try to get into the field over the coming month or so and record quantitative or semi-quantitative data. A group from UK associated with the Dunstanlab, College of Charleston, South Carolina is also planning to visit Maldives in July/August. In Sri Lanka, Dr Suki Ekaratne is continuing bleaching assessment work at Hikkaduwa with regular photography-backed studies on tagged corals. A short paper reporting reef bleaching has already been prepared. NARA is planning to visit several sites on the SW coast during the coming 10 days or so, and possibly the east coast within the next month, to conduct LIT surveys. Arjan Rajasuriya (of NARA) will repeat photograph the Hikkaduwa reef to assess recovery of tagged colonies. Ruhuna University's Dept of Fisheries Biology plans to monitor bleaching of Polhena reef on the south coast. In India, Rohan Arthur hopes to visit Lakshadweep in June but may be thwarted by the weather. GCRMN is supporting a pilot monitoring exercise in Lakshadweep with Goa University in September to collect detailed baseline data at Agatti Island. The National Institute of Oceanography plan to begin a monitoring programme at Chetlat Island later in the year. Dr K Venkataraman at the Marine Biological Station, Zoological Survey of India and Dr AK Kumararguru at Madurai-Kamaraj University plan to co-ordinate LIT surveys in the Gulf of Mannar and Dr Soundararajan will continue ongoing LIT surveys in the Andamans during June/July. GCRMN aims to compile an integrated report on bleaching in the South Asia region as soon as information becomes available - by end of July at the earliest. The material will also be included in the regional review paper to be presented at ITMEMS in Townsville in November this year. PLEASE NOTE: IF ANYONE IS PLANNING TO VISIT THE REGION EITHER TO CONDUCT RESEARCH OR AS A DIVING TOURIST I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF THEY COULD CONTACT ME AT DETAILS BELOW, PREFERABLY BEFOREHAND, BUT CERTAINLY AFTERWARDS IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON THE STATE OF ANY REEFS THEY MAY VISIT. WE WILL INCLUDE ANY INFO. IN FUTURE REGIONAL REPORTS ON THIS LIST. THANK YOU. Will also be glad to faciliatate contact between coral-listers and South Asia regional researchers, some do not have e-mail access. Regards -------------- Jason Rubens Regional Co-ordinator GCRMN South Asia IOC-UNESCO/ UNEP/ IUCN 48 Vajira Road Colombo 5 Sri Lanka Tel: + 94 74 511166 Fax: + 94 1 580202 GCRMN South Asia is supported by DFID, UK From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon May 29 18:34:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA28387; Fri, 29 May 1998 18:34:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA26591; Fri, 29 May 1998 18:36:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026580; Fri, 29 May 98 18:35:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA08501; Fri, 29 May 1998 21:55:25 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA08496; Fri, 29 May 1998 17:55:20 -0400 Received: from damsel.bu.edu (DAMSEL.BU.EDU [128.197.80.199]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id RAA20914; Fri, 29 May 1998 17:49:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980529215632.00a5d948@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: kava@bio.bu.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 17:56:32 -0400 To: fish-sci@segate.sunet.se, fish-ecology@helios.ulpgc.es, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Kathryn Kavanagh Subject: DNA degradation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 250 I'm hoping someone can help me with a DNA problem, or refer me to someone who might help: We have been trying to isolate DNA from the pomacentrid fish _Acanthochromis polyacanthus_. Both frozen tissue and fin clips from live fish have produced highly-degraded DNA, using a typical lysis/prot.K/phenol/chloroform method of isolation. The fin clip tissue was prepared immediately so there was not much time for degradation. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be causing this problem? Has anyone experienced a similar problem? Any clues are greatly appreciated!! _______________________________________________________________ Kathryn Kavanagh, Ph.D. Research Associate email: kava@bu.edu Department of Biology office telephone:(617) 353-6992 Boston University lab telephone: (617) 353-6965 5 Cummington St. fax: (617) 353-6340 Boston, MA 02215 USA ________________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed May 31 21:59:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA05437; Sun, 31 May 1998 21:59:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA22730; Sun, 31 May 1998 22:01:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022724; Sun, 31 May 98 22:01:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA19050; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 00:46:00 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA19045; Sun, 31 May 1998 20:45:55 -0400 Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.43.62]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 581-49008U190000L190000S0) with SMTP id AAA10950 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 08:40:03 +0800 Message-ID: <3570A94B.EF1@tm.net.my> Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 08:50:19 +0800 From: DBaker Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0GoldC-NSCP (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Red Tide Syndrome 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: 251 Hello Coral-Lers, Can anyone point me to data/pubs about any aspects of red tide correlating with high nutrient coastal waters..and coral bleaching? Is there any type of correlation? High nutrient loads => weaker coral/zoxx relationship? Looking forward to replies. Regards, Don Baker The Reef Project Sabah, Malaysia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 1 08:58:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA07965; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 08:58:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02721; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:00:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002709; Mon, 1 Jun 98 09:00:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA21557; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:24:31 GMT Message-Id: <199806011224.MAA21557@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 19:21:34 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: zakai david Subject: Coral Beach Nature Reserve at Eilat Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 252 I need help concerning a walkway that is constructed along the coast line of Coral Beach Nature Reserve at Eilat, Israel. One of the problems with it is light. Do anyone have any experience with such a project?? What are the points that have to be addressed so the effects of light will have a minimal damage? Are there any recommended wave lengths or light Intensity that do not disturb biological processes on the reef?? Thanks for your time and effort, David. ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 1 23:22:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA18418; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:22:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA12844; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 23:24:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012818; Mon, 1 Jun 98 23:23:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA25358; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 02:39:50 GMT Received: from psych.Stanford.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA25353; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:39:45 -0400 Received: from [36.121.1.152] (mola.Stanford.EDU [36.121.1.152]) by psych.Stanford.EDU (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA11547 for ; Mon, 1 Jun 1998 19:34:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 19:36:14 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Hans Hofmann Subject: fish food measurments Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 253 Hello, I am planning a field trip to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where I want to study the behavior of certain cichlid fish. Since I am new to the water and to fish (I used to work on crickets) I was wondering if anyone can help me with the following problem: I'd like to measure and compare the food content at different locations of a given habitat (near the shore and in shore pools). The fish I am interested in is Astatotilapia/Haplochromis burtoni. They eat detritus, insects and everything that is not too big. Do I measure plankton and assume this is a good monitor? Is light transmission a good indicator? What about the food on the ground? Any hints are greatly appreciated! Thank you! Hans Hofmann * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hans Hofmann Stanford University Department of Psychology Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420 Stanford, CA 94305-2130 phone: (650) 725-6362 (work) 366-4837 (home) fax: 723-0881 e-mail: hans@psych.stanford.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 2 09:57:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA22814; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:57:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA26820; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:59:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026800; Tue, 2 Jun 98 09:59:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA27846; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:10:04 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA27841; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:09:56 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA18488 for ; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:01:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 2 Jun 1998 09:06:09 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: NSF International Announcements To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 JAA22814 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 254 Subject: Time: 9:00 AM NSF International Announcements Date: 6/2/98 FYI. Please contact the people listed in the message as I am only forwarding this off of a bulletin board. Mark -------------------------------------- From: NSF Custom News Service Subj: NSF Program Deadlines Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 12:04:38 -0400 June 15, 1998-- U.S.-France Cooperative Science Program. Annual Deadline for U.S. Proposals to NSF. (Brochure NSF 96-14.) Supports cooperative research and joint workshops. A French collaborator must submit a parallel proposal to the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) by June 15, 1998. Contact Ms.Rose Bader Gombay in the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1702, or by e-mail, rgombay@nsf.gov. [P.T.34,42; K.W.0112045.] U.S.-Germany Cooperative Research Co-Sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Annual Deadline. (Brochure NSF 96-14.) Supports cooperative research and joint workshops with researchers at German universities. A German collaborator must submit a parallel proposal to the DAAD. Contact Dr. Mark Suskin in the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1702, or by e-mail, msuskin@nsf.gov. [P.T.26,34; K.W.0112050.] U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research and Joint Seminars. Annual Deadline. (Brochure NSF 96-14.) This program accepts proposals for cooperative research projects and joint seminar activities. Contact the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1701, or by e-mail, jkpinfo@nsf.gov. [P.T.34,42; K.W.0112070.] July 1, 1998-- U.S.-Korea Cooperative Science Program. Annual Deadline. (Brochure NSF 96-14.) Supports cooperative research and joint seminars. A Korean collaborator must submit a parallel proposal to the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF). Contact the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1701, or by e-mail, jkpinfo@nsf.gov. [P.T.34; K.W.0112074.] September 1, 1998-- Cooperative Activities with Africa, the Near East, and South Asia. Semi-Annual Deadline. (Brochure NSF 96-14.) Cooperative research and joint workshops involving partners in countries in these regions, and dissertation enhancement proposals (for fieldwork at a site in most of these countries). Support for planning visits is limited, and proposed visits should be discussed with the program manager prior to submission. Request for support of an international collaborative activity may be included as an integral part of proposals to Foundation-wide programs such as POWRE, CAREER, and REU, and such proposals should be submitted to those programs at their respective deadlines. Contact the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1707, or by e-mail, tlbutler@nsf.gov. A component of this program is the U.S.-India Cooperative Research activity. NSF's new joint program with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) supports the linkage costs for cooperative research projects and workshops that meet NSF and DST criteria. Proposals must be submitted simultaneously to DST by the Indian collaborator and to NSF by the U.S. researcher. Contact Dr. Marjorie Lueck in the Division of International Programs by phone, 306-1707, or by e-mail, mlueck@nsf.gov. [P.T.34,40,42;K.W.0101000,0103000,0103003,0103007,0112 061.] From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 2 11:37:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA25977; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA02659; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:39:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002577; Tue, 2 Jun 98 11:38:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA28271; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 14:47:34 GMT Received: from server2.cwjamaica.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA28265; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:47:23 -0400 Received: from internet.compaq (port006.toj.com [204.117.176.106]) by server2.cwjamaica.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA21212 for ; Tue, 2 Jun 1998 09:40:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980602094419.006af170@mail.toj.com> X-Sender: avk.uneprcuja@mail.toj.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 09:44:19 -0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri Subject: Symposium reminder 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 LAA25977 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 255 Dear Coral listers: This is the second reminder for the ITMEMS Symposium in Australia in November 1998. If interested please read and in particular for tentative participants from the Wider Caribbean Region: ICRI: Reminder on ITMEMS As you are probably aware the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium (ITMEMS) will be held in Townsville, Australia, 23-26 November 1988 ITMEMS will provide a forum for the review and evaluation of the implementation of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). The review will be conducted within a framework of the four ICRI cornerstones: Integrated Management, Capacity Building, Monitoring and Review. The Symposium will also provide an opportunity to identify shortcomings in the global ICRI strategy and for delegates to give guidance to the Secretariat and ICRI partners on the future direction of the initiative. ITMEMS will complement the International Coral Reef Symposia (ICRS, which take place every four years) by bringing together coral reef management practitioners and policy makers from around the world to discuss their concerns. The Symposium structure is designed to meet the particular needs of management. It is based around the priority issues and needs for conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs and associated ecosystems as identified through the ICRI process. These will provide the focus for a series of interactive, action-oriented workshops that are designed to share practical experiences and draw lessons through case study examples from around the world. The capacity of tropical marine ecosystem managers and policy makers to develop and implement management initiatives for coral reefs and associated ecosystems will be enhanced through this process. ITMEMS will make a major contribution to ocean management in 1998 and will be one of the premier events during the United Nations International Year of the Ocean. Symposium Objectives To review actions taken to date on a global and regional basis to implement the objectives of ICRI as outlined in the Call to Action and Framework for Action To identify gaps in the global approach of ICRI to stop the degradation of coral reefs and related ecosystems To provide direction for the future implementation of ICRI To share experiences and lessons amongst coral reef managers and policy makers of recent developments in the conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs and related ecosystems. Results An understanding of progress made since the Dumaguete City workshop to stop the global degradation of coral reefs A renewed commitment on a continuing global basis, to apply the four ICRI elements: Integrated Management, Capacity Building, Monitoring and Review Enhanced capacity to develop and implement coral reef management initiatives. Products Symposium documentation, including status reports and case study examples from each of the ICRI regions Working Group summaries of lessons learned and future challenges arising from the case studies An agreed action statement and communique for ICRI global direction over the next four years. Participation from the Wider Caribbean UNEP's Regional Co-ordinating Unit for the Caribbean Environment Programme as regional contact point for ICRI is assisting in coordinating regional participation at ITMEMS and securing funding for this purpose. If you are interested in attending and/or in presenting a case study from the region please contact: Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri, UNEP, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica, Ph (876) 922-9267, Fax (876) 922-9292, Email: avk.uneprcuja@toj.com For further information on ITMEMS contact: Symposium Management Company HARVEY EVENTS GROUP PTY LTD P.O. Box 1811 Attkenvale Qld 4814 Australia Telephone: (61) 0747715755 Facsimilie: (61) 0747715455 ICRI Web: http;//www.gbrmpa.gov.au/~icri/secretariat/itmems From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 3 09:12:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07787; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 09:12:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA13759; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 09:14:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013706; Wed, 3 Jun 98 09:13:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04285; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 12:16:33 GMT Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 12:16:33 GMT Message-Id: <199806031216.MAA04285@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Maria To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Marine Protected Areas Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 256 Hi coral-listers, I am looking for information about any GOOD conferences or workshops that anyone might know about on the subject of Marine Protected Areas, with a coral reef slant. Any info most gratefully received. Thanks. My email is mariam@ap.net.hk. Regards Maria -- ------------------------------------ Maria Milicich, PhD Rm 902, Kai Wong Commercial Building, 222-226 Queens Rd Central, Sheung Wan Hong Kong Ph: (852) 2543 4550 Fax: (852) 2543 4550 Mobile: 93020053 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 4 03:06:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA17651; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 03:06:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA26863; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 03:08:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026857; Thu, 4 Jun 98 03:08:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA08509; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 06:27:47 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA08504; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 02:27:37 -0400 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 OAA27604 for ; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 14:16:03 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 5 Jun 98 01:24:13 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 5 Jun 98 01:23:53 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 5 Jun 98 01:23:47 +0700 From: "COREMAP BAPPEDA TK.I RIAU" To: Cc: <-@ns2.wasantara.net.id> Subject: Underwater Exhibition Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 11:09:23 +0700 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 Message-ID: <37656F03DF@pbaru.wasantara.net.id> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 257 To : Coral listings In order to comemorate and celebrate The International Year of Ocean 1998 and The National Environmental Day 1998, We are the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) First Level Planning and Development Board of Riau Province, Sumatera, Indonesia will conduct the Underwater Exhibition with Themes " Monetary Crisis Not Reason To Conserve Nature " in Pekanbaru, Riau June 1998. The Exhibition will present the underwater ecosystem such as coral reef, fish etc. And we will present all of activities that close related to the water resources. And in order to riches of the material that will be presented to community , we need your help to send your literature or others such foto, posters, compact disc (CD) and video about underwater living. We need help from all concern parties. Hope you read this message, and decide something to help us. Thank's for your attention. Best regards, WIJAYANTO Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project (COREMAP) First Level Planning and Development Board of Riau Province. Jln. Cut Nya' Dhien Pekanbaru - Riau Sumatera - Indonesia crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id rutc@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 4 12:59:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03158; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:58:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA14604; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 13:01:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014556; Thu, 4 Jun 98 13:00:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA10733; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:08:55 GMT Received: from hil-img-10.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA10728; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:08:49 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by hil-img-10.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.11) id MAA25747; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:01:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:01:31 -0400 From: Simon Wilson <106422.2221@compuserve.com> Subject: Bleaching in Southern Arabia To: Coral List Cc: "(unknown)" , Alan Strong - Bleaching , Reef Monitor Message-ID: <199806041201_MC2-3F29-7F9B@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA03158 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 258 BLEACHING IN DHOFAR PROVINCE, SOUTHERN OMAN, ARABIAN SEA BACKGROUND The greatest development of coral communities along this mainland coast of southern Oman occur at the Mirbat peninsular centred at Rahaa (N16 56.6 E054 48.3) where incipient fringing reefs have formed. Elsewhere in Dhofar, coral communities grow on rocky substrates without accreting reef framework. This region is affected by intense upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water during the SE monsoon season between June and September when surface temperatures drop as low as 18. The Dhofar region supports the greatest diversity of corals in Oman waters, where a total of 42 genera are known to occur. BLEACHING Extensive bleaching was observed at eight sites around the Mirbat peninsula between 22nd and 26th May 1998 just prior to the onset of the SE monsoon season. Recorded surface sea water temperatures at these sites varied between 29.5 and 31.5C. Approximately 40 kilometres to the east at Sudh (approx N16 59.5 E055 10.5) surface sea water temperature was recorded at 25C during the same period. No bleaching was observed at this site or any other site (N=6) in this area where surface seawater temperatures varied between 25 and 25.5C. Genera affected included Acropora, Porites, Favia, Favites, Goniopora, Coscinarea, Pavona, Montipora, Pocillopora, Leptastrea, Cyphastrea and Stylophora. Water depths to a maximum of 5 metres were surveyed. Stylophora appears to be one of the most abundant of coral genera growing in shallow waters (1-2 metres depth) in the area. All colonies of this genus were found to be bleached. Between 75% and 95% of all other coral genera observed were bleached. 50% of large colonies (>1m diameter) of Porites were partially bleached. Epiphytic algal growth was observed on recently dead Porites, Acropora and Cyphastrea colonies. Approximately 95% of coral colonies examined were still living despite the expulsion of zooxanthellae. No bleaching has been observed or reported in the Muscat Area, Gulf of Oman (N23 37.7 E058 34.9, approx 1000km to the NE) where surface seawater temperatures at 2 sites on 4th June were recorded as 30.5 and 30 C. Robert Baldwin and Simon Wilson PO Box 2531 CPO 111 Seeb OMAN From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 5 16:54:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA12393; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:54:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA07039; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:56:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007020; Fri, 5 Jun 98 16:55:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA02145; Tue, 5 May 1998 19:57:30 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA02140; Tue, 5 May 1998 15:57:26 -0400 Received: from [131.182.242.89] (usgcrp89.usgcrp.gov [131.182.242.89]) by earth.usgcrp.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA06047; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 14:51:42 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:04:45 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) Subject: June 11th US Global Change Research Program Seminar: "Development of Asian Mega-Cities: Environmental, Economic, Social, and Health Implications" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 259 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Development of Asian Mega-Cities: Environmental, Economic, Social, and Health Implications What are the current and projected trends in Asian mega-cities with respect to greenhouse gas emissions, ground-level ozone pollution, energy use, sulfur dioxide aerosols, and population in the next 20, 50, and 100 years? Should air pollution and climate change be treated as separate issues? How much of a risk does air pollution currently pose to human health in Asia? What are the prospects for the future? Are there an array of cost-effective options available to simultaneously address the issues of human-induced climate change and air pollution? Public Invited Thursday, June 11, 1998, 3:15-4:45 PM NEW LOCATION - Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 628, Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION Dr. Jack A. Kaye, Manager, Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling and Analysis Program, Office of Earth Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC SPEAKERS Dr. Gregory R. Carmichael, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Co-Director of the Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland, Recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA OVERVIEW Asia and, in particular, Asian mega-cities, are some of the most dynamic and diverse regions of the world. As the poorer regions strive to catch up to the more developed ones, the environment is often caught in the middle, and in some cases given cursory attention. Awareness is mounting of the need for cooperation at local, regional, and international levels in addressing many of Asia's environmental problems, because Asian development will have profound impacts on the environment, in Asia and well beyond. Fueled by high population growth and vibrant economies, energy consumption in Asia currently represents ~20% of the world total, and it is estimated that its share will grow to 30% by 2015. Because fossil fuels will provide much of this energy, emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants such as sulfur and nitrogen oxides and particulates are projected to dramatically increase. During 1990-1996, total energy-related carbon emissions in East Asia grew at an average rate of 4.5% per year compared to the world average of 0.6% per year. Over the last two decades, China's SO2 (sulfur dioxide) emissions have grown by more than a factor of three, and this trend is expected to continue, with Asia-wide emissions projected to increase by another factor of two to three between now and 2020. Asian Development and the Environment The impacts of Asia's growth in emissions will have wide-ranging consequences. Acid precipitation is an illustrative example. China's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) recently released a report indicating that economic losses due to acid rain damage to forests and farmland are now estimated at $13.25 billion annually, five times higher than initially assessed in 1996. The long range transport and fate of pollutants away from Asia is an area of increasing scientific interest and political concern because countries are receiving increasing amounts of pollutants from neighboring and even distant countries. The recent episodes of severe smoke and haze throughout Southeast Asia underscore this point. Another key dynamic in Asia is the urban environment. As subsistence workers migrate from rural areas to the cities in search of relief, urban populations are growing faster than the national averages. Asia presently has ~1 billion urban dwellers, and this number is expected to rise to nearly 3 billion in 2025. The ten Mega Cities (populations greater than 10 million) will then account for ~40% of their country's GNP (gross national product). Though reliable monitoring and health effects data are lacking in many cases, indications are that damage to human health and well-being from poor air quality (both in and out of doors) is extensive. Without strong intervention the situation will inevitably worsen. The emissions of chlorofluorocarbons and carbon dioxide contribute to well known global atmospheric problems. However, when local pollution problems are numerous enough, they can grow to create global problems. The increase in tropospheric ozone (low- or ground-level ozone) concentrations provides a particularly clear example of this globalization of pollution. The basic ingredients in the formation of ozone in the urban atmosphere are now well-established: partially-burned hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and sunlight. The motorization of urban environments all around the world has produced local smog, including ground-level ozone, in hundreds of cities. Ozone formation continues in the urban plumes extending downwind from the cities in which emissions occur, until the components are diluted below critical concentration levels. However, when the dilution has not been completed by the time the plume enters the next city, the pollution is converted from a local problem into a regional problem. The growth in emissions in eastern Asia, in particular, has now advanced so that the regional problems are coalescing further into zonal problems affecting all locations within a particular latitude zone, e.g., between 25 degrees N and 50 degrees N latitudes. A similar zonal problem exists in the southern hemisphere, driven largely by the extensive burning there of forests and agricultural wastes. While projections based on current growth and present environmental protection and practices paint a very pessimistic picture, the growth in emissions in Asia will most certainly not follow these projections. There has already been a (temporary) downturn in several of the "Tiger" economies (with the result that growth in regional carbon emissions may slow to 2% in 1998) and countries such as China are introducing experimental emission control systems and are beginning to establish regulations to more aggressively curb emissions of some pollutants. There are also ways to decouple energy growth from economic and population growth. Economic growth will not be equal across economic sectors, and the energy-intensive industrial sector is projected to grow less rapidly than the service sector, which has lighter energy demands. Growth in the transportation sector in Asia is very rapid, and, as a result, photochemical smog problems in Asian cities are on the rise. Without intervention the contribution of motor vehicles to energy use and emissions will rise dramatically. Energy efficiency improvements are also important. In Asia, it is estimated that energy efficiency has the potential to reduce the growth in energy use and emissions in 2020 by 30%; even with these improvements in energy efficiency emissions will still double by the year 2020. Efficient, low-polluting technologies for the combustion of fossil fuels and for the treatment of effluent gases offer a substantial opportunity over the next 20 to 30 years to help meet the expanding energy needs and to help limit the environmental damage. The use of advanced control technologies, for example, could reduce the emissions of SO-2 below current levels, albeit at high cost (~$90 billion annually). The pressing environmental problems of urban pollution and climate change in Asia are closely linked problems sharing common causes and solutions. The fact that air pollution problems and greenhouse gas emissions arise largely from fossil fuel combustion and the important role of aerosols in both air pollution and climate change are illustrative examples. In Asia, it will be particularly important to develop energy/emissions policies which recognize the need for near-term benefits and that choices made in changing energy usage may have different climate change and health outcomes. In the urban environments of Asia, efforts to reduce emissions and to use less energy can have significant health benefits at rather low per capita costs ($10 to $50 per person protected). From a health perspective the benefits of a one-ton reduction in particulate emissions from household stoves are estimated to be at least 40 times greater than those from coal-fired power plants. Furthermore, shifting from coal fired power plants to natural gas has larger health benefits than climate benefits, while shifting from coal power to hydroelectric results in the same percentage reduction in health effects and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. There are a variety of steps that can be taken to help reduce the environmental impacts of Asian development. While no single action will be sufficient, the diversity of Asia offers substantial potential for improvement by focusing strategies on specific fuels, technologies, economic sectors, emission sources and ecologically sensitive ecosystems. The expansion and replacement of the energy infrastructure that will be required to meet projected Asian development also offers great opportunities to implement these strategies. The differences in cost-effective emission reductions in Asia (e.g., $3,600 per ton of SO2 reduced in Japan and $400-$500 per ton in China) also offer a mechanism for the region as a whole, for coordinating emission control strategies. Biographies Dr. Gregory R. Carmichael is a professor in the Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, and is Co-Director of the Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research at the University of Iowa. His main research interests are the development and application of models for the analysis of long-range transport of acidic and photochemical pollutants on urban, regional and global scales. He has worked extensively on issues of long range transport of pollutants in Asia, and the impact of Asian development on the environment. He has received support for his work on Asia from the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, NOAA (Global Change Program), DOE, The World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Dr. Carmichael has over 120 refereed journal publications, serves on numerous editorial boards, is past chair of the American Meteorological Society's Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry, and serves as a consultant to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on issues related to Asia. He is presently working with WMO on issues related to the recent Indonesian forest fires and acid deposition. Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland is the Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Irvine, where he arrived in 1964 as the first chair of the Department of Chemistry. Since 1994, Dr. Rowland has also been serving as the elected Foreign Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences. Prior to his arrival at UC-Irvine, Dr. Rowland had held faculty positions at Princeton University and the University of Kansas. He earned his bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago. More than 50 scientists have received Ph.D. degrees under his direction. Dr. Rowland's research specialty is atmospheric chemistry and radiochemistry. With colleague Dr. Mario Molina, he was the first scientist to warn that chlorofluorocarbons released into the atmosphere were depleting the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer. Research on CFCs and stratospheric ozone eventually led, in 1987, to the United Nations Montreal Protocol, the first international agreement for controlling and ameliorating environmental damage to the global atmosphere. The terms of the Montreal Protocol were later strengthened in 1992 to attain a complete phaseout of further CFC production by the year 1996. Dr. Rowland has also been investigating the impact of methane gas (CH-4) on the atmosphere. Methane is another potent greenhouse gas whose atmospheric concentration has doubled in the past two centuries. Presently, Dr. Rowland's research group is investigating the hydrocarbon and halocarbon composition of the atmosphere both from aircraft in remote locations and on the surface in heavily polluted cities. Dr. Rowland is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1983, he and Dr. Molina received both the Tyler World Prize in Ecology and Energy, and the Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology of the American Chemical Society. In 1987, Dr. Rowland received the Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievements in Health, and in 1988, he was made a member of the Global 500, the Honor Roll of the United Nations Environment Programme. In 1989, he received the Japan Prize in Environmental Science and Technology, and in 1994 he received the Albert Einstein Prize of the World Cultural Council. From 1991-1993, he served successive one-year terms as President-Elect, President, and Chairman of the Board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1993 Dr. Rowland was awarded the American Chemical Society's Peter Debye Medal in Physical Chemistry, and in 1994, he was awarded the Roger Revelle Medal of the American Geophysical Union. In 1995, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Mario Molina and Paul Crutzen. The Next Seminar is tentatively scheduled for Monday, July 20, 1998 Planned Topic: Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol: Historic Trends, Present Status, and Future Projections. 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 Tue Jun 6 22:48:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA17306; Sat, 6 Jun 1998 22:48:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA24593; Sat, 6 Jun 1998 22:50:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024587; Sat, 6 Jun 98 22:50:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA02259; Thu, 7 May 1998 01:25:44 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA02254; Wed, 6 May 1998 21:25:40 -0400 Received: from hal.conch.net by isurus.mote.org with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.92 #2) id m0yiUGL-0011Q9C; Sat, 6 Jun 1998 21:28:45 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 21:31:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Erich Mueller To: FISH-SCI list , Coral List , Marbio List Subject: Tortugas Ecological Reserve 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 260 Dear colleagues with an interest in the Dry Tortugas, As you may be aware, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has begun the process of establishing an Ecological Reserve (no take) in the Dry Tortugas area. This would extend beyond the Dry Tortugas N.P., most likely in the Tortugas Bank area. As a member of the Tortugas 2000 Working Group representing the research community (by virtue of a similar mandate on teh Sanctuary Advisory Council), I would like to solicit input from those interested in this process, especially those who have worked, or plan to, in this area. I would appreciate hearing your thoughts and ideas concerning the Reserve such as areas that would be particularly valuable to include. For example, fish spawning areas or critical habitat. There are no "lines on the map" yet and this is your opportunity to have input into the Reserve definition. The location of research sites is of great interest along with a brief desciption of work done there. If you feel that any locations are particularly sensitive and should NOT be generally disclosed, please indicate that and such information will be treated accordingly. Thank you for your consideration, Erich Mueller <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center Email: emueller@mote.org P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 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 Wed Jun 7 15:58:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19060; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 15:58:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA02591; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 16:00:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002587; Sun, 7 Jun 98 16:00:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01842; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 18:26:08 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA01837; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:26:00 -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 OAA18842 for ; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:25:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA01895; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:27:30 -0400 Received: from smtp1.erols.com(207.172.3.234) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001886; Sun, 7 Jun 98 14:27:15 -0400 Received: from erols.com (207-172-34-73.s10.as10.rkv.erols.com [207.172.34.73]) by smtp1.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA01049 for ; Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:26:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <357ADB13.2FCBE108@erols.com> Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 14:25:23 -0400 From: John Ware Organization: SeaServices, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: What is a coral reef? 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: 261 Dear Coral Listers, I am in the process of collecting definitions of the term 'coral reef' or the more restrictive term: 'tropical coral reef'. Clearly this is a problem that has bothered coral-reef people for years and most of the time we simply ignore it. The subject came up briefly in Boston, and we really don't seem to have any reasonable definition. I think that, if I can collect enough definitions from enough people, I may be able to form a 'membership' function based on ideas and concepts taken from fuzzy logic. This would allow one to evaluate some object and compute its membership in the class of objects which we would call 'coral reefs' or 'tropical coral reefs'. The membership function would range from 0 (not even a little bit like a coral reef) to 1 (a bona fide, real-life, absolutely-no-question) coral reef. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with their particular definition, or definitions which they have found in the literature. (For example, your definition might be a syllogism: I am a coral-reef scientist. The things I study are coral reefs. Therefore, this thing I am studying is a coral reef.) It would be nice (but not necessary) if the definitions included some quantitative attribute, for example size, calcification rate, species composition or some such. I don't mean that I am looking for numbers, just things that are potentially quantifiable. If I receive sufficient responses, I will provide a digest of definitions to the list. Thanks in advance. Please respond directly to: jware@erols.com John Ware SeaServices, Inc. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 8 10:40:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA23304; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:40:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18634; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:43:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018599; Mon, 8 Jun 98 10:42:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA05540; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 12:51:08 GMT Message-Id: <199806081251.MAA05540@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:50:32 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "E.P.H.E." Subject: Student Travel Award Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 262 Announcement : I.S.R.S. STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD PROGRAM (STAP) At the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, held in Panama 24-28 June 1996, the Council of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) approved a - STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD PROGRAM ( STAP) for the South (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Bangladesh) and South East Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) area. Awards for other reef areas may also be provided in future years. The ISRS European meeting, to be held in Perpignan, France, 1-4 September 1998 has been selected as the first meeting to receive travel funds under the STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD PROGRAM (STAP) STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD PROGRAM (STAP) ANNOUNCEMENT : A- Round trip airfare (up to US $1200) will be covered by ISRS, with student food/lodging/fees covered by the meeting host. B- Applicants must respond by 10th July 1998 to meeting host and include abstract of oral paper or poster (no more than 500 words, including presentation title, name of author and address) that will be presented at the meeting. C- Applicants should also arrange for two letters of recommendation from their major professors relative to their graduate student status and active current involvement with coral reef research in the field and/or laboratory. Such letters also to reach meeting host no later than 10th July 1998. D- For this first ISRS Travel Award, only the students from the South (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Bangladesh) and South East Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) area can apply. E- Please answer to the meeting host : Rene GALZIN Convenor ISRS European Meeting Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Universit=E9 de Perpignan 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France Telephone : (33) 4 68 66 20 55 Fax : (33) 4 68 50 36 86 Email : epheconf@univ-perp.fr Thank you, Rene GALZIN Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Universit=E9 de Perpignan 52, Av. de Villeneuve 66860 - Perpignan Cedex FRANCE Tel. : (33) 4 68 66 20 55 Fax : (33) 4 68 50 36 86 e-mail : epheconf@univ-perp.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 8 21:04:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA02273; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:03:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA14360; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:06:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014355; Mon, 8 Jun 98 21:05:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA08108; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:22:02 GMT Received: from oj.rsmas.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA08103; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:21:58 -0400 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Received: from gnsbrg.rsmas.miami.edu (gnsbrg.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.103.80]) by oj.rsmas.miami.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA18268 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:22:34 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980608192538.008965f0@oj.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: ginsburg@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 19:25:38 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral 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: 263 >From: "Patrick Mitchell-Jones" >Organization: CDS Group >Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:16:11 +0000 >Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral >Reply-to: patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk >X-Confirm-Reading-To: patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk > > >Whilst diving in the Maldives (North Ari Atoll) recently, I >commented on the large number of 'Blue' and Blue tipped' coral >growths which have previously been white/cream. Some appeared to be >turning pale blue from the tip downwards, others had patches of blue. > These coral colonies appeared to be random (various depths and >sites) and not limited to a single species. The local dive rep stated >that he had been informed that these corals went blue prior to death. >If this is the case, there are a large number of deaths about to >take place! I suspect that the colouration is more to do with the >lifecycle of the polyps, perhaps their spawning but I have been >unable to find any informatiion on this. Can you provide any? > >Many thanks in anticipation, > > >Patrick Mitchell-Jones. >patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk 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 Thu Jun 8 22:17:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA02529; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:17:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15292; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:19:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015288; Mon, 8 Jun 98 22:18:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA08478; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:12:06 GMT Received: from netcom13.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA08473; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:12:02 -0400 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom13.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id SAA01155; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:12:59 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:12:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral To: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980608192538.008965f0@oj.rsmas.miami.edu> 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: 264 Host autofluorescent pigments (some of which are blue) are more easily observed when the symbiotic dinoflagellate population of the coral is reduced, as in "bleaching" from high temperature or high irradiance. This is one possible explaination for the observation. There may be others. > >Whilst diving in the Maldives (North Ari Atoll) recently, I > >commented on the large number of 'Blue' and Blue tipped' coral > >growths which have previously been white/cream. Some appeared to be > >turning pale blue from the tip downwards, others had patches of blue. > >Patrick Mitchell-Jones. > >patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk > > Robert N. Ginsburg From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 8 22:21:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA02582; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:21:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA15337; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:23:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015331; Mon, 8 Jun 98 22:22:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA08550; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:29:18 GMT Received: from psych.Stanford.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA08544; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:29:14 -0400 Received: from [36.121.0.225] (rdf.Stanford.EDU [36.121.0.225]) by psych.Stanford.EDU (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA17923 for ; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:30:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 18:32:02 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Hans Hofmann Subject: spectrometer Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 265 Hello, We are planning a field trip to Lake Tanganyika in Africa where we want to study the behavior of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia/Haplochromis burtoni. Since we would like to measure and compare light spectra at different sites of the habitat and in varying water depths, we are contemplating on renting/borrowing an underwater spectroradiometer (ca. 350 to 700 nm, up to 10 m water depth). Any hints are greatly appreciated. Thank you! Hans Hofmann * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hans Hofmann Stanford University Department of Psychology Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420 Stanford, CA 94305-2130 phone: (650) 725-6362 (work) 366-4837 (home) fax: 723-0881 e-mail: hans@psych.stanford.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 01:52:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA03412; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:52:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA17019; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:55:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017013; Tue, 9 Jun 98 01:54:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA09156; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 04:36:05 GMT Received: from axil.eureka.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA09150; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:35:55 -0400 From: reefmonitor@eureka.lk Received: from hkyxztrz ([206.152.141.81]) by axil.eureka.lk (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-17670) with SMTP id AAB6041; Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:42:33 -0600 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980609053856.0071f9d8@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: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 10:38:56 +0500 To: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 266 Regarding the 'blue' colouration you observed in corals in the Maldives - we have observed this a lot recently in association with the extensive bleaching over the past two months. It seems likely that the bluish colour is the residual colour of the polyp tissue after zooxanthellae have been expelled. If so, mortality in these corals is not necessarily a foregone conclusion as your dive rep suggested. We hope to be able to report rates of mortality/recovery following bleaching at sites in Maldives and Sri Lanka within a few weeks. Sincerely, -------------- Jason Rubens Regional Co-ordinator GCRMN South Asia 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 Jun 9 04:18:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA03904; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 04:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA18113; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 04:20:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018108; Tue, 9 Jun 98 04:20:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA09641; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 07:07:13 GMT Received: from Raven.und.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA09635; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 03:06:59 -0400 Received: from mtp.unp.ac.za (pmbintra.cc.unp.ac.za [143.128.64.91]) by Raven.und.ac.za (8.8.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA15538 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:07:41 +0200 (SAT) Received: from UNP-Message_Server by mtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 09 Jun 1998 09:09:42 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 09:09:23 +0200 From: "Jan Korrubel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: cbingman@netcom.com Subject: 'Blue' coral -Reply Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 267 Dear fellow coral'lers, >> Patrick Mitchell-Jones wrote: >> >> Whilst diving in the Maldives (North Ari Atoll) recently, I >> commented on the large number of 'Blue' and Blue tipped' coral >> growths which have previously been white/cream. Some appeared to >> be turning pale blue from the tip downwards, others had patches >> of blue. > Craig Bingman replied: > > Host autofluorescent pigments (some of which are blue) are more > easily observed when the symbiotic dinoflagellate population of the > coral is reduced, as in "bleaching" from high temperature or high > irradiance. > > This is one possible explaination for the observation. There may be > others. I would be most interested to hear more about this. While diving in Sodwana Bay (northern east coast of South Africa) very recently (last week), we too observed this "blue phenomenon". As mentioned above, the blue can be light in colour or very bright, affecting the entire colony. In addition to the blue, we also noticed numerous _Porites_ colonies with a luminescent/flourescent pink border - can this be attributed to the same phenomenon? Jan Korrubel Michael Samways Invertebrate Conservation Research Center University of Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 08:33:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA05771; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:33:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA22966; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:35:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022944; Tue, 9 Jun 98 08:35:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA10602; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:49:23 GMT Received: from relay.kacst.edu.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA10596; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 07:49:12 -0400 Received: from ns1.kfupm.edu.sa ([198.77.102.26]) by relay.kacst.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA08324; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:40:57 -0300 (GMT) Received: from dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.33.198]) by ns1.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA104742; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:37:31 +0300 Received: from yusef ([196.15.34.83]) by dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA39770; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:44:09 +0300 Message-ID: <357D2109.A18B34CB@kfupm.edu.sa> Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:48:25 +0300 From: Yusef Fadlalla X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jan Korrubel CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral -Reply X-Priority: 3 (Normal) 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: 268 > Dear fellow coral'lers, > > >> Patrick Mitchell-Jones wrote: > >> > >> Whilst diving in the Maldives (North Ari Atoll) recently, I > >> commented on the large number of 'Blue' and Blue tipped' coral > >> growths which have previously been white/cream. Some appeared to > >> be turning pale blue from the tip downwards, others had patches > >> of blue. > > > Craig Bingman replied: > > > > Host autofluorescent pigments (some of which are blue) are more > > easily observed when the symbiotic dinoflagellate population of the > > coral is reduced, as in "bleaching" from high temperature or high > > irradiance. > > > > This is one possible explaination for the observation. There may be > > > others. > Jan Korrubel added: > >I would be most interested to hear more about this. While diving in > >Sodwana Bay (northern east coast of South Africa) very recently (last > > >week), we too observed this "blue phenomenon". As mentioned above, > >the blue can be light in colour or very bright, affecting the entire > >colony. > > >In addition to the blue, we also noticed numerous _Porites_ colonies > >with a luminescent/flourescent pink border - can this be attributed > to > >the same phenomenon? > > In the Gulf (Saudi Arabia) we at first (many years ago) thought that a species of Porites (cf compressa) had no less than five different color morphs, including blue and pink. We are now certain that these colors appear under stressing conditions (extreme cold or warm waters). Colonies of Porites in the Gulf normally appear brown/beige/drab yellow. When they apparently lose their algal symbionts, these same colonies would appear either bright off-white (light tissue pigmentation) or bright off-white with the blue or pink hues that have been described by other observers. In the majority of occurrences, the corals suffer limited or no mortality and would eventually recover their typical brown colors. Yusef Fadlallah Research Institute King Fahd University Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 08:35:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA05818; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:35:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA23062; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:37:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023015; Tue, 9 Jun 98 08:36:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA10656; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:04:54 GMT Received: from norway.it.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA10651; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:04:50 -0400 Received: from [38.26.14.25] (ip25.an3-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.14.25]) by norway.it.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA29665 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 05:05:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 05:05:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Epizootic? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 269 Reguarding the Blue and Pink Pigment. Is it possible that you are seeing the Porites Ring/Blotch Disease. Sort of a raised increased mass of tissue above the normal tissue line (hyperplasia?) forming a Blotch of bluish pink ring?? This ring develops into a depressed lesion on the tops as well as the base or sides. This is what we are noticing at most of the sites we dived in the Philippines. Laurie Ramundo of Cornell University has also observed similar lesions on Porites sp. at her study sites, although her photos reveal white blotchs or spots during the early signs. Our observations were made outside of bleaching events. Reports of this syndrome have been coming in in the past 12 months, while in Papaua New Guinea after the 95 bleaching event the Porites seemed in perfect health. The soft coral Gonipora sp.will also exhibit this blue pigmentation on the tops of the polyps, while the rest of the tissue is white, is this also due to BLEACHING and the LOSS of zooxanthellae?? We will be back in PNG this Aug. to monitor and re-collect data from those same sites. Thanks, James M. Cervino ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 11:35:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA00607; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:35:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA00967; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:37:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000944; Tue, 9 Jun 98 11:37:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11528; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:49:19 GMT Received: from cnve.rz.uni-jena.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA11523; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:49:13 -0400 Received: from fsuj02.rz.uni-jena.de (root@fsuj02.rz.uni-jena.de [141.35.2.16]) by cnve.rz.uni-jena.de (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA07009 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:50:15 +0200 (MESZ) Received: from [141.35.168.79] ([141.35.168.79]) by fsuj02.rz.uni-jena.de (8.7.1/8.6.10) with ESMTP id QAA01829 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:50:10 +0200 (MESZ) X-Sender: urifrank@pop.dds.nl Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:48:45 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Uri Frank Subject: Blue corals Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 270 Dear Coral Listers, The described phenomenon of "blue corals" were observed in the northern Red Sea by T. Lieberman, N. Shashar, I. Brickner, B. Rinkevich and myself in "stressed" areas of the following species: Acropora eurystoma, A. hemprichi, A. hyacintus, A. scandens, Cyphastrea chalcidicum, Fungia sp, and Porites sp.. It may probably occur in other species as well, but there it is masked by other pigments.Y. Barki observed Nephthea planulae turning pink shortly before they died. We have experimentally "stressed" colonies of the above species by inflicting superficial tissue lesions and by putting colony fragments into contact with intra- and interspecific counterparts. Reddish-purple colorations of the involved areas were evident several weeks till months later. This coloration was observed also around barnacles (in C. chalcidicum), at the adge of the colonies' feet, near growing tubeworms (e.g. Spirobranchus giganteus) and in tissues flanking naturally occurring lesions. Furthermore, during algal blooms in the spring, many colonies turned blue-purple. As mentioned by Y. Fadlalla, this phenomenon usually does not cause partial or complete mortality of the corals and disappears. We tried to extract the pigment using polar and non-polar solvents, unfortunately without success. TEM preparations of "blue" tissues did not reveal any unequivocal findings. The pigment is very stable even after drying the samples. They remain blue for years. The pigment is definitely in the tissues and not in the skeletons, as water-pick treatment completely removes it. Corals do not exhibit this blue clorations in the Caribbean as far as I know. -Uri Frank ********************************** Uri Frank Zoolocical Institute University of Jena 1 Erbert St. 07743 Jena Germany Phone:+49-3641-949161/6 Fax:+49-3641-949162 http://www.zoo.uni-jena.de/~frank ********************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 11:38:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA00717; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:38:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01182; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:40:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001168; Tue, 9 Jun 98 11:40:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11513; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:45:43 GMT Received: from Raven.und.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA11501; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:44:23 -0400 Received: from mtp.unp.ac.za (pmbintra.cc.unp.ac.za [143.128.64.91]) by Raven.und.ac.za (8.8.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA28709 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:45:14 +0200 (SAT) Received: from UNP-Message_Server by mtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Tue, 09 Jun 1998 16:47:11 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 16:47:04 +0200 From: "Jan Korrubel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: 'Blue' and pink corals -Reply and suggestion...... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 271 On the blue coral issue, Yusef Fadlalla had this to say: In the Gulf (Saudi Arabia) we at first (many years ago) thought that a species of Porites (cf compressa) had no less than five different color morphs, including blue and pink. We are now certain that these colors appear under stressing conditions (extreme cold or warm waters). >> OK - I can extend my knowledge to encompass _some_ of the instances of the blue corals I saw to believe in tissue colouration (there certainly seems to be signs of bleaching going on or recently having taken place in the Sodwana Bay area). This is why I initially asked for more information as some of the _Montipora_ colonies I saw exhibited (light) blue polyps when fully extended. But only some of the instances - others were just 'too blue'....how come it's never been seen before? >> Also, w.r.t. the pink colouration - when I say pink, I mean PINK. Jeez, it was lumo-deluxe. I have never seen anything like it in nature. The _Porites_ colonies didn't seem to be too affected by it. I am therefore also not (yet) convinced by James Cervino's suggestion of Ring Disease. >> Anybody else that made reports of strange colourations take any photos at the time?? We sure did, but I can't comment on how the pics turned out as yet as I haven't seen the results (keeping my fingers crossed). Perhaps we can setup a common "bulletin board" to check out each others pics....??? How's about a page at the CHAMP site or a page at Harry McCarty and Esther Peters' Coral Disease Site at . Cheers, Jan Korrubel Michael Samways Invertebrate Conservation Research Centre University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 11:51:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA01079; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:51:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01727; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:53:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001713; Tue, 9 Jun 98 11:53:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11568; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 14:59:59 GMT Received: from umailsrv2.umd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA11563; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:59:55 -0400 Received: from umail.umd.edu (umail.umd.edu [128.8.10.28]) by umailsrv2.umd.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA24774 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:57:27 -0400 Message-Id: <199806091457.KAA24774@umailsrv2.umd.edu> Date: Tue, 09 Jun 98 10:57 EDT From: Deborah_G_DANAHER@umail.umd.edu (dd76) Subject: smurf coral To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 272 Folks who regularly dive the Caribbean have probably seen Siderastrea spp. that, when bleached, have a blue (Smurf blue, if you will) tone as opposed to whitish appearance like many other corals that have lost their symbionts for whatever reason. In fact, it seems reasonable to suggest that coral species which have been less frequently seen to bleach are probably species which carry a high animal pigment load. As a result, they would be less likely to be labled 'bleached' until zoox loss was very significant. Deborah Danaher Univ of Maryland dd76@umail.umd.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 12:06:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA01257; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:06:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02608; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:08:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002571; Tue, 9 Jun 98 12:08:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA11731; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:22:07 GMT Received: from umailsrv2.umd.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA11725; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:22:03 -0400 Received: from umail.umd.edu (umail.umd.edu [128.8.10.28]) by umailsrv2.umd.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id LAA25763 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:19:23 -0400 Resent-Message-Id: <199806091519.LAA25763@umailsrv2.umd.edu> Message-Id: <199806091519.LAA25763@umailsrv2.umd.edu> Resent-Date: Tue, 09 Jun 98 11:19 EDT Resent-From: Deborah_G_DANAHER@umail.umd.edu (dd76) Resent-To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 09 Jun 98 11:18 EDT From: Deborah_G_DANAHER@umail.umd.edu (dd76) Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral -Reply To: "Jan Korrubel" cc: cbingman@netcom.com In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 273 ----------- Begin Forwarded Message ------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jun 98 11:18 EDT From: Deborah_G_DANAHER@umail.umd.edu (dd76) Subject: Re: 'Blue' coral -Reply To: "Jan Korrubel" cc: cbingman@netcom.com In-Reply-To: I've observed this phenomenon in Porites app. as well as Agaricia spp. at several sites around the Caribbean including the silty Red Bouy area of Discovery Bay, but most notably off the Habana City waterfront. I was fortunate to have been able to dive there in 1995. The reef profile along the waterfron is low relief spur 'n groove, with long narrow spurs running a long, low gradient down and leveling at 30 m or so. All of the pollution in Cuba is confined to river outflows and the underwater scene on the waterfront is like a war zone. Few living corals shallower that about 20 m, but happier reef relief deeper than that. The Porites and Agaricids are stunning with their flourescent pink edges that I believe represent bacterial associations flourishing in the high nutrient load. I've also worked extensively with the Caribbean Mussids which are the most dramatically pigmented corals in the region. I've regularly observed flourescent pigments in them and have several samples fixed in prep for TEM to see if bacterial populations are localized intra/intercellularly. But I don't currently hav funding for this. Deborah Danaher dd76@umail.umd.edu >In addition to the blue, we also noticed numerous _Porites_ >with a luminescent/flourescent pink border - can this be attributed to >the same phenomenon? > >Jan Korrubel >Michael Samways > >------------ End Forwarded Message ------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 13:13:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA03121; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:12:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA05959; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:15:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005928; Tue, 9 Jun 98 13:14:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA12033; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:37:00 GMT Received: from goliath.cnnet.clu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA12028; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:36:45 -0400 Received: from localhost (l823836@localhost) by goliath.cnnet.clu.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA04780; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:48:12 -0400 Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:48:12 -0400 (AST) From: Hernandez Edwin A To: Patrick.Mitchell-Jones@cds-group.com cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Blue" corals 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: 274 During a mild bleaching event ocurred in the eastern coast of the island of Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea (approx. 18N, 65W) during 1992, I observed a 60 cm diameter colony of Siderastrea siderea with a pale grey coloration and showing nearly round 5 cm diameter blue spots. This ocurred at Candelero Beach, Humacao, at 1.5 m depth. The coral recovered its normal color within two months approximately. By that moment, I was told by the late Dr. Carlos Goenaga (University of Puerto Rico, Dept. Biology, Mayaguez Campus) that he did also see several colonies of S. siderea showing similar blue spots. During a routine dive on September 1997, while monitoring coral reefs at Cayo Diablo, a small key located at 11 km off NE Puerto Rico, within the boundaries of La Cordillera Natural Reserve, I saw two colonies 70-80 cm in diameter of S. siderea showing a similar pattern as described above. The interesting aspect of that event was that the colonies first started showing a pale coloration. Two weeks later they became even more paler (pale grey) and were showing these blue tones. Both of them receovered their normal color. This also happened during a mild bleaching event which affected several other scleractinians and Millepora. Both coral heads were located at approx. 7 m in depth. By the end of April and early May of this year we detected what appears to be the early signs of a bleaching event. Some S. siderea colonies have started to become pale within or very close to one of our monitoring quadrat grids in Culebra Island, located 27 km off eastern Puerto Rico. However, there were no signs of blue tones. These are located at depths ranging from 4 to 8 m. I'm not sure where do this blue color comes from but I suspect it might be a kind of residual color of the polyp tissue following the loss of zooxanthellae or the loss of other pigments. Particularly, it would be interesting to study the possibility that this might be due to autofluorescent pigments????? These are fairly common in deep water colonies and their basic job is to convert deep blue and purple wavelengths (common at deeper habitats) to other wavelengths that can be readily used by zooxanthellae (just as if the corals were living in shallower environments). Are these pigments more resistant to bleaching??? This should be something very interesting to document. Please, keep me posted on this. Good luck! Sincerley, Edwin A. Hernandez University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reef Research Group P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 9 23:13:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA06024; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:13:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA25214; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:15:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025196; Tue, 9 Jun 98 23:15:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA14468; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 02:17:58 GMT Received: from stormy.ibl.bm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA14463; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 22:17:54 -0400 Received: from [199.172.252.78] ([199.172.252.201]) by stormy.ibl.bm (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 0-42646U11000L11000S0) with ESMTP id AAA1098 for ; Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:18:48 -0400 X-Sender: kbb@mail.ibl.bm Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Keep Bermuda Beautiful Subject: zooxanthellae expulsion Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:18:48 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 275 Dear Coral listers, Like all of you, I have read much mail and literature about expulsion during bleaching. I have two questions: 1. Range of tollerance for zoos. Who is looking into this area? Briefly, what has been discovered? 2. Is expulsion the correct term? Are we looking at death due to temperature increase and phagocytosis by the host? I'd like to run some very basic experiments in this area for a course I'm currently in and would appreciate any references to ongoing studies or papers in the area. Thanks and kind regards, Vanese Flood PS please reply directly to kbb@ibl.bm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 10 09:57:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04252; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:57:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07380; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 10:00:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007315; Wed, 10 Jun 98 09:59:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA16712; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:04:34 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA16707; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:04:30 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA19202 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:02:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 10 Jun 1998 09:07:34 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Blue Coral Photos To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 JAA04252 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 276 Subject: Time: 7:55 AM Blue Coral Photos Date: 6/10/98 As many people have indicated, corals frequently take on this blue coloration when bleached or partially bleached. I have seen this in the Caribbean and Pacific. Such blue coloration is continuous or semi-continuous across the colony, not the blotch or ring type of blue coloration described by Dr. Cervino. I have seen that in both Carribean and Pacific corals as well. We recently observed this in some Porites lobata colonies in Panama. Photos of a large (ca. 2m) P. lobata that had turned entirely blue can be found at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/98bleaching/uvam98.html The story on the bleaching event along with many photos is found at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/98bleaching Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:22:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07527; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:22:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03652; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:25:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003641; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:24:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01067; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:07:42 GMT Message-Id: <199806161007.KAA01067@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:45:12 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: abaker@rsmas.miami.edu (Andrew Baker) Subject: Not all blue corals are blue... Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 277 Hello blue-coral-listers Just a quick note to say that some bleached corals, for example Siderastrea siderea in the Caribbean, appear blue when they are observed on the reef. However, if you take any photos with a strobe, or bring the corals out of the water, they are in fact pink. This observation probably does not apply to all the blue coral discussion in the last 24 hours, but I think it certainly applies to some cases. Its interesting to me that the same two colors appear to be cropping up in our discussions: blue and pink (or purple, which I think might just reflect higher concentrations of the (animal) pigment). I wonder how many of our observations have been made in full sunlight - might some of the variation we are reporting simply be an outcome of the differential attenuation of wavelengths with depth? Andrew ****************************************************************************** Andrew Baker Division of Marine Biology & Fisheries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149, USA Voice: +1 (305) 361 4145 Fax: +1 (305) 361 4600 Email: abaker@rsmas.miami.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:22:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07541; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:22:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03654; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:25:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003642; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:24:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA00974; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:00:44 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA00968; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:00:38 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:00:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: AOML & CHAMP computers down 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: 278 Greetings Coral-Listers, Unfortunately, all computing facilities at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories, NOAA, were down from June 10 until late yesterday. Hence, all Coral Health and Monitoring Programs (CHAMP) sponsored activities, including coral-list; the Web pages for CHAMP, the Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment, and the Globabl Coral Reef Monitoring Network; the SEAKEYS/C-MAN data acquisition program, and the Coral Reef Early Warning System were inoperable. We extend our apologies for any inconvenience. Things should be back to normal today. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:24:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07591; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:24:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03751; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:27:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003743; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:27:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01125; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:10:05 GMT Message-Id: <199806161010.KAA01125@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Rodrigo Garza-Perez" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Blue Coral in Alacranes Reef!! Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:20:00 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 279 Hi corallers!! I just read the Blue Coral posts... and yes as a metter of fact i=B4ve always wondered why those corals were blue... since the pictures in the field handbooks weren=B4t like that... i think the coral in the pic is a porites... but not sure... for checking out the pic go to the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2754/alacranes.htm if can=B4t get direct connection try without the /alacranes.htm there=B4s a link for the alacranes reef in mexico... sorry if the websites is a bit scarce but i=B4m in the process of building it up... Oh! the pic is in the second pege of the alacranes pages. and the direct link for the pic is: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2754/morecoral.jpg as a note the Hue in the pic is not very good BUT the coral IS blue!! the pic was taken last year around august... hope you like it!! Biologo Marino J. Rodrigo Garza P. Biologo Marino Joaquin Rodrigo Garza Perez Mexico e mail: wetsuit@hotmail.com rodgarza@pibil.finred.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:25:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07627; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:25:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03820; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:28:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003800; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:27:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01232; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:19:37 GMT Message-Id: <199806161019.KAA01232@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:00:28 -0700 From: Keith Hammond To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CORAL REEF ACTION ATLAS Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 280 Hi Jim, Thanks again for posting my photo request to your listserv; the response was great. I'd like to thank everyone who replied -- I've just updated the final CORAL REEF ACTION ATLAS with some three dozen photos, most of them from scientists who responded to your posting. So now I'd like to invite everyone on the list to check out the Action Atlas at http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/ and let me know your opinions. As lay journalists, we would really appreciate the "peer review" of you experts. We'll be revising the Atlas periodically, so any feedback you can provide will be most helpful. Thanks again and good luck to all who are working to save the coral reefs. Keith Hammond ______________________________________________________________ Keith Hammond Mother Jones magazine News Editor 731 Market Street, Suite 600 The MoJo Wire San Francisco, CA 94103 www.motherjones.com (415) 665-6637, fax -6696 ______________________________________________________________ "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:26:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07673; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:26:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03866; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:29:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003856; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:28:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA00947; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:58:33 GMT Received: from dnsman.OCE.ORST.EDU by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA00942; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 05:58:28 -0400 Received: from nancy.OCE.ORST.EDU (nancy.OCE.ORST.EDU [128.193.64.119]) by dnsman.OCE.ORST.EDU (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA01773 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:26:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from pkylstra@localhost) by nancy.OCE.ORST.EDU (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA28159; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:26:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:26:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Pam Kylstra To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: International Coral Conference 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: 281 Hello All, About a week ago there was a posting regarding an international coral conference to be held in France. Included in the posting was information on travel and accommodation awards for students from SE Asia. I inadvertently deleted the message and cannot retrieve it. Any information would be most appreciated. Thank You, Pam ******************************************************************************** Pam Kylstra Marine Resource Management College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences 104 Ocean Admin Building Corvallis, Oregon 97331 office: (541)737-2359 email: pkylstra@oce.orst.edu ******************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:28:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA07722; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:28:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA03949; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:31:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003932; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:30:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01253; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:20:55 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA01240; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:20:41 -0400 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 RAA16447; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:29:33 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 14 Jun 98 04:38:06 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 14 Jun 98 04:37:31 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.186) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 14 Jun 98 04:37:26 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: Cc: Subject: Used Tires as artificial reef Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:19:44 +0700 Message-ID: <01bd96ac$677c90c0$LocalHost@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580" 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: 282 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear coral listers, I am looking for opinion or advise about usage or impact of used tires = for artificial reef. a. Is there any impact if the artificial reef seatled in 100 metres away = from reef ? b. Is there any impact if the articial reef seatled at sand flate. c. Is there any programmes in Coremap related to artificial reef. d. Is there any influence to the dead coral (DC) if the artificial reef = seatled on it. Thank you for your respons, FADIL NANDILA crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear coral=20 listers,
 
I am looking for = opinion or=20 advise about usage or impact of used tires for artificial = reef.
 
a. Is there any = impact if the=20 artificial reef seatled in 100 metres away from reef ?
b. Is there any = impact if the=20 articial reef seatled at sand flate.
c. Is there any = programmes in=20 Coremap related to artificial reef.
d. Is there any influence to the dead coral = (DC) if the=20 artificial reef seatled on it.
 
Thank you for your=20 respons,
 
 
FADIL=20 NANDILA
crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.= net.id
 
------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 07:45:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA08188; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:45:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA04287; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:48:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004283; Tue, 16 Jun 98 07:48:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01431; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:42:44 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA01426; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:42:36 -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 WAA06787 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:16:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA08486; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:18:39 -0400 Received: from bio.bu.edu(128.197.80.4) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008477; Sat, 13 Jun 98 22:18:28 -0400 Received: from localhost (lesk@localhost) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id PAA15802; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:33:38 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:33:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Les Kaufman To: John Ware cc: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: What is a coral reef? In-Reply-To: <357ADB13.2FCBE108@erols.com> 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: 283 Hi, John. I think there are two ways to go on this. 1. The honest way. A coral reef is a bioherm in which the plurality of active calcification is attributable to scleractinians. 2. The more useful way. A coral reef is a bioherm in which scleractinians are a conspicuous element. Either of these sorts of definitions allows us to include most of what your average reef scientist would consider working on, to be subdivided later. It may continue to offend algologists, however. 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 Fri Jun 16 07:58:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA08454; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:58:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04608; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:01:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004601; Tue, 16 Jun 98 08:00:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA01442; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:44:03 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA01437; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:43:59 -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 UAA01687 for ; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:44:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA05250; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 20:46:56 -0400 Received: from tor-smtp2.netcom.ca(207.181.101.101) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005238; Sat, 13 Jun 98 20:46:30 -0400 Received: from Howzit.turtles.org (trt-on7-21.netcom.ca [207.181.82.149]) by tor-smtp2.netcom.ca (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7) with SMTP id UAA27786 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 20:20:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980612201841.00e70150@pop.vex.net> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 20:18:42 -0400 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Seeking environmental information... 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: 284 Hi Coral Researchers, Hope you are well. I am a layperson who is fortunate enough to dive with the same group of sea turtles every summer at a place called Honokowai, West Maui. In just two weeks we will see them again. Some friends we have known all the way back to 1989-90. These include Kaula ("The Seer") who we first sighted in 1989, and Nui ("Big"), Aikane ("Friendly"), Tutu ("grandmother") all from 1990. It turned out Tutu was a bit of a misnomer. She only LOOKED old! Since 1990 we has made three nesting migrations. She is one of four tagged females we have come to know. When any of these four turtles aren't sighted after two weeks we ask the National Marine Fisheries Service where they put them. We are reassured by this agency the ladies are in fact nesting at the French Frigate Shoals. Over the ten summers we have dived at our location we have identified about 250 turtles. About 75% of these were sick with a disease called fibropapilloma. Of the turtles we regard as "regulars" the prevalence jumps to 90%. I hope this establishes my reason for hanging around your CORAL-L mailing list. I believe the high prevalence of disease at our dive site is the result of environmental conditions there. Just recently I read a paper about fibropapilloma in Indonesia. Turtles captured from two places tended to have higher incidence of this disease. The first, Jakarta I don't have to ask about. Jakarta Bay is like the poster child of reef degradation. The other place mentioned was Surabaya (112' to 115'E, 6' to 8'S). I tried surfing the Net for information and have a pretty good idea of general conditions of reefs around Indonesia. ("Approximately 60% of Indonesia's population lives in coastal areas. Their impact on the marine ecosystem derives from both the removal of resources and the introduction of increasing quantities of sewage and industrial pollution." Major Indonesian marine resource management issues include the growth in mining of coral reefs and the over exploitation of living coral sites; the increase in phosphate, nitrate and sediment loading of marine estuaries from upstream intensive paddy cultivation;") What I need now is information about the corals and reefs around Surabaya specifically. I would appreciate any environmental information you can provide or email addressed of the researchers studying this area. Many thanks ---------------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Email: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Malama na honu V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "She is the size, shape and color of a large boulder. Her shell alone is over a yard long, remarkably smooth and flecked with small patches of barnacles and a few threads of green algae. For once the common name lacks the grace of the scientific one. 'Green sea turtle' is blandly descriptive. 'Chelonia mydas' fairly sings." \ / --Osha Gray Davidson / \ / \ The Enchanted Braid /__| V |__\ Turtle Trax CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FFS TAGGING PROGRAM From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 08:01:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA08549; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:01:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04670; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:04:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004662; Tue, 16 Jun 98 08:04:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA01554; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:07:50 GMT Received: from pp2.shef.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA01549; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:07:38 -0400 Received: from ashopton.shef.ac.uk [143.167.27.253] by pp2.shef.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0yltbG-0004hC-00; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:08:26 +0100 Received: from ASHOPTON/SpoolDir by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 12:08:27 +0100 Received: from SpoolDir by ASHOPTON (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 12:08:14 +0100 From: "Peter J. Mumby" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:08:11 +0100 Subject: recipe for marine cement? Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.42a) Message-ID: <16E1AD34532@ashopton.shef.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 285 Dear Coral-listers Does anyone have a recipe for marine cement - e.g. for attaching field equipment underwater? Many thanks Peter ------------------------------------------------ Dr Peter J. Mumby Research Fellow Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN United Kingdom tel: + 44 (0)114 222 7970 fax: + 44 (0)114 279 7912 e-mail: p.j.mumby@sheffield.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 08:17:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA08734; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:17:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05134; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:19:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005127; Tue, 16 Jun 98 08:19:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA01725; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:27:48 GMT Received: from post.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA01720; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:27:41 -0400 Received: from (cdstecsv.demon.co.uk) [158.152.62.212] by post.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #2) id 0yltun-0003GJ-00; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:28:37 +0000 Received: from CENTRAL/SpoolDir by cdstecsv.demon.co.uk (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 12:32:40 +0000 Received: from SpoolDir by CENTRAL (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 12:32:27 +0000 From: "Patrick Mitchell-Jones" Organization: CDS Group To: Coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:32:09 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Blue Corals in the Maldives Reply-to: patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk CC: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv X-Confirm-Reading-To: patmj@cdstecsv.demon.co.uk X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.54) Message-ID: <11E3BD84BFB@cds-group.com> 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 IAA08734 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 286 Many thanks to you all for the responses to my query regarding 'Blue Coral'. I have read all replies and would add the following: - The most noticeable colour is indeed an iridescent pale blue which is almost translucent up close. I suppose that it does look like the colour in the polyps themselves rather than the usual opaque coloration of the corals. I noticed the blue, a purple blue and some pink colours as also seen by Jan Korrubel in Sodwana Bay. Craig Bingman writes that the loss of the symbiont population in bleaching caused by stress can be as a result of high irradiance or high temperature. I would surmise that, as the irradiation will decrease with depth and the corals I noted were at various depths and not particularly noticeable on the reef top but rather on the outside, this would be a less likely cause than temperature. Indeed, with the current relative turbidity of some areas this would also reduce the irradiation. Certainly the temperature of the water was several degrees higher than I noted in the same area in December. Bob Allison asks for more details of the sites. Here goes Dive sites were as follows.... Temperatures are subjective as my computer doesn't record them. Quoted as between 28c and 33c Kuramati House reef (Outside). Just to the west of the pier. Numerous blue tinged staghorn with some blue/purple and occasional pink. These were at variable depth. None seen on the inside. There were areas of high temperature. I was told as high as 33c Rasdoo House Reef. Some visible here but the water seems slightly cooler. Maaya Thila. None seen. Water cooler and at a constant temperature Fesdu House reef (outside). Some here. Temperature variable. Veligandu North. Again, some evidence here but not as much as in the shallower Kuramati area Ukulas Thila. No evidence here. The corals most affected with this type of colouration were the Staghorns with the most intense colouration around the tips. The Elkhorns (palmate type corals), which were generally a little deeper than the Staghorns, seemed to present in a different manner. The colouration did not seem to be a pale translucent type but an intense royal blue. This occurred in patches and in one case the whole coral was intense blue. I don't know if they are both caused by the same thing but they certainly look different. Sorry if my terminology is not correct, I am a microbiologist and not familiar with all the scientific names of the corals. Patrick Mitchell-Jones From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 08:30:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA08873; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:30:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05340; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:32:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005328; Tue, 16 Jun 98 08:31:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA01754; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:31:30 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA01749; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 07:31:23 -0400 Received: from upandang.wasantara.net.id (upandang.wasantara.net.id [202.159.93.195]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA13296; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 02:54:00 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from UPANDANG/SpoolDir by upandang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 03:01:56 +0800 Received: from SpoolDir by UPANDANG (Mercury 1.40); 16 Jun 98 03:01:35 +0800 Received: from 202.159.093.195.wasantara.net.id (202.159.93.221) by upandang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40) with ESMTP; 16 Jun 98 03:01:25 +0800 Message-ID: <35856B95.CD77CF57@Upandang.wasantara.net.id> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 02:44:37 +0800 From: BWH Reply-To: Bugwotro@upandang.wasantara.net.id X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199805061713.NAA27655@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> 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: 287 In addition to a previous message on coral bleaching at Lombok island by the JARI Foundation, I can report the occurrance of fatal bleaching at the westernmost point of Bali island (west of Lombok) and at its east coast (May 1998). Many soft corals were white and disintegrating. There was almost no bleaching at Nusa Lembongan, southeast off Bali (where usually cold currents occur) but still some at the north coast of the neighbouring Nusa Penida. Mr. Ketut Sarjana Putra, marine scientist at the Bali office of WWF-Indonesa Programme has noticed that in March 1998 there was much more bleaching at one site at Nusa Penida. The apparent quick recovery seems to reflect occupation by large fast-growing xeniid soft corals of substrata that became vacant during the bleaching. The water at this site was observed to reach low temperatures (20-22 degrees C) during westward tidal currents, while during eastward currents the water was less cold (25-27 degrees C). The cold water currents at Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan are probably related to upwelling. Bert W. Hoeksema Program Buginesia WOTRO-UNHAS PO Box 1624 Ujung Pandang 90016 Indonesia astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > Passing this recent information from Lombok Island in Indonesia on to > others who > may have an interest or may wish to share further observations. > > Al Strong > > <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> > From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" > To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov > Subject: Coral Bleaching > Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:00:53 PDT > > First of all, let me introduce ourselves. We are a Marine Foundation, > named Yayasan JARI. We're based in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa > Tenggara Province - Indonesia. > > During this last four months, the coral reef around Lombok Island is > suffering from bleaching process. And it is happening almost around > Lombok Island (next to Bali). The bleaching process is happening until > > 80 feet depth, and also we have cold and hot current[s] on the surface > and > [at] depth. All the coral is getting white and it is very sad. [Does] > this > event has something to do with the El-Nino phenomenon? Cause we have > information that coral in the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and > also > Taka Bone Rate National Park in South Sulawesi and Bunaken National > Park > in North Sulawesi... > > Juanita Mandagi > Marine Foundation -- Yayasan JARI > Mataram, Lombok Island > West Nusa Tenggara Province > Indonesia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 08:45:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA09129; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:45:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA05992; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:48:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005984; Tue, 16 Jun 98 08:47:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01983; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:09:57 GMT Message-Id: <199806161209.MAA01983@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:51:09 -0700 From: drifter@sea.org To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Blue coral" enigma solved Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 288 Dear coral reefers, I have noticed a lot of what appear to be 'blue' Porites heads off the coast of Somalia and I am wondering if they could in fact be UN helmets discarded during the 1995 fiasco. Can anyone help me with this? From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 12:51:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA14206; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:51:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA17766; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:53:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017723; Tue, 16 Jun 98 12:52:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03576; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:10:04 GMT Message-Id: <199806161610.QAA03576@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:38:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: recipe for marine cement? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 289 Marine epoxy works quite well. There are various types and strength capabilities. We have found that Liquid Rock 500 works quite well for moorings and attaching marker stakes in the reef platform. We drill a 12 inch deep hole in the reef platform with a hydraulic drill; flush out the residue, fill the hole with epoxy, and insert the stainless steel stake. The epoxy sets up in an hour. Hydraulic cement will work but it is a bit messy and you must be careful in applying. You can speed setting time by adding a slight amount of molding plaster to Portland type II mortar mix. Mix on surface, put the mixture in a plastic bag or bowel and take under water. Portland does not work well in strong currents or in a heavy wave surge. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 15:05:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16819; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:05:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA24614; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:08:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024560; Tue, 16 Jun 98 15:07:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA04258; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 18:26:18 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA04253; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:26:14 -0400 Received: from glynn.rsmas.miami.edu (glynn.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.47]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA27417 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:27:12 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:27:12 -0400 Message-Id: <199806161827.OAA27417@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: glynn@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: recipients of coral-list From: Peter Glynn Subject: Corals that are blue Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 290 I have a comment in addition to Mark Eakin's dialog about bleached blue Porites lobata in the eastern Pacific of Panama. There is at least one Porites lobata colony at this same location that is located in about 20ft. of water at the bottom of a basalt outcropping, which has been completely blue every time I have been at this site. It does not appear bleached as did the colony in photos that Mark presented, which had patches of white and light blue areas. The colony that I am describing is rich in color and stands next to another color morph of Porites (amber, also not bleached). Therefore, it is possible that this blue color is its natural color. The colony in Mark's photos, however, is located at a shallower depth, in an area that gets much direct sunlight. I do not remember what it's unbleached coloration is but I will have to look into my photo library for it, I think I have a picture. Best regards to all, Susan B. Colley Theodosiou From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 16:13:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19614; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:13:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28625; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:16:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028605; Tue, 16 Jun 98 16:15:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04621; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 19:29:06 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04616; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:29:00 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA19835 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:27:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 16 Jun 1998 15:23:26 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: Used Tires as artificial reef To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 QAA19614 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 291 Subject: Time: 10:36 AM RE>Used Tires as artificial reef Date: 6/16/98 I strongly recommend that tires NOT be used for artificial reefs unless you are in an area where you can garantee that there will be no storm surge that reaches reef depth. Tropical cyclone generated waves can readily rip apart the tire mats, allowing individual tires to be readily moved about. A tire reef I know of in Florida was torn apart by a Hurricane near miss in the late 1970s. The tires were transported from 500 - 1500 m off shore, onto the beach. Most were cleaned up subsequent to the storm, but some had been wedged into boulder rip-rap and remain to this day. Artificial reefs need to rely on materials too heavy to be transported by storm waves. Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 16:31:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19784; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA29929; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:34:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029858; Tue, 16 Jun 98 16:33:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04732; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 19:47:18 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04727; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:47:13 -0400 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id PAA25400 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:48:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806161948.PAA25400@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:59:20 -0400 To: From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Re: Corals that are blue Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 292 Of course, Porites branneri (tropical west Atlantic) is usually bright blue, or blue-violet. So this color is not outside the capacity of a Porites to produce. 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 23:05:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA22488; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 23:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA11708; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 23:07:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011698; Tue, 16 Jun 98 23:06:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA06203; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 02:15:51 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA06198; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:15:40 -0400 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA23340; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:15:50 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980617115030.006b20fc@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:50:30 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coralist: coral colors 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: 293 Coralisters, I've noticed that Porites branneri in the Caribbean is bright blue when viewed in sunlight, but if you take a picture with flash, it turns into a pinkish-purple (as seen on p. 93 of Paul Humann's "Reef Coral Identification"). If you take a photo in natural light, it looks a very dark blue. Also, there are a few individual Mussa cubensis (traditionally called Scolymia cubensis- see Fenner, 1993) that are a brilliant red-orange (flourescent?), but when you take a photo they come out looking brown. Same pigment seems to be in radial stripes on some Mussa angulosa and what has been traditionally been called Scolymia lacera but which are single polyps of Mussa angulosa. I would guess that these colors would be left after bleaching- anybody know? -Doug Fenner, D. P. 1993. Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. Bull. Mar. Sci. 53: 1099-1116. 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 16:35:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19841; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:35:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00160; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:38:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000124; Tue, 16 Jun 98 16:37:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04759; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 19:54:26 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04754; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:54:22 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id PAA29069; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 Message-Id: <199806161955.PAA29069@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Florida Keys -- Bleaching 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 294 HotSpots have enveloped the Florida Bay and the Keys on today's chart: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.6.16.1998.gif With any continued absence of cloud cover [and light winds] areas of the Caribbean may be in for an increase in water temperatures and possible bleaching. Much of the Caribbean is within 0.5 deg C of levels critical for initiating coral reef bleaching. [Ref: pinks & blues in the HotSpot charts]. Luckily, winds have been pretty brisk south of 20N: http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98166_ave.gif Cheers, Al **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sat Jun 17 10:00:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA26949; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:00:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA21696; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:02:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021676; Wed, 17 Jun 98 10:02:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA08387; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:44:28 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA08382; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:44:20 -0400 Received: from nuwave.aoml.noaa.gov (nuwave [172.16.100.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id IAA25684 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:42:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from hendee@localhost) by nuwave.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/8.7.3) id IAA28546; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:41:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:41:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@nuwave To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Florida Keys Bleaching & CREWS In-Reply-To: <199806161955.PAA29069@orbit8i.nesdis.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: 295 Dear Coral-Listers, As corroborating evidence of Al Strong's message on the possibility (probability) of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys, our Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS, a marine environmental expert system which utilizes data from the Florida Institute of Oceanography's [NOAA-sponsored] SEAKEYS network) at URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/es/ has predicted/reported conditions conducive to coral bleaching at Sombrero Key (based on temps > 29degC and "low winds") since June 1, and Walt Jaap (personal communication) has just recently noted that "...the signs of bleaching were evident." Dive shop owners have also reported bleaching signs. The temperatures have just reached 32degC. We (Chris Humphrey, Trent Moore [FIO] and I) will hopefully be checking on the reef again this week. Please see the URL for reports since June 1 (and daily, after 6:30am EST) and feel free to offer any feedback to further fine-tune the system, which still has quite a bit of refinement ahead. If you'd like to be sent the automated bleaching alert reports, please drop a line. Reports are only sent if the "production rules" have been triggered within the last seven days. New sensors to be installed next month at Sombrero Key will include Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR), fluorometry and transmissometry, and these readings (as well as satellite data, hopefully) will be incorporated into CREWS, as well as into other marine environmental near real-time interpretations. For more information on SEAKEYS, see URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/ Cheers, Jim Hendee +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ | James C. Hendee | Internet: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov| | Coral Health and | | | Monitoring Program | Voice: 305 361-4396 | | Ocean Chemistry Division | Fax: 305 361-4392 | | NOAA/AOML | | | 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | | | Miami, FL 33149-1026 | http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 > From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Florida Keys -- Bleaching > > HotSpots have enveloped the Florida Bay and the Keys on today's chart: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.6.16.1998.gif > > With any continued absence of cloud cover [and light winds] areas of the > Caribbean may be in for an increase in water temperatures and possible > bleaching. Much of the Caribbean is within 0.5 deg C of levels critical for > initiating coral reef bleaching. [Ref: pinks & blues in the HotSpot charts]. > > Luckily, winds have been pretty brisk south of 20N: > http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98166_ave.gif > > Cheers, > Al > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** > 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 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 Sat Jun 17 11:10:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA28847; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:10:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA27627; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:12:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027609; Wed, 17 Jun 98 11:12:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA08959; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:29:02 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA08954; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:28:59 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:29:52 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB1C@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: Mark Eakin , Recipients of coral-list Subject: RE: Used Tires as artificial reef Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:28:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 296 I am in total agreement with Mark. However, I would not limit this to specific depths etc.. We need to stop using reef areas as a dumping ground for trash, especially old tires! I dont want to get into the ethics of what should or should not be used in artificial reefs. The agencies responsible for permitting these structures must evaluate the pros and cons of these on a case by case basis. The lesson learned in south Florida (Dade County) from Hurricane Andrew (Aug. 24, 1992) should tell us to avoid artificial reef structures altogether in these habitats. Of course the exception would be in cases of reef restoration (damage repair), where the employment of "artificial" structures are 'woven' into the 'fabric' of the reef. This integration must be done to design specifications that can withstand a 1/100 yr. storm. It's time to stop using coral reefs and associated areas as a landfill and confusing this with the creation of "new" habitat for divers and fisherman. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Eakin [SMTP:eakin@ogp.noaa.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 11:23 AM > To: Recipients of coral-list > Subject: Re: Used Tires as artificial reef > > Subject: Time: > 10:36 AM > RE>Used Tires as artificial reef Date: > 6/16/98 > > I strongly recommend that tires NOT be used for artificial reefs > unless you are in an area where you can garantee that there will be no > storm surge that reaches reef depth. Tropical cyclone generated waves > can readily rip apart the tire mats, allowing individual tires to be > readily moved about. A tire reef I know of in Florida was torn apart > by a Hurricane near miss in the late 1970s. The tires were > transported from 500 - 1500 m off shore, onto the beach. Most were > cleaned up subsequent to the storm, but some had been wedged into > boulder rip-rap and remain to this day. > > Artificial reefs need to rely on materials too heavy to be transported > by storm waves. > > Cheers, > Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 15:04:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA01157; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:03:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA11942; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:06:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011863; Wed, 17 Jun 98 15:05:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA09988; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 18:30:51 GMT Received: from wahoo.mobile.gulf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA09983; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:30:47 -0400 Received: from portal.mobile.gulf.net (seacow10.mobile.gulf.net [206.105.32.137]) by wahoo.mobile.gulf.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA28979; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:31:37 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199806171831.NAA28979@wahoo.mobile.gulf.net> From: "Flo Thomas" To: , Subject: Re: Temporary Position Announcement Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:24:57 -0500 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: 297 TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community scale nutrient transport processes. 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From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 15:43:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA01721; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:43:19 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-coral-list-digest@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15402; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:45:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015287; Wed, 17 Jun 98 15:45:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-digest-outgoing id TAA10420; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:42:36 GMT Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:42:36 GMT Message-Id: <199806171942.TAA10420@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list-digest@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral-list-digest V1 #17 Reply-To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Errors-To: owner-coral-list-digest@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 298 coral-list-digest Wednesday, 17 June 1998 Volume 01 : Number 017 In this issue: AOML & CHAMP computers down Blue Coral in Alacranes Reef!! International Coral Conference Not all blue corals are blue... Used Tires as artificial reef CORAL REEF ACTION ATLAS Re: What is a coral reef? Seeking environmental information... recipe for marine cement? Blue Corals in the Maldives Re: Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA "Blue coral" enigma solved Re: recipe for marine cement? Corals that are blue Re: Used Tires as artificial reef Re: Corals that are blue Florida Keys -- Bleaching HOW DO I GET OFF THIS LISTSERVE coralist: coral colors Re: Florida Keys Bleaching & CREWS RE: Used Tires as artificial reef Re: Temporary Position Announcement Tech position Re: Tech position ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:00:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: AOML & CHAMP computers down Greetings Coral-Listers, Unfortunately, all computing facilities at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratories, NOAA, were down from June 10 until late yesterday. Hence, all Coral Health and Monitoring Programs (CHAMP) sponsored activities, including coral-list; the Web pages for CHAMP, the Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment, and the Globabl Coral Reef Monitoring Network; the SEAKEYS/C-MAN data acquisition program, and the Coral Reef Early Warning System were inoperable. We extend our apologies for any inconvenience. Things should be back to normal today. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Administrator ------------------------------ From: "Rodrigo Garza-Perez" Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:20:00 PDT Subject: Blue Coral in Alacranes Reef!! Hi corallers!! I just read the Blue Coral posts... and yes as a metter of fact i=B4ve always wondered why those corals were blue... since the pictures in the field handbooks weren=B4t like that... i think the coral in the pic is a porites... but not sure... for checking out the pic go to the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2754/alacranes.htm if can=B4t get direct connection try without the /alacranes.htm there=B4s a link for the alacranes reef in mexico... sorry if the websites is a bit scarce but i=B4m in the process of building it up... Oh! the pic is in the second pege of the alacranes pages. and the direct link for the pic is: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2754/morecoral.jpg as a note the Hue in the pic is not very good BUT the coral IS blue!! the pic was taken last year around august... hope you like it!! Biologo Marino J. Rodrigo Garza P. Biologo Marino Joaquin Rodrigo Garza Perez Mexico e mail: wetsuit@hotmail.com rodgarza@pibil.finred.com ------------------------------ From: Pam Kylstra Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:26:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: International Coral Conference Hello All, About a week ago there was a posting regarding an international coral conference to be held in France. Included in the posting was information on travel and accommodation awards for students from SE Asia. I inadvertently deleted the message and cannot retrieve it. Any information would be most appreciated. Thank You, Pam ******************************************************************************** Pam Kylstra Marine Resource Management College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences 104 Ocean Admin Building Corvallis, Oregon 97331 office: (541)737-2359 email: pkylstra@oce.orst.edu ******************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: abaker@rsmas.miami.edu (Andrew Baker) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:45:12 -0400 Subject: Not all blue corals are blue... Hello blue-coral-listers Just a quick note to say that some bleached corals, for example Siderastrea siderea in the Caribbean, appear blue when they are observed on the reef. However, if you take any photos with a strobe, or bring the corals out of the water, they are in fact pink. This observation probably does not apply to all the blue coral discussion in the last 24 hours, but I think it certainly applies to some cases. Its interesting to me that the same two colors appear to be cropping up in our discussions: blue and pink (or purple, which I think might just reflect higher concentrations of the (animal) pigment). I wonder how many of our observations have been made in full sunlight - might some of the variation we are reporting simply be an outcome of the differential attenuation of wavelengths with depth? Andrew ****************************************************************************** Andrew Baker Division of Marine Biology & Fisheries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149, USA Voice: +1 (305) 361 4145 Fax: +1 (305) 361 4600 Email: abaker@rsmas.miami.edu ------------------------------ From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 16:19:44 +0700 Subject: Used Tires as artificial reef This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear coral listers, I am looking for opinion or advise about usage or impact of used tires = for artificial reef. a. Is there any impact if the artificial reef seatled in 100 metres away = from reef ? b. Is there any impact if the articial reef seatled at sand flate. c. Is there any programmes in Coremap related to artificial reef. d. Is there any influence to the dead coral (DC) if the artificial reef = seatled on it. Thank you for your respons, FADIL NANDILA crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id - ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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- ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BD96E7.6F7E4580-- ------------------------------ From: Keith Hammond Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:00:28 -0700 Subject: CORAL REEF ACTION ATLAS Hi Jim, Thanks again for posting my photo request to your listserv; the response was great. I'd like to thank everyone who replied -- I've just updated the final CORAL REEF ACTION ATLAS with some three dozen photos, most of them from scientists who responded to your posting. So now I'd like to invite everyone on the list to check out the Action Atlas at http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef/ and let me know your opinions. As lay journalists, we would really appreciate the "peer review" of you experts. We'll be revising the Atlas periodically, so any feedback you can provide will be most helpful. Thanks again and good luck to all who are working to save the coral reefs. Keith Hammond ______________________________________________________________ Keith Hammond Mother Jones magazine News Editor 731 Market Street, Suite 600 The MoJo Wire San Francisco, CA 94103 www.motherjones.com (415) 665-6637, fax -6696 ______________________________________________________________ "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." -- Will Rogers (1879-1935) "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) ------------------------------ From: Les Kaufman Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:33:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: What is a coral reef? Hi, John. I think there are two ways to go on this. 1. The honest way. A coral reef is a bioherm in which the plurality of active calcification is attributable to scleractinians. 2. The more useful way. A coral reef is a bioherm in which scleractinians are a conspicuous element. Either of these sorts of definitions allows us to include most of what your average reef scientist would consider working on, to be subdivided later. It may continue to offend algologists, however. Les Kaufman Boston University Marine Program lesk@bio.bu.edu 617-353-5560 office 617-353-6965 lab 617-353-6340 fax ------------------------------ From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 20:18:42 -0400 Subject: Seeking environmental information... Hi Coral Researchers, Hope you are well. I am a layperson who is fortunate enough to dive with the same group of sea turtles every summer at a place called Honokowai, West Maui. In just two weeks we will see them again. Some friends we have known all the way back to 1989-90. These include Kaula ("The Seer") who we first sighted in 1989, and Nui ("Big"), Aikane ("Friendly"), Tutu ("grandmother") all from 1990. It turned out Tutu was a bit of a misnomer. She only LOOKED old! Since 1990 we has made three nesting migrations. She is one of four tagged females we have come to know. When any of these four turtles aren't sighted after two weeks we ask the National Marine Fisheries Service where they put them. We are reassured by this agency the ladies are in fact nesting at the French Frigate Shoals. Over the ten summers we have dived at our location we have identified about 250 turtles. About 75% of these were sick with a disease called fibropapilloma. Of the turtles we regard as "regulars" the prevalence jumps to 90%. I hope this establishes my reason for hanging around your CORAL-L mailing list. I believe the high prevalence of disease at our dive site is the result of environmental conditions there. Just recently I read a paper about fibropapilloma in Indonesia. Turtles captured from two places tended to have higher incidence of this disease. The first, Jakarta I don't have to ask about. Jakarta Bay is like the poster child of reef degradation. The other place mentioned was Surabaya (112' to 115'E, 6' to 8'S). I tried surfing the Net for information and have a pretty good idea of general conditions of reefs around Indonesia. ("Approximately 60% of Indonesia's population lives in coastal areas. Their impact on the marine ecosystem derives from both the removal of resources and the introduction of increasing quantities of sewage and industrial pollution." Major Indonesian marine resource management issues include the growth in mining of coral reefs and the over exploitation of living coral sites; the increase in phosphate, nitrate and sediment loading of marine estuaries from upstream intensive paddy cultivation;") What I need now is information about the corals and reefs around Surabaya specifically. I would appreciate any environmental information you can provide or email addressed of the researchers studying this area. Many thanks - ---------------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Email: howzit@turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Malama na honu V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "She is the size, shape and color of a large boulder. Her shell alone is over a yard long, remarkably smooth and flecked with small patches of barnacles and a few threads of green algae. For once the common name lacks the grace of the scientific one. 'Green sea turtle' is blandly descriptive. 'Chelonia mydas' fairly sings." \ / --Osha Gray Davidson / \ / \ The Enchanted Braid /__| V |__\ Turtle Trax CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FFS TAGGING PROGRAM ------------------------------ From: "Peter J. Mumby" Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:08:11 +0100 Subject: recipe for marine cement? Dear Coral-listers Does anyone have a recipe for marine cement - e.g. for attaching field equipment underwater? Many thanks Peter - ------------------------------------------------ Dr Peter J. Mumby Research Fellow Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN United Kingdom tel: + 44 (0)114 222 7970 fax: + 44 (0)114 279 7912 e-mail: p.j.mumby@sheffield.ac.uk ------------------------------ From: "Patrick Mitchell-Jones" Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:32:09 +0000 Subject: Blue Corals in the Maldives Many thanks to you all for the responses to my query regarding 'Blue Coral'. I have read all replies and would add the following: - The most noticeable colour is indeed an iridescent pale blue which is almost translucent up close. I suppose that it does look like the colour in the polyps themselves rather than the usual opaque coloration of the corals. I noticed the blue, a purple blue and some pink colours as also seen by Jan Korrubel in Sodwana Bay. Craig Bingman writes that the loss of the symbiont population in bleaching caused by stress can be as a result of high irradiance or high temperature. I would surmise that, as the irradiation will decrease with depth and the corals I noted were at various depths and not particularly noticeable on the reef top but rather on the outside, this would be a less likely cause than temperature. Indeed, with the current relative turbidity of some areas this would also reduce the irradiation. Certainly the temperature of the water was several degrees higher than I noted in the same area in December. Bob Allison asks for more details of the sites. Here goes Dive sites were as follows.... Temperatures are subjective as my computer doesn't record them. Quoted as between 28=B0c and 33=B0c Kuramati House reef (Outside). Just to the west of the pier. Numerous blue tinged staghorn with some blue/purple and occasional pink. These were at variable depth. None seen on the inside. There were areas of high temperature. I was told as high as 33=B0c Rasdoo House Reef. Some visible here but the water seems slightly cooler. Maaya Thila. None seen. Water cooler and at a constant temperature Fesdu House reef (outside). Some here. Temperature variable. Veligandu North. Again, some evidence here but not as much as in the shallower Kuramati area Ukulas Thila. No evidence here. The corals most affected with this type of colouration were the Staghorns with the most intense colouration around the tips. The Elkhorns (palmate type corals), which were generally a little deeper than the Staghorns, seemed to present in a different manner. The colouration did not seem to be a pale translucent type but an intense royal blue. This occurred in patches and in one case the whole coral was intense blue. I don't know if they are both caused by the same thing but they certainly look different. Sorry if my terminology is not correct, I am a microbiologist and not familiar with all the scientific names of the corals. Patrick Mitchell-Jones ------------------------------ From: BWH Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 02:44:37 +0800 Subject: Re: Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA In addition to a previous message on coral bleaching at Lombok island by the JARI Foundation, I can report the occurrance of fatal bleaching at the westernmost point of Bali island (west of Lombok) and at its east coast (May 1998). Many soft corals were white and disintegrating. There was almost no bleaching at Nusa Lembongan, southeast off Bali (where usually cold currents occur) but still some at the north coast of the neighbouring Nusa Penida. Mr. Ketut Sarjana Putra, marine scientist at the Bali office of WWF-Indonesa Programme has noticed that in March 1998 there was much more bleaching at one site at Nusa Penida. The apparent quick recovery seems to reflect occupation by large fast-growing xeniid soft corals of substrata that became vacant during the bleaching. The water at this site was observed to reach low temperatures (20-22 degrees C) during westward tidal currents, while during eastward currents the water was less cold (25-27 degrees C). The cold water currents at Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan are probably related to upwelling. Bert W. Hoeksema Program Buginesia WOTRO-UNHAS PO Box 1624 Ujung Pandang 90016 Indonesia astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > Passing this recent information from Lombok Island in Indonesia on to > others who > may have an interest or may wish to share further observations. > > Al Strong > > <---- Begin Forwarded Message ----> > From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" > To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov > Subject: Coral Bleaching > Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:00:53 PDT > > First of all, let me introduce ourselves. We are a Marine Foundation, > named Yayasan JARI. We're based in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa > Tenggara Province - Indonesia. > > During this last four months, the coral reef around Lombok Island is > suffering from bleaching process. And it is happening almost around > Lombok Island (next to Bali). The bleaching process is happening until > > 80 feet depth, and also we have cold and hot current[s] on the surface > and > [at] depth. All the coral is getting white and it is very sad. [Does] > this > event has something to do with the El-Nino phenomenon? Cause we have > information that coral in the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and > also > Taka Bone Rate National Park in South Sulawesi and Bunaken National > Park > in North Sulawesi... > > Juanita Mandagi > Marine Foundation -- Yayasan JARI > Mataram, Lombok Island > West Nusa Tenggara Province > Indonesia ------------------------------ From: drifter@sea.org Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 11:51:09 -0700 Subject: "Blue coral" enigma solved Dear coral reefers, I have noticed a lot of what appear to be 'blue' Porites heads off the coast of Somalia and I am wondering if they could in fact be UN helmets discarded during the 1995 fiasco. Can anyone help me with this? ------------------------------ From: Walt Jaap STP Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:38:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: recipe for marine cement? Marine epoxy works quite well. There are various types and strength capabilities. We have found that Liquid Rock 500 works quite well for moorings and attaching marker stakes in the reef platform. We drill a 12 inch deep hole in the reef platform with a hydraulic drill; flush out the residue, fill the hole with epoxy, and insert the stainless steel stake. The epoxy sets up in an hour. Hydraulic cement will work but it is a bit messy and you must be careful in applying. You can speed setting time by adding a slight amount of molding plaster to Portland type II mortar mix. Mix on surface, put the mixture in a plastic bag or bowel and take under water. Portland does not work well in strong currents or in a heavy wave surge. ------------------------------ From: Peter Glynn Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 14:27:12 -0400 Subject: Corals that are blue I have a comment in addition to Mark Eakin's dialog about bleached blue Porites lobata in the eastern Pacific of Panama. There is at least one Porites lobata colony at this same location that is located in about 20ft. of water at the bottom of a basalt outcropping, which has been completely blue every time I have been at this site. It does not appear bleached as did the colony in photos that Mark presented, which had patches of white and light blue areas. The colony that I am describing is rich in color and stands next to another color morph of Porites (amber, also not bleached). Therefore, it is possible that this blue color is its natural color. The colony in Mark's photos, however, is located at a shallower depth, in an area that gets much direct sunlight. I do not remember what it's unbleached coloration is but I will have to look into my photo library for it, I think I have a picture. Best regards to all, Susan B. Colley Theodosiou ------------------------------ From: "Mark Eakin" Date: 16 Jun 1998 15:23:26 U Subject: Re: Used Tires as artificial reef Subject: Time: 10:36 = AM RE>Used Tires as artificial reef Date: = 6/16/98 I strongly recommend that tires NOT be used for artificial reefs unless = you are in an area where you can garantee that there will be no storm = surge that reaches reef depth. Tropical cyclone generated waves can = readily rip apart the tire mats, allowing individual tires to be readily = moved about. A tire reef I know of in Florida was torn apart by a = Hurricane near miss in the late 1970s. The tires were transported from = 500 - 1500 m off shore, onto the beach. Most were cleaned up subsequent = to the storm, but some had been wedged into boulder rip-rap and remain to = this day. Artificial reefs need to rely on materials too heavy to be transported by = storm waves. Cheers, Mark ------------------------------ From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:59:20 -0400 Subject: Re: Corals that are blue Of course, Porites branneri (tropical west Atlantic) is usually bright blue, or blue-violet. So this color is not outside the capacity of a Porites to produce. 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." - -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 ------------------------------ From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 Subject: Florida Keys -- Bleaching HotSpots have enveloped the Florida Bay and the Keys on today's chart: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.6.16.1998.gif With any continued absence of cloud cover [and light winds] areas of the Caribbean may be in for an increase in water temperatures and possible bleaching. Much of the Caribbean is within 0.5 deg C of levels critical for initiating coral reef bleaching. [Ref: pinks & blues in the HotSpot charts]. Luckily, winds have been pretty brisk south of 20N: http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98166_ave.gif Cheers, Al **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 410-293-6550 Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad ------------------------------ From: Gisele McAuliffe Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:07:16 -0400 Subject: HOW DO I GET OFF THIS LISTSERVE Dear All, I have officially unsubscribed and more, but I'm still on this listserve. Can anyone offer me any direct contacts or other information so I can get off? It would be much appreciated. ------------------------------ From: Doug Fenner Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:50:30 +1000 Subject: coralist: coral colors Coralisters, I've noticed that Porites branneri in the Caribbean is bright blue when viewed in sunlight, but if you take a picture with flash, it turns into a pinkish-purple (as seen on p. 93 of Paul Humann's "Reef Coral Identification"). If you take a photo in natural light, it looks a very dark blue. Also, there are a few individual Mussa cubensis (traditionally called Scolymia cubensis- see Fenner, 1993) that are a brilliant red-orange (flourescent?), but when you take a photo they come out looking brown. Same pigment seems to be in radial stripes on some Mussa angulosa and what has been traditionally been called Scolymia lacera but which are single polyps of Mussa angulosa. I would guess that these colors would be left after bleaching- anybody know? -Doug Fenner, D. P. 1993. Species distinctions among several Caribbean stony corals. Bull. Mar. Sci. 53: 1099-1116. 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 ------------------------------ From: Jim Hendee Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:41:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Florida Keys Bleaching & CREWS Dear Coral-Listers, As corroborating evidence of Al Strong's message on the possibility (probability) of coral bleaching in the Florida Keys, our Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS, a marine environmental expert system which utilizes data from the Florida Institute of Oceanography's [NOAA-sponsored] SEAKEYS network) at URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/es/ has predicted/reported conditions conducive to coral bleaching at Sombrero Key (based on temps > 29degC and "low winds") since June 1, and Walt Jaap (personal communication) has just recently noted that "...the signs of bleaching were evident." Dive shop owners have also reported bleaching signs. The temperatures have just reached 32degC. We (Chris Humphrey, Trent Moore [FIO] and I) will hopefully be checking on the reef again this week. Please see the URL for reports since June 1 (and daily, after 6:30am EST) and feel free to offer any feedback to further fine-tune the system, which still has quite a bit of refinement ahead. If you'd like to be sent the automated bleaching alert reports, please drop a line. Reports are only sent if the "production rules" have been triggered within the last seven days. New sensors to be installed next month at Sombrero Key will include Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR), fluorometry and transmissometry, and these readings (as well as satellite data, hopefully) will be incorporated into CREWS, as well as into other marine environmental near real-time interpretations. For more information on SEAKEYS, see URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/sferpm/seakeys/ Cheers, Jim Hendee +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ | James C. Hendee | Internet: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov| | Coral Health and | | | Monitoring Program | Voice: 305 361-4396 | | Ocean Chemistry Division | Fax: 305 361-4392 | | NOAA/AOML | | | 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | | | Miami, FL 33149-1026 | http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 > From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Florida Keys -- Bleaching > > HotSpots have enveloped the Florida Bay and the Keys on today's chart: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.6.16.1998.gif > > With any continued absence of cloud cover [and light winds] areas of the > Caribbean may be in for an increase in water temperatures and possible > bleaching. Much of the Caribbean is within 0.5 deg C of levels critical for > initiating coral reef bleaching. [Ref: pinks & blues in the HotSpot charts]. > > Luckily, winds have been pretty brisk south of 20N: > http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98166_ave.gif > > Cheers, > Al > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** > 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 410-293-6550 > Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov > 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 > http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad > ------------------------------ From: "Precht,Bill" Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 10:28:18 -0400 Subject: RE: Used Tires as artificial reef I am in total agreement with Mark. However, I would not limit this to specific depths etc.. We need to stop using reef areas as a dumping ground for trash, especially old tires! I dont want to get into the ethics of what should or should not be used in artificial reefs. The agencies responsible for permitting these structures must evaluate the pros and cons of these on a case by case basis. The lesson learned in south Florida (Dade County) from Hurricane Andrew (Aug. 24, 1992) should tell us to avoid artificial reef structures altogether in these habitats. Of course the exception would be in cases of reef restoration (damage repair), where the employment of "artificial" structures are 'woven' into the 'fabric' of the reef. This integration must be done to design specifications that can withstand a 1/100 yr. storm. It's time to stop using coral reefs and associated areas as a landfill and confusing this with the creation of "new" habitat for divers and fisherman. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Eakin [SMTP:eakin@ogp.noaa.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 11:23 AM > To: Recipients of coral-list > Subject: Re: Used Tires as artificial reef > > Subject: Time: > 10:36 AM > RE>Used Tires as artificial reef Date: > 6/16/98 > > I strongly recommend that tires NOT be used for artificial reefs > unless you are in an area where you can garantee that there will be no > storm surge that reaches reef depth. Tropical cyclone generated waves > can readily rip apart the tire mats, allowing individual tires to be > readily moved about. A tire reef I know of in Florida was torn apart > by a Hurricane near miss in the late 1970s. The tires were > transported from 500 - 1500 m off shore, onto the beach. Most were > cleaned up subsequent to the storm, but some had been wedged into > boulder rip-rap and remain to this day. > > Artificial reefs need to rely on materials too heavy to be transported > by storm waves. > > Cheers, > Mark ------------------------------ From: "Flo Thomas" Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:24:57 -0500 Subject: Re: Temporary Position Announcement TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community scale nutrient transport processes. The work will include both laboratory and field research. Field research is conducted on coral reefs and seagrass communities. The technician will be responsible for laboratory management, data acquisition and analysis. The work in the lab is very diverse. Therefore, a wide range of skills and interests could fit within the needs of the lab. Desired skills include: A B.S. in marine science, oceanography, biology, engineering, zoology or environmental science (an M.S. degree is desirable); computer skills; field experience; scuba diving; TEM and SEM; image analysis; experience in biogeochemistry, biomechanics, or hydrodynamics; writing skills and statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to have some but not all of the above skills. The position is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab located on a barrier Island on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The pay range starts at $25,000+ and is dependent on experience and skills. If you are interested please send a Curriculum Vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a letter stating your research experience and interest. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Florence Thomas, P.O. Box 369 Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, email: fthomas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, (334-861-7544). ------------------------------ From: "Flo Thomas" Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:01:51 -0500 Subject: Tech position TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community scale nutrient transport processes. The work will include both laboratory and field research. Field research is conducted on coral reefs and seagrass communities. The technician will be responsible for laboratory management, data acquisition and analysis. The work in the lab is very diverse. Therefore, a wide range of skills and interests could fit within the needs of the lab. Desired skills include: A B.S. in marine science, oceanography, biology, engineering, zoology or environmental science (an M.S. degree is desirable); computer skills; field experience; scuba diving; TEM and SEM; image analysis; experience in biogeochemistry, biomechanics, or hydrodynamics; writing skills and statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to have some but not all of the above skills. The position is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab located on a barrier Island on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The pay range starts at $25,000+ and is dependent on experience and skills. If you are interested please send a Curriculum Vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a letter stating your research experience and interest. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Florence Thomas, P.O. Box 369 Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, email: fthomas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, (334-861-7544). ------------------------------ From: "Flo Thomas" Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:29:54 -0500 Subject: Re: Tech position The following position is for 2 years not temporary. Sorry. Flo Thomas > > TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE > > A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory > with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community > scale nutrient transport processes. The work will include both laboratory > and field research. Field research is conducted on coral reefs and > seagrass communities. The technician will be responsible for laboratory > management, data acquisition and analysis. The work in the lab is very > diverse. Therefore, a wide range of skills and interests could fit within > the needs of the lab. Desired skills include: A B.S. in marine science, > oceanography, biology, engineering, zoology or environmental science (an > M.S. degree is desirable); computer skills; field experience; scuba diving; > TEM and SEM; image analysis; experience in biogeochemistry, biomechanics, > or hydrodynamics; writing skills and statistics. The successful candidate > will be expected to have some but not all of the above skills. > The position is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab located on a barrier > Island on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The pay range starts at $25,000+ > and is dependent on experience and skills. If you are interested please > send a Curriculum Vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a letter stating > your research experience and interest. If you have any questions please > contact Dr. Florence Thomas, P.O. Box 369 Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, > email: fthomas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, (334-861-7544). > ------------------------------ End of coral-list-digest V1 #17 ******************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 15:43:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA01736; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:43:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15406; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:45:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015382; Wed, 17 Jun 98 15:45:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10197; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:08:25 GMT Received: from wahoo.mobile.gulf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA10192; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:08:20 -0400 Received: from portal.mobile.gulf.net (seacow10.mobile.gulf.net [206.105.32.137]) by wahoo.mobile.gulf.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA29423; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:08:31 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199806171908.OAA29423@wahoo.mobile.gulf.net> From: "Flo Thomas" To: , , , , , , , , "American Fisheries Society" Subject: Tech position Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:01:51 -0500 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: 299 TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community scale nutrient transport processes. The work will include both laboratory and field research. Field research is conducted on coral reefs and seagrass communities. The technician will be responsible for laboratory management, data acquisition and analysis. The work in the lab is very diverse. Therefore, a wide range of skills and interests could fit within the needs of the lab. Desired skills include: A B.S. in marine science, oceanography, biology, engineering, zoology or environmental science (an M.S. degree is desirable); computer skills; field experience; scuba diving; TEM and SEM; image analysis; experience in biogeochemistry, biomechanics, or hydrodynamics; writing skills and statistics. The successful candidate will be expected to have some but not all of the above skills. The position is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab located on a barrier Island on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The pay range starts at $25,000+ and is dependent on experience and skills. If you are interested please send a Curriculum Vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a letter stating your research experience and interest. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Florence Thomas, P.O. Box 369 Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, email: fthomas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, (334-861-7544). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 16:17:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA02148; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:17:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA18042; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:20:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017955; Wed, 17 Jun 98 16:19:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10338; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:35:49 GMT Received: from wahoo.mobile.gulf.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA10333; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:35:44 -0400 Received: from portal.mobile.gulf.net (seacow10.mobile.gulf.net [206.105.32.137]) by wahoo.mobile.gulf.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA29821; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:36:34 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199806171936.OAA29821@wahoo.mobile.gulf.net> From: "Flo Thomas" To: , Subject: Re: Tech position Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:29:54 -0500 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: 300 The following position is for 2 years not temporary. Sorry. Flo Thomas > > TECHNICIAN POSITION AVAILABLE > > A technician position is available in an active marine science laboratory > with research interests ranging from invertebrate reproduction to community > scale nutrient transport processes. The work will include both laboratory > and field research. Field research is conducted on coral reefs and > seagrass communities. The technician will be responsible for laboratory > management, data acquisition and analysis. The work in the lab is very > diverse. Therefore, a wide range of skills and interests could fit within > the needs of the lab. Desired skills include: A B.S. in marine science, > oceanography, biology, engineering, zoology or environmental science (an > M.S. degree is desirable); computer skills; field experience; scuba diving; > TEM and SEM; image analysis; experience in biogeochemistry, biomechanics, > or hydrodynamics; writing skills and statistics. The successful candidate > will be expected to have some but not all of the above skills. > The position is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab located on a barrier > Island on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The pay range starts at $25,000+ > and is dependent on experience and skills. If you are interested please > send a Curriculum Vitae, 3 letters of recommendation, and a letter stating > your research experience and interest. If you have any questions please > contact Dr. Florence Thomas, P.O. Box 369 Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, > email: fthomas@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, (334-861-7544). > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 16:43:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA02450; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:43:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA20703; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:45:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020638; Wed, 17 Jun 98 16:44:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10517; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:57:07 GMT Received: from imo24.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA10512; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:57:03 -0400 From: REEF003@aol.com Received: from REEF003@aol.com by imo24.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 3LIa022587 for ; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:57:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:57:52 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Carib. Coral Spawning in June Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 49 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 301 Hello All, A quick note of interest to those dealing with coral spawning... On the evenings of June 15 and 16, (two nights ago) male M. cavernosa colonies were seen spawning in Bimini, Bahamas. Ned and Anna DeLoach reported seeing the colonies spawn just after dusk at approx. 8:30 pm. Only male colonies were seen spawning and no M. annularis colonies were seen spawning. The full moon should have been on the evening of June 10th. An unconfirmed report from Cozumel... A REEF member reported seeing Diploria (probably strigosa) spawning on a night dive in Cozumel early on the evening of June 12 or 13. The colony was not large (approx 30cm dia.) and was male. I was skeptical of this report until hearing of the DeLoach's report from Bimini. Just thought this might be of interest, Laddie Akins REEF From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 17 22:29:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA05292; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:29:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA00842; Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:31:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000828; Wed, 17 Jun 98 22:30:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA11992; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 01:50:33 GMT Message-Id: <199806180150.BAA11992@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 13:20:33 -0500 From: "Bob Buddemeier" To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Re: Singin' the blues Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 302 I can't stand it any longer. The perceived 'color' of an object is the response of a sensor to the spectrum of the light reflected by the object. The strength and quality (wavelength mix) of the signal reaching the sensor is a function of: 1. The spectrum of the source of incident light (e.g., sun, strobe, flashbulb); 2. The pathlength and optical characteristics of the medium that transmits the incident light to the object; 3. The pathlength and optical characteristics of the medium that transmits the reflected light to the sensor. 4. The spectral reflectance characteristics of the object; and 5. Background or scattering contributions to the incident light signal (along both paths). But we're not through. All sensors are not equal. E.g., human eyes -- ever have an argument with your significant other about what tie/shirt/suit looked good together? But especially, film. Most commercial films are tuned to generate a consensus perception that is not too far from what people think they see in air, in sunlight. But the recipes for doing that vary, and so you may get quite different responses-- between films as well as between environments -- in other environments (e.g., flash, or indoor lighting, or low-light, or underwater). Special-purpose films (e.g., ultra high speed) may have special responses. And, the colors in developed film (especially prints) may change with time. Further, now that digital processing and images are coming in, computer adjustment of hues makes it impossible to know how the image relates to what you were looking at in the first place(or at least, to convince anyone else of some objective reality). One point is -- of course the bloody things look different in and out of water, at different depths, in pictures and in life, etc. etc. Another point is -- verbal transmissions, and even comparison of images of unspecified origins, can't possibly resolve most of the things people are talking about. You need (sorry) a quantitative, experimentally repeatable definition of "blue," or at least one which controls for the largest of the major variables listed above. (Photosynthesis types at least specify PAR -- trying to figure out what a blue coral means is tougher, since we haven't really specified the question as far as I can tell.) I have no objection to people using the electronic medium to trade just-so stories, but please designate a satellite list or some node so that they don't wind up in my mailbox until the collection has been edited for public consumption. 2. My own just-so story is that my recollection from a decade (the 70s) in the water at various places around the Pacific is that Porites comes in tan, brown, green, olive-drab, and a range of blues ranging from rather light to near-purple. Take it, and do what you want. 3. One of keenest memories of learning about corals is that once when I started waving my arms about ecology and evolution and other things of which I knew little, Bob Kinzie told me "you have to remember that basically color in corals doesn't mean much of anything." I do not suggest that either of us Bobs would defend that as an absolutely true statement applicable to all issues, but I suspect it's still a pretty good first approximation. 'Nuff? Bob Buddemeier, self-appointed curmudgeon -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 (913) 864-3965 w (913) 864-5317 fax buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 18 09:13:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07623; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:13:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12053; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:15:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012024; Thu, 18 Jun 98 09:15:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA14182; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:08:07 GMT Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA14172; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:08:02 -0400 Received: from mailhubmh1-gw.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov (X.400 to RFC822 Gateway); Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:08:47 -0400 X400-Received: by mta MTANOAAMH1 in /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 18 Jun 1998 08:08:46 -0400 X400-Received: by /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 18 Jun 1998 08:08:46 -0400 X400-MTS-Identifier: [/c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; 06C7E3589034E010-MTANOAAMH1] Content-Identifier: 06C7E3589034E010 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: Ron.Hill@noaa.gov X400-Recipients: non-disclosure; <06C7E3589034E010*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Hill/g=Ron/@MHS> Date: 18 Jun 1998 08:08:46 -0400 From: Ron Hill To: buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re[2]: Singin' the blues Message-Id: <06C7E3589034E010*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Hill/g=Ron/@MHS> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 303 While I agree wholeheartedly with Bob's blue comments, particularly about the film issue (most of us know that various brands of flim are better for photographing a verdant green mountainside or an underwater scene, depending on the color emphasis desired) there is some value in (some of) this discussion if in fact some color differences can be an indication of forthcoming or recently past bleaching. Color morphs in and of themselves may not be significant, ecologically or environmentally, but peculiar color changes attributable to variation in zooxanthellae density may be. Some quantitative analysis of the issue is definitely needed. Ron Hill NOAA/NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< <> >< 1315 East-West Highway Phone: (301) 713-2325 x. 138 SSMC3, #12624, F/HC Fax: (301) 713-1043 Silver Spring, MD 20910 e-mail: ron.hill@noaa.gov USA ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re: Singin' the blues Author: buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu Date: 6/17/98 10:03 PM I can't stand it any longer. The perceived 'color' of an object is the response of a sensor to the spectrum of the light reflected by the object. The strength and quality (wavelength mix) of the signal reaching the sensor is a function of: 1. The spectrum of the source of incident light (e.g., sun, strobe, flashbulb); 2. The pathlength and optical characteristics of the medium that transmits the incident light to the object; 3. The pathlength and optical characteristics of the medium that transmits the reflected light to the sensor. 4. The spectral reflectance characteristics of the object; and 5. Background or scattering contributions to the incident light signal (along both paths). But we're not through. All sensors are not equal. E.g., human eyes -- ever have an argument with your significant other about what tie/shirt/suit looked good together? But especially, film. Most commercial films are tuned to generate a consensus perception that is not too far from what people think they see in air, in sunlight. But the recipes for doing that vary, and so you may get quite different responses-- between films as well as between environments -- in other environments (e.g., flash, or indoor lighting, or low-light, or underwater). Special-purpose films (e.g., ultra high speed) may have special responses. And, the colors in developed film (especially prints) may change with time. Further, now that digital processing and images are coming in, computer adjustment of hues makes it impossible to know how the image relates to what you were looking at in the first place(or at least, to convince anyone else of some objective reality). One point is -- of course the bloody things look different in and out of water, at different depths, in pictures and in life, etc. etc. Another point is -- verbal transmissions, and even comparison of images of unspecified origins, can't possibly resolve most of the things people are talking about. You need (sorry) a quantitative, experimentally repeatable definition of "blue," or at least one which controls for the largest of the major variables listed above. (Photosynthesis types at least specify PAR -- trying to figure out what a blue coral means is tougher, since we haven't really specified the question as far as I can tell.) I have no objection to people using the electronic medium to trade just-so stories, but please designate a satellite list or some node so that they don't wind up in my mailbox until the collection has been edited for public consumption. 2. My own just-so story is that my recollection from a decade (the 70s) in the water at various places around the Pacific is that Porites comes in tan, brown, green, olive-drab, and a range of blues ranging from rather light to near-purple. Take it, and do what you want. 3. One of keenest memories of learning about corals is that once when I started waving my arms about ecology and evolution and other things of which I knew little, Bob Kinzie told me "you have to remember that basically color in corals doesn't mean much of anything." I do not suggest that either of us Bobs would defend that as an absolutely true statement applicable to all issues, but I suspect it's still a pretty good first approximation. 'Nuff? Bob Buddemeier, self-appointed curmudgeon -- Dr. Robert W. Buddemeier Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas 1930 Constant Ave. Lawrence, KS 66047 (913) 864-3965 w (913) 864-5317 fax buddrw@kgs.ukans.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 16 16:35:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA19841; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:35:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00160; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 16:38:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma000124; Tue, 16 Jun 98 16:37:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04759; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 19:54:26 GMT Received: from orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04754; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:54:22 -0400 From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: from [140.90.197.121] by orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov via SMTP (950215.SGI.8.6.10/940406.SGI.AUTO) for id PAA29069; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 15:55:17 -0400 Message-Id: <199806161955.PAA29069@orbit8i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Florida Keys -- Bleaching 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 304 HotSpots have enveloped the Florida Bay and the Keys on today's chart: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.6.16.1998.gif With any continued absence of cloud cover [and light winds] areas of the Caribbean may be in for an increase in water temperatures and possible bleaching. Much of the Caribbean is within 0.5 deg C of levels critical for initiating coral reef bleaching. [Ref: pinks & blues in the HotSpot charts]. Luckily, winds have been pretty brisk south of 20N: http://140.90.191.231/dataimages/ssmi/day/ssmi_ave578/ssmi98166_ave.gif Cheers, Al **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Sun Jun 18 18:03:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA01363; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:02:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA10849; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:05:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010841; Thu, 18 Jun 98 18:05:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA16437; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 21:11:13 GMT Received: from chickasaw.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA16431; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 17:11:09 -0400 Received: from LOCALNAME (tsmia1-225.gate.net [207.36.130.225]) by chickasaw.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA100646 for ; Thu, 18 Jun 1998 17:10:18 -0400 Message-ID: <35899D49.4AED@gate.net> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:05:45 -0700 From: Steven Miller Reply-To: smiller@gate.net Organization: NURC/UNCW X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ISRS/CMS Coral Reef Fellowship Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by chickasaw.gate.net id RAA100646 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 SAA01363 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 305 International Society for Reef Studies and the Center for Marine Conservation 1999 Graduate Fellowship for Coral Reef Research Introduction 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$13,500, 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, recognizing the complex interplay among many processes that shape the way coral reefs look and function. For example, projects that focus on factors that control productivity, nutrient dynamics, carbonate accretion or erosion, fisheries recruitment, or the effects of exploitation of coral reef resources are examples of suitable topics. Work is not restricted to these topics, but mechanistic controls should be emphasized because this information is important in construction of models that will predict reef response to disturbance. 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. Renewal of the fellowship is possible, but is based on annual resubmission. The student can work entirely at the host university, or can split time between developed and developing country universities. Given proposals of equal scientific merit, priority will be based on financial need; strong financial or in-kind support from local sources is also required. Application materials A four page proposal, using 12 Font or larger, in English, is required from prospective fellowship candidates. The proposal should include (1) an overview that places the proposed research in context with existing literature and local needs, (2) a detailed methods section that includes hypotheses and experimental design (as appropriate), (3) expected results, (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, and (6) literature cited (the budget and literature cited sections do not count against the four page limit). Eight copies of the proposal must be provided. The students 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 Center for Marine Conservation participants; evaluation criteria include scientific merit, feasibility, cost sharing, host country coordination, and relevancy to the Fellowship guidelines. Twenty four applications were received for support in 1997, and twelve were received for 1998. SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 16, 1998 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, no later than October 16, 1998, to: ISRS Recording Secretary UNCW 515 Caribbean Drive Key Largo, Florida 33037 S.Miller@gate.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 19 12:21:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09038; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:21:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA06837; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:24:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006780; Fri, 19 Jun 98 12:23:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA20271; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:48:03 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA20266; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:47:46 -0400 Received: from uwimona.edu.jm by xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm (8.6.4/10.0) id LAA00726; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:50:20 -0400 Received: from localhost by uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA15381; Fri, 19 Jun 98 10:36:53-050 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:36:52 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Housing for digital Handycam 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: 306 I am prospecting for a housing compatible with the Sony digital Handycam camcorder. I have a quotation on the Amphibico VH-1000. But I recently heard a rumour that these units are not as reliable as earlier models. Does anyone have relevant experience or other recommendations? Jeremy Woodley From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 19 14:29:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA11132; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:29:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14528; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:32:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014518; Fri, 19 Jun 98 14:31:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA20768; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:01:26 GMT Received: from wpmail.gbr.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA20763; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:01:22 -0400 Received: from gbdomain-Message_Server by wpmail.gbr.epa.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:59:11 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:58:16 -0500 From: JED CAMPBELL To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, woodley@uwimona.edu.jm Subject: Housing for digital Handycam -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 307 We currently have been using a Stingray housing from Light and Motion Industries with a Sony Handicam. To date the housing has been user friendly, durable, water tight, and allows for quality shots with minimal setup effort. Of course, as with all equipment taken underwater, tomorrow could be a different story. For now, we are very satisfied with the Stingray Housing. This should not be considered an endorsement, only as an observation. jc Light and Motion Industries 300 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940 TEL (408) 645-1525 Fax: (408) 375-2517 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 22 02:16:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA18787 for ; Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:16:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA23928; Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:19:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023924; Mon, 22 Jun 98 02:18:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for iyor-list-outgoing id GAA02294; Mon, 22 Jun 1998 06:01:53 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA02285; Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:01:49 -0400 Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1194 "HELO RCZ057.ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with SMTP id <626975-11217>; Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:52:49 +0800 Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:54:06 +0800 (Taipei Standard Time) From: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, iyor-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: X-X-Sender: reefchck@uxmail.ust.hk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-iyor-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 308 Dear all coral-listers, Here is the June Update for Reef Check 98. Reef Check Update - June 22, 1998 We have lots of good news about Reef Check 1998, the second annual global survey of coral reefs. If you are not familiar with Reef Check or participated last year and would like to help out again, please see our website: www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html The global results for 1997 were stunning, and the value of the data will increase with each year added. 1. Funding for National Coordinators We are very grateful to the Rockefeller Brother's Fund for providing significant funding for Reef Check 1998 in East Asia. In addition we have pledges of support from UNESCO, UNEP and private foundations for modest support for other regions in 1998-9. If you are a marine scientist or NGO staffer living or working in a developing country where we do not have a national coordinator and you would like to form a Reef Check team, we may be able to provide start-up funds and scientific training. Please read the website to check our list of coordinators and then email us for instructions at 2. New Countries Added Our 1998 roster continues to expand with new countries and territories such as the US Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Bangladesh among those recently signing on. We need more volunteers from the Caribbean and Africa. 3. GCRMN / Reef Check / Reef Base Summit at the Hawaii Monitoring Workshop The US state of Hawaii has finally decided to set up a coral reef monitoring and management program. As a first step, Jim Maragos coordinated an impressive coral reef monitoring workshop at the East-West Center in Honolulu 9-11 June. There was ample opportunity for participants to review and evaluate many alternative monitoring methods including Reef Check. Of the many discussions that appeared to achieve resolution, two are relevant here: A) In addition to academic scientific research, two types of monitoring are needed - high intensity, detailed taxonomic monitoring at selected sites by government agencies, and lower intensity, "community-based" monitoring at many sites using teams of skin divers, recreational scuba divers and scientists. B) Community-based monitoring, as part of a coastal management plan provides a solution to coral reef problems by building up a sense of stewardship in the community. C) It was agreed that Reef Check methods were suitable for volunteers to use in Hawaii. During the workshop, meetings were held to solidify the already strong relationships among Reef Check, GCRMN and Reef Base. In short, the previous agreement that GCRMN would promote Reef Check as the GCRMN community-based monitoring method in all countries was reaffirmed. In addition, in countries where there is already a sufficient capacity to plan and carry out government level monitoring, Reef Check has agreed to promote a second, more intensive set of methods recommended for use by government and academic teams, based in part on the English et al. Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources, but also including other methods as needed. For both protocols, a core set would be recommended for use in all countries with each country and locale adding whatever additional methods were needed. Finally, the decision to supply all Reef Check data to Reef Base was reaffirmed. The clear message from Hawaii is that scientists and managers alike are in no mood for silly arguments about methods. Collaboration, compromise and getting people into the water now are the order of the day. 4. Reef Check Hawaii and Clean Oceans 98 Some of you will recall that in 1997, Reef Check was kicked off in spectacular fashion on the island of Kauai by the environmental group Save Our Seas. This year, from June 11 to 13, Carl Stepath and his wife Teresa put on another Save Our Seas/Reef Check extravaganza, this time on Maui. On the night of 12 June, the Clean Oceans 98 underwater film festival was attended by hundreds, including renowned Maui marine artist Christian Lassen who has brought humpbacked whales and coral reefs into many living rooms around the world. Saturday morning, Carl organized a dawn patrol Reef Check field training at Kapalua Bay and over 25 team leaders and divers attended. Thank you Carl (and Frannie of Maui Community College) for motivating such a good group to take part. At last word, Carl and daughter Sonrisa were planning a full-scale Reef Check attack on at least six of the lower Hawaiian Islands. Alan Fong, Jeff Kuwabara and John Cullinane of Hanauma Bay Marine Park volunteered to get Reef Check started on Oahu. Jim Maragos helped with a much needed review and revision of the Reef Check indicator organisms appropriate for Hawaii. 5. Global Warming 9, Hong Kong Despite a massive downpour that turned HK's streets into rivers, a Reef Check presentation and poster on 9 June at the GW9 Conference at HKUST were well attended. As many will remember, last January, Bob Buddemeier et al. concluded that the biggest threat to coral reefs from global change is a rise in atmospheric CO2 that will, through a complex series of reactions, lead to reduced calcification by reef corals. Taking these conclusions to heart, the question was asked as to how we would detect a global change in coral reefs if there is no global network of monitoring? The presentations suggested that the Reef Check network provides a platform to monitor such changes, and the addition of special methods to detect such changes could be accommodated as required. 6. Meeting reminders: All team scientists are invited to make regional, national or local scale presentations of Reef Check results at the ISRS meeting in Perpignan, France this September 1998 and to participate in the ITMEMS Workshop in Townsville, Australia - November 1998. If there is sufficient demand, a free Reef Check training session will be held at both venues. 7. New Assistant Coordinator in Hong Kong Suzie Geermans, our energetic and multi-talented assistant has decided to return to her native Australia for personal reasons. We wish her and partner John good luck. The new Assistant Coordinator is Keith Kei, a diving instructor with a Master's degree in marine biology. The Reef Check email address remains unchanged at . 8. 1998 Methods and Deadline Reminder 1998 data sets are already flowing into headquarters. We remind all 1997 teams to download the revised 1998 methods and spreadsheets. All teams need to register to participate. Please send us the data ASAP once the survey is finished to avoid QA/QC problems. Remember that the deadline for fieldwork is 30 September, 1998. Please send us brief reports now of your planned and completed Reef Check activities (training, surveys, press reports etc) for inclusion in our next update in July. THE END 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) 2358-6936 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 05:22:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01016; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:22:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12515; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:25:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012505; Tue, 23 Jun 98 05:25:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08306; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:23:03 GMT Message-Id: <199806230823.IAA08306@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Helen Walker To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Marine Books Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:44:10 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 309 Dear Coral Listers For all of you out there who are still searching for particular marine science books, have you seen the Coral Sea Imagery Web page? " http://www.coral-sea.com.au/bookshop" This follows an enquiry from a member last month searching for 'Coral of Australia' by Veron. Coral Sea Imagery will be taking stock of this title very soon but in the mean time have a great selection of other high quality publications on offer. Helen Walker (Distribution Manager) Coral Sea Imagery PO Box 2186 Townsville QLD 4810 Tel: 0747 211633 Fax: 0747 211477 Check out our online catalogue " http://www.coral-sea.com.au/bookshop" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 05:22:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01015; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:22:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12513; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:25:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012504; Tue, 23 Jun 98 05:25:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08349; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:26:18 GMT Message-Id: <199806230826.IAA08349@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Steve Gardner - Coral Sea Imagery To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: RE: Housing for digital Handycam Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 02:37:12 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 310 The Amphibico housings have problems with the buttons which can & do snap off or pop out causing the housing to flood. I know of several accounts where this has happened including two instances where this happened to me on the same shoot with two different housings. Stingray housings do seem to have many testimonies as being reliable workhorse units.. Dr. Erik Meesters at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany recently compiled information and reports on various housings for DV cameras which was posted on the internet... I don't seem to have the URL on my laptop but you could contact Erik through the coral-list. Hope this helps... Cheers Steve Steve Gardner Underwater Cameraman Coral Sea Imagery Townsville Australia Tel: +61 747 211633 Fax: +61 747 211477 Email: Steve@coral-sea.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Woodley [SMTP:woodley@uwimona.edu.jm] Sent: Saturday, 20 June 1998 1:37 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Housing for digital Handycam I am prospecting for a housing compatible with the Sony digital Handycam camcorder. I have a quotation on the Amphibico VH-1000. But I recently heard a rumour that these units are not as reliable as earlier models. Does anyone have relevant experience or other recommendations? Jeremy Woodley From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 05:22:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01017; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:22:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12511; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:25:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012502; Tue, 23 Jun 98 05:25:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08336; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:24:30 GMT Message-Id: <199806230824.IAA08336@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Helen Walker To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: RE: International Coral Conference Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:03:28 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 311 Dear Coral Listers Could anyone tell me the dates of the International Coral Conference in France and exactly where it is being held. Thanks! Helen Walker (Distribution Manager) Coral Sea Imagery PO Box 2186 Townsville QLD 4810 Tel: 0747 211633 Fax: 0747 211477 Check out our online catalogue " http://www.coral-sea.com.au/bookshop" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 05:23:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01101; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:23:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12547; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:26:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012534; Tue, 23 Jun 98 05:26:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08294; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:21:34 GMT Message-Id: <199806230821.IAA08294@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:21:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Housing for digital Handycam Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 312 I have the TRV7 Amphibico for the Sony CCD TRV7 digital camera and it has performed very well. We have used Amphibico housings for ten years and have been very satisfied with performance and service from the company. They have always given us great service. A certain other company that I won't mention by name has service that is not satisfactory. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 05:25:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA01130; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:25:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12585; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 05:28:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012581; Tue, 23 Jun 98 05:28:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08284; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:20:42 GMT Message-Id: <199806230820.IAA08284@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 12:28:16 -0400 From: Claudia Tejada To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ** New from World Resources Institute: Reefs at Risk ** Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 313 NEW FROM WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE ================================== REEFS AT RISK: A Map-based Indicator of Potential Threats to the World's Coral Reefs (June 23, 1998). During this International Year of the Ocean, the World Resources Institute (WRI) presents a startling new report that highlights the biological and economic value of coral reefs. This first detailed map-based global assessment, produced through a partnership with the International Center for Living Aquatic Resource Management (ICLARM), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is the first global assessment of coral reefs to map areas at risk from human activity, ranging from coastal development and over fishing to inland and marine pollution. The Reefs at Risk study finds that nearly 60 percent of the earth's coral reefs are threatened by human activity, leaving much of the world's marine biodiversity at risk. In addition, the report concludes that while reefs provide billions of people and hundreds of countries with food, tourism revenue, coastal protection and new medications for increasingly drug-resistant diseases -- worth about $375 billion each year -- they are among the least monitored and protected natural habitats in the world. Visit the Reefs at Risk website at: http://www.wri.org/wri/indicatrs/reefrisk.htm * to download maps, text and coral reef images * listen to the RealAudio broadcast of the June 23 news conference (9:30 a.m. E.S.T.) * connect to coral reef resources on the internet. To order Reefs at Risk, call 1-800-822-0504 or visit http://www.wri.org/wri/ -------------------------- The mission of World Resources Institute (WRI) is to move human society to live in ways that protect the Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 14:37:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA05481; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:37:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA07515; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:39:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007482; Tue, 23 Jun 98 14:39:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10657; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:57:34 GMT Message-Id: <199806231757.RAA10657@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1980 21:05:57 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Philippe Coyault Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 314 Dear readers, Oceanopolis, a Scientific, Technical and Industrial Centre dedicated to the sea, located at the far end of Brittany, in France, presents since 1990 aquariums showing the marine animal-life and flora of the North-East Atlantic marine ecosystems. Some exhibitions and many multimedia products complete these presentations. The educational vocation of our equipment is very marked for we welcome many school groups. During the spring of the year 2000, Oceanopolis will open two new wings, one about the tropical ecosystems, the other one concerning the polar ecosystems, and will thus become the first European Leisure and Science Park dedicated to the sea. Our request takes place in this context. So as to complete our presentation of the tropical ecosystems, we intend to show our public numerous multimedia documents. This project is carried out in collaboration with scientific institutes such as the ORSTOM, at Brest (about the tropical wing). That is why we would be very interested in finding some films, animated films, videos or pictures concerning the following subjects : - life in coral reefs, - geology, - biology of the marine species... If you have got things that could meet our needs, or if you happen to know someone who could get in touch with us and be of some help, please contact us at this address : philippe.coyault@oceanopolis.galeode.fr Many thanks in advance! Best regards, Philippe Coyault Responsible for the audiovisual department of Oceanopolis From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 18:22:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09249; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:22:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA18794; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:25:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018790; Tue, 23 Jun 98 18:24:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11535; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:32:32 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11530; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:32:28 -0400 Received: (qmail 1481 invoked by uid 0); 23 Jun 1998 21:32:47 -0000 Message-ID: <19980623213247.1480.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 153.37.72.66 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:32:47 PDT X-Originating-IP: [153.37.72.66] From: "eric roach" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: underwater GPS? Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:32:47 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 315 Does anyone possess product information for any sort of underwater GPS or any ideas of how to make one? Eric Roach ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 18:33:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09313; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:33:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA18938; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:36:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018933; Tue, 23 Jun 98 18:35:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11620; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:53:30 GMT Received: from riptide.wavetech.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11614; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:53:24 -0400 From: kubicki@wavetech.net Received: from none.wavetech.net (pm-4-114.dynam.WaveTech.net [206.146.145.115]) by riptide.wavetech.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id QAA12540 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:47:42 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <359023D8.27D9@wavetech.net> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:53:28 -0500 Reply-To: kubicki@wavetech.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Please take us off the list 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: 316 For those of you who have written to Brian and not heard from him it is because he is in Costa Rica. He is there to study glass frogs and will be working with the Univ. Of C.R. in San Jose to help them set up tanks in their new Marine Dept. If you need to get a hold of him you can still e-mail at his current e-mail address and I can forward it to him. To the Coral List: Could you please take us off the list while Brian is away? Thank you. Brian's mom From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 20:26:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA10306; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:25:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA21398; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:28:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021347; Tue, 23 Jun 98 20:27:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA12047; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:50:20 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA12041; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:50:16 -0400 From: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:51:17 -0500 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:50:47 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs At Risk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 317 A report entitled "Reefs at Risk" was released at a National Press Club press conference today by the World Resources Institute, ICLARM, WCMC, and UNEP. In addition to this impressive group of producers, the National Press Club event was introduced by NOAA's Terry Garcia, Asst Sec. for Oceans and Atmosphere, Sylvia Earle wrote the opening section, and the contributing authors and reviewers include a virtual who's who of coral reef researchers and personalities. The attractive report does a good job of identifying the major threats to coral reefs: overexploitation (fishing, etc.), pollution (especially land-based), and coastal development (which contributes to the others). Nonetheless, I can't help but question some of the report's conclusions, findings, and assumptions. These include: (1) The reefs of the Florida Keys face only moderate threat overall? (2) The reefs of the Windward and Leeward islands face greater threat than those of the Florida Keys? (3) The reefs of Southern Belize face greater threat than those of the Florida Keys? (4) Overexploitation is only a threat to those reefs in countries whose per capita GNP is < $10,000/year or whose per capita fish consumption is > 50 Kilograms/person/year? #4 seems particularly disturbing to me as it seems to be an unjustified assumption that while noted, is not explained, and may be responsible in part for the erroneous conclusions reached in #1,#2, and #3, and perhaps others. This unjustified assumption lead to overexploitation being ignored as a contributing factor to reef degradation in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, and the Bahamas. Since I participated in the initial methodology workshop for this report back in August of 1997, I know that the contribution of overexploitation/fishing to reef degradation was flagged and highlighted at that workshop by numerous reviewers. Since no explanation is given in the report for exempting these countries from consideration of fishing impacts, one might speculate that political considerations were involved. Am I missing something? What do others think? ************************************************************************** ******************************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Protection Center for Marine Conservation Washington, DC 20036 (202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 Fax: (202)872-0619 Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com "The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. ************************************************************************** ****************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 23 21:58:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA10675; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:58:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA22300; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 22:00:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022293; Tue, 23 Jun 98 22:00:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA12362; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 01:08:53 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA12357; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:08:44 -0400 Received: from damsel.bu.edu (DAMSEL.BU.EDU [128.197.80.199]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id VAA17487; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:08:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19980624011703.00956ba8@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: kava@bio.bu.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:17:03 -0400 To: fish-sci@segate.sunet.se, fish-ecology@helios.ulpgc.es, kshaw@oeb.harvard.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Kathryn Kavanagh Subject: DNA degradation -- summary 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 VAA10675 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 318 Dear Listmembers-- Awhile back I asked for ideas about problems we had with degraded DNA from the pomacentrid fish _Acanthochromis polyacanthus_. Thanks to all the many people who replied -- it generated a lot of interest! I have summarized and pasted relevant parts of the replies below. For those not interested, sorry for the long message! Again, thanks to everyone for the help. Kathy ----DNA degradation problems with other species----: Butterflyfish from the Red Sea. Squid. Perch. Parrotfish. -----Suggestions for methods-----: 1) I am a graduate student working with triggerfish DNA, and I initially thought I had encountered this same problem. I extracted DNA from fin clippings (however, first transferred to SED preservative) and frozen tissue with success using a Qiagen kit, and various methods, respectively. I am by no means an expert in this field, but I hope I can offer some clues. I was wondering on what basis are you determining that your DNA is degraded? 2) This may not be your problem, but here is the situation I encountered when I was getting highly degraded DNA from squid. I do extractions somewhat similarly to what you do; the major difference may be that I do them in 1.5 ml tubes. There are three things that I found necessary to avoid the degradation: (1) use very small pieces of tissue (on average about 10-15 mg and only 1 mm thick); (2) crush them immediately in the grinding buffer (i.e., crush the tissue from one specimen before taking tissue from the next specimen); and (3) have the buffer already hot (tubes in the hot block at 55 C with condensation having formed under the lid). If I skipped any of these points, the quality of the DNA prep would be lessened; but, it was especially critical not to use too much tissue. Given that you are doing phenol-type preps, you should consider using "phase-lock gel tubes". They do a wonderful job of sequestering the phenol below the gel phase and the buffer above the gel... so there is no need to avoid getting the precipitated protein transferred. Also, I do the entire extraction (the phenol etc. steps) in one tube and never have to pipette... just decant. 3) what form of extraction buffer are you using i.e. does it contain EDTA or any chemical which will inhibit the action of DNAses during the digestion of the tissue. I ask this because I once tried using a buffer composed of Tris, KCl and Tween, and found huge levels of degredation. The addition of EDTA largely overcame this. 4) About your DNA problem the only thing I can tell you is that I am using the same method as you, I mean the phenol/chloroform extraction and I tried that on tissue, gills and fin clips too. I didn't have any big problem. It is true that with the fin clips I always had to extract more than with tissues (4-5 times instead of 2-3 usually with gills) but I suppose this is due a lots of tanin and proteins. Some peole in the lab who have experienced dirt extraction and problems with PCR afterwards use dialysis to obtain DNA and not precipitation with ammoniac acetyl as I do (and as you maybe do) and it is true that you obtain a very clean DNA for just one day more of time. I am personnaly happy with the phenol extraction and ammoniac acetyl precipitation and did not have any big problem with the Pomacentrids I have extracted until now, except the 3 specimens I have from Amphiprion Perideraion, but I have to try again. 5) I am working with shrimp. I have not encountered any suchproblen yet. I use CsCl gradient for extraction of both RNA and DNA from same sample. For DNA extraction I do proteinase K treatment followed by Phe: Chl extraction and routinely obtain good quality of DNA. In your case some how you seem to have DNase contamination or the tissues you are using might have gone apoptosis. You may like to see a recent article in Marine Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 1996, 5($): 295-298 where they have used fins and scale of fishes to extract DNA. Also see many cross referred articles. 6) Degradation. ugghhh. I use fin clips and liver, but I have used the kit from Bio 101, and the protocol calls for a 30-120 minute incubation. I use less time if I think the samlple is going to be degraded (~30min). After following the protocol I spin down the DNA and resuspend in 25uL of H20. The advantage of the protocol is that it only takes about an hour and you can run your results on a gel right away to dtermine your amount of degradation. If you are trying to amplify a small area (I'm using 12S mtDNA) and the area if so small degradation isnt really a problem for PCR. Also, you might try storing your fin clips in a buffer like NET* to help avoid degredation. 7) I noticed your request for ideas to extract DNA and remembered that we had a similar problem with perch DNA. We solved it by increasing the lysis buffert concentration of EDTA from 10 mM to 50 mM and increasing SDS from 0.5 to 2 %. Except for these two ingredients our lysis buffert contains Tris-Hcl ph 8.5 100 mM and NaCl 20mM. 8)I experienced the same problem extracting DNA from dried blood, larvae and fin clippings of parrotfish. Apparently fish have a high level of endonuclease activity. Adding 0.5 % SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate)to the lysis buffer and incubation with proteinase K at 55C in stead of 37C did the trick in my case. Here's the first part of my fish DNA extraction protocol: Day 1 (late afternoon): 1 put larva or fin clip in 2,2 ml eppendorf tube, containing 1 ml TES; 0,5% SDS 2 add 10 m l protenase K, mix well 3 incubate overnight at 55EC 9)We have had similar problems with consistently obtaining high-quality DNA from fish tissues. In particular, we have found that while many preps will work to get DNA of sufficient quality for PCR, mapping, etc., the DNA is not of high molecular weight for some other more demanding protocols. In fact, we have often extracted mouse DNA in parallel trials with the fish using such gentle methods as Recoverease, Qiagen columns, etc. only to find the fish DNA can be highly degraded. Fortunately, we have come up with a couple methods that result in very good quality DNA and will be happy to pass them on. However, I would like more details from various researchers that have had some problems with the fish DNA. There really does appear to be something to the observation that "fish don't keep" and DNA degradation. 10) regarding your DNA degradation problems...my experience is that as long as you have fragments greater than the size of your expected PCR product, the shearing you are talking about should not be a problem. I like to use a 'silica matrix' or DAEA DNA extraction format (GENECLEAN or QIAGEN). I get less shearing because, I believe, there is less vortexing involved. Excessive pipetting will also result in shearing. 11) I'm a PhD student at the University of Tasmania, doing some molecular phylogenetic and population genetic work on cirrhitoid fishes. You have an interesting question. By degradation I assume that you have extracted the DNA, treated it with RNase, run it out on a gel, and only observed low molecular weight material. I guess you're confident of your material. Fin clip from live fish should be good, but frozen can be highly degraded, even if handled by protein electrophoresis people that should be careful. That leaves the extraction technique. Your proteinase K should knock out DNases, so that shouldn't be a problem, and some people don't prot K and get away with it. Other potential sources of degradation.....vortexing during phenol-chloroforms or shaking really vigorously can cause mechanical degradation. Also, check your phenol. If oxidised, or not equilibrated properly it could be chewing the DNA a bit. Other than that, I'm stumped. Maybe really high DNase levels/activities? Try side-by-side DNA extraction with material that has been extracted "sucessfully" previously, or a different technique (ask qiagen or whoever for a free sample of their tissue prep kit). [that's all!] From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 09:24:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15044; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:24:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA06340; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:27:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006276; Wed, 24 Jun 98 09:26:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA14611; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:22:25 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA14606; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:22:21 -0400 Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA11861; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:21:55 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980624083255.0075d9cc@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:32:56 -0700 To: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk 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: 319 Don't worry Jack- the reefs of the Florida Keys as we once knew them will be gone soon so no one will have to worry about the problem unless we get mobilized ASAP and really do something beside monitor and "keep a smiley face on it" for the sake of the economy. Phil. At 07:50 PM 6/23/98 -0400, sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com wrote: >A report entitled "Reefs at Risk" was released at a National Press Club >press conference today by the World Resources Institute, ICLARM, WCMC, >and UNEP. In addition to this impressive group of producers, the >National Press Club event was introduced by NOAA's Terry Garcia, Asst >Sec. for Oceans and Atmosphere, Sylvia Earle wrote the opening section, >and the contributing authors and reviewers include a virtual who's who of >coral reef researchers and personalities. The attractive report does a >good job of identifying the major threats to coral reefs: >overexploitation (fishing, etc.), pollution (especially land-based), and >coastal development (which contributes to the others). > >Nonetheless, I can't help but question some of the report's conclusions, >findings, and assumptions. These include: > >(1) The reefs of the Florida Keys face only moderate threat overall? >(2) The reefs of the Windward and Leeward islands face greater threat >than those of the Florida Keys? >(3) The reefs of Southern Belize face greater threat than those of the >Florida Keys? >(4) Overexploitation is only a threat to those reefs in countries whose >per capita GNP is < $10,000/year or whose per capita fish consumption is >> 50 Kilograms/person/year? > >#4 seems particularly disturbing to me as it seems to be an unjustified >assumption that while noted, is not explained, and may be responsible in >part for the erroneous conclusions reached in #1,#2, and #3, and perhaps >others. This unjustified assumption lead to overexploitation being >ignored as a contributing factor to reef degradation in the United >States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, and the >Bahamas. Since I participated in the initial methodology workshop for >this report back in August of 1997, I know that the contribution of >overexploitation/fishing to reef degradation was flagged and highlighted >at that workshop by numerous reviewers. > >Since no explanation is given in the report for exempting these countries >from consideration of fishing impacts, one might speculate that political >considerations were involved. Am I missing something? What do others >think? >************************************************************************** >******************************************* >Jack Sobel, Director >Ecosystem Protection >Center for Marine Conservation >Washington, DC 20036 >(202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 >Fax: (202)872-0619 >Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com > >"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: >'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every >part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the >course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then >who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog >and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." >Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. >************************************************************************** >****************************************** > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 13:25:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA18152; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:25:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA26400; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:27:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026380; Wed, 24 Jun 98 13:27:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA15856; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:45:40 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA15851; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:45:34 -0400 Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA03466; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:45:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:45:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Pam Muller To: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk 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: 320 Re: Jack Sobel's specific questions: Please see page 51 of the "Reefs at Risk" report: "Comments on the Reefs at Risk Indicator" Items 1 and 2 under Tropical Americas specifically deal with the potential underestimate of the threat classification for the Florida Keys and the overestimate for the reefs off southern Belize. Threats to Florida Keys reefs are also discussed on page 32 in the section "Twelve Reefs at Risk". 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: 813-553-1567 FAX: 813-553-1189 "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - On Tue, 23 Jun 1998 sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com wrote: > A report entitled "Reefs at Risk" was released at a National Press Club > press conference today by the World Resources Institute, ICLARM, WCMC, > and UNEP. In addition to this impressive group of producers, the > National Press Club event was introduced by NOAA's Terry Garcia, Asst > Sec. for Oceans and Atmosphere, Sylvia Earle wrote the opening section, > and the contributing authors and reviewers include a virtual who's who of > coral reef researchers and personalities. The attractive report does a > good job of identifying the major threats to coral reefs: > overexploitation (fishing, etc.), pollution (especially land-based), and > coastal development (which contributes to the others). > > Nonetheless, I can't help but question some of the report's conclusions, > findings, and assumptions. These include: > > (1) The reefs of the Florida Keys face only moderate threat overall? > (2) The reefs of the Windward and Leeward islands face greater threat > than those of the Florida Keys? > (3) The reefs of Southern Belize face greater threat than those of the > Florida Keys? > (4) Overexploitation is only a threat to those reefs in countries whose > per capita GNP is < $10,000/year or whose per capita fish consumption is > > 50 Kilograms/person/year? > > #4 seems particularly disturbing to me as it seems to be an unjustified > assumption that while noted, is not explained, and may be responsible in > part for the erroneous conclusions reached in #1,#2, and #3, and perhaps > others. This unjustified assumption lead to overexploitation being > ignored as a contributing factor to reef degradation in the United > States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, and the > Bahamas. Since I participated in the initial methodology workshop for > this report back in August of 1997, I know that the contribution of > overexploitation/fishing to reef degradation was flagged and highlighted > at that workshop by numerous reviewers. > > Since no explanation is given in the report for exempting these countries > from consideration of fishing impacts, one might speculate that political > considerations were involved. Am I missing something? What do others > think? > ************************************************************************** > ******************************************* > Jack Sobel, Director > Ecosystem Protection > Center for Marine Conservation > Washington, DC 20036 > (202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 > Fax: (202)872-0619 > Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com > > "The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: > 'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every > part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the > course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then > who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog > and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." > Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. > ************************************************************************** > ****************************************** > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 15:03:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19396; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:03:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA03290; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:06:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003252; Wed, 24 Jun 98 15:05:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA16316; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:12:44 GMT Received: from onondaga.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA16311; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:12:39 -0400 Received: from gate.net (monal2-61.gate.net [207.36.9.124]) by onondaga.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA150580; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:12:38 -0400 Message-ID: <3591407A.611488AE@gate.net> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 14:07:55 -0400 From: Steven Miller Reply-To: smiller@gate.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Phillip Dustan CC: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com, pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk References: <3.0.32.19980624083255.0075d9cc@zeus.cofc.edu> 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: 321 Dear Phil, I have a problem with the "chicken little" approach that is often used in public forums to generate support, controversy, or conflict. And even if "the sky is falling" I think that it's important not to oversimplify by suggesting simple solutions (or even any solution) to problems as complex as coral reef condition - especially in Florida. I don't think that anyone disagrees about the decline of reefs in Florida (and throughout the Caribbean), but since you imply that there are more actions to take - what exactly do you think anyone can do to make a difference? Don't you agree that the two biggest factors related to decreased coral cover and increased algae on reefs in Florida and throughout the Caribbean are white band disease and the Diadema dieoff, respectively? If water quality is a problem isn't it more likely related to factors that affect the entire Caribbean basin and Gulf of Mexico (due to river runoff from the Great Rivers of South America and the Mississippi), and not local sewage disposal practices (at least there is no evidence that sewage is causing problems on the reefs in Florida - in canals and enclosed nearshore waters yes, but not offshore)? Further, in Florida we are at the northern geographic limit for active reef growth and the system sees significant natural system variation related to temperature (it can get quite cold in the winter), and perhaps other factors related to the Gulf Stream and upwelling. And there is a lot more to say about complexity; I know that you understand all of this. One solution, already implemented, is to provide no-take protection to reef areas, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has a world-class management program in place (and monitoring program) with many no-take areas. So, again, what exactly do we need to mobilize? And why? I've posted this to the list-server in reply to your first note because I consider this a public forum and not one that is scientific. And everyone is free to rant without review, but you do leave yourself open for rebuttal. Please don't get the wrong idea, I would like to hear the positive steps you think are needed to turn things around - in our lifetime or the next several, since that probably matches up better with processes related to how reefs grow. I ask this for a practical reason too, since I have program management responsibilities for a fairly large and competitively driven coral research program in Florida. I look forward to talking with you, perhaps by phone or directly by email is best. Steven Miller, Ph.D. Associate Director, Florida Program National Undersea Research Center University of North Carolina at Wilmington 305-451-0233 http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/ http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius Phillip Dustan wrote: > Don't worry Jack- the reefs of the Florida Keys as we once knew them will > be gone soon so no one will have to worry about the problem unless we get > mobilized ASAP and really do something beside monitor and "keep a smiley > face on it" for the sake of the economy. > Phil. > > At 07:50 PM 6/23/98 -0400, sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com wrote: > >A report entitled "Reefs at Risk" was released at a National Press Club > >press conference today by the World Resources Institute, ICLARM, WCMC, > >and UNEP. In addition to this impressive group of producers, the > >National Press Club event was introduced by NOAA's Terry Garcia, Asst > >Sec. for Oceans and Atmosphere, Sylvia Earle wrote the opening section, > >and the contributing authors and reviewers include a virtual who's who of > >coral reef researchers and personalities. The attractive report does a > >good job of identifying the major threats to coral reefs: > >overexploitation (fishing, etc.), pollution (especially land-based), and > >coastal development (which contributes to the others). > > > >Nonetheless, I can't help but question some of the report's conclusions, > >findings, and assumptions. These include: > > > >(1) The reefs of the Florida Keys face only moderate threat overall? > >(2) The reefs of the Windward and Leeward islands face greater threat > >than those of the Florida Keys? > >(3) The reefs of Southern Belize face greater threat than those of the > >Florida Keys? > >(4) Overexploitation is only a threat to those reefs in countries whose > >per capita GNP is < $10,000/year or whose per capita fish consumption is > >> 50 Kilograms/person/year? > > > >#4 seems particularly disturbing to me as it seems to be an unjustified > >assumption that while noted, is not explained, and may be responsible in > >part for the erroneous conclusions reached in #1,#2, and #3, and perhaps > >others. This unjustified assumption lead to overexploitation being > >ignored as a contributing factor to reef degradation in the United > >States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, and the > >Bahamas. Since I participated in the initial methodology workshop for > >this report back in August of 1997, I know that the contribution of > >overexploitation/fishing to reef degradation was flagged and highlighted > >at that workshop by numerous reviewers. > > > >Since no explanation is given in the report for exempting these countries > >from consideration of fishing impacts, one might speculate that political > >considerations were involved. Am I missing something? What do others > >think? > >************************************************************************** > >******************************************* > >Jack Sobel, Director > >Ecosystem Protection > >Center for Marine Conservation > >Washington, DC 20036 > >(202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 > >Fax: (202)872-0619 > >Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com > > > >"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: > >'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every > >part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the > >course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then > >who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog > >and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." > >Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. > >************************************************************************** > >****************************************** > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 16:41:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA20486; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:41:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA10448; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 16:43:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010432; Wed, 24 Jun 98 16:43:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA16915; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:53:19 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA16910; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:53:14 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA17783 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:50:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 24 Jun 1998 15:52:10 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: underwater GPS? To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 QAA20486 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 322 Subject: Time: 10:52 AM RE>underwater GPS? Date: 6/24/98 GPS works using a near-microwave radio signal transmitted from the satellites. These frquencies have no ability to transmit through water. The greatest loss (attenuation) of signal in the atmosphere is due to water vapor. Just think about what happens when you place water in a microwave -- the water gets hot due to exchange of energy from the microwaves to the absorbing material. Most marine GPS units are water resistant and can be used at the surface while snorkeling. The unit could be placed on a surface buoy tethered to a scuba diver. It is POSSIBLE to have a surface antenna with a coaxial cable run to a submerged GPS. However, the signal losses over coaxial cable are so high that this would not be practical. Cheers, Mark -------------------------------------- Date: 6/23/98 6:43 PM To: Mark Eakin From: eric roach Does anyone possess product information for any sort of underwater GPS or any ideas of how to make one? Eric Roach ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;23 Jun 1998 18:41:16 U Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA11535; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:32:32 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11530; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:32:28 -0400 Received: (qmail 1481 invoked by uid 0); 23 Jun 1998 21:32:47 -0000 Message-ID: <19980623213247.1480.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 153.37.72.66 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:32:47 PDT X-Originating-IP: [153.37.72.66] From: "eric roach" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: underwater GPS? Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:32:47 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 17:59:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA21066; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:59:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA13841; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:02:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013832; Wed, 24 Jun 98 18:01:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA17318; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:18:32 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA17313; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:18:26 -0400 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id RAA12460 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:18:38 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806242118.RAA12460@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:29:56 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 323 Dear Steve and Phil and everybody, Reef decline appears to have been widespread in the tropical west Atlantic over the past two decades. Most prominent is the reduction in prevalence of acroporid corals, and increase, in many places, of macrophytes. Belize was unusual in that when the acroporids began to vanish, there was an endemic agariciid (absent elsewhere in the region) that could serve as a partial functional replacement, and it did. Since the original high-coral coverage condition is more highly valued than what we are seeing more of today, it would undoubtedly be most productive to: 1. appreciate natural trends toward regeneration, and their scaling 2. judge whether natural regeneration is satisfactory 3. develop interventions that facilitate and accelerate regeneration on the largest spatial and smallest temporal scales possible. Let us presume that Step 2, the regeneration rate concommitant with the passive approach to reef conservation, is not sufficient to offset rates of degradation in Florida. Note that whether this is or isn't the periphery of reef growth doesn't matter. All that matters is that reefs can grow here and it is worth some effort to see that they do. Then we must move on to Step 3. Step 3 implies aggressive perturbation (some would call it "restoration") experiments. Looking about, I dont' see a great many such experiments in progress. Kudos to Richmond and Mueller and their people. What are we doing to adapt and expand their methodologies? What capabilities do we need at our disposal? A. ability to upregulate grazing pressure B. ability to downregulate nutrient inputs C. ability to force-recruit corals on a large scale My own guess is that grazing pressure in Florida is pretty high (though perhaps the ability to force-recruit Diadema would be helpful on a local basis); and that if nutrients are a major issue, we are already doing what we can to reduce the inputs. That means, shouldn't we be looking harder and more seriously than we are at option "C?" This option offers a wonderful probe of the resiliency of the system....if healthy live corals appear on the reef but do not survive, then something probably must be done with A or B, or there is a food web problem with coral predators, otherwise give up on reefs altogether for now because it's a large-scale environmental health issue that must be addressed first. Since acroporids and agariciids are the principal corals with response times and growth rates commensurate with human intervention, should they not be the principal focus of efforts toward C? It would be really helpful if we could reach some consensus on this. No one strategy is sufficient to conserve Florida's reefs, but we should be coming up with a clear and articulate definition of the top-priority conservation science and methodologies needed to do the job...and we aren't, unless I've missed something. Monitoring IS important, but only in the context of adaptive management. What are our goals? What shall our complete litany of interventions be? What room have we left ourselves for trial and error? Are the intervention experiments well designed and sufficiently powerful to serve our needs? The alternative is to reduce human impacts as much as possible, and then watch and wait. These are two very different, complementary strategies. What combination of these do we, as a community, advocate? 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 18:00:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA21100; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:00:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA13857; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:03:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013849; Wed, 24 Jun 98 18:02:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA17336; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:20:58 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA17329; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:20:52 -0400 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id RAA12518 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:21:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806242121.RAA12518@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:32:22 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 324 I would be very grateful if anyone could bring to my attention observations of Pacific acroporids exhibiting conditions resembling white plague (the one with tissue exfoliation and polarized coral death) in the tropical west Atlantic acroporids. 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 22:37:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA22129; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:37:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20669; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:40:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020662; Wed, 24 Jun 98 22:39:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA18386; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 01:59:36 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA18381; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:59:32 -0400 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.19]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA07966; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:59:40 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:59:40 -0400 Message-Id: <199806250159.VAA07966@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman), coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 325 Les: FYI: (a) We've been working on A palmata settlement and culture both in the lab and field. Progress is steady but slow, because there has been no real funding for such work (e.g. bootlegged). (b) We've also figured out how to culture Diadema in the lab and been seeking funds to scale up the culture methodology, with no success to date. Unfortunately, there is lots of money out there for monitoring and assessment, but not much for develping solutions like those you suggest. Alina At 05:29 PM 6/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Steve and Phil and everybody, > >Reef decline appears to have been widespread in the tropical west Atlantic >over the past two decades. Most prominent is the reduction in prevalence >of acroporid corals, and increase, in many places, of macrophytes. Belize >was unusual in that when the acroporids began to vanish, there was an >endemic agariciid (absent elsewhere in the region) that could serve as a >partial functional replacement, and it did. > >Since the original high-coral coverage condition is more highly valued than >what we are seeing more of today, it would undoubtedly be most productive >to: > > 1. appreciate natural trends toward regeneration, and their scaling > 2. judge whether natural regeneration is satisfactory > 3. develop interventions that facilitate and accelerate regeneration > on the largest spatial and smallest temporal scales possible. > >Let us presume that Step 2, the regeneration rate concommitant with the >passive approach to reef conservation, is not sufficient to offset rates of >degradation in Florida. Note that whether this is or isn't the periphery >of reef growth doesn't matter. All that matters is that reefs can grow >here and it is worth some effort to see that they do. Then we must move on >to Step 3. > >Step 3 implies aggressive perturbation (some would call it "restoration") >experiments. Looking about, I dont' see a great many such experiments in >progress. Kudos to Richmond and Mueller and their people. What are we >doing to adapt and expand their methodologies? What capabilities do we >need at our disposal? > > A. ability to upregulate grazing pressure > B. ability to downregulate nutrient inputs > C. ability to force-recruit corals on a large scale > >My own guess is that grazing pressure in Florida is pretty high (though >perhaps the ability to force-recruit Diadema would be helpful on a local >basis); and that if nutrients are a major issue, we are already doing what >we can to reduce the inputs. That means, shouldn't we be looking harder >and more seriously than we are at option "C?" This option offers a >wonderful probe of the resiliency of the system....if healthy live corals >appear on the reef but do not survive, then something probably must be done >with A or B, or there is a food web problem with coral predators, otherwise >give up on reefs altogether for now because it's a large-scale >environmental health issue that must be addressed first. > >Since acroporids and agariciids are the principal corals with response >times and growth rates commensurate with human intervention, should they >not be the principal focus of efforts toward C? > >It would be really helpful if we could reach some consensus on this. No >one strategy is sufficient to conserve Florida's reefs, but we should be >coming up with a clear and articulate definition of the top-priority >conservation science and methodologies needed to do the job...and we >aren't, unless I've missed something. > >Monitoring IS important, but only in the context of adaptive management. >What are our goals? What shall our complete litany of interventions be? >What room have we left ourselves for trial and error? Are the intervention >experiments well designed and sufficiently powerful to serve our needs? > >The alternative is to reduce human impacts as much as possible, and then >watch and wait. > >These are two very different, complementary strategies. > >What combination of these do we, as a community, advocate? > >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 > > >"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and >democracy... but that could change." > >-Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 > > > > ********************************************** 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 Sat Jun 24 22:38:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA22159; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:38:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20682; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:41:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020674; Wed, 24 Jun 98 22:40:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA18426; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:08:03 GMT Received: from mailhost.unimas.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA18421; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:07:54 -0400 Received: from Nick ([161.142.87.122]) by mailhost.unimas.my (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA28976 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:32:19 +0800 Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:32:19 +0800 Message-Id: <199806250232.KAA28976@mailhost.unimas.my> X-Sender: nick@mailhost.unimas.my 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: Nicolas James Pilcher Subject: Artificial reefs in Gulf of Mexico Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 326 Hi folks, greetings from Borneo. Does anyone have any information on the artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and their effect on reef associated animals.....? I'd be grateful for any leads. Thanks and regards, Nick !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nicolas J. Pilcher Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan Sarawak, Malaysia Tel ++ 60 82 671 000 Ext. 181 Fax ++ 60 82 671903 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jun 24 22:41:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA22188; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:41:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20706; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:44:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020702; Wed, 24 Jun 98 22:44:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA18356; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 01:52:31 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA18351; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:52:27 -0400 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.19]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA07926; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:52:40 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:52:40 -0400 Message-Id: <199806250152.VAA07926@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: smiller@gate.net, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 327 Dear Phil: I'm too busy to discourse at length about the Florida situation but what to add my support to Steven's excellent reply to your diatribe. In my opinion and having spent a lot of time in the Keys these last 10 years, most of the coral death I have been able to attribute to a specific cause, has been from severe bleaching [regional or global cause, certainly not local], feasting by Corallophila (especially the Acropora's) [possibly a consequence of overfishing or trophic disfunction fo some sort], damselfishes [again possibly a result of overfishing], and overgrowth by Halimeda [more on the deeper offshore reefs than in the inshore ones, thus not easily attributable to local sewage nutrients but more likely to loss of Diadema]. Overfishing is slowing being addressed in the Keys and I dare say that one can see more large groupers and snappers in Fla than almost anywhere else in the Caribbean. The other causes of coral loss appear to be more regional in cause [especially since same symptoms are being seen in remote Bahamas and Dry Tortugas], and thus not likely resolved by any specific "action" by locals in the Keys. Meanwhile, locally high stressors such as sedimentation & abrasion stress caused by the high frequency of severe storms, are likely slowing coral recruitment success. Alina Szmant At 02:07 PM 6/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Phil, > >I have a problem with the "chicken little" approach that is often used in >public forums to generate support, controversy, or conflict. And even if >"the sky is falling" I think that it's important not to oversimplify by >suggesting simple solutions (or even any solution) to problems as complex as >coral reef condition - especially in Florida. I don't think that anyone >disagrees about the decline of reefs in Florida (and throughout the Caribbean), >but since you imply that there are more actions to take - what exactly do you >think anyone can do to make a difference? > >Don't you agree that the two biggest factors related to decreased coral cover >and increased algae on reefs in Florida and throughout the Caribbean are white >band disease and the Diadema dieoff, respectively? If water quality is a >problem isn't it more likely related to factors that affect the entire >Caribbean basin and Gulf of Mexico (due to river runoff from the Great Rivers >of South America and the Mississippi), and not local sewage disposal practices >(at least there is no evidence that sewage is causing problems on the reefs in >Florida - in canals and enclosed nearshore waters yes, but not offshore)? >Further, in Florida we are at the northern geographic limit for active reef >growth and the system sees significant natural system variation related to >temperature (it can get quite cold in the winter), and perhaps other factors >related to the Gulf Stream and upwelling. And there is a lot more to say >about complexity; I know that you understand all of this. > >One solution, already implemented, is to provide no-take protection to reef >areas, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has a world-class >management program in place (and monitoring program) with many no-take areas. >So, again, what exactly do we need to mobilize? And why? > >I've posted this to the list-server in reply to your first note because I >consider this a public forum and not one that is scientific. And everyone is >free to rant without review, but you do leave yourself open for rebuttal. >Please don't get the wrong idea, I would like to hear the positive steps you >think are needed to turn things around - in our lifetime or the next several, >since that probably matches up better with processes related to how reefs >grow. I ask this for a practical reason too, since I have program management >responsibilities for a fairly large and competitively driven coral research >program in Florida. I look forward to talking with you, perhaps by phone or >directly by email is best. > >Steven Miller, Ph.D. >Associate Director, Florida Program >National Undersea Research Center >University of North Carolina at Wilmington > >305-451-0233 >http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/ >http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius > > > >Phillip Dustan wrote: > >> Don't worry Jack- the reefs of the Florida Keys as we once knew them will >> be gone soon so no one will have to worry about the problem unless we get >> mobilized ASAP and really do something beside monitor and "keep a smiley >> face on it" for the sake of the economy. >> Phil. >> >> At 07:50 PM 6/23/98 -0400, sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com wrote: >> >A report entitled "Reefs at Risk" was released at a National Press Club >> >press conference today by the World Resources Institute, ICLARM, WCMC, >> >and UNEP. In addition to this impressive group of producers, the >> >National Press Club event was introduced by NOAA's Terry Garcia, Asst >> >Sec. for Oceans and Atmosphere, Sylvia Earle wrote the opening section, >> >and the contributing authors and reviewers include a virtual who's who of >> >coral reef researchers and personalities. The attractive report does a >> >good job of identifying the major threats to coral reefs: >> >overexploitation (fishing, etc.), pollution (especially land-based), and >> >coastal development (which contributes to the others). >> > >> >Nonetheless, I can't help but question some of the report's conclusions, >> >findings, and assumptions. These include: >> > >> >(1) The reefs of the Florida Keys face only moderate threat overall? >> >(2) The reefs of the Windward and Leeward islands face greater threat >> >than those of the Florida Keys? >> >(3) The reefs of Southern Belize face greater threat than those of the >> >Florida Keys? >> >(4) Overexploitation is only a threat to those reefs in countries whose >> >per capita GNP is < $10,000/year or whose per capita fish consumption is >> >> 50 Kilograms/person/year? >> > >> >#4 seems particularly disturbing to me as it seems to be an unjustified >> >assumption that while noted, is not explained, and may be responsible in >> >part for the erroneous conclusions reached in #1,#2, and #3, and perhaps >> >others. This unjustified assumption lead to overexploitation being >> >ignored as a contributing factor to reef degradation in the United >> >States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel, and the >> >Bahamas. Since I participated in the initial methodology workshop for >> >this report back in August of 1997, I know that the contribution of >> >overexploitation/fishing to reef degradation was flagged and highlighted >> >at that workshop by numerous reviewers. >> > >> >Since no explanation is given in the report for exempting these countries >> >from consideration of fishing impacts, one might speculate that political >> >considerations were involved. Am I missing something? What do others >> >think? >> >************************************************************************** >> >******************************************* >> >Jack Sobel, Director >> >Ecosystem Protection >> >Center for Marine Conservation >> >Washington, DC 20036 >> >(202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 >> >Fax: (202)872-0619 >> >Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com >> > >> >"The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: >> >'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every >> >part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the >> >course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then >> >who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog >> >and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." >> >Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. >> >************************************************************************** >> >****************************************** >> > >> > > > > > > ********************************************** 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 Sat Jun 24 23:17:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA22351; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 23:17:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA21154; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 23:20:25 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021140; Wed, 24 Jun 98 23:19:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA18530; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:35:48 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA18525; Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:35:43 -0400 Message-Id: <199806250235.WAA18525@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.195](130.111.160.195) by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Wed, 24 Jun 98 22:34:43 EDT Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Date: Wed, 24 Jun 98 22:37:04 -0400 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "Les Kaufman" , 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: 328 Dear Les et al., Although the decline of Acropora is wide-spread in the tropical west Atlantic, based on my observations it is more abundant in the Florda Keys than in many regions of the Caribbean where I've worked over the past several decades (e.g., Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Croix, St. Kits, Bonaire, Honduras, and Yucatan coast of Mexico). What I observed several weeks ago during the field trip in the Florida Keys with the Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment workshop was a fair amount of Acropora palmata (although some was diseased), evidence of high rates of fish grazing (abundant bite marks), low macroalgal biomass, and high coralline abundance. Bob Ginsburg reported on his rapid assessment of patch reefs of the Keys and the mound corals at least appear to have low rates of mortality. I was not shocked to read Jack Sobel's report on Reefs at Risk. Many reefs I've studied, even in rather remote regions of the Caribbean are in poorer condition than those I've seen in the Florida Keys. However, before we all run off to conduct remedial action, it might be a good idea to objectively determine the patterns of reef decline. Are we faced with a decline in all species or are we primarily reacting to the decline of Acroporids (due to white band disease)? Are patterns of macroalgae resulting from changes in the reef's trophic structure (i.e., loss of grazers) or due to eutrophication or both? Because the answer to these questions were unclear to me, I felt it worthwhile to encourage the development of a comensurable Rapid Assessment Protocol (RAP) that can be used throughout the Atlantic and Gulf reefs of the Americas. The recent AGRA RAP workshop developed just such a protocol and 20 groups have agreed to apply it to their reefs. Plans are being made to reconvene another meeting to consider those assessments and with it perhaps a clearer understanding of the patterns and processes will emerge. I suspect we will find that one size does not fit all. But we should be able to suggest which processes are likely to produce the warning signs you and others know all too well. Finally, the Belize shift from Acroporids to Agaricia tenuifolia is interesting (e.g., Aronson and Precht 1997) but not very many kilometers to the north on the Yucatan barrier reef the abundance of A. tenuifolia is no where near as abundant as was the Acropora once was (as evident from the standing dead A. palmata). So I'm not sure the functional replacement is widespread or at least it has not happened there yet. For me, the bigger take-home message from Aronson and Prect's story for Belize and their subsequent observations is that the natural regenerative capacity of the reef (i.e., the coral recruitment potential) remained high because herbivory remained high presumably keeping macroalgal abundance low. Chuck Birkeland made the same point that algal biomass interferes with coral recruitment in his classic 1977 ICRS paper. It seems to me, understanding the patterns of coral reef condition sufficiently so that plausible forcing-function processes can be identified should be a priority action item for our coral reef research community. I think we do need to collectively consider which reefs are at risk, but we should also identify which reefs are seriously degraded and which ones are relatively pristine. With such information we should be better able to apply our remedial actions intelligently and surgically. Bob Les Kaufman Wrote: Dear Steve and Phil and everybody, Reef decline appears to have been widespread in the tropical west Atlantic over the past two decades. Most prominent is the reduction in prevalence of acroporid corals, and increase, in many places, of macrophytes. Belize was unusual in that when the acroporids began to vanish, there was an endemic agariciid (absent elsewhere in the region) that could serve as a partial functional replacement, and it did. Since the original high-coral coverage condition is more highly valued than what we are seeing more of today, it would undoubtedly be most productive to: 1. appreciate natural trends toward regeneration, and their scaling 2. judge whether natural regeneration is satisfactory 3. develop interventions that facilitate and accelerate regeneration on the largest spatial and smallest temporal scales possible. Let us presume that Step 2, the regeneration rate concommitant with the passive approach to reef conservation, is not sufficient to offset rates of degradation in Florida. Note that whether this is or isn't the periphery of reef growth doesn't matter. All that matters is that reefs can grow here and it is worth some effort to see that they do. Then we must move on to Step 3. Step 3 implies aggressive perturbation (some would call it "restoration") experiments. Looking about, I dont' see a great many such experiments in progress. Kudos to Richmond and Mueller and their people. What are we doing to adapt and expand their methodologies? What capabilities do we need at our disposal? A. ability to upregulate grazing pressure B. ability to downregulate nutrient inputs C. ability to force-recruit corals on a large scale My own guess is that grazing pressure in Florida is pretty high (though perhaps the ability to force-recruit Diadema would be helpful on a local basis); and that if nutrients are a major issue, we are already doing what we can to reduce the inputs. That means, shouldn't we be looking harder and more seriously than we are at option "C?" This option offers a wonderful probe of the resiliency of the system....if healthy live corals appear on the reef but do not survive, then something probably must be done with A or B, or there is a food web problem with coral predators, otherwise give up on reefs altogether for now because it's a large-scale environmental health issue that must be addressed first. Since acroporids and agariciids are the principal corals with response times and growth rates commensurate with human intervention, should they not be the principal focus of efforts toward C? It would be really helpful if we could reach some consensus on this. No one strategy is sufficient to conserve Florida's reefs, but we should be coming up with a clear and articulate definition of the top-priority conservation science and methodologies needed to do the job...and we aren't, unless I've missed something. Monitoring IS important, but only in the context of adaptive management. What are our goals? What shall our complete litany of interventions be? What room have we left ourselves for trial and error? Are the intervention experiments well designed and sufficiently powerful to serve our needs? The alternative is to reduce human impacts as much as possible, and then watch and wait. These are two very different, complementary strategies. What combination of these do we, as a community, advocate? Les Kaufman ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 06:18:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA23185; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 06:18:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA26077; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 06:21:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026006; Thu, 25 Jun 98 06:20:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA19892; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:09:24 GMT Received: from relay.mail.pipex.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA19887; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 05:09:19 -0400 Received: (qmail 12079 invoked from network); 25 Jun 1998 09:09:27 -0000 Received: from petra.wcmc.org.uk (192.26.45.215) by relay.mail.pipex.net with SMTP; 25 Jun 1998 09:09:27 -0000 Received: from wcmc.org.uk (orcinus.wcmc.org.uk) by petra.wcmc.org.uk (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA04405; Thu, 25 Jun 98 10:03:48 BST Received: from GROUPWISE-Message_Server by wcmc.org.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:03:45 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:03:36 +0100 From: Mark Spalding To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs At Risk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 329 Many thanks to Jack Sobel for his generally positive comments about Reefs at Risk (http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm). As Dr Sobel is aware the study was an indicator based assessment. We used global maps reflecting a wide range of factors to act as surrogate measures of threat to reefs (in the absence of direct or comparable measures for the majority of the world's reefs). This approach was an effort to introduce some sort of scientific objectivity into a field otherwise dominated by more subjective opinion-based reporting. One of the great difficulties with using indicators is that there will always be exceptions which the indicators are unable to predict. Dr Sobel has clearly pointed out what may be some of the key exceptions (but subsequent arguments on this list underline the difficulty even here), and certainly the problems with Florida and Belize are considered on page 51 of the publication. One of the advantages of a purely quantitative approach, however, is that we can return to the data and ask why such apparent exceptions were not picked up, and then re-assess the whole approach, if necessary making refinements to the methods. Below we try and address the four particular points which Dr Sobel raises, but before that (and please don't feel obliged to read all this!) we would make three points: 1) This is a GLOBAL review: as such the resolution at the level of individual countries may be poor, but we (and that includes contributors from around the globe representing many institutions) consider that overall it gives a pretty good picture; 2) The report considers "threat" rather than actual current "degradation" - reefs may be indicated as highly threatened, but by good management or by exceptional circumstances may still be in excellent condition; 3) It is a first attempt. Previous efforts, which have been widely used and have helped considerably in raising awareness about the threats to coral reefs have been based on expert opinion, but unfortunately different experts have different opinions while most of the world's reefs are rarely visited by experts. Improved global datasets and possible changes to the methods may lead to considerable refinement of the maps in future versions. Jack Sobel's particular points: Florida: The Florida reefs score medium threat in two of the four threat factors and score as high threat in none, so received an overall score of moderate risk. In particular - a) Within the Coastal Development threat factor, the reefs of the Keys are just beyond the 20 km. distance threshold for high threat from a city of over 1 million (Miami), and smaller settlements, airports and tourist resorts only result in a classification of medium threat. b) Within Marine Pollution, shipping related threats resulted in a classification of moderate threat. c) Overexploitation - as Dr. Sobel points out, population density-based overfishing was not evaluated for the U.S. This exclusion was made based upon the opinion of 20 coral reef experts who participated in the second workshop on the Reefs at Risk methodology. The consensus was that Malthusian-type overfishing does not occur in wealthy countries, so these countries should be excluded from the model, based upon per capita GDP. As destructive fishing is not a threat in the Keys, the Florida reefs were not found to be at risk from overfishing. d) Inland pollution and erosion - the watershed-based model used to predict sediment plumes relies upon slope, land-cover type and precipitation for all areas in the watershed. As southern Florida is so flat, the model does not pick up a threat from sediments in this area. (The watershed model is better suited to pick up threats from deforestation in hillier landscapes.) In this sense, Florida slipped through the net, but had we changed our indicator criteria to include Florida as an area subject to population-density driven overexploitation, it would have scored as high threat. Also, had we allowed tourism pressure to score as high risk, the Florida Keys surely would have qualified. Of course we could do this, but such an alteration would also bring a number of clearly unthreatened reefs into the same high threat category. Belize: The reason why the reefs of southern Belize are marked as highly threatened is due to their proximity to considerable terrestrial runoff . Clearly this runoff has yet to impact the southern Belize reefs, and it may be that the particulars of the coastal configuration and currents further protect these reefs, but once again we have to look at a wider picture. In the majority of cases reefs lying this close to such a major terrestrial input would be under considerable threat (and this was agreed by the majority of international contributors to Reefs at Risk). The Lesser Antilles: Degradation on particular reefs is already considerable in this region, but it is of course threats not degredation we are measuring, and these are even greater: over-exploitation, coastal development, sedimentation are all rife. Certainly there are exceptional sites in this region, not degraded or even threatened, but many are small, while the resolution of the study used a 4 km. grid, so many of these would not even show up. Over-exploitation: Of course this can occur anywhere, what we are trying to do is pick up the cases where it is virtually inevitable and therefore predictable using surrogate measures. Within our modeling of overexploitation of reef resources, we examined two broad types of threat - destructive fishing, such as blast fishing and fishing with cyanide, and Malthusian, or subsistence type overfishing. Areas estimated to be under threat from destructive fishing are based upon documented occurrences of blast or cyanide fishing, revised by our experts at a Reefs at Risk workshop held in Manila last Fall, attended by 20 coral reef scientists. Also at this workshop, the group encouraged us to estimate the demand-based threat of Malthusian overfishing for poverty areas only, as the consensus was that this type of fishing does not occur in wealthy areas, and that the exclusion could be based on per capita GDP and percent of protein in the diet from fish. We implemented this revision to the methodology by using a maximum of $10,000 per capita GDP per annum, and a fish consumption threshold of 50 kg. fish per person per year. We should have made the rational for this exclusion clear in the report. We are delighted with any feedback the report generates, and also hope that it will continue to provoke discussions among reef scientists, managers and/or politicians. Comments from Mark Spalding (WCMC) and Lauretta Burke (WRI). Mark Spalding World Conservation Monitoring Centre 219 Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, U.K. Tel: +44 01223 277314 Fax: +44 01223 277316 e-mail: mark.spalding@wcmc.org.uk or Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography University of Cambridge Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN Tel: +44 (0)1223 339775 Fax: +44 (0)1223 355674 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 06:22:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA23225; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 06:22:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA26362; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 06:25:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026332; Thu, 25 Jun 98 06:24:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA19923; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:17:59 GMT Received: from cheviot.ncl.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA19918; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 05:17:53 -0400 Received: from pacific4.ncl.ac.uk by cheviot.ncl.ac.uk id (8.7.6/ for ncl.ac.uk) with SMTP; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:18:04 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199806250918.KAA17747@cheviot.ncl.ac.uk> From: "Nicholas Polunin" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:19:21 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Reefs At Risk Reply-to: n.polunin@ncl.ac.uk CC: i.d.williams@ncl.ac.uk X-Confirm-Reading-To: n.polunin@ncl.ac.uk X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 330 Dear Colleagues In response to messages from Les Kaufman and others, Bob Steneck just wrote: >However, before we all run off to conduct remedial action, it might >be a good idea to objectively determine the patterns of reef >decline. Are we faced with a decline in all species or are we >primarily reacting to the decline of Acroporids (due to white band >disease)? Are patterns of macroalgae resulting from changes in the >reef's trophic structure (i.e., loss of grazers) or due to >eutrophication or both? I shall also remain unhappy with thinly-substantiated reports from environmentalist groups, international environmental agencies and NGOs as to the extent and manner of degradation of Caribbean reefs until I see reliable regional comparisons, and preferably time-series, of condition (not proxy assessments of 'threat' or 'risk'), made and disseminated. As to mechanisms, any geographic patterns discerned need rigorously to be related to the sorts of factors involved. Bob also wrote: >It seems to me, understanding the patterns of coral reef condition >sufficiently so that plausible forcing-function processes can be >identified should be a priority action item for our coral reef >research community. I think we do need to collectively consider >which reefs are at risk, but we should also identify which reefs are >seriously degraded and which ones are relatively pristine. With such >information we should be better able to apply our remedial actions My group's particular approach has been to get an idea of the scope for recovery of the benthic community (based on photoquadrat point-sampling) when fishing is effectively excluded or fish grazing might otherwise be manipulated by: (1) comparing protected and unprotected areas at 5 Caribbean sites; I will give a provisional view of these data at the ISRS meeting in Perpignan this September: __________________________________________________________ Ecological comparisons of fished and protected areas in the Caribbean Polunin, N.V.C. & I.D. Williams, Department of Marine Sciences & Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK Concern over reef degradation in the Caribbean and the contention that much of this is caused directly or indirectly by fishing have prompted us to make comparisons between protected (MPAs) and unprotected areas in Jamaica (Montego Bay), Barbados (Folkestone), Belize (Hol Chan), the Caymans (Grand Cayman) and Cuba (Punta Frances), during the period 1997/98. We have broadly categorised the reef benthos from point counts on underwater photographs in six principal categories (macroalgae, turf algae, `bare' substratum, crustose coralline algae, hard coral and other sessile invertebrates) and characterised the large-fish assemblages of the reefs involved using underwater visual point counts of individuals >12 cm in length in six families (Serranidae, Lutjanidae, Balistidae, Scaridae, Acanthuridae and Haemulidae). The data presented here are derived from replicated sampling in 5-6 sites selected at random each from MPA and adjacent unprotected deeper water (ca 15 m depth) reef. Some groups of large fishes which are important fishery targets tended to be more abundant in MPAs than on unprotected reef in all except the Caymans, but we found no evidence that the benthos systematically differed. Since diving tourists in a Jamaican survey indicated greater preference for fish (abundance, variety and size, in that order) than characteristics of the benthos when they dive, it appears that the Caribbean MPAs we have examined are distinctive in the ways diving tourists most appreciate. However, the evidence is also that reef degradation, particularly the domination of macroalgae over hard corals, which has been attributed to reduced grazing by fish as a result of intensive fishing in localities such as on the northern coast of Jamaica, does not stand to be readily reversed in the deep-water sites we have investigated. Furthermore, the high abundance of macroalgae in areas which appear at least to be devoid of nutrient and fishing effects (the Belize and Cuban localities studied) suggests either that some factor other than local nutrient inputs and fishing has been involved, or that long-range effects, such as of nutrient additions through large-scale mixing, must have been important, unless macroalgal domination greatly predates modern developments. Acknowledgements. This study has been funded by the UK Department for International Development, and has been possible by collaboration of many colleagues. In particular we thank: Jill Williams, Maldon Miller, Wayne Hunte, Jorge Angulo, Tim Austin and Miguel Alamilla. _____________________________________________________________ (2) comparing benthic community structure among areas with de facto variations in the abundance of grazing fishes. The results of both approaches will be presented formally at a workshop in Jamaica in July 1999. We are drawing up plans for the workshop now, and welcome suggestions of other input. Possibilities exist for part-funding of some participants, especially from developing countries within the Caribbean region. Nicholas Polunin Dept of Marine Sciences University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Tel +44 191 222 6675/6661 Fax +44 191 222 7891 URL http://www.ncl.ac.uk/mscmweb/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 09:25:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA24575; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:25:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA02628; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:28:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002612; Thu, 25 Jun 98 09:27:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA20597; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:31:56 GMT Received: from relay.kacst.edu.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA20592; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:31:47 -0400 Received: from ns1.kfupm.edu.sa ([198.77.102.26]) by relay.kacst.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA12756; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:23:18 -0300 (GMT) Received: from dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.33.198]) by ns1.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA67994; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:19:32 +0300 Received: from yusef ([196.15.34.83]) by dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA97064; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:27:50 +0300 Message-ID: <35924398.2775F55C@kfupm.edu.sa> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:33:28 +0300 From: Yusef Fadlalla X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Les Kaufman , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleaching and Exfoliation in Acropora X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199806242121.RAA12518@bio.bu.edu> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------E6DA8921D619844B335CEB25" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 331 --------------E6DA8921D619844B335CEB25 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Les: I have stitched together some text (below) related to a bleaching and mortality event that resulted from extreme hot weather in the summer of 1996 in the western Arabian Gulf (western Indo-Pacific, sort of). At the time I was impressed with the manner in which Acropora mortality occurred. Our experience suggests that if there was 100 percent bleaching, the result was 100 percent mortality (by tissue sloughing - more elgantly, exfoliation) of an Acropora colony - bleached Acropora tissues simply never recover. Now, after reading your posting, I wonder whether we should not be using another term (besides bleaching) to describe the response of Acropora to extreme temperatures. I am not familiar with the literature on "white plague" (is that casued by pathogens?). What is "polarized coral death" ? Does Acropora in the Caribbean ever recover from bleaching ? I have seen reports of Acropora bleaching in the GBR, but I do not know whether that resulted in mortality. Yusef Fadlallah Research Institute King Fahd University Dhahran 31261 Saudi Arabia In the summer of 1996, nearshore seawater temperature held between 33.5 and 37 C for approximately 90 days along the Saudi Gulf coast and elsewhere in the Gulf (postings to the list by Jan Corrubel, Roger Uwate, and Yusef Fadlalla).. As a result, there was widespread multispecific bleaching in nearshore coral communities, and an outbreak of Black Band Disease (BBD) in the Acroporas of one reef, with catastrophic consequences for Acropora, and Stylophora pistillata (where found). Coral mortality followed rapidly. Acropora colonies that bleached lost tissue in a random process, as coral tissue sloughed off in a haphazard manner from all areas of a colony or different locations on the same branch. In contrast, BBD affected Acropora lost tissue as the black bands progressed in an even pace from the bases of branches to the tips. Both processes resulted in catastrophic losses (estimated at over 95% of colonies of Acropora on many reefs). Stylophora pistallata mortality was not characterized by the "tissue sloughing" that was observed in Acropora. Les Kaufman wrote: > I would be very grateful if anyone could bring to my attention > observations > of Pacific acroporids exhibiting conditions resembling white plague > (the > one with tissue exfoliation and polarized coral death) in the tropical > west > Atlantic acroporids. > > 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 > > "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and > democracy... but that could change." > > -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 --------------E6DA8921D619844B335CEB25 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Les:
I have stitched together some text (below) related to a bleaching and mortality event that resulted from extreme hot weather in the summer of 1996 in the western Arabian Gulf  (western Indo-Pacific, sort of).  At the time I was impressed with the manner in which Acropora mortality occurred.   Our experience suggests that if there was 100 percent bleaching, the result was 100 percent mortality (by tissue sloughing - more elgantly, exfoliation) of an Acropora colony - bleached Acropora tissues simply never recover.  Now, after reading your posting, I wonder whether
we should not be using another term (besides  bleaching) to describe the response of Acropora to extreme temperatures.
I am not familiar with the literature on "white plague" (is that casued by pathogens?).  What is "polarized coral death" ?
Does Acropora in the Caribbean ever recover from bleaching ?  I have seen reports of Acropora bleaching in the GBR, but I do not know whether that resulted in mortality.

Yusef Fadlallah
Research Institute
King Fahd University
Dhahran 31261
Saudi Arabia
 
 

In the summer of 1996, nearshore seawater temperature held
between 33.5 and 37 C for approximately 90 days along
the Saudi Gulf coast and elsewhere in the Gulf  (postings
to the list by Jan Corrubel, Roger Uwate, and Yusef Fadlalla)..
As a result, there was widespread multispecific bleaching in
nearshore coral communities, and an outbreak of Black Band
Disease (BBD) in the Acroporas of one reef, with catastrophic
consequences for Acropora, and Stylophora pistillata (where found).
Coral mortality followed rapidly.   Acropora colonies that bleached
lost tissue in a random process, as coral tissue sloughed off
 in a haphazard manner from all areas of a colony or
different locations on the same branch. In contrast, BBD affected
Acropora lost tissue as the black bands progressed in an even
pace from the bases of branches to the tips.
Both processes resulted in catastrophic losses (estimated at
over 95% of colonies of Acropora on many reefs).  Stylophora
pistallata mortality was not characterized by the "tissue sloughing"
that was observed in Acropora.
 

Les Kaufman wrote:

I would be very grateful if anyone could bring to my attention observations
of Pacific acroporids exhibiting conditions resembling white plague (the
one with tissue exfoliation and polarized coral death) in the tropical west
Atlantic acroporids.

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

"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and
democracy... but that could change."

-Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89

   --------------E6DA8921D619844B335CEB25-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 11:56:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA26802; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:56:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA11472; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:59:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011454; Thu, 25 Jun 98 11:59:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA21410; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:15:24 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA21405; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:15:18 -0400 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id LAA28135 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:15:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806251515.LAA28135@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:26:44 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 332 I concur fully with my esteemed colleague, Bob Stenneck's comments, with one caveat. The process of developing realistic protocols for enhancement of coral settlement and growth in situ can be conducted in a manner that greatly enhances our understanding of reef regeneration well beyond what we will learn solely through passive monitoring. My plea is for experiments, not massive restoration. That can come later (if ever) once we know what we are looking at. Certainly with very limited resources, we default to standing by and watching strategically, as the next best thing to do. Let's just understand that that is what we are about. It is a sort of tolerable but nontheless highly undesirable paralysis. 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 12:21:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA27218; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:21:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13249; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:23:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013227; Thu, 25 Jun 98 12:23:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA21543; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:45:07 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA21533; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:45:00 -0400 Received: by HUJIVMS (HUyMail-V7d); Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:45:15 +0300 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11) (HUyMail-V7d); Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:44:57 +0300 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980625184014.007a4c20@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:40:14 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: zakai david Subject: Crown of Thorns over explosion 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: 333 Dear Coral list members, Last week I was diving at the southern Gulf of Aqaba at the Tomas and Jackson reefs. I was very surprise to observed that the reefs where eaten by the Crown of Thorns starfish. I counted 25 starfish in 2 dives of 45 min each, at noon time (the starfish is active in night time). Usually its very rare to meet this starfish in the Gulf of Aqaba so i think that we experiencing a over explosion of this Crown of Thorns in our area. It haven't reached Eilat yet but it may do so soon. Is anyone have experience in controlling such a phenomenon? Are there any action needed to be done before its will reach our area. Thanks David. ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 14:25:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA29358; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 14:25:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA20974; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 14:27:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020937; Thu, 25 Jun 98 14:27:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA22015; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:37:56 GMT Received: from curly.cc.utexas.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA22009; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:37:50 -0400 Received: from [146.6.132.58] (lang.geo.utexas.edu [146.6.132.58]) by curly.cc.utexas.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5/cc-uts-1.20) with SMTP id MAA15141 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:38:00 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:38:00 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: jlang@uts.cc.utexas.edu (Judith C. Lang) Subject: Reefs At Risk--Help adopt a "Great River"? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 334 Hello all, I'd like to follow up on Steve Miller's observation that the "Great Rivers" of the Americas are likely to be contributing to problems of water quality in the western Atlantic. For reasons that include enlightened self-interest, perhaps those of us who care about its reefs should seek out and support with our time and/or money local efforts (in states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc.) to cleanse these rivers of their excess sediments and pollutants. Judy Lang Texas Memorial Museum 2400 Trinity Austin, TX 78705 (512) 471-4954, -4542 (V) (512) 471-9425 (F) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jun 25 21:21:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA02080; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 21:21:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA03785; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 21:23:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma003757; Thu, 25 Jun 98 21:23:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA23616; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 00:27:45 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA23611; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 20:27:41 -0400 Received: from [206.161.15.139] (tc3-s17.wizard.net [206.161.15.139]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA11492; Thu, 25 Jun 1998 20:27:48 -0400 Message-Id: <199806260027.UAA11492@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Date: Thu, 25 Jun 98 20:31:51 -0400 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: "Bob Steneck" , "Les Kaufman" , "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: 335 Dear All, On 6/24/98 Bob Steneck wrote: >It seems to me, understanding the patterns of coral reef condition >sufficiently so that plausible forcing-function processes can be >identified should be a priority action item for our coral reef research >community. I think we do need to collectively consider which reefs are >at risk, but we should also identify which reefs are seriously degraded >and which ones are relatively pristine. With such information we should >be better able to apply our remedial actions intelligently and surgically. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be coming out with a new report on the "Development of Biological Criteria for Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment" that will address the above and hopefully provide the stimulus for funding a U.S. Coral Reef Biocriteria Program. The entire 90+ page report will be published in the upcoming summer edition of the Smithsonian's Atoll Research Bulletin and has a comprehensive review of coral reef indicator species and other reef monitoring indices - with recommendations for future work. Jameson SC, Erdmann MV, Gibson Jr GR, Potts KW (in press) Development of biological criteria for coral reef ecosystem assessment. Atoll Research Bulletin, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 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 26 05:16:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA03225; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 05:16:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA10972; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 05:18:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010968; Fri, 26 Jun 98 05:18:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA24800; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 06:39:45 GMT Received: from news.skyinet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA24795; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 02:39:39 -0400 Received: from skyinet.net (P13.MB12.QZN.SKYINET.NET [208.162.2.205]) by news.skyinet.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA10158 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:39:35 +0800 (PST) Message-ID: <359341BC.D0007FB5@skyinet.net> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:37:48 +0800 From: "Alvin F. Nacu" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: (no subject) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------415246A0C78D5A98829291E7" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 336 --------------415246A0C78D5A98829291E7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anybody know about the tolerance of macroalgae and the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla to an increase in salinity, specifically from a desalination plant outfall? Thank you. Alvin Nacu PO Box 209 University of the Philippines Diliman, Q.C. Philippines --------------415246A0C78D5A98829291E7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anybody know about the tolerance of macroalgae and the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla to an increase in salinity, specifically from a desalination plant outfall?
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Philippines --------------415246A0C78D5A98829291E7-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 26 10:06:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05089; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:06:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19769; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:09:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019702; Fri, 26 Jun 98 10:08:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA26331; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:30:02 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA26317; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 09:29:59 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 09:29:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: ASCII submissions 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: 337 Ladies and Gentlement, For the benefit of those of us (the majority) who don't have mail readers that can automatically interpret and present HTML (Web) code (such as MicroSoft Outlook), it would be best if you could submit your messages to coral-list in plain ASCII, rather than as messages that have embedded HTML code, such as
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Cheers, coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 26 10:07:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA05137; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:07:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19910; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:10:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019787; Fri, 26 Jun 98 10:09:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA26212; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:20:44 GMT Message-Id: <199806261320.NAA26212@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 14:55:46 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: John Barimo Subject: Coral Bleaching in Florida Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 338 Coral bleaching has been observed on a near shore patch reef (the Rocks), inshore from Hawk Channel, off Key Largo, FL. On June 18, bleaching was noted on a single Siderastrea siderea colony and the diameter of the bleached area increased 10 cm over a 6 day period. On June 24, bleaching was observed on the following scleractinians: Montastraea annularis, M. faveolata, M. cavernosa and S. siderea. Bleaching was also noted on Palythoa sp., Erythropodium caribaeorum and Millepora alcicornis. Surface water temperatures have been in excess of 32=B0C and coral depth is 2-3 m. = =20 John Barimo Rob Carter ****************************************************** =20 John Barimo, M.S. =20 Graduate Student =20 =20 Dept. of Marine Biology and Fisheries =20 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami =20 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami, FL 33149 =20 =20 phone: (305) 361-4642 =20 fax: (305) 361-4600 =20 email: jbarimo@rsmas.miami.edu =20 ****************************************************** =20 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 26 13:54:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA09741; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:54:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA04345; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:56:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004327; Fri, 26 Jun 98 13:56:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA27191; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:47:11 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA27186; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:47:06 -0400 Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA13015; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:46:24 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980626125725.00b16e60@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:57:26 -0700 To: smiller@gate.net From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Re: Reefs At Risk Cc: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com, 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 339 At 02:07 PM 6/24/98 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Phil, > >I have a problem with the "chicken little" approach that is often used in >public forums to generate support, controversy, or conflict. And even if >"the sky is falling" I think that it's important not to oversimplify by >suggesting simple solutions (or even any solution) to problems as complex as >coral reef condition - especially in Florida. I don't think that anyone >disagrees about the decline of reefs in Florida (and throughout the Caribbean), >but since you imply that there are more actions to take - what exactly do you >think anyone can do to make a difference? > Dear Phil, I have a problem with the "chicken little" approach that is often used in public forums to generate support, controversy, or conflict. And even if "the sky is falling" I think that it's important not to oversimplify by suggesting simple solutions (or even any solution) to problems as complex as coral reef condition - especially in Florida. I don't think that anyone disagrees about the decline of reefs in Florida (and throughout the Caribbean), but since you imply that there are more actions to take - what exactly do you think anyone can do to make a difference? Steven, I think I speak from a slightly better vantage point than Chicken Little. And the "sky" isn't about to fall- in many places large chunks have landed. The reefs I have been working on have changed dramatically in my scientific career- one than spans a very short period when compared to the ecology and geology of reefs. In the northern Florida Keys the corals have dropped like flies- from diseases, boat groundings, sedimentation, and a host of other processes. For example, The fore reef terrace of Carysfort reef has a measured 50 to 65% cover in 1975, now its about 12-13% . Key Largo Dry Rocks has probably done the same, as has Molasses and most of the other reefs in the area. This is not new- the decline has been going on at least since the 70's or earlier. Denial masks many things. Over the last few years, being a member of the EPA Coral Reef Monitoring Project has given me the opportunity to place my observations from Key Largo in context. And to my eyes, much, if not most of the outer reefs along the Keys are in the same shape. I have appended a manuscript I wrote for the World Bank which outlines some large steps that we might want to address, but what can we do in the Keys to "help" the reefs? Judy Lang offers a good point- adopt a river. Address the problems of watershed effluent where they originate- the great rivers. Address the immediate problems facing the corals while we try to figure out whats causing them: Harold Hudson got named the reef doctor because he works towards the health of individual corals. What else could we do you ask? "Don't you agree that the two biggest factors related to decreased coral cover > and increased algae on reefs in Florida and throughout the Caribbean are white > band disease and the Diadema dieoff, respectively?" I suppose we could hold a few more workshops, or start another monitoring effort. Or more seriously we could try to address the problem at the scales it presents: 1. Corals are being killed by algal overgrowth and algal-sediment encroachment at rates that far exceed their growth and/or recruitment rates. Why not get experienced people together (interested naturalists) to tend the reefs like we tend gardens to reduce these stresses. People could play the role of herbivores. This would reduce the algal standing stock (huge at present) and perhaps give the corals some relief. 2. We could do the same at a finer scale around colonial edges. Next time you go diving look closely at the edges of the corals. They are fast being "overgrown" by mats/carpets of filamentus algae and fine sediments. This is not a new problem, but one that seems to be increasing, especially in the keys. Careful hads could clean the edges. 3. While we are administering "first aid" it might be prudent to begin to grow large quantities of diadema and other herbivores in culture. This is not a simple issue, but if we can grow salmon, clownfish, abalone, and other interesting collectibles and delectables, why not important herbivores. And while we're at it, why not stop taking other important herbivores. 4. We could address the problems of watershed effluent- the bleeding of sediments, nutrients, and carbon into the sea. In the keys sewage and nutrients top the list- so why not deal with it straight out- spend the money for sewage treatment. There are lots of interesting "biological systems" as well as the standard systems that could be brought to bear on the problem. But still the land will bleed. People have got to begin to realize that the terrestrial ecosystems are conservative, When we develop them, they leak, like a cut open person. They spill their "guts" into the sea. In the Keys this includes fine sediments, nutrients, carbon, and lots of pollutants. People should try to move the system back to its conservative natural state. Stop using pea gravel and other practices that generate fine sediments, etc. Sure, a lot of the water quality issues come from other places as the Keys are downstream of the whole Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, but to use this as an excuse for how you treat your home is shameful. 5. I'm sure theer are lots of other "action" things we could do to help with the immediate while we attack the larger issues. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure a lot of this out. Just some practical politics and some consciousness. We presently worry about the reefs and are actively spending money on "restoring" the structure of reefs rather than the system. The reefs are the indicators of larger issues and perhaps, we need to become active at larger scales. And we need to do it fast if we are going to leave more than algal carpeted used-to-be-coral reef for the next generation. When the rains finally do come to Florida, the ash and debris form the fires will create an even greater challenge for the reefs. I, for one, am not convinced that we have to keep a smiley face on the situation to get people to want to help the reefs. I think that a lot of people would rather do something more than watch. Don't you? One last comment however. Unless the increase in the Earth's human population is somehow brought into reasonable limitation, all we do will probable be wasted in the long run. Phil Text of a manuscript in press with the World Bank on the Conservation of Coral Reefs Coral Reefs, harbingers of global change? Phillip Dustan Department of Biology University of Charleston Charleston, SC 29424 on behalf of The Cousteau Society "Evolution produces a very few new species every million years. If we are to assume that nature can cope with our feverish developments, it is probable that mankind would be submitted to the fate of the dinosaurs. Destruction is quick and easy. Construction is slow and difficult." J.Y. Cousteau, 1973. Coral Reefs Coral reefs form in the tropical, equatorial waters of the world's oceans and are the marine analogs of tropical rain forests. They are the oldest, most diverse and productive ecosystems in the sea. Coral reefs are a reservoir for much of the ocean's biodiversity, provide an estimated 10% of the world's fisheries, and their productivity fuels intense biogeochemical activity linking them to the global carbon cycle. Complex reef structures house some of Nature's most amazing creatures while protecting miles of coastline from the full fury of the sea. Coral reefs develop to their greatest expression in clear tropical waters under extremely nutrient-poor conditions. Abundant solar energy fuels photosynthetic activity which is transferred to the food web by a host of grazing herbivores (animals that eat plants). This lush development of reefs under extreme oligotrophic conditions created the "paradox of reef" until the role of symbiosis was fully recognized. Now we know that the high productivity of reefs results from the evolution of many symbiotic associations, mainly coral-algal (zooxanthellae), that increase the retention of limiting nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus. Reef corals are functionally both animals and plants. Ironically, the same intricate patterns of survival that have developed over an immense span of evolutionary time make the reef vulnerable to changes in environmental conditions, especially temperature, sediment, and nutrient concentrations. Anthropogenic stresses are thought to be contributing to the decline in coral reef ecosystems, notably in the Caribbean and the western Atlantic. Driven by the engine of ever increasing human population, more and more land has been converted from its natural state. Generally, terrestrial ecosystems tend to be conservative and export little in the way of nutrients, carbon, and sediments. But, agriculture, urbanization, and deforestation reduce the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to trap and retain materials. Development has altered the ecological characteristic of watersheds overloading rivers with sediments, nutrients, and adding toxic chemicals. Simple runoff has become an effluent that can have a significant deleterious influence on water quality. The addition of fertilizers, organic carbon, and urban and commercial dumping further enrich the watershed's effluent as it flows into the sea. When these ecological variables pass some threshold , the species composition of the reef community becomes reorganized. The addition of sediments and/or nutrients triggers a set of ecological processes that alter the selective pressures facing corals. In disturbed areas, increased loading of sediments and nutrients often co-occur, making it difficult to isolate their individual effects. Generally, increased sediment and nutrient loading favor the growth of macroalgae over corals. Suspended sediments reduce light levels to the corals and coat their soft tissue surfaces. Algae strip nutrients from the water column quickly enabling them to grow faster than stony corals. Excess sediment, coarse or fine, smothers coral tissue, impeding diffusive gas exchange through the tissues while also reducing the amount of light available for photosynthesis. Since corals work best when their surfaces are sediment-free, their metabolic efficiency diminishes. Energy spent on housekeeping is not available for prey capture, growth or reproduction. As the sediment load increases, the tissues cannot maintain their status and tissue death occurs. Microbes quickly claim the freshly exposed skeleton which is followed by a successional process ending with an algal turf or macroalgal community. Tissue losses increase when, through fishing and collecting, levels of herbivory are reduced or at least altered. Such reefs change from coral gardens to algal-covered rocks, precisely the type of trend which is one of the key problems facing coral reef ecosystems in the Caribbean and western Atlantic today. Curiously, luxuriant reefs can be found naturally in areas with high sediment loading such as could be found near the mouths of tropical rivers along the Jamaica north coast. The difference is that these reefs developed under these conditions rather than being subject to dramatic environmental shifts after becoming established. Reef corals that have developed under one set of conditions may not posses the necessary flexibility in their physiology or genetic makeup to "cope" with the added stress of rapid environmental change. The death rate of coral tissue from sediment necrosis increases when algae grow in close proximity to corals. Macroalgae can shade coral tissue causing bleaching and eventually tissue necrosis. Large algal colonies can also abrade the soft coral tissue as they wave in the surge. Microalgal filaments at the edge of corals, form effective sediment dams which prevent corals from clearing sediment off their surface, slowly suffocating the live tissue. This process, termed edge damage, is a "functional disease" and appears to be a significant source of coral tissue mortality. Additionally, any lesion increases susceptibility to opportunistic pathogens which can kill a colony in less than 1/100 of the time it takes to grow. In the Florida Keys in 1974, I observed the process on reefs that had increased amounts of fine sedimentation. The condition became much more prevalent after the mass mortality of Diadema antuillarum greatly reduced levels of herbivory. Today, throughout the Florida Keys and Bahamas, almost anything that lives on hard substrate is being overgrown by algae. It is abundant, almost metastatic, on the outer reefs of Key Largo. Molasses Reef, the most heavily visited reef in the world, has thick rug-like algal mats while Carysfort Reef has mats with finer filaments. Both types of algal communities trap sediments and the finer particulate organic snow which shade, smother, and rather quickly kill coral tissue. The reefs in many parts of the Caribbean and western Atlantic are showing signs of decreasing vitality; coral cover is decreasing while algae are increasing. Coral regeneration is slowing and the increased levels of algal biomass may be, in part, responsible for reduced levels of coral larvae settlement. Signs of stress appear most evident on coastal reefs near population centers. In the Florida Keys, one of the most dramatic sites, I am frequently asked which single factor is responsible, sediments or nutrients? My perspective is that the "factor" may actually be the accumulation of a series of nested stresses which are as local as the fisherman, as regional as the landowner, sugarcane field, or village, and as global as deforestation in Amazonia, the ozone hole, and greenhouse effect. Each factor compounds the rest, a synergy towards death for the reef. Locating the source of increased levels of nutrients and sediments, and other stressors, has proven as elusive as defining the nested levels of stress. In the Florida Keys, the effluent of cities, towns, farms, a watershed too vast to control, slowly bleeds into the sea through canals, rivers, and coastal bays. The origin can either be a steady and well-defined point source stream or an effluent that seeps from the land with each rainfall. Both push sediments, nutrients, and contaminants into the sea. More of it upwells from injected sewage, some leaches from shallow septic tanks, urban lawns, agricultural lands, or vacant lots. Some washes into the sea along the west and east coast of Florida, the Everglades, the Mississippi, and lands that are farther downstream. Bits and pieces from a diffuse array of sources contribute to a pervasive level of adverse stress for the reef. The changes we are witnessing in reefs are echoes of the increased levels of harmful algal blooms in coastal waters, beach closings, and the general global decline in fisheries. The impact of man is extending into the seas. Watershed effluent, runoff from increasingly urbanized landscapes, an unprecedented manipulation by humans, is thought to be responsible for increased levels of nutrients and sediments but the definitive data are not yet in. The data are elusive because reef community metabolism has evolved to rapidly take up and sequester the very nutrients signal we are trying to detect. Increases in algal biomass are thought to reflect increased nutrients but do not constitute proof. Carbonate sediments are almost as hard to follow, so at this time we are left with correlation rather than causality. It is my belief that the declining vitality of reefs is a metric for the health of the oceans, analogous to the coal miner's canary in the cage. They are the fragile harbingers of change warning us of declining oceanic health. Coral reefs, rain forests, and human civilization are the three most complex communities on Earth. The first two are the most productive natural communities, while humanity, is rapidly encroaching on the entire planet. Reefs are the oldest, having existed since there were organisms with skeletons in the sea. Modern coral reefs date from about 250 million years before present. Like rain forests, these communities have evolved an ecological logic that allows them to flourish and persist on a planet that is forever changing. Over enormous spans of evolutionary time, very sophisticated relationships emerge which form the core of biodiversity. The most elaborate ecosystems tend to be found in places that are old, benign, predictable, and frequently rich in solar energy. These ecosystems are very proficient at elemental recycling so that the living portions of the habitat are richer in nutrients, than their surrounding soils or seas. Both reefs and rain forests develop to their highest expressions in habitats that seemingly cannot support luxuriant growth. The soil of rain forests is extremely poor, and the clear warm tropical seas that bath reefs have nutrient levels at or below the level of minimum detection. In this case, more is not always necessarily better. Human civilization is undergoing an unprecedented population expansion coupled with an economy driven by consumption and profit, as opposed to efficiency and recycling. Humans treat biological resources like agricultural systems in which net production is maximized rather than managing for sustainable yields. Such systems are inherently unstable. They require a constant input of nutrients, very little of which are sequestered in the standing stock or "body" of the ecosystem. They grow at the expense of other systems and greatly increase the entropy of surrounding areas. But, since the earth is finite, this approach cannot continue without increasingly severe degradation of the Biosphere. One long range vision for future humanity suggests that the incorporation of the logic of natural systems into our mode of living might, perhaps, enable civilization to persist as long as coral reefs and rain forests. Given humanity's commerce-driven dominance of ecosystems. the environmental and long term costs of economic activities need to be reflected in market prices. We must change our present practices, lest we leave only our wastes for future generations. The very first diving expedition of Calypso was to the Red Sea, beginning the modern study of coral reefs using the Aqualung. It was there that Cousteau became astounded and entranced by the splendor and extravagant beauty of the coral world. In time his concern grew for the careless destruction that our unchecked technological development is spreading into the oceans. His legacy to us is a greater understanding and appreciation for the marvels of life. Recommendations for The World Bank Recognizing that coral reefs may be indicators of oceanic health and that their decline may forebode the decline of the oceans, The World Bank should assume a leadership role in the global conservation of coral reefs for a sustainable future by undertaking the following: 1. Establish an international interdisciplinary working group composed of scientific, technical, and policy experts to ascertain the state of knowledge of coral reef ecosystems and to make recommendations concerning the sustainable future of coral reef ecosystems. 2. Establish collaborations with international space agencies to develop a global capability to map and monitor the distribution of coral reef communities, to ascertain their health, and to identify potential hazards to their future. 3. Support a climate of stimulation for existing activities and fund scientific programs on the health and vitality of coral reef ecosystems, and support efforts to implement sustainable fisheries practices at all levels. 4. Recognize the dynamics of population growth in coastal areas and focus attention on protecting the ecology of the land-sea margin and watersheds of coastlines and rivers. Address land-based sources of marine pollution, including nutrient and chemical inputs, soil erosion, and forest and agriculture practices. 5. Support the development of an industrial/technological ecology focused both on remediation and an end to pollution of the seas, and develop new environmental management techniques integrating ecology, economics, technology and social sciences ("Ecotechnie") with the goal of significantly reducing pollution in coastal areas, remediating ecological harm, protecting human health, and enhancing human welfare. 6. Expand support for small-scale projects designed to eliminate destructive fishing (i.e. cyanide and dynamite), implement reef surveys and monitoring activities, and protect reefs from physical harm. Work at the national and international level to address fisheries which exploit children, and implement "certification" programs for aquarium fish to assure they are caught in non-harmful manner. Explore the use of microcredit loans for small-scale entrepreneurial activities to promote the sustainable use of coral reef resources. 7. Insure that the knowledge and means for management are transferred to tropical developing nations where most of the world's reefs are located, and assist in developing the capacity of local communities to manage and use these resources in a sustainable manner. 8. Support the establishment of marine protected areas and PSSAs (Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas) to assure the conservation of marine biodiversity. 9. Support the full implementation of the Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, and the development of a Protocol on Marine Biodiversity Conservation to the Convention on Biological Diversity. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jun 26 17:34:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA12013; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:34:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA16132; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:37:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016127; Fri, 26 Jun 98 17:37:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA28112; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:25:04 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA28107; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:25:00 -0400 Received: by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA25926; Fri, 26 Jun 1998 15:25:04 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 15:25:04 -0500 (CDT) From: "Thaddeus J. Murdoch" Reply-To: "Thaddeus J. Murdoch" Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk To: coral-list@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: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 340 Recently, several comments have been made regarding the decline and artificial regeneration of the coral assemblages of the Florida Keys: Phil Dustan - Wed. 24 June 1998: >...the reefs [of the Keys]...will be gone soon... Les Kaufman - Wed. 24 June 1998: >Since acroporids and agariciids are the principal corals with >response times and growth rates commensurate with human >intervention, should they not be the principle focus of efforts >toward [forced-recruitment]? Given the fact of coral decline in the Keys: The null hypothesis is that all coral species are declining, and are all doing so at an equal rate. This would imply that all coral species are equally affected by whatever large-scale disturbances are perturbating the Florida reef tract. In 1995, as part the Keyswide Coral Reef Expedition, I sampled the coral assemblage structure of 16 spur and groove reefs (15-20 m depth). The sampled reefs were located over the entire Florida reef tract, from Biscayne Bay to the Dry Tortugas. Coral cover and abundance varied dramatically from reef to reef in a way that suggests that meso-scale gradients in water quality are the primary factors affecting the community composition from reef to reef. Particularily interesting patterns emerge when the coral cover data are segregated into guilds, with each guild composed of species that share morphology and reproductive mode. The guilds I examined are: - Mound-like corals that broadcast spawn gametes, - Mound-like corals that release brooded planula, - Plating and Foliose Corals (which are mostly brooding corals in the Caribbean), - Branched corals that broadcast spawn gametes and - Branched corals that release brooded larvae. When the % cover of each guild is examined relative to total coral cover on each reef, the following pattern emerges (simplified below): 20- . Total % coral cover . - x % Massive Spawners . - + % Massive Brooders . - - % Branching and Plating . x - . x 15- . x - . x - . x - . x Guild - . x % cover 10- . x per reef - . x - . x - . x - . x 5- . x - x - x - ++++++++++++++++ - ++++++++++++++++----------------- 0___________________________________________ 0 5 10 15 20 Total % coral cover per reef Massive corals that spawn gametes track changes in total coral cover consistently. Massive corals that brood demonstrate only slightly increased cover on reefs with high total coral cover. All other guilds do not change in cover at all relative to reef to reef differences in total coral cover. It appears that only the massive spawners are affected by the environmental gradients which control total coral cover on each reef, while all other groups are relatively unaffected (at present). Note: branching corals that spawn gametes (the acroporids) were all but absent from the 20-m deep reefs in 1995, demonstrating the powerful effects of region-wide disturbances such as disease. In terms of artificially increasing coral cover in the Keys - the only steps that are likely to work, based on the above, should be improving water quality (locally and regionally) and the forced-recruitment of the massive spawners and the branching spawners. These corals employ rapid, indeterminate growth and high fragmentation rates as a means of dominating a reef. The forced-recruitent of massive brooding corals or the other guilds (which include agariciids) is not likely to lead to an increase in total coral cover on reefs of good environmental quality. These corals are more adaped to utilize patches that are at an early successional state, and generally maintain low cover on these reefs regardless of environmental condition. Thad Murdoch -------------------------------------------------------------- Project Manager No-Take Zones of the Florida Keys - Benthic Monitoring Project Dauphin Island Sea Lab, PO Box 369, Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, USA. Tel: (334) 861-7532 Fax: (334) 861-7540 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 27 05:49:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA14403; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 05:49:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA23852; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 05:51:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma023845; Sat, 27 Jun 98 05:51:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA00481; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 08:59:49 GMT Received: from NIH2WAAF by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA00475; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 04:59:44 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by csi.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 04:59:47 -0400 Received: from 195.232.2.151 (ld02-151.lon.compuserve.com [195.232.2.151]) by hil-img-ims-4.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/IMS-1.3) with SMTP id EAA08526 for ; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 04:59:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 04:59:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806270859.EAA08526@hil-img-ims-4.compuserve.com> From: Peter Vogt To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Survey Analysis Software X-Mailer: Top Gun Postman version 1.2 beta for USR PalmPilot X-URL: http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/pilot/TGpostman/ Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 341 Hi folks, I have just joined the list & are a newcomer to the field of coral reef conservation. My background is in software engineering, although I have spent the last 3 months working in the field on a coral conservation project in Indonesia as a volunteer. What I would like to do now is to create some software that will help marine biologists and others to analyse and make use of the survey results, in particular those of species level analysis. I have seen one package by the name of Biomar. Do people on this list, who would be interested in such software, have views on what such software should do for them? Does anyone know of other packages? What are their good and bad points? With my limited experience it seems to me that the survey process in the field could be made more efficient and less labour intensive by having the right software at this stage. Any pointers, such as Urls etc. would be more than welcome - my websearches so far have been fruitless... Thanks for your help. I will return to Indonesia and be offline (no phone) in one week. If there is sufficient interest I will collate and post to the list. Cheers Peter Vogt -- Pete Vogt apnea@ultraviolet.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 27 14:31:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA15814; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 14:31:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA29535; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 14:34:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029529; Sat, 27 Jun 98 14:33:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02255; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:50:51 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA02249; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 13:50:46 -0400 Message-Id: <199806271750.NAA02249@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.26](130.111.160.26) by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with TCP; Sat, 27 Jun 98 13:49:50 EDT Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk Date: Sat, 27 Jun 98 13:52:13 -0400 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "Thaddeus J. Murdoch" , 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: 342 Dear Thaddeus, I've been interested to learn the results of the 1995 Keyswide Coral Reef Expedition. Your results spawned some questions that perhaps you can answer. 1. How can patterns of decline be determined from a single survey? Do you have a way of estimating the rate of coral mortality? 2. Since percent cover of coral varies for many reasons (including morphogenetic reasons) how do you sort out reefs that always have had low cover from those that have declined to that level recently? 3. Are you surprised at the low acroporid abundance at 20 m? Most geologists who find Acropora palmata in their cores assume they grew between 10 m and the surface. In St. Croix in 1973 we had about a 12 m depth max for that species. Are you sure it's absence at 20 m now demonstrates "the powerful effects of region-wide disturbances such as disease?" (Don't get me wrong, I believe Acroporids have succumbed to disease throughout the region) 4. Perhaps I don't understand your figure but wouldn't that pattern develop if massive spawners are the dominant corals at depths of 20 m. If that's so, wouldn't a similar figure be generated on just about every reef in the Caribbean? Excuse me if I misunderstood what you meant. Sincerely, Bob Steneck ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 e-mail: Steneck@Maine.Maine.EDU The School of Marine Sciences Web site: http://www.ume.maine.edu/~marine/marine.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Jun 27 23:37:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA16822; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 23:37:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA04092; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 23:39:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004088; Sat, 27 Jun 98 23:39:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA03800; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 02:38:42 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA03795; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 22:38:37 -0400 Received: by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id VAA13397; Sat, 27 Jun 1998 21:38:32 -0500 Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 21:38:31 -0500 (CDT) From: "Thaddeus J. Murdoch" Reply-To: "Thaddeus J. Murdoch" Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk - Guilds questions To: Bob Steneck cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <199806271750.NAA02249@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: 343 Dear Dr. Steneck, In answer to your questions: >1. How can patterns of decline be determined from a single survey? It was not my intent to show guild-specific differences in decline over time, although I would love to be able to do so. Additional surveys of the entire reef tract are needed to accomplish this. >2. Since percent cover of coral varies for many reasons (including >morphogenetic reasons) how do you sort out reefs that always have had low >cover from those that have declined to that level recently? My intent was to examine whether all coral guilds responded equally to whatever disturbances resulted in the reef-to-reef differences in total coral cover. If all of the guilds were equally affected by the slew of disturbances that assaulted each reef up to the point in time when we sampled, one could reasonably expect to see all guilds demonstrate higher cover on reefs with high total coral cover, and lower cover on the reefs with low total coral cover, when compared over the entire reef tract as a whole. The results, on the other hand, show that only the massive spawners demonstrate coral cover which varies linearly with total coral cover per reef. All other guilds do not vary. In other words, reefs which we would qualitatively classify as healthy (i.e. high coral cover) have the SAME cover of massive brooders, plating corals and branching brooders as a reef we would qualitatively classify as unhealthy (hardgrounds too!). This implies not only that all guilds do not respond equally to whatever factors determine total coral cover from reef to reef, but that most guilds are hardly affected at all, as long as there is rock to live on. The next question is - Have only the massive spawning corals and the branching spawners been declining over Recent time in the Keys, or have all guilds? The above results indicate that all guilds might not have been declining. I don't have the data to answer this question, yet. Perhaps others do. >3. Are you surprised at the low acroporid abundance at 20 m? etc... Sorry, I should have been more specific. What I meant was that _Acropora cervicornis_ was absent. Many of the reefs we sampled had large amounts of A. cervicornis rubble on them, implying that the reefs had possessed A.cervicornis in the past. I think that the graph I presented would have looked different in regards to this guild had we sampled a few decades ago. >4. Perhaps I don't understand your figure but wouldn't that pattern >develop if massive spawners are the dominant corals at depths of 20 m. They are the dominant corals. Since the massive spawners (and branched spawners) possess the properties that make them the dominant corals, and since they appear the most affected by water quality, the corals of these guilds are the best choice for forced-recruitment in the Florida Keys. Subordinate guilds, with slower growth etc., are less likely to increase total coral cover over an entire reef, even though they are better able to cope with poor water quality. >If that's so, wouldn't a similar figure be generated on just about every >reef in the Caribbean? I would be thrilled if these results scaled up to predict the guild compostion of the deeper spur-and-groove reefs over the entire Caribbean, relative to reef-by-reef differences in disturbance history. On a separate issue, I am not sure we need to resort to forced-recruitment in the Keys at the moment. For instance, the sexually generated offspring of A.cervicornis appear to be recruiting back to the Keys on their own. However, steps to improve the water quality of the Caribbean should be taken immediately. Respectfully, Thad Murdoch -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Manager No-Take Zones of the Florida Keys - Benthic Monitoring Project Dauphin Island Sea Lab, PO Box 369, Dauphin Island, Alabama, 36528, USA. Tel: (334) 861-7532 Fax: (334) 861-7540 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Jun 28 12:11:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA18123; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 12:11:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA08257; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 12:14:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008248; Sun, 28 Jun 98 12:13:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA06231; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 15:39:42 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA06226; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:39:37 -0400 Received: (qmail 570 invoked by uid 0); 28 Jun 1998 15:39:33 -0000 Message-ID: <19980628153933.569.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 139.30.22.100 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jun 1998 08:39:32 PDT X-Originating-IP: [139.30.22.100] From: "christiane hueerkamp" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: position wanted Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 08:39:32 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 344 Dear coral-listers, I am a recently graduated student with a Masters / Diplom in Marine Biology at the University of Rostock in Germany. My thesis was about El-Nino related elevated temperature effects on eastern Pacific corals, with the practical work being done during a 7 month stay at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. I am currently employed as an assistant at the Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Rostock. For the future I am looking for an opportunity to continue with a career in tropical marine biology. Therefore, I would be interested to hear of any forthcoming positions, starting after February 1999. For my c.v. and further details please contact me directly at chrhueerkamp@hotmail.com Many thanks, Christiane Hueerkamp ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 07:45:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA21464; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:45:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA22298; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:48:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022294; Mon, 29 Jun 98 07:48:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA09969; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:41:00 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA09964; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 06:40:51 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1057 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <627359-13582>; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:39:31 +0800 Message-ID: <35976EEB.AA3B1289@ust.hk> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:39:39 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Adopt-a-Reef 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: 345 Dear Colleagues, The coral-list recently has been the site of an important discussion some of which could fall under the question of, "What ACTION should we be taking to 'help' Caribbean reefs." Some colleagues seem to believe that having a complete scientific understanding of reef ecology and dynamics is needed before we can do anything sensible, while others feel that 'more monitoring' is a pointless task. I believe that participation in community-based monitoring programs such as Reef Check is THE PRIMARY solution to coral reef problems because it is the first step towards developing an "adopt-a-reef" attitude among local residents wherever reefs are found. By taking part in monitoring, citizens develop that sense of stewardship that is currently lacking. As the number of educated stakeholders increases, so does the public pressure on governments to act to stop unsustainable activities both on land and at sea that lead to reef damage and to support conservation measures such as MPA creation. It was not too many years ago that oil drilling leases were being offered on the GBR. This would not be possible today because a sizable percentage of Australians now have a strong sense of stewardship for the reef. Regarding rehabilitation, the old adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" applies well to reefs -- reef rehabilitation is usually expensive (see e.g. International Workshop on the Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal Systems, Phuket, 19-24 January, 1998. For details contact: ). Of the funding available for coral reef research and monitoring, we will always need a balance of community-based monitoring, intensive and taxonomically detailed "government" monitoring, and basic research into coral reef ecology and the response of reefs to anthropogenic and natural perturbations. However, without the crucial step of building stewardship, no amount of government regulation, MPA creation or expensive rehabilitation will help coral reefs, regardless of the quality of our scientific understanding. So, if you are a scientist -- "Ask not what coral reefs can do for your publication record, but ask what you can do to educate the public about coral reefs." -- 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 website: www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 09:49:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23204; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:49:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA01229; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:52:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001221; Mon, 29 Jun 98 09:51:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10554; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:03:41 GMT Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:03:41 GMT Message-Id: <199806291303.NAA10554@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Christine Reilly Subject: First National Conference on Marine Bioinvasions Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 346 If you would like to be added to the mailing list for the conference, please send your mailing address to: creilly@mit.edu For the most up to date information about the conference, please visit the conference web page: http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/conference.html ANNOUNCING The first NATIONAL CONFERENCE on MARINE BIOINVASIONS CONVENED BY THE MIT SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM CALL FOR PAPERS ABSTRACTS DUE 9/1/98 The first National Conference on Marine Bioinvasions will focus on biological invasions of exotic species in coastal, estuarine and marine ecosystems. An emphasis will be on ballast water research and management, ecological and genetic consequences of invasions, diversity in time and space, transport vectors (unintentional and intentional), economic costs and status of predictive tools for assisting managers. We are seeing papers in all areas, and will be devoting a special section to ballast water research including new and proposed approaches for minimizing releases, e.g. ballast water research, fouling organisms, and intentional and unintentional aquaculture releases. Dates: January 24 - 27, 1999 Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA USA If you are interested in learning more about the conference or are likely to submit an abstract or poster abstract, send your name and address to Judith Pederson, MIT Sea Grant College Program, 292 Main Street E38-300, Cambridge, MA 02129, email: jpederso@mit.edu, fax: 617-252-1615. We are excited about the conference and look forward to seeing you there. *************************************************************** Chrissi Reilly MIT Class of 1999 creilly@mit.edu Environmental Engineering and Science 617-253-9311 *************************************************************** First National Conference on Marine Bioinvasions http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/conference.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 09:52:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23262; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:52:23 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA01394; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:55:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001386; Mon, 29 Jun 98 09:54:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10562; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:04:18 GMT Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:04:18 GMT Message-Id: <199806291304.NAA10562@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 347 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:31:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list Subject: Re: underwater GPS? Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk FYI: There are military versions of GPS (MUGR, minature uw gps receiver and PUGR, precise uw gps receiver)that are used by Seal teams and others. The antenna must be on the surface to catch the signal. Unless you have DOD contacts the possibilities are slim and none of getting access to an underwater GPS. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 10:08:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA23448; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:08:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA02457; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:11:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002374; Mon, 29 Jun 98 10:10:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10763; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:28:10 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA10757; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:28:06 -0400 Received: from osha.inav.net (dip325.inav.net [205.160.208.195]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA04660 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:27:57 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980629082710.006ed48c@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:27:10 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Gregor Hodgson's message 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: 348 Gregor Hodgson wrote: >I believe that participation in community-based monitoring programs such >as Reef Check is THE PRIMARY solution to coral reef problems because it >is the first step towards developing an "adopt-a-reef" attitude among >local residents wherever reefs are found. While Gregor did state that it was just an opinion (and it makes sense that such a program is important) the claim that community-based monitoring is THE PRIMARY solution to coral reef problems seems a bit overstated. While there may well be lots of reefs for which this holds true, aren't there also many others for which other solutions are needed? For example, reefs that have few/no local residents but which are suffering from anthropogenic degradation. And even in cases in which building a local sense of stewardship is primary, monitoring may not be the most efficient method. With problems and conditions so diverse, it seems (my opinion) that there is no "primary" solution. Perhaps, instead, there are several equally important "solutions" that vary according to place. Or, more difficult still, for a given reef there may be several equally important steps that need to be taken at the same time. 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 Thu Jun 29 11:12:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24517; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 11:11:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA07161; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 11:14:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007146; Mon, 29 Jun 98 11:14:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11071; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:25:18 GMT Received: from gate.sinica.edu.tw by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA11066; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:25:11 -0400 Received: from [140.109.48.206] ([140.109.48.206]) by gate.sinica.edu.tw (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA05334 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:24:54 +0800 (CST) X-Sender: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:31:21 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Allen C. Chen" Subject: IX PSA Inter-congress--ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF CORAL REEF IN THE PACIFIC Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 349 Dear coral-listers, The IX Pacific Science Association Intercongress-----Sustainable Development in the Pacific, will be held in the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan from 15 to 21 November 1998. One of the 20 symposia, "ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF CORAL REEF IN THE PACIFIC" will be hosted by the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica. As the health and future of coral reefs around the world is becoming an overwhelming issue, we believe this symposium will be an important step to bring the scientists around the Pacific together to discuss the possible solutions for sustainable future of coral reef in this region. Confirmed speakers include: Plenary Lecture: Jeremy B. C. Jackson Invited Speakers: Nancy Knowlton Charlie Veron Charles Birkeland Terrence Hughes Terry Done Edgardo Gomez Robert Rowan Howard Choat Bette Willis To be confirmed: Richard Grigg, Callum Roberts Contributions on the wide aspect of ecology and conservation of coral reef are welcome. More information regarding to registration, abstract submission, traveling and accommodation is available at http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~psa or by contacting Allen C. Chen, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Nangkang 115, Taipei, Taiwan. Phone: 886-2-2789-9549; Fax: 886-2-785-8059; E-mail: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw Cheers, Allen Allen C. Chen, PhD Assistant Research Fellow Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica 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 Jun 29 16:02:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA29266; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:02:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA29175; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:05:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029131; Mon, 29 Jun 98 16:04:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA12219; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:17:14 GMT Received: from wayback.er.usgs.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA12214; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:17:07 -0400 Received: from [131.247.143.251] (zeke.er.usgs.gov) by wayback.er.usgs.gov (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA03421; Mon, 29 Jun 98 15:16:47 EDT X-Sender: gene@wayback Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:16:42 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Gene Shinn Subject: Coral demise Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 350 Geneva Not wishing to add to or detract from the recent "chicken little" debates, I offer some recent observations that will be of interest to many of you. On June 25, 1998 I revisited and photographed the Montastrea annularis head on Grecian Rocks off Key Largo that I have photographed regularly since 1961. The head has become smaller and gorgonians are continuing to flourish and encroach where in the 1960s and 70s vast thickets of A. cervicornis flourished. There were some small clumps of approximately 2-year-old A. cervicornis nearby. The Christ statue site at Key Largo Dry Rocks was also visited because within visual range (north west of the statue) there is a huge head of Colpophyllia natans. This head has thrived in spite of diver impact. One can only assume that this head receives more knocks, kicks and bumps than any other coral in the Keys. However, what was expected 20 years ago has finally happened. The upper 1/4 to 1/3 of that head is now dead (when death occurred or whether it was caused by divers is not known). There were similar but smaller heads in 6 m of water (below kicking depth)100 m or more away from the statue that were also dead and/or infected by active black band disease. Bleaching was not apparent at the sites visited. The condition of Florida reefs does not appear to be improving in spite of the millions spent researching and monitoring the problem. "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 | 600 4th St. South | voice (813) 893-3100 x3030 St.Petersburg, FL 33701 | fax (813) 893-3333 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 19:30:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA00834; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:30:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA07261; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:33:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007244; Mon, 29 Jun 98 19:32:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA12859; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:32:23 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA12852; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:32:19 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:32:07 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB76@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs at Risk. Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:30:20 -0400 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 351 Dear Group: I just returned to find my email inbox loaded with various views on this question of "reefs at risk" Since a few of the examples discussed included some of my own research and/or research areas, I felt that I needed to throw in my two-cents worth. Recently, I was having a discussion with Sen. Bob Graham (FL) with regards to the "coral reef crisis" in Florida. Cutting to the quick, Sen. Graham asked me if what was going on in Florida was happening elsewhere throughout the Caribbean and western Atlantic? The answer is yes. An emphatic YES! Although this in itself is very disturbing, trying to blame Florida's coral reef woes on the sugar industry or primitive septic systems in the Keys is out of place and off target. I'm not saying these should not be included in a comprehensive management plan for a sustainable south Florida...they should. But as Steven Miller has made clear the "chicken little" approach, while it sells memberships to The Cousteau Society, Reef Relief and others, does not offer much in the way of rigorous quality science or to finding common ground for solutions... and these should not be mutually exclusive... I hope quality science will be at the forefront of future management decisions and solutions. The same increases in macroalgae we are seeing across the Florida reef tract are being observed throughout the region (Almost without exception!). The two prevailing paradigms for this increase in seaweeds include the loss of herbivores(overfishing) and nutrification (decreasing water quality). Trying to tease out the most important of these two on a regional scale (finding the smoking gun) has proved to be troublesome and problematic. Certainly, each of these are important on some reefs, while on others both are working in concert towards reef decline. However, on a regional basis the one common link has been declining coral cover. Specifically, the mortality of the acroporids on a regional scale. Over the past two decades these corals have succumbed to disease (white syndromes) as well as physical damage thereby opening space for the colonization by rapidly recruiting and fast growing algal species. This has occurred on reefs far from population centers on some of the most "pristine" and remote reefs of the entire region. In the early 1980's as White Band Disease obliterated A. cervicornis on the Florida reef tract, the same malaise affected reefs of the eastern Bahamas. These Bahamian reefs are bathed in some of the most oligotrophic waters of the western Atlantic. No nearby river systems, no burgeoning population on these islands, no deforestation problems, no sugarcane industry, plenty of herbivorous fish, etc.... In comparing similar habitats (apples to apples) these reefs look no different today than their Florida counterparts...lots of A. cervicornis rubble covered with macroalgae (in fact as Bob Steneck points out many of these reefs are in far worse shape than the Florida examples), while stands of other corals such as Montastrea spp. appear to be thriving. This is the same in Bonaire, Belize, Columbia, and so on... Rich Aronson and I have been struggling with this question for the last decade and a half and have just completed a paper that discusses this in some detail (Aronson and Precht, in-press, Evolutionary paleoecology of Caribbean coral reefs in Allmon and Bottjer (eds).The Ecological Context of Macroevolutionary Change. Columbia University Press). Certainly, Florida's reefs are in crisis...but than so is every reef in the Caribbean. Trying to pick the 12 most endangered is way too subjective, even with a list of discriminators...everybody has a favorite reef which brings me the second part of my discussion... The Reefs of Belize. First off I'd like to clarify one of Les Kaufman's points in an earlier discussion. Les stated "Belize was unusual in that when the acorporids began to vanish, there was an endemic agariciid...that could serve as a partial functional replacement, and it did." Although he is partially correct (see Aronson and Precht, 1997, Stasis, biological disturbance, and community structure of a Holocene coral reef: Paleobiology 23(3):326-346.), the reefs that were replaced by agariciids were lagoonal reef complexes in central Belize. The main Belizean Barrier Reef and offshore Atolls, lost A.cervicornis during more or less the same time period. However, on these reefs the replacement species was macroalgae just like most of the rest of the Caribbean including Florida. This coral-to-macroalgal scenario for Belize will be shown in an upcoming "reef site" in CORAL REEFS by McClanahan et al. Now turning to the reefs of southern Belize. The Maya hinterland is being deforested at a staggering rate, mostly for agri-development. This has dramatically increased the amount of sediment laden water entering the southern Belize lagoon. This coupled with the southward sloping configuration of the Belize platform, puts reefs that are already submerged (incipiently drowned) to a depth of >8m, in a position where they will founder and drown in the face of deleterious water quality. Without holistic management of the Maya Mountain watershed the effects on reefs from the southern Belize lagoon will be devastating. (Also remember that the fast growing A. cervicornis has been almost completely decimated from these reefs as well due to WBD) So where do we go from here????? Best Management Practices must be employed both on local and regional scales to be most effective. We must value all reef areas equally and not score Florida above Belize or vice versa... We must understand the pivotal role of coral mortality, especially mortality due to disease. We must understand the causes of coral disease... especially if there is a link to human's which many suspect...We must understand the recruitment and regeneration of coral species in the wake of these disturbances... We must be able to tease out those things that can be managed with those that can not... and finally WE MUST STOP POINTING OUR COLLECTIVE FINGERS AT POSSIBLE CAUSES UNTIL WE ARE SCIENTIFICALLY SURE THERE IS A LINK TO THE SYMPTOM. Citing decreasing water quality as the main issue is a cop out. Plaudits to Thad Murdoch for an interesting review of his Keys Wide data. Bill Precht LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. 5845 NW 158th Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ph (305)826-5588 fax (305) 826-1799 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 21:11:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA01165; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:11:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA08592; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:14:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008582; Mon, 29 Jun 98 21:13:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA13263; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:35:04 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA13258; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:35:00 -0400 Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id UAA26374; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:34:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:34:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Pam Muller To: "Precht,Bill" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk. In-Reply-To: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB76@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> 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: 352 Three points: Point 1. The 1917 flu epidemic that killed literally millions of people worldwide, started, at least according to one theory, in a prisoner of war camp. That is, a new pathogen, once it gets into a population with minimal resistance, doesn't require that it's victims be stressed, only that they lack resistance (the current spread of HIV is another pertinent example). Thus, there is no reason to expect that the spread of WBD and other new pathogens like the possible Diadema virus, once they get into a region, have anything to do with the vitality of the population affected. Point 2. Despite an unfortunate "The" in the Florida Keys section of the Reefs at Risk document, I don't know anyone who thinks declining water quality is the only problem. To quote from the Reefs at Risk document "The coral reefs of the Florida Keys exemplify the complexity of threats to reef resources". On the other hand, humans have doubled the rate at which fixed nitrogen is entering terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., Vitousek et al 1997, Science and several other recent papers). To assume that we haven't similarly altered nitrogen flux to aquatic systems is unrealistic. Of course, understanding the spectrum of consequences of possibly doubling the annual rate of nitrogen flux to coastal ecosystems is obviously not a trivial matter, especially when we are adding so many other wonderful things to our atmosphere and coastal waters at the same time. Point 3. I suspect that looking for "the smoking gun" in the Florida Keys is analogous to searching for The Holy Grail. I doubt that you will find it, but hopefully you will learn something along the way. 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: 813-553-1567 FAX: 813-553-1189 "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi - From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 21:12:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA01166; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:11:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA08590; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:14:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008575; Mon, 29 Jun 98 21:13:27 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA13285; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:41:14 GMT Received: from imo12.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA13280; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:41:11 -0400 From: MERPM@aol.com Received: from MERPM@aol.com by imo12.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 3XSUa11468; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:40:52 +2000 (EDT) Message-ID: <2b91293e.35983415@aol.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:40:52 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: wcsfl@afn.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Reefs at Risk Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 170 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 353 While it may not be great science to say that the leaking septic systems of the Keys and the nutrient addition to Florida Bay, etc., from agriculture in the Everglades are two of the probable major causes of reef degradation in the Keys it seems highly unlikely that they are not. Human populations and agricultural production have expanded tremendously in all of the areas mentioned in the last posting about this topic....Belize, Colombia, the lesser and greater Antilles, Honduras, Florida, etc. Reefs in all of these locations have suffered due to increases in agricultural runoff and domestic sewage, raw sewage in most cases, inputs. I don't believe the science is lacking...fertilizer and sediments from any source harm reefs. It is happening everywhere we look because human populations have expanded, everywhere, beyond the capacity of the land to absorb our wastes...thus the excess flows to the sea. The concept is very simple and, in most areas, waiting for additional research to be completed is in itself a major threat to reefs. We need to move from pretending that we don't know what is killing reefs to taking restorative measures or protective measures to prevent further losses. Mike Marshall From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jun 29 21:31:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA01255; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:31:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA08949; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:34:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008943; Mon, 29 Jun 98 21:34:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA13351; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:58:03 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA13346; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:57:59 -0400 Received: from localhost (bmiller@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA28512; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:57:41 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: bmiller owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 14:57:41 -1000 (HST) From: Robert Miller X-Sender: bmiller@iniki Reply-To: Robert Miller To: "Precht,Bill" cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk. In-Reply-To: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB76@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> 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: 354 In reply to Bill Precht's comments: I have been to Belize as well as the Bahamas, and have a very hard time believing that the reefs there are "no different" than those of the Keys. Citing an upcoming "reef site" is not the "rigorous science" that Precht himself cries out for. Moreover, blaming declining water quality for coral decline is not blind "finger pointing"- there is a mechanism - increased algae growth in the presence of increased nutrients, and evidence of pattern (e.g. Cuet et al. 1988). This is not the only factor that biologists are pointing to, either; overfishing, for instance, is also often indicted by them as well as the environmentalists that Precht apparently disdains (e.g., Cousteau Society). The fact is, things are much more likely to get done by people like them than by decades of "teasing apart" of data that are hopelessly confounded and work in a complex environment that isn't amenable to unequivical field experiments. All the "musts" that he cites will unfortunately never be understood in totality. Don't get me wrong, obviously we must try, but things must be done before even good understanding of some isssues is reached. The precautionary principal applies here. Finally, why all the reference to big sugar? Is it possible, Bill, that LAW might actually work for sugar companies? That would certainly explain why you had Bob Graham's ear! Robert Miller University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston Massachussetts 02125 (617)287-6638 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 03:34:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA02154; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 03:34:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA14969; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 03:37:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014962; Tue, 30 Jun 98 03:37:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA14496; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 06:53:03 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA14490; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:52:58 -0400 Received: from uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148472(10)>; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:52:44 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <17262(3)>; Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:52:33 -1000 Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:52:30 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk In-Reply-To: <2b91293e.35983415@aol.com> 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: 355 I seem to recall reading a recent paper on a study of nutrient levels off of Key Largo and lower down in the keys. Although nutrient levels inshore were found to be slightly elevated, those on the outer reef tracts were found to be quite low. I don't see how you can make the assertion that nutrient run-off is causing problems on these outer reefs when the levels are so low? However, having said that, it brings to mind the observations that many home aquarists have made and also illustrated by the microcosm systems at the Smithsonian Institute using algal turf scrubbers, that despite very low levels of nitrate and phosphate in the water column algal growth can still be quite substantial. In light of my experiences in closed systems I would have to propose that lack of herbivores is a greater contributing factor to algal growth on Caribbean reefs than high nutrients. I think if coral researchers spent some time working with closed "mini-reef" ecosystems, they might gain a new perspective on coral reefs and how they function in situ, as well as coral wasting diseases, which BTW are also being encountered by home hobbyists. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 MERPM@aol.com wrote: > While it may not be great science to say that the leaking septic systems of > the Keys and the nutrient addition to Florida Bay, etc., from agriculture in > the Everglades are two of the probable major causes of reef degradation in the > Keys it seems highly unlikely that they are not. Human populations and > agricultural production have expanded tremendously in all of the areas > mentioned in the last posting about this topic....Belize, Colombia, the lesser > and greater Antilles, Honduras, Florida, etc. Reefs in all of these locations > have suffered due to increases in agricultural runoff and domestic sewage, raw > sewage in most cases, inputs. I don't believe the science is > lacking...fertilizer and sediments from any source harm reefs. It is > happening everywhere we look because human populations have expanded, > everywhere, beyond the capacity of the land to absorb our wastes...thus the > excess flows to the sea. The concept is very simple and, in most areas, > waiting for additional research to be completed is in itself a major threat to > reefs. We need to move from pretending that we don't know what is killing > reefs to taking restorative measures or protective measures to prevent further > losses. > > Mike Marshall > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 06:43:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA02700; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 06:43:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA17719; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 06:46:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017708; Tue, 30 Jun 98 06:45:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA15086; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:05:09 GMT Received: from mouchel.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA15081; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 06:05:04 -0400 Received: by gateway-uk.mouchel.com id <27778>; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:03:32 +0000 Message-Id: <98Jun30.110332gmt.27778@gateway-uk.mouchel.com> X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:07:47 +0000 From: Clair Donnelly To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Qatar reefs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 356 Dear all, Can anyone point me in the direction of any specific information on the state of corals off the north-east coast of Qatar, particularly in the vicinity of the Ras Laffan Industrial City. I have only been able to track down general information from the WCMC web site etc. Many thanks Clair Donnelly. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 09:42:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05879; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:42:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA25005; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:45:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024953; Tue, 30 Jun 98 09:44:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15757; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:59:54 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA15752; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:59:51 -0400 Received: from [128.197.80.172] (MBL-MAC1.BU.EDU [128.197.80.172]) by bio.bu.edu (8.8.6/8.8.5/(BU-S-01/27/97-fc1)) with SMTP id IAA19771 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:59:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199806301259.IAA19771@bio.bu.edu> X-Sender: lesk@bio.bu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:10:55 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: lesk@bio.bu.edu (Les Kaufman) Subject: Bill Precht's reply Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 357 Thank you, Bill, for that discussion of Belize. One minor point, to file under "blind men and the elephant." My comments re: Belize were from personal observations at Tobacco Reef and South Water Caye, as well as on mid-shelf reefs around Wee Wee and the Pelicans. Tobacco and South Water (the spots I visited in 1997) sported luxuriant spurs of Agaricia tenuifolia, with isolated patches of A. palmata in shallow and scattered A. cervicornis sign and a few still-living, though embattled colonies. It's likely that heterogeneity in exposure and local conditions contaminate cross-shelf comparisons here, just as they do on the Great Barrier Reef. I just connected the few places I'd been to with the Aronson and Precht story, and they happened to rhyme. Bears a frightening resemblance to religion. On a graver note, after all this discussion of the importance of interacting factors, in explaining our collective wisdom to the public shouldn't we continually emphasize that whatever the unique combination of factors responsible for the death of a specific reef, the prevailing factors include several that we CAN do a great deal about? Even if overfishing and eutrophication are not the universal causes of reef death this year, there is no excuse for them in the first place, and ameliorating them will hasten reef recovery in any event. 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 "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy... but that could change." -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 09:43:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05910; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:43:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA25052; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:46:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025028; Tue, 30 Jun 98 09:45:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA15812; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:09:05 GMT Received: from noaamh1.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA15807; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:09:01 -0400 Received: from mailhubmh1-gw.noaa.gov by noaamh1.noaa.gov (X.400 to RFC822 Gateway); Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:08:37 -0400 X400-Received: by mta MTANOAAMH1 in /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 30 Jun 1998 09:08:33 -0400 X400-Received: by /c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; Relayed; 30 Jun 1998 09:08:33 -0400 X400-MTS-Identifier: [/c=us/admd=attmail/prmd=GOV+NOAA/; 003063598E35100C-MTANOAAMH1] Content-Identifier: 003063598E35100C 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: Ron.Hill@noaa.gov X400-Recipients: non-disclosure; <003063598E35100C*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Hill/g=Ron/@MHS> Date: 30 Jun 1998 09:08:33 -0400 From: Ron Hill To: BPrecht@kennesaw.Lawco.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re:Reefs at Risk. Message-Id: <003063598E35100C*/c=US/admd=ATTMAIL/prmd=GOV+NOAA/o=CCNMFS/s=Hill/g=Ron/@MHS> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 358 ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Reefs at Risk. Author: BPrecht@kennesaw.Lawco.com Date: 6/29/98 7:07 PM [original message] Although this in itself is very disturbing, trying to blame Florida's coral reef woes on the sugar industry or primitive septic systems in the Keys is out of place and off target. Now turning to the reefs of southern Belize...where they will founder and drown in the face of deleterious water quality. Without holistic management of the Maya Mountain watershed the effects on reefs from the southern Belize lagoon will be devastating. ...We must be able to tease out those things that can be managed with those that can not... and finally WE MUST STOP POINTING OUR COLLECTIVE FINGERS AT POSSIBLE CAUSES UNTIL WE ARE SCIENTIFICALLY SURE THERE IS A LINK TO THE SYMPTOM. Citing decreasing water quality as the main issue is a cop out. Plaudits to Thad Murdoch for an interesting review of his Keys Wide data. Bill Precht ***Question: Why is it acceptable to point fingers at one cause of water degradation far from our Florida Keys, i.e., deforestation in the Mayan hinterland, but not acceptable to point fingers at a source of decreased water quality affecting reefs much closer to home, i.e., the sugar industry that operates on deforested lands upstream from the Keys? While decreasing water quality may not be the only cause for reef degradation it is certainly one of the major contributing factors that is manifested in a variety of ways (over-nutrification, sedimentation, transport of pollutants/pathogens, etc.) and comes from a wide variety of sources. All potential sources of degradation should be examined and addressed. Water quality problems are a source of degradation that can be improved if we are willing to do the right things. ron From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 09:47:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA06018; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:47:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA25285; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:50:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma025278; Tue, 30 Jun 98 09:50:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15733; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:51:38 GMT Received: from bb.iu.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA15728; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:51:34 -0400 Received: from [204.117.184.236] (netport3-236.iu.net [204.117.184.236]) by bb.iu.net (8.8.5/8.6.11) with ESMTP id IAA29143 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:47:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: <2b91293e.35983415@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:51:23 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Kerry B Clark Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk--nutrients Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 359 J. Charles Delbeek wrote: >I seem to recall reading a recent paper on a study of nutrient levels off >of Key Largo and lower down in the keys. Although nutrient levels inshore >were found to be slightly elevated, those on the outer reef tracts were >found to be quite low. I don't see how you can make the assertion that >nutrient run-off is causing problems on these outer reefs when the levels >are so low? Use of standing stock (instantaneous measurements) to estimate nutrient dynamics is a classic problem in ecosystem analysis, because rapid uptake can lower the standing stock even if input is high. Enzymes involved in nutrient uptake of tropical algae have a high nutrient binding affinity, so one should expect _a priori_ that uptake should be very rapid. Turnover rates of nutrients can also increase without significantly affecting standing stock. Thus, one cannot conclude from low "levels" of nutrients that nutrient runoff is not a factor in algal overgrowth. In combination with decreased herbivore populations, as noted, even very slight elevations could lead to overgrowth. If inshore levels are "slightly elevated" then one must ask what happens to these nutrients. Rapid uptake as these waters flow over the reefs is a reasonable explanation. We also tend to assume that macronutrients are always the limiting factor, when micronutrients/trace elements can also contribute to algal blooms. These are less frequently considered in causes of algal growth. Trace elements are also components of agricultural runoff and of human sewage. -Kerry Clark - - Kerry Bruce Clark, Ph.D., F.A.A.A.S. Professor of Biological Sciences, Assoc. Dept. Head (Graduate Coordinator) Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901-6988 Phone 1-407-674-8195 -- Proud Member of the Impoverished Gentry -- Visit the Cambrian in 3D at "http://users.aol.com/kbclark/cambrian" Metazoa website at "http://www.metazoa.com" "Bytes of Nature," publisher of quality natural history software From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 11:58:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA07778; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:58:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA07355; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:01:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma007327; Tue, 30 Jun 98 12:00:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA16410; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:14:28 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA16404; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:14:24 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:14:10 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB77@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: lesk@bio.bu.edu Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Bill Precht's reply Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:12:23 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 360 Les: Thank you... and I could not agree more Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: lesk@bio.bu.edu [SMTP:lesk@bio.bu.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 9:11 AM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Bill Precht's reply > > Thank you, Bill, for that discussion of Belize. One minor point, to > file > under "blind men and the elephant." My comments re: Belize were from > personal observations at Tobacco Reef and South Water Caye, as well as > on > mid-shelf reefs around Wee Wee and the Pelicans. Tobacco and South > Water > (the spots I visited in 1997) sported luxuriant spurs of Agaricia > tenuifolia, with isolated patches of A. palmata in shallow and > scattered A. > cervicornis sign and a few still-living, though embattled colonies. > It's > likely that heterogeneity in exposure and local conditions contaminate > cross-shelf comparisons here, just as they do on the Great Barrier > Reef. I > just connected the few places I'd been to with the Aronson and Precht > story, and they happened to rhyme. Bears a frightening resemblance to > religion. > > On a graver note, after all this discussion of the importance of > interacting factors, in explaining our collective wisdom to the public > shouldn't we continually emphasize that whatever the unique > combination of > factors responsible for the death of a specific reef, the prevailing > factors include several that we CAN do a great deal about? Even if > overfishing and eutrophication are not the universal causes of reef > death > this year, there is no excuse for them in the first place, and > ameliorating > them will hasten reef recovery in any event. > > 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 > > > "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and > democracy... but that could change." > > -Vice President Dan Quayle, 5/22/89 > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jun 30 12:30:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA08225; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:30:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA08940; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:33:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008895; Tue, 30 Jun 98 12:32:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA16539; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:44:09 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA16534; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:44:05 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:43:51 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB78@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: Robert Miller , "Precht,Bill" Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:42:04 -0400 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 361 Robert & Group: First off let me say that I never expected such a varied and in one case "hostile" response to my comments...be that as it may...I will not address all the comments, it was meant to be thought provoking, and obviously it was. However, let me clarify a few things just so everyone knows from where I am coming. Bob Miller, you can take a swing at my scientific interpretations but be very careful when you start talking about my ethics. (1) Yes, I do work for LAW (an ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING FIRM). (2) No - we do not work for big sugar or large private developers here in south Florida. In fact we just turned down a large project for "big sugar" for an endangered and threatened species recovery plan due to the potential conflict of interest we would have with our other clients. Most of these clients are Governmental - including the US National Park Service, ARMY Corps of Engineers and others. In my job as the Natural Resources Manager for the region, I am mostly responsible for wetland and coastal restoration programs. This includes LAW's participation in the Everglades Restoration Initiative, beach nourishment programs, Coral Reef Restoration programs related to ship groundings and other anthropogenic sources, etc.... To date, all the reef cases we have worked on have been for the trustee's and not the responsible parties. (3) My reason for talking with Sen. Graham (Florida's Environmental Senator) is personal and not business. He is my neighbor here in Miami Lakes, he is a member of my church, and he is a SCUBA diver who loves the reefs of Florida. No more - no less. (4) I do not disdain Environmental NGO's. especially the Cousteau Society. From the time I can remember.. the thought of being a visiting scientist on the Calypso........ well I won't wax sentimental, you get the point. However, we do need to build a sense of stewardship with the non-scientific community, and NGO's are a vital way of doing this. My point yesterday, was with "chicken little" - yes- Florida's reefs are in crisis, but why? If it is a Caribbean wide water quality issue (as I suspect it very well may be) than we need to come to terms with how to manage these intra-ocean / multi-national problems... and we need to have the political will to do it. As far as big sugar goes for Florida - they are an easy target for the environmental troops to rally around. They are their own worst enemy here in Florida by often having a inflexible attitude to the point of arrogance. However, water quality studies from north-to-south, through the gut of the Everglades and into Florida Bay does not show that they are responsible for the water quality woes on the south end (the estuarine and marine end) of the system. It is well documented what the problems are in the Everglades Agricultural Area. We need to be careful when we make leaps of faith. As I stated yesterday... Sugar - septic - population growth - all need to be addressed in the overall plan for a sustainable south Florida. (5) As far as citing a "reef site" as rigorous science...it was just an example showing that the Belizean Barrier Reef has undergone a similar change from coral-to-macroalgae as some other areas. I did not want to get into too much detail on that topic as it is probably best left for a refereed journal, but since you asked.....I will follow with a separate detailed message, with data, later today. Bill Precht "The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value." Theodore Roosevelt > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Miller [SMTP:bmiller@soest.hawaii.edu] > Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 8:58 PM > To: Precht,Bill > Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk. > > > In reply to Bill Precht's comments: > > I have been to Belize as well as the Bahamas, and have a very hard > time > believing that the reefs there are "no different" than those of the > Keys. > Citing an upcoming "reef site" is not the "rigorous science" that > Precht > himself cries out for. Moreover, blaming declining water quality for > coral decline is not blind "finger pointing"- there is a mechanism - > increased algae growth in the presence of increased nutrients, and > evidence of pattern (e.g. Cuet et al. 1988). This is not the only > factor > that biologists are pointing to, either; overfishing, for instance, is > also often indicted by them as well as the environmentalists that > Precht > apparently disdains (e.g., Cousteau Society). The fact is, things are > much more likely to get done by people like them than by decades of > "teasing apart" of data that are hopelessly confounded and work > in a complex environment that isn't amenable to unequivical field > experiments. All the "musts" that he cites will unfortunately never be > understood in totality. Don't get me wrong, obviously we must try, > but > things must be done before even good understanding of some isssues is > reached. The precautionary principal applies here. > Finally, why all the reference to big sugar? Is it possible, Bill, > that > LAW might actually work for sugar companies? That would certainly > explain > why you had Bob Graham's ear! > > > Robert Miller > University of Massachusetts Boston > 100 Morrissey Boulevard > Boston Massachussetts 02125 > (617)287-6638 > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 07:37:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA16924; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:37:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA09737; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:40:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009727; Wed, 1 Jul 98 07:40:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA20960; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 10:52:36 GMT Received: from CGNET.COM by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA20955; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 06:52:31 -0400 Received: from msm.cgnet.com by CGNET.COM (PMDF V4.3-9 #18290) id <01IYVF1397E8001P8X@CGNET.COM>; Wed, 01 Jul 1998 03:52:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by msm.cgnet.com with Microsoft Mail id <359A15CD@msm.cgnet.com>; Wed, 01 Jul 98 03:56:13 PDT Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 16:54:00 -0700 (PDT) From: John McManus Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk To: "'coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov'" Cc: "Meryl J. Williams" , Peter Gardiner , Sheila Vergara Message-id: <359A15CD@msm.cgnet.com> 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: 362 1 July 1998 Dear Coral-listers: I just returned for a few days amid a series of trips. I'm pleased to see there has been some healthy debate over the "Reefs at Risk" report. It was obviously our first shot at the global situation analysis. We are already hard at work arranging for follow-up versions over the next few years. We hope that we can count on all of you to help produce an increasingly accurate picture of the state of the reefs and the changes that are occurring. Three important aspects of the analysis were the model, the consultations and the data. We will strive to improve the first by figuring out various options for weighting and incorporating the most meaningful variables. We are hoping to dig up support for future consultations to involve more regional experts, perhaps via regional meetings. Finally, we really need more data with which to adjust the model. We encourage inputs in all three aspects. The model is reasonably well-explained in the report. Please feel free to send in suggestions to any of the authors for improving the model. If we find support for regional meetings, we will call on a larger consultative body to help out. However, in the area of data availability we need help from a wide range of coral-listers and your contacts. The world still holds tens of thousands of reef reports (environmental impact studies, technical reports, etc.) which we do not have in ReefBase. We are moving increasingly into consolidating and disseminating large sets of raw survey data. More surveys need doing. We also need more reports of stresses affecting reefs, such as appear in Coral-list. Careful follow-up and formal publication will raise the confidence levels and utility of the reports. We need both "forward observers" (sport divers) and "heavy artillery" (scientists, managers, etc.) in this effort. For more information on how to help with ReefBase and related activities, please write to . Sincerely, Dr John W McManus ReefBase Project Leader Aquatic Environments Program International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) MCPO Box 2631, Makati City, Philippines 0718 http://www.reefbase.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 07:43:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA16989; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:43:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA09859; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:46:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009855; Wed, 1 Jul 98 07:45:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21080; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:06:00 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA21075; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:05:57 -0400 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:05:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: threats to tropical coastal environment 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 HAA16989 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 363 From: "Santiago ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ" Organization: World Maritime University To: coral-list Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:50:55 +0100 Subject: I am sorry to disturb you. We are a small group of students of the World Maritime University in Sweden, an institution established under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, a specialized agengy of the United Nations. We are looking for information about these problems: 1- The threats that are posed to tropical coastal environments (warm waters, coral, mangroves, fisheries) by harbour development (including oil import/export) and tourist infrastructure development. 2- How do these threats differ from those relating to colder (temperate) coastal environments? 3- How can the International Conventions be applied to minimise the threats. If it is possible, I would like to request any information that you have about the subject described above. Thank you in advance. Yours sincerely --------------------- Santiago Alvarez Rodrguez Henrik Smith Hostel (room 620) Disponentgatan 6 211 57 Malm Sweden E-mail s99002@wmu3.wmu.se From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 07:48:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17048; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:48:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA10090; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:51:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010070; Wed, 1 Jul 98 07:50:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21194; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:22:22 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA21187; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:22:10 -0400 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 SAA19058; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:19:26 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:24:06 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:34 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:31 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Ken Collins" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Thank's for The Artificial Reef Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:47:16 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda4dd$9cd25680$LocalHost@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 364 Dear Dr, Collins I have received your Artificial Reef Litteratur at July 1, 1998. I am very happy and greatfull of your kindness and attentions. In fact there are some positives (support) and negatives (avoid) our plan to sink 1,200 tyres (39 pyramides/tetrahedron) in to the sea. But from your article and e-mail we had big motivation and confident to continue this project. We hope You will give us suggestions and guidance. For the second, from your paper refferences I need some informations about spiny lobster (Panulirus sp), please let me know where I can get it. Please help if we were wrong to decide this. Keep in touch Best regards, Fadil Nandila Coremap Bappeda Tk I Riau crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 07:49:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17083; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:49:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA10130; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:52:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010120; Wed, 1 Jul 98 07:51:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21180; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:22:00 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA21172; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:21:47 -0400 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 TAA17600 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 19:13:03 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:24:03 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:34 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:28 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Bactery in Coral Reef Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:46:41 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda4dd$884394e0$LocalHost@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 365 Dear Coral Listers, I'm a graduate of Fishery Faculty of Riau University, Riau, Indonesia. Right now I've been preparing some research proposal about "Present Bacteria at Coral Reef". I wish someone can help me to provide some information litteratures and related study. Thank you very much for your respons and help. Cheers, M. Taufik Hidayat, BSc KSL Laksana Samudera (Marine Environmental Study Club) crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id Mailing Address : Jln. Kuantan VII No. 46 E Pekanbaru (28000) Riau, INDONESIA. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 07:58:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17143; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:58:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA10621; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:01:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010591; Wed, 1 Jul 98 08:00:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21260; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:30:34 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA21255; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:30:25 -0400 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:30:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Executive Order from President Clinton 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: 366 FYI... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 11, 1998 EXECUTIVE ORDER CORAL REEF PROTECTION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and in furtherance of the purposes of the Clean Water Act of 1977, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.), Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), National Marine Sanctuaries Act, (16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1, et seq.), National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee), and other pertinent statutes, to preserve and protect the biodiversity, health, heritage, and social and economic value of U.S. coral reef ecosystems and the marine environment, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Definitions. (a) "U.S. coral reef ecosystems" means those species, habitats, and other natural resources associated with coral reefs in all maritime areas and zones subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United States (e.g., Federal, State, territorial, or commonwealth waters), including reef systems in the south Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean. (b) "U.S. Coral Reef Initiative" is an existing partnership between Federal agencies and State, territorial, commonwealth, and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, and commercial interests to design and implement additional management, education, monitoring, research, and restoration efforts to conserve coral reef ecosystems for the use and enjoyment of future generations. The existing U.S. Islands Coral Reef Initiative strategy covers approximately 95 percent of U.S. coral reef ecosystems and is a key element of the overall U.S. Coral Reef Initiative. (c) "International Coral Reef Initiative" is an existing partnership, founded by the United States in 1994, of governments, intergovernmental organizations, multilateral development banks, nongovernmental organizations, scientists, and the private sector whose purpose is to mobilize governments and other interested parties whose coordinated, vigorous, and effective actions are required to address the threats to the world's coral reefs. Sec. 2. Policy. (a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall: (a) identify their actions that may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems; (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. (b) Exceptions to this section may be allowed under terms prescribed by the heads of Federal agencies: (1) during time of war or national emergency; (2) when necessary for reasons of national security, as determined by the President; (3) during emergencies posing an unacceptable threat to human health or safety or to the marine environment and admitting of no other feasible solution; or (4) in any case that constitutes a danger to human life or a real threat to vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other man-made structures at sea, such as cases of force majeure caused by stress of weather or other act of God. Sec. 3. Federal Agency Responsibilities. In furtherance of section 2 of this order, Federal agencies whose actions affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide for implementation of measures needed to research, monitor, manage, and restore affected ecosystems, including, but not limited to, measures reducing impacts from pollution, sedimentation, and fishing. To the extent not inconsistent with statutory responsibilities and procedures, these measures shall be developed in cooperation with the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and fishery management councils and in consultation with affected States, territorial, commonwealth, tribal, and local government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, the scientific community, and commercial interests. Sec. 4. U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall co-chair a U.S. Coral Reef Task Force ("Task Force"), whose members shall include, but not be limited to, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Task Force shall oversee implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in this order, and shall guide and support activities under the U.S. Coral Reef Initiative ("CRI"). All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall review their participation in the CRI and the strategies developed under it, including strategies and plans of State, territorial, commonwealth, and local governments, and, to the extent feasible, shall enhance Federal participation and support of such strategies and plans. The Task Force shall work in cooperation with State, territorial, commonwealth, and local government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, the scientific community, and commercial interests. Sec. 5. Duties of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. (a) Coral Reef Mapping and Monitoring. The Task Force, in cooperation with State, territory, commonwealth, and local government partners, shall coordinate a comprehensive program to map and monitor U.S. coral reefs. Such programs shall include, but not be limited to, territories and commonwealths, special marine protected areas such as National Marine Sanctuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserves, National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, and other entities having significant coral reef resources. To the extent feasible, remote sensing capabilities shall be developed and applied to this program and local communities should be engaged in the design and conduct of programs. (b) Research. The Task Force shall develop and implement, with the scientific community, research aimed at identifying the major causes and consequences of degradation of coral reef ecosystems. This research shall include fundamental scientific research to provide a sound framework for the restoration and conservation of coral reef ecosystems worldwide. To the extent feasible, existing and planned environmental monitoring and mapping programs should be linked with scientific research activities. This Executive order shall not interfere with the normal conduct of scientific studies on coral reef ecosystems. (c) Conservation, Mitigation, and Restoration. The Task Force, in cooperation with State, territorial, commonwealth, and local government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, the scientific community and commercial interests, shall develop, recommend, and seek or secure implementation of measures necessary to reduce and mitigate coral reef ecosystem degradation and to restore damaged coral reefs. These measures shall include solutions to problems such as land-based sources of water pollution, sedimentation, detrimental alteration of salinity or temperature, over-fishing, over-use, collection of coral reef species, and direct destruction caused by activities such as recreational and commercial vessel traffic and treasure salvage. In developing these measures, the Task Force shall review existing legislation to determine whether additional legislation is necessary to complement the policy objectives of this order and shall recommend such legislation if appropriate. The Task Force shall further evaluate existing navigational aids, including charts, maps, day markers, and beacons to determine if the designation of the location of specific coral reefs should be enhanced through the use, revision, or improvement of such aids. (d) International Cooperation. The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, in cooperation with other members of the Coral Reef Task Force and drawing upon their expertise, shall assess the U.S. role in international trade and protection of coral reef species and implement appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide. Such actions shall include expanded collaboration with other International Coral Reef Initiative ("ICRI") partners, especially governments, to implement the ICRI through its Framework for Action and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network at regional, national, and local levels. Sec. 6. This order does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable in law or equity by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, June 11, 1998. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 08:03:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA17210; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:03:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA10986; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:06:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010924; Wed, 1 Jul 98 08:05:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA21186; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:22:04 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA21179; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:21:56 -0400 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 TAA17603 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 19:13:10 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:24:06 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:34 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 1 Jul 98 18:23:32 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: spiny lobster reference Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:17:19 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda4e1$d26e9020$LocalHost@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 367 Dear Coral lister I have been interested about spiny lobster (Panulirus spp), but in my college (Fisheries of Riau University, Riau-Indonesia) I never get the references about it. I'm 26th old, I'm a U/W photographer specialist and an environmental journalist. At now I'm active on Coral reef Rehabilitation and management program of Riau Province, Indonesia. I will study about spiny lobster in Indonesia. I hope some body help me with kindness. please send me a refference and the name/E-mail of spiny lobster expert. thanks..... coremap-bappeda tk-I Riau, Indonesia Fadil Nandila crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id mailing addres: COREMAP-BAPPEDA TK-I RIAU JL. CUT NYAK DHIEN, PEKANBARU (28000) RIAU-INDONESIA FAKS. 62-761-36035 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 08:57:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA17791; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:57:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA14191; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 09:00:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014097; Wed, 1 Jul 98 08:59:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA21470; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 12:20:54 GMT Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 12:20:54 GMT Message-Id: <199807011220.MAA21470@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: coral-list-digest reminder Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 368 As a reminder, those of you who prefer not to receive coral-list postings as they occur, rather receive one message approximately once a week (but this depends upon message traffic), you may subscribe to coral-list-digest instead of coral-list. If you wish to do this, send the following text in the body of a message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov : subscribe coral-list-digest unsubscribe coral-list ~~~~~~ Here is what the latest header looks like for the most recent coral-list-digest (minus the text that would follow): Subject: coral-list-digest V1 #23 coral-list-digest Wednesday, 1 July 1998 Volume 01 : Number 023 In this issue: Coral demise Reefs at Risk. Re: Reefs at Risk. Reefs at Risk Re: Reefs at Risk. Re: Reefs at Risk Qatar reefs Re: Reefs at Risk--nutrients Bill Precht's reply Re:Reefs at Risk. Re: Reefs at Risk hi RE: Bill Precht's reply RE: Reefs at Risk. unsuscribe RE: Reefs at Risk threats to tropical coastal environment spiny lobster reference Thank's for The Artificial Reef ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any problems, please let me know. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator Jim.Hendee@NOAA.Gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 13:51:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA22409; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 13:51:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01720; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 13:53:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma001624; Wed, 1 Jul 98 13:53:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA22787; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 16:57:37 GMT Received: from Njord.bart.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA22782; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 12:57:32 -0400 Received: from bart.nl (s031.rotterdam.bart.nl [194.158.175.31]) by Njord.bart.nl (8.8.4/8.6.8) with ESMTP id TAA08790; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 19:11:31 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <359A6A69.35AF37C@bart.nl> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 18:57:13 +0200 From: Ed Colijn X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [nl] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral bleaching Thailand Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by Njord.bart.nl id TAA08790 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 NAA22409 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 369 Bangkok Post [Two Articles] June 29, 1998 Worst ever coral bleaching in Thai seas Sea temperature rise puts coral at risk Kanittha Inchukul The warming of sea water has caused widespread coral bleaching in the Gulf of Thailand from Trat province in the eastern coast down to Singapore, according to Chulalongkorn University's marine science expert Suraphol Sudara. He described the phenomenon as the worst ever to occur but stopped short of putting the blame on El Nino. Dr Suraphol said coral bleaching was detected in April in almost every part of the gulf especially tourist attractions such as Chang, Tao and Pha-ngan islands. Fortunately however, he said this had not yet occurred in the Andaman Sea. Coincidentally, he noted that the same phenomenon was also detected in the Great Barrier Reefs in Australia and in Singaporean waters. He disclosed that the temperature of water in the gulf had increased significantly from an average of 28-29 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees. He said it could be possible that the warming of the sea water was caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon. The bleaching is caused by the escape of a kind of algae called zooxanthellae from the coral structure as a result of sea water warming. Eventually, this can lead to the death of the coral. Also affected by sea water warming is giant clam or hoi mue sua. Dr Suraphol said it was as yet too soon to predict whether the affected corals would survive or not. Normally, he said it would take at least 2-3 years for the bleached corals to start to recover slowly unless the problem is further compounded by sea pollution. The immediate impact of coral bleaching is a drop in the number of tourists who are interested in diving or snorkelling with the long-term impacts yet to be determined, said the scientist, adding that the death of corals would result in more serious shore erosion as corals serve as a natural barrier to waves. Dr Suraphol's concern about coral bleaching confirms the alarm raised by some diving instructors who earlier observed the phenomenon in the sea off Pattaya, near Samaesan and Koh Samet island. Dave Chandler, in his letter to the Bangkok Post, said he suspected sea water warming as the culprit but did not rule out pollution from industrial sites and discharges from tankers and vessels. The Pattaya-based diving instructor said both soft and hard corals had died, leaving only bleached white limestone. Nevertheless, he said other corals look healthy and unaffected. Mr Chandler said his diving computer measured sea temperature at 33 degrees Celsius in shallow water and 32 degrees at depths below 6-8 metres. Normally, the temperature would be no more than 30 degrees, he noted. He expressed concern that if the corals were wiped out, it would deal a tremendous blow to the ecology of the gulf and would seriously threaten Thailand's badly-needed income from tourists who come here to dive. =================================================== More than a little off colour MARINE LIFE: Scientists have discovered many of Thailand's coral reefs are not looking very healthy. In some places 100 percent of the most common Acropora coral has been bleached white Dr Suraphol Sudara and Dr Thammasak Yeemin of the Coral and Seagrass Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University A healthy coral reef is a dynamic world of vivid colour thanks to the single-cell algae called zooxanthellae. This algae, which lives in the cells of the coral, shares a symbiotic - or mutually advantageous - relationship with the coral. The zooxanthellae provides the coral not just with colour, but also extra food through the process of photosynthesis. In return, the coral gives the algae a home and protection inside its skeletal structure. Things normally go well between the two partners until something disrupts their symbiotic relationship, resulting in the coral host kicking out its algal roommate. The sad fact is in most cases, coral cannot survive on its own - without zooxanthellae it bleaches white and gradually dies. The even sadder fact is, this is happening now in the Gulf of Thailand. Since the 1980s marine biologists around the world have been concerned about coral bleaching, and although they could see it happening in many places, scientists were having a hard time confirming what was actually causing this disastrous phenomenon. Even today, there is no conclusive evidence about why bleaching actually happens. Coral bleaching has occurred in the Caribbean, the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea. Bleaching was first noticed in Thai waters in 1979 on a few patches of coral off Phuket. By 1991 the problem was widely recognised on the Andaman side of the kingdom. It was not really observed in the Gulf of Thailand until recently. Then in late April, the bleaching of coral in the Gulf was widely noticed at islands off the coast of Chumpon and Surat Thani. Then it was discovered areas on the east coast such as Rayong, Trat and the inner part of the Gulf around Ko Sichang and Pattaya were also affected. But the phenomenon was quite strange. While some species in the coral colonies were affected by bleaching, others were maintaining their normal colour. A preliminary survey at Ko Rum Ra offshore from Bangsapan, Prachuab Kiri khan province, where bleaching was noticed at the end of April is continuing to this day. The situation there seems serious as the reef appears in parts to be completely white. About 10 species of the Acropora group - which includes staghorn coral and table coral - had suffered almost 100 percent bleaching; Pocillopora damicornis is about 80 percent bleached and the other 20 percent is pale in colour; about 60-70 percent of massive coral in the Porites group were found to be bleached, especially the coral lying in shallow flat parts of the reef. Coral in the shallower water appears to have been more effected by the bleaching than that in deeper water, and the sea water temperature in shallower areas was found to be rather high, around 32-33 degrees Celsius. The reefs around Koh Tao, a popular island for divers and snorkelers has also fallen victim to bleaching which was observed there in early May, when the recorded sea water temperature also proved to be high - about 31-32 degrees Celsius. The most significant impact appears to be on the Acropora group of hard corals - the most commonly found coral in this region - which was completely bleached white. More than 80 percent of another hard coral Pocillopa damicornis was found to be bleached. Fungia were also all found to be bleached and even some species of colourful soft coral had turned white. It appears the bleached soft coral might not be able recover. Similar bleaching incidents were recognised at coral communities on the inner part of the Gulf starting from Ko Sichang through to Pattaya to Sathaheep. A survey also showed bleaching extended further along the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand to Trat. The extent of the bleaching and the long-term damage it causes to the reef remains to be seen. The death of particular species - particularly the Acropora group - appears to be extensive. While it might be possible for the coral to recover from the effects of bleaching, the problems it faces do not end there. If the coral is overrun by filamentous algae, or if other alien invertibrates make their homes on its skeleton, rejuvenation of the coral might be hampered or indeed made impossible. Some groups of coral might recover, such as Galaxea, Platygyra and Lobophyllia, but the question of how long the recovery process could take remains a mystery. As is understanding how great the impact will be on the reproductive cycle or fecundity of the effected reef organisms. Neither is it known what the long term impact of bleaching will be on other reef organisms such as sea urchins and reef fish. Or whether the bleaching will increase the rates of bio-erosion on the reef. All these issues still need to be studied. The cause of the unusually high sea water temperatures all over the Gulf of Thailand remains to be proved by physical oceanographers, however it has been suggested it is linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon. Even though El Nino is more or less over, this bleaching might be part of its legacy. Copyright The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 1998 -- Ed Colijn edcolijn@bart.nl The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database http://www.bart.nl/~edcolijn/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 1 21:50:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA28325; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 21:50:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA17007; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 21:53:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016990; Wed, 1 Jul 98 21:52:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA24629; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:15:24 GMT Received: from sj.znet.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA24624; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 21:15:20 -0400 Received: from [207.167.86.57] (scts1-57.znet.net [207.167.86.57]) by sj.znet.com (8.9.0/8.9.0/jjb-sj) with SMTP id SAA09669 for ; Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:14:57 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: nolan@sj.znet.com Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:08:51 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: nolan@cyberlearn.com (Ron S. Nolan) Subject: zooxanthellae picture 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 VAA28325 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 370 Greetings, Does anyone have a slide or print of symbiotic zooxanthellae (from hermatypic corals) which we might use in a new CD-ROM series on ecosystems and communities for college-level biology and ecology courses? Regards, "Nolan" Ron S. Nolan, Ph.D. Digital Studios/CyberLearning Collection/Electric Biology http://www.cyberlearn.com nolan@cyberlearn.com (800) 499-3322 (408) 688-3158 outside of US FAX (408) 688-5738 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 11:52:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA03641; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:52:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA04660; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:55:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004639; Thu, 2 Jul 98 11:54:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA27495; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:04:51 GMT Received: from hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA27490; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:04:42 -0400 Received: from [38.26.16.228] (ip228.an5-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.16.228]) by hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA08364 for ; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 08:04:15 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 08:04:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: cnidaria@earthlink.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 371 Reefs At Risk My students and myself have been reading the debate on the coral list server regarding the problems reefs are facing, and we had some questions: 1) I have been diving the Caribbean since 1979, and the Pacific since 1990. We have seen the exponentially expanding human populations and tourist hotels grow in numbers in the past 15 years, and along with this growth we have seen the steady growth of macro-algae smothering the corals leading to coastal eutrophication . None of these islands have sewage treatment plants, and the islands that don't have septic tank overflows, dump sewage directly into the water. I don't even think there is a debate as to whether this direct dumping of sewage is causing such high nutrient loads along these coasts and shallow lagoons, or is there? 2) Are we saying in situations such as this, up-welling of nutrients from the deep oceans, and sewage from anthropogenic sources are equally causing the demise of coral cover? 3)Can someone honestly say that fertilizers and anthropogenic waste, whether it be direct or from leaky septic is not part of the major problem on these islands and southern Florida?? 4) Regarding Fl. : What about the river of sand, a geological formation called the Long Key Formation, that was deposited along the Florida peninsula 3-5 million yrs ago. Larry Brand has claimed that this is an ideal way for phosphate laden water to move through unchanged, thus leaking under the Florida Bay, is this not true?? It makes sense! Is this not causing the demise of coral cover from coastal eutrophication?? 5)Studies by Lapointe and Tomasko have shown that increased water column nutrient availability typically results in greater epiphyte levels on seagrass blades. Nutrient-induced increases in epiphyte coverage decrease the amount of light that seagrass blades and corals tissue receives. Is this not a stress causing a major problem?? 6) CAN WE ALL AGREE THAT NUTRIENTS FROM ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES ARE CAUSING THE DEMISE IN CORAL AND SEA GRASS COVER IN FL. AND CARIBBEAN ISLANDS? WILL THIS NOT LOWER THE METABOLIC ACTIVITY OF THE CORALS THUS MAKING THEM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASES? Excess nutrients can cause the proliferation of macro-algal blooms, and cyanobacteria in and around these oligotrophic systems. Example: Sipadan Island, Indo-Pacific. In 1988 Sipadan Island had 15 rooms (huts on stilts,) on this 600 yard circle coral cay. In 1990 there were 2 more dive operators on this cay adding 30 more rooms. In 1992 another 2 dive operators added 30 more rooms, and as of 1998 I heard there were 7 dive operators on this tiny coral cay. So this small island now has 200 to 300 humans whose waste is deposited in the porous limestone substrate each day. We have photo graphed the decline in corals due to excess sediment, and proliferation of macrophytes growing all over the Acroporids and soft coral species. Gardens of hard and soft corals that once thrived on this 400meter wall in front of the island, are now 80% gone. The corals 1/2 km. out from shore are smothered with bluegreens and weedy types. The nutrient thresholds noted by Bell PRF (1992) Water Research 26:553-560, for inorganic nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus must be at level. This is a protected reserve, with no HCN or dynamite fishing. Therefore herbivores should be controlling the macrophytes. AND THIS IS NOT SO! 7)There are plenty of sea urchins and parrotfish, and yet still we see the smothering of algae on corals?? Why is this so?? 8) LAST QUESTION: LETS SAY WE SEE AN INCREASE HUMAN GROWTH AND IN DIADEMA ANTILLARUM IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. WILL THE URCHINS START TAKING CARE OF THE MACROPHYTES THAT ARE SMOTHERING THE CORALS? AND WHAT ABOUT THE GREEN PEA SOUP ON THE SURFACE WATERS COMING FROM PLANKTON BLOOMS? I GUESS THE WATER BELOW WILL BE CLEAR, HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE A PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROBLEM. WILL THIS NOT SLOW THE GROWTH RATE IN CORALS? I GUESS WITH THE GROWING CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATIONS WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM, INCREASE TEMPS. AND BLEACHING, I DON'T THINK THESE LITTLE CRITTERS CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM! THANKS, JAMES AND STUDENTS FROM AP SCIENCE AT ST. FRANCIS IN NY. ************************************ James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, N.Y. 11356 Phone/Fax-(718) 539-8155 ************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 15:55:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA07175; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:55:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA20553; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:58:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020509; Thu, 2 Jul 98 15:57:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA28734; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:12:09 GMT Received: from axp1.wku.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA28728; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:12:04 -0400 Received: from WKU.EDU (161.6.17.5) by axp1.wku.edu (MX V5.0) with SMTP; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:11:26 -0500 Received: from ccMail by WKU.EDU (SMTPLINK V2.11.01) id AA899413844; Thu, 02 Jul 98 14:01:33 CDT Date: Thu, 02 Jul 98 14:01:33 CDT From: "Ouida Meier" Message-ID: <9806028994.AA899413844@WKU.EDU> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 372 After being out of town, then reading the debate about the source and degree of threat to reefs in Florida in one lump, I forwarded the discussion to a student currently away at a field station and sent the following note along with it. Dear Paulette, ... The neat thing about the coral-list discussion I sent you is that the people who wrote in are some of the major players in the region. Reading between the lines, you also begin to get an idea of how nasty some of the interactions can be among scientists there - people in this field, for some reason, tend to take a position and then make it a very personal thing, maybe because one survival strategy is to become increasingly competitive/aggressive/defensive as "territories" become smaller. One would think this problem is big enough to engender cooperation instead. You know my own take on the whole situation in Florida: most of the rigorous studies that have taken place over reasonable time periods have shown declines in Florida's reefs (Dustan and Halas 1987, Porter and Meier 1992). Our current large-scale monitoring project is also showing declines; since we're still collecting and analyzing data from that study I will mention only those facets that have been completed and publicly released so far. The scary thing is that the data from these 3 studies show several different kinds of reef decline over time: percent cover of reef-building corals is decreasing, percent cover of fire corals (milleporids) and macroalgae is increasing, local species diversity is declining (rare corals becoming more rare), spatial complexity of the habitat is declining as branching corals die out, and incidences of disease are becoming more frequent, more widespread geographically, and more diseases are being found in more species of coral. While in some parts of the world declines in reefs can be clearly attributed to one particular source of impact (e.g., severe overfishing, or sedimentation from coastal development), this is not the case in the Florida Keys. Instead, I would argue that Floridian reefs should be considered severely threatened because they are exposed to multiple environmental impacts. You know from the pollution and toxicology work you're doing now that synergistic effects on organisms from multiple pollutants are frequently greater than the summed effects from each of the individual pollutants. I think the same principal of complexity of interaction applies to communities, ecosystems, and probably to the global system as well. I think the best clue we have that multiple sources of environmental impact are at work IS the fact that we have measured multiple kinds of reef decline, without even looking very far beyond the coral components. People get frustrated when they can't trace a specific, measurably changing parameter back up its causal chain to a single measurable cause, but we're dealing with genuine ecosystem networks of interaction here, not threads or chains, with system properties like contribution of indirect effects on top of that, and with multiple sources of environmental impact on top of THAT. This is not to say that identifying the most damaging sources of impact is an intractable problem, but effects propagate differently through network systems than they do along threads. Acknowledging and dealing with complexity is really very different from the linear ways we normally try to understand things and solve problems in science. But at this point in time, making progress with problems in complex systems like coral reefs will require biting that bullet - finding ways to deal with complexity of interaction in a rigorous fashion. Ouida ***************************** Dr. Ouida W. Meier Department of Biology Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 ouida.meier@wku.edu ***************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 18:20:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09175; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:20:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA27755; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:23:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027724; Thu, 2 Jul 98 18:23:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA29521; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:59:59 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA29516; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:59:55 -0400 Received: from localhost (bmiller@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA26207 for ; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:59:25 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: bmiller owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 11:59:25 -1000 (HST) From: Robert Miller X-Sender: bmiller@iniki Reply-To: Robert Miller To: Coral-List Subject: all apologies 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: 373 Dear list, Recently I made a comment to the list implying that Bill Precht, as an environmental consultant, might have some ties to the sugar industry in Florida. I got this idea from the web page of Precht's former employer, Consul-Tech, which touts its experience in dealing with development and agricultural projects. Precht quickly corrected me, and I apologize for any misunderstanding. The comment was not intended as a personal attack, but as a call for general questioning of the motives of enviromental consultants. I think that the inherent conflict of interest that may be involved always bears scrutiny. I am only a graduate student, and my specialty has been deep-sea biology, rather than coral reef biology. Thus I was unaware of the severity of judgement placed on such comments, as Bill Precht wittily expressed in the following note. Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 16:59:55 -0400 From: "Precht,Bill" To: Robert Miller Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. Bob: Just a personal note for your eyes only. One of the rules of the game for being on the coral list - "NO PERSONAL SLAMS" It's not the proper forum. Next time you pull a stunt like that I'll ask you to be removed from the list and I'm sure I'll have grassroots support. I don't know who you think you are, but your comments regarding my so called "underlying message" border on being libelous. I took the time to look for any significant contributions you have made in the field of coral reef science... As I expected.. you are an academic dud. See you in the funny papers With Sweetest regards (another reference to big sugar just in case you didn't get the metaphor), Bill Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:09:06 -0400 From: "Precht,Bill" To: Robert Miller Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. By the way... precautionary principal is spelled PRINCIPLE From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 18:20:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09179; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:20:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA27754; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:23:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027730; Thu, 2 Jul 98 18:23:16 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA29498; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:57:12 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA29493; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:57:08 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id <3CGX4045>; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:56:42 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB9C@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: ericroach@hotmail.com Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: underwater GPS? Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:54:49 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 374 In response to the GPS querry - > Presently Trimble Navigation makes a GPS unit for the US > Military (Navy Seals). This system known as the MUGR (Miniature > Underwater GPS Receiver) is a 6-channel, P(Y) code, SA/AS performance > hand held unit. It is waterproof up to 2 atmospheres (66 feet) and > weighs 1.2 pounds. It is designed "to be very easy to use even under > duress". The P(Y) code indicates a military code. Users licences for > commercial/scientific use are available. However, with the recent and > ongoing declassification of military technology I understand this > equipment may be readily available to the scientific community sooner > than later and with non-military codes. > > Since this equipment has been heretofore unavailable to > general users, and because of the need for accurate underwater surveys > in the case of ship groundings etc..., We have also adapted a > survey-grade, Trimble RTK - GPS rover unit for U/W data collection. > We float the receiver directly above the diver doing the survey. The > diver has the antenna mounted on a pole with a waterproof coaxial > cable connecting the antenna with the receiver. With teams of as > little as three field personnel we are able to cover a large area with > excellent precision and accuracy (cm scale). Limitations include > water depth and sea state. The calmer the conditions and the > shallower the depth - the better the results. It is difficult to near > impossible to use this technique in rough seas. If you have any > additional questions on this technique... please don't hesitate to > drop me a line. In addition, our firm has a working (partnering) > relationship with the firm SSR (Search, Survey & Recovery) out of > Jupiter FL. They have a system entitled the IVMS (Integrated Video > Mapping System) that incorporates a constant GPS location on their U/W > video surveys. This system is further being refined with the advent > of digital video cameras. > > I hope this clarifies any questions as to the present > State-of-the-Art with U/W GPS. > > > Cheers, > > Bill Precht > > LAW Engineering & Environmental Services Inc. > 5845 NW 158th Street > Miami Lakes, FL 33014 > ph (305) 826-5588 > fax (305) 826-1799 > > -----Original Message----- > From: eric roach [SMTP:ericroach@hotmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 5:33 PM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: underwater GPS? > > Does anyone possess product information for any > sort of underwater GPS > or any ideas of how to make one? > > Eric Roach > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at > http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 18:20:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09177; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:20:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA27751; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:23:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma027725; Thu, 2 Jul 98 18:23:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA29473; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:53:23 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA29468; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:53:19 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id <3CGX404X>; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:52:52 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02AB9A@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: underwater GPS? Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:51:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 375 > -----Original Message----- > From: Precht,Bill > Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 5:51 PM > To: Precht,Bill > Subject: RE: underwater GPS? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Precht,Bill > Sent: Monday, June 29, 1998 3:36 PM > To: 'eric roach' > Subject: RE: underwater GPS? > > In response to the GPS querry - > > Presently Trimble Navigation makes a GPS unit for the US > Military (Navy Seals). This system known as the MUGR (Miniature > Underwater GPS Receiver) is a 6-channel, P(Y) code, SA/AS performance > hand held unit. It is waterproof up to 2 atmospheres (66 feet) and > weighs 1.2 pounds. It is designed "to be very easy to use even under > duress". The P(Y) code indicates a military code. Users licences for > commercial/scientific use are available. However, with the recent and > ongoing declassification of military technology I understand this > equipment may be readily available to the scientific community sooner > than later and with non-military codes. > > Since this equipment has been heretofore unavailable to > general users, and because of the need for accurate underwater surveys > in the case of ship groundings etc..., We have also adapted a > survey-grade, Trimble RTK - GPS rover unit for U/W data collection. > We float the receiver directly above the diver doing the survey. The > diver has the antenna mounted on a pole with a waterproof coaxial > cable connecting the antenna with the receiver. With teams of as > little as three field personnel we are able to cover a large area with > excellent precision and accuracy (cm scale). Limitations include > water depth and sea state. The calmer the conditions and the > shallower the depth - the better the results. It is difficult to near > impossible to use this technique in rough seas. If you have any > additional questions on this technique... please don't hesitate to > drop me a line. In addition, our firm has a working (partnering) > relationship with the firm SSR (Search, Survey & Recovery) out of > Jupiter FL. They have a system entitled the IVMS (Integrated Video > Mapping System) that incorporates a constant GPS location on their U/W > video surveys. This system is further being refined with the advent > of digital video cameras. > > I hope this clarifies any questions as to the present > State-of-the-Art with U/W GPS. > > > Cheers, > > Bill Precht > > LAW Engineering & Environmental Services Inc. > 5845 NW 158th Street > Miami Lakes, FL 33014 > ph (305) 826-5588 > fax (305) 826-1799 > > -----Original Message----- > From: eric roach [SMTP:ericroach@hotmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 5:33 PM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: underwater GPS? > > Does anyone possess product information for any > sort of underwater GPS > or any ideas of how to make one? > > Eric Roach > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at > http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 18:56:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA09438; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:56:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA29361; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:59:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029357; Thu, 2 Jul 98 18:59:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA29668; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 22:33:11 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA29663; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:33:03 -0400 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id IAA28474; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 08:31:55 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980703082701.007054d8@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 08:27:01 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: coral bleaching 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: 376 NOAA 98- CONTACT: Patricia Viets, NOAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (301) 457-5005 xxxxxxx 1998 Coral Reef Bleaching in Indian Ocean Unprecedented, NOAA Announces An episode of extremely high ocean temperatures migrated from south to north throughout the Indian Ocean during the first six months of 1998 causing considerable coral reef bleaching in its wake, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports. Sea surface temperatures, exceeding the maximum values expected for any time during the year, were observed by NOAA's satellites to have exceeded levels critical to cause beaching where these waters overlay Indian Ocean coral reefs. A somewhat similar episode occurred following the 1987 El Nino in the Indian Ocean; however, in 1988 the extreme sea surface temperature anomalies, toxic to corals, moderated sufficiently as the sun moved into the Northern Hemisphere. In that year, reefs in the Indian Ocean north of the equator were spared heavy bleaching. In 1998, this has not been the case. Bleaching, earlier projected by NOAA, has been reported from the field on the following reefs: Seychelles; Kenya; Reunion; Mauritius; Somalia; Madagascar; Maldives; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Gulf of Thailand [Siam]; Andaman Islands; Malaysia; Oman; India; and Cambodia. This unprecedented round of bleaching in coral reefs throughout the Indian Ocean follows El Nino-related bleaching events during late-1997 and early-1998 both projected by NOAA's satellite HotSpot charts and documented by reef scientists in Mexico (Pacific), Panama (Pacific); Galapagos; Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Papua New Guinea; and American Samoa. In the Indian Ocean, sea surface temperature anomalies appear to be coming less severe toward the end of June. The total area covered by "HotSpots" is now only in the northernmost fringes of the Indian Ocean. However, during June the Philippines and the Florida Keys regions have been seeing temperature anomalies sufficiently high that bleaching has been reported and biologists are concerned for reefs there. Coral reefs -- the "rainforests of the oceans" -- support a variety of sea life and provide resources of significant economic importance such as fishing and recreation. Coral bleaching, induced by high water temperatures, has raised concerns about these fragile ecosystems. Coral bleaching occurs as coral tissue expels zooxanthellae, a type of algae that resides in the structure of the coral, and is essential to the coral's survival. Corals normally recover, unless high ocean temperatures persist for too long a period or become too warm. Coral Reef "HotSpots" depicted as regions of yellow/orange in the NOAA/NESDIS charts (http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html) highlight those anomalies that are equal to or above the annual maximum sea surface temperatures by +1 deg C or more. HotSpot animations are available at the Oceanic Research & Applications Division's WebSite: http://http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad/sub/noaarsrc.html (please send any replies to addresses found in these web sites, not the forwarder of this message, as I have no further information on this.) 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 00:28:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA10667; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:28:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA02917; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:31:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002910; Fri, 3 Jul 98 00:30:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA00775; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:54:48 GMT Received: from netcom13.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA00769; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:54:44 -0400 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom13.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id UAA00669; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 20:54:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 20:54:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: all apologies To: Robert Miller cc: Coral-List 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: 377 On Thu, 2 Jul 1998, Robert Miller wrote: > > Dear list, > > Recently I made a comment to the list implying that Bill Precht, as an > environmental consultant, might have some ties to the sugar industry in > Florida. I got this idea from the web page of Precht's former employer, > Consul-Tech, which touts its experience in dealing with development and > agricultural projects. Precht quickly corrected me, and I > apologize for any misunderstanding. It matters less when it goes away quickly. This whole thing could have been concluded in one or two terse sentences. > The comment was not intended as a > personal attack, but as a call for general questioning of the motives of > enviromental consultants. If your axiom is that environmental consultants for a given industry are less than completely ethical when they weigh facts, then that is going to a legitimate problem. > I think that the inherent conflict of interest > that may be involved always bears scrutiny. > > I am only a graduate student, and my specialty has been deep-sea biology, > rather than coral reef biology. Thus I was unaware of the severity of > judgement placed on such comments, as Bill Precht wittily expressed > in the following note. Surely the study of deep sea biu=ology ghas attracted it shares of prickly customoers. > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 16:59:55 -0400 > From: "Precht,Bill" > To: Robert Miller > Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. > > Bob: > > Just a personal note for your eyes only. > > One of the rules of the game for being on the coral list - "NO PERSONAL > SLAMS" > > It's not the proper forum. Next time you pull a stunt like that I'll > ask you to be removed from the list and I'm sure I'll have grassroots > support. > > I don't know who you think you are, but your comments regarding my so > called "underlying message" border on being libelous. > > I took the time to look for any significant contributions you have made > in the field of coral reef science... As I expected.. you are an > academic dud. > > See you in the funny papers > > With Sweetest regards (another reference to big sugar just in case you > didn't get the metaphor), > > Bill > > > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:09:06 -0400 > From: "Precht,Bill" > To: Robert Miller > Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. > > By the way... > > precautionary principal is spelled PRINCIPLE > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 05:09:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA11201; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 05:09:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA04723; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 05:12:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004719; Fri, 3 Jul 98 05:12:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA01640; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 08:34:48 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA01635; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 04:34:40 -0400 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 PAA21619; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:32:11 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 15:34:58 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 15:34:08 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 15:33:58 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Albert Thiel" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Re: spiny lobster reference Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:49:36 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda657$20406aa0$LocalHost@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 378 Dear Albert Thiel and Coral listers Would you like to inform an E-Mail of Martin Moe, Please..... -----Original Message----- From: Albert Thiel To: Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau Date: 01 Juli 1998 23:14 Subject: RE: spiny lobster reference >Martin Moe (Green Turtle Press) wrong an exhaustive book called Lobsters > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov >[mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Coremap BAPPEDA >Tk.I Riau >Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 1998 7:17 AM >To: Coral Health Monitoring Program >Subject: spiny lobster reference > >Dear Coral lister > >I have been interested about spiny lobster (Panulirus spp), but in my >college (Fisheries of Riau University, Riau-Indonesia) I never get the >references about it. >I'm 26th old, I'm a U/W photographer specialist and an environmental >journalist. At now I'm active on Coral reef Rehabilitation and management >program of Riau Province, Indonesia. >I will study about spiny lobster in Indonesia. I hope some body help me with >kindness. >please send me a refference and the name/E-mail of spiny lobster expert. >thanks..... > > >coremap-bappeda tk-I Riau, Indonesia > > >Fadil Nandila >crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id > >mailing addres: >COREMAP-BAPPEDA TK-I RIAU >JL. CUT NYAK DHIEN, PEKANBARU (28000) > RIAU-INDONESIA >FAKS. 62-761-36035 > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 06:50:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA11412; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:50:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA05225; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:53:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005221; Fri, 3 Jul 98 06:53:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA02035; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:16:20 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA02030; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:16:08 -0400 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 SAA20329; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 18:07:11 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:16:20 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:15:38 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:15:35 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Peter N. King" , "Michael Risk" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: tyre reef wrong ? Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 17:09:27 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda66a$a9a8d440$LocalHost@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 379 Dear Mr. Michael and Mr. King I try to clear this issue I, m realy sorry if this make you mad The coral lister where answered me (about 80 % or up) said, Tyre is not good to be Artificial reef. But they not reply me the reason with scientific. Just Mr Collin done. Am I wrong?...... Mr. King, in this case Riau Coremap Tim just helping some Diving club in Riau University to got a reason from "coral divender of the earth" about Tyre reef, before they done the wrong one. If they know that are wrong, so thay will not to do (I hope....) They just want to helping the "poor Fisherman" at Riau Archipilago where they didn't have alternative job. The tyre can give them a site for fishing. Fishing are they cultural job. No fish, no rice and then they son no school. We save coral reef that for save a fishes stoking of the area. Isn't it? So why we do all of this if we shall have been catcing a fish? (That they respon for any C-lister whom not agree the Tyre reef for agregating fish). I tell you some (bad ide?): one day at juni 1998 my frend told me that he was listening from a radio, reporting about; our goverment give a permition and agree to use Tyre for articial reef it mean to saving beach and to "grow up" a poor fisherman at 24 province in Indonesia............bla...bla...bla.... What we act now????? Ok .....I shall cancel it if you send me the article or published where can't destroy the collin scientific Tyre. Cheers Fadil Nandila Coremap-Bappeda TK I Riau Jl. Cut Nyak Dhien, Pekanbaru - Riau Indonesia crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id -----Original Message----- From: Peter N. King To: COREMAP Bappeda Riau Fadil Nandila ; Michael Risk Cc: Evan Edinger ; Ken Collins ; Ghislaine Llewellyn Date: 02 Juli 1998 5:29 Subject: Re: Artificial reefs >Mike and the Riau COREMAP Team > >I completely agree with Mike on this issue. There are many other interesting >and useful ways to recycle tires rather than dumping them in the sea. If you >need some information on recycling tires let me know. On artificial reefs, I >believe the best use is close to where an existing reef has been damaged by >blast fishing, coral mining or some other degradation. If the reef has died due >to sedimentation or excessive nutrient loading, then there is little point >trying to replace the original reef with an artificial one, unless the original >cause of the reef loss is solved. Peter King > >Dear Riau COREMAP: > >I was very surprised to read your response to Dr. Collins, of the UK, re >the use of tires for artificial reefs. It seems that you received many >responses from the Coral-list that were negative about this, but you got >the one response you needed, one that would allow you to make the reefs >from tires. > >It may very well be that tires make useful fish-aggregation devices in >temperate waters, for at least a short period of time. I should be very >clear, however: there is no scientific doubt that tires are one of the >worst possible materials for use in tropical environments. There are >several reasons for this: > 1. tires bleed toxic substances (metals,plasticisers) > 2. corals will not settle on them, hence your artificial reef will never >become a "real" reef > 3. over time, tires "exfoliate" (especially true of steel-belted tires) > >There are a number of good references to appropriate materials to use for >artificial reefs. Some of my own include Atoll Res. Bulletin #255 >(1981-almost 20 years ago!), and a followup in 1988, Mar. Poll. Bull. 19: >219-222. I would be glad to send you reprints, if you wish. In short, by >properly arranging the concrete and coral rock of a reef, you can control >the size of the fish and lobsters attracted to that reef. In a relatively >short period of time, corals and other invertebrates settle on the reefs, >converting them to "real" reefs. (In many cases, the lower parts of the >water column are so sediment-laden that corals cannot settle-but give them >a concrete block, elevated 30 cm, and settlement occurs. For more on this, >see Cortes and Risk, 1985.) > >Our project in Semarang just finished, and published, an experiment >ranking several materials that have been used in SE Asia for artificial >reefs. Only sheet metal was worse than tires! The best, of course, were >concrete structures. > >I recognise that you are under pressure to solve a terrestrial waste >problem by dumping tires in the sea. I think this is a bad solution, and >that is what I, as Team Leader, wrote in the COREMAP Final Report, which >is supposed to guide your actions. This is a bad solution, not only for >the reasons given above (which should be sufficient), but also because you >give up further opportunities. In the COREMAP Report, I consulted with Dr. >Peter Sale, and I pointed out that concrete artificial reefs can be >constructed in such a way (textures, shapes) as to attract the larvae of >ornamental and economically-important fish species. > >Cukup. The evidence is quite clear. If you want, I will send you all the >materials to which I refer above. Or you could read the COREMAP report. > >Dr. Michael Risk >Professor of Biology and Geology >McMaster Univ. > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 2 19:47:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA09590; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:46:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA29783; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:49:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029779; Thu, 2 Jul 98 19:49:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA29869; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:24:15 GMT Received: from mail.atl.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA29863; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:24:11 -0400 Received: from albert (host-209-214-88-139.atl-n.bellsouth.net [209.214.88.139]) by mail.atl.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA01161; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:23:42 -0400 (EDT) From: "Albert Thiel" To: "Robert Miller" , "Coral-List" Subject: RE: all apologies Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:23:41 -0400 Message-ID: <000301bda610$73153860$6b519fcf@albert.atlcon.net> 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 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 380 Posting private email to a list is considered an absolute no no and lack of etiquette and netiquette Albert -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Robert Miller Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 5:59 PM To: Coral-List Subject: all apologies Dear list, Recently I made a comment to the list implying that Bill Precht, as an environmental consultant, might have some ties to the sugar industry in Florida. I got this idea from the web page of Precht's former employer, Consul-Tech, which touts its experience in dealing with development and agricultural projects. Precht quickly corrected me, and I apologize for any misunderstanding. The comment was not intended as a personal attack, but as a call for general questioning of the motives of enviromental consultants. I think that the inherent conflict of interest that may be involved always bears scrutiny. I am only a graduate student, and my specialty has been deep-sea biology, rather than coral reef biology. Thus I was unaware of the severity of judgement placed on such comments, as Bill Precht wittily expressed in the following note. Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 16:59:55 -0400 From: "Precht,Bill" To: Robert Miller Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. Bob: Just a personal note for your eyes only. One of the rules of the game for being on the coral list - "NO PERSONAL SLAMS" It's not the proper forum. Next time you pull a stunt like that I'll ask you to be removed from the list and I'm sure I'll have grassroots support. I don't know who you think you are, but your comments regarding my so called "underlying message" border on being libelous. I took the time to look for any significant contributions you have made in the field of coral reef science... As I expected.. you are an academic dud. See you in the funny papers With Sweetest regards (another reference to big sugar just in case you didn't get the metaphor), Bill Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:09:06 -0400 From: "Precht,Bill" To: Robert Miller Subject: RE: Reefs at Risk. By the way... precautionary principal is spelled PRINCIPLE From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 11:56:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA12449; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA09723; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:59:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009656; Fri, 3 Jul 98 11:58:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03291; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:31:55 GMT Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:31:55 GMT Message-Id: <199807031531.PAA03291@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Alan Strong To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 381 This NOAA Press Release that went out 1 July based on our research/collaborations has an image that can be viewed at our WebSite: WHAT'S NEW --- http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad/new.html This effort has been a genuine collaborative effort! -- thanks to Doug Fenner at AIMS in Australia for posting this to the "coral-list"! [I had forgotten to post it today before our 4-th of July holiday!!]. It can be viewed at NOAA's: http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs/pr98/jul98/noaa98-42.html Cheers, AES On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Doug Fenner wrote: > NOAA 98- > CONTACT: Patricia Viets, NOAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > (301) 457-5005 xxxxxxx > > > 1998 Coral Reef Bleaching in Indian Ocean Unprecedented, > NOAA Announces > > An episode of extremely high ocean temperatures migrated from south > to > north throughout the Indian Ocean during the first six months of 1998 > causing considerable coral reef bleaching in its wake, the National > Oceanic > and Atmospheric Administration reports. > > Sea surface temperatures, exceeding the maximum values expected for > any time during the year, were observed by NOAA's satellites to have > exceeded levels critical to cause beaching where these waters overlay > Indian Ocean coral reefs. > > A somewhat similar episode occurred following the 1987 El Nino in > the > Indian Ocean; however, in 1988 the extreme sea surface temperature > anomalies, toxic to corals, moderated sufficiently as the sun moved > into > the Northern Hemisphere. In that year, reefs in the Indian Ocean > north of > the equator were spared heavy bleaching. > > In 1998, this has not been the case. Bleaching, earlier projected > by > NOAA, has been reported from the field on the following reefs: > Seychelles; > Kenya; Reunion; Mauritius; Somalia; Madagascar; Maldives; Indonesia; > Sri > Lanka; Gulf of Thailand [Siam]; Andaman Islands; Malaysia; Oman; > India; and > Cambodia. > > This unprecedented round of bleaching in coral reefs throughout the > Indian Ocean follows El Nino-related bleaching events during late-1997 > and > early-1998 both projected by NOAA's satellite HotSpot charts and > documented > by reef scientists in Mexico (Pacific), Panama (Pacific); Galapagos; > Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Papua New Guinea; and American Samoa. > > In the Indian Ocean, sea surface temperature anomalies appear to be > coming less severe toward the end of June. The total area covered by > "HotSpots" is now only in the northernmost fringes of the Indian > Ocean. > However, during June the Philippines and the Florida Keys regions have > been > seeing temperature anomalies sufficiently high that bleaching has been > reported and biologists are concerned for reefs there. > > Coral reefs -- the "rainforests of the oceans" -- support a variety > of > sea life and provide resources of significant economic importance such > as > fishing and recreation. Coral bleaching, induced by high water > temperatures, has raised concerns about these fragile ecosystems. > Coral > bleaching occurs as coral tissue expels zooxanthellae, a type of algae > that > resides in the structure of the coral, and is essential to the coral's > survival. Corals normally recover, unless high ocean temperatures > persist > for too long a period or become too warm. > > Coral Reef "HotSpots" depicted as regions of yellow/orange in the > NOAA/NESDIS charts > (http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html) > highlight > those anomalies that are equal to or above the annual maximum sea > surface > temperatures by +1 deg C or more. > > HotSpot animations are available at the Oceanic Research & > Applications Division's WebSite: > > http://http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad/sub/noaarsrc.html > > (please send any replies to addresses found in these web sites, not the > forwarder of this message, as I have no further information on this.) > 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 > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 11:57:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA12484; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:57:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA09857; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 12:00:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009833; Fri, 3 Jul 98 12:00:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03311; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:33:34 GMT Message-Id: <199807031533.PAA03311@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:58:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Michael Risk To: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" cc: "Peter N. King" , Ghislaine Llewellyn , Evan Edinger , Coral Health Monitoring Program Subject: Re: tyre reef wrong ? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 382 Thank you for your reply. My reply may have been a bit strong, but it was nonetheless correct. (I have since received feedback from my good friend Tom Tomascik as to Dr. Collins' reputation-maybe you should not listen too closely to what he tells you.) I understand that there are enormous problems in Riau. In fact, everywhere in Indonesia. The pressure for a "quick fix" is enormous, because people have to eat. So let me suggest some things that might help: 1. first, Evan and I will send you the information/papers we have. They will convince you that tires are bad. (Gila sekali: "tyres" in Britain, "tires" in North america.) 2. *IF* there are unexploited fish stocks in an area where corals would never grow normally, for example deep sand flats, then tires are OK as FADs. (Fish Aggregation Devices.) If there is coral anywhere near, even 200 m, then make your reefs out of rock/concrete: use some of the designs in my Atoll Res Bull paper. You will then find baby corals growing on your "reefs" within a few months, beginning the process of converting the reef to a real reef. 3. My marine project in Semarang is working to try to solve some of the problems you mention. We are trying to get the Canadian development agency that funds us to agree to a reorientation of the project, to value-added sustainable marine exports, such as coral and fish farms. There will shortly be pilot projects underway in the Karimunjawa Islands, involving artificial reefs, cultivation of "jamur", etc: you are very welcome to visit, just contact Dr. Llewellyn (Gilly). 4. Gilly and one of my students plan to come to Riau soon (August?). We have a project under way to evaluate the effect of the "haze/smoke" problem on the metabolism of corals. It should be possible for you to meet with them in Riau, to discuss some of these matters. Their plans aren't set yet: they want to sample corals that were worst hit by the smoke, and (if I remember correctly) Gilly was planning to fly into Bintan, take a ferry down to Lingga or Sengkep... Sampai nanti. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 3 12:29:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA12684; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 12:29:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA11543; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 12:32:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011530; Fri, 3 Jul 98 12:32:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03274; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:29:12 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA03269; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:29:09 -0400 Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:29:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral-List Administrator To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Diatribes, protocol, etc. (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-1066435592-465892508-899478827=:3194" Content-ID: Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 383 This message is in MIME format. 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by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13434; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:49:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA15541; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:52:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015519; Fri, 3 Jul 98 15:51:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04005; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 19:16:05 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04000; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:16:01 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA07297 for ; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 15:12:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 3 Jul 1998 15:16:45 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: tyre reef wrong ? To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 PAA13434 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 384 Subject: Time: 10:05 AM RE>tyre reef wrong ? Date: 7/3/98 I don't have scientific papers to share with you. What I have is a real world experience and a location where I could take you where the beach still has tires embedded within the rocks and a reef that still has tires embedded in the framework almost 20 years after a very small hurricane destroyed a tire-based artificial reef. The artificial reef was over 1 km from shore. Any artificial reef should use component parts that are large enough to not be moved by the highest wind-forced waves that might be encountered in the area. This means that you must assume that: 1) reefs constructed of small parts WILL come apart 2) the size of component parts, not the size of a final structure, is the determining factor 3) tires are too small and light in water to have sufficient stability. All of this assumes that you actually want an artificial reef in the first place. Most research supports the hypothesis that reefs do not increase biomass or productivity. Instead, they simply serve as fish attractors that make it easier to remove the fish from the reef ecosystem. A graduate student of John McManus has recently done some fine work supporting this in the Phillipines. Cheers, Mark -------------------------------------- Date: 7/3/98 7:07 AM To: Mark Eakin From: Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau Dear Mr. Michael and Mr. King I try to clear this issue I, m realy sorry if this make you mad The coral lister where answered me (about 80 % or up) said, Tyre is not good to be Artificial reef. But they not reply me the reason with scientific. Just Mr Collin done. Am I wrong?...... Mr. King, in this case Riau Coremap Tim just helping some Diving club in Riau University to got a reason from "coral divender of the earth" about Tyre reef, before they done the wrong one. If they know that are wrong, so thay will not to do (I hope....) They just want to helping the "poor Fisherman" at Riau Archipilago where they didn't have alternative job. The tyre can give them a site for fishing. Fishing are they cultural job. No fish, no rice and then they son no school. We save coral reef that for save a fishes stoking of the area. Isn't it? So why we do all of this if we shall have been catcing a fish? (That they respon for any C-lister whom not agree the Tyre reef for agregating fish). I tell you some (bad ide?): one day at juni 1998 my frend told me that he was listening from a radio, reporting about; our goverment give a permition and agree to use Tyre for articial reef it mean to saving beach and to "grow up" a poor fisherman at 24 province in Indonesia............bla...bla...bla.... What we act now????? Ok .....I shall cancel it if you send me the article or published where can't destroy the collin scientific Tyre. Cheers Fadil Nandila Coremap-Bappeda TK I Riau Jl. Cut Nyak Dhien, Pekanbaru - Riau Indonesia crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id -----Original Message----- From: Peter N. King To: COREMAP Bappeda Riau Fadil Nandila ; Michael Risk Cc: Evan Edinger ; Ken Collins ; Ghislaine Llewellyn Date: 02 Juli 1998 5:29 Subject: Re: Artificial reefs >Mike and the Riau COREMAP Team > >I completely agree with Mike on this issue. There are many other interesting >and useful ways to recycle tires rather than dumping them in the sea. If you >need some information on recycling tires let me know. On artificial reefs, I >believe the best use is close to where an existing reef has been damaged by >blast fishing, coral mining or some other degradation. If the reef has died due >to sedimentation or excessive nutrient loading, then there is little point >trying to replace the original reef with an artificial one, unless the original >cause of the reef loss is solved. Peter King > >Dear Riau COREMAP: > >I was very surprised to read your response to Dr. Collins, of the UK, re >the use of tires for artificial reefs. It seems that you received many >responses from the Coral-list that were negative about this, but you got >the one response you needed, one that would allow you to make the reefs >from tires. > >It may very well be that tires make useful fish-aggregation devices in >temperate waters, for at least a short period of time. I should be very >clear, however: there is no scientific doubt that tires are one of the >worst possible materials for use in tropical environments. There are >several reasons for this: > 1. tires bleed toxic substances (metals,plasticisers) > 2. corals will not settle on them, hence your artificial reef will never >become a "real" reef > 3. over time, tires "exfoliate" (especially true of steel-belted tires) > >There are a number of good references to appropriate materials to use for >artificial reefs. Some of my own include Atoll Res. Bulletin #255 >(1981-almost 20 years ago!), and a followup in 1988, Mar. Poll. Bull. 19: >219-222. I would be glad to send you reprints, if you wish. In short, by >properly arranging the concrete and coral rock of a reef, you can control >the size of the fish and lobsters attracted to that reef. In a relatively >short period of time, corals and other invertebrates settle on the reefs, >converting them to "real" reefs. (In many cases, the lower parts of the >water column are so sediment-laden that corals cannot settle-but give them >a concrete block, elevated 30 cm, and settlement occurs. For more on this, >see Cortes and Risk, 1985.) > >Our project in Semarang just finished, and published, an experiment >ranking several materials that have been used in SE Asia for artificial >reefs. Only sheet metal was worse than tires! The best, of course, were >concrete structures. > >I recognise that you are under pressure to solve a terrestrial waste >problem by dumping tires in the sea. I think this is a bad solution, and >that is what I, as Team Leader, wrote in the COREMAP Final Report, which >is supposed to guide your actions. This is a bad solution, not only for >the reasons given above (which should be sufficient), but also because you >give up further opportunities. In the COREMAP Report, I consulted with Dr. >Peter Sale, and I pointed out that concrete artificial reefs can be >constructed in such a way (textures, shapes) as to attract the larvae of >ornamental and economically-important fish species. > >Cukup. The evidence is quite clear. If you want, I will send you all the >materials to which I refer above. Or you could read the COREMAP report. > >Dr. Michael Risk >Professor of Biology and Geology >McMaster Univ. > > ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with ADMIN;3 Jul 1998 07:05:17 U Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA02035; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10:16:20 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA02030; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:16:08 -0400 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 SAA20329; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 18:07:11 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:16:20 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:15:38 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 3 Jul 98 17:15:35 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Peter N. King" , "Michael Risk" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: tyre reef wrong ? Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 17:09:27 +0700 Message-ID: <01bda66a$a9a8d440$LocalHost@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@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 6 03:16:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA21281; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 03:16:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA16836; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 03:19:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016830; Mon, 6 Jul 98 03:18:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA14684; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 06:20:57 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA14679; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 02:20:48 -0400 Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA10918; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:19:21 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980706150522.006bbe84@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 15:05:22 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Reefs at Risk. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 385 There has been considerable healthy discussion of the Reefs at Risk report, along with a few unfortunate, irrational comments. It is obvious that many reefs are under immediate threat of severe degradation. What is clear, is that no single approach will reverse this trend, while human populations grow and put increasing exploitative and development pressures on reefs. It requires a wide range of initiatives e.g. involving communities and governments in monitoring, more reef research, catchment management, population control etc. Neither of the 2 parallel strategies (multiple reductionist, or few holistic reef assessments), are wrong, just different ways to obtain information and understanding. Reefs at Risk is a holistic approach, which must contain errors, but provides testable predictions. We should work to improve these, not criticise attempts to provide simpler messages for decision makers and the public, thereby smearing over some of the inherent complexity of coral reefs.. We, as a group concerned about coral reefs, are all advocates for reef conservation (whether we admit it or not). Therefore, may I request that we collectively support all efforts to conserve reefs and offer constructive criticism on those that do not conform to our ideas. Much criticism of Reefs at Risk is of the type - 'OK, but the assessment of reef xyz is way off the mark'. Any broad assessment will suffer from this - that is the nature of the process of attempting to fill in gaps between our meagre data and information to provide a generic view. We are clearly unable to report accurately on the status of the world's coral reefs based on existing monitoring or status data. This was the consensus of the meeting organised by Bob Ginsburg in Miami, 1993. I know, I attempted a broad assessment at the 7th ICRS in Guam in 1992 and took a lot of flak. These figures (10% lost, 30% at high risk; 30% at longer term risk) have entered into the folk law on coral reefs and quoted widely. I participated in the Reefs at Risk process to upgrade these estimates through more rigorous analysis. Thus, the new estimates based on assessing many risk factors are far more reliable than those of 1992, and should supersede them. We can use these assessments in the same way that tropical or mangrove forest people use data on tree loss generated from satellite imagery to alert decision makers to the extent of the problem. It may be a 'chicken little' approach, but it has increased attention for coral reefs - note the International Coral Reef Initiative and the recent executive order by President Clinton. There is often a mistaken attempt to ascribe a single or small number of stress factors to explain the decline in a coral reef. Rarely do risk factors occur in isolation (exceptions are over- fishing and destructive practices on remote reefs, or global climate change). Thus we must consider reducing as many of the known factors affecting a coral reef as possible. Here, it may be instructive to examine a health model. There is usually a combination of the 7 known risk factors behind a heart attack. Irrational dissension will not assist us in the competition for the research and conservation dollar; cooperation and collaboration will maximise our efforts. ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ><<> ~~~ <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< <<><< 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 Thu Jul 6 08:13:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA22407; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:13:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA21487; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:16:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021472; Mon, 6 Jul 98 08:15:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA15969; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:40:04 GMT Message-Id: <199807061140.LAA15969@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:39:10 +1100 From: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au Subject: 1999 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 386 LIZARD ISLAND RESEARCH STATION GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA Applications are now invited for the 1999 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 1999 Fellowship will be available in March 1999. For detailed information and application guidelines, see: www.austmus.gov.au/science/projects/lizard/lizfello.htm Applications close on 1 October 1998 __________________________________________________________________ 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 Thu Jul 6 11:42:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA25847; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:42:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA04399; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:45:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004382; Mon, 6 Jul 98 11:45:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA16972; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 15:01:08 GMT Received: from tula.cura.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA16967; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:01:01 -0400 Received: from cura.net (sub-22ip58.carats.net [209.58.22.58]) by tula.cura.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA25580 for ; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:00:21 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-ID: <35A0E4AA.1D08A230@cura.net> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 10:52:26 -0400 From: Paul Hoetjes Reply-To: reefcare@cura.net Organization: Reef Care Curacao X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Trididemnum solidum 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: 387 Dear all, Does anyone know whether *Trididemnum solidum*, a compound encrusting ascidian, is native to the Caribbean or whether it is an exotic species brought in accidentally from the Pacific? *Trididemnum* is very common on the island of Curacao which is a major port (in the sixties and seventies it was in a league with New York and Rotterdam) just north of the coast of Venezuela, but I understand it is not very common elsewhere in the Caribbean. Because it can overgrow and kill corals it is a source of some concern here on the island. A survey on the island in 1993 by Reef Care Curacao (a non-profit volunteer organisation striving to protect the reefs) found an increase in number of *Trididemnum* colonies of up to 725 % compared to a survey done in 1978 in the same localities (631 colonies along one of the 45 line transects from 10-120 ft, a distance of about 100 meters). In our quarterly reef monitoring program we find 1 % cover for *Trididemnum* in some localities. I'd appreciate any information about this organism, please e-mail me direct at reefcare@cura.net Paul C. Hoetjes Scientific Coordinator, Reef Care Curacao From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 6 16:05:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA29885; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:05:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA19811; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:08:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma019775; Mon, 6 Jul 98 16:07:35 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA18030; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:29:41 GMT Message-Id: <199807061929.TAA18030@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:27:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Michael Risk To: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" cc: "Peter N. King" , Coral Health Monitoring Program Subject: Re: tyre reef wrong ? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 388 Much to my dismay, it appears that my message to the Riau COREMAP Team (copied to Peter King, ADB, and Dr. G. Llewellyn, Resident Advisor of our Indonesia Project) regarding the use of discarded tires for making artificial reefs has been inadvertently posted to the general Coral-List. Perhaps the Administration at my university is right, and I should retire on the grounds of general infirmity and stupidity. I apologise to subscribers to the List, for burdening them with yet another trivial matter. I especially regret any embarrassment I have caused to Tom Tomascik, a man of boundless energy and impeccable professional credentials, and one who would never knowingly offend others. The message was my doing only I remain firm in my original opinion, however, that tires are an unsuitable material for constructing reefs. Those who would advocate their use in coral reef habitats can only be doing so out of ignorance of the basic research in this area, or from some other agenda. Mike Risk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 6 17:37:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA00794; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 17:37:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA24254; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 17:40:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024237; Mon, 6 Jul 98 17:40:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA18450; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 21:17:53 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA18445; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 17:17:46 -0400 Received: by HUJIVMS (HUyMail-V7d); Tue, 07 Jul 1998 00:17:03 +0300 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11) (HUyMail-V7d); Tue, 07 Jul 1998 00:16:45 +0300 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980707001447.007ad3f0@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 00:14:47 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: zakai david Subject: Introduction of exotic marine animals 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: 389 Dear All, Does anyone know of any examples or papers which demonstrate an introduction of exotic marine animals as a result of release to the near by sea or lake after keeping the exotic animal as a pet?? Many Thanks, David. ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 6 19:38:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA01447; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:38:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA26230; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:41:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026222; Mon, 6 Jul 98 19:40:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA18913; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 23:16:16 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA18908; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:16:11 -0400 Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.43.181]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 0-52496U210000L210000S0V35) with SMTP id AAA18295 for ; Tue, 7 Jul 1998 07:17:46 +0800 Message-ID: <35A15ABD.7D4F@tm.net.my> Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 07:16:13 +0800 From: DBaker Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0GoldC-NSCP (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: High Nutrients & Red Tide 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: 390 Dear Coral-L, As many List members have asked for any/all info that I recvd on this issue, I have so posted this reply. Don *********************************************************************** Subject: Re: Red Tide Syndrome Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 13:56:35 -0600 From: "Paul Sammarco" To: dbaker@tm.net.my Dear Don, My reply follows: >Can anyone point me to data/pubs about any aspects of red tide >correlating with high nutrient coastal waters..and coral bleaching? These are two issues which are documented separately. See Slobodkin's early work on Red Tides from the '50's and beyond. Slobodkin, L. 1952. J. Mar. Res. 12a: 148-155. Slobodin, L. 1989. The null case of the paradox of the plankton. In: Novel Phytoplankton Blooms: Causes and Impacts of Recurrent Brown Tides and other Unusual Blooms, ed. by E.M. Cosper, V.M. Bricelj, and E.J. Carpenter, Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Slobodin, L. 1998. Akira Okubo and the theory of blooms. Oceanography (in press). With respect to the effects of nutrient increases on corals, see Bassim (and Sammarco's) recent work. Bassim, K.M. 1997. Effects of temperature and ammonium on the early developmental stagesof a scleractinian coral: Implications for global warming and nutrient enrichment. M.Sc. thesis, Biology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, 51 p. Bassim and Sammarco (2 ms.'s - one submitted, one in prep.). >Is there any type of correlation? High nutrient loads => weaker >coral/zoxx relationship? The bottom line here is - yes - there is a relationship - or so we believe. This is what our experiments suggest. > Best Wishes, Paul W. Sammarco ------------------------------------------------- Paul W. Sammarco, Ph.D. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) 8124 Hwy. 56 Chauvin, LA 70344 USA Tel: (504) 851-2876 FAX: (504) 851-2874 email: psammarco@lumcon.edu www: http://www.lumcon.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 8 02:39:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA13543; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:39:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA20699; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 02:42:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma020680; Wed, 8 Jul 98 02:41:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA25480; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 05:57:47 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA25475; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 01:57:41 -0400 Received: by HUJIVMS (HUyMail-V7d); Wed, 08 Jul 1998 08:56:51 +0300 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11) (HUyMail-V7d); Wed, 08 Jul 1998 08:56:34 +0300 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980708085441.007b5e60@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 08:54:41 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: zakai david 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: 391 The question was: Dear All, Does anyone know of any examples or papers which demonstrate an introduction of exotic marine animals as a result of release to the near by sea or lake after keeping the exotic animal as a pet?? Many Thanks, David. One of the answers is: Dear David, The closest I can get to an introduction of a marine organism used as a pet is the famous Caulerpa taxifolia released from an aquarium into the waters of southern France. Meinesz, A. et al. 1993. Spread of the introduced tropical green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in northern Mediterranian waters. Journal of Applied Phycology 5: 141-147 Could you post the replies you recieve on the coral list ? Simon Wilson OMAN ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 8 07:07:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA14510; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:07:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA22586; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:10:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022574; Wed, 8 Jul 98 07:09:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA26306; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:29:56 GMT Received: from relay.mail.pipex.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA26300; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 06:29:50 -0400 Received: (qmail 21011 invoked from network); 8 Jul 1998 10:28:56 -0000 Received: from petra.wcmc.org.uk (192.26.45.215) by relay.mail.pipex.net with SMTP; 8 Jul 1998 10:28:56 -0000 Received: from wcmc.org.uk (orcinus.wcmc.org.uk) by petra.wcmc.org.uk (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA27610; Wed, 8 Jul 98 11:20:58 BST Received: from GROUPWISE-Message_Server by wcmc.org.uk with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 08 Jul 1998 11:28:45 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 11:28:36 +0100 From: Ed Green To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral growth rates Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 392 Dear All Over the last few months the World Conservation Monitoring Centre has been analysing CITES data to quantify the (legal) global trade in scleractinian corals. This has been carried out at genus level (although recorded as species the difficulties associated with identification makes species data unrelaible). We have data on the average sizes of live and dead corals traded under CITES permits and wish to estimate the age of the these corals. Twenty genera account for 90% of the global trade in coral but after an extensive literature search we have been unable to find growth rates for species in the following genera: Heliopora Catalaphyllia Tubipora Trachyphyllia Heliofungia If anyone knows of references or has information on growth rates in these five genera please would they contact Ed Green at the address below? Many thanks, 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:80/marine/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 8 16:10:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA23041; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:10:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA28631; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:13:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma028602; Wed, 8 Jul 98 16:13:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA28515; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 19:37:28 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA28509; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:37:19 -0400 From: sobelj%dccmc@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:37:04 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:36:29 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Caulerpa taxifolia MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 393 In response to David Zakai's earlier message below: The Caulerpa taxifolia introduction to the French Mediterranean was featured in a U.S. National Public Radio piece yesterday and from that piece it sounds like a very significant exotic species introducation doing extensive damage. The question was: Dear All, Does anyone know of any examples or papers which demonstrate an introduction of exotic marine animals as a result of release to the near by sea or lake after keeping the exotic animal as a pet?? Many Thanks, David. One of the answers is: Dear David, The closest I can get to an introduction of a marine organism used as a pet is the famous Caulerpa taxifolia released from an aquarium into the waters of southern France. Meinesz, A. et al. 1993. Spread of the introduced tropical green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in northern Mediterranian waters. Journal of Applied Phycology 5: 141-147 Could you post the replies you recieve on the coral list ? Simon Wilson OMAN ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== ************************************************************************** ******************************************* Jack Sobel, Director Ecosystem Protection Center for Marine Conservation Washington, DC 20036 (202)429-5609 or (202)857-5552 Fax: (202)872-0619 Email: jsobel @cenmarine.com "The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?'. If the land mechanismas a whol is good, then every part is good, whether we understand it or not. If the biota, in the course of eons, has built something we like, but do not understand, then who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." Aldo Leopold, Round River, 1953. ************************************************************************** ****************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 9 04:13:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA26313; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 04:13:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA16694; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 04:16:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016690; Thu, 9 Jul 98 04:16:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA01005; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 07:39:36 GMT Received: from VMS.HUJI.AC.IL by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA00998; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 03:39:29 -0400 Received: by HUJIVMS (HUyMail-V7d); Thu, 09 Jul 1998 10:38:34 +0300 Received: by HUJIVMS via SMTP(132.64.212.11) (HUyMail-V7d); Thu, 09 Jul 1998 10:38:17 +0300 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980709103602.0079e7a0@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il> X-Sender: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 10:36:02 +0300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: zakai david Subject: Volunteers wanted 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: 394 Dear All, The Nature Reserves Authority of Israel is seeking for volunteers to work on projects of marine biology and coastal management. Qualifications: SCUBA diving license, B ac. or currently attending school, in marine related science or coastal management. Period: immediate start, we need you for at least 3 mounts. We give: accommodation, and transportation at working hours only. Academic credit: can be arrange CV + letter of recommendation and field of interest is need to be send my Email to David Zakai zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il or by mail to the Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory, P.O.Box 469, Eilat, Israel. or to fax No. +972-7-6374329 ===================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il ===================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 9 05:31:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA26483; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 05:31:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA17146; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 05:34:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma017142; Thu, 9 Jul 98 05:34:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA01249; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 08:47:46 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA01243; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 04:47:24 -0400 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 QAA05049 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 16:39:46 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 9 Jul 98 15:49:03 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 9 Jul 98 15:48:53 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 9 Jul 98 15:48:42 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Bacterial Plaque at Coral Reef Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:27:00 +0700 Message-ID: <01bdab13$5aa2f800$LocalHost@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01BDAB4E.0701D000" 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: 395 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01BDAB4E.0701D000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Coral Lister, My name is M. 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Dear Coral Lister, 
 
My name is M. Taufik Hidayat, I was graduated from Fishery and = Marine=20 Science Faculty, Riau University, Riau-Indonesia. I'm interesting in=20 Bacteriology and coral reef study. 
 
I just read an article about a disease of coral = reef =20 caused by marine bacteria in Science News June 1998. And = I'm very=20 interesting on it. So I need more information, articles, literature or = any kind=20 of journal about that. Could you help me, please.
 
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Our web site http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu will further introduce you to our services. The collection is comprised of approximately 30,000 books, journal reprints, conference proceedings, advisory and technical reports, handbooks, maps and many other types of information not readily available from other sources. Publications cover a wide variety of marine subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law. You can access this wealth of information through the publications database, which is searchable online from our site, as well as through the quarterly "Sea Grant Abstracts" which announces the availability of new Sea Grant documents. From the NSGD web site you may also link to any of the 29 Sea Grant programs across the country to see what exciting things are happening in your geographic location. Once you've located the information you'd like to use, we can assist by sending loan copies of publications or referring you to the appropriate source. There is also a project underway to provide many of the documents in the collection as full-text pdf files over the internet. Thank you. If you'd like additional information please contact us at: National Sea Grant Depository Pell Library Building University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus Narragansett, RI 02882-1197 USA (401) 874-6114 (401) 874-6160 (fax) nsgd@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 9 14:34:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA04086; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:34:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16672; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:37:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016661; Thu, 9 Jul 98 14:37:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA03344; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 18:00:31 GMT Received: from chickasaw.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA03339; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:00:25 -0400 Received: from LOCALNAME (tsmia2-48.gate.net [199.227.186.48]) by chickasaw.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA115582 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 13:59:00 -0400 Message-ID: <35A51FB4.12FC@gate.net> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 12:53:24 -0700 From: Steven Miller Reply-To: smiller@gate.net Organization: NURC/UNCW X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs at Risk continued Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by chickasaw.gate.net id NAA115582 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 OAA04086 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 397 Recent discussions about what can be done to help coral reefs produced, in my view, many interesting and helpful suggestions. I think that it is relevant to post NURC/UNCW's research priorities (see below) for 1999 (proposals are due mid-August) and to make a funding plea to those people in power at NGOs, foundations, or other philanthropic organizations. What can you do to help "reefs at risk?" Support a world-class coral reef research program - the largest in the U.S. All projects are independently peer reviewed using nationally recognized, NSF-style, procedures. It may be unorthodox to use the list-server in this manner, but we seek outside funding to get more money directly into the hands of the best scientists to conduct nationally relevant research. For your information, scientists working with our program receive, at no cost, access to our shore-based facility (accommodations and laboratories) and complete diving support; including boats, divemaster/captain, and air and nitrox. Additionally, we provide funding support that averages about $15,000 per project, which means the overall scope of projects remains limited. I apologize if this "advertisement" or "request" is offensive to anyone on the list. Our research priorities follow. Regional research priorities, as part of the annual research announcement by NOAA's National Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, in Florida for 1999 include, but are not limited to, the following areas: 1. Marine Reserves and other protected areas in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Research and innovative monitoring programs are sought to help identify natural and human-caused changes to coral reefs and nearshore ecosystems in Sanctuary Preservation Areas (SPAs) and the Ecological Reserve (ER). SPAs and the ER are managed as no-take zones, and changes over time and comparisons with reference areas will be evaluated in the year 2002, when the Sanctuarys entire management plan is formally reviewed by State and Federal officials. Traditional monitoring programs are underway for coral community structure, fishes, and some large invertebrate species (specifically; conch and lobster). 2. Nutrient enrichment in the coastal ocean: This initiative addresses how nutrients (natural and especially sewage- and stormwater-derived) reach coastal waters and seafloor habitats, and their subsequent impacts on coastal ecosystems relative to natural sources of nutrient supply (such as tidal exchange and upwelling). Questions about water quality are among the most controversial topics related to evaluating the condition of coral reefs in Florida, and elsewhere. Large-scale (spatially throughout the Keys on a quarterly basis, and more frequently for Florida Bay) water quality monitoring on a quarterly basis is underway as part of the Sanctuary and EPA water quality protection program. 3. Recruitment processes: Programs are sought that emphasize economically valuable fisheries, factors that control the survival and growth of early life stages (especially for corals), and evaluation of management options (for example, placement and size of reserves) that rely on recruitment success. Under this topic two specific initiatives exist: a. Determination and documentation of spawning events within the sanctuary. b. 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. Interventions that facilitate and accelerate regeneration or restoration are high priority (as are experiments to advance knowledge leading to methodologies for regeneration or restoration). Additional information is available at: http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc Or contact: Dr. Steven Miller Associate Director, Florida Program NURC/UNC at Wilmington SMiller@gate.net 305-451-0233 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 9 19:39:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA07414; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 19:39:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA02502; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 19:42:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002394; Thu, 9 Jul 98 19:41:39 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA04364; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 22:52:53 GMT Received: from tula.cura.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA04359; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 18:52:48 -0400 Received: from cura.net (sub-22ip37.carats.net [209.58.22.37]) by tula.cura.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA20578 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 18:51:44 -0400 (GMT-0400) Message-ID: <35A5479C.1ABFE73B@cura.net> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 18:43:40 -0400 From: Paul Hoetjes Reply-To: reefcare@cura.net Organization: Reef Care Curacao X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Reefs at Risk 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: 398 Dear all, During the recent discussion of the state of the reefs, several references were made to the die off of Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata due to white-band disease. In the whole discussion however, no mention was made of Montastrea annularis/faveolata. Yet here on the island of Curacao in the Southern Caribbean (supposedly not getting any polluted water from the rest of the Caribbean as may be the case in the Florida region) we are seeing a frightening amount of dead/partly dead Montastreas. During a quarterly reef monitoring program employing triplicate point intersect line transects, that we (Reef Care Curacao, a volunteer ngo) have been doing since May 1997, we have found that between 30 and 40 % and in some cases close to 50 % of Montastrea colonies show recently dead patches (more than 10 % of colony area). Some of this may be due to the 1995 bleaching which was very serious here. However we also found close to 20 % of colonies diseased (in addition to the partly dead colonies), mostly with yellow-band/blotch disease, but also rapid wasting syndrome. Whatever the cause, reefs that were healthy and unmarked in 1993, look like a disaster area now. This is the case not only in areas where human impact might be the/a cause but also in an area far removed upstream and upwind from any coastal development or pollution sources. Is Montastrea showing signs of die off elsewhere in the Caribbean or are we unique in this respect? If so, is our island perhaps in the vanguard of a new wave of destruction about to sweep through the Caribbean? It may sound dramatic, but who suspected that most Acroporas in the Caribbean would disappear when White-band disease first started. By the way, has any epidemiological analysis ever been made of how white-band spread and whether that might indicate its origins or vector(s)? Regards, Paul C. Hoetjes Scientific Coordinator, Reef Care Curacao From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 10 15:04:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA16822; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:04:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA12822; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:07:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma012714; Fri, 10 Jul 98 15:06:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA08622; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 16:55:00 GMT Received: from hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA08617; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:54:56 -0400 Received: from 38.30.141.160 (ipa160.miami15.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.141.160]) by hawk.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAB10906 for ; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:53:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <35A5FDA8.2D86@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:40:23 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Reply-To: reefkeeper@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Science Assoc/Intern Position 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: 399 SCIENCE ASSOCIATE / INTERN half-time position Miami, Florida POSITION DESCRIPTION You will work for the Director in our Brickell area office, tabulating and analyzing reef survey data, and preparing reef survey reports. HOURS AND COMPENSATION 20 hours a week, $8.50-$9.50 @ hour. Monday - Friday, schedule to be set according to your needs. COLLEGE CREDIT May be arranged with your professor ABOUT REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL We are a non-profit science-based conservation organization exclusively dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life. Our projects include a Caribbean-wide reef monitoring program, and ReefCheck survey facilitation. For more info, visit our website (http://www.reefkeeper.org) ASSIGNMENT COMPONENTS o review submitted reef survey data sheets o tabulate & analyze results from reef survey data sheets o conduct library searches for documentation o outline and write reef monitoring survey reports o communicate with ReefMonitor Affiliate Groups regarding survey progress & procedures REQUIRED SKILLS o SUPERIOR written communication skills o ability to interpret technical information o attention to detail & organizational skills o familiarity with coral reef biology and ecology o familiarity with Excel APPLY BY JULY 27 TO: ReefKeeper International (305) 358-4600 / fax (305) 358-3030 reefkeeper@earthlink.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 10 15:18:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA17157; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:18:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA14149; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:21:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014128; Fri, 10 Jul 98 15:21:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA08703; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 17:12:29 GMT Received: from axp1.wku.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA08698; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:12:24 -0400 Received: from WKU.EDU (161.6.17.5) by axp1.wku.edu (MX V5.0) with SMTP; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:11:04 -0500 Received: from ccMail by WKU.EDU (SMTPLINK V2.11.01) id AA900097844; Fri, 10 Jul 98 12:06:00 CDT Date: Fri, 10 Jul 98 12:06:00 CDT From: "Ouida Meier" Message-ID: <9806109000.AA900097844@WKU.EDU> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Reefs at Risk Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 400 I appreciated Clive Wilkinson's post of 6 June and wanted to respond. He stated, among other things: <> My earlier remark about network complexity and rigorous thinking (with regard to the Florida discussion) was not intended to imply that we can't leap unless we know the names of all the streets we are flying over - frequently we don't have that luxury or even the necessary tools to trace all the complexities underlying a "big picture." On the other hand, the holistic leaps we take needn't be fatally flawed because of "mushy thinking", of which holistic approaches are often (and often unfairly) accused. For example, as Clive Wilkinson points out, one mark of a scientifically useful holistic leap is that it leaves behind testable predictions - potential road maps for how two points are connected. His posting stimulated me to take a closer look at the Reefs at Risk report (http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm), and it seems to me that the report is in fact appropriately synthetic without being the product of mushy thinking. The authors are clear ("Technical Notes") about their data sources, decisions they made to reconcile scales, and criteria used for risk categories for each data set, and they should be congratulated for careful and conscientious completion of a very ambitious task. They also make it clear that their report is a large-scale effort to produce indicators of threats to reefs, not a summary of reef condition. As a first approximation of threats to reefs, and given the kinds of data sets appropriate to the scale they were building up to (e.g., more detailed terrestrial than marine information sometimes available), they've done a superb job, and met their stated goals and claims. Given this information, the next step is to test predictions against observations. Areas where actual reef conditions are better than or worse than the predicted threats can be examined closely to find second order factors, or practices that overwhelm the level of threat predicted either positively or negatively. I think perhaps the Florida/Caribbean discussion could be considered in that light, not as an attempt to criticize a well-done and very useful piece of work. Since the whole idea of reductionism vs. holism was specifically raised, I'd like to offer the following metaphor in the event that it may contribute something to our efforts to understand, appreciate, and make use of work that others do at scales of resolution that may be outside of one's usual "workspace." The structure of the metaphor implies ways of making room for cooperation, multiple perspectives, and multiple approaches in the work we do - which we need and people seem inclined to continue to develop. [If this is becoming too off-topic for you, please accept my apology and delete now.] A couple of months ago I came to a realization of one way to resolve apparent dichotomies of reductionism and holism, analysis and synthesis, differentiation and integration. I've begun seeing these as positions along a continuum - points or regions along ongoing cycles of exploration, discovery, analysis, synthesis, and integration. My best simple picture at the moment is that we acquire knowledge and understanding in our discipline, both as individuals and as a group developing a body of knowledge over time, in repeated cycles. I made an image about it at the time, posted at: http://bioweb.wku.edu/faculty/omeier/ana_syn.htm The metaphor is basically that of a circulatory system, with paths of flow going from a major vessel, splitting up into branches, then into smaller and smaller vessels, making a finely divided capillary bed, then moving by anastamosis into larger and larger vessels again. The whole thing resembles a directional network with variation in path width, length, and connection. (There are obvious shortcomings in the drawing, e.g. represents only the surface of the structure. Different advantages to "vessel" and "path" language . . . ) There are some processes and situations that are embraced usefully by this metaphor. For example, people who think of themselves as reductionists work more to develop the finely divided "capillary" regions of detail, precision, and specificity of process and theory. People who think of themselves as "holists" may spend more time constructing and connecting broader, more aggregated pathways. Our discipline (any discipline) as a whole accumulates knowledge over time by incorporating discoveries at all levels of resolution, or at all regions of the cycle, repeatedly. As a collective, we build the body of knowledge - the directional network of information that is the circulating structure - as we go; we hope and believe by our testing that the paths we discover or lay down are firmly supported by reality. If we are lucky, in our individual careers we knowingly move through complete cycles of analysis and synthesis. We try to avoid "stagnating" - experiencing no flow, and "getting into a rut" - traveling one narrow pathway over and over again until it becomes unnecessarily entrenched and rigid. (Without habitually recognizing, examining and integrating "new stuff", we lose our joy and openness to new connections in our work.) Through time some areas of a discipline become highly vascularized with more work and more able work, while other regions experience decreasing flow as interest, funding or relevance wanes. Sometimes we work to build depth, connection, and precise detail along partially known pathways (reductionism), and sometimes our efforts are focused on syntheses, broad connections, and generalizations (holism), but clearly these efforts don't just coexist, they feed and depend upon each other. I wouldn't want to push this metaphor much farther, though there is the heart (driving forces and motivation), and organs (the larger structures we serve - I'm convinced the world tolerates scientists only because once in a while we are more useful than not). Anyway, for what it's worth . . . . Ouida *************************** Dr. Ouida W. Meier Department of Biology Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 ouida.meier@wku.edu *************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 9 11:56:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA01668; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:56:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA06207; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:59:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006189; Thu, 9 Jul 98 11:59:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02784; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 15:26:56 GMT Received: from chickasaw.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA02779; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:26:52 -0400 Received: from LOCALNAME (tsmia1-118.gate.net [207.36.130.118]) by chickasaw.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA156372 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 11:25:30 -0400 Message-ID: <35A4FBB8.2AD7@gate.net> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 10:19:52 -0700 From: Steven Miller Reply-To: smiller@gate.net Organization: NURC/UNCW X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ISRS Homepage 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: 401 A homepage is now available for the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS): http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs The Society was formed in 1980 and membership stands at over 800, from over 50 countries world-wide. According to its constitution the principal objective of the Society is to "promote the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs, both living and fossil." To achieve its objective the Society holds annual meetings and co-sponsors other gatherings, prints and distributes the journal Coral Reefs and an newsletter Reef Encounter; and raises funds and receives contributions by way of subscriptions and donations. Information about these activities and more is available on the homepage. We look forward to comments, suggestions, and participation. Please consider joining the society. Sincerely, Steven Miller, Ph.D. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 13 10:50:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06984; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:50:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA10438; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:53:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010348; Mon, 13 Jul 98 10:53:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA22424; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 13:32:49 GMT Message-Id: <199807131332.NAA22424@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Glovers Reef Marine Research Station Subject: Glovers Reef Marine Research Station Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 22:40:47 -0600 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 402 GLOVER'S REEF MARINE RESEARCH STATION WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Glover's Reef atoll and marine reserve is a major component of a general comprehensive program for coastal zone management for Belize, Central America. In a broad sense the reserve was established to maintain ecological processes, preserve genetic diversity, achieve sustainable yields of its resources through wise management of species and their habitats, maintain natural areas for education and research and provide social, and economic benefits through ecologically sensitive recreation and tourism. Keenly aware of the need to protect this world class resource, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) purchased the island of Middle Caye, situated at the southern end of the atoll, for the purposes of providing a marine park headquarters for the Government of Belize and to establish a marine research field station. This facility and now provides a base of operations for park rangers and scientists alike. WCS's over-arching mission is to provide for the long-term conservation and protection of Glover's Reef atoll. To accomplish this goal, WCS is working in close collaboration with the government of Belize to develop a coordinated research and management program for the atoll. WCS's primary responsibility in this partnership is scientific research. In the coming years, we hope that the research on Glover's Reef atoll will lead to a better understanding and management of this coral reef. The Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program identified Glover's Reef as the most preferred site in the Caribbean for "long-term, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional investigation of coral reef ecosystems" (Dahl, MacIntyre & Antonius. 1974. A comparative survey of coral reef research sites. In: Marie-Helene Sachet and Arthur Dahl. Atoll Research Bulletin. 172: 37-75.). The authors reported, "In contrast to the other reefs surveyed in the Caribbean area, Glover's Reef atoll appears to offer the greatest variety of reef types, and the optimum reef development in terms of population density and species diversity of reef corals and associated organisms". In addition to Glover's Reef, Belize's extensive barrier reef is 30 km away. The WCS research station on Glover's Reef atoll is located on Middle Caye. The present facility includes a ranger station, a laboratory and work area, dining and cooking facilities (meals are provided), and housing for eight scientists and/or students (with tents, we can handle a few more if necessary). There are boats, aquaria and dive air for the use of researchers. The station is completely self-sufficient with electricity (110 vac) provided by a complementary system of solar power and diesel generator. Fresh water is available through a desalination plant and rain-water catchment. Toilet facilities are state-of-the-art pollution-free, containment composition type. GLOVER'S REEF MARINE RESEARCH STATION is dedicated to support of marine research and education activities of other non-profit organizations. It seeks to provide cost-effective facilities and services for field projects related to these activities. Listed below is a schedule of research projects scheduled for 1998-99, so far: SCHEDULED 1998-99 GLOVER'S REEF MARINE RESEARCH STATION PROJECTS (updated July 12, 1998) Dr. Charles Acosta (party of 4)-June 10 to June 30 (Lobster & Conch biology) Dr. Liz Graham (party of 5)-----June 17 to June 24 (Insular Archaeology) Mr. James Azueta (party of 8)--July 4 to July 6 (Reserve Boundary Bouys) Dr. John Godwin (party of 4)---July 8 to Aug. 12 (Reef Fish Behavior) Mr. Peter Mumby (party of 2)---July 8 to Aug. 5 (Coral & Algal populations) Dr Chuck Carr III (party of 5)---Aug. 5 to 9 (Research & Management Seminar) Mr. Dllan Gomez (party of 4)---Aug. (to be det'd.)(Coral Reef Monitoring) Dr. Tim McClanahan (party of 8)-Sept. 23 to Oct. 14(Coral & Algal Pop. Dynam.) Dr. Dennis Thoney (party of 6)-Nov. 4 to Nov. 18 (GIS Database for Algae, Fish & Coral) Dr. Tim McClanahan (party of 4)-Dec. 1 to Dec 15 (Coral & Algal Pop. Dynam.) Dr. Chris Tanner (party of 8)---Jan. 4 to Jan 18 (Chemical Ecology, Sponges & Plants) Dr. Dennis Thoney (party of 7)-Jan. 18 to March 15 (GIS Database for Algae, Fish & Coral) Dr. David Campbell (party of 10)-March 27 to Apr 2 (Field Course, Phytosociology studies) ***************************************************** The Wildlife Conservation Society invites any scientists or students interested in using the GLOVER'S REEF MARINE RESEARCH STATION to please contact Tom Bright (see below) and visit our web site at . We look forward to assisting you in your research efforts on Glover's Reef. Please submit as soon as possible, a project proposal (maximum 5 pages, see attached format) to: Dr. Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager Glover's Reef Marine Research Station Wildlife Conservation Society P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize, C.A. Tel/Fax: 501-2-33855 in Belize City 501-5-22153 at Middle Caye E-mail: glover@btl.net Use of the Station is solely on approval by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Your proposal will be reviewed quickly. It is strongly recommended that the project proposal be submitted first by E-mail, and followed up by regular mail. We use WORD. Researchers must also apply to the Belize Fisheries Administrator for a research permit. The Administrator can be contacted at the following address for details on how to apply for a research permit, and what the required fees will be (usually about $250, plus or minus): Fisheries Administrator Department of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries P.O. Box 148 Belize City, Belize, C.A. Tel: 501-2-44552, or 501-2-32623, or 501-2-32187 Fax: 501-2-32982 Attention Mr. James Azueta, Assuming approval of your project proposal, and acquisition of any required research permits, we will accommodate your party during the time specified. Charges will be as follows, in U. S. Dollars: FOOD and LODGING (per person per day) Belize students $10 Other students $30 over one month $25 Non students up to one month, single room $60 shared room $40 over one month, single room $50 shared room $30 BOAT USE (prices are plus fuel, gas=$3.00/gal, Diesel=$2.50) 28 FOOT DIESEL SKIPPERED INBOARD BOAT, WITH CABIN, Per Hour $40 Half Day $125 Full Day $200 Overnight $325 25 FOOT SKIPPERED SKIFF, TWIN 60 HP GASOLINE OUTBOARDS Per Hour $20 Half Day $40 Full Day $60 20 FOOT SKIPPERED SKIFF, 55 HP GASOLINE OUTBOARD Per Hour $15 Half Day $25 Full Day $50 ONE WAY TRANSPORT (up to 8 + gear), including fuel, between: BELIZE CITY and MIDDLE Caye $325 DANGRIGA and MIDDLE Caye $180 DIVING Air fills $4 Tanks & weights no charge Snorkeling gear $5 (we will rent the following only if your own gear breaks down): Regulator $5 BC Vest $5 BEVERAGES Beer $2.00 Soda $1 INTERNET (per hour) $3 PHONE (use your calling card for long distance) Upon approval of your project proposal, you will be billed for one fourth of the total anticipated charges for your group's food and lodging. When this is paid, your reservation will be confirmed (the latest you can pay the deposit is 30 days prior to your project starting date). Prepayment of all or part of your anticipated fees is acceptable at any time. Fees may be deposited in a WCS bank account in the U. S., paid by check to WCS in the U. S. through the mail, or by cash (US or Belize Dollars) or check on the island. We will transport your party and gear by boat, at the above cost, from the town of Dangriga or Belize City to Middle Caye and back. Or you may make arrangements with one of the commercial boat charterers at a rather higher cost. We can assist you in acquiring commercial charters for the purpose. All SCUBA divers MUST be CERTIFIED for the type of diving anticipated. Divers must have a buddy. You cannot depend on one of the island staff for this. Divers must bring their own regulators, dive computers, and BC vests. All divers new to the Station will be checked out by the Station Dive Master before being allowed to dive. Bring your Dive Log and certification card. We look forward to a safe and productive field excursion for you at Glover's Reef. Sincerely, TOM BRIGHT, Station Manager ****************************************************** FORMAT FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL (5 pages maximum) TITLE: PROJECT LEADER, Organization, phone, fax, E-mail ABSTRACT: One or two paragraphs. OBJECTIVE(S): DATES REQUESTED: METHODS: This is a very important section and should describe your intended activities in enough detail to allow the Station Manager to determine if your expectations can be met. ANTICIPATED PRODUCTS OF PROJECT: Contributions to theses, research papers, articles, published abstracts, application to management and conservation, classroom credit, etc.? PROJECT PERSONNEL OTHER THAN LEADER: list all other persons in your party who will accompany you as participants in the project. Include their functions (co-project leader, student, technician, volunteer, etc.) and affiliations. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 14 10:50:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA20552; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:49:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26569; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:52:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma026565; Tue, 14 Jul 98 10:52:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA02106; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:06:53 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA02101; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:06:45 -0400 Received: from biolpc236.york.ac.uk (biolpc236.york.ac.uk [144.32.84.122]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA15144 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:05:21 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:05:52 BST From: Rupert Ormond Subject: coral bleaching in Indian Ocean To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: Priority: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by pump2.york.ac.uk id PAA15144 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 KAA20552 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 403 INCREASED CORAL BLEACHING IN THE RED SEA AND INDIAN OCEAN 1997-8 Joyce Hsieh and I would like to thank all coral-listers who responded with information about recent bleaching in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea to our request posted on the coral-list earlier this year. We have been shocked by the extent of the bleaching revealed from this and other survey work. We have prepared a report based on these data, and for those interested a copy is attached (minus figures) as a Word 6 file. An abstract of the report is given below. We would welcome comment and further information prior to publication. regards Dr. Rupert Ormond Senior Lecturer & Director, Tropical Marine Research Unit, Biology Department, University of York, YORK YO1 5DD U.K. ---------------------------------- tel: 44-1904-432930 fax: 44-1904-432860 e-mail: rfgo1@york.ac.uk Abstract. Coral bleaching) resulting in extensive coral mortality has been reported with increasing frequency over the last 15-20 years mainly from Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. This bleaching has been found to be associated with above normal maximum surface seawater temperatures (SSTs) typically linked to El Nio / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. Until now significant bleaching has rarely been reported from Indian Ocean or Red Sea, but during 1997-8 we received word-of-mouth reports from divers that bleaching might be occurring on an unprecedented scale in this region. We therefore circulated government agencies, dive centres etc. with an information leaflet and request for information. Over 20 positive reports were received of bleaching in 12 different countries. These indicate that significant bleaching occurred in the central Arabian Gulf during 1995 and 1996, and in the central and southern Red Sea in the summer of 1997. Bleaching also occurred in the Maldives in mid-1997, and again in early 1998, since when bleaching has also occurred over a large part of the Western Indian Ocean, including the Seychelles, La Reunion, Comoros and East Africa. We found that in almost all cases bleaching was associated with SSTs, as recorded either in situ and / or derived from satellite data, that were significantly above the normal maxima for each area. The higher than normal SSTs during 1997/8 appear linked to the recent El Nio (ENSO) event which has recently been confirmed to influence Indian as well as Pacific Oceans. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 14 12:15:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA23340; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:15:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA02969; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:18:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002909; Tue, 14 Jul 98 12:17:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02890; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:54:08 GMT Received: from netinfo.hqnoc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA02885; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:54:04 -0400 Received: from [140.90.116.101] ([140.90.116.101]) by netinfo.hqnoc.noaa.gov with ESMTP (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA11087 for ; Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:47:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:47:25 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: blrF94@hampshire.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ben Richards Subject: Censusing of reef invertebrates Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 404 Dear coral-listers - Does anyone have information or references for books or papers discussing surveying techniques for coral reef invertebrate species? I am a research assistant who has among his other tasks, part of the development of a rapid assessment protocol for a suite of heavily collected reef invertebrate species (see species list). Methods currently under consideration are random belt transects (per AGRA protocols), timed roving diver surveys, and stationary visual transects. I have been unable to find references to methods used specifically for the surveying of reef invertebrates (there is much on fishes) in the books I have hear. Any information you can give would be most appreciated. The preliminary species list is as follows: Giant anemone, Condylactis, gigantea Sea biscut, Basket star, Astrophyton spp. Brittle stars, Ophiocoma spp. Banded coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus Nudibranchs Coralimorphs, Discosoma spp. Crinoids Cyphomae snail, Cyphomae gibbosum Tulip snail, Fasciolaria tulipa Benjamin Richards Research Assistant Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary http://hampshire.edu/~blrF94/index.html email: brichards@ocean.nos.noaa.gov "You cannot stay on the summit forever, you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conduscting oneself in the lower regions by the memory ofwhat one saw higher up. What one can no longer see, one can still know." - Rene Dumal From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 16 17:29:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA25599; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:29:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA10403; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:32:17 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma010382; Thu, 16 Jul 98 17:31:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA02485; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:02:10 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA02480; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:02:07 -0400 Received: (qmail 16166 invoked from network); 16 Jul 1998 20:00:34 -0000 Received: from aszmant2.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant2.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.23) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 16 Jul 1998 20:00:34 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980716155907.00724d18@sammy.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: ibaums@sammy.rsmas.miami.edu (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 15:59:07 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Iliana Baums Subject: Field support in the Line Islands Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 405 Dear all, I am looking for information on field support (scuba diving) in the Line Islands, Pacific. I need to collect four species of corals (if they can be found): Pocillopora damicornis, Pavona gigantea, Gardineroseris planulata, Porites lobata. Has somebody experience with the permitting process? Is their a marine biology field station around? Is anybody going on a cruise down there in the next three years? I would appreciate any hint you could give me. Thanks a lot, Iliana Baums Iliana Baums Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway 610 16th Street Apt. #2 Miami, Fl 33143 Miami Beach, Fl 33139 USA USA Phone: +1 (305) 361-4642 Phone: +1 (305) 535-5194 Fax: +1 (305) 361-4600 email: ibaums@rsmas.miami.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 16 21:59:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA26744; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:59:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA13377; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:02:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013373; Thu, 16 Jul 98 22:01:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA03517; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:04:57 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA03512; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:04:46 -0400 Received: from RAZI.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id LAA10946; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:03:09 +1000 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19980717010224.006783f8@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: moconnor@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Priority: 2 (High) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:02:24 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Mick O'Connor" Subject: BLEACHING DATA - REQUEST. Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 406 HI ALL, I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ( COLLATING DATA ) AT THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOR 6 WEEKS LOOKING AT THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CORAL BLEACHING AND NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY - WITH SPECIAL REFERANCE TO THE ENSO PHENOMENON. I HAVE HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN COLLATING BLEACHING INFO. I WAS HOPING TO LOOK AT RELATIONSHIPS SINCE THE '82 EN. EVENT TO PRESENT, BUT THE BLEACHING DATA FOR THIS TIME-SPAN ON THE GBR IS SCARCE. HENCE I AM PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO STUDY RELATIONS SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S INSTEAD. HAS ANYONE..... 1. BLEACHING DATA FOR THE GBR ( OR ANY OTHER PACIFIC ISLAND ) STRETCHING BACK TO THE EARLY 80's OR DATA FROM THE EARLY 90's??? 2. ANY BLEACHING DATA, PERIOD. WHICH MIGHT BE USEFUL. (ANY WEST/CENTRAL PACIFIC REGION) WIDE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DATA WOULD BE BEST - BUT ANY LEADS WOULD BE USEFUL!!! NOTE: THE DATA IS FOR USE IN A DISSERTATION AND WILL BE UNPUBLISHED (REFS. WILL BE MADE TO DATA SOURCES). I HAVE HAD REAL PROBLEMS COLLATING DATA AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY LEADS. ANY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM ANY SITE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE, MICK. P.S. - AGAIN THE DATA WILL BE UNPUBLISHED (BUT DATA WILL BE PROPERLY ACKNOWLEGED). AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA. TEL: (00 61)(07)4753 4444. ext.230. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 17 01:46:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA27894; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:46:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA14989; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:49:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014981; Fri, 17 Jul 98 01:48:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA04439; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 05:13:27 GMT Received: from post.tau.ac.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA04434; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:13:22 -0400 Received: from sherman-325b.tau.ac.il (sherman325-1.tau.ac.il [132.66.43.226]) by post.tau.ac.il (8.8.8/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA11996 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:09:54 +0300 (IDT) Message-ID: <35AEDDB5.67B5@ccsg.tau.ac.il> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:14:29 +0300 From: Maoz Fine Reply-To: mfine@ccsg.tau.ac.il X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: bleaching of Oculina patagonica] Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 407 Message-ID: <35A52620.9CE@ccsg.tau.ac.il> Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 23:20:48 +0300 From: Maoz Fine Reply-To: mfine@ccsg.tau.ac.il X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: bleaching of Oculina patagonica Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica!!! Warming of seawater temperature along the Mediterranean coast of Israel has resulted in a massive bleaching event of the coral Oculina patagonica. Bleaching of O.patagonica was first recorded along the Israeli coast in summer 1993 (Fine & Loya 1995) and explained by a bacterial infection to which high water temperature was a contributing factor (Kushmaro et al. 1996, 1997). Like every summer since 1993 we witness this year a high percentage of bleaching (80-90% of the colonies). The recovery rate of bleached colonies during winter months is usually high. Further research concerning the mechanisms by which the pathogenic bacteria affects the coral-algae symbiosis and its ecological role in terms of reproduction and recruitment of this scleractinean is now conducted in Tel-Aviv University. Maoz Fine Tel Aviv University Israel From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 17 11:29:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA02211; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:29:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15566; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:32:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma015552; Fri, 17 Jul 98 11:31:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA06514; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 15:02:04 GMT Received: from scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA06508; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:01:59 -0400 Received: from [38.26.22.73] (ip73.an11-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.22.73]) by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA15465 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:00:20 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: cnidaria@earthlink.net (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:02:37 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Response to Dr. Amoz Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 408 Dear Maoz, Bacterial infection alone cannot account for the spatial or temporal pattern of these mass bleaching events. They have always been correlated with HIGH sea surface temps. I have also seen, in vitro and in situ, corals expel there symbioant ( zoox.) under temperature decrease.Steen and Muscatine published a paper regarding "low temperature evokes rapid exocytosis of symbiotic algae by sea anemone" 1987 in the Biological Bulletin 172,246-263. We have seen in countless lab experiments exposing corals to temp increase and decrease, causing the corals expel the symbioant. Under high temperature stress the mitotic division rate speeds up as the temperature rises, and the host starts to expel there symbioant. There seems to be a host influence on division rates of the cnidarian, Len Muscatine has shown us this during a lab experiments in Woods Hole a couple of years ago. He and colleagues have published a few papers regarding this physiological response: One example, Suharsono & BE Brown, J.Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 158 (1992) 179-188. Coral Reef Bleaching episodes between 1983 & 1991 followed positive anomalies more than 1C above long term monthly averages "(hot spots)" during the proceeding warm season (Goreau, Hayes Ambio Vol. 23 no.3 May 94). Al Strong of NOAA has been watching SST closely. He is comparing the rise above the norm for that region with EARLY SIGNS of bleaching in the tropics. We are seeing more and more bleaching events in the past 2 decades, this is lowering the metabolic activity (DEFENSES!) of the corals. Areas that are under stress from pollution, sewage (excess nutrients leading to eutrophication) and sedimentation, will exhibit longer if no recovery rates at all. Deforestation causing the uplifting of the soil is unleashing a wide variety of microbial communities into the oceans, from rivers. Aspergillosis is a soil based fungi found in the soil in South American rain forests, could it be that the microbial loads coming from land are increasing at such high concentrations be responsible for wide scale bleaching events? It is possible that this can be linked to the seafan mortality, and inducing other coral diseases, but bleaching?? Yes if there is a high microbial population in the water during the time of mass bleaching events, the mucus from the corals will be utilized as a food source by bacteria or fungi. High numbers of gram negs (-) can become pathogenic, especially if the metabolic activity of the corals is lowered by stressful conditions like high temps. One of the triggering mechanisms for zoox. expulsion are the result of: a reduced supply of nutrients available to the algae from the stressed coral host (Muscatine, 1971;decreased space availability caused by atrophied host tissues, and secretion of substances by the coral host that produce a hostile environment around the algae (Jaap, W.C. 1979 Bull. Mar. Sci. 29:414-422. Could the Vibro AK1 that was identified in that paper increase mitosis thus causing expulsion as in increased temperature stress during bleaching events? Reading the paper published in Nature makes no mention, or comparison of division rates of the zooxanthellae observed in Oculina patagonica. Vibrios will utilize the mucus that is produced as a definite nutrient source during increased seas surface temperatures, however, the responsibility for MASS BLEACHING?? The recovery rates of corals in areas where there is minimal stress from anthropogenic sources are higher, much higher. After the 95 bleaching event that hit New Britain (PNG), the corals were in full recovery 8 to 9 months after the bleaching event. Kimbe Bay is under minimal stress from man. Has anyone published a paper comparing undisturbed areas to disturbed? Good Luck with the experiments! ******************************* James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, NY 11356 Phone/Fax (718) 539-8155 ******************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 17 21:08:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA08190; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 21:08:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA09522; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 21:11:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma009511; Fri, 17 Jul 98 21:11:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA08629; Sat, 18 Jul 1998 00:34:12 GMT Received: from mail.samoa.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA08622; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:33:11 -0400 Received: from default ([203.35.212.129]) by mail.samoa.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 0-45225U2500L250S0) with ESMTP id AAF152 for ; Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:35:38 -1100 From: "Nicole Horsman" To: Subject: Searching for Jan Henning Steffen Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:43:59 -1100 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 Message-ID: <19980718003529564.AAF152@default> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 409 Dear coral-listers, I am desperately trying to contact Jan Henning Steffen who was working on the Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Project in Sumatra, Indonesia in 1997. Last I heard, he was based in the Bung Hatta University, Fakultas Perikanan, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia up till October 1997. After that I think he returned to Germany for a short time but was expected back in Jakarta to take up a position with the Biodiversity Foundation late 1997 early 1998. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows of his current location and contact details. Please use the coral-list address if responding before the end of July. If after July, please mail me personally at the address below. Thank you Nichole Horsman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 20 01:25:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA15134; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 01:24:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA04497; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 01:27:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma004492; Mon, 20 Jul 98 01:27:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA17817; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:33:38 GMT Received: from imo21.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA17811; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:33:34 -0400 From: Maikea@aol.com Received: from Maikea@aol.com by imo21.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 3BSLa12329 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:31:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:31:18 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: No Subject Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 410 Dear Researchers, My name is Chad Treatman. I am looking to assist Researchers working on Coral Reef Management, and any pertaining subject. I have a resume to back my abilities and hope that there are such positions available. Please contact me directly at Maikea@aol.com, (718)238-1825, or by snail-mail at : Chad Treatman 6676 Sedgwick Place Brooklyn, NY, 11220 Thank you all Chad Treatman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 20 05:57:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA15731; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:56:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA05975; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:59:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005965; Mon, 20 Jul 98 05:59:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA18769; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:24:04 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA18763; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:23:55 -0400 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 RAA00309; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:14:40 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 20 Jul 98 16:22:51 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 20 Jul 98 16:22:29 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.185) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 20 Jul 98 16:22:27 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health and Monitoring Program" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Need some posters Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:17:07 +0700 Message-ID: <01bdb3bf$2b0adea0$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 411 Dear All, I am looking for some posters of coralreef for my collection. That's kind of you, who can help me on it. Thank's for your kindness. Romie crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id Mailing address : Jln. Wijaya Gg. Wijaya No. 80/6 RT. 04 RW. 02 Kel. Kedung Sari (28123) Riau - Indonesia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 20 08:35:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA16882; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 08:34:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA08834; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 08:37:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma008808; Mon, 20 Jul 98 08:36:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA19280; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:28:42 GMT Message-Id: <199807201128.LAA19280@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:17:02 +0300 From: Maoz Fine To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Response to James Cervino (Bacterial Bleaching of O.patagonica) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 412 Dear James, Thank you for your message. your point of view is of graet intereste to us, and I must say, to answer all your questions we need some more research time. Any way, we have tried to gather some of the information we have so far in order to convince you and the other readers, that at least in the case of O.patagonica a bacteria is the causetive agent for bleaching. Coral bleaching is generally considered to be a phenomenon caused by environmental stress, such as increased or decreased seawater temperatures, increased solar radiation, including ultraviolet radiation, pollution reduced salinity and combinations of these stresses. The evidence supporting stress as the cause of coral bleaching is based both on field studies and laboratory experiments. The field studies involve correlations between environmental parameters and frequency of bleaching. The most common factor believed to be responsible for extensive coral bleaching is elevated sea temperature. This is particularly important because of the possible link between coral bleaching and global warming. How does increased seawater temperature cause coral bleaching? In principle, there are three possible targets: the coral animal, the endosymbiotic algae and potential coral pathogenic microorganisms. There are several reasons to assume that the coral animal is not the prime target. If the increased temperature affected the coral physiology directly, then one would expect that genetically identical coral species exposed to the same temperature stress would all bleach. The possibility that the endosymbiotic algae is the target of environmental stress, resulting in coral bleaching, was implied in the adaptative bleaching hypothesis of Buddemeir and Fautin (1993. Coral bleaching as an adaptive mechanism. A testable hypothesis. BioScience 43: 320-325.). They suggested that coral bleaching is a normal regulatory process by which genetic variation among the zooxanthellae is allowed. Accordingly, increased sea water temperature would lead to the loss of algae, allowing more heat-resistant algae to form stable symbioses with the coral. Moreover, the model of Ware et al (1996. Patterns of coral bleaching: modelling the adaptivebleaching hypothesis. Ecological Modelling 84: 199-214.) showed how the adaptive bleaching hypothesis could explain some features of bleaching events that are difficult to reconcile with mechanisms based on invariant temperature tolerances of the two symbiotic partners. Recently, it has been shown that corals can host multi-species communities of symbiotic algae (Rowan, R., N. Kowlton, A. Baker, and J. Jara. 1997. Landscape ecology of algal symbionts creates variation in episodes of coral bleaching. Nature 338: 265-269.). The composition of these communities followed a gradient of environmental parameters, and an analyses of the symbionts before and after bleaching suggested that some corals were protected from bleaching by hosting an additional symbiont that was more tolerant to the stress condition. It should be pointed out that the fact that different algae may make corals more resistant to bleaching does not prove that the algae are the primary target of the stress condition. The third possible target for an environmental stress condition leading to coral bleaching is potential pathogenic microorganisms. It is known that stress conditions, especially temperature, can cause certain bacteria to become pathogenic by "turning on" virulence genes (Colwell, R.R. 1996. Global climate and infectious disease: The cholera paradigm. Science 274: 2025-2031., Patz, J. A., R. Epstein, A. B. Thomas, and J. M. Balbus. 1996. Global climate change and emerging infectious diseases. JAMA. 275: 217-223.,Toren, A., L. Landau, A. Kushmaro, Y. Loya, and E. Rosenberg. 1998. Effect of temperature on the adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to Oculina patagonica and coral bleaching. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 1379-1384.).We suggest that altering the surface bacterial population by even small changes in the environmental conditions can lead to coral bleaching. In the bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica in the Mediterranean Sea, the causative agent of the coral bleaching disease is the bacterium Vibrio AK-1 (Kushmaro, A., Y. Loya, M. Fine, and E. Rosenberg. 1996. Bacterial infection and coral bleaching. Nature. 380: 396., Kushmaro, A., E. Rosenberg, M. Fine, and Y. Loya. 1997. Bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica by Vibrio AK-1. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 147: 159-165.) and elevated seawater temperatures cause the bacterium to become virulent (Toren, A., L. Landau, A. Kushmaro, Y. Loya, and E. Rosenberg. 1998. Effect of temperature on the adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to Oculina patagonica and coral bleaching. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 1379-1384.). Bleaching of Oculina patagonica in the Mediterranean Sea. Recent surveys show that O. patagonica is abundant in wide areas along the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean at a depth range of one to fifty meters. Most of the bleaching colonies have been found in patchy formations at depths of one to six meters. Bleaching of O. patagonica was first observed in 1993 and since then has been continuously monitored. The number of bleached colonies and the extent of bleaching increases rapidly in the summer following rising sea temperatures. In each of the years, Mediterranean seawater temperature off the coast of Israel increased from a minimum of 17=B1 0.2 C in February to a maximum of 29 =B1 0.2 C in August. The percentage of colonies that showed bleaching increased from a minimum of less than 10% in February/March to a maximum of 80% in August/September. The frequency of bleaching began to increase in the Spring when the water temperature reached 22-25 C and the corals began to recover in the late Fall when the temperature again dropped below 25 C. Vibrio AK-1 is the causative agent of bleaching of O. patagonica. Koch's postulates were applied to demonstrate that a particular Vibrio strain, initially referred to as AK-1, was the causative agent of the coral bleaching disease of O. patagonica (Kushmaro, A., Y. Loya, M. Fine, and E. Rosenberg. 1996. Bacterial infection and coral bleaching. Nature. 380: 396., Kushmaro, A., E. Rosenberg, M. Fine, and Y. Loya. 1997. Bleaching of the coral Oculina patagonica by Vibrio AK1. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 147: 159-165.). First, the microorganism was found to be present in all 28 diseased (bleached) corals examined and absent in all 24 healthy corals examined. Second, the bacterium was obtained in pure culture. The bacterium was identified as a new species of Vibrio by classical biochemical tests, fatty acid profile and 16S rDNA. Third,=20 pure cultures of Vibrio AK-1 caused the bleaching disease in controlled aquaria experiments. As few as 120 bacteria caused 83% of the corals to bleach in 20 days at 29 C. None of the corals that were not inoculated with bacteria showed any signs of bleaching. Fourth, addition of antibiotics to the aquaria completely blocked the Vibrio AK-1 induced bleaching. The effect of temperature of V. shiloi induced coral bleaching. As mentioned above, bleaching of O. patagonica in the Mediterranean Sea is correlated with increased seawater temperatures. To examine if Vibrio AK-1 infection of O. patagonica is also temperature regulated, a series of aquaria experiments were performed at different temperatures. No bleaching occurred at 16 C. At 20 C, bleaching was slow. At 25 C and 29 C, bleaching was rapid and extensive, reaching 80% and 100%, respectively, after 45 days. No added bacteria controls showed no bleaching at all four temperatures tested. Thus, a similar pattern of temperature dependence on bleaching was observed in laboratory infection experiments and in field observations. In the case of adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to O. patagonica, the process is both bacteria-specific and host-specific (Toren, A., L. Landau, A. Kushmaro, Y. Loya, and E. Rosenberg. 1998. Effect of temperature on the adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to Oculina patagonica and coral bleaching. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 1379-1384). Approximately 80% of the input Vibrio AK-1 cells adhered to the O. patagonica in 6 h, whereas several other marine bacteria failed to adhere to the coral. Several lines of investigation indicated that adhesion of Vibrio AK-1 to O. patagonica involved a b-D-galactoside-containing receptor on the coral surface. First, 50 =B5m methyl-b -D-g-alactopyranoside completely inhibited adhesion, whereas several other sugars tested had no effect on the binding of Vibrio AK-1 to O. patagonica. Second, addition of methyl- b-D-galactopyranoside solutions to the coral, after the bacteria were allowed to adhere for 6-12 h, resulted in desorption of the bacteria from the coral surface. Addition of the inhibitor after 12 h did not release the bacteria, indicating that Vibrio AK-1 had become irreversibly associated with the coral. The discovery that the causative agent of the bleaching of the coral O. patagonica is the bacterium Vibrio AK-1 and that the infection is temperature regulated, raised four major questions: 1. How general is the phenomenon? Are bacteria the causative agents of coral bleaching in other parts of the world? If so, which bacteria are involved? 2. How do environmental factors, such as changes in sea water temperature and radiation trigger the infection? 3. How is the disease transmitted? 4. What are the mechanisms by which bacterial infection causes the loss of the endosymbiotic algae? Regarding the first question - there have been a few studies that show changes in the bacterial population of corals following bleaching events (Ritchie, K.B., J.H. Dennis, T. McGrath, and G.W. Smith. 1994. Bacteria associated with bleached and nonbleached areas of Montastrea annularis. In: Kass L. (ed) Bahamian field station. Prof. 5th Symp. Nat. Hist. Bahamas, San Salvador, Bahamas, p. 75-79., Upton, S.J., and E.C. Peters. 1989. A new and unusual species of Coccidium (Apicomplexa, Agamococcidiorida) from Caribbean scleractinian corals. J. Invert. Pat. 47: 184-193. However, except for the Vibrio AK-1 / O. patagonica interaction, there have been no demonstrations that the bacteria associated with the bleached corals are the causative agents of the disease. The fact that bacteria are the causative agents of at least certain coral diseases does not diminish the critical importance of environmental factors and their effect on the disease process. Thus, it is important both to discover the causative agents for coral diseases and to study the effect of environmental factors on the pathogen/host interaction. Regards Maoz Fine From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 20 14:32:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA24192; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:30:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA02386; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:34:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma002351; Mon, 20 Jul 98 14:33:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA20821; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:59:35 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA20816; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 13:59:31 -0400 Received: from uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.6]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148362(3)>; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:57:23 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix1.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <17265(2)>; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:57:11 -1000 Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:57:09 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix1 To: Maoz Fine cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Response to James Cervino (Bacterial Bleaching of O.patagonica) In-Reply-To: <199807201128.LAA19280@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: 413 Maoz: I am curious as to what the possibilities are to the fourth question i.e. why/how do the bacteria cause the coral to bleach?? J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jul 20 21:33:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA27199; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 21:33:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA14460; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 21:37:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014454; Mon, 20 Jul 98 21:36:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA22482; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:42:50 GMT Received: from imo11.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA22477; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:42:46 -0400 From: Maikea@aol.com Received: from Maikea@aol.com by imo11.mx.aol.com (IMOv14_b1.1) id 3RIGa06494 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:40:42 +2000 (EDT) Message-ID: <3fad8eb3.35b3e38c@aol.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:40:42 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: No Subject Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 414 My apologies for my vagueness in my last posting. I was posting looking for research assistant positions, or assisting professors studying Coral Reef Ecology and problems on Reefs. I hold a BA in Biology from Oberlin College in Ohio, and have been actively volunteering for a little over a year now at several places in the United States. I also have done several months of research during summers in Coral Reef Managemeny, namely on bleaching effects, reproduction, and growth. At this point, I am looking for a paying "job" in the field, or to further my studies in Grad work. As I asked in my previous posting, is there anyone who needs a knowledgable assistant to assist in Coral Reef Research. Appreciation to those that did answer, but I realize that i needed to be more specific, so i am reposting. Please Contact me with any information at 'Maikea@aol.com' Thank You Chad Treatman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 21 04:13:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA28331; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:13:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA16632; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:16:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016626; Tue, 21 Jul 98 04:16:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA23757; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:31:51 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA23750; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 03:31:43 -0400 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 PAA13792; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:22:25 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 21 Jul 98 14:30:23 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 21 Jul 98 14:29:51 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.184) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 21 Jul 98 14:29:41 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health and Monitoring Program" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Information of International Fund Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:22:47 +0700 Message-ID: <01bdb478$5c984480$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 415 Dear all, We are the NGO called "Laksana Samudera" in Pekanbaru, Riau - Indonesia. and concern on marine science and ecosystem. We would like to know about the information of international foundation fund. Any body can hel us ? Thank for your information Sincerelly yours Romie Jhonnerie crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 21 08:23:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA29784; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:23:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA22331; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:26:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma022316; Tue, 21 Jul 98 08:26:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA24769; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:04:52 GMT Message-Id: <199807211204.MAA24769@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: rfu@ifs.se Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:51:09 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: IFS Research Grants Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 416 THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE - CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRY SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF AQUATIC RESOURCES The International Foundation for Science (IFS) provides support to young scientists of merit in developing countries by awarding research grants and providing grantees with additional services such as travel grants and purchasing assistance=2E Within the scope of Aquatic Resources, projects can relate to research dealing with the ecology and sustainable management of aquatic resources=2E Simple surveys should not be included=2E Project proposals dealing with aquaculture research, ie site selection, selection, breeding, rearing, and nutrition of cultivable organisms, and disease control are invited=2E Relevant research in fisheries, aquatic biology and ecology, environmental impact including coastal zone management, and ecology of species and ecosystems can be proposed in applications=2E =20 Research grants are awarded up to a maximum value of USD 12,000 for a period of one to three years and may be renewed twice=2E They are intended for the purchase of equipment, expendable supplies, and literature=2E Applicants must be citizens of, and carry out the research in, a developing country (countries in Europe, including Turkey and Cyprus, or the former Soviet Union, do not qualify for support)=2E They should also be employed at a university or national research institution in a developing country=2E As well as being under the age of 40 (under 30 for applicants from China) and at the start of their research career, candidates must possess a higher academic degree, which should be at least an MSc or equivalent=2E=20 The IFS supports projects dealing with the management, use, and conservation of biological resources and their environment=2E The Foundation organizes its activities into six Research Areas, viz Animal Production, Aquatic Resources, Crop Science, Food Science, Forestry/Agroforestry, and Natural Products=2E=20 For further information and application forms in English or French write to:=20 IFS, Grev Turegatan 19, S-114 38 Stockholm, Sweden Fax: +46-8-54581801 Email: info@ifs=2Ese Website: www=2Eifs=2Ese From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 21 13:06:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA05896; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:06:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA11948; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:09:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma011860; Tue, 21 Jul 98 13:08:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA25979; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:40:02 GMT Received: from mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA25973; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:39:44 -0400 Received: from localhost (browndr@localhost) by mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA10356 for ; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:37:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:37:41 -0400 (EDT) From: "D.R. Browne" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: shrimp pond wastes 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: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 417 I am having difficulty tracking down wastewater treatment methods and technologies for the treatment of shrimp pond effluent and wastes. In particular we are interested in methods to degrade/treate chitin wastes and were wondering if a fermentation process was possible. This is with respect to coastal tambaks in Indonesia. Any information or references would be greatly appreciated. David. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David R. Browne tel. 905-525-9140 x24513 School of Geography and Geology fax 905-522-3141 McMaster University email: browndr@mcmaster.ca Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 21 13:57:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06726; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:57:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA14466; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:00:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma014440; Tue, 21 Jul 98 13:59:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26260; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:42:10 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA26254; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:41:46 -0400 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 NAA01544; Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:39:13 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 13:39:13 -0400 Message-Id: <199807211739.NAA01544@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Bleaching "Hotspots" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net, hank.r.frey@noaa.gov, wwilmot@nodc.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 418 HotSpot Notes July 21, 1998 NOAA satellite data shows "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching appears to be on the increase again, after a brief drop in intensity during the past month. Ocean surface temperatures are becoming "near-critical" for potential bleaching in the following areas in the western hemisphere: - much of the Gulf of Mexico [Texas Flower Gardens?] - northern Caribbean - the Bahamas - south of Bermuda Bleaching appears to be continuing at the following eastern hemisphere locations: - Cambodian coast -- central South China Sea -- N. Philippines - portions of the Red Sea - areas in the southern Persian Gulf - portions of eastern Mediterranean [bleaching reported off Israel]! 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 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 Sat Jul 22 05:32:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA12693; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:32:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA06114; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:35:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma006110; Wed, 22 Jul 98 05:35:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA29173; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:01:46 GMT Received: from wwfgate.wwfnet.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA29168; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 04:01:34 -0400 Received: by wwfgate.wwfnet.org; id JAA10427; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:59:26 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from wwfsmtp.wwfnet.org(10.99.30.12) by wwfgate.wwfnet.org via smap (3.2) id xma010416; Wed, 22 Jul 98 09:59:17 +0200 Received: from WWF-Message_Server by wwfnet.org with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:57:25 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:57:00 +0200 From: Susan Wells To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: jwt@banff.net, ANTON.FERNHOUT@wwfnet.org, Sylvie.Goyet@wwfnet.org, david@wwfvn.org.vn Subject: Bleaching in Vietnam Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 419 This is a small observation to add to the depressing list of sites affected by bleaching in Asia. I have just come back from Vietnam where I saw major bleaching on reefs in the Con Dao Islands, which lie about about 200 km south of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and 80 km off the Mekong Delta. I dived at 2 sites (to a maximum depth of about 15m) and snorkelled at 3 other sites. At all localities there was extensive bleaching (I would estimate over 70% - considerably worse than my only other experience of a major bleaching event which was Belize in 1995), at all depths and in most species. Some of the bleached colonies were already being overgrown by algae. The water was noticeably warm. The reefs had some of the most impressive coral growth that I have seen for sometime, but had already been badly damaged by Typhoon Linda in November 1997. Con Dao National Park was established as an MPA in 1991, and WWF-Indochina has been working on a turtle conservation project there since 1995. Currently WWF and HK University of Science and Technology are collaborating on a DANIDA-funded Marine Biodiversity Project to provide training and advice to park staff on how to manage the park. I also dived twice at Hon Mun Island (further north, off the coast at Nha Trang), the site of a proposed marine protected area. Here, I observed no bleaching and the water was noticeably cold, apparently due to a well documented adjacent upwelling. I snorkelled very briefly in Halong Bay (right in the north of the country) and did not observe any bleaching here, although I only saw a small area of reef. Much of Halong Bay is a World Heritage Site. I would urge anyone going to Vietnam to contact the National Institute of Oceanography (at Nha Trang), the WWF-Indochina office (in Hanoi) or Con Dao National Park if they are able to help check the situation out in more detail. Sue Wells Marine Programme Co-ordinator WWF International Switzerland From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 22 09:46:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15093; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:46:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA16231; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:49:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma016198; Wed, 22 Jul 98 09:49:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00396; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:28:26 GMT Message-Id: <199807221328.NAA00396@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Ana Marie Alcantara" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:09:55 PDT Subject: Dynamite fishing in Philippines Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 420 Dear Sir/Madam: We are a beach resort owner in the Philippines and we have a problem with local community. They had been using dynamites for fishing and as well as throw waste around the seashore. We tried to educate them (since most of them are uneducated) with the consequences of dynamite fishing and as well as gave them free toilet bowls for them to poop but nevertheless they don't care. We tried so hard to help them improve their lifestyle but couldn't figure out on how to tickle these people. Do you have any suggestions on how will we prevent these people on using these dynamites and reducing waste around our community? We need public support and we cannot improve our market in our resort if they don't help us. I am very much aware of what is happening to our environment now and concerned with the coral reefs. I want to prevent the coral reef of an island near our resort too. Is there any group of people in the Philippines who cares for the environment (coral reefs in general)? Thank you very much. Sincerely, Ana Marie Alcantara From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 22 19:08:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA24896; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 19:08:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA18381; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 19:11:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma018375; Wed, 22 Jul 98 19:11:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA01774; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 22:37:58 GMT Received: from u003sys.nzz.ch by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA01769; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:37:54 -0400 Received: from n003sys0.nzz.ch ([194.40.214.210]) by u003sys.nzz.ch (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with ESMTP id AAA17665 for ; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:41:04 +0200 Received: from p030rol0.nzz.ch ([194.40.227.87]) by n003sys0.nzz.ch (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with SMTP id AAA183 for ; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:42:24 +0100 Received: by p030rol0.nzz.ch with Microsoft Mail id <01BDB5D3.29C5D5C0@p030rol0.nzz.ch>; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:45:17 +0200 Message-ID: <01BDB5D3.29C5D5C0@p030rol0.nzz.ch> From: t.flueck@nzz.ch (Flueck Thomas) To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Reef-status on Maldives Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:44:06 +0200 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 TAA24896 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 421 >From July 3 to 18 we investigated maldivian coral reefs in the north of the Ari atoll. When we arrived there, bleached corals could already be seen from the plane. When we left the archipelago two weeks later, bleached corals could hardly be observed from this bird's-eye view. In between we checked seven reefs, using 100 meter transect lines in 4 and 10 m depth. According the methods of Reefcheck98 we recorded the substrate. The provisional results are sad: More than 95% of all hard corals (mostly Acropra sp.) were dead and covered with algae. Porites sp. colonies were bleached up to 100%. All Fungia and Herpolita were bleached. Leather corals e.g. Sinularia sp. were bleached up to 100%. Sea-anemones were bleached as well... and so on. Below a depth of 15 m living colonies were found here and there. During the investigations the number of bleached corals decreased whereas the number of algae-covered colonies increased. The degree of filamentous algae- and siltation-covering increased rapidly. The same situation is reported from 6 other teams working on North- and South-Male atoll in the same period. Here are the questions we would like to post: 1. Is it reasonable to assume that large scale factors as global-warming and CO2-increase brought these systems to a critical point and that local factors as eutrophication (probably due to increasing number of tourist resorts) tilt them? 2. How do you rate the chance for these reefs to recover? 3. If there is a chance for recovery, how long does it take? 4. Do you know references describing similar situations? We look forward to hearing your comments. Thomas Flueck Dipl. phil. II Editor NZZ Online (http://www.nzz.ch) Neue Zuercher Zeitung Switzerland From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 23 00:20:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA26228; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:20:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA21957; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:23:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma021953; Thu, 23 Jul 98 00:23:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA02689; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 03:28:16 GMT Received: from weblock.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA02684; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 23:28:12 -0400 Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.106.184]) by weblock.tm.net.my (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 0-52496U210000L210000S0V35) with SMTP id AAA17352 for ; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:38:05 +0800 Message-ID: <35B6AF19.6A02@tm.net.my> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:33:45 +0800 From: DBaker Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0GoldC-NSCP (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Resorts & Blast Fishing 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: 422 Subject: Re: Dynamite fishing in Philippines Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:31:54 +0800 From: DBaker To: Ana Marie Alcantara References: 1 Ana Marie Alcantara wrote: > > Dear Sir/Madam: > > We are a beach resort owner in the Philippines and we have a problem > with local community. They had been using dynamites for fishing and as > well as throw waste around the seashore. We tried to educate them (since > most of them are uneducated) with the consequences of dynamite fishing > and as well as gave them free toilet bowls for them to poop but > nevertheless they don't care. We tried so hard to help them improve > their lifestyle but couldn't figure out on how to tickle these people. > Do you have any suggestions on how will we prevent these people on using > these dynamites and reducing waste around our community? We need public > support and we cannot improve our market in our resort if they don't > help us. I am very much aware of what is happening to our environment > now and concerned with the coral reefs. I want to prevent the coral reef > of an island near our resort too. Is there any group of people in the > Philippines who cares for the environment (coral reefs in general)? > > Thank you very much. > > Sincerely, > Ana Marie Alcantara ******************************************************************* Hello Ana Marie, Though you may be receiving some interesting replies from Coral-L, I would like to reply from my very own "hands-on experience", whereas, I have been the resident ecologist/biologist/aquaculturist for Gayana Resort Bay Sdn. Bhd. / Kota Kinabalu/ Sabah, Malaysia for some 3 years now. I have attained limited success in: * The establishment of a 7sqkm marine life sanctuary that includes a 3sqkm mangrove area. * Stopping the use of explosives & cyanide in this sanctuary and the nearby reefs by 1 km buffer from the sanctuary. * Educating the local nearby villages as to why their fish catches are much better outside the sanctuary. How did we attain this? We have employed about 30% of the Resort staff from these nearby villages. [Ladies as housekeepers, dishwashers, and beach cleaners - men as maint. staff and also beach cleaners] We have also under our hire one of the village elders as head of security. This effort is to win their support & loyalty to the Resort and the Sanctaury by their employ....and direct involvement with the Resort's development. Sort of like having them part & parcial of the facilities operations in a more possessive manner to these villagers. This certainly may seem to be over simplifying it..but it has worked. Initially, as an American, I was "ugly" to the villagers that would bomb/blast the reefs 2 km away from the sanctuary...taking pictures and then having a fishermen swinging a machete at me ..at the Resort. He was trying to feed his little children. If I took the photo to the police, he gets thrown in jail, beat up, and his children go hungry and have to beg off other families. Difficult to Deal with indeed. So, I eventually chilled out. I only insisted, through the village elder security chief at the Resort, that, "please, no bombs or cyanide in or next to the Sanctaury. You will catch more fish. Please be patient." They villages seem to respect this approach much better. The fishermen even bring the pretty aquarium fishes to the Project aquariums..... With the solid waste trash that floats onto our beach and from Resort ops, [90% plastics] we collect and compress into large gabion net cages [used for construction, etc.], outer coat/line with concrete and sink in 70 ft of water off shore in the effort to establish an artificial reef and further enhance local fisheries yields. As this Resort is also an "education" for its Malaysian owners, one of the most important waste features coming from the Resort is septic graywater & blackwater discharge. We are now installing a unique hydroponic treatment system to address this waste. Concurrent changes will also be made with soap constiuents [sodium chg to potassium base]as well. For the villagers themselves, direct educational "correction" and even police action will not work. It was initially tried at Gayana in 1994/95. One of the first recommendations I made, when I came on board, was to hire a few of the villagers as housemaids and restaurant dishwashers. It evolved thereafter into what we have today. I also am the director of The Reef Project. This facility and effort is part of the theme that sustains the Resort. We have a large public building complete with a Hall/Forum [50pax seating] for evening video movies about coral reefs, etc. The other part of the Project [raceways, labs, dive locker] is mariculture & rehabilitation research and development of giant clams, corals, and high value marine aquarium fishes. And, Yes, we employ two local villagers at this Project as well. Please feel free to contact me direct with questions & recommendations requests on any matters for your Resort. Sincerely, Don E Baker Director & Founder THE REEF PROJECT Pulau Gaya / 88000 Kota Kinabalu G16 Wisma Sabah Sabah, Malaysia [reefprj@hotmail.com & reefprj@tm.net.my] From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 23 01:49:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA26444; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:49:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA24176; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:53:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024172; Thu, 23 Jul 98 01:52:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA03140; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 05:19:16 GMT Received: from apollo.dkis.co.jp by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA03135; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:19:10 -0400 Received: from orion.heartweb.ne.jp (orion.heartweb.ne.jp [202.219.47.66]) by apollo.dkis.co.jp (8.7.4+2.6Wbeta6/3.4W4) with ESMTP id OAA18043; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:15:59 +0900 (JST) Received: from cd07 ([202.219.47.88]) by orion.heartweb.ne.jp (8.8.5+2.7Wbeta5/3.5Wpl598032316) with ESMTP id OAA06596; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:16:05 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <35B6C96F.54B900C1@wwf.or.jp> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:26:07 +0900 From: abemariko Organization: WWF Japan X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [ja] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ana Marie Alcantara , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Dynamite fishing in Philippines X-Priority: 3 (Normal) References: <199807221328.NAA00396@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 423 Hi, Ana Marie Alcantara > Is there any group of people in the > Philippines who cares for the environment (coral reefs in general)? I am a staff of WWF Japan. I think you should make contact with WWF Philippines at Quezon City. Their contact numbers are; tel: 632-921-2905/433 3220-22 fax:632-426-3927 e-mail: kkp@mozcom.com. I hope above info helps. Can I ask which resort/island is that ? The Philippines is one of my favorite dive site. Regards, Mariko Abe WWF Japan -- **************************************************** WWF Japan $B!J:b!K@$3&<+A3J]8n4p6bF|K\0Q0w2q(J $B")(J105-0014$B!!El5~ET9A6h Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA26574; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 02:19:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA24955; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 02:23:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma024942; Thu, 23 Jul 98 02:22:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA03268; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 05:59:32 GMT Received: from engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA03263; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:59:25 -0400 Received: from LOCALNAME ([202.1.193.65]) by engine2.dhivehinet.net.mv (post.office MTA v1.9.3 ID# 0-16330) with SMTP id AAA10239; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:59:12 +0500 Message-ID: <35B76862.3E56@dhivehinet.net.mv> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:44:18 -0700 From: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv (William Allison) Organization: Coral Reef Research and Management X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02E-KIT (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov CC: Jason Rubens , mati@dhivehinet.net.mv Subject: Maldives bleaching 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: 424 To put Maldives bleaching in perspective: Thomas Flueck's recent posting on Maldives implies bleaching damage is worse than it is. The surveys were mostly or all post-main event (April May) so there is no way of discriminating between pre-bleaching and bleaching period mortality. Mortality of Acroporas was very high, but it was not as bad as implied. Sincerely, Bill -- William (Bill) R. Allison (MSc, MBA) Coral Reef Research and Management Ma. Maadheli Majeedhee Magu Male 20-03 MALDIVES ph 960 32 9667 (direct) fx 960 32 6884 (voice, fax) e-mail: wallison@dhivehinet.net.mv From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 23 14:35:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA03757; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:35:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA29526; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:38:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma029519; Thu, 23 Jul 98 14:38:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA06825; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 17:47:04 GMT Message-Id: <199807231747.RAA06825@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:31:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: The Great "Reefs At Risk" Debate Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 425 Because of the many valuable comments that were generated recently on coral-list in response to the publication of the WRI publication, "Reefs at Risk," I have compiled all those comments into one document which may be accessed at the following URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/themes/rr_thread.html (The document does not include some of the acerbic comments near the end of the thread, nor my misspelled "Diatribes" follow-up message!) For more information on the book, please see: http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 23 15:50:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA05137; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:50:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA05989; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:53:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma005978; Thu, 23 Jul 98 15:53:33 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA07282; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 19:08:30 GMT Message-Id: <199807231908.TAA07282@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: rrresort@dhivehinet.net.mv (Reethi Rah Resort) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reef Check 98 Maldives Statement Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 00:13:53 +0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 426 Reef Check 98 Maldives False information about the Maldivian Reef Check on the Internet It has come to our attention, that you have received information about = the findings of the Reef Check 98 Maldives going on at this moment. The = source implies that all the coral reefs in the Maldives are to 95% dead = and that coral bleaching is responsible for this situation. Also it = implies, that this statement was issued by the project management = responsible for the Reef Check 98 Maldives.=20 To this we state: The information you have received, is false and not = authorized by the Reef Check 98 Maldives project management.=20 As there are still teams working in the Maldives, the scientific data = collected has not yet been evaluated. Therefore there is no basis for = speculations about the status of the reefs of the Maldives. Since the = studies took or are taking place only in the North Male and the Ari = Atoll there is also no basis for a general statement on the status of = the Maldivian coral reefs. The idea of the Reef Check Project as we perceive it is to collect as = much data as possible to generate an overview of the status of coral = reefs worldwide. The method allows a general overview but is not aimed = at describing or explaining short-term dynamic processes. The project management of the Maldivian Reef Check is aware of these = facts and therefore cannot accept false and unauthorized statements of = this kind. We advise you therefore, to ignore any information on the = findings of the Reef Check 98 Maldives not issued by the project = management. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 23 23:00:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA07934; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 23:00:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA13991; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 23:03:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.0) id xma013986; Thu, 23 Jul 98 23:03:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA08983; Fri, 24 Jul 1998 02:24:06 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA08978; Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:23:59 -0400 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 KAA28865; Fri, 24 Jul 1998 10:22:05 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 24 Jul 98 09:30:08 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 24 Jul 98 09:30:01 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 24 Jul 98 09:29:50 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" , "Coral Health and Monitoring Program" , "Ana Marie Alcantara" Subject: Re: Dynamite fishing in Philippines Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 09:20:00 +0700 Message-ID: <01bdb6a9$8f7e76c0$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 427 Dear Ana Marie I do not know who in Philippina representatif to help you. But I reed Mariko Abe, that is good idea. WWF can be help you. I will compose how to manage this problem and send you leter. we have same problem. And that is our job to clear it. at now we have a program: "community base management" to clear the "boom" problem. Ok, I Apologiza because just it I can help you for a while. I promise to send you the management. Fadil Nandila -----Original Message----- From: Ana Marie Alcantara To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: 22 Juli 1998 20:50 Subject: Dynamite fishing in Philippines >Dear Sir/Madam: > >We are a beach resort owner in the Philippines and we have a problem >with local community. They had been using dynamites for fishing and as >well as throw waste around the seashore. We tried to educate them (since >most of them are uneducated) with the consequences of dynamite fishing >and as well as gave them free toilet bowls for them to poop but >nevertheless they don't care. We tried so hard to help them improve >their lifestyle but couldn't figure out on how to tickle these people. >Do you have any suggestions on how will we prevent these people on using >these dynamites and reducing waste around our community? We need public >support and we cannot improve our market in our resort if they don't >help us. I am very much aware of what is happening to our environment >now and concerned with the coral reefs. I want to prevent the coral reef >of an island near our resort too. Is there any group of people in the >Philippines who cares for the environment (coral reefs in general)? > >Thank you very much. > >Sincerely, >Ana Marie Alcantara > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jul 24 14:10:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA07521; Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:10:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA19081; Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:16:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019079; Fri, 24 Jul 98 14:16:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA12369; Fri, 24 Jul 1998 17:29:17 GMT Message-Id: <199807241729.RAA12369@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 24 Jul 1998 11:30:27 -0400 From: "Gittings, S." Subject: Sustainable Sea Announcement To: "coral-list" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 428 At http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/themes/sse.html, or at the anonymous FTP site ftp://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/champ/fgbnms/, you will find an announcement of an opportunity for collaboration with the National Geographic Society's Sustainable Seas Expeditions, a five-year, public-private effort to use manned submersibles to explore the coastal waters of the United States, with emphasis on the nation's National Marine Sanctuaries. The project team is requesting proposals for collaboration, but has tried to simplify the submission process as much as possible by requesting completion of short forms that contain the information needed to select collaborative projects. All projects conducted during the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, even those previously identified by the sanctuaries as high priority projects, will be required to submit completed forms. To help us meet the deadline of the review process, please do not to wait for the deadline to submit this information, if possible. Also please feel free to disseminate this announcement in electronic or hard copy format. Dr. Steve Gittings, Science Coordinator NOAA Sanctuaries and Reserves Division SSMC-4, N/ORM2, Rm. 11535 Silver Spring, MD 20910 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jul 28 10:44:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA07796; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:44:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA14159; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:49:57 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014099; Tue, 28 Jul 98 10:49:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01261; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:56:02 GMT Message-Id: <199807281356.NAA01261@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 09:54:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Coral Reef Monitoring Protocols Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 429 For your convenience, a list of some coral reef assessment protocols has been compiled at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/methods.html We realize the list is not complete and would appreciate whatever feedback you may have. So far, this is what we have: The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network's Protocols for Coral Reef Monitoring The Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment's Rapid Assessment Protocol and RAP Data Template. (This is the preliminary protocol. The revised protocol will appear soon.) The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Programme's Methods Manual for Coral Reef Communities The Reef Check 1998's 1998 Reef Check Core Methods (including how to post results) A Manual for Monitoring Coral Reefs with Indicator Species: Butterflyfishes as Indicators of Change on Indo-Pacific Reefs, by Michael P. Crosby, Ph.D. and Ernst S. Reese, Ph.D. (You must have an Adobe Acrobat PDF reader to view this document.) Guidelines, Handbooks and Tools for Coral Reef Management, by Sue Wells. ~~~~ If you have any comments or additions, please address them to the CHAMP WebMaster, Gina Morisseau-Leroy at gmoriss@aoml.noaa.gov. Cheers... JCH From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 29 09:47:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA19851; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:47:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA03606; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:53:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003571; Wed, 29 Jul 98 09:52:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06974; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:05:52 GMT Message-Id: <199807291305.NAA06974@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:40:57 +0400 From: Olivier Tyack To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Moorings Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 430 Dear coral-list, We are seeking technical informations about moorings. These moorings are to be implemented inside the lagoon in 2-5 meters. We are seeking for different type of solution, because some of them are to be on sand and some directly in the reef. If ever you can help us or orientate us please do so. Regards, Olivier TYACK President Mauritius Marine Conservation Society From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jul 29 10:53:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA20584; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:53:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07052; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:59:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007035; Wed, 29 Jul 98 10:58:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA07273; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:15:50 GMT Received: from master.interplanet.com.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA07267; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:15:43 -0400 Received: from fatima (digital186.allways.com.br [200.223.41.186]) by master.interplanet.com.br (8.9.0/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA21753 for ; Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:25:21 -0300 Message-ID: <35BF91E7.51E5@interplanet.com.br> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 11:19:35 -1000 From: "Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Ltda." Reply-To: bma@interplanet.com.br X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Information on coral reef transplantation 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: 431 Dear all Does anybody know about any information regarding transplantation of corals from one place the other? If this was ever attempted, I would be very interested in obtaining some information. Regards Pablo Cotsifis Biomonitoramento e Meio Ambiente Salvador - Bahia E-mail: bma@interplanet.com.br Phone: 00 55 71 247 4993 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 30 07:48:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA00760; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:48:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA15773; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:53:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015762; Thu, 30 Jul 98 07:53:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA12081; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:12:45 GMT Received: from post.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA12076; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:12:42 -0400 From: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk Received: from (coralcay.demon.co.uk) [158.152.27.181] by post.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 1.82 #2) id 0z1qdQ-0002CC-00; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 11:12:37 +0000 Received: from ws5.coralcay.demon.co.uk (ws5.coralcay.demon.co.uk [192.168.70.14]) by coralcay.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA13336 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 12:12:35 +0100 Message-Id: <199807301112.MAA13336@coralcay.demon.co.uk> Comments: Authenticated sender is To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 12:24:07 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Job opening with Coral Cay Conservation X-Confirm-Reading-To: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.53/R1) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 432 Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) Opening: Project Scientist An experienced postgraduate marine biologist is sought for the position of a Project Scientist (PS) to oversee CCC's field research programme in the Philippines. CCC is a UK based non-profit organisation which provides resources for the protection and sustainable use of coastal environments. The main duties of the PS are to oversee and co-ordinate the ongoing CCC coral reef research programme under basic expedition conditions. This includes supervision of other science staff, teaching marine ecology and identification to diving non-biologist volunteers and local counterparts and co-ordination of the survey work conducted. Other aspects of this position are data management, reporting on scientific activities, developing institutional links and representing CCC at meetings and conferences. The position of PS is a six month non-salaried post based in the Philippines starting on the 15th September 1998. Candidates are required to have: -a postgraduate qualification (preferable PhD level) in a relevant subject, -extensive coral reef research experience in the Indo- Pacific region, -good working knowledge of Indo-Pacific fish, coral and invertebrate families and species, -competence in computing, -good organisational skills, -excellent communication and presentation skills, -excellent interpersonal skills. The selection process for this post is ongoing and there are also positions available in 1999 in the Philippines (contact Maria Beger) and in Belize (contact Shonagh Whithey). Further information on CCC's work can be obtained from our website: http://www.coralcay.org/ Please apply in writing or by e-mail to: Maria Beger, Assistant Science Co-ordinator, Coral Cay Conservation, 154 Clapham Park Rd, London, SW4 7DE, UK, ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk -- Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London, SW4 7DE, UK. Tel: +44 (0)171 498 6248 Fax: +44 (0)171 498 8447 E-Mail: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk | "Providing resources for the protection and WWW: http://www.coralcay.org/ | sustainable use of coastal environments." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Jul 30 08:59:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA01446; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:59:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA19737; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 09:04:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019693; Thu, 30 Jul 98 09:04:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA12732; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 12:57:46 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA12727; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:57:42 -0400 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 IAA22475 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:57:39 -0400 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 08:57:39 -0400 Message-Id: <199807301257.IAA22475@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching Notes -- Bermuda? 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 433 "Comments" posted today at [repeated below]: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Observations appreciated... Al Strong HotSpot Notes July 29, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching appears to be moving into the reefs of Bermuda for the first time since 1994. SSTs over much of the Gulf of Mexico continue to hover close to critical levels, especially near the Texas Flower Gardens. In the eastern hemisphere: SSTs have inched upward a bit further in the Arabian Gulf and bleaching would now appear to be widespread, as was seen in 1996. The large HotSpot around northern reefs of the Philippines still shows no signs of shrinking. 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 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 Mon Jul 31 11:41:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA22278; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:41:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA19308; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:47:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019296; Fri, 31 Jul 98 11:46:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA18544; Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:28:17 GMT Message-Id: <199807311528.PAA18544@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Melissa Jones" To: Subject: Reef Survey Team Available Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:37:02 +0100 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 434 Are you aware of a coral reef survey project which could make use of a fully equipped survey team free of charge? Greenforce is a Registered Non-profit Making Organisation and a member of the British Council for Voluntary Organisations. We arrange biodiversity survey projects world-wide, including coral reef surveys. Greenforce is self-financing and offers its services to host country institutions free of charge. Our survey teams are led by qualified scientists and experienced dive leaders, assisted by groups of research assistants. We provide all the equipment necessary to conduct the survey, much of which is donated to the host country on completion of the survey. All our diving operations are conducted in accordance with UNESCO=92s Guidelines for Scientific Diving. We are currently conducting a three year survey of the Yaduataba island reefs on behalf the National trust for Fiji, who will use our data to formulate a sustainable management plan for the area, and to support their application to have Yaduataba island recognised as Fiji=92s first World Heritage Site. We intend to start another reef survey next July and are currently seeking a suitable project. Our preference is to work on behalf of a host country institution which lacks the recourses or manpower to conduct a survey itself. All we ask in return for conducting the survey is help with obtaining the necessary visas and research permits for our survey team. Because of the capital cost of equipment, we prefer long-term projects of three or more years. I=92d be interested to hear any suggestions or proposals, and would be pleased to answer any questions regarding Greenforce and our work. You can learn more about us from our website www.btinternet/~greenforce. Regards Jonathon Tully Marine Projects Co-ordinator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 4 07:31:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA24116; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:31:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA02273; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:37:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002270; Tue, 4 Aug 98 07:37:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA07040; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:55:00 GMT Message-Id: <199808041055.KAA07040@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 06:51:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: Coral-List Subject: Online Directory of Researchers Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 435 Greetings, We are currently updating our Online Directory of Coral Reef Researchers (see http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/directory.html) to a more appealing format. If you wish to be listed, but have not yet registered, or if you wish to make corrections, please send the following information to lagoon@coral.aoml.noaa.gov: Name: Title: Institution: Address Line 1: Address Line 2: Address Line 3: City: State or Province: Country: Business Phone: Business Fax: E-mail: Other info: (Add up to, say, 20 lines, if you'd like.) Your name will be added soon. Many thanks! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 4 08:55:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA24906 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:55:42 -0400 (EDT) From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA06010; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 09:01:23 -0400 Received: from orbit34i.wwb.noaa.gov(140.90.197.234) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005978; Tue, 4 Aug 98 09:00:50 -0400 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 IAA07125; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:58:35 -0400 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:58:35 -0400 Message-Id: <199808041258.IAA07125@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching - GofMex & Keys? To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Jim Hendee X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 436 High SSTs appear to be starting their southward trek [1990/95?]. Potentially high SSTs and associated bleaching conditions have recently been in the vicinity of the Flower Gardens and are now [8/4] again back in the waters of the northern Bahamas and Florida Keys. SSTs have been high enough to have caused some bleaching around Bermuda... http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotw.8.4.1998.gif Anyone with verification [positive/negative]?? Cheers, Al Strong **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 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 Aug 4 11:42:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA28511; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 11:42:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA16363; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 11:47:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016329; Tue, 4 Aug 98 11:47:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA08447; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 15:14:51 GMT Message-Id: <199808041514.PAA08447@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 10:26:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleaching - GofMex & Keys? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 437 Thanks. It is rather interesting that we started off very hot in June and we thought that we would see an early bleaching episode in the keys. To date, the bleaching has been minor. What is happening is perhaps an accommodation. Time will tell. Walt From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 4 21:38:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA05834; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:38:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA18345; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:44:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018325; Tue, 4 Aug 98 21:43:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA00386; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 01:28:36 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA10783; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:08:17 -0400 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:08:17 -0400 Message-Id: <199808050108.VAA10783@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 30829 invoked from network); 5 Aug 1998 01:07:46 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 5 Aug 1998 01:07:46 -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: Walt Jaap STP , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Bleaching - GofMex & Keys? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 438 Water temperatures inshore in the upper Florida Keys have been over 32 oC while on the offshore reefs they've been ca. 30.5 oC. There is severe bleaching (white as a sheet) on the inshore patch reefs (The Rocks ca. 90 % bleached except for Siderastrea, Hens and Chickens ca. 50 %), while the offshore reefs have very little or no bleaching. Bleaching of the inshore corals began in mid-June and I expect some of these to die. ********************************************** 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 Aug 4 22:18:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA06050; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:17:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA19784; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:23:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019737; Tue, 4 Aug 98 22:23:09 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA01068; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 02:19:04 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA01063; Tue, 4 Aug 1998 22:18:57 -0400 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 KAA23507; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 10:12:40 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 5 Aug 98 09:17:35 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 5 Aug 98 09:17:06 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 5 Aug 98 09:17:04 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Balai Penelitian Perikanan Laut (BPPL)" , "Coral Forest" , "Dr. Mohammad Kasim Moosa" , "Gayatri Lilley" , "ICLARM Manila" , "Tim -Yan CHAN" , "Tim Skewes" , "Manoj shivlani" , "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: Stomatopod Literature Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:13:54 +0700 Message-ID: <01bdbf77$704315a0$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 439 Dear All, I am looking for books or literatures about Stomatopod, expeciallly on Family Gonodactylidae and Genus Gonodactylaceus. I have been preparating some research on Stomatopod Living in Paparan Sunda ( West Indonesia ). And I need some contact address for : R.B Manning ( who had been conducting research about Stomatpod ). Thank you very much for your information. WIJAYANTO COREMAP-BAPPEDA TK.I RIAU crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 5 16:38:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA17717; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:38:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27038; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:43:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026976; Wed, 5 Aug 98 16:43:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA05122; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 20:30:54 GMT Received: from sargasso.bbsr.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA05117; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:30:49 -0400 Received: (from chale@localhost) by sargasso.bbsr.edu (8.9.0/8.9.0) id RAA09313; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:30:15 -0300 (ADT) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:30:15 -0300 (ADT) From: Christopher Hale To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Reef Protection Legislation Graduate Project 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: 440 Dear Sir or Madam: I am current enrolled in a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Environmental Management degree program at Duke Univeristy. For my Masters Project, I am consulting with the Bermudian government and the Bermuda Biological Station for Research in the hopes of putting together a comprehensive coral reef protection legislative package. Currently, it is legal to anchor on coral reefs in Bermuda. A general prohibition on reef anchoring will be proposed as well as a system of moorings. Additionally, there exists no provision in Bermudian law to allow for the public recovery of damage to coral reefs resulting from ship groundings. I know that you have had extensive experience with coral reefs. I hope that you may be able answer the following questions or at least put me in contact with individuals who could do so. 1. Does your jurisdiction have a system of moorings for divers? How is it codified? How much does it cost to operate? Please outline some of the technology used. 2. In your opinion how much is a square meter of coral reef worth? 3. Can restoration work? What are the various technological methods? How much do they cost? Which work best? worst? 4. Does your jurisdiction have a system for the recovery of damage to reefs. Can you think of any other persons/resources that would be helpful in determining the value of a coral reef for a government natural damage resource recovery purposes? 5. Can you cite any references that deal with both primary and/or secondary damage to coral reefs that stem from anchor damage or ship groundings? Forgive my ignorance if I have left out any obvious, yet important questions. I will only be here in Bermuda for one more week. Your timely response to any or all of the questions is greatly appreciated. I can be reached by phone at 441-297-1880 ext.625, by fax 441-297-8143, and by electronic mail <> or <>. Thank you for your help. Please feel free to forward this message to any potentially interested party. Yours truly, Christopher Hale From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 5 17:50:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA18978; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:50:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA00664; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:56:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000654; Wed, 5 Aug 98 17:56:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05427; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 21:46:22 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA05422; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:46:15 -0400 From: uksda@kupang.wasantara.net.id Received: from kupang.wasantara.net.id (kupang.wasantara.net.id [202.159.76.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA07248 for ; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 05:42:09 +0700 (JAVT) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 05:42:09 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from KUPANG/SpoolDir by kupang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 6 Aug 98 06:03:49 +0800 Received: from SpoolDir by KUPANG (Mercury 1.40); 6 Aug 98 06:03:32 +0800 Received: from UKSDA (202.159.76.184) by kupang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 6 Aug 98 06:03:29 +0800 X-Sender: uksda@kupang.wasantara.net.id (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re : Journal Message-ID: <5F172FF1631@kupang.wasantara.net.id> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 441 Please share us the e-mail address of the editor via this mailing list. Thank you =================================== To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Dear Listers, I am trying to obtain the e-mail of the editor of the Journal of Marine Pollution, can any one help? ========================= From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 6 10:48:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA28290; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:47:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA20328; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:53:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020220; Thu, 6 Aug 98 10:53:02 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA09287; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:39:52 GMT Message-Id: <199808061439.OAA09287@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 10:18:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Keller MARA 305/289-2330 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Marine Pollution Bulleting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 442 If you mean Marine Pollution Bulletin, the editor is Charles Sheppard, University of Warwick: sh@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk Brian D. Keller The Nature Conservancy of the Florida Keys keller_b@epic7.dep.state.fl.us =================================== To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Dear Listers, I am trying to obtain the e-mail of the editor of the Journal of Marine Pollution, can any one help? ========================= From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 6 15:27:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA03209; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:27:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA08042; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:33:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008038; Thu, 6 Aug 98 15:33:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA10704; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 19:26:14 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA10699; Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:26:11 -0400 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:26:11 -0400 Message-Id: <199808061926.PAA10699@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 6031 invoked from network); 6 Aug 1998 19:25:30 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 6 Aug 1998 19:25:30 -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: , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Re: Coral spawning in Florida Keys Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 443 Since I've had a flurry of inquiries these past 2 weeks, thought I'd post this best guess for coral spawning in Florida for this year: Acropora palmata: Aug 9 (low probability), 10 & 11 (last 2 high probabilities), beginning ca. 10 pm to ca. 11 pm Montastraea annularis morpho group: Aug 13 (low prob.), 14 and 15 (highest prob.) from ca 9:30-11 pm (M. franksi) and from 10:30 pm to midnight (M. faveolata and annularis). They could wait for the Sept cycle or we may have a split spawn this year, but based on the last 5 years, this is my best guess. ********************************************** 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 Aug 8 05:19:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA20596; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 05:19:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA15166; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 05:24:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015163; Sat, 8 Aug 98 05:24:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA05933; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 09:07:27 GMT Received: from gate.sinica.edu.tw by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA05927; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 05:07:15 -0400 Received: from [140.109.48.206] ([140.109.48.206]) by gate.sinica.edu.tw (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA13920 for ; Sat, 8 Aug 1998 17:06:21 +0800 (CST) X-Sender: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 17:13:44 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Allen C. Chen" Subject: Update of PSA-Intercongress: ecology and conservation of coral reef in the Pacific Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 444 Dear Coral-listers, For those who are still interested in participating the PSA-Intercongress, Ecology and conservation of coral reef in the Pacific", 15-22 November, 1998 in the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, I would like to announce the update information: (1) Deadline of submitting abstract and registration have been postponed to 15 August. Due to limit space of conference rooms in the insititue of Zoology, Academia Sinica, oral presentations of invited speakers (overseas + local) have already filled in the time schedule of the 3-day conference. Therefore all of other participants will be encouraged to present in the format of poster. The size of poster is: 90 cm (high) X 120 (width). (2) The topics of invited speakers are listed as follow: Overseas speakers: Jeremy Jackson(Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) ---------to be announced J.E.N. Veron (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia) ---------Reticulate evolution: the alternative paradigm Nancy Knowlton (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, U.S.A) ---------to be announced Charles Birkeland (Marine Lab., Univ. of Guam, U.S.A.) ---------Why some reefs recover and others do not? Terrence Hughes ( James Cook University, Australia) ----------Large-scale processes on coral reefs Terry Done (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia) ---------Performance indices for management of coral reef ecosystems Richard Grigg ( Univ. of Hawaii, U.S.A.) ---------Holocene coral reef accretion in Hawaii: a function of wave exposure and sea level history Robert Rowan (Marine Laboratory, University of Guam U.S.A.) ----------How do coral-algal symbioses cope with environmental challenges? Angela Douglas (Univ. of York, U.K.) -------- Zooxanthellae in corals: does molecular diversity matter? Howard Choat ( James Cook University, Australia) ---------Herbivory by fishes on coral reefs: does it occur, and is important if it doesn't? Eddy Gomez (Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Philippines) ---------to be announced Dr. Bette Willis (James Cook University, Australia) ---------to be announced Prof. Yehuda Benayahu (Tel Aviv University, Israel) ---------to be announced Fu-Shiang Chia (Uni. Alberta, Canada) --------Coral reef conservation: from interlectural discoveries to population movement Local speakers: Chang-Fang Dai (National Taiwan University) --------Reproductive isolation and genetic variation of a scleractinian coral, Mycedium elephantotous Keryea Soong (National Sun Yat-sen University) --------Spatial patterns of coral recruitment at Nanwan Bay, Southern Taiwan Chaolun Allen Chen (Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica) --------Genetic diversity of symbiotic dinoflagellates in cnidarians from southern Taiwan More topics of local invited speakers will be announced laterly. Cheers, Allen Allen C. Chen, PhD Assistant Research Fellow Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica 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 Aug 10 07:48:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA27972; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:48:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA13155; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:54:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013146; Mon, 10 Aug 98 07:53:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA16045; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:31:36 GMT Message-Id: <199808101131.LAA16045@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: , "Alan E.Strong" Subject: bleached photo at zero degree for you Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 17:47:30 +0700 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 445 [coral-list moderator's note: attached figure must be retrieved from sender directly, as attached figures are too large for processing through coral-list] Dear Coral-listers When I was helping Michael Risk team (McMaster University..... haze impact....) to take sampled porites lobata in Senayang-Lingga Island, I had take a picture of bleaching event there. I didn't observed a temperatur of water surface, just taked a picture. I hope Oceanography LIPI- Indonesia will reporting the scientific measurement . I know its importent for all us hwo care about global bleaching. in Fisheries & Marine Science of Riau University (where I have been studing) the graduete student need some information about this phenomenon. a lot of us not yet using E-mail and Internet. So they push me to publish the coral-lister debating/notice/experience of bleaching event. so, with coral lister pleasure, I will compose the debating/notice/experience of bleaching event and to translating in Indonesian speach. I will publish this book at mid september 1998. If you taked a picture when you abserved the bleaching, I offer to barter with mine. I will compose your picture into the my book so if you don't mind that your photo to complete my writen, I hope you fill this form (for a titlle of figure photo): genus :... photographer :... coordinate :.... temperature/turbidity :.... date/time : .... nearest Island :... short discription of your experience/observered :... notice : I will compose not for scientific book or observasion report. But with this book I will motivating an environmentalists/NGOs/students to using internet/ E-mail for alternative information management. both of this photo I taked in Kentar Island, Kepulauan Riau district, Riau Province- Indonesia. (approximatly: 00degree 01minute North//104degree 45 minute East) (((((contact me if you will using this photo))))) Thanks, coral rehabilitation and information management Team sgn Fadil Nandila crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id add/office: COREMAP-BAPPEDA TK I RIAU Jalan. Cut Nyak Dhien, Pekanbaru Riau - Indonesia. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 10 07:48:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA27984; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:48:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA13157; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:54:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013147; Mon, 10 Aug 98 07:53:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA16049; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:31:39 GMT Received: from arwen.unibe.ch by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA16037; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:31:30 -0400 Received: from ubecx01 (actually ubecx01.unibe.ch) by arwen with smtpL; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:24:27 +0200 Received: from zosok1240.unibe.ch by ubecx01.unibe.ch (PMDF V5.1-10 #21734) with SMTP id <0EXH004D61AKKH@ubecx01.unibe.ch> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:30:20 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:32:57 +0200 From: Zdenk Vapenik Subject: coral bleaching on Maldives X-Sender: vapenik@ubecx01.unibe.ch (Unverified) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <3.0.5.32.19980810133257.007a5950@ubecx01.unibe.ch> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) 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 HAA27984 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 446 Dear coral-listers >From 26. June to 11. July 1998 I made part of a scientist team collecting data on Maldivian reefs in the South Male Atoll. We observed severe coral bleaching all over the area (their occured bleaching on the reef tops but also on the slopes of the outside reefs). Other groups of our team reported the same from other islands in the Ari- and Male-Atolls. We have been told by local diving guides that high temperatures (over 30C up to 30m depth) were observed from April to June 1998. Here the most importent observations we made during our field work: - Sinularia sp. was 100% bleached (with black stripes) (closely related Sarcophyton sp was not bleached) - Acroporidae, Fungidae, Platygyra sp. were 60-80% bleached - bleaching of Porites less than 60% - giant clam (Tridacna sp.) were often partially bleached and very slow in closing motion when disturbed - many anemones (Heteractis) were bleached - many of the bleached corals were already overgrown with filamentous algae! Who made similar observations in other parts of the Maldives and who can send us recent temperature data from this area? Comments and questions about our work are welcome Cheers Reto Wyss, Zdenka Vapenik, email: vapenik@zos.unibe.ch MARINE BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, Switzerland From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 10 12:31:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA03754; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:31:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03066; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:37:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003017; Mon, 10 Aug 98 12:37:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17410; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:30:33 GMT Received: from u003sys.nzz.ch by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA17405; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:30:28 -0400 Received: from n003sys0.nzz.ch ([194.40.214.210]) by u003sys.nzz.ch (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with ESMTP id AAA6577 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:27:53 +0200 Received: from p013rol0.nzz.ch ([194.40.213.241]) by n003sys0.nzz.ch (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with SMTP id AAA236 for ; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:29:08 +0100 Received: by p013rol0.nzz.ch with Microsoft Mail id <01BDC48C.C66DEBC0@p013rol0.nzz.ch>; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:29:13 +0200 Message-ID: <01BDC48C.C66DEBC0@p013rol0.nzz.ch> From: t.flueck@nzz.ch (Flueck Thomas) To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov.'" Subject: Searching for two publications Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:29:11 +0200 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 MAA03754 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 447 Dear coral-listers I'm looking for the following two publications: 1. Wood E. 1988. Geological, geotechnical, and ecological studies of selected atolls of the Republic of the Maldives. Rept. Gov. Maldives from Engineering Geology Ltd. and Tropical Coastal Management Consultants Ltd., UK. 2. Hollings E. F. (chairman). 1988. Bleaching of coral reefs in the Caribbean. Oral and written testimony to the Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and related agencies, Appropriations Subcommittee, USA Senate, 10. Nov. 1987, 142 pp. Do you know, where I can get copies of these two papers? Thank you for your answer. Sincerely Thomas Flueck Dipl. phil. II Editor NZZ Online (http://www.nzz.ch) Neue Zuercher Zeitung POB 8021 Zurich Switzerland Phone: ++41 1 258 1284 Fax: ++41 1 258 1324 E-Mail: t.flueck@nzz.ch From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 10 22:46:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA09300; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:46:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA29281; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:52:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029258; Mon, 10 Aug 98 22:51:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA19896; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 02:44:23 GMT Received: from gate.sinica.edu.tw by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA19882; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:43:28 -0400 Received: from [140.109.48.206] ([140.109.48.206]) by gate.sinica.edu.tw (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA05261 for ; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:42:04 +0800 (CST) X-Sender: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:49:34 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Allen C. Chen" Subject: 2nd Update of PSA-Intercongress talk topics: ecology and conservation of coral reef in the Pacific Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 448 Dear Coral-listers, For those who are still interested in participating the PSA-Intercongress, Ecology and conservation of coral reef in the Pacific", 15-22 November, 1998 in the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, I would like to update the talks of invited speakers: The topics of invited speakers are listed as follow: Overseas speakers: Jeremy Jackson(Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) ---------to be announced J.E.N. Veron (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia) ---------Reticulate evolution: the alternative paradigm Nancy Knowlton (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, U.S.A) ---------to be announced Charles Birkeland (Marine Lab., Univ. of Guam, U.S.A.) ---------Why some reefs recover and others do not? Terrence Hughes ( James Cook University, Australia) ----------Large-scale processes on coral reefs Terry Done (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia) ---------Performance indices for management of coral reef ecosystems Richard Grigg ( Univ. of Hawaii, U.S.A.) ---------Holocene coral reef accretion in Hawaii: a function of wave exposure and sea level history Robert Rowan (Marine Laboratory, University of Guam U.S.A.) ----------How do coral-algal symbioses cope with environmental challenges? Angela Douglas (Univ. of York, U.K.) -------- Zooxanthellae in corals: does molecular diversity matter? Howard Choat ( James Cook University, Australia) ---------Herbivory by fishes on coral reefs: does it occur, and is important if it doesn't? Eddy Gomez (Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Philippines) ---------to be announced Dr. Bette Willis (James Cook University, Australia) ---------Ecological perspectives on species borders in hybridising corals. Prof. Yehuda Benayahu (Tel Aviv University, Israel) ---------Soft corals (Octocorallia) from Taiwan Fu-Shiang Chia (Uni. Alberta, Canada) --------Coral reef conservation: from interlectural discoveries to population movement Local speakers: Chang-Fang Dai (National Taiwan University) --------Reproductive isolation and genetic variation of a scleractinian coral, Mycedium elephantotous Keryea Soong (National Sun Yat-sen University) --------Spatial patterns of coral recruitment at Nanwan Bay, Southern Taiwan Rong-Quen Jang (Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica) --------Interoceanic comparisons o nest size of the damselfish, Abudefduf 'saxatilis complex' Tin-Yam Chan (Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University Chaolun Allen Chen (Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica) --------Genetic diversity of symbiotic dinoflagellates in cnidarians from southern Taiwan More topics of local invited speakers will be announced laterly. Cheers, Allen Allen C. Chen, PhD Assistant Research Fellow Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan Ph: 886-2-2789-9549 Fax: 886-2-2785-8059 E-mail: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 12 11:32:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA29136; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:32:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23708; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:38:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023702; Wed, 12 Aug 98 11:37:59 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA06646; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:50:26 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA06641; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:50:21 -0400 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 KAA25824; Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:48:54 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:48:54 -0400 Message-Id: <199808121448.KAA25824@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 449 HotSpot Notes -- August 12, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching appears to be expanding and beginning to move southward throughout the northern and northeastern Caribbean: Keys Bahamas Grand Cayman Virgin Islands Lesser Antilles Jamaica The high SSTs have even gone up slightly around Bermuda increasing the likelihood of bleaching. Over the Eastern Hemisphere the regions seeing potential increased bleaching activity are: Philippines [mostly eastern areas] Red Sea [north & central] Arabian/Persian Gulf Taiwan Okinawa area Verifications appreciated... 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 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 Sun Aug 13 20:02:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA22051; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:02:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA03921; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:08:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003919; Thu, 13 Aug 98 20:08:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA22317; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:48:38 GMT Received: from igcb.igc.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA22312; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 19:48:31 -0400 Received: from igce.igc.org (igce.igc.org [192.82.108.49]) by igcb.igc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA22447 for ; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 16:46:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [198.94.10.111] (seaturtles@pppe-52.igc.org) by igce.igc.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA18527 for ; Thu, 13 Aug 1998 16:45:48 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 16:45:48 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: seaturtles@pop.igc.apc.org Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Mary Louise Whitlow (by way of seaturtles@igc.apc.org (Sea Turtle Restoration Project)) Subject: Petition 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 UAA22051 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 450 Xcacel petition As you might have heard X'cacel, a critical sea turtle nesting beach, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, has recently been sold for a tourist development. X'cacel's importance has been well documented by scientists. Biologists say X'cacel, a strip of land 1.25 miles long in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, is the most important sea turtle nesting grounds in Mexico and the Caribbean for the green and loggerheads. For years eco-tourism activities, viewing the nesting turtles, lectures, etc., were carried out at X'cacel. To be added to the petition below just send a message to marylouisew@msn.com with "OK Xcacel" in the subject line and your name, city, state in the text. Please post and/or forward as appropriate. Sincerely, Mary Louise Whitlow This petition will be sent to the governor of Quintana Roo, the President of Mexico, the secretary of tourism and the heads of SEMARNAP (Mexico's EPA) and the National Institute of Ecology. We, the undersigned, request that the Mexican government stop the planned development of X'cacel, Quintana Roo, Mexico; that all 311 hectares are set aside as a permanent reserve without any construction allowed. If not we will seriously consider spending our next vacation some place that protects endangered species. Please incorporate Xcacel into the National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) and preserve it as a permanent preserve! Mary Louise Whitlow marylouisew@msn.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 14 07:07:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA24370; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 07:06:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA08000; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 07:12:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007995; Fri, 14 Aug 98 07:11:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA27237; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:07:06 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA27228; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 07:07:01 -0400 Received: from biolpc112.york.ac.uk (biolpc112.york.ac.uk [144.32.84.95]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA14212 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:05:38 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:06:10 PDT From: Fiona Gell Subject: Bleaching in the Philippines To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: Priority: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 451 Att Coral List, during a brief visit to reefs in Northern Palawan (Philippines) I observed extensive bleaching at numerous sites at El Nido (Bacuit Bay) and Coron Island. Bleaching affected a wide range of coral genera and in some cases whole colonies of Acropora and Porites measuring in excess of 4 m2. In conversations with local dive shop guides, it would appear that bleaching is now present at most if not all dive sites in the area around El Nido and Coron Island. In addition both dive guides and fishermen have remarked that sea temperatures have been higher than usual (as measured by their diving consoles). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 14 11:19:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA28092; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:17:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23377; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:23:37 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023355; Fri, 14 Aug 98 11:23:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA29284; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 15:16:08 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA29275; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:15:57 -0400 From: caricomp@invemar.org.co Message-Id: <199808141515.LAA29275@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from invemar.org.co [200.25.13.131] by mero.invemar.org.co (AltaVista Mail V2.0D/2.0D BL25D listener) id 0000_0064_35d4_5440_41b5; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:14:08 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Note: Latest version at http://EmuMail.com Reply-To: caricomp@invemar.org.co Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 15:14:08 GMT X-Mailer: EMUmail 2.70 Subject: SIMAC monitoring program Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 452 Dear listers: For several years we have been monitoring a small coral reef area in the Colombian Caribbean, through our participation in CARICOMP. Now we have a funded project (with the support of several Colombian institutions) for two years to disign and start the SIMAC (Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos en Colombia), which will be the national monitoring system for the coral reefs of Colombia (South America). During the second week of September of this year we will make a national Workshop in Santa Marta (a city in the Caribbean coast of Colombia) to discuss on the possible structure of the SIMAC and on strategies to develop and maintain it on the long term. Therefore, we would like to know about other reef monitoring programs in the world, so please let us know how to obtain information about your experience, program structure, support, results or any recomendation that can be useful for our next workshop. Please contact us. Jaime Garzon-Ferreira E-mail: jgarzon@invemar.org.co Maria Fernanda Gil Alberto Rodriguez Diego Luis Gil-Agudelo E-mail: caricomp@invemar.org.co INVEMAR (Institute for Marine and Coastal Research) P.O. Box 1016 Santa Marta, Colombia South America Tel: ++57 (5) 4214774/4211377 Fax: ++57 (5) 4211377 This message sent using EMUmail. http://EmuMail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 14 13:28:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA29652; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:28:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01345; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:34:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001261; Fri, 14 Aug 98 13:33:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA00401; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:28:02 GMT Received: from smtp3.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA00396; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:27:57 -0400 Received: from erols.com (207-172-34-139.s12.as11.rkv.erols.com [207.172.34.139]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA17370 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:26:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35D47357.5C288F26@erols.com> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:26:47 -0400 From: John Ware Reply-To: jware@erols.com 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: Re: Coral reef definition 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: 453 Dear Listers, First, thanks to the many who have sent what they believe is a useful definition of a 'coral reef'. A few definitions are still coming in, but quite slowly. I have not given up on this project (which a few believe to be an empty exercise.) Now that the furor over 'reefs at risk' has died out and my new job is settling in, I am requesting those who did not submit previously (or would like to change their minds), to write to me and tell me what they think is a definition of the term 'coral reef' or 'tropical coral reef'. Perhaps this is just a semantic game, but some games may have useful results. I believe the definition game is such a game. For example, if you think that defining 'coral reef' is too easy, try defining something else first, like 'pencil', 'automobile', or 'rug'. I don't want to here about those, but I would like to what a workable definition of a 'coral reef' is. By workable, I mean something that could be put in a law and used to define reef areas for preservation. Please respond directly to me. Thanks, John -- *********************************************************** * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Gaithersburg, MD, 20886, USA * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * * * _ * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|__ * * | _ | * * _______________________| |______ * * |\/__ Sea Services, Inc. \ * * |/\__________________________________/ * *********************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 14 13:33:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA29734; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:33:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA01815; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:39:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001751; Fri, 14 Aug 98 13:38:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA00484; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:37:04 GMT Received: from mail.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA00479; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:37:00 -0400 Received: from GMD0004 [204.90.27.66] by mail.state.fl.us with smtp (Exim 1.73 #2) id 0z7NlK-0002Tf-00; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:35:39 -0400 Received: by GMD0004 with Microsoft Mail id <01BDC788.979DE8F0@GMD0004>; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:36:50 -0400 Message-ID: <01BDC788.979DE8F0@GMD0004> From: "George S. Garrett" To: "Coral List (E-mail)" Cc: "'astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov'" Subject: Coral Bleaching at Coffin's Patch Light - Florida Keys Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:36:28 -0400 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 NAA29734 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 454 Dear Listers: I have been diving consistently for the past month approximately every other day at Coffins Patch Light in the Florida Keys. This is a hard bottom area with very limited hard coral cover and considerable soft coral and sea fan growth. Between July 26 and 8/11/98 I saw no noticeable bleaching of hard corals. On 8/12/98 I saw minimal, but noticeable bleaching of Millepora colonies. The reef is 6-7 meters deep and typical SSTs have been 87-89 degrees F. During the same period I made a dive or two on the adjacent Coffins Patch Special Protected Area (SPA) and have seen no bleaching per se there, but haven't been there for a week of ten days. The SPA is shallower with higher relief and has a greater assemblage of hard corals. George Garrett Director of Marine Resources Monroe County, Florida Keys From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 14 17:55:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03940; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:55:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA16281; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:01:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016279; Fri, 14 Aug 98 18:00:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA02592; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:55:56 GMT Received: from wri.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA02587; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:55:50 -0400 Received: from WRI-Message_Server by wri.org with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:04:06 -0400 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:02:18 -0400 From: Lauretta Burke To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs at Risk Data available on Web Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline 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 RAA03940 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 455 The Reefs at Risk Indicator of estimated threat to the world*s coral reefs is now available as a geographically- referenced data set which can be downloaded from the World Resources Institute*s web site (http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm). Reefs At Risk is a first-of-its-kind, standardized, global assessment of anthropogenic threats to coral reefs. The data set contains over 55,000 locations representing coral reefs, classified by degree of threat from human activities. The map-based analysis produced an indicator of potential threats to coral reefs from four broad categories: 1) Coastal Development 2) Marine-based Pollution 3) Overexploitation of Marine Resources 4) Inland Pollution and Erosion The Reefs at Risk Indicator was developed at The World Resources Institute (WRI), in collaboration with The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), and The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC). The geographic data are available in two formats - a) as point data in ArcView Shapefile or b) as raster data in an ArcInfo GRID format. ArcView Shapefiles are compatible with the ArcView software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). ArcInfo GRID data can be used with ESRI*s ArcInfo software, or with the *Spatial Analyst* extension of the ArcView software. The data are in zipped (compressed) format. User*s will need decompression software such as PKUNZIP or WinZip in order to use these data. ======================================================= Data Download Options: A) To obtain the Reefs at Risk Indicator as Point data in ArcView Shapefile format, you should download REEF_PTS.ZIP. This file is 650k compressed, and will require 5.5 megabytes of disk space. (These data are in Geographic Projection.) The zip file includes four files - a file of data documentation called DATA_DOC.TXT, and three files which together comprise the ArcView Shapefile called REEF_PTS. These three files have .DBF, .SHP, and .SHX extensions. These data will unzip into a directory called REEF_WRI\DATA_GEO. B) To obtain the Reefs at Risk Indicator as a raster (GRID) format, you should download REEFDATA.ZIP. This file is 2.3 megabytes compressed, and will require 10.5 megabytes of disk space. (The GRID data are in Mercator projection, at 4 kilometer resolution). This zip file includes: - coral reefs classified by threat from human activity in ArcInfo GRID format; - four data sets in GRID format which represent estimated threats from Coastal Development, Marine-based Pollution, Overexploitation of Marine Resources, and Pollution and Sediment from Inland Activities, respectively; - one data set in GRID format which summarizes our estimate of threat from the four categories of human activities; - one ArcView Shapefile data set reflecting coral reefs classified by threat from human activity in point format for comparison (same data as in REEF_PTS.ZIP); and - one ArcView project file to make the mapping of these many datasets easier. - a file of data documentation called DATA_DOC.TXT. Notes on UnZipping For the GRID data to work, it is important that the data retain the directory (path) structure that they were saved with. This happens automatically with the WinZip Software. If using PKUNZIP, it is important to use the *-d* option of the command. These data should unzip into a directory called REEF_WRI\DATA_MER. For the ArcView project to correctly reference the data locations, it is best to unzip these data onto the C:\ drive. ========================================================= For further information on Reefs At Risk, visit WRI*s web site (www.wri.org) or e-mail Lauretta Burke lauretta@wri.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 15 14:02:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA07533; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 14:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA24022; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 14:08:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024020; Sat, 15 Aug 98 14:07:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA11026; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 17:58:41 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA11020; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:58:37 -0400 Received: from mermaid.blur (mermaid [172.16.105.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA07499 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:53:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mermaid.blur (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id NAA01292; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:55:10 -0400 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:55:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@mermaid To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reefs of Navassa 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: 456 Has anybody heard of any recent monitoring efforts on the reefs off Navassa Island near Haiti? Many thanks! Cheers, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 17 11:43:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA21089; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:43:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA29099; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:49:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029062; Mon, 17 Aug 98 11:48:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01208; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:35:31 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA01203; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:35:26 -0400 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA23890; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:29:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 17 Aug 1998 11:34:24 -0400 From: "Gittings, S." Subject: FW: Position Open: Flower Gardens Manager To: "coral-list" , "George D. Dennis" , "Ken Deslarzes" , "Du Puy, Shelley" , "Hickerson, Emma" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-MS 3.0.2 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 LAA21089 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 457 The vacancy announcement for Manager of NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is open until Sept. 11. It is open to both Federal and non-Federal employees. The information is available on the web at www.usajobs.opm.gov. Click on Current Job Openings; on next screen, click on Alphabetical Job Search; then choose Yes or No under Federal Employee; select the S category and scroll down to Sanctuary Manager in Bryan, TX. Or, you may contact Lisa Love at 301-713-0506 ext 194. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 18 08:29:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA01336; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 08:29:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA06581; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 08:35:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006522; Tue, 18 Aug 98 08:34:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA10965; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:26:42 GMT Message-Id: <199808181226.MAA10965@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 13:22:18 +0700 From: Balai Penelitian Perikanan Laut Reply-To: kanlutmb@indosat.net.id Organization: Badan Litbang Pertanian To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 458 Dear Colleagues, We would like to inform all of you that Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF) has changed its e-mail address to: kanlutmb@indosat.net.id We are always looking forward for e-mail from you all. Thank you for your attention All best wishes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yth., Kolega Balitkanlut. Kami informasikan bahwa alamat e-mail Balai Penelitian Perikanan Laut (Balitkanlut) telah berubah menjadi : kanlutmb@indosat.net.id Kita akan selalu berhubungan melalui alamat tersebut. Terima kasih atas perhatiannya. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 18 11:06:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04144; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:06:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA17922; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:12:33 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017876; Tue, 18 Aug 98 11:12:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12268; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 15:07:23 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA12262; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:07:19 -0400 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 LAA06637; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:05:26 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:05:26 -0400 Message-Id: <199808181505.LAA06637@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching HotSpot -- UPDATE To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: Arthur.E.Paterson@noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 459 HotSpot Notes -- August 18, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching continues expanding in its migration southward into the Caribbean: Bermuda Bahamas Grand Cayman Virgin Islands Lesser Antilles Puerto Rico Dutch Antilles Over the Eastern Hemisphere the regions seeing potential increased bleaching activity from last week are: Red Sea [central & south] Philippines Okinawa area & S. Japan Verifications appreciated... 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 Sat Aug 19 15:11:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19925; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 15:11:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA12459; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 15:17:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012441; Wed, 19 Aug 98 15:16:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA24976; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 18:25:46 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA24971; Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:25:42 -0400 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:25:42 -0400 Message-Id: <199808191825.OAA24971@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 29332 invoked from network); 19 Aug 1998 18:23:55 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 19 Aug 1998 18:23:55 -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: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: coral spawning in Florida Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 460 A. palmata spawned on Horseshoe Reef of the Florida Keys, at ca. 10:18 to 10:45 pm local time. It was a good spawn with ca. 50 % of the colonies spawning. No spawning was observed during the previous two nights at this site. Montastraea annularis & faveolata spawned the nights of Aug. 13-15 from ca. 11 pm on (heavier after 11:30 pm), and a few M. franksi were observed to spawn from 9:30-10:30 pm. A female M. cavernosa released eggs at 9:20 pm on 8/13/98. Other observations of coral spawning will be appreciated. Alina Szmant RSMAS, Univ of Miami ********************************************** 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 Aug 20 15:04:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA01986; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA02734; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:10:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002723; Thu, 20 Aug 98 15:10:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA05993; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:02:18 GMT Received: from gateway.jcce.org.cu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA05983; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:01:46 -0400 Received: by gateway.jcce.org.cu (Smail3.1.29.1 #1) id m0z9ZwG-00056xC; Thu, 20 Aug 98 15:00 CDT Received: from tinored.jcce.org.cu(169.158.130.3) via SMTP by gateway.jcce.org.cu, id smtpd017190; Thu Aug 20 14:59:57 1998 Received: by tinored.jcce.org.cu (Smail3.1.28.1 #24) id m0z9ZoE-0002bhC; Thu, 20 Aug 98 14:51 EDT Message-Id: From: barracud@jcce.org.cu (C.N.A.S. Barracuda) Subject: INF. To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:51:42 -0500 (EDT) X-Mailer: CARIBE [version 3.0] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 461 -- Usuario barracud en TinoRED E-Mail: barracud@tinored.cu DR. STEVE GITTING, Science Coodintor NOAA Santuaries and Reserve Division His excelency: I am sending you my deepost grettings and congratulations for every things you hav done for the salvation of the sea, that is the same to say: " To salve the present and future generations". Dear Sir, throguh this letter I am soliciting officialy our desire in paticipa- ting as an active member and part of the scientific council of the diving ( I am International Diving Instructor) team and the filming crew. In the National Geography Expedition. In the diving crew, I can help in planning the diving and security measures to take. In the filming and photo work I can be director or coodirector of the filming Staff of all film work. I consider that may knowlege in the other areas as nursery, electronic, copu- ting, etc could be very helpful in the work to be accoplished. My objetive is to give my knowlodge and preparation in the noble activity and to save our planet. To dvelope my knowlodge in the marine ecology. I send to you my Life Curriculun. Underwater Greetings Lic. Rafael Julio Gonzalez Mesa Presidente CNAS "Barracuda" "ECOSUBFILM" Director (Underwater Filmaker) ______________________________________________________________________________ CURRICULUM VITAE Full name: Licenciate (Lic.) Rafael Julio Gonzalez Mesa. Color: White. Eyes color: Pard. Hair color: Marron. Place of birth: Cienfuegos. Provincia de Cienfuegos. Country: Cuba. Addres: Calle. 15 # 1424 apto. 3 (garaje) % 26 y 28 Vedado. Ciudad de la Habana Cuba. C.P: 10400 Habana - 4. Tel. (537) 30 5227 and 31 3648. Licensse in Medio Auduivisual Media. Speciality Direction (Movie, Radiio and Television. Otros accomplished studios: 1). Cameraman, Underwater Film-maker, Script,Dramaturgist, Image Semiotic, Video Editor, Audio-maker, Photographer and Underwater Photographer. 2). Technique Drawing, Programing in D Base III Plus ( I Have no experience in programing, but I know now to work with several soft, oun Win 95, etc). Beside I have skills in working with personal computers. 3). Auxiliar in nursery ( nurse). I have worked during 7 year in a surgen center. 4). International Diving Instructor of the Underwater World Federation CMAS No. CUBF00M30004894. 5). Professor in Phisical Education (Technique). 6). Graduate in a theoritical Comercial Diving Saturation. I had 5 point. 7). I speak english a good deal. 8). I have a notion in Cave Rescuing (I belong to National Commission of Cave Rescuing of the National Speleological Society USA). 9). I have skill in elctronics. OCCUPATIONS: 1. President of the National Underwater Audiovisual Center "Barracuda". "Barracuda" is Non Govermental Thematic Group, dedicated to the study and conservation the Ecology and Environment, insue Underwater. 2. National Coordinator of the Commitee "Clean up the World", braner for the International Committe "Clean Up The World" (PNUMA). 3. Director of "ECOSUB-film" an independent group of ecological underwater video. MUST PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES ACCOMPLISHED. In september 3rd, 1988 in an initiative of my own I founde the the Scuba diving club "Barracuda", what lather became in the National Underwater Audio- visual Center "Barracuda". Since the very begining I've been the club's president in more than 10 years of intensive work we have graduate more 1000 persons as scuba divers in the categories: a.- Open Water Diver.. b.- Advanced Open Water Diver. c.- Stress and Rescue. d.- Dive Master. e.- DiveCon. and Open Water Diver Instructors in all the levels, including marine ecology and Underwater Rescue (Aquatic Save Guard). The "Barracuda" Center, has graduate the firs undewater photographer. All thi- si allowed the development of the scuba diving in Cuba. I' ve took place in the several expeditions with the Center for Marine Resear- ch. Center that belongs to the University of Havana. I' ve made research in artificial and Coral Reef Underwater Explorations, Spe- leological Works, works, etc. We have made several shortfilms abuot Marine E- cological, Cave and Marine Ecosistems. As the result of my own initiative we celebrate the celebrate the "First Inter- national Symposiun of Scuba Diving "SIMPOSUB 97", in 1 to 4 july 1997 (Inter- national Convention Center). Havana City. During this Symposium we celebrate the First Green Festival of Video, Movie, and Children Painting "ECOSUB 97". AND Underwater fair "EXPOSUB 97". I have contacts with the NGO "Reef Relief", and we receive support from the National Speleplogical Society - Cave Diving Section of the Mr. Bruce M. Ryan Manager Admistration and the Diver Alert Network of Mexico. Now I'm making studies in the field of Coral Reef Ecosistems and their illnes. , From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Aug 21 15:34:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA14570; Fri, 21 Aug 1998 15:34:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA14889; Fri, 21 Aug 1998 15:40:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014886; Fri, 21 Aug 98 15:39:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA16879; Fri, 21 Aug 1998 19:24:34 GMT Message-Id: <199808211924.TAA16879@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 11:51:52 -0400 From: Gregory.Boland@mms.gov (Gregory Boland) To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Flower Garden Banks spawning Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 462 New Information from field observations at Flower Garden Banks, Gulf= = of Mexico: Research cruise on M/V Fling: 8/14-8/18, 1998, sponsored = by = NOAA, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and Oceanographi= c = Expeditions. = (These reports are compiled from observations of a number of people)= = Coral Spawning: = Night of August 15, 7th night after the Aug. 7 full moon (all times = as = CDT): = 20:50: First observations of sparse egg bundles at surface, probabl= y = Diploria strigosa. = 21:05-22:45 Very substantial spawning slick on surface (rough = estimate 10,000-15,000 egg bundles/sq m). = 21:21: First confirmed observations of D. strigosa spawning on = bottom. = 21:37-21:48 Extensive spawn by D. strigosa. = 21:37-22:10 Extensive spawn by Montastrea franksi. = 22:00 One male M. cavernosa. = 22:10-22:45 Diminishing releases by M. franksi, nothing seen after = 22:45. = 23:45-00:05 Extensive releases by M. faveolata and male and = female Stephanocoenia michilini ( males first then adjacent female = response). = Night of August 16, 8th night after: = 20:24 First observations of sparse egg bundles at surface, probabl= y = Diploria strigosa. = 21:05-23:00 Substantial spawning slick on surface (rough estimate = 6,000 egg bundles/sq m) = 21:40-22:15 Numerous D. strigosa spawning throughout period. = 22:15-21:48 Extensive spawn by D. strigosa. = 22:15-22:30 Limited M. franksi spawn. = 23:10-23:54 S. michilini, male and female. = 23:45 Single head of M. faveolata release. = Night of August 17, 9th night after: = 20:55-21:15 Several heads of Colpophylia natans releasing. = 21:03 One head of male M. cavernosa releasing. = Night of August 18, 10th night after: = 20:55-21:15 Numerous heads of Colpophylia natans releasing (more th= an = previous night). = Bleaching: = Contrary to recent predictions concerning the Flower Gardens, there = was very little evidence of bleaching at the East or West Flower = Garden Banks as late as August 18. Water temperature was nearly = uniform at 86=B0 F throughout the water column to a depth of 30 m. = In contrast, the firecoral (Millepora alcicornis) at Stetson bank, n= ow = part of the FGBNMS, was heavily bleached; nearly total bleaching of = at = least 75% of existing cover which comprises about 20% of the total = substrate. (In the past, esssentially 100% of this bleaching = recovers) = New Species Record at Flower Garden Banks: = A new taxa was encountered at the East Flower Garden Bank during a = night dive by Greg and Gloria Boland. At a depth of 65 ft we observ= ed = what appeared to be an antipatharian coral, never previously reporte= d = to my knowledge. In fact, there have never been any soft corals or = antipatharians of any kind documented on the coral reef (wire corals= , = Cirrhipathes, are common at depths below 200 ft) . The colony was a= = cluster of stiff branches originating from a stalk attached to the = underside of a coral head out of sight. The color was an orange- re= d = or rusty brown. The morphology very closely resembles Antipathes = gracilis. Photographs were taken and will be used to confirm = identification. A sample was not obtained at the time due to the a = lack of a collection permit. = = Report by: = Greg Boland Biological Oceanographer Minerals Management Service = From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Aug 23 07:09:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA26614; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 07:09:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA12758; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 07:16:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012756; Sun, 23 Aug 98 07:15:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA03610; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 10:25:19 GMT Received: from relay.kacst.edu.sa by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA03584; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 06:24:55 -0400 Received: from ns1.kfupm.edu.sa ([198.77.102.26]) by relay.kacst.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA18060 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:13:32 -0300 (GMT) Received: from dpc111.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (dpc111.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa [196.15.32.11]) by ns1.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA239288 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:07:37 +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 NAA21722 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:17:53 +0400 Received: from kfupm.edu.sa ([212.26.0.85]) by dpc107.dpc.kfupm.edu.sa (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA47005 for ; Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:16:59 +0300 Message-ID: <35DFEA98.53089D0C@kfupm.edu.sa> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:10:33 +0300 From: Rey Lindo X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral bleaching Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------1C247E50E23F1671B0210B4C" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 463 --------------1C247E50E23F1671B0210B4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is to report coral bleaching in the Saudi Arabian reefs at the Arabian Gulf. Five coral reefs were visited from August 16 to 20, 1998. There is widespread bleaching of corals in four patch reefs (seawater temperature 35.2-35.9=B0C). Very high mortality (about 95%) in Acropora was observed. Thin layer of brown filamentous algae already covers Porites, Acropora and Platygyra. Coral bleaching is minimal at the offshore island reef (seawater temperature 33.7=B0C). Bleached corals are Pocillopora, Acropora, Porite= s and Platygyra. REYNALDO LINDO Center for Environment and Water Research Institute King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Email: rlindo@kfupm.edu.sa --------------1C247E50E23F1671B0210B4C Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is to report coral bleaching in the Saudi Arabian reefs at the Arabian Gulf.  Five coral reefs were visited from August 16 to 20, 1998.  There is widespread bleaching of corals in four patch reefs (seawater temperature 35.2-35.9°C).  Very high mortality (about 95%) in Acropora was observed.  Thin layer of brown filamentous algae already covers Porites, Acropora and Platygyra.
Coral bleaching is minimal at the offshore island reef (seawater temperature 33.7°C).  Bleached corals are Pocillopora, Acropora, Porites and Platygyra.

REYNALDO LINDO
Center for Environment and Water
Research Institute
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Email: rlindo@kfupm.edu.sa
  --------------1C247E50E23F1671B0210B4C-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 24 02:57:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA00977; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 02:57:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA22358; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 03:03:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022356; Mon, 24 Aug 98 03:02:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA12221; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 06:48:11 GMT Received: from msi01.cs.upd.edu.ph by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA12038; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 02:20:27 -0400 Received: from nrg.msi.upd.edu.ph (nrg.msi.upd.edu.ph [192.168.1.11]) by msi01.cs.upd.edu.ph (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA08697 for ; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:31:27 +0800 Message-Id: <199808240631.OAA08697@msi01.cs.upd.edu.ph> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "A. Rex F. Montebon" Organization: U.P. Marine Science Institute To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:10:49 +0000 Subject: coral bleaching X-Confirm-Reading-To: "A. Rex F. Montebon" X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 464 Bleaching report from the Philippines. Massive bleaching started mid-July and still ongoing. Affected parts are mostly the western regions from Bolinao (northwest) to Puerto Galera (central Phils) and the Palawan area. No reports came in from the eastern sector yet where it is expected from the hotspot data. Temperatures of 33-34 degrees Celsius are common and lasted for weeks. Bleaching goes as deep as 15 meters and primarily affected fragile forms of corals (plating, branching and foliose) although massive Faviids also suffered bleaching. Massive Porites spp. appear to be resistant. Black band disease has been observed on a few bleached colonies. Bleaching mortalities appear to be common among Acroporids while other genera appear to be alright despite the loss of zoox. Percentage bleaching depends on community structure -- more than 75% bleaching when dominated by fragile forms. Overall, mortality appears to be low. (Field observations from Bolinao reefs. Survey data still being processed). A. Rex F. Montebon Marine Science Institute University of the Philippines 1101 Diliman, Quezon City Philippines email: arfmontebon@msi01.cs.upd.edu.ph From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 24 21:34:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA14141; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:33:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA05848; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:40:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005831; Mon, 24 Aug 98 21:39:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA20410; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:19:16 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA20405; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:19:11 -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 VAA13955 for ; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:12:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA05154; Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:19:07 -0400 Received: from mozcom4.mozcom.com(202.47.132.4) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005151; Mon, 24 Aug 98 21:19:02 -0400 Received: from sendmail.mozcom.com ([208.160.233.139]) by mozcom4.mozcom.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA20014 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 09:16:37 +0800 (HKT) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 09:16:37 +0800 (HKT) Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19981125093527.1ac7e5a2@mozcom.com> X-Sender: mlsucrm@mozcom.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (16) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: "SU Marine Lab, COE-CRM Project" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 465 To everyone out there interested in keeping track of bleaching: Bleaching is also going on in the Central Philippines. Off the beach at Silliman Marine lab, we have extensive bleaching of large Porites lobata/australiensis colonies, most of which are at least 2m in diameter. Bleaching is mostly across the top; the sides of the colonies are still healthy. On Apo Is., large colonies of Galaxea fasicularlis are also showing patches on the sides. --Laurie Raymundo Silliman University Marine Lab From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 25 02:07:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA15600; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 02:07:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA08236; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 02:13:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008232; Tue, 25 Aug 98 02:12:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA22443; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 06:07:59 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA22438; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 02:07:54 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1067 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <625995-22675>; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:04:46 +0800 Message-ID: <35E25417.62F237B7@ust.hk> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:05:11 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: ICM Training Short-Course Wanted for Chinese Group Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 466 I am looking for a 3-week Integrated Coastal Management Training course, preferably in the US, Australia or Europe, to be provided for a group of 8 Chinese ICM practitioners as part of a UNDP project in Southern China. The group would include an interpreter. They would cover all their travel and expenses and could pay a training fee of about US$5000. Ideally, the training would be very hands-on, including lots of field visits and would be completed before the end of 1998. Please contact me if you would like to provide such a course or have suggestions. Thank you. -- 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 Fri Aug 25 07:40:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17420; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:40:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA11382; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:46:55 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011356; Tue, 25 Aug 98 07:46:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA24970; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:31:54 GMT Received: from localhost by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA24965; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:31:49 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:31:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral-List Administrator To: coral-list@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: 467 Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:52:39 -0400 From: Gregory.Boland@mms.gov (Gregory Boland) Subject: Correction to dates in last spawning report To: coral-list Correction to my spawning report posted on Friday, August 21 (sorry for the messy format, don't know how that happened): All dates listed are ahead one day (also on my travel voucher). August 15 should read August 14, August 16 shold be August 15 etc: Also the times for the substantial spawning slick observed on the surface on August 14 should read 22:05 - 22:45 and not 21:05 - 22:45 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Aug 25 18:55:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA28469; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:55:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA29669; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:01:49 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029662; Tue, 25 Aug 98 19:01:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA00613; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 22:27:49 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA00608; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:27:33 -0400 Received: from MACRO3 [200.25.13.151] (HELO Macro3.invemar.org.co) by mero.invemar.org.co (AltaVista Mail V2.0D/2.0D BL25D listener) id 0000_005f_35e3_3998_159d; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:24:24 -0500 Reply-To: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Colecci=F3n_de_Referencia?=" From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Colecci=F3n_de_Referencia?=" To: "Coral-list" Subject: Identification Keys Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:39:39 -0500 Message-ID: <01bdd079$3e657a60$970d19c8@Macro3.invemar.org.co> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDD04F.558F7260" 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: 468 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDD04F.558F7260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Listers I=B4m looking for any identification Keys for caribbean scleratian = corals. Anybody can help me?. I gratefull any information. Best Regards Patricia Lattig=20 Proyecto Macro-fauna=20 INVEMAR Cerro de Punta Bet=EDn, Santa Marta, Colombia. AA 1016 macro@invemar.org.co ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDD04F.558F7260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDD04F.558F7260-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 26 10:29:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06798; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:28:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA23523; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:35:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023509; Wed, 26 Aug 98 10:34:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA07483; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:56:40 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA07478; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:56:36 -0400 Received: from [206.161.15.56] (tc1-s26.wizard.net [206.161.15.56]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA14881; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:54:13 -0400 Message-Id: <199808261354.JAA14881@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Identification Keys Date: Wed, 26 Aug 98 09:58:31 -0400 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: "Colecci=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=f3n_de_Referencia?=" , "Coral-list" 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 KAA06798 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 469 Dear Patricia, On 8/25/98 you wrote: >Im looking for any identification Keys for caribbean scleratian corals. >Anybody can help me?. >I gratefull any information. > >Best Regards > >Patricia Lattig >Proyecto Macro-fauna >INVEMAR >Cerro de Punta Betn, Santa Marta, Colombia. >AA 1016 >macro@invemar.org.co For Caribbean Porites see: Jameson SC (1997) Morphometric analysis of the Poritidae (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) off Belize. Proc 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama This paper also lists other more general keys in the reference section. 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 Sat Aug 26 10:29:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06780; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:28:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA23521; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:35:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023514; Wed, 26 Aug 98 10:34:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA07615; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:14:08 GMT Received: from pp2.shef.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA07606; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:13:59 -0400 Received: from ashopton.shef.ac.uk [143.167.27.253] by pp2.shef.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 1.73 #1) id 0zBgIQ-0007hU-00; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:11:34 +0100 Received: from ASHOPTON/SpoolDir by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40); 26 Aug 98 15:11:35 +0100 Received: from SpoolDir by ASHOPTON (Mercury 1.40); 26 Aug 98 15:11:20 +0100 Received: from glover.btlmail.btl.net (143.167.199.56) by ashopton.shef.ac.uk (Mercury 1.40) with ESMTP; 26 Aug 98 15:11:15 +0100 From: "Peter J Mumby" To: Cc: , , , Subject: Frigid corals of Belize.... Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:15:16 -0500 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 Message-ID: <33657EB122E@ashopton.shef.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 470 Dear coral-listers In response to the regional reports of coral spawning from the Western Atlantic, I would like to add that corals of Glovers Atoll (Belize) seem to be waiting until later in the year and may exhibit unusual spawning activity. A team from the University College of Belize and the Wildlife Conservation Society observed patch reef and forereef sites at Glovers Atoll on the evenings of 13th - 16th of August inclusive. We failed to observe any spawning activity between the hours of 18:00 and 00:30 on the patch reefs and nets set above the corals collected no eggs during any period (assuming that the nets didn't interfere with spawning behaviour - which remains to be proved). Curiously, fishermen report witnessing massive spawning events in October and November as well as the expected months of August and September. Further, several anecdotal reports suggest that spawning takes place in early morning (ca 05:00 - 07:00) rather than late at night. Unfortunately, we don't have precise dates to comment on the lunar periodicity of these "morning spawns". One exception may be a recent report from staff of Programme for Belize working near the main barrier reef. They reported finding many eggs on a patch reef during a morning dive on the 14th of August. Although the reef is dominated by acroporids, it isn't clear which coral was spawning or the precise timing of the event. However, the date does correspond to the expected lunar pattern of 7 days after full moon. We would be interested in other reports of (i) late spawning events (i.e. October - November) and, (ii) early morning spawns. Best wishes, Peter Dr Peter J. Mumby Research Fellow Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN E-mail: p.j.mumby@sheffield.ac.uk Tel: + 44 (0)114 222 7970 Fax: + 44 (0)114 279 7912 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 26 15:03:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA10781; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:03:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA12336; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:10:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012266; Wed, 26 Aug 98 15:09:31 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA09828; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 18:43:18 GMT Received: from goliath.cnnet.clu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA09817; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:42:40 -0400 Received: from localhost (l823836@localhost) by goliath.cnnet.clu.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA05308 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:51:09 -0400 Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 14:51:09 -0400 (AST) From: Hernandez Edwin A To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Lack of scleractinian mass spawning in Puerto Rico. 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: 471 Dear coral listers: Our research group was diving at Carlos Rosario Beach, Culebra Island (27 km off northeastern Puerto Rico), on the evening of August 16, 1998 (8th. evening after August full moon). We made observations from 20:00 to 23:30 hrs. No mass spawning was observed in Scleractinians. We only observed 5 colonies of the columnar morphotype of Montastrea annularis expelling sperms (cream colored) from 21:00 to 21:45 hrs. In all cases, it occurred in several pulses every 2 to 10 minutes, and only in a few polyps (less than 5% of the total polyps/colony). Only 1 25-cm diameter colony was observed spawning eggs (pink-orange colored) at 21:15. In addition, a few eggs bundles were dispersed and carried away by the current between 20:47 and approximately 22:00 hrs. These observations were made during calm weather and slack high tide. Nothing else was observed during our dive. Some members of our research group were also diving at the eastern tip of Flamenco Beach, Culebra Island, during the evening of August 15, 1998, between 21:00 and 23:00. No spawning was observed. In addition, according to Beatriz Martinez (Instituto de Oceanologia de Cuba, personal communication), no spawning was observed in Cuba on August 15. Our observations suggest that it might be highly possible that we will have an split spawning event this year, with most probable dates for mass spawning during September 10-15, 1998 (4th. to 9th. evenings after full moon). Cheers, Edwin A. Hernandez-Delgado University of Puerto Rico Department of Biology Coral Reefs Research Group P.O. Box 23360 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Tel (787) 764-0000, x-4855 Fax (787) 764-2610 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Aug 26 22:30:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA14751; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:30:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA23055; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:36:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023051; Wed, 26 Aug 98 22:36:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA13440; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 02:25:38 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA13434; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:25:26 -0400 Received: (qmail 4089 invoked by uid 0); 27 Aug 1998 02:22:22 -0000 Message-ID: <19980827022222.4088.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 205.184.178.56 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:22:21 PDT X-Originating-IP: [205.184.178.56] From: "Jason See" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Nitrogen Uptake Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:22:21 PDT Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 472 I am currently looking for recent publications concerning the uptake of inorganic nitrogen (ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite) by corals. If anyone knows of any such publication (preferably published in the 1990's), please e-mail me with the bibliographical data. Thanks for all your help. Jason See University of Georgia School of Marine Programs Athens, Ga 30602 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Aug 27 01:16:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA15712; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:16:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA25001; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:23:02 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024997; Thu, 27 Aug 98 01:22:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA14616; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 05:12:00 GMT Received: from scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA14611; Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:11:55 -0400 Received: from [38.26.22.12] (ip12.an11-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net [38.26.22.12]) by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA10974 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:09:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 01:12:35 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" 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 BAA15712 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 473 Dear Coral Listers: Coral Bleaching was evident on reefs off the island of New Britain (PNG). These reefs are within the Bismarck Sea. Reports from Madang were similar. I collected data from this site 8 months after the 95 hot spot data read similar temps that induced coral bleaching, 8 months after the event corals were in FULL recovery. 2 differences:sponge disease & high presence of CLOD & CLD. Corals from this region have always recovered following bleaching events, if the temps return to the normal range we should see the same recovery rate. (Note: minimal anthropogenic stresses) Leaving Kimbe Bay area we headed in a North East direction sea water temps. below 10 meters were 31-31.5 C. These temps were consistent with surface temps above 10 meters as high as 32-33 C. High mortality rates of corals from Bleaching in this temp range. Bleaching affected 75% of Acropora sp. Porites, and Platygyra sp. Other bleached corals were; Porites, Montipora sp (plate like morph along deep walls) ., Sinularia sp., Echinopora pacificus, Montastrea valencienesi, Fungia fungites, Fungia, concinna, Podabacia crustacea, Alveopora spongiosa, Gonopora lobata, and Heteractis magnifica are in early to middle stages of bleaching. In most cases expulsion is evident. Bleaching as far down as 165 feet. Diseases and Syndromes in the NE direction: Black Band Disease: 5 isolated cases (middle to late stage of infection). White Band Disease: Sporadic; less than 10% (middle to late stages of infection). CLOD Coraline lethal orange disease: in the NE direction to the father's outer reefs (2 days out on boat) 90% affected from this epizootic, can be seen with the CLD Coraline lethal disease on the same encrusting substrate. (samples collected). When I say 90% I mean anywhere there is encrusting pink calcareous rock, there is CLOD & CLD. Sponge Disease: 90% of all Xestospongia testudinaria, and in some cases Jaspis sp. the same disease is seen. Photos of the disease were taken along with samples. Disease starts, most of the time, from the base up. At times the sponge will appear healthy but the bottom is decayed and streams of mucus is seen in the infected area. There is a drastic difference between this and fish bites. Fish bites: the holes or bite marks on the sponge are on the sides and tops, bites are never seen at the base. Texture of sponge in the bite lesion is intact, and sturdy, no signs of rotted tissue or mucus. Some sponges are at least 4ft. tall. Anthella (seafan shape) sponge, are mottled with dark spots, similar (in appearance) to the DSDisease affecting Siderastrea siderea in the Caribbean. Rotted tissue and large holes surrounded with brown mucus. Photos and samples were taken. This was only seen close to the coast, not out at the far away reefs and atolls. Locals asked about the sponges, they confirm this to be current. Porites Syndrome: (samples were collected) the inner reefs closer to the coast had the depressed lesions along with streaming mucus and pink filimentous blotches shown. Can this be a parasitic flatworm? (Peer communication Tegan Churcher, Moorea field station). Parrotfish white spot biting (PWSB) was seen affecting 80% of the Porites sp. (boulder type). Locals claim the PWSB has increased in the past few years. Acanthaster (crown of thorns): isolated (very few) cases. Cyanobacteria (reds and bluegreens): quickly colonized on all exposed substrates. Quite evident after the CLOD leaves the exposed limestone. Thin layer of bluegreen, brown and red filamentous algae already covers 1/2 dead or fully dead Porites, Acropora and Platygyra and all other affected corals. Pavona was seen smothering miles of Acroporids on a few reef sites. Cool water up-welling was said to trigger this outbreak of Pavona, as the temps are now warming the Pavonas are dying, however, still smothering high % of the corals at these sites. Recolonization from the tips down can be seen in some cases. WBD is seen at these sites. RETURN to Kimbe Bay South West Direction: Water temps ranged between 85 -86 F (29.5- 30C). Drastic difference: 10% Bleaching of Acroporid sp. (early stages) is evident, Just 1 to 2 degrees C, difference , and the corals seemed healthy. One or two isolated cases of early bleaching is seen on other species of corals. Diseases: BBD was seen close to shore, 4 cases on Acroporid sp. WBD: was also seen at the far away reefs and atolls, however one or two isolated cases were only seen. Sponge disease: consistent with the other sites where temps were warm. CLOD & CLD: rarely seen PWSB: Father's out reefs the biting slows down, any suggestions? A detailed report for the GCRA Web Site will be available: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~goreau ******************************* James M. Cervino Marine Biologist Global Coral Reef Alliance 124-19 9th ave. College Point New York, NY 11356 Phone/Fax (718) 539-8155 ******************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Aug 29 03:57:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA20270; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 03:57:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA03391; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 04:03:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003382; Sat, 29 Aug 98 04:02:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA03262; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 07:48:47 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA03257; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 03:48:42 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1332 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <628407-4426>; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:44:41 +0800 Message-ID: <35E7B180.D43D434B@ust.hk> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:45:04 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: http://www.underwater-gps.com/ 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: 474 One French solution to the recent request for underwater GPS on this list. An interesting set of products. I thank Mark Tepper of Patric Trading HK for alerting me to this site. Anyone looking for odd bits of marine survey and monitoring equipment can contact Mark at: mark.tepper@ptc.com.hk -- 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 Tue Aug 29 03:57:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA20270; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 03:57:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA03391; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 04:03:38 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003382; Sat, 29 Aug 98 04:02:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA03262; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 07:48:47 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA03257; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 03:48:42 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1332 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <628407-4426>; Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:44:41 +0800 Message-ID: <35E7B180.D43D434B@ust.hk> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 15:45:04 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: http://www.underwater-gps.com/ 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: 475 One French solution to the recent request for underwater GPS on this list. An interesting set of products. I thank Mark Tepper of Patric Trading HK for alerting me to this site. Anyone looking for odd bits of marine survey and monitoring equipment can contact Mark at: mark.tepper@ptc.com.hk -- 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 Thu Aug 31 11:10:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06275; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 11:10:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14835; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 11:17:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014803; Mon, 31 Aug 98 11:17:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA25172; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:41:33 GMT Message-Id: <199808311441.OAA25172@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 16:49:02 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Ernie Matson To: Jason See Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Nitrogen Uptake Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 476 Sure Jason, I'll stop what I'm now doing and do your library research for you. By the way, would like the data interpreted for you also? in SI units or what? May I help write your thesis proposal for you, or has someone else volunterred for that? Get lost. Strong Letter to follow. Ernie Matson On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Jason See wrote: > I am currently looking for recent publications concerning the uptake of > inorganic nitrogen (ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite) by corals. If > anyone knows of any such publication (preferably published in the > 1990's), please e-mail me with the bibliographical data. Thanks for all > your help. > > Jason See > University of Georgia > School of Marine Programs > Athens, Ga 30602 > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 31 13:32:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA10169; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:32:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA25604; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:39:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025599; Mon, 31 Aug 98 13:38:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26204; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 17:08:04 GMT Received: from imo17.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA26199; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:08:01 -0400 From: CoralReefA@aol.com Received: from CoralReefA@aol.com by imo17.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.1) id 3RGKa20006 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:05:12 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:05:12 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Need UW Survey Equipment in St. Kitts Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Mac sub 84 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 477 Dear Sir, Madam, The French Mission here in St Kitts is tryin to set up a marine park in collaboration with the local authorities. As part of this project, we will also set up a reef monitoring system. For this reason, we have choosen the transect method but we need to know where to get the equipment needed (Secchi Disk, refractometer for salinity tests, thermometer (pressure and water resistant), tablets for underwaternotes.....and every other equipment needed. If you had any information or idea about the way we would be able to get this equipment (and the price also) (addresses, names and phone numbers of companies ...in the Caribbean if possible, otherwise in the USA), I would be very pleased if you could let it us know. We look forward to hearing from you soon and we thank you in advance. Best Regards B. ROUHAN From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Aug 31 14:17:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA11514; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:16:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA27889; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:23:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027819; Mon, 31 Aug 98 14:22:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA26499; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 17:52:58 GMT Received: from mail.nwlink.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA26494; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 13:52:54 -0400 Received: from default (ip156.usr3.usw.du.nwlink.com [209.20.133.156]) by mail.nwlink.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA20242 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:50:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19980831105143.006b8014@pop.nwlink.com> X-Sender: ewann@pop.nwlink.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:51:43 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Ewann A. Berntson" Subject: please... 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: 478 Hello all, I think this would be an excellent time to remind those subscribed to this list about the 'no-flame' policy we try to uphold. If you have a personal problem with a particular message, please respond only to the author. There are many of us out here who would rather not be involved. Thanks, Ewann Ewann A. Berntson Marine Conservation Biology Institute 15806 NE 47th Court Redmond, WA 98052-5208 phone: (425) 883-8914 FAX: (425) 883-3017 ewann@mcbi.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 1 10:08:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA23949; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 10:08:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA02656; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 10:14:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002610; Tue, 1 Sep 98 10:13:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05089; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:01:51 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA05084; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 10:01:46 -0400 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 JAA22411; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:58:44 -0400 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:58:44 -0400 Message-Id: <199809011358.JAA22411@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Bleaching expanding in Caribbean To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov, jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net, Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 479 HotSpot Notes -- September 1, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching has expanded considerably southward into the Caribbean [excessive ocean surface temperatures appear to be fueling Hurricane Danielle as it moves to the NW of Bermuda, away from the upwelled track left by Hurricane Bonnie: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.9.1.1998.gif]: Florida Keys* Belize Cozumel Honduras Panama Grand Cayman+* Virgin Islands- Lesser Antilles - southern+ Dutch Antilles-* Also: Bermuda+ Bahamas-* Baja - Cabo San Lucas Over the Eastern Hemisphere: Red Sea [central & south] Philippines [all except SW areas]** Okinawa area & S. Japan* Gulf of Oman Arabian Sea* Verifications appreciated... [+ = increasing; - = decreasing; * = verified] 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 Fri Sep 1 13:36:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA28884; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:35:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA15197; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:42:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015156; Tue, 1 Sep 98 13:41:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA06692; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 17:31:16 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA06687; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:31:12 -0400 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 NAA22708; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:28:16 -0400 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:28:16 -0400 Message-Id: <199809011728.NAA22708@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: CORRECTION -- Bleaching expanding in Caribbean To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov, jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net, Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 480 ...ADD Jamaica to the list of bleaching potential... HotSpot Notes -- September 1, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching has expanded considerably southward into the Caribbean [excessive ocean surface temperatures appear to be fueling Hurricane Danielle as it moves to the NW of Bermuda, away from the upwelled track left by Hurricane Bonnie: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.9.1.1998.gif]: Florida Keys* Belize Cozumel Jamaica+ Honduras Panama Grand Cayman+* Virgin Islands- Lesser Antilles - southern+ Dutch Antilles-* Also: Bermuda+ Bahamas-* Baja - Cabo San Lucas Over the Eastern Hemisphere: Red Sea [central & south] Philippines [all except SW areas]** Okinawa area & S. Japan* Gulf of Oman Arabian Sea* Verifications appreciated... [+ = increasing; - = decreasing; * = verified] 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 Fri Sep 1 13:36:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA28871; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:35:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA15194; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:42:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015155; Tue, 1 Sep 98 13:41:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA06631; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 17:23:48 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA06625; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:23:28 -0400 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 NAA24761; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:11:20 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA29270; Tue, 1 Sep 98 12:12:44-050 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:12:44 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov, jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net, Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov Subject: Re: Bleaching expanding in Caribbean In-Reply-To: <199809011358.JAA22411@orbit34i.nesdis.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: 481 Jamaica has not been on your lists for a while, nor has there yet been any major bleaching at Discovery Bay: but the SST last Wednesday was 29.9C. Jeremy Woodley On Tue, 1 Sep 1998 astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov wrote: > HotSpot Notes -- September 1, 1998 > > NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef > bleaching has expanded considerably southward into the > Caribbean [excessive ocean surface temperatures appear to be > fueling Hurricane Danielle as it moves to the NW of Bermuda, > away from the upwelled track left by Hurricane Bonnie: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.9.1.1998.gif]: > > Florida Keys* > Belize > Cozumel > Honduras > Panama > Grand Cayman+* > Virgin Islands- > Lesser Antilles - southern+ > Dutch Antilles-* > > Also: > Bermuda+ > Bahamas-* > Baja - Cabo San Lucas > > Over the Eastern Hemisphere: > > Red Sea [central & south] > Philippines [all except SW areas]** > Okinawa area & S. Japan* > Gulf of Oman > Arabian Sea* > > Verifications appreciated... > [+ = increasing; - = decreasing; * = verified] > > 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 Fri Sep 1 15:15:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA00465; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:15:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA22799; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:22:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022771; Tue, 1 Sep 98 15:21:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA07622; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 19:13:50 GMT Received: from media1.caribsurf.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA07617; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:13:44 -0400 Received: from default ([205.214.206.31]) by media1.caribsurf.com (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with ESMTP id 445 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:12:42 -0500 From: "ICLARM CEPO" To: "Coral List" Subject: Reef Encounter - call for contributions Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:36:15 -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 Message-ID: <19980901201239484.AAB333.445@default> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 482 REEF ENCOUNTER No. 24 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. 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Tel.:1-284-494 5681(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 Fri Sep 1 16:26:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA01728; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:25:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27881; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:32:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027855; Tue, 1 Sep 98 16:32:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA08137; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:25:42 GMT Received: from zeus.zeus.cofc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA08132; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:25:37 -0400 Received: from elmo2.cofc.edu by zeus.zeus.cofc.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA08953; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:21:36 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980901163612.00bc33f0@zeus.cofc.edu> X-Sender: pdustan@zeus.cofc.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 16:36:12 -0700 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Applications invited for Director of Marine Biology Graduate Program 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: 483 Director, Graduate Program in Marine Biology Applications are invited for the Director of the M.S. Degree Program in Marine Biology at the University of Charleston, South Carolina. The position involves 50% administrative duties and 50% research and teaching. The program is housed at the Grice Marine Laboratory at Fort Johnson on Charleston Harbor. The graduate faculty comprises over 100 individuals from the Univ. of Charleston and other Fort Johnson institutions including the Marine Resources Research Institute of the SC DNR, the Medical U. of South Carolina, the NOAA/NOS Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, and The Citadel. The eleven-month appointment carries faculty status at the Associate Professor or Professor level in the Dept. of Biology at the College/University of Charleston. Candidates should have: 1) demonstrated scientific achievement as evidenced by publications and a record of externally funded research in marine biology, 2) teaching experience in graduate and undergraduate programs, 3) administrative experience, particularly in a marine laboratory/university setting. An earned Ph.D. is required. Applicants should submit by 6 November1998, a curriculum vita, recent publications, and three letters of reference to: Chair, Dept. of Biology, University of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424. Further information is available at www.cofc.edu/~biology/biology.htm. The University of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fri Sep 1 16:26:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA01726; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:25:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA27874; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:32:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027856; Tue, 1 Sep 98 16:32:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA08113; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:23:13 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA08108; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:23:09 -0400 Received: by KENNESAW_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 16:20:15 -0400 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F02ACC5@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, bbest@usaid.gov, cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov, jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov, jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov, J.McManus@cgnet.com, ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov, eakin@ogp.noaa.gov, Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov, mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov, pthomas@state.gov, rhayes@fac.howard.edu, Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov, goreau@bestweb.net, Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov Subject: RE: CORRECTION -- Bleaching expanding in Caribbean Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:14:24 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 484 Just returned from the Bahamas after a week long reef monitoring trip. Corals of the central Bahamas show extensive bleaching. Over 60% of all head corals are bleached to a depth of 20 meters around New Providence Island. Extensive bleaching (around 80%) between 15-20 meters depth. Montastrea cavernosa not bleached at all at any site or at any depth. Acropora palmata bleached on the upper sides of only the shallow most branches at Goulding Cay and Andros Island. Local dive operators consider this to be most extensive bleaching event known to date. Note surface water temps cooled by 2 degrees C in approximately 48 hours after the passage of large, long-period swell generated by Hurricane Bonnie. William F. Precht Natural Resources Manager LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. 5845 NW 158th Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ph (305) 826-5588 fax (305) 826-1799 > -----Original Message----- > From: astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov [SMTP:astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 1:28 PM > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Cc: apaterson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov; bbest@usaid.gov; > cbarrientos@nesdis.noaa.gov; jdaguanno@nesdis.noaa.gov; > jpurdom@nesdis.noaa.gov; J.McManus@CGNET.COM; > ldantzler@nesdis.noaa.gov; eakin@ogp.noaa.gov; > Michael.Crosby@noaa.gov; mvanwoert@nesdis.noaa.gov; pthomas@state.gov; > rhayes@fac.howard.edu; Roger.B.Griffis@noaa.gov; goreau@bestweb.net; > Tom.Hourigan@noaa.gov > Subject: CORRECTION -- Bleaching expanding in Caribbean > > ...ADD Jamaica to the list of bleaching potential... > > > HotSpot Notes -- September 1, 1998 > > NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef > bleaching has expanded considerably southward into the > Caribbean [excessive ocean surface temperatures appear to be > fueling Hurricane Danielle as it moves to the NW of Bermuda, > away from the upwelled track left by Hurricane Bonnie: > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.9.1.199 > 8.gif]: > > Florida Keys* > Belize > Cozumel > Jamaica+ > Honduras > Panama > Grand Cayman+* > Virgin Islands- > Lesser Antilles - southern+ > Dutch Antilles-* > > Also: > Bermuda+ > Bahamas-* > Baja - Cabo San Lucas > > Over the Eastern Hemisphere: > > Red Sea [central & south] > Philippines [all except SW areas]** > Okinawa area & S. Japan* > Gulf of Oman > Arabian Sea* > > Verifications appreciated... > [+ = increasing; - = decreasing; * = verified] > > 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 Fri Sep 1 18:44:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA04217; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:44:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03279; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:50:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003263; Tue, 1 Sep 98 18:49:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA09151; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:34:12 GMT Received: from snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA09146; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:34:08 -0400 Received: from 38.30.141.37 (ipa37.miami15.fl.pub-ip.psi.net [38.30.141.37]) by snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA16668; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 15:31:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <35EC3C79.5124@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 18:27:03 +0000 From: Alexander Stone Reply-To: reefkeeper@earthlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, aoc-fishlink@igc.org Subject: US Caribbean half-time position 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: 485 U.S. Caribbean Conservation Representative half-time opportunity Earn US$850 a month working 20 hours a week on assignments to protect coral reefs DESCRIPTION: As an Independent Contractor, you will work from your own work-place to monitor regulatory actions on coral reef issues in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, prepare written comments on proposed regulatory actions, attend and report on agency and citizen group meetings, make verbal comments at public hearings, and speak on issues at citizen group meetings. REEFKEEPER INTERNATIONAL:We are an international non-profit conservation organization exclusively dedicated to the protection of coral reefs and their marine life. Campaigns center on achieving sustainable reef fisheries and protecting coral reefs from dredging, pollution, and coastal development. COMPENSATION: As an Independent Contractor, you will receive a monthly retainer of $850, based on completion of a set of specific monthly assignments requiring approximately 20 hours a week. ASSIGNMENT COMPONENTS: o monitor regulatory agencies by phone regarding coral reef issues o review & report on regulatory & permitting proposals affecting coral reefs o prepare written comments on regulatory and permitting proposals o attend & report on DAYTIME agency meetings (two - three times a month) o deliver verbal comments at EVENING public hearings o attend and provide issue information at civic group EVENING meetings REQUIREMENTS: o English-Spanish bilingual speaker o ability to interpret biological & ecological information o good writing (English) and speaking abilities o attention to detail & organization o have personal transportation to reach meetings & hearings in San Juan o flexibility to make 1-day trips to Virgin Islands once a month PREFERENCES: o familiarity with coral reefs & marine resource issues o certified SCUBA diver o located within commuting distance of San Juan TO APPLY: Send a letter of interest and resume outlining your qualifications, and a writing sample (term paper, etc) BY OCT.5TH to our Miami Operations Center. ReefKeeper International 2809 Bird Avenue - Suite 162 / Miami, FL 33133 e-mail: reefkeeper@earthlink.net fax (305) 358-3030 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 1 18:47:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA04254; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:47:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA03386; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:53:30 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003379; Tue, 1 Sep 98 18:53:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA09204; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 22:40:37 GMT Received: from Njord.bart.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA09199; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 18:40:32 -0400 Received: from bart.nl (s051.rotterdam.bart.nl [194.158.175.51]) by Njord.bart.nl (8.8.4/8.6.8) with ESMTP id BAA20677; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 01:00:53 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <35EC76ED.BC6B3745@bart.nl> Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 00:36:29 +0200 From: Ed Colijn X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [nl] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: [Fwd: WWF job announcement] Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------D9F095047998D1D59C05D9F3" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 486 Dit is een multi-gedeelten-bericht in MIME-formaat. --------------D9F095047998D1D59C05D9F3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FYI. -- Ed Colijn edcolijn@bart.nl The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database http://www.bart.nl/~edcolijn/ --------------D9F095047998D1D59C05D9F3 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Received: by odin for edcolijn (with Cubic Circle's cucipop (v1.21 1997/08/10) Tue Sep 1 20:13:31 1998) X-From_: owner-cturtle@LISTS.UFL.EDU Tue Sep 1 20:09:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from listserv-mail.surfnet.nl (listserv-mail.surfnet.nl [192.87.5.141]) by odin.bart.nl (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA26651 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:09:08 +0100 (WET DST) Received: from listserv-mail (listserv-mail.surfnet.nl) by listserv-mail.surfnet.nl (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.0014F582@listserv-mail.surfnet.nl>; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:12:59 +0200 Received: from LISTS.UFL.EDU by LISTS.UFL.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) with spool id 4416827 for CTURTLE@LISTS.UFL.EDU; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:08:55 -0400 Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com (smtp.cenmarine.com [207.239.159.135]) by lists.ufl.edu (8.9.0/8.9.0/2.0.0) with SMTP id OAA28906 for ; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:08:54 -0400 Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:09:38 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists.ufl.edu id OAA28906 Message-ID: <8FF4EB3501BD2576@smtp.cenmarine.com> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:09:06 -0400 Reply-To: Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Sender: Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation From: donnelm%dccmc@CENMARINE.COM Organization: Center for Marine Conservation Subject: WWF job announcement To: CTURTLE@LISTS.UFL.EDU Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by Njord.bart.nl id BAA20677 Dear CTURTLERS, Below please find position announcements in English and Spanish for WWF's Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef Ecoregional Project Coordinator. The Ecoregional Coordinator will coordinate all activities related to WWF's efforts to conserve the coral reefs and related coastal/marine ecosystems that stretch from the northern end of the Yucatan Peninsula to the Bay Islands. The closing date is September 18. bye! Marydele JOB ANNOUNCEMENT WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, (WWF) the world's largest independent conservation organization with a network active in more than 100 countries, needs a MESOAMERICAN CARIBBEAN REEF ECOREGION COORDINATOR To be based in Belize City, Belize, to oversee the development and implementation of the Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef Ecoregion (MACR) conservation project in the context of the four countries committed to this ecoregion (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras). This position is a joint effort between WWF=DDs Central America and Mexico Program Offices. The Coordinator will be required to organize and facilitate the development of a conservation plan for the MACR ecoregion, according to the methodology proposed by WWF and will serve as the WWF primary staff contact on the MACR initiative. The position will also coordinate the MACR conservation plan implementation. This includes: working with project partners to develop proposals consistent with WWF program and project objectives for the MACR ecoregion; developing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation system for the MACR ecoregion conservation plan*s effective implementation; developing a fundraising strategy and identifying opportunities to support the MACR initiative and assisting the WWF MACR team to maintain donor relations; maintaining strong and effective working relationships with collaborating organizations; performing site inspections and follow-up, monitoring project performance, and providing technical assistance as appropriate; establishing and managing the WWF project office for the MACR ecoregion-based conservation initiative in Belize City, Belize; maintaining close coordination with the WWF MACR team; communicating effectively and maintaining relationships with colleagues, grantees, scientists, host government officials, non-government organization officials, and others in the ecoregion; The candidate will have an advanced degree (PhD or Master's Degree) or equivalent education/certification in coastal/marine resource management, environmental science or a related field. Knowledge of marine resource management and tropical coastal/marine conservation and policy issues is required. At least five years of experience in Latin America in marine conservation or coastal/marine resource management is required. It is essential that the individual is technically proficient and qualified in the fields of biological conservation, community based development, coastal/marine natural protected areas design and integrated coastal zone management. The position requires total fluency in English and Spanish. Computer literacy is required. Administrative and management experience is essential along with diplomatic skills and a desire to work in a multi-ethnic environment. Excellent oral and written communications skills as well as willingness to travel extensively are required. Organizational, political, and research skills, critical insight, good judgement, flexibility, ability to take initiative and to work in a collaborative, team-building environment is necessary. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Please send your CV and cover letter to: Miguel Cifuentes WWF *Central America Regional Office 7170 CATIE, Apartado 70 Turrialba, Costa Rica. The closing date for applications is Friday, September 18,1998 at 16:00 hrs. OFERTA DE TRABAJO El Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF), la organizaci_n independiente de conservaci_n m=E1s grande del mundo, con una red activa en m=E1s de 10= 0 pa_ses, necesita un COORDINADOR PARA EL PROYECTO EN LA ECOREGION DEL ARRECIFE MESOAMERICANO DEL CARIBE. Estar=E1 ubicado en Ciudad Belice, Belice para supervisar el desarrollo = e implementaci_n del Proyecto de Conservaci_n de la Ecoregi_n del Arrecife Mesoamericano del Caribe (AMC), en el contexto de los cuatro pa_ses que contienen esta ecorregi_n (M_xico, Belice, Guatemala y Honduras). El puesto se enmarca tambi_n en los programas del WWF para Am_rica Central y M_xico. El Coordinador organizar=E1 y facilitar=E1 la formulaci_n de un Plan de Conservaci_n Ecoregional (PCE) para el AMC, de acuerdo con la metodolog_a propuesta por el WWF; y servir=E1 como la persona de contacto principal e= n la iniciativa del AMC. Se encargar=E1 de la ejecuci_n del PCE, lo que incluye desarrollar, junto con los socios, propuestas congruentes con los objetivos del proyecto y del programa del WWF para la ecorregi_n del AMC; desarrollar e implementar el sistema de monitoreo y evaluaci_n de la ejecuci_n del PCE; desarrollar una estrategia de consecuci_n de fondos, identificar oportunidades de apoyo para la iniciativa del AMC y asistir al equipo del WWF para la ecoregi_n a mantener las relaciones con donantes; realizar inspecciones de sitio y proveer seguimiento y asistencia t_cnica a `proyectos especificos; establecer y manejar la oficina del proyecto en Ciudad Belice, Belice; comunicarse efectivamente y mantener relaciones con colegas, beneficiarios de subvenciones, cient_ficos, funcionarios gubernamentales y no-gubernamentales y otros; promover el intercambio y la sinergia entre los muchos socios y actores en la ecorregi_n del AMC. El Candidato debe tener un grado avanzado (Ph.D. o Master) o certificado de educaci_n equivalente, en manejo de recursos costero-marinos, ciencias ambientales o materias relacionadas. Se requieren conocimientos de manejo de recursos marinos, de conservaci_n y pol_ticas de ambientes costero-marinos tropicales. Se requieren, adem=E1s, al menos cinco a=F1os de experiencia en Am_rica Latina, en conservaci_n marina o manejo de recursos costero-marinos. Es esencial que la persona sea t_cnicamente capaz y calificada en los campos de biolog_a de la conservaci_n, desarrollo comunitario, dise=F1o de =E1r= eas protegidas costero-marinas y manejo integrado de zonas costeras. El puesto requiere fluencia total en Ingl_s y Espa=F1ol y destrezas en computaci_n. Es esencial tener experiencia administrativa y gerencial y una actitud diplom=E1tica, junto con el deseo de trabajar en un ambiente multi_tnico. Se requieren tambi_n excelentes capacidades para comunicarse oralmente y por escrito y disposici_n a viajar extensivamente. Se necesita tener capacidad organizativa, pol_tica y para investigaci_n, discernimiento cr_tico y buen juicio, flexibilidad, habilidad para tomar la iniciativa, trabajar en equipo y en un ambiente colaborativo. Las personas interesadas que cumplan con estos requisitos por favor env_en sus CV y una carta de aplicaci_n a: WWF*Oficina Regional para Am_rica Central Re: Coordinador AMC 7170 CATIE, Apartado 70 Turrialba, Costa Rica. Se recibir=E1n aplicaciones hasta las 16:00 hrs del Viernes 18 de Septiembre de 1998. --------------D9F095047998D1D59C05D9F3-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 2 07:50:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA08962; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:50:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01530; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:57:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001501; Wed, 2 Sep 98 07:56:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA14416; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 11:56:21 GMT Message-Id: <199809021156.LAA14416@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 11:00:14 +0000 From: Debbie Bronk To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Matson's message Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 487 Dear Coral-List, I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Matson=92s diatribe against a new student in my laboratory. Jason See has been working on an exhaustive literature search since arriving several weeks ago at the University of Georgia. His interest is the intracellular assimilation of nitrogen by corals. Though there appears to be an abundant literature prior to 1983, he found that it gets pretty sparse after that for some reason. Why? Though I do study nitrogen cycling in marine and aquatic systems, I am not familiar with the literature on coral physiology so I couldn=92t advise him on reasons for the apparent lack of interest in the topic. As part of his research, he found the coral list server and thought that might be a way to get more information. I encouraged him to do it, thinking that it would be a good way to meet people in the field informally. I further encouraged him to keep the message short which may have resulted in the negative view of his request. Jason was in no way suggesting that someone do a literature search for him. He was trying to find references that he may have missed but more importantly to see what people were working on now. Did anyone have a paper in press or submitted that they would be willing to share? Who is working on intracellular nitrogen uptake in corals at the moment? Collecting this type of information is necessary and prudent before choosing a thesis topic - you don=92t want to spend years working on a project just to find that someone is already well on the well to publishing a similar study. Jason is a hard-working enthusiastic new student and his e-mail message on the coral list serve was his first foray into contacting a broader scientific community. Mr. Matson=92s response was rude and highly inappropriate. The fact that he made the announcement public is unconscionable. If you are busy, ignore the message. If you have pertinent information you would care to share, please do so. Students should be encouraged every step of the way. They are our future colleagues and collaborators and we should help them become the best scientists they can be. In closing, I thank the many researchers who took the time to pen a note or make a phone call to apologize for Mr. Matson=92s behavior - you were the silver lining on a very bad experience. With regards, Debbie Bronk Assistant Professor From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 2 07:50:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA08960; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:50:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01532; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:57:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001502; Wed, 2 Sep 98 07:56:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA14358; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 11:51:13 GMT Message-Id: <199809021151.LAA14358@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 13:01:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Vanese Flood Subject: Questionable Subscriber attitudes To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 488 Dear Coral list, I can't help but wonder what sort of "list" I'm on? The recent exceedingly rude response to a subscriber is unnecessary and prohibitive to progress. If this is going to be the tone, then please remove me from the list. I have enjoyed the discussions and have found much of it to be of assistance professionally and academically. Vanese Flood From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 2 07:51:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA09063; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:51:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01573; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:58:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001557; Wed, 2 Sep 98 07:57:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA14462; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 11:57:58 GMT Message-Id: <199809021157.LAA14462@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 10:33:17 +1100 From: lizard@amsg.austmus.gov.au (lizard) Subject: 1999 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 489 Coral reef PhD students - don't forget .... closing date for the 1999 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) is ****************** * 1 October 1998 * ****************** 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 Sat Sep 2 14:04:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA16190; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 14:03:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA24901; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 14:10:20 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024867; Wed, 2 Sep 98 14:09:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA17525; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 17:53:14 GMT Received: from u3.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA17520; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 13:53:10 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer (ppp-32.ts-2.nyc.idt.net [169.132.96.104]) by u3.farm.idt.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA20091 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 13:50:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35ED8516.6F5E@idt.net> Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 13:49:10 -0400 From: "Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D." Reply-To: dthoney@idt.net Organization: NY Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-IDT-v5 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Post doc advertisement Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------555B40FDE90" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 490 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------555B40FDE90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Attached is a Post Doctorate job annoucement. -- Dennis A. 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23:01:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA10020; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:07:29 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010015; Wed, 2 Sep 98 23:07:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA21333; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 03:04:28 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA21328; Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:04:23 -0400 Message-Id: <199809030304.XAA21328@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 ; Wed, 02 Sep 1998 22:58:18 EDT Subject: Benthic Ecology Meeting Date: Wed, 2 Sep 98 23:01:39 -0400 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck 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: 491 Dear Colleagues, The 1999 Benthic Ecology Meeting will be held in Baton Rouge, LA, March 25-28. This is the largest annual meeting of marine benthic ecologists in the United States and it is becoming more international every year. If you are interested but have not received an announcement for this meeting from Kevin Carman (one of the hosts), you should send your e-mail address to: bem99@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu. Past years there have been excellent papers about coral reefs. Perhaps I'll see you there. Sincerely, Bob Steneck ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 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 Sep 3 12:39:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA01535; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:39:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA01455; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:45:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001449; Thu, 3 Sep 98 12:45:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA26929; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:40:04 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA26923; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:40:00 -0400 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA14148 for ; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 12:32:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 3 Sep 1998 12:24:55 -0400 From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: More Florida Keys Bleaching 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id MAA01535 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 492 Below are my snorkeling observations on 8/25/98 of coral bleaching in the Western Sambo Ecological Reserve in the lower Florida Keys along an offshore to inshore transect. Not meant to be a comprehensive account of all corals. Definitions: Intensity of bleaching (whiteness): low, moderate, heavy, mortality Cover of bleaching: X% Offshore Buttress Zone: Depth: 35' Temp: 26C (this seems low to me but that's what YSI meter read at 35', 30C at surface) Overall bleaching: moderate, 60-80% bleaching cover M. annularis: moderate to heavy, 50-80% cover C. natans: moderate, 40-60% cover Sid. sid: light A. cervicornis: mod-heavy, 60-80% Reef crest: Millepora: heavy, 100% cover A. palmata: heavy, 80% Back Reef: A. palmata: heavy, some mortality with algal overgrowth, 90% cover Offshore patch reef (behind back reef): Temp: 31C Depth: 20-30' Sid. sid: heavy, 80-100% cover (note difference between here and offshore) E. fastigiata: moderate Mid Channel Patch Reef (in Hawk's Channel- our equivalent to a lagoon except deeper and chronically turbid- contains many luxuriant patch reefs with immense soft corals (2 m high)): Depth: 10' Temp: 31C M. cavernosa: moderate, 60-80% cover M. ann.: moderate, 60-80% cover From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 3 16:49:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA06566; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:49:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA14559; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:55:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014550; Thu, 3 Sep 98 16:55:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA28677; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 20:46:34 GMT Received: from u2.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA28672; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:46:25 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer (ppp-20.ts-16.nyc.idt.net [169.132.101.92]) by u2.farm.idt.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA09835 for ; Thu, 3 Sep 1998 16:43:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35EEF8A6.9FD@idt.net> Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 16:14:30 -0400 From: "Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D." Reply-To: dthoney@idt.net Organization: NY Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-IDT-v5 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Post Doc advertisement Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------5DBE50C12286" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 493 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5DBE50C12286 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am resubmitting the post doc advertisement as text since some were unable to open it. -- Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D. General Curator New York Aquarium Wildlife Conservation Society Boardwalk and West 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224 www.wcs.org --------------5DBE50C12286 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="postdoc.txt.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="postdoc.txt.txt" The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), was founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society. WCS now manages over 250 wildlife conservation projects in over 52 countries. In New York City, WCS operates the Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium, the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, and the Central Park, Prospect Park, and Queens Wildlife Centers. WCS also manages the St. Catherine's Island Wildlife Survival Center, a facility for studying and breeding endangered species located off the Georgia coast. The mission of WCS's Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences (OLMS) is completely devoted to conservation research. OLMS research programs focus on: 1. 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Concurrently, the development of a coral research and aquaculture facility in the Osborn Labs has expanded WCS's capabilities for basic, quantitative research on the effects of environmental change and specific human impacts on corals as well as on coral diseases. As an important part of the OLMS conservation research program, WCS is seeking to fill a new position: Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Coral Biology & Ecology. This position will help develop the coral research program using laboratory-based research to support conservation efforts. The Post Doc in Coral Biology & Ecology will report to the Director of the Coral Laboratory, and will directly coordinate and supervise the Coral Laboratory Assistant Research Technician and Graduate Students. The successful candidate will: conduct laboratory and field research in coral reef biology; publish scientific research conducted in the laboratory and the field; assist in identifying, attracting, and acquiring both short- and long-term funding necessary to implement the development of coral reef research and conservation programs; provide technical support for WCS's marine policy initiatives; and, participate in and represent WCS at scientific conferences. Qualifications: Ph.D. in marine ecology, marine biology or closely related field, strong background experience in coral research, propagation of marine organisms, and a demonstrated publication capability with strong interpersonal, presentation, and team skills. Please send curriculum vitae, a summary statement of your research and conservation interests, and references to: Dr. Paul J. Boyle, Director, Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, Boardwalk & West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224, or to pboyle@idt.net . The Wildlife Conservation Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer. --------------5DBE50C12286-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 4 08:06:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA12418; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 08:06:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA29098; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 08:12:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029023; Fri, 4 Sep 98 08:11:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04814; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 12:07:40 GMT Message-Id: <199809041207.MAA04814@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 08:04:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Bleaching, Spawing Archives Updated Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 494 Ladies & Gents, The list of reports of coral bleaching and spawning--as reported through coral-list--has been updated and can be located via the links under "Data" on the CHAMP Home Page at URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 4 18:56:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA24738; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 18:55:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA01706; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 19:02:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001692; Fri, 4 Sep 98 19:02:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA09502; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 22:42:34 GMT Received: from proxy4.ba.best.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA09496; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 18:42:29 -0400 Received: from carterg.vip.best.com (dynamic57.pm05.san-mateo.best.com [205.149.176.57]) by proxy4.ba.best.com (8.9.0/8.9.0/best.out) with ESMTP id PAA17434 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 1998 15:37:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <35EF3CC2.2AD7F65C@orf.org> Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 18:05:06 -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: ORF Newsletter 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 495 Greetings Coral-Listers! The Summer 98 issue of Currents, the quarterly newsletter of the Oceanic Resource Foundation has been posted to the ORF website. This newsletter is in Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf file format. There is a direct link on the ORF web page to the Adobe website where Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free. The website version is published prior to the printed version by about 2 weeks. Beginning with this issue the web version will be in a color format and this issue includes a page of color photos of some coral diseases that will not be included in the printed version. This issue is focused on coral reefs and includes information about diseases, bleaching and restoration efforts. Featured articles have been provided by James Cervino of the Global Coral Reef Alliance, Katharina Fabricius of AIMS, and Robin and Andrew Bruckner of the University of Puerto Rico and NOAA. At ORF we are very excited about this issue as we move to a more technical format. We hope you enjoy our publication and we welcome your comments and input. If you would like to receive the printed version, please email your postal address to gcarter@orf.org. Our organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group supported through memberships and contributions. The newsletter is distributed free but we encourage your support. Regards, Greg -- Greg L. Carter Oceanic Resource Foundation gcarter@orf.org Celebrate the Year of the Ocean 1998 http://www.orf.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 7 06:58:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA05222; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 06:56:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA11600; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 07:02:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011578; Mon, 7 Sep 98 07:02:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA03134; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 10:04:31 GMT Received: from uog9.uog.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA03129; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 06:04:26 -0400 Received: from localhost by uog9.uog.edu (5.65v3.2/1.1.10.5/25Apr97-0522PM) id AA14579; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 20:17:39 +1000 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 20:17:39 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Ernie Matson To: Jason See Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Jason See experiment In-Reply-To: <19980827022222.4088.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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 496 Hey 'yall.. Well the votes are in after 10 ten days (but a fortnight update will follow). After receiving a broadcast request from Jason See, I jumped in his britches over MY IMPRESSION of him wanting to have others do his research for him. I responded to the entire list, just to see what kind of response I'd get. I got clobbered. But only a political election type clobbering. Of those doctors who responded (sound familiar FDA?), 62 % told me to shut up and go away, while others in that group suggested more specific remedies for my attitude. At an N of 32, I plead what most us do when we can't interpret our data..we don't have enough. The other 38% were closet grumps who were glad I said it but wouldn't do it themselves. Jim Hendee provided a nice reminder that I was an A#$%^e, and sent Jason THE good refs, all of which were in the hard literature. Jim's right, as usual. Sorry for all the wrung hankies out there in coralist land, but the iron was hot, so to speak, and I poked. Ciao Ernie Matson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 7 07:53:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA05341; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 07:51:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA12232; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 07:57:45 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012220; Mon, 7 Sep 98 07:57:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA03590; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 10:56:12 GMT Received: from eugw1.bp.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA03585; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 06:56:07 -0400 Received: by eugw1.bp.com; id LAA03505; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 11:52:43 +0100 (BST) Received: from euimsx1(161.102.253.109) by eugw1 via smap (V2.1) id xma003401; Mon, 7 Sep 98 11:52:37 +0100 Received: by EUIMSX1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 11:53:25 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Gotto, Katharine (Conservation)" To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A354=2C000_for_conservation_research?= Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 11:53:17 +0100 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id HAA05341 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 497 54,000 AVAILABLE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH IN 1999 University students are invited to enter the 1999 BP Conservation Programme to secure funding, support and training for international conservation research projects which address global priorities at a local level. All projects applying for an award must focus on a conservation issue of global importance, have a majority of the team members in full or part-time education and have strong links with the country where the project will take place. Teams planning to work within their own country are also eligible. Each year, the Programme presents awards and training to thirteen teams - 5,000 is given to the four best projects; 3,000 is received by eight runner-up projects and the top 'Follow-Up' Award of 10,000 is presented to the best proposal for follow-up work submitted by a previous winner. Celebrating its 14th year in 1999, the BP Conservation Programme is the result of a long-term partnership between wildlife conservation organisations BirdLife International and Fauna & Flora International, and The British Petroleum Company plc. Since 1985, the Programme has helped 117 international student teams to implement conservation research objectives in 45 countries. - The closing date for applications is 16 November 1998 - > Further information about this Programme and an application form are > available on the web in English, Spanish and French (with summaries in > Chinese and Japanese): http://www.bp.com/conservation/ > > or from Katharine Gotto, Programme Manager, BirdLife > International/FFI, Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge, CB3 ONA, > UK. Tel: +44 1223 277318 Fax: +44 1223 277200 Email: > bp-conservation-programme@birdlife.org.uk > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 7 12:55:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06699; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 12:53:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA15753; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 12:59:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015746; Mon, 7 Sep 98 12:59:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA05967; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 16:51:32 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA05962; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 12:51:25 -0400 Received: from tom ([206.27.238.228]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with SMTP id AAA46C; Mon, 7 Sep 1998 10:45:49 -0600 X-Sender: glover@btlmail.btl.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Dylan Gomez From: Tom Bright Subject: Coral Bleaching Cc: James Azueta , Peter Mumby , coral list Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 10:45:48 -0600 Message-ID: <771871DC11C3.AAA46C@wgs1.btl.net> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 498 ********************************************** MEMORANDUM TO: Dylan Gomez, Chairman, Belize National Coral Reef Monitoring Committee (NCRM) FROM: Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager, Glover's Reef Marine Research Station SUBJECT: Random report, coral bleaching DATE: Sept. 2, 1998 On Sept. 2, 1998, I was anchored at Crawl Caye at the north end of the Victoria Channel ( 16 deg.35.89 min. N, 88 deg. 13.51 min. W). I snorkeled on a patch reef just south of Crawl Caye and observed the following: -About 85 % of the Montastrea annularis (knobby), down to a depth of 10 feet or so, were severely "bleached", having a color approximately that of the "almond" hue often used on kitchen appliances. Bleaching was also noticed on Siderastrea. -The water temperature in the upper foot or two of the water column was very high, greater than my body temperature, and feeling like a hot bath. -There was a sharp thermocline and below 3 feet depth the water temperature was comparatively cool and "normal". -The upper 6 inches of the water column was brown, an indication of a phytoplankton bloom at the surface. -There had been little wind for at least the previous 7 days (I have been unable to sail my boat for that time and have been motoring- These are called the "Calms of August"). This means wind forced mixing of surface waters has been minimal, thus allowing overheating of the upper layer, and thermal stratification. -I suspect that the overheated upper layer can be a source of unusually high temperature water which by some process may contact the corals on these shallow patch reefs down to 10 or more feet depth (some coral heads are within 2 feet of the surface), thereby causing bleaching. Hypothetically, a passing thunderstorm might cause vertical mixing?? This is a random observation of a stressful event on a lagoonal patch reef in Belize. I don't know how widespread such occurrences are on these reefs (you probably have more info.) but I suspect they are not uncommon. I wonder if these shallow corals experience mortality following such a bleaching, or do they regain their zooxanthellae and take it in stride. Considering their importance as lobster habitat, I hope they are well adapted to occasional bleaching episodes. Dr. Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Glover's Reef Marine Research Station PO Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Ph./Fax. 011-501-02-33855 (Belize City) Ph. 011-501-05-22153 (Middle Caye) E-mail Website From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 11 12:06:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06835; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 12:06:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA09410; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 12:13:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009386; Fri, 11 Sep 98 12:13:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA15634; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:58:13 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA15629; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:58:08 -0400 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA05046; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:50:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 11 Sep 1998 11:59:29 -0400 From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: Bleaching in Palau To: "Coral list" Cc: "DeMaria, Don" 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 MAA06835 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 499 Dear Coral listers- I am forwarding a bleaching report from Dr. Pat Colin, Coral Reef Research Foundation, Palau: "We're having a major coral bleaching event here in Palau now. The water is 87-89 degrees F and about 75% of corals in water less than 50 feet are bleached. Don't know what the eventual impact will be, but looks really awful now." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 11 14:11:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA09289; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:11:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA19361; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:18:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019270; Fri, 11 Sep 98 14:17:38 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA16609; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:15:14 GMT Received: from smtp3.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA16604; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:15:10 -0400 Received: from erols.com (207-172-175-50.s50.as13.rkv.erols.com [207.172.175.50]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA00730 for ; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:11:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35F96802.D61B94D0@erols.com> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:12:18 -0400 From: John Ware Reply-To: jware@erols.com 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: Re: Reef definition and sponge spawning. 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: 500 Dear Listers, A group of recreational divers observed and photographed spawning of a large number of sponges at Watkins Wedge, Pompano Beach, Florida. The sponges were photographed at between 8:56 and 9:35 AM on August 15, 1998 in 50 - 60 feet of water. From the photos I have identified the sponge as almost surely *Xestospongia muta*. No other species were observed to be spawning at this time. With regard to definitions of coral reef. I am still sifting through the 30 or so replies I have received. Unfortunately, setting up and running a new business has slowed me down somewhat. A number of people stated that they would like to obtain a definition sooner. If you are one of those, contact me and we can chat about my preliminary conclusions. Thanks and good diving, John -- *********************************************************** * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Gaithersburg, MD, 20886, USA * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * * * _ * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|__ * * | _ | * * _______________________| |______ * * |\/__ Sea Services, Inc. \ * * |/\__________________________________/ * *********************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 11 15:35:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA12927; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:35:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA23664; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:42:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023646; Fri, 11 Sep 98 15:41:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA17221; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 19:39:39 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA17215; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:39:35 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 15:39:35 -0400 Message-Id: <199809111939.PAA17215@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 10131 invoked from network); 11 Sep 1998 19:35:51 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 11 Sep 1998 19:35:51 -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: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Bleaching in the Florida Keys Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 501 Just when you think you understand the system.... This week we noticed early signs of recovery of bleached corals at an inshore patch reef known as the Rocks, where the corals have been SEVERELY bleached since early June, and where water temperatures over 32 oC were recorded with a Ryan thermograph. This has happened about the same time as corals (same species) have begun to bleach (only since mid-late August) at offshore reef sites such at Little Grecian and Key Largo Dry Rocks. At this time, there does not appear to have been much bleaching mortality at the inshore site despite the prolonged and severe state of bleaching there. ********************************************** 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 Sep 11 16:26:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA14409; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:26:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA26229; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 16:33:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026203; Fri, 11 Sep 98 16:33:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA17649; Fri, 11 Sep 1998 20:31:54 GMT Message-Id: <199809112031.UAA17649@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 14:56:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Walt Jaap STP To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: More Florida Keys Bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 502 NOTES ON BLEACHING, Tortugas area: 24 N 81 to 82 W. We dove 30 to 90 ft, 5 sites, Dry Tortugas National Park and on the Tortugas Banks, 8, 9 Sept. The incidence of bleaching (complete loss of color, total colony or partial) was moderate at most sites. Approximately 15 to 25 percent of the colonies were affected. Water temperature (diving computer data) was 86 to 87 F. Most Colpophyllia natans were exhibiting lightened color, but few were displaying bleached condition. On the Tortugas Banks (70 to 90 ft), the bleaching was less intense. We walked along the moat wall of Ft. Jefferson and saw many corals were very bleached. water depth is approximately 10 ft. Palythoa, Millepora, and Scleractinia all exhibited intense bleaching. Walt Jaap, FMRI From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 12 00:20:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA17397 for ; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:20:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA06765; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:27:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006758; Sat, 12 Sep 98 00:27:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for iyor-list-outgoing id EAA20767; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 04:27:37 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA20758; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:27:32 -0400 Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1120 "HELO RCZ057.ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with SMTP id <626255-20426>; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:22:45 +0800 Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:23:13 +0800 (Taipei Standard Time) From: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, iyor-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reef Check Team Reports Message-ID: X-X-Sender: reefchck@uxmail.ust.hk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: owner-iyor-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from QUOTED-PRINTABLE to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id AAA17397 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 503 Reef Check Team Reports From Around the World - August 1998 In this report: Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Bonaire, Hawaii, Israel, PNG, Philippines, Tanzania, Japan, Columbia, Guam Reef Check 98 in Cayman Islands - Carrie Manfrino Kievman Our group of 12 divers completed Reef Check between July 1 and 4. We were fortunate to get enormous media coverage from the Cayman Islands Television Network (CITN 27). A brief report describing the plight of coral reefs and the Reef Check project was aired numerous times and I was interviewed on their Daybreak program. The reefs on Grand Cayman Island are under increasing stress for several reasons: 1. Tourism continues to grow and more hotels are being developed or expanded. 2. Dredging has just begun in the North Sound area which is fringed by a now popular reef. As I was flying off the island a large plume of muddy water was spilling toward the reef. Several more permits to dredge have been requested and were pending a decision when I left the islands in July. 3. There is talk in the legislature of changing some of the rules and regulations that govern the marine parks to allow line fishing in areas previously off limits. 4. Fisherman are using a new type of fishpot that is placed very near the fringing reef and that have a smaller mesh sizes than traditional Caymanian fishpots. 5. More and more mangroves are being destroyed by developers. Reef Check 98 in Hong Kong - Carmen Lee WWF Hong Kong is the local coordinator for this year's Reef Check in Hong Kong, and there are altogether 7 teams led by a group of enthusiastic divers who wish to participate in this event . A press conference was held on 28 July 1998, which was well attended by media reporters. The kick-off launch for Reef Check was at the Coral Beach of Hoi Ha Wan on 8 August 1998, with the generous support from Ocean Sky Diving Co. Ltd. The other 6 Reef Check sites are Ping Chau, Moon Island (Hoi Ha Wan), Bluff Island, Shelter Island, Nine Pins and Lemma, which will be surveyed this month. Reef Check 98 in Bahrain - K. Roger Uwate The Reef Check team in Bahrain has completed surveys on three different coral reefs. On Fasht Al Adhom, a shallow and a deep water site was completed. A new coral area was surveyed near Khwar Fasht (one survey). In addition, on 7/8/98, two transects were completed on Abul Thama. Abul Thama is considered by sports divers as the best coral reef in Bahrain. The two local English papers have already published stories on the Abul Thama surveys. In addition, plans are proceeding to produce a marine conservation poster. A local sponsor has agreed to fully support printing costs. The poster focuses on public participation in marine conservation activities (including volunteers helping in Reef Check). This poster should be finished in a few weeks. It will be distributed primarily to the various schools in Bahrain (when schools start next month). Reef Check 98 in Bonaire - Susie Westmacott Bonaire Reef Check participants have already taken part in the Marine Park's surveys in the past so we have a relatively experienced crew. As observers we are also including the newly qualified Bonaire Marine Park scuba kids. They have been trained by the Marine Park and are keen to become involved in our monitoring and survey work. Reef Check 98 in Maui, - Carl M. Stepath August 13 & 15, 1998 (A continued project of Clean Oceans '98) Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary, Kihei -Thur, Aug. 13; 6-8pm Coral Reef Ecology & Reef Check Preparations -Saturday, Aug. 15 from 8-10am, Reef Check Coral Reef Monitoring Welcome to this coral reef ecology workshop, and an opportunity to learn about coral reef monitoring. Divers and scientists at more than 300 locations around the world will examine coral reef health this summer. The sponsoring organization on Maui and Kauai is Save Our Seas. Professional and recreational divers, with knowledge of marine biology and at least one professional marine scientist per team will monitor the reef at Kalepolepo. Scientists will be on hand to give explanations and answer questions, and validate the data. This continues work at Kapalua Bay in June on Maui, Anini in June on Kauai, Princeville in August on Kauai. As you probalbly know the first Reef Check in the world was held at Princeville Kauai in June of 1997 at the Clean Oceans Conference. We have continued the project to the best of our ability. Reef Check 98 in Israel - Zvika Livnat Down here in Eilat, Israel, recently we received a confirmation for the project science leader position from Dr Nanette E.Chadwick Furman, which is wonderful for the project. she is a very respected scientist and an expert on corals. This year all the volunteers for israel are marine biologists and diving instructors. We like to keep it in a professional level. we are still waiting for approval on budgets. (Ed. Note: Nan will be coordinating with our other Israel teams led by Joe Breman). Reef Check 98 in Papua New Guinea - Norman Quinn Dr. Norman Quinn, University of Papua New Guinea, is coordinating the efforts in Papua New Guinea. With the assistance of Dr. B.L. Kojis and local university students reefs in Oro Province, off Kavieng, and in the Central Province have been survey. Logistic assistance has been provided by local dive centers. None of the reef surveyed have been severely impacted by anthropogenic pollution. Subsistence fishing appears to be the most important impact on the fish populations of the reefs. Reef Check 98 in Frontier Tanzania - Damon Stanwell-Smith The volunteers have been trained in ReefCheck techniques, using both western and Tanzanian personnel. The sites have been identified and will be surveyed this week. In addition Jean-Luc has given a lecture/workshop to the SCUBA club of Dar es Salaam, as they were interested in participating in Reefcheck. Frontier has an ongoing marine research programme in Southern Tanzania, we have recently surveyed reef areas with as much as 70% coral bleaching. Detailed results are being collated, together with monitoring of recovery and overgrowth. We look forward to seeing the results of both ReefCheck 97 and this year's stirling efforts. Reef Check 98 in Japan - Mariko Abe Starting from Iriomote island (done by Underwater Creature Network), Japanese teams have finished the reefcheck survey at 5 points so far. Apart from Iriomote, Henoko (Okinawa mainland. by Love DugongNetowork), Ishigaki island(by Coral Network), Tokashiki island (Diving Base Teera), Miyake-jima(by Miyakejima sizen fureai tomonokai). Last year the number of participant groups was only two. However, over 10 groups will be finish the survey by the end of September. We think it is a great progress & ReefCheck 98' in Japan is going successfully so far. Reef Check 98 in Colombia - Nohora Galvis In Colombia, there is a lot activity related to REEF CHECK 98. Four events are planned to be developed : one at the end of August (Corales del Rosario) and three more in September (Santa Marta, San Andrs y Gorgona). It would be interesting sharing information about a list of species for the Eastern Pacific (Gorgona). Reef Check 98 in Guam - Sandra Romano Reef Check here went really well on Sunday. We had about 45 people who did 3 different sites. Everybody really got into it. I am working up the data now and will get it off to you next week- there are a few loose ends to tie up. It really is a good exercise for everyone- I think they have really learned a lot. Reef Check 98 in Palawan, Philippines - Sarah Curran Survey sites for ReefCheck are Port Barton (mid west Palawan), Honda Bay (Central) and Busuanga (northern Palawan). We have conducted surveys at 4 sites in Port Barton and will conduct surveys at Honda Bay and Busuanga this month. From visits to other sites including Port barton, there is a massive amount of bleaching occuring. At Port Barton, Honda bay and other areas in Mindoro we were finding sites with 70% bleached hard coralincluding soft forms, and almost all anemones are bleached . Water temperature is around 32 degrees even at 10 m. 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) 2358-6936 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 12 00:28:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA17483; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:28:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA06875; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:35:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006869; Sat, 12 Sep 98 00:34:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA20863; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 04:33:12 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA20848; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 00:33:06 -0400 Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1125 "HELO RCZ057.ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with SMTP id <626255-20426>; Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:28:31 +0800 Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:28:59 +0800 (Taipei Standard Time) From: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, iyor-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: rckeith@ust.hk Subject: Reef Check Update - September 98' Message-ID: X-X-Sender: reefchck@uxmail.ust.hk 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: 504 Reef Check Update -- September 1998 STATUS: We are pleased to report that Reef Check 1998 has gone very well. At latest count we have teams in over 30 countries and territories and based on last year's events, we would expect to add a few more before the official field survey "window" closes on 30 Spetember. Due to the enthusiastic response from our teams in all corners of the globe, we are sending the team report separately from this update. The accompanying team report includes news from: Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Bonaire, Hawaii, Israel, PNG, Tanzania, Japan, Columbia, Guam. REPORT: Anyone who would like to receive a copy of the 1997 Reef Check global summary paper can obtain it from our FTP site or from T-SHIRTS: Beautiful 6-color Reef Check logo t-shirts and stickers are now available. Stickers are free and t-shirts cost US$12 plus shipping, and all proceeds go to support Reef Check. Contact us at for orders or see us at ITMEMS. We have already sent out several hundred Certificates of Participation in Reef Check 98, suitable for framing. HAWAII: Following the Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop organized by Jim Maragos in Hawaii in June, Reef Check has been taking off in Hawaii, thanks to the hard work of Carl Stepath and many other individuals and organizations. Surveys have been or will be carried out on all the major Hawaiian Islands for the first time using one method. By the way, the Hawaii connection is linking Guam (Sandra Romano), Israel (Nan Chadwick-Furman), and Florida (Bill Tyler) to name a few. PHILIPPINES: At the end of July, training for trainers was carried out in Cebu, and Dumaguete Philippines with Mike Ross, Alan White, and Laurie Raymundo as hosts. We are grateful to the Tetratech CRMP project and Vaughan Pratt's International Marine Life Alliance for adopting Reef Check as part of their on-going and extensive programs in community-based management. The next joint Reef Check/GCRMN training for trainers is planned for Nha Trang, Vietnam with participants from Myanmar, Cambodia and China to be supported by UNEP and Japan. We take this opportunity to remind those with existing monitoring programs that it is normally very easy to "adopt" the simple Reef Check methods into your regular program. The advantage is that you will be able to make national and regional comparisons and to give your participants the incentive of participation in the global survey. ISRS FRANCE: In between the heavy wine tasting sessions, Reef Check coordinators had a chance to compare notes at the ISRS meeting hosted in Perpignan and French Coordinator Michel Pichon and incoming ICRI Chairman Bernard Salvat have pledged their support in French Polynesia. Moshira Hassan made a presentation focusing on Reef Check Red Sea, A. Harborne gave an excellent talk on generating habitat classification maps and G. Hodgson presented a summary of the 1997 results and 1998-9 plans. Fund raising is moving ahead and it looks like we will have additional funds for teams in 1999 in Asia, the Caribbean and Melanesia. If you are from a country where there has not yet been a Reef Check - please contact us so that we can plan for next year. For those teams still sitting on data - please send them in now! On 19 November, we will be holding our annual Press Conference to announce the preliminary results for 1998. We need as much data as possible now to give a convincing report. Since this has been the Year of the Ocean and given the bleaching event - we expect this will be a good opportunity to get our message out to the public. We encourage all Reef Check coordinators to plan their own local Press Conferences for 19 November or later to multiply the impact. Our Press Release will be available to coordinators about 1 week in advance of the conference. As the end of the 1998 season is approaching, we would like to again thank all those dozens of coordinators and hundreds of volunteers who have made the past two years global surveys so successful. 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) 2358-6936 Fax: (852) 2358-1334 e-mail: reefchck@ust.hk web site: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 13 00:17:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA22275; Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:14:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA24597; Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:21:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024589; Sun, 13 Sep 98 00:20:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA29956; Sun, 13 Sep 1998 04:14:01 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA29951; Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:13:57 -0400 Received: from rcz057.ust.hk ([143.89.113.237]:1063 "HELO RCZ057.ust.hk" ident: "Haliotis") by uxmail.ust.hk with SMTP id <626788-27877>; Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:09:14 +0800 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:09:40 +0800 (Taipei Standard Time) From: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Reef Check Press Conderence! Message-ID: X-X-Sender: reefchck@uxmail.ust.hk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 505 Dear all, Reef Check will hold a Press Conference on 19 November to report the preliminary results of the 1998 global survey, and coral bleaching and mortality will be featured. Due to the early start this year, a number of surveys occurred pre-bleaching so we are short of good visuals. We would like to request anyone with good video (15 min) or slides (2-3) of bleached, dying or dead corals if they would be willing to share with us, to please send us a copy. We will be happy to reimburse copying and postage costs (if you arrange with us first). On the 19th we will have at least 6 video monitors showing different parts of the world. We will be happy to give full credit to the photographer/scientist in writing beneath the video or print. We are particularly interested in images showing mortality of very large colonies. Thank you for your generosity. -- Gregor Hodgson, PhD Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong Reef Check: http://www.ust.hk/~webrc/ReefCheck/reef.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 14 00:42:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA26453; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:42:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA07335; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:48:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007321; Mon, 14 Sep 98 00:48:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA09650; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:37:57 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA09645; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:37:53 -0400 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA09058; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:29:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 14 Sep 1998 00:38:03 -0400 From: "Causey, B." Subject: Coral Bleaching / Looe Key Reef To: "Coral List" Cc: "Gittings, S." , "NMS (FKNMS-ALL)" , "SRD NMS Managers" , "SRD Branch Chiefs" 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 AAA26453 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 506 Greetings: Coral bleaching has been reported in a variety of coral habitats in the Florida Keys over the past 2 - 3 months. This past Friday (September 11, 1998) the Sanctuary's Education Team and I snorkeled in four different coral habitats on and around Looe Key Reef. We observed moderate coral bleaching in the intermediate reef habitat (45' depth) and in some of the shallower coral reef areas. Most alarming was the impact to the shallow Acropora species on the reef crest and shallow backreef. There has been a steady recruitment and growth spurt of Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis in that area since the mid to late 1980's. Almost 100% of the Acropora colonies are severely bleached and large patches of coral tissue have died. In some instances the entire colonies were dead. It will be hard to tell what will survive at this point, considering many of the stark white colonies were still alive at this time. There was a considerable amount of bleaching in the Millepora and again..... I observed a lot of mortality. Although many of the head coral species were in various stages of stress from bleaching..... they were not in as bad a condition as they were last year. I did not have a temperature meter with me and checked one of our thermographs on the reef flat and could not read the temp..... but the water was noticeably cooler than it was a week or 2 ago. It may be that we are through the critical period for this year. Historically, our coral bleaching in the Keys lessens as we start getting weather changes and cool fronts moving through the area. This is the first year we have had back-to-back coral bleaching events (2 years in a row) in the Florida Keys.... since I moved here in the early 1970's. It will be interesting to see what the future has in store for our reefs regarding other such trends. Billy Causey, Superintendent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 14 11:07:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA03129; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:06:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA24042; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:13:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023998; Mon, 14 Sep 98 11:13:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA13961; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 15:01:41 GMT Message-Id: <199809141501.PAA13961@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: Helen Walker To: "'coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov'" Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 17:43:57 +1000 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 507 Dear Coral List Members For those of you who have tried with out success to access our on line catalogue of coral reef & marine science topic publications at "http://www.coral-sea.com.au/bookshop" please try again......we have solved the problem and the page is once again up and running. I apologise for any inconvenience. With regards Helen Walker (Distribution Manager) Coral Sea Imagery PO Box 2186 Townsville QLD 4810 Tel: 0747 211633 Fax: 0747 211477 Check out our online catalogue " http://www.coral-sea.com.au/bookshop" From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 14 17:46:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11366; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:46:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23923; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:52:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023910; Mon, 14 Sep 98 17:52:21 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA02289; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:40:10 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA02284; Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:40:06 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:40:06 -0400 Message-Id: <199809142140.RAA02284@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 29026 invoked from network); 14 Sep 1998 21:36:07 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 14 Sep 1998 21:36:07 -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: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: AFR/Telstra Australian Internet award 1998 - Mangroves & Coral Reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 508 Hello all: Below is a message I received that may be of interest to other coral reefers. Take a look at the web site and if you like it, vote for it. Here's our chance to help publicize the beauty and ecological important of coral reefs and mangroves. Alina Szmant >Return-Path: >Delivered-To: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu >Delivered-To: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu >Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:11:44 +1000 (EET) >From: Dr Eric Wolanski >To: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu >Subject: AFR/Telstra Australian Internet award 1998 - Mangroves & Coral > Reefs > >Alina, >I know you are very busy so I would doubly appreciate if you could vote >for my AIMS home page "Mangroves and coral reefs" for that award. A chance >for science of coral reefs and mangroves to win a prize in a world of >commercialism. Simply open my home page at http://ibm590.aims.gov.au >click on the top icon (AFR/Telstra) and vote for that page! >If you can pass on this request, the better the chances. >Thanking you >Eric Wolanski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************** 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 Sep 15 14:35:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA21859; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:34:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA03618; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:41:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003542; Tue, 15 Sep 98 14:41:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA11084; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:25:13 GMT Received: from smtp.mms.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA11079; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:25:09 -0400 Received: from ccMail by smtp.mms.gov (IMA Internet Exchange 2.02 Enterprise) id 5FE63740; Tue, 15 Sep 98 08:54:12 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:45:51 -0400 Message-ID: <5FE63740.@mms.gov> From: Gregory.Boland@mms.gov (Gregory Boland) Subject: bleaching follow-ups 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 509 I have noticed similar comments to a number of bleaching reports lately, something like "I don't know how this is going to affect things in the long run," or "who knows what permanent damage this extensive bleaching will cause." I'm sure we all share the same dread and concerns and it would be very productive if we could indeed find out what really does happen. Perhaps everyone submitting bleaching reports this year (including yours truly) can post a "recovery report" some time late this year or early in 1999 if possible. Accumulated bleaching reports and recovery reports could be accumulated, paired up and saved for reference. Greg Boland Minerals Management Service From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 15 23:12:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA28140; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:12:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA24896; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:18:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024885; Tue, 15 Sep 98 23:18:07 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA14681; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 02:55:47 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA14676; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:55:42 -0400 Received: from default ([209.91.211.219]) by mail.caribe.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO203-101c) ID# 0-53642U11000L11000S0V35) with SMTP id AAA29046 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:53:01 -0300 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980915225827.006e91d0@caribe.net> X-Sender: eweil@caribe.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:58:30 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ernesto Weil Subject: Info from P.Rico 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 510 Dear Colleagues,=20 As of today, bleaching in the southwest coast of Puerto Rico has been minor and scattered over the reefs. In shallow (0-18 m), near-shore, patch reefs and fringing reefs, the hydrocorals Millepora complanata, M.alcicornis and M.squarrosa, the zoanthid Palythoa caribbaeorum and the gorgonians Briaerum asbestinum (both the erect and crustose forms), and some Pseudoplexauras, have few colonies that are only pale and others completely bleached. Scleractinian corals that have started to bleach include P.astreoides and P.porites, agaricids like U.agaricites, U. purpurea, A.lamarcky and L.cucullata, Acropora palmata and A.cervicornis, Diploria labyrnthyformis, Colpophyllia natans, Stephanocoenia intersepta and Mycetophyllia ferox. Curiously, colonies of the same species growing one beside the other show one completely bleached and the other with normal coloration and no signs of stress. None of the Montastraea species have started to bleach so far and maximum water temperatures are still under 31 Celsius throughout the area.=20 Regards, 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 Sat Sep 16 04:06:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA29271; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 04:06:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA27790; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 04:13:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027781; Wed, 16 Sep 98 04:13:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA16665; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:01:37 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA16660; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 04:01:34 -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 DAA29202 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 03:52:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA27654; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 03:59:39 -0400 Received: from rad2.bigpond.com.kh(203.35.18.11) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027649; Wed, 16 Sep 98 03:59:13 -0400 Received: from [203.35.18.150] by lion2.bigpond.com.kh (NTMail 3.02.13) with ESMTP id ga353164 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:53:43 +0700 Reply-To: From: "Vicki Nelson" To: "coral list" Subject: destructive practices Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:35:43 +0700 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1157 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <06534360916364@bigpond.com.kh> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 511 Hi everyone, I am just starting on a case study on destructive fishing (mostly dynamite) and collection of corals for souvenirs in Cambodia. There is much bleating about the seriousness of the problem here, but nobody seems to know the exact extent of it, who's responsible, how much damage there is and so on. I'm aiming to try to get some data on at least the levels of damage from dynamite (without becoming damaged myself) and the turnover from the souvenir trade. To put our findings into a global context, I would like to request information about work people have been doing elsewhere, especially references to literature. Before I get sat upon for asking other people to do my library search, I should point out that there is no library here. I have no access to literature or reports at all apart from what people are kind enough to send me. Luckily next week I'm going to England and Scotland for a couple of weeks and will hopefully have an opportunity to go to bookshops and a library or two. If anyone can point me in the direction of the Seminal Work(s) on destruction of reefs and its consequences, I can try to get it/them myself. If anyone is altruistic enough to send me reprints, reports or books I will be eternally grateful (so will the Cambodians - they're chronically lacking in any kind of resource material). Web addresses are also useful (its best if they're scientific or have quantitative data). Thanks very much, cheers, Vicki Dr Vicki Nelson Danida Coastal Zone Management Project PO Box 2298 Phnom Penh 3 855-15-839-884 email: vicki@bigpond.com.kh From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 16 09:44:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04178; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:44:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA06902; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:51:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006895; Wed, 16 Sep 98 09:50:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA19055; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:32:30 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA19050; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:32:27 -0400 Received: from nuwave.aoml.noaa.gov (nuwave [172.16.100.1]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id JAA03881; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:23:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from hendee@localhost) by nuwave.aoml.noaa.gov (SMI-8.6/8.7.3) id JAA27782; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:22:50 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:22:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee X-Sender: hendee@nuwave To: Gregory Boland cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: bleaching follow-ups In-Reply-To: <5FE63740.@mms.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: 512 This is a great suggestion. For those who do post to coral-list, I'll include those recovery notes in the bleaching archives on the CHAMP Home Page. Cheers, Jim On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Gregory Boland wrote: > Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:45:51 -0400 > From: Gregory Boland > To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: bleaching follow-ups > > I have noticed similar comments to a number of bleaching reports > lately, something like "I don't know how this is going to affect > things in the long run," or "who knows what permanent damage this > extensive bleaching will cause." I'm sure we all share the same dread > and concerns and it would be very productive if we could indeed find > out what really does happen. > > Perhaps everyone submitting bleaching reports this year (including > yours truly) can post a "recovery report" some time late this year or > early in 1999 if possible. Accumulated bleaching reports and recovery > reports could be accumulated, paired up and saved for reference. > > Greg Boland > Minerals Management Service > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 16 09:51:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04269; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:51:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA07399; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:58:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007289; Wed, 16 Sep 98 09:57:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA19126; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:43:07 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA19117; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:43:02 -0400 Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:35:05 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Quaternary marine (palaeo)biogeography of SE Asia Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:35:03 +0200 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) 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: 513 Quaternary marine (palaeo)biogeography of SE Asia This is one of the 15 planned sessions of the International Symposium on the Biogeography of SE Asia 2000 to be held 4-9 June 2000, in Leiden, The Netherlands. Organisation The National Museum of Natural History, the Rijksherbarium/Hortus Botanicus (both in Leiden) and the Netherlands Research School of Sedimentary Geology (NSG), Amsterdam. Marine biogeography and bioodiversity Scientists and students who have a serious interest in the biogeography of marine organisms and the biodiversity of marine ecosystems in SE Asia, such as coral reefs, may be interested to attend the session on Quaternary marine (palaeo)biogeography of SE Asia. Those who have suggestions for topics relevant to this session or would like to participate, and therefore would like to receive more information in the future, should contact the convenor. Why SE Asia? Southeast Asia has received much attention in recent years, both from earth scientists and biologists. It is a region where several lithospheric plates are colliding and this process of ongoing mountain building has resulted in a very complicated biotic history. It comprises major hotspots of global biodiversity. However, the natural environment is much under threat and increased attempts are made to study and to preserve what is left. It has become clear in recent years that the abiotic and biotic developments can only be understood if they are studied in an integrated way. Therefore both earth scientists and biologists are invited to share their knowledge of specific aspects concerning Southeast Asia. The aim of the symposium The main aim of the symposium is to give a comprehensive and integrated summary of the knowledge at the start of the new millennium. Although there will be ample room for short communications and posters, the accent is on review papers covering all aspects of historical biogeography of the area, including geological developments, palaeoclimatology, marine and terrestrial life, plants as well as animals. In addition, attention will be paid to methodology, and to "applied biogeography" and conservation. Special themes may include monitoring of Global Climatic Change and Biodiversity assessments. The meeting will consist of invited presentations, contributed lectures and posters, and workshops such as on computer applications and on multidisciplinary research themes. It is intended to publish the review papers as a book that reflects the main aim of the symposium: a comprehensive and integrated summary of the knowledge at the start of the new millennium. The other contributions will either be published separately or as part of the book. The scientific programme is proposed to consist of five sections, each with several sessions. For each section several people have been or are approached to act as convenor. Since the coverage is not yet complete, we invite you to suggest additional names, with particular emphasis on names of people from SE Asia. Convenors for a session will receive the addresses of the other convenors for the same section enabling them to act in concert. 1. Methodology: 3 sessions: Geology; Palaeontology; Biogeography 2. Mesozoic: 2 sessions: Geology & Palaeontology; Gondwana distribution patterns in recent organisms 3. Tertiary: 3 sessions: Geology/Plate tectonics; Palaeontology; Tertiary distribution patterns in recent organisms 4. Quaternary: 4 sessions: Geology & Climatic Change; Terrestrial (palaeo)biogeography; Marine (palaeo)biogeography; Human Impact 5. Applied Biogeography: 3 sessions: Biodiversity Informatics; Global Change; Societal Needs & Conservation Attendance from SE Asia Researchers and students from the Southeast Asian Region are especially invited to attend the symposium and to contribute with lectures and/or posters. The Steering Committee and the International Organizing Committee will do their utmost to improve funding possibilities for participation by people from SE Asia. Convenor for this session: Hoeksema@Naturalis.nnm.nl Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 16 16:53:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA11372; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:52:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA07590; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:59:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007541; Wed, 16 Sep 98 16:59:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA22409; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:28:56 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA22403; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:28:48 -0400 Received: from tom ([206.27.238.233]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with SMTP id AAD5CC8 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:22:06 -0600 X-Sender: glover@btlmail.btl.net (Unverified) 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: Tom Bright Subject: Bleached Belizean Reefs Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:22:06 -0600 Message-ID: <7718756486E.AAD5CC8@wgs1.btl.net> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 514 Memorandum To: Mr. James Azueta, Coordinator of Marine Protected Areas, Belize Dept. of Fisheries. From: Dr. Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager, Glover's Reef Marine Research Station, Wildlife Conservation Society. Subject: Wide scale Bleaching on all of Belize's Coral Reefs. Date: Sept. 15, 1998 Dear James, The entire Belizean coral reef ecosystem has experienced a massive and pervasive event of coral bleaching. I have personally observed serious bleaching down to a depth of at least 8 meters on the fore reef, top reef and back reef of the main barrier reef at Ranguana Pass, the patch reefs at Crawl Caye, Laughing Bird Caye, Scipio Caye, Bird Caye, pinnacle reefs between Ranguana Pass and Lighthouse Caye off Placencia, and the shallow water off Rum Point. Danny Wesby reports massive bleaching on the fore reef, top reef, back reef and patch reefs at Glover's Reef Atoll down to at least 7 meters depth. Chris Berlin reports serious bleaching off Ambergris Caye. Fishermen have told me of bleaching on the main Barrier Reef from Buttonwood Caye to Ranguana Pass. Divers observed bleaching at South Water Caye and Cocoplum Caye. All of the observers indicate that, although they have seen bleaching in past years at this time, none have ever seen it so widespread and so extensive as this year's event. They said that this is the warmest they remember the water temperature ever being. All indicate that they began noticing the bleaching during the last week or so. >From this information I conclude that there has been a massive and heretofore unprecedented (in the memory of those Belizean fishermen, watermen and divers contacted) degree of zooxanthellae expulsion (bleaching) in the reef coral populations of the entire Belizean Reef ecosystem from the mainland beach out to the Atolls and including the main Belize Barrier Reef down to at least 8 meters depth, and probably deeper. Further, it appears that the bleaching is correlated in time with a period of exceptionally high regional sea water temperature, and calm weather (there has been very little wind during the last month). Bleaching at Crawl Caye on Sept. 2 was reported by me to Dylan Gomez and the National Coral Reef Monitoring Group. Bleaching was noted on Sept. 7 at Glover's Reef by the Wildlife Conservation Society staff. Since then the bleaching has intensified and spread. Thus I conclude that the presumed cause of the bleaching (high sea water temperature) manifested itself around the first of September and has not yet abated. Further, I feel that the bleaching started around the first of September, has progressed since then, has not yet run it's course, and could get worse than it is now. I observed water temperature, on my fish finder, at one meter depth, during a sail from Belize City to Ranguana Pass and across the Gulf of Honduras to Punta Sal, Honduras during the time in question. It was consistently between 30 C and 32 C and most of the time it was 31 C. Danny Wesby measured the Glover's Reef Temperatures on Sept. 15. The surface temp. was 32 C and the temperature at 2 meters was 30 C. The surface waters (upper 1/3 Meter or so) on shoals and near cayes is warmer, often 36 to 38 C. Some qualitative conclusions based on my personal observations are as follows: Almost all Milleporan and Scleractinian corals and the Zooanthid Palythoa exhibited some degree of bleaching. Total to high bleaching was prevalent in Millepora, Agaricia, Porites porites and Palythoa. High to moderate bleaching was prevalent in Montastrea, Siderastrea, and Diploria. Moderate to low bleaching occurred in Dendrogyra and Acropora (although A. palmata appeared only moderately bleached on the main Barrier Reef, totally bleached colonies were observed in places on the lagoonal patch reefs). Most Millepora, Porites porites, Agaricia and Palythoa were pure white . Many Montastrea "annularis" (all three growth forms) were pure white over the major part of their coralla, many were tan, all were affected. Other species unnamed above were also affected. Black band disease was observed on M. "annularis", Diploria and Gorgonia but not in any greater frequency than usual. This is the most extensive case of bleaching that I have ever observed. I hope that subsequent mortality is minimal. A monitoring effort should be undertaken to assess the ultimate impact of this massive bleaching event on the reef coral populations of Belize. Dr. Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Glover's Reef Marine Research Station PO Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Ph./Fax. 011-501-02-33855 (Belize City) Ph. 011-501-05-22153 (Middle Caye) E-mail Website From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 16 18:02:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA12020; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA11095; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 18:08:54 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011080; Wed, 16 Sep 98 18:08:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA23192; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:57:52 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA23187; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:57:48 -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 RAA11932 for ; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:49:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA10588; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:55:52 -0400 Received: from radagast.wizard.net(206.161.15.5) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010582; Wed, 16 Sep 98 17:55:37 -0400 Received: from [206.161.15.163] (tc3-s41.wizard.net [206.161.15.163]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA09286; Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:52:25 -0400 Message-Id: <199809162152.RAA09286@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Re: destructive practices Date: Wed, 16 Sep 98 17:57:33 -0400 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: , "coral list" 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 SAA12020 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 515 Dear Vicki, On 9/16/98 you wrote. >Hi everyone, > >I am just starting on a case study on destructive fishing (mostly dynamite) >and collection of corals for souvenirs in Cambodia. There is much bleating >about the seriousness of the problem here, but nobody seems to know the >exact extent of it, who's responsible, how much damage there is and so on. >I'm aiming to try to get some data on at least the levels of damage from >dynamite (without becoming damaged myself) and the turnover from the >souvenir trade. To put our findings into a global context, I would like to >request information about work people have been doing elsewhere, especially >references to literature. Before I get sat upon for asking other people to >do my library search, I should point out that there is no library here. I >have no access to literature or reports at all apart from what people are >kind enough to send me. Luckily next week I'm going to England and Scotland >for a couple of weeks and will hopefully have an opportunity to go to >bookshops and a library or two. If anyone can point me in the direction of >the Seminal Work(s) on destruction of reefs and its consequences, I can try >to get it/them myself. If anyone is altruistic enough to send me reprints, >reports or books I will be eternally grateful (so will the Cambodians - >they're chronically lacking in any kind of resource material). Web >addresses are also useful (its best if they're scientific or have >quantitative data). > >Thanks very much, > >cheers, > >Vicki > >Dr Vicki Nelson >Danida Coastal Zone Management Project >PO Box 2298 >Phnom Penh 3 >855-15-839-884 >email: vicki@bigpond.com.kh Check out the follow two references (they are both on the web) for a global perspective on destructive fishing practices. Jameson SC, McManus JW, Spalding MD (1995) State of the Reefs: Regional and Global Perspectives. International Coral Reef Initiative, US Dept of State, Washington, DC http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/sor/ Burke L, Bryant D, McManus J, Spalding M (1998) Reefs at Risk: A map-based indicator of potential threats to the worlds coral reefs. World Resources Institute, Washington DC. http://www.wri.org/indictrs/reefrisk.htm 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 Sun Sep 17 11:08:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA19360; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:07:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14459; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:14:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014385; Thu, 17 Sep 98 11:13:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01296; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:07:21 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA01291; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:07:17 -0400 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 LAA31899; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:00:04 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:06:50 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: September 23, 1998 USGCRP Seminar: "Depletion and Recovery of the Ozone Layer: An Update of the Scientific Understanding" X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by earth.usgcrp.gov id LAA31899 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 LAA19360 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 516 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Depletion and Recovery of the Ozone Layer: An Update of the Scientific Understanding What are the current and projected trends in stratospheric ozone-depleting chemicals in the atmosphere? Has the Montreal Protocol been effective in reducing ozone-depleting chemicals in the atmosphere? How severe is ozone depletion at present? Will ozone depletion worsen before it gets better? Is ozone depletion confined solely to high latitudes? Will the ozone layer recover to its natural state, and if so, when? Are there likely to be surprises along the way? Public Invited Wednesday, September 23, 1998, 3:15-4:45 PM TEMPORARY LOCATION - Longworth House Office Bldg., Room 1539 Washington, DC Reception Following INTRODUCTION Dr. David Goodrich, Executive Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program Coordination Office, Washington, DC SPEAKER Dr. Daniel L. Albritton, Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder, CO Introduction State-of-Science Update: The Stratospheric Ozone Layer The forthcoming United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report,"Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998" will be the newest in a series of assessments providing an update on the state of scientific understanding of the Earth's ozone layer. The key scientific points and conclusions contained within this report's Executive Summary are listed below. These key points were established and agreed upon at a peer-review meeting held in early June, 1998, of the full assessment report. Over 250 scientists from around the world participated in the writing and review of the 1998 report, which will go to press later this year and will be available in early 1999. Key Points of UNEP's Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998 The total tropospheric abundance of ozone-depleting gases peaked in 1994 and is now (slowly) starting downward, giving direct evidence that the Montreal Protocol is working. The springtime Antarctic ozone hole continues unabated, with the extent of Antarctic ozone depletion essentially unchanged since the early 1990s. In the Arctic, six of the past nine winters have been cold and protracted. As predicted in the 1994 assessment, those winters have seen lower-than-usual ozone levels in the region. Ozone has declined during some months by 25-30% below the 1960s average. Over the middle latitudes of both the northern and southern hemispheres, the decadal ozone decline has slowed since about 1991. The understanding of how changes in stratospheric chlorine/bromine and aerosol loading affect ozone suggests some reasons why a linear extrapolation of the pre- 1991 ozone trend to the present is not suitable. Ozone losses in the stratosphere may have caused part of the observed cooling of the lower stratosphere in the polar and upper middle latitudes (about 0.6 C per decade since 1979). The Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) of methyl bromide is now calculated to be 0.4 [compared to 0.6 from the previous (1994) assessment], with the change being largely the result of the recognition and better quantification of removal mechanisms in soils and oceans. In the stratosphere, the peak in the abundance of ozone-depleting gases is expected before the year 2000, and the ozone layer will be in its most vulnerable state for the next decade or two. Detection of the start of the ozone layer recovery may not be possible for perhaps another 20 years, due to natural ozone variability and changing atmospheric conditions. There are not many remaining options for substantially hastening the return to a natural ozone layer. The largest of these options are associated with potential action regarding the halons, which would typically lower the sum of the ozone depletion over the next 50 years by a few to several percent. Non-adherence to the Montreal Protocol could also add to future integrated ozone depletion. Biography Dr. Daniel L. Albritton has directed the Aeronomy Laboratory of NOAA's Environmental Research Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado since 1986. The research of the Laboratory is focused on understanding the chemistry and dynamics of the atmosphere. Several key environmental phenomena are being addressed: stratospheric ozone depletion, regional tropospheric chemistry, tropospheric ozone production, tropical ocean/atmosphere interactions, and the climate system. The Laboratory is staffed with approximately 115 scientists, engineers, and support personnel. Personal Research: Dr. Albritton joined the Aeronomy Laboratory in 1967 and conducted research on the laboratory investigation of atmospheric ion-molecule reactions and theoretical studies of diatomic molecular structure. In later years, his research interest has been the field investigation of atmospheric trace-gas photochemistry. He has published approximately 150 papers in these areas, has contributed numerous invited review papers, and has lectured worldwide on these subjects. NOAA National and International Research Planning: Dr. Albritton was one of two coordinators of the drafting of the initial research plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program. He has been a member of review and steering groups for the National Academy of Sciences, other-Federal Agency and private-sector programs, and international research efforts such as the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Program. He is the Science Vice-Chair of the Air Quality Research Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. He also leads the Atmospheric Chemistry Project of NOAA's Climate and Global Change Program and NOAA's "Health of the Atmosphere" regional air quality research program. Scientific Assessments of the Stratospheric Ozone Layer: Dr. Albritton serves as Co-chair of the United Nations Environment Programme's Ozone Science Assessment Panel. In this capacity, he provides scientific information to the United Nations Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. He has often been called upon to describe this science to other governmental and industrial organizations and to the public. He has also testified frequently before Congress on this topic. Scientific Assessments of the Climate System: He has served as a Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientific assessment reports. He has been invited by numerous organizations to summarize the current scientific knowns and unknowns regarding the climate system. Recognition and Awards: Dr. Albritton is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Geophysical Union. He has served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy and the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, as well as serving as editor of the latter journal. Dr. Albritton has received several awards and honors for outstanding performance in NOAA, including two Department of Commerce Gold Medal Awards and two Presidential Rank Awards. For his role in leading scientific assessments of stratospheric ozone depletion, he has received a 1992 Special Award from the American Meteorological Society, the 1993 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the 1994 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award, and a 1995 U. N. Environment Programme Ozone Award. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Monday, October 12, 1998 Tentative Topic: Status of Global Fish Stocks: Causes and Consequences 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 Sun Sep 17 11:50:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA20189; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:50:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA17476; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:57:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017464; Thu, 17 Sep 98 11:56:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01595; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 15:53:50 GMT Received: from biologia.univalle.edu.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA01589; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:53:11 -0400 Received: from biologia.univalle.edu.co (biomarina1.univalle.edu.co [200.25.47.117]) by biologia.univalle.edu.co (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA17729 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:22:08 +0500 (GMT) Message-ID: <36012E3F.3A66B824@biologia.univalle.edu.co> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:43:59 -0500 From: "Juan Manuel Jimnez" Organization: Universidad del Valle X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Eastern pacific Parrotfish Bioerosion Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by biologia.univalle.edu.co id KAA17729 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 LAA20189 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 517 Dear all, my name is Juan Manuel Jimnez and Im working in my BSc. thesis at the Universidad del valle, Cali-colombia. My thesis is dealing with coral reef bioerosion in the eastern pacific (Parrotfishes). I have made an extensive search at my Universitiy library and by internet on my thesis subject and have found a lot of references the most recent are papers from Belwood an Bruggeman 1996, respectively. 1)I would like to know if any of you have more recent papers you could send to me dealing with Parrotfish: bioerosion patterns of distribution on the reef feeding ecology interaction plant-herbivorous fishes If you have any other material that could help me I would apreciate very much to receive it. 2) Does any of you have the e-mail address of: PJB Scott Paul Sammarco CW Stearn PJ Vine ME Hay Thank you very much in advance for your help and time and I hope not to botter any one. Sincerely, Juan Manuel -- Juan Manuel Jimenez Personal Address Calle 1C # 66B100 Apto. 502B El Refugio Cali - Colombia South America jumajime@biologia.univalle.edu.co Office: Seccion de Biologia Marina Departamento de Biologia Universidad del Valle A.A.: 25360 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Sep 17 12:49:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA21019; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:49:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21465; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:56:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021408; Thu, 17 Sep 98 12:55:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02027; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:52:52 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA02022; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:52:47 -0400 Received: from default ([209.91.211.192]) by mail.caribe.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO203-101c) ID# 0-53642U11000L11000S0V35) with SMTP id AAA16876 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:49:55 -0300 Message-ID: <004a01bde25b$365fef00$c0d35bd1@default> From: "Ernesto Weil" To: Subject: More info from PR Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:49:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0047_01BDE239.AC968200" 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 518 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01BDE239.AC968200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there,=20 To complete the information sent a couple of days ago, bleaching in the = offshore reefs of the southwestern coast of PR (edge of platform, 5 = miles offshore and reefs - spurs- and - grooves- start at 18 meters and = extend down to 40 m depth) is less conspicuous. Few colonies of D. = labyrinthiformis, U. humilis, U. purpurea, A. lamarcky, P.astreoides, = P.porites, M. franksi , and M. alcicornis are completely bleach. Large = colonies of M.faveolata and M. franksi show small areas that are pale = and/or white (no diseases). Today we observed one bleached individual of = Condilactis gigantea. Overall, frequency of bleached colonies is very = low and less than in the nearshore reefs. Water temperature was 84 = degrees.=20 Saludos, EW =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_0047_01BDE239.AC968200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi there,
 
To complete the information sent a = couple of=20 days ago, bleaching in the = offshore reefs of=20 the southwestern coast of PR (edge of platform, 5 miles offshore and = reefs -=20 spurs- and - grooves- start at 18 meters and extend down to 40 m depth) = is less=20 conspicuous. Few colonies of D. labyrinthiformis, U. humilis, U. = purpurea,=20 A. lamarcky, P.astreoides, P.porites, M. franksi , and M.=20 alcicornis are completely bleach. Large colonies of M.faveolata = and M. franksi show small areas that are pale and/or white = (no=20 diseases). Today we observed one bleached individual of Condilactis=20 gigantea. Overall, frequency of bleached colonies is very low = and =20 less than in the nearshore reefs. Water temperature was 84=20 degrees. 
 
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_0047_01BDE239.AC968200-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 18 04:57:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA00290; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:57:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA21206; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 05:04:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021201; Fri, 18 Sep 98 05:03:29 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA08725; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:56:59 GMT Received: from post.mail.demon.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA08720; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:56:55 -0400 From: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk Received: from [158.152.27.181] (helo=coralcay.demon.co.uk) by post.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 2.03 #1) id 0zJwHL-0001vm-00 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:52:36 +0000 Received: from ws5.coralcay.demon.co.uk (ws5.coralcay.demon.co.uk [192.168.70.14]) by coralcay.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA25595 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:51:58 +0100 Message-Id: <199809180851.JAA25595@coralcay.demon.co.uk> Comments: Authenticated sender is To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:05:44 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Water quality analysis Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.53/R1) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 519 Dear Coral listers, During our coral reef conservation project in East Kalimantan in early 1998 we took water samples from reefs in our project area North of Balikpapan and had them analysed for a quite large range of parameters: Dissolved oxygen, Salinity, Total Carbon, Total Inorganic Carbon, pH value, Conductivity, Nitrate, Sulphate, Phosphate, Alkalinity, Water Hardness, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids, Metals: Mg, K, Na, Ca, Fe, Co, Pb, Ni, As, Cd, and Hg. We are now in the process of analysing these data. I have been through the primary literature to find a similar data set in the region (Indonesia but preferrably East Borneo) to use as comparative data, but with no great success. Does anyone have such a dataset in grey literature or knows contacts I could approach? Thanks a lot. Maria Beger Assistant Science Co-ordinator -- Coral Cay Conservation Ltd. 154 Clapham Park Road, London, SW4 7DE, UK. Tel: +44 (0)171 498 6248 Fax: +44 (0)171 498 8447 E-Mail: ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk | "Providing resources for the protection and WWW: http://www.coralcay.org/ | sustainable use of coastal environments." From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 18 17:02:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA10526; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:02:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA00588; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:09:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000574; Fri, 18 Sep 98 17:09:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA14213; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:04:24 GMT Received: from mail.whoi.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA14208; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:04:21 -0400 Received: from whoi.edu ([128.128.25.35]) by mail.whoi.edu (Netscape Messaging Server 3.54) with ESMTP id AAA6F6D for ; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:59:57 -0400 Message-ID: <3602F2FB.569678FB@whoi.edu> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:55:39 -0700 From: "Anne Cohen" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en]C-DIAL (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: looking for Dr Brent Constantz 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: 520 Hello, I am reading a wonderful paper by Dr Brent R. Constantz on skeletal organization in Caribbean Acropora spp. and would like very much to discuss this work further with him. He is not listed in the coral researchers directory but perhaps someone knows his current email address or whereabouts. Can you help ? many thanks Anne -- Dr Anne L. Cohen Department of Geology and Geophysics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA, 02543 USA phone: (508) 289 2958 fax: (508) 289 2183 email: acohen@whoi.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Sep 18 18:08:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA11202; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:08:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA02352; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:15:08 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002346; Fri, 18 Sep 98 18:15:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA14673; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 22:14:03 GMT Received: from biology.ucsc.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA14668; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:13:59 -0400 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 PAA25819; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 15:08:57 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 15:07:51 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) From: Donald Potts To: Anne Cohen cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: looking for Dr Brent Constantz In-Reply-To: <3602F2FB.569678FB@whoi.edu> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 521 Brent can be contacted at BConstantz@aol.com Don Potts From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Sep 19 11:35:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA15352; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:35:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA14334; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:42:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014299; Sat, 19 Sep 98 11:41:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA21293; Sat, 19 Sep 1998 15:29:10 GMT Message-Id: <199809191529.PAA21293@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Benjamin F Mcpherson " To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral bleaching, Walker's Cay, northern Bahamas, Sept 4-7, 1998. Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 14:18:56 -0400 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 522 Bob Halley and Gene Shinn, USGS, suggested I pass these observations along. ------- Forwarded Message Return-Path: bmcphers@srv1sfltpa.er.usgs.gov Received: from localhost (srv2sfltpa.er.usgs.gov [144.47.17.242]) by srv1sfltpa.er.usgs.gov (Geomail 1.2.3) with ESMTP id NAA19378; Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:25:28 -0400 Message-Id: <199809151725.NAA19378@srv1sfltpa.er.usgs.gov> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.5.2 12/21/94 To: rhalley@wayback.er.usgs.gov, "Eugene A Shinn St. Petersburg, FL" cc: "Benjamin F Mcpherson, Supv. Hydrologist (Biol), Tampa, FL" Subject: coarl bleaching Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:25:27 -0400 From: "Benjamin F Mcpherson, Supv. Hydrologist (Biol), Tampa, FL" My wife Margie and I recently went to Walker's Cay in the northern Bahamas to dive with sharks. What struck me on these dives was the great amount of coral that was bleached white, including many different types of coral. I haven't been in Bahama waters or in the Keys for years, but when I did dive there I don't remember anything like what I saw in early September at Walkers Cay. The bleaching stands out very clearly on many of my underwater photos. I've heard a lot about bleaching in the Keys and other places, primarily in warmer periods. I haven't seen such obvious bleaching in Honduras or on other Caribbean reefs I've visited during the last several years (but these diving trips were in early summer). I'm wondering if bleaching is more severe in the northern Caribbean reefs or if I just happened to be there when highest temperatures caused a more obvious effect ? Is the same thing happening now (Sept) in Honduras and Caymans ? Any thoughts on this. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Sep 20 01:48:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA19188; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 01:48:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA02155; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 01:55:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002147; Sun, 20 Sep 98 01:55:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA26420; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 05:45:37 GMT Received: from arwen.otago.ac.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA26415; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 01:45:31 -0400 Received: from drummer.otago.ac.nz (dialin073051.otago.ac.nz [139.80.73.51]) by arwen.otago.ac.nz (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id RAA28293 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:40:59 +1200 (NZST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980920173612.006904e0@brandywine.otago.ac.nz> X-Sender: ou008495@brandywine.otago.ac.nz X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 17:38:52 +1200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Darrin Drumm Subject: looking for information on the ISRS/CMC fellowship 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: 523 Dear List members Last year there was a posting on this list to inform postgraduate students of Graduate Fellowship for Coral Reef Research supported by the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and Center for Marine Conservation (CMC). I have been trying to find information pertaining to a 1999 competition for this fellowship but have failed in my efforts to contact these organizations. Nor have been able to find information on the Web relating to the Fellowship. I understood from last years competition that the award was likely to be offered annually. If anybody can provide information on a 1999 round i would be most appreciative. Feel free to contact me directly at the below address. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Darrin Drumm darrin.drumm@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 21 16:25:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA06993; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 16:25:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00871; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 16:32:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000818; Mon, 21 Sep 98 16:31:53 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA09458; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 20:07:57 GMT Received: from genserver1.cssciencectr.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA09453; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 16:07:52 -0400 Received: by GENSERVER1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:06:42 -0700 Message-ID: <430B1492F8BDD111B03E080009EC8A4A176FB7@GENSERVER1> From: Jonathan Lowrie To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Marine Aquarium Conference of North America Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 13:06:39 -0700 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 524 Sorry for the short notice, but I only recently joined this listserv. The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is THIS WEEKEND, September 25 to September 27 in LOS ANGELES. This is an 'advanced' level Marine Aquarium/Coral reef hobby conference, but in recent years has had some excellent research on keeping corals, etc. So it may be of interest to many of you. For more details, go to http://www.masla.com and look for MACNA X. Below is a list of speakers and topics. Daniel Knop "Some news about coral farming, giant clams and lime reactors " Dieter Brockmann Coral Reef Aquaristics in Germany - Past, Present and Future Prospects.. Dr.Jean Jaubert- Natural approaches for the maintenance of captive reefs: concepts, benefits and applications.. Martin Moe "The Marine Aquarium: Past, Present, and Future" Dr. Walter Adey The linkage of calcification and photosynthesis optimizes calcification in wild and model reefs. Allegra Small The Biodiversity of Coral Reefs: a comparison to rain forests and aquaria. Dr. Bruce Carlson Reef Aquariums: Simulations of nature or just fancy gardens? Charles Delbeek Once Rare and Still Rare Fish in the Marine Hobby Trade: We're Not Talking Sashimi! Phil Shane and Paul Holthus Marine Fish, A very bright future Julian Sprung Reef Fishes of the past; the fossils of Bolca. Dr. Ken Yates The Aquarium Wave: When will it Crest ? Stanley Brown Captive Propagation: the tip of the Iceberg. Dana Riddle and Andy Amussen"Lights! Color! Acropora!" - Dr. Jim Wolf Reef Science and the Trickle Down Theory Mike Paletta The History of Reefkeping from a Hobbyist's Point of View John Dyer BANQUET SPEAKER - Marine Life in its Natural Enviroment Larry Jackson "Setting up a Berlin Style Reef" Dr. Timothy Hovanec Nitrification in Marine Aquaria - current status and future research George Paleudis Captive Husbandry of the Lined Seahorse, Hippocampus erectus. Dr. Rob Hildreth Diseases of Marine Fishes with Emphasis on Prevention and a Discussion on Head and Lateral Line Erosion Steve Tyree The recent history of keeping Reef Building Stony Corals and New Filtration Methods Utilizing Live Sponges. Albert Thiel Propagation of LPS corals by cutting Jaime BaqueroFish Collection. Net caught fish, coral reefs and somebody who has been forgotten.. the fisherfolk. Jonathan Lowrie & Eric Borneman Chemical messengers of the sea and how they relate to interspecies interaction in terms of immunity and disease. Morgan Lidster, Bob Goemans, Leng Sy, Albert Thiel Natural Filtration, Algal Turf Scrubbers, Natural Nitrate Reduction, "MUD", and Mangrove Filtration Tom Frakes and Roy Herndon Aquacultured Live Rock Bob Fenner Selection of appropriate Marine Life David BaskinFish; Field to Facility, " The Process " Dr. Marlin Atkinson Research at Biosphere 2 Here is the Schedule: Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998 12:00 Noon - Exhibitor Set-up 3:00 PM - MASNA Delegates Meeting Friday, Sep. 25, 1998 8:00 AM - AMDA Annual Meeting 10:00 AM - Jim Wolf * 11:00 AM - Steve Tyree ( Main Session Room ) * 11:00 AM - Bob Fenner ( Meeting Room ) 12:00 Noon - Stanley Brown 1:00 PM - Tim Hovanec 2:00 PM - Dr. Jean Jaubert * 3:00 PM - Larry Jackson ( Main Session Room ) * 3:00 PM - George Paluedis ( Meeting Room ) 4:00 PM - Ken Yates 5:00 PM - Daniel Knop 6:00 PM - Jonathan Lowrie & Eric Borneman ( Main Session Room ) 6:00 PM - Morgan Lidster, Bob Goemans, Leng Sy, Albert Thiel and Marlin Adkinson ( Meeting Room ) 8:00 PM - On-Line Chat / Exhibitor Expo / Outdoor Social Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998 9:00 AM - Mike Pellata 10:00 AM - Phil Shane and Paul Holthus *11:00 AM - Allegra Small ( Main Session Room ) *11:00 AM - Tom Frakes and Roy Herndon ( Meeting Room ) 12:00 PM Lunch Break 1:00 PM - Bruce Carlson 2:00 PM - Julian Sprung 3:00 PM - Dana Riddle and Andy Amussen 4:00 PM - Dieter Brockmann 5:00 PM - Break 5:00 PM - Western Marine Organization Meeting 7:00 PM - MACNA X Banquet 8:00 PM - MASNA Presentation 8:30 PM - John Dyer 9:15 PM - MASLA Mermaid Presentation Sunday, Sept. 27, 1998 9:00 AM - Charles Delbeek 10:00 AM - Rob Hildreth 11:00 AM - Walter Adey 12:00 PM - Lunch Break 12:15 PM - WMO / MASNA Meeting 1:00 PM - MACNA X Raffle 2:00 PM - Martin Moe 3:00 PM - Albert Thiel 4:00 PM - Jaime Baquero 5:00 PM - David Baskin [Jonathan Lowrie] Hope to see some of you there Jonathan From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 21 19:38:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA09217; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:37:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA06180; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:44:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006174; Mon, 21 Sep 98 19:43:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA10675; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 23:17:05 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA10670; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:17:01 -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 TAA09005 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:07:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA05883; Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:14:38 -0400 Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au(138.7.32.2) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005871; Mon, 21 Sep 98 19:13:36 -0400 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA23487; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:11:17 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980922090303.006f30dc@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:03:03 +1000 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Indonesian disaster 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: 525 Coralisters, I've just spoken with Charlie Veron who has just returned from a trip to north Flores, Indonesia. This is an area that is said to be among the best that Indonesia has to offer for coral reefs. The current economic crisis with the skyrocketing price of rice has many people desperate if not starving. In their desperation, blast fishermen are out in large numbers. Charlie heard blasts about every 10 minutes. The results are that the reefs have for the most part been reduced to rubble- nothing left. Charlie spoke to several people who had been to different parts of Indonesia, and they confirmed that the same sort of thing has happened all over except for a few areas where there are still rice supplies. Charlie reported that if you got way out from shore, beyond the reach of the canoes, that there are reefs that are still in good shape with fantastic coral. One presumes that they too are in danger of being demolished in time. The words "ecological disaster" come to mind if this is widespread. I wonder if others have observed this- Please post reports for everyone to read. -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 Fri Sep 22 05:10:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA12525; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 05:09:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA12748; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 05:16:51 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012741; Tue, 22 Sep 98 05:15:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA13739; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:44:14 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA13734; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 04:44:08 -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 EAA12236 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 04:34:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA12458; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 04:41:44 -0400 Received: from mail.nnm.nl(193.78.67.5) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012452; Tue, 22 Sep 98 04:41:15 -0400 Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:34:56 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: "'Doug Fenner'" , coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral blasting Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:34:54 +0200 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 526 In reply to the message of Doug Fenner: North Flores was considered one of the best dive areas in Indonesia until December 1992, when an earthquake occurred, followed by a tsunami and a cyclone (see "Diving Indonesia, A guide to the World's Greatest Diving", edition 1996: p. 152). Apparently, blast fishing is removing the corals that have remained so far. Until August 1998, I have been studying the effect of blast fishing at South Sulawesi during the last 4.5 years. On average, I heard two blasts every hour underwater. Some of the explosions were close and other ones were far away since the sound of blasts can be carried over long distances through water. Coral recovery appears to be a slow process with little long-term effect since the blast craters contain rubble that does not form a solid and safe substratum to young coral recruits. Blast fishing is a well-known practice in SE Asia that has been difficult to control since the first decades of this century. Although the price of rice has increased in Indonesia, so has the price of fish. Especially fishermen who cater to the export business earn much money (Dollars converted into Rupiahs). This group of rich fishermen, however, is a small minority. If the occurrence of blast fishing has increased due to the economic crisis in Indonesia, then this would indeed be a disaster for the reefs with consequences for a long time. It is likely that fishermen would go to reefs more remote if the reefs nearby would become useless as a resource. This can also be seen in the over-fishing of sea cucumbers. Their (export) price has increased drastically (in Dollars and even more Rupiahs). However, with regard to blast fishing, most fishermen are after pelagics, like schools of mackerels and fuseliers, and these are not necessarily depending on healthy coral reefs. It is just that they can be caught more easily above shoals of 3-7 m depth after they become hit by a blast and sink to the bottom. Blasts in the open sea are useless because the fish would sink out of reach, unless the fishermen would use expensive nets. Fishermen who use explosives are aware that they cause damage to their environment. Just telling them about this is not enough. They are among the poorest people in Indonesia and they often risk their lifes at sea. For them it is a matter of survival which is difficult to comprehend by most of us who sit in front of a screen on our desk. Doug Fenner's message is right in bringing this problem to our attention. The problem is that we have not been able to stop what has been going on for decades. And now it appears to have become worse than ever. I wonder who or which organisation can do something about this. Best regards, Bert W. Hoeksema Bert W. Hoeksema 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 08:19:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA13652; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:19:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA02785; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:26:21 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002769; Tue, 22 Sep 98 08:25:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA14858; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 11:58:56 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA14853; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:58:47 -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 HAA13300 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:49:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA01934; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 07:56:19 -0400 Received: from unknown(192.188.11.36) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001920; Tue, 22 Sep 98 07:55:34 -0400 Received: from sed12.pppg.ufba.br (sed12.pppg.ufba.br [200.17.149.111]) by canudos.ufba.br (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA43972; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:49:40 -0300 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:48:43 -0300 (Hor.oficial do Leste da Am.Sul) From: Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi To: "Hoeksema, B.W." cc: "'Doug Fenner'" , coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral blasting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-X-Sender: kikuchi@canudos.ufba.br 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: 527 Dear coral-listers, The problem of blast-fishing in reef areas is just one more example that many, if not all, environmental problems are consequences in great part of poverty, which international policies have contributed to worsen lately. We inherited a way of living (or at least expect to have it) that is inspired in the opulence of developed nations which we (third world) cannot afford and the underdeveloped countries, most of them I guess, are trying to play a game which roles are set for them to loose. The global market exists for those who have much money to earn much more and nothing more matters, and the last year's economic crisis shows us this obvious thing. This 'philosophical' paragraph was written only to say that sporadic and restricted actions to specific environmental problems will not resolve problems. Maybe we scientists must try to cross swords with economists and win some battles before some environmental (thus social, and vice-versa) problems will begin to be solved. Just a last word. I'm not implying that the culprits are alien to the underdeveloped countries people. Ruy Kenji P. Kikuchi Feira de Santana State University Brazil kikuchi@ufba.br From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 08:52:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA14219; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:52:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04351; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:59:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004338; Tue, 22 Sep 98 08:58:54 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15080; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:33:09 GMT Received: from smtp1.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA15071; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:33:06 -0400 Received: from erols.com (207-172-252-17.s65.as3.rkv.erols.com [207.172.252.17]) by smtp1.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA14729 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:28:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3607982B.FD2AC005@erols.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 08:29:31 -0400 From: John Ware Reply-To: jware@erols.com 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: Dynamiting in Caribbean?? 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: 528 Dear Listers, Appropos of the just listed material on blast fishing: Last week I overheard a recreational diver asserting that dynamite fishing was being used on the island of Roatan (Honduras). The diver had no data to support this contention, just stating what he had been told on a recent trip. I have not heard of or read of blast fishing in the Caribbean in general or on Roatan in particular. Do any of you have any information on current use of blast fishing on Roatan or anywhere in the Caribbean? Thanks, John -- *********************************************************** * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Gaithersburg, MD, 20886, USA * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * * * _ * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|__ * * | _ | * * _______________________| |______ * * |\/__ Sea Services, Inc. \ * * |/\__________________________________/ * *********************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 10:47:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA18095; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:47:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA11647; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:54:41 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011582; Tue, 22 Sep 98 10:53:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA15973; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:34:15 GMT Message-Id: <199809221434.OAA15973@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 22 Sep 1998 10:22:10 -0400 From: "Haskell, Ben" Subject: Tortugas 2000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 529 Dear Coral list, CMPAN and other interested parties- The following is an introduction to the process to create a coral reef marine reserve in the Tortugas region of the Florida Keys. "The Tortugas, Florida, probably surpasses any other situation in the trop= ical Atlantic, in the richness of its marine fauna and in natural = advantages for the study of tropical life..." (Mayer 1903). Alfred = Goldsborough Mayer's observation about the Tortugas written 95 years ago = still holds true, and is even more relevant today with the degradation of = coral reef ecosystems in the Florida Keys and around the world. However, = one thing that hasn't changed much since the days of Mayer's Tortugas = Marine Lab (1904-1939) and Louis and Alexander Agassiz's Tortugas = explorations in the mid- to late 1800's is the relatively pristine = quality of the water and marine resources of the region. This is among = the various reasons that the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary = (FKNMS) plans to designate an area in the Tortugas region as an ecological= reserve in the year 2000. The FKNMS has the most extensive network of marine reserves in the US, = implemented in July 1997 after 6 years of controversy and debate. The 23 = marine zones cover less than 1% of the 2800 square nautical mile (951,547 = ha) Sanctuary but encompass 65% of the bank reef habitat along the coral = reef tract. The Tortugas Ecological Reserve will be the second reserve, = the purpose of which is to protect a representative segment of the = ecosystem allowing it to return to as natural a state as possible. The = existing Western Sambo Ecological Reserve is 3000 ha, extends from land = to the offshore bank reef and prohibits all consumptive activities but = allows diving and snorkeling. For a description of the zones visit our = website at www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov. The Tortugas are a remote area located 112 km west of Key West and over = 224 km from mainland Florida. Its coral reef, hardbottom, and seagrass = communities are bathed by the clearest and cleanest waters in the Florida = Keys archipelago. The oceanography of the area is dominated by gyres = fueled by the Gulf Stream -one of the world's strongest currents- = creating a vortex of marine biodiversity. Based on recent research by = Roberts (1997) the Tortugas has a high potential for receiving larvae = emanating from a wide area in the Caribbean as well as exporting larvae = to a large area including the entire Keys archipelago and the east coast = of Florida. Tortugas 2000 is a community-based, collaborative project to create the = reserve. A working group composed of user and government stakeholders is = tasked with developing criteria for the reserve and then drafting = boundary alternatives for public comment. The process to create the = reserve is being chronicled on the Tortugas 2000 website at http://fpac.fs= u.edu/tortugas. At this site you will find such things as a description = of the unique resources, a one-page, downloadable update on the process, = deliberations of the working group, a conference center where discussions = take place on different aspects of designing the reserve, and background = information on marine reserves. We need your help in designing the best possible marine reserve. Here's = how you can assist us: 1) If you have specific knowledge of the Tortugas area through research = or observations please share them with us. 2) If you have suggestions on what criteria to use for designing the = reserve please send them to Ben Haskell at bhaskell@ocean.nos.noaa.gov. 3) Please offer your comments on creating the reserve either online = through the website when that becomes available, via email, via regular = mail, or by attending one of our 5 scoping meetings during Oct./Nov. (see = website for dates and locations). 4) If you have an interest in seeing a world-class research facility = developed in the Dry Tortugas to study the effects of the reserve and the = deepwater coral communities then let us know. 5) If you're interested in working as a marine reserve intern and have = web development skills on Mac and/or UNIX then please send resume to = bhaskell@ocean.nos.noaa.gov. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is one of twelve National = Marine Sanctuaries in the United States designated to protect significant = natural and cultural resources. Thank you for your interest, Benjamin Haskell, Project Manager References Mayer, A.G. 1903. The Tortugas, Florida as a station for research in = biology. Science 17: 190-192. Roberts, C. 1997. Connectivity and management of Caribbean coral reefs. = Science 278: 1454-1457. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 13:10:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA21614; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:10:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA22683; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:17:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022658; Tue, 22 Sep 98 13:16:55 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA16883; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:58:49 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA16878; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:58:45 -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 MAA21372 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:49:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA21283; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:56:14 -0400 Received: from relay1.hawaii.edu(128.171.3.53) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021251; Tue, 22 Sep 98 12:55:34 -0400 Received: from [128.171.44.55] ([128.171.44.55]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148415(6)>; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 06:53:08 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <188932(8)>; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 06:53:02 -1000 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 06:52:58 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix5 To: "Hoeksema, B.W." cc: "'Doug Fenner'" , coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral blasting 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: 530 As always it is the age old dilemna of offering alternatives. Unless one can offer them alternatives, native peoples will do what is necessary for short term survival. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Hoeksema, B.W. wrote: > In reply to the message of Doug Fenner: > > North Flores was considered one of the best dive areas in Indonesia > until December 1992, when an earthquake occurred, followed by > a tsunami and a cyclone (see "Diving Indonesia, A guide to the > World's Greatest Diving", edition 1996: p. 152). Apparently, > blast fishing is removing the corals that have remained so far. > > Until August 1998, I have been studying the effect of blast fishing at > South Sulawesi during the last 4.5 years. On average, I heard two blasts > > every hour underwater. Some of the explosions were close and other > ones were far away since the sound of blasts can be carried over long > distances through water. > > Coral recovery appears to be a slow process with little long-term > effect since the blast craters contain rubble that does not > form a solid and safe substratum to young coral recruits. > > Blast fishing is a well-known practice in SE Asia that has > been difficult to control since the first decades of this century. > Although the price of rice has increased in Indonesia, so has the price > of fish. Especially fishermen who cater to the export business earn much > money (Dollars converted into Rupiahs). This group of rich fishermen, > however, is a small minority. > > If the occurrence of blast fishing has increased due to the > economic crisis in Indonesia, then this would indeed be a disaster > for the reefs with consequences for a long time. > > It is likely that fishermen would go to reefs more remote > if the reefs nearby would become useless as a resource. This > can also be seen in the over-fishing of sea cucumbers. Their (export) > price has increased drastically (in Dollars and even more Rupiahs). > However, with regard to blast fishing, most fishermen are after > pelagics, > like schools of mackerels and fuseliers, and these are not necessarily > depending on healthy coral reefs. It is just that they can be caught > more > easily above shoals of 3-7 m depth after they become hit by a blast and > sink to the bottom. Blasts in the open sea are useless because the fish > would sink out of reach, unless the fishermen would use expensive nets. > > Fishermen who use explosives are aware that they cause damage to their > environment. Just telling them about this is not enough. They are among > the poorest people in Indonesia and they often risk their lifes at sea. > For them it is a matter of survival which is difficult to comprehend by > most of > us who sit in front of a screen on our desk. > > Doug Fenner's message is right in bringing this problem to > our attention. The problem is that we have not been able to stop what > has been going on for decades. And now it appears to have become > worse than ever. I wonder who or which organisation can do something > about this. > > Best regards, > > Bert W. Hoeksema > > Bert W. Hoeksema > 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 > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 15:47:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA25689; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:47:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA02929; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:54:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002883; Tue, 22 Sep 98 15:53:52 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA17815; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:34:55 GMT Received: from biff.engr.mun.ca by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA17810; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:34:50 -0400 Received: from engr.mun.ca ([134.153.67.36]) by biff.engr.mun.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA15769 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:39:49 -0230 (NDT) Message-ID: <3607CA51.46A1FCDF@engr.mun.ca> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:33:30 -0230 From: Haryo Armono Organization: Memorial University X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.06 [en] (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral List Subject: Artificial reefs 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: 531 Dear Coral listers, I'm writing my master thesis about "Flow Field Modelling on the Hemispherical Artificial Reefs using Finite Volume Methods." I need some references (papers or textbook) for that. What I've found are: 1. Frank M.D'itri,, 1986. "Artificial Reefs: Marine and Freshwater Applications", Lewis Publishers, Inc. 2. L.M. Chou, 1997,"Artificial Reefs of Southeast Asia - Do they enhance or degrade the marine environtment", Kluwer Academic Publishers 3. Alan T. White; Chou Loke Ming; M.W.R.N. de Silva; Flordeliz Y. Guarin., 1990, "Artificial Reefs for Marine Habitat Enhancement in Southeast Asia", Internationa Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. 4. Some papers from Journal of Waterways, Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering, ASCE and Proceeding of International Conference of Coastal Engineeering, on Numerical Modelling and Submerged Breakwater / Artificial Reefs. It would be helpful if someone could give me more textbook or international journal related with artificial reefs for my references. Thank you ******************************************** Haryo D. Armono Box 79 Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) St. John's, NF Canada A1B 3X5 http://www.engr.mun.ca/~armono ICQ#15545070 ******************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 18:24:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA28235; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:24:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA10166; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:31:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010150; Tue, 22 Sep 98 18:31:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA18766; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:11:08 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA18757; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:11:03 -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 SAA28100 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:01:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA09297; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:08:32 -0400 Received: from pixie.ucb.edu.bz(206.27.244.60) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009232; Tue, 22 Sep 98 18:07:37 -0400 Received: from pmail.ucb.edu.bz (pmail.ucb.edu.bz [192.168.244.61]) by pixie.ucb.edu.bz (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA09034 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:05:24 -0600 Received: from UCB_NOVELL/SpoolDir by pmail.ucb.edu.bz (Mercury 1.31); 22 Sep 98 16:04:26 -0600 Received: from SpoolDir by UCB_NOVELL (Mercury 1.31); 22 Sep 98 16:04:20 -0600 From: "JONATHAN KELSEY" Organization: University College of Belize To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:04:14 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: coral blasting Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.53/R1) Message-ID: <70AAE52696@pmail.ucb.edu.bz> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 532 > Subject: Re: coral blasting > As always it is the age old dilemna of offering alternatives. Unless one > can offer them alternatives, native peoples will do what is necessary for > short term survival. > > J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Dear Mr. Delbeek, Your statement regarding native peoples, as I think others will agree, is quite hasty. I think you will find there many well documented examples of native people conserving marine resources. I suggest you pick up copies of James McGoodwin's "Crisis in the World's Fisheries" and "Words of the Lagoon" by Bob Johannes. Carl Safina's, "Song for the Blue Ocean" also documents some indigenous peoples efforts at conserving resources. Examples can also be found in the history of Maine's 'native' lobstermen. If you would like some specific cites I would be more than happy to contribute. I would offer that the fact that the people you refer to are native people has little to do with resource degradation of this scale. More often such exploitation comes from forcing small-scale, artesinal, and subsistence fishers into a capital-based economy. It is a plague that has devastated even the world's most abundant fisheries, from Newfoundland cod to California anchovie and urchin. I've not meant to be rude, but I feel that it is important to see beyond this strong, hegemonistic, and typically-western viewpoint. Thank you. Sincerely, Jonathan Kelsey Research and Education Coordinator University College of Belize Marine Research Centre P.O. Box 990 Belize City, Belize Central America Phone: 023-0256 JKELSEY@ucb.edu.bz > > "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." > Mr. Spock > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 20:34:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA29110; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:34:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA15794; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:41:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015742; Tue, 22 Sep 98 20:40:42 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA19600; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:23:23 GMT Message-Id: <199809230023.AAA19600@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:45:12 -0400 From: Andalusi To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re : Coral Blasting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 533 Dear Coral Listers As u all know probably that there are lots of coral blasting in Indonesia and as I am now based in Timor Islands and working for an environment agency It is very sad to know that we haven't been able to tackle the problem yet. The blasting event done by most of the fisherman is a chain of irresponsible action from some people. I agree that ppl who do the coral blasting is the poorest ppl. But it seems that they see this is a very easy way to collect fish compare using the line fishing method and also they cannot afford to have a (floating) bagan. But I have to admit probably there are some other force besides what has been thought as in the above, behind what they do. The detonator is not available freely, only certain organization can have the detonator Therefore to cut such action is a bit difficult. Since the distribution must come from internal source that are difficult to sought. Someone told me that sometimes an irrespponsible person from the responsible organization which should be guarding marine area is behind the distribution of the detonator. I can't do anything about coral blasting for a moment. The only thing I can do is coordinate patroling in the area. But it is not easy since there are many agencies should be involved. We are trying to coordinate the patroling with the navy, with the local government on policy problem so this can be tackled. Yet, we have a long way to go, in the meanwhile hopefully the coral is still there One more thing besides blasting is the cyanide fishing. Which can also be found in NTT. A recent survey by LIPI (indonesian Scientific Authority) has temporarily found out that the number of species of fish and any other marine life is very scarce in Kupang Bay. I don't know what phenomenon occured in here since we have very little expertise and manpower to conduct a good coral reef protection activities. Therefore, if u have any other report or suggestion, I hope that u can share it with us here in NTT please. I will pass the existing mail from this list to the responsible government agencies and navy hopefully we can do something about it. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 21:09:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA29849; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:09:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA16790; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:16:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016785; Tue, 22 Sep 98 21:16:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA19828; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:58:57 GMT Received: from imo19.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA19823; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:58:53 -0400 From: EricHugo@aol.com Received: from EricHugo@aol.com by imo19.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id WSGBa22057; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:52:34 +2000 (EDT) Message-ID: <4ac5aea8.36084652@aol.com> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:52:34 EDT To: armono@engr.mun.ca, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, jwiseman@uclink.berkeley.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Artificial reefs References Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Mac sub 78 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 534 There is someone I know here in Houston who is heading off the "Rigs to Reefs" program off Galveston island in Texas. He has also worked with similar programs off the Calfiornia coast and has, if I am not mistaken, accumulated some pretty good data and refernce material already. His name is James Wiseman and you can reach him at jwiseman@uclink.berkeley.edu. Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 22 23:42:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA01000; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:42:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA20884; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:49:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020851; Tue, 22 Sep 98 23:48:48 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA20721; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 03:30:45 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA20716; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:30:41 -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 XAA00870 for ; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:21:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA19900; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:28:08 -0400 Received: from relay1.hawaii.edu(128.171.3.53) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019866; Tue, 22 Sep 98 23:27:17 -0400 Received: from [128.171.44.54] ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148669(9)>; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:24:54 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <216712(7)>; Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:24:43 -1000 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:24:40 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: JONATHAN KELSEY cc: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: coral blasting In-Reply-To: <70AAE52696@pmail.ucb.edu.bz> 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: 535 As I said, unless offered alternatives, the resources come second to survival. The examples you mentioned obviously hilight instances where alternatives HAVE been found be they better management of resources, alternative uses, sustainable yield programs, etc etc. Having contacts in the aquarium industry as well as in organisations such as Ocean Voice International, the International Marinelife Alliance, and Project Seahorse, I have some insight to the cyanide fishing issues in the Philippines and as well as the collection and devastation of seahorse populations around the Pacific basin. My comment concerned the message that it is easy to poohpooh people for dynamiting or overfishing their resources from the comfort of ones living room. Unless alternatives can be offered there is little incentive to stop. As a Philippine fisherman once told a friend of mine who was giving a lecture in a local village about reef ecology and the perils of overfishing "When I come home with my stomach empty and my family waiting for food, and I see a fish in the water ... what do you think I will do? Will I think I need to leave that fish for the good of the reef or will I catch it to feed my wife and children?" I consider native peoples as the people in living in the area, so yes Newfoundlanders are "native peoples" too :-) I did not mean to imply that being a "native" was in any way a comment on their environmental ethics. Please don't read between my lines. J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock > Your statement regarding native peoples, as I think others will > agree, is quite hasty. I think you will find there many > well documented examples of native people conserving marine > resources. I suggest you pick up copies of James McGoodwin's "Crisis > in the World's Fisheries" and "Words of the Lagoon" by Bob Johannes. > Carl Safina's, "Song for the Blue Ocean" also documents some > indigenous peoples efforts at conserving resources. > > Examples can also be found in the history of Maine's 'native' > lobstermen. If you would like some specific cites I would be > more than happy to contribute. > > I would offer that the fact that the people you refer to are native > people has little to do with resource degradation of this scale. > More often such exploitation comes from forcing small-scale, > artesinal, and subsistence fishers into a capital-based economy. It > is a plague that has devastated even the world's most abundant > fisheries, from Newfoundland cod to California anchovie and urchin. > I've not meant to be rude, but I feel that it is important to see > beyond this strong, hegemonistic, and typically-western viewpoint. > Thank you. > > Sincerely, > Jonathan Kelsey > > Research and Education Coordinator > University College of Belize > Marine Research Centre > P.O. Box 990 > Belize City, Belize > Central America > > Phone: 023-0256 > JKELSEY@ucb.edu.bz > > > > > > > "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." > > Mr. Spock > > > > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 23 01:05:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA01286; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 01:05:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA22554; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 01:12:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022511; Wed, 23 Sep 98 01:12:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA21164; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 04:44:54 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA21159; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:44:47 -0400 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 AAA08679; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:37:29 -0400 (GMT+4:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA14890; Tue, 22 Sep 98 23:40:58-050 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:40:57 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Jeremy Woodley To: John Ware Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Dynamiting in Caribbean?? In-Reply-To: <3607982B.FD2AC005@erols.com> 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: 536 It has been taking place in Jamaica, mostly near Kingston, for at least thirty years. Jeremy Woodley On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, John Ware wrote: > Dear Listers, > > Appropos of the just listed material on blast fishing: > > Last week I overheard a recreational diver asserting that dynamite > fishing was being used on the island of Roatan (Honduras). The diver > had no data to support this contention, just stating what he had been > told on a recent trip. > > I have not heard of or read of blast fishing in the Caribbean in general > or on Roatan in particular. Do any of you have any information on > current use of blast fishing on Roatan or anywhere in the Caribbean? > > Thanks, > > John > -- > *********************************************************** > * * > * John R. Ware, PhD * > * President * > * SeaServices, Inc. * > * 19572 Club House Road * > * Gaithersburg, MD, 20886, USA * > * 301 987-8507 * > * jware@erols.com * > * * > * _ * > * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * > * _|__ * > * | _ | * > * _______________________| |______ * > * |\/__ Sea Services, Inc. \ * > * |/\__________________________________/ * > *********************************************************** > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 23 08:47:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA05729; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:47:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA01659; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:54:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001636; Wed, 23 Sep 98 08:53:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA23761; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:32:49 GMT Received: from istn.irost.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA23756; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:32:42 -0400 From: inco@istn.irost.com Received: from MHS by istn.irost.com with MHS id $T301740 ; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:58:44 -0500 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:57:36 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 537 Dear Coral List Subscribers I was wondering if you would kindly help me with the following issue: I am a marine biologist(M.Sc.) and would like to work on a specific project regarding the environmental impacts and health (from ecological point of view)of the coral reefs of the Persian Gulf(IRAN). I am trying to get in touch with scientists and researchers who have worked on the coral reefs of this region, or if they have any suggestions or recommendations in this respect. I require this information concerning a research proposal, as the economical and developmental (including coastal tourism) activities is increasing in this region. Therefore, I would like to establish a baseline in order not only to increase public awarness but to help decision-makers to consider the "issues" in their long-term plans. I would be most grateful if you contact me at: Email: INCO@ISTN.IROST.COM Or Shokri_mr@hotmail.com Thank you in advance. Mohammad Reza Shokri Iranian National Center For Oceanography Living Resource Dep. No:51, Bozorgmehr Ave., 14168 Tehran - Iran P.O.Box:14155-4781 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 23 10:53:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA10051; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 10:53:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA06677; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:00:26 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006644; Wed, 23 Sep 98 10:59:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA24386; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:09:50 GMT Message-Id: <199809231409.OAA24386@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 10:07:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: CHAMP, coral-list shutdown Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 538 Due to the impending threat of Hurricane Georges, all computers at NOAA/AOML, including the one that serves the CHAMP Home Page and coral-list, will be shutdown until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP and coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 09:04:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA26229; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:03:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA05188; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:10:16 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005181; Mon, 28 Sep 98 09:10:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA25027; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:33:07 GMT Received: from taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA25011; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:33:01 -0400 Received: from kat1003 (helo=localhost) by taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk with local-smtp (Exim 2.03 #2) id 0zLqpy-0005C1-00 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:28:14 +0100 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 16:28:14 +0100 (BST) From: "K.A. Teleki" Reply-To: "K.A. Teleki" To: Coral-List Subject: Reef Encounter - call for contributions 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: 539 DEALINE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS 1st OCTOBER REEF ENCOUNTER No. 24 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, iclarm@caribsurf.com David Obura, dobura@africaonline.co.ke 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 Callum Roberts, cr10@york.ac.uk Thanks, Maggie, David and Kristian _______________________________________________________________ Kristian A. 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Sorry for any inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 09:12:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA26420; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA05323; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:18:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005317; Mon, 28 Sep 98 09:17:30 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA01178; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 12:38:45 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA01173; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 08:38:41 -0400 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (quickmail.ogp.noaa.gov [140.90.171.10]) by hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA06697 for ; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:46:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 23 Sep 1998 22:57:58 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: Artificial reefs References To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 JAA26420 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 541 Subject: Time: 9:30 AM RE>Artificial reefs References Date: 9/23/98 These are all older references, but may be a good start. Others on the list will be able to provide newer references: Bohnsack, J. A. and F. H. Talbot (1980). "Species-packing by reef fishes on Australian and Caribbean reefs an experimental approach." Bulletin of Marine Science 30(3): 710-723. Bohnsack, J. A. (1983). "Species turnover and the order versus chaos controversyconcerning reef fish community structure." Coral Reefs 1(4): 223-228. Bohnsack, J. A. (1983). "Resiliency of reef fish communities in the Florida Keys following a January 1977 hypothermal fish kill." Environmental Biology of Fishes 9(1): 41-53. Bohnsack, J. A. and D. L. Sutherland (1985). "Artificial reef research: a review with recommendations for future priorities." Bulletin of Marine Science 37(1): 11-39. Bohnsack, J. A. (1989). "Are high densities of fishes at artificial reefs the result of habitat limitation or behavioral preference?" Bulletin of Marine Science 44(2): 631-645. Hixon, M. A. and W. N. Brostoff (1985). "Substrate characteristics, fish grazing, and epibenthic reef assemblages off Hawaii." Bulletin of Marine Science 37(1): 200-213. Menge, B. A., L. R. Ashkenas, et al. (1983). "Use of artificial holes in studying community development in cryptic marine habitats in a tropical rocky intertidal region." Marine Biology 77: 129-142. Molles, M. C. (1978). "Fish species diversity on model and natural reef patches:experimental insular biogeography." Ecological Monographs 48(3): 289-305. Mueller, E. L. (1988). "Managing interreefal environments and resources by artificial constructions." Proceedings of the Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville 2: 387-391. Russell, B. C., F. H. Talbot, et al. (1974). "Patterns of colinisation of artificial reefs by coral reeffishes." Proceedings of the Second International Coral Reef Symposium, Australia 1: 207-215. Russell, B. C., G. R. V. Anderson, et al. (1977). "Seasonality and recruitment of coral reef fishes." Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28(4): 421-528. Sale, P. F., W. A. Douglas, et al. (1975). "Choice of microhabitats by coral reef fishes at settlement@ Coral Reefs@3(2)@91-99@1984@file@reef fish/damsel/larvae/habitat@ Sale, PF/Dybdahl, R@Determinants of community structure for coral reef fishes in an experimental habitat." Ecology 56(6): 1343-1355. Schroeder, R. E. (1985). "Recruitment rate patterns of coral-reef fishes at Midway Lagoon (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)." Proceedings of the Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti 5: 379-384. Schuhmacher, H. (1988). "Development of coral communities on artificial reef types over 20 years (Eilat, Red Sea)." Proceedings of the Sixth International Coral Reef Symposium, Townsville 3: 379-384. Shulman, M. J., J. C. Ogden, et al. (1983). "Priority effects in the recruitment of juvenile coral reeffishes." Ecology 64(6): 1508-1513. Shulman, M. J. (1985). "Recruitment of coral reef fishes: effects of distribution of predators and shelter." Ecology 66(3): 1056-1066. Talbot, F. H., B. C. Russell, et al. (1978). "Coral reef fish communities unstable, high-diversity systems?" Ecological Monographs 48(4): 425-440. Williams, D. M. and P. F. Sale (1981). "Spatial and temporal patterns of recruitment of juvenile coral reef fishes to coral habitats within One Tree Lagoon, Great Barrier Reef." Marine Biology 65(3): 245-253. Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 19:59:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA09118; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:59:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA12156; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:06:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012140; Mon, 28 Sep 98 20:05:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA06493; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 23:28:23 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA06488; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:28:15 -0400 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id JAA29589; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:23:22 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980929091335.0070e9f0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:13:35 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Indonesia blast fishing 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: 542 In response to the observations on blast-fishing in Flores, Indonesia: There is no doubt that the situation in Indonesia is nearing disaster proportions. People are starving. The economy is already a mess, and will get worse. Present "aid" efforts, such as exist, are futile, self-serving and slow. We may be seeing a demonstration of how completely one man (one family) can wreck the fourth largest country in the world, the one that has (had?) more reefs than any on the planet. On the other hand, we should not kid ourselves that this is a new situation. Blast-fishing has been used in the region for almost a century. There are reports, backed up by eyewitness evidence (some of it mine) that the reefs all around the entire perimeter of Sumatra were largely bombed out in 3-4 years, in the early 1990's. There are places around Sulawesi where explosions every 10 min. are the norm! But the problem here lies in the phrase "eyewitness accounts." Indonesia probably has fewer published accounts of its reefs, per hectare, than anywhere else. We need rigorously conducted retrospective studies far more than we need anecdotal evidence. If we knew how fast the bomb (and don't forget the cyanide) destruction was accelerating due to the economic crash, we could make some econometric projections re value of lost resources that might have political impact. Having said that: I appreciate the value of Bert Hoeksma's observations (Bert has been out there for a long time, and knows a great deal about the place). Some if not most bomb damage produces destabilised rubble on which recruitment is slow. On the other hand, in many areas it is possible to see new recruits littering the bottom of craters a year old. In my opinion, a much larger longterm threat to the reefs of the entire SE Asian region is land-based sources of pollution, the subject of the recent UN Protocol. After the bombing and the cyanide stop (if they ever do), those reefs will gradually recover. In contrast, there are no sewage treatment plants anywhere in Indonesia, and few if any industrial controls (and none that are adhered to.) Our Java project has reported heavy metal values in marine sediments well above acceptable limits, and every major city in Indonesia has a big offshore reef gap. This situation is documented in an upcoming paper by Evan Edinger (Mar Poll Bull), in which he summarizes several reef studies from Indonesia and compares with data from older studies. In short, land-based sources produce something between total reef extirpation (as Tom Tomascik has described for Jakarta Bay) to a reduction of 30% in generic diversity over the past 15 years. Even in an economic crisis, food aid and better patrolling can reduce the damage from bombing. The other stuff just keeps on coming.... Yours in sorrow-Mike Risk riskmj@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 20:01:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA09157; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:01:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA12205; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:08:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012194; Mon, 28 Sep 98 20:07:34 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA06514; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 23:31:04 GMT Received: from curly.cc.utexas.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA06509; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:31:00 -0400 Received: from [129.116.194.7] (coral.tnhc.utexas.edu [129.116.194.7]) by curly.cc.utexas.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5/cc-uts-1.20) with SMTP id SAA29210 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 18:26:09 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199809282326.SAA29210@curly.cc.utexas.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 18:29:53 -0600 To: "Recipients of coral-list" From: jlang@uts.cc.utexas.edu (Judith C. Lang) Subject: Artificial reefs References Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 543 Coraleros, Thanks to Mark Eakin for the 1980's era references. P apers and abstracts presented at the "Fifth Interntional Conference of Aquatic Habitat Enhancement," many of which concern articifial reefs, were published in theBulletin of Marine Science vol 55 in 1994. In 1989, Bull. Mar. Sci. (vol. 44 ) published the proceedings of the fourth conference of this association. Judy Lang From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 20:43:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA09418; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:43:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA12888; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:50:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012873; Mon, 28 Sep 98 20:49:40 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA06911; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:15:49 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA06906; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 20:15:41 -0400 Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA02124; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:10:46 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980929095917.006d72a0@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:59:17 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Bleaching and ITMEMS Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 544 Your help please I seek assistance from those that have observed significant coral bleaching in the last 12 months. The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network wishes to present a brief report on the 1997 /98 bleaching episode at the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium, Townsville, 22 to 26 November 1998. (details 0000,0000,fefehttp://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/~icri/secretariat/itmems/ ) This meeting will be attended by several hundred coral reef resource managers, scientists etc. who will discuss mechanisms for better reef conservation as part of the ICRI (International Coral Reef Initiative) process. Bleaching is one topic that will surface with questions like: can anything be done about it? Several people are preparing detailed analyses and papers on the current bleaching episode - I would like to present a very brief summary for a booklet on the status of the world's reefs based on reports that were presented in Panama in 1996 and published in the Proceedings. The main theme will be when bleaching commenced and a rough estimate of the extent - maximum length of the report about 4 pages. These will be juxtaposed alongside a plot of ENSO over the last year. Those with information, could you please reply to c.wilkinson@aims.gov.au . I will post the summary paper on the coral list when completed and make a summary of the replies available on request. Please provide: * name and area of the report (approx Latitude and Longitude); * when you first observed significant bleaching; * what were sea surface temperatures (if known)? * how extensive was bleaching at a few depths e.g. Y% of X% live coral cover at 10 m; * has there been resulting mortality e.g. Z% of bleached corals (or is it too early to tell)? * has bleaching like this been observed before? * other major comments. To give an example - this is the type of brief information I intend presenting. 'Country : Phantasia. Bleaching started 30 February 1998 and continued to 13 March; with sea surface temperatures of 38oC over a large area (between 135 and 140oE and 20 and 25oS). There was bleaching of approximately 50% of the 50% coral cover at 5 metres and 10% bleaching of 30% coral cover at 10 metres, with Acacia species most heavily affected. Mortality appears to be about 25% of bleached corals, with most of the others showing increasing colour. This has never been seen previously in this area and even some of the Vombatus were bleached.' Thank you Clive Wilkinson Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No. 3, TOWNSVILLE MC QLD 4810 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 7 4772 4314; Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 04:49:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA12097; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 04:49:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA19604; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 04:56:50 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019598; Tue, 29 Sep 98 04:55:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA09728; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:20:50 GMT Received: from pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA09723; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 04:20:46 -0400 Received: from thunnus.warwick.ac.uk (thunnus [137.205.156.1]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA16188 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:15:54 +0100 (BST) Received: from eamg.u-net.com (p35.nas2.is5.u-net.net) by thunnus.warwick.ac.uk; Tue, 29 Sep 98 09:26:02 BST Message-Id: <361096F5.6ECA@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:14:45 +0100 From: sheppard Reply-To: sh@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Special issue of 'Biodiversity and Conservation 'on Coral 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: 545 The Editor of the journal Biodiversity and Conservation (Prof Alan Bull) has invited me to help investigate the interest in and possible scope of a special issue of the journal on coral reefs. The journal is '...devoted to all aspects of biological diversity, its descriptions, analysis and conservation, and its controlled rational use by humankind...' Some crisp reviews in addition to a collection of papers is intended. If you have a paper in development which could fit the scope of this proposed collection and this journal, please contact me as soon as possible. At this early stage no closely focussed theme yet exists, other than to say that I think papers on 'other' groups (i.e. less often considered than are corals and fishes) would be welcome too. -- Best wishes Charles Sheppard From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 05:26:53 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA12385; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 05:26:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA19888; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 05:33:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019883; Tue, 29 Sep 98 05:33:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA09969; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:55:34 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA09964; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 04:55:23 -0400 Received: from kupang.wasantara.net.id (kupang.wasantara.net.id [202.159.76.163]) by ns2.wasantara.net.id (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA23351; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 16:41:23 +0700 (JAVT) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 16:41:23 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from KUPANG/SpoolDir by kupang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 29 Sep 98 16:53:50 +0800 Received: from SpoolDir by KUPANG (Mercury 1.40); 29 Sep 98 16:53:16 +0800 Received: from UKSDA (202.159.76.184) by kupang.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 29 Sep 98 16:53:06 +0800 X-Sender: uksda@kupang.wasantara.net.id (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, glilley@wwfnet.org From: Andalusi Subject: Need information Message-ID: <1265522138F@kupang.wasantara.net.id> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 546 Dear Coral Lister, I need your help, I read from a book entitled "Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku" there is an endemic coral species in Sumba. Please if someone know about this can you give me the picture or the description about this species. I also appreciate any other information concerning the coastal and marine life, what you observe when you visit Nusa Tenggara TImur, either it is in FLores, TImor, Sumba Lembata, Alor. This chain of island is definitely need someone's touch. The last expedition perhaps the Snellius expedition and it was way too long ago. Indonesia Scientific Institute has recently conduct a study in Kupang Bay, we are still waiting for the result :((. I hope that some of you could also make a study here in Nusa Tenggara Timur concerning marine and coastal diversity. It will give us a new input to our knowledge about our area. Thank you very much for your input. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 06:33:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA12822; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 06:33:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA20525; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 06:40:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020520; Tue, 29 Sep 98 06:40:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA10332; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:01:03 GMT Received: from mail.net4you.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA10327; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 06:00:55 -0400 Received: from nos.net4you (ACSVIL57.net4you.net [194.177.153.58] (may be forged)) by mail.net4you.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA13279 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:56:01 +0200 Message-ID: <36112CFE.5D07@net4you.co.at> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:54:54 -0700 From: norbert schmidt X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I; 16bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral bleaching Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by mail.net4you.net id LAA13279 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 GAA12822 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 547 Dear members, for publications I need to know extent and geographical destribution of bleached regions. Is the Red Sea effected ? Your cooperation is important and most appreciated. I was for two months in Maldives. As you will be aware more than 90% of the archipelagos corals are dead.Acroporae are gone completely with a few exceptions,no recovering at all. Porites seem to do well and largely get back to normal.As well anenemies are gaining colour again. A personal note: I do not believe at all, this happened for the first time to Maldives. When I started diving there end of 70ies, the reefs all over looked very much same as now (=covered with algae), founding the Maldives reputation as top fish- but poor coral-area.We thought Acanthaster must have hit, but it looks now like an unrecognized bleaching event. Please infos on effected regions! Thanking You Norbert Schmidt From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Sep 28 10:05:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27529; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:03:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA07896; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:11:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007883; Mon, 28 Sep 98 10:10:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01719; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:32:55 GMT Received: from gamma.qmw.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA01714; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:32:51 -0400 Received: from alpha.qmw.ac.uk by gamma.qmw.ac.uk with SMTP-QMW with ESMTP; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:27:55 +0100 Received: from casper (dialup-port16.qmw.ac.uk [138.37.11.16]) by alpha.qmw.ac.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA28686; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:27:51 +0100 (BST) From: Cassian Edwards To: Coral List , bes-ecol-aquatic-request Subject: Insecticide on a Reef Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:23:50 +0100 Message-ID: <000001bdeae3$3b0e2360$100b258a@casper> 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 V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 548 Hello, I am thinking of using an insectide to eliminate mesoherbivores from algal biomass as part of a treatment looking at grazing rates. The planned experiment will be conducted in situ on an algal-dominated coral reef and away from any coral populations (>20m). The last thing I want to do is to use an insecticide that could potentially cause damage to any other organisms, other than those within the treatment, either by way of the quantity of dose applied or via the longevity of the insecticide within the water system. The planned procedure would be to squirt a minimal amount of a suitable insecticide into a temporararily sealable bag/container encapsulating ~20g of macroalgae of approximately 1.5L capacity for a period of about 20 minutes before removal from the bag/container. Perhaps I could have some 'positive' feedback as to what types of insecticide could be applicable (as well as dose), and also to the general procedure and morality of such an experiment. Please reply directly to myself at c.edwards@qmw.ac.uk and I will endeavour to post a detailed reply at a later date. Thank you. 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 Thu Sep 28 10:18:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27806; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:17:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08535; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:24:11 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008520; Mon, 28 Sep 98 10:24:03 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01680; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:29:16 GMT Received: from mail.tol.it by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA01675; Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:29:10 -0400 Received: from server.york.ac.uk (a-mi44-60.tin.it [212.216.20.251]) by mail.tol.it (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA16184 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 1998 22:30:56 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <360AB7A8.5491@tin.it> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 22:25:02 +0100 From: Nicola Marchesi Reply-To: jonima@tin.it X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Ship Groundings on Coral 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: 549 Dear All, I'm currently trying to collect all possible information on the ecological, social, economic and legal implications of ship groundings on coral reefs. I would be gratefull to anybody who could provide me with usefull sources of information or with the contact details of someone who is involved in research activities on the subject. Also, where can I find some statistics on the occurrance of ship groundings throughout the world ? Please send all replies to my personal e-mail address and I'll post a resume of the information I received on the coral-list in due course. Thank you in advance for all the help you will be able to give me. Best Regards to all, -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: NICOLA MARCHESI (Mr.) Marine Environmental Scientist VIA BORGOGNA 7 20122 MILANO, ITALIA home tel & fax +39 02 795855 mobile tel +39 335 6633182 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 08:53:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA14563; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:53:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA24411; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:00:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024366; Tue, 29 Sep 98 08:59:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA11330; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 12:15:03 GMT Received: from nsu.acast.nova.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA11325; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:15:00 -0400 Received: from reef.ocean.nova.edu (reef.ocean.nova.edu [137.52.16.29]) by nsu.acast.nova.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id IAA17349; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.4.32.19980929081419.00774d20@ocean.nova.edu> X-Sender: dodge@ocean.nova.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Plus Version 3.0.4 (32) with Spelling Checker Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 08:14:19 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Richard E. Dodge" Subject: Conference Notice: CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION, April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 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: 550 Dear Coral Listers, Here is an announcement and call for papers for what we feel will be a very interesting April 14-16, 1999 Conference. Please check the indicated web site or write for more info. ************************************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION 14-16 April 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA Organized by the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Purpose: To develop a scientific synthesis of assessment, monitoring, and restoration designed for enhanced understanding and management of all aspects of coral reefs. This conference seeks to also identify emerging concepts and to describe new and innovative scientific and technological approaches. Format: The conference will include invited keynote and plenary talks, contributed papers in three concurrent sessions, a poster session, and workshops. Abstracts: Abstract submission information is available on the web or will be mailed upon request. A special peer-reviewed publication of Plenary Talks and selected Contributed Papers is planned. Registration: Early registration fees apply before 1 January 1999. There is a significant student discount. Registration includes the Conference program of invited Keynote, Plenary Talks, Contributed Papers, Poster Session, Abstract Book, opening reception, closing banquet, poster reception, continental breakfast and break refreshments for each of the three days. Venue: The Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort is located in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Special conference rates are available. For more information on the conference and for registration please check the web at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html or contact: National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania, FL 33004 USA ncriconfinfo@mako.ocean.nova.edu PHONE: 954-920-1909 Fax: 954-921-7764 ************************************************************************** Thanks, Dick Dodge Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D. Dean, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr.; Dania, FL 33004 voice (954) 920-1909; fax (954)-921-7764 NSU OC web page: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ NOTICE: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 12:46:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA20486; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 12:46:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03394; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 12:53:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003297; Tue, 29 Sep 98 12:52:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12704; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:21:34 GMT Received: from u3.farm.idt.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA12699; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:21:29 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer (ppp-59.ts-1.nyc.idt.net [169.132.96.59]) by u3.farm.idt.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA00851 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:21:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3610EC24.190C@idt.net> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:18:12 -0400 From: "Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D." Reply-To: dthoney@idt.net Organization: NY Aquarium X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-IDT-v5 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Coral list Subject: Post doc working with sea horses Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------A38377F1EFA" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 551 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A38377F1EFA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have been asked to forward avertisements for two post docs. Please forward your resumes to Jeff Boehem at JBoehm@sheddaquarium.org -- Dennis A. Thoney, Ph.D. General Curator New York Aquarium Wildlife Conservation Society Boardwalk and West 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11224 www.wcs.org --------------A38377F1EFA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="PS -job descriptions.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="PS -job descriptions.txt" POSITION DESCRIPTION COLLABORATION PROJECT SEAHORSE INTERNATIONAL/JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM TITLE: Aquarium Research Coordinator Project Seahorse International / John G. Shedd Aquarium DEPARTMENT: Conservation, Shedd Aquarium REPORTS TO: VP Research and Veterinary Services (Shedd) With additional supervision from: Dr. Heather Hall (PSI, Zoological Society of London) Dr. Amanda Vincent (PSI, McGill University) and the Director of Conservation (Shedd) The primary responsibility of this team member will be to develop and co-ordinate research on syngnathid husbandry, management and conservation in public aquaria and among skilled hobbyists. S/he will draw on the outputs from - an international aquarium workshop on seahorse husbandry, conservation and management at JGSA. Approx Duties and Responsibilities % time 20 1. Coordinate and prompt research action among involved institutions * 20 2. Design experimental protocols, organize data gathering, and guide analysis 15 3. Design and maintain databases 15 4. Write reports, papers, briefing documents and articles 15 5. Liaise with professionals and colleagues representing complementary disciplines (e.g., pathologists, nutritionists, culturists) * 10 6. Respond to public inquiries 5 7. Perform other duties as assigned. * includes participating in professional fora (e.g., annual AZA meetings), presenting papers, leading discussion groups, etc. Position Specifications: 1. Education: PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant biological science (e.g. aquatic biology, aquaculture, conservation biology). 2. Relevant Work Experience: Experience working in the husbandry of aquatic species, field conservation relevant to the care and husbandry of aquatic species and/or experience in an aquarium or zoological park setting is essential. Experience in the management of scientific research databases is essential. Experience in the coordination of research scientists preferred. Experience working in developing countries an asset. 3. Special Knowledge and Skills: Experimental design and statistical analysis; database management; familiarity with issues in aquatic conservation; previous knowledge of syngnathid husbandry and biology preferred though not required; foreign language skills an asset. 4. Personal Characteristics: The ideal candidate will be highly independent with strong written and oral communication skills. S/he will need to network with a wide range of colleagues internationally, and will be responsible to both PSI and the Shedd Aquarium. This position will require strong interpersonal skills, effective time management and a great deal of flexibility. 5. Location andTravel: This position is based in Chicago, USA with extensive national and international travel. One of several positions supporting the collaboration between Project Seahorse International and the John G. Shedd Aquarium. In the initial phases, one of these positions will be based at the Shedd Aquarium and the others will be based at McGill University in Montreal. Date position description finalised: August 18, 1998 POSITION DESCRIPTION COLLABORATION PROJECT SEAHORSE INTERNATIONAL/JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM TITLE: Special Activity Co-ordinator Project Seahorse International / John G. Shedd Aquarium DEPARTMENT: PSI, McGill University REPORTS TO: Dr. Amanda Vincent (PSI, McGill University) With additional supervision from: VP Research and Veterinary Services (Shedd) Dr. Heather Hall (PSI, Zoological Society of London) and the Director of Conservation (Shedd) The primary responsibility of this team member will be to develop and implement special activities to support syngnathid conservation and management, in consultation with PSI teams and in collaboration with JGSA personnel and external partners. These projects will be wide ranging, from educational materials and livelihood development to policy briefings. First priority will be joint initiatives with the JGSA, but the person will also support other PSI activities. The person will, in consultation with supervisors and institutions: (a) develop proposals for special projects; (b) obtain grants to support special PSI projects; (c) co-ordinate agreed activities, liaising among participants and stakeholders, and finding supporting expertise where necessary; (d) provide PSI technical input to agreed activities, undertaking or facilitating biological or management research and analysis; (e) write reports, papers, briefing documents and articles to support PSI initiatives, including those led by other team members; (f) manage resource databases for PSI; (g) develop and maintain web sites for PSI-related activities; and (h) perform other duties as assigned. Examples of projects to be undertaken by the special activity co-ordinator might be: publications (e.g. middle reader book, adult coffee table book) educational support (e.g. teachers' pack, scholarship modules, environmental studies map) legislative analysis, policy briefings international activities in support of alternative livelihood ventures in the Philippines web site development, information resource management technical support (e.g. field guide revision) Approx Duties and Responsibilities % time 25 1. Provide PSI technical input to agreed activities, undertaking or facilitating biological or management research and analysis. 20 2. Coordinate agreed activities, liaising among participants and stakeholders, and finding supporting expertise where necessary. 15 3. Write reports, papers, briefing documents and articles 10 4. Develop proposals for special projects, in consultation with supervisors and institutions. 10 5. Obtain grants to support special PSI projects, in consultation with JGSA 10 6. Manage resource databases for PSI 5 7. Develop and maintain web sites for PSI-related activities 5 8. Perform other duties as assigned. Position Specifications: 1. Education: The applicant must possess a PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant biological science (e.g. aquatic biology, aquaculture, conservation biology). 2. Relevant Work Experience: Experience in conservation-related research and management required. Experience in environmental education, web site design, public relations, publishing, and policy development would all be assets. Project leadership skill and experience working in developing countries preferred. 3. Special Knowledge and Skills: Strong written and oral communication skills are essential. The following would be desirable: teaching experience, familiarity with issues in aquatic conservation, good computer skills, artistic and statistical abilities, previous knowledge of syngnathid biology, foreign language skills. French would be an asset in Montreal, a bilingual city. 4. Personal Characteristics: The ideal candidate will be highly independent. S/he will need to network with a wide range of colleagues internationally, and will be responsible to both PSI and the Shedd Aquarium. This position will require strong interpersonal skills, effective time management and a great deal of flexibility. 5. Location and Travel: This position is based in Montreal, Canada with frequent visits to Chicago, USA and other extended international travel. 6. Citizenship. "In accordance with Canadian immigration policy, this advertisement is directed first at Canadian citizens." **AV to check exact wording required. One of several positions supporting the collaboration between Project Seahorse International and the John G. Shedd Aquarium. In the initial phases, one of these positions will be based at the Shedd Aquarium and the others will be based at McGill University in Montreal. Date position description finalised: August 18, 1998 --------------A38377F1EFA-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Sep 29 22:25:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA28748; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:25:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA28357; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:32:53 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028351; Tue, 29 Sep 98 22:32:04 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA16542; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 01:39:15 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA16535; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:39:11 -0400 From: holtzd%fkeys@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 21:39:50 -0500 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 20:50:03 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Keys Reefs After George MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 552 A group of experienced divers and snorkelers will be looking Thursday at initial post-hurricane conditions along the shallow reef tops off Boca Chica and Key West and reporting their anecdotal findings. Our goal is simply to scope out how things appear and perhaps identify questions that need to be answered based on our observations. Any suggestions from the scientific community and others on how best to accomplish this limited inquiry would be appreciated. Also, any requests or thoughts from researchers who have a particular interest in the Western Sambos Ecological Reserve and the Sand Key, Rock Key and Eastern Dry Rocks Sanctuary Protected Areas are welcome. Thank you. ************************************************************************* David Holtz Center for Marine Conservation Florida Keys Office 513 Fleming Street Suite 14 Key West, FL 33040 305-295-3370 305-295-3371 (fax) dholtz@cenmarine.com fkeysman@aol.com (home) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Sep 30 02:33:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA29862; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 02:33:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA01227; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 02:40:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001219; Wed, 30 Sep 98 02:40:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA18084; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 05:56:24 GMT Received: from aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA18076; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 01:56:16 -0400 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au by aims.gov.au (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA25382; Wed, 30 Sep 1998 15:56:05 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980930154734.0076b108@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 15:47:34 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: Good Indonesia news 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: 553 In spite of these horror stories from other areas in Indonesia, I have a bit of good news (relative). We are working in several communities in North Sulawesi and there has been no noticible increase in bomb fishing in this area. Bomb fishing is occuring here (and we have educational campaigns underway to help reduce and hopefully/ultimately to stop it), but it is occuring at about the same rate as a year ago. North Sulawesi , economically, is doing quite well as the rupiah devaluation has meant that exports here of copra, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, seawed make farming attractive and may actually be reducing fishing pressure a bit as people move to farming export crops rather than fishing. However, we have not yet noticed changes in fishing effort yet either as fish prices have also increased (the increase in prices of farm versus fish produce is kind of a wash with each other). In fact, in a recent survey we conducted in June 1998, more than half the respondents in 4 villages surveyed on the Maluku sea coast said they were better off or the same compared to a year ago!!!! The local joke going around here is that there is no resesi (recesion) only resepsi (receptions). People in Manado are starting to have trouble finding maids as farming has become more lucrative recently. Brian Crawford Technical Advisor Proyek Pesisir (Coastal Resources Management Project - Indonesia) URI Coastal Resources Center Manado Field Office Jalan Wolter Mongisidi No. 5 Kleak, Ling. I Rt. 01/19 Manado, Sulawesi Utara 95115 Indonesia Tel: (62-431) 841-671 or 841-672 Fax: (62-431) 841-673 email: crawford@manado.wasantara.net.id CRC WWW site: http://crc.uri.edu (forwarded by 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 Sun Oct 1 13:51:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA19108; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:51:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA11391; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:58:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011333; Thu, 1 Oct 98 13:57:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA02917; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:00:34 GMT Received: from sme.com.univ-mrs.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA02912; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:00:30 -0400 Received: from smemac16.com.univ-mrs.fr by sme.com.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA20209; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:00:06 +0200 X-Sender: thomassi@sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.1 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:00:32 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard A. THOMASSIN) Subject: Impact of iron hydroxyde on coral reef organisms Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 554 Dear, Working now on the possible effects upon coral reef organisms (benthic, plaktonic or fishes) of Fe (iron) hydroxyde outputs from a desalt plant unit I would like receiving our observations or comments. For example, in the area of Marseilles seawage output (W. Mediterranean sea), Fe hydroxydes induce a bioaccumulation of Fe cristals in the stomach and the axial gland of the local common seaurchin Paracentrotus lividus. What is know in the tropical coral reef environments upon marine organisms ? Thanks for your help. Please send answer to my mail-address. Cheers. Bernard A. Thomassin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 1 13:55:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA19257; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:55:06 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA11682; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 14:02:15 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011670; Thu, 1 Oct 98 14:02:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02694; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:34:03 GMT Message-Id: <199810011634.QAA02694@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 12:29:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Zooxanthellae photomicrographs Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 555 Ladies & Gentlemen, I am happy to announce that Scott Santos of the State University of New York at Buffalo has graciously donated some of his photomicrographs of zooxanthellae for our Web site. If you ever been curious about what these organisms look like, here's you chance. Please click on the "Themes" (under Documents) or "Bulletins" section of the CHAMP Home Page at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cheers, JCH From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 1 16:27:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA22648; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:27:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA19769; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:34:24 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019758; Thu, 1 Oct 98 16:34:10 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA04228; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:28:20 GMT Received: from merlin.rtpnc.epa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04223; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 15:28:14 -0400 Received: from DCSMTP.WICTOK7.EPA.GOV by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-10 #26439) with SMTP id <0F0500ON8WJ7JW@epamail.epa.gov> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 14:54:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from DCWIC01-Message_Server by DCSMTP.WICTOK7.EPA.GOV with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 01 Oct 1998 14:52:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 14:52:17 -0400 From: KENNARD POTTS Subject: biological criteria for coral reefs 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 556 I would like to announce the availability of a paper which considers the development of biological criteria for the assessment of coral reef ecosystems. This paper was developed by Coral Seas Inc. for the US Environmental Protection Agency and is entitled "Development of Biological Criteria for Coral Reef Ecosystem Assessment". This paper is a follow-up to "A coral Reef Symposium on Practical, Reliable, Low Cost Monitoring Methods for Assessing the Biota and Habitat of Coral Reefs". Both the biocriteria document as well as the symposium document can be viewed at the EPA Coral Reef Homepage at: www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/coral Paper copies will be available by contacting me directly at: potts.kennard@epa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 1 19:14:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA24566; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:14:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA26444; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 19:21:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026406; Thu, 1 Oct 98 19:20:36 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA06322; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 22:41:20 GMT Received: from hil-img-5.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA06313; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 18:41:15 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by hil-img-5.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.14) id SAA18551 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 18:40:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 18:40:03 -0400 From: Harry McCarty Subject: Coral Disease Page Update To: Coral Reef List Server Message-ID: <199810011840_MC2-5B56-B076@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id TAA24566 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 557 Dear Coral Listers, Just a short note to advise you that the Coral Disease Page (R) has been updated again. The latest update includes new information on red-band disease in sea fans, and tumors and other skeletal anomalies, as well as updated information and photographs regarding rapid wasting. The updates have been incorporated to the site at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mccarty_and_peters/coraldis.htm We have also updated the off-line version of the page, which is designed as an aid to field researchers and once downloaded, does not require access to the web. For those of you who have already sat through downloading the original off-line version, we are pleased to announce that the updated information is available as a separate, smaller, download (about 450 Kb). We are grateful to those who have offered suggestions and advice and to those who contributed new materials. We _do_ have one favor to ask. The on-line page is quite popular, generating over 1700 "hits" in less than six months. However, we do not have a means to track how many folks have actually downloaded the off-line version. Given the time that it takes to modify and update both versions and the fact that it almost doubles the server space required, we need to establish the level of interest in the off-line version. So, if you have downloaded the off-line version and find it useful, please let us know. There's no registration fee, we would just like to know if its worth the effort to keep both versions alive and current. You may reach us at: mccarty_and_peters@compuserve.com or through the e-mail link on the Coral Disease Page. Thanks again for your support. We are planning further updates in the months to come. Harry McCarty and Esther Peters From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 2 02:07:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA26035; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 02:07:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA02763; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 02:14:39 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002756; Fri, 2 Oct 98 02:14:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA08875; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 05:38:47 GMT Received: from mail.biu.ac.il by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA08870; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 01:38:41 -0400 Received: from popeye.cc.biu.ac.il by mail.biu.ac.il (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA15538; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:38:06 +0200 Received: from localhost (zakaid@localhost) by popeye.cc.biu.ac.il (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id HAA21399 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:38:31 +0200 (IST) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:38:31 +0200 (IST) From: Zakai David To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: FLOATING HOTELS 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: 558 Dear Coral List members Has any one have any experience with the impacts to the tropical marine environment, caused by FLOATING HOTELS, during construction and during day-to-day operation. We are facing a giant, 2000 rooms project, of FLOATING HOTEL in tip of the Gulf of Aqaba northern Red Sea. Any information will be highly appreciated, please reply to zakaid@rocketmail.com Sincerely, David Zakai. =============================================================================== David Zakai, Red Sea marine biologist Department of Life Science Nature Reserves Authority of Israel Bar-Ilan University Eilat district, P.O.Box 667 Ramat-Gan Israel, 88105 Israel, 52100 Ph:+972-7-6373988 +972-7-6360117 Fax:+972-7-6375047 +972-7-6375329 Home:+972-7-6330373 Email: zakaid@popeye.cc.biu.ac.il OR zakaid@rocketmail.comx =============================================================================== From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 2 07:50:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA27918; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:50:19 -0400 (EDT) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA08580; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:57:28 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008565; Fri, 2 Oct 98 07:56:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA11124; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:13:26 GMT Message-Id: <199810021113.LAA11124@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 00:22:15 EDT To: armono@engr.mun.ca, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Re: Artificial reefs References Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 559 I forgot to mention - there is a secondary reference called, I believe, "Artificial Substrates" which I saw at the library while researching the other week - the author was Cairns - I can only assume it is Stephen Cairns, but I can't swear to it - I picked it up and flipped through it simply out of curiosity and it seemed like a good source for what you are looking for. good luck Eric Borneman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 2 23:00:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA12835; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 23:00:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA12740; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 23:07:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012733; Fri, 2 Oct 98 23:07:14 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA17207; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 02:04:36 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA17202; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:04:29 -0400 Received: from port129.btl.net ([206.27.238.129]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.5) with SMTP id AAB1FAA; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:36:55 -0600 Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "dixon@wgs1.btl.net" Organization: Seasports Belize To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:47:01 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Sponge Bleaching in Belize Reply-to: seasprtsbz@btl.net CC: maggie watson Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.53/R1) Message-ID: <7718969BE44.AAB1FAA@wgs1.btl.net> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 560 Greetings from Belize: As a result of increased water temperatures and solar radiation, corals of the Orders Milliporina and Scleractinia have been reported to have been experiencing varying degrees of bleaching throughout their range. In Belize, the corals are also bleaching again, as has been announced. However, no mention has been made of the effect of increased temperature and radiation on other invertebrates that harbor endosymbionts. In fact, along the barrier reef and reef around Lighthouse Atoll in Belize from 10-20 meters depth, a Poriferan, Xestospongia muta, has also been "bleaching." The bleaching was noticed shortly after plate Agaracia began bleaching in late August. In some cases, the first sign of bleaching is hidden by a thin layer of sediment. When the sediment is fanned away, white spots become noticeable in the pinacoderm. While the touch of a healthy specimen can be comparable to a red clay brick, the white spots of a diseased sponge are soft to the touch. At the present time, where the white spots first appeared, they have now begun to enlarge and holes are beginning to develop where the mesohyl has completely deteriorated and if fanned, resembles white pillow foam. In Belize during the bleaching event of 1995, the bleaching of Xestospongia muta was also observed. Some specimens survived the bleaching, but others completely deteriorated. At the onset of sponge bleaching in 1998 in Belize, only a few individuals were observed with white spots. However, as temperatures have remained high during September, the number of individuals affected is increasing. Present observations will rarely locate a completely healthy specimen. Literature located via the Net on sponge bleaching included only 2 reports found within CHAMP's web site. In 1990 Vicente identified sponges and their endosymbionts in Puerto Rico during the 1987 bleaching event. The abstract concluded that "only a few individuals within any given population became bleached." An updated version (1995) of Pecheux's internal report titled "Review on Coral Reef Bleaching" describes a red-colored phycoerythrin-bearing cyanobacteria, Aphanocapsa, that lives intracellularly in specialized cyanocytes and also the mesohyl of Xestospongia muta. It also went on to say that bleaching in sponges appears uncommon and that Vicente had reported a frequency of 10-30% of bleached Xestospongia muta at 4-15 meters depth. If temperatures and radiation remains high, individuals of Xestospongia muta may succumb as did some in the 1995 bleaching event. Has any one else observed bleaching of Xestospongia muta in its range during the 1998 bleaching event, or does anyone know of more recently published reports that describe this phenomenon? Linda Wetrhus SYMBIOS/ECO PO Box 1234 Belize City, Belize TEL: (501) 2-35505 FAX: (501) 2-75213 Email: seasprtsbz@btl.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 3 05:57:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA13841; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 05:57:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA17733; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 06:04:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017728; Sat, 3 Oct 98 06:03:49 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA19496; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 09:29:18 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA19491; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 05:29:13 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1260 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626615-21863>; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 17:27:56 +0800 Message-ID: <3615EE39.C9E3A597@ust.hk> Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 17:28:25 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: New Publication -- Corals and Coral Reef Fishes of Kuwait 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: 561 The Corals and Coral Reef Fishes of Kuwait a 166 page full-color book by Kent Carpenter, Peter Harrison, Gregor Hodgson, Adel Alsaffar and Shaker Alhazeem and with photos by Jack Randall, was recently published by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, and the Environment Public Authority. Bonifide coral reef scientists can obtain a free copy by sending an email to Dr. Sulaiman Al-Mattar at KISR explaining why it is important for them to have access to this book. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 3 22:13:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA17196; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:13:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA29698; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:21:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029690; Sat, 3 Oct 98 22:20:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA24935; Sun, 4 Oct 1998 00:43:17 GMT Received: from mail.tol.it by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA24930; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 20:43:12 -0400 Received: from server.york.ac.uk (a-mi17-27.tin.it [212.216.3.26]) by mail.tol.it (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA27116 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:23:13 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <360A0E24.2DD8@tin.it> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:17:24 +0100 From: Nicola Marchesi Reply-To: jonima@tin.it X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Ship Groundings on Coral 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: 562 Dear All, I'm currently trying to collect all possible information on the ecological, social, economic and legal implications of ship groundings on coral reefs. I would be gratefull to anybody who could provide me with usefull sources of information or with the contact details of someone who is involved in research activities on the subject. Also, where can I find some statistics on the occurrance of ship groundings throughout the world ? Please send all replies to my personal e-mail address and I'll post a resume of the information I received on the coral-list in due course. Thank you in advance for all the help you will be able to give me. Best Regards to all, -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: NICOLA MARCHESI (Mr.) Marine Environmental Scientist VIA BORGOGNA 7 20122 MILANO, ITALIA home tel & fax +39 02 795855 mobile tel +39 335 6633182 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 5 22:50:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA07311; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 22:50:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA28219; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 22:57:14 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028212; Mon, 5 Oct 98 22:56:50 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA12255; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 01:21:54 GMT Received: from gate.sinica.edu.tw by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA12250; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:21:39 -0400 Received: from [140.109.48.206] ([140.109.48.206]) by gate.sinica.edu.tw (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA07778 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:20:50 +0800 (CST) X-Sender: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:29:43 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Allen C. Chen" Subject: PSA-Intercongress programme update Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 563 Dear coral-listers, I would like to take the chance to update the final programme of the symposium, "Ecology and Conservation of the Coral Reef in the Pacific", Pacific Science Association Intercongress, 15-19 Nov., Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. This programme, as I believe, should be the last version, though minor change will be added. To those who are still interested in coming this symposium, I would like to encourage you to present in the poster section. Please contact Miss Flora Pu (florapu@gate. sinica.edu.tw) for the late registration. If you have any inquring regarding to the scientific programme, please do not hesitate to send me an e-mail. Pacific Science Association Intercongress, 15-19 Nov., Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica,Taipei and The 6th Taiwan Coral Reef Society Annual Meeting Date/Time Speaker/ Title 15 Nov. 1998, Sunday Invited speakers arrivial 16 Nov. 1998, Monday 8:30am PSA registration 9:00-9:45am Open ceremony of PSA in the Activity Centre Hall 10:00-11:00am Plenary speech of PSA (I/II) 11:00-5:30pm City tour to the National Palace Museum/ Northern Coast 19:00-21:30pm Reception party in the Activity Centre (host by Academia Sinica) 17 Nov. 1998, Tuesday 9:00-11:00am Plenary speech of PSA (III/IV) (*posters will be exhibited from the 9:00am in the Institute of Zoology) 11:00-11:10am Open ceremony of Symposium of Ecology and Conservation of Coral Reef in the Pacific (This will be held in the auditorium of Institute of Zoology) 11:10-12:10pm Plenary speech/ Jeremy Jackson** (To be announced) 12:10-13:30pm Lunch and poster session Session I Coral Reef Ecology/Conservation/Management 13:30-14:00pm Terrence Hughes** Large-scale processes on coral reefs 14:00-14:30pm Terry Done** Performance indices for management of coral reef ecosystems 14:30-15:00pm Edgardo Gomez** Coral Reef conservation in a developiong country: after 20 years, has the philippines made progress? 15:00-15:30pm Richard Grigg** Holocence coral reef accretion in Hawaii: a function of wave exposure and sea level history 15:30-15:45pm Denise McCorry Classification of Hong Kong's coral communities using quantitative underwater video sampling and its scope from management applications in the South China Sea 15:45-16:00pm Tea/ Coffee break Session II Environmental challenges and coral-algal symbiosis 16:00-16:30pm Robert Rowan** How do coral-algal symbioses cope with environmental challenges? 16:30-17:00pm Anglea Douglas** Zooxanthellae in corals: does molecular diversity matter? 17:00-17:15pm Jih-Terng Wang and Anglea Douglas** The role of endosymbiotic algae, Symbiodinium sp. on nitrogen metabolism of the cnidarian host: nitrogen recycling or nitrogen conservation 17:15-17:30pm E. A. Titlyanov and T. V. Titlyanova Coral bleaching or degradation of zooxanthellae is a normal physiological process in symbiotic organism 17:30-17:45pm Chaolun Allen Chen# and Lee-Shing Fang# Does thermal adapation occur in the cnidarian-zooxanthellae symbiosis? A molecular ecology approach 17:45-18:00pm Jr-Kai Yu, Lee-Shing Fang and Chaolun Allen Chen Zooxanthellae polymorphism with Taiwanese Pocillopora damicornis revealed by PCR-RFLP and DNA sequences of SSrDNA 18:30-21:30pm Banquet (host by the Fin Sealife Taipei) 18 Nov. 1998, Wensday 9:00-11:00pm Plenary speech of PSA (V/VI) 11:10-12:10pm Plenary speech/Chuck Birkeland** Why some reefs recover and others do not? 12:10-13:30pm Lunch and poster session Session III Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes 13:30-14:00pm Howard Choat** Herbivory by fishes on coral reefs: does it occur, and is important and if it doesn't? 14:00-14:15pm Jeng-Ping Chen and Kwang-Tsao Shao# Spawning hour difference as one reproductive isolation factor among several species Apogon cookii complex 14:15-14:30pm Rong-Quen Jan# Inter-oceanic comparisons of nest-size of the dameslfishes, Abudefduf saxatilis complex 14:30-14:45pm Lishu Chen# Ontogenetic morphometric changes for juvenile scarids, Chlorurus sordidus and Scarus schlegeli 14:45-15:00pm Tea/ Coffee break Session IV Evolution and ecology of corals and reef-associated organisms (I) 15:00-15:30pm Bette Willis** New perspectives on hybrids and species borders in the coral genus Acropora 15:30-15:45pm Tung-Yung Fan and Chang-Feng Dai# Reproductive ecology in transplanted and native population of the scleractinian coral Echinopora lamellosa in northern and southern Taiwan 16:15-16:30pm Chang-Feng Dai, Tung-Yung Fan, Jr-Kai Yu and Sin-Che Lee Reproductive isolation and genetic variation of a scleractinian coral, Mycedium elephantotus 16:30-16:45pm Keryea Soong#, Hon-Ming Fan and Chaolun Allen Chen Coral recruitment study at Nanwan, South Taiwan 16:45-17:00pm Jiang-Shiou Hwang and Rudi Strickler In situ observations of the physical-biological interactions between polyps and suspended particles 17:00-17:15pm Wen-Hung Twan, Ching-Fong Chang, Jiang-Shiou Hwang Estradiol-17B and testosterone in scleractinian corals 18:00-21:30pm PSA closing Banquet (PSA invited speakers only, host by Academia Sinica) 19 Nov. 1998, Thursday 8:30-9:00am Registration of Taiwanese Coral Reef Society (TCRS) Election new committee members Session V Evolution and ecology of corals and reef-associated organisms (II) 9:00-10:00am Plenary speech/ Charlie Veron** Reticulate evolution: the alternative paradigm 10:-10:15am Tea/ Coffee break 10:15-10:45am Yehuda Benayahu** and Chang-Feng Dai Soft corals (Octocorallia) from Taiwan 10:45-11:15am Ming-Shu Jeng# Reef-building soft coral, Sinularia 11:15-11:30am Tin-Yam Chan# The reef lobsters of Taiwan and the Pacific 11:30-11:45am Hsin-Ju Lin Spatial changes in the abundance and growth of intertidal Thalassia hemprichii seagrass beds in southern Taiwan 11:45-12:30pm Closing Remark/ Fu-Shiang Chia** Coral reef conservation: from interlectural discourse to social movement Symposium closed 12:15-14:00pm Banquet (TCRS committees, speakers and all participants include TCRS members; host by Inst. Zool. Academia Sinica) 14:00-14:30pm TCRS General Assembly 14:30-15:30pm TCRS new-elected committee meeting (elect new president) 17:00pm Overseas invited speakers fly to Kaohsiung and transfer to Kenting National Park 20:00pm arrive at the Kenting National Park 20 Nov. 1998, Friday 8:30am Diving/ free tour in the National Park 14:30-16:30am Round table disscussion for coral reef conservation of Taiwan Stay at Kenting National Park 21 Nov. 1998, Saturday Departure for Taipei/abroad or stay in Taipei or Kaohsiung for more days Poster Section Authors/ Title S-II-3-1-1 Z.-H. Liao, J.-K. Yu and C. A. Chen Doese zooxanthellae diversity correlate with coral colour patterns? A case study in Pocillopora damicornis S-II-3-1-2 M.S. Goodson, A. M. Savage and A. E. Douglas Molecular diversity of zooxanthellae on a high-latitude coral reef S-II-3-1-3 S.-J. Rau, K.-T. Shao and C. A. Chen Subrepeat variation of mitochondrial control region in Dascyllas trimaculatus: implication for population interdependence of the South China Sea S-II-3-1-4 J. Chen and K. Soong Why are there always two notices before a symposium? how do the marine widges synchornize their emergence? S-II-3-1-5 P.-S. Lee and K. Soong Study of eutrophication in coral reef S-II-3-1-6 L.-C. Tseng and J.-S. Hwang Effects of terrestrial and marine sediments on the activity of a gorgonian, Subergorgia suberosa S-II-3-1-7 W. S. Tasi, G.-N. Zoun, H.-I Hsiesh, M.-D. Lin, N. V. Wei and C. A. Chen Status of coral reef in the Pescadores: ReefCheck98 in the Penghu Islands S-II-3-1-8 N. V. Wei, Y. C. Chiu, Y.-W. Yang and C. A. Chen Status of coral reef in the Posunotao: ReefCheck98 in the Lanyu Island S-II-3-1-9 Y.-W. Yang, N. V. Wei, Y. C. Chiu, K. Soong and C. A. Chen Status of coral reef in the Green Island: ReefCheck98 in the Green Island Cheers, Allen Allen C. Chen, PhD Assistant Research Fellow Institute of Zoology Academia Sinica Taipei, Taiwan Ph: 886-2-2789-9549 Fax: 886-2-2785-8059 E-mail: cac@gate.sinica.edu.tw From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 6 09:21:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA13297; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:21:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA08077; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 09:28:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008068; Tue, 6 Oct 98 09:28:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA15964; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:34:53 GMT Message-Id: <199810061134.LAA15964@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 17:17:10 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Coral Bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 564 Coral Listers If you are not interested in coral bleaching - please delete. For the others; here is a compiled summary of information gleaned out of CHAMP pages and in reply to requests. I have some descriptive summaries to add to each section. The intention is to release this as a plain language report on what has happened, without any analysis of what it may mean with respect to global climate change or coral evolution or whatever. Others are preparing summaries and reviews on that. Please look at these and send back any more information on areas I missed, errors in transcription, and updated results on recovery or death. Many of the early stories of extensive bleaching are now coming back with reports of significant recovery. This report as it is may be overly alarmist - much of the bleached coral may recover. Please send replies back to (please do not send the whole document back - just the bit to change.) thank you=20 Clive Wilkinson ---------------------------------- DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT=20 INTRODUCTION There has been unprecedented bleaching in coral reefs throughout the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean and parts of the far eastern and western Pacific ocean. This bleaching has been in parallel with a severe El Nino - event during late-1997 and early-1998, which switched over to a La Nina in= mid-1998. (More to add) MIDDLE EAST ( 1 paragraph Regional summary to add) Bahrain=20 1998 was a very hot year on land, and coral bleaching was first observed in mid-August when water temperatures went from 34 to 370C in a week, and stayed that way for a few weeks (up to 390C in shallow areas). There was 100% bleaching from Hayr Shutaya (20 miles north of Bahrain) south to Fasht Al Adhom, and Fasht Al Dibal (all less than 10 m depth). Mortality of coral was 90% a few weks later. Bleaching was estimated at 50 % on Abul Thama (about 50 miles north of Bahrain). There was major bleaching in summer of 1996 when water temperatures were 37.30C at Fasht Al Dibal. Most corals on Fasht Al Adhom bleached then died and half of corals at Abul Thama that bleached later= died. (Roger Uwate) Oman Extensive bleaching was observed, with temperatures between 29.5 and 31.5=B0C, at 8 sites around Mirbat, southern Oman, between 22 and 26-MAY-98 just prior to the south-east monsoon which drops temperatures as low as 18=BAC. Between 75% and 95% of Stylophora (the most abundant coral genus) bleached, and 50% of large Porites colonies were partially bleached. About 95% of coral were still living despite losing their zooxanthellae. But no bleaching was observed at Sudh, 40 km to the east where seawater temperatures varied between 25 and 25.5=B0C, nor in the Muscat Area, Gulf of Oman where water temperatures in early June were 30.5=B0C. No bleaching was also observed on the Hallaniyat islands, just north of the Yemen border, in an upwelling area from February to April 1998. This was described as a pristine area with coral cover from 10 to 90% growing down to 35 m where macroalgae and corals co-exist in waters which vary between very cool to very warm.=20 (Robert Baldwin, Simon Wilson and Peter Collinson) Saudi Arabia=20 Widespread coral bleaching was seen on 4 patch reefs (seawater temperature 35 to 360C) in mid August, 1998. There was very high mortality (about 95%) in Acropora and other species. Bleaching was minimal at an offshore island reef with seawater temperature below 340C. (Reynaldo Lindo) INDIAN OCEAN The extent of bleaching in the Indian Ocean during 1998 is unprecedented in both the extent and severity. Warm surface waters have migrated from south to north during the first 6 months, with considerable coral reef bleaching occurring in each locality. The warm pool of water was observed in satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of USA. This bleaching is similar, but more severe than the1987 El Nino in the Indian Ocean, which caused some mortality, but the reefs recovered quite quickly in the Maldives. =20 Chagos=20 The atolls apparently escaped bleaching as none has been reported in the past 2 years. No details known. (Charles Sheppard) India=20 Bleaching at Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep islands in May appears similar to what was seen in the Maldives, perhaps less severe. Some bleaching, between 10-30%, was seen in the Gulf of Kutch on the northerly Gujarat coast in early to mid-May.=20 (Arjan Rajasuriya and Jason Rubens) Kenya=20 Bleaching started north of Lamu (2oS), on 18-MAR-98 when temperatures reached 32.50C and continued to April. Bleaching around Mombasa started around 25-MAR and was as low as 50%, but mostly near 100% on almost all reefs seen, where there had been 20% to 50% coral cover. Bleaching was most extreme in shallow water, but was also 50% or more at 20 m. Coral mortality is nearly 100%, but some reefs still have 1 to 5% coral cover.=20 (David Obura) Madagascar There has been patchy bleaching on the Masoala peninsula (north-east coast, 15oS), which probably started in March, but there were no observers. Bleaching and mortality of predominantly Acropora corals in shallow water was 40 to 80%, and 10-40% of mixed species corals in deeper water.=20 (David Obura) Maldives There has been heavy damage to coral reefs in the central tourism region of the Maldives. Relatively severe, short-term bleaching was reported between late April to May, and there are now some signs of partial recovery. Around 80% of corals wholly or partially bleached on the back reef, with around 45% at 10m on the reef slope and 30-40% at 20-30m. Bleaching was also seen at 50m. These observations on North Male Atoll have been effectively confirmed by sea-plane operators who have seen similar levels throughout the Maldives. Other reports from North Male and the Ari Atoll were of up to 95% of mostly Acropora communities dead, including soft corals and anemones. Many massive corals are still under=20 stress and partially bleached.=20 By late May, some recovery is beginning Porites spp. on South Male and Vaavu Atolls, but Acropora species had suffered major mortality, some times up to 100%. On South Male Atoll, temperatures were high, being over 30=B0C a= t 30 m from April to June 1998. Here 100% of some Sinularia soft corals bleached (but not Sarcophyton spp.); corals (Acropora, Fungia and Porites were 60-80% bleached; and even giant clams (Tridacna sp.) were partially bleached. Many anemones have since regained their colour. A similar result was seen in the 70s, with large areas of reefs dead from unknown causes, but recovery was rapid. (Jason Rubens, William Allison, Norbert Schmidt, Reto Wyss, Zdenka Vapenik) =20 Mauritius There was minor bleaching in Mauritius this year, with some small localised areas of moderate bleaching. =20 (Loic Charpy) Mayotte Corals began to bleach at Mayotte (Comoro Archipelago) in mid April on the southern end exposed to the tradewinds, and also in the lagoon, which receives cooler water from the north. (Bernard Thomassin) Reunion During the last 2 weeks of March, there was significant bleaching on the reef flats and reef slopes of Reunion, with Acropora, Galaxea and Pocillopora the genera most affected. were. Water temperatures were high (but not recorded) and there was very heavy rainfall for most of February. (Michel Pichon)=20 Seychelles Corals at 14 sites in the Seychelles Marine Park system were filmed which showed that an average of about 75% were recently dead (ranging from 50% to 95%). The dead corals were covered with filamentous algae which were expanding to cover areas of corals which were dying. Other reports were of moderate bleaching, which was not exceptional. (Loic Charpy and Tom Goreau) Sri Lanka Bleaching started about 10-APR-98 in the south-west at the Hikkaduwa Marine Sanctuary with over 75% bleaching in the beginning. Almost all coral species between 1 and 8 m, except Montipora spp. were affected when water temperatures went from the normal 29=B0 to 30=B0 C to about 35.5=B0 C in mid April and remained above 320 C until late May. It increased to in excess of 80% on the reef flat 25-APR-98 and on deeper offshore reefs off Colombo. All species appear to have been affected, but soft corals appear to have resisted the bleaching better. Bleaching was noticeable around down to 42 m on the south-east coast near Battilacoa in mid-MAY. No bleaching was observed 100 km further up on the north-east coast of near Trincolamalee in early May. Corals remained bleached up to early June 1998, with most branching and tabulate Acropora and Pocillopora colonies starting to die off and be covered by algae. Some recovery (regaining normal colour) of about 10% of bleached corals was observed in mid July. Bleaching like this has never been seen in Sri Lanka before; any bleached corals in the past recovered within 3 to 4 weeks. (Arjan Rajasuriya and Jason Rubens) Scott Reef (Australia) This remote atoll reef (14oS; 121oE) was observed to have extensive bleaching in May 1998. There was between 70% and 100% bleaching and mortality of corals between 1 m and 9 m and 40% at 30 m depth. Protected shallow sites had up to 75% coral cover, which is now down to 15%, with more corals still dying 3 months after bleaching started. (Luke Smith) Tanzania A serious bleaching episode occurred, which affected principally Acropora and other branching species. (J.L. Solandt) SOUTH EAST and EAST ASIA During June, a warm pool of water developed during the northern summer. It bathed the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, part of Malaysia, Singapore and northern Indonesia. ( 1 paragraph Regional summary to add) Cambodia Corals around Sihanoukville, Cambodia were moderately to severely bleached in mid-May. The water was warm (no thermometers available) and very turbid. The predominant corals are massives (Poritids, Faviids and Mussiids), with few Acropora and Pocillopora species, but most species bleached, with approximately 80% in some places. (Vicki Nelson) Indonesia Coral bleaching of approximately 75-100% of the 25% coral cover was seen around Bali Barat national park (north-west Bali), and at Tulamben (eastern Bali), with many soft corals seen disintegrating.. There was less bleaching at Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan.=20 There was significant coral bleaching, up to 60-70% at some depths, in East Kalimantan (Borneo) during Janaury. However, water temperatures were much colder than normal (approximately 23oC) with extensive plankton blooms.=20 Up to May 1998, there was no bleaching on the Spermonde Archipelago, south-west Sulawesi (near Ujung Pandang) and at Bunaken, and around Bangka, north Sulawesi. Coral cover varied between 25 and 75% depending on location and predominant wind direction. =20 (Alastair Harborne and Bert Hoeksema) Japan Many corals bleached in wide area from Okinawa (24oN) to Amakusa (32oN) when water temperatures went over 30oC in July and August. Water temperatures remained high until the first Typhoon in September, which is very unusual. Earlier, a few mushroom corals (Fungia) bleached with water temperatures of 28 to 29oC, which is apparently a regular, annual= occurrence. (Tadashi Kimura and Keven Reed) =20 Malaysia (Sabah) In mid-May, there was bleaching of 30 to 40 % of all live coral cover in 1 to 2 m at Pulau Gaya, Sabah (near Kota Kinabalu) with water temperatures of 320C. Acropora colonies were about 90% bleached and so were some giant clam populations with about 20% showing bleaching. (Don Baker) Philippines Massive bleaching started in mid-July, and may be still ongoing in western regions where reports are coming in from Bolinao (north-west Luzon), to Puerto Galera and southern Negros Island near Dumaguete (central Phils), El Nido (Bacuit Bay) and Coron Island (Palawan), and Pag-asa Island (Spratleys). Temperatures of 33 to 34oC degrees were reported. Bleaching went as deep as 15 m and completely affected soft corals and some anemones. Bleached hard corals were primarily the plating, branching and foliose forms, with up to 75% of the community bleached in some areas. Massive corals were also affected; Faviids were bleached, but large Porites spp. appear to resist bleaching below 5 m, but not on shallow reef flats of Bolinao and Negros. Black band disease was observed on a few bleached colonies. Mortality, however, of bleached corals appears to be low. On the well known Apo Island, some large colonies of Galaxea fasicularlis showed some patchy bleaching (Fiona Gell, Rex Montebon, Laurie Raymundo and David Medio) Singapore=20 There was mass bleaching in June and July, 1998 probably due to elevated seawater temperatures.=20 (Jeffrey Low) Thailand Warm water temperatures in April, 1998 have caused widespread coral bleaching in the Gulf of Thailand from Trat province (far east) down to Singapore. The bleaching has affected tourist attractions such as Chang, Tao and Pha-ngan islands, but not over the other side in the Andaman Sea. Water temperatures in the Gulf increased from 28 to 290C to 320C. It was first noticed in the centre (Chumpon and Surat Thani), then off Pattaya, near Samaesan and Koh Samet, and later at Rayong and Trat. In some places, bleaching has been 100% of Acropora, 80% of Pocillopora damicornis, and about 60 to 70% of massive Porites, especially those in shallow water. Around Chumporn (10.50N), there was 30 - 50 % of corals bleached around Ko Kai, Ko Samet and Ko Tao. (Tenshi Ayuki and Suraphol Sudara). Vietnam Major bleaching was reported in mid-July, 1998 on reefs of the Con Dao Islands, 200 km south of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and 80 km off the Mekong Delta. Extensive bleaching, estimated at over 70% was observed down to 15m on particularly impressive coral reefs, which had been damaged by Typhoon Linda, November 1997. No bleaching was seen at Hon Mun Island (off Nha Trang) where there is frequent cold upwelling, nor was bleaching seen at Halong Bay (far north of Vietnam). (Sue Wells) Australia Sea surface temperatures warmed considerably off eastern Australia during early 1998. Extensive bleaching was observed on inner shelf reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef in late January and February 1998 from Elford Reef (17oS), to Heron Island (23oS). Over 100 coral species bleached, including bleaching and partial death of large Porites colonies that were centuries old. This bleaching appeared to be a combined effect of raised temperatures and massive flows of rainwater in January. Soft corals were extensively bleached on these inner reefs with almost orders bleached. In the upper 5 m, soft corals are 100% bleached and about 20% bleached at 8 - 12 m depth. Mortality was high, even in the normally resistant Sinularia. On Orpheus Island, between 84 and 87% of corals bleached, but 5 weeks later, mortality was between 2.5 and 17%, with the Acropora species being most affected. Pocillopora species were hardly affected. In March, bleaching also extended to southern Queensland (Gneering Shoals (26oS) and northern New South Wales (28=B030'S) on rocky reefs with populations of corals up to 50% coral cover. Water temperatures were around 28=B0C (maybe as high as 30=B0C), whereas they are normally in the mid 20s. Pocillopora damicornis and Stylophora pistillata were most affected with 60-70% of these species bleached to 15m depth. No bleaching was observed on the Flinders Reefs (27oS), between these 2 sites. (Andrew Baird, Simon Banks, Daniel Bucher, Katharina Fabricius) PACIFIC OCEAN (West) ( 1 paragraph Regional summary to add) Fiji No bleaching was seen during the past year over about 180 km on the South side of the Great and North Astrolabe Reefs (18oS), which have extensive coral cover. (Joan Koven) Johnston Atoll=20 No bleaching was seen, but there was evidence of recovery from a bleaching event a few years earlier. These reefs have nearly 100% live coral cover in suitable areas. No elevated water temperatures were observed by satellite. (Les Kaufman) Palau Major coral bleaching occurred in Palau in September, 1998 with water temperatures from 30 to 32oC. About 75% of corals shallower than 15 m bleached. The eventual impact not known, but the area looks awful. (Pat Colin) Papua New Guinea Water temperatures below 10 m around Kimbe Bay (New Britain) were 31-31.5 =B0C in February, and on the surface they were 32-33 =B0C. High mortality of corals was observed with 75% of Acropora affected, and bleaching in many other genera including Porites, Platygyra and Montipora. Some others were partially bleached, but effects were observed down to 50 m. On the south-west side of Kimbe Bay, water was 29.5 to 30=B0C, and there was only 10% Bleaching of Acropora and only isolated cases of bleaching on other species. In March 1998, large areas of reefs south of Normanby Island through to Cape Vogel, and Tufi (far south-east PNG) showed coral bleaching from mid-February. Bleaching extended down to 20 m, but was most=20 extensive in shallow water (almost 100% in some areas, including soft corals and anemones). Water temps were 29 to 300C from December to February, the longest period of warm water on record for in Milne Bay. Reefs to the north Normanby and Fergusson Ids were apparently not affected by any major bleaching. (James Cervino and John Rewald) Samoa (Western) Between 60 to 70% of all Acropora on the reef top bleached within 5-6 days just before 28-FEB-98 at Palolo Deep, National Marine Park near Apia. Corals in deeper water appeared healthy.=20 (Mike King) PACIFIC OCEAN (East) ( 1 paragraph Regional summary to add) Colombia (Pacific Coast) The first signs of bleaching were in late-May, 1997 with small patches on Pocillopora sp. when water temperatures were 29oC. More bleaching was observed in July and August, 1997 with increased signs of bleaching at similar temperatures. In September 1997, up to 30% of some Pocillopora was bleached, whereas similar corals nearby appeared normal. (Fernando Zapata) Galapagos The first bleaching reports were in mid-December when water temperatures of 280C were recorded from satellites. Water was 20C warmer in February and bleaching continued. Nearly all corals on the Galapagos were bleached to some extent by March 1998. The most strongly affected were Porites and Pavona. The genera Psammocora, Diaseris and Cycloseris were bleached on top, but many still had pigment around the bases. Corals bleached down to 30m, but was more extensive shallower than 10 to 15 m depth. Pocillopora, which was most impacted during the big El Nino of 1982-83, seems to be largely resisting this time.=20 (Andrew Baker, Joshua Feingold, Jerry Wellington, Al Strong) Mexico (Pacific Coast) Bleaching was first noticed in July, 1997 from the Gulf of California (25oN) to Jalisco (19oN) and in the remote Revillagigedo Islands (18oN). Bleaching peaked in August- September, 1997 involving about 25% of total coral cover (water temperatures were 31 to 34oC). The most extensive bleaching occurred at Nayarit (20oN), of about 60% of corals mostly shallower than 4 m. Bleaching was 10% to 15% in the Revillagigedos, with some mortality, but had finished in October. The only significant recovery in the Gulf is from new Pocillopora recruits settloing on the old skeletons. This the first time that bleaching has been reported on the Pacific coast. =20 No bleaching or death was observed at Oaxaca (16oN) nor at Clipperton Atoll in November, 1997.=20 (Hector Reyes) Panama (Pacific Coast) There was significant coral bleaching on 17 September 1997 at Uva Island, Gulf of Chiriqui. All coral species were affected down to 20 m. Millepora intricata, the most common species remaining after the 1982-83 El Nino, bleached and died. Other species were still alive but bleached. Almost all coral species in the Gulf of Chiriqui region started bleaching in mid-April, 1998 with 50% to almost 90% of corals with at least partial bleaching. This follows the bleaching above, but is much less intense than 1983. Bleaching occurred when water temperatures were 29 to 31oC, more 1.5oC above normal. Corals from nearby Gulf of Panama showed much less bleaching. (Andrew Baker, Mark Eakin, Peter Glynn and Juan Mat=E9 ) CARIBBEAN SEA=20 ( 1 paragraph Regional summary to add) Bahamas Corals of the central Bahamas showed extensive bleaching in August 1998, with over 60% of all head corals bleached to 20 m around New Providence Island. Extensive bleaching (around 80%) between 15-20 meters depth. Montastrea cavernosa was not bleached, and Acropora palmata bleached on the upper sides only of branches in shallow water. Hurricane Bonnie then dropped water temperatures by 2oC. There was also extensive bleaching at Walker's Cay in the northern Bahamas, with many types of coral affected. (Benjamin Mcpherson, Bill Precht) Belize The entire Belizean coral reef ecosystem experienced massive coral bleaching in early September 1998. Severe bleaching down to 8 m on the fore-reef, top-reef and back-reef of: the main barrier reef at Ranguana Pass; patch reefs at Bird, Crawl, Laughing Bird, Scipio, South Water, and Cocoplum Cayes; pinnacle reefs between Ranguana Pass and Lighthouse Caye off Placencia; offshore reefs of Glover's Reef Atoll and Ambergris Caye; and shallow banks off Rum Point. No bleaching of this extent has been seen before. The bleaching is correlated with exceptionally high water temperatures, and calm weather. Water temperatures have been consistently between 30 and 32oC, and on the surface near some of the cayes, it was between 36 to 38oC. Almost all hard corals and the zooanthid Palythoa exhibited some bleaching. Total to high bleaching was prevalent in Millepora, Agaricia, and Porites.. High to moderate bleaching was prevalent in Montastrea, Siderastrea, and Diploria. Moderate to low bleaching occurred in Dendrogyra and Acropora (although A. palmata was only moderately bleached on the main Barrier Reef, but some totally bleached colonies were seen lagoon patch reefs. (Tom Bright) Bonaire (Dutch Antilles) Less than 15% of corals have bleached in August and September 1998, with partial bleaching in Montastrea annularis between 10 and 20 m and in Agaricia below 20 m. Only a few, small corals in shallow water appear to have bleached. (Kalli De Meyer) Cayman Islands Unprecedented bleaching has occurred during late September 1998 on Little Cayman and Grand Cayman, with all species affected and possibly 90% of all corals heavily bleached. There was extensive bleaching of Acropora palmata and Montastrea annularis at 1 - 5 m depth, and widespread mortality to the abundant Millepora. Even previously resilient Montastrea cavernosa partly bleached. Between 50 and 60% of large colonies of Montastraea faveolata bleached on the North Side of Grand Cayman, but there was virtually no bleaching on the West Wall. (Phil Bush and Jason DeSalvo) Cuba No bleaching has been reported on the south coast of Cuba. =20 (Judy Lang, Peter Sale) =20 Florida (USA) Scattered bleaching was observed in inshore waters of the Florida Keys in early August, 1997, with some colonies partially bleached and others extremely mottled or blotched. Small colonies were entirely bleached.=20 Extensive bleaching to large coral heads in the Gulf of Mexico area of the Keys (Boca Grande Channel, between Boca Grande Key and the Marquesas Keys) was also reported. In July and August, 1998 there was bleaching at Coffins Patch Light in the Florida Keys, with water temperatures of 30 and 31oC. Minimal bleaching was observed Millepora colonies, but there was none on nearby Coffins Patch Special Protected Area (SPA). In late August, 1998 extensive bleaching was seen in Western Sambo Ecological Reserve, Florida Keys. Surface water temperatures were between 30 and 31oC, but 26oC at 10 m. Bleaching was seen in up to 90% of Acropora palmata, with some mortality, 50-80% of Montastrea annularis and A. cervicornis, and 40-60% of other corals. There was moderate bleaching between 10 and 30 m in Dry Tortugas National Park and on the Tortugas Banks in early September, 1998. Approximately 15 to 25% of colonies were affected with water temperatures around 30oC. There was also evidence of bleaching at Ft. Jefferson. In September there was significant recovery of corals on an inshore patch reef known as the Rocks that had been severely bleached in June. Very little mortality was evident. (Billy Causey, George Garrett, Ben Haskell, Walt Jaap, Alina Szmant) Mexico Some bleaching was reported for the Yucatan coast, but no bleaching was seen near Cozumel. (Judy Lang and Peter Sale) Puerto Rico=09 There was no bleaching in 1997. There was, however, moderate bleaching in 1996 after Hurricane Hortense hit the south coast, and all colonies recovered well from partial or total bleaching. In 1998, there has been sporadic, but low frequency bleaching, in several species down to 30 m deep. The most affected were a zoanthid (Palythoa caribbaeroun), and Millepora, but most other corals were normal. (Ernesto Weil) ATLANIC OCEAN Barbados A large area of the Carribee bank reef at 25 to 30m on the south coast has bleached, apparently in September,1998. (Renata Goodridge) Bermuda Brazil There was mass bleaching on patch reefs off the northern coast of Bahia State (12oS; 38oW) on 14-APR-98. There was bleaching of: more than 90% of Mussismilia hispida (endemic coral); 80% of Agaricia agaricites; and 70% of Siderastrea stellata (endemic). Other corals may have been less affected when water temperatures reached 29.5oC on the bottom of these reefs at 9to 12 m, the highest temperature measured during the last 3 years. (Ruy Kenji) Acknowledgements: Thanks go to all those people mentioned above who provided reports. Special thanks go to Al Strong who provides regular reports on sea surface temperatures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of USA, and Jim Hendee who runs the NOAA coral e-mail listing, which has compiled many bleaching reports. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 6 11:18:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17365; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:18:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA15018; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 11:25:22 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014981; Tue, 6 Oct 98 11:24:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA17226; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:22:12 GMT Received: from send1d.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA17221; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:22:06 -0400 Message-ID: <19981006142109.15722.rocketmail@send1d.yahoomail.com> Received: from [139.133.201.53] by send1d; Tue, 06 Oct 1998 07:21:09 PDT Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 07:21:09 -0700 (PDT) From: tim Daw Subject: Report on Eritrean reefs 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 565 Greetings coral listers, Last September and October (as part of IYOR) a Newcastle University expedition studied the status of the coral reefs around the Port of Massawa in Eritrea (NE Africa) including: *Baseline ecological surveys *The structure and operation of the aquarium fish trade *Simple nutrient analysis and investigations into potential eutrophication The completed report will be printed in the next couple of weeks and we have a limited amount of funds left over to produce and distribute copies of the report. If any of you would be interested, or knows anyone who would benefit from the report, please contact us and we will try to send out a copy. We are already planning to send copies to the following organisations: World Conservation Union, East Africa ReefBase GCRMN CORAL WCMC Marine Conservation Society (UK) A sincere thanks to all list members who generously sent us useful advice and encouragement during the planning stages of the project over a year ago. Cheers, Tim Daw P.S. We will also be attending the Reef Conservation UK meeting in London on 9th of November. Tim Daw Expedition Leader Reefs of Massawa Expedition 1997 Hillhead of Craigie Whitecairns Aberdeen AB23 8XE UK Tel. +44 (0)1651 862 496 email: tim_daw@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 6 15:45:20 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA22079; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:45:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA03770; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:52:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003736; Tue, 6 Oct 98 15:52:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA19300; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:01:51 GMT Message-Id: <199810061901.TAA19300@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 13:24:41 -0400 From: Joe Pawlik Subject: Bleaching in the Bahamas To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 566 Greetings, FYI: I just returned from a 2 week research cruise (14 Sep - 01 Oct) in the Bahamas on board HBOI's r/v Edwin Link to study sponge chemical ecology, and we noted near complete bleaching of all the scleractinians and hydrocorals, along with some gorgonians at most of our sites, including Sweetings Cay, Chubb Cay, Little San Salvador, San Salvador and Egg Is. Samana Cay was much less effected. Regards, ********************************** Joseph R. Pawlik, Ph.D., Professor Biological Sciences UNC-Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403-3297 voice: (910)962-3475 FAX: (910)962-4066 pawlikj@uncwil.edu http://www.uncwil.edu/people/pawlikj/index.htm ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 6 16:36:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA22930; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:36:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA07508; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:43:58 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007434; Tue, 6 Oct 98 16:43:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA19715; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:44:16 GMT Received: from smtp3.erols.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA19710; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:44:10 -0400 Received: from erols.com (207-172-252-95.s72.as15.rkv.erols.com [207.172.252.95]) by smtp3.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA20921 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 15:43:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <361A72E7.CD5D4301@erols.com> Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 15:43:35 -0400 From: John Ware Reply-To: jware@erols.com 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: Bleach and spawning report from Bonaire. 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: 567 Dear Listers, I was on Bonaire from 12 to 19 September. I observed substantial spawning of Montastrea annularis and M. faveolata on 12 Sept. Other divers observed spawning of Acropora palmata and Eusmilia fastigiata on the same evening. The spawning I observed began at about 2155 local time and ended about 3 minutes later. All corals in the visible area seemed to spawn at nearly the same time. We observed minor spawning of various M. annularis forms on 13 Sept. We also observed bleaching of nearly 100% of all Agaricia lamarcki (?) (only 1 not bleaching of several hundred seen) at all depths from about 25 feet to well over 100 feet. No other bleaching was observed but all forms of M. annularis had pale-appearing individuals. Water temperature was 30 oC from the surface to about 100 ft and 29.5 oC below that. Would love to be there another 2 weeks as I suspect bleaching will increase. John. -- *********************************************************** * * * John R. Ware, PhD * * President * * SeaServices, Inc. * * 19572 Club House Road * * Gaithersburg, MD, 20886, USA * * 301 987-8507 * * jware@erols.com * * * * _ * * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * _|__ * * | _ | * * _______________________| |______ * * |\/__ Sea Services, Inc. \ * * |/\__________________________________/ * *********************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 7 10:59:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA02065; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 10:59:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA11205; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 11:06:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011177; Wed, 7 Oct 98 11:06:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA25832; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 13:09:02 GMT Message-Id: <199810071309.NAA25832@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 18:54:55 -0400 From: Mike Nolan Reply-To: rainforest@mail.org Organization: Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund 501(c)(3) non-profit To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Rainforest and Marine Biology Workshops Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 568 Please post or forward to interested Faculty, Students and Staff. 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BELIZE: 14 D/13 N Jun 15-28_____ Jul 13-26_____ Aug 3-16_____=20 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_____=20 PANAMA: 14 D/13 N Jun 12-25_____ Jul 10-23_____ Aug 7-20_____=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 _____=20 SE ALASKA: 14 D/13 N Jun 17-30_____ Jul 1-13 _____ Jul 15-28 _____ *Other Workshop dates throughout the year are available upon request From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 7 14:07:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA05172; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:07:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA21261; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:14:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021230; Wed, 7 Oct 98 14:13:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA27376; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:46:48 GMT Received: from mail.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA27371; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:46:43 -0400 Received: from GMD0004 [204.90.27.80] by mail.state.fl.us with smtp (Exim 1.73 #2) id 0zQwip-0003CZ-00; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:45:56 -0400 Received: by GMD0004 with Microsoft Mail id <01BDF1F0.89114F60@GMD0004>; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:46:43 -0400 Message-ID: <01BDF1F0.89114F60@GMD0004> From: "George S. Garrett" To: "Coral List (E-mail)" Subject: Four Reefs after Hurricane Georges Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:46:33 -0400 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 OAA05172 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 569 Coral-list folks: Hurricane Georges passed through the Florida Keys in the early afternoon and evening of Friday 25 September. Damage to the human environment of Keys was significant, but it could have been much worse. Damage to the natural environment of the Keys seems to be much less significant. Concern was immediately raised as to the potential impacts of Georges on the Florida reef tract. Local photographer Larry Benvenuti (see some of his photos on the AOML Web site) and I briefly surveyed four reef areas in the Middle Keys area near Marathon on 2 October 1998; Coffins Patch (FKNMS SPA), Coffins Patch Light, Sombrero Deep Reef, and Sombrero Reef (FKNMS SPA). Without going into detail our conclusion is resoundingly that the hurricane did a lot to clean up these reef areas. We saw little evidence at any of these sites that there had been significant damage to hard and soft corals or other sessile invertebrates. We saw little evidence of either overturned coral heads or of broken coral branches. On the other hand, much of the macro-algal overgrowth, silt, and detritus that has been in evidence over the past Summer and in past years seems to have been scoured away. As the substrate for our reef is in fact an ancient reef, those "rock" surfaces are in many cases bare. This was particularly true at Coffins Patch Light and at Sombrero Deep Reef. Coffins Patch and Sombrero Reef show considerable coral bleaching, particularly to brain corals, fire corals, some shallow encrusting corals, and lesser to Star corals unrelated to the hurricane, but all except the brain corals seem to be recovering at these locations. Brain corals remain essentially completely bleached, particularly at Sombrero Reef. Time will only tell there. Evidence of extreme wave conditions resulting from the storm exist at Coffins Patch Light. The light there, consisting of several approximately 16-18" steel I-beams configured into a "tee pee" or "dolphin," was flattened and now lies bent over on the bottom. Similar wave conditions can be presumed at the other locations as well (except the deep reef (40-60')). Thus, we feel the reef faired pretty well even with the strenuous physical forces of the hurricane. Other anecdotal reports (speaking to some local dive operators) indicate that there may have been more significant physical damage at other locations in the Marathon (Middle Keys) area. This should be investigated further. Larry took several rolls of wide angle photos at each location (print and slide). George Garrett Director of Marine Resources Monroe County, Florida From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 7 16:51:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08365; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:51:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00664; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:58:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000612; Wed, 7 Oct 98 16:57:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA28504; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:52:33 GMT Received: from mail.mia.bellsouth.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA28499; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:52:29 -0400 Received: from desk2 (host-209-214-4-156.mia.bellsouth.net [209.214.4.156]) by mail.mia.bellsouth.net (8.8.8-spamdog/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA05312 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:51:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <361BC767.20A@bellsouth.net> Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 15:56:23 -0400 From: Reef Relief X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Hurricane Georges impact on Keys 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: 570 Reef Relief teams have assessed coral reefs in the Key West area following Hurricane Georges. Sand Key, Rock Key, and Western Sambo reefs have all been heavily damaged by the hurricane and reports from surveys conducted by sanctuary staff at other sites in the Keys indicate that reefs in the Middle and Upper Keys have also sustained tremendous damage. Up to 90% of the acropora palmata at Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary has been damaged by the storm. Massive pillar corals at Upper Keys reefs are reportedly overturned. Researchers are having difficulty even finding their survey sites in the Lower Keys due to the massive removal of coral formations; some grounding sites are unidentifiable for ongoing restoration work. The Reef Relief Coral Nursery Project at Western Sambo Reef was virtually eliminated by the storm surges which battered the branching corals into thousands of small fragments on the ocean floor. The coral reef has been scoured in many places--even the algae is missing. Substrata of ancient corals is now uncovered, surrounded by many coral fragments and overturned coralheads. Prior to the storm, many of these corals were experiencing a return of last year's extensive coral bleaching. For the past few years, these coral reefs have been attacked by various diseases that have been first observed (in many cases) and monitored as part of the Reef Relief Coral Photo Monitoring Survey. The health and vitality of Keys reefs are seriously compromised. Sedimentation stirred up by the storm has reduced visibility. Some of the corals that usually feed at night are openly feeding during the day in response to the lack of light due to the cloudy water. Corals require clear, clean, nutrient-free waters to thrive. Director of Marine Projects Craig Quirolo will be leading a team to take immediate action to rebuild the coral nursery at Western Sambo Reef. The method employed stabilizes larger fragments of acropora palmata by securing them to concrete pads that are then secured to the ocean bottom. This design by Harold Hudson of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary prevents the fragments from being covered in sediment and allows them to be elevated in a manner that will allow regrowth, provided other conditions make this possible. Quick setting epoxy will be used to secure the fragments to the concrete pads and volunteers are encouraged to get involved. Our window of opportunity is limited to the next few weeks while the coral fragments are still viable. If possible, the program may be expanded to other areas of the reef. The Caribbean is one of the only areas of the world where acropora palmata grows, thus our interest in saving some of those in the Keys. DeeVon Quirolo, Reef Relief (305) 294-3100 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 7 16:58:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08544; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:58:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA01026; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 17:05:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001004; Wed, 7 Oct 98 17:05:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA28544; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:58:25 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA28539; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:58:20 -0400 Received: from [128.171.44.54] ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <149585(5)>; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:57:29 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171110(6)>; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:57:20 -1000 Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:57:17 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: "George S. Garrett" cc: "Coral List (E-mail)" Subject: Re: Four Reefs after Hurricane Georges In-Reply-To: <01BDF1F0.89114F60@GMD0004> 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 QAA08544 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 571 This brings up an interesting possibility. It is generally accepted that the Caribbean and FL areas have been in a lull when it comes to hurricanes over the last 20-30 years. According to hurricane forecasters, we are now entering a cycle of renewed hurricane activity in the region for the next twenty years or so. Could it be that the increased presence of macroalgae in reef areas in the region could be the by-product of reduced "cleansing" of reef tracts by hurricanes? In closed aquarium systems it is not uncommon to experience increased algal growth in areas where sediments/detritus accumulates. Aquarists often mimic "mini-hurricanes" by agitating the water either by hand or via powerheads set on timers, to dislodge this accumulated sediment and remove it from the system via mechanical filters. Food for thought ... J. Charles Delbeek M.Sc. Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii "The fact that my physiology differs from yours pleases me to no end." Mr. Spock On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, George S. Garrett wrote: > Coral-list folks: > > Hurricane Georges passed through the Florida Keys in the early afternoon and evening of Friday 25 September. Damage to the human environment of Keys was significant, but it could have been much worse. Damage to the natural environment of the Keys seems to be much less significant. Concern was immediately raised as to the potential impacts of Georges on the Florida reef tract. > > Local photographer Larry Benvenuti (see some of his photos on the AOML Web site) and I briefly surveyed four reef areas in the Middle Keys area near Marathon on 2 October 1998; Coffins Patch (FKNMS SPA), Coffins Patch Light, Sombrero Deep Reef, and Sombrero Reef (FKNMS SPA). Without going into detail our conclusion is resoundingly that the hurricane did a lot to clean up these reef areas. We saw little evidence at any of these sites that there had been significant damage to hard and soft corals or other sessile invertebrates. We saw little evidence of either overturned coral heads or of broken coral branches. On the other hand, much of the macro-algal overgrowth, silt, and detritus that has been in evidence over the past Summer and in past years seems to have been scoured away. As the substrate for our reef is in fact an ancient reef, those "rock" surfaces are in many cases bare. This was particularly true at Coffins Patch Light and at Sombrero Deep Reef. Coffins Patch and Sombrero Reef show considerable coral bleaching, particularly to brain corals, fire corals, some shallow encrusting corals, and lesser to Star corals unrelated to the hurricane, but all except the brain corals seem to be recovering at these locations. Brain corals remain essentially completely bleached, particularly at Sombrero Reef. Time will only tell there. > > Evidence of extreme wave conditions resulting from the storm exist at Coffins Patch Light. The light there, consisting of several approximately 16-18" steel I-beams configured into a "tee pee" or "dolphin," was flattened and now lies bent over on the bottom. Similar wave conditions can be presumed at the other locations as well (except the deep reef (40-60')). Thus, we feel the reef faired pretty well even with the strenuous physical forces of the hurricane. Other anecdotal reports (speaking to some local dive operators) indicate that there may have been more significant physical damage at other locations in the Marathon (Middle Keys) area. This should be investigated further. > > Larry took several rolls of wide angle photos at each location (print and slide). > > George Garrett > Director of Marine Resources > Monroe County, Florida > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 7 17:12:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA08790; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 17:12:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA01664; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 17:19:44 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001650; Wed, 7 Oct 98 17:19:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA28670; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 20:17:43 GMT Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA28665; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:17:38 -0400 From: DMBillies2@aol.com Received: from DMBillies2@aol.com by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id 3XPVa02083 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:16:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 16:16:07 EDT To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Hurricane Georges impact on Keys reefs 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 572 Please add the following screen name instead of DMBillies2@aol.com please forward this to : RighteousGrL@yahoo.com Thank you Francesca From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 8 00:59:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA11823; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:59:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA08096; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 01:06:43 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008091; Thu, 8 Oct 98 01:06:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA01521; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 04:21:07 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA01512; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:21:03 -0400 Message-Id: <199810080421.AAA01512@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.27] [130.111.160.27] by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 310) via TCP with SMTP ; Thu, 08 Oct 1998 00:19:01 EDT Subject: Delbeek's question Date: Thu, 8 Oct 98 00:22:46 -0400 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "J. Charles Delbeek" , "George S. Garrett" cc: "Coral List (E-mail)" 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: 573 Charles Delbeek asked: >Could it be that the increased presence of macroalgae in reef areas in the >region could be the by-product of reduced "cleansing" of reef tracts by >hurricanes? It's unlikely because the spatial and temporal patterns do not conform with the prediction. Areas with both high and low hurricane frequencies have experienced macroalgal increases. For example, St. Croix had very low levels of macroalgal biomass through the 1970 despite not having had a hurricane hit for over 50 years. Jamaica also had low biomass prior to and several years following Hurricane Allen. In both cases, macroalgal biomass increased immediately following the die off of Diadema. Diadema control of macroalgal biomass had been demonstrated experimentally by Ogden and Carpenter for St. Croix well before the die-off. Similar increases in algal biomass have been observed throughout the Caribbean. You certainly don't need to believe me (e.g., Steneck 1994), since every hurricane cruise track is posted on the web, the question is testable. Bob Steneck Steneck, R. S. 1994. Is herbivore loss more damaging to reefs than hurricanes? Case studies from two Caribbean reef systems (1978 - 1988). pp 220 - 226. In: Ginsburg RN (ed) Proc Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards, and History, 1993. Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. ---------------------------- Robert S. Steneck, Ph.D. Professor, School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Darling Marine Center Walpole, ME 04573 207 - 563 - 3146 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 Oct 8 10:38:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA17382; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:38:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA19594; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:45:46 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019573; Thu, 8 Oct 98 10:45:01 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA04495; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 13:09:43 GMT Received: from mail.state.fl.us by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA04490; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:09:38 -0400 Received: from GMD0004 [204.90.27.97] by mail.state.fl.us with smtp (Exim 1.73 #2) id 0zRFoB-0000D6-00; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:08:43 -0400 Received: by GMD0004 with Microsoft Mail id <01BDF29B.5B628D80@GMD0004>; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:09:30 -0400 Message-ID: <01BDF29B.5B628D80@GMD0004> From: "George S. Garrett" To: "'Menchie Ablan'" Cc: "Coral List (E-mail)" Subject: RE: On Florida Keys and the Florida Reef Tract Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:07:56 -0400 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 KAA17382 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 574 Menchie Ablan: I am aware of the good work of ReefBase. It is much appreciated. To answer your question, there is a difference between the "Florida Keys" and the "Florida Reef Tract" (perhaps better described as the Florida Keys Reef Tract). Essentially, the Florida Keys are and emergent portion of an ancient reef environment (100,000 years) which extends south and westward from the southeastern tip of Florida approximately 200 km (320 km if you include the Marquesas and Dry Tortugas National Park - 60 and 120 km to the west of Key West) . Geologically, the islands are comprised of two carbonate formations, The Miami Oolite formation and the Key Largo Limestone formation. The Key Largo formation extends the length of the Keys to the Tortugas. However, the Miami formation overlies the Keys Largo formation in the area we call the Lower Florida Keys (approximately the last 48 km of the connected islands - see next). The Keys form a crescent shaped archipelago of some 200-300 islands. The core of the archipelago, some 45 islands, are connected to the mainland of Florida by 43 bridges. They are the islands upon which we live. Between the Keys and mainland Florida lies Florida Bay and to the South, the Florida Keys Reef Tract. The Florida Keys Reef Tract is the living reef environment that we see today and lies approximately 7-9 km south of the Keys and parallels the island archipelago. It is bounded on the south side by the Straights of Florida and the Gulf Stream. The emergent ancient reef and the existing living reef lie parallel to one another as a result of the changes in sea level that have occurred over the past 100,000 years and because the Continental Shelf slopes gently south and westward in this area. Because Florida in general has a very low lying topography, Florida has existed in a variation of its current emergent state or a largely submerged state during its recent geologic history. I might note; the Florida Keys would hardly rank with some of the rapid evolutionary environments of say the Galapagos, but they comprise a wonderful mix of tropical Caribbean flora and temperate North American fauna and exhibit a significant number of endemic species or sub-species. A very interesting place to work. -----Original Message----- From: Menchie Ablan [SMTP:M.ABLAN@CGIAR.ORG] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 3:37 AM To: George S. Garrett Subject: On Florida Keys and the Florida Reef Tract Dear George, Hi! I thought maybe you would be the person to ask regarding the difference between the terms Florida Keys and Florida Reef Tract. ReefBase, a global database on coral reefs, records information on a wide range of coral reef information (e.g. ecology, harvest, mariculture, socioeconomics, stresses, coastal tourism and management). We have been encountering both these terms in the literature but have some difficulty distinguishing one term from the other. Maybe you can give us some insight into this. Your help will be very much appreciated. Sincerely, Menchie Ablan ReefBase International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management P.O. Box 2631, 0718 Makati City, Philippines Fax: 63-2-8163183 Ph: 63-2-8180466 ext 315 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 8 15:42:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA23807; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:42:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA09524; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:49:27 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009488; Thu, 8 Oct 98 15:48:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA06580; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 18:43:58 GMT Message-Id: <199810081843.SAA06580@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:21:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Amy PAINE To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Conference Notice: CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND , RESTORATION, April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (fwd) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 575 Please post. Dear Coral Reef Colleagues, Here is an announcement and call for papers for what we feel will be a very interesting April 14-16, 1999 Conference. Please check the indicated web site or write for more info. ************************************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION 14-16 April 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA Organized by the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Purpose: To develop a scientific synthesis of assessment, monitoring, and restoration designed for enhanced understanding and management of all aspects of coral reefs. This conference seeks to also identify emerging concepts and to describe new and innovative scientific and technological approaches. Format: The conference will include invited keynote and plenary talks, contributed papers in three concurrent sessions, a poster session, and workshops. Abstracts: Abstract submission information is available on the web or will be mailed upon request. A special peer-reviewed publication of Plenary Talks and selected Contributed Papers is planned. Registration: Early registration fees apply before 1 January 1999. There is a significant student discount. Registration includes the Conference program of invited Keynote, Plenary Talks, Contributed Papers, Poster Session, Abstract Book, opening reception, closing banquet, poster reception, continental breakfast and break refreshments for each of the three days. Venue: The Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort is located in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Special conference rates are available. For more information on the conference and for registration please check the web at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html or contact: National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania, FL 33004 USA ncriconfinfo@mako.ocean.nova.edu PHONE: 954-920-1909 Fax: 954-921-7764 ************************************************************************** Thank you. Amy Paine, Assistant, Administrative Operations National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr.; Dania, FL 33004 voice (954) 920-1909; fax (954)-921-7764 NSU OC web page: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ NOTICE: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 8 16:09:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA24334 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:09:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA11167; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:16:43 -0400 Received: from unknown(200.34.21.66) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011068; Thu, 8 Oct 98 16:16:00 -0400 Received: from capurro.cieamer.conacyt.mx (capurro.cieamer.conacyt.mx [148.247.23.200]) by cieamer.conacyt.mx (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA01223 for ; Thu, 8 Oct 1998 15:15:29 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19981008202210.0066745c@kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx> X-Sender: jalvarez@kin.cieamer.conacyt.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, 08 Oct 1998 15:22:10 -0500 To: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov From: Humberto Subject: Coral bleanching Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id QAA24334 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 576 DearSirs. Two weeks ago as part of my doctoral dissertation I did some sampling in the coral reef of Mahahual ,in the Mexican Caribbean close to the city of Chetumal.The water temperature in this place wincreased from 82 to88 F (27.7 to31.1 C). While diving nears the crest of reef I noticed clear pale corals. genus Mantastrea , Porites and Agarica which looks as bleaching. I have sampoles of those corals as well as color slides.Looks like the first report of bleaching in Mexico. Jose humberto Alvarez hernandez Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. unidad Merida. Merida Yucatan, Mexico. Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6 C.P. 97310. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 9 13:43:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06006; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:43:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA20725; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:50:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020694; Fri, 9 Oct 98 13:50:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA14468; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 16:37:51 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA14462; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 12:37:44 -0400 Received: from [146.164.124.8] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA45044; Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:24:39 -0300 Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 13:24:39 -0300 Message-Id: <9810091624.AA45044@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for new histological methods Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 577 Dear coral-listers, I'm currently working with the reproductive biology of Montastrea cavernosa. I'm looking for a technique to stain fully developed oocites so that they become visible through mesenteries walls under dissecting microscope. I'm currently making some tests with Yellow Naphtalene. Does anybody have used this stain before? How do I prepare it? Does anyone have any other suitable methods? (I'm already trying Sudam III) I would apreciate any kind of tips, suggestions, references or books that you might be aware of. Thanks a lot. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 12 17:31:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA25725; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:31:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23622; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:38:56 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023617; Mon, 12 Oct 98 17:38:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA10647; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 20:47:30 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA10642; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 16:47:25 -0400 Received: from localhost (jogden@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA01970 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 16:46:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 16:46:11 -0400 (EDT) From: John Ogden To: Coral-List Subject: ICRS 2000 Indonesia 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: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 578 Many people are asking me as President of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) about the next International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) to be held in Indonesia in October of the year 2000. The first circular has been mailed. You may pre-register on line at: www.osceanologi.lipi.go.id Click on Seminar to get to the registration materials. ************ PLEASE NOTE NEW TELEPHONE AREA CODE 727 ************ John C. Ogden, Director Phone: 727/553-1100 Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 830 First Street South Homepage: www.marine.usf.edu/FIO/ St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 12 17:48:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA25878; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23795; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:56:00 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023790; Mon, 12 Oct 98 17:55:41 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA10895; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 21:23:52 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA10890; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:23:49 -0400 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Received: (qmail 8162 invoked from network); 12 Oct 1998 21:22:36 -0000 Received: from gnsbrg.rsmas.miami.edu (129.171.103.80) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 12 Oct 1998 21:22:36 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19981012172456.007c54d0@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: ginsburg@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:24:56 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Florida Reef Tract 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: 579 Clarifying the use of "Florida Reef Tract" I believe T. Wayland Vaughan first used Florida Reef Tract in his 1914 paper "The Building of the Marquesas and Tortugas Atolls and a Sketch of the Geologic History of the Florida Reef Tract" Papers from the Tortugas Laboratory, V.5, Carnegie Inst. of Washington, 55-67. I followed Vaughan's usage to include the entire reef-bearing area seaward of the Florida Keys to the seaward edge of reef development in two published papers: Ginsburg, Robert N., 1956, Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists, 40: 2384-2427 and Ginsburg, R.N. et al, 1963 in Hill, M.N. The Sea, v. 3:554-582 John Wiley, New York . In the second paper, a diagram indicated that the Reef Tract extended to the Florida Keys. It has been suggested that the Florida Reef Tract is limited to those reefs along the bank or shelf margin. I believe this restricted usage of the term is inappropriate given the original definitions. In addition, restricting the term to the bank margin reefs would omit the patch reefs between the Keys and the bank margin which are by far the most numerous of all Florida's reefs. 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 Fri Oct 13 00:36:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA27709; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:36:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA28140; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 00:44:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028132; Tue, 13 Oct 98 00:44:05 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA13146; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 03:33:09 GMT Received: from gemini.uninet.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA13137; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:32:59 -0400 Received: from uninet.net.id (ln2-5744822.uninet.net.id [202.145.1.104]) by gemini.uninet.net.id (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA11798 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:31:28 +0700 (GMT) Message-ID: <3622C97A.B78FD2A2@uninet.net.id> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:31:07 +0700 From: Jonathan Simon Organization: Chemonics International X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Indonesia coral reef monitoring position 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: 580 To: Members of the Coral List From: Jonathan Simon, Chemonics International, Jakarta Greetings from Indonesia. This email is to announce an opening for a coral reef monitoring specialist, to work for 24 months in Indonesia. First, let me quickly introduce myself. I'm Jonathan Simon, and I'm the Asia Project Director for Chemonics International. Chemonics is a U.S. development consulting firm that carries out projects in the environmental and other sectors around the world. I lead our regional office here in Indonesia. Chemonics has been invited by the Indonesian government to submit a proposal for the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project, a three-year effort focusing on coral reef management and coral reef monitoring systems & databases. We are curently putting together our team and need a coral reef monitoring specialist to work for 24 months over the three-year project life. Tasks to be carried out include the following: * Design and help institutionalize monitoring protocols for coral reef and fishery resources. * Estabilsh Coral Reef Information & Training Centers in several locations. * Advise procedures for coral & coastal data collection, mapping, database management. * Provide hands-on training to local government & community monitoring teams. Required qualifications include: * 7 years work in tropical marine evironments (preferably Indonesia & SE Asia). * Familiarity with and ease in using GPS and recent information technology. * Ability to design and implement a coral reef monitoring program. * Working knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia. Assuming things stay relatively on schedule, we expect the project to begin around March 1999. For those interested and qualified individuals, please contact my office directly, and I will send a full Terms of Reference and other relevant information. I can be reached at the following numbers: Chemonics International Jakarta, Indonesia 62-21-251-2357 ph 62-21-251-2358 f cii@uninet.net.id Thank you for your attention. I look forward to hearing from some of you. Best regards, Jonathan Simon From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 02:49:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA28179; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 02:49:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA29566; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 02:56:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029559; Tue, 13 Oct 98 02:56:28 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA13237; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 03:51:05 GMT Received: from mozcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA13232; Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:50:59 -0400 Received: from mlsucrm.mozcom.com ([208.160.233.143]) by mozcom.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id LAA11448 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:49:37 +0800 (HKT) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:49:37 +0800 (HKT) Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19981013115743.323fad78@mozcom.com> X-Sender: mlsucrm@mozcom.com (Unverified) 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: "SU Marine Lab, COE-CRM Project" Subject: Re: Animal symbiosis Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 581 JCH: Hi! I am currently working on animal symbiosis particularly on giant clams and I tried to browse the address you gave on Zooxanthellae photommicrographs but it didn't go throug. I just want to know if you have other sites on the web related to this subject, i hope you can furnish us. It would be very beneficial for my study. Thank you. Wendell From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 06:13:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA28875; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 06:13:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA01252; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 06:21:06 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001247; Tue, 13 Oct 98 06:20:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA15085; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:37:44 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA15080; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:37:39 -0400 Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:32:05 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: "'John Ogden'" , Coral-List Subject: registration ICRS 2000 Indonesia Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:32:03 +0200 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 582 There is an error in the address given in the previous message. The real address for registration is: Http://www.oseanologi.lipi.go.id/english.htm Click on "seminar" 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: John Ogden [SMTP:jogden@seas.marine.usf.edu] > Verzonden: maandag 12 oktober 1998 22:46 > Aan: Coral-List > Onderwerp: ICRS 2000 Indonesia > > > Many people are asking me as President of the International Society > for > Reef Studies (ISRS) about the next International Coral Reef Symposium > (ICRS) to be held in Indonesia in October of the year 2000. The first > circular has been mailed. You may pre-register on line at: > > www.osceanologi.lipi.go.id > > Click on Seminar to get to the registration materials. > > ************ PLEASE NOTE NEW TELEPHONE AREA CODE 727 ************ > > John C. Ogden, Director Phone: 727/553-1100 > Florida Institute of Oceanography Fax: 727/553-1109 > 830 First Street South Homepage: > www.marine.usf.edu/FIO/ > St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 USA From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 10:08:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA03309; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:08:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA09846; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:16:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009834; Tue, 13 Oct 98 10:15:47 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA16813; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:27:20 GMT Received: from xena.acsu.buffalo.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA16808; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:27:13 -0400 Received: (qmail 16861 invoked by uid 37136); 13 Oct 1998 13:25:56 -0000 Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:25:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Timothy D Swain To: coral-list@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: 583 Announcement: New marine science program in the West Indies!!! The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology os offering summer and semester long courses at it's new field station in Dominica. For course and application information check out the web site at www.ccpc.net/~sccs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 11:20:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA04787; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:20:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA12764; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:27:47 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012746; Tue, 13 Oct 98 11:26:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA17245; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:24:48 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA17240; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:24:43 -0400 Received: from localhost (jogden@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA21282 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:23:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:23:23 -0400 (EDT) From: John Ogden To: Coral-List Subject: Global Coral Bleaching 1997-1998 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: 584 The following is a scientific consensus statement developed within the Council of the International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) following our meeting in Perpignan, France in early September. It will be published in the Society's newsletter REEF ENCOUNTER in December 1998. ********************************************************************* International Society for Reef Studies October 15, 1998 ISRS Statement on Global Coral Bleaching in 1997-1998 During 1997-98, reports of coral bleaching from all the major tropical oceans of the world suggested that this time period had seen the most geographically widespread bleaching ever recorded, with some areas (eg. Singapore, and the Andaman Islands) witnessing extensive bleaching for the first time in recent history. Coral bleaching has been described in at least 32 countries and island nations in 1997-98; with reports from sites in the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean and Caribbean recording widespread bleaching. The bleaching response represents a loss of symbiotic algae and/or their pigments such that the coral may pale in color to a varying extent, or turn starkly white. Paling of some coral species is an observed seasonal phenomenon in the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and also the Caribbean. Where bleaching is seasonal, or less severe, the likelihood of full recovery of pigmentation is high. In the present bleaching episode the response has been exceptionally severe with a large number of corals turning completely white and subsequently dying. Mass bleaching normally occurs when seasonally maximal sea-surface temperatures (SST) are exceeded. The likely triggers of bleaching are elevated SST and solar radiation. Research has indicated that these factors act in combination, rather than alone. Additional causes of bleaching such as extreme low tides and reduced salinities have also been implicated at some sites in 1998. The occurrence of bleaching at many locations has been patchy with more severe bleaching recorded in shallow waters than at deeper offshore sites. Not only hard and soft corals, but also sea anemones, zoanthids, giant clams, foraminifera and many other zooxanthellate invertebrates are affected by the loss of their symbiotic algae. Corals can recover from bleaching but death may result if environmental stressors are extreme and/or prolonged. In the Indo-Pacific fast-growing, branching corals are more susceptible to bleaching than slow-growing boulder corals, leading to a high mortality in the former. Recovery of boulder corals has been frequently recorded in 1998, often within 1-2 months of initial bleaching. In the Caribbean, however, greater bleaching-related mortality has been shown in boulder and plate-like corals rather than in branching species, which had already suffered extensive mortality from storms, diseases and terrestrial run-off. In the Indo-Pacific the susceptibility of different corals to bleaching can significantly affect coral community structure and diversity, depress the rate at which the reef builds up, and reduce habitat availability for other reef species. Previous cases of bleaching-induced mortality from 1993 in the Pulau Seribu (Java Sea) and from 1996 in the Similan Islands (eastern Indian Ocean) have provided examples of community change. At both sites shallow parts of the reef have been temporarily transformed from being a mixture of branching and boulder corals to areas in which virtually only the boulder corals survive. During the current 1998 bleaching, one reef on the Australian Great Barrier Reef has been so severely affected that even many of the robust boulder corals (one of them dated as over 700 years of age) were badly damaged or died. Complete recovery of reefs following severe bleaching is dependent on growth and fragmentation of remaining corals, and on recruitment from stocks in the area. Evidence shows that restoration of the reef to its former state may be slow or, if interrupted by man-made change, may even be halted altogether. Links have been made between the widespread incidence of coral bleaching in 1997/98 with one of the strongest El Ninos of this century. While past and present coral bleaching events in many parts of the Pacific appear to be closely matched to El Nino-induced seawater warming, the connections are not clear-cut for all locations in the Pacific. Nor can bleaching in Indian and Atlantic waters be directly linked to only El Nino phenomena. Factors responsible for elevated SSTs in the Indian Ocean, for example, are likely to be the result of a complex product of El Nino-related, monsoonal and local oceanographic factors which are superimposed on interdecadal patterns in climate variability. Links between the apparent changing nature and frequency of the El Nino phenomena and global climate change have also been made but are the subject of controversial debate among climatologists with many suggesting that present patterns reflect the natural variability of the system rather than the effects of greenhouse gas-induced warming. For some of the tropical oceans significant increases in SST have been observed over the last 50 years. Concerns about the potential effect of global change on future frequencies of severe bleaching events are based on the narrow upper margin of environmental tolerance in corals. While corals display impressive acclimation processes to changes in some environmental parameters, it is not known whether they are able to adapt or acclimatize at rates which match the projected rates of background seawater temperature increase. Should seawater temperatures rise, either as a result of greenhouse gas emissions or natural variability in the ocean/atmosphere system, then we might expect the incidence and severity of coral bleaching to increase yet further in the future with the possibility of substantial changes to the coral reef community structure. The 1997-98 episode of worldwide bleaching is a major cause for concern. Although sea temperatures have returned to normal in many tropical areas of the world the full extent of bleaching-induced mortality may not be fully apparent for several months yet. ********** End of ISRS Statement ********** 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 Further Information Contact: John C. Ogden, Ph.D., ISRS President Florida Institute of Oceanography 830 First Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA Tel: 727-553-1100 Email: jogden@marine.usf.edu OR Terence C. Done, Ph.D., ISRS President Elect Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB 3, Townsville MC Queensland 4810 AUSTRALIA Tel: 61-77-534-344 Email: t.done@aims.gov.au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 12:25:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05974; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:25:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16880; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:32:36 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016841; Tue, 13 Oct 98 12:31:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA17740; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:46:40 GMT Received: from callisto.acsu.buffalo.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA17735; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:46:36 -0400 Received: (qmail 26413 invoked by uid 37136); 13 Oct 1998 15:45:17 -0000 Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:45:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Timothy D Swain To: coral-list@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: 585 Announcement: New marine science program in West Indies!!! The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology is offering summer and semester long courses at it's new field station in Dominica. For course and application information check out the web site at: http://www.ccpc.net/~sccs From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 13:00:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA06412; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:00:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA19879; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:07:52 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019854; Tue, 13 Oct 98 13:07:32 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17999; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:16:38 GMT Received: from linus.ngs.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA17993; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:16:34 -0400 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov (ocean.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.168.102]) by linus.ngs.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA23583 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:10:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: 13 Oct 1998 12:20:08 -0400 From: "Schmahl, G." Subject: Florida Keys Hurricane Impacts 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id NAA06412 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 586 Staff of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have made a quick, qualitative survey of some coral reefs of the lower Florida Keys following hurricane Georges. To date, the following reefs have been surveyed: Looe Key, Maryland Shoal, Western Sambos, Eastern Dry Rocks, Rock Key and Sand Key. All of these reefs exhibited hurricane related impacts. In general the center of the storm injury appeared to be at Western Sambos reef, with lesser amounts observed in either direction. The power of the storm in this region was impressive. Large amounts of sediment and rubble have been moved around. In some cases 2 feet or more of sediment has been removed from the grooves between the coral spurs and deposited on the reef flat and back reef areas. Many navigational markers were knocked down by the storm. Marker 24, a cluster of five steel I-beams at Looe Key is still embedded in the substrate, but bent over at a 90 degree angle on the sea floor. Many of the other reef markers are also down including ones at Western Sambo, Maryland Shaol, Coffins Patch and Newfound Harbor. One survey site marker for the EPA coral monitoring program, which is a 1 inch square stainless steel stake drilled and epoxied into the reef substrate, was observed to be bent over and cracked at the base. Hurricane impacts were observed down to 70 feet (Looe Key) and 60 feet (Western Sambo). However, in general, the impoacts at these depths were relatively minimal. At these locations the tops of many barrel sponges (Xestospongia muta) were sheared off. There was also evidence of movement of sediment and rubble, and a few coral heads were toppled. One significant observation is that all reefs, including the deeper ones, have been essentially "scoured" of most benthic macroalgae (with the exception of Halimeda). Prior to the storm, it had been observed that there was an unusually abundant amount of benthic algae, primarily Dictyota, on all reefs. This algae is gone now, giving the reef a "clean" appearance that I have not observed in many years. The fore reef zone of these spur and groove reefs also, in general, look pretty good. As already mentioned, a large amount of sediment and rubble has been removed from the grooves. I observed a number of coral heads, some quite large (2 meters high), that were broken off and lying in the grooves. There seemed to be a quite substantial amount of this at the west end of Looe Key, where I also observed a portion of a reef spur that had cracked off and incompletely separated from the reef. Again, most of the benthic macroalgae on the fore reef is now gone. Acropora palmata on the fore reef was impacted (major branches boken off, etc.) but for the most part survived. The major imacts to the surveyed reefs occurred in the shallow reef zones. All reefs surveyed sustained significant injury to Acropora palmata populations which were located in the shallow reef flat and back reef environments. In some areas, such as Western Sambo and Looe Key, the elkhorn coral has been eliminated from portions of the reef flat and back reef areas. I was surprised by the lack of broken branches and other rubble material in these areas - it has been simply swept away. However, there are some surviving bases at both reefs that can act as a population source for regeneration, as well as some broken pieces that could reattach. Losses of palmata at Western Sambo in this zone is probbably greater than 50%. At Looe Key the only palmata fragments I could find on the reef flat was at the western end of the reef. The extensive palmata zone at Rock Key was heavily impacted, but there appeared to be many more colony bases intact and broken pieces around than at Western Sambo. A large amount of newly exposed rubble has been redeposited on the reef flat. This newly exposed material, which is yellowish white, has been rapidly colonized by a fine, filamentous green algae, which in some cases is quite heavy, giving some areas a greenish hue when observed from the surface. These are only "quick look" observations. Further surveys are ongoing. The FKNMS is fortunate in that there are a number of quantitative monitoring stations on these and other reefs that have been established in recent years. These stations will be re-surveyed to give a more detailed account of hurricane impacts. G.P. Schmahl, Lower Keys Regional Manager Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 216 Ann St., Key West, FL 33040 (305) 292-0311 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 13 16:00:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA08729; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:00:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA00791; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:08:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000782; Tue, 13 Oct 98 16:07:23 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19089; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:43:30 GMT Received: from ns1.fisheries.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA19082; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:43:11 -0400 Received: from host.fisheries.org by ns1.fisheries.org (NTMail 3.02.04) id oa033138; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 18:43:59 +0000 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19981013184315.006e2c9c@mail.fisheries.org> X-Sender: fisheries@mail.fisheries.org (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 14:43:15 -0400 To: FISH-SCI-REQUEST@segate.sunet.se, FISH-SCI@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 CALL FOR PAPERS 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 QAA08729 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 587 1999 American Fisheries Society August 29- September 2, 19999 Charlotte, North Carolina ALL FOR PAPERS "Integrating Fishery Principles from Mountain to Marine Habitats" Is Theme of 1999 Annual Meeting Deadlines Symposia Proposals: 4 December 1998 Abstracts for Contributed Papers and Posters: 8 January 1999 Abstracts for Symposia Speakers: 12 February 1999 The American Fisheries Society (AFS) announces the first call for its 129th Annual Meeting, to be held at the Adams Mark Hotel and Conference Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting theme is "Integrating Fishery Principles from Mountain to Marine Habitats." In the last quarter of the twentieth century, public awareness of environmental issues has grown exponentially and increased the demand for healthy aquatic ecosystems. Fisheries scientists and managers have responded by broadening both the disciplinary and geographic scope of their work. The fisheries professional of today may have training in human dimensions, engineering, or veterinary medicine as well as in traditional fisheries subjects. Fisheries professionals frequently work in teams to address complex, large-scale issues involving entire ecosystems. Organizers of the 1999 Annual Meeting encourage all fisheries professionals to share their particular experience and expertise. We also encourage participation by junior scientists and students representing the diversity of our profession. Contributed Papers and Posters The scientific program will include two types of sessions: contributed paper/poster sessions and symposia (including workshops or panel discussions). Oral presentations will be limited to 20 minutes; the recommended format is a 15-minute presentation using 2"x 2" slides followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer period. In symposia sessions, 2 time slots (total 40 minutes) may be used for a keynote speaker or panel. This flexibility will enable symposia organizers to develop the best program possible while permitting attendees to take advantage of various presentations in concurrent sessions. The Program Committee for the 1999 AFS Annual Meeting invites abstracts for contributed papers and posters. Abstracts must follow the required format and must be received by 8 January 1999. Submissions by e-mail or 3.5" diskette (MAC or DOS format) are highly encouraged. Symposia Proposals for symposia will be accepted from individuals or groups. Topics should be related to the 1999 meeting theme or be of general interest to AFS members. Symposium organizers will serve as session moderators and will be responsible for recruiting speakers and soliciting abstracts. Symposia proposals should be submitted by e-mail or 3.5" diskette and must be received no later than 4 December 1998. Proposals must comply with the format for symposia described here. Organizers of provisionally accepted symposia must submit a completed outline showing confirmed speakers and titles before final acceptance on or before 15 January 1999. Abstracts for approved symposia speakers (in the same format as contributed papers) are due by 12 February 1999. Format for 1999 Symposia Proposals (1) TITLE: Brief but descriptive. (2) ORGANIZER(S): Provide name, address, phone, FAX, and e-mail for all organizers. Indicate by asterisk the name of the person who should be contacted regarding acceptance and scheduling of the proposed symposium. (3) DESCRIPTION: In 300 words or less, describe the problem addressed by the proposed symposium, the objective of the symposium, and the impact the proposed symposium will have on AFS members and participants. (4) FORMAT: Indicate format and length of proposed symposium (for example, a full-day session with 15 speakers followed by a 2-hour panel discussion; a 2-hour session with 5 speakers). (5) MODERATOR: Identify who will serve as moderator for the symposium. (6) AUDIOVISUAL NEEDS: List anticipated audiovisual requirements (for example, a video cassette recorder projector or slide projector). Also, list special seating requirements (for example, "After break a panel discussion with seating for 10 panel members will be needed"). (7) SPEAKERS AND TOPICS: Using the following column headings, provide the name, potential title or topic, and confirmed status for each speaker. Name Title/Topic Confirmed (yes/no) 1. 2. (8) SPONSOR(S): A sponsor is not required, but if applicable, indicate sponsorship. Format for Abstracts All abstracts for contributed papers, symposia, and posters must be submitted electronically using the format depicted in the accompanying example. Please keep titles brief but descriptive; list all authors, their addresses, phone and FAX numbers, and e-mail addresses, and indicate the presenter with an asterisk. The body of the abstract is restricted to 200 words. If you are submitting a contributed paper or poster, indicate your preference for Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation, or Oral Presentation Preferred/Poster Presentation Acceptable. Poster submissions are highly encouraged due to limited space available in the program. A poster session will be scheduled to permit discussions between poster authors and attendees. Also, please indicate which of the categories best fits the concept of your abstract in the "Topic" line of the abstract. This will aid the Program Committee in organizing contributed sessions and will prevent conflicts with concurrent talks. An Example Abstract for the 1999 AFS Annual Meeting C. Andrew Dolloff* (USFS-SRS Coldwater Fisheries Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; 540/231-4864; FAX 540/213-7580; afs99@vt.edu) Robert F. Carline (USGS-BRD Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit, School of Forest Resources, 113 Merkle Building, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802; 814/865-4511; FAX 814/863-4710; afs1998@psu.edu) Abstracts are used by the Program Committee to evaluate and select papers for inclusion in the scientific and technical sessions of the 1999 AFS Annual Meeting. An informative abstract contains a statement of the problem and its significance, study objectives, principal findings, and key conclusions. Abstracts should be 200 words or less and conform to the prescribed format. Topic: Fisheries management Preference: Oral presentation preferred/poster presentation acceptable Author(s) Status and Association to AFS: Name Status AFS Member 1. C. A. Dolloff professional yes 2. R. F. Carline professional yes General Topics for Contributed Papers and Posters Fisheries Management, Aquatic Communities and Ecosystems, Human Dimensions of Fisheries, Policy, Education, Fish Health, Genetics, Physiology, Fish Culture, Habitat and Water Quality, Population Dynamics, Statistics and Modeling, Marine Fish Ecology, Freshwater Fish Ecology, Bioengineering, Other (please specify). Who to Contact Submit all materials (symposium proposals, contributed paper abstracts, and poster abstracts) via e-mail to C. Andrew Dolloff at afs99@vt.edu. Format all submissions in WordPerfect (version 8.0 or earlier), Word (version 6.0 or earlier), or ASCII; use a standard 12-point font and left justification only. If you do not have access to e-mail, submit a 3.5" floppy disk or, as a last resort, a hard copy to C. Andrew Dolloff, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321. Late submissions and facsimiles will not be accepted. The American Fisheries Society does not waive registration fees for symposia, workshop, or contributed session participants. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 14 09:01:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA14289; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:01:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA19639; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:09:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019618; Wed, 14 Oct 98 09:08:26 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA25584; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:23:13 GMT Received: from mozcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA25579; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:23:07 -0400 Received: from valuedcu ([208.142.143.163]) by mozcom.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id UAA26357 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 20:21:42 +0800 (HKT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19981014202124.00687a64@mozcom.com> X-Sender: coralcay@mozcom.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 20:34:25 +0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Pamela L. Coscolluela" Subject: Species specific- Bleaching. 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: 588 Dear Coral listers, I am very interested in knowing why some species/life forms are more prone to bleaching than others eg. foliose spp, pachyseris spp, pavona clavus, tabulate acroporas, seriatopora hystrix, stylophora pistillata. If any one can enlighten me a little more, or knows of a good source to find this information, especially information on species specific recovery rates etc I would be most appreciative. I Look forward to any comments. Please respond to coraycay@mozcom.com - and mark for the attention of Gillian Goby. Cheers, Gillian. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 14 15:02:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA22259; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:02:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA13064; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:10:13 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013050; Wed, 14 Oct 98 15:09:56 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA28283; Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:29:11 GMT Message-Id: <199810141829.SAA28283@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 20:25:13 -0700 From: BELYOHA Subject: First Time but Need Help To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 589 I am a lonely biologist in the United Arab Emirates and need some help for a small group of active Emirate national divers. They have been asked to help remove - crown-of-thorns starfish from reefs in the Sharjah Emirate, Khor Fakkan coast on the west end of the Gulf of Oman. I am seeking any contacts, assistance, pointers on how best to remove the creatures. We are also trying to figure out why/how they became so prominent and perhaps expanding in the western end of the Gulf of Oman and into the Arab/Persian Gulf. We are also asking for assistance from the Australians and I wanted to find out if there are any guidance from other areas of the globe. We can mobilise about 20 divers for two weeks and once they are familiar with the conditions and procedures they will become the teachers/masters for other groups. We will try to do some science along the way and hopefully the local agencies will support the effort for at least one year to see how and where it goes. Please advise on any tricks or cautions you might have for the COTS or other stars/coral predators which might be applicable.... Thanks Alot - Dr. Tom Williams, UCB,1972.... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 15 09:17:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA00788; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:16:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12481; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:24:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012459; Thu, 15 Oct 98 09:23:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA04852; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:51:40 GMT Message-Id: <199810151151.LAA04852@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:10:02 +0800 From: pipuli@ozamiz.com To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 590 Friends, This month, fishers of our organized groups consulted us about corals dying in the area. Myself and Arjan (both marine biologists) went for a dive to inspect (October 13). We observed that the corals of the entire DANAO BAY has suffered bleaching. Most of the soft corals were affected, all turning white and rotting, some massive and submassive forms (staghorn, brain type) colors turning violet and white. We also noticed that the "fire corals" were not affected, maybe this is something to do with ultraviolet rays, because of the pigmentation of the fire corals (absorbs uv light),there is no effect, or maybe it has high tolerance or has not shown any effect yet (not yet noticeable). The fishermen said that it started in September, we also heard observations from neighboring islands in the Philippines (Bohol and Dumaguete). With this, I would like to inquire if it is happening in other places outside the Philippines, if it is, we may dealing with a global situation. Next week were trying to put it on our homepage 0000,0000,ffffhttp://ozamiz.com/earthcalls/ try and visit the site. Area of detection: DANAO BAY Baliangao, Misamis Occidental Philippines Any help!!! jade fraser researcher From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 15 13:14:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA07021; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:12:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA27048; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:20:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027018; Thu, 15 Oct 98 13:20:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07104; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:19:23 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA07099; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:19:17 -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 MAA05343 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:12:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA23496; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:19:58 -0400 Received: from kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx(200.34.21.66) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023468; Thu, 15 Oct 98 12:19:23 -0400 Received: from capurro.cieamer.conacyt.mx (capurro.cieamer.conacyt.mx [148.247.23.200]) by cieamer.conacyt.mx (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id LAA12704 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:18:54 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19981015162546.0069f92c@kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx> X-Sender: jalvarez@kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:25:46 -0500 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: Humberto Subject: Coral Bleanching in Mexican Caribean Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 591 >Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:11:21 -0500 >coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov >From: Humberto >Subject: Coral Bleanching in Mexican Caribean > > > > Two weeks ago as part of my doctoral dissertation I did some sampling in the coral reef of Mahahual ,in the Mexican Caribbean close to the city of Chetumal.The water temperature in this place wincreased from 82 to88 F (27.7 to31.1 C). While diving nears the crest of reef I noticed clear pale corals. genus Mantastrea , Porites and Agarica which looks as bleaching. I have sampoles of those corals as well as color slides.Looks like the first report of bleaching in Mexico. > > Jose Humberto Alvarez Hernandez > > Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. > unidad Merida. Merida Yucatan, Mexico. > Carretera Antigua a Progreso Km. 6 C.P. 97310. > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 15 18:26:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA10404; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:26:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA11358; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:34:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011329; Thu, 15 Oct 98 18:33:20 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA09039; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 21:39:37 GMT Received: from dns.caribe.net.mx by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA09034; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 17:39:29 -0400 Received: from modem02.caribe.net.mx (modem02.caribe.net.mx [200.33.149.22]) by dns.caribe.net.mx (NTMail 3.02.13) with ESMTP id va222737 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:28:56 -0500 X-Sender: oseana@mail.caribe.net.mx (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Shauna Slingsby Subject: design for bleaching monitoring Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:28:56 -0500 X-Info: mail.caribe.net.mx Message-Id: <21285639017588@caribe.net.mx> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 592 Dear coral experts, I am writing from Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico and have just rejoined the list serve after a computer crash. I have unfortunately missed a great deal of the bleaching discussion. We are experiencing massive bleaching here and I would like some advice on how to best document the change and recovery. I have spoken with Pto. Morelos marine lab which is located a little north of us. I would like to ask for your advice and expertise in designing a bleaching monitoring program. Quadrants? Transects? Size? Number of colonies/species? I have a rough plan but any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Shauna Slingsby Shauna Slingsby Program Director Akumal Coral Reef Program Centro Ecologico Akumal Apdo. Postal #2 Akumal, Quintana Roo Mexico 77760 tel: +52-987-59095 fax: +52-987-59091 email: oseana@mail.caribe.net.mx website: http://www.geo.cornell.edu/cea/index.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 16 18:38:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA23719; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 18:38:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA27571; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 18:46:05 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027566; Fri, 16 Oct 98 18:45:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA18301; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 21:47:57 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA18296; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:47:52 -0400 Received: from localhost (melanie@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA09686 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:46:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:46:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Melanie Dotherow To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching in Belize 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: 593 Coral Bleaching Report: Sept. 17 - 21, 1998. Barrier reef sites at Gallows Reef, Goffs Caye and Alligator Caye and at Calabash Caye, Turneffe Atoll all showed moderate bleaching levels qualitatively estimated at 25-30% affected (W. Jaap and M. McField) at depths of 14-18m. Sept. 23 - Oct. 7, 1998. Glovers reef atoll showed higher levels of bleaching, quantitatively measured to be 76% affected along the western fore reef (near Baking Swash) at 12-15m. The eastern fore reef near Long Caye and the shallow patch reefs in the lagoon were qualitatively estimated to be between 70-80% affected (M. McField). Partial tissue mortality was evident in some colonies by early Oct., particularly in Acropora cervicornis and palmata, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Montastrea annularis, Millepora complanata, and Porites porites. This is the second mass bleaching event in Belize, the first being in 1995. Some apparent differences between the 1995 and 1998 events: 1. While the general extent of bleaching may be comparable in 1995 and 1998, in 1995 bleaching was more evenly distributed throughout the reef, while the severity of bleaching in 1998 appears to be greater in the southern and northern (Ambergris) regions, compared to the central region near Belize City. (Details of 1995 event are in press, M. McField, Bul. Mar. Sci.) 2. The high incidence and severity of bleaching in acroporids (including some mortality) observed thus far in the Glover's patch reefs was not observed in 1995. Bleaching of acroporids and subsequent high mortality (possibly associated with white line disease) was also reported from North Ambergris Caye (G. Smith) in 1998. Acroporids were not severely affected at either location in 1995. Overall, the incidence of colonies experiencing at least partial tissue mortality will likely be higher in 1998. In 1995, 10% of colonies were estimated (through a combination of tagging studies and quantitative surveys) to have experienced at least partial tissue mortality. Oceanographic and climatic conditions were similar in Sept. 1995 and 1998, with high water temperatures, low wind speeds, and exceptionally calm, clear waters. *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* Melanie Dotherow McField melanie@marine.usf.edu Department of Marine Science Tel: (727) 553-1615 University of South Florida Fax: (727) 553-1189 140 Seventh Ave. South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 17 00:17:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA25135; Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:17:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA01755; Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:24:42 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001748; Sat, 17 Oct 98 00:24:00 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA19934; Sat, 17 Oct 1998 02:51:12 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA19925; Fri, 16 Oct 1998 22:51:04 -0400 Received: from clivepc.aims.gov.au (ppp-06.aims.gov.au [138.7.56.6]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA02956 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:49:25 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981017123612.0069bf50@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:36:12 +1000 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Bleaching Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 594 List members Next week I am finalising the text on coral bleaching around the world for publication before the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Mangement Symposium (Townsville NOV-98) - so ... Those that replied, please provide any updates, particularly on recovery or mortality. Those that have new information, please send to me. The final report will be back on the coral-list in about 2 weeks; and I will try to update it every few months. This report will be public information for use by anybody. 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 Thu Oct 19 09:40:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA07710; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:40:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA27894; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:48:04 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027834; Mon, 19 Oct 98 09:47:15 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA09317; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 12:23:10 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA09308; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 08:23:05 -0400 Received: from [153.34.247.16] (1Cust16.tnt3.tco2.da.uu.net [153.34.247.16]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id FAA17264; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 05:20:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: ABBIE MEADOR From: katwini@earthlink.net (Kathryn Winiarski) Subject: coral Cc: Andrew McMains , bwiniarski@ccapr.com, billd@inch.com, csinderman@yahoo.com, Clary1982@aol.com, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, debwini@pipeline.com, Skerro@aol.com, escobarg@washingtonpost.com, smithres@usca.usca.sc.edu, goreau@bestweb.net, Tomafrog@aol.com, Sirenians@aol.com, MARTIN LIPP , walindi@datec.com.pg, TheMeadowman@msn.com, Wini2@aol.com, MYKOPHOTO@aol.com, "Karl Coplan" , GeorgeP123 , andrea rubin , pastrami@mail.lanline.com, swiniarski@shackandsiegel.com, Vincent Mallozzi Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 595 hi, just a note to let you know i have a story in today's (10/19) USA TODAY, p.4, about coral reefs. happy reading ************************* Kathryn Winiarski Reporter USA TODAY - National News kwiniarski@usatoday.com ************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 19 12:07:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09833; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 12:07:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA10971; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 12:14:59 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010960; Mon, 19 Oct 98 12:14:51 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA10542; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:12:59 GMT Received: from earth.usgcrp.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA10537; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:12:54 -0400 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 LAA17504; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:08:42 -0400 X-Sender: tsocci@earth.usgcrp.gov Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:15:59 -0400 To: tsocci@usgcrp.gov (Tony Socci) From: Tony Socci Subject: October 22, 1998 USGCRP Seminar: "Which World? - A Look at Three Plausible Trend-Based Scenarios of the Future" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 596 U.S. Global Change Research Program Seminar Series Which World? - A Look at Three Plausible Trend-Based Scenarios of the Future Public Invited Thursday, October 22, 1998, 3:15-4:45 PM Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room G-11 Washington, DC Reception Following What is a scenario and how does it differ from a prediction? What is the rationale for selecting a finite set of scenarios of the world among a host of possible scenarios? Based on current trends, where might the world be heading and what are the implications? INTRODUCTION Ms. Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, Executive Director, Board on Sustainable Development, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC Dr. Richard Moss, Head, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group II (Assessment of Climate Change) Technical Support Group, Washington, DC SPEAKER Dr. Allen Hammond, Director of Strategic Analysis, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC Overview Looking 50 years into the future, the scenarios described below are based, in part, on the analysis of persistent long-term, demographic, economic, social, environmental, and security trends on a global scale, as well as persistent long-term trends for seven major regions of the world. The analysis is based upon country-by-country data from the World Bank, the United Nations, the World Resources Institute, and other authoritative sources. It also employs scenarios to go beyond trends and explore more complex possibilities for how the future may unfold scenarios that reflect very different mindsets or world views as well as different trajectories into the future. The results of this analysis suggest that the future is contingent upon a number of critical factors. Some critical trends are positive but others suggest that the world is moving toward a troubled future; the plausible trajectories diverge sharply. Any global destiny depends on regional choices made separately in many different corners of the world. The world is already so strongly interdependent that no region's future can be fully separate from that of others. The U.S. and Canada, for example, have an enormous stake in the fate of developing regions as these regions represent future markets, potential sources of instability and new diseases, and are settings for large-scale migrations. Their cooperation is critical to managing global environmental, social, and security challenges. Although the challenges are daunting, the results of this work suggest that there are many opportunities to shape an improved world. Three Plausible Scenarios of a Future World The scenarios derived from this analysis are: 1) Market World - a future based on the belief that market forces and new technology will lead to rising prosperity and will offer humanity a bright future, a future in which markets rule and global corporations dominate. In this scenario, economic reform and technological innovation fuel rapid economic growth. Developing regions are integrated into the global economy, creating a powerful global market, and bringing modern techniques and products to virtually all countries. The result is widespread prosperity, peace, and stability. This vision of the future is explicitly or implicitly endorsed by the vast majority of corporate leaders and economic theorists whose voices appear to be bolstered by the failure of centrally-planned economies. 2) Fortress World - a grimmer future in which islands of prosperity are surrounded by oceans of poverty and despair, a future of conflict, violence, instability, social chaos, and growing environmental degradation. This scenario is a pessimistic vision based on the failure of market-led growth to redress social wrongs and prevent environmental disasters, at least in many parts of the world, so that on the belief that unconstrained markets will exacerbate these problems, large portions of humanity will be left out of the prosperity that markets bring to others. In this scenario these failures eventually destroy the natural resources and social framework on which markets and economic growth depend. Economic stagnation spreads as more resources are diverted to maintain security and stability. Economic fragmentation occurs where conflict dominates or the social order breaks down. In this scenario enclaves of wealth and prosperity coexist, in tension, with widening misery and growing desperation. 3) Transformed World - a future in which fundamental social and political changes offer hope of fulfilling human aspirations. This is a visionary scenario in which fundamental social and political change, possibly even changed values and cultural norms, give rise to enlightened policies and voluntary actions that direct or supplement market forces. This scenario envisions a society in which power is more widely shared and in which new social coalitions work from the grass roots up to shape what institutions and governments do. Although markets become effective tools for economic progress, they do not substitute for deliberate social choices. In this scenario economic competition exists but does not outweigh the larger needs for cooperation and solidarity among the world's peoples and for the fulfillment of basic human needs. This vision asserts the possibility of fundamental change for the better - in politics, social institutions, and the environment. Surprisingly, the results of this analysis suggest that China's future does not look as secure as conventional wisdom would have it. Latin America, but for one problem, might well become the richest of any developing region. Southeast Asia, despite its current problems, may still have the brightest future of any developing region. And the most dubious and difficult future goes not to sub Saharan Africa but to North Africa and the Middle East. Biography Dr. Allen Hammond is senior scientist and director of strategic analysis for the World Resources Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan research institute located in Washington, D.C. His responsibilities include institute-wide leadership in the use of analytical methods and information tools for policy research, direction of the Strategic Indicator Research Initiative on environmental and sustainable development indicators, development of WRI's Communications 2000 strategy, and writing and research on long-term sustainability issues. He was formerly the editor-in-chief of the World Resources Report series. Prior to joining WRI, Dr. Hammond created the Research News section of the international journal "Science" and went on to found, and serve as editor, of several national publications, including "Science News" (published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science), "Issues in Science and Technology" (published by the National Academy of Sciences), and the "Information Please Environmental Almanac" (published by Houghton Mifflin). In addition, he broadcast a daily radio program for four years (syndicated nationally by CBS), and has written or edited ten books. His most recent book is "Which World?" Scenarios for the 21St Century", published by Island Press. Dr. Hammond has won several national magazine awards and other journalist honors. Dr. Hammond has also published extensively in the scientific and policy research literature; has lectured widely; and has served as a consultant to the White House, to several U.S. federal agencies, to the United Nations, and to several private foundations. Dr. Hammond holds advanced degrees in engineering and applied mathematics from Stanford University and Harvard University. The Next Seminar is scheduled for Monday, November 16, 1998 Tentative Topic: Environmental Security: The Case of Water Security in the Southwestern U.S., and the Middle East 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 Oct 19 13:55:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA11378; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 13:55:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA18591; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:03:19 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018582; Mon, 19 Oct 98 14:03:11 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA11458; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:11:26 GMT Received: from taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA11453; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 13:11:22 -0400 Received: from kat1003 (helo=localhost) by taurus.cus.cam.ac.uk with local-smtp (Exim 2.05 #6) id 0zVIoB-0003qx-00 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:09:27 +0100 Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:09:26 +0100 (BST) From: "K.A. Teleki" To: Coral-List Subject: Re: coral 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: 597 For those of you who do not have access to USA Today. October 19, 1998 Coral in peril as reefs suffer worldwide By Kathryn Winiarski, USA TODAY Coral reefs worldwide are bleaching and dying in record numbers, experts say, because of warmer-than-normal water temperatures. Severe coral bleaching, which occurs when the limestone skeleton turns white and the tiny coral animals die, was recorded this year in at least 50 countries. Marine biologists say that hardly a reef ecosystem on the globe was unscathed - from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and from Belize in the Caribbean to the U.S. Virgin Islands. A continuing, large-scale decline of reefs could mean economic trouble for millions of people who rely on the beautiful limestone formations to support fishing grounds, attract tourists and protect shorelines from waves and storms. ''These corals are dying from heatstroke,'' says Thomas Goreau, president of the New York-based Global Coral Reef Alliance. While most people have little concept of the problem because the coral is under water and out of sight, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, established by President Clinton in June, is expected to present plans for preserving coral reefs at a meeting this week in Key Biscayne, Fla. The administration has requested about $6 million through 2002 to help restore damaged reefs overseen by the United States in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific. ''It is estimated that two-thirds of the world's coral reefs are dying, and that is why this meeting and initiative are so important,'' says D. James Baker, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Corals that have thrived for hundreds of years suddenly died in 1998, according to a report to be released Nov. 19 by Reef Check, an international coral assessment program. Divers surveying reefs throughout the tropics found that up to 90% of some species of coral were dead. Before the 1980s, wide-scale bleaching was not even observed. The world's reefs have faced plenty of threats before. They are besieged by overfishing, destroyed by boat anchors and killed by dynamite and cyanide used to capture fish for aquarium hobbyists. Reefs also are routinely battered by storms and by divers, and subjected to disease, pollution and predation. But high ocean temperatures inflict damage on a more global scale. They cause the microscopic plants that live in coral tissue to stop functioning. The zooxanthellae provide corals with color, food and most of their ability to rapidly grow skeleton. Without them, corals can die. ''The analogy I use is, you keep a starving individual without food for a long enough time, they're going to die,'' says Raymond Hayes, an anatomy professor at Howard University and vice president of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean. This year brought the hottest sea-surface temperatures since 1982, according to NOAA satellite data. At first glance, severe El Nino warming events, which took place both years, appear to bear some blame. But bleaching also took place in regions not affected by El Nino. Scientists such as Goreau and Hayes blame global warming. They say reefs will rebound only through dramatic reduction of fuel consumption. In global warming - a phenomenon that remains doubted in some scientific camps - the burning of fossil fuels emits excessive carbon dioxide, trapping heat around Earth like a thick blanket. Representatives from more than 150 countries will meet in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next month to continue work on an emissions reduction treaty that was begun in Japan in 1997. Other scientists say that warming of ocean waters could just be the result of nature's unpredictable flux. ''We all hope that this is a severe one-time event,'' says Gregor Hodgson, founder of Reef Watch and a coral ecologist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. ''If global warming is involved and the bleaching will be repeated, then we are in very serious trouble.'' Corals recover from bleaching only if the waters do not stay too hot for too long. Alina Szmant of the Coral Reef Research Group at the University of Miami says she is encouraged that some Florida reefs showed early signs of recovery in September. Meanwhile, the coral reef task force is expected to pursue simpler solutions to reef troubles: reducing the numbers of vessels that slam into reefs, educating divers against touching coral and creating reef patrols that would be strategically stationed in U.S. waters. But ''it will all come to naught, unless we get a firm grip on the global warming problem,'' Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt says. ''Every nation in the world has a stake in getting it done.'' Time may be running out. NOAA says that at least 10% of the world's coral reefs already are destroyed, and some experts say the number is much higher. Reefs also are increasingly subjected to emerging diseases that kill corals at rates not thought possible, says marine biologist James Cervino of the University of South Carolina. Under current conditions, death could claim 40% of the world's coral reefs by 2028. ''Scientists are now waking us up to the threat,'' Babbitt says. ''There is a crisis.'' _______________________________________________________________ Kristian A. Teleki Tel +44 1223 333399 (General) Cambridge Coastal Research Unit +44 1223 339775 (Direct) Department of Geography University of Cambridge Fax +44 1223 355674 Downing Place Cambridge CB2 3EN Email: kat1003@cus.cam.ac.uk United Kingdom _______________________________________________________________ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 19 15:45:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA13601; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:45:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA29927; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:53:10 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029851; Mon, 19 Oct 98 15:52:25 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01164; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:56:09 GMT Message-Id: <199810191856.SAA01164@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: 19 Oct 1998 12:17:20 U From: David.Enfield@aoml.noaa.gov (enfield@aoml.noaa.gov) Subject: IAI assistantship To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Announment of graduate research assistantship Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 598 I wish to disseminate an announcement so as to reach as wide a community as possible of prospects for a graduate assistantship to study for the M.Sc. in oceanography or meteorology, supported by my IAI/ISP-1 project. We are specifically targeting potential applicants from the Caribbean region, including the islands, Mexico, Central America or northern South America. I would appreciate your help in disseminating this information to any student prospects you know of, to institutions where they may be found (e.g., university departments in your country) or in your own Newsletters and/or web pages, whatever is appropriate. I have made the announcement in English since, if it cannot be understood, whoever reads it should probably not apply. I thank you for your valuable assistance. Sincerely, David Enfield ******* ******* ******* ******* ******* ******* ******* ******* GRADUATE STUDY IN OCEANOGRAPHY/METEOROLOGY (MIAMI, USA) The NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML, Miami) will support a graduate student to pursue a 2-year masters degree in Meteorology & Physical Oceanography (MPO), with emphasis in one of those two areas, at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine = and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), starting in August, 1999. We are specifically hoping to support a qualified person from the Caribbean region, including the islands, Mexico, Central America or northern South America. The student will do thesis research on a topic of applied climate analysis for the Caribbean region as part of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and and the Pan-American Climate Studies (PACS) projects at AOML. The best qualified applicant who = meets the admission requirements of RSMAS will be awarded a graduate assistantship covering basic fees and subsistence for a two-year period. Application materials should include: (1) application forms with a one-time, nonrefundable administrative fee of $US 35; (2) test results from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the TOEFL test of English (these tests are typically administered several times a year in major Latin American cities); (3) an official English translation of the applicant's college transcript; (4) three letters of recommendation (written in English); and (5) a one-page statement of career goals. Applications, test results and other materials should be received at RSMAS no later than February 1st, 1999. Further information, plus application forms, may be requested by writing from: Graduate Studies Office Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami, Florida 33149, USA Email: All completed applications materials should be remitted to the same address. It will be helpful to include a copy of this announcement with the cover letter and to mention that the best qualified applicant will be supported by AOML through a grant administered by Dr. David Enfield. In general, admission to RSMAS/MPO is highly competitive. A strong academic background in math and physics is highly recommended, as evidenced by acceptable grades in appropriate college courses (college transcript). Undergraduate courses in meteorology or oceanography are indications of interest and familiarity but do not carry much academic weight because they are typically taught at too low a level. The equivalent of an undergraduate degree in physics, geophysics or certain branches of engineering is the best academic preparation; most other college curriculums do not have the requisite math and physics. In regard to recommendation letters, those from college professors attesting to academic proficiency are usually the most helpful. ****** David B. Enfield *****|********* ********** * NOAA/AOML/PhOD | "Every CRISIS is an OPPORTUNITY" * * 4301 Rickenbacker Cswy | Philosophy implicit in the Chinese words * * Miami, FL 33149 | symbolizing both: "WEI JI" "JI HUI" * ************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 19 21:50:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA16323; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:50:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA18711; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:58:01 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018695; Mon, 19 Oct 98 21:57:18 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA03732; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 00:53:40 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA03727; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:53:37 -0400 From: rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu Received: (qmail 12061 invoked from network); 20 Oct 1998 00:51:44 -0000 Received: from gnsbrg.rsmas.miami.edu (129.171.103.80) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 20 Oct 1998 00:51:44 -0000 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19981019205408.00843810@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> X-Sender: ginsburg@mail.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 20:54:08 -0400 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 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 599 ATLANTIC AND GULF REEF ASSESSMENT (AGRA) 1998 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Organizing Committee of the Atlantic-Gulf Reef Assessment Program solicits proposals to assess reefs of the region using the Revised AGRA Rapid Assessment Protocol. Background: The objective of this request is to help provide support for field expenses to survey reefs using the AGRA-RAP methodology. Preference will be given to those proposals that include all the components of the AGRA-RAP methodology and that examine remote reefs. It is expected that at least six proposals will be funded for fieldwork beginning in Spring 1999. For additional background information on the AGRA program, visit the AGRA web site: http://www.coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra Eligibility: Scientists, managers, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and individuals experienced in reef science. All reef assessments must be conducted within the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico region. Participants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the AGRA-RAP methodology. Contact Philip Kramer (Pkramer@rsmas.miami.edu) if you have questions about the methodology or to learn more about upcoming AGRA training workshops. Submission deadline: November 15, 1998 Maximum amount of awards: $5,000 Proposal Format: The individual proposals should be single-spaced and no more than two pages of text (including references) and one page for maps and other illustrations. Please use the following headings: PROPOSAL HEADINGS 1. Principal Investigators, affiliations, and contact information. 2. Description and special significance(s) of your reefs: Give a very brief description (1-2 paragraphs) of the reefs that will be examined using the AGRA methodology. Include any remarkable features such as the location, remoteness, relationships to populations, tourism, or fishing that make assessing their condition important. A map or chart of the reef area to be assessed with a small insert to show the location on a regional sketch is required. On this chart indicate the reefs or reef areas to be assessed by name, number or letter. 3. Field schedule: When will the assessment begin, how many days will be spent in the field, how many sites and at what depths, how many assessors will be involved, when will the assessment be completed. Note, all field work must be completed within 1999. 4. Experience of the assessing team: A very brief explanation of persons that will be involved in the assessment, their affiliation, and qualifications. 5. Existing works relevant to this proposal. A very brief annotated LIST of published and unpublished works relevant to the proposed reef area. 6. Budget: Provide an itemized list of the total costs for conducting the project. The "request for funding" from AGRA should be no more than $5000. List any other sources of support you may have. Categories to be considered: boat rental or charter; boat fuel/oil, purchase of a modest amount of diving equipment, field equipment, costs of transportation, meals and accommodations where necessary. No salaries can be provided, but modest daily stipends to field assistants may be included up to a maximum of $1500. No overhead please. Submission Guidelines: There are three options for submission: 1. Electronically: You can submit the proposal as an attached e-mail to rginsburg@rsmas.miami.edu 2. Fax 305-361-4094 3. Mail Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment MGG/RSMAS 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami, FL 33149 For additional information, please contact Robert N. Ginsburg at 305-361-4875 or at the above e-mail. AGRA Organizing Committee: AGRA Regional Advisors Robert Ginsburg. Miami, FL Pedro Alcolado, Cuba Philip Kramer, Miami, FL Ernesto Arias, Mexico Judy Lang, Austin, TX Claude Bouchon, Guadeloupe Peter Sale, Windsor, Canada Jorge Cortez, Costa Rica Robert Steneck, Walpole, ME Janet Gibson, Belize Zelinda Leao, Brazil 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 Thu Oct 19 22:51:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA16732; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:51:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA20787; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:59:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020766; Mon, 19 Oct 98 22:58:44 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA04258; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 02:10:02 GMT Received: from beach.silcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA04253; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:09:56 -0400 Received: from Sunday.ucsb.edu (pm9-19.sba1.avtel.net [207.71.222.219]) by beach.silcom.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id TAA12311 for ; Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:07:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <362BEEF5.476C@bren.ucsb.edu> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:01:25 -0700 From: cwild Reply-To: cwild@eos.crseo.ucsb.edu X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SLIPNET (Win95; I) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 600 Coral: I am trying to locate John R. Smith, who conducted an assessment of the reefs of the Bay Islands in 1988, and authored: Coastal Resources Management Program for the Bay Islands, Honduras. If anyone knows how to contact this man, please either forward my message to him, or send his email address to me. Thanks, Cathryn Wild ----- Cathryn Wild Environmental Science and Management University of California, Santa Barbara (805) 687-5427 cwild@bren.ucsb.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 20 08:31:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA20344; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:31:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA11331; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:39:34 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011319; Tue, 20 Oct 98 08:39:19 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA07692; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:33:46 GMT Received: from pump2.york.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA07687; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 07:33:35 -0400 Received: from york.ac.uk (cst043.york.ac.uk [144.32.116.32]) by pump2.york.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA29771 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:31:32 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <362C7493.4D9B2AF3@york.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:31:31 +0100 From: joanne Mattocks Organization: University of York X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Bleaching Survey from the Tropical Marine Research Unit, UK. Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------2139A7305FCF60446F01FF74" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 601 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2139A7305FCF60446F01FF74 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am asking for your help in a survey being undertaken by myself at the Tropical Marine Research Unit at the University of York, UK. I am researching into coral bleaching events in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean and I am trying to collate information from researchers and divers working in these areas. I would be very grateful if you could complete the attached questionnaire and return it to me as soon as possible by e-mail, fax or post (addresses at the bottom of the questionnaire). Please remember that even a negative sighting report will also help in the survey. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your time and co-operation. Regards Joanne Mattocks --------------2139A7305FCF60446F01FF74 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Bleachin.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Bleachin.txt" BLEACHING REPORT FORM Thankyou for your patience in completing this form. Any reply will be useful including a negative one. 1. Where did you see areas of possible or probable bleaching? (Please describe the location or area as precisely as possible) 2. When or over what period (i.e. months) was the bleaching observed? 3. Approximately how large was the area affected by bleaching (e.g. 50m across, 1km across or 10km across etc) ? 4. Was it a fresh bleaching that was observed, or were the corals dead and perhaps covered with algae? 5. What parts of the reef were affected by bleaching ? At what depth ? 6. Were there many or only a few types of corals affected by bleaching? (Were they branched or other forms, if you know the name(s) of the coral please state.) 7. Were there any observations of unusually high sea-water temperatures recorded before or during that period? (If so please give details) 8. Any other comments ? If possible please describe more in detail what was seen. Your name: Your organisation and position: Your address: Your telephone no: Fax no: E-mail: Joanne Mattocks, Tropical Marine Research Unit, University of York, York, UK. Fax: 44-1904-432860 Tel: 44-1904-623151 e-mail: jlm112@york.ac.uk --------------2139A7305FCF60446F01FF74-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 20 10:17:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA21932; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:17:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18021; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:25:09 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017969; Tue, 20 Oct 98 10:24:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08766; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:25:32 GMT Received: from beach.silcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA08761; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:25:28 -0400 Received: from Sunday.ucsb.edu (pm0-6.sba1.avtel.net [207.71.218.6]) by beach.silcom.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id GAA09248 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 06:23:05 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <362C8D88.2953@bren.ucsb.edu> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 06:18:00 -0700 From: cwild Reply-To: cwild@eos.crseo.ucsb.edu X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SLIPNET (Win95; I) 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 602 Coral: In a previous message I inadvertently typed the WRONG name of the person I am seeking as John R. Smith. The correct name is John R. Clark. John R. Clark conducted a reef survey of the Bay Islands in 1988 and authored "Coastal Resources Management Program for the Bay Islands, Honduras." Sorry for the mix-up. Cathryn Wild -- Cathryn Wild Environmental Science and Management University of California, Santa Barbara (805) 687-5427 cwild@bren.ucsb.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 20 10:24:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA22059; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:24:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18630; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:32:12 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018613; Tue, 20 Oct 98 10:32:06 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA08839; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:34:10 GMT Received: from gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA08830; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:34:04 -0400 Received: from [153.35.91.214] (1Cust214.tnt5.tco2.da.uu.net [153.35.91.214]) by gull.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA27100 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 06:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 06:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: katwini@earthlink.net (Kathryn Winiarski) Subject: cruiselinedumping Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 603 I've received numerous requests from list-serve readers for on-line access to my coral article. The link is: http://www.usatoday.com/news/ndssun04.htm. (if that doesn't work, go to the usatoday.com homepage, then do a search on key words Coral and Bleaching. Also, the following item appeared on greenlines news service. I'm curious whether there are any reports of direct damage on reefs as a result of such dumping events: >CRUISE LINE FINED FOR DUMPING: AP reports 10/14 a US District Court >Monday fined Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $8 million for illegal fuel >dumping and a subsequent cover-up. The liner pumped oil, water and >bilge into waters off the coasts of both Puerto Rico and Canada. The >company also pleaded guilty to falsifying records of the discharges, >and tampering with oil sensors. The fine represents the largest >environmental penalty ever imposed on a cruise line, and was intended >to "send a message" to ship operators that environmental crimes will >not go unpunished, said US Attorney Guillermo Gil. Thanks, Kathryn ************************* Kathryn Winiarski Reporter USA TODAY - National News kwiniarski@usatoday.com ************************* From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 20 23:42:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA00698; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 23:42:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA16129; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 23:49:40 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016100; Tue, 20 Oct 98 23:48:45 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA14013; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 02:21:46 GMT Received: from arwen.otago.ac.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA14005; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 22:21:16 -0400 Received: from drummer.otago.ac.nz (dialin073051.otago.ac.nz [139.80.73.51]) by arwen.otago.ac.nz (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA17538 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:19:00 +1300 (NZDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19981021151005.0068fd90@brandywine.otago.ac.nz> X-Sender: ou008495@brandywine.otago.ac.nz X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:14:50 +1300 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Darrin Drumm Subject: request for contact details 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 XAA00698 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 604 Dear Listers I am trying to locate contact details (e-mail if available) for the following researchers. Any assistance would be appreciated. Please send any responses directly to me at darrin.drumm@stonebow.otago.ac.nz. Sorry for the length of the list. thanks in advance for your assistance. Regards, Darrin Drumm Castillo G.A. (University of the Philippines?), Castro LRS, David J. Doulman(FAO Fisheries Dept.?), Famel L, Kam S. P.(Universiti Sains Malaysia?), Kerr, AM Bai, Mary, G. Prez-Plascencia, Roa, M. J. T., Rossi, O , Munro, J. L., Wells, S. M., Alcala, A.C., Tilmant, J.T. ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Darrin Drumm Department of Marine Science University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand ph (03) 479-7496 fax (03) 479-8336 darrin.drumm@stonebow.otago.ac.nz ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 21 11:03:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA05141; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:03:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01720; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:11:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001706; Wed, 21 Oct 98 11:11:08 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA17996; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 14:14:23 GMT Received: from mail.iol.ie by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA17991; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:14:16 -0400 Received: from GPO.iol.ie (root@GPO2.GPO.iol.ie [194.125.2.197]) by mail.iol.ie Sendmail (v8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA32178 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:12:15 +0100 Received: from [194.125.48.4] (dialup-004.galway.iol.ie [194.125.48.4]) by GPO.iol.ie Sendmail (v8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA28166 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:12:10 +0100 X-Sender: aquafact@gpo.iol.ie (Unverified) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:22:09 -0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: aquafact@iol.ie (Aqua-Fact) Subject: Reef translocation/transplantation studies Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 605 Dear all, I am looking for references to any papers on the subject of moving living reef from one loaction to another - has it ever been done and what is the success rate. Any information would be gratefully received. Brendan O'Connor, aquafact@iol.ie http://www.iol.ie/aquafact/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 21 21:03:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA13427; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:03:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA29447; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:11:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029418; Wed, 21 Oct 98 21:10:12 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA21840; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:15:20 GMT Received: from gibson.acpub.duke.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA21835; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:15:16 -0400 Received: from godzilla4.acpub.duke.edu (godzilla4.acpub.duke.edu [152.3.233.45]) by gibson.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.6.0) with ESMTP id UAA16772; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mbm4@localhost) by godzilla4.acpub.duke.edu (8.8.5/Duke-4.6.0) id UAA21382; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:11:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:11:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Mascia X-Sender: mbm4@godzilla4.acpub.duke.edu To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Caribbean blast fishing In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980929091335.0070e9f0@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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 606 Just a late note on the conversation regarding blast fishing in the Caribbean. I have just returned from Barbados, where Section 19 of the Fisheries Regulations of 1904 (yes, 1904) explicitly prohibited the use of "dynamite or other explosive substance with intent thereby to take or destroy fish". I have not identified the origins of blast fishing in Barbados, but this certainly suggests that blast fishing was a concern in Barbados or elsewhere in the Caribbean at the turn of the century. Instead of using dynamite on reefs, conversations with fishers in Barbados indicate that dynamite has traditionally been used in sandy bays to target pelagic species such as mullet, jacks, and coevallys. Dynamiting does sometimes occur on reefs, but reefs are generally not the target area and are avoided because of the known destructive impacts of dynamiting on the habitat. Some species targeted by dynamite fishers, such as mullet, are reportedly extremely difficult for local fishers to harvest with other available technologies and thus dynamite is used as a way to capture fish that would otherwise be unharvested, or harvested less efficiently. Since seine nets and dynamite in Barbados are generally used to target the same fishery resources, dynamite is also used by fishing communities that do not own a seine net to make sure that they do not "lose their fish" to seine net fishermen from other communities. Dynamite is used to provide more equal access to fishery resources among communities with different levels of wealth/access to fishing technology. Thus the use of dynamite in Barbados does not appear to be a response to extreme poverty, but rather a strategic approach to fisheries harvesting with both efficiency and equity components. This is not the 'traditional model' of blast fishing with which I am familiar, so I would welcome replies from others regarding their experiences. Mike Mascia ***************************************************************************** Michael B. Mascia Ph.D. candidate-environmental policy Duke University School of the Environment Marine Laboratory phone: (252) 504-7566 135 Duke Marine Lab Road fax: (252) 504-7648 Beaufort, NC 28516-9721 USA email: mbm4@mail.duke.edu ***************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 22 20:42:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA28467; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:42:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA18345; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:50:18 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018333; Thu, 22 Oct 98 20:50:13 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA00292; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 23:19:50 GMT Received: from mail.infochan.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA00274; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:19:36 -0400 Received: from daffodil.InfoChan.COM ([208.135.98.66]) by mail.infochan.com (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO205-101c) ID# 0-40017U5000L500S0) with SMTP id AAA77 for ; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:19:58 -0500 Received: from MyPC.infochan.com by daffodil.InfoChan.COM (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA25263; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:16:50 -0500 From: "Robert Murray" To: "CORAL-LIST" Subject: Coral Spawning in Jamaica Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:25:40 -0400 Message-ID: <00e901bdfe02$84846220$LocalHost@MyPC.infochan.com> 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 V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 607 CORAL SPAWNING IN JAMAICA On the north coast of Jamaica a series of dives have been made from the Discovery Bay Marine Lab. (077.2W, 18.3N) over the last three months to observe coral spawning. Dairy Bull reef site is well stocked with Montastrea spp. (among other species) and is approximately a mile east of the lab. Here is what we found; AUGUST 14th: (7th night after full moon) at Dairy Bull, some slight spawning by Montastrea annularis and M. faveolata was observed. M. cavernosa was also apparently seen spawning. Observations on the same night at Mooring 1 (directly north of the lab.) only extended to spawning of errant polychaetes. Observations were not made the previous night and no spawning was seen the following night. SEPTEMBER 12th: (6th night after full moon) M. annularis was recorded spawning extensively at Dairy Bull, between 9:40pm and 10:10pm (approximately 3.5 hrs. after sunset which was at 18:14). No spawning was observed the previous night but the following night an equally impressive spawning event was recorded for the normally cryptic Ophiomyxa flaccida at about the same time (but no coral spawning). OCTOBER 11th: (5th night after full moon) A major spawning event for M. annularis was recorded at Dairy Bull, between 9:35pm and 10:05pm (approximately 4 hrs. after sunset which was at 17:49). Although an estimated 70% of M. annularis colonies were bleached (at least in part) by this time, NONE of these were seen to spawn along with the "healthy" colonies. The previous night no spawning was observed. The following night no spawning was observed except for 1 tiny, partially bleached, colony of M. annularis which seemed to be unenthusiastic and the polyps poorly co-ordinated in their egg release. Oct. may have shown the most important event this year in Jamaica (of those witnessed over the season) and earlier in terms of days after the full moon than expected. Regards to all, Robert Murray. ================================ ROBERT MURRAY BSc (Hons.), FGA, Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, PO Box 35, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, West Indies. rmurray@dbml.org rmurray@infochan.com rmurray@uwimona.edu.jm T. (876) 973 2946 / 2947 F. (876) 973 3091 ================================ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 00:14:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA29670; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:14:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA24716; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:22:03 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024707; Fri, 23 Oct 98 00:21:22 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA01690; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 03:09:31 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA01685; Thu, 22 Oct 1998 23:09:26 -0400 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1490 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626445-5680>; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:05:50 +0800 Message-ID: <362FF2B3.F07BF539@ust.hk> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:06:27 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Clive Wilkinson CC: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Bleaching/Mortality in Vietnam References: <3.0.1.32.19981017123612.0069bf50@email.aims.gov.au> 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: 608 Report on bleaching in Vietnam. (This updates a previous report on bleaching by Sue Wells in August.) Coral bleaching in Vietnam has been extensive beginning in late summer 1998. In the areas off of Nha Trang (south-central Vietnam), the reefs have experienced moderate levels of mortality in shallow water, with Acropora being hardest hit according to Dr. Vo Si Tuan. The conditions in the south were far worse. We resurveyed the reefs at Con Dao National Park from 14-21 Oct. Bleaching typically affected 70% of corals at most reefs. At most sites, 90% of the dominant table-Acropora had been killed by mid-September and many other corals for total losses of about 70-80% of the previous coral cover in shallow water (1-2 m). In deeper water, the situation was equally bad in most locations with 90% mortality of the dominant massive Porites in late September and many other large colonies e.g. Lobophyllia. Overall coral cover loss in deeper water was 60-70%. Hundreds of (2-3 m diameter) massive Porites were killed including colonies as large as 9 m diameter which are likely to be several hundred years old. This event was a catastrophe for the national park which had been hit by a major typhoon the previous November. Quantitative data, slides and video will be available at ITMEMS. -- 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 Oct 23 09:12:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA03958; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:12:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA05564; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:19:48 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005489; Fri, 23 Oct 98 09:18:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04766; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:11:27 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA04761; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:11:16 -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 IAA02209 for ; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:03:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA02047; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:11:24 -0400 Received: from unknown(207.181.101.69) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002018; Fri, 23 Oct 98 08:10:31 -0400 Received: from howzit (trt-on9-24.netcom.ca [207.181.83.88]) by tor-smtp1.netcom.ca (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7) with SMTP id IAA24769; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:06:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199810231206.IAA24769@tor-smtp1.netcom.ca> X-Sender: howzit@pop.vex.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:11:09 -0400 To: Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Re: ALGAE LINKED TO ALLIGATOR DEATHS: possibly turtle tumors Cc: phycotoxins@ecology.bio.dfo.ca, Algae-L@listserv.heanet.ie, coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: 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 JAA03958 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 609 Today Allen Salzberg shared the following AP article with CTURTLE and the CITES-L mailing lists. >ALGAE LINKED TO ALLIGATOR DEATHS: The AP reported 10/19 recent >surges in the growth of algae and associated toxins may be >causing a wave of alligator deaths in Florida. Many species of >blue-green algae release chemicals toxic to the nervous system >and liver of animals. Some scientists believe algae may also be >linked to non-cancerous tumors being found on sea turtles. The >increase in algae has worsened in the past year and is caused by >runoff of fertilizers, sewage, and other nutrients into the water >system. This message is being CC'd to three other lists -- ALGAE-L, PHYCOTOXINS and CORAL-L for their information and (hopefully) input. The article's relevance to the first two lists is obvious. Why CORAL-L? I figure the AP article is also of importance to coral researchers because even though this event appears to be a fresh water phenomena, nutrified waters from Florida's lakes and rivers eventually end up in the ocean and may ultimately affect corals. I also have some questions for list experts who may be working on this very problem. Number one question. Is this article accurate? Also where in the state of Florida are these "wave" of deaths occurring? Presently I'm assuming the blue-green algae is a freshwater species reacting to increased nutrients. Anyone know if any coastal (marine) areas receiving these "fresh" waters are presently showing signs that "the increase in algae has worsened" there also? And anyone know what species of blue-green algae is the villain here? "wave of alligator deaths" implies sudden mortality (more like that manatee event a couple years back) than something chronic like fibropapilloma (FP). Am I inferring this correctly? Next, if these worsening conditions are expected over the long term, it would be interesting to determine the existing prevalence of FP around these nutrients-receiving coastal areas. That way there'd be some baseline data to compare the FP stats two-three years from now. (I know. That takes money.) Last, for coral researchers, an article in yesterday's CNN website: Coral reefs: Are we doing too little too late? http://www.c nn.com/TECH/science/9810/22/reefs.yoto/ (more bad news) Best wishes ------------------------------------- ^ 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 Mon Oct 23 09:56:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA05059; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:56:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08098; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:04:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008083; Fri, 23 Oct 98 10:03:17 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05143; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:14:15 GMT Received: from axil.eureka.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA05134; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:13:54 -0400 From: reefmonitor@eureka.lk Received: from IBM.eureka.lk ([206.152.141.45]) by axil.eureka.lk (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-17670) with SMTP id AAC17183 for ; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:19:40 -0600 Message-Id: <1.5.4.32.19981023141048.006beab0@eureka.lk> X-Sender: reefmonitor@eureka.lk (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:10:48 +0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching in Lakshadweep, India Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 610 Just to add to the recent catalogue of post-bleaching misery ... we recently conducted a rapid survey at Kadmat Island in Lakshadweep, India using ReefCheck methods. An outer-atoll seaward reef slope was chosen for its luxuriant coral cover in previous years. From verbal reports and extent of dead coral now, pre-bleaching live coral cover was probably in excess of 80-90% in places. Results of the survey confirmed heavy mortality along lines reported elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. At 3m depth, only 3% live coral cover was recorded, with 87% dead branching and table forms. At 10m, live coral cover was 7%, with 43% cover by dead branching and table forms, and a further 38% rocky substrate, much of which appeared to be recently scoured massive coral forms, though impossible to be certain. Not all reefs in Lakshadweep appear to have suffered quite so severely, but these results seem to some extent representative. Further info. available from Dr Syed Ismail Koya, Dept of Science, Technology & Environment, Lakshadweep and GCRMN South Asia regional office. Full results also submitted to ReefCheck. Regards -------------- 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 Mon Oct 23 10:35:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06157; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:35:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA10000; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:43:23 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009972; Fri, 23 Oct 98 10:42:58 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05337; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:46:39 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA05326; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:46:35 -0400 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 JAA07866 for ; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:44:25 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:44:25 -0400 Message-Id: <199810231344.JAA07866@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: 1998 Bleaching: NOAA Press Release To: "CORAL-LIST" In-Reply-To: <00e901bdfe02$84846220$LocalHost@MyPC.infochan.com> X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 611 RECORD-BREAKING CORAL BLEACHING OCCURRED IN TROPICS THIS YEAR, NOAA REPORTS Unprecedented coral bleaching and extremely warm waters occurred throughout the Tropics during the first half of 1998, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. Coral reefs -- the "rainforests of the sea" are some of the oldest and most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth. Important assets to local and national economies, they produce fisheries for food, materials for new medicines, and income from tourism and recreation, as well as protect coastal communities from storms. "Coral bleaching is a sign that reefs are under severe stress and may be seriously damaged," said NOAA Administrator D. James Baker. "With 1998 named the Year of the Ocean, it is appropriate that we focus our attention on these extremely important and fragile coral reef ecosystems." Corals thrive as long as temperatures remain at or below certain temperatures for a given site. An increase of one or two degrees above the usual maximum temperatures can be deadly to these animals. The temperature range for corals to thrive varies from site to site by only a few degrees. While many corals normally recover from short bleaching events, long-term or frequent bleaching may severely weaken the corals leaving them more vulnerable to disease, damage or death. Data from NOAA's satellites show that during the first half of 1998, more ocean area in the tropics experienced exceptionally high sea surface temperatures, or "hot spots," than observed in any full year since 1982. Approximately 50 countries have reported coral bleaching since 1997. During the El Nio of 1982-83, large areas of coral reef around the world were severely damaged by high water temperatures associated with coral bleaching. The previous annual record for high ocean temperature events was in 1988, which also followed an El Nio event the year before. Using satellites to measure sea surface temperatures and identify hot spots, NOAA has been able to predict coral reef bleaching events in real time over large ocean areas since 1997, reports NOAA oceanographer Al Strong. Hot spots are identified when satellite-derived sea surface temperatures exceed by 1.0 degree Celsius the monthly average temperature expected during the warm season. Coral bleaching can be a sign that the coral is being stressed by a number of factors, including pollution, sedimentation or changes in salinity. Increases in water temperature of one degree or more for one month often result in extensive coral bleaching, making these hot spots prime candidates for bleaching events. From January to July the coral bleaching events were concentrated in the Southern Hemisphere during its warm season. Since July, the reports of extensive coral bleaching have spread into regions of the Northern Hemisphere following abnormally high sea surface temperatures, especially around the Philippines and throughout the Caribbean Basin, Bahamas, Bermuda and Florida Keys. With collaborators Ray Hayes of Howard University and Tom Goreau of the Coral Reef Alliance, Strong is planning to summarize the year's coral bleaching events in the December issue of Reef Encounters. Bleaching and other problems facing coral reefs will be the topic of a high-level government meeting in Key Biscayne, Fla., on Oct. 19 and 20. The Coral Reef Task Force was created by an executive order signed June 11 by President Clinton as part of the Year of the Ocean observance and the National Ocean Conference held in Monterey, Calif., last June. The first meeting of the task force will be hosted by the Commerce and Interior Departments. ### Notes to Editors: Charts accompanying this release are available on the World Wide Web at NOAA Public Affairs: http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/storyideas.html Videotape animation of hot spots conducive to coral bleaching is available from Video Transfer, Rockville, Md. Telephone: 301-881-0270. Maps showing twice-weekly distributions of hot spots are available at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Movie/animations are posted at: http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad Maps showing the annual distribution of bleaching from 1969 through 1997 are posted at: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~goreau To subscribe to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, go to: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov October 15, 1998 **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 Mon Oct 23 10:49:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06380; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:49:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA11408; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:57:31 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011297; Fri, 23 Oct 98 10:56:43 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05490; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:13:36 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA05481; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:13:29 -0400 From: holtzd%fkeys@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:12:14 -0500 Message-ID: <6F7C303601B9F6D0@smtp.cenmarine.com> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 9:10:30 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Tortugas 2000 - Joint Scoping Meetings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 612 ************************************************************************* David Holtz Center for Marine Conservation Florida Keys Office 513 Fleming Street Suite 14 Key West, FL 33040 305-295-3370 305-295-3371 (fax) dholtz@cenmarine.com fkeysman@aol.com (home) We could really use support for the joint scoping meetings between NOAA and NPS for the Dry Torugas coming up in the next several days in Florida and Washington, DC. Please see below for the brief and dates. Please encourage anyone in the Keys you may know to attend. The Center for Marine Conservation supports a "no take" marine reserve to protect the Tortugas area. For NOAA and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, establishing a marine reserve in the Dry Tortugas will implement an objective of the sanctuary's management plan. However,this is a new step for the National Park Service. They are poised as a logical agency to take on the "no take" concept for marine resources within their jurisdiction. Please contact me if you have any questions. > DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > > > Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement > and Notice of Scoping Meetings for the Proposed Tortugas Ecological > Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > > AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric > Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Ocean > and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), Sanctuaries and Reserves > Division (SRD). > > ACTION: Notice of intent; Notice of scoping meetings. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > SUMMARY: SRD has initiated the process to establish an Ecological > Reserve within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or > Sanctuary) west of the Dry Tortugas National Park. The Sanctuary > intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) > and hold scoping meetings to receive public input. > > DATES AND ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written > comments by December 17, 1998, to assure full consideration during the > scoping process. Written comments may be sent to Billy D. Causey, > Superintendent, > > [[Page 55366]] > > Florid Key National Marine Sanctuary, Post Office Box 500368, Marathon, > Florida 33050. Comments will be available for public review at the > Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary office at 5550 Overseas Highway > in Marathon during normal business hours. > Scoping meetings are being held as follows: > > October 27, 1998: 2-5 p.m.--Washington D.C., Department of Commerce > Main Auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue. > October 29: 3-8 p.m.--Ft. Myers Convention Center. > November 9: 3-8 p.m.--Key West Holiday Inn Beachside. > November 10: 3-8 p.m.--Marathon High School. > November 17: 3-8 p.m.--Miami, Florida International University Graham Center, SW 8th Street at SW 107th Ave. > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy D. Causey at (305) 743-2437 ext. > 26. > > SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary > was designated by an act of Congress entitled the Florida Keys National > Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (FKNMSPA, Pub. L. 101-605) which > was signed into law on November 16, 1990. The Sanctuary was designated > to protect the 2800 square nautical mile ecosystem surrounding the > Florida Keys, including the third largest barrier reef system in the > world. A Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for > the Sanctuary was issued in 1996 and final regulations to implement the > plan went into effect in July 1997. > > The Final Management Plan and regulations established one > Ecological Reserve (ER) in the Middle Keys (Western Sambo Ecological > Reserve). An ER is defined as an area of the Sanctuary consisting of > contiguous, diverse habitats, within which uses are subject to > conditions, restrictions and prohibitions, including access > restrictions, intended to minimize human influences, to provide natural > spawning, nursery, and permanent residence areas for the replenishment > and genetic protection of marine life, and also to protect and preserve > natural assemblages of habitats and species within areas representing a > broad diversity of resources and habitats found within the Sanctuary > (15 CFR 922.162). Consumptive uses such as removing, taking or damaging > coral, fish or seagrass are prohibited in an ER. During the development > of the Draft Management Plan, NOAA had proposed an additional ER in the > Tortugas area within the Sanctuary but deferred the process to > establish a boundary or regulations for the Tortugas ER until after > implementation of the Final Management Plan. This process, estimated to > take approximately two years and referred to as ``Tortugas 2000,'' will > include coordination with the National Park Service, fishing > representatives, scientists, and others. There will also be extensive > opportunity for public input. > This notice announces NOAA's intent to prepare a Supplemental > Environmental Impact Statement and hold scoping meetings on the > proposed project. Formal scoping meetings are scheduled as detailed > above. The public is invited to attend the scoping meetings to provide > oral or written comments. Interested persons may also submit wirtten > comments to the address above. > > (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary > Program) > >.DOCID:fr15oc98-46] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 10:55:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA06579; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:55:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA11974; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:03:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011922; Fri, 23 Oct 98 11:02:57 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05491; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:13:37 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA05480; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:13:29 -0400 From: holtzd%fkeys@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:12:14 -0500 Message-ID: <707C303601B9F6D0@smtp.cenmarine.com> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 9:17:15 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Fwd: FW: Public Scoping Meeting on Torgugas 2000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 613 ************************************************************************* David Holtz Center for Marine Conservation Florida Keys Office 513 Fleming Street Suite 14 Key West, FL 33040 305-295-3370 305-295-3371 (fax) dholtz@cenmarine.com fkeysman@aol.com (home) ---------------[ Content-type: text/plain; name=Message Body ]-------------- please circulate to your HQ Offices. billy ________________________________________________________ From: Phillips, B. on Thu, Oct 22, 1998 3:03 PM Subject: Public Scoping Meeting on Torgugas 2000 To: Amy Mathews-Amos; Audrey Pritchard; Barbara Jeanne Polo; Bob Hansen; Darryl Hatheway; David Dickson; David Yonkman; Jack Sobel; Jennifer Dianto; Julia Novy; Karen Florini; Lauretta Burke; Lori Williams; Maxine McCloskey; Michael Barnette; royk%dccmc@cenmarine.com; Susan Boa; Tundi Agardy; Vivian Newman; Will Hildesley; William Kiene Cc: Causey, B.; Kenney, J. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Dry Tortugas National Park invite you to help them develop their respective plans on how best to protect portions of the Dry Torgugas. Please attend the Tortugas 2000 public scoping meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2:00-5:00 PM at the U.S. Department of Commerce Department Main Auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW; 2PM to 5:00 PM, (Superintendents'presentations at 2:30 PM) *** please help distribute this annoucement *** read the media advisory for more information... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Cheva Heck Rick Cook Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Everglades/Dry Tortugas National Parks (305) 292-0311 (305) 242-7714 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 1998 PROTECTING THE TORTUGAS REGION: SANCTUARY AND PARK COORDINATE THEIR RESPECTIVE PLANS THROUGH JOINT PUBLIC MEETINGS (Key West, FL) The Tortugas region, 70 miles west of Key West, has been called the crown jewel of the Florida Keys, where Civil War era Ft. Jefferson looks out over hundreds of miles of pristine ocean. Now, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Dry Tortugas National Park are inviting the public to join them in developing their respective plans on how best to protect portions of this spectacular area. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary plans to create an ecological reserve in the western portion of the Sanctuary. Dry Tortugas National Park, host to a steadily increasing number of visitors, is drafting a Visitor Use and Commercial Services Plan. To make it easier for the public to participate in both efforts, and to help minimize public misunderstanding about the scope and objectives of each process, the Sanctuary and Park are holding joint public meetings to discuss the issues of each plan and request comments. The meeting schedule is: October 27 - Washington, D.C.; Commerce Department Main Auditorium; 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW; 2PM to 5:00 PM (Superintendents'presentations at 2:30 PM) October 29 - Ft. Myers at the Exhibition Hall, 1320 Hendry St. November 9 - Key West, Holiday Inn Beachside, 3841 North Roosevelt Blvd. November 10- Marathon High School, 350 Sombrero Beach Rd. November 17- Miami at Florida International University, Graham Center, SW 8th St. at SW 107th Ave. Except as noted, meetings will run from 3PM to 8PM and follow an open house format. Dry Tortugas National Park Superintendent Dick Ring/Deputy Superintendent Larry Belli and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Billy Causey will give brief presentations at 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM. They, and others, will be available for questions and discussion. Attendees also will be able to comment in writing and by recordings. -MORE- Florida Keys NMS/Dry Tortugas NP Joint Meetings - PAGE 2 While the marine environment offshore of the populated Florida Keys faces an onslaught of stresses, both natural and manmade, the coral reefs, seagrass beds and hardbottom communities of the Tortugas region remain relatively pristine. Nineteenth Century Ft. Jefferson, within the Park, is an additional resource of cultural interest. Together, the Park and surrounding Sanctuary provide outstanding opportunities for a unique visitor experience and for protection of a unique array of marine, terrestrial and avian resources. In addressing the Sanctuary's goal, FKNMS Superintendent Billy Causey said, "By creating an ecological reserve in the Sanctuary's portion of the Tortugas, we hope to preserve the extraordinary range of species found there. The reserve also will serve as a control site away from the populated Keys, helping scientists determine which changes in the coral reef ecosystem stem from human activities and which are natural." The Sanctuary originally had proposed a 110 square nautical mile reserve but eliminated it in response to public input stating that it did not protect the right habitat and would unduly harm commercial fishermen. Instead, FKNMS established a smaller reserve off the lower Keys and committed to designing a Tortugas reserve from scratch, with extensive opportunities for public involvement. The target date for implementation is the year 2000. In this scoping phase of the Sanctuary's Tortugas 2000, FKNMS is working to determine the range of issues it should consider in designing and locating a reserve. Scoping comments are due December 17, 1998. After considering the comments, a working group of agency officials, representatives of user groups (such as commercial fishermen and the dive industry), environmental and conservation organizations, and other concerned citizens will recommend alternative boundaries for comment. To learn more, visit the Sanctuary's Tortugas 2000 website at http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas. Dry Tortugas National Park consists of seven small islands, including Ft. Jefferson, and 115 square nautical miles of pristine marine environment. It was established by act of Congress in 1992, with a strict mandate to provide opportunities for visitor use and enjoyment in balance with the conservation of natural and cultural resources so that they are unimpaired for the benefit of future generations. Significant increases in numbers of visitors to the Park in recent years have raised issues for Park management, including visitor activities and quality of visitors' experiences, commercial services, natural and cultural resources, and facilities. The Park's plan will proceed with an emphasis on public participation in defining the scope of these and perhaps other issues, developing alternative approaches to address problems identified, and seeking further public input on preferred alternatives. The resulting plan will help determine what visitor experiences and activities and commercial services are appropriate for the Park and where these activities should occur. Further information on the Park and its planning effort may be found at www.nps.gov/drto/planning. MEDIA ADVISORY Sanctuary and Park representatives will be available for media interviews and briefings at each location one hour prior to the beginning of each meeting. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 11:03:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06673; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:03:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA12763; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:11:35 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012715; Fri, 23 Oct 98 11:10:37 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA05547; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 14:21:58 GMT Received: from smtp.cenmarine.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA05542; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:21:54 -0400 From: holtzd%fkeys@cenmarine.com Received: from NetWare MHS (SMF71) by smtp.cenmarine.com via Connect2-SMTP 4.20A; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:20:38 -0500 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 9:26:46 -0400 Organization: Center for Marine Conservation To: commons-everglades@lists.sierraclub.org, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: CMC Action Alert: Tortugas 2000 Scoping MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 614 FLORIDA'S LAST WILD OCEAN PLACE THREATENED A Chance To Protect The Dry Tortugas October 16, 1998 The relatively pristine ocean world at Dry Tortugas-its clear, clean waters-suggests another time as well when coral reefs, fish, shark, lobster and other marine life were less imperiled by humans. All of that, unfortunately, is changing. In reality, this most distant and splendid outpost of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is under threat. Fishing pressure in the Dry Tortugas area is exploding. An opportunity in 1997 to protect critical areas outside the National Park was delayed but now we can provide protection both in and outside the Park. Over the next several weeks and months, however, we have an unprecedented-perhaps our final-opportunity to protect Florida's last truly wild ocean place. Background Along the Florida Reef Tract, the largest in the United States, lie some of the world's best known, most heavily used, and most threatened coral reefs. Yet beyond Key West, where the road ends, the undeveloped islands and of the Marqueses and the spectacular coral reefs of the Tortugas stretch another 70 miles westward. Creating a Tortugas Ecological Reserve to keep these reefs intact is critical to their preservation and for the restoration of the entire Keys reef tract. The Dry Tortugas lie at the extreme end of these exquisite island chains, protected from the serious water quality threats facing other Florida and Caribbean reefs. Until recently, the area's remoteness and prohibition on commercial fishing inside Dry Tortugas National Park also provided protection from over-exploitation. However, fishing pressure from commercial vessels outside the national park and recreational users throughout the area has increased dramatically in recent years. Park use has doubled in just three years-from 30,000 to 60,000 visitors-and up to 100 commercial fishing boats now work the area outside the park. Declining fishing conditions upstream in the Florida Keys, better boats, improved navigation, and more efficient gear have all added up to fewer fish and damage to habitat in the Dry Tortugas. While reef fish, lobster and other invertebrates in the Dry Tortugas remain healthier than those in other areas of the Keys, increased fishing pressure poses a real threat. A "no-take" marine ecological reserve in the Dry Tortugas is the only way we can ensure real protection. A well-designed Tortugas reserve would help restore reefs and fish downstream throughout the Keys. Marine reserves are special ocean areas dedicated to non-consumptive use, where natural, intact, marine communities and ecosystems flourish and human disturbance is minimized. When designed properly, marine reserves can conserve biodiversity, protect spawning stocks of fish, replenish areas outside the reserve, protect against a New England-like fisheries collapse, and ensure ecosystem integrity by maintaining marine life in natural conditions. With 13 of 15 commercially targeted reef fish in the Keys overfished, we need the protection only a marine reserve can provide. TORTUGAS 2000: Because the Dry Tortugas area covers the 100-square-mile Dry Tortugas National Park, and an equally large area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the Center for Marine Conservation has been encouraging both agencies to work cooperatively to develop a marine reserve. Through meetings, public hearings and with assistance from a 22-member Working Group, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the State of Florida-through the sanctuary-will over the next year develop a proposed marine reserve for the Dry Tortugas. At the same time, the National Park Service is looking for ways to handle extraordinary visitor growth and increased activities at the Dry Tortugas National Park and is participating with the sanctuary in planning sessions for the reserve. The agencies have agreed to cooperate in getting public comment and are being encouraged to jointly establish a marine reserve in the Dry Tortugas. The first public comment will come at Scoping Meetings in late October and November in Florida. These meetings are to identify important issues agency officials should weigh in developing a marine reserve. After developing different boundary choices for the reserve, the Sanctuary will hold public hearings and then make a decision on which reserve alternative should be adopted. Public hearings are tentatively planned for Spring, 1999. You can get more information on the Tortugas 2000 process through the Internet: http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas Making It Happen Establishing a Tortugas Ecological Reserve by the year 2000 hinges on actions ordinary people take today. The Center for Marine Conservation is working hard to make sure a Tortugas marine reserve is established. But all of us-divers, naturalists, fishermen and parents who want to leave something for their children-must get involved if we are to protect Florida's last wild ocean place. Please write the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the National Park Service: Miki Steube National Park Service Denver Service Center 12795 West Alameda Parkway Denver, CO 80225-9901 Ben Haskell Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary P.O. Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Please tell them: * You support protecting the Dry Tortugas with a no-take marine reserve in the Sanctuary and the National Park. * You want a marine reserve in the Dry Tortugas that is diverse enough to protect a range of coral reef and other habitats. * You want a marine reserve in the Dry Tortugas large enough to benefit fisheries. * You want a marine reserve in the Dry Tortugas that is strictly non-consumptive. Or attend one or more Tortugas 2000 meetings being held by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to take your comment. Someone will be at each of the meetings to assist you. The meeting schedule: * October 27, 1998 U.S. Department of Commerce, Main Auditorium, 14st and Constitution Ave., Washington, DC * October 29, 1998 Ft. Myers Exhibition Hall, 1320 Hendry Street, Ft. Myers, Florida * November 9, 1998 Holiday Inn Beachside Conference Room, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, Florida * November 10, 1998 Marathon High School cafeteria, 350 Sombrero Beach Road, Marathon, Florida * November 17, 1998 Miami, Florida FIU Graham Center, SW 8th Street & SW 107th Avenue For additional information call: David Holtz, Center for Marine Conservation, Florida Keys Office, 305-295-3370. Or call CMC if you are interested in visiting the Dry Tortugas to see this special place. Thank you for your help. http://www.cmc-ocean.org From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 13:26:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA11119; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:26:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA20354; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:34:32 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020302; Fri, 23 Oct 98 13:33:46 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06749; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:45:38 GMT Received: from seaserver.nos.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA06744; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:45:34 -0400 From: steve.rohmann@noaa.gov Received: from seamail.nos.noaa.gov (seamail.nos.noaa.gov [140.90.161.99]) by seaserver.nos.noaa.gov (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.7) with SMTP id LAA15602 for ; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:41:25 -0400 Received: from POP3 Client by seamail.nos.noaa.gov (ccMail Link to SMTP R8.00.01) id AA909160978; Fri, 23 Oct 98 12:43:02 -0500 Message-Id: <9810239091.AA909160978@seamail.nos.noaa.gov> X-Mailer: ccMail Link to SMTP R8.00.01 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 98 12:45:25 -0500 To: Subject: New Tools for Coral Reef Study, Management, and Protection MIME-Version: 1.0 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: 615 The Special Projects Office of NOAA and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Marine Research Institute announce the availability of a set of tools to assist in monitoring, managing, and protecting the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem. These tools consist of the Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys CD-ROM, and a web page. They represent a new model for the types of tools needed to study, manage, and protect these resources, not only in the Florida Keys, but wherever coral reefs exist. Researchers, resource managers, and concerned citizens can map Florida Keys coral reefs and seagrass beds, overlay other digital data, and perform spatial analyses using geographic information systems (GIS). Thematic data, such as bathymetry, aids to navigation, land, and protected area boundaries are included on the CD-ROM. As a result, GIS analyses associated with marine reserve management, monitoring and research, ship groundings, restoration, and other activities, can be conducted. Most importantly, the CD-ROM includes all necessary software. Users can begin immediately to learn more about the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem. The CD-ROM consists of three parts: 1) a narrated multimedia introduction describing what benthic habitats are, why they are important and need to be mapped, and how they were mapped to produce the CD; 2) a mapping capability, based on ArcView Data Publisher; and 3) a narrated tutorial explaining how to use the mapping capability. Also provided on the CD-ROM are all of the digital data used in the mapping module. The software applications needed to view the multimedia introduction, read and print the documentation, and launch the ArcView Data Publisher mapping capability are provided on the CD-ROM. The digital data (benthic habitats, land, bathymetry, aids to navigation, protected area boundaries, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary boundary, roads, and place names) are provided in ArcView shapefile format. The benthic habitats geography itself also is provided in ARC/INFO interchange format. The World Wide Web page provides an introduction to the Florida Keys benthic habitats mapping project, example maps and summary statistics, and internet access to the digital data. Once downloaded, the data can be used in ArcView and MapInfo. The internet address for the Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys web page is: http://www-orca.nos.noaa.gov/projects/benthic_habitats. A Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys Atlas will soon be available from the Florida Marine Research Institute. The Atlas will contain 32 full-color plates showing the distribution of benthic habitats in the Florida Keys, accompanied by descriptions of these habitats. It also contains detailed descriptions of the physical environments, human activities, and environmental concerns within the Florida Keys ecosystem. To learn more about the Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys mapping project or to receive a free CD-ROM, contact either: Steve Rohmann NOAA, Room 9650 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301/713-3000x137 steve.rohmann@noaa.gov or Christopher Friel Florida Marine Research Institute Florida Department of Environmental Protection 100 Eighth Avenue, S.E. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 813/896-8626 friel_c@epic7.dep.state.fl.us To request a copy of the Benthic Habitats of the Florida Keys Atlas, contact Christopher Friel at the Florida Marine Research Institute. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 24 17:59:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA23285; Sat, 24 Oct 1998 17:59:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA23826; Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:07:07 -0400 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023818; Sat, 24 Oct 98 18:06:24 -0400 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA16445; Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:09:28 GMT Received: from send102.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA16440; Sat, 24 Oct 1998 17:09:24 -0400 Message-ID: <19981024210823.6865.rocketmail@send102.yahoomail.com> Received: from [139.133.201.51] by send102.yahoomail.com; Sat, 24 Oct 1998 14:08:23 PDT Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 14:08:23 -0700 (PDT) From: tim Daw Subject: Fwd: Bleaching in the southwest Red Sea To: Coral discussion 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: 616 A message I recieved from a marine biologist at the university of Asmara. Eritrea included this about bleaching................ ---Marco Pedulli wrote: > On a different note concerning bleaching we too have, unfortunately, > experienced such phenomenon on the corals around Massawa recently. The > water temperatures around the region of Massawa this past summer have > been extremely on their high side (40 degree C ). The increase in > temperature is, therefore, most probably responsible for such bleaching. > Moreover, the degree of bleaching varied in deep and shallow reefs. > The latter, with high ambient temperature, were as a result affected more. > > Now that the "hot season" is over most corals sprang back to attain > their original state and have fully recovered while others have unfortunately > suffered prolonged elevated temperatures and were overgrown by algae. > Biologists have visisted similar areas around the islands and around > Assab but did not report bleaching at all. This showed that bleaching was > localized and restricted to the Massawa Area (Massawa Proper and Green Island). > > -- > Marco Pedulli, MSc > Department of Marine Biology & Fisheries > University of Asmara > P.O. Box 1220 > Asmara, Eritrea > > E-mail address:- Marco@marine.uoa.edu.er > Tel:- (+291) -1- 16 19 26 ex 274 (Off.) > (+291) -1- 12 64 30 (Res.) > Fax:- (+291) -1- 16 22 36 > > ************************************************************* Tim Daw Hillhead of Craigie Whitecairns Aberdeen AB23 8XE UK Tel. +44 (0)1651 862 496 email: tim_daw@yahoo.com ******************************************************* _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 26 15:58:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA15015; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:58:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23974; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:06:18 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023961; Mon, 26 Oct 98 16:05:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA02496; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:03:31 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA02491; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:03:27 -0500 Received: by kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:00:55 -0500 Message-ID: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F07C619@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: CORAL-LIST Subject: RE: Coastal restoration seminar Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:54:43 -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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 617 MINI-SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT "COASTAL RESTORATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA" PRESENTED BY THE SOUTH FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS Date: Monday - November 9th, 1998 Time: Checkin and networking starts at 7:30 AM Introductory remarks 8:15 AM Morning Session 8:30 AM - 11:45 Afternoon Session 1:15 - 5:00PM Place: Don Shula's Hotel, Main Street, Miami Lakes Cost: $35.00 Non-members $20.00 Members Space limited to 55 persons so RSVP - ASAP. Content: Twelve diverse and distinguished speakers will provide presentations on various aspects of coastal restoration in south Florida. Topics will include: Coral Reefs; Artificial Reefs; Hardbottom Communities; Seagrasses; Tidal Flats; Mangroves; Coastal Marshes; Beaches & Dunes; Coastal Hammocks; Endangered and Threatened Species; Integrated-Holistic Ecosystem Studies; Decision Making; Success Criteria; Legal Aspects; Permitting Issues; and Funding Sources. Symposium Chairs: William F. Precht Natural Resources Manager LAW Engineering & Environmental Services Miami Lakes, FL Richard E. Dodge International Coral Reef Institute NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Dania, FL To make your reservation call Sherrie or Maggie at (305) 826-5588 ASAP Space is limited so hurry. William F. Precht Natural Resources Manager LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. 5845 NW 158th Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ph (305) 826-5588 fax (305) 826-1799 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Oct 26 22:23:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA18829; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:23:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA04097; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:31:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004075; Mon, 26 Oct 98 22:30:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA05601; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 02:48:46 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA05596; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:48:40 -0500 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1040 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626982-14870>; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:44:43 +0800 Message-ID: <363533C1.CD974261@ust.hk> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:45:21 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: New Publication -- Vietnam Coastal Biodiversity Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 618 The proceedings of the Workshop on "Coastal Biodiversity Priorities in Vietnam" (Hanoi, 4-6 November, 1997) is available free by sending an email request to: Miranda Chan This is a 95 page bilingual Vietnamese/English publication of 14 papers on coastal biodiversity issues in Vietnam by government agencies, NGOs and HKUST. The workshop was sponsored by HKUST, WWF - Indochina, and the government. -- 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 Thu Oct 26 23:14:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA19089; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 23:14:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA04514; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 23:22:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004505; Mon, 26 Oct 98 23:21:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA06009; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 03:49:39 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA06004; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:49:35 -0500 Received: from hal.conch.net by isurus.mote.org with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m0zY068-0011PKC; Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:47:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:47:02 -0800 (PST) From: Erich Mueller To: Coral List Subject: Postdoctoral Positions 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 619 Two Post-doctoral Positions in Benthic Biology In the August 28 issue of Science, Mote announced 2 postdoctoral positions for marine research in the South Florida area. Please refer to the following Web site for details: www.mote.org/benthic~postdocs One position would be focused on coral reefs and assessing their condition from over a range of depths. Coral diseases and other factors affecting coral health will be of particular interest. Part of this project will involve collaboration with the Sustainable Seas Expeditions being conducted by National Geographic. The deadline is soon (Oct. 30); please refer to the Website for application details. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center Email: emueller@mote.org P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 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 Fri Oct 27 07:11:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA21348; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:11:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA17855; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:18:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017827; Tue, 27 Oct 98 07:18:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA08353; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:19:18 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id GAA08348; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:19:09 -0500 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 SAA20378; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:42:30 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 27 Oct 98 18:25:36 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 27 Oct 98 18:25:23 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.183) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 27 Oct 98 18:25:22 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Cc: "Coral Health Monitoring Program" Subject: need posters or picture Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:09:27 +0700 Message-ID: <01be019a$4365f7e0$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 620 I'm a student in riau university. Recently, I and my friends have made a NGO called LAKSANA SAMUDERA and we concern on marine environment. One of our activity is search for the posters or pictures about marine environment, and we'll distribute to any institutions who need it. Here please find our address : 1. Attn : R. Firdaus Jln. Kandis Ujung No. 92 Tangkerang Utara Pekanbaru (28282) - Indonesia 2. Attn : R. Jhonnerie Jln. Wijaya Gg. WIjaya I No. 80/6 RT. 04 RW 02 Kel. Kedung Sari Kec. Sukajadi - Pekanbaru (28123) Indonesia That's kind of you, if you can help us Best Regard R. Jhonnerie crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 27 11:37:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA29428; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:37:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA10957; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:45:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010933; Tue, 27 Oct 98 11:45:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA10602; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:57:55 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA10590; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:56:40 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.35] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA50980; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:57:00 -0300 Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:57:00 -0300 Message-Id: <9810271657.AA50980@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 621 Dear coral-listers, I'm looking for a simple way to quantify water movements at 5 m depth. No method avaliable in literature is suitable for my needs, since I intend to measure 90 points at the same time. My idea was to quantify the amount of movement measuring the loss of material in small bodies placed near my collecting points after 12 hours of exposure to the action of the sea I've already tried to make these bodies with chalk, salt and clay, but this substances are eroded either too fast or too slowly. Is anybody aware of any substance that can be employed succesfuly to this kind of experiment? Does anybody know any other suitable method (it's gotta be cheap and easy for my number of points is too large)? Looking forward to hearing from you, kind regards. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 27 11:49:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA29566; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:49:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA12221; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:57:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012168; Tue, 27 Oct 98 11:56:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA09523; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:55:36 GMT Received: from mtiwmhc02.worldnet.att.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id IAA09518; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:55:32 -0500 Received: from preinstalledcom ([12.70.16.99]) by mtiwmhc02.worldnet.att.net (InterMail v03.02.03 118 118 102) with SMTP id <19981027135300.BSJS18619@preinstalledcom>; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:53:00 +0000 Message-ID: <3635CF4C.549E@worldnet.att.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:49:00 -0500 From: Sea Byte Reply-To: seabyte@worldnet.att.net Organization: Sea Byte Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Precht,Bill" CC: CORAL-LIST Subject: Re: Coastal restoration seminar References: <831C92FC9CDFD1118B3B00A0C9AB304F07C619@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> 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: 622 Precht,Bill wrote: > > MINI-SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT > > "COASTAL RESTORATION IN SOUTH FLORIDA" > > PRESENTED BY > > THE SOUTH FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS > > Date: Monday - November 9th, 1998 > > Time: Checkin and networking starts at 7:30 AM > Introductory remarks 8:15 AM > Morning Session 8:30 AM - 11:45 > Afternoon Session 1:15 - 5:00PM > > Place: Don Shula's Hotel, Main Street, Miami Lakes > > Cost: $35.00 Non-members > $20.00 Members > > Space limited to 55 persons so RSVP - ASAP. > > Content: Twelve diverse and distinguished speakers will provide > presentations on various aspects of coastal restoration in south Florida. > Topics will include: Coral Reefs; Artificial Reefs; Hardbottom Communities; > Seagrasses; Tidal Flats; Mangroves; Coastal Marshes; Beaches & Dunes; > Coastal Hammocks; Endangered and Threatened Species; Integrated-Holistic > Ecosystem Studies; Decision Making; Success Criteria; Legal Aspects; > Permitting Issues; and Funding Sources. > > Symposium Chairs: William F. Precht > Natural Resources Manager > LAW Engineering & Environmental Services > Miami Lakes, FL > > Richard E. Dodge > International Coral Reef Institute > NOVA Southeastern University Oceanographic > Center > Dania, FL > > To make your reservation call Sherrie or > Maggie at (305) 826-5588 ASAP > Space is limited so hurry. > > William F. Precht > Natural Resources Manager > LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. > 5845 NW 158th Street > Miami Lakes, FL 33014 > ph (305) 826-5588 > fax (305) 826-1799 Bill I have been involved in several recent coral reef restoration projects in South Florida and am very interested in this workshop. I appreciate your info and look forward to meeting you at the seminar. Thanks Dick Shaul Sea Byte Inc. 19940 Mona Road, Suite 4 Tequesta, FL 33469 561 745-9333 FAS 575-7710 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 27 13:41:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA02126; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:41:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA19976; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:49:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019918; Tue, 27 Oct 98 13:49:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA11448; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 17:57:14 GMT Received: from netcom13.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA11443; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:08 -0500 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom13.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id JAA04606; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:53:06 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:53:06 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics To: Marcos Soares Barbeitos cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <9810271657.AA50980@acd.ufrj.br> 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: 623 On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Marcos Soares Barbeitos wrote: > Dear coral-listers, > > I'm looking for a simple way to quantify water movements at 5 m > depth. No method avaliable in literature is suitable for my needs, Plaster of Paris might work better for you. http://www.aquariumfrontiers.com/1998/aug/features/1/default.asp has references to this method. Craig Bingman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 28 03:01:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA10362; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 03:01:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA13385; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 03:09:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013380; Wed, 28 Oct 98 03:08:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA16671; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 07:00:20 GMT Received: from mailgate.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA16650; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 02:00:01 -0500 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 OAA09841; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:23:06 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from PBARU/SpoolDir by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 28 Oct 98 14:06:33 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by PBARU (Mercury 1.40); 28 Oct 98 14:05:16 +0700 Received: from default (202.159.84.186) by pbaru.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 28 Oct 98 14:05:09 +0700 From: "Coremap BAPPEDA Tk.I Riau" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Cc: Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:33:00 +0700 Message-ID: <01be023c$cecbab20$0100007f@localhost> 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 624 Dear Sir, We're the local NGO in Indonesia, Riau - Pekanbaru. We concern in marine environment, especially in coral reef rahabilitation and management. We are looking for Coral Reef litteratures, we need it for our refferences. Here please find our mailing address : 1. Attn : R. Firdaus Jln. Kandis Ujung No. 92 Tangkerang Utara Pekanbaru (28282) - Indonesia 2. Attn : R. Jhonnerie Jln. Wijaya Gg. WIjaya I No. 80/6 RT. 04 RW 02 Kel. Kedung Sari Kec. Sukajadi - Pekanbaru (28123) Indonesia That's kind of you, if you can help us. Best Regard Romie Jhonnerie crmpriau@pbaru.wasantara.net.id From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 28 09:08:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA13774; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:08:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA22384; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:15:52 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022374; Wed, 28 Oct 98 09:15:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA18827; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:14:11 GMT Message-Id: <199810281314.NAA18827@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:04:36 -0500 (EST) From: "D.R. Browne" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: videographer in SE asia Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 625 I am working on a project to make a series of films about human interactions with and impacts on coral reefs in Indonesia. I am looking for the names of any local underwater videographers to employ for some of the shooting. By local I mean in the region: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. Any contacts you have would be a great help, David Browne WildCard Productions Inc. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 28 13:10:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA18815; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:10:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA07413; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:18:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007387; Wed, 28 Oct 98 13:18:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA20640; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:29:34 GMT Received: from imo27.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA20635; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:29:29 -0500 From: DThoma1119@aol.com Received: from DThoma1119@aol.com by imo27.mx.aol.com (IMOv16.10) id 3TRa010655 for ; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:24:32 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <68b0f5f2.36375350@aol.com> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:24:32 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: RE. Need advice Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 64 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 626 I am a 26 year old graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. My degree is in biology with an emphases on what little marine biology they offered. I am currently serving an apprenticeship with the Mid-America Aqua Center, in St. Louis Missouri. For this apprenticeship, I will receive six credits from S.I.U. toward my masters. I receive no stiffen for the apprenticeship so I have obtained a part time job in the marine department of a local pet store. My apprenticeship will be completed in early December of this year and I wish very much to continue my education in the field of marine biology, thus bringing me to my dilemma. Since receiving my bachelors, I have applied for numerous entry level positions in the field of marine biology, all resulting in the same catch 22. I cant get a job without having experience and I cant gain any experience without getting a job. I am writing this note because I desperately need advice, suggestions, help, etc. in short, I guess I need a mentor, someone who has probably already been through the problem. I am single and willing to relocate to almost anywhere. My willingness to work and learn are great and my needs are small. I either must receive a small wage or have the opportunity to work part time and I desire very much to continue my education in marine biology. My final goal is to gain a Ph.D. in marine biology and a full time job in that field. Any reply will be very much appreciated. Thank you very much. Michael L. Thomas 1200 Culverhill Dr. St. Louis Missouri 63119 (314) 962-2958 email Dthoma1119@aol.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 28 17:24:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA24270; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:24:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA23565; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:32:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023554; Wed, 28 Oct 98 17:31:51 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA22432; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:32:12 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA22423; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:31:59 -0500 Received: from SIB [200.25.13.150] (HELO sib.invemar.org.co) by mero.invemar.org.co (AltaVista Mail V2.0D/2.0D BL25D listener) id 0000_0041_3637_8c59_02cf; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:27:53 -0500 Reply-To: "Coleccin de Referencia" From: "Coleccin de Referencia" To: "Coral-list" Subject: Identification Keys. Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:25:43 -0500 Message-ID: <003e01be02b9$84df8900$960d19c8@sib.invemar.org.co> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01BE028F.9C098100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 627 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BE028F.9C098100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi listers: I'm searching identification keys for ahermatipic corals and octocorals = (specially Neospongodes) for deep water. I will apreciate any help. 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I'm searching identification keys = for=20 ahermatipic corals and  octocorals (specially Neospongodes) for = deep water.=20 I will apreciate any help.
 
Best regards
 
Patricia Lattig
Proyecto Macro Fauna
INVEMAR
A.A. 10 16
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------=_NextPart_000_003F_01BE028F.9C098100-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Oct 28 21:55:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA26131; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:55:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA29057; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:02:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029050; Wed, 28 Oct 98 22:02:52 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA24351; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 02:16:23 GMT Received: from arnet.arn.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA24346; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:16:19 -0500 Received: from 1258 (pm3-6-073.ama.arn.net [207.16.169.73]) by arnet.arn.net (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id UAA12002 for ; Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:12:23 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199810290212.UAA12002@arnet.arn.net> Reply-To: From: "Selma Martin" To: Subject: coral reef harvesting Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:16:07 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1162 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: 628 I am a student at West Texas A&M University, a mid-size university in the Texas Panhandle. I am working on a research paper about coral reef harvesting and dynamiting in the Philippines and the library here is not big enough to do this report. If you have any citations that can help me please let me know. Any information that you have would be greatly appreciated. Rory C. Martin rcm@arn.net From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Oct 29 08:57:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA00825; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:57:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA09335; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:05:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009295; Thu, 29 Oct 98 09:04:36 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA27897; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:51:39 GMT Received: from radagast.wizard.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA27892; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 07:51:34 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.82] (tc2-s6.wizard.net [206.161.15.82]) by radagast.wizard.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA03530; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 07:48:47 -0500 Message-Id: <199810291248.HAA03530@radagast.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Identification Keys. Date: Thu, 29 Oct 98 07:53:53 -0500 x-sender: sjameson@mail.wizard.net x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 From: Stephen C Jameson To: "Colecci=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=dbn_de_Referencia?=" , "Coral-list" cc: "Stephen Cairns" 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: 629 Dear Patricia, On 10/28/98 you wrote: >Hi listers: > >I'm searching identification keys for ahermatipic corals and octocorals >(specially Neospongodes) for deep water. I will apreciate any help. > >Best regards > >Patricia Lattig >Proyecto Macro Fauna >INVEMAR >A.A. 10 16 >e-mail: macro@invemar.org.co Contact Dr. Stephen Cairns at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. CAIRNS.STEPHEN@NMNH.SI.EDU 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 Sun Oct 29 11:00:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA03811; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 11:00:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA18437; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 11:08:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018370; Thu, 29 Oct 98 11:07:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA28942; Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:02:52 GMT Message-Id: <199810291502.PAA28942@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:59:53 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Helpful Hints Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 630 Greetings, Coral-Listers, I just wanted to offer a couple of helpful hints to our new subscribers. 1) When sending messages to the list, it is helpful if you send your message in plain ASCII format, as there are many folks out there who do not have mail readers that can read imbedded HTML (Web) code--it comes across as very difficult to read for them; thus, you lose some of your intended readership. 2) If you are interested in seeking references or information on a particular subject, please check the coral-list archives (under "Coral Researcher's Community" at the CHAMP Home Page, www.coral.noaa.gov) first. This is usually updated once a month. In some cases, a subject you are interested in has already been discussed. 3) Before asking the coral-list subscribers for references, it might also be best for you to check these resources first, ReefBase (http://www.cgiar.org/iclarm/resprg/reefbase/) The Non-Destructive Coral Health Monitoring Home Page (http://cbl.umces.edu/~mattia/SMProject/) Dr. Anne Cohen's list of references on gorgonian growth rates (http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/gorgonians.html) Selected bibliography of storms as they relate to coral health (http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/storms.html) The CHAMP Literature Abstracts Home Page (http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/lit.abstracts.html) (If any coral-list subscribers have other literature related links, we would very much like to know of them.) Hope this helps! Cheers, CHAMP From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 30 07:29:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA17990; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:29:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA21673; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:37:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021664; Fri, 30 Oct 98 07:36:56 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA07309; Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:41:43 GMT Message-Id: <199810301141.LAA07309@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "CORALations, Inc." To: "Coral-Listers" Subject: Puerto Rico-Water Quality Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:52:24 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 631 Greetings coral-listers, =09CORALations is NGO based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We are looking for support or endorsement to the following letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, regarding the discharge of primary sewage into our coastal waters. PR has 5 pending 301(h) waivers which allows legal discharge of primary sewage into our waters. Plants have been discharging primary sewage (when functioning properly) as EPA 301(h) waivers continue pending for in some cases, well over a decade. The specific plant addressed in this letter, has not even been built yet. Since this stands to impact shared resources throughout the Caribbean, we are hoping to generate supporters from the list. =09Those who wish to support, please email corals@caribe.net and include name, title, organization or agency, address, area code and phone for confirmation along with a brief statement of support. Thank you, Mary Ann Lucking, Project Coordinator. October 31, 1998 Mrs. Jeanne M. Fox Regional Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 290 Broadway New York, NY 10007-1866 Re: Dorado Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant 301(h) Application Dear Mrs. Fox: =09CORALations is a non-profit, ocean conservation organization based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We are writing to express our opposition to the construction of yet another primary waste water treatment plant by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority [PRASA] in Dorado, Puerto Rico. We understand that PRASA has now requested another extension of the deadline established by the Environmental Protection Agency to submit a 301(h) waiver application for this plant. =09As you know, PRASA has been negligent in submitting the necessary documents for the proposed Dorado plant as well as for other functioning primary treatment plants, in some cases for more than a decade. We do not believe EPA originally introduced the 301(h) waivers with the intent of facilitating this kind of abuse of the Clean Water Act, although this has clearly been the outcome in Puerto Rico. =09The discharge of improperly treated sewage into our coastal waters has been documented by scientists as one of the major contributors to the destruction of almost half of the coral reefs around the big island of Puerto Rico. Again, almost half of all our 7 to 9,000 year old reef systems are dead. The other half are dying at an alarming rate. Having just returned from a meeting of the first U.S. Coral Reef Task Force created in response to an Executive Order drafted to protect declining reef systems, it is our understanding that EPA should now embrace the following policy in all of its current decision making. Section 2, Policy, Executive Order 13089 - Coral Reef Protection, Federal Register Vol 83, No. 115, dated Tuesday, June 16, 1998: (a) All Federal agencies whose actions may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems shall: (a) identify their actions that may affect U.S. coral reef ecosystems; (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. =09In this, =93The International Year of the Oceans=94, water quality issues have been brought to the front lines of National concern. As residents of Puerto Rico, it is not acceptable to us that your agency allow an outdated primary treatment plant be constructed today, for use well into the 21st century. During storms, our neighboring Loiza plant discharges raw sewage. In Puerto Rico, water quality data is sparse and often evaluated at intervals not sufficient to protect water recreators and coastal residents. We are concerned about entrusting an agency, which has repeatedly demonstrated an inability to submit requests for 301(h) waivers in a more than reasonable time frame, with the much more complicated task of maintaining a primary plant in compliance to standards as worded under 301(h) of the Clean Water Act. =09Our recent review of the Environmental Impact Statement [EIS] written in evaluation of a proposed deep ocean outfall for primary sewage in Mayaguez, revealed incomplete data on seasonal currents for the area of outfall, misleading conclusions drawn from insufficient data on species documented in the area of outfall, and complete negligence on the part of the originators to evaluate all practicable alternatives. We fear these remaining pending waivers will be pushed forward in the same non-objective and scientifically irresponsible manner, resulting in costly appeals for all of us. =09We join the many scientists around the globe who no longer embrace =93dilution as the solution,=94 and who recognize the need to employ a precautionary principle when engaged in waste water management planning. This is especially important in such biologically diverse and sensitive areas as the tropics. There are cost effective waste water treatment solutions which can be implemented in Puerto Rico. Our primary plants can be re-fitted to secondary and the resulting waste discharged into man made wetlands for final nutrient absorption. =09We respectfully request that EPA deny PRASA's request for an extension and also deny the pending 301(h) waiver for the proposed Dorado facility. Sincerely, M.A. Lucking Project Coordinator cc.=09Hon. Bruce Babbitt =09Hon. William Daley =09Hon. Jorge Acevedo Mendez From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 31 11:56:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA06267; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:56:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA08064; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 12:04:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008059; Sat, 31 Oct 98 12:03:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA17378; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 16:17:46 GMT Received: from whale.slt.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA17373; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:17:39 -0500 Received: from lakdiva.slt.lk (lakdiva.slt.lk [204.143.96.17]) by whale.slt.lk (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA24168 for ; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:19:34 +0600 (GMT) Received: from smtp.slt.lk (colombo5.slt.lk [204.143.97.69]) by lakdiva.slt.lk (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA26135 for ; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:14:42 +0600 (GMT+0600) Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:14:42 +0600 (GMT+0600) Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19981031221531.1af7a792@sltnet.lk> X-Sender: firefish@sltnet.lk (Unverified) 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: "Pinkline disease"-Help!!! Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 632 Dear Coral listers We are presently trying to come to terms with the aftermath of the 98 bleaching catastrophe here in Sri Lanka. We have already lost considerable amount of coral cover in most of our reefs. The Nature Conservation Group; a volunteer Environmental NGO' has been involved in an ongoing reef program in the Buona-vista reef where we are observing the same trend in massive structural change to the reef with considerable loss of living coral cover. While still assessing the situation we are focusing on possibilities of restoration of coral communities. While most of the large Porites domes survived; the partially pigmented colonies seem to be fast succumbing to an epidemic of a coral disease which was identified as the "pink line disease" (pers. com. Dr. Thomas Goreau ). The coral tissue is softened and killed by a thin (1-2mm.thick) pink line advancing as a spreading ring. We are looking for ways in containing this infection. I would be most grateful if anyone could enlighten me as to any information or experience with controlling such infections. Can it be controlled by over painting the infected line with some compound that would stop it advancing, and if possible facilitate re-colonization by the coral tissue. Man power is not a problem but we seek advice on what would be the best method to employ in saving the corals. The Porites boulders bleached and survived un-pigmented for over five months. And is possibly very much weakened. Something need to be done urgently as the spread of the disease is quite fast. Hope you could assist us Thanks. Prasanna Weerakkody Nature Conservation Group No.9, Balapokuna place, Colombo 6. Sri Lanka Phone: 941 856041 E-mail: firefish@sltnet.lk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Oct 31 23:37:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA08943; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:37:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA14314; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:45:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma014309; Sat, 31 Oct 98 23:44:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA21322; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 04:03:28 GMT Received: from whale.slt.lk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA21317; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:03:20 -0500 Received: from lakdiva.slt.lk (lakdiva.slt.lk [204.143.96.17]) by whale.slt.lk (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA08266 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:05:12 +0600 (GMT) Received: from smtp.slt.lk (colombo5.slt.lk [204.143.97.69]) by lakdiva.slt.lk (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA09269 for ; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:00:20 +0600 (GMT+0600) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:00:20 +0600 (GMT+0600) Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19981101100106.23f74f54@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: Bleaching at Buona-vista reef, Sri Lanka Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 633 "Coral Bleaching at the Buona-vista reef, Sri Lanka 1998" The year 1998 observed the most severe coral bleaching observed in Sri Lanka in documented times. The following is an account of the observations from the Buona-vista coral reef in Southern Sri Lanka by the Nature Conservation Group field teams. During the month of March 1998 a few instances of coral bleaching was observed on Poritid coral boulders, these consisted of bleached spots 5-15cm. across on otherwise normal coral heads. A large and spreading patch of bleached corals were observed on the reef crest as early as the 26 of March. The bleaching was restricted to reef crest areas less than 0.5m.deep; with corals down to 1m. beginning to lose pigmentation. The affected species included Acropora formosa, Pocillopora damicornis, some favids and few colonies of Montipora aequetuberculata. By the middle (10th -12th) of April extensive bleaching was reported. A survey from the 5-7th May observed the corals were bleaching down to a depth of over 6m. An estimated 90-95% of all coral in Buona-vista reef was affected. The documented water temperature had reached 36 degrees centigrade, Only the corals belonging to the Genus Montipora was observed to be tolerant of the warm water conditions. Colonies of M. aequituberculata was affected in the shallow water but retained most of its color in waters over 1.5m deep. Other species of Montipora were affected to different degrees. An unusual phenomenon was observed where some bleached corals developed large irregular patches of Bright blue pigmentation. This was observed primarily in genera Acropora, Echinopora and Montipora. The colour remained for a few weeks before fading out. In addition to Scleractinian corals, bleaching was observed in Soft corals (Sarcophyton, Lobophyton etc.) and Zooantharians (Discosoma sp.) The algal pigmentation of photosynthesizing Ascidians was not observably affected at this stage. The Monsoon conditions were beginning to take effect over the reef around the 15-20 May resulting in heavy wave action, reduced visibility and a considerable cooling of the water. A short dive was undertaken on the 23rd. May. The Water was observably 'Cold' (no measurements taken) compared to the previous weeks and signs of re-pigmentation was observed in some corals. Most colonies of Porites rus had regained normal coloration, followed by most Montipora colonies, Leptoria, Favids, and some Pociloporids. Different species of Acropora showed faint signs of pigmentation. Acropora formosa remained bleached. Continued surveying between 19-21 June reported temperatures fluctuating between 27 C and 29 C The recovery was slow with most corals still bleached or only showing signs of partial recovery. Over 90% of colonies of Porites rus, Montipora aequituberculata, M. turgescens, Leptoria and Symphyllia indicated full re-pigmentation. Echinopora lamellosa, Most Favids, Galaxia, and Leptoria showed irregular patterns of recovery with some colonies fully recovered and others remaining bleached. Though some species had regained partial pigmentation most Acropora spp., Pocillopora spp. and Porites boulder corals showed slowest recovery . Large tracts of coral close to the reef crest had died and was overgrown with filamentous brown algae, Didemnid ascidians and a Black encrusting sponge. The Porites boulders are undergoing an epidemic of the" Pink-line disease" (Pers.com. Dr. Thomas Goreau) which attacks the coral as an advancing pink ring or line 1-2mm thick. The Soft corals belonging to genera Sarcophyton and Lobophyton were beginning to show significant levels of mortality in areas 4m and deeper. Some large colonies of Zooanthids belonging to genus Discosoma was also beginning to regress and show signs of weakness. Observations were paused due to the onset of the Monsoon with loss of underwater visibility. Preliminary observations carried out within the past week indicate that the reef lost almost all its Acropora and Pocillopora colonies, most of the Echinopora also succumbed. Even the colonies that indicated some re-pigmentation had later been killed off. The structural change to the reef is staggering as these were the dominant genera in the reef previously. The reef possibly lost over 70% of its coral cover. The Porites rus and Montipora aequituberculata showed the best survival rates. The Porites domes which remained bleached for over 5 months is only re-gaining its pigmentation now. The pink line disease has spread on to cover and has killed considerable areas of surface on the Porites boulders. Almost all the colonies seem to be affected now. The changes to the reef both in terms of structure and bio-diversity is heavy. The Zooantharians (Discosoma spp.) had recovered and was prolifereating over the dead coral areas with sponges, ascidians and algae. The larger soft corals killed off show no signs of return yet. Contrasting observations were made in the Eastern coast close to Trincomalee in early September. Two reef sites Green bay and Rocky were surveyed and were found to be in excellent condition with 50-60% live coral cover, Strangely the reefs did not show any signs of bleaching. Either the reefs recovered 100% very fast or they were not affected by the warm water. Possibly due to the morphology of the coast shielding the area from the hot water current advancing from the South-West. .................................................... Hope this information would be of use to Listers interested in bleaching in the region. Regards. Prasanna Weerakkody Nature Conservation Group. No.9, Balapokuna place, Colombo 6. Sri Lanka. Phone: 941 856041 E-mail: firefish@sltnet.lk The Nature Conservation Group is a volunteer environmental NGO in Sri Lanka dedicated to the preservation of Coral reefs and Marine Ecosystems in Sri Lanka. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 2 10:13:57 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA17670; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 10:13:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA06813; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 10:21:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006802; Mon, 2 Nov 98 10:21:43 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA03160; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:10:18 GMT Received: from smtp.unp.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA03131; Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:08:58 -0500 Received: from UNP-Message_Server by smtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 02 Nov 1998 16:04:54 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 16:04:28 +0200 From: "Jan Korrubel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Pinkline disease" -Reply Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 634 Dear Coral-Listers, >>> Prasanna Weerakkody wrote: We are presently trying to come to terms with the aftermath of the 98 bleaching catastrophe here in Sri Lanka.......While most of the large Porites domes survived; the partially pigmented colonies seem to be fast succumbing to an epidemic of a coral disease which was identified as the "pink line disease" (pers. com. Dr. Thomas Goreau ). The coral tissue is softened and killed by a thin (1-2mm.thick) pink line advancing as a spreading ring. >> This sounds very much like something we have seen here earlier this year on _Porites_ mounds in the Sodwana Bay reef complex. We are looking for ways in containing this infection. I would be most grateful if anyone could enlighten me as to any information or experience with controlling such infections. >> If Prasanna Weerakkody or anybody else has anymore information on this, please forward the necessary to me - I'd certainly like to hear more about this. Regards, Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 4 13:08:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA24347; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:08:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA28207; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:16:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028118; Wed, 4 Nov 98 13:16:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA24491; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:26:01 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA24467; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:22:35 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.8] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA14406; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:21:23 -0300 Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:21:23 -0300 Message-Id: <9811041821.AA14406@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 635 Dear coral-listers, Thanks a lot for all the answers I've got for my former message (there were so many answers that it's not possible to thank each of you individually). Your contributions surely will help a lot in the development of my lab's research. Please let me know if you want to know more about Brazilian reefs. Looking forward to hearing from you, kind regards. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 5 10:43:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA08822; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:43:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA08682; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:51:51 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008665; Thu, 5 Nov 98 10:51:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA00496; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:53:25 GMT Received: from oceanus.island.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA00491; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 09:53:17 -0500 Received: from armada-1540 (dyn12.north.island.net [209.52.235.22]) by oceanus.island.net (8.9.1/8.9.1/island) with SMTP id GAA06368; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 06:49:50 -0800 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19981105064812.00796400@mail.imag.net> X-Sender: sry.jenlash@mail.imag.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 06:48:12 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, enorse@u.washington.edu, fisheries@ecology.bio.dfo.ca, GULFTALK@mitvma.mit.edu From: Jennifer Lash Subject: Please sign on 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: 636 > > PLEASE SIGN ON...PLEASE SIGN ON...PLEASE SIGN ON > > (apologies for duplication) > > I am writing to you on behalf of BC Wild and the Living Oceans Society. Both of these organizations work on a wide range of marine conservation issues > including sustainable fisheries and marine protected areas in British > Columbia. > > As you are probably aware, the provincial government of BC and the federal government of Canada recently released The MPA Strategy For The Pacific > Coast. This document is now out for public review and can be found on the > internet at: www.luco.gov.bc.ca > > It is our view that this document fails in two ways: > > 1. It does not recommend a core of no-take marine protected areas. > 2. The minimum standards of no dumping, no dredging, no extraction of > non-renewable resources are indaquate. > > In response BC Wild and Living Oceans has written Seas the Day: A Call for > Action (included in this email). We believe that regional, national and > international endorsements of Seas the Day will encourage our governments to > strengthen this document. Please email me at jenlash@bcwild.org and let me > know if you endorse Seas the Day: A Call for Action. I look forward to > hearing from you. > > Sincerely, > > Jennifer Lash > Marine Campaign Cordinator Executive Director > BC Wild Living Oceans Society > > ph) 250-973-6580, fax) 250-973-6581, email) jenlash@bcwild.org > > > SEAS THE DAY: > A CALL FOR ACTION > > We the undersigned marine scientists, conservation biologists, and > conservation organizations call upon the provincial government of British > Columbia and the federal government of Canada to establish a system of > marine protected areas built around a core network of no-take areas by the > year 2010. > > The biodiversity in these waters is spectacular. The Pacific Ocean that > falls within the 200 mile limit of British Columbia and Canada is rich in > marine life with several hundred species of fish, thousands of species of > invertebrates, 26 species of marine mammals, and a myriad of seabirds. In > fact these waters are home to the largest species of octopus, fastest > growing plant, and greatest number of sea stars in the world. These waters > have provided sustenance for the First Nations for centuries as well as > playing and integral part of the native culture. Presently the ocean is of > great economic and > cultural importance for all coastal communities. > > These special waters are currently threatened. Decreased catches in all > commercial and recreational fisheries, complete closure of the abalone > fishery, closure of the commercial lingcod fishery in the Strait of Georgia, > drastic decline in rockfish populations, and the threat of losing genetic > variability in all salmon stocks indicates that current fisheries management > policies are inadequate. In addition, the finfish aquaculture industry has > introduced Atlantic salmon to these waters and which are suspected of > spreading disease to wild salmon. Tourism is a rapidly growing industry in > BC and the subsequent increase in kayaking, cruise ships, whale watching > vessels, and > recreational boating is impacting the environment. We must take action > immediately if we are to conserve marine biodiversity and ensure a healthy > ocean for the future. > > One underutilized tool in the conservation of marine biodiversity and the > management of fisheries are marine protected areas (MPAs). The governments > of BC and Canada have recognized this and recently produced a joint > discussion paper titled Marine Protected Areas: A Strategy for Canada's > Pacific Coast. Although it is admirable for these governments to embark on > this initiative, in its current form this MPA Strategy is too weak to > effectively preserve marine biodiversity and develop > sustainable fisheries. > > Therefore the undersigned urge the provincial government of British Columbia > and the federal government of Canada to commit, in their joint MAP Strategy, > to establish a network of marine protected areas within the 200 mile limit > of Canada's pacific coast by the year 2010 that: > > 1. Has as its core a network of no-take marine protected areas covering all > habitat types. > 2. All MPAs have minimum standards that prohibit: > finfish aquaculture > bottom trawling > ocean dumping > dredging > exploration for, or development of, non renewable resources > ballast water dumping > intentional introduction of alien species > discharge of waste from outfalls > recreational artificial reefs > log booming or log dumping > > We have mismanaged our ocean in the past and now we have the opportunity to > start correcting our past actions. Let's act now to develop a network of > marine protected areas that will truly protect marine biodiversity and > ensure a healthy ocean for the future > > > > SOME PROMINENET ENDORSERS OF > SEAS THE DAY > > Dr. Jon Lien > Dr. Bill Ballantine > Dr. Don McAllister > Dr. Richard Haedrich Dr. Michael Soule Dr. Jim Estes Dr. Daniel Pauly > Georgia Strait Alliance > Sierra Club of BC > Canadain Marine Environmental Protection Society > Living Oceans Society > BC Wild > The Wildlands Project > The David Suzuki Foundation > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > > Marine Campaign Coordinator Executive Director > BC Wild Living Oceans Society > > ph) 250-973-6580 fax) 250-973-6581 email) jenlash@bcwild.org I think we already are signed on? International Year of the Tiger Foundation. Cecilie Davidson, President, IYTF > Jennifer Lash Marine Campaign Coordinator BC Wild ph) 250-973-6580 fax) 250-973-6581 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 6 12:34:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA29094; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 12:34:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA03990; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 12:42:29 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003983; Fri, 6 Nov 98 12:42:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA04890; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:32:09 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA04885; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:31:39 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.8] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA40406; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:30:50 -0300 Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:30:50 -0300 Message-Id: <9811061730.AA40406@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics (summary of answers) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 637 Dear coral-listers, Here goes a summary of the answers I received about my mail searching for hidrodynamics measuring methods: I received 15 answers. Eight of them recomended plaster of Paris, gypsum or chalk clods, cubes or spheres as the most appropriate way to measure water movement. Greg Boland also suggested alabaster. The references I received are listed below: Shashar, N., S. Kinane, P.L. Jokiel, and M.R. Patterson. 1996. Hydromechanical boundary layers over a coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 199:17-28. Doty, JE, and MS Doty. 1973. Abrasion in the measurement of water motion with the clod-card technique: Bull. of S. Cal. Acad. of Sci. v.27, pp 40-41. Thompson T, and E Glenn. 1994. Plaster standards to measure water motion: L&O 39:7 pp. 1768-1770. Jokiel, P. L. and J. I. Morrissey. 1993. Water motion on coral reefs: evaluation of the "clod card" technique. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 93:175-1993. Komatsu, T., and Kawai, H. (1992). Measurements of time-averaged intensity of water motion with plaster balls. Journal of Oceanography 48, 353-365. Komatsu, T., and Murakami, S. (1994). Influence of a Sargassum forest on the spatial diatribution of water flow. Fisheries Oceanography 3, 256-266. Craig Bingman suggested this site, where I could find some more references about this subject, and a description of the method: http://www.aquariumfrontiers.com/1998/aug/features/1/default.asp Three alternative and interesting suggestions came from Hugh Sweatman, David Obura and Ron Hill. Their answers were: Hugh Sweatman "It seems to me that a device that relies on venturi effects to draw dye from a container through a standard aperture might be better. I envisaged using small vials [film containers?] filled with ink and having two hypodermic needles sticking out of the top, one long one to allow the currents to draw the ink out and one short to let the water in. Then you could use a colorimeter to measure dilution." David Obura "I did see an interesting method used for released larval fish from cages - they used doughnut shaped candies/sweets (lifesavers) to hold a door closed so that after some time (not so long) the candy was dissolved, releasing the door. Maybe there is some hard and resistant (and cheap) Brazilian candy that would work!!" Ron Hill "Dr. Angie McGeehee tested a device that paired copper and zinc metals (to measure galvanic corrosion) in reef areas. The test units need to be calibrated for your area and temperatures but the results were pretty good, and the overall materials are relatively easy to put together. I think she has a publication out on the method, I can probably get a copy to send you or I can track down her address for you to contact her directly. Let me know if you are interested in further information." Thanks a lot for your help, and I hope that this summary may help you in your work Sincerely, Marcos Soares Barbeitos From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 6 16:53:45 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA03957; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:53:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA18542; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 17:01:46 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018504; Fri, 6 Nov 98 17:00:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05945; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:01:29 GMT Received: from avatar.pty.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA05940; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:01:22 -0500 Received: from angel by avatar.pty.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id PAA09828; Fri, 6 Nov 1998 15:57:20 +0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981106155945.006c6764@mail.pty.com> X-Sender: angeltri@mail.pty.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 15:59:45 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Angel Tribaldos T." Subject: Video Transects 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: 638 Dear coral-listers I am a student in the master of ecology and conservancy in The Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua. I am making my thesis in video recording evaluation of the coral in Potobelo National Park. I am intersted in references or papers in recently publications about video or photo evaluation, in benthic organisms or ecological studies. Thanks your help, please send information to: Angel Tribaldos T. e-mail: angeltri@pty.com or Mail: P.O. Box 6-8591 El Dorado. Panama, Rep. de Panama. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 9 08:14:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA19056; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:14:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA04836; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:22:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004828; Mon, 9 Nov 98 08:22:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15307; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:41:50 GMT Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:41:50 GMT Message-Id: <199811091241.MAA15307@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Amy Paine" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Conference Notice: CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION, Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 639 April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 16:40:39 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Dear Coral Reef Colleagues, Here is an announcement and call for papers for what we feel will be a very interesting April 14-16, 1999 Conference. Please check the indicated web site or write for more info. ************************************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION 14-16 April 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA Organized by the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Purpose: To develop a scientific synthesis of assessment, monitoring, and restoration designed for enhanced understanding and management of all aspects of coral reefs. This conference seeks to also identify emerging concepts and to describe new and innovative scientific and technological approaches. Format: The conference will include invited keynote and plenary talks, contributed papers in three concurrent sessions, a poster session, and workshops. Abstracts: Abstract submission information is available on the web or will be mailed upon request. A special peer-reviewed publication of Plenary Talks and selected Contributed Papers is planned. Registration: Early registration fees apply before 1 January 1999. There is a significant student discount. Registration includes the Conference program of invited Keynote, Plenary Talks, Contributed Papers, Poster Session, Abstract Book, opening reception, closing banquet, poster reception, continental breakfast and break refreshments for each of the three days. Venue: The Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort is located in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Special conference rates are available. For more information on the conference and for registration please check the web at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html or contact: National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania, FL 33004 USA ncriconfinfo@mako.ocean.nova.edu PHONE: 954-923-3390 Fax: 954-921-7764 ************************************************************************** Thank you. Amy Paine, Assistant, Administrative Operations National Coral Reef Institute Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr.; Dania, FL 33004 voice (954) 923-3390; fax (954)-921-7764 NSU OC web page: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ NOTICE: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 9 11:40:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA24279; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:40:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA08076; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:48:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008067; Mon, 9 Nov 98 11:48:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA16228; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 16:03:18 GMT Received: from mero.invemar.org.co by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA16223; Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:03:07 -0500 From: caricomp@invemar.org.co Message-Id: <199811091603.LAA16223@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from invemar.org.co [200.25.13.131] by mero.invemar.org.co (AltaVista Mail V2.0D/2.0D BL25D listener) id 0000_0062_3647_1108_0228; Mon, 09 Nov 1998 10:58:00 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Note: Latest version at http://EmuMail.com Reply-To: caricomp@invemar.org.co Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 15:58:00 GMT X-Mailer: EMUmail 2.70 Subject: Genets and Ramets Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 640 Dear listers, I'm looking for references about genets and ramets of different species of corals, specially Montastraea annularis. I need to know if the visual identification of different genets (color, polip form, etc) is enought to said that they come from different larva. Is there any paper about this? Thanking you in advance, Diego L. Gil-Agudelo Research Assistant INVEMAR This message sent using EMUmail. http://EmuMail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 10 14:02:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA15122; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:02:34 -0500 (EST) From: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA12481; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:10:45 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012381; Tue, 10 Nov 98 14:10:07 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA21508; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:56:54 GMT Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:56:54 GMT Message-Id: <199811101756.RAA21508@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apparently-To: coral-list-outgoing@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 641 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:59:45 -0100 From: Aqua-Fact To: coral-list Subject: References to reef restoration Sender: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Dear All, Many thanks to those who sent references and as promised I'm broadcasting what I was sent. I'd be happy to keep collating and updating you all if others care to forward references, sources, email address etc to me. Just had the end of Mitch pass over us here - I can't imaging what it was like down in Central America. Regards to all. Brendan O'Connor REEF REFERENCES van Treeck, P. and Schuhmacher, B. 1997. Initial survival of coral nubbins using electrochemical methods to fix small fragments to new substrate. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 150 : 287 - 292. Jaap, W.C. and Morelock, J. 1997. Soto's reef restoration project. Munoz Chagin, R. 1997. Transplantation program in Cozumel, Mexico. Proceedings of 8th International Coral Reef Congress, Vol. II : 2075 - 2078. Hudson, H. and Goodwin, W. 1997. Restoration and growth rate of hurricane damaged pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus ) in the Key Largo National Marine sanctuary, Florida. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Vol. 1, 567 - 570. Hudson, H. and Diaz, R. 1988. Damage survey and restoration of M/V Wellwood grounding site, Molasses Reef, Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, Florida. Proc 6th Int Coral Reef Symp 2:231-236. Rinkevich, B 1995. Restoration strategies for coral reefs damaged by recreational activities: the use of sexual and asexual recruits. Restoration Ecology, 3 : 241-251. Gittings S. R., Bright , T.J. and Hagman , D.K. 1993 The M/V Wellwood and other large vessel groundings: coral reef damage and recovery. Proc. Coll. on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazards and History. Miami, FL. pp. 174-180. Hudson, H., Robbin, D., Tilmant, J. and Wheaton, J. 1989. Building a coral reef in southeast Florida : combining technology and aesthetics. Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol. 44 : 1067 - 1068. Clark, S. and Edwards, A. 1994. The use of artificial reef structures to rehabilitate reef flats degraded by coral mining in the Maldives. Bulletin of Marine Science, 55 : 714 - 744. Clark, S. and Edwards, A. 1995. Coral transplantation as an aid to reef rehabilitation : evaluation of a case study in the Maldives Islands. Coral Reefs 14 : 201 - 213. Sakai, K., Nishihiri, M., Kakinuma, Y. and Song, J. 1989. A short-term field experiment on the effect of siltation on survival and growth of transplanted Pocillopora damicornis branchlets. Galexea, 8 : 143 - 156. Yap, W. and Gomex, E. 1985. Growth of Acropora pulchra . III. Preliminary observations on the effects of transplantation and sediment on the growth and survival of transplants. Marine Biology, 87 : 203 - 209. Auberson, B. (1982), Coral transplantation: an approach to re-establishment of damaged reefs. Kalikasan 11: 158-172. Carlton, J.H., Sammarco, P.W. (1987), Effects of substratum irregularity on success of coral settlement: quantification by comparative geomorphological techniques. Bull. Mar. Sci. 40: 85-98. Craik, W., Kenchington, R., Kelleher, G. (1990), Coral reef management. In Dubinsky Z (ed) Coral Reefs. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 453-467. Goreau, T.J., Hilbertz, W. (1997), Reef restoration using seawater electrolysis in Jamaica. Proc. 8th Int. Coral Reef Symp. Harriott, V.J., Fisk, D.A. (1988), Coral transplantation as a reef management option. Proc. 6th Int. Coral Reef Symp. 2: 375-379. Plucer-Rosario, G.P., Randall, R.H. (1987), Preservation of reef coral species by transplantation: an examination of their recruitment and growth. Bull. Mar. Sci. 41: 585-593. Yates, K., Carleson, B.A. (1992), Corals in aquariums: how to use selective collecting and innovative husbandry to promote reef conservation. Proc. 7th Int. Coral Reef Symp. 2: 1091-1095. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 10 14:09:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA15277; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:09:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA13241; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 14:17:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013194; Tue, 10 Nov 98 14:17:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA21638; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:27:01 GMT Received: from send1b.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA21633; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:26:57 -0500 Message-ID: <19981110182243.9820.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com> Received: from [206.48.245.57] by send1b; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:22:43 PST Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:22:43 -0800 (PST) From: Gerardo Bonilla 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 642 Dear coral-listers I am making my thesis whit 3D reefs maps in Mexico and I would like to know about more techniques or software for make the 3D reefs maps. I am interested in references or papers in recently publications about this, Thanks your help, please send information to: e-mail: gerbocepa@yahoo.com Gerardo Bonilla _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 11 06:47:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA23608; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 06:47:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA03827; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 06:55:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003819; Wed, 11 Nov 98 06:54:32 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA25638; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:54:14 GMT Received: from smtp.unp.ac.za by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA25633; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 05:54:06 -0500 Received: from UNP-Message_Server by smtp.unp.ac.za with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:50:08 +0200 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:49:58 +0200 From: "Jan Korrubel" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Malicious virus - CAUGHT AGAIN?!?!? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 643 >>> David Zakai wrote: If you receive an e-mail titled Win A. Holiday DO NOT open it.It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it. This information was announced yesterday morning from Microsoft, please share it again pass this along to everyone in your address book so that this may be stopped. >> I am afraid that you (and now also the rest of us due to you forwarding the email) are indeed victims of a malaise - that of a HOAX virus. >> Why is it that so many intelligent? people fall for all these hoaxes that are perpetrated on the Internet?? I presume there must be some mass Gullibility Virus contaminating the Internet community. >> Before spreading any of this around further the Internet, check the FAQs. * Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability at * Symantec Anti Virus Research Center at * McAfee Associates Virus Hoax List at * Dr. Solomons Hoax Page at * The Urban Legends Web Site at * Datafellows Hoax Warnings at >> Courses in critical thinking are also widely available online. People can help inoculate themselves against the Gullibility Virus by reading some good material on evaluating sources, such as: * Evaluating Internet Research Sources at * Evaluation of Information Sources at * Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources at Jan Korrubel University of Natal South Africa. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 11 12:11:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA26149; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:11:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13416; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:20:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013409; Wed, 11 Nov 98 12:19:35 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA28332; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:39:11 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA28327; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 11:38:50 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.48] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA53834; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:37:01 -0300 Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:37:01 -0300 Message-Id: <9811111737.AA53834@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br (Unverified) 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics (summary of answers) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 644 Dear coral-listers, Here goes a summary of the answers I received about my mail searching for hidrodynamics measuring methods: I received 15 answers. Eight of them recomended plaster of Paris, gypsum or chalk clods, cubes or spheres as the most appropriate way to measure water movement. Greg Boland also suggested alabaster. The references I received are listed below: Shashar, N., S. Kinane, P.L. Jokiel, and M.R. Patterson. 1996. Hydromechanical boundary layers over a coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 199:17-28. Doty, JE, and MS Doty. 1973. Abrasion in the measurement of water motion with the clod-card technique: Bull. of S. Cal. Acad. of Sci. v.27, pp 40-41. Thompson T, and E Glenn. 1994. Plaster standards to measure water motion: L&O 39:7 pp. 1768-1770. Jokiel, P. L. and J. I. Morrissey. 1993. Water motion on coral reefs: evaluation of the "clod card" technique. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 93:175-1993. Komatsu, T., and Kawai, H. (1992). Measurements of time-averaged intensity of water motion with plaster balls. Journal of Oceanography 48, 353-365. Komatsu, T., and Murakami, S. (1994). Influence of a Sargassum forest on the spatial diatribution of water flow. Fisheries Oceanography 3, 256-266. Craig Bingman suggested this site, where I could find some more references about this subject, and a description of the method: http://www.aquariumfrontiers.com/1998/aug/features/1/default.asp Three alternative and interesting suggestions came from Hugh Sweatman, David Obura and Ron Hill. Their answers were: Hugh Sweatman "It seems to me that a device that relies on venturi effects to draw dye from a container through a standard aperture might be better. I envisaged using small vials [film containers?] filled with ink and having two hypodermic needles sticking out of the top, one long one to allow the currents to draw the ink out and one short to let the water in. Then you could use a colorimeter to measure dilution." David Obura "I did see an interesting method used for released larval fish from cages - they used doughnut shaped candies/sweets (lifesavers) to hold a door closed so that after some time (not so long) the candy was dissolved, releasing the door. Maybe there is some hard and resistant (and cheap) Brazilian candy that would work!!" Ron Hill "Dr. Angie McGeehee tested a device that paired copper and zinc metals (to measure galvanic corrosion) in reef areas. The test units need to be calibrated for your area and temperatures but the results were pretty good, and the overall materials are relatively easy to put together. I think she has a publication out on the method, I can probably get a copy to send you or I can track down her address for you to contact her directly. Let me know if you are interested in further information." Thanks a lot for your help, and I hope that this summary may help you in your work Sincerely, Marcos Soares Barbeitos From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 11 14:18:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA27155; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:18:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16809; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:26:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016772; Wed, 11 Nov 98 14:25:56 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA29074; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:19:29 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA29069; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 13:17:12 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.48] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA53794; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:36:58 -0300 Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 14:36:58 -0300 Message-Id: <9811111736.AA53794@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br (Unverified) 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics (summary of answers) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 645 Dear coral-listers, Here goes a summary of the answers I received about my mail searching for hidrodynamics measuring methods: I received 15 answers. Eight of them recomended plaster of Paris, gypsum or chalk clods, cubes or spheres as the most appropriate way to measure water movement. Greg Boland also suggested alabaster. The references I received are listed below: Shashar, N., S. Kinane, P.L. Jokiel, and M.R. Patterson. 1996. Hydromechanical boundary layers over a coral reef. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 199:17-28. Doty, JE, and MS Doty. 1973. Abrasion in the measurement of water motion with the clod-card technique: Bull. of S. Cal. Acad. of Sci. v.27, pp 40-41. Thompson T, and E Glenn. 1994. Plaster standards to measure water motion: L&O 39:7 pp. 1768-1770. Jokiel, P. L. and J. I. Morrissey. 1993. Water motion on coral reefs: evaluation of the "clod card" technique. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 93:175-1993. Komatsu, T., and Kawai, H. (1992). Measurements of time-averaged intensity of water motion with plaster balls. Journal of Oceanography 48, 353-365. Komatsu, T., and Murakami, S. (1994). Influence of a Sargassum forest on the spatial diatribution of water flow. Fisheries Oceanography 3, 256-266. Craig Bingman suggested this site, where I could find some more references about this subject, and a description of the method: http://www.aquariumfrontiers.com/1998/aug/features/1/default.asp Three alternative and interesting suggestions came from Hugh Sweatman, David Obura and Ron Hill. Their answers were: Hugh Sweatman "It seems to me that a device that relies on venturi effects to draw dye from a container through a standard aperture might be better. I envisaged using small vials [film containers?] filled with ink and having two hypodermic needles sticking out of the top, one long one to allow the currents to draw the ink out and one short to let the water in. Then you could use a colorimeter to measure dilution." David Obura "I did see an interesting method used for released larval fish from cages - they used doughnut shaped candies/sweets (lifesavers) to hold a door closed so that after some time (not so long) the candy was dissolved, releasing the door. Maybe there is some hard and resistant (and cheap) Brazilian candy that would work!!" Ron Hill "Dr. Angie McGeehee tested a device that paired copper and zinc metals (to measure galvanic corrosion) in reef areas. The test units need to be calibrated for your area and temperatures but the results were pretty good, and the overall materials are relatively easy to put together. I think she has a publication out on the method, I can probably get a copy to send you or I can track down her address for you to contact her directly. Let me know if you are interested in further information." Thanks a lot for your help, and I hope that this summary may help you in your work Sincerely, Marcos Soares Barbeitos From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 12 20:37:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA16808; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:37:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA12069; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:46:09 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012063; Thu, 12 Nov 98 20:45:08 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA01563; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 00:50:47 GMT Received: from socrates.berkeley.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA01558; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:50:44 -0500 Received: from [128.32.110.143] (rlc5.Biol.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.110.143]) by socrates.berkeley.edu (8.8.8/8.8.0) with ESMTP id QAA21963 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:46:48 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:45:11 -0800 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Roy Caldwell <4roy@socrates.berkeley.edu> Subject: Bleaching in Belize Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 646 One of my graduate students, Kate Schafer, just returned to her study site at Spanish Bay Cay in Belize and reports massive bleaching in progress. Things were fine a few weeks ago. Are other sites in Belize reporting bleaching? Roy Caldwell ***************************************** Roy L. Caldwell Department of Integrative Biology University of California at Berkeley ***************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 13 08:07:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA19983; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:06:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA23050; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:15:13 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023036; Fri, 13 Nov 98 08:14:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA24491; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:26:01 GMT Received: from acd.ufrj.br by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA24467; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:22:35 -0500 Received: from [146.164.124.8] by acd.ufrj.br (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA14406; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:21:23 -0300 Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 15:21:23 -0300 Message-Id: <9811041821.AA14406@acd.ufrj.br> X-Sender: msbb@acd.ufrj.br 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: Marcos Soares Barbeitos Subject: Looking for a new method to measure hidrodynamics Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 647 Dear coral-listers, Thanks a lot for all the answers I've got for my former message (there were so many answers that it's not possible to thank each of you individually). Your contributions surely will help a lot in the development of my lab's research. Please let me know if you want to know more about Brazilian reefs. Looking forward to hearing from you, kind regards. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 13 09:39:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA23124; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 09:39:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA29318; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 09:47:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029274; Fri, 13 Nov 98 09:47:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA07964; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 14:06:45 GMT Message-Id: <199811131406.OAA07964@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 09:05:01 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: CHAMP back up Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 648 Dear Coral-Listers, Unfortunately, workstation coral.aoml.noaa.gov crashed a couple of days ago and the CHAMP web page and coral-list listserver were down. Because the CHAMP Page also hosts the GCRMN and AGRA Web Pages, these were down, too. Workstation coral has undergone quite a bit of growth and is continuously working on the Web Page or the listserver, and I'm afraid a major upgrade is in order, if we can obtain funding. Your patience is appreciated. I'm afraid some of the new coral-list subscribers were lost in the crash. If you know of any recent subscribers, you may may want to pass this information on to them. Thanks again for your patience. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 13 12:10:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA27498; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:10:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA11116; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:19:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011095; Fri, 13 Nov 98 12:18:30 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA09152; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:34:17 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA09147; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:34:12 -0500 Received: by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA14659; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 10:30:13 -0600 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 10:30:13 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Reply-To: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: Re: Bleaching in Belize To: Roy Caldwell <4roy@socrates.berkeley.edu> cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov 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: 649 Bleaching in Belize To answer Roy Caldwell's question about bleaching in Belize, Tom Bright, James Azueta, Greg Smith, Melanie McField, Tony Rath, and several others reported massive bleaching in Belize, and some of this information was broadcast over the coral list. Bill Precht and I dove in the central lagoon (Channel Cay and the other rhomboid shoals) in Belize in late October, just a couple of days before Hurricane Mitch. At that time virtually every living colony from 1-21 m depth was bleached completely white. Species bleached included Acropora cervicornis, Agaricia tenuifolia (the dominant coral), Agaricia lamarcki, Colpophyllia natans, Manicina areolata, Montastraea franski (only partially bleached at some sites), Mussa angulosa, various Mycetophyllia species, Millepora alcicornis, Porites divaricata, Siderastrea siderea and Stephanocoenia intersepta (small-polyped form). Porites astreoides and P. colonensis were pale yellow. In some areas, many of the A. tenuifolia colonies appeared to be recently dead; they were still standing in place but overgrown by a fine algal turf. Several species of gorgoinans, including Erythropodium and a Eunicea, were bleached white as well. The corallimorph Ricordea florida was pale yellow to white. On the fore reef at Curlew Bank, just south of Carrie Bow Cay, A. tenuifolia is the dominant coral on spurs in 3-6 m depth. The margins of the blades of A. tenuifolia colonies were bleached, but the central portions, which are less exposed to light, retained most of their normal brown color. Larger Siderastrea siderea colonies were bleached to a blue color on their tops, but retained some brown color on their sides. Smaller S. siderea colonies appeared less affected. The three species of the Montastraea annularis complex showed bleaching patterns typical of other bleaching events, with some regions of colonies white and other areas appearing normal. Colpophyllia natans and Diploria labrynthiformis showed extensive bleaching, but D. strigosa and D. clivosa did not, nor did Isophyllia sinuosa or Isophyllastrea rigida. Most surprising was that A. cervicornis and A. palmata were not at all bleached on the fore reef, considering what we saw in the lagoon. Other species that were bleached on the fore reef: Agaricia agaricites, Porites porites, Mycetophyllia ferox, Siderastrea radians, Millepora alcicornis, Millepora complanata, and the zoanthid Palythoa caribbea. Other species that were not bleached on the fore reef: Stephanocoenia intersepta (large-polyped form), Dendrogyra cylindrus, Dichocoenia stokesi, Monstastraea cavernosa (1 colony was partially bleached), and Porites astreoides. Surface water temperatures were 28.5-29.8 C in the lagoon and 29.6 on the fore reef. At 9 m depth the lagoon was 28.5-29.1 and the fore reef was 29.3. I would appreciate other reports of bleaching in Belize, especially from anyone who has been in the southern lagoon recently. 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 15 03:00:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA10510; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 03:00:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA16468; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 03:08:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016463; Sun, 15 Nov 98 03:08:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA15548; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 07:29:20 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA15543; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 02:29:15 -0500 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:2149 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <626716-1125>; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:23:47 +0800 Message-ID: <364E81AF.D3143051@ust.hk> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:24:31 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Global Warming and Reefs: Statements at Buenos Aires Conference of Parties 14 Nov 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: 651 Dear listers, Here are a couple of provocative statements picked up by Reuters at the COP-4 (Global Warming) negotiations in Buenos Aires on reefs and global warming. While many of us do not feel that the scientific data back up this headline, the most recent climate model results from the Hadley Climate Change Centre, UK, indicate a much faster warming trend than previously expected. If true, this will be bad news for some reefs. I would like to urge coral-listers to take the time to look into how our government leaders are selling us and reefs for a bargain price by playing games with "flexibility mechanisms" such as "emissions credits." The U.S., with only 4% of the world's population, creates 25% of global greenhouse gases, with China the number two producer. Both are dreaming up ways to avoid directly implementing the 5-6% reduction agreed in Kyoto while about a 60% cut is needed. For the sad details of COP-4 see: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/ba/ For solutions that we should be pushing our leaders to implement see the Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/ or WWF sites. http://www.wwf.org Regards, Greg Saturday November 14 12:17 AM ET Scientists Say Global Warming Killing Coral Reefs By Peter Lardner BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Global warming is killing the world's coral reefs, and with them the swarming sea life they shelter and support, scientists said at the Buenos Aires climate talks Friday. Vast expanses of reef have been destroyed by abnormally high 1998 sea-surface temperatures, specialists from the United States and Canada told the United Nations summit. The reefs are limestone formations mainly produced by colonies of millions of tiny organisms known as corals, which secrete the stony material to form their exoskeletons. ``More corals have died from heat stroke this year than have died from all other human causes to date,'' said Thomas Goreau, President of the Global Coral Reef Alliance. Some 4,000 species of reef fish and 89,000 species of invertebrates and algae have so far been identified and scientists suggest coral reefs may actually nurture up to a million species. Their colorful pageants of sea life and the coral sand beaches that accumulate near them support a giant tourist industry and the rich fisheries they nourish provide protein, jobs, and income for developing countries. ``The biggest branches of the tree of life are in the ocean, and most life there is in coral reefs,'' said Don McAllister, a Canadian coral scientist with the World Conservation Union. Satellites measuring the surface temperature of Earth's oceans have tracked a steady rise since 1982. Warmer seas have led many corals to ``bleach,'' turn white as the algae that feed and color them are driven out, and die. Abnormally high 1998 sea temperatures, the warmest on record, are thought to have bleached and killed most of the corals in the Indian Ocean, and in many areas of the Western and Eastern Pacific, the scientists said. Coral mortality has been especially high in the ecologically prized Maldives, where up to 90 percent of reefs have been laid bare, they said. Around 170 nations have gathered at the United Nations global warming conference in Buenos Aires to discuss ways of cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases. ``Unless this conference takes immediate effective action to stop global climate change, coral reefs and the benefits they provide will be condemned to death. Other ecosystems will follow,'' the World Conservation Union said. -- 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 Wed Nov 15 14:14:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA12624; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:14:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA23101; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:22:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023093; Sun, 15 Nov 98 14:22:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA19486; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:29:48 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA19481; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:29:44 -0500 Received: from [128.171.44.55] ([128.171.44.55]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <150588(9)>; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:25:28 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix5.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <135667(2)>; Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:25:22 -1000 Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:25:17 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix5 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Solomon Islands 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: 652 I just completed 12 days of diving in the Guadalcanal, Florida Islands, Russell Islands and Marovo Lagoon regions of the Solomon Islands. Water temperatures ranged from 30 to 32 degrees during the dives. There was no evidence of any bleaching events. Two years ago massive bleaching and typhoons devastated many of reefs we dove this year. Although the reefs were still quite productive, I was told that they were no where near as complete in coral coverage as they had been. Large stands of coral had died during that event. These areas were now dominated by Xenia, Clavularia and Halimeda. However, divers in the group who have dove these reefs in some cases for six consecutive years, felt that they were recovering slowly. 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 Thu Nov 16 04:55:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA15289; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 04:55:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA04787; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:03:28 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004778; Mon, 16 Nov 98 05:02:50 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA24852; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:32:42 GMT Received: from netcom3.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA24847; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 03:32:38 -0500 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom3.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id AAA02311; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:26:57 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:26:57 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Reply-To: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: Global Warming and Reefs: Statements at Buenos Aires Conference of Parties 14 Nov To: Gregor Hodgson cc: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" In-Reply-To: <364E81AF.D3143051@ust.hk> 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: 653 On Sun, 15 Nov 1998, Gregor Hodgson wrote: > Dear listers, > > Here are a couple of provocative statements picked up by Reuters at the > COP-4 (Global Warming) negotiations in Buenos Aires on reefs and global > warming. > For the sad details of COP-4 see: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/ba/ > For solutions that we should be pushing our leaders to implement see the Perhaps it is time for the US to re-evaluate its hysterical position regarding nuclear reactors and down-stream wastes from that technology. I've pulled a few mREM in the course of getting the job done. If the general populace wakes up to the amount of radiation exposure they take in the course of exploiting fossil fuels: maybe there could be a change. Then again, people are cattle: driven to froth by the word "radiation." So my intermendiate-range plans are to move ~10-degrees longitude north and several hundred feet higher above sealevel(1998). Craig From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 16 07:55:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA16378; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 07:55:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA08199; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:03:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008175; Mon, 16 Nov 98 08:03:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA26215; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:08:03 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA26210; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 07:07:59 -0500 Received: from osha.inav.net (dip586.inav.net [206.230.238.175]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id GAA24593; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 06:03:41 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981116060459.006ff1b4@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 06:04:59 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Osha Gray Davidson Subject: Re: Global Warming and Reefs Cc: Craig Bingman 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: 654 Dear Craig, We agree on the immense challenges posed by global warming and the dependence on fossil fuels, but I don't understand why you seem to think that the only solution is to go nuclear. And I think you're wrong to characterize the many who oppose such a solution as "hysterical." Are the people of Chernobyl, and those in surrounding countries affected by that 1986 disaster, "cattle" because bitter experience has taught them to oppose nuclear energy? There are other solutions and they are well-known. In no particular order: using less fossil fuel, preserving forests, switching to sustainable (and non-polluting) energy resources. Trying not to froth, Osha On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 00:26:57, Craig Bingham wrote: >Perhaps it is time for the US to re-evaluate its hysterical position regarding >nuclear reactors and down-stream wastes from that technology. I've pulled a >few mREM in the course of getting the job done. If the general populace wakes >up to the amount of radiation exposure they take in the course of exploiting >fossil fuels: maybe there could be a change. Then again, people are cattle: >driven to froth by the word "radiation." So my intermendiate-range plans are >to move ~10-degrees longitude north and several hundred feet higher above >sealevel(1998). 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 Thu Nov 16 22:46:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA28794; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:46:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA00105; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:54:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma000085; Mon, 16 Nov 98 22:53:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA04638; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 02:58:05 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA04633; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:58:00 -0500 Received: from [128.171.44.54] ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <150521(5)>; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:53:40 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171772(8)>; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:53:35 -1000 Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:53:29 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Correction 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: 655 The temperatures I quoted yesterday for the Solomon Islands should have been 81 oF in the Florida Islands to 84 oC in Murovo Lagoon not 30 to 32 oC! 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 Nov 17 12:33:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA06479; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:32:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA18070; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:40:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018004; Tue, 17 Nov 98 12:39:37 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA09683; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:54:25 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA09678; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:54:20 -0500 Received: from [128.171.44.54] ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <148887(4)>; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:57 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171774(10)>; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:47 -1000 Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:42 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: Johnston Davidson cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Correction In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19981117143531.00732038@antdiv.gov.au> 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: 656 On Mon, 16 Nov 1998, Johnston Davidson wrote: > Please reread your 'correction' message as the temperatures are quoted in > different scales. The local flora and fuana would be very alarmed if Murovo > Lagoon reached this temperature. > > At 16:53 16/11/98 -1000, you wrote: > >The temperatures I quoted yesterday for the Solomon Islands should have > >been 81 oF in the Florida Islands to 84 oC in Murovo Lagoon not 30 to 32 > >oC! Ah yes the effects of doing email after working 10 hrs .... the corrections should be in degrees F, these were provided by the dive computers of others on the trip which read in oF, my original ones were from my dive watch which read in oC. Apparently, my body heat through my wetsuit was affecting my wrist watch readings, the others were based on computers on consoles. Thanks for pointing out the error. 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 Nov 17 17:45:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA11327; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:45:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA04553; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:53:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004546; Tue, 17 Nov 98 17:52:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA11875; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:14:26 GMT Received: from alpha.rhodes.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA11870; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:14:22 -0500 Received: from rhodes.edu (kesler.biology.rhodes.edu [198.78.24.192]) by rhodes.edu (PMDF V5.2-29 #31124) with ESMTP id <01J4ABA1UPPU00AF81@rhodes.edu> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:09:59 CST Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:11:26 -0600 From: David Kesler Subject: Harrigan's "Water and Light"? To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Reply-to: Kesler@rhodes.edu Message-id: <3651F486.6C5F1C85@rhodes.edu> Organization: Rhodes College MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 (Macintosh; U; PPC) 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: 657 In the past I have used Stephen Harrigan's book, "Water and Light," as one of the required readings in my Coral Reef Ecology course. Harrigan exposes the reader to a large amount of Caribbean natural history while chronically his personal experiences diving the Turks and Caicos Islands. Unfortunately this book is out of print. Can you recommend any other similar texts? Thank you in advance for your time. David Kesler -- David H. Kesler, Ph.D. "Whatever you can do, or Associate Professor of Biology dream you can do, begin it Rhodes College - boldness has genius, power 2000 N. Parkway and magic in it." Memphis, TN 38112 - J.W. von Goethe e-mail: kesler@rhodes.edu web page: http://kesler.biology.rhodes.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 17 21:09:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA13242; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 21:09:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA07802; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 21:17:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007797; Tue, 17 Nov 98 21:17:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA12411; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:27:24 GMT Received: from cgi1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA12406; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:27:20 -0500 Received: from nec ([202.188.83.70]) by cgi1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.03 118 118) with SMTP id <19981117232257.FEDY14182@[202.188.83.70]> for ; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:22:57 +0800 Message-ID: <3652053A.3241@tm.net.my> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:22:34 +0800 From: DON BAKER Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my Organization: The Reef Project X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Farming? 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: 658 Hello Coral-L Members, I am writing from Sabah, Malaysia. Sabah Department of Fisheries asked me to investigate any/all methodologies currently underway - worldwide - for coral reef seascaping with "farmed/garden raised" corals? If such efforts exist, are methodologies applicable to the small village based community; indirectly enhancing fish stocks through reef rebuilding, etc? This is a new idea I believe that is based on certain reef ecological char. and prior coral species presence [before fish bombing & cyanide use]. In short, do you know of any efforts in the Philippines - or anywhere for that matter - doing work in this new approach? Also, I am interested in what work is being done with Giant Clams in and around northern Bohol. Or are the clams all harvested out? The culture and farming of G. clams is my specialty from prior experience & training in the Marshall Is. Many thanks for your time. Looking forward to your input & reply. Regards, Don Baker THE REEF PROJECT Sabah, Malaysia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 17 21:43:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA13404; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 21:43:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA08158; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 21:51:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008150; Tue, 17 Nov 98 21:50:54 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA13568; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 02:16:12 GMT Received: from zeus.candw.lc by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA13563; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 21:16:07 -0500 Received: from [206.48.60.198] by zeus.candw.lc (NTMail 3.03.0017/4c.adzz) with ESMTP id xa278041 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:08:16 -0300 Message-Id: <4.0.1.19981117213830.00fb7e60@mail.candw.lc> X-Sender: smitha@mail.candw.lc X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.1 Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:09:52 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Allan Smith Subject: dive comp temps 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: 659 Hi all - Re this exchange on water temperatures, I would be interested to know if people find dive computers accurate enough for reporting local water conditions. I'm envious if you do. I have tested 5 top-end Oceanic units (Datatrans) and haven't come within 2 degrees of a waterbath temperature. Allan Allan Smith Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, West Indies. Tel. + 758 454 6060 Fax. + 758 454 5188 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 17 23:12:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA13744; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:12:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09230; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:21:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009203; Tue, 17 Nov 98 23:20:03 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA13983; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 03:14:41 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA13978; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:14:37 -0500 Received: from localhost (carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id RAA22268; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:10:07 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: carlson owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:10:07 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: Allan Smith cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: dive comp temps In-Reply-To: <4.0.1.19981117213830.00fb7e60@mail.candw.lc> 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: 660 Allan, We have the old EDGE computers as back-up computers and the temperature guages on the two units always read exactly the same. However, I will admit we have not validated either of them recently. Otherwise they have been very reliable for over ten years (with annual servicing). Bruce On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Allan Smith wrote: > Hi all - > Re this exchange on water temperatures, I would be interested to know if > people find dive computers accurate enough for reporting local water > conditions. I'm envious if you do. I have tested 5 top-end Oceanic units > (Datatrans) and haven't come within 2 degrees of a waterbath temperature. > Allan > > Allan Smith > Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) > Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, West Indies. Tel. + 758 454 6060 Fax. + 758 454 5188 > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Nov 17 23:35:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA13883; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:35:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA09457; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:44:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma009440; Tue, 17 Nov 98 23:43:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA14030; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 03:21:12 GMT Received: from netcom3.netcom.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA14020; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:20:59 -0500 Received: (from cbingman@localhost) by netcom3.netcom.com (8.8.5-r-beta/8.8.5/(NETCOM v1.02)) id TAA22703; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:16:28 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:16:27 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: Global Warming and Reefs To: Osha Gray Davidson cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19981116060459.006ff1b4@soli.inav.net> 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: 661 I wsn[t going to write anything further on this, but as it turns out, the fate of reefs may be linked to our decisions regarding energy production. > We agree on the immense challenges posed by global warming and the > dependence on fossil fuels, but I don't understand why you seem to think > that the only solution is to go nuclear. I'm open to viable alternatives. Hydro power has been saturated in the US for decades. More power can be extracted, but only at increasing damage to freshwater ecosystems. Generating power form wind is a toy technology, as nearly as I can make out, as are alternatives for estracting power from tidal energy. Solar sounds nice, but from my seat, lag issues haven't been worked out, and the issues regarding the impact on ecosystems that have enormous solar power grids built over them haven't been seriously considered, let alone studied at the massive scale required to make much of a dent in CO2 production rates. > And I think you're wrong to characterize the many who oppose such a < solution as "hysterical." That term was singled out for use on the leadership (anti-leadership?) of the United States for the past several decades. However, I have had many conversations with people who I otherwise consider to be intellegent people, and in many cases, intellectuals in their own right, in their own fields, and yes, the reaction to nuclear power is often on the edge of hysteria. > Are the > people of Chernobyl, and those in surrounding countries affected by that > 1986 disaster, "cattle" because bitter experience has taught them to oppose > nuclear energy? Their energies would be better directed at opposing stupid, dangerous and pointless tests of poorly designed reactors. Surely you are aware that the technology used at Cherbobyl was third-world technology. These were poorly designed reactors, and one was driven to destruction by an extremely stupid series of commands. > There are other solutions and they are well-known. In no particular order: > using less fossil fuel, preserving forests, switching to sustainable (and > non-polluting) energy resources. Using less fossil fuels: we both agree that is a good idea. However, just saying "using less fossil fuels" and not coming up with altenatives that make economic sense is a bit disingenuous. Preserving forests sounds nice, unfortunately we seem to be rather lousy at that as well. In terms of reef health, I do wish we would conserve the forests of the world, and the grasslands, and take care that croplands don't bleed any more nutirints and sediments into the world oceans than necessary. Switching to sustainable fuels means what... biomass conversion for cars, more hydroelectric damns, solar farm fields, windmills, etc. Good luck. Those techniques have shown nil promise over the last 20 years that I've been following them. The biggest effect on the amount of anthropogenic CO2 that we blow into the atmosphere would come from building more modern fission reactors. > Trying not to froth, > Osha I certainly wasn't trying to upset anyone. Sometime in the next few days, I'll try to give a synopsis of all he reactor accidents in US history. They doen't amount to much. Certianly not recently. People can read those narratives and make up heir own mind, and contrast that to the amoung of radiation blown into the environment from the operation of coal plants. Until fusion comes along (and it may come along too late to be of major significnce in this realm) fission is the cleanest, most compact and most respoinsive way of gettting power into a power grid without large and unknown questions about effects on dessert sysems, river systems, etc. I'm all for consrvation. You might want to have a word with the sport utility vehicle owners in the world. So we can be obsessed by a lot of little things, or we can ignore the one big thing that could make a major dent in CO2 emissions... fission power. Many will disagree with me, and perhaps it is time for me to take this off-line and correspond with those people individually. I'll be happy to do that. Just send it to me by e-mail only., off the list, and maybe I'll summarize as to how the discussin is going. Again, the fission discussion is offline now. Send individual responses to me. I will provide a summary and historical statments of risk as appropriate. Perhaps occasionally checking back to the list. If people don't want me to do that, send mail to me indicating that yu think it is inappopriate, and I'll do my best to meet various feelings. Best wishes, Craig From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Nov 18 01:33:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id BAA14408; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:33:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id BAA11168; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:41:32 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011163; Wed, 18 Nov 98 01:41:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA14951; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 05:59:51 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA14946; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:59:41 -0500 Received: from charliev.aims.gov.au ([138.7.36.20]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA15867 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:54:59 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981118143000.0074d094@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: dfenner@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:30:00 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Doug Fenner Subject: temperatures 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: 662 Concerning dive computer temperatures: Another distinct possibility comes from the low absolute accuracy of these temperature sensors. The manual for my dive computer says it is only accurate to about 2 deg. The pressure sensor for the computer is temperature compensated- I suspect that is why the computer has a temperature sensor, and since they have it, why not give the temp to the diver? But the accuracy needed for compensating the pressure sensor is low, so it isn't worth a lot of money & effort for the manufacturer to put a more accurate one in. I suspect that the computer and your watch probably read different temps when they are at the same temp. However, each one is probably consistent- high repeat accuracy- so if calibrated they might be quite good. Haven't gotten around to doing that with my own. Their accuracy is limited though, since they read only in whole degrees- the actual temp could be anywhere within a 1 degree range, even if it was calibrated accurately. Because of the size of the computer, it also takes quite a while to equilibrate to ambient temp. -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 Sat Nov 18 20:33:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA28415; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:33:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA01326; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:41:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001314; Wed, 18 Nov 98 20:40:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA23008; Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:50:39 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA23003; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:50:34 -0500 Received: from localhost (abaco@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA14455; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:46:05 -1000 (HST) X-Authentication-Warning: iniki.soest.hawaii.edu: abaco owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:46:05 -1000 (HST) From: Amy Baco X-Sender: abaco@iniki To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, marbio@mote.org Subject: Coral Genetic Markers 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: 663 Aloha! Does anyone know of any microsatellite or intron markers which work well in corals or closely related taxa? Escpecially gorgonians and soft corals. Thanks! -Amy Amy Baco-Taylor University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography 1000 Pope Road Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone (808) 956-6050 FAX (808) 956-9516 abaco@iniki.soest.hawaii.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 20 04:46:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA15198; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 04:46:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA06314; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 04:54:38 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006303; Fri, 20 Nov 98 04:54:19 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA05320; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 08:38:43 GMT Received: from gala.univ-perp.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA05315; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 03:38:38 -0500 Received: from [194.167.139.26] ([194.167.139.26]) by gala.univ-perp.fr (8.8.5/jtpda-5.1) with ESMTP id JAA07731 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:32:23 +0100 (MET) Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:32:23 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Eudora Pro F3.1 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Michel PICHON Subject: 1998 Coral bleaching. Statement by ACOR 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 EAA15198 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 664 Would you please find below the text of the statement on the 1998 coral bleaching episode observed in the reefs of the French overseas territories, released by ACOR (the French Coral Reef Society) Claude Payri, President _________________________________________________________ THE FRENCH CORAL REEF SOCIETY (ACOR : ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE POUR LES RECIFS CORALLIENS) STATEMENT ON CORAL BLEACHING IN THE FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES IN 1998 OVERVIEW A bleaching episode which has affected many coral reefs in the world in 1998 has been experienced in a number of reefs in the French overseas territories. However, although the phenomenon was geographically widespread, there was considerable variation in its intensity from one locality to the next. For instance, no bleaching at all was recorded in 1998 in New Caledonia and dependencies (where the last bleaching episode occurred in 1995/96). In French Polynesia, no bleaching was reported from the Society Islands, while a rather severe bleaching episode has affected the atolls of the Tuamotus during the same period. (but even there, the occurrence remained patchy). As is usually the case during moderate to severe episodes, bleaching was reported not only for scleractinian corals , but for other Cnidarians as well, in particular hydrocorals (Millepora), alcyonaceans, actinians and zoanthids. Among Indo Pacific scleractinian corals, the genera Pocillopora and Acropora (especially tabular Acropora) were most bleached and showed highest mortality. Lagoon reefs and reefs in protected waters were generally affected, but significant and sometimes severe bleaching was recorded on the outer (oceanic) reef slopes down to 30 m. As in many coral reefs world wide, bleaching is correlated with higher-than-normal SSTs at the end of the summer season, but there is some evidence that at least in some locations (Guadeloupe and Martinique, La Runion) freshwater runoff following periods of very heavy rainfall might have acted as a triggering mechanism for the onset of bleaching. In most localities, the situation is monitored with respect to recovery of corals after bleaching. SYNOPTIC SITUATION French West Indies (C. Bouchon): * No significant bleaching reported (< 1% colonies bleached) until early October. Affected genera were: Diploria, Montastrea, Meandrina (scleractinians), Millepora (hydrocoral), Condylactis (actinian), Palythoa (zoanthid). * Maximum SST 29 C in September * Important bleaching, following cyclone "George" in early October. Mayotte (B. Thomassin) * Severe bleaching of corals and other cnidarians on the outer reef slope. Up to 80% of the colonies bleached on the upper outer slope. Most affected genera were Pocillopora and Acropora (tabular Acropora, e.g. A. hyacinthus seem to be most sensitive to bleaching). * Significant bleaching noted in the lagoon in May, most often followed by recovery except for tabular Acropora , which had high mortality rates. * Maximum SST in late April-early May above 31C in oceanic waters. La Runion (M. Pichon) * Significant bleaching was first observed in March, following heavy rainfall throughout February. Bleaching was mostly recorded on the fringing reef flats, with some occurrence on the outer slopes. Most affected genera include Acropora, Pocillopora and Galaxea. New Caledonia (C. Chauvet, P. Joannot, L. Wantiez) * Only a handfull of small bleached tabular Acropora were recorded. The whole of New Caledonia (both east coast and west coast reefs) and the Loyalty Islands spared by the phenomenon which, so far, remains uncommon in New Caledonia (Only one noteworthy episode in 1995/96). French Polynesia (Y. Chancerelle, B. Salvat) * No bleaching in the Society Islands (where the last severe episode occured in 1990, with a less severe bleaching in 1994). Coral cover on the outer slopes is still 30-50% i.e. normal for such communities in the area. * Severe but patchy bleaching in at least some of the Tuamotu atolls, with significant coral mortality, for instance at Rangiroa and Manihi. Bleaching affecting not only lagoon reefs but also outer slopes down to at least 20 m. Percentage substratum cover by live corals at Takapoto has dropped from 20% in 1994 to 12% after the 1998 bleaching event. * Maximum SST above 30 C. Michel PICHON Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Universit de Perpignan 66860 PERPIGNAN Cedex. FRANCE Ph: 33 4 68 66 20 55 Fax: 33 4 68 50 36 86 Email : pichon@univ-perp.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 20 13:03:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA21145; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:03:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA28721; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:11:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028704; Fri, 20 Nov 98 13:11:21 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA08414; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:08:13 GMT Received: from gamma.qmw.ac.uk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA08409; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:08:08 -0500 Received: from alpha.qmw.ac.uk by gamma.qmw.ac.uk with SMTP-QMW with ESMTP; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:03:23 +0000 Received: from cas.qmw.ac.uk (Schonrogge-ltop.bio.qmw.ac.uk [138.37.56.54]) by alpha.qmw.ac.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA12978; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:03:21 GMT From: Cassian Edwards To: Marine List , Coral List Subject: Formalin, Meiofauna & Transportation Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:00:36 -0000 Message-ID: <000401be14a7$4b0eaee0$3638258a@cas.qmw.ac.uk> 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 V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 665 Apologies for any cross postings. I am looking for advice. I am shortly due out in the field to obtain some samples of coral-reef meiofauna. It is my intention to preseve samples (and calcareous sediment) with 4% Formalin (1 part 40% strength Formaldehyde to 24 parts seawater), with the addition of 1g/Litre Rose Bengal stain, for later analysis in a different country. However, I am finding it difficult to get a courier company to transport my samples, mainly due to the toxic nature of formaldehyde, which is classified as a hazardous substance. My samples, however, will obviously contain a dilute solution of formaldehyde, and not a 40% strength mixture which the courier companies guideline books dictate is extremely hazardous - fairplay, formaldehyde IS a dangerous substance. However, in the majority of airline traffic and hazardous substance books I have read, most only state that Formaldehyde solutions greater or equal to 25% are hazardous, reporting no indication as to whether those wishing to transfer more dilute solutions have to declare them as 'dangerous substances' to courier companies. I appreciate that at almost any dilution Formaldehyde is a danger. I would imagine other researchers have come up against this kind of problem when wanting to transport by air securely packaged formalin-preserved macro- and meiofauna from country to country. How have they managed to get theirsamples home? Have they simply sneeked their samples through customs in their shoes?! Or perhaps one way is to pour out the majority of the preservative so that effectively their sample bottle contains no hazardous chemicals. I would be grateful for any feedback on this subject. Thank you so much, Cassian c.edwards@qmw.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Nov 20 22:28:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA28724; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:28:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA24217; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:37:24 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024212; Fri, 20 Nov 98 22:36:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA12090; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 03:00:41 GMT Message-Id: <199811210300.DAA12090@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:29:57 -0500 From: "Bob Buddemeier" To: "J. Charles Delbeek" CC: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Correction Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 666 My congratulations to Charles Delbeek for his report of a non-bleaching event. [Note that this is different from a bleaching non-event, which is what Bill Fitt tells us happens every (local) summer.] I take this as a sign that the potentially powerful distributed approach to reef reportng and research is scientifically coming of age. If we take for the moment the line of argument (which I consider debatable) that global warming causes high SST events which cause bleaching which causes coral mortality, and that the health of reefs is already in global crisis stage, then the future is bleak indeed. The 1995 IPCC summsary points out that warming over the last century has beem 0.3-0.6 deg C, only some fraction of which has occurred over the period of the last 30-40 years, which we tend to equate with the period of serious reef decline. The same report suggests that even with unrealistically optimistic scenarios for future CO2 emissions, we are headed for an additional +2 deg C over the next century -- in other words probably 5-10x the change that has (assigning the bleaching blame to temperature) already brought many reefs to their cute little invertebrate knees. Consider for a moment that mythical animal, the rational program manager. He/she, on review of the data, would almost surely say that reefs are a clear write-off, and that we need to regroup and direct our human and financial resources toward some ecosytem or organism that could be saved. [Buddemeier, R. W., 1991. Climate Change and Biology: A Proposal for Scientific Impact Assessment and Response, pp 161-169 in Dudley, E. C. (ed), The Unity of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 1, Discorides Press, Portland, Or.] Oh no! everybody exclaims -- that's not so, we really can save the reefs if we just work harder and raise consciousness levels. Well, friends, I have to suggest that this is not the message you are sending to a scientifically literate audience if you concentrate on reports of how widespread and rapid and frequent is DEATH. The important data are really the when, where, why, and how of SURVIVAL (thanks again, Charles). If you consider epidemiology in human populations, it is strongly context (total population) based -- it looks at the occurrence, distribution, and propagation of disease though healthy populations, and by doing so identifies pathways, vectors, synergies, loci of natural immunity, effective prophylaxis and protective measures at various scales, etc. It is these latter observations, I suggest, that have been largely missing from the rush to judgment on the causes and effects of "bleaching," and which are needed to make a convincing case that research and conservation funds are really justified. To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, the really significant observation is that the dog did NOT bark during the night. Ever onward, whatever the direction. 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 Sat Nov 21 05:04:08 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA29854; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 05:04:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA27760; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 05:12:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027749; Sat, 21 Nov 98 05:11:38 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA14306; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:33:37 GMT Received: from jasper.cqu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA14301; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 04:33:31 -0500 Received: from hirs4.www.cqu.edu.au (tartarus26.cqu.EDU.AU [138.77.76.26]) by jasper.cqu.edu.au (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id TAA10350; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 19:28:40 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <2.2.32.19981121093630.006f2e88@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au> X-Sender: oveh@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 19:36:30 +1000 To: "Bob Buddemeier" From: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Subject: From the hysterical collective. Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 667 Dear Bob, Thank you for your latest missive. Just a wee question from some who work on the area of cause, effect and recovery. What evidence do you have that the "other" dog did not bark last night? Meaning - you seem to imply that the link between small increases in temperature and bleaching is not solid (by the way, I admire a devil's advocate to a point) and hence it seems fair to ask: what is the evidence that you have and we, the hysterical collective, don't seem to have? Naturally, you may mean that the link between global climate change and SST anomalies is debatable. In this case, let's debate this one too. While it is admirable to warn us against hysteria, it seems counter productive to flippantly imply that past opinions are some how completely consumed by fuzzy logic and that your, currently unsubstantiated, opinions are somehow immune. As for your reference to the "mythical" rational programmanager ("mythical" meaning most are not???) and his/her response to current reports of the nature and extent of coral bleaching. I really fail to see your logic. You seem to imply that if we say that reefs are being greatly damaged by changes to sea temperature, that your "rational program manager" would say that its over so let's concentrate on another ecosystem. With the greatest respect - isn't this far-fetched (and oh, just a touch hysterical)! Don't you think we need to know more about where and when the dog has been barking? Don't you think that there will be mounting pressure to understand the ramifications (if they exist) of these changes to a major tropical marine ecosystem? I predict that we will see a greater not reduced interest and that "reporting the non-barking dog" is an academically correct yet relatively trivial point. At this point, the coral bleaching issue is clouded by many imponderables. Did it occur in the past, will corals acclimate/adapt, do reefs recover, is it getting worse and so on. Coupled with the tendency for broader climate change debate to be clouded by similarly tricky questions (are we experiencing an unusually warm period or is it just a blip in the broader time frame, is it true that tropical oceans are mostly thermally inert?), the message coming from scientists regarding the health of reef systems has to be clear. The internet collective was instrumental in documenting the extent and severity of bleaching events in 1998. This is turn has had an important motivating infIuence in research and other circles. To imply that those of us who have contributed to the collective information about the extent and severity of the current cycle of bleaching events are somehow hysterical and are missing the point seems unfair and unproductive. I look forward to hearing more from your keyboard. Ove PS - by the way, the dog just barked. At 10:29 17/11/98 -0500, you wrote: >My congratulations to Charles Delbeek for his report of a non-bleaching >event. [Note that this is different from a bleaching non-event, which is >what Bill Fitt tells us happens every (local) summer.] I take this as a >sign that the potentially powerful distributed approach to reef reportng >and research is scientifically coming of age. > >If we take for the moment the line of argument (which I consider >debatable) that global warming causes high SST events which cause >bleaching which causes coral mortality, and that the health of reefs is >already in global crisis stage, then the future is bleak indeed. The >1995 IPCC summsary points out that warming over the last century has >beem 0.3-0.6 deg C, only some fraction of which has occurred over the >period of the last 30-40 years, which we tend to equate with the period >of serious reef decline. The same report suggests that even with >unrealistically optimistic scenarios for future CO2 emissions, we are >headed for an additional +2 deg C over the next century -- in other >words probably 5-10x the change that has (assigning the bleaching blame >to temperature) already brought many reefs to their cute little >invertebrate knees. > >Consider for a moment that mythical animal, the rational program >manager. He/she, on review of the data, would almost surely say that >reefs are a clear write-off, and that we need to regroup and direct our >human and financial resources toward some ecosytem or organism that >could be saved. >[Buddemeier, R. W., 1991. Climate Change and Biology: A Proposal for >Scientific Impact Assessment and Response, pp 161-169 in Dudley, E. C. >(ed), The Unity of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 1, Discorides Press, >Portland, Or.] > >Oh no! everybody exclaims -- that's not so, we really can save the reefs >if we just work harder and raise consciousness levels. Well, friends, I >have to suggest that this is not the message you are sending to a >scientifically literate audience if you concentrate on reports of how >widespread and rapid and frequent is DEATH. The important data are >really the when, where, why, and how of SURVIVAL (thanks again, >Charles). > >If you consider epidemiology in human populations, it is strongly >context (total population) based -- it looks at the occurrence, >distribution, and propagation of disease though healthy populations, and >by doing so identifies pathways, vectors, synergies, loci of natural >immunity, effective prophylaxis and protective measures at various >scales, etc. It is these latter observations, I suggest, that have >been largely missing from the rush to judgment on the causes and effects >of "bleaching," and which are needed to make a convincing case that >research and conservation funds are really justified. > >To paraphrase Sherlock Holmes, the really significant observation is >that the dog did NOT bark during the night. > >Ever onward, whatever the direction. > >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 Sat Nov 21 11:34:16 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA01016; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:34:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA01472; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:42:42 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001467; Sat, 21 Nov 98 11:42:28 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA16556; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:04:36 GMT Received: from wgs1.btl.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA16551; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 11:04:29 -0500 Received: from tom ([206.27.238.130]) by wgs1.btl.net (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with SMTP id AAA71B8; Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:55:24 -0600 X-Sender: glover@wgs1.btl.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Mr. James Azueta" From: Tom Bright Subject: Hurricane Mitch affects Glover's Reef, Belize Cc: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:55:23 -0600 Message-ID: <7718C5731592.AAA71B8@wgs1.btl.net> Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 668 MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. James Azueta, Marine Reserves Division, Belize Dept. of Fisheries FROM: Dr. Thomas Bright, Station Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society, Glover's Reef Marine Research Station, Middle Caye, Belize SUBJECT: Damage to Glover's Reef by Hurricane Mitch DATE: Nov. 21, 1998 Dear James, The eye of Hurricane Mitch passed approximately 120 miles southeast of the Glover's Reef Marine Reserve in late October, 1998. The wind was not high enough at the reef to do serious damage itself. According to water marks on the buildings on Middle Caye the sea level was up approximately three feet above normal at the reef during the storm. The north and east portions of Glover's Reef were subjected to seas in excess of 20 feet in height for several days. Virtually all of the damage and modifications to the reefs, islands, vegetation, and buildings was caused by a combination of severe wave action and high water. Long Caye appears to have been most affected, whereas Middle Caye was the least. Several buildings were washed away on all of the islands at Glover's Reef except Middle Caye. Both of the small cayes (Fisherman's and LaMont's) previously northwest of Long Caye are gone (reduced to a small sand spit) and much of the sediment from them is apparently now part of a new beach on Long Caye. All of the larger islands lost some shoreline along the north and east shores (50 feet or more at Long Caye, three to five feet at the more protected Middle Caye). Generally, the sand and rubble torn from the shore was thrown over onto the island, increasing the size of adjacent ramparts and the depth of sand behind them (up to five feet of new sand near the eroded shore on Long Caye and six to 18 inches on Middle Caye). Last week (around Nov. 15) I examined the lagoonal patch reefs adjacent to Middle Caye and the seaward forereef down to 25 feet for a half mile northward of Middle Caye. Little or no hurricane-related damage was apparent on the patch reefs in this protected area of the lagoon. Mechanical damage to the upper forereef on the seaward side of the eastern barrier of the atoll was extensive. On that part of the forereef that I examined, I am guessing that there was 60 to 75 % coral mortality (possibly more) due to the storm. This is largely because the wave action dislodged a multitude of coral heads and reefrocks and carried them onto the emergent topreef. The previously discontinuous emergent part of the topreef next to Middle Caye on the north became continuous for about a half mile and increased in width from only a few feet to nearly 100 feet. The multiple tons of coral sand, gravel and boulders to build this newly emergent topreef all came from the adjacent forereef. Numerous newly-killed heads and pieces of the following corals were noticed by me on the topreef following the storm: Acropora palmata, A. cervicornis, Montastrea annularis (et al.), M. cavernosa, Dendrogyra cylindrus, Diploria spp., Colpophyllia sp., Dichocoenia sp., Agaricia tenuifolia, A. spp., Porites astreoides, P. sp., Siderastrea spp., Millepora complanata, M. alcicornis, Gorgonia spp., various alcyonarians. There were others but these were the main "just-killed" taxa seen on the topreef. Underwater, the upper forereef looks nothing like it used to. The remaining heads of Agaricia tenuifolia and Millepora complanata which were previously so conspicuous appear as if they had been beaten thoroughly with a club. All the margins of the leafy colonies are chipped and broken off severely. What is left looks sandblasted, with little living coral tissue left. Recently broken pieces of Acropora palmata lie about. Those still standing are abraded and have lost much of their tissue. I saw no remaining living branches of Acropora cervicornis. Montastrea heads were still standing but some were toppled over and many ended up on the topreef. Living alcyonarians were very sparse compared to pre-storm conditions. It appears that the storm waves acted to break, overturn, transport, and abrade reefrock and coral colonies on the upper forereef. The abrasion process appears to have removed much of the living coral and epibenthos that occupied the reef substratum prior to the storm. The rock surface thus exposed has been colonized by a pervasive cover of filamentous green algae, giving the entire upper forereef a dominant green hue. Grazing and browsing fishes are much in evidence, though not in greater numbers than previously, in my estimation. Remaining living coral tissue was still in a "bleached" condition. Some recovery had occurred from the Sept.-Oct., 1998 mass bleaching event - but not much. Most heads that originally bleached were still bleached at the time of the storm, though gradual browning of many Montastrea heads was evident. Therefore the storm damage was imposed on a reef coral population in the initial stage of recovery from a recent mass bleaching event. Unrelated to the storm, on the lagoonal patch reefs adjacent to Middle Caye, I have noted some obvious mortality resulting from bleaching in Acropora palmata, Porites porites and Millepora sp. As yet, I have not examined the deeper forereef and "wall" off Middle Caye subsequent to the hurricane because I have been too busy with repairs on the island. When I can, I will submit a further report. TOM BRIGHT Dr. Thomas J. Bright, Station Manager WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY Glover's Reef Marine Research Station PO Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Ph./Fax. 011-501-02-33855 (Belize City) Ph. 011-501-05-22153 (Middle Caye) E-mail Website From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Nov 22 12:24:28 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA05482; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 12:24:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA17597; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 12:32:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017590; Sun, 22 Nov 98 12:32:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA24979; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 16:37:49 GMT Received: from bio.bu.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA24974; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:37:45 -0500 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 LAA02237 for ; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:32:59 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 11:32:58 -0500 (EST) From: Les Kaufman To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: From the hysterical collective. In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19981121093630.006f2e88@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au> 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: 669 Do the accumulating data bases allow us to calculate the relationship between the magnitude of bleaching across sites this year and the extent of subsequent mortality? 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 Nov 22 21:40:52 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA07174; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:40:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA24913; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:49:20 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024908; Sun, 22 Nov 98 21:49:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA28893; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 02:16:23 GMT Received: from MAINE.maine.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA28888; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:16:19 -0500 Message-Id: <199811230216.VAA28888@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from [130.111.160.195] [130.111.160.195] by MAINE.maine.edu (IBM VM SMTP Level 310) via TCP with SMTP ; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 21:10:12 EST Subject: Re: From the hysterical collective. Date: Sun, 22 Nov 98 21:12:11 -0500 x-mailer: Claris Emailer 1.1 From: Bob Steneck To: "Les Kaufman" , "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: 670 Dear collective: Les Kaufman raises an excellent question. To quantify the magnitude of bleaching we might do well to consider comparative data at the species level that is stratified by reef zone and depth. The Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment protocol would work for that (see: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra/), I suspect that there are others. Point is, understanding the pattern of this bleaching event should be a research priority. I suspect it is too soon to know how much of this event is transient bleaching and how much will be lethal. However, those of you in the field should get some data as soon as possible. We can sort out what it all means later. Bob Steneck >Do the accumulating data bases allow us to calculate the relationship >between the magnitude of bleaching across sites this year and the extent >of subsequent mortality? > >Les Kaufman ---------------------------- 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 Nov 23 16:20:43 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA05674; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:20:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA03155; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:29:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma003106; Mon, 23 Nov 98 16:28:46 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA05985; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:27:00 GMT Received: from seas.marine.usf.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA05980; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:26:56 -0500 Received: from localhost (pmuller@localhost) by seas.marine.usf.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA17303; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:22:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:22:04 -0500 (EST) From: Pam Muller To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov cc: Pam Muller Subject: Question about coral bleaching and El Nino 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: 671 A student in a science writing program called me the other day and asked an interesting question: "If coral bleaching is associated with high temperatures associated with El Nino, and 1997 was a major El Nino year, why did the corals bleach in 1998". I said that the reports that I had followed seemed to indicate that the temperatures were higher this year than last, but didn't know how to explain that in the context of El Nino/Southern Oscillation. I told her to subscribe to the coral.list, so she will probably see your response if anyone has specific insight into this question. Thanks, 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 Tue Nov 24 06:48:12 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id GAA12007; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 06:48:10 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id GAA15374; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 06:56:44 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma015369; Tue, 24 Nov 98 06:56:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA11380; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:39:42 GMT Received: from arl-img-8.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id FAA11375; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 05:39:36 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by arl-img-8.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.16) id FAA20522 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 05:34:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 05:33:33 -0500 From: Simon Wilson <106422.2221@compuserve.com> Subject: Coral data from Pakistan or Iran To: Coral List Message-ID: <199811240533_MC2-6156-EF7A@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id GAA12007 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 672 Dear Listers Having looked through much of the main stream literature searching for coral community data for Pakistan and Southern Iran, I have not been able to find very much. Can anyone advise me of researchers who may have unpublished data for these regions ? I'd be most grateful. All the best Simon Wilson *********************************************** PO Box 2531 CPO 111 SEEB Sultanate of OMAN Tel: 00 968 736260 (h) Tel/Fax: 00 968 595903 (O) Mobile: 00 968 9358053 E-mail: 106422.2221@compuserve.com ************************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 24 10:35:08 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA15390; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:35:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA26983; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 10:43:36 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026966; Tue, 24 Nov 98 10:43:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA12809; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:16:06 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA12804; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:15:59 -0500 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 JAA12145; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:03:12 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 24 Nov 1998 09:11:56 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: Question about coral bleaching and El Nino To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, "Pam Muller" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 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 KAA15390 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 673 Reply to: RE>Question about coral bleaching and El Nino El Nino does not follow calendar years. If you recall the previous largest El Nino event, it was the 1982-83 El Nino. This one is the 1997-98 El Nino. A major point is that the actual El Nino oceanic warming is only a part of the total phenomenon. Better known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation, these are coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomena in which a combination of oceanic and atmospheric changes occur over a period lasting almost a year. The changes result in climatic effects over much of the globe. The coral bleaching we saw was related, but many of the mechanisms of the physical system are still unknown. For more information, I recommend that she check out one of the many good web sites on the subject. Ours is: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso Cheers, Mark __________________________________________________________ C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D. NOAA/Global Programs, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD USA 20910-5603 Voice: 301-427-2089 ext. 109 Fax: 301-427-2073 Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov Check out the La Nina at http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso ***Note: OGP has new telephone extensions -------------------------------------- Date: 11/23/98 16:39 To: Mark Eakin From: Pam Muller A student in a science writing program called me the other day and asked an interesting question: "If coral bleaching is associated with high temperatures associated with El Nino, and 1997 was a major El Nino year, why did the corals bleach in 1998". I said that the reports that I had followed seemed to indicate that the temperatures were higher this year than last, but didn't know how to explain that in the context of El Nino/Southern Oscillation. I told her to subscribe to the coral.list, so she will probably see your response if anyone has specific insight into this question. Thanks, 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!!! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Nov 24 23:10:29 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA24842; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:10:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA28540; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:19:00 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028476; Tue, 24 Nov 98 23:18:02 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA18558; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:28:30 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA18553; Tue, 24 Nov 1998 22:28:22 -0500 From: reefprj@tm.net.my Received: from TMNET.tm.net.my ([202.188.43.8]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.03 118 118) with SMTP id <19981125032320.HRZA17608@TMNET.tm.net.my> for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:23:20 +0800 Message-ID: <365B787D.6BF8@tm.net.my> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 11:24:45 +0800 Reply-To: reefprj@tm.net.my Organization: THE REEF PROJECT X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Fungia scutaria and H. porcellanus 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: 674 Dear cor-lister, We did coral survey at islands off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and we spotted mushroom coral, Fungia scutaria. What really struck us is that the particular fungiids have not been recorded to be found in Sabah waters. Another finding that we came across was the Hippopus porcellanus which were reported to be found in the Sulu archipelago down to Sulawesi and the micronesia. The giant clams were found at a reef 40 km from Kota Kinabalu city. Ocean currents may play a great part of their distribution. Now I would to know if there are anybody out their that have also found the specimens at Sabah's water or the Borneo island. Thank you, Wilson Alex From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 25 03:57:41 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA25866; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:57:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA06921; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 04:06:12 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006913; Wed, 25 Nov 98 04:05:31 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA20165; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:11:36 GMT Received: from mail.nnm.nl by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA20160; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:11:26 -0500 Received: by mail.nnm.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:06:26 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Hoeksema, B.W." To: "'reefprj@tm.net.my'" , coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: coral fauna of Sabah Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:06:25 +0100 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 675 Mr. Wilson Alex is right. Fungia scutaria has probably not been recorded before from Sabah, and neither from Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. From around Borneo there are many records, though. This indicates that very little is known about the coral fauna of this large island. A relevant coral publication on Sabah is: Wood, E.M. & B.S. Tan, 1987. The coral reefs of the Bodgaya Islands (Sabah: Malaysia) and Pulau Sipadan 3. Hard corals. - Malay. Nat. J. 40: 189-224, pls. 7-8. Many of the corals that are reported in this publication can be found in The Natural History Museum at London. Best regards, 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: reefprj@tm.net.my [SMTP:reefprj@tm.net.my] > Verzonden: woensdag 25 november 1998 4:25 > Aan: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Onderwerp: Fungia scutaria and H. porcellanus > > Dear cor-lister, > > We did coral survey at islands off Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and > we spotted mushroom coral, Fungia scutaria. What really struck us is > that the particular fungiids have not been recorded to be found in > Sabah > waters. Another finding that we came across was the Hippopus > porcellanus which were reported to be found in the Sulu archipelago > down > to Sulawesi and the micronesia. The giant clams were found at a reef > 40 > km from Kota Kinabalu city. Ocean currents may play a great part of > their distribution. Now I would to know if there are anybody out > their > that have also found the specimens at Sabah's water or the Borneo > island. > > Thank you, > Wilson Alex From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Nov 25 10:29:53 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA29030; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:29:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA18621; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:38:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018543; Wed, 25 Nov 98 10:37:39 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA22616; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 15:02:01 GMT Received: from hulkhovis.rdc.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA22611; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:01:51 -0500 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 JAA17545 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:49:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: 25 Nov 1998 09:58:28 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Coral Literature To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 4.1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 676 Subject: Time: 09:55 Coral Literature Date: 11/25/98 After reading Jim Hendee's recent "helpful hints" message, I decided to make my literature file available over the web. It can be found at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/misc/coral/coralit.html The following is the introduction to it: Coral Related Literature Warranty: none given or implied. The following is provided on an "as is" basis. This is a slightly edited version of all of the coral related literature from my database. It contains 950-1000 references. Beware that it has been moved between at least 3 different literature database software systems and all entries were made by hand or copied from those aquired on the web or from e-mails. You should check any references before assuming they are correct. I hope that it is helpful. If you have comments, corrections or feedback, please let me know at eakin@ogp.noaa.gov. Revision date: 11/25/98 Cheers, Mark From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Nov 26 02:58:23 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA08453; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 02:58:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA17906; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 03:06:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017901; Thu, 26 Nov 98 03:06:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA29020; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 07:11:33 GMT Message-Id: <199811260711.HAA29020@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 02:09:57 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 677 For your information, the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held October 7-11, 2000 at the Bali International Convention Center, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted to the organizer by December 31, 1999, while the full paper should be by June 30, 2000. Registration costs range from US $300 to US $600. For more information, please contact: Secretariat of the 9th ICRS coremap@indosat.net.id or, Conference Organizer mktg@royalindo.co.id Web Page: http://www.oceanology.lipi.go.id Cheers (from beautiful Townsville, Australia), your coral-list administrator, Jim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 1 12:47:24 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA24104; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 12:47:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA13743; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 12:56:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013733; Tue, 1 Dec 98 12:55:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA02350; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:48:29 GMT Received: from send102.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA02345; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:48:24 -0500 Message-ID: <19981201164602.25984.rocketmail@send102.yahoomail.com> Received: from [139.133.201.52] by send102.yahoomail.com; Tue, 01 Dec 1998 08:46:02 PST Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:46:02 -0800 (PST) From: tim Daw Subject: Eritrean expedition report now on Internet To: Coral discussion 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: 678 Greetings Coral-listers, The Reefs of Massawa Expediiton '97 was an international Year of the Reef Expedition from Newcastle University to Eritrea which studied the coral reefs and potential human impacts around the port of Massawa. Research included: * Baseline studies of coral reef communities. * Investigations into the aquarium fish trade and its potential impacts. * Simple nutrient analysis to investigate possible Eutrophication. The entire report is now (at last) available at the site: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nrome/ Apologies for the delay to anyone who was waiting for the publication of the information. If anyone has any comments, feedback or comparisons with the data we'd be very grateful to hear from you. With best wishes, Tim. *********************************** Tim Daw Reefs of Massawa Expedition 1997 Hillhead of Craigie Whitecairns Aberdeen AB23 8XE UK E-mail - tim_daw@yahoo.com Tel. +44 (0)1651 862 496 http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nrome/ *********************************** _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 1 19:17:05 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA28947; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:17:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA02686; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:25:47 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002672; Tue, 1 Dec 98 19:25:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA05981; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 23:40:35 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA05976; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:40:31 -0500 Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:40:31 -0500 Message-Id: <199812012340.SAA05976@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 11097 invoked from network); 1 Dec 1998 23:34:58 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 1 Dec 1998 23:34:58 -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: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Announcement of Special Session at Coral Reef Assessment...Meeting Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 679 SPECIAL SESSION: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION Fort Lauderdale, FL USA April 14-16,1999 ENHANCEMENT OF SEXUAL RECRUITMENT FOR CORAL REEF RESTORATION: IS IT FEASIBLE? This session will explore topics related to the use of recruitment enhancement methods to restore coral cover to damaged reefs, using coral larvae or maricultured corals. Papers on all aspects of coral sexual reproduction are appropriate for this session. Papers on post-settlement processes and on methods to improve chances of early survivorship of new settlers are especially solicited. So little is known about factors determining the viability of the earliest post-settlement stages that knowledge in this area is necessary to assess whether recruitment enhancment approachesare worthwhile compared to propagation using larger colony fragments. Background: Our understanding on the sexual reproduction of reef-building corals has come a long way since mass spawning of reef corals was first reported for the GBR in 1984, and for Caribbean corals in the early 1990's. Many groups have learned how to predict the timing of spawning of reef corals, collect gametes, and raise the larvae to settlement. This opens the door for potential coral cover restoration on damaged reefs with cultured larvae and/or subtrates artificially settled with coral spat. However, new coral settlers are small, and have huge hurdles to over come before becoming viable recruits. On the other hand asexual propagules derived from colony fragments have a much greater survivorship, however, some are as that need restoration do not have sufficiently rich adult coral stocks to serve as sources of fragments. Another consideration is that some important reef-building species are so slow-growing that it would be decades before any measurable enhancement of coral cover by new recruits could be expected, and it may be difficult to convince interested parties to invest in a program with such a long pay-back time. Finally, it is still not known whether larval supply, rates of settlement, or unknown factors are the recruitment limiting; in fact, on many Indo-Pacific reefs, establishment or recovery of coral populations via sexual recruitment has been very rapid without human intervention. If you are interested in participating in this session, please send a title and brief synopsis of your presentation to: Dr. Alina M. Szmant, University of Miami, email: aszmant@rsmas.miami.edu; fax: (305)361-4600; tel: (305)361-4609. Complete information about the conference being organized by NovaUniversity'sNational Coral Reef Institute can be found at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.htm ********************************************** 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 Wed Dec 2 07:46:37 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id HAA02041; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:46:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id HAA13381; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:55:21 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013368; Wed, 2 Dec 98 07:54:29 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA00874; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:18:46 GMT Message-Id: <199812021218.MAA00874@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "Amy Paine" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: NCRI Conf. Abstr. DL is 15 December Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:57:41 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 680 REMINDER Dear Coral Reef Colleague: This is to remind you that the deadline for receipt of abstracts for the International Conference on the Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment, Monitoring, and Restoration (to be held 14-16 April 1999) is 15 December. For information on how to submit your abstract, please see the site Call for Papers on the conference web site at http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/cfp_1.html or request information by email at ncriabstract@mako.ocean.nova.edu. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you in April! Sincerely, For the Organizing Committee, Carol R. Fretwell Coordinator, Administrative Operations P.S.: Save $100 by registering before the end of the year. Advance registration (before 1 January) is $295 ($145 student). Late registration (after 1 January) will be $395 ($195 student). Deadline for special Conference hotel rates is 15 March. National Coral Reef Institute 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004 USA (954) 923-3390 Fax: (954) 921-7764 email: fretwelc@ocean.nova.edu International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html National Coral Reef Institute NSU Oceanographic Center 8000 North Ocean Drive Dania, FL 33004 Phone: (954)920-1909 Fax: (954) 921-7764 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 2 16:24:35 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA13682; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 16:24:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA25433; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 16:33:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025333; Wed, 2 Dec 98 16:32:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA04604; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 20:34:16 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA04598; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:34:12 -0500 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 PAA18509; Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:28:23 -0500 Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 15:28:23 -0500 Message-Id: <199812022028.PAA18509@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: NOAA Press Release -- Bleaching To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: rhayes@fac.howard.edu, goreau@bestweb.net X-Mailer: SPRY Mail Version: 04.10.06.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 681 NOAA 98-84 CONTACT: Patricia Viets, NOAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (301) 457-5005 12/2/98 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT CORAL BLEACHING, NOAA ANNOUNCES An international team of coral reef experts has reported that high sea surface temperatures in 1998 have affected almost all species of corals, leading to unprecedented global coral bleaching and mortality, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today. Corals live on the upper edge of their temperature tolerance, with high temperatures directly damaging them. This means that the increase by about 2 degrees Celsius predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the next 50 years would pose a serious threat. The 1998 bleaching event may have far-reaching negative consequences for human health and economies that depend on biodiversity, fisheries, tourism and shore protection provided by coral reefs. The group of experts, attending the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium conference in Townsville, Queensville, at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, also reported that associated reef invertebrates have been affected by warmer sea temperatures. Loss of some corals more than 1000 years old indicates the severity of this event. "Managers and scientists from around the globe are particularly concerned about this past year's unprecedented, global bleaching episode," said D. James Baker, NOAA administrator. "The bleaching and mortality rate may even worsen in the years ahead. This serves as a wake-up call for more research and monitoring to help protect these valuable coral reef ecosystems." Global coral bleaching and die-off was unprecedented in 1998 in geographic extent, depth, and severity. Although the effects were uneven and patchy, the only major reef region spared from coral bleaching appears to be the Central Pacific. In some parts of the Indian Ocean, mortality is as high as 90 percent. Reefs in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Tanzania were devastated, with shallow reefs looking like graveyards. Many reefs in Southeast Asia have been similarly affected. Countries worst hit were Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and the islands of Palau. This will impact severely on the livelihoods of millions of people. Current projections of global warming suggest there could be increased frequency of coral bleaching and coral mortality. The meeting concluded that this is a matter of particular concern for dozens of developing nations, especially tropical small islands, because healthy coral reefs are crucial to their inhabitants' economic and social survival. Alan Strong, a NOAA oceanographer, has tracked sea surface temperatures and coral reef events worldwide and was part of the team reporting the unprecedented results for 1998. He is working with Australian scientists to develop future research collaboration with NOAA using satellites and buoys more effectively in coral reef studies. Strong said that an international conference is being planned for Hawaii in June 1999 to help assess and stimulate further satellite research of reefs. ### Maps showing twice-weekly distributions of hot spots are available at: http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html Movie/animations are posted at: http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad Maps showing the annual distribution of bleaching from 1969 through 1997 are posted at: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~goreau **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ***** 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 Dec 4 08:23:19 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA04371; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:23:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA25181; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 08:32:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma025147; Fri, 4 Dec 98 08:31:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA20159; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:48:46 GMT Message-Id: <199812041248.MAA20159@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:57:33 -0800 (PST) From: Geoffrey Daly To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Trace metal concetrations in Porites lobata? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 682 Hi coral-listers Does anyone know of published literature or current research projects focused on trace metal concentrations incorporated in the Porites lobata aragonite structure? Unfortunately, I have only been able to find research on M. annularis, Montipora spp., and a wide variety of other significant species. I've noticed a variability of trace metal concentrations among these corals and assume P. lobata could vary as well. I would appreciate any information you could send my way. Please reply to my personal email: gdaly@acusd.edu Thank you Geoff Daly From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 4 12:56:54 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA09880; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:56:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id NAA13101; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:05:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma013060; Fri, 4 Dec 98 13:05:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA22413; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 17:30:56 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id MAA22401; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:30:40 -0500 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 MAA26110 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:16:40 -0500 (GMT+5:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA09910; Fri, 4 Dec 98 12:25:46-050 Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:25:46 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Leandra Cho Reply-To: Leandra Cho To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Nutrient enrichment experiments 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: 683 Hello coral-listers, Does anyone know of references on nutrient enrichment experiments in situ on coral reefs? I have only been able to locate work by Kinsey and Domm from the 2nd ICRS proceedings, on work done in the Great Barrier reef. If anyone can turn me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks Leandra Cho. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 4 16:05:15 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA12588; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:05:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id QAA23687; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 16:14:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023648; Fri, 4 Dec 98 16:13:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA23781; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:13:25 GMT Received: from imo18.mx.aol.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id PAA23776; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:13:21 -0500 From: UncleToby@aol.com Received: from UncleToby@aol.com by imo18.mx.aol.com (IMOv18.1) id BTJCa20433 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:03:59 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:03:59 EST To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Monitoring Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 205 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 684 Hii Coral-listers, Can anyone tell me where to find a copy of: English, S., Wilkinson, C. and Baker, V. 199?. Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources. Australian Institute of Marine Sciences, Townsville, 2nd. Edition. for mmediate purchase here in the States? I need one ASAP. I would be very grateful. Thanks, Stosh Thompson, OSU uncletoby@aol.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Dec 5 17:32:17 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA18303; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:32:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA19552; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:41:07 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma019523; Sat, 5 Dec 98 17:40:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA02919; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 22:07:14 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA02914; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:07:09 -0500 Received: by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id QAA11782; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:01:11 -0600 Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:01:10 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: NCRI Conference Special Session 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 685 Hi Coral Listers, The session described below on detectability will run at the NCRI conference if we have sufficient interest. There will be some invited talks, but if you want to give a paper on this topic at the conference you can request the session when you submit your abstract. We will have a panel discussion to accompany the papers. The Limits of Detectability: Short-Term Events and Short-Distance Variance in The Community Structure of Coral Reefs Organizer: Richard B. Aronson, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama This session will examine the limits of detectability of short-term events such as bleaching episodes and algal blooms, which may have important long-term consequences. The spatial analogue of short-term events will also be examined: at what spatial scales can we detect significant variation in the assemblage structure of coral reefs? Possible topics include reef-to-reef variation; outbreaks of disease; changes in fish abundance and their ecological significance; effects of Hurricane Mitch in the Florida Keys; and recent blooms of filamentous algae in the Keys. The session will fall under the themes of monitoring and assessment. Best 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 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 6 10:16:08 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA20252; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:16:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA29330; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:24:58 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029322; Sun, 6 Dec 98 10:24:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA08409; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 15:00:38 GMT Received: from gmailint2.globalmail.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA08404; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:00:31 -0500 Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 15:54:32 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199812061454.PAA18898@gmailint2.globalmail.net> From: martinpecheux@minitel.net (MARTIN PECHEUX) Reply-To: martinpecheux@minitel.net To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: BLEACHING IS DUE TO CO2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by gmailint2.globalmail.net id PAA18898 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 KAA20252 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 686 Dear Coral-listers This work was presented (and can be quoted as "Link between CO2 rise and bleaching proved by fast fluorescence kinetics") at the 4th Europ. Meet. Coral Reef, Perpignan, France, 1-4 Sept.1998, p. 138. I have done many bleaching experiments on corals, anemones and large foraminifers, short- and long-term, with systematic light, temperature and CO2 synergies. They were monitored by fast kinetics of chlorophyll fluorescence rise (quantum efficiency of absorbtion, trapping, transport, later processes, i.e. photosynthesis stress measures). I gathered more than 100 000 data. As I hypothesized in late 1991 (cf. my Review on Internet), CO2 rise and induced seawater acidification (-0.0853 pH, 21percent more H+) is indeed an important bleaching factor : a) it is very complex in details with time, synergies, taxons, etc ; b) CO2 is as much important as temperature for bleaching ; c) SPECTAULARLY it has the same physiological effect than temperature ; one pH less is like >>4.1 C. Thus actual CO2 rise is a bleaching stress exactly equivalent to at least 0.4, surely 1.2 degree morE, strongly synergical with increasing light and temperature. I now consider prooved that CO2 rise is directly a (the) main bleaching factor. And I have good indications that the origin of bleaching is impairement of electron transport between the quinone A and B of the D1-D2 photosystem II site (photoinhibition s.s.). Future CO2 level with a "business as usual scenario" would correspond to 5 degrees more during sunny summer : this is an announciated catastroph ("best guest" 90-98 percent species death ??). A proposito, observed recent shell abnormalities of bleaching large forams proves that : a) mass bleaching is a new phenomenon ; b) it can be compared only to the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary : 10 millions years reef disappearence. An article is of course in preparation. Call me if you need sooner more informations for your own research, or for vulgarization/political reasons. Otherwise, if you have proposition for a job, thanks. Martin Pcheux IUFM Sciences Vies et Terre, University of Nice 15 bis, rue des Roses, 06100 Nice - France Tel +33 492 071 079 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 6 20:03:19 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA21888; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:03:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA06393; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 20:12:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006378; Sun, 6 Dec 98 20:11:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA11925; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 00:25:20 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA11920; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:25:14 -0500 Received: from FUNGIADOM.bio.usyd.edu.au (a08pc-211.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.211]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA15100; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 11:19:02 +1100 (EST) From: "Ove Hoegh-Guldberg" To: , Subject: RE: BLEACHING IS DUE TO CO2 Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 11:18:38 +1100 Message-ID: <001201be2177$23035b80$d3b14e81@FUNGIADOM.bio.usyd.edu.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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: <199812061454.PAA18898@gmailint2.globalmail.net> X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au id LAA15100 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 UAA21888 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 687 Dear Martin, I would recommend you read a paper that we have in the journal Plant, cell and Environment. It should be out (or will be soon - I can fax you a copy). The basic finding is that slight increases in temperature cause a stalling of the dark reactions of photosynthesis - that is, bleaching is akin to a lowering of the threshold of symbiotic dinoflagellates for photoinhibition. Our model currently suggests that temperature causes a failure of electron flow to the Calvin Cycle and subsequent electron pressure from the light reactions leads to over-reduction of electron transport components and (probably) active oxygen production. This results in damage to the dinoflagellate symbionts and eventually in coral bleaching. Jones, R, Hoegh-Guldberg, O, Larkum, AWL and Schreiber, U. (1998) Temperature induced bleaching of corals begins with impairment of dark metabolism in zooxanthellae. Plant Cell and Environment. Abstract below. We can also simulate the same effect by stalling the flow of carbon dioxide to the Calvin Cycle using inhibitors of CA, increasing light pressure, blocking the dark reactions using cyanide and other means. Your experiments demonstrate a similar effect - a reduction in the flow of carbon to the Calvin Cycle and subsequent over-reduction etc. I would predict that your effect is light dependent and that the effect is vastly reduced if your experiments are done in the complete absence of light. Given the extremely high coincidence between thermal anomalies and coral bleaching, I would still say that even though you get this effect in the laboratory, it is still a (perhaps important) secondary factor like light intensity. Your message header, then, "BLEACHING IS DUE TO CO2" is incorrect. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Ove Abstract: Temperature induced bleaching of corals begins with impairment of dark metabolism in zooxanthellae (86 characters) Running title: Temperature induced bleaching of corals (35 characters) List of authors: (a) R.J. Jones 1 (b) I.O. Hoegh-Guldberg 1 (c) A.W.D. Larkum 1 (d) U. Schreiber 2 Institutes of origin: 1School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia 2 Julius-von-Sachs Institut fr Biowissenschaften, Universitt Wrzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, D-97082 Wrzburg, Germany Name and address of author to whom correspondence should be addressed: Dr Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Building AO8 School of Biological Sciences University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia Telephone: (02) 9351-2389 Fax (02) 9351-4119 email: oveh@bio.usyd.edu.au Abstract The early effects of heat stress on the photosynthesis of zooxanthellae within the tissues of a reef-building coral were examined using Pulse-Amplitude-Modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorescence and photo-respirometry. Exposure of Stylophora pistillata to 33 and 34(C for 4 h resulted in (1) the development of strong non-photochemical quenching (qN) of the chlorophyll fluorescence signal, (2) marked decreases in photosynthetic oxygen evolution, and (3) decreases in optimal quantum yield (Fv/Fm) of photosystem II (PSII). Quantum yield decreased to a greater extent on the illuminated surfaces of coral branches rather than lower (shaded) surfaces, and also when high irradiances intensities were combined with elevated temperature (33(C as opposed to 28(C). qN collapsed in heat-stressed samples when quenching analysis was conducted in the absence of oxygen. Collectively, these observations are interpreted as the initiation of photoprotective dissipation of excess absorbed energy as heat (qN) and O2-dependent electron flow through the Mehler-Ascorbate-Peroxidase cycle (MAP-cycle) following the point at which the rate of light-driven electron transport exceeds the capacity of the Calvin cycle. A model for coral bleaching is proposed whereby the primary site of heat damage in the S pistillata is carboxylation within the Calvin cycle, as has been observed in the higher plants. Damage to PSII and a reduction in Fv/Fm (cf photoinhibition) is a secondary effect following the overwhelming of photo-protective mechanisms by light, a secondary factor that aggravates the effect of the primary variable temperature. Potential restrictions of electron flow in heat-stressed zooxanthellae are discussed with respect to Calvin cycle enzymes and the unusual status of the zooxanthellar Rubisco. Significant features of the model are that (1) damage to PSII is not the initial step in the sequence of heat stress in zooxanthellae, and (2) light plays a key secondary influence. (words 293) -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of MARTIN PECHEUX Sent: Monday, 7 December 1998 1:55 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: BLEACHING IS DUE TO CO2 Dear Coral-listers This work was presented (and can be quoted as "Link between CO2 rise and bleaching proved by fast fluorescence kinetics") at the 4th Europ. Meet. Coral Reef, Perpignan, France, 1-4 Sept.1998, p. 138. I have done many bleaching experiments on corals, anemones and large foraminifers, short- and long-term, with systematic light, temperature and CO2 synergies. They were monitored by fast kinetics of chlorophyll fluorescence rise (quantum efficiency of absorbtion, trapping, transport, later processes, i.e. photosynthesis stress measures). I gathered more than 100 000 data. As I hypothesized in late 1991 (cf. my Review on Internet), CO2 rise and induced seawater acidification (-0.0853 pH, 21percent more H+) is indeed an important bleaching factor : a) it is very complex in details with time, synergies, taxons, etc ; b) CO2 is as much important as temperature for bleaching ; c) SPECTAULARLY it has the same physiological effect than temperature ; one pH less is like >>4.1 C. Thus actual CO2 rise is a bleaching stress exactly equivalent to at least 0.4, surely 1.2 degree morE, strongly synergical with increasing light and temperature. I now consider prooved that CO2 rise is directly a (the) main bleaching factor. And I have good indications that the origin of bleaching is impairement of electron transport between the quinone A and B of the D1-D2 photosystem II site (photoinhibition s.s.). Future CO2 level with a "business as usual scenario" would correspond to 5 degrees more during sunny summer : this is an announciated catastroph ("best guest" 90-98 percent species death ??). A proposito, observed recent shell abnormalities of bleaching large forams proves that : a) mass bleaching is a new phenomenon ; b) it can be compared only to the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary : 10 millions years reef disappearence. An article is of course in preparation. Call me if you need sooner more informations for your own research, or for vulgarization/political reasons. Otherwise, if you have proposition for a job, thanks. Martin Pcheux IUFM Sciences Vies et Terre, University of Nice 15 bis, rue des Roses, 06100 Nice - France Tel +33 492 071 079 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 6 21:50:44 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA22169; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:50:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA07607; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:59:35 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma007583; Sun, 6 Dec 98 21:58:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA12589; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 02:19:30 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA12584; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 21:19:26 -0500 Received: from [128.171.44.54] ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <150946(9)>; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:13:22 -1000 Received: from localhost by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <171775(10)>; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:13:06 -1000 Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:13:02 -1000 From: "J. Charles Delbeek" X-Sender: delbeek@uhunix4 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: BLEACHING IS DUE TO CO2 In-Reply-To: <199812061454.PAA18898@gmailint2.globalmail.net> 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: 688 On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, MARTIN PECHEUX wrote: > Dear Coral-listers This work was presented (and can be quoted as "Link > between CO2 rise and bleaching proved by fast fluorescence kinetics") at > the 4th Europ. Meet. Coral Reef, Perpignan, France, 1-4 Sept.1998, p. > 138. I have done many bleaching experiments on corals, anemones and > large foraminifers, short- and long-term, with systematic light, > temperature and CO2 synergies. They were monitored by fast kinetics of > chlorophyll fluorescence rise (quantum efficiency of absorbtion, > trapping, transport, later processes, i.e. photosynthesis stress > measures). I gathered more than 100 000 data. As I hypothesized in late > 1991 (cf. my Review on Internet), CO2 rise and induced seawater > acidification (-0.0853 pH, 21percent more H+) is indeed an important > bleaching factor : a) it is very complex in details with time, > synergies, taxons, etc ; b) CO2 is as much important as temperature for > bleaching ; c) SPECTAULARLY it has the same physiological effect than > temperature ; one pH less is like >>4.1 C. Thus actual CO2 rise is a > bleaching stress exactly equivalent to at least 0.4, surely 1.2 degree > morE, strongly synergical with increasing light and temperature. I now > consider prooved that CO2 rise is directly a (the) main bleaching > factor. And I have good indications that the origin of bleaching is > impairement of electron transport between the quinone A and B of the > D1-D2 photosystem II site (photoinhibition s.s.). Future CO2 level with > a "business as usual scenario" would correspond to 5 degrees more during > sunny summer : this is an announciated catastroph ("best guest" 90-98 > percent species death ??). A proposito, observed recent shell > abnormalities of bleaching large forams proves that : a) mass bleaching > is a new phenomenon ; b) it can be compared only to the > Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary : 10 millions years reef disappearence. An > article is of course in preparation. Call me if you need sooner more > informations for your own research, or for vulgarization/political > reasons. Dear Martin, I am curious to know how rapidly the pH was decreased or was it a gradual process? In closed systems corals can be induced to bleach by rapid changes in almost any environmental parameter you wish to name e.g. temperature, light intensity, alkalinity, UV etc. However, our closed live coral systems often fluctuate from a low pH of 8.10 in the morning to a high of 8.35 in the late afternoon. We do not see any bleaching occuring. We also have been culturing corals for over 10 years in systems fed from a saltwater well whose pH is generally 7.5-7.8. Water temperatures in our systems range from lows of 75-77 oF in the winter and highs of 80-84 oF in the summer. Again no bleaching. How would you explain these observations in light of what you have written above? As Ove pointed out, CO2 changes may induce bleaching but so do many other things. To state that CO2 is possibly the cause of coral bleaching may be a bit presumptuous, but rather, as you stated, its synergistic relationship with temperature and light levels (and probably UV) adds another piece to the puzzle. J. Charles Delbeek Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 7 09:38:33 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA25775; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:38:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA20777; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:47:25 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020770; Mon, 7 Dec 98 09:47:10 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA16793; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 13:55:32 GMT Message-Id: <199812071355.NAA16793@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 08:51:59 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: Coral Assessment Protocols and Methods Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 689 Dear Coral-Listers, This is just a message to new subscribers that a list of coral monitoring methods may be seen at the following site: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/methods.html Please contact the sponsoring organization for more details. If you have other monitoring protocols besides these, and would like them listed, or if you have updates to the listed protocols, please contact Gina Morisseau-Leroy (gmorris@aoml.noaa.gov), the CHAMP WebMeister. Cheers and Seasons Greetings to all... From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 7 09:40:34 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA25816; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:40:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA20936; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:49:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma020844; Mon, 7 Dec 98 09:48:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA16892; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:02:48 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA16887; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 09:02:44 -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 IAA25232 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 08:50:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA18304; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 08:59:01 -0500 Received: from post.tau.ac.il(132.66.16.11) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018265; Mon, 7 Dec 98 08:58:23 -0500 Received: from sherman324.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 PAA23174 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 15:55:33 +0200 (IST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.16.19981207155502.349f8cfa@post.tau.ac.il> X-Sender: dafnaz@post.tau.ac.il X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 15:55:02 To: coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov From: dafna Subject: Eumora Daisuke 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: 690 Dear coral listers, I'm looking for the e.mail of Eumora Daisuke from the chemistry department in the University of Shizuoka, Japan. I would epreaciate very much if someone that have it would send it to me. Thanks in advance, Dafna Zeevi. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 8 00:46:21 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id AAA09649; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:46:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA01893; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:55:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001886; Tue, 8 Dec 98 00:54:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA23645; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 05:00:50 GMT Received: from chaos.aoml.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id AAA23640; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 00:00:44 -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 XAA09499 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:48:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA01214; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:56:57 -0500 Received: from mgate06.so-net.ne.jp(210.132.247.36) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001207; Mon, 7 Dec 98 23:56:31 -0500 Received: from mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp [210.139.246.56]) by mgate06.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.6W98111712) with ESMTP id NAA14074 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:54:03 +0900 (JST) Received: from xc4.so-net.ne.jp (p8bab61.ykh3.ap.so-net.ne.jp [210.139.171.97]) by mail.xc4.so-net.ne.jp (8.8.8+3.0Wbeta9/3.6W98081116) with ESMTP id NAA27463 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 13:54:02 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <366CB063.2A1F5D25@xc4.so-net.ne.jp> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 13:51:47 +0900 From: Mariko Abe X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [ja] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: Re: Eumora Daisuke References: <3.0.1.16.19981207155502.349f8cfa@post.tau.ac.il> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 691 Dear Dafna Zeevi. > I'm looking for the e.mail of Eumora Daisuke from the chemistry department > in the University of Shizuoka, Japan. I would epreaciate very much if > someone that have it would send it to me. I guess the person you're looking for is Daisuke Uemura at Shizuoka univ.,studies organic chemistry.Please check the following homepages. http://www.sci.shizuoka.ac.jp/ http://www.sci.shizuoka.ac.jp/~chem/org/uemura.htm Dr Uemura's address: $B!!(Bknduemu@la.shizuoka.ac.jp Organic chem.dept webmaster's address: JAD03115@niftyserve.or.jp I hope this one is the right person. Mariko Abe From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 8 04:47:21 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA10654; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 04:47:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA05380; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 04:56:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005373; Tue, 8 Dec 98 04:56:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA24981; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:17:06 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA24974; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 04:16:59 -0500 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1266 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <627081-8555>; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 17:08:55 +0800 Message-ID: <366CECDC.C70E1FE5@ust.hk> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 17:09:48 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" CC: George Woodman Subject: Automated Blast Fishing Detector 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: 692 A group here in HK is interested in designing an automated blast-fishing detector. While we can all see and hear blasts when on the beach or diving -- there is not a lot of info as to frequency. Even in areas where blast fishing is common, it is difficult to know how much blast fishing is going over the medium scale of 10s of square kilometers. The concept is that an unmanned automated sound detector and direction finder might be useful to law enforcement agencies who could use evidence of a high frequency of blast fishing activities to justify diversion of resources to more monitoring and enforcement. If you have information about any hydrophone recordings of dynamite or ammonium nitrate bombs, inexpensive off the shelf hydrophones, or attempts to build such automated sensors, could you please send the information to Mr. George Woodman at Thank you for your help. Greg -- 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 Tue Dec 8 09:43:08 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA15288; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:43:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA17480; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:52:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017459; Tue, 8 Dec 98 09:51:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA26934; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 14:08:37 GMT Received: from soli.inav.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA26929; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:08:32 -0500 Received: from x7k2x2 (dip327.inav.net [205.160.208.197]) by soli.inav.net (8.8.7/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA13072; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 08:02:17 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981208080243.00e5ea90@soli.inav.net> X-Sender: osha@soli.inav.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 08:02:43 -0600 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, CTURTLE@lists.ufl.edu, marbio@mote.org, FISH-ECOLOGY@segate.sunet.se From: Osha Gray Davidson 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: 693 Apologies for cross-listings-- I'm looking for information about water quality issues regarding Florida's Indian River system, with particular interest in: 1) nutrient and/or other chemical inputs 2) aquatic diseases (turtles/fish/other) 3) algae blooms Can anyone suggest people who have done work in this area? They don't have to be scientists--environmentalists, journalists, fishermen/women and others who may have information would be perfect. If YOU fit this description, please contact me directly by E-mail. If you know of someone, please pass this request along. I will be visiting the area 27 December--2 Jan, and would like to meet with any and all who work on these issues at that time. (Sorry; not the best possible timing I realize.) 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 Tue Dec 8 11:12:57 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17185; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:12:55 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id LAA23136; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:21:49 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023116; Tue, 8 Dec 98 11:21:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA27745; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:43:14 GMT Received: from isurus.mote.org by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA27740; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:43:10 -0500 Received: from hal.conch.net by isurus.mote.org with smtp (Linux Smail3.2.0.101 #12) id m0znPC5-0011RIC; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:36:57 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:38:53 -0800 (PST) From: Erich Mueller Reply-To: Erich Mueller To: Marbio List , FISH-SCI list , Coral List Subject: Florida Keys research issues 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 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 694 To all concerned: Comments regarding the Tortugas Ecological Reserve are due to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary by December 17. Of particular interest from the scientific community are comments concerning specific habitats and areas to include or exclude, functional oceanography, reserve criteria (both general and as they may apply to the Dry Tortugas area and permitting issues. However, comments regarding any aspect of the Tortugas 2000 project are welcomed. These comments are part of the offical scoping process and will be part of the public record. Comments should be submitted to Ben Haskell by Dec., 17: . There is also a Web site that provides more information and ongoing updates: http://fpac.fsu.edu/tortugas/index.html Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council As the Research/Monitoring representative on the Sanctuary Advisory Council, I continue to invite the scientific community to voice their comments and concerns regarding the Sanctuary i general, and scientific issues in particular. The next meeting of the SAC is on 15 December. Please send comments to me via mail, FAX or email at the contact points below. Thanks, Erich Mueller <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center Email: emueller@mote.org P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 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 Tue Dec 8 11:57:24 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id LAA17832; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:57:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA26092; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:06:17 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026082; Tue, 8 Dec 98 12:06:11 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA28121; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 16:30:53 GMT Received: from avatar.pty.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA28116; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:30:45 -0500 Received: from angel by avatar.pty.com (8.8.8+Sun/SMI-SVR4) id LAA00058; Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:27:12 +0500 (GMT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981208112513.006d35f0@mail.pty.com> X-Sender: angeltri@mail.pty.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 11:25:13 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Angel Tribaldos T." Subject: Underwater trail Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 695 Dear coral-listers I am the president of the Asociacion Oceanica de Panama, a No Goverment Organization for the marine conservation in Panama. We are intersted in references or papers about trails in Marine Mational Parks Thanks your help, Angel Tribaldos T. Presidente, ffff,0000,0000Asociacion Oceanica de Panana. Apdo. 6-2305 El Dorado Panama, Rep. de Panama FAX (507) 226-2020 WEB: http://members.xoom.com/oceanicapty/main.html E-Mail: 0000,0000,ffffangeltri@pty.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 9 04:42:14 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA28365; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 04:42:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id EAA27826; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 04:51:08 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027819; Wed, 9 Dec 98 04:50:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA04544; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:53:45 GMT Received: from arl-img-5.compuserve.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA04539; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 03:53:36 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by arl-img-5.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.17) id DAA22846 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 03:47:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 03:47:10 -0500 From: Simon Wilson <106422.2221@compuserve.com> Subject: Automated Fish Blasting Sensor To: Coral List Message-ID: <199812090347_MC2-62F9-AB38@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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov id EAA28365 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 696 The availability of a system to log the rate of blast fishing would be a very useful tool to coastal managers in areas where blast fishing occurs. However, directing fisheries enforcement officers to sites where blasting is most intense is a very small part of the solution to the issue as a whole because the majority of fishers engaged in destructive fishing practices are often the poorest in the community and have very few choices left to them. Poverty and a history of overfishing are the causes that need to be addressed, while destructive fishing is a strategy for coping with them. The long term solution to fish blasting has yet to be found, but probably lies in finding alternative sources of income for fishing communities, enforcement at the community level and getting more (perhaps by adding value or protecting core areas) from the available fisheries resource. Combinations of each of these approaches need to be tested. This raises the question of how best to measure the efficiency of such management intervention, which is where the true value of a blast detection system lies. When the rate of blasting before and after management intervention is compared, we have a direct measure of how effective management has been in addressing one of the most important indicators of a coral reef/human system in collapse, destructive fishing. This is the approach that has been advocated by the one of the most carefully considered attempts to manage coral reefs in an area badly affected by destructive fishing, the Indonesian COREMAP project. For the sakes of the ordinary people of South East Asia, and for the coral reefs on which they depend, let's hope that a sustainable solution can be found to the destructive fishing issue in general, and to the blast fishing issue in particular. Simon Wilson *********************************************** PO Box 2531 CPO 111 SEEB Sultanate of OMAN Tel: 00 968 736260 (h) Tel/Fax: 00 968 595903 (O) Mobile: 00 968 9358053 E-mail: 106422.2221@compuserve.com ************************************************ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 9 09:35:46 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA01410; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:35:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA08850; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:44:40 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008828; Wed, 9 Dec 98 09:44:12 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA06367; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:47:57 GMT Message-Id: <199812091347.NAA06367@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:01:27 -0800 From: Dr Elizabeth Wood To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: black sponge infestation Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 697 Dear coral listers, I am hoping to get in touch with reef workers who have had 'a problem' with an invasive black encrusting sponge in the Indo-Pacific (possibly Terpios?). Several reefs in the Semporna area off the east coast of Sabah (Malaysia) are severely affected by this sponge and an investigation is underway to look at the origins of the infestation, its rate of spread, and likely long-term impact. It would be useful to exchange information and compare notes with others who have encountered this phenomenon. Look forward to hearing from you, Thanks, Liz Wood Dr Elizabeth Wood Semporna Islands Project. Email: ewood@globalnet.co.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 9 10:04:06 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA01842; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:04:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA10958; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:13:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010910; Wed, 9 Dec 98 10:12:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA06607; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:24:23 GMT Message-Id: <199812091424.OAA06607@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: coral-list administrator Subject: umhl@global-code.com Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 698 Dear Coral-Listers, Re: Email address umhl@global-code.com I'm having a real hard time tracking down a bouncing email address on coral-list. This address is apparently being forwarded from another address. If you know whose email address this is, and what their new (other) address is, I would appreciate it if you could enlighten me so I can remove that name (or change it) from coral-list. Many thanks, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 9 15:31:01 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA06907; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 15:31:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id PAA05999; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 15:39:56 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005916; Wed, 9 Dec 98 15:38:55 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA08900; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:51:54 GMT Received: from xaymaca.uwimona.edu.jm by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id OAA08895; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:51:44 -0500 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 OAA06486 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:36:28 -0500 (GMT+5:00) Received: from localhost by minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA07937; Wed, 9 Dec 98 14:46:21-050 Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:46:21 -0500 (GMT-0500) From: Leandra Cho To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Nutrient enrichment references 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: 699 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hi coral-listers, Thanks all for the leads on nutrient enrichment references. I have compiled a list gathered from my search. I hope others will find it as useful as I did! They are: Hatcher and Larkum (1983) Journal of Exp. Biol. and Ecol. vol. 69 :61-84. Larkum (1994) Mar. Poll. Bull. 29: 112-120 Chapman and Cragie (1977) Mar. Biol. 40: 197-205 Proceedings of the 8th ICRS (1996) Nutrient dynamics and coral reef ecosystems section Vol 1 from pg 851- Kinsey and Domm (1974) Proceeds of the 2nd ICRS Vol 1 Larned and Stimson (1998) in the most recent issue of Marine Biology vol 132 Thanks again! Leandra Cho graduate student University of the West Indies Kingston, Jamaica From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 9 22:11:19 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id WAA09854; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:11:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id WAA23102; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:20:15 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023095; Wed, 9 Dec 98 22:19:49 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA11598; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:35:00 GMT Received: from mail.caribe.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA11593; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 21:34:52 -0500 Received: from eweil (ppp236.211dip.netdial.caribe.net [209.91.211.236]) by mail.caribe.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id WAA11033 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:31:39 -0400 (AST) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19981209223332.006bfbb8@caribe.net> X-Sender: eweil@caribe.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 22:35:06 -0400 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ernesto Weil Subject: Cliona spp. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 700 Dear colleagues and friends of the list, I am looking for information about the geographic distribution of the Caribbean species complex of Cliona aprica - C. langae - C. caribbea . If you have observed this (ese)sponge (s) in your reefs, I would appreciate if you can e-mail me the information. I am also interested in observations such as substrate monopolization and coral mortality by the sponge. Thank you, Dr. Ernesto Weil Dr. Ernesto Weil Dept. of Marine Sciences, UPR. PO BOX 908 Lajas, PR 00667-0908 Ph. (787) 899-2048 x 241 Fax (787)899-5500. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 10 14:00:01 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA21554; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:59:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26161; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:08:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026138; Thu, 10 Dec 98 14:08:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA17634; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 18:08:06 GMT Received: from sme.com.univ-mrs.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA17628; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:07:55 -0500 Received: from [139.124.16.46] (smemac16.com.univ-mrs.fr) by sme.com.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.37.109.15/16.2) id AA168862870; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:01:10 +0100 X-Sender: thomassi@sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.1 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:03:05 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard A. THOMASSIN) Subject: Monitoring Programm for urban treated sewage output in coral reef lagoon of high island with large barrier reef system Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 701 Dear Colleagues, I have to define the monitoring programm ("Suivi Ecologique", in french) for the future first urban treated sewage output in an innest area of the very large coral reef lagoon of Mayotte Island, North Mozambique Channel, SW Indian Ocean (it is a high volcanic island, that looks like near an "almost atool", with a 1,500 square km lagoon and a ribbon barrier reef of near 167 km long for just 375 square km of land). This output is planed to flow in the "coastal (neritic) waters" of this coral reef lagoon, at 8/10 m deep (20,000 equivalent habitant per day). But we have to protected one of the Marine park of the barrier reef, at 6-8 km seawards. No french legislation seems to exist for this case in the overseas territories (New Caledonia, French polynesia) . I try to adapte the French Mediterranean Sea Monitoring Programm, according coastal geomorphology and suspended material rate of outflow per day (Mediterranean Sea being oligotrophic, as some of our coral reef lagoons). But this is not satisfying for me. So, I need informations about Monitoring Programms employed for a such urban treated output in large coral reef lagoon, as for example : Great barrier Reef (Australia), near Townsville or Cairns ; Fidji for Suva, in the Indopacific, or Florida and Bahamas in the Caraibbean. Examples as high island with just fringing reefs and ocean outputs are not comparable (as Oahu- Pear Harbour sewage ; Mauritius -Port Louis sewage ; etc.). I have check the ASFA bibliography but this kind of litterature is more often as technical reports of Water Agencies. So I need to know their titles and authors, and where I can get copies of them. Looking foreward hearing from those that have this kind of experience ; many thanks. Bernard A. Thomassin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 10 14:00:01 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA21554; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:59:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA26161; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:08:57 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma026138; Thu, 10 Dec 98 14:08:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA17634; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 18:08:06 GMT Received: from sme.com.univ-mrs.fr by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA17628; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:07:55 -0500 Received: from [139.124.16.46] (smemac16.com.univ-mrs.fr) by sme.com.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.37.109.15/16.2) id AA168862870; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:01:10 +0100 X-Sender: thomassi@sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.1 Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:03:05 +0200 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard A. THOMASSIN) Subject: Monitoring Programm for urban treated sewage output in coral reef lagoon of high island with large barrier reef system Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 702 Dear Colleagues, I have to define the monitoring programm ("Suivi Ecologique", in french) for the future first urban treated sewage output in an innest area of the very large coral reef lagoon of Mayotte Island, North Mozambique Channel, SW Indian Ocean (it is a high volcanic island, that looks like near an "almost atool", with a 1,500 square km lagoon and a ribbon barrier reef of near 167 km long for just 375 square km of land). This output is planed to flow in the "coastal (neritic) waters" of this coral reef lagoon, at 8/10 m deep (20,000 equivalent habitant per day). But we have to protected one of the Marine park of the barrier reef, at 6-8 km seawards. No french legislation seems to exist for this case in the overseas territories (New Caledonia, French polynesia) . I try to adapte the French Mediterranean Sea Monitoring Programm, according coastal geomorphology and suspended material rate of outflow per day (Mediterranean Sea being oligotrophic, as some of our coral reef lagoons). But this is not satisfying for me. So, I need informations about Monitoring Programms employed for a such urban treated output in large coral reef lagoon, as for example : Great barrier Reef (Australia), near Townsville or Cairns ; Fidji for Suva, in the Indopacific, or Florida and Bahamas in the Caraibbean. Examples as high island with just fringing reefs and ocean outputs are not comparable (as Oahu- Pear Harbour sewage ; Mauritius -Port Louis sewage ; etc.). I have check the ASFA bibliography but this kind of litterature is more often as technical reports of Water Agencies. So I need to know their titles and authors, and where I can get copies of them. Looking foreward hearing from those that have this kind of experience ; many thanks. Bernard A. Thomassin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 10 19:50:40 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA26420; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:50:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA08659; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:59:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008643; Thu, 10 Dec 98 19:59:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA20300; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:13:33 GMT Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA20294; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 19:13:27 -0500 Received: from rhinde.bio.usyd.edu.AU (a11pc-72.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.85.72]) by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA04294 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:07:05 +1100 (EST) Message-Id: <4.1.19981211110723.00942790@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au> X-Sender: rhinde@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:08:03 +1100 To: Coral-List From: Roz Hinde Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 703 For your information, the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held October 7-11, 2000 at the Bali International Convention Center, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted to the organizer by December 31, 1999, while the full paper should be by June 30, 2000. Registration costs range from US $300 to US $600. For more information, please contact: Secretariat of the 9th ICRS coremap@indosat.net.id or, Conference Organizer mktg@royalindo.co.id Web Page: http://www.oceanology.lipi.go.id Cheers (from beautiful Townsville, Australia), your coral-list administrator, Jim School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. tel. +612-9351-2277 fax +612-9351-4771. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 10 20:53:58 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA26834; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 20:53:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA10585; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:02:55 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma010573; Thu, 10 Dec 98 21:02:18 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA20735; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 01:26:26 GMT Received: from pearl.aims.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id UAA20730; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 20:26:18 -0500 Received: from Clive.aims.gov.au ([138.7.34.254]) by pearl.aims.gov.au (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA16473 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:19:52 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <2.2.32.19981211001953.0076745c@email.aims.gov.au> X-Sender: cwilkins@email.aims.gov.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:19:53 +1100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Clive Wilkinson Subject: Status of Bleaching report Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 704 Listers I wish to update the coral bleaching report with new observations since October. Thanks to those who contributed to the bleaching report. This was published in: Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 1998 distributed free at the International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Managemnet Symposium (following financial contributions from Swedish Sida, World Bank, CORAL, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, University of Rhode Island and EPHE and Naturalia Foundation of France). You can examine the bleaching report on the AIMS home page www.aims.gov.au/coral-bleaching (and possibly under GCRMN on the CHAMP home page). If you cannot get it, e-mail me and I will attach it. Many early reports were of very severe bleaching, however, these later became less severe as some corals recovered. Also I received new information of extensive bleaching in Palau and Manado Indonesia in November. We should continually update it. Next one will be in a few weeks. Please provide me with the latest information on areas you reported on earlier or on new observations. The new report will be put on AIMS and CHAMP home pages and we invite you to use them to push the agenda for coral reef conservation. Clive Wilkinson Coordinator Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville MC, 4810, Australia Fax: +61 7 4772 2808 or 4772 5852 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 11 03:18:28 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA28518; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 03:18:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id DAA16927; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 03:27:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016918; Fri, 11 Dec 98 03:26:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA22949; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:36:28 GMT Received: from cuda.jcu.edu.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id CAA22944; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 02:36:21 -0500 Received: from jcu.edu.au ([137.219.40.133]) by cuda.jcu.edu.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA18495; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 17:29:49 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <3670BDAA.C276464C@jcu.edu.au> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 17:37:30 +1100 From: Paul Marshall X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list Subject: Underwater Trails 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: 705 Angel Tribaldos recently requested information about Underwater trails in Marine Parks. A group of researchers here in the CRC Reef Research Centre and Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography at James Cook University have been researching various aspects of recreational impacts on coral reefs. Our work includes studies of issues relating to Anchoring, SCUBA diving and Snorkelling Trails. Dr. Graeme Inglis currently has a publication in prep. on experimental studies of the done in collaboration with Sakanan Plathong. Graeme can be contacted by email at: graeme.inglis@jcu.edu.au Regards Paul Marshall -- Paul Marshall CRC Reef Research Centre & Dept Tropical Environment Studies James Cook University Townsville QLD 4811 AUSTRALIA Member of the Australian Coral Reef Society: http://www.tesag.jcu.edu.au/acrs/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 11 10:45:05 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA04871; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:45:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA01252; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:54:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma001103; Fri, 11 Dec 98 10:53:09 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA25547; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:00:12 GMT Received: from orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id KAA25528; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:00:05 -0500 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 JAA14584 for ; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:53:41 -0500 Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:53:41 -0500 Message-Id: <199812111453.JAA14584@orbit34i.nesdis.noaa.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 706 HotSpot Notes -- December 11, 1998 NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef bleaching have virtually disappeared. This marks the lowest areal coverage of extremely high temperature ocean waters since January 1997, prior to the 1997/98 El Nino, nearly two years ago!...and hopefully heralds a period of some reef restoration during the next year. The final HotSpot has been shrinking during the past few weeks along the NW shore of Australia, where cyclone "Thelma" has been active in a SW course off Darwin....possibly being aided a bit with some extra "fuel" from these SSTs that exceed maximum yearly levels by more than 1 deg C. A. E. Strong NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 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 Dec 11 14:04:06 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA08922; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 14:04:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA16086; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 14:13:04 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016079; Fri, 11 Dec 98 14:12:56 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA00898; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 18:17:28 GMT Message-Id: <199812111817.SAA00898@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:15:05 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: More crashes Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 707 Unfortunately, the workstation which is home to coral-list and to the various CHAMP Web Pages crashed again. We are trying to restore the system to another machine as soon as we can. In the mean time, sorry for any inconvenience. Cheers, CHAMP Admin From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 11 23:53:07 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA14967; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:53:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id AAA02042; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 00:02:06 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma002035; Sat, 12 Dec 98 00:01:45 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA04135; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 04:03:20 GMT Received: from uxmail.ust.hk by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id XAA04130; Fri, 11 Dec 1998 23:03:15 -0500 Received: from rcz058.ust.hk ([143.89.113.238]:1135 "EHLO ust.hk" ident: "NO-IDENT-SERVICE") by uxmail.ust.hk with ESMTP id <627599-13565>; Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:55:07 +0800 Message-ID: <3671E951.EB46026B@ust.hk> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:56:01 +0800 From: Gregor Hodgson Organization: HKUST X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Subject: Invitation to Special Session on Science, Monitoring and Management 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: 708 Invitation to a one day Special Session on the question: How can we use good science as a basis for monitoring programs that serve management? International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment, Monitoring, and Restoration 14-16 April 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html Session Co-chairs: Clive Wilkinson and Gregor Hodgson; Coordinators GCRMN/Reef Check Rationale: Monitoring is a very time consuming and expensive proposition. Many scientists seem to assume that governments should automatically understand why large amounts of resources should be devoted to coral reef monitoring. But they don't. When governments are faced with the question of how much resource they can afford to put into monitoring, as opposed to say hospitals and roads, they need to have some assurance that the product of the monitoring is useful and that it is based on good science. In the long-term, if humans are going to attempt to manage our use of coral reefs, some level of monitoring will be needed to check whether management actions are effective. Coral reef monitoring programs have been designed for a variety of reasons and by people from varying backgrounds. The largest is the GCRMN/Reef Check network, and there are many other programs at individual parks and reefs. We would like to invite papers that address the question of how well current and planned monitoring programs are serving management at any scale. Subsidiary questions could include: How do managers determine what they need to know to manage? Are the right people (scientists or managers or bureaucrats or lawyers) designing monitoring programs? Is monitoring based on science or whim? Is the use of key indicators valid? If so, what key bioindicators should we be using in your area that have been ignored? How much do you need to know before you can tell that a reef is "sick?" What is a sick reef? Is natural variability so great in fish populations that monitoring cannot detect subtle changes? How often should different groups of organisms e.g. fish, corals, algae be monitored to detect significant change? Are data on coral growth forms useful management tools? What does partial mortality of corals mean for a manager? What level of change in reef parameters should trigger a management action? The list of possible management actions is limited: does monitoring produce excessive data? What data do managers wish they had? How to integrate socioeconomic data collection into monitoring? How to check the validity of socioeconomic information? Is gathering a globally comparable data set an important priority or an unaffordable luxury? How well is your monitoring program serving management? If you would like to participate in this Special Session, please register for the conference and contact either of the Co-chairs. In particular, we encourage GCRMN/Reef Check participants from the Americas and Caribbean region to get involved in this session, as many were not able to attend ITMEMS. While an abstract submission deadline has been requested, you should send your abstract immediately to be sure to be included. Clive Wilkinson Gregor Hodgson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Dec 13 17:13:02 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA23912; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:13:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA04707; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:22:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma004700; Sun, 13 Dec 98 17:21:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA17697; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 21:29:28 GMT Received: from mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA17692; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:29:22 -0500 Received: from p17-m3-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz ([203.96.102.145]) by mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz (InterMail v04.00.02.05 201-227-105) with SMTP id <19981213212129.PHTI217072.mta1-rme@p17-m3-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz>; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:21:29 +1300 Received: by p17-m3-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz with Microsoft Mail id <01BE274B.AAA7B2A0@p17-m3-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz>; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:22:35 +1300 Message-ID: <01BE274B.AAA7B2A0@p17-m3-ne1.dialup.xtra.co.nz> From: Nokome Bentley To: "coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Cc: George Woodman Subject: RE: Automated Blast Fishing Detector Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:22:18 +1300 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 RAA23912 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 709 Hi All, Regarding the development of automatic acoustic recorders for detecting blast fishing. This idea also 'struck' me a couple of years ago when I heard my first blast fishing bomb underwater. After discussions with electronic engineers and marine acoustic experts I wrote a proposal to develop such devices but dissapointingly found no funding success with conservation or development agencies active in coral reef conservation. There are obvious attractions to such a system but it seems that no one is willing to fund such a project until the technology is proven. This year I have coordinated with the Electronics and Communications Design Centre at Massey University, New Zealand to develop some recorder prototypes. We now have a prototype for the electronic hardware and are developing the software necessary for calibration and recording. If we can obtain funding then we hope to be able to have an array of recorders ready for testing by the middle of next year. For more information on this project see our web site at http://www.trophia.com/blastfishing/blastfishing.htm 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Gregor Hodgson [SMTP:rcgregor@ust.hk] Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 10:10 PM To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: George Woodman Subject: Automated Blast Fishing Detector A group here in HK is interested in designing an automated blast-fishing detector. While we can all see and hear blasts when on the beach or diving -- there is not a lot of info as to frequency. Even in areas where blast fishing is common, it is difficult to know how much blast fishing is going over the medium scale of 10s of square kilometers. The concept is that an unmanned automated sound detector and direction finder might be useful to law enforcement agencies who could use evidence of a high frequency of blast fishing activities to justify diversion of resources to more monitoring and enforcement. If you have information about any hydrophone recordings of dynamite or ammonium nitrate bombs, inexpensive off the shelf hydrophones, or attempts to build such automated sensors, could you please send the information to Mr. George Woodman at Thank you for your help. Greg -- 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 Sun Dec 13 19:57:27 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA24373; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:57:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id UAA05979; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:06:30 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma005969; Sun, 13 Dec 98 20:05:57 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA18704; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 00:25:27 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id TAA18699; Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:25:18 -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 IAA07972 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:13:21 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from BENGKULU/SpoolDir by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 14 Dec 98 07:12:34 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by BENGKULU (Mercury 1.40); 14 Dec 98 07:12:09 +0700 Received: from bayu (202.159.74.184) by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 14 Dec 98 07:12:07 +0700 Message-ID: <001c01be26f6$c9065bc0$bb4a9fca@bayu> Reply-To: "Bayu Ludvianto" From: "Bayu Ludvianto" To: Subject: Infos needed please Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 07:14:34 +0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01BE2731.66E4BD20" 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: 710 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BE2731.66E4BD20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Coral-Listers, A colleague of mine that is working on algae in the fringing reef here = in Bengkulu (a small remote province of Indonesia) came across a = particular "beast" that are now starting to cover the old reef = (well..the reef is in an early stages of succession after it's been = mined for a number of years). It looks like soft coral (I am now expert = in coral by the way, I work on foraminifera), it's black or dark purple, = spreaded like jelly and when it is touched it's got a purple liquid = coming from it (I can attach the scan picture of it if necessary) I would be so appreciative if anyone of you could help us out in = identifying this "beast" Many thanks in advance. Cheers Bayu ludvianto Dept.of Biology The University of Bengkulu Bengkulu, Indonesia. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BE2731.66E4BD20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Coral-Listers,
A colleague of mine that is working = on algae in=20 the fringing reef here in Bengkulu (a small remote province of = Indonesia) came=20 across a particular "beast" that are now starting to cover the = old=20 reef (well..the reef is in an early stages of succession after it's been = mined=20 for a number of years). It looks like soft coral (I am now expert in = coral by=20 the way, I work on foraminifera), it's black or dark purple, spreaded = like jelly=20 and when it is touched it's got a purple liquid coming from it = (I can attach the scan picture of it  if=20 necessary)
 
I would be so appreciative if anyone = of you=20 could help us out in identifying this "beast"
 
Many thanks in advance.
 
Cheers
 
Bayu ludvianto
Dept.of Biology
The University of = Bengkulu
Bengkulu, = Indonesia.
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BE2731.66E4BD20-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 14 04:55:21 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id EAA25933; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 04:55:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA11451; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 05:04:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011444; Mon, 14 Dec 98 05:04:15 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA21365; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:57:22 GMT Received: from nmdx01.ncom.nt.gov.au by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id DAA21360; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 03:57:16 -0500 From: Phil.Alderslade@DWNMUS.MAGNT.nt.gov.au Received: from LMS.NCOM.NT.GOV.AU by aarnet.ncom.nt.gov.au (PMDF V5.1-9 #D3130) with SMTP id <01J5BXBURM80007Y5K@aarnet.ncom.nt.gov.au> for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:20:42 CST+930 Received: by LMS.NCOM.NT.GOV.AU (Soft-Switch LMS 2.0) with snapi via CCMAIL01 id 0050000004881987; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:26:55 +0930 Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:26:55 +0930 Subject: Re - Black growth at Bengkulu To: " - (052)coral-list(a)coral.aoml.noaa.gov" Message-id: <0050000004881987000002L072*@MHS> 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: 711 Regarding Bayu Ludvianto's enquiry. I doubt the animal in question is a soft coral. It sounds more like a species of the sponge genus Iotrochota. Perhaps I. baculifera. Be aware the purple exudate can cause painful skin irritations. Phil Alderslade Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory phil.alderslade@nt.gov,au From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 14 08:27:08 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA27065; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:27:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA17438; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 08:36:11 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017399; Mon, 14 Dec 98 08:35:48 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA22737; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 12:52:40 GMT Received: from scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id HAA22732; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 07:52:35 -0500 Received: from [208.251.162.162] (1Cust162.tnt5.nyc1.da.uu.net [208.251.162.162]) by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA05405 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 04:45:56 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 07:50:34 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: "James M. Cervino" Subject: Cyanobacteria? Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 712 Dear, Bayu Ludvianto Reguarding the beast, it might be Schizothrix calcicola a blue green algae, or a Tunicate?? From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 14 19:03:23 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA11881; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 19:03:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA27965; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 19:12:26 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027954; Mon, 14 Dec 98 19:11:33 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA27087; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 23:12:12 GMT Received: from mail.rivnet.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA27082; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:12:07 -0500 Received: from [205.130.32.198] (unverified [205.130.32.198]) by mail.rivnet.net (EMWAC SMTPRS 0.83) with SMTP id ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:05:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (297) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:11:36 -0600 Subject: 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 713 Coraleros, As of today, my predominant email address has changed from: jlang@uts.cc.utexas.edu to: jandl@rivnet.net Thanks again to Jim Hendee for the wonderful public service provided by the coral-list. Judith C. Lang P.O. Box 539 Ophelia, VA 22530 (804) 453-6605 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 15 08:45:17 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id IAA16770; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 08:45:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id IAA11782; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 08:54:22 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011773; Tue, 15 Dec 98 08:53:40 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01824; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 13:00:26 GMT Message-Id: <199812151300.NAA01824@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> From: "David Gilliam" To: Subject: NCRI Conference Special Session Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 17:51:07 -0500 Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 714 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION Fort Lauderdale, FL USA April 14-16, 1999 ********** Special Session ******************** THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURE IN CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION This session is devoted to the use of artificial structure to assess reef-based processes and to restore functionality of damaged reefs. Papers dealing with the use of artificial structure to examine specific aspects of reef-based processes, i.e. structural complexity and fish assemblages, or the use of artificial structure to mitigate natural or anthropogenic damage, i.e. rubble consolidation or artificial reefs, are appropriate here. It is assumed that the majority of papers will deal with assessment. However, a major goal of this session will be to examine if, when, and how artificial structure should be used in reef restoration and provide direction for future research by identifying what we need to know to use artificial structure effectively. Emphasis will also be placed on establishing mechanisms and protocols to critically measure effectiveness. To this end one or more round table discussions will be held amongst contributors and other interested parties. If you are interested in participating in this session, please send a title and brief synopsis of your presentation to: Richard Spieler, NSU. email: spielerr@ocean.nova.edu; fax: (954) 921-7764; tel: (954) 920-1909. Complete information about the conference being organized by the National Coral Reef Institute can be found at: http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.htm David Gilliam Research Scientist Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania, FL 33004 Voice: (954) 920-1909 Fax: (954) 921-7764 Email: gilliam@ocean.nova.edu NOTICE: International Conference on: Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment, Monitoring, and Restoration NATIONAL CORAL REEF INSTITUTE (NCRI) http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo_1.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 15 09:01:28 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA17092; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:01:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA12577; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:10:33 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma012561; Tue, 15 Dec 98 09:10:00 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01984; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 13:24:34 GMT Message-Id: <199812151324.NAA01984@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 08:23:17 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: bounced messages/name removal Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 715 Dear Coral-Listers, At some point you may find that your name has been removed from coral-list because email from coral-list to your mailbox is bouncing. Since I, as the coral-list administrator, receive many (sometimes over a hundred) bounced messages every single day, I have to make some decisions, otherwise the messages would continue to pile up. When email bounces, I usually choose one of the following actions, based on what the return error message says: a) If the message says "mailbox full" or something along those lines, I usually give you time to clear up the problem. However, if the problem persists, I subscribe you to a "bounces" list, and temporarily unsubscibe your from coral-list. The listserver software will send you periodic messages informing you how to resubscriber to coral-list and unsubscribe from the "bounces" listserver. If your name continues to bounce, I eventually remove you from the "bounces" listserver. b) If the message says "user unknown" I have no choice but to remove you from the list. c) If the message says "host unknown" or "host not found" I usually wait until another message is posted to see if the problem persists before deleting the name. Sometimes either a system administrator doesn't inform the users that their domain name has changed, or the coral-list subscriber doesn't subscribe/unsubscribe according to their new address, or both. If the problem persists, but I know a lot of people use that domain (e.g., gov.au), I will put all of the subscribers on the "bounces" listserver. d) If the message says "Cannot send message for 1 week" I usually wait for the down server to get fixed and just grit my teeth while the bounced messages pile up. However, if the problem persists, I have to delete the name(s), or move them to "bounces." e) If the message says "dic quota exceeded" it means your messages are piling up past what the system administrator (at your end) has set for your limit. In such a case you are probably aware immediately of the problem, so I just wait for you to get your act together. However, if I get dizzy seeing your name show up again and again in my in-box, I usually put you on the "bounces" listserver. f) If the message says "Non-member submission from yourname@yourplace.gov" that means you're not a subscriber to coral-list; or, your domain name has changed, or you are trying to send the message from another place than from where you subscribed to the list. In such a case, I usually read the message to see what it is that you are trying to send before forwarding the message on to the list. I may look to see if your address has changed; but often I can see that somebody from some organization who would not be a regular subscriber has posted a public announcement type of message. Sometimes these messages are relevant, sometimes they are not. For instance, I have received messages on rainfall in the desert Southwest, USA(!); or requests for everything ever written on the subject of coral-whatever (yet the person is not subscribed to the list), or (worse) requests (from a non-subscriber) for something not having anything to do with corals, etc. Of course, the list also occasionally receives unsolicited junkmail from people trying to sell something to everybody on the globe via the Internet. g) If the message says "local configuration error" that might mean you are trying to forward a message to another address, which in turn is forwarding that message back to the original place of forwarding! But this is a sort of catch-all type of error, so it could be anything. h) Other problems. Sometimes I continue to get bounced messages and for the life of me I can't find out who the subscriber is--this is extremely frustrating and time-consuming. When this happens, you may get a message from me that just says something like, "Test to see if your email is the originator of a problem..." If I then get that message bounced back to me, I remove your name with a gleeful jab at the "D" (delete) button because I have finally solved the problem. ~~~~~ In closing, please keep coral-list in mind whenever you change email addresses, and please be patient if your coral-list mail stops coming. If you are changing addresses, simply send a message to majordomo@coral.aoml.noaa.gov like so, unsubscribe coral-list name@OLD.domain.gov subscribe coral-list name@NEW.domain.gov and things should move along smoothly. Or, let me know what it is you want to do. If you ever have any questions, just send a note to me at Jim.Hendee@noaa.gov so I can be apprised of the situation. Thank you so much for your patience and cooperation. Cheers, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 15 17:08:33 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA26079; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:08:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA17382; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:17:37 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma017358; Tue, 15 Dec 98 17:16:58 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05289; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 21:35:12 GMT Received: from chickasaw.gate.net by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA05284; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:35:08 -0500 Received: from gate.net.gate.net (txver2-188.gate.net [199.227.29.188]) by chickasaw.gate.net (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA193142 for ; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:25:29 -0500 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19981215212850.006ab464@pop.gate.net> X-Sender: melodyr@pop.gate.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:28:50 -0500 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Melody Ray-Culp Subject: Bahamas field station job announcement Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 716 IMMEDIATE OPENING Research Assistant Perry Foundation, Inc. (PFI)/Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC) has an immediate opening for a full time Research Assistant to be located at the PFI/CMRC marine field station located on Lee Stocking Island (LSI), Bahamas. The primary job responsibility is to provide scientific, research and educational support to the various missions on LSI. Toward this objective, the job duties are comprised of the following: Assist in the collection of field samples and data; coordinate LSI science projects; maintain field and laboratory equipment and supplies; assist scientists and educators in the laboratory and field; assist in compiling and analyzing data; prepare graphs, charts and maps; assist the Diving Safety Officer; prepare and submit requests for various research and collection permits; assist with grant writing; assist with LSI computer operations and maintenance; maintain various scientific databases; develop and maintain various LSI libraries; develop in-house educational components; and perform special projects. The minimum job qualifications are as follows: Bachelor of Science degree in biology, geology or related field; excellent writing, computer and organizational skills. Minimum one year of work in a scientific research environment is required. Other knowledge and skills required include those pertaining to scientific instrumentation, equipment and methodology. Dive certification for SCUBA and NITROX (optional). Please fax a cover letter, resume, and list of three references to CMRC at (561) 471-7553. The position is located at the PFI/CMRC field station on Lee Stocking Island. Starting salary is in the range of $15k to $18k. Living quarters and some travel benefits included. Perry Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 15 19:08:16 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id TAA26983; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 19:08:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id TAA22752; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 19:17:16 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma022741; Tue, 15 Dec 98 19:17:05 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA06031; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 23:27:43 GMT Received: from mta1.tm.net.my by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id SAA06026; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 18:27:35 -0500 Received: from nec ([202.188.83.115]) by mta1.tm.net.my (InterMail v03.02.03 118 118) with SMTP id <19981215232047.AXV494@[202.188.83.115]> for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:20:47 +0800 Message-ID: <3676EEA3.7928@tm.net.my> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:20:03 +0800 From: DON BAKER Reply-To: dbaker@tm.net.my X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Settlement Meyhodology Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 717 Hi Coral-L Members, I remember sometime back a few Coral-L messases about a method used for juvenile coral settlement & growth that utilizeded a low voltage electrical wire application. Can anyone refresh my memory about this? Many thanks, Don Baker THE REEF PROJECT Sabah, Malaysia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 16 02:05:05 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id CAA28723; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 02:05:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id CAA28039; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 02:14:10 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma028030; Wed, 16 Dec 98 02:13:16 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA08397; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 06:13:57 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id BAA08392; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 01:13:52 -0500 Received: (qmail 25573 invoked by uid 0); 16 Dec 1998 06:06:55 -0000 Message-ID: <19981216060655.25572.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 202.188.72.110 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:06:54 PST X-Originating-IP: [202.188.72.110] From: "Alain Loh" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:06:54 PST Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 718 Hi, All members of Coral-L I want to know come information about uranium and thorium in coral reef. Could someone please send me any information about this title. Thank you. From, Alain Loh ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 16 05:23:44 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA29542; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 05:23:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA29704; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 05:32:48 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma029691; Wed, 16 Dec 98 05:32:27 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA09570; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 09:56:25 GMT Received: from ns2.wasantara.net.id by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA09565; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 04:56:17 -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 RAA01054 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:44:39 +0700 (JAVT) Received: from BENGKULU/SpoolDir by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 16 Dec 98 16:43:57 +0700 Received: from SpoolDir by BENGKULU (Mercury 1.40); 16 Dec 98 16:43:41 +0700 Received: from bayu (202.159.74.187) by bengkulu.wasantara.net.id (Mercury 1.40); 16 Dec 98 16:43:31 +0700 Message-ID: <002b01be28d8$d6e918c0$bb4a9fca@bayu> Reply-To: "Bayu Ludvianto" From: "Bayu Ludvianto" To: Subject: Infos needed please and sorry for the mistypo Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 16:45:17 +0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01BE2913.75D28180" 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: 719 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01BE2913.75D28180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Dear Coral-Listers, A few days ago I posted an S.O.S (infos needed message) on a particular = beast that is starting to cover our fringing reef here in Bengkulu. = There was, however, a mistypo in one of the sentence. It's written as......" It looks like soft coral (I am now expert in = coral by the way, I work on foraminifera)" The word now should be = written as NO. Sorry for the the wrong impression that you might've got. =20 Anyway I received several positive response for my request and thank you = very much, especially to: Phil Alderslade, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Dr. Bert = Hoeksema and Dr. Jeffrey K.Y. Low =20 =20 Regards from the sunny Bengkulu Province=20 =20 Bayu ludvianto Dept.of Biology The University of Bengkulu Bengkulu, Indonesia. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01BE2913.75D28180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Dear Coral-Listers,
 A few days ago I posted an = S.O.S (infos=20 needed message) on a particular beast that is starting to cover our = fringing=20 reef here in Bengkulu. There was, however, a mistypo in one of the=20 sentence.
It's written = as......" It = looks like soft=20 coral (I am now = expert in coral=20 by the way, I work on foraminifera)" The word = now should be written as NO.=20 Sorry for the the wrong impression that you = might've=20 got.
 
Anyway I received several positive = response for=20 my request and thank you very = much, especially=20 to: Phil Alderslade, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Dr. Bert Hoeksema and Dr. = Jeffrey K.Y.=20 Low
 
 
 
Regards from the sunny Bengkulu=20 Province 
 
Bayu ludvianto
Dept.of Biology
The University of = Bengkulu
Bengkulu, = Indonesia.
------=_NextPart_000_0028_01BE2913.75D28180-- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 16 10:37:35 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id KAA04774; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:37:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id KAA11760; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:46:41 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma011736; Wed, 16 Dec 98 10:46:25 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11763; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:55:42 GMT Received: from alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id JAA11754; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 09:54:57 -0500 Received: (from kochzius@localhost) by alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de (8.9.1a/ZfNServer) id PAA3932534 for coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:46:46 +0100 Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:46:46 +0100 From: Marc Kochzius Message-Id: <199812161446.PAA3932534@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de> To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Settlement Meyhodology Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 720 Hi Don, here is some literature about electrolytic mineral accretion and artificial reefs: Freney, R.; Kelly, M.S., 1997: Reviving reefs. Audubon March-April: 23 Goreau, T.J.; Hilbertz, W., 1995: Coral reef restoration on electrolytic mineral accretion structures in Jamaica. Abstracts, European meeting of the international society for reef studies (ISRS) Goreau, T.J.; Hilbertz, W., 1996: Reef restoration using sea-water electrolysis in Jamaica. Abstracts, 8th International Coral Reef Symposium Panam, June 1996 Hilbertz, W., 1992: Solar-generated building material from seawater as a sink for carbon. Ambio 21(2): 126-129 Hilbertz, W., 1981: The electrodeposition of minerals in sea water for the construction and maintenance Of artificial reefs. Florida Sea Grant College Report 41: 123-148 Hilbertz, W.; Fletcher, D.; Krausse, C., 1977: Mineral accretion technology: applications for architecture and aquaculture. Industrialization Forum 8(4-5): 75-84 Hilbertz, W.; Goreau, T.J., 1996: Method of enhancing the growth of aquatic organisms, and structures created therby. United States Patent Pearce,F., 1996: Scrapyard reef a home to coral. New Scientist 2047 Treeck, P.van; Schuhmacher, H., 1997: Initial survival of coral nubbins transplanted by a new coral transplantation technology - options for reef rehabilitation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 150: 287-292 ss Series 150: 287-292 URL: http://www.uni-essen.de/hydrobiologie/ Prof. H. Schuhmacher: bbi300@sp2.power.uni-essen.de This should be a starting point for you. Greetings Marc ****************************************** Marc Kochzius Zentrum fuer Marine Tropenoekologie (ZMT) Center for Tropical Marine Ecology Fahrenheitstr. 1 28359 Bremen Germany Tel.: +49 +421 2208 339 Fax : +49 +421 2208 330 kochzius@zmt.uni-bremen.de http://www.zmt.uni-bremen.de ****************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 16 18:01:20 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA12387; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:01:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id SAA08962; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:10:23 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma008943; Wed, 16 Dec 98 18:09:44 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA16275; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 22:04:47 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id RAA16270; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:04:43 -0500 Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:04:43 -0500 Message-Id: <199812162204.RAA16270@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 3265 invoked from network); 16 Dec 1998 21:57:51 -0000 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO szmant.rsmas.miami.edu) (129.171.104.19) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 16 Dec 1998 21:57:51 -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: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: Job Openning: Center Director Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 721 ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR IN CORAL REEF RESEARCH The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami invites applications for a coral reef research scientist to head the new National Center for Atlantic and Caribbean Reef Research. The tenure-track position is full-time at the Associate or full Professor level. The successful applicant will be expected to have a strong record of extramural research support, a demonstrated teaching ability at the graduate level, and experience in the management of research programs. As Center Director, the successful applicant will be expected to develop an interdisciplinary research program in coral reef biology, ecology, or geology/geochemistry that can attract extramural funding. Ph.D. in related area and seven years experience. Rank, salary, and benefits are negotiable. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a concise statement of interests and accomplishments in research, teaching and program management, selected reprints, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for five external referees. Completed applications should be sent to: Dr. Peter W. Glynn, Search Committee Chair, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149-1098. The application deadline is February 15, 1999. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. ********************************************** 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 Dec 18 09:14:55 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA04005; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 09:14:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id JAA24256; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 09:24:02 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma024215; Fri, 18 Dec 98 09:23:26 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00039; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 13:06:19 GMT Message-Id: <199812181306.NAA00039@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 08:05:16 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Workstation at NOAA/AOML To: Coral-List Subject: FKNMS/SFERPM Document Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 722 Seasons Greetings, Coral-Listers, I have posted to the CHAMP Web Page what I consider to be an extremely good case history of the problems and solutions involved in establishing the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and how this ties in with the restoration of the South Florida ecosystem. I feel this would be an essential resource for anyone involved in the establishment of a marine sanctuary or protected area, wherever the location. The title of the document is "The Role of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Initiative," by Billy Causey, and it was delivered at the ITMEMS 98 Conference (note: this is a PDF document). The document may be found at: http://www.coral.noaa.gov/themes Cheers, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 18 23:04:05 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id XAA16413; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 23:04:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id XAA06793; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 23:13:14 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma006783; Fri, 18 Dec 98 23:13:06 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA06283; Sat, 19 Dec 1998 03:31:20 GMT Received: from send204.yahoomail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id WAA06278; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 22:31:13 -0500 Message-ID: <19981219032813.4179.rocketmail@send204.yahoomail.com> Received: from [161.142.102.135] by send204.yahoomail.com; Fri, 18 Dec 1998 19:28:13 PST Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 19:28:13 -0800 (PST) From: Rayida Jaraeh 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 723 Hello... I need some information on effects of ENSO to the coral reefs. I wish that you guys will help me out. Merry Christmas and have a very New Year. Thanks. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Dec 19 12:30:16 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id MAA19063; Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:30:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id MAA16430; Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:39:27 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma016423; Sat, 19 Dec 98 12:39:20 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA10830; Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:51:14 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id LAA10825; Sat, 19 Dec 1998 11:51:08 -0500 Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 11:51:08 -0500 Message-Id: <199812191651.LAA10825@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Received: (qmail 14025 invoked from network); 19 Dec 1998 16:44:00 -0000 Received: from phil.rsmas.miami.edu (HELO phil) (129.171.103.124) by umigw.miami.edu with SMTP; 19 Dec 1998 16:44:00 -0000 X-Sender: pkramer@mail.rsmas.miami.edu 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: Philip Kramer Subject: AGRA Workshop in Bonaire Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 724 The Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment (AGRA) initiative in collaboration with the Bonaire Marine Park is holding a training workshop in Bonaire February 1-5, 1999. The purpose of the workshop is to train participants on the Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment Rapid Assessment Protocol (AGRA-RAP), data analysis methods, and techniques on how to apply the data for management and conservation purposes. We will also conduct AGRA-RAP on several areas in Bonaire to determine the condition of the reefs. What is AGRA-RAP? The Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment (AGRA) is an international collaboration of researchers and managers designed to evaluate reef condition throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico using a Rapid Assessment Protocol (RAP). The three core components of AGRA-RAP examine the condition of hard corals, composition of algal communities, and abundance and size of fishes. For more information on AGRA please see the web site: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra. Workshop Information If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please see the web site for information on costs, schedule, and the registration form. Registration deadline is January 15, 1999. If you have additional questions or cannot access the website, contact Philip Kramer at pkramer@rsmas.miami.edu. The AGRA website is: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/agra. Sponsors The workshop is sponsored by Bonaire Marine Park, Captain Don's Habitat, Dive Bonaire, and the University of Miami. Established in 1979, the Bonaire Marine Park surrounds the islands of Bonaire and Klein Bonaire covering an estimated 2700 hectares. For more information about the Bonaire Marine park visit their web site at: http://www.bmp.org/ or contact Kalli de Meyer at (599) 7 8444 or e-mail at marinepark@bmp.org. Philip Kramer, Ph.D Marine Geology and Geophysics Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami (w) 305-361-4968 (fax) 305-361-4632 e-mail: pkramer@rsmas.miami.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 21 16:54:27 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id QAA07190; Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:54:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id RAA27325; Mon, 21 Dec 1998 17:03:34 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma027307; Mon, 21 Dec 98 17:02:42 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA01241; Mon, 21 Dec 1998 21:18:14 GMT Received: from kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id QAA01232; Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:18:05 -0500 Received: by kennesaw_5.wins.lawco.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:10:42 -0500 Message-ID: <4D333629EC74D211A0F900104B79C72DBB5C@miami-1.wins.lawco.com> From: "Precht,Bill" To: Coral-List Subject: RE: NCRI Special Session Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:10:33 -0500 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 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 725 Special >>Session Title: IMPROVING DECISION MAKING IN CORAL REEF >>RESTORATION; Chair: Bill Precht >>To date most coral reef restoration programs have been performed without a >>scientific basis for what works, what does not, and why? This >>special session will be designed to understand the scientific >>rationale behind the enterprise of reef restoration. This >>session should be invaluable towards improving the decision >>making process in reef restoration. It will be helpful to use >>some lessons learned from coastal and wetland restoration >>programs. To this end, leaders in these representative fields >>will be invited to participate and share the "how to and how >>not to" with us "neophytes" in the field of coral reef >>restoration. Papers on aspects of goal setting, success >>criteria, adaptive management, and restoration case histories >>are appropriate for this session. Papers on the science of >>restoration ecology are especially solicited. >>-------------------------------------------------------------------- > ABSTRACTS DUE ON JANUARY 15, 1999 NOTICE: International Conference on: SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND RESTORATION National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) April 14-16, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ncri/confinfo William F. Precht Natural Resources Manager LAW Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. 5845 NW 158th Street Miami Lakes, FL 33014 ph (305) 826-5588 fax (305) 826-1799 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas > and a Happy New Year! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Dec 23 14:07:29 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA26491; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:07:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id OAA21413; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 14:16:43 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma021347; Wed, 23 Dec 98 14:15:53 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA07978; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:06:56 GMT Received: from max5.rrze.uni-erlangen.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via ESMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id NAA07972; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:06:52 -0500 Received: from [131.188.73.40] by max5.rrze.uni-erlangen.de with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:59:23 +0100 Message-Id: <36812F8D.14916170@biologie.stud.uni-erlangen.de> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:59:41 +0100 From: Daniel Angerer X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: literature research 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: 726 Hi, I'm studying biology at the University of Erlangen-Nurenberg and I will write a master thesis starting 1999 about the project topic "settlement rates of coral larvae at a silt damaged reef on the Philippines". Now I am looking for any helpful information, article, review or internet address concerning that subject, especially the methodology of surveying the resettlement of coral larvae on the substrate. If you have any suggestions, please write back to my email address thanks for your support Daniel Angerer From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 25 21:43:42 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id VAA10389; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:43:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id VAA18901; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:53:01 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma018890; Fri, 25 Dec 98 21:52:14 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA26438; Sat, 26 Dec 1998 02:14:12 GMT Received: from hotmail.com by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id VAA26433; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 21:14:07 -0500 Received: (qmail 16915 invoked by uid 0); 26 Dec 1998 02:06:28 -0000 Message-ID: <19981226020628.16914.qmail@hotmail.com> Received: from 165.21.83.136 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Fri, 25 Dec 1998 18:06:28 PST X-Originating-IP: [165.21.83.136] From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Feather star booming Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 18:06:28 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: 727 Dear All, Few days ago our team have made coral survey around west of Lombok-Indonesia to see the coral condition after El-Nino. The team found a fenomenon of feather star (crinoid) booming in many locations. We would like to know the answer of this fenomenon but we don't have any informations and literature about it. We also plan to make further research about this fenomenon after we got enough literature. We invite any participants to support and donate this program. Thank you for your kindly attention and we look forward to hearing from you soon! Regards, Zoel JARI Foundation ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 28 05:47:30 1998 -0500 Return-Path: Received: from hugo.aoml.noaa.gov (firewall-user@hugo [172.16.100.247]) by chaos.aoml.noaa.gov (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA17662; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 05:47:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov; id FAA23380; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 05:56:54 -0500 Received: from coral.aoml.noaa.gov(192.111.123.248) by hugo.aoml.noaa.gov via smap (4.1) id xma023373; Mon, 28 Dec 98 05:56:47 -0500 Received: by coral.aoml.noaa.gov (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA13922; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 09:30:09 GMT Received: from mailout07.btx.dtag.de by coral.aoml.noaa.gov via SMTP (950413.SGI.8.6.12/930416.SGI) for id EAA13908; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 04:30:04 -0500 Received: from fwd13.btx.dtag.de (fwd13.btx.dtag.de [194.25.2.173]) by mailout07.btx.dtag.de with smtp id 0zuYrc-0007kq-00; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:21:24 +0100 Received: (320098980814-0001(btxid)@[62.157.32.247]) by fwd13.btx.dtag.de id ; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:21:06 +0100 Message-Id: Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 10:21:06 +0100 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Bleaching ? X-Mailer: T-Online eMail 2.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Sender: 320098980814-0001@t-online.de From: Goetz.Reinicke@t-online.de (Goetz Reinicke) Sender: owner-coral-list@aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 728 There was a web-site collecting reports of bleaching events and observations. Sorry, I mislaid the note about it. Who can hint me to the site ? Goetz - PACEM IN MARIBUS ! - =============================================================== Dr. Goetz B. Reinicke Deutsches Meeresmuseum German Oceanographic Museum (Museum for Marine Research and Fisheries - Aquarium) Katharinenberg 14-20 D - 18439 Stralsund GERMANY Tel.: 03831-26 50 26 Fax: 03831-26 50 60 e-mail: Goetz.reinicke@t-online.de ===============================================================