Caribbean bleaching

[Prof Alan E Strong]

Reefer Colleagues, 
I have just learned from Dr. Ray Hayes that bleaching from high SST has  
moved into the western Caribbean [Cayman Islands]...we see a great deal  
of +30C surface water from the Gulf south to Columbia...hurricanes  
appears to have kept eastern Caribbean mixed and cooler. 

Has anyone noted an increased incidence of bleaching other than what has  
been reported at Belize [and earlier this month in the Flower Gardens]? 

Thanks, 
Al Strong 

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				Alan E. Strong 
Adj. Asst. Professor				      Project Manager - CPORS 
Oceanography Department		 		NOAA/USNA Cooperative Project 
United States Naval Academy			  in Oceanic Remote Sensing 
Annapolis, MD  21402-5026			      al at topgun.nadn.navy.mil 
strong at nadn.navy.mil				     Lab: Rickover Hall  Rm-1 
PH:	410-293-6566			  	       		 410-293-5468 
FAX:	410-293-2137				NOAA/NESDIS/ORA: 301-763-8102 
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