From bhaskell at ocean.nos.noaa.gov  Fri Jan 12 10:27:47 1996
From: bhaskell at ocean.nos.noaa.gov (Haskell, B.)
Date: 12 Jan 1996 10:27:47 -0500 
Subject: Fl Keys Nat'l Marine Sanctuary Mgmt. Plan 
Message-ID: <n1390680015.38210@ocean.nos.noaa.gov> 

Notice to the general science/management community: 
If there are any folks out there who are teaching courses in coastal zone 
management or marine protected areas, the Draft Management Plan/Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary can be made 
available to you as a teaching tool.  The plan is the first integrated, 
ecosystem-based management plan developed for a marine protected area in the 
U.S.A.  It represents the culmination of 5 years of planning with a citizen 
advisory council, managers, scientists, and the public.  The plan consists of 
3 volumes for a total of 781 pages.  Vol. I is composed of 10 action plans: 
water quality, zoning, research and monitoring, education, enforcement, 
mooring buoys, channel marking, volunteer, submerged cultural resources, and 
regulatory.  Vol II is the environmental impact statement including a detailed 
description of the Keys' marine ecosystem and Vol. III are appendices.   

If you want multiple copies we must ask that you pay for postage by COD or 
give us your delivery account number (Fedex).  We have plenty of copies left 
to give away. If interested, please contact: 
Benjamin Haskell 
Science Coordinator 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
P.O. Box 500368 
Marathon, FL  33050 
Ph.(305) 743-2437 Fax (305) 743-2357 
Email: bhaskell at ocean.nos.noaa.gov 


From acohen at cliff.whoi.edu  Fri Jan 12 14:09:07 1996
From: acohen at cliff.whoi.edu (acohen at cliff.whoi.edu)
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 96 14:09:07 est 
Subject: coral proxies 
Message-ID: <9600128214.AA821484708@cliff.whoi.edu> 

            Stan Hart and I are currently working on calibrating 
          various coral-based proxies against instrumental records. 
          Most of these are proxies for water temperature and we're 
          focusing on Porites sp. for now. We're interested to locate 
          other reef sites at which physical parameters such as 
          water temperature have been continuously monitored 
          over the past few years (2-3), especially those which show 
          large amplitude fluctuations of weekly or sub-weekly 
          duration. If you can help, we'd like to hear from you 
          thanks, 
          Anne Cohen 
          (acohen at whoi.edu) 


From marshall at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us  Thu Jan 18 12:53:15 1996
From: marshall at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us (Mike Marshall)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:53:15 -0800 (PST) 
Subject: Snorkelling sites in the Keys (fwd) 
Message-ID: <Pine.PCW.3.91.960118095137.8079D-100000@marshall.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us> 


Coral List, 

Any good advice on this request would be appreciated.  Please send  
answers directly to Dr. Spears. 



Thanks, 

Mike Marshall 



     MJM/MARBIO lstowner. 

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 
  Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D. 
  Mote Marine Laboratory              marshall at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us              
  Tropical Marine Ecology Program     941-388-4441/941-388-4312(fax) 
  1600 Thompson Parkway               http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us                
  Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA          
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""                            
Mote Marine Lab is an independent, not-for-profit research organization     






---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:01:41 -0500 
From: Gene Spears <spears at bobcat.lmc.edu> 
To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L <ECOLOG-L at UMDD.UMD.EDU> 
Subject: Snorkelling sites in the Keys 

    A colleague & I just finished a field course in Florida & as 
aprt of the course, took our students to the Pennycamp State Park on Key 
Largo.  Fish diversity was high, though the reef seemed to be in rough 
shape, and the experience was worthwhile, but rather expensive for a class 
of eight.  Can anyone suggest snorkelling spots off the Keys that don't 
require a boat trip, i.e. park and snorkel spots? 

Thanks, 
gene 
spears at bobcat.lmc.edu 


From lloyd at gn.apc.org  Thu Jan 18 11:13:11 1996
From: lloyd at gn.apc.org (Lloyd Timberlake)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 16:13:11 GMT 
Subject: job 
Message-ID: <9601181613.AA27595@gn.apc.org> 



AVINA, a young Swiss-based foundation, finds and encourages  
leadership for sustainable development in the areas of business,  
institutional change, grassroots development, and conservation in Latin  
America. We are opening a new office in Miami and are seeking a  

		Project Manager for Marine Conservation.  

The project manager will help to develop our new marine conservation  
programme, focusing at present on the reefs and coasts of Central and  
South America. The job will require vision, strategic planning,  
administration, partnership development, and a great deal of travel to  
keep up with developments in marine conservation in Latin America.   

Requirements: 

*	A PhD in Marine Science or equivalent discipline. 
*	A minimum of five years experience working in Tropical Marine  
        Conservation. 
*	Fluency in English and Spanish - including an ability to write well in  
        both. 
*	Self-motivation, organisation, communications skills, tact and an  
        ability to work largely unsupervised.  

Conditions: 
*	Position will be based at the foundation's new office in Miami 
*	Initial  one-year contract 
*	Competitive salary reflecting the importance we place on the  
        recruitment of high quality staff 

Prospective candidates should send a full CV with a recent photo and  
telephone number to 	Erica Knie,  
			Aptdo 96 
			07150 Andraitx 
			Mallorca 
			SPAIN 




From mcrosby at coasts.nos.noaa.gov  Thu Jan 18 12:37:39 1996
From: mcrosby at coasts.nos.noaa.gov (mcrosby at coasts.nos.noaa.gov)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 12:37:39 EST 
Subject: coral "health" criteria 
Message-ID: <vines.MPY7+XJczkA@COASTS.NOS.NOAA.GOV> 

As part of my interest to formulate draft criteria for success in  
improving the overall "health" or condition of the Florida Keys coral  
reef ecosystem (including all associated habitats such as coral reefs,  
mangroves, seagrasses, associated bays and inlets, etc.), I would greatly  
appreciate input and ideas from those of you with expertise in this broad  
ecosystem.  I am not looking for verbose treatise on the subject of what  
is "healthy" versus "non-healthy".  What I am looking for is what  
specific variables (i.e., biomass, diversity, presence/absence,  
physico-chemical, indicator species) you would feel should increase or  
decrease, and in what magnitude, in order to say the system is improving  
in overall condition.  Note that I am looking for criteria to measure  
significant improvement, not total restoration (that is another kettle of  
fish altogether!) 

Some variable that have been suggested to date (although in many cases  
still requiring some degree of being quantitative) are: 
- Nutrients and suspended sediments reduced (by how much? or to what  
level?) 
- Macro algae bloom and coverage decrease (by how much? or to what  
level?) 
- Increase sea urchin population (by how much? or to what level?) 
- Tortugus shrimp harvests restored to recent historic levels to support  
a MSY of 10 million pounds annually 
- Increase in population of common snook (by how much? or to what level?) 
- Increase in recruitment of Gray Snapper (by how much? or to what  
level?) 
- Restoration of larval and juvenile spiny lobster habitat (loggerhead  
sponges) to their historic range (what is that range?) 
- Increase in sighting of jewfish (by how much? or to what level?) 
- Increase in sighting of sea turtles (which species? by how much? or to  
what level?) 
- An increase in coral cover by 15-20% (is this realistic? to low? to  
high? key species?) 
- Restore coverage and species composition of seagrasses to mid-1980s  
level 
- Increase in wading bird, osprey and brown pelican populations (by how  
much? or to what level?) 

Any input or comments that address the above "by how much? or to what  
level?" questions, and/or additional variable to employ as criteria for  
success would be most appreciated. 

I am not sure if it is best to send your input directly to me at my  
Internet address, or to respond via this coral list server.  The former  
may help to limit loading the server with what some may consider not to  
be of interest, however the latter approach may serve to stimulate some  
useful discussions.  I would appreciate input ASAP. 

Many Thanks and Cheers, 
Michael 
--------------------------------------------------- 
Dr. Michael P. Crosby 
National Research Coordinator 
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 
NOAA, SSMC-4, Rm 11437 
1305 East West Highway 
Silver Spring, MD   20910 
phone: 301-713-3155, ext. 114 
fax: 301-713-4012 
Internet: mcrosby at coasts.nos.noaa.gov 


From eakin at ogp.noaa.gov  Thu Jan 18 16:29:50 1996
From: eakin at ogp.noaa.gov (Mark Eakin)
Date: 18 Jan 1996 16:29:50 U 
Subject: International Conference on 
Message-ID: <n1390139781.29001@ogp.noaa.gov> 

                      Subject:                              Time:  3:30 PM 
  OFFICE MEMO         International Conference on Biology...  Date:  1/18/96 

Announcement: 

Within the first two weeks of April 1997 an International Conference on the 
Biology of  Coastal Environments wil be held in Bahrain.  The meeting will 
provide a borad forum for marine biologists and related scientists from all 
over the world to communicate and discuss many aspects of coastal 
environments from diatoms to fishes, including mangroves, coral reefs, and 
fisheries, as well as related applied and basic research.   


TITLE: International Conference on Biology of Coastal Environments 

Organizer: 

        Dr. Jameel Abbas 
        Chairman, Organising Committee 
         Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Bahrain. 
        P.O.Box 32038 - 
        State of Bahrain 

Date: April 1997 

Contact: 

Telephone: 681234/688316 
Fax: 682582 

Plenary Speakers include: 

Pirazzoli, France 
Round, UK 
Krahn, USA 
Morioka, Japan 
Crawford, UK 
Popp, Austria 

Session topics:  Aquaculture/Fisheries, coral reefs, intertidal, mangroves, 
pollution, supralittoral 

Additional information available including a call for abstracts to be  
available in February 1996. 


From mmaccrac at usgcrp.gov  Thu Jan 18 15:17:52 1996
From: mmaccrac at usgcrp.gov (Mike MacCracken)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:17:52 -0500 
Subject: WAN event 1/23 
Message-ID: <v02110156ad245abba40b@[131.182.242.99]> 



> 
>The Women's Aquatic Network brings together women and men with 
>interests in marine and aquatic policy, research, legislation, 
>and other areas; and promotes the roles of women in these fields. 
> 
>___________________________________________ 
> 
> 
>The Women's Aquatic Network invites you to an evening presentation, 
> 
>SPEAKER: Dr. D. James Baker, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
>Atmospheres and Administrator of NOAA 
> 
>TOPIC:  Outlook for Environmental Prediction and Stewardship: 1996 and Beyond 
> 
>Date:   Tuesday, 23 January 1996, 6:30 PM, reception; 7:00 PM, speaker 
> 
>Place:          International City/County Management Association (ICMA), 
>                777 North Capitol Street, NE, 1st floor training room; 
>                nearest metro:  Union Station exit on red line 
> 
>Positive RSVP's & info:  Donna Wieting, 202-482-5916, email 
>dwieting at rdc.noaa.gov 
> 
>DONATION:       $5 WAN members, students, seniors; $7 non-members; 
>                event free to members joining or renewing at the door. 
> 
>______________________________________________________________________ 
>The Women's Aquatic Network invites you to an evening presentation, 
> 
>Dr. Stephen Jameson, President, Coral Seas Inc., and 
>Mr. Ben Mieremet, NOAA, 
>Office of Ocean and Coastal Management 
> 
>TOPIC: "The Development of the Red Sea Marine Peace Park & the Coral Reef 
>Initiative" 
> 
>        Cold Winter Getting You Down?  Join WAN as we hear about a Hot Spot! 
>        Sometimes referred to as the "Red Sea Riviera", Israel & Jordan are 
>establishing a marine peace park with the assistance of U.S. AID and NOAA. 
> 
>        Ben and Steve will narrate a vivid slide presentation on coral reef 
>management, including work currently underway by AID and NOAA in the middle 
>east, as well as the projects of the International Coral Reef Initiative. 
> 
>        The evening will preview the award winning video, "Fragile Ring Of 
>Life," 
>which focuses on 5 areas of coral reef management and concern.  Already 
>translated into 5 languages (and more on the way), it is just being released 
>in the USA. 
> 
>DATE:   February 15, 1996; Reception 6:30 PM; Speakers 7:00 PM 
>PLACE:  World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street, NW, 5th floor conference room; 
>                closest metro stops: Dupont Circle (red line) or Foggy 
>Bottom (blue/ orange 
>line); 
> 
>Positive RSVP's:        Kelly Greene301/713-1373 x110; email: 
>kgreene at smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov 
> 
>DONATION:  $5 WAN members, students, seniors; $7 non-members;  event free to 
>members joining or renewing at the door; also receive a special Red Sea Marine 
>Peace Park poster by joining/renewing that night. 
> 

Michael C. MacCracken 
Director, Office of the USGCRP 
300 D Street, SW, Suite 840 
Washington DC 20024 
Tel. (202) 651-8240 or 8250 (office secretary) 
Tel. (202) 651-8252 (office and voicemail) 
Fax. (202) 554-6715 or (202) 554-6858 
E-mail: mmaccracken at usgcrp.gov 
USGCRP Home Page: http://www.usgcrp.gov/ 

Message for the month: "The pursuit of truth keeps us from the pursuit of 
each other."  James Billington, Librarian of Congress (at least where I saw 
it quoted) 



From acohen at cliff.whoi.edu  Sun Jan 21 14:10:50 1996
From: acohen at cliff.whoi.edu (acohen at cliff.whoi.edu)
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 96 14:10:50 est 
Subject: coral proxies 
Message-ID: <9600218222.AA822262483@cliff.whoi.edu> 

          We got a great response to our request re: coral proxies and 
          instrumented reef sites. Thank you. We'll be in touch 
          shortly with those who responded. 

          Anne Cohen and Stan Hart 
          (acohen at whoi.edu) 


From mlewis at umd5.umd.edu  Sun Jan 21 18:08:36 1996
From: mlewis at umd5.umd.edu (Mellie Lewis)
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:08:36 -0500 (EST) 
Subject: Students work to save the Aquarius 
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960121173705.12107A-100000@wolfe.umd.edu> 

Dear Coral Reef Members, 
	My students are embarking on a campaign to save funding for  
the Aquarius.  As part of this year's JASON VII Project, millions of  
students across the county have the opportunity to accompany Dr. Jerry  
Wellington, via telepresence, as he studies the natural cycle of climate  
change over several hundred years.  If funding to the Aquarius project is cut,  
this part of the JASON project, and countless other projects dependent  
upon the Aquarius, may be eliminated. 
	Our plan is to encourage JASON Students, and their parents, to  
write to their congressional delegation in Washington requesting Congress  
not to cut funding for the Aquarius Project.  We are planning on posting  
information about the Aquarius on both the JASON Student and JASON  
Teacher Bulletin Boards.  We need your help!  We need the facts.  We  
would like to generate a list of how the research projects using the  
Aquarius will benefit mankind.  Any information you could e-mail us would  
be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you. 

Mellie Lewis 
G.T. Resource Teacher 
Atholton Elementary School 


From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Wed Jan 24 09:42:59 1996
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:42:59 -0500 (EST) 
Subject: Pigeon Key Courses 
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960124093847.21402E-100000@wave> 


The following comes originally from the marine biology list-server, but  
may be of use to some of you on the coral-list, since a course is offered  
in coral reef ecology. 

------------------------------ 

From: Mike Marshall <marshall at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us> 
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:29:36 -0800 (PST) 
Subject: marbio: Summer marine biology courses 

Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to announce that we will offer two  
courses in marine biology and ecology at our field station in the  
Florida Keys.  If you are interested in these courses, after reading  
the following announcement, please request an information package  
and application form by sending an e-mail note to  
<fkmrc at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us>.  Thank you. 

Mike Marshall 


           1996 Florida Keys Marine Ecology Courses 
                   at Mote Marine Laboratory's  
                Pigeon Key Marine Research Center 

                  ----Pigeon Key, Florida---- 

Florida Bay and Florida Keys Ecosystems 
 May 10 - June 1, 1996 
 3 credits (optional) 

Course Description: An introduction to the Florida Keys and Florida Bay.  
Community descriptions and functional inter-relationships of the mangrove 
communities, seagrass beds, coral reefs and their inhabitants will be 
emphasized.  Field trips to Everglades National Park, Biscayne National 
Monument, and numerous other sites will be included in this course.  
Lectures, field trips, and boat cruises will focus on interactions between 
the Everglades, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys.  Habitat mapping, 
seagrass growth and physiology, plankton ecology, coral reef studies, fish 
ecology, and a variety of other subjects will be covered during the cours 

Coral Reef Ecology 
 August 9 - August 23, 1996 
 2 credits (optional) 

Course Description: The biological and physical processes responsible for 
coral reefs will be introduced and discussed in detail.  Particular 
emphasis will be placed on integration of concepts ranging from chemical 
to community levels.  Current topics in reef science will be discussed 
based on readings from recent scientific literature.  A series of evening 
presentations, discussions and debates will address reef management issues 
and students will conduct projects to explore areas of interest in more 
detail.  


Prerequisites (both courses): Students should have had basic courses in 
chemistry and biology.  Courses in botany, zoology, ecology, or geology 
would be helpful 

Application Procedures & General 
Information: 

An application and summer session brochure should be requested by either 
sending in one of the by writing to the address below, or by sending an 
e-mail request to FKMRC at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us.  

All application materials (the filled-in application, transcripts, and a 
letter of recommendation from a recent instructor) must be submitted by 
March 30, 1996 

Housing and Meals: Student housing and weekday meals will be provided at 
Pigeon Key.  

SCUBA: All SCUBA divers will be requried to furnish evidence of 
certification, furnish and maintain logbooks, and provide medical 
clearance for diving.  Medical clearance forms will be mailed with the 
application package.  Final approval for diving will be dependent on a 
satisfactory checkout dive.  



Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center: 

Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit marine research 
institution.  We are members of both the National Association of Marine 
Laboratories annd the Southern Association of Marine Laboratories.  We are 
not affiliated with any college or university, although credit 
arrangements through Florida State University may be available for those 
desiring academic credit.  

The PKMRC is located on Pigeon Key which is located 2.5 miles west of 
Marathon, Fl .  It is accessible by the last remaining usable section of 
the old seven mile bridge.  Pigeon Key is a National Historic District and 
is the home of the Pigeon Key Foundation.  MML and the PKF are partners in 
the Pigeon Key restoration and preservation project.  More details on MML 
can be obtained through our web page at 
http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us.  


For more information about these course and MML, please write, fax, or 
e-mail:  

Pigeon Key Marine Science Center Courses 
Mote Marine Laboratory 
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway 
Sarasota, Florida 34236 

e-mail: FKMRC at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us 
FAX: 941-388-4312 


From coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV  Sat Jan 13 15:00:15 1996
From: coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:15 +30000 
Subject: International Congress on the Biology of Fishes 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960126075554.15742C-100000@coral> 


Message herewith forwarded to the coral-list: 

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 22:13:58 GMT 
From: mackinlayd at mailhost.pac.dfo.ca (Don MacKinlay) 


This note is to announce that a web page has been established for 
the International Congress on the Biology of Fishes, July 
14-18,1996 in San Francisco, California. This meeting should be of 
interest to your subscribers. Could you please provide a hyperlink 
from your calendar of events page to the Congress' page at:  

    http://www.helix.net/~macwat/congress.html 

The Congress includes a symposium on the Physiology of Tropical 
Fish, including coral reef fish.  

Thank you, 
    Don MacKinlay 



From coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV  Sat Jan 13 15:03:56 1996
From: coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:03:56 +30000 
Subject: Acropora cytherea info request 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960126080024.15742E-100000@coral> 


Message from Dennis Ahern (DAHERN at ccgate.ueci.com): 

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 11:21:34 EST 
From: Dennis Ahern <DAHERN at ccgate.ueci.com> 
To: hendee at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV 
Subject: Greetings 

       We are researching the ecology of Johnston Atoll in the pacific  
     and are seeking information on Acropora cytherea. 

     Any suggestions on where we can find a general good reference for  
     life history,biology, ecology, range, etc. 

     Thanks. 

     Dennis Ahern 
     Raytheon Environmental Sciences 
     Philadelphia 

     dennis_ahern at ccgate.ueci.com 



From potts at biology.ucsc.edu  Fri Jan 26 14:05:55 1996
From: potts at biology.ucsc.edu (Donald Potts)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:05:55 PST 
Subject: Acropora cytherea info request  
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960126080024.15742E-100000@coral>  
Message-ID: <PCPine_p.3.89.9601261015.F3089-0100000@[128.114.25.8]>  


I suggest you contact the person who probably knows more about Acropora  
than anyone else today: 

	Dr. Carden Wallace 
	Director 
	Museum of Tropical Queensland 
	70-84 Flinders St 
	Townsville, Qld 4810 
	Australia		FAX: 61-77-21-2093 


****************************************************************************** 
*                                                                            * 
*  Donald C. Potts                                                           * 
*    Professor of Biology                                                    * 
*    Director, UCSC Education Abroad Program                                 * 
*                                                                            * 
*    A316 Earth and Marine Sciences Building   Phone: (408) 459-4417         * 
*    University of California                  Fax:   (408) 459-4882         * 
*    Santa Cruz                                Email: potts at biology.ucsc.edu * 
*    California  95064   U.S.A.                                              * 
*                                                                            * 
****************************************************************************** 

On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Coral Health and Monitoring Program wrote: 

>  
> Message from Dennis Ahern (DAHERN at ccgate.ueci.com): 
>  
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 11:21:34 EST 
> From: Dennis Ahern <DAHERN at ccgate.ueci.com> 
> To: hendee at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV 
> Subject: Greetings 
>  
>        We are researching the ecology of Johnston Atoll in the pacific  
>      and are seeking information on Acropora cytherea. 
>       
>      Any suggestions on where we can find a general good reference for  
>      life history,biology, ecology, range, etc. 
>       
>      Thanks. 
>       
>      Dennis Ahern 
>      Raytheon Environmental Sciences 
>      Philadelphia 
>       
>      dennis_ahern at ccgate.ueci.com 
>       
>  
>  


From acohen at cliff.whoi.edu  Mon Jan 29 12:00:06 1996
From: acohen at cliff.whoi.edu (acohen at cliff.whoi.edu)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 12:00:06 est 
Subject: coral proxies 
Message-ID: <9600298229.AA822952091@cliff.whoi.edu> 

          Jim Hendee suggests I post a summary of the information 
          received in response to our request re: instrumented coral 
          reef. 
          If anyone does not wish their info to be made public, 
          please let me know by the end of this week. 

          thanks 
          Anne Cohen 
          acohen at whoi.edu 


From aszmant at rsmas.miami.edu  Mon Jan 29 17:36:49 1996
From: aszmant at rsmas.miami.edu (Alina Szmant)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:36:49 -0500 
Subject: nutrient/productivity studies of pristine reefs 
Message-ID: <199601292236.RAA20080@umigw.miami.edu> 

I am preparing various review papers and am trying to search out  any 
nutrient/productivity (sediment and water column nutrients) work that I 
might have missed from remote pristine coral reef areas.  I am especially 
interested in any nutrient work that may have been done in Palau lagoon and 
forereef areas, and remote areas of the Bahamas.  Incidental nutrient 
measurements are also of interest if they are accompanied by some 
description of collection and analysis conditions.  I would appreciate any 
citations anyone could pass along (reprints would be even better) and/or 
contact information for any work by others that you might know of. 

Thank any and all for your help!! 

Alina Szmant 
********************************************** 
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 at RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU 
********************************************** 


From coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV  Thu Jan 18 14:02:58 1996
From: coral at coral.AOML.ERL.GOV (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 07:02:58 +30000 
Subject: Call for Proposals--Earthwatch 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960131070007.2270A-100000@coral> 


Date:    Tue, 30 Jan 1996 15:50:00 EST 
From:    drobbins <drobbins at earthwatch.org> 
Subject: Call for Proposals from Center for Field Research/Earthwatch 

Call for Proposals: The Center for Field Research invites 
proposals for 1997 field grants awarded by its affiliate 
Earthwatch.  Earthwatch is an international non-profit 
organization dedicated to sponsoring research and promoting public 
education in the sciences and humanities.  All funds awarded by 
Earthwatch are derived from the contributions of Earthwatch 
members who pay for the opportunity to join scientists in the 
field and assist with data collection and other research tasks. On 
average, each volunteer contributes $600 - $900 towards the field 
grant and spends 12 to 16 days in the field. Grants range from 
$8,000 - $100,000 depending on the project length and number of 
volunteers involved.  Preliminary proposals for Earthwatch field 
grants should be submitted at least 13 months in advance of 
anticipated field dates. Full proposals are invited upon review of 
preliminary proposals.  

Information about Earthwatch field grants is available on The 
Center's World Wide Web site 
(http://gaia.earthwatch.org/www/cfr.html) or you can contact:  

Dee Robbins, Life Sciences Program Director, The Center for Field 
Research, 680 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02172.  Telephone: 
(617) 926-8200 o FAX: (617) 926-8532 o e-mail:  
drobbins at earthwatch.org 

or 

Sean Doolan, Science Officer, Earthwatch Europe, Belsyre Court, 57 
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HU, United Kingdom Telephone (865) 311 
600 o FAX (865) 311 383 o email:  ewoxford at vax.oxford.ac.uk 


From jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx  Wed Jan 31 09:27:19 1996
From: jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx (Jordan Dahlgren Eric)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:27:19 -0600 (CST) 
Subject: LAST CALL FOR WORKSHOP 
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960131075534.12891A-100000@mar> 


            TALLER SOBRE MANEJO DE ARRECIFES CORALINOS EN AMERICA LATINA 

!!  ULTIMA OPORTUNIDAD !!    (Spanish version) 

Ya deberia de estar armado el programa del Taller y esto no ha sido   
posible, porque el numero de proposiciones que nos han hecho llegar es  
aun escaso, para garantizar que sea representativo de la opinion de  
cientificos que trabajan en los arrecifes coralinos de latinoamerica. 

En contraste con lo anterior, existe un gran interes en los resultados y  
discusiones de este taller, al grado que los organizadores del Simposio,  
han conseguido la oferta de fondos adicionales para asegurar la  
participacion en este taller. Sin embargo, para poder gestionar esos  
fondos es necesario contar con un programa definido a la brevedad posible. 

Independiente de la conveniencia economica que esto puede significar, es  
imperativo que aprovechemos este foro para ganar la mayor experiencia  
posible. LO UNICO QUE NECESITAMOS ES UNA LISTA (en orden de importancia  
decreciente) DE LOS PROBLEMAS RELEVANTES, QUE DESDE UN PUNTO DE VISTA  
FORMAL, TIENE QUE RESOVERSE PARA ASEGURAR UN MANEJO RACIONAL DE LOS  
ARRECIFOS CORALINOS EN TU PAIS. Adicionar un parraf explicando el porque  
de la relevancia local de los problemas indicados y que tema particular  
le gustaria a Ud tratar (o que se tratara) en el Taller. 

LA FECHA LIMITE DE RECEPCION ES EL 28 de FEBRERO, 1966. 


From jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx  Wed Jan 31 09:47:15 1996
From: jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx (Jordan Dahlgren Eric)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:47:15 -0600 (CST) 
Subject: LAST CALL FOR WORKSHOP 
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960131082847.12891B-100000@mar> 


	WORKSHOP ON CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT ON LATINAMERICA 

!! LAST OPPORTUNITY !! 

Dear Colleagues> 

By now the final programme of the workshop should have been completed,  
however, this has not been possible due to a reduced number of  
propositions regarding the topics to be discussed at the workshop. This  
information does not guarantee, as of yet, a representative view of the  
problematic in all of Latinamerica. 

The interest in this particular workshop is such, that the organizing 
committee of the Symposium has been able to  obtain an offer of  
additional funds to support participants of this particular workshop.  
However, without a final program on time, these funds may not be  
available at all. 

WE ONLY NEED A LIST OF THE RELEVANT PROBLEMS, WHICH FROM A FORMAL POINT OF  
VIEW, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN A GIVEN LATINAMERICAN COUNTRY IN ORDER TO  
ACHIEVE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL CORAL REEFS. The addition of a small  
paragraph explaining why each topic is relevant, and which one would you  
like to address at the Workshop, will be of great help. 

FINAL DATE FOR RECEPTION: February 28th, 1966. 


From jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx  Wed Jan 31 10:02:16 1996
From: jordan at mar.icmyl.unam.mx (Jordan Dahlgren Eric)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:02:16 -0600 (CST) 
Subject: LAST CALL FOR CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT IN LATINAMERICA 
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960131084724.12891C-100000@mar> 


ESTIMADOS COLEGAS> 

Tambien puede enviar sus propuestas por FAX a: 

			MEXICO (987) 10138 / 10139 

DEAR COLLEAGUES: 

You can also send your proposals by FAX to us, at: 

			MEXICO (987) 10138 / 10139 

Saludos, 


		 Eric Jordan y Jorge Cortez 


From psa at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org  Wed Jan 31 19:51:28 1996
From: psa at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org (Pacific Science Assn)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:51:28 -1000 (HST) 
Subject: Coral Reef Economics  
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960131145051.52086B-100000@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org> 




CORAL REEF BIODIVERSITY AND ECONOMICS 

The IUCN Biodiversity Program and IUCN Marine and Coastal Program are    
seeking to develop an informal consultative group (or "network") on the    
economics of coral reef biodiversity, especially the economic factors of    
biodiversity loss. 

This is part of a wider programme effort undertaken by the Economist of    
the IUCN Biodiversiy Program on understanding and elaborating the    
Economics of Biodiversity Loss.  The marine component of this effort is    
focusing on coral reefs for the present, however there is only limited    
information and few people involved in this field. 

We would be pleased to receive expressions of interest from, or reference    
to, individuals who might be able to contribute their expertise to this    
informal group.  Reference to any relevant literature (published, grey,    
or other) related to the economics of marine biodiversity and specific to    
the economics of coral reef diversity would also be very much    
appreciated. 

Please contact: 
 Frank Vorhies 
 e-mail: fwv at hq.iucn.ch 
 fax: 41 22 999-0025  

Thank you   


From coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov  Fri Jan 26 12:02:26 1996
From: coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 05:02:26 +30000 
Subject: Coral Reef Bleaching Seminar 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960208050040.15433C-100000@coral> 


  U.S. Global Change Research Program Second Monday Seminar Series 


     CORAL REEF BLEACHING:  ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS 


What is coral reef bleaching?  What are its causes?  Where is it 
occurring and how long has this phenomenon been observed?  When was 
coral reef bleaching first observed?  What are the economic, 
ecological, and societal implications of coral reef bleaching?  Can 
bleaching be remedied?  What's being done?  

                                                             Public 
Invited 

                                     TUESDAY, February 13, 1996, 
					3:15-4:45 P= M 
                                     Rayburn House Office Bldg., Room B369 
                                     Reception Following 

INTRODUCTION 

Rafe Pomerance, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and 
Development, US Department of State, Washington, DC.  

SPEAKERS 

Dr. Raymond L. Hayes, Howard University, Washington, DC.  

Dr. Alan E. Strong, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and 
Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Annapolis, MD.  

OVERVIEW 

Coral reef bleaching is a reduction in the density of dinoflagellate 
algae (marine microscopic plants) that are housed in reef ecosystems.  
Bleaching also represents a reduction in algal pigments, rendering 
reef corals bleached or white in appearance.  Consequently, coral 
reef bleaching represents an uncoupling of the mutually 
life-sustaining association between algae and coral.  Corals do not 
receive their normal nutritive support from the algae, and the algae 
do not receive the protective nutritive environment afforded by the 
corals.  

Coral reef bleaching was first observed in the early 1980's.  Since 
that time reef ecosystems in all tropical regions of the globe have 
experienced repetitive and more frequent episodes of mass coral reef 
bleaching. Although elevated salinity, toxic chemicals, elevated UV 
radiation, reduced temperatures, and prolonged shading due to cloud 
cover have been demonstrated to induce coral reef bleaching locally, 
there is no evidence of these factors being responsible for mass 
coral reef bleaching episodes. Observations also indicate that mass 
coral reef bleaching has coincided in space and time with the warmest 
season and with warmer than usual sea surface temperatures (generally 
in excess of an approximate temperature threshold of 30=9A C).  
Thermal anomalies of 1=9A C or more above the maximu= m warm water 
seasonal averages are significantly correlated with the rapid onset 
and duration of mass coral reef bleaching episodes.  As elevated sea 
surface temperatures gradually fall, reefs may either recover 
gradually or succumb entirely to the stress.  If bleaching persists, 
there is no net reef building and the reef frame gradually erodes, 
which can result in habitat destruction and mortality.  

Satellite data confirm that elevated sea surface temperatures have 
been associated with widespread coral reef bleaching in the western 
Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico.  An analysis of the 
satellite-derived sea surface temperatures show that the summer of 
1995 was the warmest since 1984 (when reliable records were first 
obtained) for Belizian Reefs and for the entire Caribbean Basin. 
Belize represents the Western Hemisphere's longest and most pristine 
barrier reef, and massive coral reef bleaching broke out for the 
first time in Belize in September, 1995.  

Prolonged coral reef bleaching can alter the relative abundance of 
reef organisms and, in so doing, alter the biodiversity of the reef 
communities. The physical reef structures can also suffer gradual 
physical losses and/or be covered by algae, thus leading to light and 
oxygen starvation, and changes in pH in the surrounding water column.  
As reef ecosystems change in composition, a new community equilibrium 
may appear, while some medically important members of former reef 
communities may disappear.  Loss of physical reef habitat for young 
fish may also lead to a reduction in reef fish and, in turn, a 
decline in economically important open ocean fish stocks.  

                                   Biography of Dr. Raymond L. Hayes 

Dr. Raymond L. Hayes is currently Assistant Dean for Medical 
Education, and Professor of Anatomy, at Howard University in 
Washington, DC.  Dr. Hayes formerly served as Chair in the Department 
of Anatomy at Howard University and at the University of Pittsburgh.  
He has also held academic appointments in the Department of Anatomy 
at Harvard Medical School, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology 
at the University of Pittsburgh, and in the Department of Anatomy at 
Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.  His research 
interests include the biology of coral reefs and reef ecosystems, 
reef ecosystems and climate change, and human health and climate 
change.  Dr. Hayes has served as a member of the National Advisory 
Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 
and as Acting Director of the MacLean Marine Science Center at the 
University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, and currently serves 
as a Corporation Member of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods 
Hole, MA.  He also serves as Vice President and Executive Board 
Member of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, 
and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Marine 
Archeological and Historical Society in Washington, DC.  In 1994 Dr. 
Hayes received the Distinguished Service Award from Howard 
University.  He received his BS degree from Amherst College, MA, and 
his MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan at Ann 
Arbor.  

                                   Biography of Dr. Alan E. Strong 

Dr. Alan E. Strong has been Research Physical Scientist at the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Environmental 
Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) since 1991.  Prior 
to that he served at NESDIS's Office of Research and Applications 
Oceanic Sciences Branch, using satellite data to address 
oceanographic problems.  In 1986 Dr. Strong was assigned to serve as 
Chair of Remote Sensing in the Oceanography Department of the US 
Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.  In 1991 Dr. Strong was also 
appointed Project Manager of NOAA's Cooperative Project in Oceanic 
Remote Sensing (CPORS) with the US Naval Academy.  His research 
interests include: satellite monitoring of sea surface temperature, 
wind speed, and ocean color; monitoring volcanic aerosols; using 
satellite data to investigate coral bleaching and sea surface 
temperature changes; monitoring sea surface temperature trends; using 
satellite data to study global change and El Nino phenomena; and the 
application of satellite data to study other important environmental 
issues.  For the past three years he has also been involved in 
teaching global climate change at the US Naval Academy.  Dr. Strong 
received his BA degree in mathematics at Kalamazoo College, MI, and 
his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Oceanography at the University of 
Michigan.  


                                 NEXT SEMINAR: Monday, March 11,1996 

    Extent & Implications of Land Cover Changes: The View from Space 



for more information please contact: 

Dr. Anthony D. Socci, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office 
300 D St., SW, Suite 840, Washington, DC 20024 
Telephone: (202) 651-8244; Fax: (202) 554-6715 
E-Mail: TSOCCI at 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.  Normally these seminars are held on the 
second Monday of each month.  



From coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov  Fri Jan 26 20:13:16 1996
From: coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:13:16 +30000 
Subject: Daily C-MAN data via e-mail 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960208125229.16714A-100000@coral> 


Greetings, 

	We now have the capability of automated sending of daily Florida 
Institute of Oceanography enhanced, and other, Coastal-Marine Automated 
Network (C-MAN) bulletins of stations listed on our Home Page at 
http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/cman/cman_menu.html.  They will be sent every 
morning around 0430 hrs EST.  Please note that these are NOT quality 
controlled data, rather, near real-time raw data.  These data are presented 
only for investigational and informational purposes and should not be used 
for navigation or other means.  

	If you'd like to begin receiving these data via e-mail, please let me 
know.  

	Sincerely yours, 

	Jim Hendee 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
|                                                       | 
| Coral Health and Monitoring Program                   | 
| Ocean Chemistry Division                              |  
| Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory   | 
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration       | 
| Miami, Florida                                        | 
| USA                                                   | 
|                                                       | 
| Email:          coral at coral.aoml.noaa.gov             |  
| World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov            |  
|                                                       | 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 





From coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov  Fri Jan 26 20:38:45 1996
From: coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:38:45 +30000 
Subject: C-MAN Stations listed 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960208133419.16838A-100000@coral> 


Sorry, for those of you who do not have access to the Web, following are  
the C-MAN stations for which we have reports and can send via  
automated e-mail every morning about 0500 hrs (a correction) Eastern Time: 


-- Florida Keys -- 

MLRF1 = Molasses Reef           25.01 N, 80.38 W 
SMKF1 = Sombrero Reef           24.63 N, 81.11 W 
SANF1 = Sand Key Reef           24.45 N, 81.88 W 
FWYF1 = Fowey Rocks Reef        25.59 N, 80.10 W 
LONF1 = Long Key Station        24.84 N, 80.86 W 
DRYF1 = Dry Tortugas Station    24.38 N, 82.52 W 


-- Bahamas -- 

SP6F1 = Settlement Point, GBI   26.69 N, 79.00 W 


-- Micronesia -- 

ENIP2 = Eniwetok, Micronesia        11.37 N, 162.35 E 
KOSP2 = Kosrea, Micronesia           5.12 N, 163.00 E 
MLIP2 = Mili, Micronesia             6.00 N, 172.00 E 
ULUP2 = Ulithi Atoll, Micronesia    10.20 N, 139.80 E 


-- Gulf of Mexico -- 

PTAT2 = Horace Falwell Pier (Port Aransas, TX)   27.83 N, 97.05 W 
SRST2 = Sea Rim State Park (Sabine, TX)          29.67 N, 94.05 W 
GDIL1 = USCG Station (Grand Isle, LA)            29.27 N, 89.96 W 
DPIA1 = Mobile Bay Entrance (Dauphin Island, AL) 30.25 N, 88.08 W 
CSBF1 = Elgin AFB Site D-3 (Cape San Blas, FL)   29.67 N, 85.36 W 
VENF1 = Venice Pier (Venice, FL)                 27.07 N, 82.45 W 
BURL1 = Southwest Pass, LA                       28.90 N, 89.43 W 



From coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov  Sat Jan 27 23:22:16 1996
From: coral at coral.aoml.erl.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:22:16 +30000 
Subject: Positions Avail (fwd) 
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.90.960209162127.19463A-100000@coral> 

[ forarded message... ] 

Postdoctoral Research Associate 
Marine Biology/Coral Specialist 
Biosphere 2 Center for Research and Education 
of Columbia University 

A postdoctoral position is available immediately at Biosphere 2 Research and  
Education Center of Columbia University (Oracle, AZ), for research on the  
marine environment, with an emphasis on the coral reef organisms. Duties may  
include the following: act as research coordinator for the ocean biome of  
Biosphere 2, oversee the marine maintenance systems management, monitor  
research activities of  the ocean, work with other departments to further  
develop the Biosphere 2 ocean complex and analogs.. Experience in marine  
systems research and management preferrred. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1) Ph.D. in some aspect of marine ecology or related  
discipline  2) Diving certification 

Send curriculum vitae, reprints and names of three references to:   Human  
Resources Managwer, Biosphere 2 Center, Inc., PO Box 689, Oracle, AZ  85623.  
 An Equal Opportunity Employer. 

 ---------------------------------------------- 
Marine Technical Assistant 
Biosphere 2 Center for Research and Education 
of Columbia University 


A position is available immediately at Biosphere 2 Research and Education  
Center of Columbia University (Oracle, Arizona) for a biologist interested  
in working with the 3.5 million liter coral reef mesocosm housed inside the  
3 acre Biosphere 2 apparatus.  The successful applicant will work with  
research scientists from Biosphere 2 Center and Columbia University+s Lamont  
Doherty Earth Observatory.  Research into coral physiology and  
biogeochemical signals in the water column are some of the projects  
researchers will be working on. Duties may include scuba diving for  
biological surveys, species management, system maintenance, water chemistry  
analysis, daily support system maintenance, and data collection. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:  BS in Marine Biology or relevant field, basic  
knowledge of marine sciences, SCUBA certification, scientific diving  
experience, computer literacy. 

Send curriculum vitae, reprints and names of three references to:   Human  
Resources Managwer, Biosphere 2 Center, Inc., PO Box 689, Oracle, AZ  85623.  
 An Equal Opportunity Employer.