From d.fenner at aims.gov.au Fri Dec 1 08:39:07 2000 From: d.fenner at aims.gov.au (Doug Fenner) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:39:07 Subject: coral book Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20001201083907.00b5eea0@email.aims.gov.au> >From J. Veron: Please note that Charlie Veron's "Corals of the World" will be going up in price after this month. It currently costs $US95 (or $AU145) which includes delivery by courier worldwide. It can be purchased on website www.aims.gov.au/corals or by contacting AIMS by fax (+61 7 47725852) or email (corals at aims.gov.au). If anybody is unfamiliar with the book, it is 3 volumes, 794 species (all the known zooxxanthellate species of the world), about 100 new species, over 3000 colour photos, etc. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner at aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From d.fenner at aims.gov.au Fri Dec 1 09:53:05 2000 From: d.fenner at aims.gov.au (Doug Fenner) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 09:53:05 Subject: aquariums save reefs Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20001201095305.00b5eb10@email.aims.gov.au> Thanks for all the good points. I think many people (myself included) have been stimulated to work for reef conservation by keeping aquariums and diving on reefs. Further, I was reminded that on a recent visit to Hawaii, we collected (under permit) several small pieces of a rare coral- I took one little bit for taxonomic work, and 4 larger pieces went to Cindy Hunter, who put them in tanks at the Waikiki aquarium, where all are growing happily at present! Good work! Those who know what they're doing can indeed help preserve reef species in aquariums. At the same time, those that don't know what they're doing, or don't bother, are a net sink for reef organisms in their aquariums. And they are probably in the majority still. Hopefully that will change. But all the good that aquariums do does not mean we should deny the reality that aquarium shops still sell large amounts of wild-caught fish and corals to people whose tanks are one way tickets. Maybe we need actual statistics to know if these people are the majority, but if the people who can propagate corals and fish were numerous enough, most of the aquarium shops would no longer have a market for fish and corals (or they'd be reselling what their customers grew). Fact is, their business continues undiminished. Of course, if the shops sold all tank raised or maricultured organisms, there would be no effect on reefs. Yes, the removal from the wild of common species from widely dispersed locations will have no effect on wild populations, and would provide sorely needed income in developing countries. But a large part of the trade is not in the common or rapidly growing species. Home aquariasts who grow corals prefer branching species that grow rapidly and fragment easily (like Acropora). But the importers prefer fleshy corals because their clientele buys them. And some of those fleshy corals are quite rare. For example, last year we had a request from an Indonesian official for information- they were considering a limit of 25,000 Catalaphyllia jardini per year, and a much higher limit for Nemenzophyllia. Catalaphyllia is rare enough that I did not see one in my last 75 dives in Indonesia (and I was looking). Nemenzophyllia is even rarer- so rare that the world expert, Veron, has never seen one in the wild! Is this sustainable harvest, or irresponsible ripping out of a rare species? Unfortunately, we don't know, and nobody is about to put up the money to finance the research needed to find out. But on the face of it, it doesn't look good. (I understand that these corals can be fragmented and grown in aquaria with care, which would be a better way) I have to respond to the view that if villagers collect coral to sell, they will value their reef and protect it. If only that were true. Coral collecting for the curio trade went on for years in Florida and the Philippines without any indication of trying to conserve the resource. Cyanide fishing for the aquarium trade continues widespread in the Philippines, and is very hard to eradicate. The live food fish trade is said to be a billion dollar industry in southeast Asia, and threatens to extinguish bumphead wrasse and large groupers. Blast fishing is very common and hard to control in the Philippines, Indonesia, and elsewhere. Jamaicans have fished every last adult fish out of their waters, and are now down to eating new recruits in "fish tea". My own guess is that taking things from the wild is a form of mining a natural resource, and leads to the "tragedy of the commons", a sort of gold rush were if you don't get it first, others will get all the good stuff, since no one owns it. The above examples fit this, and they are the rule not the exception. The exception is where someone owns the resource, and has to protect and grow it to have a crop to harvest and sell, as in mariculture. Giant clam farms would be an example, but presently there are few others. So a coral farm could lead to locals valuing and protecting the farm area (reef or not), but collecting from the reef will most likely only lead to a culture of grabbing as much as fast as possible, regardless of consequences. So maybe it all depends on how its done. Sadly, this may all be an irrelevant footnote. There is no agreement to cut greenhouse gases even by a tiny amount in the nations that produce the very most. The worst polluters are not willing to change anything to reduce emissions- not governments, not individuals. See your reefs, take your pictures, do your research in the next few years, then kiss them reefs goodbye, 'cause they're all going to be gone. Sure hope that's wrong, but it doesn't look that way. All the sadder, since global warming will cost us all dearly in real money- floods, droughts, productive farmland turned into shallow seas or deserts, rising sea levels flooding big coastal cities, loss of all the huge income from reefs, shoreline protection, etc. Has anybody started to make estimates of how much this will all cost compared to reducing emissions? Maybe reducing emissions is actually cheaper than the consequences of global warming??!! That may be the only thing governments will listen to. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner at aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From rard at com.univ-mrs.fr Fri Dec 1 04:33:57 2000 From: rard at com.univ-mrs.fr (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Micha=EBl_RARD?=) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:33:57 +0100 Subject: coral book Message-ID: <001301c05b79$d46a98a0$6c107c8b@smepc48.com.univ-mrs.fr> Dear Douglas and others, I'm a PhD student on coral growth and bioerosion in Reunion Island. I just have received the latest book (in 1 volume) of Veron. Before this new collection in 3 volumes, it was the reference in coral taxonomy. Because I work in the Indian Ocean, my problem with this book is that some species are not described in my book. To your mind, do you think there are many other new species in this new collection ? Do you thing I can find in this one what I search, with the knowledge of its price ! Thanks for your answer and have a nice day. Micha?l -- Micha?l RARD Station Marine d'Endoume, Centre d'Oc?anologie de Marseille UMR CNRS 6540, Equipe DIMAR http://www.geocities.com/dipneuste/AdressePerso.htm -----Message d'origine----- De : Doug Fenner ? : coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Date : vendredi 1 d?cembre 2000 00:58 Objet : coral book >>From J. Veron: > Please note that Charlie Veron's "Corals of the >World" will be going up in price after this month. It currently costs $US95 >(or $AU145) which includes delivery by courier worldwide. It can be >purchased on website www.aims.gov.au/corals or by contacting AIMS by fax >(+61 7 47725852) or email (corals at aims.gov.au). > If anybody is unfamiliar with the book, it is 3 volumes, 794 species (all >the known zooxxanthellate species of the world), about 100 new species, >over 3000 colour photos, etc. -Doug > > > >Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. >Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist >Australian Institute of Marine Science >PMB No 3 >Townsville MC >Queensland 4810 >Australia >phone 07 4753 4334 >e-mail: d.fenner at aims.gov.au >web: http://www.aims.gov.au >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) >sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program >(CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site >for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors coral-list and the Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP, http://www.coral.noaa.gov). Please visit the Web site for instructions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From oveh at uq.edu.au Sun Dec 3 16:01:40 2000 From: oveh at uq.edu.au (Ove Hoegh-Guldberg) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 07:01:40 +1000 Subject: The trouble with high profile reef science In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20001202131747.00a6f800@manado.wasantara.net.id> Message-ID: Dear Mark, I don't see that there is too much of a difference of opinion here. Thinking globally and acting locally is a good call (even if clich?d). No one would seriously dispute that. As someone who also works in Indonesia, I am under no illusion as to the scale of "local" problems that face the reef resources of that developing country. The one viewpoint/opinion that I would dispute is the negative effect of drawing attention to issues like climate change (which I guess is the major point of your email). The urgency and scale of the response to that particular issue (as with blast fishing and water quality) would militate that it would be very negligent to sit on one's hands and not make clear expert statements or take action on the issue. Recent effective deliberations on climate impacts and solutions (or the lack thereof) in the Hague emphasize this point. Unless we are clear about the potential impacts of climate change, the policy makers at the international level will find it hard to take the urgent action required to reduce the scale of future damage. If you think telling them that climate change represents a serious threat to coral reefs is tricky, try asking them to define a forest for you! So - to the issue: "how does one present expert advice on the problems that face reef systems." Controlling headlines would be useful but is impossible. Equally, and I think more damaging, the appearance of scientists quibbling over which stress is "bigger and badder" may also lead to non-productive outcomes and headlines. I think we have to go beyond these issues and provide clearer responses to those trying to find solutions (and loopholes!). As you and I have discussed before, weighing up immediate human needs versus sustainable reef usage presents a similar (confusing to some) set of arguments. Similar "reasons" for inaction might also eventuate from this situation. Equally, negligence on Greenhouse by developed countries like Australia, Europe and the USA may provide a convenient excuse not to take action on local reef issues in Indonesia. However, as we know, this argument does not present a water tight or even logical argument for inaction. Hence a greater role for champions of reef protection such as yourself. Rather than dream of controlling headlines, you should be ready with the argument that climate change will mean that reefs will be even more vulnerable to local scale threats than before. That there is a greater not reduced need for action. In the same breathe, you may also ask why Indonesia is so intransient and impotent when it comes to real political action at the international level against countries like Australia and the USA. So if we are into take home messages - avoiding mention or watering down statements on issues at either end of the spectrum of problems facing reefs is no solution. The only solution is to make sure that policy makers realise that climate change will make the management of local reef stressors more and not less urgent. Given the coherence of assaults from global and local levels, immediate and appropriate action at all these levels is urgently required. Regards, Ove -----Original Message----- From: Mark and Arnaz Erdmann [mailto:flotsam at manado.wasantara.net.id] Sent: Saturday, 2 December 2000 5:45 PM To: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg; fspsuva at is.com.fj; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: The trouble with high profile reef science Colleagues, While I certainly commend Ove Hoegh-Guldberg's recent response to Austin Bowden-Kerby's "reality check" (ie, Ove's response that the added stress of climate change and coral bleaching should only further INCREASE our efforts to protect reefs from more localized stresses like pollution and destructive fishing practices), I fear that the high profile science reports that emerged from the Bali conference (and bleaching is certainly chief amongst them) WILL HAVE the effect of drawing attention and resources away from managing important localized threats to reefs in some important cases. This problem is potentially acute in many developing countries (those blessed with the majority of the world's reefs), and I am already dealing with it in Indonesia. Because I believe this effect is unintentional and perhaps not obvious to those of you who are based in developed countries, allow me to briefly illustrate with an Indonesian response to two high profile issues raised in Bali: coral bleaching and reef restoration science. But first, a quick background on eastern Indonesia's reefs: As with Austin's comments, the majority of the mega-diverse reefs in eastern Indonesia are neither touristed nor covered in green water or mud. Moreover, the major threat to these reefs in the near term is NOT coral bleaching - it is, undeniably, blast fishing. There is absolutely no debate on when blasting will effect these reefs (NOW), whether reefs can adapt to blasting (THEY CANT), or the scale of the problem (MASSIVE). If blasting at current rates is continued on eastern Indonesia's reefs, there will be no reefs left to bleach in 20 years. Perhaps most importantly, this localized reef threat DOES HAVE local solutions - though local governments are often notoriously loath to enact these solutions. Reef conservationists and managers working in eastern Indonesia are all very much aware of the scale of this problem, and are working desperately to protect what reefs are still left. Because the solution to blast fishing includes enforcement and education, this inevitably demands working with local and national government officials to acknowledge the problem and dedicate resources to it. The problem with the high profile science reports streaming out of Bali is that they provide an excuse for inaction to these same government officials. Within a week of returning home from Bali, I was confronted by several bureaucrats questioning the importance of our enforcement efforts in the Bunaken National Marine Park, given that the "REAL" problem with Bunaken's reefs was and will be coral bleaching caused by climate change caused by pollution from the US and Europe -which they have no power to influence. While there certainly may be some future truth in this statement, it is highly counterproductive to our efforts here. And while I have the resources and backing to counter these opinions, a small conservation NGO working to protect reefs in other areas might not. A similar problem arises from press reports about reef restoration in the Florida Keys - where a project to restore a single ship grounding site might reach upwards of US$1 million. While such expensive techniques are clearly inappropriate for restoring the massive expanses of blast-annihilated rubble fields in Indonesia, the publicity accorded these techniques can shift attention from important practical solutions aimed at saving existing reefs to ill-conceived notions of big money development projects to restore the destroyed reefs. The western-educated technocrats in many developing country governments (certainly those in SE Asia) LOVE the technological "fix" for societal/environmental problems, and are MUCH more interested in applying for a large development bank loan to restore reefs than in more cost-effective enforcement and education efforts to protect remaining reefs. Just last week, I read a press release heralding a brand-new Indonesian national project to restore her reefs using proven techniques developed in the west. Intrigued, I read on, only to find that the new project will use piles of old tires. Lots of them.... My take-home message would thus be that for those of you involved in high-profile science, please think carefully about how your headlines might negatively effect important efforts in reef research and conservation in developing countries - or if these headlines are even applicable/important to the vast majority of the world's reefs. As one journalist recently writing to the coral list said, the REAL message from all of this is that reefs are in deep poop for a wide variety of reasons, an d we need to immediately combat the poop. For developed countries, that might mean focusing on reducing emmissions and non-point source runoff and insisting on eco-labelled food and aquarium products, while for developing countries it includes stopping destructive fishing and overfishing practices, changing bad land-use practices like clear-cutting that lead to massive erosion and sedimentation, and perhaps most importantly, educating/empowering local communities to properly manage their own reef resources. The old environmentalist manifesto of "think globally, act locally" is ever-more resonant today... Best, Mark Mark V. Erdmann, PhD Marine Protected Areas Advisor Natural Resources Management Project North Sulawesi Office PO Box 1020 Manado, SULUT 95010 Indonesia Phone: (62) 811-433857 FAX: (62) 431-842321 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:25:40 +1000 From: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Subject: RE: The Trouble with our Ocean Dear Austin, Interesting thoughts. You are right in saying that the research we need now should largely focus on solutions. However, I disagree with that your feeling that climate change and coral bleaching are stealing the show and are an excuse for funding scientists etc. As has been stated in various places, climate change represents a threat to reefs on a scale unheralded in recent times. The recent observation that 16% of living reef died in the 1998 thermal event is a hint of the scale of the issue - not even Crown-of-Thorns never ate 16% of reefs in a single year! While saying this, I also feel it is important not to forget the other urgent issues that face reefs. While climate change may distract (yet must be also understood), we do need to consider how it will modify the resilience of reefs faced by other stresses. As has also been stated variously, rising sea temperatures are likely to make reefs even more sensitive to other stresses. This said, the added stress of climate change should increase not decrease our concern and efforts to manage/protect reefs from the other more local scale stresses (pollution, nutrients, destructive fishing etc.). Regards, Ove Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Director, Centre for Marine Studies University of Queensland St Lucia, 4072, QLD Phone: +61 07 3365 4333 Fax: +61 07 3365 4755 Email: oveh at uq.edu.au http://www.marine.uq.edu.au/ohg/index.htm - -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of FSP Fiji - Suva Office Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2000 9:35 AM To: 'coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov' Subject: RE: The Trouble with our Ocean > "From an economic standpoint, I'm not sure that a >live reef is worth much more than a dead one. A reality check from the Pacific Islands: The fact is that most reefs of the planet never experience tourism of any sort, nor do they have clouds of green water or mud covering them. What most reefs do experience is subsistence fishing pressure, and a fair number of reefs also experience commercial fishing by local people with boats and access to local markets. In my opinion, the greatest economic contribution of reefs to the planet is that reefs feed and provide for families... reefs keep societies alive. From this perspective, overfishing/destructive fishing by reef-dependent communities is a far greater immediate threat to the health of reefs than any other factor. If fishing communities are the primary threat to coral reefs, and as these communities own/control most (70%+?) of the reefs on this planet, shouldn't more effort be made to empower this group that hold the future of reefs in their hands? The emphasis on climate change, bleaching, and the like tend to steal the show. These issues may attract funding and interset the scientific community, but they are much less practical than focusing on empowering communities to manage their own resources. Could saving reefs be more of a exercise in cultural understanding and respect for the intellegence of rural fishing communities than a research driven one? >From where I live and work, it appears that a lack of global vision and educational prejudice on the part of the scientific community are as much a problem as any physical threat. Austin Bowden-Kerby Coral Gardens Initiative Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001204/16228d4f/attachment.html From osha at oshadavidson.com Mon Dec 4 12:17:29 2000 From: osha at oshadavidson.com (Osha Gray Davidson) Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 11:17:29 -0600 Subject: Fwd: aquariums save reefs Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20001204110826.00a50ca0@mail.oshadavidson.com> I've been following this thread with great interest. I'm particularly interested to find out more about positive examples of what Doug is talking about: Individuals or groups "farming" reef organisms--fish, corals, etc.--for the home aquaria trade. (My understanding is that the giant clams Doug mentions aren't destined for aquaria, but for human consumption. Is that correct?) For my own particular research needs, I'm interested only in examples in Fiji, Tahiti or Moorea, or Rangiroa, but I think others on the list would probably like to hear from those involved in such worthwhile work in other areas. Cheers, Osha From: Doug Fenner Fri, 01 Dec 2000 09:53:05 --------------- Text of forwarded message --------------- My own guess is that taking things from the wild is a form of mining a natural resource, and leads to the "tragedy of the commons", a sort of gold rush were if you don't get it first, others will get all the good stuff, since no one owns it. The above examples fit this, and they are the rule not the exception. The exception is where someone owns the resource, and has to protect and grow it to have a crop to harvest and sell, as in mariculture. Giant clam farms would be an example, but presently there are few others. So a coral farm could lead to locals valuing and protecting the farm area (reef or not), but collecting from the reef will most likely only lead to a culture of grabbing as much as fast as possible, regardless of consequences. So maybe it all depends on how its done. ----------------------------------------------------------- Osha Gray Davidson Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com 14 S. Governor St. Phone: 319-338-4778 Iowa City, IA 52240 E-Mail: osha at oshadavidson.com USA From cbingman at panix.com Mon Dec 4 13:46:08 2000 From: cbingman at panix.com (Craig Bingman) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 13:46:08 -0500 (EST) Subject: Fwd: aquariums save reefs In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.2.20001204110826.00a50ca0@mail.oshadavidson.com> Message-ID: On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Osha Gray Davidson wrote: > (My understanding is that the giant clams > Doug mentions aren't destined for aquaria, but for human consumption. Is > that correct?) The majority are for human consumption. Some exceptionally colorful specimens wind up in the ornamental trade. My understanding is that the (overwhelmingly large) majority of _Tridacna_ clams in the live ornamental trade are farmed clams. This seems to be a lucrative side market for the clam farmers, since aquarists are willing to pay many times more than a clam would bring in the "for food" channel. Craig cbingman at panix.com http://fpage1.ba.best.com/~cbingman From jim.hendee at noaa.gov Mon Dec 4 18:14:12 2000 From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 23:14:12 GMT Subject: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Message-ID: <200012042314.XAA60326@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> In a ceremony at the National Geographic Society's headquarters in Washington, DC, President William Jefferson Clinton today announced in an Executive Order the creation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, setting aside 3.5 million acres for preservation. This is the largest area of conservation in U.S. history and the second largest marine protected area on earth, second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Approximately 70 percent of U.S. coral reefs are in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. More information will be announced by NOAA personnel later, but for now, please review this site for more information: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ Cheers, Jim From Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov Mon Dec 4 20:16:10 2000 From: Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis) Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 19:16:10 -0600 Subject: Correction Re: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Message-ID: <200012050147.BAA60042@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Coral List - Today's announcement and additional information on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is available at the web sites listed below. In addition, Jim Hendee's email incorrectly stated the size of the Reserve as 3.5 million acres. The Reserve is approximately 84 million acres, of which approximately 4% or 3.3 million acres is "coral reef habitats". The NWHI Reserve is the largest protected area established in U.S. history. Other information on size of the NWHI Coral Reef Reserve: Approximate Area of the Reserve: 131,800 square statute miles 99,500 square nautical miles 341,360 sq. kilometers 84,365,000 acres Approximately length of the Reserve: 1200 miles long Approximate width of the Reserve: 100 miles wide. Some comparisons - The NWHI Reserve is: - More area than Florida and Georgia combined - Area about half the area of Texas - About as long as distance from Seattle to Los Angeles - As large as all of the U.S. National Park areas combined. - 7 times the area of the 13 current National Marine Sanctuaries - Almost as large as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park = 102,043 square nautical miles (NWHI Reserve is 99,500 sq naut miles) - 2nd largest marine protected area in the world - Largest protected area in US history For more information see: White House announcement: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Dec_4_120901_2000.html President Clinton's Speech on NWHI Coral Reef Reserve: http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/12/4/7.text.1 NOAA Web Site on NWHI Coral Reef Reserve (fact sheets, call for public comment, etc) http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ __________________ Jim Hendee wrote: > In a ceremony at the National Geographic Society's headquarters in > Washington, DC, President William Jefferson Clinton today announced in an > Executive Order the creation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral > Reef Ecosystem Reserve, setting aside 3.5 million acres for preservation. > This is the largest area of conservation in U.S. history and the second > largest marine protected area on earth, second only to the Great Barrier > Reef in Australia. Approximately 70 percent of U.S. coral reefs are in > the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. > > More information will be announced by NOAA personnel later, but for now, > please review this site for more information: > > http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ > > Cheers, > Jim --------------A8A193CEEC0185B6E3AF0661 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" begin:vcard n:Griffis;Roger tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 tel;fax:202-501-3024 tel;work:202-482-5034 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce version:2.1 email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA fn:Roger B. Griffis end:vcard --------------A8A193CEEC0185B6E3AF0661-- From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Mon Dec 4 20:52:26 2000 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 20:52:26 -0500 (EST) Subject: Correction Re: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve In-Reply-To: <200012050147.BAA60042@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: Sorry about the error. We haven't even been counting our ballots too well down here in Florida, either! cheers, Jim On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Roger B Griffis wrote: > Coral List - Today's announcement and additional information on the new > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is > available at the web sites listed below. In addition, Jim Hendee's email > incorrectly stated the size of the Reserve as 3.5 million acres. The Reserve > is approximately 84 million acres, of which approximately 4% or 3.3 million > acres is "coral reef habitats". The NWHI Reserve is the largest protected > area established in U.S. history. Other information on size of the NWHI > Coral Reef Reserve: > > Approximate Area of the Reserve: > 131,800 square statute miles > 99,500 square nautical miles > 341,360 sq. kilometers > 84,365,000 acres > Approximately length of the Reserve: 1200 miles long > Approximate width of the Reserve: 100 miles wide. > > Some comparisons - The NWHI Reserve is: > > - More area than Florida and Georgia combined > - Area about half the area of Texas > - About as long as distance from Seattle to Los Angeles > - As large as all of the U.S. National Park areas combined. > - 7 times the area of the 13 current National Marine Sanctuaries > - Almost as large as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park = 102,043 square > nautical miles (NWHI Reserve is 99,500 sq naut miles) > - 2nd largest marine protected area in the world > - Largest protected area in US history > > For more information see: > > White House announcement: > http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Dec_4_120901_2000.html > > President Clinton's Speech on NWHI Coral Reef Reserve: > http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/12/4/7.text.1 > > NOAA Web Site on NWHI Coral Reef Reserve > (fact sheets, call for public comment, etc) > http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ > __________________ > Jim Hendee wrote: > > > In a ceremony at the National Geographic Society's headquarters in > > Washington, DC, President William Jefferson Clinton today announced in an > > Executive Order the creation of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral > > Reef Ecosystem Reserve, setting aside 3.5 million acres for preservation. > > This is the largest area of conservation in U.S. history and the second > > largest marine protected area on earth, second only to the Great Barrier > > Reef in Australia. Approximately 70 percent of U.S. coral reefs are in > > the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. > > > > More information will be announced by NOAA personnel later, but for now, > > please review this site for more information: > > > > http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ > > > > Cheers, > > Jim > > --------------A8A193CEEC0185B6E3AF0661 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for Roger B Griffis > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Roger.B.Griffis.vcf" > > begin:vcard > n:Griffis;Roger > tel;pager:1-800-701-4837 > tel;fax:202-501-3024 > tel;work:202-482-5034 > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > org:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;U.S. Department of Commerce > version:2.1 > email;internet:Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov > title:Office of Policy and Strategic Planning > adr;quoted-printable:;;14th and Constitution Ave NW=0D=0AHCHB Rm 6117;Washington;DC;20230;USA > fn:Roger B. Griffis > end:vcard > > --------------A8A193CEEC0185B6E3AF0661-- > From tdone at aims.gov.au Tue Dec 5 03:03:06 2000 From: tdone at aims.gov.au (Terry Done) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 18:03:06 +1000 Subject: Proceedings 9ICRS Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001205180045.00b64ed0@email.aims.gov.au> Participants in the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium wishing to have their papers published in the Proceedings are requested to proceed as follows: Oral presenters 1. Write or email to the convenor of your mini-symposium, requesting permission to submit your manuscript, including the following: - names of the author(s) and full title of your abstract (as printed in the Abstract Book, or distributed as a loose leaf addition at the Symposium) - the full names, postal addresses and email addresses of 2 suggested reviewers. 2. The convenor will advise you whether or not your manuscript can be submitted. 3. If so, please send to the convenor, 3 paper copies and/or a .pdf file of your manuscript, strictly following Instructions for Authors for the journal 'Coral Reefs' before January 31st 2001. (To protect your prose, do not send as word-processor files). 4. The Reviewers will recommend to the convenor that your manuscript is to be accepted with or without revision, or rejected. 5. The Convenor will advise you. 6. If your manuscript is accepted, revise as necessary, and reformat in camera ready form, not exceeding 6 printed pages, including all figures, photos, captions, table and references. (There are approximately 960 words to a page) 7. Submit camera-ready copy on paper and/or .pdf format, to the Editor in Chief. Poster paper presenters 1. Contact the convenor of the mini-symposium to which your paper is most closely aligned, and follow instructions as for Oral Presenters (Steps 1 - 7 above). Dr Kasim Moosa email: bkasim at pacific.net.id Editor in Chief Proceedings 9th International Coral Reef Symposium Research and Development Centre for Oceanology Jl Pasir Putih I Ancol Timur PO Box 4801 /JKTF Jakarta 11048 INDONESIA Note: An updated list of names and contact details for mini-symposium convenors and chairs will be posted on the Symposium Website www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Living Marine Resources Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone at aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001205/4777f7c4/attachment.html From corals at prtc.net Sun Dec 3 10:27:22 2000 From: corals at prtc.net (CORALations) Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:27:22 -0400 Subject: Puerto Rico Sewage Message-ID: <200012051012.KAA38289@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> [Note: message forwarded by coral-list administrator] YOUR HELP IS NEEDED You can take action against inadequate public waste water treatment plants discharging into shallow coastal waters in the Caribbean! CORALations has teamed with local community groups, National Surfrider and Env. Defense (ED) to bring to your attention this critical water quality issue. In just a few minutes you can fill out an electronic form provided by ED, that will automatically send a fax to four EPA officials in your name. This letter will be entered into public record regarding the EPA tentative approval of a Clean Water Act (CWA) Waiver for a large public waste water treatment plant in Puerto Rico. Please ACT TODAY, deadline is DEC 6th. If you represent an organization, please use the second address field provided to indicate "name of org." You can also amend the letter before signing. CWA waiver amendments governing large public facilities that discharge into the ocean have fairly stringent environmental compliance that must be met before such approval can be granted. EPA has tentatively approved the Aguadilla Waste Water Treatment Plants CWA waiver and the EPA scientists have obviously and INCORRECTLY concluded the receiving waters are not stressed. Photos are available for your review that document the adjacent river chronically dumps sediment into the same areas the Aguadilla plant is discharging. PHOTOS: http://home.att.net/~coralations SIGN ON LETTER: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/cleancarib Mary Ann Lucking Project Coordinator CORALations P.O. Box 750 Culebra, PR 00775 corals at prtc.net 1-877-77C-ORAL, 787-742-0591, 787-742-0068 From gjgast at freeler.nl Tue Dec 5 11:40:04 2000 From: gjgast at freeler.nl (GJ Gast) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:40:04 +1:00 Subject: aquariums save reefs Message-ID: <3A2CD414.26987.4FC3E8@localhost> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 18577 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001205/d488c155/attachment.bin From gjgast at freeler.nl Tue Dec 5 11:40:02 2000 From: gjgast at freeler.nl (GJ Gast) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:40:02 +1:00 Subject: Correction Re: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve In-Reply-To: <200012050147.BAA60042@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3A2CD412.6572.4FBC39@localhost> > Coral List - Today's announcement and additional information on the new > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is > available at the web sites listed below. In addition, Jim Hendee's email > incorrectly stated the size of the Reserve as 3.5 million acres. The Reserve is > approximately 84 million acres, of which approximately 4% or 3.3 million acres > is "coral reef habitats". The NWHI Reserve is the largest protected area > established in U.S. history. Other information on size of the NWHI Coral Reef > Reserve: > > Approximate Area of the Reserve: > 131,800 square statute miles > 99,500 square nautical miles > 341,360 sq. kilometers Some comparisions to other parts of the world (x1000 square km): UK 244, Norway 328, West Germany 357 Oman 300, Irak 434 Congo 342, Zimbabwe 390 Vietnam 329, Japan 377 Equador 270, Paraguay 406 New Zealand 268, Papua New Guinea 463 Cheers, GJ =============================================== Dr. Gert Jan Gast Oostelijke Handelskade 31 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 Email: gj at coralvision.org Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl From Steve.Gittings at noaa.gov Tue Dec 5 10:01:17 2000 From: Steve.Gittings at noaa.gov (Steve Gittings) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 10:01:17 -0500 Subject: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve References: <3A2CD412.6572.4FBC39@localhost> Message-ID: <3A2D0340.6F408A8D@noaa.gov> I might encourage a bit of caution on interpreting or conveying these numbers. The initial definition for "coral reef habitat", used for purposes of defining the types of habitat being protected in this Reserve, was all areas less than 100 fathoms. Perhaps better terms might have been "coral community habitat" or "potential coral community habitat" or "reef coral habitat" or even "coral habitat." In any case, what is clear is that there is an urgent need to conduct the work necessary to characterize what habitats are protected and where they are. For more information, the website, which may be changed as well to clarify definitions, is http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ SG GJ Gast wrote: > > Coral List - Today's announcement and additional information on the new > > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is > > available at the web sites listed below. In addition, Jim Hendee's email > > incorrectly stated the size of the Reserve as 3.5 million acres. The Reserve is > > approximately 84 million acres, of which approximately 4% or 3.3 million acres > > is "coral reef habitats". The NWHI Reserve is the largest protected area > > established in U.S. history. Other information on size of the NWHI Coral Reef > > Reserve: > > > > Approximate Area of the Reserve: > > 131,800 square statute miles > > 99,500 square nautical miles > > 341,360 sq. kilometers > > Some comparisions to other parts of the world (x1000 square km): > UK 244, Norway 328, West Germany 357 > Oman 300, Irak 434 > Congo 342, Zimbabwe 390 > Vietnam 329, Japan 377 > Equador 270, Paraguay 406 > New Zealand 268, Papua New Guinea 463 > > Cheers, GJ > =============================================== > Dr. Gert Jan Gast > Oostelijke Handelskade 31 > 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. > Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 > Email: gj at coralvision.org > Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl From Hoeksema at naturalis.nnm.nl Tue Dec 5 10:57:22 2000 From: Hoeksema at naturalis.nnm.nl (Hoeksema, B.W.) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 16:57:22 +0100 Subject: vacancy Message-ID: <72EE9065F361D41185C20000F877DA79148FEC@mail.nnm.nl> Vacancy in Invertebrate Zoology The National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, The Netherlands has as a task to gather and disseminate knowledge about our planet as a natural system and the position of Man in that system. The Museum moved to completely new premises in 1997. The total number of employees at the moment is 140 ftu with another 100 project workers, students, volunteers, and guest researchers. The exhibitions are visited by 250 000 persons per year. The Department of Invertebrates is part of the Section Collections and Research. The department has subdepartments on coelenterates, crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs, and worms. In the department there is a vacancy for a Curator of Coelenterata (f/m) (32 hours per week) Starting April 1, 2001, a position will be available for one year with the possibility of a fixed tenure. The curator will co-operate with colleagues in the department with regard to research and collections of invertebrates. His tasks involve: * management of historic and valuable scientific collections (information services, international correspondence with colleagues, scientific support of visitors, scientific aspects of loans) * independent research, both on behalf of collection management and problem-oriented research, resulting in research reports and publications * editing scientific publications for the museum journals * participation in the marine research programme "Fauna Malesiana Marina" * supply of information, both orally and in writing to the general public * supervision of a collection technician We expect the successful applicant: * to work independently * to have an academic degree (PhD or MSc) in animal taxonomy and/or marine biology; in case of a MSc only, the applicant should be willing to follow a PhD-programme * to be an experienced diver * to have a background and publication experience in marine invertebrates (preferably Indo-Pacific coelenterates, ascidians, echinoderms, bryozoans, and/or polychaetes) * to be experienced in managing scientific invertebrate collections * to be experienced in molecular techniques with regard to phylogeny reconstruction and biogeographical analyses, or to show willingness to learn these techniques * to be experienced in handling computerised data bases * to have good knowledge of English (orally and in writing) * if Dutch is not the mother tongue, to show willingness to learn Dutch and become fluent in 6 months time * to show good social skills * to work in close co-operation with colleagues, especially during field work We offer: * a salary of Dfl. 65.675 - 91. 500 per year, including vacation allowance and incorporation into a pension fund, depending on acquired skills and publication record. Further information about this position can be obtained from the Head of the Department of Invertebrates, Dr. B.W. Hoeksema, tel. +31 71 5687631; e-mail Hoeksema at naturalis.nnm.nl. Applications (accompanied by curriculum vitae, list of publications, and names with addresses of at least two academic referees) should be sent before January 15, 2001 to: Afdeling Personeel en Organisatie, Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. Leiden, December 5, 2000 Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema Department of Invertebrates Coordinator Marine Research 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 at naturalis.nnm.nl From BobFenner at aol.com Tue Dec 5 12:20:15 2000 From: BobFenner at aol.com (BobFenner at aol.com) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 12:20:15 EST Subject: aquariums save reefs Message-ID: In a message dated 12/5/2000 2:41:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, gjgast at freeler.nl writes: > But things are worse. Not only survival in the aquaria matters. This man > > personally goes to Indonesia to buy his corals, pack them and fly them here, > > which takes about 30 hours. He admitted that the the SURVIVAL rate of his > > shipments is 10-50% only!!!!!!!! And this man does care, because he makes a > > living out of it (and loves corals). > > > I do not know whether this one shop owner I saw, is representative for the > > business and I realise that some people (e.g. Julian) are able to keep > healthy, > > thriving corals for years and years, but I do get the impression that > things in > > general are far from ideal. One way ticket indeed.... and a short holiday! > > > 0000,7F00,0000>but if the people who can propagate > corals and fish were > > > numerous enough, most of the aquarium shops would no longer have a market > for > > > fish and corals (or they'd be reselling what their customers grew). > their business continues undiminished. Of course, if the shops > sold all tank > > > raised or maricultured organisms, there would be no effect on reefs. > > > Yes, the removal from the wild of common species from widely dispersed > > > locations will have no effect on wild populations, and would provide > sorely > > > needed income in developing countries. But a large part of the trade is > not > > > in the common or rapidly growing species. Home aquariasts who grow corals > > > prefer branching species that grow rapidly and fragment easily (like > > > Acropora). But the importers prefer fleshy corals because their clientele > > > buys them. And some of those fleshy corals are quite rare. For example, last > > > year we had a request from an Indonesian official for information- they > were > > > considering a limit of 25,000 Catalaphyllia jardini per year, and a much > > > higher limit for Nemenzophyllia. Catalaphyllia is rare enough that I did > not > > > see one in my last 75 dives in Indonesia (and I was looking). > Nemenzophyllia > > > is even rarer- so rare that the world expert, Veron, has never seen one > in the > > > wild! > found/collected in shallow "grass" beds... but/and it is/has been better > popularized/vilified as a poorly suited aquarium species... and therefore > largely abandoned commercially> > > Odd. According to the CITES data base 8537 pieces of Nemenzophyllia > were exported from Indonesia in 1997 (quotum 18000). Does this indicate: > > a. misidentification or confusion with similar species? > > b. intentional wrong naming to keep numbers of similar species within > quota? > c. that they are gone now? > d. that Charlie Veron should hire an Indonesion coral collector as a guide? > Bonus: the guy is kept out of mischief.... :-) > > > 0000,7F00,0000> Is this > > > sustainable harvest, or irresponsible ripping out of a rare species? > > > Unfortunately, we don't know, and nobody is about to put up the money to > > > finance the research needed to find out. But on the face of it, it > doesn't > > > look good. (I understand that these corals can be fragmented and grown in > > > aquaria with care, which would be a better way) > > > I have to respond to the view that if villagers collect coral to sell, > > they will value their reef and protect it. If only that were true. Coral > > collecting for the curio trade went on for years in Florida and the > > Philippines without any indication of trying to conserve the resource. > Cyanide > > fishing for the aquarium trade continues widespread in the Philippines, > and is > > very hard to eradicate. The live food fish trade is said to be a billion > > dollar industry in southeast Asia, and threatens to extinguish bumphead > wrasse > > and large groupers. Blast fishing is very common and hard to control in > the > > Philippines, Indonesia, and elsewhere. Jamaicans have fished every last > adult > > fish out of their waters, and are now down to eating new recruits in "fish > > tea". > > Sadly, all too true. The solution will probably be that importing > countries will stop all import of wild corals as cultured corals come more > and more > available. The culture business needs this help. It is impossible to grow > corals commercially for the low prices one pays for wild corals (mostly in > the > order of US$ 2 - 8 for a piece). > trade of wild corals to give > the sustainable culture a chance. > > [snip] (CO2) > > Back to line one: > > 0000,7F00,0000> A while back, someone suggested > that since reefs were dying, perhaps one could save things by setting up an > aquarium and stocking it with > > species to > > 0000,7F00,0000> try to save as many as possible. > > Let's imagine this. Coral Dougia charlieii has gone extinct in the > wild. It > appears that quite a few people have colonies of this species at home. > However, they are all clones of a few originals taken from the wild 10 > years > before. We spend an enormous amount of time, money and effort to clone > 100,000 colonies and place them on a reef. Questions: > > - Is the cause of the extinction gone? (Does anyone know an example where > an environment has been restored before the reintroduction of a species???) > - > Can these corals still survive in the wild after a decade in aquaria? > > - Will they sexually reproduce in the wild? > > - Even if they do, can the larvae survive? > > - Is the rate of crossing over in corals sufficient to generate new genetic > diversity? > > - Are any bacterial or viral diseases brought into the water that these > corals > are immune for, but which may rampage through populations of other > species? > > This whole idea just won't work in my opinion. Worse, talking about saving > corals in aquaria sounds like an easy escape route and destracts from the > real issue: saving corals on reefs. Not in the future, but > NOW. Reduction of human influences is paramount. The first thing corals > need is an environment > in which they can survive. Maybe we have to help some species to stay on > or return to a critical number, but the only sound way would to multiply > them > sexually to ascertian genetic diversity. Or even better: by using colonies > resistant to bleaching as parents..... breeding corals for the future...... > opinions, objections, feelings??????? > captive-propagated materials is unrealistic (though transplanting > definitely "does work"). Corridors as proposed for terrestrial biotopes are > what need to be established and protection-enforced in the wild... The > usual "political" questions remain: Who is to decide, whose resources, who > will pay/compensate the displaced/disenfranchised parties... What are the > opportunity costs to be borne, what better ways can the resource be > utilized.... Robert Fenner> Dr. Gert Jan Gast Oostelijke Handelskade 31 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 Email: gj at coralvision.org Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001205/11bcbea2/attachment.html From BobFenner at aol.com Tue Dec 5 12:20:15 2000 From: BobFenner at aol.com (BobFenner at aol.com) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 12:20:15 EST Subject: aquariums save reefs Message-ID: In a message dated 12/5/2000 2:41:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, gjgast at freeler.nl writes: > But things are worse. Not only survival in the aquaria matters. This man > > personally goes to Indonesia to buy his corals, pack them and fly them here, > > which takes about 30 hours. He admitted that the the SURVIVAL rate of his > > shipments is 10-50% only!!!!!!!! And this man does care, because he makes a > > living out of it (and loves corals). > > > I do not know whether this one shop owner I saw, is representative for the > > business and I realise that some people (e.g. Julian) are able to keep > healthy, > > thriving corals for years and years, but I do get the impression that > things in > > general are far from ideal. One way ticket indeed.... and a short holiday! > > > 0000,7F00,0000>but if the people who can propagate > corals and fish were > > > numerous enough, most of the aquarium shops would no longer have a market > for > > > fish and corals (or they'd be reselling what their customers grew). > their business continues undiminished. Of course, if the shops > sold all tank > > > raised or maricultured organisms, there would be no effect on reefs. > > > Yes, the removal from the wild of common species from widely dispersed > > > locations will have no effect on wild populations, and would provide > sorely > > > needed income in developing countries. But a large part of the trade is > not > > > in the common or rapidly growing species. Home aquariasts who grow corals > > > prefer branching species that grow rapidly and fragment easily (like > > > Acropora). But the importers prefer fleshy corals because their clientele > > > buys them. And some of those fleshy corals are quite rare. For example, last > > > year we had a request from an Indonesian official for information- they > were > > > considering a limit of 25,000 Catalaphyllia jardini per year, and a much > > > higher limit for Nemenzophyllia. Catalaphyllia is rare enough that I did > not > > > see one in my last 75 dives in Indonesia (and I was looking). > Nemenzophyllia > > > is even rarer- so rare that the world expert, Veron, has never seen one > in the > > > wild! > found/collected in shallow "grass" beds... but/and it is/has been better > popularized/vilified as a poorly suited aquarium species... and therefore > largely abandoned commercially> > > Odd. According to the CITES data base 8537 pieces of Nemenzophyllia > were exported from Indonesia in 1997 (quotum 18000). Does this indicate: > > a. misidentification or confusion with similar species? > > b. intentional wrong naming to keep numbers of similar species within > quota? > c. that they are gone now? > d. that Charlie Veron should hire an Indonesion coral collector as a guide? > Bonus: the guy is kept out of mischief.... :-) > > > 0000,7F00,0000> Is this > > > sustainable harvest, or irresponsible ripping out of a rare species? > > > Unfortunately, we don't know, and nobody is about to put up the money to > > > finance the research needed to find out. But on the face of it, it > doesn't > > > look good. (I understand that these corals can be fragmented and grown in > > > aquaria with care, which would be a better way) > > > I have to respond to the view that if villagers collect coral to sell, > > they will value their reef and protect it. If only that were true. Coral > > collecting for the curio trade went on for years in Florida and the > > Philippines without any indication of trying to conserve the resource. > Cyanide > > fishing for the aquarium trade continues widespread in the Philippines, > and is > > very hard to eradicate. The live food fish trade is said to be a billion > > dollar industry in southeast Asia, and threatens to extinguish bumphead > wrasse > > and large groupers. Blast fishing is very common and hard to control in > the > > Philippines, Indonesia, and elsewhere. Jamaicans have fished every last > adult > > fish out of their waters, and are now down to eating new recruits in "fish > > tea". > > Sadly, all too true. The solution will probably be that importing > countries will stop all import of wild corals as cultured corals come more > and more > available. The culture business needs this help. It is impossible to grow > corals commercially for the low prices one pays for wild corals (mostly in > the > order of US$ 2 - 8 for a piece). > trade of wild corals to give > the sustainable culture a chance. > > [snip] (CO2) > > Back to line one: > > 0000,7F00,0000> A while back, someone suggested > that since reefs were dying, perhaps one could save things by setting up an > aquarium and stocking it with > > species to > > 0000,7F00,0000> try to save as many as possible. > > Let's imagine this. Coral Dougia charlieii has gone extinct in the > wild. It > appears that quite a few people have colonies of this species at home. > However, they are all clones of a few originals taken from the wild 10 > years > before. We spend an enormous amount of time, money and effort to clone > 100,000 colonies and place them on a reef. Questions: > > - Is the cause of the extinction gone? (Does anyone know an example where > an environment has been restored before the reintroduction of a species???) > - > Can these corals still survive in the wild after a decade in aquaria? > > - Will they sexually reproduce in the wild? > > - Even if they do, can the larvae survive? > > - Is the rate of crossing over in corals sufficient to generate new genetic > diversity? > > - Are any bacterial or viral diseases brought into the water that these > corals > are immune for, but which may rampage through populations of other > species? > > This whole idea just won't work in my opinion. Worse, talking about saving > corals in aquaria sounds like an easy escape route and destracts from the > real issue: saving corals on reefs. Not in the future, but > NOW. Reduction of human influences is paramount. The first thing corals > need is an environment > in which they can survive. Maybe we have to help some species to stay on > or return to a critical number, but the only sound way would to multiply > them > sexually to ascertian genetic diversity. Or even better: by using colonies > resistant to bleaching as parents..... breeding corals for the future...... > opinions, objections, feelings??????? > captive-propagated materials is unrealistic (though transplanting > definitely "does work"). Corridors as proposed for terrestrial biotopes are > what need to be established and protection-enforced in the wild... The > usual "political" questions remain: Who is to decide, whose resources, who > will pay/compensate the displaced/disenfranchised parties... What are the > opportunity costs to be borne, what better ways can the resource be > utilized.... Robert Fenner> Dr. Gert Jan Gast Oostelijke Handelskade 31 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 Email: gj at coralvision.org Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001205/11bcbea2/attachment-0001.html From oveh at uq.edu.au Tue Dec 5 16:09:27 2000 From: oveh at uq.edu.au (Ove Hoegh-Guldberg) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 07:09:27 +1000 Subject: The trouble with high profile reef science In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20001205154252.00a6a3e0@manado.wasantara.net.id> Message-ID: Dear Mark, I thought we were as one! I also dream that Chris and Fiona (now 2 and 4) will also be able to enjoy reefs as I have. I also often lie awake at night thinking that if the majority of our assessments are even slightly correct, then reefs will be frightenly degraded when they are old enough to really enjoy diving reefs. This brings me down to earth - how academic we can sometimes become in the discussion of the loss of reefs! In reality, it is quite the enviro/sci fi nightmare. Bestest, Ove -----Original Message----- From: Mark and Arnaz Erdmann [mailto:flotsam at manado.wasantara.net.id] Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 6:46 PM To: oveh at uq.edu.au; fspsuva at is.com.fj; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: The trouble with high profile reef science Dear Ove, Indeed, there is no real difference of opinion here - I fully agree with you on the importance of providing clear expert statements to policy makers on urgent environmental issues facing reefs (including, but not limited to, global warming). It is for precisely this reason that Austin and I point out that there are other urgent issues facing reefs in the developing world today that ALSO need to be communicated to policy makers (especially those in the developing world). Far from suggesting that you tone down your admirable championing of the global warming/coral bleaching issue, my email was simply meant to demonstrate that strongly-worded, focused headlines aimed at Washington, Canberra, Tokyo or Europe CAN have counterproductive, if unintentional effects in the developing countries that own the majority of the world's reefs. I agree with you that the solution to this, if any, will certainly not be found in toning down statements about the imminent threat of global warming/mass bleaching or in quibbling over which threat is more important. Rather, it behooves us to present well-argued and balanced statements to the press and policy-makers that accurately reflect the wide range of urgent stresses facing coral reefs today. I believe we both agree on this! Far from dreaming of controlling headlines, I dream that in 15 years my daughter will be able to dive and experience the same reefs that I've been fortunate enough to marvel at (and even these reefs, as has oft been remarked, are nothing compared to what divers even 30 years' ago experienced!) As you have pointed out, given the coherence of assaults on reefs from both global and local levels, we've got a big job ahead of us.... Best, Mark At 07:01 AM 12/4/00 +1000, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg wrote: Dear Mark, I don't see that there is too much of a difference of opinion here. Thinking globally and acting locally is a good call (even if clich?d). No one would seriously dispute that. As someone who also works in Indonesia, I am under no illusion as to the scale of "local" problems that face the reef resources of that developing country. The one viewpoint/opinion that I would dispute is the negative effect of drawing attention to issues like climate change (which I guess is the major point of your email). The urgency and scale of the response to that particular issue (as with blast fishing and water quality) would militate that it would be very negligent to sit on one's hands and not make clear expert statements or take action on the issue. Recent effective deliberations on climate impacts and solutions (or the lack thereof) in the Hague emphasize this point. Unless we are clear about the potential impacts of climate change, the policy makers at the international level will find it hard to take the urgent action required to reduce the scale of future damage. If you think telling them that climate change represents a serious threat to coral reefs is tricky, try asking them to define a forest for you! So - to the issue: "how does one present expert advice on the problems that face reef systems." Controlling headlines would be useful but is impossible. Equally, and I think more damaging, the appearance of scientists quibbling over which stress is "bigger and badder" may also lead to non-productive outcomes and headlines. I think we have to go beyond these issues and provide clearer responses to those trying to find solutions (and loopholes!). As you and I have discussed before, weighing up immediate human needs versus sustainable reef usage presents a similar (confusing to some) set of arguments. Similar "reasons" for inaction might also eventuate from this situation. Equally, negligence on Greenhouse by developed countries like Australia, Europe and the USA may provide a convenient excuse not to take action on local reef issues in Indonesia. However, as we know, this argument does not present a water tight or even logical argument for inaction. Hence a greater role for champions of reef protection such as yourself. Rather than dream of controlling headlines, you should be ready with the argument that climate change will mean that reefs will be even more vulnerable to local scale threats than before. That there is a greater not reduced need for action. In the same breathe, you may also ask why Indonesia is so intransient and impotent when it comes to real political action at the international level against countries like Australia and the USA. So if we are into take home messages - avoiding mention or watering down statements on issues at either end of the spectrum of problems facing reefs is no solution. The only solution is to make sure that policy makers realise that climate change will make the management of local reef stressors more and not less urgent. Given the coherence of assaults from global and local levels, immediate and appropriate action at all these levels is urgently required. Regards, Ove -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My only problem in Reunion Island is that our reefs are too small (smaller than 500m broad), and induce a high frequentation of people (fishermen, tourists....). And sometimes (preferencially in hot seasons...and during very low tides), I could have big losts of nubbins by human destruction (fins, or feet or excavations to catch molluscs...). But if the nubbins are secured, no problems can append. With my small experience, I think that we can use this nubbins system to save degraded sites. First, the best healthly sites (where the coral growth appears to be the highest) must be found. Then, the system of nubbins generate in some months or years (depending on the growth rate of the cultivated species) a lot of new coral individues in the healthly site, and after that they can be transfered in degraded reefs. It can be a good and "natural" solution to save the reef, isn't it ? Have a nice day. Cheers, Micha?l -- Micha?l RARD Station Marine d'Endoume, Centre d'Oc?anologie de Marseille UMR CNRS 6540, Equipe DIMAR http://www.geocities.com/dipneuste/AdressePerso.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001206/2189a82b/attachment.html From hochberg at soest.hawaii.edu Wed Dec 6 15:01:18 2000 From: hochberg at soest.hawaii.edu (hochberg at soest.hawaii.edu) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 20:01:18 GMT Subject: Announcing the Reef Remote Sensing List-server Message-ID: <200012062001.UAA65721@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Announcing the Reef Remote Sensing List-server, RRS-L. RRS-L is intended to be a discussion and announcement forum for researchers in the field of coral reef remote sensing. Discussion is welcome for any aspect of this broad field, from in situ calibration and validation through satellite launches. To subscribe to this list, send an email message to: listproc at soest.hawaii.edu and type the following into the body of your message: subscribe rrs-l first-name last-name If you have any questions or comments about the list, send an email to hochberg at soest.hawaii.edu ------ From s96008249 at usp.ac.fj Thu Dec 7 13:49:00 2000 From: s96008249 at usp.ac.fj (s96008249 at usp.ac.fj) Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 10:49:00 -0800 Subject: urchin hunch Message-ID: <01JXF4T5KM1W000WH3@usp.ac.fj> Hi coral-list, I have encountered an unusually large number in grazing % in one of my bioerosion experimental slabs. A replicate slab of this also shows similar high value. While the rest of the urchins put in the cages were around 40- 43mm, this one was 45.7mm. I took this as one of the reasons for the unusually high values. What other reasons could be suggested??? Also, could someone refer me to literature on E. mathaei (sa urchin) life cycles, ageing etc.... Your assistance will highly be appreciated. SubhashnAppana. MSc. University of the South Pacific, Fiji. From Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov Thu Dec 7 00:22:45 2000 From: Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov (Charles Wahle) Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 21:22:45 -0800 Subject: Postdoc opportunities with TNC Message-ID: <3A2F1EA5.16921A69@noaa.gov> FYI. Please respond directly to the TNC program contact listed on their web site. -------------------------------------- The Call for Proposals has been released for the fourth round of David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowships, which provide two-year postdoctoral support in applied conservation biology. Each Fellow carries out research pertinent to conservation issues in the United States, with an institution selected by the Fellow, in close association with a TNC mentor. Research focuses on priority TNC sites in the United States or questions germane to them. Research themes emphasized this year include conservation planning, climate change, and invasive species. Proposals are due February 18, 2001. 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Governor St. Phone: 319-338-4778 Iowa City, IA 52240 E-Mail: osha at oshadavidson.com USA From Phil.Alderslade at nt.gov.au Thu Dec 7 19:05:56 2000 From: Phil.Alderslade at nt.gov.au (Phil.Alderslade at nt.gov.au) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:35:56 +0930 Subject: Medicinal compounds from reef organisms Message-ID: Osha, one contact should be the collection team run by Pat and Lori Colin, Coral Reef Research Foundation, Palau crrf at palaunet.com Also, Dr M. Bapuji, Forest and Marine Products Division, Regional, Research Lab, Orissa, India bapujim at yahoo.co.uk Dr Y. Venkateswaru, Organic Chem. Division, Natural Products Lab, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India luchem at yahoo.com OR luchem at iict.ap.nic.in Dr G. Subbaraju, Dept Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India subbaraju at nettlinx.com Prof. S. Sotheeswaran, Head, Chem. Dept, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji sotheeswaran at usp.ac.fj Dr M. Endo, Marine Biotechnology Institute co. Ltd., Hongo Segawa Building 35-10, 2 Chome, Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo I don't have the email. Cheers, Phil. Phil Alderslade Curator of Coelenterates Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory PO Box 4646, Darwin 0801 AUSTRALIA Email: phil.alderslade at nt.gov.au Phone, National: 08 8999 8252 Phone, International: 61 8 8999 8252 Fax, National: 08 8999 8289 Fax, International: 61 8 8999 8289 From ecosud at intnet.mu Fri Dec 8 00:04:08 2000 From: ecosud at intnet.mu (=?iso-8859-1?B?RG9yaXMgU+lu6HF1ZQ==?=) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:04:08 +0800 Subject: hotel on islet in Blue Bay marine park Message-ID: <002801c060d4$a61e22e0$a9117bca@r8t3b0> Dear coral-listers, Last September I sent a SOS on the net about the corals in Blue Bay marine park (Mauritius) being smothered by silt and I received quite a lot of answers from coral listers for which I am very thankful. The ecologist association ECO-SUD to which I belong was never asked to help save the corals though and the authorities just waited and left Nature manage on its own. Eventually the strong current of the bay washed part of the silt away while another part settled on the sea bottom. How much damage has been done to the corals remains to be checked now... As I explained at the time, developers bent on building a five-star hotel on an islet right in the middle of the marine park had started preliminary works on the mainland and in the sea to build a docking area from where barges would be loaded with machines and building material to be taken to the islet. Excavation works on the land and dredging of the sea bottom caused silt to spread in the lagoon and then to deposit itself on the live coral patches of the bay. The members of ECO-SUD attempted everything in their power to stop the works and in the end the government issued a stop order because the promoters had no permit to do these works. The promoters were also compelled to apply for an EIA permit by submitting an EIA report to the Ministry of Environment. But no legal action was taken against them despite the fact that they had broken the law. The EIA report for that hotel project is presently open for public inspection at the Ministry of Environment, and written comments from the public will be accepted at the ministry until 22nd December. So all those who, like ECO-SUD, have been against the hotel project right from the start are carefully studying the report in order to comment on it. Up to now we have found several items needing to be criticized. We hope that the EIA committee will see through the promoters' false promises and careless assertions. Doris S?n?que -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001208/7390d9ed/attachment.html From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Fri Dec 8 10:15:47 2000 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:15:47 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Fwd: Bad news from the Galapagos] Message-ID: Dear Coral-Listers, I'm passing this on as heresay, but if it is true, it would indeed be a sad circumstance: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Bad news from the Galapagos Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:05:32 -0000 From: Magnus Johnson Reply-To: Magnus Johnson To: FISHFOLK at MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Dear Friends of Galapagos: > > > > Today we have the worst news of years, for both obvious and more > > subtle reasons. The "fishermen" in Isabela are "protesting" limits > > on lobster fishing in the same way as they did against limits on sea > > cucumber fishing, plus other matters they do not agree with. They > > have destroyed both National Park and Darwin Station offices, cars, > > equipment, records, removed all the tortoises (we don't know to > > where) from the Centro de Crianza (tortoise raising center), and even > > rammed dingies full of tourists to prevent landings (so far as I > > know, no injuries). Of course, the State Department has already been > > informed and will undoubtedly issue a travel advisory against any > > Americans coming here, which affects absolutely everybody EXCEPT the > > fishermen, including all conservation projects (because the funding > > disappears almost immediately). My news is only a couple of hours > > old, at most, so I will try to revise as more comes in, and I cannot > > yet guarantee all details, but I will. > > > > In the long term, I would say the effects > > are even worse than they first appear. If the President of the > > Republic himself is not willing and able, at this point, to send in > > the troops to haul these criminals off to the continent and pitch > > them in the pens, it will be yet another lesson to them, one in a > > long line of EXACTLY the same lessons, that they can get whatever > > they want by acting against the law. There is nobody left at a > > lower level, UNLESS IT IS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, who can undo > > these lessons, because all other authorities right up to his level > > are heavily compromised by the industrial fishing sector. The local > > authorities--our own mayor, our own deputies to congress--have > > fishing boats and march and protest right along with the fishermen, > > supporting them in EVERY way, right up to using the trucks of the > > municipality to block the roads. If any among you know of anyone at > > all who might raise his voice--in the newspapers or anyplace else, be > > my guest. Tourism, and our own business, will be shot regardless, so > > I am only hoping to see some radical action which will be a help five > > or ten years down the line. I only have another hour now before we > > close the store so our family and employees can go form up with the > > few others who understand what is happening and have our own little > > protest march, but it is useless. I cannot TELL you how many of > > these bleeding marches I have participated in, and the result so far > > has been DIDDLY SQUAT. SINCERELY YOURS, Christy > > BODEGA BLANCA > > > > Jose Luis Gallardo > > Propietario > > > > PHONE: (593-5) 526338 > > Fax : (593-5) 526615 > > ADDRESS: > > > > Calle Piqueros y Manuel Sanchez > > Puerto Ayora - Santa Cruz > > Galapagos - Ecuador > > > > > > Dear Friends of Galapagos > > Yesterday I promised to update you all. So here it is, and it is > > only worse. The terrorism in Isabela yesterday took place mostly > > around midnight. The marines were flown in to Isabela, but did not > > arrive until about 4 am, too late. And, of course, they are only > > there to prevent further obvious depredations, but no arrests so far > > as I know, by the police nor anybody else. The damage was far more > > extensive than I had thought---even the private homes of the > > directors of park and station operations were totally destroyed, > > right down to breaking up the toilets and burning all their clothes > > and distributing the Christmas presents ( that were stored in one of > > their homes) to everybody in the streets. the Park sent a couple of > > boats over there to rescue their employees, and this was totally > > necessary ---they had been hiding in the mangroves and actually had > > to swim out to the boats. In other places, including at Hood, > > divers and tourists have been prevented from landing or leaving > > their boats by the flotillas of terrorist-"fishermen." I still have > > no reports of injuries. We are without regular phone connection to > > the mainland because the repeater on Cristobal has been damaged, so > > the cell phones are in heavy use. Here on Santa Cruz we have escaped > > the worst of it because we have the largest population, outnumbering > > the "fishermen" by far, and also larger numbers of police and navy > > and so on. Still, it has not been pretty. I have no idea whether > > anything will be done to the perpetrators of all this, but the track > > record indicates that it will NOT. We have not seen the last of it. > > I will keep you all posted, if I can.. Please pass it on. Christy > > > > BODEGA BLANCA > > > > Jose Luis Gallardo > > Propietario > > > > PHONE: (593-5) 526338 > > Fax : (593-5) 526615 > > ADDRESS: > > > > Calle Piqueros y Manuel Sanchez > > Puerto Ayora - Santa Cruz > > Galapagos - Ecuador > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > >James S. Albert > >Assistant Professor and Curator of Fishes > >Florida Museum of Natural History > >University of Florida > >Gainesville FL 32611-7800 USA > >Tel: 352 392 6572 > >Fax: 352 846 0287 > > > -- > Professor Michael D. Guiry > Department of Botany Tel: +353 91 750 410 > Martin Ryan Institute Mobile: +353 87 251 9917 > NUI, Galway Fax: +353 91 525 005 or +353 91 750535 > Ireland http://www.seaweed.ie > > From sjameson at coralseas.com Fri Dec 8 10:45:31 2000 From: sjameson at coralseas.com (Stephen C Jameson) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 00 10:45:31 -0500 Subject: Medicinal compounds from reef organisms Message-ID: <20001208153831.LOFU408.dorsey@[216.25.203.234]> Dear Osha and other interested coral-listers, Regarding: >Dear fellow list-serve members, > >For a documentary on coral reefs, I'd like to make contact with individuals >doing research on deriving medicinal compounds from reef organisms (I'm >particularly interested in the current state of research involving soft >corals in this regard, but other reef organisms are of interest as well). > >Thanks and cheers, >Osha > >Osha Gray Davidson Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com >14 S. Governor St. Phone: 319-338-4778 >Iowa City, IA 52240 E-Mail: osha at oshadavidson.com >USA In: Gustavson K, Huber RM, Ruitenbeek J (eds) Decision support modeling for the integrated coastal zone management of coral reefs in the developing tropics. The World Bank, Washington, DC. See: Chapter 7 Montego Bay Pharmaceutical Bioprospecting Valuation Chapter 12 Incorporating Genetic Resource Utilization into ICZM Annex A Success rate determininants in pharmaceutical bioprospecting The book can be purchased via the world Bank (see details below). Subject category: Environment & Pollution Prevention 2000. 312 pages. 8 3/8 x 103/4. Stock no. 14628 (ISBN 0-8213-4628-8) Price Code S35/$35.00 E-mail orders: books at worldbank.org Internet: www.worldbank.org/publication Review or Desk Copies: 202 473-1153 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 at coralseas.com Web Site: www.coralseas.com From wellington at UH.EDU Fri Dec 8 11:30:55 2000 From: wellington at UH.EDU (Jerry Wellington) Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 10:30:55 -0600 Subject: Galapagos news Message-ID: <200012081949.TAA70799@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Jim, Your news is actually a bit late: Here attached are a the most recent developments. You can certainly post all or part of it. The response for the President of Ecuador is somewhat encouraging. Jerry Wellington EL UNIVERSO 1-12-00 ENGLISH TRANSLATION Peace talks for Gal?pagos PUERTO BAQUERIZO MORENO The pressure from the Galapagos fishermen and the predisposition of the Environmental Minister, Rodolfo Rend?n, to talk about the problems of this sector led to yesterday s encounter between both parties in the II Naval Zone headquarters, on the island of San Cristobal. At the end, a framework for dialogue was opened up and while the diverse problems are being solved at least for the moment new actions from the fishing sector have been dismissed, according to Milton Aguas, former mayor of San Cristobal and leader of the island s fishermen. Minister Rend?n went to the meeting with the fishermen s promise to not disturb the peace and to treat the meeting seriously. Also attending the meeting were the governor of Galapagos, Fabi?n Parra, and officials of the Galapagos National Park, the Galapagos National Institute (Ingala) and the Charles Darwin Station, organizations in charge of the conservation of the World Heritage Site, among other authorities. The meeting lasted four hours and it concluded to the satisfaction of both parties, Waters indicated. Answer without deadline Minister Rend?n listened to the bill of around 20 petitions, and he agreed to respond to them in writing and to solve them in a peremptory term, while the fishermen guaranteed that they will maintain a period of waiting and that they won't strike. The problems mentioned by the directives of the four fishing cooperatives of the archipelago are centered on the extension of seasons and fishing quotas and the use of certain fishing methods that are presently prohibited. Also the fishermen question the GNP s concession of permits for fishing and tourist activities, according to them outside the law. The freedom of the three men detained because of the strike two weeks ago and permission to increase the number of flights to San Cristobal are other requests. EL UNIVERSO 1-12-00 RESS RELEASE Quito, 21st November 2000 FUNDACION NATURA, CEDENMA, WWF and TRAFFIC. PRESSURE BY A GROUP OF FISHERMEN PUTS THE PARTICIPATIVE PROCESS IN JEOPARDY Fundacion Natura, the Ecuadorian Committee for the Defense of Nature and the Environment (CEDENMA), the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), and TRAFFIC South America express their extreme concern at the recent events of antagonism, violence, criminality and lack of security caused by a group of the fishing sector in the Galapagos Islands. Some of the most serious are the persecution and physical aggression against park officials on the island of San Cristobal, and death threats against officials of the Charles Darwin Research Station and the Galapagos National Park , as well as burning of the installations of the National Park and the looting of the offices of the Research Station and the home of Juan Chavez, Head of the Park in Isabela. The constant defiance of authority by this group of the fishing sector must not once again remain unpunished, in which regard the four environmental organizations, national and international, call for the immediate punishment of those responsible for these lamentable acts. The considerable success which the Ecuadorian society has achieved in establishing dialogue procedures in relation to issues in Galapagos would be in jeopardy if dialogue is not resumed and no precedents for punishment exist. The Interinstitutional Authority for the Management of the Marine Reserve (AIM), at the beginning of the lobster fishery season, decided on a maximum quota of 50 tons of lobster or to carry on fishing this species until 31st December 2000, with the agreement of the parties concerned. Nevertheless, once the fixed quota had been reached, a group of the fishing sector, by violent means, demanded a review of the decisions previously agreed, acting not only against the participative process but also against authority, the Special Law for Galapagos, its rules and the management plan for the Marine Reserve. The fishing sector in the Archipelago increased immeasurably between 1999 and 2000, according to the data of the Charles Darwin Research Station. The number of boats increased by 76%, from 222 boats in 1999 to 417 in the year 2000. The number of fishermen increased from 795 in 1999 to 1387 in 2000, an increase of 74%. A great number of people, without any link with the traditional fishing sector, were admitted. These people have been attracted by the lucrative nature of this industry, given that the lobster fishery is not a subsistence activity. Among the sector of traditional artisanal fishermen of Galapagos there is a commitment to long term conservation of the resources of the Marine Reserve, thanks to the participative guidelines laid down in the law. The acts of violence have been carried out by a minority group of the sector, who only see the fishery as a highly lucrative activity in the short term. The growth of the fishing sector does not provide for a sustainable use of the resource. We exhort the authorities, the users of the resources and the society in general to foster a type of development which is compatible with the long term conservation of Galapagos. To guarantee compliance with the Law, the authorities require the strengthening of control and vigilance, the pursuit of processes of punishment and the commitment of the general public to respect the resolutions made by consensus. The four organizations consider concerted action by the authorities indispensable to put an end to the rising conflict which, if allowed to continue, would allow new and even greater pressure from the group of fishermen, such as a review of the size of the artisanal fishing fleet and the opening of new fisheries: shark, sea urchins and molluscs. To salvage the considerable advances made in the participative management process of the Galapagos Marine Reserve, the four organizations consider the priority to be a return to dialogue as the suitable mechanism for a definite resolution of these serious problems, following the channels set down by the laws of the republic. The consolidation of the participative process depends on the willingness of the parties to maintain dialogue as the only decision making tool. PRESS RELEASE GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK: CURRENT SITUATION IN GALAPAGOS Puerto Ayora, December 01, 2000 Lobster fishing season in the Galapagos Islands was opened following Resolution No.007-2000 of the Interinstitutional Management Authority of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (IMA-GMR). It established a fishing quota for green lobster (Panulirus gracilis) and red lobster (P. penicillatus) during a period running from September 1 through December 31, 2000, or until the quota (50 tons) was reached. The quota, accepted by the fishing sector, was reached on 31 October. This fact (reaching the established quota before 31 December) gave origin to a negative reaction from the fishing sector, particularly in Isabela Island, where, during the week from 13 to 17 November, violent attacks were perpetrated against public and private properties. As a consequence of the chaotic situation we were living, an open support from the Ecuadorian government was demanded. As a result of this, last Friday (30 November), a meeting was held in San Cristobal Island. The attendants included various local authorities and the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Arq. Rodolfo Rend?n. During this meeting, a more decisive cooperation was requested, for the park rangers from the Galapagos National Park to carry on the control and surveillance activities. This request was supported by a message from the Ecuadorian President, Dr. Gustavo Noboa, that stated the need to conserve the extraordinary biodiversity and the ecosystems of Galapagos. The Minister met also with representatives of the fishing sector, and an invitation was officially extended for their participation of the next IMA-GMR session, where in an orderly manner, the situation and demands of the fishing sector, will be heard. Currently, the province is militarized, especially San Cristobal and Isabela islands, following the government's commitment. Two of the twelve riot leaders are in prison, one in Guayaquil (mainland Ecuador) and another one in Santa Cruz Island. Judicial trials have been started against those who participated in the sad events of last November, which have been widely publicized. The National Government has committed itself to reinforce the law, punishing those who go against it and its regulations. The President's message said, also, that attending the needs of Galapagos are amongst the priorities of this government, in order to improve the working conditions and quality of life of local islanders, keeping always in mind natural environments conservation as an axis to articulate all these actions. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk Fri Dec 8 05:56:38 2000 From: I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk (Iain Macdonald) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:56:38 GMT Subject: No subject Message-ID: <200012081948.TAA65797@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear listers I apologise for using the list but all internet searches were to no avail to locate or get a response from the Arabian Gulfs ROPME (Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment) and the Qatar University Marine Sciences homepage is still being developed. Do any of you know of contacts in Qatar that i could email about some possible research ideas? Please email me directly on I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk Yours sincerely Iain Macd. Room E402 John Dalton Extension Building, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD Tel: 0161 247 6234 Fax: 0161 247 6318 Website http://www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/users/cperry/research/index.html ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From wellington at UH.EDU Fri Dec 8 11:37:27 2000 From: wellington at UH.EDU (Jerry Wellington) Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 10:37:27 -0600 Subject: Galapagos news, earlier Message-ID: <200012081950.TAA71154@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Here was one of the earliest reports - very sad indeed. . Jerry Wellimgton GALAPAGOS FISHERMEN ON THE ATTACK 15-11-00 In the last three days, lawless bands of fishermen in Galapagos - an island province of Ecuador long hailed as an international flagship of conservation - have attacked conservation installations, ransacked municipal offices, torched a National Park vehicle, harassed tourist groups, taken rare captive-bred giant tortoises hostage, and threatened the lives of conservation personnel. Complete news coverage is hard to get, because communications out of the various islands is shaky to non-existent, but this info has been pieced together from e-mails received from alarmed residents and by making direct phone calls to Santa Cruz Island. The situation reached crisis proportions around 0630 a.m. on Wednesday 15 November, when the fishermen seized island ports and posted their fast boats at many strategic locations to harass tourists trying to visit wildlife sites. Boat chases and other aggressions were reported against tourist operators who attempted to proceed with their activities. The Galapagos National Park personnel barricaded themselves in their headquarters and the small police contingent (35 men) helped keep the throngs of fishermen at bay, who repeatedly tried to storm the premises on Santa Cruz, as they had already done on Isabela and San Cristobal Islands. Police and navy protection have also been granted to Charles Darwin Foundation offices on Santa Cruz and San Cristobal Islands, who report that all their personnel are safe. On the Island of Isabela, the third major fishing port, the situation is reported as totally out of control, with the town mayor said to have fled for his life, though no details have been confirmed. The fishermen have three main demands: a complete abandonment of the lobster fishing quota of 54 tons, which they filled in the first two months of the four months season; dropping all charges leveled at some of their members for previous violence against government property and personnel; and an active expansion of the Galapagos fisheries management to develop a completely new long-lining industry for currently protected shark within the Galapagos Marine Reserve. This demand comes in complete disregard of scientific advice or the fact that such fishing practices are widely known to pose serious risks to many rare and unique species, such as albatross, sea lions, sea turtles, sharks and many others. As threats and events escalated on Wednesday, desperate messages were received from within Galapagos calling for armed reinforcement from the Ecuadorian military, with the pleading words "We can't hold out much longer!" However, according to the local radio station on Santa Cruz Island, by the end of the day the crisis had eased as the fishermen were granted a lobster quota extension of 30 additional tons to take them to the 31st of December, corresponding to a 60% hike over and above the original quota. It is not clear at this moment how the decision was reached to grant the fishermen this extension. In a broadcasted speech, the head of one of the fishing cooperatives declared the solution only temporary as the fishermen, emboldened by the success of their tactics, demand substantial expansion of the fishing activities inside the Marine Reserve, in defiance of existing quotas and measures. It should be noted that, for several years already, the fishermen have been given a decisive voice in the Interinstitutional Management Authority in charge of the Reserve, under which spirit of cooperation they were to control the number of genuine local fishermen allowed to join the cooperatives. In a spectacular failure of this mechanism, the number of registered fishermen participating in the activity has jumped from around 500 last year to 939 at present, nearly a twofold increase, many of whom are recent arrivals to Galapagos. It is apparently this mushrooming of their numbers, who share the agreed quotas between them, which has turned the fishermen against the management scheme they helped create. The dramatic implications of this latest in a series of conflagrations is that the fishermen have, not for the first time, seen their violent tactics rewarded with immediate gratification. The clear message for the future is that whenever they are unhappy with the management strategies in defense of sustainable use of the marine environment, violent action and threats of bodily harm is all it takes to obtain expedient results. At this writing (1900 hours, 16 November, Galapagos local time) renewed violence is already taking shape, with more attacks on conservation institutions and tourism anticipated for the early morning hours as the fishermen upscale their actions in a free-for-all of sweeping demands. The Galapagos Islands, awarded the title of World Heritage Site by the United Nations, have been recognized as a model of international conservation, with enormous trust placed in the harmonious development of an equanimous balance between human needs and environmental protection. The focus of these efforts have at all times been aimed at combining scientifically backed conservation strategies with the sustainable use of the resource for the benefit of both the people and the ecosystem. Current events are redefining those premises to allow short-term greed to rule instead. A show of force and commitment by all levels of government in defence of law and order and carefully crafted management strategies, is desperately needed if the integrity of Galapagos is not to be lost forever. ****************************** News from Galapagos compiled by Tui De Roy, wildlife photographer, resident of Galapagos for 40 years; currently living in New Zealand but maintaining close ties with events and family there. As is well known, ever since Darwin the Galapagos Islands have commanded world attention as a natural laboratory of evolution, unique on a world scale for their extraordinary fauna and flora. In today's atmosphere of accelerating global wildlife losses, these islands stand out as a conservation marvel because irretrievable loss of species has not yet taken a serious toll here. For example, whereas flightless birds are usually the first to disappear from threatened insular ecosystems, the Galapagos flightless cormorant, whose small population of approximately 1,000 birds is trapped in the midst of current intensive fishing activity, is the last remaining flightless seabird in the world. Unlike all other major island groups where extinctions are already rife, in Galapagos it would still be relatively easy to safeguard this natural treasure for future generations. I am sending this to all friends and acquaintances in an effort to let the world know what is happening in Galapagos at the moment, and what is at stake for the future, hoping some of you may be in a position to bring media attention to the defence of Galapagos. I urge anyone interested in the matter to seek further information and help raise public awareness in support of the Ecuadorian government's swift and strong action. I would be happy to answer questions at Ph. +64-3-525-8370. ========================= UPDATE 17-11-00 The latest news, acquired mainly through phone calls (yes, the phones are working again) appears to be that the lobstermen called off the strike on all three islands for the moment, and are once again fishing. The State of Emergency the government was considering may have been shelved and so some semblance of normality seems to have returned over the weekend. But with the fishermen still triumphant from their totally unpunished vandalism and violence against personal safety of both conservation personnel and tourists, it is clear they will make use of these tactics again as soon as they see fit. Yesterday a Committee of Santa Cruz Island Citizens was created, with representation from all of the local associations such as traders, professionals, conservationists, tourism, education, and others. In addition to forming this permanent committee, the group condemned the criminal actions of the past few days and called for firm action from the government. For your information, here is a succinct perspective on the economics of fishing in Galapagos. In 1999 a three-months (legal) experimental sea cucumber fishery involved 795 fishermen (in 222 boats), and netted the industry over US$3.4 million in exports to Asia (4,401,657 dried sea cucumbers totalling more than 122 tons). The 2000 sea cucumber fishery, reopened against scientific recommendations, was closed in July upon reaching the quota of 4.5 million sea cucumbers in two months, sold at a price ranging between US$ 0.97 and 0.51 each. Similar attacks, although less violent in nature than this time, were carried out in May by the sea cucumber fishermen demanding higher quotas, whose ranks had swollen to 1.387 (in 417 boats) over the previous season. Even though the violence lost its impetus because lowered market values of the catch in Asia fell short of the US$9 million they had anticipated, these examples of financial windfalls, along with widespread accusations of politicians' active participation in the industry, are the underlying causes for the fishermen's current notion of power and invincibility, which seems to be bringing the government to its knees. Meanwhile, it is public knowledge that illegal sea cucumber fishing activities have continued unabated even during closed season. The current lobster fishery is carried out by many of the same players as the sea cucumber fishery. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From howzit at turtles.org Sat Dec 9 07:39:31 2000 From: howzit at turtles.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett) Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 07:39:31 -0500 Subject: Reef Replacement article ABCNEWS Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001209073245.020b6220@pop.vex.net> Dear Coral researchers, Here's a coral-related article in ABCNEWS. "Reef Replacement New Project Hopes to Restore Coral Reefs by Growing Them Applied Marine Technologies grows coral, as shown here, using sea water, sunlight and patented bases. The coral is then secured to cement spheres underwater. By Amanda Onion Dec. 8 ? They host such diverse life that they?re known as the rain forests of the sea. But more than a quarter of the world?s coral reefs has been destroyed and the remaining communities may die within the next 20 years, according to a recent study released by scientists at a coral reef conference in Bali, Indonesia. The corals, which are spineless marine organisms, build latticed limestone structures around themselves. Since these structures are home to crustaceans and an estimated 25 percent of the world?s marine fish ? the coral?s demise could also be that of many other marine species." The rest is at: Best wishes, Ursula --------------------------------------------- ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 mailto: howzit at turtles.org /V^\ /^V\ /V Turtle Trax V\ http://www.turtles.org / \ "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --George W. Bush Saginaw, Mich. Sept. 29, 2000 \ / / \ / \ /__| V |__\ malama na honu ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov Sun Dec 10 14:00:57 2000 From: Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:00:57 -0600 Subject: Funding available: coral reef outreach & education Message-ID: <3A33D2E8.227E2710@hdq.noaa.gov> ** Please distribute - apologies for crosspostings ** CALL FOR PROPOSALS: FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CORAL REEF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is soliciting proposals for outreach and education projects related to coral reef conservation. The deadline for proposals has been extended until January 12, 2001. Coral reefs are among the most biologically productive and complex ecosystems in the world. This incredible diversity supports economies through activities such as tourism, fishing, pharmaceutical production, and other activities. Despite their importance, the health of coral reefs is rapidly declining due to stresses such as water pollution, overfishing, and physical disturbance to the reefs. The purpose of this grant program is to address these issues through outreach and education that benefit coral reefs and their associated resources. Priority projects will include those that: (1) are community-based and demonstrate broad or innovative partnerships, (2) represent coordinated approaches with on-going coral reef outreach and education activities, (3) address an unmet need that will provide direct benefits to coral reefs, and (4) target a specific audience and address specific threats with a hands-on approach. Funding for projects is limited. Average grants will be approximately $20,000. All projects should include funding from project partners at a minimum ratio of 1:1 - although leverage ratios of 2:1 are preferred. As most of the grant dollars available through the Coral Reef Outreach and Education Fund are federal (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), partner contributions should include non-federal funds. Additional governmental and nongovernmental partners are being sought to help support this effort. Electronic versions of the application form are available on the web at www.nfwf.org under ?Grant Programs?. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Karen Abrams (abrams at nfwf.org) at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20036 202 857-0166 202 857-0162 (fax) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Roger.B.Griffis.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 424 bytes Desc: Card for Roger B Griffis Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001210/31ef4caa/attachment.vcf From O.Costa at plymouth.ac.uk Sun Dec 10 14:00:27 2000 From: O.Costa at plymouth.ac.uk (Ozeas da Silva Costa Jr) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 19:00:27 GMT Subject: Funding available: coral reef outreach & education In-Reply-To: <3A33D2E8.227E2710@hdq.noaa.gov> Message-ID: From: "Roger B Griffis" >CALL FOR PROPOSALS: >FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CORAL REEF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION > >The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is soliciting proposals >for outreach and education projects related to coral reef >conservation. The deadline for proposals has been extended until >January 12, 2001. (...) ----------------------------------------- Dear all. Most of these marvellous and welcomed funding opportunities only accept US citizens/institutions applications. So if you are going to post such information on this list, could you please state if applicants from outside US are accepted or not? Thanks! Ozeas ========================================== Ozeas da Silva Costa Junior, PhD Student Benthic Ecology Research Group University of Plymouth Room 606 - Davy Building PL4 8AA Plymouth Devon United Kingdom Tel(home): +44 (0)1752 311760 Tel (lab): +44 (0)1752 232951 Fax: +44 (0)1752 232970 e-mail: O.Costa at plymouth.ac.uk http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/6355 ICQ uin 60998433 -------------------- "we can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both" www.inequality.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov Sun Dec 10 15:39:48 2000 From: Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 14:39:48 -0600 Subject: Clarification re: Coral Education Fund References: Message-ID: <3A33EA14.4628FDAE@hdq.noaa.gov> Clarification re: Coral Outreach and Education Fund Proposals will be accepted from U.S. and non-U.S. citizens or institutions. Thank you. _________________ Ozeas da Silva Costa Jr wrote: > From: "Roger B Griffis" > > >CALL FOR PROPOSALS: > >FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CORAL REEF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION > > > >The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is soliciting proposals > >for outreach and education projects related to coral reef > >conservation. The deadline for proposals has been extended until > >January 12, 2001. (...) > ----------------------------------------- > > Dear all. > > Most of these marvellous and welcomed funding opportunities only > accept US citizens/institutions applications. > So if you are going to post such information on this list, could you > please state if applicants from outside US are accepted or not? > > Thanks! > Ozeas -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Roger.B.Griffis.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 424 bytes Desc: Card for Roger B Griffis Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001210/b585987b/attachment.vcf From coralit at themail.com Sat Dec 9 11:08:46 2000 From: coralit at themail.com (coralit at themail.com) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 11:08:46 -0500 Subject: Need help Message-ID: <200012091108139.SM00313@mail.TheMail.com> Dear, Coral reef scientists I'm a student almost done with my research. I need a lot of more information about coral transplantation/fragmentation and also the coral growth. I really need your help. Thank you very much. Yudi Herdiana Student of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science Bogor University of Agriculture __________________________________________________________________ Make A Buck Or Two @ TheMail.com - Free Internet Email Sign-up today at http://www.themail.com/ref.htm?ref=1797210 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From howzit at turtles.org Sun Dec 10 11:10:30 2000 From: howzit at turtles.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:10:30 -0500 Subject: Two coral-related photo-essays online Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001210104440.0249c370@pop.vex.net> Dear Coral types, We've just posted something that we hope will be of interest to coral researchers. It's actually a poster --about the creative ways Hawaiian turtles go about making use of their coral reef homes. (It's not for the faint-of-heart) The title "Changing the landscape: evidence for detrimental impacts to coral reefs by Hawaiian marine turtles" says it all. And the images of turtles doing what turtles do to corals says it best. Please see: Next, coral reef researchers might be interested in a portion of our other photo-essay dealing with some of the marine plants (Hawaiian "limu") that live among the corals. Cladophora sericea especially is a danger to corals since this algae snags and then smothers them. When writing this essay we borrowed heavily from the document, "Identification Manual for Dietary Vegetation of the Hawaiian green turtle Chelonia mydas" (Russell, D. J., G. H. Balazs 2000,) with their permission. Please see: We've tried our best to present accurate information. Should you see anything in either essay that is incorrect or that can be improved, we'd appreciate it a great deal if you sent us email to help us out. Last, I'm certain some coral reef scientists will also have experience with the algae we've presented online. Any additional information/insight you might have is welcome. This is particularly true of anyone working with Lyngbya majuscula. Thanks for your time, Ursula Keuper-Bennett TURTLE TRAX ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sotheeswaran at usp.ac.fj Sat Dec 9 18:57:56 2000 From: sotheeswaran at usp.ac.fj (Sotheeswaran, Chemistry Dept.) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:57:56 +1200 Subject: Soft Coral Taxonomy Workshop, Sept 5-8, 2001 Message-ID: <200012110026.AAA74532@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The above workshop will be held at the Marine Studies Facilities, the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji from September 5-8, 2001. Interested individuals should visit the website for more details and send the completed EXPRESSION OF INTEREST form with a copy of their brief curriculum vitae to: Professor S. Sotheeswaran, Department of Chemistry, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Closing date for the receipt of the expression of interest form is 1 March 2001. Slots will be available only for the first ten overseas partcipants. The workshop is designed to cover the identification of the major soft coral genera which can be found in the warm, shallow waters of the broader Indo-Pacific region, and to demonstrate how to distinguish between species and genera. The intensive 4 day workshop will include an overview of the variety of soft coral forms, the internal and external taxonomic characters, and the laboratory techniques employed in analysing these characters. The workshop will adopt a predominantly hands on approach, with participants critically examining examples of each genus. Opportunities to present posters on soft coral chemistry will also be available. The workshop will be conducted by Dr Phil Alderslade, curator of Cnidaria at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia. Please visit the following website for more details and download the expression of interest form: http://www.usp.ac.fj/marine/soft_coral_workshop.htm Professor S. Sotheeswaran ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From kayamoo at hotmail.com Tue Dec 12 06:22:27 2000 From: kayamoo at hotmail.com (kathryn pederson) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:22:27 Subject: Bad news for reefs Message-ID: Two years ago, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network reported 10% of the world's coral reefs being in serious trouble. This number has now more than doubled. A report published today found that 27 percent of the world's coral reefs were gone and predicted that 70 percent would be gone by 2050. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001211/sc/environment_coral_dc.html I knew it was bad, but I never expected it that bad. The only "good" thing about it could be, that this news will have some kind of a Chernobyl-effect and will serve as a wake-up-call, thus, spread the bad news, please, _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Walt.Jaap at fwc.state.fl.us Tue Dec 12 07:49:11 2000 From: Walt.Jaap at fwc.state.fl.us (Jaap, Walt) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:49:11 -0500 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <200012121406.OAA75718@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP) may be accessed as noted below. The data is very negative, 40 sites, 1996 to 1999, overall a 38 percent loss in coral cover. The details are disturbing. Best wishes for a great holiday and interesting new year. PAX Walt Jaap > The 2000 CRMP Executive Summary is available on our ftp site. The file is > a pdf, so you will be able to read, zoom and print the document in color. > > Using any web browser, go to the following address: > ftp://ftp.fmri.usf.edu/pub/uploads/CRMP > Download (click on) the file named EPA CRMP Review 2000.pdf > It should take about 2 minutes to download (2.5 MB). > Enjoy, ML > > Matt Lybolt - Corals - Florida Marine Research Institute > 727-893-9860 x1134 > **Note new e-mail: matthew.lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us > See us at www.fmri.usf.edu > The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late. > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 12 09:16:45 2000 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:16:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: Bleaching archives Message-ID: The CHAMP coral bleaching archives have been updated to include coral-list reports in 2000. They may be accessed at: ftp://www.coral.noaa.gov/pub/champ/bleach/ The file names are constructed to show the approximate date of the report. for instance, a file name of b20000818.dat would mean the report was made on or about August 18, 2000. If you'd like me to include any other records, please drop a line or post to coral-list. Thanks, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Tue Dec 12 09:40:22 2000 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:40:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: Coral Bulletins Message-ID: Greetings, New coral-listers may be interested in knowing that news items with follow-up documents, or large documents that can not be posted on coral-list, are usually posted as "Bulletins" on the CHAMP Page (www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular, then Bulletins), or sometimes under "Miscellaneous Themes and Studies" (click on Research/Data). Here are recent entries under Bulletins which may be of interest to you: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Review of Coral Bleaching Worldwide 1996-1998 By Dr. Peter W. Glynn. Posted December 11, 2000. Galapagos Action Alert, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Posted December 11, 2000. Webcast and information on President Clinton's announcement regarding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Posted December 04, 2000. Executive Order on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Posted December 04, 2000. A National Program to Access, Inventory and Monitor US Coral Reefs, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Posted December 4, 2000. Protocol of Congressional Visits for Scientist-Activists. Posted in Adobe Acrobat format(.pdf) on October 03, 2000. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Fifth Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, August 2000. Posted in Adobe Acrobat format(.pdf) on September 08, 2000. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From pb_coral at yahoo.com Tue Dec 12 11:09:28 2000 From: pb_coral at yahoo.com (pb_coral at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:09:28 GMT Subject: Coral Reef Monitoring "Needs Assessment" Survey Message-ID: <200012121609.QAA81422@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Aloha all, The Coral Reef Monitoring group of the Coral Reef Task Force's Ecosystem Science and Conservation working group would do well by your participation in a survey of coral reef monitoring-related needs. There is a web-based survey which will allow you to complete the survey over the Internet. The web-based survey has been designed to work using any Internet browser on any computer platform. The survey can be completed in about 15-20 minutes. Instructions for completing the survey, as well as the reasons for undertaking the survey, are provided on the web site. Please visit: http://patuxent.nos.noaa.gov:22005/crtf user name - crtf_public password - spurandgroove Hopefully, this will enable better monitoring by the NOAA folks. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From howzit at turtles.org Tue Dec 12 12:02:24 2000 From: howzit at turtles.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:02:24 -0500 Subject: coral reef ABCNEWS article Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001212115829.028206b0@pop.vex.net> Commerce Secretary Announces New Measures to Safeguard Coral Reefs By Amanda Onion Dec. 11 As the world's coral reefs show signs of rapid decline, Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta spelled out four federal initiatives today to help stem the die-off of these marine communities known as the rain forests of the sea. "We can no longer take our coral reefs for granted," said Mineta in a statement. "We cannot continue to count on coral reefs to support billion dollar economies based on recreation and tourism while at the same time permitting unprecedented degradation of our reefs." The rest is at: Best wishes, Ursula Keuper-Bennett TURTLE TRAX http://www.turtles.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov Tue Dec 12 14:21:16 2000 From: Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:21:16 -0600 Subject: Call for public comment on NWHI Coral Reserve Message-ID: <3A367AAC.5E0FC562@hdq.noaa.gov> Please distribute - Call for public comment on conservation measures of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve [http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html] On December 4, 2000, U.S. President Clinton signed Executive Order 13178, establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. The President initiated a 30-day comment period and directed the Secretary of Commerce to receive public comment on the Reserve conservation measures, and whether to make the Reserve Preservation Areas permanent. Public comment period ends January 8, 2001. Six public hearings will be held in Hawaii December 11-15. One public hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. on December 13. Information is provided below on the public hearings and how to submit comments. For a full schedule of public hearings please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/schedule.html For information on submitting comments in writing please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html Comments must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2001. Comments may be submitted by mail, fax or electronically to: Roger Griffis, NOAA, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning Rm. 6117, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230-0001 Fax 301/713-4306 Website: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov E-mail address: hawaiicomments at noaa.gov For further information or to request an information packet on the President's proposal, please contact Roger Griffis at 866-616-3605 (toll free) or visit the Web site //hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ For information on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ Schedule of Public Hearings: Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Reserve Oahu December 11, 2000 6 p.m. Ala Moana Hotel - Garden Lanai 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 808.955.4811 Kona December 11, 2000 6 p.m. *King Kamehameha Hotel 75-5660 Palani Road Kailua-Kona, HI 808.329.2911 *Parking will be validated. 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Public comment period ends January 8, 2001. Six public hearings will be held in Hawaii December 11-15. One public hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. on December 13. Information is provided below on the public hearings and how to submit comments. For a full schedule of public hearings please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/schedule.html For information on submitting comments in writing please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html Comments must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2001. Comments may be submitted by mail, fax or electronically to: Roger Griffis, NOAA, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning Rm. 6117, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230-0001 Fax 301/713-4306 Website: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov E-mail address: hawaiicomments at noaa.gov For further information or to request an information packet on the President's proposal, please contact Roger Griffis at 866-616-3605 (toll free) or visit the Web site //hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ For information on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ Schedule of Public Hearings: Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Reserve Oahu December 11, 2000 6 p.m. Ala Moana Hotel - Garden Lanai 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 808.955.4811 Kona December 11, 2000 6 p.m. *King Kamehameha Hotel 75-5660 Palani Road Kailua-Kona, HI 808.329.2911 *Parking will be validated. 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From Matthew.Lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us Tue Dec 12 16:29:15 2000 From: Matthew.Lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us (Lybolt, Matthew) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:29:15 -0500 Subject: ADDENDUM to Florida Keys CRMP report Message-ID: Greetings, A correction has been made to The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP). On page 8, the map (figure 7) has been replaced with the correct map. All those who downloaded the report before 1600 EDT (2100 UTC) should download the corrected file. Our UNIX administrator reported that a substantial number of downloads occurred before 1600 EDT (mostly NOAA / NOS). Please follow the same directions (below) to obtain the corrected file. Walt Jaap wrote: The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP) may be accessed as noted below. The data is very negative, 40 sites, 1996 to 1999, overall a 38 percent loss in coral cover. The details are disturbing. Best wishes for a great holiday and interesting new year. PAX Walt Jaap Matt Lybolt wrote: > The 2000 CRMP Executive Summary is available on our ftp site. The file is > a pdf, so you will be able to read, zoom and print the document in color. > > Using any web browser, go to the following address: > ftp://ftp.fmri.usf.edu/pub/uploads/CRMP > Download (click on) the file named EPA CRMP Review 2000.pdf > It should take about 2 minutes to download (2.5 MB). > Enjoy, ML > Matt Lybolt - Corals - Florida Marine Research Institute 727-893-9860 x1134 **Note new e-mail: matthew.lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us See us at www.fmri.usf.edu The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From gregorh at ucla.edu Wed Dec 13 02:41:24 2000 From: gregorh at ucla.edu (Gregor Hodgson) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:41:24 -0800 Subject: Reef Check Update Dec 20000 Message-ID: <3A372824.EE0A5D31@ucla.edu> 1. Thanks for all the support for Reef Check 2000!! 2. Training Workshops Completed in Indonesia and China 3. GCRMN/Reef Check/ICRI Global Status Report Releases Continue in US 4. New RC Initiatives in Thailand and Indonesia 5. UCLA Ladan Memorial Symposium and Student Awards 1. Thanks for all the support for Reef Check 2000!! As RC 2000 draws to a close, we would like to send a big thank you to all of the hundreds of teams who made this the best monitoring year yet! Data has been pouring in. Better late than never!! Special thanks are due to the Columbian, Indonesian and Japanese teams which grew tremendously this year. In January, stay tuned for the addition to the core protocol of the moray eel as another useful global indicator of artisanal fishing pressure. 2. Training Workshops Completed in Indonesia and China About 30 new and old coordinators attended the RC/GCRMN Workshop in Bali, hosted by WWF Indonesia, Ketut Sarjana Putra and his able team. A highlight of the workshop was Saturday cocktails aboard the Indies Trader survey vessel hosted by the Quiksilver boardriding company. Kirk Willcox spoke about why his company is supporting RC and how coordinators might interest other corporates in sponsorship. Thanks Kirk! See photos at Oct 28 and 29 Captain's log. http://www.quiksilver.com/crossing/frame_captains.asp?colour=yellow In November, UNEP and US NOAA sponsored a 10 day RC/GCRMN Workshop in Hainan China. This is the FIRST time that China has hosted a coral reef training workshop in Chinese waters and joined an international progam. Considering the number of reefs in Chinese waters, this is a HUGE step forward! NOAA's Bud Ehler, Jonathan Justi, and UNEP's Hugh Kirkman and Yihang Jiang deserve the credit -- even successfully gaining agreement from them to submit coral reef data to the RC database. (Without special permision, all marine data are officially State secrets in China and islands in the S China Sea are particularly sensitive areas.) Equally important, the trainees were included both government staff and local dive shop divemasters (including women!). Thanks to RC HK's Keith Kei and Terence Fong for leading the training -- in Mandarin no less. A second training is planned for Guangxi province this Spring. 3. GCRMN/Reef Check/ICRI Global Status Report Releases Continue GCRMN honcho Clive Wilkinson arrived in California for the West Coast release of the RC/GCRMN Global Status Report held in Santa Monica on 2 December. Clive then headed for huge release bashes in New York and Washington DC resulting in major continuing publicity for reefs. A familiar Aussie accent was heard on Natl. Public Radio yesterday. RC participants and coordinators should feel proud that their data contributed to this excellent, high profile report. A few hardbound copies are available for impressing Ministers. Contact Clive. 4. New RC Initiatives in Thailand and Indonesia Two major new training and survey initiatives commenced in Thailand and Indonesia last month. A Regional Coral Reef Monitoring and Management Training Center has been established at Phuket Marine Biological Center under the direction of Drs. Hansa Chansang and Niphon Phongsuan. This year, 20 SE Asian coordinators from 8 countries will be trained at PMBC in addition to 50 Thais. 5. UCLA Ladan Memorial Symposium and Student Awards As a tribute to Ladan, an annual student marine science symposium will be held at UCLA and student awards will be given in her name. Info will be available at http://LadanMohajerani.com/ The family is very grateful to all the support shown by reef scientists from all over the world. Happy Holidays! Reef Check Foundation Institute of the Environment 1652 Hershey Hall 149607 University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496 USA Office Tel: 310-794-4985 Fax: 310-825-0758 or 310-825-9663 Email: rcheck at ucla.edu Web: www.ReefCheck.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From gregorh at ucla.edu Wed Dec 13 02:41:24 2000 From: gregorh at ucla.edu (Gregor Hodgson) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:41:24 -0800 Subject: Reef Check Update Dec 20000 Message-ID: <3A372824.EE0A5D31@ucla.edu> 1. Thanks for all the support for Reef Check 2000!! 2. Training Workshops Completed in Indonesia and China 3. GCRMN/Reef Check/ICRI Global Status Report Releases Continue in US 4. New RC Initiatives in Thailand and Indonesia 5. UCLA Ladan Memorial Symposium and Student Awards 1. Thanks for all the support for Reef Check 2000!! As RC 2000 draws to a close, we would like to send a big thank you to all of the hundreds of teams who made this the best monitoring year yet! Data has been pouring in. Better late than never!! Special thanks are due to the Columbian, Indonesian and Japanese teams which grew tremendously this year. In January, stay tuned for the addition to the core protocol of the moray eel as another useful global indicator of artisanal fishing pressure. 2. Training Workshops Completed in Indonesia and China About 30 new and old coordinators attended the RC/GCRMN Workshop in Bali, hosted by WWF Indonesia, Ketut Sarjana Putra and his able team. A highlight of the workshop was Saturday cocktails aboard the Indies Trader survey vessel hosted by the Quiksilver boardriding company. Kirk Willcox spoke about why his company is supporting RC and how coordinators might interest other corporates in sponsorship. Thanks Kirk! See photos at Oct 28 and 29 Captain's log. http://www.quiksilver.com/crossing/frame_captains.asp?colour=yellow In November, UNEP and US NOAA sponsored a 10 day RC/GCRMN Workshop in Hainan China. This is the FIRST time that China has hosted a coral reef training workshop in Chinese waters and joined an international progam. Considering the number of reefs in Chinese waters, this is a HUGE step forward! NOAA's Bud Ehler, Jonathan Justi, and UNEP's Hugh Kirkman and Yihang Jiang deserve the credit -- even successfully gaining agreement from them to submit coral reef data to the RC database. (Without special permision, all marine data are officially State secrets in China and islands in the S China Sea are particularly sensitive areas.) Equally important, the trainees were included both government staff and local dive shop divemasters (including women!). Thanks to RC HK's Keith Kei and Terence Fong for leading the training -- in Mandarin no less. A second training is planned for Guangxi province this Spring. 3. GCRMN/Reef Check/ICRI Global Status Report Releases Continue GCRMN honcho Clive Wilkinson arrived in California for the West Coast release of the RC/GCRMN Global Status Report held in Santa Monica on 2 December. Clive then headed for huge release bashes in New York and Washington DC resulting in major continuing publicity for reefs. A familiar Aussie accent was heard on Natl. Public Radio yesterday. RC participants and coordinators should feel proud that their data contributed to this excellent, high profile report. A few hardbound copies are available for impressing Ministers. Contact Clive. 4. New RC Initiatives in Thailand and Indonesia Two major new training and survey initiatives commenced in Thailand and Indonesia last month. A Regional Coral Reef Monitoring and Management Training Center has been established at Phuket Marine Biological Center under the direction of Drs. Hansa Chansang and Niphon Phongsuan. This year, 20 SE Asian coordinators from 8 countries will be trained at PMBC in addition to 50 Thais. 5. UCLA Ladan Memorial Symposium and Student Awards As a tribute to Ladan, an annual student marine science symposium will be held at UCLA and student awards will be given in her name. Info will be available at http://LadanMohajerani.com/ The family is very grateful to all the support shown by reef scientists from all over the world. Happy Holidays! Reef Check Foundation Institute of the Environment 1652 Hershey Hall 149607 University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496 USA Office Tel: 310-794-4985 Fax: 310-825-0758 or 310-825-9663 Email: rcheck at ucla.edu Web: www.ReefCheck.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From cumming_r at usp.ac.fj Tue Dec 12 23:46:16 2000 From: cumming_r at usp.ac.fj (Robyn Cumming) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 16:46:16 +1200 Subject: Drupella Message-ID: <200012131217.MAA82927@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Hi coral-listers I'm currently writing a review about Drupella (coral feeding gastropods = on Indo-Pacific reefs), focused on geographic distribution, population = densities, population outbreaks, records of large aggregations, and = other topics related to impact on coral reefs. =20 In it will be a summary table of density estimates. Below this message = is a list of the references currently in the table - if you have data, = published or unpublished (or know of somebody who does) and would like = to have your work referenced in this review, please contact me. =20 =20 I also hope the reference list may be useful to some people. If you = would like the updated list (containing additions in response to this = request) please let me know and I'll forward it along. I'm also interested in general observations of Drupella, particularly of = large aggregations of hundreds to thousands, of which records are = accumulating. See the following references re large aggregations: Cumming RL (1999) Predation on reef-building corals: multiscale = variation in the density of three corallivorous gastropods, Drupella = spp. Coral Reefs 18:147-157. =20 Cumming RL (2000) Do large aggregations of Drupella lead to population = outbreaks? Reef Encounter 13-15. Sincerely Robyn Drupella references containing density estimates=20 Al-Moghrabi SM (1997) Bathymetric distribution of Drupella cornus and = Coralliophila neritoidea in the Gulf of Aqaba (Jordan). Proc 8th Int = Coral Reef Symp 2:1345-1350 Ayling AM, Ayling AL (1987) Ningaloo Marine Park: preliminary fish = density assessment and habitat survey, with information on coral damage = due to Drupella grazing. Report to the Department of Conservation and = Land Management, Western Australia Ayling AM, Ayling AL (1992) Preliminary information on the effects of = Drupella grazing on the Great Barrier Reef. N: Turner S (ed) Drupella = cornus: a synopsis. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Department of = Conservation and Land Management (CALM), Western Australia, 1991. CALM = Occ Pap 3/92, pp37-42 Cumming RL (1999) Predation on reef-building corals: multiscale = variation in the density of three corallivorous gastropods, Drupella = spp. Coral Reefs 18:147-157 Fellegara I (1996) On some aspects of the ecology and biology of the = coral eating Drupella (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Heron and Wistari = Reefs (southern Great Barrier Reef). MSc Thesis, University of = Queensland, Australia Forde MJ (1992) Populations, behaviour and effects of Drupella cornus on = the Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. In: Turner S (ed) Drupella cornus: = a synopsis. Proceedings of a workshop held at the Department of = Conservation and Land Management (CALM), Western Australia, 1991. CALM = Occ Pap 3/92, pp45-50 Fujioka Y, Yamazato K (1983) Host selection of some Okinawan coral = associated gastropods belonging to the genera Drupella, Coralliophila = and Quoyula. Galaxea 2: 59-73 Nomura K, Tominaga M (1992) Regarding the outbreak of Drupella fragum in = the Shirigai Marine Region of Otsuki-town, Kochi-prefecture, Japan. = Unpubl abstract in Japanese Osborne S (1992) A preliminary summary of Drupella cornus distribution = and abundance patterns following a survey of Ningaloo Reef in spring = 1991. In: Turner S (ed) Drupella cornus: a synopsis. Proceedings of a = workshop held at the Department of Conservation and Land Management = (CALM), Como, Western Australia, 21-22 November 1991. CALM Occasional = Paper No 3/92, p 11-17 Osborne S, Williams MR (1995) Status of Drupella cornus outbreak at = Ningaloo Reef. Unpublished report, Australian Nature Conservation = Agency.=20 Oxley WG (1988) A sampling study of a corallivorous gastropod Drupella, = on inshore and midshelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Honours thesis, = James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Schuhmacher H (1992) Impact of some corallivorous snails on stony corals = in the Red Sea. Proc 7th Int Coral Reef Symp 2:840-846 Shimoike K (1995) Gametogenesis of the corallivorous gastropods = (Drupella cornus and D. fragum) and their habitat in Akajima Island. = Midoriishi (Rep Akajima Mar Sci Lab) 6:12-16 Sutton KA (1996) The abundance, spatial distribution, and feeding = ecology of Drupella at Lizard Island. Honours Thesis, James Cook = University, Townsville, Australia Turner SJ (1994) Spatial variability in the abundance of the = corallivorous gastropod Drupella cornus. Coral Reefs 13: 41-48 ************************************************** Robyn Cumming Lecturer in Ecology School of Pure and Applied Sciences The University of the South Pacific PO Box 1168 Suva Fiji Islands ph: +679 21 2880 fax: +679 30 1490 email: robyn.cumming at usp.ac.fj web: http://www.usp.ac.fj/~cumming_r Visit the Biology web page at: http://www.usp.ac.fj/biology **************************************************** ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C06524.361A5FA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi coral-listers
 
I'm currently writing a review about = Drupella=20 (coral feeding gastropods on Indo-Pacific reefs), focused = on=20 geographic distribution, population densities, population outbreaks, = records of=20 large aggregations, and other topics related to impact on = coral=20 reefs. 
 
In it will be a summary table = of density=20 estimates.   Below this message is a list of the = references=20 currently in the table - if you have data, published or unpublished (or = know of=20 somebody who does) and would like to have your work referenced in this=20 review, please contact me.  
 
I also hope the reference = list may=20 be useful to some people.  If you would like the = updated=20 list (containing additions in response to this request) please let = me know=20 and I'll forward it along.
 
I'm also interested in general = observations of=20 Drupella, particularly of large aggregations = of hundreds to=20 thousands, of which records are accumulating. =  See the=20 following references re large aggregations:
 
Cumming RL (1999)  Predation on = reef-building=20 corals: multiscale variation in the density of three corallivorous = gastropods,=20 Drupella spp. Coral Reefs 18:147-157.   =20
 
Cumming RL (2000)  Do large = aggregations of=20 Drupella lead to population outbreaks? Reef Encounter=20 13-15.
 
Sincerely
Robyn
 

Drupella references containing density estimates

Al-Moghrabi SM (1997) Bathymetric = distribution=20 of Drupella cornus and Coralliophila neritoidea in the = Gulf of=20 Aqaba (Jordan). Proc 8th Int Coral Reef Symp = 2:1345-1350

Ayling AM, Ayling AL (1987) Ningaloo = Marine=20 Park: preliminary fish density assessment and habitat survey, with = information=20 on coral damage due to Drupella grazing. Report to the = Department=20 of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia

Ayling AM, Ayling AL (1992) = Preliminary=20 information on the effects of Drupella grazing on the Great = Barrier Reef.=20 N: Turner S (ed) Drupella cornus: a synopsis. Proceedings of a = workshop=20 held at the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), = Western=20 Australia, 1991. CALM Occ Pap 3/92, pp37-42

Cumming RL (1999) Predation on = reef-building=20 corals: multiscale variation in the density of three corallivorous = gastropods,=20 Drupella spp. Coral Reefs 18:147-157

Fellegara I (1996) On some aspects of = the=20 ecology and biology of the coral eating Drupella (Mollusca, = Gastropoda)=20 from Heron and Wistari Reefs (southern Great Barrier Reef). MSc Thesis,=20 University of Queensland, Australia

Forde MJ (1992) Populations, behaviour = and=20 effects of Drupella cornus on the Ningaloo Reef, Western = Australia. In:=20 Turner S (ed) Drupella cornus: a synopsis. Proceedings of a = workshop held=20 at the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), Western = Australia,=20 1991. CALM Occ Pap 3/92, pp45-50

Fujioka Y, Yamazato K (1983) Host selection of some Okinawan coral = associated=20 gastropods belonging to the genera Drupella, = Coralliophila=20 and Quoyula. Galaxea = 2:=20 59-73

Nomura K, Tominaga M (1992) Regarding = the=20 outbreak of Drupella fragum in the Shirigai Marine = Region=20 of Otsuki-town, Kochi-prefecture, Japan. Unpubl abstract in = Japanese

Osborne S (1992) A preliminary summary = of=20 Drupella cornus distribution and abundance patterns = following a survey of Ningaloo Reef in spring 1991. In: Turner S (ed)=20 Drupella cornus: a synopsis. Proceedings of a = workshop held=20 at the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), Como, = Western=20 Australia, 21-22 November 1991. CALM Occasional Paper No 3/92, p=20 11-17

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= ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C06524.361A5FA0-- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From b.elliott at mweb.co.za Tue Dec 12 07:56:58 2000 From: b.elliott at mweb.co.za (Bridget Armstrong) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:56:58 +0200 Subject: user zonation of coral reefs Message-ID: <200012131214.MAA83869@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Could someone please point me to references dealing with user zonation = of coral reefs, or provide any information on this. I am looking for = studies on the zoning of coral reefs for different types of activities, = as well as for different intensities of uses, based on conservation = biology principles. Are there examples of this management practice in = use ? I am not referring to zonation simply to alleviate user conflict, = but rather to ensure sustainable use and effective conservation. Is there general acceptance that reefs located near the source of larval = supply should receive greater protection, in order to supply reefs = further downstream ? ARe there examples of genetic studies on corals to = determine the amount of genetic mixing, and thus the appropriate scale = of zonation for conservation management ? Is it accepted that within = each cluster of reefs there should be a "no-go" sanctuary zone, so that = this less impacted reef could be a source of larvae for adjacent reefs ? = Or is it more appropriate to ensure that all biotypes are conserved in a = strategic coastwise manner, with fewer, larger sanctuary areas that may = be more effective for reseeding ? This would include the "SLOSS" debate = (single large or several small) on the design of reserves most = appropriate for coral reefs. I am aware of the literature on diver carrying capacities of individual = reefs, but am more interested in strategic, coastwise conservation at = the scale of tens or hundreds of kilometres. Many thanks Bridget ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From rhowell at panther.middlebury.edu Wed Dec 13 09:20:22 2000 From: rhowell at panther.middlebury.edu (Ruth Howell) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 09:20:22 -0500 Subject: Publicity of Coral Reef Degradation Message-ID: <01C064E5.EC912F00@resnet-c-69.middlebury.edu> Dear list, Like many on the coral list and world wide, I am concerned about the future of coral reefs. Yet while I recieve practically daily reminders about the threats to reefs from industry sources (like the list), I rarely come across information aimed towards the general public. For over a decade, there has been a massive publicity campaign to "Save the Rainforest" and I am wondering why there has not been a comparable effort on behalf of the reefs. To me, they embody as much public appeal as rainforests through unusual creatures, vibrant colors, and diversity. They are also as important economically and ecologically. Few members of the US and European populations have visited coral reefs, yet this is just as true for Rainforests. Public knowledge and pressure can effect change better than any other technique, but no where have I heard of large public demonstrations or an opportunity to "Save one acre of coral reef". I am new to the marine industry and solicit the expertise of the researchers on the list on this issue. Best Wishes, Ruth Howell ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From thomassi at com.univ-mrs.fr Wed Dec 13 10:14:45 2000 From: thomassi at com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard THOMASSIN) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 12:14:45 -0300 Subject: user zonation of coral reefs In-Reply-To: <200012131214.MAA83869@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> References: <200012131214.MAA83869@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: Bridget Armstrong wrote : >Could someone please point me to references dealing with user zonation = >of coral reefs, or provide any information on this. We published in 1977 a usefull Indopacific coral reef terminology used bu most of the french-speakers : BATTISTINI et al. (24 french authors), 1997. El?ments de terminologie r?cifale indopacifique. T?thys, Marseille, Fr., 7 (1) : 1-111. With english, german, russian translations of the 125 terms defined within. >Is there general acceptance that reefs located near the source of larval = >supply should receive greater protection, in order to supply reefs = >further downstream ? OF COURSE. Most of the fringing coral reefs, near lands, are the providers of larvae for outer areas as seawards barrier reefs, and lagoonal reefs. It was demonstrated (pers. comm. Michel PICHON, EPHE Perpignan) by coral transplant that the corals from oceanic seaward reefs are not abble to survived in the coastal reefs, in contrary the coastal corals (that are adapted to survived to several stresses as high temperature, lower salinity, high turbidity, etc.) are abble to survived and developped on the outer seawards reefs. Probably coastal coral communities developped phenologic populations (as we observed in Mayotte I., SW Indian Ocean, on fringing reefs in muddy bay environments), but I am not sure it was yet demonstrated. >ARe there examples of genetic studies on corals to = >determine the amount of genetic mixing, and thus the appropriate scale = >of zonation for conservation management ? I am cathcher of informations upon these last topics. Thanks. Scheers. Bernard A. THOMASSIN Directeur de recherches au C.N.R.S. G.I.S. "Lag-May" (Groupement d'Int?r?t Scientifique "Environnement marin et littoral de l'?le de Mayotte") & Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille, Station Marine d'Endoume, rue de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille t?l. (33) 04 91 0416 17 t?l. GSM 06 63 14 91 78 fax. (33) 04 91 04 16 35 (? l'attention de...) e-mail : thomassi at sme.com.univ-mrs.fr ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From thomassi at com.univ-mrs.fr Wed Dec 13 15:26:41 2000 From: thomassi at com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard THOMASSIN) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:26:41 -0300 Subject: Echinometra mathei : urchin hunch In-Reply-To: <01JXF4T5KM1W000WH3@usp.ac.fj> References: <01JXF4T5KM1W000WH3@usp.ac.fj> Message-ID: Dear, Few years ago I published a paper to show that Echiometra miocenica (a foosil sea-urchin from Miocen carbonate layers) was the same as the modern Echinometra mathaei the most common sea-urchin of the Indo-Pacific coasts. Do demonstrate this analogie we made a biometrical study (largest diameter bversus hight) of various population of Echinometra mathei. Are you interested by the paper. Title is : - NEGRETTI B., PHILIPPE M., SOUDET H.J., THOMASSIN B.A., OGGIANO G., 1990. Echinometra miocenica Loriol, ?chinide mioc?ne, synonyme d'Echinometra mathaei (Blainville), actuel : biog?ographie et pal?o?cologie. Geobios, 23 (4) : 445-459. Good luck. Scheers. Bernard A. THOMASSIN thomassi at sme.com.univ-mrs.fr Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille, Station Marine d'Endoume, rue de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille t?l. (33) 04 91 0416 17 t?l. GSM 06 63 14 91 78 fax. (33) 04 91 04 16 35 (? l'attention de...) ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From richardl at fiu.edu Wed Dec 13 16:31:55 2000 From: richardl at fiu.edu (Laurie Richardson) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:31:55 -0800 Subject: Caribbean Marine Labs Message-ID: <3A37EACB.CD7A339@fiu.edu> Greetings: The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC) is currently updating a list of all marine laboratories in the Caribbean region. The AMLC is a network of representatives from member marine laboratories. The organization holds bi-annual science meetings, with Directors meetings in alternate years. Our next science meeting will be held in June of 2001 in Puerto Rico. I have been charged with compiling a current list of all Caribbean marine labs. I would appreciate it very much if you would reply to me (richardl at fiu.edu) if you are affilliated with a Caribbean marine lab. Please provide the following information: - your name and email address - the name and location of the marine lab (Caribbean region only) with which you are affiliated Please provide this information whether or not you are a member. If you are interested in becoming a member, our membership chair is Steve Legore (slegore at mote.org). Thanks very much for your time. Laurie Richardson, AMCL Member-at-Large ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Thu Dec 14 08:47:05 2000 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:47:05 -0500 (EST) Subject: No messages for you; spam Message-ID: Greetings, Coral-Listers, If in the past (or in the future: save this message!) you feel like you should have been receiving coral-list messages, but haven't, it may be because messages to you have been bouncing because of a subtle host or domain name change at your site (see your System Administrator) and you have been removed from the list. However, it may also be because mail sent to you is being relayed to the coral.aoml.noaa.gov workstation from an Internet domain name known to previously be an originating site for spam. If you're not sure about this, find out the IP address of the host/domain name of your computer or your mail server, and check out this page: http://www.mail-abuse.org/rss/ ("Look up Info on RSS Listings") If the IP in question IS listed, then the coral-list software (majordomo) will not forward mail to you. For other information on spam/anti-spam, see, http://www.mail-abuse.org Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From abaker at wcs.org Thu Dec 14 11:59:16 2000 From: abaker at wcs.org (Andrew Baker) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:59:16 -0500 Subject: Announcing Symbiodinium.listbot.com Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20001213205613.00a64ec0@panther.wcs.org> Announcing Symbiodinium.listbot.com Symbiodinium.listbot.com is a discussion forum for researchers interested in symbiotic dinoflagellates. The forum was established was established in response to interest expressed at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium in Bali. A principal objective of this list is to facilitate effective communication between researchers working on the systematics, biogeography, ecology and/or physiology of Symbiodinium and Symbiodinium-like dinoflagellates. To join, visit http://symbiodinium.listbot.com , enter your email address in the box provided, click "submit" and follow the prompts. If you have any questions or comments about the list, send an email to abaker at wcs.org Thank you! ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj Thu Dec 14 17:10:40 2000 From: Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj (Tim Pickering) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 10:10:40 +1200 Subject: MPAs -Conventional Wisdom? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <01JXQ7RWRZ10002LUG@usp.ac.fj> I don't have an e-mail for Ueta Fa'asili (Director, Fisheries Division, Govt. of Samoa) but his fax is (685) 24292 and postal address is PO Box 1874, Apia. Ms Iulia Kelekolio (Fisheries Assistant) is involved in Samoa's MPA projects, and I have her e-mail listed as mking at samoa.net. I am not sure if that e-mail address is still current, but it was working a year ago. Tim Pickering The University of the South Pacific Date sent: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:49:18 +0000 From: kathryn pederson Subject: MPAs -Conventional Wisdom? To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Dear Coralisters, > > Does anyone have any case studies (references) relating CONVENTIONAL > WISDOM of COMMUNITY MANAGED MPAs (what does or doesn't work in terms > of effective conservation and long-term community participation) ? > > I am compiling a "list" of "lessons learned", in common through case > studies. > > Especially, I am looking for any cases from Samoa and the South > Pacific. > > PS- > Does anyone know the e-mail for : Mike King (AusAID) , Fisheries > Division in Apia, Western SAmoa, ????? > > You may answer directly to: kayamoo at hotmail.com > Thank you. > > Kaya Pederson > Monterey Institute of International Studies > Graduate Policy School > International Environmental Policy > Monterey, CA 93940 USA > tel. 831-333-0887 > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _______________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > http://explorer.msn.com > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu > bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From denlit at post.tau.ac.il Fri Dec 15 05:06:31 2000 From: denlit at post.tau.ac.il (Yehuda Benayahu) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:06:31 +0200 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20001215120631.007d87f0@post.tau.ac.il> This is an update on plans for the joint meeting of the 7th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology and the annual European Meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies, to be held during 21-25 October 2001 in Eilat, Israel. We are aware that the current tension in the Middle East is a cause for concern among scientists who plan to attend this meeting. Please be aware that we are monitoring the situation closely. At the end of January 2001, before the deadline for abstract submission in February, we will make a formal announcement concerning any changes in the status of this meeting. Until then, we are proceeding with all necessary arrangements for a successful meeting as planned. For further information and updates on the program, please see the conference website: http://www.congress.co.il/iccb-isrs Registration forms and abstracts may be submitted using forms available on the web site. Let us all hope for peace in the Middle East, and we look forward to welcoming you at the congress. On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees of the joint ICCB-ISRS meeting, cordially, Professor Yehuda Benayahu Professor Christian Dullo Chair, ICCB Chair, European ISRS Meeting denlit at ccsg.tau.ac.il cdullo at geomare.de Dr. Nanette Chadwick-Furman Dr. Lucien Montaggioni Vice-Chair, ICCB Vice-Chair, European ISRS Meeting furman at mail.biu.ac.il reef at newsup.univ-mrs.fr ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From kayamoo at hotmail.com Thu Dec 14 19:49:18 2000 From: kayamoo at hotmail.com (kathryn pederson) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:49:18 Subject: MPAs -Conventional Wisdom? Message-ID: Dear Coralisters, Does anyone have any case studies (references) relating CONVENTIONAL WISDOM of COMMUNITY MANAGED MPAs (what does or doesn't work in terms of effective conservation and long-term community participation) ? I am compiling a "list" of "lessons learned", in common through case studies. Especially, I am looking for any cases from Samoa and the South Pacific. PS- Does anyone know the e-mail for : Mike King (AusAID) , Fisheries Division in Apia, Western SAmoa, ????? You may answer directly to: kayamoo at hotmail.com Thank you. Kaya Pederson Monterey Institute of International Studies Graduate Policy School International Environmental Policy Monterey, CA 93940 USA tel. 831-333-0887 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Stephanie_Bailenson at commerce.senate.gov Thu Dec 14 14:51:32 2000 From: Stephanie_Bailenson at commerce.senate.gov (Stephanie Bailenson) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:51:32 -0500 Subject: Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 Message-ID: <007F90D7.C22126@commerce.senate.gov> Listers-- I wanted to let you all know that the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 passed today and is on its way to be signed by President Clinton. I wanted to thank the many of you who have provided comments and have supported efforts to enact this new initiative. Sincerely, Stephanie Stephanie Bailenson Professional Staff Member Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries 428 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 PH: 202-224-8172 FX: 202-228-0326 stephanie_bailenson at commerce.senate.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From smiller at gate.net Thu Dec 14 15:26:26 2000 From: smiller at gate.net (Steven Miller) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:26:26 -0500 Subject: Coral Reef Fellowship Opportunity: Final Notice Message-ID: <3A392CF2.F859811E@gate.net> This is the final notice for the 2001 ISRS/CMC Coral Reef Fellowship. Funds are available ($15,000) to support one Ph.D. student in the general area of coral reef ecosystem research. Details and application information are provided below. Submission deadline is January 31, 2001. The International Society for Reef Studies and the Center for Marine Conservation 2001 Graduate Fellowship for Coral Reef Research The 2001 Guidelines are organized by: Background and Fellowship Goals Who can apply? Application materials Background and Fellowship Goals Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, they are globally distributed, and they support various aspects of coastal economies. Yet coral reefs are widely recognized to be in decline and studies are needed to provide information to manage and understand processes that cause coral reef change. Funds are available, US$15,000, to support one Ph.D. student in the general area of coral reef ecosystem research. The focus of the Fellowship is to understand and predict coral reef response to management or disturbance-caused change (human-caused or natural). Research supported by the Fellowship should emphasize an ecosystem approach. For example, projects that focus on factors that control productivity, nutrient dynamics, carbonate accretion or erosion, fisheries, or the effects of exploitation of coral reef resources are examples of suitable topics. Projects that address such issues within the context of marine reserves are especially suitable for Fellowship support. Projects are not limited to these topics, but research should increase understanding of reef function that is relevant to management at local, regional, or global scales. Who can apply? The Fellowship is available to students, worldwide, who are already admitted to a graduate program at an accredited university. The intent of the fellowship is to help Ph.D. students develop skills and to address problems related to relevant applications of coral reef ecosystem research and management. The Fellowship can be used to support salary, travel, fieldwork, or laboratory analyses. The student can work entirely at the host university, or can split time between developed and developing country universities. Application materials A three page proposal, using 12 font or larger, double spaced, in English, is required from prospective fellowship candidates: proposals that do not meet these criteria may be returned. The proposal should include the following sections: 1. Overview: The overview starts with the Proposal Title, Author Name, Author Address, Major Professor Name, Major Professor's Address (if different than the Author's), and total amount in the budget request. The overview places the proposed research in context with existing literature and local needs. 2. Methods: The methods section includes hypotheses, methods, and experimental design - including details about how data will be analyzed; 3. Results: The results section discusses how the work is relevant to host country management and science issues. This section also includes evidence of host country coordination (e.g. identification of individuals or programs that will benefit from your results); The following two sections are required but not count against the three page limit: 4. Detailed Budget: The budget must not exceed $15,000. Details about cost sharing relevant to the project are included in this section; and 5. Literature Cited: Use a bibliographic format that includes full titles in the citations. An electronic version (any standard word processing format is acceptable) and three written copies of the proposal must be provided. Electronic submission via email is acceptable but written copies must also be received by the deadline (see below). The student's major professor must submit a support letter for the project based on their knowledge of the project, and familiarity with the student's background and abilities. The major professor should also submit a short (3 page) CV - electronic submission of the letter and CV is preferred, but written versions are acceptable. If work will be conducted at a second university, a support letter is required from the sponsoring professor. Applications will be reviewed by a panel with ISRS and CMC participants. EVALUATION CRITERIA INCLUDE: scientific merit, feasibility, support letter from major professor, cost sharing, host country coordination, and relevancy to the Fellowship guidelines. NOTE: NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 31, 2001 Administration of the Fellowship The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) and the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) support the Fellowship through professional and administrative contributions. The mission of the ISRS is to promote for the benefit of the public, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding concerning coral reefs, both living and fossil. The CMC is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research, and public education, CMC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of our oceans. Application materials should be submitted to: Dr. Peter J. Edmunds Department of Biology California State University 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330 Phone: 818-677-2502 Fax: 818-677-2034 email: peter.edmunds at csun.edu (Award to be made by April 16, 2001) ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lopez at HBOI.edu Fri Dec 15 16:13:39 2000 From: lopez at HBOI.edu (Jose Lopez) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:13:39 -0500 Subject: FW: Course Announcement: Molecular Studies of Marine Biological D iversity on the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Andros Island, Bahamas Message-ID: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4CB21857@sailfish.hboi.edu> > Course Announcement: > Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity on the Indian River > Lagoon, Florida and Andros Island, Bahamas* > Tentative dates: June 4 - June 17, 2001 > > Study of intra- and interspecific genetic variation of selected marine > invertebrates. Laboratory and field studies will compare diversity found > among tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in the Indian River Lagoon > and Andros Island, Bahamas. In a marine conservation and molecular > ecology context, lectures and practical laboratory work will cover modern > techniques such as marine invertebrate (e.g, cnidarian, poriferan etc) > tissue preparation, DNA purification, genomic fingerprinting, the > polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and molecular phylogenetic and > bioinformatics analyses. Experiential learning through integration into a > Bahamian "out-island" community will also be emphasized. Open to upper > level biology students and teachers. 3 graduate semester hours credit, > transferable from FIT. Total fee: approx $2500.00 (currently tentative, > and includes 3 hours of Florida Institute of Technology graduate course > credit; Fees will reflect a 30% discount if course credit is not > required). Scholarships are available on an "as needed", and "first come > first serve" basis. The course will begin on the campus of Harbor Branch > Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, FL. Course fees include lab fees, > tuition, accommodation and travel to the Bahamas Environmental Research > Center (operated by George Mason University's Center for Field Studies) > Andros Island. Dr. Jose V. Lopez (Harbor Branch Oceanographic > Institution, Assistant Scientist and course instructor) with guest > lecturers To Be Announced. > > *This an International Biodiversity Observation Year (IBOY) 2001-2002 > Approved Project (http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/IBOY) > > For more information please contact Jill Sunderland, 800-333-(HBOI), X506, > Kristina Jones, 703-993-1436 or 993-1740 (GMU), and visit the following > websites: > > http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/Ncc2000/courses/cfs/andros.html > http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8169 > and http://www.hboi.edu/education/coursesched.html > > > Jose V. Lopez, Ph.D. > Assistant Scientist > Division of Biomedical Marine Research > Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution > 5600 US 1 North > Ft. Pierce, FL 34946 > PH: 561-465-2400, ext 478 > F: 561-461-2221 > http://www.hboi.edu/biomed/ > > The real voyage of discovery consists not > in seeking new landscapes, > but in having new eyes > - Marcel Proust > > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From ells at watleo.uwaterloo.ca Mon Dec 18 13:14:28 2000 From: ells at watleo.uwaterloo.ca (Ellsworth LeDrew) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 13:14:28 -0500 Subject: Fwd: Chemical may deter starfish from devouring endangered coral reefs Message-ID: > >Thought you might be interested in the following... > >http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/acs-cmd120400.html > >EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 17 DECEMBER 2000 AT 13:45 ET US >Contact: Charmayne Marsh >y_marsh at acs.org >808-944-6381 >At the Ilikai Hotel, Honolulu (Dec. 13-19) > >Beverly Hassell >202-872-4065 > >American Chemical Society > >Chemical may deter starfish from devouring endangered coral reefs > >Click here for abstract 1 and here for abstract 2: > >HONOLULU, Dec. 17 - Researchers have discovered a chemical in sea urchins >that might be used to lure starfish away from coral reefs, an endangered >ecosystem they are devouring at an alarming rate. The finding was presented >here today during the 2000 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin >Societies. > >The weeklong scientific meeting, held once every five years, is hosted by >the American Chemical Society, in conjunction with its counterparts in >Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. > >The poisonous crown-of-thorns starfish, which feasts on coral and whose >population is believed to be expanding, is a major source of destruction of >valued habitats in the tropical zones of the Indian and Pacific oceans, >including Hawaii. The problem is acute in Japan, where extensive, costly >efforts to control the creature have met with little success. > >Home to a variety of organisms that are a potential source of life-saving >medicines, coral reefs have been called the rainforests of the sea. These >rich ecosystems are rapidly disappearing. An estimated 27 percent of the >world's coral reefs have already been destroyed, according to the Global >Coral Reef Monitoring Network, an organization established to assess and >improve reef conditions. Unless better management is established, 40 >percent of the world's reefs will be lost by 2010, the network predicts. >Starfish are expected to be a significant factor in this decline. > >Researchers at Nagoya University in Nagoya, Japan, recently discovered that >sea urchins contain a chemical that appears to attract starfish. After >laboratory analysis, they isolated the active chemicals from the urchin and >found they are two unsaturated fatty acids: arachidonic acid and >a-linolenic acid. > >While only a small number of starfish were captured during an initial trial >of the attractant, the results are promising because they represent proof >of principle, says Daisuke Uemura, Ph.D., the study's lead researcher and a >chemistry professor at the university. > >"Although we can't save all of the coral reefs in the world from >destruction, our research is useful for saving some of them," says Uemura. > >Most attempts to control the starfish population have been unsuccessful. >Poisoning harms other creatures that share their habitat. Cutting them up >is compromised by the ability of starfish to regenerate whole organisms >from severed parts. Other methods include catching the creatures with a >harpoon and isolating the adults from coral with underwater fences. Methods >under consideration include the introduction of diseases and predators that >are specific to the starfish. > >No one is certain why outbreaks of starfish appear to have increased in >recent years. One theory suggests that their populations bloom several >years after a large typhoon with high rainfall, which produces abundant >sediments. These sediments are thought to contain nutrients that contribute >to plankton blooms, which serve as food for young starfish. Other theories >point to the destruction of their major predators and the effects of >pollution. > >Besides starfish, many other forces play a major role in the destruction of >the reefs. These include overfishing, pollution, typhoons and global >warming. In Hawaii, where most of the coral reefs in the United States are >found, coral is being decimated by tourists, particularly snorkelers. > >More than 8,000 research papers will be presented during this year's >International Chemical Congress, which is sponsored jointly by the American >Chemical Society, the Chemical Society of Japan, the Canadian Society of >Chemistry, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the New Zealand >Institute of Chemistry. > > >### >The paper on this research, ORGN 850, will be presented at 8:40 a.m., >Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom I, >Mid-Pacific Conference Center, during the symposium, "Natural Products of >Chemistry: Biological Activity and Synthesis." In addition, a poster on >this research, ORGN 1277, will be presented at 9:00 a.m., Monday, Dec. 18, >at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom III, Mid-Pacific Conference >Center, during the same symposium. > >Daisuke Uemura is a professor in the department of chemistry at Nagoya >University in Nagoya, Japan. > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Back to EurekAlert! Regards Ells. -- Dr. Ellsworth F. LeDrew Professor of Geography University of Waterloo On Sabbatical Leave from September 1, 2000 to August 31, 2001 Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada ells at watleo.uwaterloo.ca See my web page for info on research http://watleo.uwaterloo.ca/~ells/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From scolwell at pop.net Mon Dec 18 13:42:34 2000 From: scolwell at pop.net (Stephen D. Colwell) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:42:34 -0800 Subject: Publicity of Coral Reef Degradation In-Reply-To: <200012140500.FAA73647@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: RE: Publicity of Coral Reef Degradation >For over a decade, there has been a massive publicity campaign to "Save the Rainforest" and I am wondering why there has not been a comparable effort on behalf of the reefs. As the Executive Director of the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) and the Coordinator of the new International Coral Reef Information Network (ICRIN), We wanted to follow up on a couple of issues raised in the message from Ruth Howell. There are many individuals trying to raise public awareness about coral reefs. We invite you to visit CORAL's website http://www.coral.org to see not only our outreach efforts, but the listing of over 200 coral reef NGOs (large and small) that play an important role in building public support for coral reef conservation. Whether coral reefs will ever attract the level of attention accorded to rainforests is an open question, but there is an active effort to build the type of critical mass needed to get substantial public support. The International Coral Reef Initiative - and the ICRIN information network that has grown out of it - is building upon years of work by scientists, conservationists, governments and other concerned individuals to find solutions to the threats facing coral reefs. The ICRI "Framework for Action" is a solid basis for looking for solutions, but we cannot expect immediate results. The important lesson from the Rainforest movement is that changes do not happen overnight. Although you may recall "over a decade" of messages, the roots to that movement go back forty years. While a few individuals and small groups have been working to protect coral reefs for almost as long, substantial interest to protect coral reefs have only gained real momentum in the last decade (with the 1997 "Year of the Reef" being an important stimulus). By working together, we can build momentum > while I receive practically daily reminders about the threats to reefs from industry sources (like the list), I rarely come across information aimed towards the general public. There is actually quite a bit aimed at the general public. Not all of it may be reaching the target audiences. Through the ICRIN system we have already gathered over 150 examples of coral reef public awareness materials in more than a dozen languages. We will be reviewing these material and trying to determine how - with limited resources - we can have the greatest impact globally. If you are aware of effective outreach material, please let us know. Another important point is that building public awareness of "coral reef degradation" is not enough. We must identify specific activities or changes in behavior that will help reverse the trend of degradation and promote those actions to specific target audiences. action, not just awareness, has to be our goal. We invite all readers of the coral-list to contact us with their ideas about how we can reach more people, more effectively (with very limited financial resources). Thanks, Stephen Colwell Executive Director The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) Anita Daley, ICRIN Coordinator 2014 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel: 510-848-0110 Fax: 510-848-3720 Toll-free: 1-888 CORAL REEF E-mail: scolwell at coral.org adaley at coral.org Website: http://www.coral.org "Working together to keep coral reefs alive." ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From eweil at caribe.net Tue Dec 19 16:09:39 2000 From: eweil at caribe.net (Ernesto Weil) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 17:09:39 -0400 Subject: AMLC Meeting Message-ID: <003c01c06a00$017409a0$c0cc5bd1@default> 30th Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean - AMLC June 24-29, 2001 La Parguera, Puerto Rico. http://amlc.uvi.edu The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC) is pleased to announce the 30th Scientific Meeting of the Association. This meeting will be hosted by the Department of Marine Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, June 24-29, 2001. Contact persons are Dr. Ernesto Weil, President of the AMLC, (PO BOX 908 Lajas, PR 00667), Pho. (787) 899-2048 ext. 241, Fax. (787) 899-5500/2630, (eweil at caribe.net), Mrs. Zulma Martinez, and Mrs. Lilivette Valle (PO BOX 908, Lajas, PR 00667. Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 223. Fax. (787) 899-5500 (zulma at rmocfis.uprm.edu / lili at rmocfis.uprm.edu) Themes The Organizing and Scientific Committees have proposed eight main themes for the meeting which reflect current regional problems and priorities in marine research and management development in the region. Each theme will have a half day session.. A general topics session will include all those topics not included in the theme list. Wednesday 27 is a field /excursion day. - Diseases of Coastal Marine Organisms in the Wider Caribbean, Status and Prognosis. - Oceanography, Coastal Processes and Remote Sensing. Status and Applications of New Tools. - Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances in Caribbean Marine Communities - Marine Biotechnology - Natural Products - Molecular Approaches and Future Benefits - Biodiversity and Ecology of Marine Communities in the Wider Caribbean. - Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Wider Caribbean: Status and Future - Marine Protected Areas (MPA's): What's next? - General Topics in Marine Research in the Caribbean Registration - Dead lines The deadline for early registration and abstract submission is March 1, 2001. Please consult the AMLC webpage for detailed information on abstract and manuscript format, hotel reservations and registration fees and forms. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001219/f68b0ca4/attachment.html From delbeek at waquarium.org Thu Dec 21 14:24:56 2000 From: delbeek at waquarium.org (Charles Delbeek) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 09:24:56 -1000 Subject: Dr. Benayahu's email? Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20001221092216.00b0d858@mail.waquarium.org> Has anyone tried contacting Dr. Benayahu at denlit at ccsg.tau.ac.il or denlit at post.tau.ac.il? Both come back with fatal errors. Apparently those addresses are being ported to hbenayahu at hotmail.com which reports that that address has permanent fatal errors. Any help would be appreciated! Aloha J. Charles Delbeek Aquarium Biologist Waikiki Aquarium 2777 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI, USA 96815 808-923-9741 808-923-1771 FAX ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov Thu Dec 21 16:50:21 2000 From: Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:50:21 -0600 Subject: New web site on US MPAs - MPA.GOV Message-ID: <3A427B1D.EDFDA699@hdq.noaa.gov> ** Please distribute ** Announcing new web site: Marine Protected Areas of the United States http://mpa.gov/ The United States Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior are pleased to announce the first version of a new web site on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the United States. The web address is http://MPA.GOV/ MPA.GOV is designed to provide information, facilitate partnerships, help identify key needs and challenges, and encourage public participation in the design, implementation and evaluation of marine protected areas. In May, 2000, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior were directed by President Clinton (Executive Order 13158) to establish and jointly manage a website to share information, tools and strategies on MPAs, and provide access to a complete list of MPAs in U.S. waters. The President also directed federal agencies to work closely with local, state, territorial, tribal and other stakeholders to strengthen existing MPAs and build a scientifically-based, comprehensive national system of MPAs. The first version of MPA.GOV provides a variety of services such as (1) general information on the role of MPAs ocean and coastal management, (2) a virtual library of references on MPAs, and (3) the beginnings of a comprehensive inventory of U.S. marine protected areas. The site will be updated as new material is available, and will provide reports on progress towards a building a comprehensive system of marine protected areas. We hope the site is useful to a broad range of interests, from educators and students to managers, scientists, policy makers, fishermen, boaters and other users of ocean and coastal resources. We welcome suggestions on how to improve the web site. Public input is also requested on two issues related to completing a list of all U.S. MPAs (see section on MPA Inventory). The issues are (1) the proposed criteria for defining an MPA, and (2) the proposed data/information to be provided on each MPA. Our goal is to develop a list of U.S. MPAs that is a valuable resource and tool for managers, users, the public and others. Input is requested on what kind of information on each MPA site to include in the database, and how to clearly interpret the definition of MPAs provided in the Executive Order. Table of Contents for MPA.GOV: Foreword Introduction What is a Marine Protected Area? What MPAs Provide the Nation. The Challenges The National MPA Initiative An Inventory of MPAs The MPA Library The MPA Center The MPA Advisory Committee Agency Progress Reports For more information please contact: Roger Griffis National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce P: 202-482-5034 F: 202-501-3024 email: roger.b.griffis at noaa.gov - or - Ashley Simons Department of the Interior P: 202-208-6211 email: Ashley_Simons at ios.doi.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001221/513ace64/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Roger.B.Griffis.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 424 bytes Desc: Card for Roger B Griffis Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001221/513ace64/attachment.vcf From emueller at mote.org Thu Dec 21 17:20:36 2000 From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:20:36 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Subject: course announcement Message-ID: With apologies for any cross-postings... Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences Mote Marine Laboratory's Center for Tropical Research 7-15 July, 2001 The following course is being offered for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Working professionals desiring to gain current information in these topic areas are also encouraged to apply. The course takes a hands-on approach and addresses topical issues. The course will be limited to 12 students. ************************************************************************* Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., and Robert B. Jonas, Ph.D. George Mason University 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. Divers must meet AAUS standards for "Diver-in-Training" status. This includes medical clearance, completion of forms and acceptance by the Mote Marine Laboratory Diving Safety Officer. Divers coming from AAUS institutions will need a letter of reciprocity from their Dive Safety Officer attesting to their dive status. All divers will have an in-water check-out prior to final approval for course diving. Courses in invertebrate zoology, microbiology, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, histology or marine sciences will be very helpful. Credit: Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer credit, however, it may be possible to arrange credit through your home institution for directed studies, research courses, etc. Consult your faculty advisor. It is also possible to obtain 3 credit hours from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. For information on credit requirements, contact Dr. Peters (epeters2 at gmu.edu) and contact Dr. Jonas (rjonas at gmu.edu)concerning registration procedures and tuition fees. Costs: The course fee of $1,050.00 US includes all course materials, accommodations, meals (dinner, 7/7 through breakfast on 7/15), SCUBA costs and weights. Participants should provide mask, fins and snorkel and, if diving, their own regulator, BCD and weight belt (rentals can be arranged if required). Key Dates 30 March,2001 - Application receipt deadline. 20 April,2001 - Acceptance packets, including dive forms, mailed out. 31 May, 2001 - Deposit ($300.00) receipt date. 15 June, 2001 - Last day to withdraw with deposit refund. Balance and dive forms due. 7 July, 2001 - Course starts. The application form may be printed from our Website: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/ctrhome.phtml For more information, contact: Course Director email: ctr-info at mote.org Mote Marine Laboratory Center for Tropical Research 24244 Overseas Highway Summerland Key, FL 33042 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 745-2729 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 745-2730 Center for Tropical Research Email: emueller at mote.org 24244 Overseas Highway (US 1) Summerland Key, FL 33042 Center Website-> http://www.mote.org/~emueller/CTRHome.phtml Mote Marine Laboratory Website-> http://www.mote.org Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional policy unless so indicated. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From ljraymundo at fil.net Wed Dec 27 00:53:55 2000 From: ljraymundo at fil.net (Laurie Jeanne Raymundo) Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:53:55 +0800 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20001227135355.007af530@in.fil.net> Hello, all: I am trying to find an email address for Esther Koh--the address on the coral list directory is, apparently, wrong, as messages are returned. Does anyone know her correct address? Thank you, Laurie Raymundo ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Pandolfi.John at nmnh.si.edu Thu Dec 28 09:51:02 2000 From: Pandolfi.John at nmnh.si.edu (John Pandolfi) Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 09:51:02 -0500 Subject: 2 Jobs at Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida Message-ID: PLEASE RESPOND ONLY TO ADDRESSES GIVEN BELOW - I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE TWO POSITIONS. - jmp _____________________________________________________________________ Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce Vacancy Announcement 1 This is not a Federal Position POSITION TITLE/ ANNOUNCEMENT SERIES AND GRADE ORGANIZATION NUMBER Marine Station Program Specialist 00YH-2253 IS-1001-12 National Museum of Natural History Salary: *$51,927 per annum Smithsonian Marine Station *Anticipated 2001 salary rate Fort Pierce, Florida The Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, is establishing a new position for a Marine Station Program Specialist. Duties will include oversight of public outreach activities of the Marine Station, including public exhibits, lectures, tours, demonstrations, informational literature, as well as supervision of the new Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit. Currently under development by the Marine Station as an educational resource for the public and regional students, the Exhibit will display living marine ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and a model coral reef, along with supplementary static and video exhibits on marine biodiversity and ongoing regional research projects. The Smithsonian Marine Station Ecosystem Exhibit is a collaborative public outreach and educational effort in which the Smithsonian Marine Station is developing and maintaining the Exhibit, and the local county and city governments are providing housing through construction and operation of the Exhibit building in a county park across the street from the Marine Station. Other responsibilities of the position are maintaining relationships with cultural, educational and community organizations and developing and implementing a strategic plan for funding of public programs of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Further information and instructions for application will be found on the following Internet sites: www.sms.si.edu , under General Information/Job Opportunities; OR www.si.edu under Employment Opportunities. Refer to Announcement Number 00YH-2253. The closing date for receipt of applications is January 23, 2001. An Equal Opportunity Employer (more below) ************************************************************************************************************* Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce Vacancy Announcement 2 This is not a Federal Position POSITION TITLE/ ANNOUNCEMENT SERIES AND GRADE ORGANIZATION NUMBER Research Biologist 00YH-2252 IS-401-12 National Museum of Natural History Salary: *$51,927 per annum Smithsonian Marine Station *Anticipated 2001 salary rate Fort Pierce, Florida The Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, is currently seeking a research biologist to plan and conduct research relevant to an environmental assessment and monitoring program in the Indian River Lagoon and nearshore oceanic waters. The broad objectives will be to monitor diversity, reproduction and recruitment in intertidal and subtidal communities in order to assess biological response to naturally and anthropogenically-induced environmental conditions at the individual, population, community and ecosystems levels. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in biological sciences, preferably with emphasis on marine benthic ecology and larval ecology, or equivalent specialized experience. Further information and instructions for application will be found on the following Internet sites: www.sms.si.edu , under General Information/Job Opportunities; OR www.si.edu under Employment Opportunities. Refer to Announcement Number 00YH-2252. The closing date for receipt of applications is January 23, 2001. An Equal Opportunity Employer ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver.