From mkuenen at cura.net  Wed Aug  1 10:42:08 2001
From: mkuenen at cura.net (Maureen Kuenen)
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 10:42:08 -0400
Subject: spawning
Message-ID: <3B681540.C8BDD378@cura.net>

Hello all,
Does anybody know the spawning times of Siderastrea siderea in Curacao?
Thanks!

Maureen Kuenen
Marine Awareness Center
Curacao
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From raronson at jaguar1.usouthal.edu  Wed Aug  1 12:40:58 2001
From: raronson at jaguar1.usouthal.edu (Richard B. Aronson)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:40:58 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: New Issue of Coral Reefs
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0108011127390.4884-100000@jaguar1.usouthal.edu>

Dear Friends,

The latest issue of Coral Reefs, 19(4), is devoted to papers exploring the
relationships among herbivory, nutrient input, coral mortality, and algal
abundance.  Edited by biological editor Alina Szmant and guest editors Bob
Carpenter, Margaret Miller and Laurence McCook, the papers are an 
indication of significant progress on these problems.  This issue is
compelling reading: a real page-turner!  Congratulations to the authors
and editors on an excellent job.

Rich Aronson

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From Neil.Mattocks at env.qld.gov.au  Wed Aug  1 20:11:01 2001
From: Neil.Mattocks at env.qld.gov.au (Neil Mattocks)
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 10:11:01 +1000
Subject: Coral Reefs publication
Message-ID: <3B689A95.25D76881@env.qld.gov.au>


Regarding........
The latest issue of Coral Reefs, 19(4), is devoted to papers exploring
the
relationships among herbivory, nutrient input, coral mortality, and
algal
abundance.  Edited by biological editor Alina Szmant and guest editors
Bob
Carpenter, Margaret Miller and Laurence McCook, the papers are an
indication of significant progress on these problems.  This issue is
compelling reading: a real page-turner!  Congratulations to the authors
and editors on an excellent job.

For those of us that don't usually access the Coral Reefs'
publication......how can we?

Thanks
Neil Mattocks

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From rdelfs at attglobal.net  Wed Aug  1 22:11:47 2001
From: rdelfs at attglobal.net (Robert Delfs)
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 10:11:47 +0800
Subject: Coral Reefs publication
In-Reply-To: <3B689A95.25D76881@env.qld.gov.au>
Message-ID: <200108020212.WAA01832@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

On Thu, 02 Aug 2001 10:11:01 +1000, Neil Mattocks wrote:

>For those of us that don't usually access the Coral Reefs' publication......how can we? 

By subscribing - membership in the International Society for Reef
Studies is only US$80/year for an individual, or $90 for a family (two
persons).  It covers four quarterly issues of Coral Reefs and the
biannual newsletter.  You can check the society website at
<www.uncwil.edu/isrs/>, or send inquiries to Rich Aronson at
<raronson at disl.org>.

As Aronson's post noted, the current issue is fascinating.  A lot of
the new research on coral-algal competition dramatically contradicts
what has been the conventional wisdom up to now.  A very worthwhile
read.

Robert Delfs 


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From jware at erols.com  Thu Aug  2 09:09:49 2001
From: jware at erols.com (John Ware)
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 09:09:49 -0400
Subject: Coral Reefs publication
References: <3B689A95.25D76881@env.qld.gov.au>
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Dear Neil (and Coral List),

Thanks for the kind words concerning the latest issue of Coral Reefs. 
The best way to assure that don't have access to the publications of the
ISRS (journal and newsletter), the best way is to join the ISRS. 
Membership is $80/yr (for 2001) and includes 4 issues of Coral Reefs and
4 issues of Reef Encounter.  Please contact me at the e-mail or mail
address below for application forms.

John Ware
Treasurer
International Society for Reef Studies

Neil Mattocks wrote:
> 
> 
> Regarding........
> The latest issue of Coral Reefs, 19(4), is devoted to papers exploring
> the
> relationships among herbivory, nutrient input, coral mortality, and
> algal
> abundance.  Edited by biological editor Alina Szmant and guest editors
> Bob
> Carpenter, Margaret Miller and Laurence McCook, the papers are an
> indication of significant progress on these problems.  This issue is
> compelling reading: a real page-turner!  Congratulations to the
> authors
> and editors on an excellent job.
> 
> For those of us that don't usually access the Coral Reefs'
> publication......how can we?
> 
> Thanks
> Neil Mattocks
> 
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> Coastal Management
> Tel: 07 4722 5314  Fax: 07 4722 5311
> E-mail: Neil.Mattocks at env.qld.gov.au
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From debimack at auracom.com  Thu Aug  2 13:50:56 2001
From: debimack at auracom.com (Debbie MacKenzie)
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 14:50:56 -0300
Subject: Bleaching - not just corals? A look at the northern seaweeds..
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20010802144044.009ec120@mail.auracom.com>

Dear coral-list,

Nowhere near a coral reef, yet I see parallels to the coral bleaching 
problem in the changes in intertidal organisms in Nova Scotia, Atlantic 
Canada. Loss of pigmentation and stunted growth in macroalgae, plus the 
decline of small sessile filter feeders such as barnacles and mussels (and 
their overgrowth by "algae")...seem to reflect the development of an 
increasing nitrogen deficiency in open ocean seawater. I would appreciate 
any feedback on this, here's an article that I just posted describing these 
disturbing trends (full of pictures, the page may take a while to load, but 
that's the only way to accurately tell a story like this one.)
http://www.fisherycrisis.com/seaweed.html

Thanks,
Debbie MacKenzie

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From raronson at jaguar1.usouthal.edu  Thu Aug  2 13:36:31 2001
From: raronson at jaguar1.usouthal.edu (Richard B. Aronson)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 12:36:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Coral Reefs publication
Message-ID: <200108022100.VAA03836@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear Neil and Coral-Listers,

There are two ways to subscribe to Coral Reefs:

1> Order direct from the publishers Springer-Verlag at approximately US$380 
per volume of 4 issues
2> Become a member of International Society for Reef Studies at US$80 per year.

Both options provide hard copy and electronic access to Coral  
Reefs.  Joining ISRS also entitles you to two issues of the ISRS
newsletter 'Reef  Encounter,' and opportunies to participate in ISRS
meetings and compete for student awards.

For membership forms and more details about the Society, please see
the ISRS web site at www.uncwil/ISRS

Best regards,

Terry Done, ISRS President
Rich Aronson, ISRS Corresponding Secretary


At 10:11 AM 8/2/2001 +1000, Neil Mattocks wrote:
>
>Regarding........
>The latest issue of Coral Reefs, 19(4), is devoted to papers exploring the
>relationships among herbivory, nutrient input, coral mortality, and algal
>abundance.  Edited by biological editor Alina Szmant and guest editors Bob
>Carpenter, Margaret Miller and Laurence McCook, the papers are an
>indication of significant progress on these problems.  This issue is
>compelling reading: a real page-turner!  Congratulations to the authors
>and editors on an excellent job.
>
>For those of us that don't usually access the Coral Reefs' 
>publication......how can we?
>
>Thanks
>Neil Mattocks
>
>--
>+----------------------------------------+
>Neil Mattocks
>Coastal Management
>Tel: 07 4722 5314  Fax: 07 4722 5311
>E-mail: Neil.Mattocks at env.qld.gov.au
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From coral_giac at yahoo.com  Thu Aug  2 21:11:58 2001
From: coral_giac at yahoo.com (Hernandez Edwin)
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:11:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WBD outbreak in Culebra Island, P.R.
Message-ID: <20010803011158.62179.qmail@web11107.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear coral-listers:

During a field survey today (August 2, 2001) at
Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, we found that 60 out of
118 colonies or fragments of Acropora cervicornis were
infected with the White Band Disease (WBD).  Although
WBD has been observed previously in a sporadic
fashion, this is the first outbreak of the WBD we have
documented here since the beggining of our long-term
monitoring studies back in 1996.  

A total of 12/118 colonies were completely dead (10%).
Infected colonies were observed in depths ranging from
2 to 8 m.  All partially dead and completely-dead
colonies are starting to be overgrown by filamentous
algal turfs kept mostly by the three-spot damselfish,
Stegastes planifrons (Pisces: Pomacentridae).

Regarding the White Plague outbreak, colonies of
Montastrea annularis keep being infected, but at
apparentely a slower rate. However, spreading of the
disease appear faster than ever. One of the most
dramatic examples was a 3 m L x 2.5 W x 2 m H colony
of M. annularis which was completely wiped out by the
Plague in about a month or less.  In addition, we
documented, for the first time in Culebra Island, a
Mycetiophylia ferox colony infected by what appears to
be the White Plague.

Also, a few colonies of Montastrea annularis are
showing recent signs of Black Band Disease infections.
Sorry, no quantitative data yet.

In addition, there are new reports on coral bleaching.
A few isolated colonies of Montastrea annularis
(columnar and platy morphotypes) were showing
assimetric patches of pale yellow tissue in their
upper surfaces.  There were additional isolated
bleached colonies of Millepora alcicornis.

There were also a few additional blue-colored
Siderastrea siderea colonies showing tissue necrosis
at the edge of the colonies. One of them was
particularly affected showing a gradation of colors
from a brick-red, to lavender, to violet, to pink, to
white, followed by a recently dead area of exposed
skeleton a dark-green 0.5-cm wide thin filamentous
band which resembles a BBD infection, but
green-colored.  

The living areas of that colony showing lavender,
violet and pink colors barely produced mucous and were
covered by fine layer of silt.  About 50-60% of the
colony surface area was already dead.  

Sorry, I have no picture, but the colony was
georeferenced in an attempt to revisit it, take
pictures, take some measurements and do some
experiments. Has anybody else ever seen something like
that?

I'll keep you posted regarding the findings of our
ongoing studies there.

Regards,

Edwin

=====
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University of Puerto Rico
Department of Biology
Coral Reef Research Group
P.O. Box 23360
San Juan, P.R. 00931-3360
Tel (787) 764-0000, x-4855; Fax (787) 764-2610

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From ctwiliams at yahoo.com  Fri Aug  3 06:19:07 2001
From: ctwiliams at yahoo.com (Tom Williams)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 03:19:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Returnee to the list
In-Reply-To: <200108030722.HAA04467@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <20010803101907.34754.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>


I have been off the list for quite a while but Dubai
and the UAE are trying to do some good things for
coral.

We are trying to get background on restoration/
enhanced recruitment of died-off reef- a good reef
died off about 95% in 1996 but still has some good
heads and a few living patches (mostly massives with a
few porites/acropora).  

A thin - 3-10 cm of silt/fines has covered the reef
rock. Reef is in less than 10m of water and in the
summer it is VERY Hot - lately 46oC shade
temperatures.  Sand waves dominate along the shore
with a good seagrass meadow between the sand waves and
the main reef-rock area. On the sea side the reef at
3-6m depth drops off to 7-9m depth with lots of sand
to the seaward.

We are doing geo-referenced videos of current reef
rock - about 5 km x 1 km, and we have a video in 1995
before the die-back-tragic to see the differences. We
are doing detailed bathymetry and looking at doing a
sampling of micro/meso-biotic inventory to see if we
can identify conditions suitable for restoration of
recruitment. 

We are looking at doing some dredging to provide
deeper, cooler water in some areas...we are looking at
trying to locate remaining live reef with the
possibility of relocating some heads as spawning
sources.  We have support but we need examples and
some ideas on potential for success (>25%).

Has anyone tried "reef-rock" cleaning to provide
suitable substrate for recruitment, any one with ideas
on how to restore, replant, re-introduce. I have seen
several items on the net indicating others are
replanting and trying to regrow on damage good reef.

Any ideas on micro-biotic (formas, ostracodes,
diatoms) indicators for "good reef conditions" for
relocating or restoration??

We will be circulating more later..We would also be
interested in sponsoring/cooperating for reef meetings
on the Arabian Peninsula. We are just restarting some
earlier work but will be working for the next 2-5
years.


Dr. Tom Williams
 AFTER 15 AUGUST
Jebel Ali Properties
PO Box 17777 Dubai UAE
9714-3991400
97150-553-7217

AUGUST3-13 
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From tdhickey at usgs.gov  Fri Aug  3 10:09:59 2001
From: tdhickey at usgs.gov (T D Hickey)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:09:59 -0400
Subject: Diploria strigosa
Message-ID: <OF012DE9CD.5EA593AD-ON85256A9D.004D38C9@er.usgs.gov>

Hi Coral Folks,

Would anyone be kind enough to forward me information on the annual growth
rate of Diploria strigosa (hemispherical head variety)? This particular
head is from the waters off St. John, USVI.

Thank you in advance for any information you may provide.

Don
-------------------------------
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U.S. Geological Survey
Center for Coastal Studies
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St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Fri Aug  3 10:55:22 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:55:22 -0500 
Subject: NBC 6 EcoWatch: South Florida's Coral Reefs in Crisis (Airing 
	Tuesday, 8/7, 7:00-7:30 PM)
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3D68@MIAMIMBX>

Coral List: FYI
---------------------------------------------------------------------
South Florida's Coral Reefs in Crisis
NBC 6 Shows Why Community Should Care

(Miramar, August 2, 2001) Coral reefs, or "rain forests of the sea," are
dying at an alarming rate. Now, South Florida has become "ground zero" in
the global battle to save these undersea cities, believed to be vital to
most of the world's fish and sea creatures.

As part of a yearlong environmentalawareness campaign called EcoWatch, NBC 6
will air a special called "Coral Crisis" on Tuesday, August 7, from
7:00-7:30PM. NBC 6 Anchor Jennifer Valoppi will host. In the program, NBC 6
travels halfway around the world in search of answers for our coral reefs
here at home. Also featured will be world- renowned oceanographer and
environmentalist Jean Michel Cousteau, son of the late Jacques Cousteau.

Why should South Floridians be concerned about the coral crisis? Currently,
researchers are discovering amazing new medical and scientific benefits to
coral. Conservationists are imploring that saving the coral is simply the
right thing to do. In addition, coral is a key component of South Florida's
billion-dollar tourism industry. So, be it for scientific, environmental or
business reasons, the coral reef crisis is an issue that affects the entire
community.

"The great challenge for Floridians in protecting our coral is to care a
great deal for something we can't even see," said NBC 6 EcoWatch Producer
Jeff Burnside. "That's precisely why the news media have a moral
responsibility to cover this issue. It's unprecedented, and gratifying, that
a local television station is devoting an entire half hour to it."

Because of NBC 6's commitment to environmental coverage, The Pew Center for
Civic Journalism recently became a funding sponsor of EcoWatch. This
prestigious organization, based in Washington, D.C., supports news
organizations that dare to take the high road and cover stories that are
important to the community. For more information on EcoWatch, log on to
http://www.nbc6.net

Contact: Estela Garcia
(954) 622-6853

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From julia_webb27 at hotmail.com  Fri Aug  3 11:19:22 2001
From: julia_webb27 at hotmail.com (julia webb)
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 16:19:22 +0100
Subject: growth rates
Message-ID: <F1084d5htAyD7TfSr0f0000d4b1@hotmail.com>

I have some favia corals from northern bahia, brazil. Could anyone tell me 
if they have any results on growth rates for faviids.

regards
julia webb

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From acohen at whoi.edu  Fri Aug  3 12:22:26 2001
From: acohen at whoi.edu (anne cohen)
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 12:22:26 -0400
Subject: Diploria strigosa
References: <OF012DE9CD.5EA593AD-ON85256A9D.004D38C9@er.usgs.gov>
Message-ID: <3B6ACFC2.B3097442@whoi.edu>

Dear Don
I collected a few small (~15cm high) D. strigosa heads off Grapetree Bay, St
Croix last year.  Annual density bands are feint compared with those in D.
labyrinthiformis but one can still see narrow low density and wide high
density regions in x-ray. On average, annual band width (i.e. one high- plus
one low-density couplet) is 8mm, which is close to what we calculated for
Montastrea spp. (~10mm/year).
Hope this helps,
Anne.

T D Hickey wrote:

> Hi Coral Folks,
>
> Would anyone be kind enough to forward me information on the annual growth
> rate of Diploria strigosa (hemispherical head variety)? This particular
> head is from the waters off St. John, USVI.
>
> Thank you in advance for any information you may provide.
>
> Don
> -------------------------------
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> U.S. Geological Survey
> Center for Coastal Studies
> 600 4th St. South
> St. Petersburg, FL 33701
> Phone: (727) 803-8747 ext. 3040
> Fax: (727) 803-2032
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From john.naughton at noaa.gov  Fri Aug  3 21:01:38 2001
From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John naughton)
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 15:01:38 -1000
Subject: Potential Bleaching expands
References: <3B5D7DE2.9279DEE6@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <3B6B4972.7CA19C57@noaa.gov>

Alan:

I'll be conducting surveys in Palau in conjunction with the US Coop.
Agency Team for the Palau Compact Road Project, Aug 6-15.  Will keep an
eye open for potential bleaching, from the inner lagoon areas to the outer
barrier reef face.
Keep you posted.               Aloha,       John

John Naughton
Pacific Islands Area Office
NMFS, Honolulu



Alan E Strong wrote:

> NOTICE:
>
> >From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated overnight,
> using information our satellite obtained during the past weekend, we
> observe the following changes in the present bleaching situation:
>
> *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas)
> Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern Mariana's
> Midway - still showing signs of development from the west
> Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands
> Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the Bank
>
> http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
> http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
>
> Feedback appreciated...
>
> AES
>
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From claufern at novaera.com.br  Sat Aug  4 09:47:55 2001
From: claufern at novaera.com.br (Fernanda Amaral)
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 10:47:55 -0300
Subject: growth rates
References: <F1084d5htAyD7TfSr0f0000d4b1@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <000201c11ced$2c6dba20$6f11c7c8@default>


-----Mensagem Original-----
De: "julia webb" <julia_webb27 at hotmail.com>
Para: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Enviada em: Sexta-feira, 3 de Agosto de 2001 12:19
Assunto: growth rates


> I have some favia corals from northern bahia, brazil. Could anyone tell me
> if they have any results on growth rates for faviids.
>
> regards
> julia webb


Dear Julia,

I have been working on Brazilian corals since 1984, I did morphometric
studies (morphological variation), but I never did growth rates
measurements.  We intend to start this study in few months.
I suggest you to write to Dr.  Zelinda Le?o (zelinda at ufba.br), because she
and her work group do studies on coral from Bahia State.
Best wishes,
Sincerely,
Fernanda Amaral


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From gigi101 at bellsouth.net  Sat Aug  4 12:42:21 2001
From: gigi101 at bellsouth.net (Trish Hunt)
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 12:42:21 -0400
Subject: What is the difference?
Message-ID: <NEBBJEDJELGMKCIFLOELEEPICDAA.gigi101@bellsouth.net>

It?s me again
for those of you that remember the letter to Gov. Bush.  I
have a few questions on a different topic, a new ?soap-box? issue, if you
will.  I have already corresponded with some on this list about my new
issue.  I know I am fighting an uphill battle; but it is one that I hope,
with some help from other private citizens, that we can win.  I am hoping
someone can explain to me what the difference is between a worm reef and a
coral reef.

I am presently doing research on beach restoration projects, specifically
when such projects pose a threat of possibly burying near shore hard bottom
habitat.  Frankly, I am trying to find alternatives to a specific project.
I need to know the difference between a worm reef and a coral reef so that I
may better understand the permit applicant?s viewpoints on why it is ok or
of little concern if the habitat in this proposed project area is buried
under silt.  (Previous smaller projects in the area have already caused some
obvious damage to the habitat.)  I am asking why it has been stated, ?It?s
only a worm reef,? or ?It?s not like it is a coral reef,? when there is
occulina coral everywhere, some other corals that I do not have enough
education in the area to identify, there are many different species of
sponges, more urchins than I would ever want to count (wasn?t there a big
deal not long ago where urchins mysteriously disappeared helping to
contribute to an over abundance of algae?), many species of fish including
wrasses, damsels, angels, parrotfish, nurse sharks, and many others,
lobsters (quite a few), hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, sea turtles and a
lot of other inhabitants that I don?t care to attempt to list.

I was of the opinion that a reef is a reef is a reef; and a reef system
included any and all inhabitants from microscopic plankton all the way to
the largest of game fish and more.  I am hoping someone from this list can
help to set me straight on the difference and perhaps provide some educated,
professional, scientific opinions (you may remain anonymous :-)) as to why
property owners on the beaches would justify possible reef damage by saying
it is only a worm reef.  I honestly do not understand what the difference
is; or why it would matter if there are worms present, as long as there is
coral present, why it is not ?classified? a coral reef.

I would appreciate any response that may provide me with a better
understanding of all this.  I am just hoping that these ecosystems weren?t
given the name worm reef just for political reasons (I haven?t seen any
worms on the reefs yet and I have several different species of worms in my
aquarium on live rock that come out during the day), to keep the EPA from
being too demanding for information and alternative actions, so that their
beach restoration projects are more easily permitted.

Thank you in advance,
Patricia Hunt
Mother, wife, and student
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From gcarter at orf.org  Sat Aug  4 15:54:04 2001
From: gcarter at orf.org (Greg Carter)
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 12:54:04 -0700
Subject: Request to add to ORF Links page
Message-ID: <3B6C52DC.F8F3AFA4@orf.org>

Greetings Coral-Listers,

The Oceanic Resource Foundation (ORF) has just completed some website
revisions and I am asking your assistance in adding coral reef research
and conservation organizations to our Links page. I have added 8
websites but know there are many more valuable coral reef resources. To
add your organization, simply access the Links page at
www.orf.org/links/pages and click on "Add a Site."

For those interested in high quality underwater photography books, we
are starting a monthly drawing for the award winning book "In A Sea of
Dreams" by Christopher Newbert and Birgitte Wilms. Complete info at
www.orf.org/drawing1.html.

Best regards,

Greg Carter



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From christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de  Sun Aug  5 06:49:56 2001
From: christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de (christine.schoenberg)
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:49:56 +0200
Subject: difference: coral vs. worm reefs
In-Reply-To: <NEBBJEDJELGMKCIFLOELEEPICDAA.gigi101@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <l03130300b792cc65237b@[134.106.175.35]>

Dear Patricia,

I am working on bioeroding sponges, which attack coral and worm reefs. You
will have some idea what a coral reef is, so I guess you are more
interested in the worm reefs. I may be able to give you some information on
them or where to find more.

The worm reef I have seen is at Bathtub Beach, Hutchinson Island, Stuart,
Florida, USA. As I understood it's protected and quite a unique structure
of which not many exist in the world. Such worm reefs are massive
structures composed of clusters of oval, table-like mounds. They consist of
sediments consolidated by a mucoprotein cement produced by the bristle worm
Phragmatopoma. I can send you some photos in JPEG format if you like. This
reef starts right in the intertidal zone extending down to about 6m into
the subtidal, but there are also worm reefs in deeper water, I seem to
remember that there was a cold water worm reef off Denmark, but I don't
recall which worms build them. I could provide you with 2 literature copies
about the worm reef in Florida (see below).

Kirtley, DW 1992. Built to last. Worm reefs. A feat of natural engineering.
Florida Oceanogr. Soc. 13(3): 12-19.

Pandolfi, JM, Robertson, DR, Kirtley, DW 1998. Roles for worms in
reef-building. Coral Reefs 17: 120.

There should be another Kirtley paper from 1966. I found maybe 5 more
citations in a literature search done with various key words related to
worm reefs, but I don't have copies of them yet.

For more detailed information you could write to Dan McCarthy at Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institution, who's done his PhD on that particular
reef in Florida (McCarthy at hboi.edu).

To come back to your original question: what's the difference?

A coral reef (i.e. coral) is made of calcium carbonate secreted by corals.
A worm reef is all sorts of sediments (carbonates, silicates) of the right
grain size stuck together in a matrix produced by bristle worms. I would
assume that a worm reef grows with increasing sedimentation, whereas a
coral reef can suffer from it. Also, the 'real', large coral reefs are
restricted to warm water, worm reefs aren't.

Does that help?

Regards, Christine

Dr. Christine Sch?nberg, PhD
Dept. of Zoosystematics & Morphology
Fachbereich 7 - Biology, Geo- & Environmental Sciences
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
26111 OLDENBURG
GERMANY
ph +49-441-7983373
fax +49-441-7983162
email christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de
internet http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/zoomorphology/Whoiswho.html


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From christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de  Sun Aug  5 06:49:56 2001
From: christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de (christine.schoenberg)
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:49:56 +0200
Subject: difference: coral vs. worm reefs
In-Reply-To: <NEBBJEDJELGMKCIFLOELEEPICDAA.gigi101@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <l03130300b792cc65237b@[134.106.175.35]>

Dear Patricia,

I am working on bioeroding sponges, which attack coral and worm reefs. You
will have some idea what a coral reef is, so I guess you are more
interested in the worm reefs. I may be able to give you some information on
them or where to find more.

The worm reef I have seen is at Bathtub Beach, Hutchinson Island, Stuart,
Florida, USA. As I understood it's protected and quite a unique structure
of which not many exist in the world. Such worm reefs are massive
structures composed of clusters of oval, table-like mounds. They consist of
sediments consolidated by a mucoprotein cement produced by the bristle worm
Phragmatopoma. I can send you some photos in JPEG format if you like. This
reef starts right in the intertidal zone extending down to about 6m into
the subtidal, but there are also worm reefs in deeper water, I seem to
remember that there was a cold water worm reef off Denmark, but I don't
recall which worms build them. I could provide you with 2 literature copies
about the worm reef in Florida (see below).

Kirtley, DW 1992. Built to last. Worm reefs. A feat of natural engineering.
Florida Oceanogr. Soc. 13(3): 12-19.

Pandolfi, JM, Robertson, DR, Kirtley, DW 1998. Roles for worms in
reef-building. Coral Reefs 17: 120.

There should be another Kirtley paper from 1966. I found maybe 5 more
citations in a literature search done with various key words related to
worm reefs, but I don't have copies of them yet.

For more detailed information you could write to Dan McCarthy at Harbor
Branch Oceanographic Institution, who's done his PhD on that particular
reef in Florida (McCarthy at hboi.edu).

To come back to your original question: what's the difference?

A coral reef (i.e. coral) is made of calcium carbonate secreted by corals.
A worm reef is all sorts of sediments (carbonates, silicates) of the right
grain size stuck together in a matrix produced by bristle worms. I would
assume that a worm reef grows with increasing sedimentation, whereas a
coral reef can suffer from it. Also, the 'real', large coral reefs are
restricted to warm water, worm reefs aren't.

Does that help?

Regards, Christine

Dr. Christine Sch?nberg, PhD
Dept. of Zoosystematics & Morphology
Fachbereich 7 - Biology, Geo- & Environmental Sciences
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
26111 OLDENBURG
GERMANY
ph +49-441-7983373
fax +49-441-7983162
email christine.schoenberg at mail.uni-oldenburg.de
internet http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/zoomorphology/Whoiswho.html


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From ltpv at stl.ru  Mon Aug  6 05:28:26 2001
From: ltpv at stl.ru (Yuri Latypov)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:28:26 +1100
Subject: scleractinians, Vietnam
Message-ID: <200108071032.KAA08751@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear coral-listers,

I have finished a series of the publications about composition and
structure of scleractinian communities of Vietnam and accompanying by them
of mass species of macrobenthos.

1.  Yu. Ya. Latypov. Benthic communities of the coral reefs of the Kondao
Islands in the South China Sea. Biologiya Morya. 1993. 19(5), p. 40-53.

2.  Yu. Ya. Latypov. Benthic communities of coral reefs of Tho Chu Island
(Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea). Biologiya Morya.  1999. 25(3) p.
201-208.

3.  Yu. Ya. Latypov. Communities of macrobenthos on the reefs of the An
Thoi Archipelago, the South China Sea. Biologiya Morya.  2000. 26(1), p.
22-30.

4.  Yu. Ya. Latypov. Coral communities in the northern part of the Gulf of
Tonkin, South China Sea. Biologiya Morya. 2000. 26(4), p. 240-247.

5.  Yu. Ya. Latypov. Coral communities of reefs of central Vietnam.
Biologiya Morya.  2001. 27(4), p. 238-241.

 In given articles species composition, population densities and biomasses
of common species of algae, coelenterates, mollusks, echinoderms and some
representatives of soft bottom infauna are considered . We also registered
the projective coverage of the substrates by macrophytes and corals.

 English variant of articles is possible to find in "Russian Journal of
Marine Biology".

 Dr. Yu.Ya. Latypov

Chief Laboratory of Benthos Ecology

Institute of Marine Biology

Vladivostok 690041

Russia

e-mail: ltpv at stl.ru

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From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu  Sun Aug  5 11:34:04 2001
From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (John McManus)
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:34:04 -0400
Subject: Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments
Message-ID: <NEBBJNDLBCJJBEPIJEJBCEKPCNAA.jmcmanus@rsmas.miami.edu>


Hi Folks!

Here is an announcement from Roger Reinhold for a conference many of you
will be interested in. Of course, you don't have to be a practitioner to
appreciate the need for remote sensing, and to want to learn what can be
done with it. All interested people are welcome!

"The Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and
Coastal
Environments will be held 20-22 May 2002 at the Hyatt Regency Miami in
Miami,
Florida, USA.  The three-day international conference will focus on the
application of remote sensing and advanced geospatial information
technologies
to address real-world problems and improve decision-making in marine, inland
water, and coastal environments.  The conference also explores technology
implementation strategies, while helping to shape future research
directions.

The technical program of plenary sessions, interactive poster presentations,
and
exhibits is designed to benefit all users of remote sensing with an interest
in
our aquatic and coastal resources. The applications-oriented program
addresses
all aspects of remote sensing, from fundamental processes and techniques to
advanced data processing and information fusion, exploitation, and
application.

Technical sessions will address such topics as Sensors, Processing, and Data
Sources; Ocean Processes; Biological and Geological Resources; Aquatic and
Coastal Environments; Ecosystem Monitoring; and Climate and Meteorology.
This
diversity of topics provides a unique and rewarding opportunity for dialogue
among ocean scientists and engineers; marine, freshwater, and coastal
planners;
natural resource managers; industry leaders; remote sensing specialists;
local,
state, and federal agencies; non-governmental organizations; educators and
students.

For more information, contact:
Veridian International Conferences, P.O. Box 134008, Ann Arbor, MI
48113-4008
Phone: 1-734-994-1200 x3234; Fax: 1-734-994-5123; e-mail:
nancy.wallman at veridian.com
www.erim-int.com/CONF/marine/MARINE.html"



John  

_________________________________________________________

John W. McManus, PhD
Director, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS)
University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149. 
jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu 
Tel. (305) 361-4814
Fax (305) 361-4600
www.ncoremiami.org


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From julia_webb27 at hotmail.com  Mon Aug  6 09:18:57 2001
From: julia_webb27 at hotmail.com (julia webb)
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 14:18:57 +0100
Subject: richard dodge
Message-ID: <F180tXsL1c00goZolmR00004f0c@hotmail.com>

this is a message to richard dodge, you recently sent me some information 
regarding growth rates of brazilian favia corals, my name is julia webb and 
i am a student of fransisco kelmo who i believe you know well. He has asked 
me to get back in touch with you to see if you had possibly any further 
information you could give me on measuring growth rates for these corals as 
it is for my msc project, unfortunately i deleted your original message and 
do not have your email address, if you could get back to me that would be 
great.

kind regards
julia webb

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From warrior at bu.edu  Mon Aug  6 12:20:14 2001
From: warrior at bu.edu (Jamie D. Bechtel)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:20:14 -0400
Subject: contact information
References: <20010803011158.62179.qmail@web11107.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001a01c11e93$ac98b7c0$e550c580@bu.edu>


does anyone have contact information for Harilaos Lessios?

many thanks.


Jamie D. Bechtel, J.D.
Boston University
Department of Biology
5 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353-6969
warrior at bu.edu

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From afaj1196 at postoffice.uri.edu  Mon Aug  6 13:30:14 2001
From: afaj1196 at postoffice.uri.edu (Aura M. Fajardo)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 13:30:14 -0400
Subject: DNA extraction from Corals
Message-ID: <00fe01c11e9d$74936500$6ebb8083@uri.edu>

Dear Coral-listers:
I have been trying unsuccessfully to obtain non-degraded DNA from corals (both live and frozen samples). Although the different techniques I have tried work wonders for the extraction of Symbiodinium DNA, I have had no luck with the host. 
Can anyone suggest a good technique to extract coral DNA from the colony that will not degrade it?

Thank you much,
Aura Fajardo
___________________________
Aura M. Fajardo
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Rhode Island
100 Flagg Rd. 
Kingston, RI 02882
mailto afaj1196 at postoffice.uri.edu
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From Walt.Jaap at fwc.state.fl.us  Mon Aug  6 16:42:05 2001
From: Walt.Jaap at fwc.state.fl.us (Jaap, Walt)
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 16:42:05 -0400 
Subject: Coral Reef Monitoring Report
Message-ID: <FDA40C5D99FED3118B7C009027D0D193019E92C1@fmrimail.fwc.state.fl.us>

The Executive summary of the 1996-2000 coral reef monitoring project for the
EPA/NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Protection
Plan is now on line at
http://www.floridamarine.org/features/view_article.asp?id=12067.  These data
were presented at the recent FKNMS steering committee meeting in Marathon,
Florida.  

Walter C. Jaap
Coral Reef Studies Group
Florida Marine Research Institute 
walt.jaap at fwc.state.fl.us
727-896-8626, extension 1122
Suncom: 523-1122
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From mekvinga at yahoo.com  Sat Aug  4 15:42:56 2001
From: mekvinga at yahoo.com (mel keys)
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 12:42:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Scrubbing Silt
Message-ID: <200108070059.AAA08102@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

  Hi, folks,
   I tried with a scrub brush to clean silt off some
dead heads in Cane Bay, here on St. Croix, in hopes
some critters could settle.  The soft silt was about
one to two centimeters deep, everywhere from 5 meters
deep to the shore.  Within one day, in calm clear
conditions, the silt was back.  Owell.
  Cheers,
  Melissa Keyes
  St. Croix, USVI

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From jshirley at nodc.noaa.gov  Tue Aug  7 16:56:14 2001
From: jshirley at nodc.noaa.gov (Joseph Shirley)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:56:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CoRIS meeting 8 August 2001
In-Reply-To: <3B55AD17.2CFD2CD7@noaa.gov>
References: <3B55AD17.2CFD2CD7@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <15216.21998.517686.526386@gargle.gargle.HOWL>

Parmesh has asked me to remind the group that there will be a CoRIS
meeting on 8 August 2001 in SSMC3 room 4817, with the usual telephone
and video connections.

A representative from ESRI will give a presentation on ArcIMS.

Other metadata, technical issues, etc. will be discussed.

[I sent this message to the listserver earlier, but it does
not seem to have been distributed. I am it sending again, to the list
of individual email addresses.]


Joe


From vargasb at nova.edu  Tue Aug  7 15:48:08 2001
From: vargasb at nova.edu (Bernardo Vargas-Angel)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:48:08 -0400
Subject: Coral Spawning
Message-ID: <200108081204.MAA02899@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Subject: Coral spawning event

Date: 	6 August 2001

Location: Acropora cervicornis thickets off Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
depth 3.3
meters

Sea conditions: Winds E - NE 10-12 knots, seas with moderate
chop, 2-4 ft.;
southerly current, 0.75 kts, estimated. Thick layer of brackish
inshore
water delivered by inlets due to recent heavy rain events.

Report: Colonies of Acropora cervicornis released egg-sperm
bundles around
22:15h-22:30h.


Bernardo Vargas-Angel


========================
Bernardo Vargas-Angel
Research Scientist
National Coral Reef Institute
NSU Oceanographic Center
8000 N. Ocean Drive 
Dania Beach, FL 33004
Phone: (954) 262-3677 
Fax: (954) 262-4027
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From ivanmateo at vitelcom.net  Tue Aug  7 18:34:56 2001
From: ivanmateo at vitelcom.net (Ivan Mateo)
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 19:34:56 -0300
Subject: Dave Olsen  Contact Information
Message-ID: <200108081206.MAA02897@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

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From Roger.B.Griffis at noaa.gov  Tue Aug  7 20:37:51 2001
From: Roger.B.Griffis at noaa.gov (Roger B Griffis)
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 20:37:51 -0400
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <200108081208.MAA02911@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

<cmpan at ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Call for proposals: Coral reef conservation
Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov

FYI.  Please distribute to interested parties.

FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECTS

[See http://www.nfwf.org/ for full announcement and application
materials]

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting proposals
for
projects that reduce and prevent degradation of coral reefs and
associated reef habitats (e.g. seagrass beds, mangroves, etc.).
Projects
may address causes of coral reef degradation wherever they occur,
from
inland areas to coastal watersheds to the reefs and surrounding
marine
environment. Proposals should provide solutions to specific
problems to
help prevent coral reef degradation through one or more of the
following
activities:

     Conservation and management;
     Restoration;
     Outreach, education, training;
     Applied research.

Proposals are due September 4, 2001.

Background
Coral reefs and their associated habitats are among the most
biologically diverse and complex ecosystems in the world. This
incredible diversity supports economies through activities such
as
tourism, fishing, and pharmaceutical production. Despite their
importance, coral reefs are rapidly being degraded and destroyed
by a
variety of human impacts such as pollution, overfishing, and
physical
disturbance to the reefs.

Priority projects will include those that:

   1.Provide solutions to specific problems to reduce and prevent
degradation of coral reefs;
   2.Are community-based, involve multiple stakeholders, and/or
demonstrate innovative partnerships;
   3.Are coordinated and consistent with on-going coral reef
conservation initiatives such as International Coral Reef
Initiative?s Framework for Action and Renewed Call to Action, the
U.S.
National Action Plan (U.S. Coral Reef Task Force), State and
Territorial
coral reef management programs, and U.S. All Islands Coral Reef
Initiative, as appropriate;
   4.Address an unmet need that will provide direct benefits to
coral
reefs;
   5.Target a specific audience and address specific threats with
a
hands-on approach.

Awards and Matching Funds
Most grants will be between $10,000 and $50,000. The average
grant
will be approximately $25,000. Proposals should describe projects
or
progress that can be achieved in a 12-month time period but may
be part
of a long-term effort. All projects should include matching
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 for coral conservation will be federal (U.S.
Department of Commerce?s National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration), matching contributions must be from non-federal
sources.

Eligible Applicants
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From szmanta at uncwil.edu  Thu Aug  9 10:59:55 2001
From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant)
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 10:59:55 -0400
Subject: Coral Spawning
In-Reply-To: <200108081204.MAA02899@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010809105411.00a68430@pop.uncwil.edu>

Hi Bernardo:

We were out nites of 5, 6 ,7 and 8 on A palmata patches on Horseshoe reef, 
Key Largo .  We saw no activity on first 2 nites,  4-5 colonies had small 
patches of bundle formation on the 7th of Aug (minor spawning, some bundles 
in water), and ca. 50 % of colonies spawning on Aug 8th.  Spawning was ca. 
10:30 to 11:00 (bundle formation from ca. 9:45 to 10:30 pm).  It was very 
surgy and difficult to collect spawn.

What % of your colonies did you see spawn?

Best,

Alina


  At 03:48 PM 8/7/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Subject: Coral spawning event
>
>Date:   6 August 2001
>
>Location: Acropora cervicornis thickets off Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
>depth 3.3
>meters
>
>Sea conditions: Winds E - NE 10-12 knots, seas with moderate
>chop, 2-4 ft.;
>southerly current, 0.75 kts, estimated. Thick layer of brackish
>inshore
>water delivered by inlets due to recent heavy rain events.
>
>Report: Colonies of Acropora cervicornis released egg-sperm
>bundles around
>22:15h-22:30h.
>
>
>Bernardo Vargas-Angel
>
>
>========================
>Bernardo Vargas-Angel
>Research Scientist
>National Coral Reef Institute
>NSU Oceanographic Center
>8000 N. Ocean Drive
>Dania Beach, FL 33004
>Phone: (954) 262-3677
>Fax: (954) 262-4027
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Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
One Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington NC 28409
TEL:  (910)962-2362 FAX:  (910)962-2410
email:  szmanta at uncwil.edu
Presently in Key Largo:  (305)453-4595
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From CSCMJM at aol.com  Thu Aug  9 11:31:31 2001
From: CSCMJM at aol.com (CSCMJM at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:31:31 EDT
Subject: coral reef information
Message-ID: <111.39ebad6.28a406d3@aol.com>

Coral listers - I received this message from a friend in Colombia...she works 
at a marine lab in Santa Marta.  Please send any information that might help 
her directly to malifo at altavista.com 

Thanks,

Mike Marshall

In a message dated 8/8/01 8:00:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
malifo at altavista.com writes:


> From:    malifo at altavista.com (Martha Fontalvo)
> To:    cscmjm at aol.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Michaell,
> 
> Have a nice day. I write to you because I need your help.  I am looking for 
> information and methodologies about vulnerability assessment and threats of 
> coral reefs. I wonder if you have some reference about the topic or some 
> articles you can send me by e-mail.  I need this information as soon as 
> possible because I need to prepared a proposal in the subject for next week.
> 
> Can you help me?
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> 



Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D.
Marine Ecologist/Consortium Manager
Coastal Seas Consortium, Inc.
P.O. Box 20818
Braden River, Florida 34204-0818 USA

941-750-9004 (Phone and Fax)
941-720-3171 (Cell Phone)

E-mail: cscmjm at aol.com or office at coastalseas.com
Web site:  www.coastalseas.com


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From richmond at uog9.uog.edu  Fri Aug 10 00:28:38 2001
From: richmond at uog9.uog.edu (Bob Richmond)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 14:28:38 +1000
Subject: 2 postdoc openings
Message-ID: <004301c12154$edfaf160$83177ba8@univguam.edu.gu>

I have two openings for Postdoctoral Research Associates in my lab:

1 for an individual with a molecular biology and/or toxicology background to work with me on coral genetics, biomarkers of environmental stress, metamorphic induction in coral planulae and coral reef ecotoxicology and the other on a project studying the effects of watershed discharges on coastal coral reef ecosystems (skills needed include deploying and hopefully recovering salinometers, nephelometers, current meters, assisting with data analysis and modeling, and general field work). Both positions will be based at the University of Guam Marine Lab, but a portion of the research will be conducted in Palau and other sites in Micronesia.  Both positions can be extended for 2-3 years.  If interested, please contact me.

Best wishes,

Bob Richmond

Robert H. Richmond, Ph.D.    Professor of Marine Biology
Marine Laboratory                   Phone:671-735-2188
University of Guam                 Fax: 671-734-6767
UOG Station                           e-mail: richmond at uog9.uog.edu
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From namboo at md3.vsnl.net.in  Fri Aug 10 15:13:53 2001
From: namboo at md3.vsnl.net.in (K.M.Namboodhiri)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:13:53 -0700
Subject: New Member
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20010810121215.00702414@md3.vsnl.net.in>

Hi Coral-listers,

I am a Ph.D student doing my research on the internal bioeroders of the
Indian waters. I plan to make a comparative study of the coral borers of
The Great Nicobars(South West Andaman Sea), The Gulf Of Mannar(South East
coast of India) and The Laccadive Islands (South West Arabian Sea). As a
researcher fresh to this field,I would greatly appreciate suggestions,
advice, comments and help from workers already experienced in this field.
Also I am eager to share information and help with fellow workers of this
field.

Thanking you all,
Naveen Namboodiri,
Research Scholar,
C.A.S in Marine Biology,
Annamalai University,
Parangipettai- 608 502,
Tamil Nadu,
India.
e mail- naveen_cas at yahoo.com
	 namboo at md3.vsnl.net.in
	 cocaine24 at yahoo.com 

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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Fri Aug 10 11:06:40 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:06:40 -0500
Subject: FW: Spawning in Acropora cervicornis
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3D97@MIAMIMBX>


Dear Coral List:

Yesterday a brief message was sent out alerting us to reproduction in A.
cervicornis off Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

This is a very important observation... although A. cervicornis is a known
broadcast spawner... in recent years, very few cases of A.c. being "caught
in the act" have been documented.  Reproduction in this species relies
heavily on the asexual fragmentation of the branches... As most of the
readers know, however, this species has undergone catastrophic declines in
populations throughout the region in the last few decades. 

I have included the entire press release from NCRI(thanks to Dick Dodge).

The key now is to see if they  (and others) find high levels of Acropora
recruits in the coming months...

If anyone would like to see a photo of the spawning in progress... contact
the folks at NCRI... (address below)

cheers,

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard E. Dodge [mailto:dodge at nova.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 8:01 AM
To: Precht, Bill
Subject: Press Release

Press Release

CORAL SEX

Late on the evening of August 6th a team of researchers from the National
Coral Reef Institute [NCRI] at Nova Southeastern University witnessed a
spawning event of staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, located on
Southeast Florida coral reefs off Ft. Lauderdale. Masses of orange
egg-sperm bundles were released into the water column between 11:15 and
11:30 p.m. Sea conditions were a moderate chop and the gametes were carried
south by a strong northerly current. The coral thicket was located in 3.3
meters of water approximately one-half mile offshore. 

This event is noteworthy for several reasons. This is the first time such a
spawning event has been witnessed and documented for corals in Broward
County waters. In addition, the accumulations of staghorn coral demonstrate
that there are healthy reefs existing in some unexpected areas.

The research team, operating out of Nova Southeastern University's
Oceanographic Center in Dania Beach, was comprised of four people:  Dr.
Bernardo Vargas, a postdoctoral researcher at NCRI; Dr. James Thomas,
Research Director at NCRI; Brian Ettinger, a research technician at NCRI;
and Abby Renegar a graduate student at the Oceanographic Center. 

The scientists left the dock at 7 p.m. and anchored near a reef (one of a
number off the Ft. Lauderdale area) that has been a research focus for Dr.
Vargas. A collection net was placed over one colony to trap gametes.
Observations were made from 8 to 11 p.m by the SCUBA diving scientists who
waited for the spawning to occur. 

Coral spawning events, while the subject of much study recently, are
difficult to predict but are generally linked to phases of the moon.  Dr.
Vargas's calculations and results from other researchers indicated that
spawning was expected on August 11, the 6th night after the full moon (and
has been known to occur 7 to 8 days after the full moon).  Prior underwater
observations by Dr. Vargas indicated gamete bundles were increasing in size
and consequently, plans were made to observe the most likely spawning date
of 11 August. Preliminary observation trips to "bracket" the most likely
night were planned, beginning on August 6th. As happens many times in
science, the organisms were not aware of the timetable set for them by
scientists.  Hence, on the first preliminary dive, the team was rewarded by
a spectacular display of nature, a pulse of reproductive activity lasting
approximately 15 minutes.  This is yet another example of how preparation
and luck come together in scientific research.  The team plans to continue
diving through the week to document any more reproductive activity.

 Many corals spawn synchronously, an adaptation thought to overwhelm egg
predators (fish and other marine invertebrates) to which the gametes
represent a high-energy food source. 

Documentation of this event is good news for the coral reef research and
management community. With a steady stream of reports of reef degradation
and death, it is a positive point to note that some reefs continue to
exhibit robust health and growth, even in the most unlikely places.
Located between two major inlets, Hillsboro and Port Everglades, and
adjacent to a densely populated coastal setting, it is reassuring that
reefs are occurring in the shallow waters off Broward County. Subject to
possible runoff and effects of pollution, and extensive coastal development
including modification by high-rise complexes, reefs might not normally be
expected to occur in this setting. Nevertheless, the reefs appear to be
thriving. The irony and highly significant finding is that this staghorn
coral species is persisting, growing, and spawning in a supposed marginal
habitat when most of its brethren species has disappeared or are highly
impacted elsewhere throughout the Florida Keys and Caribbean.  


####

 NCRI 8000 N. Ocean Dr., Dania, FL 33004 USA   (954) 262-3617   fax
(954)-262-4027  email:  ncri at mako.ocean.nova.edu
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From JOneill at cmrc.org  Fri Aug 10 11:20:08 2001
From: JOneill at cmrc.org (Jocelyn Oneill)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:20:08 -0400
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <200108101545.PAA08859@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

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I apologize for the tardiness in returning this information to
you...

Jocelyn O'Neill
Perry Institute for Marine Science
Caribbean Marine Research Center

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alina M. Szmant <mailto:szmanta at uncwil.edu>  
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
<mailto:coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>  
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 1:34 PM
Subject: marine labs in Caribbean

Dear All:

I would like to compile a list of marine labs in the Caribbean
with good
access to coral reefs that are available for use by researchers
and
educators. I would greatly appreciate it if those of you that
manage such
facilities could respond to this request with the information
below. I will
compile the answers and make it available all those who might be
interested.

Many thanks for your time!

Alina Szmant

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

Name of marine lab:  Caribbean Marine Research Center 


Country/city located:  Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas


Airport/transportation info: Approximately $350 - 400 (From
Miami) 
approx cost to travel to area from major US city (Miami, New
York)


Contact info for director/manager:  
Executive Director - John Marr, PhD     

Perry Institute for Marine Science
Caribbean Marine Research Center
250 Tequesta Drive - Suite 304
Tequesta, FL  33469
(561) 741-0192   Fax (561) 741-0193
 <mailto:jmarr at cmrc.org > jmarr at cmrc.org        
<http://www.cmrc.org>
www.cmrc.org

Center Director - Craig Dahlgren

Caribbean Marine Research Center
Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas 
(305) 373-9370 ext 203   Fax (413) 778-7959
 <mailto:cdahlgren @cmrc.org> cdahlgren at cmrc.org
<http://www.cmrc.org/> www.cmrc.org

Description of facilities: (web site URL):  <http://www.cmrc.org>
www.cmrc.org 


SHORE FACILITIES


*	Private Airstrip - (910m X 23m) 

*	Power Generators - (2) 110kW, (2) 20kW 

*	Freshwater Plant - Reverse Osmosis; 3000 gal/day; Cisterns 

*	Communications - multiple line VOIP-PBX system and internet &
email
access via 128K satelllite connection, stand alone satellite
telephone;
Batelco cellular telephone, VHF, UNICOM, single sideband radio 

*	Housing - permanent residents: 7; visitors: 40 

*	Dining Hall - commercial kitchen, seating for up to 50 persons. 

*	Machine Shop - drill press, table saw, bandsaw, welding
machine,
cutting torch, complete power and hand tools. 

*	Construction Equipment - trucks, crane, skid loader 

*	Main Laboratory - (30 X 60 ft) office space, computer room, (1)
dry
lab, (2) wet labs, dissecting and compound microscope with fiber
optic light
source, electronic balance, centrifuge, fume hood, ultralow temp.
freezer,
vacuum pump spectrophotometer 

*	Wet Laboratory - environmentally controlled salt and freshwater
systems, aquaria, tanks of various sizes. 

*	Seawater Tanks - (4) 18 ft diameter tanks; (4) 26X36 ft ponds 

*	Hatchery - (6) brood tanks, bench space, (8) fry holding tanks,
seawater and freshwater systems laboratory (not all systems
operational at
present. 

*	Dive Locker - Scuba gear, HP compressors (2), compressed air
storage
bankd, (2) portable HP compressors, nitrox systems and equipment 

*	Shipyard - ramp for boats 35 ft 

*	Dock - space for (10) boats 

*	Differential GPS Base Station 

*	Boats (all boats equipped with VHF radios and other safety
equipment.

	(1) 22 ft center console w/115hp OB

	(2) 20ft center console w/115hp OB

	(1) 18ft center console w/95hp OB

	(4) 17ft Boston Whaler w85hp OB

	(1) 13ft Boston Whaler w/35hp OB

UNDERSEA FACILITIES


*	Underwater Video Observation (Africam.com, Inc.) - 2
permanently
installed video cameras providing streaming video on the
Internet. 




*	Meteorological / Ocean Observation Platform (AOML) - Bouy
gathers
oceanographic and meteorological data on an hourly basis: wind
speed and
direction, barometric pressure, air temp, salinity, conductivity,
precipitation, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at
surface and at 1
m below, UV-B measurements at surface and at 1 m below. Data
available
online at  <http://www.coral.noaa.gov/crw/bahamas.html>
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/crw/bahamas.html.

Fee structure for visitors, lodging, meals, lab: (if not
available on web
site) Available at www.cmrc.org <http://www.cmrc.org> 
Additional fees for shipping cargo, travel from the airport, and
any
personal expenses.

Number and size of groups you can accomodate: All reservations
are made on a
first come first serve basis. 

Lab equipment and space available: See list above 

Running seawater facilities: See list above 

Boat support and costs:www.cmrc.org 


Diving costs and availability: www.cmrc.org <http://www.cmrc.org> 

Environments:
distance to nearest healthy reefs:  healthy reefs exist all
around LSI, as
well as outside of the 1/2 mile no-take reserve area surrounding
the
research center.
types of reefs:  There are patch reefs, Acropora reefs,
Montastrea heads,
deep reefs, and many types of gorgonians around LSI.  
distance to no-take areas and marine reserves:  There is a
voluntary 1/2
mile no-take marine reserve directly around LSI.  The Exuma Cays
Land & Sea
Park, one of the first marine reserve areas, is 70 miles away.
distance to seagrass and mangrove communities:  There are
seagrass
communities directly around LSI, and mangrove communities on the
adjacent
kep approximately 1 mile away.

Permitting procedures and limitations:Please contact Craig
Dahlgren (CMRC)
regarding any permitting issues. 
contact info for responsible agency:
length of time it generally takes to get permits Varies on a case
by case
basis. 

*****************************************************************
Dr. Alina M. Szmant
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
One Marvin K. Moss Lane
Wilmington NC 28409
TEL: (910)962-2362 FAX: (910)962-2410
email: szmanta at uncwil.edu
<?color><?param ffff,0000,0000>Presently in Key Largo:
(305)453-4595
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  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=420545512-31072001>I
apologize for 
  the tardiness in returning this information to
you...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001>Jocelyn 
  O'Neill</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001>Perry Institute 
  for Marine Science</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001>Caribbean Marine 
  Research Center</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- 
  <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color:
black"><B>From:</B> <A 
  href="mailto:szmanta at uncwil.edu" title=szmanta at uncwil.edu>Alina
M. Szmant</A> 
  </DIV>
  <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" 

title=coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov</A>
</DIV>
  <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 17, 2001 1:34 PM</DIV>
  <DIV><B>Subject:</B> marine labs in Caribbean</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Dear All:<BR><BR>I would like to compile a list of marine
labs in the 
  Caribbean with good access to coral reefs that are available
for use by 
  researchers and educators. I would greatly appreciate it if
those of you that 
  manage such facilities could respond to this request with the
information 
  below. I will compile the answers and make it available all
those who might be 
  interested.<BR><BR>Many thanks for your time!<BR><BR>Alina 
  Szmant<BR><BR>*********************<BR><BR><STRONG>Name of
marine 
  lab:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial 
  size=2>&nbsp; Caribbean Marine Research 
  Center&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><STRONG>Country/city 
  located:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial 
  size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Lee Stocking Island, 
  Bahamas</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><STRONG>Airport/transportation 
  info:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial 
  size=2> Approximately $350 - 400 (From 
  Miami)&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG>approx cost to travel to
area from major 
  US city (Miami, New York)<BR><BR><BR>Contact info for 
  director/manager:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff 
  face=Arial size=2>&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial 
  size=2>Executive Director - John&nbsp;Marr,
PhD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
  </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=420545512-31072001>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perry Institute for Marine
Science</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caribbean Marine Research
Center</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>250 Tequesta Drive - Suite
304</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tequesta, FL&nbsp;
33469</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(561) 741-0192&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax
(561) 
  741-0193</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><A href="mailto:jmarr at cmrc.org&nbsp;"><FONT size=2><FONT 
  face=Arial>j<SPAN 

class=420545512-31072001>marr at cmrc.org&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></FONT></A><FONT 
  face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><A 
  href="http://www.cmrc.org"><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>www.cmrc.org</FONT></A></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial 
  size=2>Center Director - Craig Dahlgren</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=420545512-31072001>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caribbean Marine Research
Center</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001>Lee Stocking Island,
Bahamas&nbsp;</SPAN><BR><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001>(305) 373-9370 ext 203&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax
(413) 
  778-7959</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><A href="mailto:cdahlgren&nbsp;@cmrc.org"><FONT
size=2><FONT 
  face=Arial><SPAN 

class=420545512-31072001>cdahlgren</SPAN>@cmrc.org</FONT></FONT></A><FONT 
  face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><A 
  href="http://www.cmrc.org/"><FONT face=Arial 

size=2>www.cmrc.org</FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Description
of 
  facilities: (web site URL):</STRONG><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001><FONT 
  color=#0000ff><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG> 
  </STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.cmrc.org"><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>www.cmrc.org</FONT></A></FONT><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR></DIV><BR><B>
  <P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2>SHORE
FACILITIES</FONT></P></B>
  <UL><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>
    <LI>Private Airstrip</B> &#8211; (910m X
23m)</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Power Generators </B>&#8211; (2) 110kW, (2)
20kW</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Freshwater Plant</B> &#8211; Reverse Osmosis; 3000
gal/day; 
    Cisterns</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Communications</B> &#8211; multiple line VOIP-PBX system
and internet &amp; 
    email access via 128K satelllite connection, stand alone
satellite 
    telephone; Batelco cellular telephone, VHF, UNICOM, single
sideband 
    radio</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Housing</B> &#8211; permanent residents: 7; visitors:
40</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Dining Hall</B> &#8211; commercial kitchen, seating for
up to 50 
    persons.</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Machine Shop</B> &#8211; drill press, table saw, bandsaw,
welding machine, 
    cutting torch, complete power and hand
tools.</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Construction Equipment</B> &#8211; trucks, crane, skid 
    loader</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Main Laboratory</B> &#8211; (30 X 60 ft) office space,
computer room, (1) dry 
    lab, (2) wet labs, dissecting and compound microscope with
fiber optic light 
    source, electronic balance, centrifuge, fume hood, ultralow
temp. freezer, 
    vacuum pump spectrophotometer</FONT></FONT><B><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2> 

    <LI>Wet Laboratory</B> &#8211; environmentally controlled
salt and freshwater 
    systems, aquaria, tanks of various
sizes.</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Seawater Tanks</B> &#8211; (4) 18 ft diameter tanks; (4)
26X36 ft 
    ponds</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Hatchery</B> &#8211; (6) brood tanks, bench space, (8)
fry holding tanks, 
    seawater and freshwater systems laboratory (not all systems
operational at 
    present.</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Dive Locker</B> &#8211; Scuba gear, HP compressors (2),
compressed air storage 
    bankd, (2) portable HP compressors, nitrox systems and 
    equipment</FONT></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Shipyard</B> &#8211; ramp for boats 35
ft</FONT></FONT><B><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Dock</B> &#8211; space for (10) boats</FONT></FONT><B> 
    <LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Differential GPS Base
Station</FONT><FONT 
    face=Arial><FONT size=2> 
    <LI>Boats</B> (all boats equipped with VHF radios and other
safety 
    equipment.</FONT></FONT></LI></UL>
  <DIR>
  <DIR>
  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) 22 ft center console w/115hp
OB</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(2) 20ft center console w/115hp
OB</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) 18ft center console w/95hp
OB</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(4) 17ft Boston Whaler w85hp
OB</FONT></P>
  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>(1) 13ft Boston Whaler w/35hp 
  OB</FONT></P></DIR></DIR><B>
  <P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2>UNDERSEA
FACILITIES</FONT></P></B>
  <UL><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>
    <LI>Underwater Video Observation (Africam.com, Inc.)</B> - 2
permanently 
    installed video cameras providing streaming video on the 
    Internet.</FONT></FONT> 
    <UL><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2></UL>
    <LI>Meteorological / Ocean Observation Platform (AOML)</B>
&#8211; Bouy gathers 
    oceanographic and meteorological data on an hourly basis:
wind speed and 
    direction, barometric pressure, air temp, salinity,
conductivity, 
    precipitation, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) at
surface and at 1 
    m below, UV-B measurements at surface and at 1 m below. Data
available 
    online at </FONT></FONT><A 
    href="http://www.coral.noaa.gov/crw/bahamas.html"><FONT
face=Arial 

size=2>http://www.coral.noaa.gov/crw/bahamas.html</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial 
    size=2>.</FONT></LI></UL>
  <DIV><STRONG>Fee structure for visitors, lodging, meals, lab:
(if not 
  available on web site)</STRONG><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001><FONT 
  color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> Available at <A 
  href="http://www.cmrc.org">www.cmrc.org</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial 
  size=2>Additional fees for shipping cargo, travel from the
airport, and any 
  personal expenses.</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Number and size
of groups you 
  can accomodate:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff 
  face=Arial size=2> All reservations are made on a first come
first serve 
  basis.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Lab equipment and
space 
  available:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff 
  face=Arial size=2> See list
above&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Running 
  seawater facilities:</STRONG><SPAN
class=420545512-31072001><FONT 
  color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> See list 
  above&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Boat support and
costs:</STRONG><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial 

size=2>www.cmrc.org&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><BR><STRONG>Diving
costs and 
  availability:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff 
  face=Arial size=2> <A 

href="http://www.cmrc.org">www.cmrc.org</A></FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><STRONG>Environments:<BR>distance 
  to nearest healthy reefs</STRONG><FONT size=2>:<SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001>&nbsp; </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2>healthy reefs exist 
  all around LSI, as well as outside of the 1/2 mile no-take
reserve area 
  surrounding the research center.<BR></FONT><STRONG>types of
reefs:<SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001>&nbsp; There are patch reefs, Acropora
reefs, 
  Montastrea heads, deep reefs, and many types of gorgonians
around LSI.&nbsp; 
  </SPAN><BR>distance to no-take areas and marine reserves<SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001>:&nbsp; There is&nbsp;a voluntary 1/2
mile no-take 
  marine reserve directly around LSI.&nbsp; The Exuma Cays Land
&amp; Sea Park, 
  one of the first marine reserve areas, is 70 miles
away.</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
  <DIV><STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001></SPAN>distance to
seagrass and 
  mangrove communities<SPAN class=420545512-31072001>:&nbsp;
There are seagrass 
  communities directly around LSI, and mangrove communities on
the adjacent kep 
  approximately 1 mile away.<BR></SPAN><BR>Permitting procedures
and 
  limitations:</STRONG><SPAN class=420545512-31072001><FONT
color=#0000ff 
  face=Arial size=2>Please contact Craig Dahlgren (CMRC)
regarding any 
  permitting issues.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><STRONG>contact info
for responsible 
  agency:<BR>length of time it generally takes to get
permits</STRONG><SPAN 
  class=420545512-31072001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>
Varies on a 
  case by case 

basis.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR>*****************************************************************<BR>Dr. 
  Alina M. Szmant<BR>Center for Marine Science<BR>University of
North Carolina 
  at Wilmington<BR>One Marvin K. Moss Lane<BR>Wilmington NC
28409<BR>TEL: 
  (910)962-2362 FAX: (910)962-2410<BR>email:
szmanta at uncwil.edu<BR><?color><?param ffff,0000,0000>Presently in
Key Largo: 

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From cariad_c at hotmail.com  Fri Aug 10 10:35:39 2001
From: cariad_c at hotmail.com (cyril price)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:35:39 
Subject: research vessel design input
Message-ID: <200108111416.OAA01261@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

[Note: this message is being forwarded to coral-list]

Dear sir or madam

Several years ago I decided after 40 some years in industrial work that I
would like to spend the rest of my productive years engaged in work I
would enjoy doing. As the sea and the creatures in it are my first love, I
decided to purchase a vessel and become involved in project support work,
hopefully in Marine Biology related projects. Unfortunately on Dec 28/2000
the 28.6 metre steel monohulled vessel I had purchased 5 years ago, and
spent the interviening years refurbishing, was blatently pirated in
Indonesia, and to all intents and purposes a total write-off. We now have
to start over, and for this purpose I have agreed to purchase a fairly new
33.5 metre(109.6ft.) fiberglas catamaran which we would like, if the need
exists, to refurbish as a state of the art, Marine Biology research
support vessel. We intend to build in fairly long range- long term
capabilities, and will have safe comfortable facilities for a fairly large
crew or on-board compliment (i.e., research staff or students). We had
hesitated to offer our previous vessel for charter until such time as we
were sure the vessel was fully seaworthy and in dependable operating
condition, however the recent theft of our previous vessel has resulted in
a regrettable loss of time and effort and we now need to move quickly if
we are to somehow make up for lost time. I am given to understand that you
are seriously involved in the Marine research field and felt I would like
to make my intentions known to you, or any interested party you might
encounter, and likewise invite any input you might offer as to people or
projects that might see an advantage in what we have to offer. 

I have some fairly comprehensive ideas as to what we should build in to
the vessel, so as to offer good support services, but would certainly
appreciate any input as to features you feel might be an asset to the
operational efficiency of the vessel.

We are currently based out of Singapore, but could easily travel to any
region where our services could be put to best advantage.


Have a nice day Cyril R. Price 

Please send any response to:

biocat2000 at hotmail.com  

or

cariad_c at hotmail.com

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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Sat Aug 11 11:05:04 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:05:04 -0500
Subject: FW: More news from Florida
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3D99@MIAMIMBX>


ALGAE EATING SEA URCHINS MAY REVERSE CORAL REEF DECLINE

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, August 10, 2001 (ENS) - The first ever
laboratory raised sea urchins have been released on an experimental site at
Little Grecian Reef in a Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, in one of
the first attempts at restoring the health of Atlantic coral reefs.

The sea urchins are critical to coral reef renewal because they eat coral
smothering algae. The project is the first phase of an innovative research
effort on the part of scientists from two universities and a federal agency
who will next attempt to re-seed the reef with lab cultured coral larvae.

<cut>

Tom Capo, director of the Experimental Fish Hatchery at the University of
Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, has worked out
the life cycle of the sea urchin and is now working on mass culturing them
for restoration. The first batch of laboratory-raised juvenile sea urchins
was released last month at an experimental site on Little Grecian Reef.

A major concern is that fish and invertebrate predators will try to eat the
spiny youngsters, and the scientists need to learn the best way to
reintroduce them to ensure their survival. <end>

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From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Mon Aug 13 07:28:51 2001
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:28:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Regarding message from Cyril Price
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.03.10108130723270.6062-100000@blimpie>

Dear coral-listers,

	I originally received this message and forwarded it to coral-list,
with the thought in mind that people may want to send the fellow input
regarding design.  However, I have received messages from concerned
scientists wondering about the legitimacy of the scenario discussed in
that message.  I would simply say to be careful before you commit any
resources (time or money) to someone you don't know, or to a project you
are not thoroughy comfortable with.

	Cheers,
	Jim

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:35:39 
From: cyril price <cariad_c at hotmail.com>
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: research vessel design input

[Note: this message is being forwarded to coral-list]

Dear sir or madam

Several years ago I decided after 40 some years in industrial work that I
would like to spend the rest of my productive years engaged in work I
would enjoy doing. As the sea and the creatures in it are my first love, I
decided to purchase a vessel and become involved in project support work,
hopefully in Marine Biology related projects. Unfortunately on Dec 28/2000
the 28.6 metre steel monohulled vessel I had purchased 5 years ago, and
spent the interviening years refurbishing, was blatently pirated in
Indonesia, and to all intents and purposes a total write-off. We now have
to start over, and for this purpose I have agreed to purchase a fairly new
33.5 metre(109.6ft.) fiberglas catamaran which we would like, if the need
exists, to refurbish as a state of the art, Marine Biology research
support vessel. We intend to build in fairly long range- long term
capabilities, and will have safe comfortable facilities for a fairly large
crew or on-board compliment (i.e., research staff or students). We had
hesitated to offer our previous vessel for charter until such time as we
were sure the vessel was fully seaworthy and in dependable operating
condition, however the recent theft of our previous vessel has resulted in
a regrettable loss of time and effort and we now need to move quickly if
we are to somehow make up for lost time. I am given to understand that you
are seriously involved in the Marine research field and felt I would like
to make my intentions known to you, or any interested party you might
encounter, and likewise invite any input you might offer as to people or
projects that might see an advantage in what we have to offer. 

I have some fairly comprehensive ideas as to what we should build in to
the vessel, so as to offer good support services, but would certainly
appreciate any input as to features you feel might be an asset to the
operational efficiency of the vessel.

We are currently based out of Singapore, but could easily travel to any
region where our services could be put to best advantage.


Have a nice day Cyril R. Price 

Please send any response to:

biocat2000 at hotmail.com  

or

cariad_c at hotmail.com

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From Reef.Check.Headquarters  Sun Aug 12 08:54:13 2001
From: Reef.Check.Headquarters (Reef.Check.Headquarters)
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 12:54:13 GMT
Subject: Reef Check Newsletter: The Transect Line, Summer 2001.
Message-ID: <200108121254.MAA03226@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

[Note: This message was unfortunately delayed in posting.]

Greetings,

Reef Check Headquarters announces the debut issue of The Transect Line, News
from the Reef Check Global Network.  Volume I, Issue I, Summer 2001.

For a full color newsletter, including photographs and illustrations of
recent activities click on www.reefcheck.org/newsletter

The text and articles without graphics are included below:

Reef Check Teams in Action
 - Indonesia: Coral Reefs hit the pop charts!
 - Reef Check Hawaii
 - Return of Reef Check Israel.
 - BVI, Association of Reef Keepers

Spotlight on Reef Check Site
 - Cocos (Keeling), Australia.

Training Workshops/Meetings
 - Training Workshop in Guangxi.
 - Regional Training Center in Phuket hosts first International Training of
Trainers Workshop.
 - Reef Check and CANARI hold workshop in the Eastern Caribbean.

Methods Check
- Why the wait for the fish?

Other News
 - Reef Check gets Non-Profit Tax Status in US.
 - MAC monitoring protocols.
 - Reef Check part of Coral Reef Adventure.

Reef Check Teams in Action

Indonesia: Coral Reefs hit the pop charts.
A national training workshop in Bali (July 23-27) included training
volunteers from throughout SE Asia. Volunteers from several islands
throughout the archipelago, including Sumatra, Bali, Java, and Sulawesi,
attended the workshop to build capacity for coral reef conservation and
strengthen the relationship between Reef Check Indonesia and WWF?s Wallacea
program. Funded by a grant from an anonymous donor and the East-Asia Pacific
Environment Initiative, attendees included 3 dive instructors from
Lumba-Lumba divers, a dive operation on Pulau Weh (an island off the north
coast of Aceh in Western Indonesia).
A frequently repeated question is: How to raise awareness among young people
about the coral reef crisis?  An innovative solution was found in Indonesia.
Nugie, a popular Indonesian singer, is topping the pop charts with his new
song, 'Hingga ke Terumbu Karang' (Up To the Reef). Working with Friends of
the Reef and Reef Check Indonesia, Nugie wrote his song to promotes coral
reef conservation and relate the impacts of poorly planned development on
land to the impacts on downstream coral reefs.  Featured on MTV Asia, the
song has raised awareness and knowledge among the younger generation. In
another recent educational program, Reef Check and Friends of the Reef, an
NGO dedicated to coral reef conservation, held a drawing competition among
elementary school children in Bali. The children were taught about coral
reef ecology and conservation and asked to draw pictures of themselves as
fish.  We received hundreds of beautiful drawings from talented children and
have included one winning entry here -- "If I were a Fish" by Angelina K.
Winna, St. Yoseph's elementary school.

Reef Check Oahu
Funded by a grant from NOAA and the State of Hawaii Coastal Zone Management
Program, Reef Check Hawaii has expanded to include all the major Hawaiian
Islands. Activities on Oahu include  bi-monthly surveys of reefs around the
island. Recent trainees at the Waikiki Aquarium were lucky enough to observe
a major coral spawning event in one of the tanks.

Return of Reef Check Israel
Israel: After a two-year hiatus, Reef Check Israel is back in action! The
team is led by Yael Rogel, a marine biologist studying at the
Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences of Eilat. Yael?s team surveyed
sites near the Princess Hotel Beach and in the Coral Reserve of Eliat, sites

first checked by RC scientists in 1997. Her group also worked with "Friends
of the Earth" to coordinate activities in the Coral Reserve of Eilat (part
of the Marine Peace Park and a joint venture between Israel and Jordan). We
look forward to continued collaboration with the Marine Peace Park and RC
Israel.

British Virgin Islands: Association of Reef Keepers
 The Association of Reef Keepers (ARK) is once again carrying out Reef Check
surveys. Four permanent sites are surveyed each year by Reef Check teams,
including sites on Pelican Island, Norman Island, and Great Camanoe. ARK is
partially supported by the National Parks Trust and Conservation and
Fisheries. Trish Bailey, who has arranged sponsorship from several local
dive companies and boat owners in BVI, coordinates activities. Special
thanks to this team for their hard work getting sponsors!

Spotlight on Reef Check Site
Cocos (Keeling), Australia.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a remote coral atoll made up of 27 islands
surrounding a central turquoise colored lagoon. These reefs are some of the
most remote in the world, situated in the Indian Ocean 2,950 km northwest of
Perth, Australia and 900 km southwest of Christmas Island.
The 27 islands are formed on two small, isolated mid oceanic atolls. One
solitary island 24 km to the north of the main atoll is North Keeling, now
known as Pulu Keeling National Park. Only two of the 27 islands are
inhabited by a population of 600 Cocos Malay and 100 government servants
from Australia. The 26 islands that make up the southern atoll cover a total
landmass 14 km2. The islands have been a focus of coral atoll research since
the days when Charles Darwin visited the atoll in April 1836. On his voyage
home after a three-year journey aboard the HMS Beagle, Darwin stayed on
Cocos for ten days and recorded evidence to support his theory of coral
atoll formation.

Robert (Greenie) Thorn  has been volunteering his time as Reef Check
coordinator in Cocos since 1997. Greenie is a horticulturalist and
conservationist who works for Parks Australia. He and Wendy Murray, RC
volunteer, annually organize and participate in Clean Up Australia Day
activities on land and underwater around Cocos and assist the Cocos school
with environmental activities such as surveying fish nursery areas,
endangered species discussions and environmental activities. Additional Reef
Check activities in Cocos include working with various clubs, private
businesses and other government and non-government agencies to install
mooring buoys around the islands for commercial dive operations. The
moorings program has installed 23 public moorings at 9 locations around
Cocos.  Greenie and Wendy plan to install 11 permanent monitoring sites this
year which will bring the total Reef Check sites to 16. For more information
about Reef Check in Cocos, contact Greenie at Robert.Thorn at ea.gov.au. Thanks
Greenie, Wendy, and everyone on the Cocos RC team!

Trainings and Workshops
Guangxi Autonomous Region, China Provincial Training
Guanxi, the southernmost mainland region of the People?s Republic of China,
is an important reef area with coastal fringing and offshore reefs. A US
NOAA/NOS International-sponsored RC training workshop was held in Guangxi,
China, June 22-30. Thunderstorms and bad weather prevailed, but Reef Check
Hong Kong coordinator and trainer Keith Kei was able train nine local
government officials, including representatives from the Guangxi Oceanic
Administration and the Institute of Oceanography, as well as four volunteers
from local dive shops. Thanks Keith!
RC Training Center in Phuket hosts first SE Asian Regional Training of
Trainers
The Reef Check Regional Training Center at the Phuket Marine Biological
Center (PMBC) hosted its first international training from June 25-30th.
Participants included representatives from Indonesia, Cambodia, China,
Vietnam and Thailand.  Dive shop operators from Thailand, Indonesia, and
Malaysia also attended, along with volunteers from England, Canada, and the
USA. PMBC senior scientist, Dr. Hansa Chansang, Thai RC coordinator Pinya
Sarasas, and RC Thailand scientist Niphon Phongsuwan, received awards from
RC Program Manager Jennifer Liebeler for their dedication and work in
setting up the regional training center. Special thanks to the Thai
Department of Fisheries for donating the R/V Chakrathong Thongya for use
during the workshop. Workshop participants spent three days aboard the
research vessel, conducting training and Reef Check surveys on the reefs in
Thon Sai Bay, Phi-Phi Island, in the Gulf of Thailand. All participants are
now certified as Reef Check trainers and will be expanding Reef Check
monitoring, education, and management programs in their respective
countries. The workshop was funded by a grant from the USAID/US State
Department East Asia Pacific Environment Program. The next regional training
will be held in December 2001, contact RC headquarters or Pinya Sarasas,
Pinya at visto.com for more information or to sponsor a participant.

UNEP GCRMN/RC Regional Training Workshop: Eastern Caribbean

Allan Smith, of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), in
collaboration with Kai Wulf of the Soufriere Marine Management Authority
(SMMA) and Reef Check Director Gregor Hodgson, conducted a training of
trainers workshop for GCRMN/Reef Check in Soufriere, St. Lucia from July
11-13th. The Workshop,  funded by the Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit
of the United Nations Environment Program promoted the establishment of
sustainable coral reef education, monitoring and management programs in
eight nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, St.
Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. For most
countries, participants were pairs ? one dive operator and one government
officer. UNEP is building on its success in other parts of the world
promoting the use of the Reef Check community-level monitoring program as an
entry point for nations trying to monitor and manage their coastal
resources. Participants interviewed after the training commented that Reef
Check is particularly well-suited for use in the Caribbean due to its low
cost, rapid training, low taxonomic requirements and the high information
content of the results. All participants signed on as new RC coordinators
and developed implementation plans for 2001-2 (contact us for a list or see
our website). It was particularly helpful for participants to observe how
the well-run SMMA is using Reef Check to evaluate management successes. SMMA
is an excellent model for the Caribbean.

Methods Check
Why the wait for the fish?
In each issue of The Transect Line, we will be highlighting a part of the
Reef Check's methodology to try and answer some of our volunteer's
frequently asked questions. People often ask, "Why wait for the fish?"
Fish are disturbed by divers, especially divers using scuba. Many retreat
into holes and crevices in the reef and others may swim away. Reef Check
methods specify that divers or snorkelers conducting the fish transect are
to wait 15 minutes after the transect line has been laid down before
starting the survey in order to let the fish return to the disturbed area
and come out of hiding. Once the 15-minute waiting period has passed and the
count has begun, the divers must also stop every 5 meters, wait for 1-3
minutes, then swim slowly for 5 meters- counting fish only while they are
swimming. The intention of the waiting period is to allow timid fish, to
swim out and be counted. Care should be taken not to double-count fish that
swim through the belt-transect more than once. By using this standard method
of counting all over the world, results can be compared between regions.

Other News
Reef Check gets Non-Profit Tax Status in US.
The Reef Check Foundation, a registered charity in Hong Kong since 1997, is
now a fully registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in the US.  Program
Manager Jennifer Liebeler, who comes from a family of attorneys, piloted the
legal terrain to achieve this important goal. This status allows RC to
accept tax deductible contributions in the US ? a major step in building up
the organization. In addition, a board of Directors has been appointed and a
scientific and technical advisory committee is being expanded and
formalized. We welcome Scott Campbell, Irmelin DiCaprio and Eric Cohen to
the Board.

A gift of $100 allows you to sponsor a Reef Check team of your choice. For
more information on team locations, please visit our website at
www.reefcheck.org. You can also donate any amount directly over the internet
by clicking on the button at right.  Reef Check also accepts tax-deductible
donations of scuba gear, underwater photo/video gear, airplane
tickets/frequent flyer miles, and lodging and boat time for survey teams.
For additional information on how you can help Reef Check, please contact
our Development Director, Jarrett Smith at 1-310-794-4985.

Upcoming MAC meeting in August
Reef Check continues to work with the Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) to
conserve coral reefs and other marine habitats. Reef Check director Gregor
Hodgson met with representatives from industry, government agencies and
non-government organizations from most coral exporting countries in Jakarta
at the International Workshop on the Trade in Coral and Live Rock. Based on
input from all parties, Reef Check has drafted a set of scientifically
rigorous assessment protocols for use by independent groups to monitor the
effects of the certified marine aquarium trade operations on the health of
the coral reef and the populations of harvested species and live rock. The
MAC Science and Monitoring Advisory Committee will be meeting with Reef
Check representatives in Honolulu in August to complete the final monitoring
protocols.

Successful filming of RC for Coral Reef Adventure
On May 2nd, a huge IMAX camera captured renowned underwater cinematographers
and authors Howard and Michele Hall, training a group of Tahitians in Reef
Check methods under the picturesque mountains of Moorea. The IMAX film "The
Coral Reef Adventure" produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films, is a
celebration of the beauty and majesty of tropical coral reefs. We would like
to thank the film crew, Howard and Michele Hall and Greg MacGillivray for
inviting RC to participate in the film, and the crew of the Undersea Hunter
for their hospitality. Special thanks to UCLA graduate student Craig Shuman
for training Howard and Michele and coordinating the Reef Check activities.
Look for Coral Reef Adventure in large format theaters in February 2003.

Questions? Comments? E-mail rcheck at ucla.edu

Should you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please let us know by
sending an e-mail to rcheck at ucla.edu or replying to this e-mail.

Reef Check Headquarters
Institute of the Environment
1652 Hershey Hall 149607
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496 USA
Rcheck at ucla.edu
www.reefcheck.org




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From ibaums at rsmas.miami.edu  Mon Aug 13 10:15:03 2001
From: ibaums at rsmas.miami.edu (Iliana Baums)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:15:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Coral Spawning in the Bahamas
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20010809105411.00a68430@pop.uncwil.edu>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108131007450.18400-100000@oj2.rsmas.miami.edu>


Acropora palmata spawned on Aug 6 at 22.30 to 22.50 on Green Turtle Cay,
Abaco Island, Bahamas. Bundle formation was noted
at 20.35. Only about 5-10% of the colonies
spawned. Sunset was at 19.52, Moonrise at 21.40. The water was calm and we
had no winds or currents. We tried only the nights of 5 and 6 Aug.

Iliana Baums





On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Alina M. Szmant wrote:

> Hi Bernardo:
> 
> We were out nites of 5, 6 ,7 and 8 on A palmata patches on Horseshoe reef, 
> Key Largo .  We saw no activity on first 2 nites,  4-5 colonies had small 
> patches of bundle formation on the 7th of Aug (minor spawning, some bundles 
> in water), and ca. 50 % of colonies spawning on Aug 8th.  Spawning was ca. 
> 10:30 to 11:00 (bundle formation from ca. 9:45 to 10:30 pm).  It was very 
> surgy and difficult to collect spawn.
> 
> What % of your colonies did you see spawn?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Alina
> 
> 
>   At 03:48 PM 8/7/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Subject: Coral spawning event
> >
> >Date:   6 August 2001
> >
> >Location: Acropora cervicornis thickets off Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
> >depth 3.3
> >meters
> >
> >Sea conditions: Winds E - NE 10-12 knots, seas with moderate
> >chop, 2-4 ft.;
> >southerly current, 0.75 kts, estimated. Thick layer of brackish
> >inshore
> >water delivered by inlets due to recent heavy rain events.
> >
> >Report: Colonies of Acropora cervicornis released egg-sperm
> >bundles around
> >22:15h-22:30h.
> >
> >
> >Bernardo Vargas-Angel
> >
> >
> >========================
> >Bernardo Vargas-Angel
> >Research Scientist
> >National Coral Reef Institute
> >NSU Oceanographic Center
> >8000 N. Ocean Drive
> >Dania Beach, FL 33004
> >Phone: (954) 262-3677
> >Fax: (954) 262-4027
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> 
> *****************************************************************
> Dr. Alina M. Szmant
> Center for Marine Science
> University of North Carolina at Wilmington
> One Marvin K. Moss Lane
> Wilmington NC 28409
> TEL:  (910)962-2362 FAX:  (910)962-2410
> email:  szmanta at uncwil.edu
> Presently in Key Largo:  (305)453-4595
> *****************************************************************
> 
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> 


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Iliana Baums
PhD Student
RSMAS-MBF
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149

Fon 305.361.4642
Fax 305.361.4600

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From mrshok at hotmail.com  Tue Aug 14 02:23:34 2001
From: mrshok at hotmail.com (Mohammad Reza Shokri)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:53:34 +0430
Subject: Observation of Yellow disease from Iranian Coral reefs
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From cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net  Tue Aug 14 09:03:53 2001
From: cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net (James M. Cervino)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:03:53 -0400
Subject: yellow disease
Message-ID: <a04320401b79ecfda08e3@[165.247.180.168]>

  Dear Mohammad Reza Shokri,

Our lab is currently investigating the yellow band or blotch disease. 
As mentioned on the coral list server a few weeks ago regarding 
sample collection; use a sterile syringe to extract the material 
directly on the disease line. Then place it in a sterile tube and 
send it overnight mail to University of South Carolina Dept. of 
Biology and Geology AIKEN campus 471 University Parkway, Aiken SC 
29801. Mark the box G. Smith Lab Please -keep cold.  E-mail us before 
you send so that we are able to watch for the package.

Regards, James

-- 

************************************
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PhD. Program
Marine Science Program
University of South Carolina
(803) 996-6470
e-mail:cnidaria at earthlink.net
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From dkent at austin.rr.com  Tue Aug 14 09:55:57 2001
From: dkent at austin.rr.com (Doug Kent)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:55:57 -0500
Subject: computer programming
In-Reply-To: <F137aEv4fYTebfJpbi7000096db@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <DBEMKJIIMFCFEANGAHKAAEMICJAA.dkent@austin.rr.com>

Hi Folks!

Does anyone need some computer programming assistance?  I'm a currently-unemployed computer programmer, and I'm really interested in helping you guys out while I've got lots of free time.  I have some scientific and ecological background, and I'll work for free!  Here's my CV:  http://home.austin.rr.com/kentfws/dkresume.

Keep up the good work!

-d

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From paul.holthus at aquariumcouncil.org  Tue Aug 14 15:14:32 2001
From: paul.holthus at aquariumcouncil.org (Paul Holthus)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:14:32 -1000
Subject: Marine Aquarium Council - Seminar/Discussion, DC, Aug 21,
  12:00 - 1:30 pm
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From timecott at hotmail.com  Wed Aug 15 09:12:22 2001
From: timecott at hotmail.com (tim ecott)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:12:22 
Subject: Caulerpa toxifolia 'killer algae'
Message-ID: <F894maEqxGGmNN79xav0000a387@hotmail.com>

Hello Coral listers,
I know it's not strictly coral but can anyone put me in touch with anyone 
who can give me the latest info on the spread of the marine algae Caulerpa 
toxifolia. I'm writing it up for a UK magazine and am keen to find a map 
showing Mediterranean distribution.I'd like to talk to anyone who's doing 
research on the organism.

tim ecott
tel (44) 208  607 9436


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From Steve.Segura at p-com.com  Wed Aug 15 11:43:58 2001
From: Steve.Segura at p-com.com (Steve Segura)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:43:58 -0700
Subject: Caulerpa toxifolia 'killer algae'
Message-ID: <sb7a3662.087@gateway>

Try this site.
http://www.garf.org


Steve

>>> "tim ecott" <timecott at hotmail.com> 08/15/01 09:12AM >>>
Hello Coral listers,
I know it's not strictly coral but can anyone put me in touch with anyone 
who can give me the latest info on the spread of the marine algae Caulerpa 
toxifolia. I'm writing it up for a UK magazine and am keen to find a map 
showing Mediterranean distribution.I'd like to talk to anyone who's doing 
research on the organism.

tim ecott
tel (44) 208  607 9436


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From phodgson at hkplanet.com  Fri Aug  3 12:54:26 2001
From: phodgson at hkplanet.com (Paul Hodgson)
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 00:54:26 +0800
Subject: Coral Marker Buoys for Hong Kong.
Message-ID: <200108160020.AAA04095@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

[Note: This message was originally sent to NOAA HQ, but is being forwarded
to coral-list for possible response directly back to Mr. Hodgson.]

Dear NOAA,

I am involved with a pilot scheme to install 4 coral area boundary marker
buoys in a small sheltered bay in the eastern waters of Hong Kong (yes we
do have coral and it needs protection).  The idea is to create a no anchor
area on the in-shore side of the markers to protect this coral community
from anchor damage.

The problem is with the Marine Department here and their requirement to
only allow an internationally recognized marker to be used.  Neither they
or I know of any international marker for coral area boundaries. All other
local Government Departments are giving their blessing.  The Agriculture,
Fisheries & Conservation are even helping with finance and the liaison
with the Marine Department.  Since the deployment will be in local waters,
the Marine Department have to approve the project.

Do you have any information or ideas that can help with this worthy cause.

Kind regards,

Paul Hodgson
phodgson at hkplanet.com





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From john.naughton at noaa.gov  Thu Aug 16 15:48:11 2001
From: john.naughton at noaa.gov (John naughton)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:48:11 -1000
Subject: Potential Bleaching expands
References: <3B5D7DE2.9279DEE6@noaa.gov> <3B6B4972.7CA19C57@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <3B7C237B.51936B6E@noaa.gov>

Alan:

Good news from Palau.  I just returned last night.  We saw no indication of
bleaching, at least in the areas where we dove.  I also talked to a number of
the dive charter guides and they have seen nothing of significance as yet.
Also, the temperatures are normal at approx 83 F.  Very unlike further north
in the Northern Marianas where we observed bleaching last month, and water
temps of 85 to 87 F, as I reported earlier.

Aloha,  John


John naughton wrote:

> Alan:
>
> I'll be conducting surveys in Palau in conjunction with the US Coop.
> Agency Team for the Palau Compact Road Project, Aug 6-15.  Will keep an
> eye open for potential bleaching, from the inner lagoon areas to the outer
> barrier reef face.
> Keep you posted.               Aloha,       John
>
> John Naughton
> Pacific Islands Area Office
> NMFS, Honolulu
>
> Alan E Strong wrote:
>
> > NOTICE:
> >
> > >From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated overnight,
> > using information our satellite obtained during the past weekend, we
> > observe the following changes in the present bleaching situation:
> >
> > *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas)
> > Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern Mariana's
> > Midway - still showing signs of development from the west
> > Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands
> > Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the Bank
> >
> > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
> > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
> >
> > Feedback appreciated...
> >
> > AES
> >
> > --
> > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
> > Alan E. Strong
> > Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
> >   NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
> >   NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W
> >   5200 Auth Road
> >   Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
> >         Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
> >              301-763-8102 x170
> >       FAX: 301-763-8108
> >   http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad

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From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov  Thu Aug 16 17:05:40 2001
From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:05:40 -0400
Subject: Potential Bleaching expands
References: <3B5D7DE2.9279DEE6@noaa.gov> <3B6B4972.7CA19C57@noaa.gov> <3B7C237B.51936B6E@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <3B7C35A4.43E36A50@noaa.gov>

So far Palau has only accumulated 1.5 Degree Heating Weeks:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

Although a considerable region of elevated SSTs are still lingering
to the north of Palau, in the vicinity of Okinawa, these high SSTs
have showed no progress southward recently toward Palau....let's hope
this continues.

The SST time-series for Palau can be observed at:
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_series_24reefs.html

Cheers,
Al

John naughton wrote:

> Alan:
>
> Good news from Palau.  I just returned last night.  We saw no indication of
> bleaching, at least in the areas where we dove.  I also talked to a number of
> the dive charter guides and they have seen nothing of significance as yet.
> Also, the temperatures are normal at approx 83 F.  Very unlike further north
> in the Northern Marianas where we observed bleaching last month, and water
> temps of 85 to 87 F, as I reported earlier.
>
> Aloha,  John
>
> John naughton wrote:
>
> > Alan:
> >
> > I'll be conducting surveys in Palau in conjunction with the US Coop.
> > Agency Team for the Palau Compact Road Project, Aug 6-15.  Will keep an
> > eye open for potential bleaching, from the inner lagoon areas to the outer
> > barrier reef face.
> > Keep you posted.               Aloha,       John
> >
> > John Naughton
> > Pacific Islands Area Office
> > NMFS, Honolulu
> >
> > Alan E Strong wrote:
> >
> > > NOTICE:
> > >
> > > >From our HotSpot charts and Bleaching Indices that updated overnight,
> > > using information our satellite obtained during the past weekend, we
> > > observe the following changes in the present bleaching situation:
> > >
> > > *Okinawa -- increased SSTs (approaching 32 deg C in some areas)
> > > Saipan/Guam -- staying more to the north in the Northern Mariana's
> > > Midway - still showing signs of development from the west
> > > Palmyra - new area just west of the Line Islands
> > > Bahamas - SSTs increasing to the west of Great Exuma over the Bank
> > >
> > > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
> > > http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
> > >
> > > Feedback appreciated...
> > >
> > > AES
> > >
> > > --
> > > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
> > > Alan E. Strong
> > > Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
> > >   NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
> > >   NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W
> > >   5200 Auth Road
> > >   Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
> > >         Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
> > >              301-763-8102 x170
> > >       FAX: 301-763-8108
> > >   http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad

--
**** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
Alan E. Strong
Acting Chief, Oceanic Research & Applications Division
Team Leader, Marine Applications Science Team (MAST)
Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
  NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
  NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W
  5200 Auth Road
  Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
        Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
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From b2bgeneral at onenw.org  Fri Aug 17 00:25:15 2001
From: b2bgeneral at onenw.org (B2B)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:25:15 -0700
Subject: CEC Requests Response from Mexico in Cozumel Case
Message-ID: <200108171733.RAA08142@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Border Briefs

CEC Requests Response from Mexico in Cozumel Case

On February 12, the North American Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC) formally asked the Mexican government to respond to a
petition filed by three Mexican nongovernmental organizations. This is the
first time the CEC has accepted a citizen submission charging a government
with failing to enforce its environmental laws.

The petition asserts that the Mexican government failed to enforce two
provisions of its General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental
Protection when it gave approval for Playa Para?so, a development project
in Cozumel that includes a cruise ship pier. Grupo de los Cien and Centro
Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, two Mexico City-based organizations, joined
with the Cozumel-based Comit? para la Protecci?n de Recursos Naturales to
charge that continued construction of the pier will damage nearby reefs
and marine life. The construction is already well under way. The NGOs'
ultimate goal is to have the construction of the Playa Para?so project
stopped and moved elsewhere.

Playa Para?so has also been targeted by the Mexican office of Greenpeace,
which has engaged in direct action on site. In mid-February activists
chained themselves to a crane and other machinery, postponing construction
for two days. Greenpeace International also sent a ship called the Moby
Dick to Cozumel for a brief visit to lend support.

Under articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation (NAAEC), any person or organization may file a petition with
the secretariat of the CEC alleging that one of the NAFTA countries is
failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws. This is the first
Article 14 petition from Mexico and the first such request for information
by the CEC. Responses were not requested on the two earlier petitions
because the CEC Secretariat ruled that they failed to meet the basic
criteria set out in the environmental side accord to NAFTA.

According to rules for the Montreal-based NAFTA commission, the Mexican
government has a maximum of 60 days to respond to the petition. Betty
Ferber, a spokeswoman for Grupo de los Cien, anticipates a poor response
from the government. Officials will assert that the government has
"satisf[ied] all legal requirements" and that "the petition is erroneous"
said Ferber.

Once the government responds, CEC Executive Director Victor Lichtinger may
recommend to the CEC Council, made up of the environmental ministers from
Canada, Mexico, and the United States, that it authorize a fact-finding
investigation. If the CEC does publish a factual report documenting
failures, local NGOs could be strengthened in their efforts to persuade
governments to make corrections.

Grupo de los Cien: (5) 5-40-73-79
CEC: (514) 350-4300

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mexican Legislature To Consider Weakening Environmental Laws Five months
after SEMARNAP shocked Mexican environmentalists and others by gutting
environmental assessment regulations without warning, the national
legislature is scheduled to begin considering in March a proposed law that
would further weaken environmental laws and tighten restrictions on the
already limited public access to information.

According to an op-ed by Mary Kelly, director of the Austin- based Texas
Center for Policy Studies, "The proposal would codify the elimination of
the environmental impact assessment requirement, even for federal projects
like huge coastal tourist developments. It would turn over control of many
critical environmental matters to state and local governments, almost all
of which completely lack the financial resources and accountability
necessary to carry out effective regulation and oversight. [And it] would
strip the government of much of its enforcement authority by introducing
heavy reliance on the oxy-moronic concept of 'auto-regulaci?n'.

"Most damaging, and in sharp contrast to the official claims of democratic
opening and renewal, the proposed new law would place even further
restrictions on citizens seeking access to environmental information or
the decisionmaking process.... [Citizens] would have to state why the
information was being requested. The agency could then deny the request
solely on the grounds that it might "prejudice" a third party," Kelly
wrote.

NAFTA's environmental commission is powerless to intervene, having ruled
legislative action exempt from its examination. The post-NAFTA downward
slide continues.


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From pacaqts at tm.net.my  Tue Aug 14 22:38:10 2001
From: pacaqts at tm.net.my (pacaqts)
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:38:10 +0800
Subject: Small Mesh Fish Netting Source/Supply
Message-ID: <200108171852.SAA08246@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear Coral-L-ers,

Can anyone point me in the right direction at sourcing small mesh
monofilament fish-collecting netting; 1/4 " or less mesh?  I used to be able
to purchase such  at a number of fish gear outlets in Honolulu.

None of the major net suppliers carry this small mesh [ie. Memphis Net &
Twine, etc]

This will be used for scientific purposes in collecting the smaller reef
fishes without, or minimum, gill damage.

Thanks all in advance...

Regards from North Borneo,
Don Baker

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From avk.uneprcuja at cwjamaica.com  Fri Aug 17 16:24:15 2001
From: avk.uneprcuja at cwjamaica.com (Alessandra  Vanzella Khouri)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:24:15 -0500
Subject: Fw: [cc-reefs] Jamaica Gleaner - Insurer agrees to pay for reef damage - Tuesday  August 14, 2001
Message-ID: <012401c1275a$9deefe30$580164c0@AVKHOURI>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Marcia Creary 
To: Climate Change Coral Reef Work Group 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:28 AM
Subject: [cc-reefs] Jamaica Gleaner - Insurer agrees to pay for reef damage - Tuesday August 14, 2001



Dear Colleagues, 

This article appeared in the Daily Gleaner, Jamaica on August 14.  The landmark outcome was as a result of hard work by members of the Natrual Resources Conservation Authority/National Enviroment and Planning Agency (NRCA/NEPA) Legal Services, Mrs. Laleta Davis-Mattis and Mrs. Carol Excell and the Costal Zone Management Team under Mr. Krishna Desai and Mr. Learie Miller, with support from the Attorney Generals Department.   
 
Congratulations to the staff of the NRCA/NEPA.
 
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20010814/business/business2.html 

We would be very interested in hearing about other cases in which persons responsible for reef damaged have been charged and fined.
 
 
Marcia Chevannes Creary
C5 Coordinator, CPACC
Centre for Marine Sciences
UWI, Mona
Kingston 7
Tel (876) 935 8328, 927 1609
Fax (876) 977 1033



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From deeporl at hotmail.com  Sat Aug 18 19:58:35 2001
From: deeporl at hotmail.com (Michael Holmes)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 19:58:35 -0400
Subject: Please Help!!! (Deep Ocean Research Lab)
Message-ID: <F142xAj9OhGcvwMvovb00010dd7@hotmail.com>

Ok. This is the deal. I have been working on a deep ocean research lab. 
Nothing has been built or even funded. It is just something I work on in my 
spare time. What I need to know is if any one would like to help me now that 
I am in the revising process. Here is a general run down to help you 
understand exactly what it is. I have much more of it planned but I do not 
want to bore people who don't want to know. It would be much like a space 
station for the ocean. Pretty much for research of the deep ocean previously 
not possiable. I have thought of ways for air, water, food, waste removal, 
and electricity. I also decided on what the site it is located at will need 
and how to make the actual building. If you are intrested just e-mail me and 
I will go into greater detail. I would really appreciate it.

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From deeporl at hotmail.com  Sat Aug 18 19:58:35 2001
From: deeporl at hotmail.com (Michael Holmes)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 19:58:35 -0400
Subject: Please Help!!! (Deep Ocean Research Lab)
Message-ID: <F142xAj9OhGcvwMvovb00010dd7@hotmail.com>

Ok. This is the deal. I have been working on a deep ocean research lab. 
Nothing has been built or even funded. It is just something I work on in my 
spare time. What I need to know is if any one would like to help me now that 
I am in the revising process. Here is a general run down to help you 
understand exactly what it is. I have much more of it planned but I do not 
want to bore people who don't want to know. It would be much like a space 
station for the ocean. Pretty much for research of the deep ocean previously 
not possiable. I have thought of ways for air, water, food, waste removal, 
and electricity. I also decided on what the site it is located at will need 
and how to make the actual building. If you are intrested just e-mail me and 
I will go into greater detail. I would really appreciate it.

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From Susan_White at FWS.GOV  Sat Aug 18 21:33:39 2001
From: Susan_White at FWS.GOV (Susan_White at FWS.GOV)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 21:33:39 -0400
Subject: Potential Bleaching expands
Message-ID: <OF9A3B5A3A.119474D8-ON85256AAD.000892EE@irm.r9.fws.gov>

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From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov  Sun Aug 19 00:53:06 2001
From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong)
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 23:53:06 -0500
Subject: Potential Bleaching expands
References: <OF9A3B5A3A.119474D8-ON85256AAD.000892EE@irm.r9.fws.gov>
Message-ID: <3B7F4632.3B66C2FB@noaa.gov>

http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_series_palmyra_cur.html

Susan -- Our SST time-series shown at link above appears to have
confirmed thermally what you have observed.  SSTs inched slightly above
the max SST expected this summer but have still not exceeded this
threshold by more than a few tenths...if they move up to 29.8 (from our
satellite SSTs) the story might have been a bit more bleak.

Cheers,
Al

Susan_White at FWS.GOV wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> Pretty good news from Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.  I was
> there doing survey dives from Aug 6 - 10 and only saw one colony of
> Porites (sp.?) bleached at 70 ft. on the slope (south side) of the
> outside fringing reef.  Lots of others in the vicinity of the colony
> weren't showing any signs of stress to speak of.  No other signs of
> bleaching at any of the other sites we dove -- both inside and outside
> each of the lagoons.
> 
> 
> 
> Susan White
> 
> U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
> 
> National Wildlife Refuge System
> 
> susan_white at fws.gov
> 
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From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Sun Aug 19 17:45:09 2001
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:45:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Regarding solicitations
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.03.10108191735200.10301-100000@blimpie>

Dear Coral-Listers,

  This is the second of these
Hey-I've-got-a-great-idea-why-don't-you-chip-in types of messages I've
seen lately.  I would like to ask that the membership consider NOT posting
these types of messages.  Asking for research help is one thing, asking
to help on a brainstorm is another, especially when you're waiting for the
other shoe to drop (like, "I'm doing this for The Cause, but I need a
little up-front cash...").

	"Space station for the ocean"...from a "hotmail" account? Be
careful!

	Cheers,
	Jim

[I have unsubscribed this person, or at least this email account, and I
hope we don't see more of these.]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 19:58:35 -0400
From: Michael Holmes <deeporl at hotmail.com>
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Please Help!!! (Deep Ocean Research Lab)

Ok. This is the deal. I have been working on a deep ocean research lab. 
Nothing has been built or even funded. It is just something I work on in my 
spare time. What I need to know is if any one would like to help me now that 
I am in the revising process. Here is a general run down to help you 
understand exactly what it is. I have much more of it planned but I do not 
want to bore people who don't want to know. It would be much like a space 
station for the ocean. Pretty much for research of the deep ocean previously 
not possiable. I have thought of ways for air, water, food, waste removal, 
and electricity. I also decided on what the site it is located at will need 
and how to make the actual building. If you are intrested just e-mail me and 
I will go into greater detail. I would really appreciate it.

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From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov  Sun Aug 19 22:31:42 2001
From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 21:31:42 -0500
Subject: Bermuda Bleaching?
Message-ID: <3B80768E.567EDFF7@noaa.gov>

Hello Bermuda....our Bleaching Indices Page:

http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

shows Bermuda has reached critical SST levels during the past weekend
and bleaching is expected from excessive thermal stress....feedback
appreciated.  With the solar zenith lowering each day these conditions
should ease soon.

Regards,
Al


-- 
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Acting Chief, Oceanic Research & Applications Division
Team Leader, Marine Applications Science Team (MAST)
Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
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From Gilles.Hosch at fao.org  Mon Aug 20 07:18:12 2001
From: Gilles.Hosch at fao.org (Hosch, Gilles (FAORAF))
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:18:12 +0000
Subject: Caulerpa toxifolia 'killer algae'
Message-ID: <B5BA9F2DEECCD411B3A900D0B71131506FCA5A@RAFEXCHG>

hi tim,

some feedback to your request below. first a most recent reference:

Zuljevic, A. et al. (2001) Sea slug disperses the invasive Caulerpa
taxifolia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association U.K. 81, pp. 343-344

you might want to get a copy of this "short communication" paper (no maps in
this one though). it contains 9 more references, of which some are relevant
to your particular search and might very well contain the maps you are
after.

there is a french researcher based in nice (co-author of the above paper)
that you might want to contact also, who has published quite a bit of work
on the spreading and biological control of C. taxifolia. his e-mail is
thibautt at unice.fr

all the best,

g

-----Original Message-----
From: tim ecott [mailto:timecott at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:12 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Caulerpa toxifolia 'killer algae'


Hello Coral listers,
I know it's not strictly coral but can anyone put me in touch with anyone 
who can give me the latest info on the spread of the marine algae Caulerpa 
toxifolia. I'm writing it up for a UK magazine and am keen to find a map 
showing Mediterranean distribution.I'd like to talk to anyone who's doing 
research on the organism.

tim ecott
tel (44) 208  607 9436


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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Mon Aug 20 10:10:31 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:10:31 -0500
Subject: Florida stuff
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3DC2@MIAMIMBX>


More on the Acropora event...


Staghorn coral lovefest recorded off Broward
http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/broward/digdocs/014737.htm
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From tmurdoch at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 20 10:18:50 2001
From: tmurdoch at yahoo.com (Thad Murdoch)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 07:18:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Bermuda Bleaching?
In-Reply-To: <3B80768E.567EDFF7@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <20010820141850.43054.qmail@web9503.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all, from Bermuda

Happy to report that over the weekend I did not see any
bleaching at several reef crest and back-reef sites
encompassing depth ranges of 0 - 60 ft.

Will keep an eye on the corals on the platform, which may
be more at risk.

Warm Regards

Thaddeus Murdoch

Graduate Intern
Bermuda Biological Station for Research Inc.
http://www.bbsr.edu

PhD Student
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dauphin Island, AL 36528 USA
http://www.disl.org

Marine Science Dept.
University of South Alabama
http://www.usouthal.edu

--- Alan E Strong <Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Hello Bermuda....our Bleaching Indices Page:
> 
> http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
> 
> shows Bermuda has reached critical SST levels during the
> past weekend
> and bleaching is expected from excessive thermal
> stress....feedback
> appreciated.  With the solar zenith lowering each day
> these conditions
> should ease soon.
> 
> Regards,
> Al
> 
> 
> -- 
> **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
> Alan E. Strong
> Acting Chief, Oceanic Research & Applications Division
> Team Leader, Marine Applications Science Team (MAST)
> Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
>   NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
>   NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W
>   5200 Auth Road
>   Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Mon Aug 20 17:08:34 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:08:34 -0500
Subject: Minor Bleaching in Florida 
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3DCA@MIAMIMBX>

Coral List:

Dives this past weekend by Adam Gelber of my staff revealed signs of
bleaching in Montastrea faveolata and Palythoa caribbea off Dania Beach,
Broward County, Florida - water depth 3-10 meters. 

William F. Precht
Ecological Sciences Program Manager
PBS&J
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From smangubhai at africaonline.co.ke  Tue Aug 21 13:45:09 2001
From: smangubhai at africaonline.co.ke (Sangeeta Mangubhai)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:45:09 +0300
Subject: Information required on Lomaiviti group, Fiji
Message-ID: <001601c12a69$1fcc4d20$235ccac3@smangubhai>

In April 2001, WWF South Pacific coordinated scientific surveys of reefs within the Lomaiviti group in Fiji, aboard the Nai'a Cruises Fiji vessel.  The report is currently being prepared for submission to WWF South Pacific for their use, as well as communities, managers, conservation practitioners and government departments.

We are currently wishing to get in touch with researchers that have undertaken baseline surveys and/or other coral reef or fisheries research in the Lomaiviti group, so that we can compare our findings with the work of others, and to assist in making management recommendations. Specifically, we are looking for any publications or reports that have been published on this island group. 

I am aware of a group called Greenforce which has down research in various parts of Fiji, and would like to make contact with members who have worked in Lomaiviti.

Cheers, 

Sangeeta Mangubhai


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From Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org  Wed Aug 22 12:50:02 2001
From: Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org (Mark Spalding)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:50:02 +0100
Subject: World Atlas of Coral Reefs
Message-ID: <sb83f0df.062@groupwise.wcmc.org.uk>

The UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre has just completed the first ever "World Atlas of Coral Reefs". Details about the book can be found on our web-site on www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/coralatlas/

Official launch on 11 Sept, but you can already order the book from the University of California Press (and Amazon etc).

There will not be a full electronic version of the Atlas, however we are hopeful that much of the underlying map and statistical data from the Atlas will be available on the ReefBase web-site by the end of the year. 

We still have a small number of copies which are being sent, free-of-charge, to active conservation programmes and libraries in developing countries. Send a short description describing the work of the organisation, its need for the book, and financial constraints.

Mark Spalding, PhD
Senior Marine Ecologist                             
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219 Huntingdon Road                                 Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314
Cambridge, CB3 0DL                                  Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136
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From dobura at africaonline.co.ke  Wed Aug 22 09:17:00 2001
From: dobura at africaonline.co.ke (David Obura)
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:17:00 +0000
Subject: 2ND ANNOUNCEMENT, ICRI Regional Workshop for the Indian Ocean November 
 26-28, 2001 in Maputo, Mozambique
Message-ID: <3B83B0BD.BFB740D7@africaonline.co.ke>

Dear coral-listers,

This is a second announcement of the ICRI Regional Workshop for the
Indian Ocean, to be held between November 26-28, 2001, in Maputo,
Mozambique.

>From January 1 2001 to December 31 2002, Philippines and Sweden accepted
the role of co-chairing the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
Global Secretariat.  As one of its primary activities in 2001-2002, ICRI
is hosting 3 regional workshops (East Asia, April 2001; Indian Ocean,
November 2001; Caribbean, 2002) building up to the 2nd International
Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium II (ITMEMS-II), 2002.

In this regard, we wish to invite you to the ICRI Regional Workshop for
the Indian Ocean, to be held from November 26-28, 2001 in Maputo
(Mozambique), back-to-back with the ICRI Coordinating and Planning
Committee Meeting, November 29-30.  The Regional Workshop is being
organized by the UNEP Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-RCU, Seychelles),
CORDIO and ICRAN, on behalf of ICRI.

For more information, please e-mail/fax your queries to:
Rolph Payet (rolphap at seychelles.net; Fax:  +248 322945) or
David Obura (dobura at africaonline.co.ke, Fax:  +254 11 486473).

We look forward to your participation at the Regional Workshop.

Yours sincerely,

Rolph Payet and David Obura




Rolph Payet
Director General
Policy, Planning and Services Division
Ministry of Environment and Transport
P.O. Box 677, Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles
TEL: +248 22567/224644, FAX: 322945/224500
Email: rolphap at seychelles.net

David Obura
Coordinator, East Africa
Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean
 P.O.BOX 10135 Mombasa
 Kenya
TEL/FAX: +254-11-486473
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From Ed.Green at unep-wcmc.org  Thu Aug 23 09:48:00 2001
From: Ed.Green at unep-wcmc.org (Ed Green)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:48:00 +0100
Subject: VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Message-ID: <sb8517a5.097@groupwise.wcmc.org.uk>

Apologies for cross postings

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - ONLY REPLY TO THE ADDRESS GIVEN AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE - NO OTHER REPLIES WILL BE ACCEPTED


Vacant Position:	Technical Advisor (TA) 
Project: 		Conservation Management of Eritrea's Coastal, Marine and Island Biodiversity (Project ERI/97/G31)
Duration:		Two year full-time position
Contract type:	Appointment of Limited Duration (ALD) (One year contract to start, extendable for second year based on performance)

Duty Station:	Massawa, Eritrea
Start-date:	as soon as possible


Project Background

The objective of the project is to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the globally significant biodiversity of Eritrea's coastal, marine and island (CMI) ecosystems.  These are currently threatened by the rapid development of fisheries, tourism and oil exploration.  The project will facilitate sustainable development of the CMI resources, through a participatory management framework, establishment of conservation areas and species programs, an operational information system, and increased public awareness of the needs and benefits of CMI biodiversity.

Technical Advisor qualifications

The Technical Advisor (TA) will be a senior international technical expert with a second degree in Biological or Natural Resources Sciences. The TA will have strong record of scholarly publications and extensive experience in the acquisition, assimilation and synthesis of information relevant to CMI biodiversity assessment and management, preferably in the Red Sea region. A good working knowledge in the application of RS/GIS techniques in tropical ICZM, computer skills, a valid driving license and SCUBA certification are essential attributes. The person will have a demonstrative ability to network and work in close collaboration with others.

Terms of Reference

Under the overall supervision of the National Project Manager, and in close collaboration with the National Implementing Agency, the Project Coordinating, Planning and Implementation Committee (PCPIC) and UNDP, the TA will be responsible for providing technical oversight, guidance, leadership and supervision to the project. The TA will serve full-time for a period of two years, with the option for discontinuation after the first year. The Duty Station will be Massawa, Eritrea. The schedule of duties for the TA is as follows:

1.	Lead responsibility for providing oversight, guidance and supervision for technical components of the overall CMI Framework Objective.

2.	Act as the technical focal point for national, regional and international integration and coordination in this project, and as requested by the NPM, National Implementing Agency and PCPIC, represent the project at the technical level and provide expert advice.

3.	Performing training needs assessments through routine evaluations and appraisals of the technical capacity of project staff and national partners to implement project activities. Based upon these assessments, identify and coordinate with relevant national and international institutions in the development of appropriate in-situ and ex-situ training programmes, seminars and short courses, in consultation with the NPM and National Implementing Agency.

4.	In consultation with the NPM, National Implementing Agency, PCPIC, UNDP and UNOPS, draft detailed clear TORs and contracting mechanisms for activities to be undertaken by the collaborating institutions and individual consultants and trainers, and monitor and supervise the fulfillment of contractual obligations. 

5.	Providing backstopping and overall supervision for the practical implementation of technical components of the project's field responsibilities, including logistical and safety considerations, and providing oversight for data management and synthesis (GIS). 

6.	Creating and maintaining technical linkages and partnerships with relevant national, regional and international groups. 

7.	Establishing a website to promote the project internationally and provide a forum through which to share information and ideas.

8.	Providing guidance in the search for technical information, reference literature and data relevant to the project, coordinating the establishment of a metadata base of this information.

9.	Assisting the NPM with the organization of national workshops and other fora to promote coordination for biodiversity protection.

10.	Advising and assisting the NPM with the procurement, maintenance and upgrading of technical items of project equipment.

11.	Assisting the NPM with the preparation of Annual Work Plans and budget reviews, and the preparation of project reports.
12.	Lead responsibility for compilation of technical reports and publications, including reviewing those submitted by contracted individual consultants and collaborating institutions.

13.	Undertaking the preparation, coordination and monitoring of study-tours and fellowships.

14.	Advising the National Implementing Agencies on issues relating to the project and their regional and international significance.

15. Undertaking other relevant duties as directed by the NPM, National Implementing Agency and PCPIC.


Please mail, fax or E-mail your cover letter and full CV by 16 September 2001 to:

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Attention: Ms. Katherin Topar-Michon, Portfolio Manager
Division for Environmental Programmes
United Nations Office for Project Services
The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10174
Fax: (212) 457 4044
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From emueller at mote.org  Thu Aug 23 10:36:18 2001
From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:36:18 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Subject: for Florida residents only
Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.4.10.10108231009430.-288409@EMM1.mote.org>



Mote Marine Laboratory has intiated the "Protect Our Reefs" specialty
license plate process for Florida vehicle owners concerned about our reef.
Proceeds from the plate will be used to support Florida reef research and
education, similar to that accomplished for "Wild Dolphins", "Sea 
Turtles", "Manatees", etc. by their plates.  Before the intiative can be
submitted to the State Legislature 15,000 Florida vehicle owners must
agree they would consider purchasing the specialty plate, if available
(owners of motorcycle and other restricted plates are ineligible).  Mote
is in the midst of obtaining those 15,000 supporters before the fall
legislative session.  More information and the opportunity to be counted 
electronically for the Florida Reef can be found on Mote's home page
(www.mote.org). Supporting this effort by submitting the form does NOT
obligate one to purchase the plate when it becomes available. Thank you in
advance for your support!


<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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.

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From reefteam2 at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 23 19:42:49 2001
From: reefteam2 at yahoo.com (Cry of the Water)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:42:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Press Release: ANCIENT REEF THREATENED BY DREDGE PROJECT
Message-ID: <200108241637.QAA23258@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Cry of the Water, The Global Coral Reef Alliance, and

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 

Press Release 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Clark, Cry of the
Water, 954-753-9737 

Thursday, August 23, 2001 Jessica Vallette Revere,
PEER, 202-265-7337 


ANCIENT REEF THREATENED BY DREDGE PROJECT

Reef Protection Report Released to Document and Save
Northernmost Coral Reef 


Ft. Lauderdale, FL ? Cry of the Water, a coral reef
monitoring group in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has documented
unexpectedly high coral cover and coral reef species
diversity off the Broward County shoreline in an area
that is now threatened by a massive dredge and fill
project.  


Prior surveys of the area have missed or
underestimated the size and extent of large stands of
staghorn coral reef and ancient coral colonies that
are found close to shore. Further, early agency
planning documents repeatedly stated that the 3
million cubic yard dredging project using 7 offshore
dredge sites would not significantly impact the reefs
of Ft. Lauderdale.  



The best shallow reefs in Ft. Lauderdale are close to
the burial area. Over 25 acres of shallow essential
fish habitat, hard bottom and coral, will be directly
buried and many more acres will also be indirectly
affected. These reefs contain more then 1/2 of all the
coral species found in the Caribbean and some coral
colonies are between 500 and 1000 years old.  



?Killing or damaging the last remaining good shallow
reefs in east Florida by dredging and filling would by
like dynamiting the last giant redwood stand? said Dr.
Tom Goreau president of The Global Coral Reef
Alliance.. ?At a time when reefs are showing the
effects of multiple stresses, any activities that
would cause any further damage could irreversibly
degrade the reef ecosystem and damage local
fisheries.? 


These findings are documented in a new report by Cry
of the Water and the Global Coral Reef Alliance titled
"Reef Protection in Broward County, Florida" (see
www.cryofthewater.org). Research teams conducted dives
for the past year to map uncharted coral colonies in
and near the impact area of the proposed dredge and
fill project to temporarily widen local beaches. Ft.
Lauderdale's remaining coral reefs can continue to
support major diving and fishing industries, and
protect the coast for years to come if not further
damaged by massive dredging projects.  



?It is time that we take a common sense approach to
marine resource management in Broward County. To
damage or destroy the reefs that currently protect the
shore line will only move us further away from our
goal of sustainable coastal management.? said Dan
Clark, President of Cry of the Water.  





The report, color photographs of the reef, and a short
excerpt from the accompanying video can be viewed at 
www.cryofthewater.org




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From jopitt at sargasso.bbsr.edu  Fri Aug 24 15:58:06 2001
From: jopitt at sargasso.bbsr.edu (Jo Pitt)
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:58:06 -0300
Subject: Bermuda Bleaching?
In-Reply-To: <3B80768E.567EDFF7@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <v03007801b7ac606aebc3@[198.116.28.128]>

>Hello Bermuda....our Bleaching Indices Page:
>
>http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
>
>shows Bermuda has reached critical SST levels during the past weekend
>and bleaching is expected from excessive thermal stress....feedback
>appreciated.  With the solar zenith lowering each day these conditions
>should ease soon.
>

Hello Alan and other listers

The Benthic Ecology lab at BBSR has been out over the past week doing a
variety of surveys on inshore, nearshore, mid-platform and platform edge
reefs.  We did keep an eye out for any signs of bleaching, and I am happy
to report that none were observed.  The week's weather has been fairly poor
(cloudy / windy / rainy at intervals in the way that only Bermuda weather
can) since that very hot and sunny weekend, and this may have helped
dissipate any overly warm surface waters.

Jo

Joanna Pitt, Ph.D.
Benthic Ecology Lab
Bermuda Biological Station for Research
17 Biological Station Lane
Ferry Reach, GE 01
Bermuda

phone: +441 2971880 ext 242


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From zennnnwoman at hotmail.com  Sat Aug 25 03:27:52 2001
From: zennnnwoman at hotmail.com (megan berkle)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 03:27:52 
Subject: Hermodice?
Message-ID: <F2338BylrQa7kaHvHJ100011338@hotmail.com>

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From cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net  Sat Aug 25 08:51:56 2001
From: cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net (James M. Cervino)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:51:56 -0400
Subject: Important
Message-ID: <a04320402b7ad4f6b9a14@[165.247.182.144]>


CRY OF THE WATER, THE GLOBAL CORAL REEF ALLIANCE, AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY  
Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact: Dan Clark, Cry 
of the Water, 954-753-9737     
Thursday, August 23, 2001                              Jessica 
Vallette Revere, PEER, 202-265-7337


ANCIENT REEF THREATENED BY DREDGE PROJECT
Reef Protection Report Released to Document and Save Northernmost Coral Reef

Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Cry of the Water, a coral reef monitoring group 
in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has documented unexpectedly high coral cover 
and coral reef species diversity off the Broward County shoreline in 
an area that is now threatened by a massive dredge and fill project.

Prior surveys of the area have missed or underestimated the size and 
extent of large stands of staghorn coral reef and ancient coral 
colonies that are found close to shore. Further, early agency 
planning documents repeatedly stated  that the 3 million cubic yard 
dredging project using 7 offshore dredge sites would not 
significantly impact the reefs of Ft. Lauderdale.

The best shallow reefs in Ft. Lauderdale are close to the burial 
area. Over 25 acres of shallow essential fish habitat, hard bottom 
and coral, will be directly buried and many more acres will also be 
indirectly affected. These reefs contain more then 1/2 of all the 
coral species found in the Caribbean and some coral colonies are 
between 500 and 1000 years old.

"Killing or damaging the last remaining good shallow reefs in east 
Florida by dredging and filling would by like dynamiting the last 
giant redwood stand" said Dr. Tom Goreau president of The Global 
Coral Reef Alliance.. "At a time when reefs are showing the effects 
of multiple stresses, any activities that would cause any further 
damage could irreversibly degrade the reef ecosystem and damage local 
fisheries."

These findings are documented in a new report by Cry of the Water and 
the Global Coral Reef Alliance titled "Reef Protection in Broward 
County, Florida" (see www.cryofthewater.org). Research teams 
conducted dives for the past year to map uncharted coral colonies in 
and near the impact area of the proposed dredge and fill project to 
temporarily widen local beaches. Ft. Lauderdale's remaining coral 
reefs can continue to support major diving and fishing industries, 
and protect the coast for years to come if not further damaged by 
massive dredging projects.

"It is time that we take a common sense approach to marine resource 
management in Broward County. To damage or destroy the reefs that 
currently protect the shore line will only move us further away from 
our goal of sustainable coastal management." said Dan Clark, 
President of Cry of the Water.

-30-


The report, color photographs of the reef, and a short excerpt from 
the accompanying video can be viewed at www.cryofthewater.org.

-- 

************************************
James M. Cervino
PhD. Program
Marine Science Program
University of South Carolina
(803) 996-6470
e-mail:cnidaria at earthlink.net
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From robepardoa at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 25 17:35:39 2001
From: robepardoa at yahoo.com (Roberto Pardo)
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 14:35:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: World Atlas of Coral Reefs
In-Reply-To: <sb83f0df.062@groupwise.wcmc.org.uk>
Message-ID: <20010825213539.19723.qmail@web14505.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear Dr. Spalding. Our organization working on
establish protected areas and marine conservation
projects. As a matter of fact we have a project to
establish a Marine Protected Area in Malaga bay
(Colombian Pacific coast) to protect an important
ecosystems and species like mangroves and humpback
whales and coral reefs in the Gorgona National Park.
Our work also is with the communities and schools of
the area to improve the conservation of this
environments through the environmental education
programs. For this reason we are interested obtain the
the World Atlas of Coral Reefs. We are sure that this
help us in our projects. Unfortunately due our
finnacial crisis its imposible to buy it. All the
money here is to our internal war not for the
environment so we ask your support. Thanks  again and
Best regards, Roberto


Roberto Pardo Angel
Marine Biologist and Environmental Educator
Gorgona National Park
Carrera 47 No. 3A - 31 Barrio El Lido
P.O. Box 26513
Cali, Colombia, South America
E-mail: robepardoa at yahoo.com

--- Mark Spalding <Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org> wrote:
> The UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre has
> just completed the first ever "World Atlas of Coral
> Reefs". Details about the book can be found on our
> web-site on www.unep-wcmc.org/marine/coralatlas/
> 
> Official launch on 11 Sept, but you can already
> order the book from the University of California
> Press (and Amazon etc).
> 
> There will not be a full electronic version of the
> Atlas, however we are hopeful that much of the
> underlying map and statistical data from the Atlas
> will be available on the ReefBase web-site by the
> end of the year. 
> 
> We still have a small number of copies which are
> being sent, free-of-charge, to active conservation
> programmes and libraries in developing countries.
> Send a short description describing the work of the
> organisation, its need for the book, and financial
> constraints.
> 
> Mark Spalding, PhD
> Senior Marine Ecologist                             
> UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre  
> www.unep-wcmc.org
> 219 Huntingdon Road                                
> Tel: +44 (0)1223 277314
> Cambridge, CB3 0DL                                 
> Fax: +44 (0)1223 277136
> UK                                   
> e-mail:mark.spalding at unep-wcmc.org
> 
> 
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From cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net  Sun Aug 26 08:53:59 2001
From: cnidaria at pop.earthlink.net (James M. Cervino)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 08:53:59 -0400
Subject: Contact Info
Message-ID: <a04320401b7aea0902e9f@[165.247.173.61]>

Regarding the post on Sat, 25 Aug 2001 08:51:56 -0400 Titled "cry of the water"

Please contact the peoples directly involved in this project, as I 
posted this for a friend.

You can contact the project manager at:
Dan Clark, Cry of the Water, 954-753-9737 or,  reefteam2 at yahoo.com

Dr Goreau is in Panama with phone or e-mail contact and will be back 
in mid-September.


Dr TJ Goreau goreau at bestweb.net
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PhD. Program
Marine Science Program
University of South Carolina
(803) 996-6470
e-mail:cnidaria at earthlink.net
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From stheodosiou2000 at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 26 13:05:56 2001
From: stheodosiou2000 at yahoo.com (Susan Theodosiou)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:05:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: 1997-98 ENSO Special Issue of Bulletin of Marine Science
Message-ID: <200108261748.RAA28339@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

First Announcement:

ORDER NOW!!

Bulletin of Marine Science - 50th Anniversary 

A Collection of Studies on the Effects of the 1997-98
El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation Event in the Eastern
Tropical Pacific

Guest Editors:

Scientific Editor: Peter W. Glynn
Managing Editor: Susan B. Colley

Vol. 69, No. 1, July 2001


This 50th Anniversary Special Issue of the Bulletin of
Marine Science is now available by order.  The nearly
300-page volume is comprised of 16 papers including:

* 3 studies focusing on temperature record comparisons
between the 1982-83 and 1997-98 ENSO events, including
satellite and in situ sources and a comparison of
coral bleaching thresholds.

* 7 studies examining 1997-98 warming effects on
corals and coral reefs at several locations in the
equatorial eastern Pacific, ranging from Ecuador to
Costa Rica including the Gal?pagos Islands.

* 3 studies of ENSO effects on corals in M?xico.

* 2 modeling studies on reef carbonate budgets and
population dynamics of corals in upwelling and
nonupwelling environments.

* 2 papers dealing with responses of Panamanian corals
to experimentally elevated temperatures, comparing
upwelling and nonupwelling environments and branching
and massive coral species. 

* 1 study of the recruitment of larval fishes to Baj?
California and the Gal?pagos Islands.

Single copy, printed version, including shipping
charges (overseas by air mail)-$35.00 USD each.

CD versions of this 50th Anniversary Special Issue of
the Bulletin of Marine Science are $35.00 USD,
including shipping charges(overseas by air mail).

Orders must include format (CD or Print), number of
copies, and full mailing address of recipient.

Orders must include payment by check, institutional
purchase orders, credit cards or international money
orders made payable to the BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE.


Mail orders with payment to:

Prof. Samuel C. Snedaker, Editor
Bulletin of Marine Science
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149-1098
USA

Any further questions should be directed to:

Prof. Samuel C. Snedaker, Editor
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From dustanp at cofc.edu  Sun Aug 26 19:50:39 2001
From: dustanp at cofc.edu (Phillip Dustan)
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 19:50:39 -0400
Subject: No subject
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From sjameson at coralseas.com  Mon Aug 27 11:57:59 2001
From: sjameson at coralseas.com (Stephen C Jameson)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 01 11:57:59 -0400
Subject: Important
Message-ID: <20010827155939.VCLZ329.dorsey@[216.25.202.79]>

Dear Coral-listers,

Regarding the James Cervino email of 8/25 below:

>ANCIENT REEF THREATENED BY DREDGE PROJECT
>Reef Protection Report Released to Document and Save Northernmost Coral Reef
>
>Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Cry of the Water, a coral reef monitoring group 
>in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has documented unexpectedly high coral cover 
>and coral reef species diversity off the Broward County shoreline in 
>an area that is now threatened by a massive dredge and fill project.

If one is not enough, I am working with a team on an unbiased (third 
party) EIS for the Calypso natural gas pipeline that is proposed to run 
between Ft. Lauderdale and Freeport, Grand Bahama. 

I am in the process of collecting the marine and coastal information.  If 
anyone has issues or concerns they want to share with me please feel free 
to contact me.



.


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

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From dmeyer at peer.org  Mon Aug 27 13:39:57 2001
From: dmeyer at peer.org (Dan Meyer)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:39:57 -0400
Subject: On the Listserv!
Message-ID: <79C412F309FCD311B7B3009027DE4EAB123D42@PDC_PEER>


Dear Coral-listers:

I subscribe to the list, and PEER has been assisting Cry the Water on the
Broward County/Ancient reef matter as a part of our Oceans Initiative, of
which I am the Director.  Contact me if you have questions.

Dan Meyer, General Counsel
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
2001 S Street, N.W. - Suite 570
Washington, D.C.  20009

Tele: (202) 265.7337
Facs: (202) 265.4192
E/ml: dmeyer at peer.org

The preceding E-mail message contains information that is confidential, may
be protected by the attorney/client or other applicable privileges, and may
constitute non-public information. It is intended to be conveyed only to the
designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient of this
message, please notify the sender at (202) 265.7337.  Unauthorized use,
dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message is strictly
prohibited and may be unlawful. 





-----Original Message-----
From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
[mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Stephen C
Jameson
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:58 AM
To: James M. Cervino; Coral-List
Subject: Re: Important


Dear Coral-listers,

Regarding the James Cervino email of 8/25 below:

>ANCIENT REEF THREATENED BY DREDGE PROJECT
>Reef Protection Report Released to Document and Save Northernmost Coral
Reef
>
>Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Cry of the Water, a coral reef monitoring group 
>in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has documented unexpectedly high coral cover 
>and coral reef species diversity off the Broward County shoreline in 
>an area that is now threatened by a massive dredge and fill project.

If one is not enough, I am working with a team on an unbiased (third 
party) EIS for the Calypso natural gas pipeline that is proposed to run 
between Ft. Lauderdale and Freeport, Grand Bahama. 

I am in the process of collecting the marine and coastal information.  If 
anyone has issues or concerns they want to share with me please feel free 
to contact me.



..


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

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From cbingman at panix.com  Mon Aug 27 13:58:55 2001
From: cbingman at panix.com (Craig Bingman)
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:58:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Caulerpa toxifolia 'killer algae'
In-Reply-To: <sb7a3662.087@gateway>
Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0108271352410.25670-100000@panix3.panix.com>


For starters, it is Caulerpa taxifolia, not toxifolia.  If you do a google
search on the correct name, you will find names and contact information
for a number of people who are studying the algae.  If you search on
toxifolia, you wind up looking at the products of the fevered imaginings
of a lot of journalists who don't even know how to spell the name of the
organism.

-- 
cbingman at panix.com
http://fpage1.ba.best.com/~cbingman


> >>> "tim ecott" <timecott at hotmail.com> 08/15/01 09:12AM >>>
> Hello Coral listers,
> I know it's not strictly coral but can anyone put me in touch with anyone
> who can give me the latest info on the spread of the marine algae Caulerpa
> toxifolia. I'm writing it up for a UK magazine and am keen to find a map
> showing Mediterranean distribution.I'd like to talk to anyone who's doing
> research on the organism.
>
> tim ecott
> tel (44) 208  607 9436

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From carib at seas.marine.usf.edu  Tue Aug 28 09:12:21 2001
From: carib at seas.marine.usf.edu (Frank Muller-Karger)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:12:21 -0400
Subject: Commission on Ocean Policy
Message-ID: <200108281337.NAA03107@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Please distribute widely:

(See Three Items Below, text posted by CORE)

I.   OCEAN COMMISSION TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18
II.  FINAL CALL FOR OCEAN COMMISSION STAFF SUGGESTIONS
III. SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMISSION ON
        OCEAN POLICY

I. OCEAN COMMISSION TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18

The recently appointed Commission on Ocean Policy will host its first
public meeting on Monday and Tuesday, September 17 and 18, 2001. The
meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on September 17, and conclude at 5 p.m. The
Commission will reconvene at 9 a.m. on September 18 and meet until 5p.m.
The meeting will be held in the U.S. Department of Commerce auditorium,
Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC.  The agenda will include welcoming remarks, an overview of
the Oceans Act, discussion of the Commission's responsibilities, and
organizing the efforts of the Commission.

Further information is available on the web at:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://oceancommission.gov

or at:  http://oceancommission.gov/. The website will be available on or
before Friday, September 7, 2001.  If you have questions, contact: Glenn
Boledovich, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305
East-West Highway, SSMC 4, Room 13313, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
301-713-3070
ext. 193, or Glenn.Boledovich at noaa.gov


II. FINAL CALL FOR OCEAN COMMISSION STAFF SUGGESTIONS

Now that the membership of the Oceans Commission has been announced, it
becomes critical that CORE institutions look for and encourage qualified
personnel to consider applying for positions on the Oceans Commission
staff.  It goes without saying that a highly qualified staff will be an
important prerequisite for a successful Oceans Commission outcome.  As the
central clearing house for community information, we are building a roster
of people who would be interested in serving and are prepared to pass that
information to the Oceans Commission members for their consideration when
the staffing process begins.  We strongly encourage and recommend that all
CORE institutions look for personnel who are interested in serving on the
Commission on Ocean Policy in a staff position.  Please forward their
names and resumes to CORE Headquarters as soon as possible. Resumes should
be sent to Vicky Carroll at vcarroll at COREocean.org


III. SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY

The Commission on Ocean Policy, as authorized under the Oceans Act of 2000
and as appointed by President George W. Bush on July 3, 2001, is seeking
an Executive Director to oversee all aspects of the Commission's
operations. Under the terms of the Oceans Act, "the Chairman of the
Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
appoint and terminate an Executive Director.  The employment the Executive
Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of
the Commission."  This is an executive, senior management position
requiring expertise in budget oversight, fiscal responsibility, management
of staff, contract oversight, and oral and written communication.
Expertise managing major projects involving large quantities of
information and production of timely reports is required. Specific
knowledge of national ocean law, policy, administration, program
organization, natural resource management, and oceanography and marine
sciences is desirable.  This is a temporary position lasting about 18 to
24 months. The Executive Director will work in the Commission's offices in
the Washington, DC, area.  Applicants should be prepared to begin work
this October. Salary is negotiable depending on experience. Applications
must be postmarked by Friday, September 7, 2001. R?sum?'s or curriculum
vitae, along with a statement of interest and qualifications of no more
than 750 words, should be sent to:

Philip A. Cooney, Chief of Staff
Council on Environmental Quality
Eisenhower Executive Office
Building, Room 360
Washington, DC, 20503 or by fax to (202) 456-2710.

This is a receiving address only. No other contacts or inquiries please.






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From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Aug 28 16:34:56 2001
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:34:56 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Tragic News
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.03.10108281630590.16546-100000@blimpie>

It is my sad duty to report that one of our coral-listers, Mary Roche, who
also used to work for us here at NOAA/AOML, has perished.  She was a very
cheerful, vivacious, nice lady who was quite the adventurous sort.  Those
of us who knew her will miss her.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:32:09 -0400
From: Jim Happell <jhappell at rsmas.miami.edu>
To: info at rsmas.miami.edu
Subject: INFO: Mary Roche


I just received some bad news. Mary Roche, my graduate student, was killed
yesterday while hiking in New Mexico. She apparently lost her footing and
fell into a canyon. I will keep everyone informed about viewing and
funeral arrangements.


******************************************************
Jim Happell
University of Miami
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Director, Tritium Laboratory
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy
Miami, FL 33149
E-Mail: jhappell at rsmas.miami.edu
Homepage http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/tritium
Phone: 305-361-4111 (Lab-4119, Fax-4112)
Fax: 305-361-4112

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From corales at gmx.ch  Wed Aug 29 04:19:32 2001
From: corales at gmx.ch (corales at gmx.ch)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:19:32 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: coral-list-daily V2 #202
References: <200108290400.EAA04496@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <27099.999073172@www3.gmx.net>

Hola Fernando

Espero que te encuentres bien. Te cuento que todos los dias recibo de
www.coral.noaa.gov   mas o menos buena informacion de invesigadores de corales. Ya
que hay una reunion en Washington, quisiera preguntarte si vas a participar
en ella. Si es asi, cuentame como fue.
De Zuleika se que estuviste en La Habana por solo dos dias y no tuviste
tiempo para verla. Que lastima tan bella que es la muchacha. Cuando iras la
proxima vez a Cuba? Yo no se, quizas ire antes otra vez a Miami, pero eso depende
del trabajo. Estoy de momento en el Museo Zoologico, hacemos un libro pequeno
de las estrellas de mar del Mediterraneo Europeo.
Hasta pronto 
Walter

> coral-list-daily      Wednesday, August 29 2001      Volume 02 : Number
> 202
> 
> 
> 
> Commission on Ocean Policy
> Tragic News
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:12:21 -0400
> From: Frank Muller-Karger <carib at seas.marine.usf.edu>
> Subject: Commission on Ocean Policy
> 
> Please distribute widely:
> 
> (See Three Items Below, text posted by CORE)
> 
> I.   OCEAN COMMISSION TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18
> II.  FINAL CALL FOR OCEAN COMMISSION STAFF SUGGESTIONS
> III. SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMISSION ON
>         OCEAN POLICY
> 
> I. OCEAN COMMISSION TO MEET ON SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18
> 
> The recently appointed Commission on Ocean Policy will host its first
> public meeting on Monday and Tuesday, September 17 and 18, 2001. The
> meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on September 17, and conclude at 5 p.m. The
> Commission will reconvene at 9 a.m. on September 18 and meet until 5p.m.
> The meeting will be held in the U.S. Department of Commerce auditorium,
> Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW,
> Washington, DC.  The agenda will include welcoming remarks, an overview of
> the Oceans Act, discussion of the Commission's responsibilities, and
> organizing the efforts of the Commission.
> 
> Further information is available on the web at:
>
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://oceancommission.gov
> 
> or at:  http://oceancommission.gov/. The website will be available on or
> before Friday, September 7, 2001.  If you have questions, contact: Glenn
> Boledovich, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305
> East-West Highway, SSMC 4, Room 13313, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
> 301-713-3070
> ext. 193, or Glenn.Boledovich at noaa.gov
> 
> 
> II. FINAL CALL FOR OCEAN COMMISSION STAFF SUGGESTIONS
> 
> Now that the membership of the Oceans Commission has been announced, it
> becomes critical that CORE institutions look for and encourage qualified
> personnel to consider applying for positions on the Oceans Commission
> staff.  It goes without saying that a highly qualified staff will be an
> important prerequisite for a successful Oceans Commission outcome.  As the
> central clearing house for community information, we are building a roster
> of people who would be interested in serving and are prepared to pass that
> information to the Oceans Commission members for their consideration when
> the staffing process begins.  We strongly encourage and recommend that all
> CORE institutions look for personnel who are interested in serving on the
> Commission on Ocean Policy in a staff position.  Please forward their
> names and resumes to CORE Headquarters as soon as possible. Resumes should
> be sent to Vicky Carroll at vcarroll at COREocean.org
> 
> 
> III. SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY
> 
> The Commission on Ocean Policy, as authorized under the Oceans Act of 2000
> and as appointed by President George W. Bush on July 3, 2001, is seeking
> an Executive Director to oversee all aspects of the Commission's
> operations. Under the terms of the Oceans Act, "the Chairman of the
> Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
> appoint and terminate an Executive Director.  The employment the Executive
> Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of
> the Commission."  This is an executive, senior management position
> requiring expertise in budget oversight, fiscal responsibility, management
> of staff, contract oversight, and oral and written communication.
> Expertise managing major projects involving large quantities of
> information and production of timely reports is required. Specific
> knowledge of national ocean law, policy, administration, program
> organization, natural resource management, and oceanography and marine
> sciences is desirable.  This is a temporary position lasting about 18 to
> 24 months. The Executive Director will work in the Commission's offices in
> the Washington, DC, area.  Applicants should be prepared to begin work
> this October. Salary is negotiable depending on experience. Applications
> must be postmarked by Friday, September 7, 2001. R?sum?'s or curriculum
> vitae, along with a statement of interest and qualifications of no more
> than 750 words, should be sent to:
> 
> Philip A. Cooney, Chief of Staff
> Council on Environmental Quality
> Eisenhower Executive Office
> Building, Room 360
> Washington, DC, 20503 or by fax to (202) 456-2710.
> 
> This is a receiving address only. No other contacts or inquiries please.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ~~~~~~~
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> digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the
> menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:34:56 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Jim Hendee <hendee at aoml.noaa.gov>
> Subject: Tragic News
> 
> It is my sad duty to report that one of our coral-listers, Mary Roche, who
> also used to work for us here at NOAA/AOML, has perished.  She was a very
> cheerful, vivacious, nice lady who was quite the adventurous sort.  Those
> of us who knew her will miss her.
> 
> - ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:32:09 -0400
> From: Jim Happell <jhappell at rsmas.miami.edu>
> To: info at rsmas.miami.edu
> Subject: INFO: Mary Roche
> 
> 
> I just received some bad news. Mary Roche, my graduate student, was killed
> yesterday while hiking in New Mexico. She apparently lost her footing and
> fell into a canyon. I will keep everyone informed about viewing and
> funeral arrangements.
> 
> 
> ******************************************************
> Jim Happell
> University of Miami
> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
> Director, Tritium Laboratory
> 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy
> Miami, FL 33149
> E-Mail: jhappell at rsmas.miami.edu
> Homepage http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/tritium
> Phone: 305-361-4111 (Lab-4119, Fax-4112)
> Fax: 305-361-4112
> 
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> digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the
> menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> End of coral-list-daily V2 #202
> *******************************
> 
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> 

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From jim.hendee at noaa.gov  Wed Aug 29 07:08:00 2001
From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 07:08:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: The Scourge
Message-ID: <200108291138.LAA05386@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Ladies & Gentlemen,

	Most of you have no doubt been the victim of one type of computer
virus or worm or other design by malefactors in cyberspace.  It may be
that some of these criminals have retrieved your email address from posted
coral-list messages, but I don't think anyone has ever retrieved the
entire list of coral-list subscribers from the coral workstation at AOML
(knock-on-wood).  Coral-list is now closed to automated "subscribe"
requests so that I can screen names that may look suspicious (like
"homicide at hotmail.com"--not very coral-sounding or personal, is it?).  I
have also restricted the size of messages that can be sent (without
approval) by subscribers so that large executables can not be sent via
some of these email accounts that are sometimes easy to get anonymously
(e.g., hotmail, yahoo and msn accounts).

	I would just like to remind you to keep these things in mind:

*  If you get an attachment from someone you don't know, especially if you
can see that the file suffix ends in .exe or .htm concatenated to the end
of another filename (e.g., letter.doc.htm), do not open it.  When in
doubt, simply answer the message (without re-attaching the file), and say,
"What was that file you sent me, and who are you?"

*  Get a virus-checker, and if at all possible, subscribe to an automated
virus update company.

*  Make routine backups of your work, or better yet, automate it.
Remember, though, to have backups on different tapes or disks so that you
don't backup the virus, then restore it!  Ask your systems administrator
about different backup strategies.

	Take care...

	Cheers,
	Jim


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From West.Jordan at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV  Wed Aug 29 14:09:24 2001
From: West.Jordan at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV (West.Jordan at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:09:24 -0400
Subject: potential research funding: climate change impacts on coral reefs
Message-ID: <OF776F0AA5.3CE8E1A3-ON85256AB7.00617EDC@rtp.epa.gov>

Dear Colleagues,

The Global Change Research Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is soliciting proposals from U.S. states, territories, tribes and
local government agencies interested in assessing the potential impacts of
climate change and variability on water quality and/or aquatic ecosystems
(including coral reefs).

Universities and non-profit organizations may apply for assistance under
this program if they will use EPA  funds to provide support to U.S.
state/tribal/other local government agencies.

The summary description provided below includes a website address where
further documentation and forms can be obtained.

**Please do not use the "reply" function to respond to this posting.**

For further information, please contact: David Kelley, National Center for
Environmental Assessment, by email (kelley.dave at epa.gov), phone
(202-564-3263), or fax (202-564-2268).

ANNOUNCING: Request for Applications

WHAT: Funding for Cooperative Agreements with EPA's Global Change Research
Program

POTENTIAL APPLICANTS: State/Tribal/Other Local Government Agencies

SUBJECT: Assess climate change impacts on water quality and aquatic
ecosystems, and options that local groups (e.g., states, tribes) could use
to prepare for, adapt to, and cope with these changes

TITLE: A Request for Applications for Cooperative Agreements to Provide
Assistance to U.S.  State/Tribal/or Other Local Government Agencies to
Conduct Location-Specific Assessments of the Impacts of Climate Change and
Variability on Aquatic Ecosystems and Water Quality

WEBSITE: Information about the request for applications is available on the
Global Change Research Program's website:
http://www.epa.gov/globalresearch/     (Click on the newsreel and follow
the instructions to download the solicitation, an application kit, and a
list of resources that may be helpful to applicants.)

The solicitation can also be accessed from the National Center for
Environmental Assessment's website:
http://www.epa.gov/ncea/about/RFA_gc1.htm.

ABSTRACT:

     A Request for Applications for Cooperative Agreements to Provide
                Assistance to State/Tribal/Other Local Government
                Agencies to Conduct Location-Specific Assessments of the
Impacts of
                Climate Change and Variability on Aquatic Ecosystems and
Water Quality


                The EPA's Global Change Research Program within the Office
of Research and
                Development is issuing a "Request for Applications" (RFA)
for cooperative agreements to
                provide assistance to state/tribal/other local government
agencies to conduct
                location-specific assessments of the impacts of global
change on aquatic ecosystems and
                water quality. (For the purposes of this solicitation,
"local" describes any entity that operates
                at a smaller spatial scale than the regional or national
scale. Examples include states, tribes,
                U.S. territories, counties, municipalities, and
watersheds.) In addition, universities and
                non-profit organizations may apply for assistance under
this program if they will use EPA
                funds to provide support to state/tribal/other local
government agencies.

                Specifically, funding recipients will assess the potential
effects of climate change and
            variability on water quality (with respect to drinking water,
wastewater treatment, surface
            water, and/or ground water) and/or the effects on aquatic
ecosystems (streams, rivers,
            lakes, wetlands, estuaries, and/or coral reefs). The purpose of
these cooperative
                agreements is to build local capacity by providing physical
resources (through cooperative
                agreement funding) and technical assistance necessary to
conduct pilot assessment projects.
                These pilot projects will help groups that receive funds to
develop the capacity to conduct
                additional assessments on their own, and will generate
model methodologies and
                approaches that can be applied by other local authorities.
Applicants are encouraged to
                develop cooperative relationships with other organizations,
educational institutions, citizens
                groups, water quality authorities (e.g., water suppliers,
treatment plants) and/or other
                non-federal governmental entities to achieve these
purposes. Any transactions with such
                groups involving transfer of EPA funds must comply with
applicable regulations. Awards
                are estimated to range from $25,000 to $100,000 total over
a one- to three- year period.
                Depending on funding availability, up to approximately
$300,000 will be available to fund
                approximately three to six awards.
                Applications are due no later than October 18, 2001.

                For further information, please contact: David Kelley,
National Center for Environmental
                Assessment, by email (kelley.dave at epa.gov), phone
(202-564-3263), or fax
                (202-564-2268).

USE THE NCEA OR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM WEBSITES FOR OFFICIAL
VERSIONS OF THESE DOCUMENTS OR CONTACT DAVE KELLEY FOR PAPER COPIES.

PLEASE NOTE:
1) Regarding the last page of the solicitation, the complete Express
Address is 808 17th Street, NW. The rest of the address is correct.
2) The Application file attached is quite long ( guidance, directions), you
may want to request a hard-copy from Dave Kelley  to fill out the
Application.

***************************************************************
Jordan M. West, Ph. D.
AAAS/EPA Science and Engineering Fellow

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
ORD/NCEA/Global Change Research Program
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue (Mail Code 8601D)
Washington, DC  20460

Phone:  202/564-3384
Fax:  202/565-0075
e-mail:  west.jordan at epa.gov
***************************************************************

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From joecoolrp at hotmail.com  Wed Aug 29 18:15:50 2001
From: joecoolrp at hotmail.com (Rocki Phillips)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:15:50 -0700
Subject: research assistance?
Message-ID: <F111x4vvsGOkevWWGxe00001ba7@hotmail.com>

Hi,
My name is Rochelle Phillips. I just recently graduated from Oregon State 
University with BS in Environmental Science. I studied an option of Aquatic 
Biology mostly focusing on Marine organisms.
I am currently in Denver, CO, USA, but may be moving to Curacao/Aruba with 
in the next couple of months. I was curious if there is any research in the 
area and if I could be of assistance to any one?

I have experience as an intern with the Center of Shark Research at Mote 
Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, FL. I have also work with Dr. Bruce Menge on 
the Oregon Coast with his coastal ecology studies. I would like to continue 
my education in the marine world and would appreciate helping any one out 
who needed it.

Thank you,
Rochelle Phillips   :)

"Humankind has not woven the web of life.  We are but one thread within it.  
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.  All things are bound 
together.  All things connect."
--Chief Seattle, 1855


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From jdafni at netvision.net.il  Thu Aug 30 00:24:15 2001
From: jdafni at netvision.net.il (jacob Dafni)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 06:24:15 +0200
Subject: When was the first Marine Park/Reserve established
Message-ID: <005c01c1310b$a1f0d200$9187003e@dafni>

Hi All listers

For a forthcoming publication, I need the following piece of information:

Which was the first Underwater marine park and/or coral nature reseve in the world, and when was it formally established?

Thanks for your cooperation

Jacob Dafni

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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Thu Aug 30 22:25:03 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:25:03 -0500
Subject: FW: MORE DUST STUFF...
Message-ID: <53BEAAB43520D4119CAE00902785C38A016B3E1B@MIAMIMBX>

Coral-List:

Just an FYI... more dust...

-----------------------------
Associated Press Writer

The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 29, 2001

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Clouds of iron-rich dust from the Sahara Desert that
blow thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean may trigger blooms of
toxic algae known as red tide in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists said
Wednesday.

A study by University of South Florida researchers used satellites and
ground monitoring stations to track a Saharan dust cloud in 1999 to a
region between Tampa and Fort Myers where a huge bloom of red tide then
erupted.

The scientists believe iron in the dust causes the algae, normally present
in small quantities, to grow into large concentrations that kill fish, make
shellfish toxic and create respiratory problems for humans.

"We're still trying to figure out if all this is true, and if it is true
then we can predict it," said John J. Walsh, a USF marine science professor
who co-authored the study.

It appears in the September issue of the scientific journal Limnology and
Oceanography.

(Continued)

---
On the Web:
Florida Marine Research Institute: http://www.floridamarine.org
Goddard Space Flight Center: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov
---
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/florida/MGASHOUNZQC.html
http://www.naplesnews.com/01/08/bonita/d678651a.htm
http://www.sunsentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-fredtide30aug30.story

Red Tide bloom may drift south of Fort Myers
http://www.sptimes.com/News/083001/State/Red_Tide_bloom_may_dr.shtml

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From eshinn at usgs.gov  Fri Aug 31 15:06:47 2001
From: eshinn at usgs.gov (Gene Shinn)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:06:47 -0400
Subject: Dust/red tide/coral reefs/etc
Message-ID: <v03110734b7b5900e166b@[131.247.143.251]>

This website describing the link between iron in dust and red tide came out
following a workshop on reef and human health effects of African dust
conducted by USGS in St. Petersburg. The TOMS animation is especially
interesting.  Gene
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast30aug_1.htm?list85804



------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/african_dust/
|
E. A. Shinn
email  eshinn at usgs.gov
USGS Center for Coastal Geology     |
600 4th St. South                   | voice  (727) 803-8747 x3030
St.Petersburg, FL  33701            | fax    (727) 803-2032
------------------------------------ -----------------------------------


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From Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov  Fri Aug 31 15:21:11 2001
From: Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov (Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:21:11 -0400
Subject: When was the first Marine Park/Reserve established
Message-ID: <OF5538DEB0.1B775F4B-ON85256AB9.0068AFC8@nps.gov>


Jacob,

According to the legislative history of Dry Tortugas National Park, (70
miles west of Key West, FL, USA), Fort Jefferson National Monument became
the World's first marine protected area when Franklin Roosevelt signed
Presidential Proclamation No. 21112 (Stat. 3430). The Monument name was
changed to Dry Tortugas National Park in 1992 with management purposes to
protect and interpret a "pristine subtropical marine ecosystem, with
special attention to intact coral reef communities".

Tom Schmidt
Marine Biologist
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks
Homestead, FL 33034


                                                                                            
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Hi All listers

For a forthcoming publication, I need the following piece of information:

Which was the first Underwater marine park and/or coral nature reseve in
the world, and when was it formally established?

Thanks for your cooperation

Jacob Dafni

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From Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov  Fri Aug 31 15:38:09 2001
From: Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov (Tom_Schmidt at nps.gov)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:38:09 -0400
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The date of the Presidential Proclamation  creating Fort Jefferson NM was
January 4 1935 !


                                                                                          
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Jacob,

According to the legislative history of Dry Tortugas National Park, (70
miles west of Key West, FL, USA), Fort Jefferson National Monument became
the World's first marine protected area when Franklin Roosevelt signed
Presidential Proclamation No. 21112 (Stat. 3430). The Monument name was
changed to Dry Tortugas National Park in 1992 with management purposes to
protect and interpret a "pristine subtropical marine ecosystem, with
special attention to intact coral reef communities".

Tom Schmidt
Marine Biologist
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks
Homestead, FL 33034


                                                                                            
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Hi All listers

For a forthcoming publication, I need the following piece of information:

Which was the first Underwater marine park and/or coral nature reseve in
the world, and when was it formally established?

Thanks for your cooperation

Jacob Dafni

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jdafni at netvision.net.il
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when
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From Bprecht at pbsj.com  Fri Aug 31 22:13:29 2001
From: Bprecht at pbsj.com (Precht, Bill)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 21:13:29 -0500
Subject: Coral Dust & Red Tide
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Dear Coral-list:

Yesterday I posted a press release about the possible linkage between
African dust and red tide blooms in the Gulf of Mexico.

I am neither a dust or red tide specialist...for those interested, however,
there have been numerous notes on the coral-list regarding the possible
effects of dust fallout on reef ecosystems (see this AM's post by Gene Shinn
of the USGS in St. Petersburg, FL).

In addition, I have attached a number of hot-links and recent news posts for
red-tide stuff.

I hope this helps answer any queries.

cheers,

Bill Precht
Ecological Sciences Program Manager
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Fish kill disposal test on Boca Grande red tide encouraging

August 31, 2001

Associated Press

BOCA GRANDE - The use of oil spill cleanup technology to prevent fish kills
from reaching beaches has been encouraging, scientists said Thursday after
testing it on a red tide outbreak in the Gulf of Mexico.

An oil spill recovery vessel collected dead fish, pumped them through a
chopping mechanism and then released the remains back into the water
Wednesday. The test took place at a site were the toxic algae had bloomed
south of Boca Grande on Florida's southwest coast.

"(The) test run gives us reason to remain optimistic," said Jeremy
Whatmough, president of a Longboat Key-based citizens group called Solutions
to Avoid Red Tide, or START.

The group is part of the Harmful Algal Bloom Alliance that also includes the
Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota and the state's Florida Marine Research
Institute based at St. Petersburg. Both also participated in the experiment.

<cut>

Red tide not only kills fish, it makes shellfish toxic and causes
respiratory problems for humans. Research by University of South Florida
scientists indicates the blooms may be triggered by iron in clouds of dust
that blow from the Sahara Desert and fall into the gulf. <end>

http://www.naplesnews.com/01/09/florida/d680169a.htm


Miami Herald

Toxic algae bloom off southwest Florida gulf coast killing fish

August 29, 2001

http://www.miami.com/herald/content/digdocs/094753.htm


Latest count shows record number of manatees in Florida

January 11, 2001

... and 45 reported dead in Lee County. The statewide number was the highest
since 1996, an anomalous year when 415 were killed due to an outbreak of red
tide. Seventy-eight manatees were killed in collisions with watercraft,
according to the marine research institute. Five manatees in Collier were
killed ...

http://www.naplesnews.com/01/01/bonita/d569034a.htm


Start - Solutions To Avoid Red Tide
http://www.start1.com/


About Red Tide
Michael Henry, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida
http://www.mote.org/~mhenry/WREDTIDE.phtml


Ecotopics International News Service

What is START? by Rob Haglund. START (Solutions To Avoid Red Tide), a grass
roots, non-profit, citizen organization dedicated to funding and promoting
efforts ...

http://www.ecotopics.com/articles/start.htm


Red Tide Monitoring

Be sure to check out our Red Tide Poster for more information and pictures!
Informative links: ...

http://www.ios.bc.ca/ios/plankton/ios_tour/phyt_lab/red_tide.htm


Red Tide fact sheet
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/riseagrant/factsheets/redtide.html


Red Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms

... NOAA) grant to the National Office for Marine Biotoxins and Harmful
Algal Blooms at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Dr. Don Anderson,
Director. ...  Description: Introduces kids to algal blooms, a case where
algae is environmentally hazardous.

http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/


ECOHAB. The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms.
http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/nationplan/ECOHAB/ECOHABhtml.html


Harmful Algal Blooms - Homepage

... Biotoxin team members Link to description of marine biotoxins Link to
descripton of Harmful Algal Blooms Link to NWFSC Biotoxin and HTML current
research Link ...

http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/


Toxic red tides and harmful algal blooms: A practical challenge in coastal
oceanography. ...
http://earth.agu.org/revgeophys/anders01/anders01.html


NOAA CSC Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting Project
... Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting Project. Concerns about harmful algal
blooms (HAB) have increased

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/habf/


UNITED NATIONS THE IOC HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM PROGRAMME
http://ioc.unesco.org/hab/default.htm


Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act by National Centers
for Coastal Ocean Science. ...

http://www.cop.noaa.gov/projects/HAB.htm


Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)

... Harmful Algal Blooms. http://www.fmri.usf.edu/ecohab/ ECOHAB: Florida A
comprehensive HAB site with both general and Florida-specific information.
.
http://pelican.gmpo.gov/habpage.html


"Red Tide Photos"

Harmful Algal Bloom Photo Gallery. ... visible" phytoplankton blooms.
California Noctiluca Bloom, Florida Red Tide Bloom of Gymnodinium breve. ...

http://www.redtide.whoi.edu/hab/rtphotos/rtphotos.html


Cawthron's harmful algal bloom research

... Dr Karen Steidinger at the Florida Marine Research Institute thanks to
... being successfully used by the harmful algal bloom monitoring team to
provide a ...

http://www.cawthron.org.nz/what_biosecurity_harmful_algal_blooms.htm


2000 Progress Report: ECOHAB: Control of Harmful Algal Blooms ...
Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms ... species found in US
waters (the Florida red tide dinoflagellate Gymnodinium breve ...

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/progress/grants/98/algal/anderson00.html


1997 STAR Recipients - Harmful Algal Blooms

... Florida Dept. of Envir. Protection; Florida Marine Research Inst. (FL),
Fate ... Monterey Bay (CA), Influence of Harmful Algal Blooms on the
Distribution and ...

http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/grants/97/algalb97.html

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