From fpl10 at free.fr Mon Jan 1 07:06:24 2001 From: fpl10 at free.fr (Fabrice Poiraud-Lambert) Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 13:06:24 +0100 Subject: Acropora Growth Movie - Final Message-ID: <005801c073eb$43a0e2e0$8f13fea9@dell> Happy New Year to all ! The growth movie final stage is now online at http://www.reefkeepers.net/movie.html, with 93 days in a row of growth. 3 movies are actually online : one full movie with 93 pictures, one lighter (1 image every 5) and one with only 1 image every 10 (to allow a quick overview without downloading the full movie) Non commercial usage is free. Best Regards Fabrice Poiraud-Lambert http://www.circop.com, to Enjoy Great protected Coral Reefs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010101/bab6293b/attachment.html From tdone at aims.gov.au Mon Jan 1 23:04:45 2001 From: tdone at aims.gov.au (Terry Done) Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 14:04:45 +1000 Subject: New book released Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102135958.00b8c7b0@email.aims.gov.au> A new coral reef book was released on December 21 in the USA. Dr. Eric Wolanski, FSTE, has edited this new scientific book on physics-biology links in coral reefs and adjoining mangroves and seagrass. The reference is E. Wolanski (2001) Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 350 pp. Details are available at http://www.crcpress.com/us/product.asp?sku=0833+++&dept%5Fid=1 Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Living Marine Resources Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone at aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010102/e26a17e3/attachment.html From c.smith at aims.gov.au Wed Jan 3 00:16:48 2001 From: c.smith at aims.gov.au (Carolyn Smith) Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:16:48 +1000 Subject: Job posting for AIMS Research Scienctist - Genetist Message-ID: <200101031252.MAA24409@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> DO NOT RELPY DIRECT TO AUTHOR All queries to Dr Kate Wilson -details below. SEE also attached duty statement and selection criteria. RESEARCH SCIENTIST (GENETICIST) EXPLORING and CONSERVING MARINE BIODIVERSITY Job No 198 The Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville facility is a seeking a Geneticist to assist the Project to address research areas of national highest priority, including specific support for marine conservation, identification of areas with taxonomic richness or uniqueness and elucidation of the temporal dynamics of biodiversity associated with natural and human disturbances. The successful applicant will lead a sub-Project with a small team investigating a range of biodiversity issues including the major influences on the evolution of biodiversity in selected biota, patterns of gene flow between reefs and the impacts of major disturbances on population genetic variation. The position will allow for a significant level of autonomy under the broad guidelines of the Project's Research Plan and will involve responsibility for the Project's genetic research, the activities of the genetics support staff and the associated specialist laboratory facilities. In addition to specialist expertise in genetic analysis, very effective liaison and collaboration with a diverse range of scientists within the broader Project and with other geneticists and non-geneticists working in the Institute will be required. Salary: This position is offered as five (5) year fixed term appointment at a salary within the range of $61,511 to $71,057 per annum (AOF5.1-6.1) (determined by qualifications and experience). Enquiries: Dr K Wilson (07) 4753 4462 or email k.wilson at aims.gov.au IMPORTANT INFORMATION Applications: Applicants must address the selection criteria, giving relevant particulars including the names of two professional referees. Address your application to the General Manager Support Services, Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC Qld 4810. Applications for this position close on 19 January 2001. AIMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and promotes a smoke free work environment. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lfoote at maui.net Thu Jan 4 07:09:16 2001 From: lfoote at maui.net (lfoote at maui.net) Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 02:09:16 -1000 (HST) Subject: Auto reply from lfoote@maui.net Message-ID: <200101041209.CAA50694@maui.net> Aloha! Thank you for your message. I will be away from December 15th to January 3rd. I will most likely be unable to check my email during this time. I will be sure to get back to you upon my return! If you are writing in regards to "REEF Week" or Project S.E.A.-LINK, please send your email to Donna.Brown at mauicc.hawaii.edu, or call (808) 984-3203 while I am away. Thank you & Happy Holidays! Liz Foote ~ ~ ----------- Your original message is below ---------- coral-list-daily Wednesday, December 13 2000 Volume 01 : Number 131 Bad news for reefs Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Bleaching archives Coral Bulletins Coral Reef Monitoring "Needs Assessment" Survey coral reef ABCNEWS article Call for public comment on NWHI Coral Reserve Opportunity for coastal resource economist ADDENDUM to Florida Keys CRMP report ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:22:27 From: "kathryn pederson" Subject: Bad news for reefs Two years ago, the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network reported 10% of the world's coral reefs being in serious trouble. This number has now more than doubled. A report published today found that 27 percent of the world's coral reefs were gone and predicted that 70 percent would be gone by 2050. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001211/sc/environment_coral_dc.html I knew it was bad, but I never expected it that bad. The only "good" thing about it could be, that this news will have some kind of a Chernobyl-effect and will serve as a wake-up-call, thus, spread the bad news, please, _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:49:11 -0500 From: "Jaap, Walt" Subject: Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP) may be accessed as noted below. The data is very negative, 40 sites, 1996 to 1999, overall a 38 percent loss in coral cover. The details are disturbing. Best wishes for a great holiday and interesting new year. PAX Walt Jaap > The 2000 CRMP Executive Summary is available on our ftp site. The file is > a pdf, so you will be able to read, zoom and print the document in color. > > Using any web browser, go to the following address: > ftp://ftp.fmri.usf.edu/pub/uploads/CRMP > Download (click on) the file named EPA CRMP Review 2000.pdf > It should take about 2 minutes to download (2.5 MB). > Enjoy, ML > > Matt Lybolt - Corals - Florida Marine Research Institute > 727-893-9860 x1134 > **Note new e-mail: matthew.lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us > See us at www.fmri.usf.edu > The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late. > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:16:45 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee Subject: Bleaching archives The CHAMP coral bleaching archives have been updated to include coral-list reports in 2000. They may be accessed at: ftp://www.coral.noaa.gov/pub/champ/bleach/ The file names are constructed to show the approximate date of the report. for instance, a file name of b20000818.dat would mean the report was made on or about August 18, 2000. If you'd like me to include any other records, please drop a line or post to coral-list. Thanks, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:40:22 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Hendee Subject: Coral Bulletins Greetings, New coral-listers may be interested in knowing that news items with follow-up documents, or large documents that can not be posted on coral-list, are usually posted as "Bulletins" on the CHAMP Page (www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular, then Bulletins), or sometimes under "Miscellaneous Themes and Studies" (click on Research/Data). Here are recent entries under Bulletins which may be of interest to you: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Review of Coral Bleaching Worldwide 1996-1998 By Dr. Peter W. Glynn. Posted December 11, 2000. Galapagos Action Alert, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Posted December 11, 2000. Webcast and information on President Clinton's announcement regarding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Posted December 04, 2000. Executive Order on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Posted December 04, 2000. A National Program to Access, Inventory and Monitor US Coral Reefs, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Posted December 4, 2000. Protocol of Congressional Visits for Scientist-Activists. Posted in Adobe Acrobat format(.pdf) on October 03, 2000. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Fifth Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, August 2000. Posted in Adobe Acrobat format(.pdf) on September 08, 2000. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:09:28 GMT From: pb_coral at yahoo.com Subject: Coral Reef Monitoring "Needs Assessment" Survey Aloha all, The Coral Reef Monitoring group of the Coral Reef Task Force's Ecosystem Science and Conservation working group would do well by your participation in a survey of coral reef monitoring-related needs. There is a web-based survey which will allow you to complete the survey over the Internet. The web-based survey has been designed to work using any Internet browser on any computer platform. The survey can be completed in about 15-20 minutes. Instructions for completing the survey, as well as the reasons for undertaking the survey, are provided on the web site. Please visit: http://patuxent.nos.noaa.gov:22005/crtf user name - crtf_public password - spurandgroove Hopefully, this will enable better monitoring by the NOAA folks. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:02:24 -0500 From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: coral reef ABCNEWS article Commerce Secretary Announces New Measures to Safeguard Coral Reefs By Amanda Onion Dec. 11 As the world's coral reefs show signs of rapid decline, Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta spelled out four federal initiatives today to help stem the die-off of these marine communities known as the rain forests of the sea. "We can no longer take our coral reefs for granted," said Mineta in a statement. "We cannot continue to count on coral reefs to support billion dollar economies based on recreation and tourism while at the same time permitting unprecedented degradation of our reefs." The rest is at: Best wishes, Ursula Keuper-Bennett TURTLE TRAX http://www.turtles.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:21:16 -0600 From: "Roger B Griffis" Subject: Call for public comment on NWHI Coral Reserve This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------81145282C2879DBB09E90331 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------10C12A1A886044AE60A86600" - --------------10C12A1A886044AE60A86600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please distribute - Call for public comment on conservation measures of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve [http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html] On December 4, 2000, U.S. President Clinton signed Executive Order 13178, establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. The President initiated a 30-day comment period and directed the Secretary of Commerce to receive public comment on the Reserve conservation measures, and whether to make the Reserve Preservation Areas permanent. Public comment period ends January 8, 2001. Six public hearings will be held in Hawaii December 11-15. One public hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. on December 13. Information is provided below on the public hearings and how to submit comments. For a full schedule of public hearings please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/schedule.html For information on submitting comments in writing please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html Comments must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2001. Comments may be submitted by mail, fax or electronically to: Roger Griffis, NOAA, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning Rm. 6117, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230-0001 Fax 301/713-4306 Website: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov E-mail address: hawaiicomments at noaa.gov For further information or to request an information packet on the President's proposal, please contact Roger Griffis at 866-616-3605 (toll free) or visit the Web site //hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ For information on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve please see: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/ Schedule of Public Hearings: Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Reserve Oahu December 11, 2000 6 p.m. Ala Moana Hotel - Garden Lanai 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu, HI 808.955.4811 Kona December 11, 2000 6 p.m. *King Kamehameha Hotel 75-5660 Palani Road Kailua-Kona, HI 808.329.2911 *Parking will be validated. Hilo December 12, 2000 6 p.m. Hilo Cooperative Extension Service 875 Komohana Street Conference Room A Hilo, HI 808.959.9155 Kauai December 13, 2000 6 p.m. Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall Ballroom B 4191 Hardy Street Lihue, HI Washington, D.C. December 13, 2000 1 p.m. U.S. Department of Commerce Room 4830 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW 202.482.5181 Maui December 14, 2000 6 p.m. Wailuku Community Center 395 Waena Street Wailuku, HI Molokai December 15, 2000 6 p.m. Mitchell Pauole Center 90 Ainoa Street Kaunakakai, HI 808.553.3204 - --------------10C12A1A886044AE60A86600 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please distribute -

Call for public comment on conservation measures of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve [http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html]

On December 4, 2000, U.S. President Clinton signed Executive Order 13178, establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve.  The President initiated a 30-day comment period and directed the Secretary of Commerce to receive public comment on the Reserve conservation measures, and whether to make the Reserve Preservation Areas permanent.

Public comment period ends January 8, 2001.  Six public hearings will be held in Hawaii December 11-15.  One public hearing will be held in Washington, D.C. on December 13.  Information is provided below on the public hearings and how to submit comments.

For a full schedule of public hearings please see:
http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/schedule.html

For information on submitting comments in writing please see:
http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/comment/comment.html
Comments must be postmarked no later than January 8, 2001. Comments may be submitted by mail, fax or electronically to:

                    Roger Griffis, NOAA,
                    Office of Policy and Strategic Planning
                    Rm. 6117, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW
                    Washington, D.C. 20230-0001

                    Fax 301/713-4306
                    Website: http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov
                    E-mail address: hawaiicomments at noaa.gov

                    For further information or to request an information packet on
                    the President's proposal, please contact Roger Griffis at
                    866-616-3605 (toll free) or visit the Web site //hawaiireef.noaa.gov/

For information on the new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve please see:
http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov/

Schedule of Public Hearings:
Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Reserve

             Oahu
             December 11, 2000
             6 p.m.
             Ala Moana Hotel - Garden Lanai
             410 Atkinson Drive
             Honolulu, HI
             808.955.4811

             Kona
             December 11, 2000
             6 p.m.
             *King Kamehameha Hotel
             75-5660 Palani Road
             Kailua-Kona, HI
             808.329.2911
             *Parking will be validated.

             Hilo
             December 12, 2000
             6 p.m.
             Hilo Cooperative Extension Service
             875 Komohana Street
             Conference Room A
             Hilo, HI
             808.959.9155

             Kauai
             December 13, 2000
             6 p.m.
             Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
             Ballroom B
             4191 Hardy Street
             Lihue, HI

             Washington, D.C.
             December 13, 2000
             1 p.m.
             U.S. Department of Commerce
             Room 4830
             14th & Constitution Avenue, NW
             202.482.5181

             Maui
             December 14, 2000
             6 p.m.
             Wailuku Community Center
             395 Waena Street
             Wailuku, HI

             Molokai
             December 15, 2000
             6 p.m.
             Mitchell Pauole Center
             90 Ainoa Street
             Kaunakakai, HI
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Griffis end:vcard - --------------81145282C2879DBB09E90331-- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:44:11 -0000 From: "Spurgeon,James" Subject: Opportunity for coastal resource economist GIBB Ltd is looking to recruit a coastal resources specialist with experience (and/or a strong interest) in economics. Ideal requirements are as follows: * A relevant degree and MSc * 2 - 10 years relevant experience * Excellent written and spoken English * Based in the UK head office (Reading), but willing to work around the world * Enthusiastic and hard working * The main workload will be undertaking coastal EIAs, economic valuation of coastal resources and impacts, and investigating and implementing sustainable financing mechanisms for marine protected areas. * Salary will be in the range of ?17,000 to ?30,000. * GIBB is an international firm of engineering, environmental and management consultants. * GIBB has over 4,000 employees and 90 offices around the world. If interested, please send me (via email) your CV and a covering letter by January 31st 2001. Thanks James James Spurgeon Principal Environmental Economist/Scientist Gibb Ltd Gibb House London Rd Reading England RG6 1BL Tel: 0118 963 5000 Fax: 0118 926 3888 Email: jspurgeo at gibb.co.uk - ------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail does not give rise to any binding legal obligation upon GIBB Ltd or any affiliate unless such company subsequently confirms the contents in writing, non-electronically. This e-mail may be confidential, legally privileged or otherwise protected in law. Unauthorised disclosure or copying of any or all of it may be unlawful. If you receive this e-mail in error please contact the sender and delete the message. http://www.gibbltd.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:29:15 -0500 From: "Lybolt, Matthew" Subject: ADDENDUM to Florida Keys CRMP report Greetings, A correction has been made to The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP). On page 8, the map (figure 7) has been replaced with the correct map. All those who downloaded the report before 1600 EDT (2100 UTC) should download the corrected file. Our UNIX administrator reported that a substantial number of downloads occurred before 1600 EDT (mostly NOAA / NOS). Please follow the same directions (below) to obtain the corrected file. Walt Jaap wrote: The Executive Summary from the Scientific Review Panel for Coral Reef Monitoring (FKNMS WQPP) may be accessed as noted below. The data is very negative, 40 sites, 1996 to 1999, overall a 38 percent loss in coral cover. The details are disturbing. Best wishes for a great holiday and interesting new year. PAX Walt Jaap Matt Lybolt wrote: > The 2000 CRMP Executive Summary is available on our ftp site. The file is > a pdf, so you will be able to read, zoom and print the document in color. > > Using any web browser, go to the following address: > ftp://ftp.fmri.usf.edu/pub/uploads/CRMP > Download (click on) the file named EPA CRMP Review 2000.pdf > It should take about 2 minutes to download (2.5 MB). > Enjoy, ML > Matt Lybolt - Corals - Florida Marine Research Institute 727-893-9860 x1134 **Note new e-mail: matthew.lybolt at fwc.state.fl.us See us at www.fmri.usf.edu The early worm gets eaten by the bird, so sleep late. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ End of coral-list-daily V1 #131 ******************************* ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Pandolfi.John at nmnh.si.edu Thu Jan 4 08:46:36 2001 From: Pandolfi.John at nmnh.si.edu (John Pandolfi) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 08:46:36 -0500 Subject: Student Internship available Message-ID: Funding is currently available through a project with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis for a student intern. The student will gather and assemble data from the literature on the occurrence of Caribbean reef corals during four separate time intervals: Pleistocene, Holocene, Historical, and modern ecological studies. Time permitting, the student will help in the analysis of the data. Eligibility is confined to students currently enrolled at an academic institution, and the internship must be completed in house at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. The paid internship is for 10 weeks. A $3000 stipend is given, and may be used for transportation, lodging and per diem. The student will take up the internship as soon as possible, but no later than the end of January 2001. Interested parties should contact Dr. J.M. Pandolfi, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Phone: 202 357 2406 FAX: 202 786 2832 e-mail: pandolfi.john at nmnh.si.edu ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Roger.Torstenson at noaa.gov Thu Jan 4 09:19:46 2001 From: Roger.Torstenson at noaa.gov (Roger Torstenson) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 09:19:46 -0500 Subject: Earth System Monitor articles References: <3.0.1.32.20010103114219.00858b50@pop.uncwil.edu> Message-ID: <3A548682.A9F59656@nodc.noaa.gov> Hello I am looking for individuals (government, academia, or private industry), who may be interested in submitting an article for publication in the Earth System Monitor. The "Earth System Monitor" is a 16-page (maximum) publication released quarterly by NESDIS' National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) through staff of the NODC Coastal Ocean Laboratory. The publication is printed as grayscale with an additional spot color for contrast. Its primary focus is to highlight ongoing NESDIS research, publications, products, and programs and is circulated worldwide to various oceanographic and academic institutions as well as to government agencies and the general public. The ESM also includes submissions and announcements from other NOAA organizations such as NWS, ORCA, NMFS, etc. to help disseminate information about NOAA and its achievements. Relevant articles of oceanographic concern and interest are also considered from institutions/organizations outside of NOAA. Please contact Roger Torstenson (rtorstenson at nodc.noaa.gov) for additional information. Over the past couple years we have published articles from foreign sources as well as the United States. Thank you ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From patrik at infotropic.com Thu Jan 4 11:44:50 2001 From: patrik at infotropic.com (Patrik Nilsson) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 17:44:50 +0100 Subject: Status of online publication of Coral Reefs 2000 report? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010104173547.02c48b00@www.jante.org> Hi, "Report of the Joint Meeting of the GCRMN Management Group and GCRMN Science and Technical Advisory Committee (Bali, Indonesia)" available at http://www.coral.noaa.gov/gcrmn/, says, regarding the "Status of the Coral Reefs of the World: 2000" report: "Although 5,000 copies of the report were printed, it was also suggested that the report be posted on the world wide web. Jamie Oliver of ICLARM volunteered to post the report on the ICLARM's ReefBase home page (Action 1)." Any news on this? The ReefBase home page (www.reefbase.org) is down, apparently for a major revision, and will be so until sometime early 2001. Thanks, Patrik ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From szmanta at uncwil.edu Wed Jan 3 11:42:19 2001 From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant) Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 11:42:19 -0500 Subject: Coral Reefs manuscript submissions Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20010103114219.00858b50@pop.uncwil.edu> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1473 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010103/8aec7cd3/attachment.bin From palandro at seas.marine.usf.edu Fri Jan 5 11:01:35 2001 From: palandro at seas.marine.usf.edu (david palandro) Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:01:35 -0500 Subject: Venezuelan Reefs Message-ID: <005001c07730$c7e0ade0$ae88f783@marine.usf.edu> Does anyone know of any current management or monitoring of Venezuelan coral reefs? I am trying to ascertain how much management there is as well as current conditions of the various reefs around Venezuela. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dave David Palandro Remote Sensing-Biological Oceanography Lab College of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 7th Ave. So. St. Petersburg, Fl. 33701 727-553-1186 727-553-1103 (fax) palandro at seas.marine.usf.edu http://paria.marine.usf.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010105/23861ee9/attachment.html From rgrigg at iniki.soest.hawaii.edu Thu Jan 4 19:41:54 2001 From: rgrigg at iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (Rick Grigg) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:41:54 -1000 Subject: Coral Reef Evolution In-Reply-To: <3A392CF2.F859811E@gate.net> Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20010104144154.006ce168@iniki.soest.hawaii.edu> To the coral list, Those of you who would like a reprint entitled "Coral Reef Evolution; short term instability versus evolutionary stasis", please send me your address and I will mail you a copy. The article appeared in the Dec. 2000 issue of Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Thank you. Richard Grigg ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From j.oliver at cgiar.org Thu Jan 4 20:04:17 2001 From: j.oliver at cgiar.org (Jamie Oliver) Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 09:04:17 +0800 Subject: Status of online publication of Coral Reefs 2000 report? In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010104173547.02c48b00@www.jante.org> Message-ID: <000401c076b3$6dde90a0$070310ac@jamieoliver> Patrik The report will indeed be available on the revised ReefBase website within about 2 weeks. We are currently testing out the new site and adding last minute features. We will be making the full text of the 1998 and the 2000 report available online. In addition we will have several regional and national reports from the GCRMN program, and links to other relevant status reports (CARICOMP, CORDIO etc) which have already been published. If you or anyone else urgently needs a copy of the 2000 report I can email this to you. (The full report is 5.6Mb zipped) In addition, if anyone has a report relating to the status of coral reefs, management and conservation which you would like to see placed on the ReefBase site, please let me know by email. The new site will have an upload facility which will enable such documents (as well as data sets and images) to be quickly posted for publication on the site. Best regards Jamie Oliver ReefBase Project Leader Jamie Oliver Senior Scientist (Coral Reef Projects) International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management PO Box 500, Penang 10670 Phone: (604) 641 4623 Fax: (604) 643 4463 email: J.Oliver at cgiar.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Patrik Nilsson Sent: Friday, 5 January 2001 12:45 AM To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Status of online publication of Coral Reefs 2000 report? Hi, "Report of the Joint Meeting of the GCRMN Management Group and GCRMN Science and Technical Advisory Committee (Bali, Indonesia)" available at http://www.coral.noaa.gov/gcrmn/, says, regarding the "Status of the Coral Reefs of the World: 2000" report: "Although 5,000 copies of the report were printed, it was also suggested that the report be posted on the world wide web. Jamie Oliver of ICLARM volunteered to post the report on the ICLARM's ReefBase home page (Action 1)." Any news on this? The ReefBase home page (www.reefbase.org) is down, apparently for a major revision, and will be so until sometime early 2001. Thanks, Patrik ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From acmaea at together.net Sun Jan 7 11:27:30 2001 From: acmaea at together.net (Gustav W. Verderber) Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:27:30 -0500 Subject: Seeking Field Biologists Message-ID: <200101081743.RAA03339@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear Researcher, For fifteen years, I have been collaborating with field biologists with a view toward producing informative natural history images and articles for national and international publications. I am an editorial photographer and writer with credits that include the cover of Natural History. I am always interested in photographing the unique subjects and rare behaviors that only you know about and in writing about nature for the general public. If you have a natural history research project that you believe might attract an editor of a consumer publication such as Natural History, National Geographic, Smithsonian, etc. I would like to hear from you. Please respond directly to me at the email address given in my signature. With gratitude and respect, Gustav W. Verderber Environmental Interpretation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY * FREE-LANCE WRITING * NATURE TRAVEL URL: http://www.GUSTAVWVERDERBER.com Email: G.Verderber at Sciencenet.com P.O. Box 153, Lowell, VT 05847 USA Telephone: (802) 744-2392 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 8 13:10:53 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:10:53 -0500 (EST) Subject: workstation down Message-ID: Greetings, Unfortunately, we had a disk crash on January 7 at 3:12am (EST) so coral-list messages may not have been delivered right away; or, the CHAMP Page may have been inaccessible. I regret any inconveniences. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lance at mcbi.org Mon Jan 8 16:56:11 2001 From: lance at mcbi.org (Lance Morgan) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 13:56:11 -0800 Subject: Call for Papers- Marine Conservation Biology Symposium Message-ID: <200101090034.AAA04217@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apologies for cross-postings Please forward to interested colleagues Call for Contributed Papers Second Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology Registration and Information available online www.mcbi.org Deadline for Submission is Jan. 12, 2001 Marine Conservation Biology Institute invites submissions from scientists and students in physical, biological and social sciences pertaining to marine conservation. Topics include, but are not limited to: biodiversity, alien species, ecosystem mapping, population dynamics, oceanography, climate change, human effects on marine systems, marine protected areas, large-scale management strategies, and effects of fishing on marine ecosystems and biodiveristy. Additionally, we encourage presentations by individuals from government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and countries outside North America. Each contributed-paper presentation will last 15 minutes (timed) with an additional 5 minutes for questions and answers. Abstract Submission Instructions MCBI will accept abstracts only as email messages (no attachments please). Abstracts should be written in English, run no longer than 250 words (not including title and author information) and concisely describe the topic of presentation. Please indicate senior author and include full contact information for all authors (name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address). All submissions must specify whether they are for oral presentation, poster presentation, or no preference. Abstracts without this information will not be accepted. When submitting abstracts, please include the subject line "Abstract Submission." To submit an abstract or for questions regarding appropriate scientific content, contact Dr. Lance Morgan at lance at mcbi.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From richardl at fiu.edu Mon Jan 8 15:11:43 2001 From: richardl at fiu.edu (Laurie Richardson) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 12:11:43 -0800 Subject: Caribbean Marine Labs References: <3A37EACB.CD7A339@fiu.edu> Message-ID: <3A5A1EFF.DA48DD31@fiu.edu> Sorry about the double posting of this message - this (original) one was emailed on December 13 but for some reason only was sent out now. If you responded to my second announcement, please disregard this. And, by the way, thanks for the responses. Happy New Year! Laurie Richardson wrote: > Greetings: The Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean > (AMLC) is currently updating a list of all marine laboratories in the > Caribbean region. The AMLC is a network of representatives from member > marine laboratories. The organization holds bi-annual science meetings, > with Directors meetings in alternate years. Our next science meeting > will be held in June of 2001 in Puerto Rico. > > I have been charged with compiling a current list of all Caribbean > marine labs. I would appreciate it very much if you would reply to me > (richardl at fiu.edu) if you are affilliated with a Caribbean marine lab. > Please provide the following information: > > - your name and email address > - the name and location of the marine lab (Caribbean region only) with > which you are affiliated > > Please provide this information whether or not you are a member. If you > are interested in becoming a member, our membership chair is Steve > Legore (slegore at mote.org). > > Thanks very much for your time. Laurie Richardson, AMCL Member-at-Large > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk Tue Jan 9 06:36:43 2001 From: dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk (Daniel Mayor) Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 11:36:43 +0000 Subject: Genetic Modification of Corals Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.1.20010109112707.00ab4e90@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk> Dear listers, does anyone know of research that involves genetically modifying corals to enhance their tollerance to environmental extremes? I would be very grateful to hear from anyone who knows about current research, or those actually involved in the research. Many thanks, Dan Mayor. Daniel Mayor DEEPSEAS Benthic Biology Group George Deacon Division for Ocean Processes Southampton Oceanography Centre Waterfront Campus European Way SOUTHAMPTON SO14 3ZH UK Tel: +44 (0)23 80 596 357 Fax: + 44 (0)23 80 596 247 e-mail: dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk >http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/DEEPSEAS/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From nanikai at makapuu.com Mon Jan 8 18:02:53 2001 From: nanikai at makapuu.com (Nani Kai) Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:02:53 -1000 Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? Message-ID: <200101090053.AAA04451@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> A simple question; What IS a coral reef? Or perhaps more importantly, what is it Not? (But first let me say that I did review the discussion on "what is a reef" in last May's coral-list.) With the great amount of attention that coral reefs have received in the past few years, regulators are (at last!) coming to the realization that our precious marine resources need protection. My concern is that this pendulum of regulation may be swinging a bit too far to the left. I think that everyone reading this list would agree that coral reefs represent a resource that merits our protection. I don't think, however, that everyone would agree specifically about how to define the "coral reef" that we are trying to protect. A "reef" may be clearly defined in strictly nautical terms as it relates to ship traffic without any reference to corals or other living marine resources. Similarly "coral" (or coral communities) may be appropriately defined in biological terms leaving little room for academic argument. It is only as the terms are combined that an increased level of meaning emerges in the definition to include an interwoven ecological matrix of habitat complexity, species diversity, and fragility. But with the increasing presence of regulators and lawyers dealing with coral reef issues we are rapidly approaching a time where a working (read: legal) definition of a "coral reef" will be necessary. Please consider the following two situations. Given a flat basalt substrate in 10 meters (just below keel depth) of water, at what coral density does a 1 hectare area become a coral reef? Does surface rugosity, species composition, or colony age play a role in this designation? Given a shoreline area, depth from 0 to 2 meters, within 50 feet of shore, do the same definitions apply? Please forward any answers or comments directly to the list. I'll do what I can to follow up with a summary to see if we can develop a consensus definition. Thanks for your input. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From matz at whitney.ufl.edu Tue Jan 9 05:16:12 2001 From: matz at whitney.ufl.edu (Mike Matz) Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:16:12 +0300 Subject: Genetic Modification of Corals Message-ID: <3A5AE4EC.40E4365B@whitney.ufl.edu> ? ?Dear Daniel, ? I never heard of such thing as coral transgenes, but this subject is very interesting to me too. Actually, I would be glad to try this myself if I only had some funds for that. So far, I could not dig up anything about that in databases. Transgenes on a new animal model are usually very difficult to make, so achievment of genetic modification on some new object is still considered a kind of breakthrough. It opens a lot of possibilities for really thorough study of the model. I would be delighted to know if there is any progress? in this matter with corals. ? Mikhail Matz ? Whitney laboratory ? University of Florida Daniel Mayor wrote: > Dear listers, does anyone know of research that involves genetically > modifying corals to enhance their tollerance to environmental > extremes?? I > would be very grateful to hear from anyone who knows about current > research, or those actually involved in the research. > Many thanks, > Dan Mayor. > > Daniel Mayor > > DEEPSEAS Benthic Biology Group > George Deacon Division for Ocean Processes > Southampton Oceanography Centre > Waterfront Campus > European Way > SOUTHAMPTON SO14 3ZH > UK > Tel: +44 (0)23 80 596 357 > Fax: + 44 (0)23 80 596 247 > e-mail: dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk > ?>http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/DEEPSEAS/ > ? -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Daniel Mayor Subject: Genetic Modification of Corals Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 11:36:43 +0000 Size: 2039 Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010109/7fd23d0c/attachment.mht From mlsarameg at canl.nc Tue Jan 9 22:31:21 2001 From: mlsarameg at canl.nc (=?iso-8859-1?Q?SARRAMEGNA_S=E9bastien?=) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:31:21 +1100 Subject: Mangrove information Message-ID: Hello Corallisters, I am looking for information concerning the role of mangroves ecosystems. Especially I am looking for information concerning the ability of mangrove to filtering water and maintaining water quality. For example, the ability of mangrove to absorb pollution come from urban sewage or come from shrimp farm. Thank you for your help Dr SARRAMEGNA S?bastien Tel/Fax : (687) 35 38 88 Mob : (687) 83 07 80 B.P. 3945 Noum?a, 98846 Nouvelle-Cal?donie Email : mlsarameg at canl.nc ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 11 13:17:16 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:17:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: coral-list status Message-ID: Greetings, Coral-list was inoperable for a couple (few?) days. I think some of you tried to post messages, but they bombed. Tomorrow we will be doing a hard drive replacement and I don't know how long the list will be down, so if there messages that you sent that did not get circulated, please try sending them again before the workstation goes down again. Thank you for your patience. Cheers, Jim ---------------------------------------------------- James C. Hendee, Ph.D. Coral Health and Monitoring Program Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 Voice: (305) 361-4396 Fax: (305) 361-4392 Email: jim.hendee at noaa.gov Web: http://www.coral.noaa.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From lopez at HBOI.edu Thu Jan 11 18:31:50 2001 From: lopez at HBOI.edu (Jose Lopez) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:31:50 -0500 Subject: Revised Course Announcment: Molecular Studies of Marine Biologica l Diversity Message-ID: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4CB21962@smtp.hboi.edu> Course Announcement: Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity on the Indian River Lagoon, Florida and Andros Island, Bahamas*, June 4 - June 17, 2001 Study of intra- and interspecific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Laboratory and field studies will compare diversity found among tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in the Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas. In a marine conservation and molecular ecology context, lectures and practical laboratory work will cover modern techniques such as marine invertebrate (e.g, cnidarian, poriferan etc) tissue preparation, DNA purification, genomic fingerprinting, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and molecular phylogenetic and bioinformatics analyses. Experiential learning through integration into a Bahamian "out-island" community will also be emphasized. Open to upper level biology students and teachers. 3 graduate semester hours credit, transferable from FIT. Total fee: approx $2500.00, but will be based on the cost of $640 per Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) credit hour, or $448 per credit hour who do not need academic graduate course credit. Substantial tuition waivers (30-60% of costs) will be available on a competitive basis to well qualified applicants. The course is limited to 17 students and will begin on the campus of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce, FL. Course fees include lab fees, tuition, accommodation and travel to the Bahamas Environmental Research Center (operated by George Mason University's Center for Field Studies) Andros Island. Dr. Jose V. Lopez (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Assistant Scientist and course instructor) with guest lecturers To Be Announced. *This an International Biodiversity Observation Year (IBOY) 2001-2002 Approved Project (http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/IBOY) For more information please contact Jill Sunderland, 800-333-(HBOI), X506, Kristina Jones, 703-993-1436 or 993-1740 (GMU), and visit the following websites: http://www.ncc.gmu.edu/Ncc2000/courses/cfs/andros.html http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8169 and http://www.hboi.edu/marineed/marineed_home.html ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sre at caribsurf.com Wed Jan 10 20:13:19 2001 From: sre at caribsurf.com (Kurt Cordice) Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:13:19 -0500 Subject: US Marines help destroy Coral Reefs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Message-ID: <003001c07b6b$b0a9a980$46cdd6cd@oemcomputer> Hello Coral listers, Some advice on the following matter would be greatly appreciated: At this moment, there is a US Marine Engineering unit here in Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Their mission is to assist the Government of St. Vincent with the building of an addition to the local hospital..as well as the construction of a new coast guard base for the country. However, the location of the Coast Guard base is very disturbing. In an informal general survey taken before their arrival, it was found that the sight not only had a healthy stretch of Mangrove (most of which has already been destroyed in the country) and a fairly wide seagrass bed, but also the presence of higher than usual numbers of juvenile fish of several different species...and the presence of healthy and developed elkhorn coral (which had suffered a huge die-out in past years and is only now beginning to recover). Some government departments and NGOs who knew of the plan had advised against it, and we were all awaiting the opportunity to voice our concerns before the plan was formally approved. However, it seems that somehow, it already has been. Construction has begun. Over 100 ft. of mangrove trees have been removed, and a portion of the seagrass has already been covered in mud running off from the construction on land. The Dredger (supplied by the US Military) will be arriving next week to start the construction of the dock. Dredging in this areas will not only endanger the immediate area of reef, but a line of extremely healthy, and pristine reef that is down current from the site. Additionally, this site is well within a Fisheries Conservation Area, which prohibits damage to coral reefs by law. Now, it is understood that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is condoning the construction of the base, and there is some need for a local coast guard presence in the area...but it must be understood that the Island of Union has already suffered great losses of valuable reef and mangrove areas over the past few years due to "development". The island is dependent on tourism and fishing for the livelihood of its people. There must be another way! And it is particularly ironic that a country which seems to be making great strides towards the protection of marine habitat in its own waters, is so willing to come and help us destroy ours. Those of us that are here trying to convince the leaders of this nation that the environment matters have received a huge set back because of this project..it is also a blow to the moral of people here, convincing them further that they cannot make a difference. The mangrove has already been cut, and the seagrass will probably be all but gone soon due to the mud...but there is still time for the reef. The dredger is due next week. Does anyone out there know of anything that could be done? Anyone that may be appealed to..that could delay the dredging until the reef can be assessed properly and a possible alternative found??? We have video footage both on land and UW..as well as some monitoring information if that would help convince them. There is really nothing more that we can do from this end. The only hope is to stop the dredger thorough US connections until we can resubmit protests here... Any help or advice would be appreciated. Kurt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010110/593f9e26/attachment.html From gast at characterlink.net Thu Jan 11 20:09:42 2001 From: gast at characterlink.net (Dennis Gast) Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:09:42 -0500 Subject: Can you help me? Message-ID: <200101121026.KAA03766@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear Coral-listers, I need to contact a man named Rod Fujita (sp?) as soon as possible. He = was on Bonaire, Neth. Antilles in 1999 for the annual Bonaire Dive = Festival. He was on a panel of experts at a meeting about protecting = reefs. If you can put me in contact with him, please contact me at = gast at characterlink.net. Thank you very much. =20 Sincerely, Valerie Gast gast at characterlink.net ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 12 09:52:20 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:52:20 -0500 (EST) Subject: coral workstation fixed Message-ID: Greetings, I'm happy to announce that the coral workstation has been fixed, so that you should now have access to the CHAMP page and coral-list again. Thanks for your patience. Cheers, Jim coral-list admin ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk Fri Jan 12 08:47:46 2001 From: dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk (Daniel Mayor) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:47:46 +0000 Subject: Society of Underwater Technology Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.1.20010112134608.00ac7aa0@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk> Society for Underwater Technology 5th Underwater Science Symposium Sponsored by Southampton Oceanography Centre 29 March to 1st April 2001 Southampton Oceanography Centre Visualizing the Underwater Environment 2001 An Inner Space Odyssey Visit SUT's Web Site for details www.sut.org.uk Every picture speaks a thousand words. We are all capable of absorbing large amounts of information when presented visually. However, as divers will agree, water itself is something of a barrier to conventional vision. These problems can be overcome whether by using a glass-bottomed bucket, diving or the latest in laser or acoustic seabed remote-imaging technology. This symposium will bring together the diverse community (divers, archaeologists, research scientists and commercial operators) that has interest and expertise in visualizing the underwater environment, to share our experiences and find out what's new and who's doing what. The 5th SUT Underwater Science Symposium The 5th SUT Underwater Science Symposium will review the state of the art in visualizing the underwater environment. The programme seeks to blend diving operations in shallow water with the use of remote technologies in the deep sea. In particular the symposium will focus on practical methods, such as high-definition photography, laser technologies, holographic techniques, integrated seafloor visualization, "living maps" and virtual dives and missions. A special preview of the BBC Natural History Unit's new 8-part series on the oceans "The Blue Planet" will be given, as well as talks on how the programmes were made. There will also be an exhibition of the entries to the BP-SUT Underwater Image Competition. UNDERWATER IMAGE COMPETITION Sponsored by BP Please visit SOC's web site for details www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/img2001 Useful Web Sites Southampton Oceanography Centre: www.soc.soton.ac.uk Southampton Tourist Office: www.southampton.gov.uk (for accommodation add /leisure/visitguide/acc.htm) SUT: www.sut.org.uk Dr Antony Jensen, School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK. e-mail a.jensen at soc.soton.ac.uk Telephone (direct) +44 23 80593428 Telephone (mobile) 07867 977807 Fax (Direct)+44 23 80596642 'Artificial Reefs in European Seas' has now been published. Details can be found at: http://www.wkap.nl/book.htm/0-7923-6144-X European Artificial Reef Research Network (EARRN) webpage: http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/SOES/RES/groups/EARRN/index.html 7th Conference on Artificial Reefs and Associated Habitats (7th CARAH) webpage: http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/SOES/SCHOOL/MEETINGS/7CARAH/7carah.html Southampton artificial reef research group webpage: http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/SOES/RES/groups/reef/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010112/277a655e/attachment.html From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu Sat Jan 13 22:25:05 2001 From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (John McManus) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:25:05 -0500 Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? In-Reply-To: <200101090053.AAA04451@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: Here is my draft definition for an article in an encyclopedia that will come out next year. 'The term "coral reef" commonly refers to a marine ecosystem in which a prominent ecological functional role is played by scleractinian corals. A "structural coral reef" differs from a "non-structural coral community" in being associated with a geomorphologically significant calcium carbonate (limestone) structure of meters to hundreds of meters height above surrounding substrate, deposited by components of a coral reef ecosystem. The term "coral reef" is often applied to both types of ecosystem or their fossil remains, although many scientists, especially geomorphologists, reserve the term for structural coral reefs and their underlying limestone.' The limits on what is and is not a part of a given coral community can be more difficult to define than most people realize. In the worst case, one has scattered clumps of coral that gradually become increasingly dense toward a central area. Some worn footpaths through grass have the same character. Defining the width of the path can be challenging. The situation is similar to that of defining the length of a coastline. In a general sense, there is no right answer. One can only define the length of the coastline in terms of a particular choice of measuring stick. Alternatively, one can describe the coastline in terms of fractals, although this is useful only for certain purposes. Similarly, one could choose a density for delineating the coral patch, but one would have to couple it with a particular way (especially scale) of measuring the density (or set of scales or fractal index). Given the above definition, the depth would not matter. Some people like terms such as bioherm, but but most people would tend to think of a bioherm as a form of the popular concept of a coral reef. I don't mind the use of the term, as long as it is clearly defined when used. I think the 'wave-breaking" concept should be dropped entirely from coral reef definitions, and we should accept that the term "coral reef" should imply little or no relationship to the unqualified nautical term "reef". That gets us around having to define two nearly identical ecological - geomorphological constructions as different just because one has sunk a few meters lower than the other (e.g. the Palawan subsurface "barrier coral reef system", which looks much like the GBR but rarely comes to within 10 m of the surface). 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) 361-4609 Fax (305) 361-4600 -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Nani Kai Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:03 PM To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? A simple question; What IS a coral reef? Or perhaps more importantly, what is it Not? (But first let me say that I did review the discussion on "what is a reef" in last May's coral-list.) With the great amount of attention that coral reefs have received in the past few years, regulators are (at last!) coming to the realization that our precious marine resources need protection. My concern is that this pendulum of regulation may be swinging a bit too far to the left. I think that everyone reading this list would agree that coral reefs represent a resource that merits our protection. I don't think, however, that everyone would agree specifically about how to define the "coral reef" that we are trying to protect. A "reef" may be clearly defined in strictly nautical terms as it relates to ship traffic without any reference to corals or other living marine resources. Similarly "coral" (or coral communities) may be appropriately defined in biological terms leaving little room for academic argument. It is only as the terms are combined that an increased level of meaning emerges in the definition to include an interwoven ecological matrix of habitat complexity, species diversity, and fragility. But with the increasing presence of regulators and lawyers dealing with coral reef issues we are rapidly approaching a time where a working (read: legal) definition of a "coral reef" will be necessary. Please consider the following two situations. Given a flat basalt substrate in 10 meters (just below keel depth) of water, at what coral density does a 1 hectare area become a coral reef? Does surface rugosity, species composition, or colony age play a role in this designation? Given a shoreline area, depth from 0 to 2 meters, within 50 feet of shore, do the same definitions apply? Please forward any answers or comments directly to the list. I'll do what I can to follow up with a summary to see if we can develop a consensus definition. Thanks for your input. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From bunx21 at yahoo.com Sat Jan 13 13:41:34 2001 From: bunx21 at yahoo.com (Michelle Stuart) Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:41:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: U.S. Marines in the Grenadines Message-ID: <200101141707.RAA06176@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Kurt and coral listers, I have to say this is a very disturbing email. I have vacationed in the Grenadines and the Union Island area is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in the world. The barrier reef in that area provides wonderful, beautiful opportunities for both skin and scuba diving and the sailing is wonderful. The reefs were healthier than most I had seen in the Windwards (this was in 1998). I am repeating Kurt's plea, what can we do to voice our displeasure at the environmentally distructive methods Union Island is using to expand the needed public services? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From uqifelle at zen.uq.edu.au Sun Jan 14 12:11:32 2001 From: uqifelle at zen.uq.edu.au (Ida Fellegara) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 03:11:32 +1000 Subject: temperate water corals In-Reply-To: <200101130500.FAA02880@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010115031132.007dcc40@horta.zoology.uq.edu.au> Dear Coral-listers, I am starting a PhD on the 'Ecology and physiology of the temperate reef building corals (Coelenterata: Scleractinia)of Moreton Bay, south east Queensland, Australia' (and will also be looking at their fecundity). I am intersted to talk to anybody doing work, or having an interested, in this topic. Please reply to me: uqifelle at zen.uq.edu.au cheers Ida Fellegara ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From d.fenner at aims.gov.au Mon Jan 15 11:43:01 2001 From: d.fenner at aims.gov.au (Doug Fenner) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:43:01 Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? In-Reply-To: References: <200101090053.AAA04451@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010115114301.00b59410@email.aims.gov.au> John, Your points are well taken. But would you not want to exclude the deep water coral formations of azooxanthellate corals, as much as 1000 meters down? They have some significant differences from coral reefs within the photic zone. -Doug Douglas Fenner, Ph.D. Coral Biodiversity/Taxonomist Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB No 3 Townsville MC Queensland 4810 Australia phone 07 4753 4334 e-mail: d.fenner at aims.gov.au web: http://www.aims.gov.au ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From reefprj at tm.net.my Mon Jan 15 01:16:50 2001 From: reefprj at tm.net.my (The Reef Project) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:16:50 +0800 Subject: monitoring coral growth Message-ID: <001201c07eba$c0edca40$0100005a@downstairs> Dear Cor-lister, I have started a coral transplant pilot project in Sabah, Malaysia. I have since planted about 30 colonies of coral fragment on a degraded reef area. Species of coral includes Acropora spp. and various type of brain coral. What I would like to do now is monitoring their growth in the new location. I have problem finding the best methodology to measure the growth rate. I appreciate it If anyone out there could share the best way to measure them and monitor their growth rate. Thanks in advance. Wilson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010115/6c4d09a4/attachment.html From warrior at bu.edu Mon Jan 15 11:15:29 2001 From: warrior at bu.edu (Jamie D. Bechtel) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:15:29 -0500 Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? Message-ID: <003301c07f0e$63435280$e550c580@bu.edu> john, doug: i am just curious as to what is meant by "legal" definition. if the definition is likely to be applied in either a domestic or international legal arena, there are portions of the definitions that may be worded so as to better withstand the batterings of a courtroom. i am happy to sit down with my colleagues and make suggestions if you think it may be helpful/useful. best regards, jamie ______________________________________________________________________ Jamie D. Bechtel, J.D. Boston University Department of Biology 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-6969 warrior at bu.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: John McManus To: Nani Kai ; Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:25 PM Subject: RE: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? > Here is my draft definition for an article in an encyclopedia that will come > out next year. > 'The term "coral reef" commonly refers to a marine ecosystem in which a > prominent ecological functional role is played by scleractinian corals. A > "structural coral reef" differs from a "non-structural coral community" in > being associated with a geomorphologically significant calcium carbonate > (limestone) structure of meters to hundreds of meters height above > surrounding substrate, deposited by components of a coral reef ecosystem. > The term "coral reef" is often applied to both types of ecosystem or their > fossil remains, although many scientists, especially geomorphologists, > reserve the term for structural coral reefs and their underlying limestone.' > > The limits on what is and is not a part of a given coral community can be > more difficult to define than most people realize. In the worst case, one > has scattered clumps of coral that gradually become increasingly dense > toward a central area. Some worn footpaths through grass have the same > character. Defining the width of the path can be challenging. The situation > is similar to that of defining the length of a coastline. In a general > sense, there is no right answer. One can only define the length of the > coastline in terms of a particular choice of measuring stick. Alternatively, > one can describe the coastline in terms of fractals, although this is useful > only for certain purposes. Similarly, one could choose a density for > delineating the coral patch, but one would have to couple it with a > particular way (especially scale) of measuring the density (or set of scales > or fractal index). > > Given the above definition, the depth would not matter. Some people like > terms such as bioherm, but but most people would tend to think of a bioherm > as a form of the popular concept of a coral reef. I don't mind the use of > the term, as long as it is clearly defined when used. I think the > 'wave-breaking" concept should be dropped entirely from coral reef > definitions, and we should accept that the term "coral reef" should imply > little or no relationship to the unqualified nautical term "reef". That gets > us around having to define two nearly identical ecological - > geomorphological constructions as different just because one has sunk a few > meters lower than the other (e.g. the Palawan subsurface "barrier coral reef > system", which looks much like the GBR but rarely comes to within 10 m of > the surface). > > > 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) 361-4609 > Fax (305) 361-4600 > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Nani Kai > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 6:03 PM > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: "Legal" definition of a coral reef? > > A simple question; What IS a coral reef? Or perhaps more importantly, > what is it Not? (But first let me say that I did review the discussion on > "what is a reef" in last May's coral-list.) > > With the great amount of attention that coral reefs have received in the > past few years, regulators are (at last!) coming to the realization that our > precious marine resources need protection. My concern is that this pendulum > of regulation may be swinging a bit too far to the left. I think that > everyone reading this list would agree that coral reefs represent a resource > that merits our protection. I don't think, however, that everyone would > agree specifically about how to define the "coral reef" that we are trying > to protect. > > A "reef" may be clearly defined in strictly nautical terms as it relates > to ship traffic without any reference to corals or other living marine > resources. Similarly "coral" (or coral communities) may be appropriately > defined in biological terms leaving little room for academic argument. > It is only as the terms are combined that an increased level of meaning > emerges in the definition to include an interwoven ecological matrix of > habitat complexity, species diversity, and fragility. But with the > increasing presence of regulators and lawyers dealing with coral reef > issues we are rapidly approaching a time where a working (read: legal) > definition of a "coral reef" will be necessary. > > Please consider the following two situations. > > Given a flat basalt substrate in 10 meters (just below keel depth) of water, > at what coral density does a 1 hectare area become a coral reef? Does > surface rugosity, species composition, or colony age play a role in this > designation? > > Given a shoreline area, depth from 0 to 2 meters, within 50 feet of shore, > do the same definitions apply? > > Please forward any answers or comments directly to the list. > > I'll do what I can to follow up with a summary to see if we can develop a > consensus definition. > > Thanks for your input. > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010115/246d4337/attachment.html From shenker at fit.edu Mon Jan 15 15:28:57 2001 From: shenker at fit.edu (Jon Shenker) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:28:57 -0500 Subject: Summer courses in Australia Message-ID: <003e01c07f31$c9f86c40$354676a3@bio.fit.edu> My apologies for cross-postings. Please relay this information to interested graduate and undergraduate students. Thanks. The Florida Institute of Technology has 5 openings left for it's 6-week summer course on marine and terrestrial biology/ecology of Australia. This rigorous course couples an intense series of lectures with field work and projects at sites ranging from the coast south of Sydney to the Great Barrier Reef, from the Daintree rainforest to Darwin and the outback. Students will earn six 4000-level credits that are readily transferable to their home institutions. For more information, contact: Dr. Jon Shenker Department of Biological Sciences Florida Institute of Technology 150 West University Boulevard Melbourne, FL 32901 shenker at fit.edu ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From zingmark at mail.biol.sc.edu Mon Jan 15 17:28:08 2001 From: zingmark at mail.biol.sc.edu (Richard Zingmark) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 17:28:08 -0500 Subject: Coral Reef field courses Message-ID: <3A637978.5849FEEF@mail.biol.sc.edu> FYI The University of South Carolina (USA) offers two-3 week courses annually during June in the Caribbean (Isla Providencia, Colombia), "Coral Reef Ecology,"(by Dick Zingmark) and "Coastal Tropical Oceanography,"(by Bjorn Kjerfve). Students taking the courses earn a total of 8 semester hours. Check out our web page containing detailed information at: http://marine-science.sc.edu/reefcourse.shtml Enrollment is ongoing and there are some spaces remaining. Communicate with me as soon as possible via email indicating your intententions or for questions. A deposit check of US$500 made out to the University of South Carolina is due prior to 18 February, and the balance of $2,000 is due on or before May first. You can also call me me for answers to your questions Cheers, Dick Zingmark -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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) 361-4609 Fax (305) 361-4600 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk Tue Jan 16 11:36:35 2001 From: d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk (David Hutchinson) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:36:35 -0000 Subject: FW: marine biodiversity Message-ID: <200101161651.QAA01852@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Apologies for cross-postings I am PhD student currently trying to choose field sites in the Caribbean. I Will be looking at three different sites to try to ascertain what are successful institutional arrangements for 'managing' coastal environments. The official title is: Institutional fit in tropical ecosystems: a test using Marine Protected Areas. I have my own ideas of where I would like to go, but would also like to seek some advice. What I am looking for are sites which vary across a continuum (good to bad) for both ecology and society e.g. successful MPAs, community run projects, etc. If people could send me ideas for sites that match any of these criteria, hopefully I might be able to find some matches. sincerely, David Hutchinson. David Hutchinson School of Development Studies University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ email: d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk url: http://www.uea.ac.uk/~d955461 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk Tue Jan 16 12:24:58 2001 From: d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk (David Hutchinson) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:24:58 -0000 Subject: marine diversity Message-ID: <001f01c07fe1$40497920$a241de8b@bio.uea.ac.uk> apologies for cross-postings I am PhD student currently trying to choose field sites in the Caribbean. I Will be looking at three different sites to try to ascertain what are successful institutional arrangements for 'managing' coastal environments. The official title is: Institutional fit in tropical ecosystems: a test using Marine Protected Areas. I have my own ideas of where I would like to go, but would also like to seek some advice. What I am looking for are sites which vary across a continuum (good to bad) for both ecology and society e.g. successful MPAs, community run projects, etc. If people could send me ideas for sites that match any of these criteria, hopefully I might be able to find some matches. sincerely, David Hutchinson. 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Please alert your students to these courses by directing them to our website (http://www.bbsr.edu/Education/summercourse2001/summercourse2001.html ) for application details or by forwarding this email to them. For more information, contact education at bbsr.edu . ******************************************************************************** * Shellfish Aquaculture 13 - 27 May Tropical Marine Invertebrates 3 - 30 June Molecular Ecology and Physiology of Marine Symbioses 17 June - 7 July Marine Ecotoxicology 17 June - 7 July Human Health and the Ocean 10 - 31 July Pathology of Coastal Organisms 11 July - 1 August Biology of Fishes 22 July - 18 August Coral Reef Ecology 30 July - 18 August ******************************************************************************** Shellfish Aquaculture. Drs. Samia Sarkis, BBSR and Cyr Couturier, Memorial University of Newfoundland. This practical two-week course aims to provide hands on experience in various aspects of shellfish aquaculture, and familiarize the students with specific issues concerning tropical and temperate aquaculture. Tropical Marine Invertebrates. Dr. Kathryn A. Coates, BBSR and University of Toronto. Invertebrate diversity of Bermuda's reefs, seagrass & mangrove habitats is examined systematically and in relation to biological associations, behaviors, body forms, and habitats. Molecular Ecology and Physiology of Marine Symbioses. Drs. Hank Trapido-Rosenthal, BBSR and Zoe Billinghurst, University of Plymouth. The techniques of molecular biology will be applied to previously intractable physiological, ecological, and evolutionary questions concerning the ecology and physiology of the symbiotic assemblages found in Bermuda's marine environment. Marine Ecotoxicology. Drs. Jack Manock, University of North Carolina, Peter Wells, Environment Canada, Richard Owen, BBSR, Michael Depledge, University of Plymouth, James Butler, Harvard University. The impacts of anthropogenic substances will be assessed using a wide range of chemical and bioassay analyses and placed in the context of ecological risk management Human Health and the Ocean. Drs. Eric Dewailly, MD, Laval University and WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center on Environmental and Occupational Health, Qu?bec, and Clare Morrall, St. George's University, Grenada. The ocean is a major source of food, yet food chain contaminants represents a public health risk, ocean biodiversity is the source of new medical treatments, yet waterborne disease and marine toxin poisoning is increasing as global climate affects the emergence of infectious diseases. Pathology of Coastal Organisms. Drs. Garriet Smith, University of South Carolina, and Ernesto Weil, University of Puerto Rico. The known and suspected diseases of coastal invertebrates, especially coral reef invertebrates are identified and the pathogenesis, microbiology and ecology of the pathogens studied. The ecological significance of stress and disease occurrence in the context of coral reef biology and marine microbiology. Biology of Fishes. Dr. Bruce B. Collette, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. Form and locomotion; fins; osteology; skin and scales; jaws and mouth; myology; respiration; cardio-vascular system; digestion; excretion and osmoregulation; gas bladder; color; nervous system; sense organs; reproduction; early life history; zoogeography; and systematics. Coral Reef Ecology. Drs. Zvy Dubinsky, Bar-Ilan University; and JoAnna Pitt, BBSR. An integrated introduction and exposure to active areas of research covering physiology, photosynthesis, population biology, competition, ecosystems and human impacts. Laboratory and field techniques of reef studies. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dr.Fredric Lipschultz Associate Research Scientist Head of Academic Affairs Bermuda Biological Station for Research Ferry Reach, GE01, BERMUDA Phone: (441) 297-1880 x217 internet: fred at bbsr.edu FAX: (441) 297-8143 BBSR Homepage http://www.bbsr.edu/ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov Wed Jan 17 11:55:41 2001 From: Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov (Jim Mccallum) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:55:41 -0500 Subject: AP on new Monuments (VI, Buck Is. etc) Message-ID: <200101181228.MAA00399@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> AP Washington Clinton Safeguards 1 Million Acres by DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President Clinton created seven new national monuments Wednesday, preventing commercial use of more than 1 million acres of federal land. The sites are in Montana, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho and the Caribbean. ''We believe that our future and our land, air and water are one, that we must not only protect our historical treasures, but our natural treasures as well,'' the president said. The sites include Pompeys Pillar near Billings, Mont., a 150-foot sandstone column where explorer William Clark carved his name in 1806 during his historic westward trek with Meriwether Lewis. ''Most of the landscape Lewis and Clark traversed nearly two centuries ago has changed beyond recognition: forests cut, prairies plowed, river dammed and cities built. That is the march of time,'' Clinton said. ''Still there are a few wild places left, rugged reminders of our rich history and nature's enduring majesty. Because they are more important than ever, after careful review and extensive public input, we protect them today by establishing them as national monuments. '' The announcement was made in the East Room of the White House where President Jefferson and Lewis laid out maps and planned the expedition. Clinton also posthumously promoted Clark from Army lieutenant to captain, and gave the honorary ranks of sergeant to the expedition's Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea and York, Clark's black servant. The other new monuments are: Upper Missouri River Breaks along the Missouri River in central Montana; Carrizo Plain in central California; Sonoran Desert in south-central Arizona; Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks in north-central New Mexico; and Minidoka in south-central Idaho, which includes portions of a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp. Designating these areas as national monuments affords them greater protections from commercial uses. The new protections are expected to include bans or restrictions on activities such as vehicle use, mining and oil drilling. Clinton earlier created 11 national monuments and expanded two others. Those actions set new protections on 4.6 million acres of federal land. The new monuments established Wednesday raise that total to at least 5.6 million acres. President-elect Bush and Western Republicans have objected to Clinton's earlier monument designations. They have said monument status was not needed to protect the remote areas and could harm local economies. ''We are reviewing all eleventh-hour executive orders, rules and regulations by the Clinton administration and we will make decisions after President-elect Bush is sworn into office,'' Scott McClellan, a spokesman for Bush-Cheney transition team, said Tuesday night after learning about Clinton's expected action. ''The president-elect believes in a balanced approach to our environment that is based on working closely with states and local communities.'' Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., was more direct. ''On a lot of this he (Clinton) will not use Congress,'' Burns told ABC News. ''What are we here for?'' Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, said his group and other conservation organizations would fight any attempts in Congress to undo the monument designations. The monuments are: --Upper Missouri River Breaks, 377,000 acres along 149 miles of the river in north-central Montana, the only major portion of the Missouri River to be protected and preserved in its natural, free-flowing state. It also is the premier segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. --Pompeys Pillar, 51 acres along the Yellowstone River, 28 miles east of Billings, Mont. ''Pompeys Pillar is like a sandstone history book,'' the White House said. ''On July 25, 1806, Clark carved his name and date into the pillar's sandstone surface. The pillar also bears Native American drawings and other historical inscriptions.'' Clark originally named the rock after the nickname for the young son of their Shoshone interpreter, Sacagawea. --Carrizo Plain, 204,000 acres of rolling grasslands between San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield, Calif. The area is home to wildlife, including several endangered species, American Indian sacred sites and a portion of the San Andreas Fault. --Sonoran Desert, an example of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape 60 miles from Phoenix. The 486,000 acres encompass a desert ecosystem, mountain ranges separated by wide valleys and a large saguaro cactus forest. --Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, light-colored cone-shaped formations in north-central New Mexico near Santa Fe that are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 million and 7 million years ago. --Minidoka Internment National Monument, which includes portions of the Minidoka Relocation Center, a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp in south central Idaho. --U.S. Virgin Island Coral Reef National Monument, which includes more than 12,000 acres of submerged lands within a three-mile belt off St. John, including Hurricane Hole and areas north and south of St. John. The area contains all the elements of a Caribbean tropical marine ecosystem, officials said. Clinton also expanded the Buck Island Reef National Monument, which now includes more than 18,000 marine acres of submerged federal lands off St. Croix within a three-mile belt around Buck Island. In the original 1961 proclamation, Buck Island and its adjoining shoals, rocks and undersea coral reef formations were described as ''one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea.'' Clinton did not make the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska a national monument despite pleas from environmentalists hoping to get addition protection for the Arctic refuge, known commonly as ANWR, from oil exploration. Clinton called ANWR ''one of the last truly wild places on earth, the Serengeti of the Americas'' and said it already is protected by law. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov Wed Jan 17 11:55:41 2001 From: Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov (Jim Mccallum) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:55:41 -0500 Subject: AP on new Monuments (VI, Buck Is. etc) Message-ID: <200101181345.NAA01243@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> AP Washington Clinton Safeguards 1 Million Acres by DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President Clinton created seven new national monuments Wednesday, preventing commercial use of more than 1 million acres of federal land. The sites are in Montana, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho and the Caribbean. ''We believe that our future and our land, air and water are one, that we must not only protect our historical treasures, but our natural treasures as well,'' the president said. The sites include Pompeys Pillar near Billings, Mont., a 150-foot sandstone column where explorer William Clark carved his name in 1806 during his historic westward trek with Meriwether Lewis. ''Most of the landscape Lewis and Clark traversed nearly two centuries ago has changed beyond recognition: forests cut, prairies plowed, river dammed and cities built. That is the march of time,'' Clinton said. ''Still there are a few wild places left, rugged reminders of our rich history and nature's enduring majesty. Because they are more important than ever, after careful review and extensive public input, we protect them today by establishing them as national monuments. '' The announcement was made in the East Room of the White House where President Jefferson and Lewis laid out maps and planned the expedition. Clinton also posthumously promoted Clark from Army lieutenant to captain, and gave the honorary ranks of sergeant to the expedition's Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea and York, Clark's black servant. The other new monuments are: Upper Missouri River Breaks along the Missouri River in central Montana; Carrizo Plain in central California; Sonoran Desert in south-central Arizona; Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks in north-central New Mexico; and Minidoka in south-central Idaho, which includes portions of a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp. Designating these areas as national monuments affords them greater protections from commercial uses. The new protections are expected to include bans or restrictions on activities such as vehicle use, mining and oil drilling. Clinton earlier created 11 national monuments and expanded two others. Those actions set new protections on 4.6 million acres of federal land. The new monuments established Wednesday raise that total to at least 5.6 million acres. President-elect Bush and Western Republicans have objected to Clinton's earlier monument designations. They have said monument status was not needed to protect the remote areas and could harm local economies. ''We are reviewing all eleventh-hour executive orders, rules and regulations by the Clinton administration and we will make decisions after President-elect Bush is sworn into office,'' Scott McClellan, a spokesman for Bush-Cheney transition team, said Tuesday night after learning about Clinton's expected action. ''The president-elect believes in a balanced approach to our environment that is based on working closely with states and local communities.'' Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., was more direct. ''On a lot of this he (Clinton) will not use Congress,'' Burns told ABC News. ''What are we here for?'' Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, said his group and other conservation organizations would fight any attempts in Congress to undo the monument designations. The monuments are: --Upper Missouri River Breaks, 377,000 acres along 149 miles of the river in north-central Montana, the only major portion of the Missouri River to be protected and preserved in its natural, free-flowing state. It also is the premier segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. --Pompeys Pillar, 51 acres along the Yellowstone River, 28 miles east of Billings, Mont. ''Pompeys Pillar is like a sandstone history book,'' the White House said. ''On July 25, 1806, Clark carved his name and date into the pillar's sandstone surface. The pillar also bears Native American drawings and other historical inscriptions.'' Clark originally named the rock after the nickname for the young son of their Shoshone interpreter, Sacagawea. --Carrizo Plain, 204,000 acres of rolling grasslands between San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield, Calif. The area is home to wildlife, including several endangered species, American Indian sacred sites and a portion of the San Andreas Fault. --Sonoran Desert, an example of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape 60 miles from Phoenix. The 486,000 acres encompass a desert ecosystem, mountain ranges separated by wide valleys and a large saguaro cactus forest. --Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, light-colored cone-shaped formations in north-central New Mexico near Santa Fe that are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 million and 7 million years ago. --Minidoka Internment National Monument, which includes portions of the Minidoka Relocation Center, a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp in south central Idaho. --U.S. Virgin Island Coral Reef National Monument, which includes more than 12,000 acres of submerged lands within a three-mile belt off St. John, including Hurricane Hole and areas north and south of St. John. The area contains all the elements of a Caribbean tropical marine ecosystem, officials said. Clinton also expanded the Buck Island Reef National Monument, which now includes more than 18,000 marine acres of submerged federal lands off St. Croix within a three-mile belt around Buck Island. In the original 1961 proclamation, Buck Island and its adjoining shoals, rocks and undersea coral reef formations were described as ''one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea.'' Clinton did not make the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska a national monument despite pleas from environmentalists hoping to get addition protection for the Arctic refuge, known commonly as ANWR, from oil exploration. Clinton called ANWR ''one of the last truly wild places on earth, the Serengeti of the Americas'' and said it already is protected by law. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From clind1 at san.rr.com Wed Jan 17 13:40:49 2001 From: clind1 at san.rr.com (Carl B.Lind) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:40:49 -0800 Subject: New Monuments Message-ID: <200101181357.NAA01269@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> "...Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President = Clinton created seven new national monuments Wednesday..." ------------------------------ Well, this may be well and good, but it appears a bit dictatorial. = Whatever happened to public input and congressional debate? =20 Today's Wall Street Journal has it about right: "Under the separation = of powers, Congress is the law-making branch. Yet that has not stopped = Mr. Clinton from 'enacting' everything from his 'Don't ask, don't tell' = policy for the military to his American heritage rivers initiative. = Indeed, he has the distinction of being the only peacetime president to = have had an executive order voided by a court -- his striker replacement = gambit. Clinton aide Paul Begala captured the President's attitude = perfectly: 'Stroke of the pen. Law of the land. Kind of cool'." The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. CL ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dallison at email.msn.com Wed Jan 17 22:42:05 2001 From: dallison at email.msn.com (dallison) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:42:05 -0500 Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes Message-ID: <200101181401.OAA01285@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Well Carl, thankfully the country is still led by President Clinton rather than the Wall Street Journal, at least for a few more days. As for public input, President Clinton, with his executive orders and, especially his declaration of new and expanded national monuments, leaves office with a higher approval rating with the entire public (WSJ obviously excepted) than any president since approval and disapproval ratings started being recorded. The public evidently likes his actions more than you and the WSJ. As for President Clinton's approach to strikers, it may not have been perfect but it beats the heck out of the approach of President Regan which was simply firing all of the air traffic controllers when they went on strike. And, "Congressional Debate": Would that be like the non-existent congressional debate over the American Fisheries Act where Senator Stevens carved up the North Pacific groundfish fisheries and gave them away to his friends and associates after a series of closed door meetings with his industry friends. Or maybe like the non-existent congressional debate (unless you count planning among Senators Stevens Murkowski and dear departed Senator Gorton) over the rider which over-rode the scientific Biological Opinon and Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives on Steller Sea Lions. Oh, but wait, that debate and public input was virtually non-existent too and congress never saw the riders till Senator Stevens delivered it to them in the final appropriations bill. Or maybe, just maybe, it irritates some people when a person in authority acts to protect the public trust rather than to benefit the private interests of his friends. Public resources belong to all of the public. Executive orders are frequently, as clearly stated in the recent announcements, issued to protect the public resources of all of the people of the United States against the few who would exploit them or, as with one Native American sacred site, destroy them, with no -or minimal return to the public. President Clinton did the right thing and the Wall Street Journal be damned. Dave Allison Allison Associates, Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: owner-cmpan at ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-cmpan at ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of Carl B.Lind Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:41 PM To: Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov; Roger B Griffis Cc: CMPAN; Coral list; Coral Reefs Egroup; noaampa all; ashley simons Subject: Re: New Monuments "...Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President Clinton created seven new national monuments Wednesday..." ------------------------------ Well, this may be well and good, but it appears a bit dictatorial. Whatever happened to public input and congressional debate? Today's Wall Street Journal has it about right: "Under the separation of powers, Congress is the law-making branch. Yet that has not stopped Mr. Clinton from 'enacting' everything from his 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy for the military to his American heritage rivers initiative. Indeed, he has the distinction of being the only peacetime president to have had an executive order voided by a court -- his striker replacement gambit. Clinton aide Paul Begala captured the President's attitude perfectly: 'Stroke of the pen. Law of the land. Kind of cool'." The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. CL ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From bmtrust at sunbeach.net Thu Jan 18 11:15:05 2001 From: bmtrust at sunbeach.net (The Barbados Marine Trust) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:15:05 -0500 Subject: Press Release January 18th2001 Message-ID: Press Release January 18th2001 The Barbados Marine Trust wishes to express it?s horror at the report in today?s Nation newspaper on the damage done to our coral reefs by visiting yachts. Our coral reefs are of prime importance, not only to us as an island nation but also as a habitat to tens of thousands of species of plants and animals. Such wanton destruction must not be disregarded and those responsible must be brought to justice. We would appeal to the authorities involved to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the culprits are not only brought before the courts to face charges for this criminal act, but are forced to make reparation for the destruction caused to our reefs. The livelihoods of our fishermen, dive-boat operators and the operations of the Folkestone Marine Park will all be adversely affected immediately by this damage. The long-term effects of such damage will be reduction in the number of fish and coral species, not only in the immediate area but in the surrounding areas for years to come. The Barbados Marine Trust is currently working on an artificial reef project, and estimates that the repairs to the reef will cost approximately BDS.$150,000.00. The damage to the reef could be repaired by deploying ?Reef Balls? ?specially designed structures which mimic the natural reef. It will take a minimum of 5-8 years to restore the reef to a reasonable condition and approximately 50 years before the artificial reef becomes a ?natural reef?. The Barbados Marine Trust is willing to undertake this task immediately should the funding be made available It is imperative that immediate action be taken to deal with the individuals responsible for this incident, and that systems be put in place to prevent a recurrence in the future. The Tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy and one which benefits most from the coral reefs. It is also one of the most destructive to the reefs. Caribbean countries on average derive over half their GNP from tourism. The tourists to the Caribbean are attracted to the white sandy beaches which are maintained through the natural erosion of the coral reefs. Coastal reefs buffer the adjacent shoreline from wave action and the impact of storms. This in turn protects the coastal populations as well as the mangrove fisheries and the wetlands. If properly managed, reefs can yield on average 15 tons of fish and other seafood per year per square kilometre. Coral Reef species offer particular promise to the medical industry , because of the array of chemicals produced by these organisms for self-protection. Corals are already being used for bone grafts, and many chemicals may offer new treatments for leukemia, skin cancer and other tumours. We wish to re-iterate our commitment to the preservation of the Marine Environment and call upon the Government of Barbados to take a firm stance and ensure that those responsible for this damage are made to pay the price for their thoughtless acts of destruction. Loreto Mayers Executive Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010118/29cf9810/attachment.html From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 18 10:31:17 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:31:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: Coral Quotables Message-ID: Greetings, Coral-Listers, To help further inspire newcomers to the realm of coral reefs, Osha Gray Davidson (author), Monika Gurnee (CHAMP WebMaster) and I have compiled and instituted a revolving presentation of quotations relevant to the study and wonder of coral reefs on the CHAMP Web site (www.coral.noaa.gov). Each time you visit the main page, or re-load that page, you should see a new quote with a relevant citation. You will recognize some of the names, and one of them might be yours! Along this line, if you see your name and wish not be quoted, please let us know (the quotes were derived from various public sources). If you know of, or see, quotations that you feel would be appropriate to this presentation, and that would help inspire coral enthusiasts, Osha (osha at oshadavidson.com) asks that you forward them to him, but he asks that, a) you keep the quotes fairly short, and b) you include a citation that's as complete as possible. Thanks for your help and support! Your fan, Jim Hendee coral-list admin ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Jim.Bohnsack at noaa.gov Thu Jan 18 10:32:17 2001 From: Jim.Bohnsack at noaa.gov (Jim Bohnsack) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:32:17 -0500 Subject: New Monuments References: <000C4CD1.C21512@nrdc.org> Message-ID: <200101181534.PAA01646@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> I do know that with the Virgin Islands National Park there were two years of work and public consultations before decisions were made. The actual boundaries appear to me to reflect changes based on public comments. Ann Notthoff wrote: > The Antiquities Act, which is the federal law that empowers the President to > establish National Monuments, has been used by every president since Teddy > Roosevelt, except Bush and Reagan, I believe. It is an important conservation > tool that has led to heightened land and water protection around the country. > > ____________________Reply Separator____________________ > Subject: Re: New Monuments > Author: "Carl B.Lind" > Date: 1/17/01 10:40 AM > > "...Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President Clinton > created seven new national monuments Wednesday..." > ------------------------------ > > Well, this may be well and good, but it appears a bit dictatorial. Whatever > happened to public input and congressional debate? > > Today's Wall Street Journal has it about right: "Under the separation of > powers, Congress is the law-making branch. Yet that has not stopped Mr. Clinton > from 'enacting' everything from his 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy for the > military to his American heritage rivers initiative. Indeed, he has the > distinction of being the only peacetime president to have had an executive order > voided by a court -- his striker replacement gambit. Clinton aide Paul Begala > captured the President's attitude perfectly: 'Stroke of the pen. Law of the > land. Kind of cool'." > > The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. > > CL > > > > > > > > >

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> > Received: from nixon.ucdavis.edu ([169.237.105.5]) by mail.nrdc.org with SMTP > (IMA Internet Exchange 3.14) id 000C4457; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:48:17 -0500 > Received: from host (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > by nixon.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with SMTP id f0HIdrJ09417; > Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:53 -0800 (PST) > Received: from franc.ucdavis.edu (franc.ucdavis.edu [169.237.105.2]) > by nixon.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with ESMTP id f0HId8J09281 > for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:08 -0800 (PST) > Received: from smtp2.san.rr.com (smtp2.san.rr.com [24.25.195.39]) > by franc.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with ESMTP id f0HId8H10089 > for ; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:08 -0800 (PST) > Received: from Default ([204.210.25.125]) by smtp2.san.rr.com > (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-0U10L2S100V35) > with SMTP id com; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:35:58 -0800 > Message-ID: <001801c080b5$03811140$7d19d2cc at san.rr.com> > From: "Carl B.Lind" > To: , "Roger B Griffis" > Cc: "CMPAN" , "Coral list" , > "Coral Reefs Egroup" , > "noaampa all" , > "ashley simons" > References: <3A4285B9.8E8BCBA4 at hdq.noaa.gov> <3A65CE8D.83DE64E4 at noaa.gov> > Subject: Re: New Monuments > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:40:49 -0800 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 > Reply-To: clind1 at san.rr.com > Sender: owner-cmpan at ucdavis.edu > X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.09/990901/11:28 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From bmtrust at sunbeach.net Thu Jan 18 12:00:07 2001 From: bmtrust at sunbeach.net (The Barbados Marine Trust) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:00:07 -0500 Subject: Press Release January 18th2001 Message-ID: <200101181613.QAA01809@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Press Release January 18th2001 The Barbados Marine Trust wishes to express it?s horror at the report in today?s Nation newspaper on the damage done to our coral reefs by visiting yachts. Our coral reefs are of prime importance, not only to us as an island nation but also as a habitat to tens of thousands of species of plants and animals. Such wanton destruction must not be disregarded and those responsible must be brought to justice. We would appeal to the authorities involved to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the culprits are not only brought before the courts to face charges for this criminal act, but are forced to make reparation for the destruction caused to our reefs. The livelihoods of our fishermen, dive-boat operators and the operations of the Folkestone Marine Park will all be adversely affected immediately by this damage. The long-term effects of such damage will be reduction in the number of fish and coral species, not only in the immediate area but in the surrounding areas for years to come. The Barbados Marine Trust is currently working on an artificial reef project, and estimates that the repairs to the reef will cost approximately BDS.$150,000.00. The damage to the reef could be repaired by deploying ?Reef Balls? ?specially designed structures which mimic the natural reef. It will take a minimum of 5-8 years to restore the reef to a reasonable condition and approximately 50 years before the artificial reef becomes a ?natural reef?. The Barbados Marine Trust is willing to undertake this task immediately should the funding be made available It is imperative that immediate action be taken to deal with the individuals responsible for this incident, and that systems be put in place to prevent a recurrence in the future. The Tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the global economy and one which benefits most from the coral reefs. It is also one of the most destructive to the reefs. Caribbean countries on average derive over half their GNP from tourism. The tourists to the Caribbean are attracted to the white sandy beaches which are maintained through the natural erosion of the coral reefs. Coastal reefs buffer the adjacent shoreline from wave action and the impact of storms. This in turn protects the coastal populations as well as the mangrove fisheries and the wetlands. If properly managed, reefs can yield on average 15 tons of fish and other seafood per year per square kilometre. Coral Reef species offer particular promise to the medical industry , because of the array of chemicals produced by these organisms for self-protection. Corals are already being used for bone grafts, and many chemicals may offer new treatments for leukemia, skin cancer and other tumours. We wish to re-iterate our commitment to the preservation of the Marine Environment and call upon the Government of Barbados to take a firm stance and ensure that those responsible for this damage are made to pay the price for their thoughtless acts of destruction. Loreto Mayers Executive Director ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From clind1 at san.rr.com Thu Jan 18 14:43:57 2001 From: clind1 at san.rr.com (Carl B.Lind) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:43:57 -0800 Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes References: <200101181401.OAA01285@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Message-ID: <001d01c08186$ff80b640$7d19d2cc@san.rr.com> "Public resources belong to all of the public." ------------------------------------- Exactly. And that's why care must be taken in making decisions about those resources. The "Executive Order" is a two-edged sword: it can be used for positive or negative purposes. Why use the Executive Order when a consensus decision might be achieved to the same end? The fact the Clinton waited eight years to sign these Orders indicates that perhaps there were serious difficulties that would be better addressed by open, public debate. By not having this, affected states and communities could be embittered to the point of hindering future environmental legislation. The issue is process. This is a country that is supposed to be ruled by law, not man. The Executive Order appears to come close to negating that idea. In today's society where so many people are effected by such decisions, neither Clinton nor Bush should be able to make environmental law without at least attempting to achieve some sort of consensus from the citizens. This will best serve the environment in the long term. CL ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sre at caribsurf.com Wed Jan 17 16:07:58 2001 From: sre at caribsurf.com (Kurt Cordice) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:07:58 -0500 Subject: UPDATE: US Marines help destroy Coral Reefs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Message-ID: <006701c080cd$a15495a0$78cdd6cd@oemcomputer> Hello everyone, Many thanks for all the responses regarding this issue here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Things are still going ahead as planned here, and there seems that there may be little that can be done to stop it. I have found out some more infomation and must correct some that was sent in my previous email. It has now been clarified that the Dredging is not going to be done by the US Millitary, and that the dredging and pilings will be done by a seperate contractor throught the SVG government. The US is involved in the building of the actual base, and will be finishing the dock once the initial water work has been done (ie dredging and piling). I do appologise for implicating the US Milliary directly in that specific action. Please forward this email to anyone that you have fowarded the original email, so that this correction may be known to them. The fact that the US can "technically" was their hands of the actual damage to be done by the dredger, coupled with an Environmental Impact Assessment which has some disagreement as to its interpretation, means that there is little chance that the process will be stopped. Further, it seems that finally approval for the project was given locally, though most of the players that should be involved in that process were unaware of this fact. It sees that all the bases have been covered. With a situation like this, one can only wonder what we are all fighting for in conservation issues. The push of late has been to record what is in the local environment, and to strengthen laws to support the protection based on that knowledge. Here is a situation where we have a record of what is in the area and the law clearly states that it should be protected. Further, most of the government departments involved have not recommended the project. But the project goes through anyway. We have no local entities which are strong enough to go after the situation legally. And whats more, though it is now known that the US persons here are not directly involved in the actual dredging in the marine area, the very presense and support for the project still prevents many from speaking out against it, and still creates an air of support for what is happening. It is quite clear that thier part in the project will not be stopped or delayed in any way unless they are asked to do so by the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. So at this point, though I'm sure the effort to work on things from a local direction will continue to the bitter end, it looks like we have lost another stand of reef area, and yet another blow to the legal strength of conservation law in the Country. But I haven't completely given up hope yet, so If anyone does have any suggestions or ideas, please do let me know. Many thanks again for your interest, Kurt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010117/7ee71a15/attachment.html From dallison at email.msn.com Thu Jan 18 17:07:45 2001 From: dallison at email.msn.com (dallison) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:07:45 -0500 Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes II In-Reply-To: <001d01c08186$ff80b640$7d19d2cc@san.rr.com> Message-ID: Carl: Thanks for continuing a discussion that I hope will bring to the surface a number of issues that will be tormenting or enthusing (or both) many of us in the natural resource community over the next few years. Please excuse the length of this posting but your note raises some particular concerns. IMHO, any executive order that the Bush administration, under the leadership of James Watts' prot?g? with legal advice from the AG to the right of Jesse Helms, would more likely be anti-conservation and pro-exploitation than otherwise. It sounds like you might even agree with that. (This is a crowd that is bringing live steers to the Inaugural Ball this week - perhaps a portent of the real live bs that they will be bringing to DC that we have only seen in metaphor in the past). The reason for the executive orders by President Clinton is specifically because consensus could not be achieved in the States containing the largest unprotected areas of public lands and waters and, at the same time, the largest concentration of industries and entities committed to the exploitation of those lands and waters for private profit. Those entities control the Politics in those relatively sparsely populated States and have demonstrated, for far more than the past eight years, that they consider their rights to extract and use and sometimes to despoil and destroy as higher and greater than the rights of the greater public to protect and enjoy. As Secretary nominee for Interior has pointed out, she and President Select Bush believe that the rights of the States to control lands and water owned by the people of the United States should prevail over the public trust authorities who have been appointed to manage and, yes, protect those resources. The men and women of NOAA, NMFS, Interior, including MMS and BLM and others, USFS, USCG and thousands of other scientists, managers and enforcement officials are the public trust authorities entrusted with their responsibilities by the public through their elected officials. Extractive industries and the politicians they fund do not like limitations imposed by the public trust. The system and process you endorse includes the monument legislation in order to maintain the balance that would otherwise be thrown into disarray by the money, power and political influence of the few seeking to overturn the common interest of the many. With regard to the importance of process and the rule of law, the provisions of the Act empowering the President to act to protect areas of special value from possible destruction or damage incorporate the rule of law. The monuments were designated according to the provisions of the Act and all of the process established by Congress were followed. As a number of commentators have noted during the past few months, NO monument designation has ever been reversed by Congress and there is no provision for a President to undo a monument designation by executive order. On the other hand, there are a number of advocates for greater environmental protection, both within and outside Congress, who would appreciate getting a clear head count of the members of Congress and the members of the Bush administration who are willing to hold up their hands over the next two years and identify themselves as voting opponents of the environment and proponents of undoing national monuments. Such a clear identification could make the next two elections much more interesting. And many would believe that that would be very likely to "best serve the environment in the long term." Dave Allison Allison Associates Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Carl B.Lind Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:44 PM To: dallison; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: New Monuments/Old Attitudes "Public resources belong to all of the public." ------------------------------------- Exactly. And that's why care must be taken in making decisions about those resources. The "Executive Order" is a two-edged sword: it can be used for positive or negative purposes. Why use the Executive Order when a consensus decision might be achieved to the same end? The fact the Clinton waited eight years to sign these Orders indicates that perhaps there were serious difficulties that would be better addressed by open, public debate. By not having this, affected states and communities could be embittered to the point of hindering future environmental legislation. The issue is process. This is a country that is supposed to be ruled by law, not man. The Executive Order appears to come close to negating that idea. In today's society where so many people are effected by such decisions, neither Clinton nor Bush should be able to make environmental law without at least attempting to achieve some sort of consensus from the citizens. This will best serve the environment in the long term. CL ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From szmanta at uncwil.edu Thu Jan 18 17:57:20 2001 From: szmanta at uncwil.edu (Alina M. Szmant) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:57:20 -0500 Subject: New Monuments Message-ID: <200101190942.JAA03602@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> I think Carl Lind is way off mark in his negative comments about President= Clinton's action to create new National Monuments. Presidents don't just= come up with these ideas over night. They are the result of much effort on= the part of conservation and citizens organizations to bring to the= recognition of powers to be that site x, y or z needs protection from= human encroachment. And our laws grants authority to our president to= take action for this purpose. Just because we have a congress does not= mean it has to be involved in every governmental action. The Congress is= heavily influenced by pro-development PACs and it takes too long to get= anything positive done through them. The Wall Street Journal is the last= organization I would expect to understand conservation acts because it= represents the (small) fraction of our population making lots of money off= the rest of the people's resources by forging ahead to make our country one= big parking lot or tract housing project or industrial development. If we= took all the national lands and divided them into 281 million pieces, I= think a majority of the American public would vote to have their little= piece protected for posterity. Since we can't actually do that, we have= knowledgable and pro-active Presidents and Secretaries of the Interior= (such as Secretary Babbit) who have moved forward to do for us what we want= and need so desperately. There's no way to get a virgin forest back once= it's been logged or been infiltrated by roads. And as the old saying goes:= "Extinction is forever". I am so very pleased by Clinton's conservation= actions and only sorry he didn't do them sooner. I am fearful of what lies= ahead under the pro-development, anti-conservation Bush government as= represented by his choice for Secretary of the Interior. =20 Alina Szmant >Return-path: < >Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:32:17 -0500 >From: Jim Bohnsack < >Subject: Re: New Monuments >Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Cc: "Carl B.Lind" <, Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov, > Roger B Griffis <, CMPAN= <, > Coral Reefs Egroup <, > noaampa all <, > ashley simons < >Organization: NOAA >X-VMS-To: IN%"coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov" >X-VMS-Cc: IN%"clind1 at san.rr.com" "Carl B.Lind",= IN%"Jim.Mccallum at noaa.gov", > IN%"Roger.B.Griffis at hdq.noaa.gov" "Roger B Griffis", > IN%"cmpan at ucdavis.edu" "CMPAN", > IN%"coralreefs at egroups.com" "Coral Reefs Egroup", > IN%"noaa.mpa.all at hermes.nos.noaa.gov" "noaampa >Original-recipient: rfc822;szmanta at uncwil.edu > >I do know that with the Virgin Islands National Park there were two years >of work and public consultations before decisions were made. The actual >boundaries appear to me to reflect changes based on public comments. > >Ann Notthoff wrote: > >> The Antiquities Act, which is the federal law that empowers the President= to >> establish National Monuments, has been used by every president since= Teddy >> Roosevelt, except Bush and Reagan, I believe. It is an important= conservation >> tool that has led to heightened land and water protection around the= country. >> >> ____________________Reply Separator____________________ >> Subject: Re: New Monuments >> Author: "Carl B.Lind" < >> Date: 1/17/01 10:40 AM >> >> "...Seeking to leave his mark on environmental protection, President= Clinton >> created seven new national monuments Wednesday..." >> ------------------------------ >> >> Well, this may be well and good, but it appears a bit dictatorial. = Whatever >> happened to public input and congressional debate? >> >> Today's Wall Street Journal has it about right: "Under the separation of >> powers, Congress is the law-making branch. Yet that has not stopped Mr.= Clinton >> from 'enacting' everything from his 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy for= the >> military to his American heritage rivers initiative. 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<< >> >> Received: from nixon.ucdavis.edu ([169.237.105.5]) by mail.nrdc.org with= SMTP >> (IMA Internet Exchange 3.14) id 000C4457; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:48:17= -0500 >> Received: from host (localhost [127.0.0.1]) >> by nixon.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with SMTP id= f0HIdrJ09417; >> Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:53 -0800 (PST) >> Received: from franc.ucdavis.edu (franc.ucdavis.edu [169.237.105.2]) >> by nixon.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with ESMTP id= f0HId8J09281 >> for <; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:08 -0800= (PST) >> Received: from smtp2.san.rr.com (smtp2.san.rr.com [24.25.195.39]) >> by franc.ucdavis.edu (8.11.1/8.11.0/IT4.4.8) with ESMTP id= f0HId8H10089 >> for <; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:39:08 -0800 (PST) >> Received: from Default ([204.210.25.125]) by smtp2.san.rr.com >> (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-0U10L2S100V35) >> with SMTP id com; Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:35:58 -0800 >> Message-ID: <<001801c080b5$03811140$7d19d2cc at san.rr.com> >> From: "Carl B.Lind" < >> To: <, "Roger B Griffis"= < >> Cc: "CMPAN" <, "Coral list"= <, >> "Coral Reefs Egroup" <, >> "noaampa all" <, >> "ashley simons" < >> References: <<3A4285B9.8E8BCBA4 at hdq.noaa.gov>= <<3A65CE8D.83DE64E4 at noaa.gov> >> Subject: Re: New Monuments >> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:40:49 -0800 >> MIME-Version: 1.0 >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >> X-Priority: 3 >> X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 >> Reply-To: clind1 at san.rr.com >> Sender: owner-cmpan at ucdavis.edu >> X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.09/990901/11:28 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN > >~~~~~~~ >For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the >digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the >menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ******************************************************************* Dr. Alina M. 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We would appreciate it if you would pass this information on to interested students. Thanks for your help, Danny Gleason Daniel F. Gleason, Visiting Professor School of Biology Georgia Institute of Technology 310 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0230 Phone: 404-894-3700 (School of Biology Main Office) FAX: 404-894-0519 -------------- next part -------------- FIELD COURSE IN BAHAMAS Tropical Marine Biology Offered through: Department of Biology Georgia Southern University What: Intensive 2-week field course that will introduce you to the natural history and ecology of a variety of tropical marine organisms and ecosystems including mangroves, seagrasses, rocky shores and coral reefs. Where: Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC), Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas When: July 23 - August 6, 2001 (Tentative) Credit hours: Up to 4 on semester system Prerequisites and Requirements: General Biology or equivalent and permission of instructor. Swim 400 yds non-stop and tread water for 10 minutes. Basic open water scuba certification. Completed CMRC medical physical exam and approval to scuba dive by physician. Current CPR and Basic First Aid. Major medical insurance and membership in Diver's Alert Network Cost: Approximately $2,000 + tuition ($2,000 includes room, board, laboratory fees, boat fees, diving and/or snorkeling fees, and transportation costs from Statesboro, GA). Additional incidental costs include Bahamas exit tax ($15), Diver's Alert Network Insurance ($54.00), medical exam charges, CPR and Basic First Aid certification course. Interested? Contact Daniel Gleason, E-mail: dgleason at gasou.edu, Phone: 912-681-5957 or Steve Vives, E-mail: svives at gasou.edu, Phone: 912-681-5954. For more information see the following home page: http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio home/Gleason/Trop_Mar_Biol/TMB_Home_Page.html Non-Georgia Southern University Students If you are enrolled at another institution besides Georgia Southern University you are still encouraged to participate. You can receive credit at your home institution by enrolling as a transient student at Georgia Southern for the summer. If you are an out-of-state student you will pay the regular program fees and tuition plus a $250.00 out-of-state processing fee. An application for admission can be obtained from the Registrar's Office at the following address: Office of Admissions Georgia Southern University P.O. Box 8042 Statesboro, GA 30460-8024 Phone: 912-681-5391 From cuda at arches.uga.edu Fri Jan 19 13:28:37 2001 From: cuda at arches.uga.edu (Shane Paterson) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:28:37 -0500 (EST) Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes In-Reply-To: <001d01c08186$ff80b640$7d19d2cc@san.rr.com> Message-ID: On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Carl B.Lind wrote: > The issue is process. This is a country that is supposed to be ruled by > law, not man. The Executive Order appears to come close to negating that > idea. In today's society where so many people are effected by such > decisions, neither Clinton nor Bush should be able to make environmental law > without at least attempting to achieve some sort of consensus from the > citizens. This will best serve the environment in the long term. Very good points. Still, the recent installation of a patently-unpresidential President during a moment in history remarkably free of any vestige of consensus gives me cause for concern about the immediate future of environmental legislation and the prevailing executive attitude toward the environment. For that matter, the impending executive figurehead's ability to spell "environment," to coin the requisite cheap shot. For some reason -- I sense the short-sighted greed of corporate backers here who'd love to dismantle the EPA piece by painful piece -- Republicans have, at least in recent memory, traditionally included among their ranks the most heinous anti-environmentalists extant, despite conservation being by definition a conservative value. Given that the country's already right-wing-ward in comparison to most others I can think of, has a religion-tainted Junta of the Right that just can't wait to exert their power, and a citizenry that would (collectively) undoubtedly trade all the caribou in Alaska for a few cents' price break at the gas pump (the SUV Factor), I'm quite happy to see President Clinton get those Executive Orders on their way. Short of Al Gore leading a column of armored fighting vehicles down Pennsylvania Avenue tomorrow, the outgoing President's final "nyah nyah" may be the best hope that patches of our more unique environmental heritage have of surviving the next four years. Shane Paterson { { { { Shane Paterson, PhD e-mail: cuda at arches.uga.edu WWW: http://www.uga.edu/cuda }<))))))o> }<))))))o> }<))))))o> }<))))))o> ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Fri Jan 19 14:26:45 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:26:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hey, sports fans, this dialogue seems like it is getting a little afield of coral reef research, although I realize it all started around a posting relating to a new monument for coral reefs in the Virgin Islands, and it HAS been interesting. I'm starting to get some complaints behind the scenes; however, if everybody thinks this thread is germane, rail on! Thanks, folks... Cheers, Jim coral-list admin ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dallison at email.msn.com Fri Jan 19 16:22:11 2001 From: dallison at email.msn.com (dallison) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:22:11 -0500 Subject: New Monuments/Old Attitudes: finis In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Jim: I agree with your comment on bringing this issue to conclusion. I also encourage everyone who is interested in the wider policy and political issues to carry on their (our) discussions one-on-one or in broader fora. I do believe that the issues raised are, and will continue to be, an important part of the policy and politics of our environment and especially our ocean environment and that the value of making that point requires no more of the Coral-List bandwidth. As a perpetrator of much (perhaps way too much) of the dialogue, I must admit that the recent postings on the depredations of the reefs in SVG and the proposed developments adjacent to the Yucatan Penninsula as wellas the dialogue concerning impacts of global climate change and reef protection and restoration are better subjects for this list. Thanks to you Jim for monitoring all of this and to all Coral-List folks who did participate in (or endure) our discussions. Now, as our TV friends say, lets get back to our sponsors. Dave Allison Allison Associates Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:27 PM To: Coral-List Subject: Re: New Monuments/Old Attitudes Hey, sports fans, this dialogue seems like it is getting a little afield of coral reef research, although I realize it all started around a posting relating to a new monument for coral reefs in the Virgin Islands, and it HAS been interesting. I'm starting to get some complaints behind the scenes; however, if everybody thinks this thread is germane, rail on! Thanks, folks... Cheers, Jim coral-list admin ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Sat Jan 20 22:00:38 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 22:00:38 -0500 Subject: EOS Review References: <3.0.5.32.20010119191259.0091aa10@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> Message-ID: <3A6A50D5.573B5ACA@noaa.gov> Copied to Coral-list in case others missed this article a couple weeks back. Thanks, Bob Cheers, Al Strong rginsburg at rsmas.miami.edu wrote: > Colleagues, > > Congratulaltions and thanks for that well prepared EOS Review of coral > bleaching. A welcome sober and thorough treatment, which I hope will be > widely read. > > Bob -- AES...<><.........<><.........<><.........<><........<><..........AES Alan E. Strong Physical Oceanographer & Team Leader NOAA/NESDIS/ORA Oceanic Research & Applications Division (ORAD) Marine Applications Science Team NOAA Science Center -- Rm 711 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 Phone: 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad AES...<><.........<><.........<><.........<><........<><..........AES . ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From gjgast at freeler.nl Mon Jan 22 09:57:48 2001 From: gjgast at freeler.nl (GJ Gast) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:57:48 +1:00 Subject: (Fwd) RE: New Monuments/Old Attitudes: finis Message-ID: <3A6C041C.32748.4E39AB@localhost> Dear Jim and others, 1. Technical point: I haven't received Jim's message directly, but saw it in the response below. It has happened to me before that I see a reply to a message on the list, I hadn't seen. Do more people experience the same problem? 2. Nature conservation is for at least 90% a political issue, while science appears to play only a marginal role. As coral reef conservation and protection are major issues on this list, I fail to see how we can avoid personal political views when communicating on such issues. All the topics Dave mentions below are very much political issues in my point of view. I found the recent exchange very interesting as it gave me information and insight in US environmental issues that hardly come across the Atlantic pond through the standard media. The large number of members of this list ascertains that different opions are contributed. 3. I find Jim's remark on complaints behind the scenes very worrying. Obviously, I do not have the slightest desire to cause Jim problems with my writings. But do we need to moderate our contributions to this list in order to avoid conflicts with the sponsor? What happened to the freedom of speech, that Americans are so rightly proud of? Best wishes, GJ. > Jim: > > I agree with your comment on bringing this issue to conclusion. I also > encourage everyone who is interested in the wider policy and political > issues to carry on their (our) discussions one-on-one or in broader fora. I > do believe that the issues raised are, and will continue to be, an important > part of the policy and politics of our environment and especially our ocean > environment and that the value of making that point requires no more of the > Coral-List bandwidth. > > As a perpetrator of much (perhaps way too much) of the dialogue, I must > admit that the recent postings on the depredations of the reefs in SVG and the > proposed developments adjacent to the Yucatan Penninsula as wellas the > dialogue concerning impacts of global climate change and reef protection and > restoration are better subjects for this list. > > Thanks to you Jim for monitoring all of this and to all Coral-List folks who > did participate in (or endure) our discussions. > > Now, as our TV friends say, lets get back to our sponsors. > > Dave Allison > Allison Associates > Washington, DC > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:27 PM > To: Coral-List > Subject: Re: New Monuments/Old Attitudes > > > > Hey, sports fans, this dialogue seems like it is getting a little afield > of coral reef research, although I realize it all started around a posting > relating to a new monument for coral reefs in the Virgin Islands, and it HAS > been interesting. I'm starting to get some complaints behind the scenes; > however, if everybody thinks this thread is germane, rail on! > > Thanks, folks... > > Cheers, > Jim > coral-list admin > > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > =============================================== Dr. Gert Jan Gast Oostelijke Handelskade 31 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 Email: gj at coralvision.org Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From timecott at hotmail.com Mon Jan 22 11:17:39 2001 From: timecott at hotmail.com (tim ecott) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:17:39 Subject: Reefs in Mexico Message-ID: Dear Coral Listers, I'd like to make contact with anyone who's doing or has carried out marine research off the Pacific coast of Mexico - specifically between Huatulco and the Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua. I'm interested in any info on reef/coral health along that strecth of coast and would be very keen to talk to anyone who knows the area. Grateful for any recommendations. tim ecott _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 22 08:52:08 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:52:08 -0500 (EST) Subject: (Fwd) RE: New Monuments/Old Attitudes: finis In-Reply-To: <3A6C041C.32748.4E39AB@localhost> Message-ID: I don't mean to squelch free speech, I just want to make sure we keep on track with the purpose of the list. If "purpose" includes a possible solution to the plight of global corals through a continuing dailogue of this sort, then please do continue. Let's just remember to "bring it on home" as occasion permits. Cheers, Jim On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, GJ Gast wrote: > Dear Jim and others, > > 1. Technical point: I haven't received Jim's message directly, but saw it in the > response below. It has happened to me before that I see a reply to a > message on the list, I hadn't seen. Do more people experience the same > problem? > > 2. Nature conservation is for at least 90% a political issue, while science > appears to play only a marginal role. As coral reef conservation and > protection are major issues on this list, I fail to see how we can avoid > personal political views when communicating on such issues. All the topics > Dave mentions below are very much political issues in my point of view. I > found the recent exchange very interesting as it gave me information and > insight in US environmental issues that hardly come across the Atlantic > pond through the standard media. The large number of members of this list > ascertains that different opions are contributed. > > > 3. I find Jim's remark on complaints behind the scenes very worrying. > Obviously, I do not have the slightest desire to cause Jim problems with my > writings. But do we need to moderate our contributions to this list in order to > avoid conflicts with the sponsor? What happened to the freedom of speech, > that Americans are so rightly proud of? > > Best wishes, GJ. > > > Jim: > > > > I agree with your comment on bringing this issue to conclusion. I also > > encourage everyone who is interested in the wider policy and political > > issues to carry on their (our) discussions one-on-one or in broader fora. I > > do believe that the issues raised are, and will continue to be, an important > > part of the policy and politics of our environment and especially our ocean > > environment and that the value of making that point requires no more of the > > Coral-List bandwidth. > > > > As a perpetrator of much (perhaps way too much) of the dialogue, I must > > admit that the recent postings on the depredations of the reefs in SVG and the > > proposed developments adjacent to the Yucatan Penninsula as wellas the > > dialogue concerning impacts of global climate change and reef protection and > > restoration are better subjects for this list. > > > > Thanks to you Jim for monitoring all of this and to all Coral-List folks who > > did participate in (or endure) our discussions. > > > > Now, as our TV friends say, lets get back to our sponsors. > > > > Dave Allison > > Allison Associates > > Washington, DC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > > [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee > > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:27 PM > > To: Coral-List > > Subject: Re: New Monuments/Old Attitudes > > > > > > > > Hey, sports fans, this dialogue seems like it is getting a little afield > > of coral reef research, although I realize it all started around a posting > > relating to a new monument for coral reefs in the Virgin Islands, and it HAS > > been interesting. I'm starting to get some complaints behind the scenes; > > however, if everybody thinks this thread is germane, rail on! > > > > Thanks, folks... > > > > Cheers, > > Jim > > coral-list admin > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~ > > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~ > > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > > > > =============================================== > Dr. Gert Jan Gast > Oostelijke Handelskade 31 > 1019BL Amsterdam, the Netherlands. > Phone int 31 (0)20 4198607 > Email: gj at coralvision.org > Else: gjgast at dds.nl (max 1 MB) or gjgast at freeler.nl > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov Mon Jan 22 13:06:13 2001 From: Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov (Charles Wahle) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:06:13 -0800 Subject: [Fwd: COMMENTS NEEDED TO PROTECT PACIFIC LEATHERBACKS BY 1/29/01] Message-ID: <3A6C7695.EC50C208@noaa.gov> FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: COMMENTS NEEDED TO PROTECT PACIFIC LEATHERBACKS BY 1/29/01 Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:35:09 -0800 From: Todd Steiner Reply-To: tsteiner at igc.org To: cmpan at ucdavis.edu We would appreciate it if you would post this Action Alert. Thank you --------------- ACTION ALERT Comments Needed Before January 29, 2001 to Protect Critically Endangered Pacific Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtles! The draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western region is now accepting comments regarding the Hawaii longline fishery up until January 29, 2001. The complete document (500+ pages) can be found online at http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/piao/deisdocs.htm or can be requested by phone (808 973 2937). The public hearings are all occurring in Hawaii and the fishing industry has made a concerted effort to have their economic concerns heard. The sea turtles need an equal voice and we are asking you to take this opportunity to comment on behalf of these endangered species. (If you can, re-post on other lists and send to friends and colleagues too). This new EIS was precipitated by a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund on behalf of Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Center for Marine Conservation over the excessive take of sea turtles by the Hawaii longline fleet. Nine alternatives fishery management actions are presented in the DEIS. We are in agreement with National Marine Fisheries Service and are supporting the objectives they have presented as their "Preferred Alternative 7." Specifically this alternative is designed to reduce take of leatherbacks by 76%, loggerhead takes by 100%, green turtle takes by 85% and olive ridley takes by 42%. This is accomplished by eliminating deep set fishing (which targets swordfish), and by a two-month seasonal closure. The swordfish fishery captures leatherbacks at a rate 10 times higher than the tuna fishery. NMFS has also left the door open for an "experimental fishery" for swordfish (called Option A). This so-called "experiment" can significantly INCREASE takes of sea turtles, according to the DEIS. We are opposed to an "experimental fishery" in Hawaii, and believe there are a number of other fisheries where similar experiments could be conducted without opening a new loophole that could increase turtle takes in the Hawaii fishery. Examples of other fisheries where such experiments could be conducted include Mexico and several in Central America. Please send the following comments (or write your own) to: Dr. Charles Karnella, Administrator, Pacific Islands Area Office, SW Region, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm. 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814. They can be faxed to him at (808) 973-2941. Or of you prefer, you can email them to seaturtles at igc.org and we will print them out and fax them for you (saving you the cost of the long distance fax call). Thank you! -----sample letter------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Charles Karnella Administrator, Pacific Islands Area Office, SW Region 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Rm. 1110 Honolulu, HI 96814 RE: Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Pelagic Fisheries of the Western region regarding the Hawaii longline fishery. Dear Dr. Karnella: As I believe you are aware, Pacific leatherbacks are critically endangered, and without significant measures to reduce their take in commercial fisheries, they may go extinct in 5-10 years (Spotila, et. al. 2000. Nature 405:529-530). I am writing to express my support for the objectives listed for "Preferred Alternative 7." Specifically I support efforts that reduce take of leatherbacks by at least 76%, loggerhead takes by 100%, green turtle takes by 85% and olive ridley takes by 42%. I am opposed to any "experimental fishery" that could increase incidental take of sea turtles above the proposed take levels rates described in Preferred Alternative 7. The desire for progress in developing mitigation measures through an experimental fishery can not be justified in the Hawaiian fishery. The rate of turtle capture necessary to obtain statistically significant results would be unacceptably high considering the critically endangered status of these turtles. Sincerely yours, [Your name] [Your title, address] Todd Steiner Director SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROJECT POB 400 * Forest Knolls, CA 94933 USA PH. 415 488 0370 * FAX 415 488 0372 EMAIL tsteiner at igc.org Visit our WEB site www.seaturtles.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From beth at mcbi.org Mon Jan 22 15:22:37 2001 From: beth at mcbi.org (Beth Kantrowitz) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:22:37 -0500 Subject: New funding directory for marine conservation research Message-ID: <3A6C968D.8DE1921@mcbi.org> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010122/cc34548f/attachment.html From caricomp at invemar.org.co Mon Jan 22 15:28:57 2001 From: caricomp at invemar.org.co (caricomp) Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:28:57 -0500 Subject: Venezuelan Reefs References: <005001c07730$c7e0ade0$ae88f783@marine.usf.edu> Message-ID: <00ab01c084b1$f44c68e0$c80d19c8@invemar.org.co> You can contact this person, Aldo croquer, croquer at telcel.net.ve ----- Original Message ----- From: david palandro To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: Venezuelan Reefs Does anyone know of any current management or monitoring of Venezuelan coral reefs? I am trying to ascertain how much management there is as well as current conditions of the various reefs around Venezuela. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dave David Palandro Remote Sensing-Biological Oceanography Lab College of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 7th Ave. So. 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R?gional de Plong?e de Martinique sbrugneaux at caramail.com ______________________________________________________ Bo?te aux lettres - Caramail - http://www.caramail.com From sbrugneaux at caramail.com Tue Jan 23 13:45:02 2001 From: sbrugneaux at caramail.com (sophie brugneaux) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:45:02 -0500 (EST) Subject: Gorgonians Message-ID: <980279242015156@caramail.com> Thank you all for your quick answers! I have them. Sophie Sophie Brugneaux Charg?e de mission milieu marin Comit? R?gional de Plong?e de Martinique sbrugneaux at caramail.com ______________________________________________________ Bo?te aux lettres - Caramail - http://www.caramail.com From tim_daw at yahoo.com Wed Jan 24 05:12:36 2001 From: tim_daw at yahoo.com (Tim Daw) Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:12:36 +0800 Subject: Interpretation of benthic survey categories Message-ID: <200101241557.PAA17606@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Greetings listers, =20 We are using trained volunteers to conduct line intercept and line point = surveys in northern Sabah. We try to keep our methodologies standard for = the region and so I would be interested to hear from anybody who has = views on the interpretation of some of the standard AIMS categories.=20 Looking at the data from past phases we found that the following codes = raised queries or ambiguities. I have listed the problems that have = arisen and detailed what solutions we have tried here. We would be very = grateful for any suggestions or comments. =20 Rubble - How big is a piece of unattached coral before it is classified = as rock, DCA etc? We set 50cm as a maximum size in any dimension. Silt - How deep does it have to be? Does a few cm laying on top of dead = or live coral count as silt or should this be ignored? We have told our = volunteers to record the underlying substrate and record the covering of = silt separately. DCA - English et. al. state "if the skeletal structure is visible". Does = this mean corallites or just growth form? The corallites of Branching = Porites for example are obscured by any layer of algae whereas they = would be visible on Favites for much longer. Would standing dead coral = with no corallites or detailed skeletal features visible be classed as = DCA or rock? In the past we have interpreted DCA as having skeletal = features intact and so set a new category to distinguish between old = dead coral (lacking skeletal detail but lifeform is visible) and rock = (amorphous limestone or bedrock). =20 Another concern was that dead substrate colonised by algae was only = categorised as algae. As most rubble, old coral and rock becomes = colonised by coralline algae, recording "CA" gives no indication of the = substrate. When looking at reef condition, the implications of rubble = and dead standing coral in an area impacted by cyanide and blast fishing = are quite different. In an attempt to overcome this we separated this = into two fields "substrate" and "overgrowth". This allows us to record = the underlying substrate without being thrown by all-encompassing CA or = ephemeral macroalgae blooms. We are still able to combine the fields = into the standard AIMS format for comparison with other programmes. With thanks for any comments or suggestions, Tim Daw Chief Scientist Greenforce Pulau Banggi Project for Coral Reef Biodiversity C/O Sri Mahiruddin PO Box 526 89508 Kudat Sabah E. Malaysia tim_daw at yahoo.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From reefkeeper at earthlink.net Wed Jan 24 11:17:00 2001 From: reefkeeper at earthlink.net (Alexander Stone) Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:17:00 -0500 Subject: NACRI Workshop Feb 9 in Bonaire Message-ID: <00d701c08622$22c32bc0$ac1f3604@oemcomputer> ************************************************************ Workshop to Develop a Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative (NACRI) Set for February 9th in Bonaire. Participation is Encouraged. ************************************************************* The final declaration of the Netherlands Antilles' National Nature Forum in August last year mandates the effectuation of a Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative as part of the N.A. Nature Conservation Initiative. Sectie Mina (Environmental Section) of the Netherlands Antilles government, together with the environmental group Reef Care Curacao and the Bonaire Marine Park, supported by Habitat Bonaire, thinks it is time to follow up on this. On Friday February 9 a one-day workshop will be convened in Bonaire at the Habitat Bonaire Dive Hotel. We hope to have a few interesting presentations followed by the formulation of a list of priorities, an action plan, and preliminary steps to start effectuating the actions. A full agenda will be presented later. This is an invitation to everyone interested in, affected by, or concerned with the coral reefs in the Netherlands Antilles (and coral reefs in general) to please attend this workshop in Bonaire next month. More effort and more attention needs to be focused on the coral reefs of all the islands of the Netherlands Antilles and the general public needs to hear more about them and the need for conservation. During the workshop we can discuss what exactly it is that needs to be done. Preliminary discussions are of course more then welcome, and would serve well as an appetizer for the workshop. If you will attend the workshop, please register at: nacriworkshop at mina.vomil.an Attendance is free. Hope to see you there. -- Paul C. Hoetjes Dept. Public Health & Environment (VOMIL) Section Environment and Nature (MINA) Santa Rosaweg 122, Cura?ao Netherlands Antilles tel. 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Name: not available Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010124/008da222/attachment.pl From Billy.Causey at noaa.gov Wed Jan 24 18:47:05 2001 From: Billy.Causey at noaa.gov (Billy Causey) Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:47:05 -0500 Subject: Support for the Tortugas Ecological Reserve Message-ID: <3A6F6974.28BF6DA8@noaa.gov> Dear Coral Listers, This Friday the Tortugas Ecological Reserve proposal goes before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as a draft rule. There are 7 jurisdictions in the region of the Tortugas and we have 5 approvals behind us and are now approaching the 6th. This is going to be a critical step for the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. I recently challenged some scientists to be actively involved in the public review and comment phase of such proposals, for all the best science (natural and socio-economic) in the world won't make a difference if we don't convince the decision-makers that this is the "correct" approach. The heat of politics can be overwhelming. Too often, we fall short of having credible, active scientists give testimony at public hearings on these issues where the decisions are being made. John Ogden, who knows all too well how the public comment process works from his experience on our Sanctuary Advisory Council, has responded with this excellent Op Ed piece that will appear in local papers. Please read and enjoy ..... and get involved with this or similar issues in your area. Cheers, Billy Causey Let's Support a Marine Reserve in the Dry Tortugas John C. Ogden At the end of the month, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Tortugas 2000- a proposal to create a marine reserve prohibiting fishing and extractive use in two zones of coral reefs and related habitats totaling 151 square nautical miles surrounding the Dry Tortugas. The plan was forged over two years of effort by a cross-section of Florida citizens including commercial and recreational fishers, conservationists, divers, tropical fish collectors, and business people and has been endorsed by the Sanctuary Advisory Council and the federal Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The bottom line driving this extraordinary consensus is the overwhelming evidence that depletion of fish populations is damaging the coral reefs of the Keys-the economic future of the region. Groupers and snappers are the poster children of the problem. The favorites of anglers and spearfishers, as well as snorkelers and scuba divers, these fishes are getting scarce, so much so that both the South Atlantic and Gulf Fisheries Councils have declared many species overfished. As large predators on coral reefs and hard grounds, these fishes live a long time and spend most of their lives in a relatively small area. They control prey populations in a manner identical to large predators on land and when they are overfished, the coral reef ecosystem is de-stabilized. Why the Tortugas? The Dry Tortugas (from the Spanish word for turtles) are a group of tiny islands at the western end of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 70 miles west of Key West. They are the meeting place of the Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Current/Gulf Stream. The Tortugas contain some of our last and most unspoiled marine areas including high-biodiversity coral reefs and seagrass meadows, important reef fish spawning areas, and several seamounts. Ocean current drifters tracked by satellite by the University of Miami show that the Tortugas are upstream from the rest of the Sanctuary and provide larvae for the rest of the Keys. For generations the Tortugas functioned as a de facto reserve by being remote and little visited. However, larger boats and modern navigational equipment have opened up much of the area to commercial and recreational fishing and the sharp decline of key fishery species is clear. More and larger fishes Tortugas 2000 is an extension of the zoning plan of the Keys Sanctuary, which was created from 1991-97 by a diverse Advisory Council of Floridians working in cooperation with state and federal agencies. The Sanctuary currently contains only one reserve of 9 square nautical miles in the western Sambos reefs near Key West. Since it was implemented in 1997, studies in the Sambos reserve by state and federal agencies show that there are already greater numbers of larger sized lobsters and some fishes. We have no reason to doubt the eventual outcome. A report of the National Research Council issued last December shows that in over 200 cases around the world, marine reserves resulted in more and larger fishes within a 5 to 10 year period in nearly every case. Large fish are surprisingly important. They produce a disproportionately greater number of eggs and ocean currents transport their larvae downstream to grow up in areas open to managed fishing. The larger fishes in reserves spillover to surrounding areas and may be caught. For example, the de facto reserve created around the Kennedy Space Center has resulted over the years in a number of world record catches just outside its boundaries. Finally, marine reserves are very attractive to tourists. A large grouper, for example, is more valuable on her home reef photographed by thousands of divers and snorkelers each year than she is on the end of a fishing line. How much protection is needed? Most Floridians are astonished to learn that in spite of its 2800 square nautical mile area, the total area of the Keys Sanctuary that is fully protected from fishing and other extractive human uses is only 14 square miles! This tiny degree of protection stands in stark contrast to our many fully protected national and state parks and federal and state wildlife refuges. Take a moment of think about the annual economic impact of visitors to these land reserves. Now consider the economic importance of healthy coral reefs, sustained recreational and commercial fishing, and tourism. A healthy ocean is the key to our economic future. In spite of increasing the Sanctuary protected area by more than 10 times, implementation of Tortugas 2000 will bring the total area protected to about 6% of the sanctuary area. This is still far below the 20% figure that the scientific consensus suggests is the minimum protection which will sustain our reefs as well as managed fishing. But progress is made one step at a time, and the unanimous agreement reached by the Tortugas Working Group, which included many commercial and recreational fishing representatives, exemplifies the recognition that this reserve will help to restore sustainable fisheries in the Keys. Let's support the shared vision that binds the conservation and fishing communities and take an important step to insure the future of our coral reefs and their irreplaceable fishes and fishery resources. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet Friday, 26 January, at Radisson Mart Plaza Hotel, 711 NW 72nd Avenue, Miami, beginning at 8:30 am. Comments may be sent to: Mark Robson, Regional Director, FWCC, 8535 Northlake Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Fl 33412; Fax: 561-625-5129; Phone: 561-625-5122. ~~~~~~~~` John C. Ogden is Director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography in St. Petersburg and a member of the boards of the World Wildlife Fund and the Center for Marine Conservation. He was on the founding Advisory Council of the Keys Sanctuary. -- Billy D. Causey, Superintendent Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary PO Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Phone (305) 743.2437, Fax (305) 743.2357 http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Thu Jan 25 13:03:31 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:03:31 -0500 Subject: EOS Review References: <3.0.5.32.20010119191259.0091aa10@mail.rsmas.miami.edu> Message-ID: <3A706A73.104B4F53@noaa.gov> We have posted a PDF (Version 4) of our (Wellington, Glynn, Strong, Navarrete, Wieters, and Hubbard) recent paper "Crisis on coral reefs linked to climate change" at our WebSite: http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/bleaching_pub_index.html Cheers, Al rginsburg at rsmas.miami.edu wrote: > Colleagues, > > Congratulaltions and thanks for that well prepared EOS Review of coral > bleaching. A welcome sober and thorough treatment, which I hope will be > widely read. > > Bob -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* 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 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sre at caribsurf.com Thu Jan 25 02:25:35 2001 From: sre at caribsurf.com (Kurt Cordice) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 02:25:35 -0500 Subject: Update: Dredging of Coral Reef for Coast Guard base in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Message-ID: <00dd01c086a4$3b1eb2c0$e0cdd6cd@oemcomputer> Hello Everyone, I've had quite a lot of response regarding this issue, and thought it appropriate to continue to update the entire list. My appologies for any inconveinence. As far as an update goes, I really don't have any good news. I don't think the dredger has arrived yet, but it is due very soon. The chances of stopping and or delaying the act are not good at all. As I mentioned before, the US Military are not directly involved in the process of dredging or piling (even though they are involved in other aspects of the project), and have been actually invited by the SVG government to assist in the construction of the base. They have therefore washed their hands of the situation. The local officials are not willing to delay the project. Both the US Millitary and local officials have stressed the need to stick to a very tight schedule, as any delay (even a week) would prevent the project from being completed. I've pretty much talked to everyone I can think of locally. The result being that I've been told point blank that there is nothing that can be done. I can file an appeal with the planning board, but that board doesn't meet until next month, and there was definitely no sign that an earlier meeting might be called in this case. I don't have the funds for a lawyer, nor are there any local entities which might take up the cause. That's where things are at. They don't look good right now. But, giving up is not something that we can afford to do anymore, expecially in places like St. Vincent and the Grenadines. So, for anyone who wishes to read on, I have included below an open letter sent to the Prime Minister of SVG, and our Senior Minister. I'd also like to thank everyone who sent messages of support, suggestions and comments. It makes a difference to know that people do care out there. Again, many thanks, and I'll be sure to let you know the final outcome. Cheers, Kurt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Letter to Prime Minister A. Eustace and Senior Minister Sir J. Mitchell Re: Marine Conservation in SVG 2001/01/25 Dear Sirs, It is indeed a sad time for those of us who have fought for Marine Conservation in SVG. Within a short period of time, a dredger will commence work within the Palm / Union Island Fisheries Conservation area in the Southern Grenadines, resulting in both direct and indirect destruction of marine life (including mangrove, seagrass, important coral species, and valuable young fish populations). It is a sad time, because this act is about to set a very dangerous precedent. In this case, not only was there adequate information indicating the importance of the site regarding fisheries and marine protection, but it was believed that the law was on the side of protection through the Fisheries Act of 1986. However, somehow this law has been overlooked, the Environmental Impact Assessment misinterpreted, and all supporting information which followed ignored. The process towards the approval of this project has been clouded in mystery, and it now seems that you, Prime Minister, are the only person which may be able to make a difference regarding this matter. You must understand that the days of your youth, when you thought that you could sacrifice a square yard of the Ocean for the "greater good" are long gone. We, who are now counted as young people of this country, cannot afford to sacrifice one square inch. Our environment is our future; the heart of our potential livelihood, both in its supply of our food and our potential for tourism. It is the only heritage we have to pass on to our children. We cannot afford the purposeful removal of natural areas without condemning the children of this country to a life of bitterness and servitude to foreign influences. I urge you to stop the dredging of this area, or at least delay the dredging until the matter may be reviewed through consultation with all agencies involved, as it should have been from the beginning. I must also make it clear that if the dredging does go ahead as scheduled, this further rape of our natural environment, and the resulting death occurring in an important marine area, must be the last. Further desecration and mismanagement of our heritage cannot continue. Sir Mitchell, I once expressed my commitment to the protection of the Tobago Cays. I now extend that commitment to the protection of the marine environment of SVG as a whole. We have no time to waste. Time is running out and we are far behind where we should be in this process. As part of my commitment to the marine environment of SVG, I would like to bring your attention to the following: 1. It is my intention, if the dredging of the Clifton Coast Guard site is allowed to continue, to lobby for the placement of a permanent plaque which acknowledges the cost of the Coast Guard project, including the loss of precious mangrove, seagrass, coral and fish. 2. As long as I am Manager of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, I will continue to emphasize the local interests of the people of the Southern Grenadines...I will continue to promote youth education and involvement, and will continue to fight for the creation of a solid operational foundation upon which to build, a foundation which after all these years is still not complete. 3. The pending destruction of a valuable marine conservation area, as well as my experience regarding the developmental process of the Tobago Cays Marine Park have clearly shown that government entities are not capable of truly protecting our environmental heritage on their own. Therefore, it is my intention to go to the people of SVG, and ask that we form the SVG Marine Trust...an organization whose representatives will be chosen by the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Trust will become the body entrusted with our marine heritage, its use and its protection. The formation of this body is the final element missing from the movement of conservation in SVG, and I'm sure that I can count on the support of both of you towards the creation of the Trust. I thank you very much for your time regarding this matter, and trust that you will seriously consider delaying the dredging at Clifton point, for all of our sakes. Sincerely, Kurt Cordice Citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From earth1 at netspace.net.au Fri Jan 26 13:18:21 2001 From: earth1 at netspace.net.au (Sera Blair) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:18:21 -0800 Subject: Opportunities for Coral Research Funding Message-ID: <200101261821.SAA23583@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear CORAL members, The Earthwatch Institute is currently accepting applications to fund of coral reef projects around the world. Earthwatch supports conservation research around the world by sending paying volunteers into the field to work with scientists. If you have a long-term research project on some aspect of coral reef conservation and you think you could use teams (usually 10 volunteers at a time for a 2 week team) of international volunteers to assist you collect data, please contact me for more information. The average field grant is $25,000 US per year. Please have a look at our website (www.earthwatch.org) to get an idea of the types of projects we support. Kind regards, Sera Blair Sera Blair Manager; Field Operations, Project Development, and Indonesian Fellowship Program Earthwatch Australia 126 Bank St South Melbourne VIC 3205 ph 61(0)3 9682 6828 fax 61 (0)3 9686 3652 www.earthwatch.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From pj_mermaid at yahoo.ie Fri Jan 26 21:03:31 2001 From: pj_mermaid at yahoo.ie (Paula Low) Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:03:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: "white plaque" coral infestation Message-ID: <20010127020331.11422.qmail@web5203.mail.yahoo.com> Dear coral-listers During research work on 22/01/01 in the Danjugan Island marine reserve, Negros Occidental, Western Visayas, Philippines, an unidentified "white plaque" was observed covering areas of coral. Characteristics of this plaque are: 1. A thin (2 - 3mm), opaque/white encrusting layer over a variety of coral lifeforms including P. lobata, P. lutea, dead branching Acroporids, and other coral lifeforms. 2. although it was found on dead Acroporids, it was primarily noticed because it was partially covering live scleractinian colonies. 3. only coral colonies up to 20cm diameter, and between 6 - 15m depth were observed to be covered by the "plaque". However, extensive survey work has not yet been carried out to determine whether these are the actual limits of the "plaque" or not. 4. the "plaque" is hard to the touch as if it is calcified. However, some small layers appeared to be flaking off the main body of the plaque. These flakes were very thin ( Hi, As part of my Ph.D work I will identify coral recruits settled on coral plates at least to the genus level. Is there anyone or can someone recommend coral monographs available somewhere that I could use as a guide in the identification of coral recruits? The plates were deployed during the major spawning period season last year. The exercise will be repeated again for this year's minor and major spawning seasons. The study aimed to establish any influences of the mass bleaching in Fiji last year to coral spawning. Appreciate to share with anyone currently carrying out similar work or already did similar work in the past. Thanks Samasoni Sauni (Mr) ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From tdone at aims.gov.au Sun Jan 28 23:21:11 2001 From: tdone at aims.gov.au (Terry Done) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:21:11 +1000 Subject: Research Scientist Job at AIMS Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010129135507.00b9fe20@email.aims.gov.au> Dear Coral-listers, AIMS is looking for someone with good skills in spatial analysis to work in a CRC Reef project to assess effectiveness of closed areas for biodiversity protection in the Great Barrier Reef. Please take a look at 'Employment Opportunities' on AIMS' homepage, and/or point out the position to any colleagues who may have the requisite background and skills. Our web site is: www.aims.gov.au Best wishes, Terry Done Project Leader Dr Terry Done Leader Sustaining Living Marine Resources Project Australian Institute of Marine Science PMB #3 Mail Centre, Townsville Qld 4810 Australia Phone 61 7 47 534 344 Fax 61 7 47 725 852 email: tdone at aims.gov.au WEBSITE for 9th International Coral Reef Symposium www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From joshua at polaris.acast.nova.edu Mon Jan 29 12:50:21 2001 From: joshua at polaris.acast.nova.edu (Joshua Feingold) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:50:21 -0600 Subject: Looking for contact information for Simon Jennings Message-ID: <200101291917.TAA31429@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> I would like to locate Simon Jennings, fisheries biologist. I've tried the CHAMP home page without success. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Cheers, Joshua Feingold ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From HCRIResearchProgram at hawaii.rr.com Mon Jan 29 17:12:28 2001 From: HCRIResearchProgram at hawaii.rr.com (HCRI Research Program) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:12:28 -1000 Subject: Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program RFP Message-ID: <019501c08a40$91046be0$0372d2cc@.hawaii.rr.com> APOLOGIES FOR ANY CROSS-POSTING >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program (administered by the Social Science Research Institute of the University of Hawaii) is issuing a call for proposals for its FY01-02 project cycle. About $775,000 should be available for research and monitoring activities. Proposals are due 4:00 p.m. HST on March 19th, 2001. For a copy of the full RFP, go to www.hawaii.edu/ssri/HCRI. Or, contact Risa Minato (808/956-7479) (HCRIResearchProgram at hawaii.rr.com). 1. Assess the economic value of Hawaii's various coral reef ecosystems. 2. Inventory and evaluate Hawaii's marine protected areas. 3. Investigate Hawaii's marine water quality standards and classifications. 4. Examine the linkage between land-based activities and coral reef ecosystems degradation in Hawaii. 5. Analyze historical variability of coral reef ecosystems in Hawaii. 6. Investigate techniques to remove alien and invasive algae threatening Hawaii's coral reef ecosystems. 7. Enhance monitoring and assessment of Hawaii's coral reef ecosystems. An informational meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on February 6th, 2001 at Bishop Museum's Atherton Halau. *The University of Hawaii is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And allows you to specify the ICZM information you want to receive on subjects and region and reduce abundant mail ! you are kindly invited to subscribe yourself to this new mailsystem at: http://www.netcoast.nl/projects/netcoast/netcoast/netcoast/index_mail.htm As a new subscriber please use First Time User, because you'll have to fill in a login name and password, before you can actually subscribe to the maillists. In these maillists you can subscribe per category, by clicking in the white box at the end of the BLUE line. Or by clicking in the GREEN bar for ALL categories in one Mail-Listgroup, and confirm this by using the UPDATE button. You can send and receive emailmessages only to the maillists you have subscribed to. This means you cannot send to all categories and only receive on a few. To do this you will have to modify your subscription to these categories ! 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URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010130/5581c3e1/attachment.html From mkoch at fau.edu Tue Jan 30 13:04:21 2001 From: mkoch at fau.edu (Marguerite Koch) Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:04:21 -0500 Subject: TenureTrack-Marine Biology Message-ID: <200101301814.SAA33351@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> TENURE-TRACK ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT FACULTY POSITION IN MARINE BIOLOGY The Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Associate or Assistant Professor in Marine Biology. The specific area of research is open, but priority will be given to candidates with a background in developmental biology, physiology, immunology, evolutionary biology, population genetics, or ecology. The candidate will be expected to incorporate modern research techniques that could build bridges between the Department's current strengths in ecology, physiology, animal behavior, and molecular biology, and be able to take advantage of local coral reef environments. The applicant should expect to advise graduate students and to support a research program through external funding. The selection committee will emphasize publications, post-doctoral training, teaching experience, and the ability to acquire grant funding. Please submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, reprints, and a list of three referees to: Dr.Marguerite Koch, Search Committee Co-Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL33431-0991. Application Deadline February 28, 2001. Florida Atlantic University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Marguerite S. Koch-Rose, Ph.D. Aquatic Plant Ecology Laboratory Biological Sciences Department Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone:(561)297-3325 Fax: (561) 297-2749 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From j.oliver at cgiar.org Wed Jan 31 07:28:11 2001 From: j.oliver at cgiar.org (Jamie Oliver) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:28:11 +0800 Subject: Revised ReefBase WebSite Message-ID: <007601c08b81$4685f4c0$070310ac@jamieoliver> Dear Colleagues, ReefBase: A Global Database On Coral Reefs is now back on-line at www.reefbase.org We have begun a process of extensive revision of the Web Site and the underlying database, which will continue throughout this year. Our vision is to produce a data-rich and accessible information repository to serve coral reef scientists, managers and the general public. The current revision has the following important new features: 1. Reef Status Summaries The full text of several major reports on the status of coral reef in different regions, and countries is now available online, either locally or as a link to the relevant site. These include: * the GCRMN Global Status of Coral Reefs reports for 1998 and 2000, * several GRRMN Country or Regional Reports used to compile the global report for 2000 * ReefCheck reports for 1997 & 1998 * the Reefs at Risk report for 1998 * the CORDIO report for several countries and regions on degradation or reefs in the Indian Ocean, * various AIMS and GBRMPA reports on the status of the Great Barrier Reef * regional reports form the ITMEMS conference in 1998 in Townsville * various reports for Caribbean countries from the CARICOMP program All of these reports, or chapter extracts, are grouped into global, regional and national lists to help with easy and rapid access. A clickable map also provides quick list of available regional reports. 2. An image library containing over 1500 photographs, space shuttle images and maps This library can be searched according to various categories. The results can be viewed in thumbnail format prior to accessing the full image. 3. A facility to upload reports, images and datasets for inclusion into ReefBase The new site allows users to register with ReefBase, and to then upload files together relevant descriptions for incorporation into our lists of downloadable material. We would be particularly interested, at this stage, in any new status reports at the national or local level, and in any photographic images portraying reefs in different states, and images of reefs being used (wisely or unwisely) in different ways. Please note that we can only accept material for which the Intellectual Property and Copyright ownership is identified and where you are able to assign ReefBase the right to freely distribute the material from our website. Limited access to the more extensive information contained on the ReefBase 2000 CD is also available. You can obtain a list of all reefs in the database and their basic attributes, as well as a list of protected reef areas for each country. During 2001 we will be converting much of the data into a GIS format so that it cam be displayed and queried using interactive maps. We will also be updating information on several topics. We will announce these further revisions as they come on line. In the mean time we would like to encourage all coral-list subscribers to check out the web site and to let us know (using the contact facility in the User Area) if they have any suggestions for new features, improvements or corrections to any inadvertent errors which may have crept in to the existing information. Regards Jamie Oliver Marco Noordeloos ReefBase Project Leader ReefBase Manager email: J.Oliver at cgiar.org email: M.Noordeloos at cgiar.org Jamie Oliver Senior Scientist (Coral Reef Projects) ICLARM ? The World Fish Centre PO Box 500, Penang 10670 Phone: (604) 641 4623 Fax: (604) 643 4463 email: J.Oliver at cgiar.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The appointee will participate in all aspects of the Project, including the following: a.. data collection for modeling exploited Caribbean coral reef ecosystems using Ecopath-with-Ecosim; b.. studies of settlement and recruitment of commercially-important species of coral reef fish; c.. use of escape gaps in traps as a management strategy for coral reef fish stocks; and d.. development of culture techniques for rearing pre-settlement reef fish for enhancing stock in depleted marine fishery reserves. Duty station: Tortola, British Virgin Islands, possibly with periodic work in Jamaica. Minimum qualifications are a Master of Science or equivalent degree in aquatic biology/marine science. Appointee must be a qualified diver, preferably to PADI Rescue Diver or equivalent, and have experience in aspects of tropical marine science, fish and fisheries or aquaculture and statistics. Salary range $23,760-$30,960 according to experience (tax-free for non-BVI residents), non-contributory pension scheme, medical and life insurance provided. Recruitment and repatriation fares paid. Appointment will be for 10 months, commencing 1 March, with a possibility of extension. The Project is supported by a grant from the United Kingdom Department for International Development. Applications can be sent to, and further particulars obtained from, Dr. J.L. Munro, Principal Scientist, ICLARM Caribbean/Eastern Pacific Office, 158 Inland Messenger, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. e-mail: j.munro at cgiar.org Applications, preferably submitted by e-mail, should include a full curriculum vitae and the names of three referees. Closing date for applications is 10 February 2001. _____________________________________________________________ ICLARM Caribbean/Eastern Pacific Office, Suite 158, P.O. Box 305498, Inland Messenger Service, PMB 158, Road Town, Tortola, St. Thomas British Virgin Islands. U.S. Virgin Islands VI 00803 Tel.: 1-284-4951291 (office hours) Fax: 1-284-4951389 e-mail: iclarm at candwbvi.net ===================================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010131/fd3ce292/attachment.html From coralreef at kean.edu Mon Jan 29 16:58:51 2001 From: coralreef at kean.edu (Coral Reef) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:58:51 -0500 Subject: Coral Reef Geology, Ecology Field Courses in the Cayman Islands Message-ID: <200102012254.WAA39171@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> > PLEASE POST OR FORWARD TO YOUR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN: > o Introductory level undergraduate and graduate field courses on the Geology > and Biology of Coral Reefs. > o Advanced-level field research experience. Students will participate in > reef research projects on Little Cayman Island. > o 4 - 6 biology or geology college credits granted by Rutgers University, > Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, and by Kean University, Department > of Geology and Meteorology > o Dates: May 15 - 24th > o Registration Deadline March 30th. > > Program is offered through: Marine Environmental Education and Research > Institute, Princeton, NJ. Instructors: Dr. Carrie Manfrino, Dr. Bernhard > Riegl > > visit > http://ReefResearch.org/education > > Contact: cayman at reefresearch.org ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver.