From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov  Thu Mar  1 10:34:20 2001
From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong)
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:34:20 -0500
Subject: FIJI - Bleaching Alert
Message-ID: <3A9E6BFC.23019EDE@noaa.gov>

FIJI - POTENTIAL BLEACHING NOTICE:

   http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

Now that we have gotten one week's worth of new, improved SSTs from our
new polar orbiting satellite (NOAA-16), indications from our comparisons
to SSTs expected at this time of year around Fiji are that bleaching may
be underway.  SSTs (see link above) are nearly +1.5 deg C ABOVE the
maximum expected during the warmest time of the year...what we have seen
to date is even more elevated than what had occurred last year at this
time when extensive bleaching was reported (mostly to the south).

Confirmation info is sought...please use our reporting form:

   http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/newform.html

Regards,
Al

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**** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
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
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      FAX: 301-763-8108
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From steven_koch at eudoramail.com  Thu Mar  1 13:20:40 2001
From: steven_koch at eudoramail.com (Steven Koch)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 02:20:40 +0800
Subject: Epoxy sticks
Message-ID: <AGDOCAIMJGLAEAAA@shared1-mail.whowhere.com>

 When using epoxy under water, "Marine" epoxy is intended to be applied in the air and only used in the sea after it has hardened. This type of epoxy often shows toxic effects on living corals if it comes in contact with the itssues before it  hardens.

We have found an "Underwater" marine epoxy manufactured in the Philippines which is VERY sticky underwater, holds very well with only small amounts and has shown few toxic effects. The down side is that it is so sticky that if you are not carefull you will mess up your diving gear.

Steven Koch 

ORCA INC. Cebu Philippines

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DATE: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:26:37
From: David Obura <dobura at africaonline.co.ke>
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov

This does go on!!!  In reply to Bruce ...

I've used expoxy sticks with great success, the version I have access to
is a two-stick one called 'Pratley Quickset Putty', from South Africa. 
It has the same mixing/setting characteristics as others have mentiond
(has to be hand-mixed in air, is best used UW 10-20 minutes after
initial mixing). I've had probably > 80% setting success (compared to
50%) with cement mixes of various types (including lime), and it sets so
strongly that branching corals often break at the top edge of the putty
rather than being pulled off, and seems to remain for several years.  It
does sometimes, though not frequently, seem to cause toxic reactions to
tissue in contact with it when setting,but this is obvious within a
week.  It's best though for small fragments as large colonies need a lot
(so expensive).

I'd recommend it as more reliable than cement, though perhaps more
suited to fixing sample corals for experiments rather than
'rehabilitation' per se. 

all best,

David
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CORDIO-East Africa
P.O.BOX 10135 Bamburi, Mombasa, Kenya
Tel/fax: +254-11-486473; Home: 474582; 0733-625888
Email: dobura at africaonline.co.ke
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From carlson at waquarium.org  Thu Mar  1 14:06:13 2001
From: carlson at waquarium.org (Bruce Carlson)
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 09:06:13 -1000
Subject: Epoxy sticks
In-Reply-To: <AGDOCAIMJGLAEAAA@shared1-mail.whowhere.com>
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010301090016.035d8388@mail.waquarium.org>


....then again, we use the Z-Spar Splash Zone compound, which I presume is 
a "marine" epoxy, directly in our closed-system living reef exhibits at the 
Waikiki Aquarium.  During the application underwater, plumes of dissolved 
epoxy disperse in the water (we are careful not to do this but it is 
unavoidable).  Sometimes the fish pick at the epoxy before it sets, which 
bothers me, but apparently not the fish!  Over all the years we have done 
this, we have not noticed any effects on the fishes or corals, except for a 
very narrow band of dead tissue immediately adjacent to the living coral 
tissue.  In my experience, at least this one brand of "marine" epoxy is 
completely safe and we also prefer it because it is much "stickier" than 
the epoxy that comes in stick form.

Bruce Carlson
Waikiki Aquarium

At 02:20 AM 3/2/2001 +0800, Steven Koch wrote:
>  When using epoxy under water, "Marine" epoxy is intended to be applied 
> in the air and only used in the sea after it has hardened. This type of 
> epoxy often shows toxic effects on living corals if it comes in contact 
> with the itssues before it  hardens.
>
>We have found an "Underwater" marine epoxy manufactured in the Philippines 
>which is VERY sticky underwater, holds very well with only small amounts 
>and has shown few toxic effects. The down side is that it is so sticky 
>that if you are not carefull you will mess up your diving gear.
>
>Steven Koch
>
>ORCA INC. Cebu Philippines
>
>--
>
>--------- Forwarded Message ---------
>
>DATE: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:26:37
>From: David Obura <dobura at africaonline.co.ke>
>To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>
>This does go on!!!  In reply to Bruce ...
>
>I've used expoxy sticks with great success, the version I have access to
>is a two-stick one called 'Pratley Quickset Putty', from South Africa.
>It has the same mixing/setting characteristics as others have mentiond
>(has to be hand-mixed in air, is best used UW 10-20 minutes after
>initial mixing). I've had probably > 80% setting success (compared to
>50%) with cement mixes of various types (including lime), and it sets so
>strongly that branching corals often break at the top edge of the putty
>rather than being pulled off, and seems to remain for several years.  It
>does sometimes, though not frequently, seem to cause toxic reactions to
>tissue in contact with it when setting,but this is obvious within a
>week.  It's best though for small fragments as large colonies need a lot
>(so expensive).
>
>I'd recommend it as more reliable than cement, though perhaps more
>suited to fixing sample corals for experiments rather than
>'rehabilitation' per se.
>
>all best,
>
>David
>--
>
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>David Obura
>CORDIO-East Africa
>P.O.BOX 10135 Bamburi, Mombasa, Kenya
>Tel/fax: +254-11-486473; Home: 474582; 0733-625888
>Email: dobura at africaonline.co.ke
>Web: http://www.cordio.org
>
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From buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu  Thu Mar  1 22:35:27 2001
From: buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu (Bob Buddemeier)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:35:27 -0600
Subject: Hexacoral website
Message-ID: <003c01c0a2c9$e3cd9080$aa8ced81@oemcomputer>

Please visit our website BIOGEOINFORMATICS OF HEXACORALLIA
(http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Hexacoral/).  It contains the first release
(February 28, 2001) of the "Hexacorallians of the World" database
(http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Hexacoral/Biodata).

This interactive biogeoinformatics tool contains environmental and
systematic data relevant to cnidarians, including corals (Scleractinia), sea
anemones and their allies (Actiniaria, Corallimorpharia, Ptychodactiaria),
tube anemones (Ceriantharia), and zoanthids (Zoanthidea).

Systematic data include a searchable catalogue of taxa, the complete
bibliographic reference to the work in which each taxon was originally
described, and inventory of type specimens.  This continuing project will
ultimately include synonymy and taxonomic status of each taxon.  It includes
many images, especially for sea anemones -- from published descriptions as
well as never-before-published photographs.  Distribution maps for each
species currently include only type locality and are mainly for sea
anemones; published localities for all taxa are being added.

The environmental database includes global coverages of a variety of
geomorphic, climatic, oceanographic, terrestrial, and human dimension
variables gridded in half-degree cells.  This data inventory, which is being
expanded and refined, provides for both download and direct transfer to the
LoiczView Geospatial Clustering Tool developed by Bruce Maxwell and Casey
Smith at Swarthmore College.

The website presents the developing products and interactions of a
partnership effort addressing the Census of Marine Life.  Present database
applications focus on systematics, environmental typology, and
classifications.  As the project progresses, it will broaden into analyses
of biogeography and temporal changes.  We solicit information about, and
cooperation with, other programs with related methods and goals.

Through 2001, while the systematic data are being assembled rapidly, this
site will be updated approximately monthly.  Updates will include both
additions and corrections -- please help by notifying us of corrections to
be made. The date of the version will be prominently displayed; archival
copies of previous versions can be obtained upon request.

Development of this site was made possible by funding from US National
Science Foundation grant OCE 00-03970 as part of the National Oceanographic
Partnership Program (NOPP) to Daphne G. Fautin and Robert W. Buddemeier.
Significant support for the environmental aspects has been provided by the
project Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) of the
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP), in part under contract
with the United Nations Environment Programme (GEF) through RWB.
Significant support for the systematic aspects has been provided by US NSF
grants DEB 95-21819 and DEB 99-78106 in the program Partnerships to Enhance
Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) and three supplements in the program Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) to DGF.  A list of participants and
project partners is available on the website.

Daphne G. Fautin, PI:  fautin @ukans.edu
Robert W. Buddemeier, co-PI:  buddrw at kgs.ukans.edu


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From gregorh at ucla.edu  Fri Mar  2 00:41:59 2001
From: gregorh at ucla.edu (Gregor Hodgson)
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 21:41:59 -0800
Subject: Reef Check and Quiksilver Crossing Opportunity
Message-ID: <3A9F32A7.B9F47038@ucla.edu>

Reef Check Foundation  would like to develop a roster of Reef Check
coordinators and very experienced participants who would like to take
part in the Quiksilver Crossing. www.quiksilver.com between now and 1
May.

The job is to carry out as many Reef Check surveys as possible in remote
sites during a two week surf expedition and to educate surfers about
coral reef ecology and Reef Check. You will be paid in waves and we will
pay for your roundtrip airfare and basic expenses only.

The next voyage (Trip 27) departs 19th March and returns 2nd April. If
you are available for this trip only, contact me now. Otherwise, send
your details to Jennifer at: rcheck at ucla.edu who will set up the roster.

--
Gregor Hodgson, PhD
Director, Reef Check Foundation
Professor (Visiting), Institute of the Environment
1652 Hershey Hall 149607
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496 USA

Office Tel: 310-794-4985  Fax: 310-825-0758 or 310-825-9663
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From smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj  Fri Mar  2 18:11:20 2001
From: smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj (Sangeeta)
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 11:11:20 +1200
Subject: FW: FIJI - Bleaching Alert
Message-ID: <01C0A3D2.ADEFAFC0.smangubhai@wwfpacific.org.fj>

FIJI POTENTIAL BLEACHING NOTICE

I have recently been diving in Beqa Lagoon just south of the main island of 
Viti Levu, Fiji.  Over the last three weeks I have observed small numbers 
of corals (Pocillopora species) starting to bleach.  The bleaching (at the 
moment) is not at the levels reached last year with only 10-30% of 
individual colonies bleaching.  The places I regularly dive in Beqa have 
little to no live Acropora left, the result of last years event.

Over the weekend I was undertaking crown-of-thorns surveys in Kadavu, in 
vicinity of Ono Island.  We had severe bleaching on this part of the Great 
Astrolabe Reef last year, and this has resulted in high algal cover. 
 Individual colonies of Acropora on shallow reef areas are showing those 
bright iridescent colours often observed before bleaching.  I also observed 
3 anemones that were completely bleached and 1 partially bleached.

Talking to various dive operators, there are signs of low level bleaching 
occurring in different parts of Fiji.

For those who are interested, WWF is hoping to work with staff from 
University of South Pacific to undertake baseline surveys of the northern 
portion of the Great Astrolable Reef in April 2001.  As part of the surveys 
we will be collecting data on coral bleaching.  If the bleaching becomes 
more severe, we might try and get out and do some preliminary surveys/data 
collection.

I would appreciate any individuals contacting me who have been previously 
involved in coral reef work in this part of the reef.  We wish to make sure 
our surveys complement previous efforts, and we maximise the use of the 
limited resources we have.

Sangeeta

*************************************************************
Sangeeta Mangubhai
Regional Marine Coordinator
WWF - South Pacific Program
Private Mail Bag
GPO Suva
FIJI

tel: 679 315 533
fax:  679 315 410
email:  smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj
website:  www.wwfpacific.org.fj


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From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov  Fri Mar  2 23:00:37 2001
From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 22:00:37 -0600
Subject: Bleaching
References: <CC11B8C5A7F3D1118BAB00805FCCA162ED0966@MANUMEA>
Message-ID: <3AA06C65.2537AF8E@noaa.gov>

Mary,

http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/cl2.html

This is our new/revised HotSpot chart that hopefully uses a more
accurate monthly mean maximum [MMM] to compare actual SSTs against [SST
- MMM].  As you can see American Samoa and Samoa are surrounded by
"yellow"...this is not quite true with the posted HotSpot Chart.  So,
your confirmation is showing us that this adjustment is in the right
direction.  Hopefully you too will gain so relief from the trough of low
pressure [cyclone] that is near Fiji at the moment.

Thanks for your most valuable feedback.

Regards,
Al

Mary Power wrote:
> 
> Talofa from Samoa
> 
> In answer to your request we are now experiencing widespread bleaching here
> in Samoa - visual surveys of about 10 different sites show bleaching ranging
> from 15% at  some to up to 90% at others. Acropora (formosa, hyacinthus
> mainly) Massive Porites and Millepora - depth range to about 10M. Started
> about end of January and ongoing - calm seas and clear skies for most of
> that time but now overcast and raining which may help. Difficult to assess
> level of mortality yet. Also signs of disease which precluded the signs of
> bleaching but that was only from one site. I will fill in reporting form on
> over the weekend with more details. Would like to hear whats happening
> elsewhere?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mary
>         Original Message --------
>         > Subject: FIJI - Bleaching Alert
>         > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:34:20 -0500
>         > From: "Alan E Strong" <Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov>
>         > To: Coral-list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>, Robyn Cumming
>         > <cumming_r at usp.ac.fj>,Jerry Wellington <wellington at UH.EDU>,Bruce
> Carlson
>         > <carlson at soest.hawaii.edu>
>         > CC: "Dr. Marguerite Toscano" <Marguerite.Toscano at noaa.gov>
>         >
>         > FIJI - POTENTIAL BLEACHING NOTICE:
>         >
>         >    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
>         >
>         > Now that we have gotten one week's worth of new, improved SSTs
> from our
>         > new polar orbiting satellite (NOAA-16), indications from our
> comparisons
>         > to SSTs expected at this time of year around Fiji are that
> bleaching may
>         > be underway.  SSTs (see link above) are nearly +1.5 deg C ABOVE
> the
>         > maximum expected during the warmest time of the year...what we
> have seen
>         > to date is even more elevated than what had occurred last year at
> this
>         > time when extensive bleaching was reported (mostly to the south).
>         >
>         > Confirmation info is sought...please use our reporting form:
>         >
>         >    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/newform.html
>         >
>         > Regards,
>         > Al
>         >
>         > --
>         > **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
>         > 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
> 
> Mary Power
> Coastal Management Officer
> South Pacific Environment Program (SPREP)
> Apia, Samoa
> Ph (685) 21929  Fax: (685) 20231
> Email: MaryP at sprep.org.ws
> http://www.sprep.org.ws
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From I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk  Sat Mar  3 09:08:39 2001
From: I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk (Iain Macdonald)
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 14:08:39 GMT
Subject: Phoenix effect
Message-ID: <E14ZCjR-0003A8-00@dryctnath.mmu.ac.uk>

Dear Listers

I am looking for the origin of the term "phoenix effect" in relation to 
the observed "death" of a coral colony with subsequent rapid 
regeneration of the colony. So far i have only seen it in the coral-list 
archives but is there a more valid reference? 
Please reply directly to me at:

I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk

Cheers
Iain
Room E402 John Dalton Extension Building,
Department of Environmental and Geographical Science,
Manchester Metropolitan University,
Chester Street,
Manchester,
M1 5GD
Tel: 0161 247 6234
Fax: 0161 247 6318

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From MaryP at sprep.org.ws  Fri Mar  2 20:31:00 2001
From: MaryP at sprep.org.ws (Mary Power)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:31:00 -1100 
Subject: Bleaching
Message-ID: <200103041741.RAA24953@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Talofa from Samoa

In answer to your request we are now experiencing widespread bleaching here
in Samoa - visual surveys of about 10 different sites show bleaching ranging
from 15% at  some to up to 90% at others. Acropora (formosa, hyacinthus
mainly) Massive Porites and Millepora - depth range to about 10M. Started
about end of January and ongoing - calm seas and clear skies for most of
that time but now overcast and raining which may help. Difficult to assess
level of mortality yet. Also signs of disease which precluded the signs of
bleaching but that was only from one site. I will fill in reporting form on
over the weekend with more details. Would like to hear whats happening
elsewhere?

Regards

Mary
	Original Message --------
	> Subject: FIJI - Bleaching Alert
	> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:34:20 -0500
	> From: "Alan E Strong" <Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov>
	> To: Coral-list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>, Robyn Cumming
	> <cumming_r at usp.ac.fj>,Jerry Wellington <wellington at UH.EDU>,Bruce
Carlson
	> <carlson at soest.hawaii.edu>
	> CC: "Dr. Marguerite Toscano" <Marguerite.Toscano at noaa.gov>
	> 
	> FIJI - POTENTIAL BLEACHING NOTICE:
	> 
	>    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
	> 
	> Now that we have gotten one week's worth of new, improved SSTs
from our
	> new polar orbiting satellite (NOAA-16), indications from our
comparisons
	> to SSTs expected at this time of year around Fiji are that
bleaching may
	> be underway.  SSTs (see link above) are nearly +1.5 deg C ABOVE
the
	> maximum expected during the warmest time of the year...what we
have seen
	> to date is even more elevated than what had occurred last year at
this
	> time when extensive bleaching was reported (mostly to the south).
	> 
	> Confirmation info is sought...please use our reporting form:
	> 
	>    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/newform.html
	> 
	> Regards,
	> Al
	> 
	> --
	> **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< *******
	> 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

Mary Power
Coastal Management Officer
South Pacific Environment Program (SPREP)
Apia, Samoa
Ph (685) 21929	Fax: (685) 20231
Email: MaryP at sprep.org.ws
http://www.sprep.org.ws

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From tjones at alum.calberkeley.org  Mon Mar  5 07:47:12 2001
From: tjones at alum.calberkeley.org (Tony Jones)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:47:12 GMT
Subject: PACON
Message-ID: <200103051247.MAA26825@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

I will be co-chairing a session at PACON this year on coral reef
preservation.  PACON is a Pacific Rim Marine Technology Conference
headquartered in Hawaii.   I have attached the conference write up below.
Regards,

Tony

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PACON 2001 SLATED FOR JULY
San Francisco, California, USA - "Environmental Technologies
for Sustainable Maritime Development" is the theme developed
for PACON 2001, scheduled for July 8-11 at The City's
DoubleTree Airport Hotel.
Session chairs Dr. Anthony T. Jones, oceanUS Consulting (jxocean at yahoo.com)
and Victor Kuwahara, (victors at pacificwest.com), invite the
coral reef community to make a presentation on any
aspect of coral reef preservation at PACON 2001. This will also
be a fantastic opportunity to meet experts from the IndoPacific Region and
for graduate students to present their research to a friendly and supportive
audience.
All interested presenters must submit an abstract by February 28.  Abstract
guidelines are available at
http://www.hawaii.edu/pacon/abs2001.html.  More also at
http://www.hawaii.edu/pacon/pacon2001.html.



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From dustanp at cofc.edu  Mon Mar  5 08:55:05 2001
From: dustanp at cofc.edu (Phillip Dustan)
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 08:55:05 -0500
Subject: Bleaching
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20010305085505.0116e424@cofc.edu>

Hi Mary,

Sorry to hear the news. However, please try to mark and observe individual=
 colonies.  Whatever happens, you will need the data on individual colony=
 mortality / recovery.  My experience in American Samoa suggested that there=
 was quite a bit of disease but it was not widespread. However, if the=
 corals are in a weakened state from bleaching, the diseases may begin to=
 increase. This has been teh case in Florida where black band disease and=
 white plague increased dramatically- but since we have not watched=
 individual colonies, we had no way of partitioning the mortality between=
 disease and bleaching. A simple wway to get lots of data is to shoot=
 repetetive underwater video transects looking down (plan view) between=
 known points of reference. If you do this carefully you will be able to=
 collect time series data on colonies "after the fact". But you must be=
 careful to video the same corals each time.  DIseases can kill corals in a=
 few days to weeks, death from bleaching can be faster, so you need to take=
 data at something like weekly intervals to resolve the differences. =
 Remember to shoot your video slowly and about 40 cm off the bottom for=
 optimal coverage vs spatial resolution

	Hope this helps, keep in touch.


				Phil




At 02:31 PM 3/2/01 -1100, Mary Power wrote:

>Talofa from Samoa

>

>In answer to your request we are now experiencing widespread bleaching here

>in Samoa - visual surveys of about 10 different sites show bleaching=
 ranging

>from 15% at  some to up to 90% at others. Acropora (formosa, hyacinthus

>mainly) Massive Porites and Millepora - depth range to about 10M. Started

>about end of January and ongoing - calm seas and clear skies for most of

>that time but now overcast and raining which may help. Difficult to assess

>level of mortality yet. Also signs of disease which precluded the signs of

>bleaching but that was only from one site. I will fill in reporting form on

>over the weekend with more details. Would like to hear whats happening

>elsewhere?

>

>Regards

>

>Mary

>	Original Message --------

>	> Subject: FIJI - Bleaching Alert

>	> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 10:34:20 -0500

>	> From: "Alan E Strong" <<Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov>

>	> To: Coral-list <<coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>, Robyn Cumming

>	> <<cumming_r at usp.ac.fj>,Jerry Wellington <<wellington at UH.EDU>,Bruce

>Carlson

>	> <<carlson at soest.hawaii.edu>

>	> CC: "Dr. Marguerite Toscano" <<Marguerite.Toscano at noaa.gov>

>	>=20

>	> FIJI - POTENTIAL BLEACHING NOTICE:

>	>=20

>	>    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

>	>=20

>	> Now that we have gotten one week's worth of new, improved SSTs

>from our

>	> new polar orbiting satellite (NOAA-16), indications from our

>comparisons

>	> to SSTs expected at this time of year around Fiji are that

>bleaching may

>	> be underway.  SSTs (see link above) are nearly +1.5 deg C ABOVE

>the

>	> maximum expected during the warmest time of the year...what we

>have seen

>	> to date is even more elevated than what had occurred last year at

>this

>	> time when extensive bleaching was reported (mostly to the south).

>	>=20

>	> Confirmation info is sought...please use our reporting form:

>	>=20

>	>    http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/newform.html

>	>=20

>	> Regards,

>	> Al

>	>=20

>	> --

>	> **** <<><< ******* <<><< ******* <<><< ******* <<><< *******

>	> 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

>

>Mary Power

>Coastal Management Officer

>South Pacific Environment Program (SPREP)

>Apia, Samoa

>Ph (685) 21929	Fax: (685) 20231

>Email: MaryP at sprep.org.ws

>http://www.sprep.org.ws

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From mekvinga at yahoo.com  Mon Mar  5 11:01:57 2001
From: mekvinga at yahoo.com (mel keys)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 08:01:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Mass coral settling in the Caribbean
Message-ID: <20010305160157.78958.qmail@web10814.mail.yahoo.com>

   I'm wondering if there's been any study to discover
if there's one day, or night, that each year's corals'
spawn settles.  
   Thankyou,
   Melissa Keyes
   St. Croix, USVI

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From swhitcraft at kirc.state.hi.us  Mon Mar  5 19:47:16 2001
From: swhitcraft at kirc.state.hi.us (Samantha Whitcraft)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:47:16 -1000 
Subject: job opening
Message-ID: <73B39A2421BFD411AF790090276A699A016BEA@KIRC02>


POSITION OPENING:

Marine Resources Monitoring Coordinator
(Full time State Exempt Position - Based on Maui)

The Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) is seeking a Marine
Resources Monitoring Coordinator to support the KIRC Ocean Program in
marine data collection, volunteer coordination, and in integrating
native Hawaiian cultural practices with established scientific
monitoring methods. Duties include: marine data collection, statistical
analysis, and report writing; volunteer supervision; serving as boat
crew and other tasks as assigned. Excellent analytical, communication,
and computer skills are essential. Applicants must be willing to work at
sea and on land in potentially hazardous conditions.
Candidates need a science degree plus three (3) years of relevant
experience including two (2) years of boat and dive operations
experience. Two (2) years of dedicated field experience in marine
resources data collection and analysis may be substituted for a degree.
A current driver's license and recognized scuba certification are
required.

Submit resume, cover letter, salary history, and three references before
March 16, 2001 to:

Sam Whitcraft
Ocean Resources Manager
Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission
811 Kolu Street, #201, Wailuku, HI 96793

for further information, please see the position description on our
webpage at www.state.hi.us/kirc

Mahalo nui loa,

Sam Whitcraft
Ocean Resources Manager
Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission
811 Kolu Street
Wailuku, HI 96793
swhitcraft at kirc.state.hi.us
www.state.hi.us/kirc

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From info at friendofthesea.org  Tue Mar  6 03:16:25 2001
From: info at friendofthesea.org (Friend of the Sea)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:16:25 +0100
Subject: Expert help needed for sustainable fisheries program
Message-ID: <026b01c0a615$bd64d580$aed529d4@oemcomputer>

Friend of the Sea is an international non-profit initiative aiming at promoting sustainable fishing through market incentives.

COOP ITALIA Scarl, the main supermarket chain in Italy, has recently joined our project. The number of companies joining the project and undergoing analysis is rapidly increasing.

COOP ITALIA has sent a Preliminary Analysis form to its fish and sea products' suppliers (fishing and aquaculture).  The Preliminary Analysis form allows Friend of the Sea to gather initial information regarding companies' activities and it is the basis of further information request and audit activities.  

All the above information, the Preliminary Analysis modules, etc. can be viewed or downloaded at web site http://www.friendofthesea.org

Friend of the Sea has scientific support from several NGO's and institutes. However, Friend of the Sea wants to share information on the fishing and aquaculture activities of the companies involved and would appreciate feedback from all experts in the field.  

All opinions gathered will be taken in due consideration and, if provided with evidence, can be fundamental in the evaluation process.

Furthermore Friend of the Sea is seeking for experts interested in running local/national spot-checks at factories and fisheries, with Friend of the Sea technical and procedural support.

On this first stage Friend of the Sea is not able to provide funding for this collaboration (spot-checks costs are however covered by the audited companies), even though Friend of the Sea hopes to soon be able to sponsor your activity. 

Please let us know if you wish to receive the anonymous information regarding companies' fishing/aquaculture activities, in order to:
- evaluate the information,
- request further information,
- express your opinion,
- provide reference and evidence.

Please also let us know if you would take into consideration the possibility of running local/national spot-checks and audits to the companies or fisheries.

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

Friend of the Sea understands that any affirmative response to this email does not imply any engagement on your side and at any time you can inform us that you are not willing to collaborate or participate to the evaluation of companies' information. Information and opinions provided will in no way imply any responsability on your side. It will be Friend of the Sea responsability to verify the information received. Companies under evaluation will not know who is providing its collaboration to the anlysis and will not have access to your name or location.  

Please reply to this email info at friendofthesea.org
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From smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj  Thu Mar  8 16:14:17 2001
From: smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj (Sangeeta)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 09:14:17 +1200
Subject: Job Vacancies in Papua New Guinea
Message-ID: <01C0A879.53094700.smangubhai@wwfpacific.org.fj>

Dear Coral-List

The World Wide Fund for Nature - South Pacific Program has four positions 
vacant positions for experienced and qualified individuals who can 
contribute to the effective management and development of it's conservation 
program to be based at the  Madang office, north coast Papua New Guinea.  I 
have enclosed four job positions for those of you who are interested.  You 
can contact me directly for more specific information on any of the 
positions.

Fisheries and Marine Project Coordinator
This is a new position for the WWF North Coast Madang Marine Project. The 
officer will have overall responsibility for overseeing the effective 
implementation of the project including the recruitment of other staff and 
development of activity plans for the project.  Fisheries and Marine 
conservation project management experience required with at least a degree 
in related field of study.

Community Resource Management Trainer
Responsible for increasing the competency among WWF staff and partners in 
PNG in the approaches to, and tools for community-based natural resources 
management. The officer works closely with the WWF field projects and 
partners to document existing methods,  develop new tools and approaches 
for community resource management. Tertiary qualifications in natural 
resources or social science and at least five years experience in working 
closely with rural communities, NGOs and Government agencies.

Conservation Areas Officer
Responsible for activities that contribute to improving the standard of and 
skills in conservation area management and land use planning in PNG. The 
officer will assist WWF and partner agency staff in the development of 
clear and documented processes for the establishment and maintenance of 
Conservation Areas in PNG. Tertiary qualification in environmental science 
or another relevant field of study and at least five years experience in 
working closely with local communities, local government agencies and NGOs.

Operations and Administration Officer
Responsible for ensuring  the effective financial and administrative 
systems for implementation of the Local Resources initiative and the North 
Coast Marine projects are in place. Tertiary qualifications in management, 
accounting, administration or equivalent experience. At least 5 years 
experience in  Administration and Financial Management in a project or 
organisational setting would be preferable.

Apply with your CV before  27th March 2001 to:

WWF PNG Country Office
Kunai Street, Hohola
P.O.Box 8280
Boroko, NCD

Email: wwfpng at dg.com.pg <mailto:wwfpng at dg.com.pg>
Fax: 325 3224


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From jsperoni at enviroweb.org  Thu Mar  8 08:22:00 2001
From: jsperoni at enviroweb.org (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Jos=E9_A=2E_Speroni=22?=)
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 10:22:00 -0300
Subject: Nuclear Reactor Cooling Systems Devastate Marine Life and
  Ecosystems
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010308101808.00a8f430@freenet.enviroweb.org>


   The following was provided by the Safe Energy Communications Council.

   LICENSED TO KILL: How the nuclear power industry destroys endangered
   wildlife and ocean habitat to save money. New Report Shows Once-Through
   Nuclear Reactor Cooling Systems Devastate Marine Life and Ecosystems:

   WASHINGTON (February 22, 2001) - A landmark report issued today by
   three nuclear watchdog groups and the nation's largest animal
   protection organization charges that the nuclear power industry,
   contrary to its environmentally friendly public relations image, has
   knowingly destroyed animals and delicate marine ecosystems, and has
   routinely killed endangered species over the past three decades due to
   the widespread use of an ecologically harmful cooling technology.

   The report, "Licensed to Kill: How the Nuclear Power Industry Destroys
   Endangered Marine Wildlife and Ocean Habitat to Save Money," further
   documents a lack of oversight by governmental regulatory agencies,
   particularly the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), National Marine
   Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
   that may border on collusion. "Tragically, under the present regulatory
   system, the nuclear power industry's needs almost always prevail over
   the interests of marine life," said Scott Denman, Executive Director of
   the Safe Energy Communication Council (SECC). "Instead of applying
   sanctions when a nuclear plant kills more than its allotted quota of
   endangered species, NRC almost always supports industry attempts to
   raise the limits on the number of animals that can be killed or
   captured during reactor operation," Denman added.

   "The nuclear power industry is essentially licensed to kill by the
   Nuclear Regulatory Commission to accommodate company profit margins.
   Regulators are constantly pressured by the nuclear industry to stretch
   the rules and not enforce such laws as the Endangered Species Act and
   the Clean Water Act," said Michael Mariotte, NIRS Executive Director.
   The report documents the nuclear power industry's use of the
   ecologically harmful, but relatively inexpensive once-through cooling
   technology responsible for devastating marine ecosystems from New
   England to California.

   Once-through cooling technology is used exclusively in 48 nuclear
   reactors with 11 additional reactors employing the technology in
   conjunction with cooling towers and canals. These reactors, situated on
   coastal waters, major rivers, and lakes can draw in as much as a
   billion gallons of water per reactor unit a day, nearly a million
   gallons a minute, in order to dissipate the extraordinary amounts of
   waste heat generated in the fission process. The initial devastation of
   marine life and ecosystems stems from the powerful intake of water into
   the nuclear reactor. Marine life, ranging from endangered sea turtles
   and manatees down to delicate fish larvae and microscopic planktonic
   organisms vital to the ocean ecosystem, is sucked irresistibly into the
   reactor cooling system, a process known as entrainment. Some of these
   animals are killed, either through impingement (animals are caught and
   trapped against filters, grates, and other reactor structures), or, in
   the case of air-breathing animals like turtles, seals, and manatees,
   drown or suffocate.

   "Nuclear power stations are routinely allowed to destroy alarming
   percentages of fish stocks and larvae entrained through cooling water
   intakes," said Bob Alvarez, Executive Director of the STAR Foundation,
   based on Long Island Sound. "In contrast, the commercial fishing
   industry must submit to strict regulatory standards including fines and
   license suspension for illegal takes." The report notes that an equally
   huge volume of wastewater is then discharged at temperatures up to 25
   degrees F hotter than the water into which it flows. Indigenous marine
   life suited to colder temperatures is consequently eliminated or, in
   the case of endemic fish, forced to move, disrupting delicately
   balanced ecosystems.

   Moreover, the new, warmer ambient water temperatures often encourage
   warm-water species to colonize the artificially maintained warm-water
   zone. When the warm water flow is diminished or halted because of
   maintenance, cleaning, or repair work on the reactor, these species are
   often "cold-stunned;" many subsequently die of hypothermia. Species
   affected include endangered sea turtles, marine mammals, fish, and sea
   birds. In addition, the heated water is discharged with such force that
   surrounding seabeds are often scoured to bare rock, leaving a virtual
   marine desert bereft of life on the ocean floor. "Although responsible
   for enforcing compliance with intake and discharge permits at reactors
   under the terms of the Clean Water Act, the EPA has largely failed to
   establish national performance standards," said Paul Gunter, Director
   of the Reactor Watchdog Project at NIRS and a report author. "When
   faced with the opportunity to enforce "best available technology"
   standards, the EPA has buckled to industry pressure and left the marine
   environment to pay the price." Similarly, state water and wildlife
   authorities fall prey to nuclear industry pressure tactics and
   falsifications. In numerous incidents, nuclear utilities have falsified
   data and concealed and withheld information from environmental
   regulators that would have revealed the true extent of the
   environmental damages wrought by their reactor operations.

   In perhaps the most egregious example, the California utility, Pacific
   Gas & Electric (PG&E), for many years, provided state water authorities
   with skewed data that omitted known marine damage by its Diablo Canyon
   reactors.  PG&E claimed that the plant's intake and discharge of
   billions of gallons of seawater a day did little harm to the
   surrounding marine community. In reality, the plant's operation had
   devastated marine ecosystems for miles up and down the coast and was
   responsible for the near obliteration of already threatened black and
   red abalone populations in the area. Finally threatened with legal
   action by regulators, PG&E nevertheless managed to undermine the
   state's cease-and-desist order by promising to outspend the authorities
   on legal appeals, effectively tying up any lawsuit in litigation for
   years. State authorities backed down from stopping the damaging thermal
   discharge and agreed to a settlement that includes a cash amount of
   just $4.5 million and other half-measures that will allow the PG&E and
   Diablo Canyon to continue its business-as-usual practices to the
   detriment of the marine environment.

   "The nuclear industry plans to roll back environmental protections to
   create a new bottom line," said Linda Gunter, SECC Communications
   Director, one of the report's authors. "The industry cries poverty when
   asked to install less destructive systems and again when told to
   mitigate the environmental damage," continued Gunter. "While nuclear
   utilities advertise themselves as environmentally friendly, in reality
   they are sacrificing the marine environment and its inhabitants on the
   altar of company profits."

   This report done in collaboration with Nuclear Information and Resource
   Service (NIRS), Safe Energy Communication Council (SECC), Standing for
   Truth About Radiation (STAR) and Humane Society of the United
   States (HSUS).

   To see the report's Executive Summary:
   http://www.safeenergy.org/wildlife.htm




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From yasuaki.miyamoto at fujixerox.co.jp  Fri Mar  9 01:49:20 2001
From: yasuaki.miyamoto at fujixerox.co.jp (Yasuaki Miyamoto)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 15:49:20 +0900
Subject: Saddle Wrasse- Thallasoma duperrey
References: <001501c0a0d8$cf1035a0$c5e9ffd1@default>
Message-ID: <3AA87CF0.755A@fujixerox.co.jp>

Hellow.

Kristen wrote:
>I am searching for references and/or citations for
>the Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse (Thallasoma duperrey).
 You can find references on FishBase Web Site.
http://www.FishBase.org

 Species Summary is here.
http://www.FishBase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=7770&genusname=Thalassoma&speciesname=duperrey

Regards.

Yasuaki Miyamoto
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From dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk  Fri Mar  9 06:13:22 2001
From: dxm at soc.soton.ac.uk (Daniel Mayor)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 11:13:22 +0000
Subject: Point Count analysis
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.1.20010309110604.00b649a0@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk>

Dear all, I am analysing video footage taken over a reef, and would like to 
determine the percentage cover of live, damaged and dead coral.  I think 
that the best (and commonly used) method is the point count techniquque.  I 
have been informed that Harrison wrote a paper on  the use of this method, 
but my searches are not finding it.  If anyone knows of this paper, or 
others that may be relevant, I would greatly appreciate it if you could let 
me know.  Many thanks,
Yours,
Dan Mayor

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From dmeyer at peer.org  Fri Mar  9 10:13:40 2001
From: dmeyer at peer.org (Dan Meyer)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:13:40 -0500 
Subject: Point Count analysis
Message-ID: <79C412F309FCD311B7B3009027DE4EAB0AD28C@PDC_PEER>


Coral reef preservationists:

On Tuesday, March 13th, Governor Jeb Bush and his Cabinet will hear a
proposal from the Department of Environmental Protection's staff to impose a
"corridor" solution upon the fiber optic cable industry wanting to cross the
nearshore coral reefs south of Cape Canaveral.  I have been informed that
without significant environmental group participation, it is unlikely that
the Governor will carry the "corridor" concept further than PEER has taken
it through DEP.

Industry has come back with a pretty draconian counter proposal, permitting
reef crossing at any point along the Florida reefs.  One of their most
effective argumemnts is that PEER is the only environmental group pushing
this agenda.

The PEER corridor idea would restrict cable laying below Cape Canaveral.
DEP has added a market-based component, allowing cable laying outside of the
corridor at 10 times the easement price -- a provision regarded as a ban by
the cable industry.

If you want to participate in the Tallahasse meeting, please give me a call
pronto: (202) 265.7337.  I suggest faxed letters to the Governor for anyone
who cannot attend.  I can get you the point of contact material by e-mail.

thanks,

Dan Meyer
General Counsel/PEER


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From jware at erols.com  Fri Mar  9 13:07:30 2001
From: jware at erols.com (John Ware)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 13:07:30 -0500
Subject: Helge Vogt
Message-ID: <3AA91BE2.920E3AA9@erols.com>

Dear List,

I am looking for an e-mail address for Helge Vogt.  She is a newly
elected member of the ISRS Council and the messages I am attempting to
send to her are returning with "no recepient".

John
Treasurer, ISRS
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From Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov  Fri Mar  9 13:13:42 2001
From: Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov (Charles Wahle)
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 10:13:42 -0800
Subject: [Fwd: New scholarship announced]
Message-ID: <3AA91D56.D877F09E@noaa.gov>

FYI


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: New scholarship announced
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 09:42:35 -0500
From: GOMMPAS Administrators <GOMMPAS at willamette.nos.noaa.gov>
Reply-To: Ben.Haskell at noaa.gov
Organization: NOAA
To: "Gulf of Maine MPA" <GOMMPAS at willamette.nos.noaa.gov>

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is honored to
announce the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program to recognize
outstanding scholarship and encourage independent graduate-level
research--particularly by female and minority students--in oceanography,
marine biology and maritime archaeology. Congress authorized the
Program, as described in the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act
of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-513), soon after Dr. Foster's death in June 2000,
as a means of honoring her life?s work and contribution to the nation.
The program is administered through NOAA?s National Ocean Service and
funded annually with 1% of the amount appropriated each fiscal year to
carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Applications for fall 2001 are being solicited from March 8 through
April 4, 2001.  See the website http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/ for
details and application.
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From smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj  Sat Mar 10 00:24:07 2001
From: smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj (Sangeeta)
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:24:07 +1200
Subject: Additional Info: PNG job vacancies
Message-ID: <01C0AACD.09572EA0.smangubhai@wwfpacific.org.fj>

Dear All

Given the considerable interest in the position of the marine and fisheries 
coordinator for WWF's marine program in Papua New Guinea I have provided 
further details about the position for those who have contacted me 
directly.

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is an independent conservation 
organisation with a global network of offices. WWF works closely with 
governments, NGOs and national and regional institutions to support 
initiatives in natural resources management and sustainable development. 
 In the South Pacific, WWF focuses on local community action, awareness 
raising, capacity building and sustainable use of forests, wetlands, 
coastal and nearshore resources.  We have offices in Fiji, Papua New 
Guinea, Solomon Islands and Cook Islands.  The regional base is in Suva, 
Fiji.

WWF has recently received funds from the Packard Foundation to commence a 
marine conservation program based out of the former Christensen Research 
Institute in Madang, Papua New Guinea.  The program will initially focus on 
three issues:  (1) the establishment of a network of Marine Protected Areas 
and large -scale ecosystem management; (2) fisheries policy and 
development; and (3) marine education targeted at schools.  The position is 
available initially for 2 years.

WWF is seeking an experienced marine manager to be based in Madang.  The 
person will be responsible for the coordination, management, planning, 
implementation, evaluation and documentation of a new marine program 
targeted at North Coast Papua New Guinea.  National and some regional 
travel will be required.

The position requires an enthusiastic, dynamic person capable of taking 
initiative, completing tasks by themselves, and organising their work and 
time effectively.  Requirements are:

a first degree in marine or natural resource science, planning, or 
management (graduate degree preferred).
experience in relevant fields.
good inter-personal and organisational skills, including self-motivation 
and an ability to initiate actions and to follow through to satisfactory 
completion.
excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate substantial ideas 
in writing and in speech.
a good level of computer literacy, especially word-processing, budget and 
spreadsheet preparation, database record systems, electronic mail.
an ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
proven administration and management abilities.
experience working with communities, NGOs, government agencies and other 
organisations.
an understanding of Papua New Guinea's geography, societies, economy, 
politics and pertinent issues of conservation and development.

If you are interested in the position, please apply with your CV before 
 27th March 2001 to:

WWF PNG Country Office
Kunai Street, Hohola
P.O.Box 8280
Boroko, NCD
Papua New Guinea

Fax: 675 - 325 3224
Email: wwfpng at dg.com.pg
Website:  http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj


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From jware at erols.com  Mon Mar 12 09:16:02 2001
From: jware at erols.com (John Ware)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:16:02 -0500
Subject: Helge Peter Vogt
Message-ID: <3AACDA22.BD59D3B4@erols.com>

Dear List,

Thanks to all who responded that Helge Peter Vogt is not only a guy -
but a big, hairy chested guy!  This is good information to have before
we had possibly begun an internet relationship.

By the way, I had the correct e-mail address all along but the mail was
being returned for some unknown reason.  

Dear H.P.V. : I am resending the information I had tried to send to all
council  members.  If you don't receive a message shortly, please let me
know.

John Ware
Treasurer, ISRS

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From Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov  Mon Mar 12 13:29:05 2001
From: Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov (Charles Wahle)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:29:05 GMT
Subject: postdoc announcement
Message-ID: <200103121829.SAA18241@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ 

INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES/NOAA/USGS

NOAA-USGS Benthic Habitat
Postgraduate Researcher

Position and Responsibilities: USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
(CMGP) and NOAA?s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Institute
for Marine Protected Areas Science (IMPAS) are co-sponsoring a
post-doctoral position to be located in Santa Cruz, CA in cooperation with
University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Science
(UCSC-IMS). This position seeks new research scientists or engineers who
will bring innovative perspectives and technical skills. The recipient of
this post- doctoral position will pursue research interests at the
interface between biology and geology and will further develop linkages
between the two disciplines in the conservation of marine fishes and other
coastal resources. Sustainable fisheries and habitat conservation, with
particular emphasis on benthic fisheries, biology, ecology, and seafloor
geology are prime areas of concern. We seek candidates who can effectively
interact with resident scientific staff of both CMGP, IMPAS, NMFS, and
UCSC-IMS and have the expertise to complement and enhance our research
programs.  This appointment is available in 2001. The Postdoctoral
Fellowship is for two years with extension to the second year subject to
research progress and funding.  The recipient will devote full-time effort
to this research and will be in residence at the NOAA facility in Santa
Cruz, CA.

Minimum Requirements: PhD, ScD, or other earned research doctoral degree
recognized in US academic circles as equivalent to the PhD.  Applicants
must have demonstrated ability for excellent creative research.

Rank: Postgraduate Researcher, Steps IV-VIII, commensurate with
qualifications and experience

Salary: $33,768 - $40,724

Percent Time: Full Time

Effective: As soon as possible after closing date

Apply To: To be given full consideration, applicants should provide school
transcripts, and abstract of their Ph.D thesis along with their resume and
names and contact information for three references.  In addition, a one
page informal proposal for a two year research effort should be submitted
based on the above agency objectives, and efforts available at: UCSC-IMS
(http://natsci.ucsc.edu/ims), USGS (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/), NOAA NMFS
(http://swfsc.nmfs.noaa.gov/swfsclj.html , http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/tib),
IMPS (http://www.mpa.gov/)

Submit the application package by May 15, 2001 as e-mail attachment or
regular mail to:

Gary Griggs, Director
Institute of Marine Science
A-315 Earth & Marine Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA  95064
email: griggs at cats.ucsc.edu

For additional information contact: Peter Barnes? pbarnes at usgs.gov or Mary
Yoklavich ? mary.yoklavich at noaa.gov

Closing Date: May 15, 2001 Please refer to provision #TXX-XX in your
reply.

UCSC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Inquiries regarding the University?s equal employment opportunity policies
may be directed to: Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Acting
Director Robin Santos, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064:  
(831) 459-3676.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only
individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as
established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986.

If you need assistance due to a disability please contact the Academic
Human Resources Office at 350 McHenry Library at (831)  459-4300. This
position description is available in alternate formats, which may be
requested from Academic Human Resources at (831) 459-4300.

In accordance with Federal Law, UCSC makes available to prospective
employees a brochure containing crime statistics, prevention
programs/services, and related campus policies and procedures. To obtain a
copy contact Campus Police at (831) 459-2231 or Academic Human Resources
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From sre at caribsurf.com  Sun Mar 11 19:39:46 2001
From: sre at caribsurf.com (Kurt Cordice)
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:39:46 -0500
Subject: Coast Guard Base in Union Island, SVG: Final Upate
Message-ID: <004401c0aa8c$f0cec540$b6cdd6cd@oemcomputer>

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to give a final report for those who have been following this issue.  The construction of the peir for the Coast Guard base has begun. There is a small work barge which has been "grounded" in the shallow water area of the site, and they are currently using cranes to fill the area of the peir with material from the surrounding waters.   A silt net has been placed between the work area and the harbour side of the project, but the other side remains unprotected.  There doesn't seem to be too much silt in the surrounding reef area at the moment.  I guess all we can do is watch and see how the project progresses.

My appologies for not yet answering those who wrote in to the lists regarding suggestions for monitoring.  In October of last year, the site was used as a test area for a monitoring protocol that will hopefully become part of consistent monitoring in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  With some help from volunteers, two monitoring sites were set up in the planned area of the Coast Guard base, one in the shallow seagrass area, the other on the nearby reef.  Data collected included basic benthic coverage, counts of several common fish, water chemistry, temp. and salinity.  Also, UW video footage of the actual Coast Guard site and surrounding reef was taken, and a very general current assessment using a current buoy.  

The purpose of this effort was not to establish conclusive evidence of the damage that may result from the Coast Guard project.  However, it was ment to give indications of issues that should be explored further to ensure the safety of the marine area, and to provide at least a basic record of what was there before the work started.  

I have always believed that the key to saving the natural beauty of this place was establishing a way to collect environmental information.  Once we could show what was being destroyed, and measure ongoing threats over time, even in a very basic way, then the cost of "development" would at least be known, and maybe that would have an effect on the decisions being made.  

But, I guess the hard lesson I take from this experience is this:  No matter how much information we have, and studies we do, the resulting information is only as strong as the body or organisation that is there to use it.  In this case, it was not the lack of information that was the problem, it was not the lack of local expertise to make proper decisions.  The problem was that the internal forces within Government were not strong enough to use the available information to make a difference, and there was no external local organization strong enough to question the project.  From what I can see, I think this is the major problem we face.  

We need to move quickly to collect and continually update monitoring data.  There are already some good efforts in this regard.  I am specifically focusing on the field collection of data to help the process along (including a repeat effort at the Coast Guard site once the project is finished).  

However, just as important as the montiroing is the need for some external organization that can truely represent the people of the country, and be strong enough to make the Gov't take notice when it presents evidence regarding an issue.  I know, tall order.  Our national trust is currently inactive.  We will need to either reactivate it and strengthen its force, or create an entirely new heritage foundation whose mandate will be the protection of the heritage for the young people of the country.  It won't be easy, but without this, I truely believe that the other efforts will be wasted.  

Yet again, many thanks to all who have followed the story, contributed info, and actively assisted.  Specifically to coral-listers, I know this is supposed to be a research based list.  I greately appreciate the willingness of list members to include this issue among its discussions.  I think the ability to reach all the coral people out there through the list has been a great help in this situation, and to the overall movement to protect coral reefs. I hope it continues to grow in the future.  

All the best,

Kurt

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From ingridn at system.ecology.su.se  Tue Mar 13 08:30:38 2001
From: ingridn at system.ecology.su.se (Ingrid )
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:30:38 +0100
Subject: turbid reefs/ adaptation
Message-ID: <39F3E71A00010BCC@system.ecology.su.se> (added by system.ecology.su.se)

Hi everyone!

I would appreciate your comments on the following topics: 

"Turbid and or nutrient rich upwelling water - the pros and cons for 
reef corals"

"Disturbance on coral reefs- the role of history (adaptation etc) and 
acclimatization"

Cheers,
Ninni

E-mail: ingridn at system.ecology.su.se
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From dmeyer at peer.org  Tue Mar 13 10:31:39 2001
From: dmeyer at peer.org (Dan Meyer)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:31:39 -0500
Subject: turbid reefs/ adaptation
Message-ID: <79C412F309FCD311B7B3009027DE4EAB0AD2B4@PDC_PEER>

Hi folks --

The Center for Marine Conservation, PEER, and some Florida scientists have
submitted comments, or are testifying, before Governor Bush this morning on
the topic of the State's fiber optic cabling policy as it impact coral
reefs.

There is a reasonable chance that there will be a rule-making on the
subject.  Despite the low interest in this subject within the environmental
community, the staff at Florida DEP have done a great job of documenting
damage to the reefs from cables.

But I do think that will be industry's counterpunch this morning: namely --
to state there is no damage.

If you have information of such, send it along.  I can get it where it will
do some good.

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

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

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Ingrid 
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:36 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: turbid reefs/ adaptation


Hi everyone!

I would appreciate your comments on the following topics: 

"Turbid and or nutrient rich upwelling water - the pros and cons for 
reef corals"

"Disturbance on coral reefs- the role of history (adaptation etc) and 
acclimatization"

Cheers,
Ninni

E-mail: ingridn at system.ecology.su.se
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From Susan_White at fws.gov  Tue Mar 13 10:41:33 2001
From: Susan_White at fws.gov (Susan_White at fws.gov)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:41:33 -0500
Subject: USFWS Asks Wildlife Enthusiats to Support National Survey 
Message-ID: <OF402D7B6E.122AC282-ON85256A0E.005576F9@irm.r9.fws.gov>

Please see below.  . . .  and remember, "wildlife" includes the underwater
variety too for any divers that are called to respond.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking hunters, anglers and other
wildlife enthusiasts for their participation, beginning in April, of the
Congressionally-approved 10th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation.

The survey is undertaken every five years and is paid for with funds from
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration (Pittman-Robertson) and Federal Aid
in Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux) programs.  It
provides the only comprehensive statistical data available related to
participation and expenditures on hunting, fishing, and other
wildlife-related recreation.  The survey is considered a critical resource
for Federal and state wildlife agencies, journalists, outdoor and tourist
industries, local governments, conservation groups and others with an
interest in wildlife and outdoor recreation.

Information for the survey is collected by the Census Bureau, primarily
through telephone interviews that will be conducted in April and September
2001 and January 2002.  Individuals will be asked about their participation
and expenditures in several categories of wildlife-associated recreation.
Results are published in a national report and in 50 individual state
reports.  The survey has been conducted every five years since 1955.

In conducting the survey, the Census Bureau initially contacts 80,000
households.  A sampling of individuals is compiled from the first round of
calls, and those in the sampling are called again, later in the year.   In
1996, the sampling included 28,200 anglers and hunters and 14,400 wildlife
observers, feeders and photographers.

The 1996 survey revealed that 77 million Americans enjoyed some form of
wildlife-related recreation and spent more than $100 billion pursuing their
activities.

"We are deeply appreciative of the anglers, hunters, birdwatchers and
others throughout the United States who voluntarily participate in this
survey," said Marshall Jones, the Service's acting director.

Preliminary survey reports will be available in the summer of 2002 and
final reports will be issued beginning in the fall of 2002.  Regular
updates will be posted on the Service's home page at
http://fa.r9.fws.gov/surveys/html.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency
responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and
plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American
people.  The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge
System, which encompasses more than 535 national wildlife refuges,
thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas.  It also
operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78
ecological services field stations.  The agency enforces Federal wildlife
laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird
populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and
restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments
with their conservation efforts.  It also oversees the Federal Aid program
that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing
and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.

                                  - FWS -

===========================================================News releases
are also available on the World Wide Web at
http://news.fws.gov

Questions concerning a particular news release or item of
information should be directed to the person listed as the
contact. General comments or observations concerning the
content of the information should be directed to Mitch Snow
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From pikula at aoml.noaa.gov  Mon Mar 12 14:02:42 2001
From: pikula at aoml.noaa.gov (Linda Pikula)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:02:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <200103131948.TAA21012@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

<bello at aoml.noaa.gov>
To: coral-list
Subject: New Remote Sensing/Monitoring of Corals Citations
Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov

  The new bibliography for Remote Sensing and Monitoring, as it relates to
coral reefs, is now available on the CHAMP Web Page (see
http://www.coral.noaa.gov/bib/lit.abstracts.html). We have carefully
edited this data to remove duplicates and citations that have nothing to
do with coral reefs.  We have included the abstracts by Agreement with
ASFA, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts.  Here is the description:

    Remote Sensing and monitoring of corals: 473 literature citations with
abstracts on monitoring topics, including but not limited to reef
rehabilitation, recruitment, spawning, community structure, diversity,
effects of natural disturbances, trace metals.  1976-2000  NOAA Miami
Regional Library 


   Linda Pikula                             email:  pikula at aoml.noaa.gov
   NOAA Miami Regional Library              Phone/Fax:  305-361-4429
   4301 Rickenbacker Causeway               Library Internet Homepage:
   Miami, Florida 33149              http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib 






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From eweil at caribe.net  Tue Mar 13 14:59:31 2001
From: eweil at caribe.net (Ernesto Weil)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:59:31 -0400
Subject: AMLC Meeting - Updates
Message-ID: <002d01c0abf8$4ce32e90$07cc5bd1@Eweil>

30th Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine
Laboratories of the Caribbean - AMLC

June 24-29, 2001, La Parguera, Puerto Rico.

http://amlc.uvi.edu

UPDATES 

1- Registration - Abstract deadlines
The deadline for early registration and abstract submission has been changed to April 1, 2001. Please consult the AMLC webpage (http//almc.uvi.edu) for detailed information on abstract and manuscript format, hotel reservations and registration fees and forms. 
 
 2-     The SeaGrant program of the University of Puerto Rico will be covering the registration fees for the meeting for 10-15 students from the Caribbean region. Students who apply for this allowance will have to give a presentation (oral or poster) at the Meeting and be a member of the AMLC (to become a member, please go to the membership link in the web page). Those applying please send the following information to Dr. E. Weil (eweil at caribe.net): 
a.      copy of the abstract

b.      letter soliciting the award

c.      certification of membership in the AMLC

 The Organizing Committee will be reviewing this information and will get in touch with the students. Please send this information as soon as possible.

 3-   The Organizing Committee is looking for funds to PARTIALLY finance travel costs to a reduced number of students (probably 10) from the region. Awards will be in the order of $ 300.00. Students who apply for this allowance will have to give a presentation (oral or poster) at the Meeting and be a member of the AMLC New information will be posted when the funds are secured. Keep looking at the UPDATES.      

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From phil.pepe at pcmail.maricopa.edu  Tue Mar 13 16:20:19 2001
From: phil.pepe at pcmail.maricopa.edu (Phil Pepe)
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:20:19 -0700
Subject: Coral Siltation References
Message-ID: <3AAE8F09.B30EB2C4@pcmail.maricopa.edu>

I am very grateful to Iain Mcdonald of Manchester Metropolitan
University who very graciously provided the following bibliography. I am
posting it to the list since I received over a dozen requests to share
any references I might receive in response to my original request for
help.

Acevedo, R. J., Morelock, J. (1988). Effects of terrigenous sediment on
coral reef zonation in South-western Puerto Rico. Sixth
InternationalCoral
Reef Symposium, Townsville.

Aerts, L. A. M. v. S., R.W.M. (1997). ?Quantification of sponge/coral
interactions in a physically stressed reef community, NE Colombia.?
Marine Ecology Progress Series 148: 125-134.

Aller, R. C., Dodge, R.E. (1974). ?Animal-sediment relations in a
Tropical
Lagoon Discovery Bay, Jamaica.? Journal of Marine Research 32(2): 209-
231.

Babcock, R. D., P. (1991). ?Effects of sedimentation on settlement of
Acropora millepora.? Coral Reefs 9: 205-208.

Bak, R. P. M. E., J.H.B.W. (1976). ?Patterns of oil-sediment rejection
in
corals.? Marine Biology 37: 105-113.

Bastidas, C., Bone, D. & Garcia, E.M. (1999). ?Sedimentation rates and
metal content of sediments in a Venezuelan coral reef.? Marine Pollution

Bulletin 38(1): 16-24.

Bernecker, M. E., Weidlich, O.B. & Fl?gel, E.E. (1999). ?Response of
Triassic reef coral communities to sea-level fluctuations, storms and
sedimentation: evidence from a spectacular outcrop (Adnet, Austria).?
Facies 40:  229-280.

Boss, S. K. L., W.D. (1987). ?Patterns of sediment composition of
Jamaican fringing reef facies.? Sedimentology 34: 77-87.

Brown, B. E. H., L.S. (1985). ?Assessing the effects of ?stress? on
coral
reefs.? Advances in Marine Biology 22: 1-63.

Cortes, J. (1993). A reef under siltation stress: a decade of
degradation.
Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazard, and
History, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science,
Universityof Miami.

Cort?s, J. N. R., M.J. (1985). ?A reef under siltation stress: Cahuita,
Costa
Rica.? Bulletin of Marine Science 36(2): 339-356.

Dallmeyer, D. G., Porter, J.W. & Smith, G.J. (1982). ?Effects of
particulate
peat on the behavior and physiology of the Jamaican reef-building coral
Montastrea annularis.? Marine Biology 68: 229-233.

Dodge, R. E., Aller, R.C. & Thomson, J. (1974). ?Coral growth related to

resuspension of bottom sediments.?  Nature 247: 574-577.

Dodge, R. E., Vaisnys, J.R. (1977). ?Coral populations and growth
patterns: responses to sedimentation and turbidity associated with
dredging.? Journal of Marine Research 35: 715-730.

Edmunds, P. J. D., P.S. (1989). ?An energy budget for Porites porites
(Scleractinia) growing in a stressed environment.? Coral Reefs 8: 37-43.

Garrett, P., Smith, D.L., Wilson, A.O. & Patriquin, D. (1971).
?Physiography, ecology, and sediments of two Bermuda patch reefs.?
Journal of Geology 79: 647-668.

Gischler, E. L., A.J. (1999). ?Recent sedimentary facies of isolated
carbonate platforms, Belize-Yucatan sysyems, Central America.? Journal
of Sedimentary Research 69(3): 747-763.

Hodgson, G. (1989). The Effects of Sedimentation on Indo-Pacific Reef
Corals. Zoology Department. Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii.

Hodgson, G. (1990). ?Sediment and the settlement of larvae of the reef
coral Pocillopra damicornis.? Coral Reefs 9(1): 41-43.

Hodgson, G. (1993). Sedimentation damage to reef corals. Colloquium on
Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health, Hazard, and History, Rosentiel
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From ryoung at osiristx.com  Tue Mar  6 09:27:03 2001
From: ryoung at osiristx.com (Randell Young)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:27:03 -0500 
Subject: Destruction of reefs in Union Island
Message-ID: <200103132127.VAA21284@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Please forward to:
Mr. Kurt Cordice
Union Island
The Grenadines
St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Dear Kurt Cordice,

I was a Peace Corps volunteer on St. Vincent 15 years ago and recently
received your plead for assistance from another volunteer of the same
vintage, Tim Jones.  I was so disturbed to read that further destruction of
the natural beauty of St. Vincent is occurring after Otley Hall, and who
knows how many other numerous examples in the Grenadines.  There is such a
wealth of knowledge about the importance of viable reefs, both to the
ecological but also the financial well-being of human populations living on
and depending on the sea for their livelihood. I'm sure that there must be
plenty of this knowledge available to the developers of this project. Is the
government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines so dense and myopic in their
thinking that they cannot recognize that importance and be open to
alternatives that certainly exist?  

I have sent your plea on to all on my list that might have some knowledge or
influence about these issues with the U.S. Marine Corps of Engineering, but
upon reviewing the date, I fear that any action is far too late.  Could you
please respond to me and tell me what the current status of this situation
is since your message of Jan. 10th, 2001?

Thank you so much for your vigilance and concern for the environment and
beauty of your small country.  I pray that in some small way your
appreciation will swell to greater numbers in the populace and, in the long
run, have an impact to save the environment of the Grenadines and the
Caribbean.

Sincerely,
<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=<+>=
Randell G. Young, D.V.M.
Associate Director, Tendon Research
and Preclinical Studies
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc.
2001 Aliceanna St.
Baltimore, MD   21231
ph: 410.522.5005x230
fax:410.522.6999
e-mail: ryoung at osiristx.com

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From Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov  Wed Mar 14 10:14:37 2001
From: Charles.Wahle at noaa.gov (Charles Wahle)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:14:37 -0800
Subject: correction to Nancy Foster scholarship announcement
Message-ID: <3AAF8ADD.4D579933@noaa.gov>

Colleagues:

The recent announcement of the Nancy Foster scholarship program
contained some errors regarding due dates.  It
will be updated soon on the site's web page.  Following is the latest
update from NOAA HQ.

"For those of you who may have seen this email announcing the Dr. Nancy
Foster
Scholarship Program please stand by. The official Call for Applications
has not
begun. The program is waiting for approval from the Office of Management
and
Budget. Please check the scholarship site (fosterscholars.noaa.gov) late
this week
and next week for the official Call for Applications. The March 4 -
April 8 dates
listed below are NOT valid. Thanks for your interest in the program."

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.


Charles Wahle
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From tekamp at hotmail.com  Wed Mar 14 16:50:53 2001
From: tekamp at hotmail.com (Mark TeKamp)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 16:50:53 
Subject: post to list
Message-ID: <F24Nu75Mi3kEmhgJ6Dw0000af7a@hotmail.com>


Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a Canadian university environmental studies student looking for
insight on how to participate in an internship overseas, namely Latin 
America and the Caribbean.

I was referred to you to this list by some of your collegues as a chance to 
let people know of my search and I want to know if any of you offer any 
internship possibilities or work placements for a student in my position.  I 
want to eventually find employment down south but my school does not offer 
any practical experince in my field in addition to my studies and that is 
why I am writing you.

If your organization does not offer these placements then if you can
provide any information that I could use to find these opportunities I would 
appreciate it.

Thank you

Mark TeKamp
tekamp at hotmail.com

_________________________________________________________________________
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From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Wed Mar 14 12:27:57 2001
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:27:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Abdullahi strikes again...
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.03.10103141222330.17010-100000@surf.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear Coral-Listers,

	It has come to my attention that members of coral-list may be
receiving email from a "Dr. Abdullahi Abacha" with "REQUEST FOR
ASSISTANCE" as the subject heading.  Basically, this is a scam in which
"Abduallahi," from Nigeria, wishes to place $68 million dollars in your
bank account for nothing.  This is an old scam, but if you haven't seen it
already, please review the description of it at:

	http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?alert419.htm&1

	Sorry to bother you with this non-coral message, but the
perpetrators were trying to use coral-list subscribers as their victims.

	Cheers,
	Jim


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From kenneth at vms.huji.ac.il  Wed Mar 14 18:40:41 2001
From: kenneth at vms.huji.ac.il (Kenny Schneider)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 01:40:41 +0200
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <004a01c0ace0$32f2d240$3c0d4084@huji.ac.il>

Dear coral listers,

I was wondering whether any you have noticed that foul odor of decaying coral, after it has died. If so and if you know the composition of gases responsible for this odor. Please let me know.

Any information regarding this phenomenon would be extremely appreciated.

Thanks,

Kenny.

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From tcarey at earthwatch.org  Thu Mar 15 07:11:30 2001
From: tcarey at earthwatch.org (Tara Carey)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:11:30 GMT
Subject: Please post job announcement
Message-ID: <200103151211.MAA03776@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

To whom it may concern,

Director of Conservation
Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch Institute promotes sustainable conservation of our natural
resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships between
scientists, the general public, educators, and businesses.

The Director of Conservation will be responsible for developing and
managing the Conservation Program at EWI.  This includes strategic
planning for the Program and management of a $5M, 5-year grant from the
Ford Motor Company for the EWI Conservation Initiative.  The
deliverables of the grant include:  strategic development of 4
Conservation Research Centers (CRCs) in Latin America, North America,
Africa and Asia/Pacific.  Development of an Education, Capacity Building
and Corporate Training Fellowship Program, and recruiting approximately
2,500 EWI volunteers to participate on projects at CRCs over a five-year
time period.  The Director will provide strategic direction for Program
and project development at the CRCs, and management of 5 Field Directors
and a Program Manager, based at EWI International Headquarters in
Maynard, Massachusetts.  The Conservation Director will also be required
to represent EWI at selected conferences and/or meetings, go on specific
site-visits and facilitate new project and Program development and
fundraising activities in support of the Conservation Initiative.  The
Conservation Director will report to the President of EWI and work
closely with all departments including the Education Department, The
Center for Field Research, Marketing and Communications, Development and
Finance.

The Director will have outstanding qualifications and field experience
in international conservation science or sustainable development and
administrative and facilitative skills to effectively coordinate the
diverse interests and abilities of the CRC partners and stakeholders
associated with the Conservation Initiative.  A Ph.D. or equivalent
degree or experience is required, as are deomonstrated abilities to
obtain funding, to manage interdisciplinary projects, and to effectively
communicate and study complex conservation issues. Also required are
leadership abilities and entrepreneurial spirit necessary to establish
and maintain the Conservation Initiative as an internationally
well-respected Program.

Send resumes to: Tara Carey, Earthwatch Institute, PO Box 75, Maynard,
MA 01754 or preferably, email to: tcarey at earthwatch.org.


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From Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov  Thu Mar 15 08:36:06 2001
From: Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov (Tracy Gill)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:36:06 -0500
Subject: FYI - Article on Aid for Coral Reefs
Message-ID: <3AB0C543.988BADBB@noaa.gov>

FYI,

Take a look at http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/science/15NATI.html
to read an article entitled, "World's Imperiled Shores and Coral Reefs
to Get Millions in Aid"

- Tracy A. Gill
Biogeography Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Silver Spring, Maryland



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From apcrisos at napocor.com.ph  Thu Mar 15 00:07:27 2001
From: apcrisos at napocor.com.ph (Alfredo Crisostomo)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 13:07:27 +0800
Subject: aerial photography to map coral reefs
Message-ID: <sab0beb9.050@208.232.224.2>

Hi,

We have a submarine cable project that will pass through some nearshore reefs.The reef distribution is patchy so we are planning to map these reef areas so we can orient the cable route to avoid the reefs. Since we have no budget for aerial photography and no satellite images are available, the best we can do is to use a helicopter to take the aerial photos in order to map the reef areas. 

Can anyone suggest the ideal altitude and lens to be used (we have a 28-70 mm lens)  for taking the picture? We are planning to map the reefs in a 1:25,000 map.

Thanks.



><((((0>..><((((0>..><((((0>..><((((0>..><((((0>

Alfredo P. Crisostomo
Chief Biologist
Environmental Impact Assessment Division
Environmental Management Department
National Power Corporation
Quezon Avenue cor. Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
PHILIPPINES
Tel no. (+63-2)-9245-224;  9213-541 local  5734
Fax no (+63-2)-9212-793
Mobile Phone (+63)-919-802-3900
E-mail:  apcrisos at napocor.com.ph or edong_crisostomo at lycos.com

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From swig at mail.utexas.edu  Sun Mar 18 10:50:00 2001
From: swig at mail.utexas.edu (Derek Matthew Burgess)
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 15:50:00 GMT
Subject: Help: remote sensing
Message-ID: <200103181550.PAA12070@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

I am an undergraduate student at the University of Texas working on a 
RemoteSensing/GIS project on coral reef habitats in the Florida Bay Area. I 
am attempting to gather data to map benthic habitats, make some risk 
assessment for these habitats, and perform site suitability analysis for 
artificial reefs.

Would anyone be able to give some suggestions as to where I would be able 
to find remotely sensed data that would be best for the objectives I am 
trying to accomplish (Please keep in mind that I am a student and have 
limited data purchasing funds). I am thinking that archived Landsat imagery 
would probably suit my needs best. Do you know of any sites that would 
offer this data at no cost?

Much appreciated,
Derek Matthew Burgess
E-mail swig at mail.utexas.edu

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From jkraus at coral.org  Mon Mar 19 20:27:31 2001
From: jkraus at coral.org (Janine Kraus)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:27:31 -0800
Subject: Progam Director Sought for Coral Reef Alliance
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010319172057.00a2cc50@mail217265.popserver.pop.net>

Dear CORAL-List:

The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is seeking a Program Director to manage and 
oversee CORAL's global coral reef conservation and education programs. 
Please circulate this announcement.  The Program Director, as a member of 
CORAL's senior staff, will help plan, develop and operate effective, 
sustainable programs to conserve coral reefs around the world. The Program 
Director will report directly to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities include supervision of program staff and program 
administration including planning and budgeting for CORAL's programs. The 
Program Director will help maintain coordination among CORAL's programs, 
and act as a liaison between CORAL and other conservation and outreach 
organizations.

Candidates for this position must have substantial experience in coral reef 
conservation and have excellent communication and program management 
skills. The position is based in CORAL's headquarters in Berkeley, 
California. Some travel will be required. The position will remain open 
until filled.

Qualifications:

-  The ability and desire to be a leader in coral reef conservation.
-  At least three years of marine conservation program management 
experience, including supervision of staff.
-  At least two years of field experience with coral reef conservation 
projects.
-  Clear understanding of coral reef ecosystems is required: graduate or 
post-graduate training in marine conservation preferred.
-  The ability to think creativity and to develop practical, proactive 
programs to address threats to coral reefs.
-  The ability to work well with others in a fast-paced office environment.
-  A proven commitment to marine conservation.
-  Experience in the Western Pacific and Caribbean is desirable.
-  Experience working with divers and the dive-tourism industry is also a 
plus.
-  Fundraising, media and public outreach experience will be useful.

Competitive salary and generous benefits. Send letter/resume/references (no 
calls) to CORAL JOBS, 2014 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704; Fax: 
510-848-3720; email: jobs at coral.org.

Thank you.


-----------------------------------------------------
Janine Kraus
Managing Director
The Coral Reef Alliance

Ph: 510-848-0110
Fax: 510-848-3720

"working together to keep coral reefs alive"
-------------------------------------------------------

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From Gilles.Hosch at fao.org  Wed Mar 21 03:46:45 2001
From: Gilles.Hosch at fao.org (Gilles.Hosch at fao.org)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:46:45 +0000
Subject: Help!  Estimates of CO2 uptake in a tropical river estuary,
 p	lease.
Message-ID: <B5BA9F2DEECCD411B3A900D0B7113150331C4E@RAFEXCHG>

Dear Val,

the Amazon river drains a 6 million sq km basin, from which it carries
massive sediment loads in its waters. when you have the chance at looking at
some satellite imagery, you will see the plume of "white water" extending
offshore, and spreading downwards along the coast of brazil. these waters
are in actual fact on of the reasons why you don't find proper coral reef
formations along the brazilian coast.

light penetration into these waters is very reduced, and by extension,
primary productivity (and thus CO2 capture) will be extremely low.

that's not a rate, but at least a perspective.

cheers,

g

-----------------------------------------
Gilles Hosch
Associate Fisheries Officer
FAO Regional Office for Africa
PO Box 1628
Accra, Ghana

tel   +233 21 7010930
fax  +233 21 7010943

url   http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp
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-----Original Message-----
From: Val Byfield [mailto:valborg at soc.soton.ac.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:11 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Help! Estimates of CO2 uptake in a tropical river estuary,
please.


Dear All,

Can anyone help with a rough estimate of the rate of CO2 uptake through
marine photosynthesis in the Amazon estuary (or another large tropical
river estuary)?  

Thanks,

Val



>From: "Patrick Meir" <pmeir at srv0.bio.ed.ac.uk>
>Organization: Biological Sciences
>To: Val Byfield <Val.Byfield at soc.soton.ac.uk>
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:12:42 -0000
>Subject: Oceanography query
>Priority: normal
>X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12a)
>
>Dear Val,
>I wonder if I could ask you a technical question about marine
productivity.  Do you happen to know what the rate of absorption of carbon
dioxide by the sea within 1 km of the shore is likely to be during the day
in a large tropical river estuary (in this case the Amazon).
>
>I am really looking for an 'order of magnitude' estimate, to help us
evaluate some exciting new plans we have for direct measurement of marine
photosynthesis, using micrometeorological methods we usually use over land.
 If it looks like a sensible thing to try, it would be great if you were
able to give me a few bits of advice.  The key issue right now, though, is
'how much': we need it to be greater than about 0.5 umol C m-2 s-1 (0.5
micro moles of carbon dioxide per sq. metre per second) for the method to
work.
>
>Thanks very much in advance for any help you can give me.
>
>with regards,
>Patrick

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Dr. Valborg Byfield		
James Rennell Division for Ocean Circulation and Climate               
Southampton Oceanography Centre         Tel: +44 2380 596405
SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3ZH, UK.              Fax: +44 2380 593161

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From emueller at mote.org  Mon Mar 19 17:41:25 2001
From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:41:25 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Subject: Coral Disease course application deadline
Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.4.10.10103191739460.-39146495-100000@EMM1.mote.org>


PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE OF 30 MARCH FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences
Mote Marine Laboratory's Center for Tropical Research
7-15 July, 2001

The following course is being offered for advanced undergraduates and
graduate students. Working professionals desiring to gain current
information in these topic areas are also encouraged to apply. The course
takes a hands-on approach and addresses topical issues. The course will be
limited to 12 students.

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

Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms
Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., and Robert B. Jonas, Ph.D.
George Mason University

Description: During the last two decades, the potential for severe impacts
to coral reef populations and communities from the effects of various
diseases has been recognized. Diseases have been described affecting
corals, fish, coralline algae, and sea urchins, sometimes with
wide-ranging effects. This course will introduce students to the field of
pathobiology of marine organisms. The focus of lectures, dives and
laboratory sessions will be on diseases affecting hard corals, but
information will also be presented on diseases of other reef organisms.
Methods of studying diseases will include collection of field monitoring
data and physiological, histological and microbiological techniques. The
course will provide students with a state-of-the-art overview of reef
pathobiology, experience with relevant techniques, and an understanding of
the need for a multidisciplinary approach to its study.

Prerequisites: College level biology courses and SCUBA certification are
required. Divers must meet AAUS standards for "Diver-in-Training" status. 
This includes medical clearance, completion of forms and acceptance by the
Mote Marine Laboratory Diving Safety Officer. Divers coming from AAUS 
institutions will need a letter of reciprocity from their Dive Safety 
Officer attesting to their dive status. All divers will have an in-water 
check-out prior to final approval for course diving. Courses in
invertebrate 
zoology, microbiology, ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, 
histology or marine sciences will be very helpful.

Credit: Mote Marine Laboratory does not offer credit, however, it may be
possible to arrange credit through your home institution for directed
studies, 
research courses, etc. Consult your faculty advisor. It is also possible 
to obtain 3 credit hours from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. For
information on credit requirements, contact Dr. Peters (epeters2 at gmu.edu)
and contact Dr. Jonas (rjonas at gmu.edu)concerning registration procedures
and tuition fees.

Costs: The course fee of $1,050.00 US includes all course materials, 
accommodations, meals (dinner, 7/7 through breakfast on 7/15), SCUBA costs 
and weights. Participants should provide mask, fins and snorkel and, if
diving, their own regulator, BCD and weight belt (rentals can be arranged
if required). 

Key  Dates

  30 March,2001 - Application receipt deadline.
  20 April,2001 - Acceptance packets, including dive forms, mailed out.
  31 May,  2001 - Deposit ($300.00) receipt date.
  15 June, 2001 - Last day to withdraw with deposit refund.
                  Balance and dive forms due.
  7 July,  2001 - Course starts.

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From valborg at soc.soton.ac.uk  Tue Mar 20 05:10:56 2001
From: valborg at soc.soton.ac.uk (Val Byfield)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:10:56 +0000
Subject: Help!  Estimates of CO2 uptake in a tropical river estuary,
  please.
Message-ID: <200103201051.KAA16155@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear All,

Can anyone help with a rough estimate of the rate of CO2 uptake through
marine photosynthesis in the Amazon estuary (or another large tropical
river estuary)?  

Thanks,

Val



>From: "Patrick Meir" <pmeir at srv0.bio.ed.ac.uk>
>Organization: Biological Sciences
>To: Val Byfield <Val.Byfield at soc.soton.ac.uk>
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:12:42 -0000
>Subject: Oceanography query
>Priority: normal
>X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12a)
>
>Dear Val,
>I wonder if I could ask you a technical question about marine
productivity.  Do you happen to know what the rate of absorption of carbon
dioxide by the sea within 1 km of the shore is likely to be during the day
in a large tropical river estuary (in this case the Amazon).
>
>I am really looking for an 'order of magnitude' estimate, to help us
evaluate some exciting new plans we have for direct measurement of marine
photosynthesis, using micrometeorological methods we usually use over land.
 If it looks like a sensible thing to try, it would be great if you were
able to give me a few bits of advice.  The key issue right now, though, is
'how much': we need it to be greater than about 0.5 umol C m-2 s-1 (0.5
micro moles of carbon dioxide per sq. metre per second) for the method to
work.
>
>Thanks very much in advance for any help you can give me.
>
>with regards,
>Patrick

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From Oceanwatch at aol.com  Tue Mar 20 11:04:45 2001
From: Oceanwatch at aol.com (Oceanwatch at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:04:45 EST
Subject: Letter to Interior Secretary on USVI Monuments
Message-ID: <e0.11f51326.27e8d99d@aol.com>

Coral Listers:

The following letter to Interior Secretary Gale Norton may be of general 
interest and specific to the message string on National Monuments of a month 
ago.

best
Cliff McCreedy
><((;>   ><((;>   ><((;>
Oceanwatch
PO Box 10427
Arlington, VA  22210
phone 703-351-7444
fax 703-351-7472
e-mail:  Oceanwatch at aol.com
http://www.oceanwatch2001.org

Text of Letter Follows:

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park * Virgin Islands Audubon Society *
 American Oceans Campaign * Coral Reef Alliance * Defenders of Wildlife * 
Environmental Defense * Marine Conservation Biology Institute * National 
Audubon Society Living Oceans Program * Natural Resources Defense Council * 
National Parks Conservation Association * Oceanwatch * Pacific Whale 
Foundation * PADI Project AWARE Foundation * Public Employees for 
Environmental Responsibility * Sierra Club * The Cousteau Society * The 
Wilderness Society *  World Wildlife Fund

March 14, 2001
Honorable Gale A. Norton
Secretary of Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240

Dear Secretary Norton:

We the undersigned local and national organizations are writing to request 
your support and immediate implementation of the U.S. Virgin Islands Coral 
Reef National Monuments.

The Buck Island National Monument and Virgin Islands National Park are 
national treasures worthy of full protection.  Each was created to protect 
and manage the extraordinary diversity of marine life and unique tropical 
ecosystems of the Virgin Islands.   The coral reefs, beaches, mangroves, 
seagrass beds and offshore areas provide critical habitat for marine mammals, 
birds, sea turtles, fish, invertebrates, and important local fisheries.  Many 
are threatened or endangered.

The Interior Department now has a critical opportunity to fulfill its mandate 
to protect these precious areas.  According to the Department's data, 
overfishing from fish traps in and around the islands has reached crisis 
levels.  Spawning aggregations are greatly reduced, and fish size and 
abundance are in decline. The Department can start rebuilding fish 
populations now, and avoid the tragic inaction that allowed Nassau grouper 
and queen conch to almost disappear from the Caribbean.  By implementing the 
prohibitions on extraction in these limited areas around Buck Island and St. 
John, the Department can take the first step to providing meaningful, lasting 
protection.  

Nothing could be more timely or urgent than immediate implementation of these 
new National Monuments, particularly to address overfishing which has 
depleted fish populations and undermined the health of coral reef ecosystems 
around St. John and Buck Island.  The benefits of this approach in 
replenishing overexploited fish stocks, conserving biodiversity, and 
restoring habitats are clearly supported by broad scientific consensus.  Both 
the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis and the National 
Academy of Sciences' National Research Council have endorsed the increased 
use of fully protected marine reserves as a way of restoring and enhancing 
the abundance, productivity, diversity and size of marine organisms.  Of all 
the resource management tools available to the Department, these marine 
reserves would yield the greatest benefits in rebuilding fish stocks and 
protecting the overall functioning and productivity of coral reef ecosystems. 


We believe the Monument reserve plan, especially the prohibition on 
extraction, should go forward immediately.  To be effective, however, science 
also shows that marine reserves must have adequate public involvement.  As it 
moves forward with implementation, the Department should increase public 
understanding of these reserves, provide further education and outreach on 
the benefits, and encourage maximum involvement from local stakeholders in 
monitoring these reserves.  In addition, we request that the Department 
publish a rulemaking in the Federal 
Register immediately establishing these protected areas in regulation.  
Finally, we request that the Department solicit funding from Congress to 
provide additional staff and resources to monitor the 

Page 2
Honorable Gale A. Norton

effects of the reserves on biological resources, assess reserve performance, 
and enforce these new protections emanating from the Monument Proclamation 
and the upcoming Management Plan.  

Thank you for considering our views on this important matter.

Sincerely,

 Brian Bell
Conservation Committee
Virgin Islands Audubon Society 

John Garrison
President
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park

William J. Chandler
Vice President for Conservation Policy
National Parks Conservation Association

Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council

Stephen Colwell
Executive Director
The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)

Robert Dewey
Vice President of Government Relations
and External Affairs
Defenders of Wildlife

Russell Dunn
Director, Government Relations 
National Audubon Society 
Living Oceans Program

Phillip Dustan
Science Advisor 
The Cousteau Society

Thomas V. Grasso
U.S. Director
Marine Conservation Program
World Wildlife Fund 
Ken Lindeman
Senior Scientist 
Environmental Defense

Amy Mathews-Amos
Vice President
Marine Conservation Biology Institute 

Cliff McCreedy
President
Oceanwatch

Dan Meyer
General Counsel
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Ted Morton
Policy Director
American Oceans Campaign

Dave Raney
Sierra Club 
Coral Reef Working Group 
Pacific NGO Representative to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force 

Dr. Robert Wilder
Conservation Director
Pacific Whale Foundation 

Jim Waltman
Director, Refuges and Wildlife
The Wilderness Society

Kristin Valette
Manager
PADI Project AWARE Foundation


 CC:    Honorable Donald Evans 
Honorable Donna M. Christensen
Honorable James V. Hansen
Honorable Nick J. Rahall
Honorable Charles Turnbull
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From vtesta at cpgg.ufba.br  Wed Mar 21 20:09:42 2001
From: vtesta at cpgg.ufba.br (Viviane Testa)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:09:42 -0300
Subject: Help!  Estimates of CO2 uptake ...
Message-ID: <l03010d01b6def81d3be3@[200.17.149.48]>

Dear all,
Just a short parallel comment about the Amazon river before I depart to the
field:

The transport of sediments derived from the Amazon river follow the trend
of the North Brazil Current, i.e. northwest. These sediments do not
"spreads downwards along the Brazilian coast". Generally the northeaster
and eastern Brazilian waters are poor in suspended matter, unless one is
looking at regions close to river mouths (generally few kms).

Indeed the coral fauna is poor compared to other regions, e.g. Caribbean,
SE Asia. Turbidity and high levels of suspended sediments are some of the
important aspects to take into account when dealing with coral occurrences.
One has to consider also the hydrological pattern (direction and speed,
etc), the evolution of the Brazilian continental shelf and the distance
from the main foci of genes. The reason why Brazilian waters are poor
related to coral reefs (apart from Abrolhos) is an unsolved problem, as
well as why ooids are not common in these modern environment and why
calcareous algae are so abundant since Tertiary.

Thanks,
	Viviane

.....................................................................
Viviane Testa, Ph.D.
Centro de Pesquisas em Geof?sica e Geologia-IGEO
Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA
Rua Caetano Moura, 123
40210-340   Salvador, Ba    Brasil

e-mail:	vtesta at cpgg.ufba.br
Tel:    +55.(021)71.332.94.33 / 237.04.08
Fax:   +55.(021)71.247.30.04

http://www.cpgg.ufba.br/lec
....................................................................


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From dbrown15 at po-box.mcgill.ca  Wed Mar 21 10:39:20 2001
From: dbrown15 at po-box.mcgill.ca (David Browne)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:39:20 -0500
Subject: List of reef related courses
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.1.20010321102202.00a24dd0@po-box.mcgill.ca>

Dear Coral-listers,

I would like to know if the NOAA or anyone out there has compiled a list of 
coral reef related, undergraduate courses offered across North America or 
Europe?

Thanks,
David Browne
Deptarment of Biology
McGill University

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From marygraydavidson at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 21 13:24:12 2001
From: marygraydavidson at yahoo.com (Mary Davidson)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:24:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: legal protections for coral reefs
Message-ID: <20010321182412.91145.qmail@web9501.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello,

I am a law student writing about coral reefs for a
seminar in cultural property law.  I would like your
input on what you believe are the most important legal
instruments providing for the protection of reefs.  I
am particularly interested in U.S.-based regimes (such
as the Marine Sanctuary program) and
multilateral provisions (such as the Convention on
Biological Diversity and UNESCO's World Heritage
Sites), but I would also like to know of any
country-specific legal instruments that you think are
particularly effective(or noneffective, for that
matter).

Thank you in advance for your response.

Mary Gray Davidson
University of Iowa College of Law

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From carib at carbon.marine.usf.edu  Wed Mar 21 17:05:24 2001
From: carib at carbon.marine.usf.edu (Frank E. Muller-Karger)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:05:24 -0500
Subject: Help!  Estimates of CO2 uptake ...
In-Reply-To: <l03010d01b6def81d3be3@[200.17.149.48]>
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.4.10.10103211658190.869020-100000@carbon.marine.usf.edu>


Viviane:
Check the following references also. NOte that there are many
very good satellite
images of the Amazon delta region and the coast to the north and south
collected in the early 1980's by the Coastal Zone Color Scanner, and more 
recently by SeaWiFS. I
agree that the Amazon discharge never flows to the south of the mouth, as
far as I know. The currents are too strong, and the wind also
tends to push things toward the northwest.

See these references for general patterns:

Muller-Karger, F. E., P. L. Richardson, and D. McGillicuddy. 1995. On the
offshore dispersal of the Amazon's Plume in the North Atlantic. Deep-Sea
Research I, Vol. 42, No. 11/12, 2127-2137.

Muller-Karger, F. E., C. R. McClain, and P. L. Richardson. 1988. The
dispersal of the Amazon's water. Nature. 333. 56-59.

Regards,
Frank

On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Viviane Testa wrote:

> Dear all,
> Just a short parallel comment about the Amazon river before I depart to the
> field:
> 
> The transport of sediments derived from the Amazon river follow the trend
> of the North Brazil Current, i.e. northwest. These sediments do not
> "spreads downwards along the Brazilian coast". Generally the northeaster
> and eastern Brazilian waters are poor in suspended matter, unless one is
> looking at regions close to river mouths (generally few kms).
> 
> Indeed the coral fauna is poor compared to other regions, e.g. Caribbean,
> SE Asia. Turbidity and high levels of suspended sediments are some of the
> important aspects to take into account when dealing with coral occurrences.
> One has to consider also the hydrological pattern (direction and speed,
> etc), the evolution of the Brazilian continental shelf and the distance
> from the main foci of genes. The reason why Brazilian waters are poor
> related to coral reefs (apart from Abrolhos) is an unsolved problem, as
> well as why ooids are not common in these modern environment and why
> calcareous algae are so abundant since Tertiary.
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Viviane
> 
> .....................................................................
> Viviane Testa, Ph.D.
> Centro de Pesquisas em Geof?sica e Geologia-IGEO
> Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA
> Rua Caetano Moura, 123
> 40210-340   Salvador, Ba    Brasil
> 
> e-mail:	vtesta at cpgg.ufba.br
> Tel:    +55.(021)71.332.94.33 / 237.04.08
> Fax:   +55.(021)71.247.30.04
> 
> http://www.cpgg.ufba.br/lec
> ....................................................................
> 
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From Gilles.Hosch at fao.org  Thu Mar 22 03:47:39 2001
From: Gilles.Hosch at fao.org (Gilles.Hosch at fao.org)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:47:39 +0000
Subject: Help!  Estimates of CO2 uptake ...
Message-ID: <B5BA9F2DEECCD411B3A900D0B7113150331C99@RAFEXCHG>

dear val,

i'd like to come back to your original question on CO2 uptake in the estuary
of the amazon. i agree that the sediments are not spread "down" the coast -
it sure is the other way around.

the original question was "Do you happen to know what the rate of absorption
of carbon dioxide by the sea within 1 km of the shore is likely to be during
the day in a large tropical river estuary (in this case the Amazon)?" 

upon checking my atlas of the sea yesterday, after viviane had proved me
wrong on sediment transport issues pertaining to the amazon, it occured to
me, that you actually cannot give a general answer to the question (i.e.
large tropical river estuaries). there is a number of factors to consider:
one is the amount of sediment which the river carries. too heavy a load of
sediment will prevent prolific algal productivity because of light
extinction. then there's the chemistry of the river waters that are of
essence. in brazil for instance, and viviane may correct me if i'm wrong,
there are essentially two types of rivers, the white and the black rivers.
white rivers drain geologically recent areas, like the cordillera (which is
amongst the "youngest" geological formations on earth) and carry high loads
of sediments, while "black" rivers (like the rio negro) drain wheathered
geological formations (of which the guayana shield in the north and the
brazilian shield in the south) and carry virtually no sediments at all. the
chemistry of the waters can thus differ widely among tropical rivers of the
same area, and this will play a critical part in the fueling of marine
primary production near the mouth of an estuary. if the estuary feeds into
an upwelling area, primary productivity offshore will be high, and not
because of the river discharge per se. in south america, the main upwelling
area is the west coast off peru and chile. the amazon feeds into an area of
relatively low primary productivity.

you say, "within 1 km of the shore" - which, for the amazon again, is a bit
of a tricky one, since the estuary is like a country in itself, extremely
wide and made up of a range of smaller and larger islands. i think, whatever
your friend is looking at, he will have to kneel down and pinpoint locations
in the estuary which are of interest, and look at the hydrology of those
areas, as i would guess that there will be substantial spatial and seasonal
variations in all parameters of importance between locations. he might get
his threshold CO2 uptake rates in some parts of the delta, and not in
others. i'd still be guesstimating that CO2 uptake rates related to primary
productivity will be very low within the area he is looking at. i'd be
interested in getting to know the final verdict!

cheers,

g

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank E. Muller-Karger [mailto:carib at carbon.marine.usf.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 10:05 PM
To: Viviane Testa
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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From osha at oshadavidson.com  Thu Mar 22 09:25:17 2001
From: osha at oshadavidson.com (Osha Gray Davidson)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:25:17 -0600
Subject: Coral quotes
Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010322080614.00a82a60@mail.oshadavidson.com>

Dear fellow sea-fans,

We're in the process of collecting quotations related to coral reefs (and 
marine life in general), for use on the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's introductory web-page on coral health and monitoring: 
www.coral.noaa.gov.

If you have a favorite short quotation (a sentence or paragraph is just 
right) about reefs, reef organisms, conservation, marine biodiversity or 
oceans in general, please E-mail them to me along with as complete a 
citation as possible.

The quotations change every time the page is reloaded, so we'd like to have 
as many as possible!

Here's an example currently used on the web-page:

"A coral reef cannot be properly described. It must be seen to be 
thoroughly appreciated."
Sidney Hickson, 1889, quoted in Whitten, Anthony, et. al. "The Ecology of 
Sulawesi." Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Gadjah Mada University Press: 1987.

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,
Osha

Osha Gray Davidson          Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com
14 S. Governor St.          Phone: 319-338-4778
Iowa City, IA 52240         E-Mail: osha at oshadavidson.com
USA


From riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca  Thu Mar 22 11:05:04 2001
From: riskmj at mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Mike Risk)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:05:04 -0500
Subject: Job Opportunities: Climate Change
Message-ID: <200103221613.QAA21885@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

   RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES: CLIMATE CHANGE/CORALS/FORAMINIFERA

     - McMaster University
     - Dalhousie University
     - University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM)
     - Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

We seek a number of Research Associates, Post-Doctoral Fellows and
graduate students (MSc and PhD) to work on records of recent and Holocene
climate change as recorded in the skeletons of deep-water corals and the
associated foraminiferal associations. This research will be supported by
a recently-awarded 5-year Strategic Grant, in addition to regular
operating grants held by the collaborants. In all phases, colleagues and
students will work in an interdisciplinary environment, interacting with
geochemists, sedimentologists, paleontologists, climate modellers and
oceanographers.

Initially, research will focus on aspects of thermohaline circulation off
the NE coast of North America, using samples taken by submersible and
donated by inshore fishers. Later, work will expand to include climate
records recorded in corals from other regions. Previous work has suggested
that climate and surface productivity records several centuries long may
be obtained, with at least annual precision.

Although individual researchers will move freely among the collaborating
institutions, interacting with all of the involved research groups, there
are focal points:

1. McMaster: coral records, growth patterns, correlation, d18O and Sr/Ca
paleothermometry. High-precision foram records in coeval sediments.
Contact Dr. M. J. Risk, School of Geography and Geology:
riskmj at mcmaster.ca.

2. UQAM: geochemical records of large-scale oceanographic change, using
stable isotopes, trace elements and U & Th series isotopes in deep
Labrador Sea corals for the reconstruction of thermohaline circulation
changes at decadal to millennial time scales. Contact Dr. Claude
Hillaire-Marcel: chm at uqam.ca.

3. Dalhousie/BIO: ecology of deep-water corals, implications of coral
forests as fish habitat, biological conservation, climate records from
forams, calibration with coral records, integration with numerical
modelling, fluctuations in the North Atlantic Oscillation. Contact Dr. D.
B. Scott:

We feel that the New Archive in deep-water corals is the tool we have been
waiting for, that critical information is available that will bear upon
GCM's, global change and fisheries management. Individuals connected with
this work are assured of an exciting research environment in one of the
few new fields in ocean research in years. Resumes and inquiries may be
sent to any of us: we will circulate all relevant files.

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From dsasko at cmrc.org  Thu Mar 22 11:24:13 2001
From: dsasko at cmrc.org (Desiree Sasko)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 11:24:13 -0500
Subject: RFP Announcement 
Message-ID: <12BE08ED5BB7D111814800805FA98C5D17B8E6@CMRC01>

Please distribute to interested parties.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ANNOUNCEMENT

The Caribbean Marine Research Center at the Perry Institute for Marine
Science announces its funding opportunity for research projects for FY2002
as part of NOAA's National Undersea Research Program.

The RFP is for collaborative research in the marine sciences that
contributes to the research theme identified in the announcement and
addresses priority topics identified for NOAA programmatic goals in the
Caribbean.  Pre-proposals are due by May 18, 2001.

Further details are available on CMRC's website:

http://www.cmrc.org/funding.htm

Apologies for cross postings.



Desir?e E. Sasko
Research Associate/Database Manager
Perry Institute for Marine Science
Caribbean Marine Research Center
250 Tequesta Dr., Suite 304
Tequesta, FL 33469

561.741.0192 (voice)
561.741.0193 (fax)
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From reefkeeper at earthlink.net  Thu Mar 22 09:55:46 2001
From: reefkeeper at earthlink.net (Alexander Stone)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:55:46 -0500
Subject: Caribbean Islands welcoming Navy (bombing?)
Message-ID: <000901c0b2ec$892e1ae0$a77b313f@oemcomputer>

Dear All:

For now, I'm just passing this along.  But I think we better start to become
seriously concerned about the future of coral reefs off St. Kitts and Nevis.

Cheers,

Alexander Stone
ReefKeeper International
*******************
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http://www.reefkeeper.org
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sally Tully-Figueroa <stfpare at isppr.net>
To: <eco-isla at earthsystems.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: [Eco-Isla] Fw: [EF!] Carribean Islands welcoming Navy?
 ----- Original Message -----
> > From: benjamin ramos <uriyoan at hotmail.com>
> >
> > > Nation Would Welcome Navy Exercises
> > >
> > > By CAROLYN SKORNECK
> > > .c The Associated Press
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis would
> > welcome
> > > the military exercises that Puerto Rico is trying to shut down on the
> > island
> > > of Vieques, a member of Congress has told the Pentagon.
> > >
> > > ``Given the combination of an ally that seeks greater military
presence
> > and
> > > our future needs in the Southern Hemisphere in terms of security,
> training
> > > and interdiction, I encourage you to consider the possibility of
> entering
> > > into a new military relationship with the country of St. Kitts and
> > Nevis,''
> > > Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
> > >
> > > Prime Minister Danzel Douglas met earlier this month in Washington
with
> > > Weldon and Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, the chairman and top Democrat
of
> > the
> > > Armed Services Committee's military readiness panel, to discuss ``how
> his
> > > country could improve relations with the United States and possibly
> offer
> > > greater cooperation with the U.S. military,'' Weldon wrote.
> > >
> > > ``He expressed a sincere interest in pursuing the possibility of
having
> a
> > > substantial U.S. military presence in St. Kitts and Nevis,'' Weldon
> wrote,
> > > adding, ``This may prove to be a resolution to our impending training
> > crisis
> > > due to the probable future loss of Vieques.''
> > >
> > > Puerto Rican Gov. Sila Calderon is seeking a permanent halt to combat
> > > exercises on Vieques. Earlier this month, Rumsfeld ordered the Navy to
> > > suspend planned training on Vieques for members of the USS Enterprise
> > battle
> > > group and a contingent of Marines.
> > >
> > > The nation of St. Kitts and Nevis consists of two islands with a total
> > area
> > > of 104 square miles and a population of about 42,000. It gained its
> > > independence from Britain in 1983.
> > > AP-NY-03-20-01 1702EST
>
> *****************************************************


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From deevon at bellsouth.net  Thu Mar 22 18:33:40 2001
From: deevon at bellsouth.net (deevon)
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 18:33:40 -0500
Subject: Coast Guard Base in Union Island, SVG: Final Upate
References: <004401c0aa8c$f0cec540$b6cdd6cd@oemcomputer>
Message-ID: <3ABA8BD4.CD2CD765@bellsouth.net>

All too often, coral reefs and other fragile environments are only, in
the end, represented by community-based efforts, yet all too often, the
great funding opportunities go to the national and international levels
of government or non-profits, which rarely solve these sorts of issues
and, as in this case, are often involved in the problem to begin with.
Regards, DeeVon Quirolo, Ex. Dir. Reef Relief

Kurt Cordice wrote:

> Hello Everyone, Just wanted to give a final report for those who have
> been following this issue.  The construction of the peir for the Coast
> Guard base has begun. There is a small work barge which has been
> "grounded" in the shallow water area of the site, and they are
> currently using cranes to fill the area of the peir with material from
> the surrounding waters.   A silt net has been placed between the work
> area and the harbour side of the project, but the other side remains
> unprotected.  There doesn't seem to be too much silt in the
> surrounding reef area at the moment.  I guess all we can do is watch
> and see how the project progresses. My appologies for not yet
> answering those who wrote in to the lists regarding suggestions for
> monitoring.  In October of last year, the site was used as a test area
> for a monitoring protocol that will hopefully become part of
> consistent monitoring in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  With some
> help from volunteers, two monitoring sites were set up in the planned
> area of the Coast Guard base, one in the shallow seagrass area, the
> other on the nearby reef.  Data collected included basic benthic
> coverage, counts of several common fish, water chemistry, temp. and
> salinity.  Also, UW video footage of the actual Coast Guard site and
> surrounding reef was taken, and a very general current assessment
> using a current buoy. The purpose of this effort was not to establish
> conclusive evidence of the damage that may result from the Coast Guard
> project.  However, it was ment to give indications of issues that
> should be explored further to ensure the safety of the marine area,
> and to provide at least a basic record of what was there before the
> work started. I have always believed that the key to saving the
> natural beauty of this place was establishing a way to collect
> environmental information.  Once we could show what was being
> destroyed, and measure ongoing threats over time, even in a very basic
> way, then the cost of "development" would at least be known, and maybe
> that would have an effect on the decisions being made. But, I guess
> the hard lesson I take from this experience is this:  No matter how
> much information we have, and studies we do, the resulting information
> is only as strong as the body or organisation that is there to use
> it.  In this case, it was not the lack of information that was the
> problem, it was not the lack of local expertise to make proper
> decisions.  The problem was that the internal forces within Government
> were not strong enough to use the available information to make a
> difference, and there was no external local organization strong enough
> to question the project.  From what I can see, I think this is the
> major problem we face. We need to move quickly to collect and
> continually update monitoring data.  There are already some good
> efforts in this regard.  I am specifically focusing on the field
> collection of data to help the process along (including a repeat
> effort at the Coast Guard site once the project is finished). However,
> just as important as the montiroing is the need for some external
> organization that can truely represent the people of the country, and
> be strong enough to make the Gov't take notice when it presents
> evidence regarding an issue.  I know, tall order.  Our national trust
> is currently inactive.  We will need to either reactivate it and
> strengthen its force, or create an entirely new heritage foundation
> whose mandate will be the protection of the heritage for the young
> people of the country.  It won't be easy, but without this, I truely
> believe that the other efforts will be wasted. Yet again, many thanks
> to all who have followed the story, contributed info, and actively
> assisted.  Specifically to coral-listers, I know this is supposed to
> be a research based list.  I greately appreciate the willingness of
> list members to include this issue among its discussions.  I think the
> ability to reach all the coral people out there through the list has
> been a great help in this situation, and to the overall movement to
> protect coral reefs. I hope it continues to grow in the future. All
> the best, Kurt
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From mkuenen at cura.net  Fri Mar 23 01:36:19 2001
From: mkuenen at cura.net (Maureen Kuenen)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 02:36:19 -0400
Subject: reef restauration
Message-ID: <3ABAEEE2.4268AD3F@cura.net>

Hello!

I would like to ask if anyone has information on reef restoration
(projects), specifically scientific articles on this subject would be
very much appreciated.
I am currently working for an eco-project at Curacao, Dutch Caribbean
and like operations to be scientifically underlined and supported.

Many thanks,

Maureen Kuenen
Marine Awareness Center
"Plantages Portomari"
www.portomari.com

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From flood.vanese at nmnh.si.edu  Fri Mar 23 10:19:59 2001
From: flood.vanese at nmnh.si.edu (Vanese Flood)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:19:59 -0500
Subject: Life and death on the coral reef (Ed. by Birkland)
Message-ID: <sabb2360.016@simail1.si.edu>

Hi Coral-listers,
I've been searching for a copy of Life and Death on the coral reef.
On-line bookstores are sold out.  Also, they want ~$130 for a copy, which one chapter's author says is way above the originally intended sales price of $85.
If anyone is tired of their old copy and would like to sell, or has a lead on a new one, please let me know.
Kindest regards,
Vanese Flood

Paleobiology Intern, SI
Department of Geology
University of Georgia

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From Jonathan.Kelsey at noaa.gov  Fri Mar 23 10:32:08 2001
From: Jonathan.Kelsey at noaa.gov (Jonathan Kelsey)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:32:08 -0500
Subject: Fishing with SCUBA (fwd)
References: <4.2.2.20010323095133.00a60410@pop3.macmeekin.com>
Message-ID: <3ABB6C78.E076F26D@noaa.gov>

FYI -


> MOVE TO STOP THREATS TO AMERICAN SAMOA REEF FISH FROM SCUBA DIVERS
>
> By Aeo'ainuu Aleki
>
> PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (March 22, 2001 - Samoa News/PINA Nius
> Online)---The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources is preparing to
> respond to what has become the most serious threat to reef fish populations
> in American Samoa.
>
> The agency is proposing new regulations that would ban commercial spear
> fishing at night by divers using scuba gear. ...
>
> In the past 10 years, the use of scuba and spears has had a devastating
> effect on the local near-shore fish population. Villagers and scientists
> agree that the fish are disappearing, and a primary cause is over fishing
> made possible by scuba gear and night diving.
>
> ...
>
> ///
>
> The complete article may be read at the Samoa News website,
> http://www.samoanews.com/SNCurrent.html
> or in the Pacific Islands Report, at
> http://pidp.ewc.hawaii.edu/pireport/graphics.htm
>



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From sauni_s at usp.ac.fj  Fri Mar 23 19:28:11 2001
From: sauni_s at usp.ac.fj (Samisoni Sauni, MSP-USP)
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:28:11 +1200
Subject: Fishing with SCUBA (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <3ABB6C78.E076F26D@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <01K1KOTOYM6S000Z7G@usp.ac.fj>

Now that American Samoa and Western Samoa have come out 
publicly, I wonder how many others in the Pacific region have this 
rather resource threatening problem.  Here in Fiji, I am not too sure 
whether we have it, but I am pretty certain that some uninformed 
indivs are doing it.  

With overfishing and destructive fishing being among the top of a 
whole host of problems directly affecting marine resources in the 
region, the introduction of SCUBA, particularly if it is 
commercialise, would surely create chaotic panic among resource 
managers in attempts to improve target fish stock levels.

Some urgent management measures is required while it is early 
days.

Samasoni Sauni

Marine Studies Programme
PO Box 1168
The University of the South Pacific
Laucala Campus
Suva, FIJI ISLANDS

pH: 679. 212879;   Fax: 679. 301490
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From peck at hawaii.edu  Fri Mar 23 22:23:45 2001
From: peck at hawaii.edu (Sara Peck)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:23:45 -1000
Subject: Life and death on the coral reef (Ed. by Birkland)
In-Reply-To: <sabb2360.016@simail1.si.edu>
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010323172312.02b52460@pop-server.hawaii.edu>

I'm in the market for a copy as well.
Sara Peck,  UH Sea Grant
PO Box 56
Holualoa HI 96725

At 05:19 AM 3/23/01 -1000, Vanese Flood wrote:
>Hi Coral-listers,
>I've been searching for a copy of Life and Death on the coral reef.
>On-line bookstores are sold out.  Also, they want ~$130 for a copy, which 
>one chapter's author says is way above the originally intended sales price 
>of $85.
>If anyone is tired of their old copy and would like to sell, or has a lead 
>on a new one, please let me know.
>Kindest regards,
>Vanese Flood
>
>Paleobiology Intern, SI
>Department of Geology
>University of Georgia
>
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From Rcheck at ucla.edu  Fri Mar 23 18:20:57 2001
From: Rcheck at ucla.edu (Reef Check Headquarters)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:20:57 -0800
Subject: Reef Check Update March 2001
Message-ID: <200103240638.GAA25723@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Reef Check Update March 2001

1.	Welcome new staff!
2.	New Reef Check website?almost there.
3.	Forget to send your 2000 data?
4.	Free RC 2001 CD now available.
5.	Send us your translations.
6.	New RC Countries for 2001 -- Barbados, Brazil, Burma.
7.	Caribbean Community-Based Reef Monitoring Workshop July 2001.
8.	Funding Sources Reminder.
9.	Quiksilver Burma Expedition.
10.	Dive Into Earth Day!
11.	MAC Monitoring.
12.	RC Coordinator Movements.

1.	Welcome new staff!

We are pleased to welcome Jennifer Liebeler, coral reef biologist, to Reef
Check Headquarters as Program Manager. Please contact Jennifer at
<rcheck at ucla.edu>. Other new part-time staff include Dijanna Smotherman and
Cloe Jazwinski, our web designers and Heather Burgett, our PR
representative.

2.	New RC Website:

Some of you will have noticed that our old website is -- well -- looking
rather old. This is because a new website has been under development and we
expected it would be up by now, but there have been some technical delays
with the new NOAA server?.. We have high hopes that the new site will be up
by next week.

3.	Forget to send your 2000 data?

We know of a number of teams who have carried out surveys in 2000 and have
not submitted data. We are currently compiling the data and beginning
analysis.  Don?t let all your hard work go to waste!  Please send in your
data now so that it will be included in the 2000 results.

4.	Free RC CD

A FREE CD-ROM with 2001 Reef Check Forms, a PowerPoint presentation on
results of RC results, and the 2001 Instruction Manual, is available from
HQ. Request from Jennifer <rcheck at ucla.edu>.

5.	Translations wanted

RC instructions are in several languages on our website. If you have RC
materials in languages not shown on our website, please send them in so that
we can include them on the website and CDs.  We?re also looking for
volunteers to translate our instruction manual into other languages.

6.	New Coordinators

We welcome our new RC Coordinators, Loreto Duffy Mayers of The Barbados
Marine Trust and Beatrice Padovani Ferreira of Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco, Brazil. If you want to see a turtle-friendly hotel, stop by
Coconut Court in Barbados <www.barbadosmarinetrust.com>

7.	UNEP Workshop

A UNEP Workshop on Community-Based Reef Monitoring in the Caribbean will be
held in July 2001. Representatives from CARICOM countries will be invited.
The purpose of the workshop will be to plan a sustainable national
monitoring program in each CARICOM country. For further information contact
RC Caribbean Coordinator Allan Smith <smitha at candw.lc>

8.	Funding Sources Reminder

Our website includes a variety of information on how to obtain funding for
Reef Check activities. Two important sources include the microgrants program
of CORAL for up to US$5000 http://www.coralreefalliance.org/conservation and
Earthwatch for up to US$32,000 http://www.earthwatch.org/aboutew/cfr.html

Both CORAL and Earthwatch have generously supported Reef Check activities
over the past several years. Two new Earthwatch/Reef Check activities will
be operating in the Caribbean this year.

9.	Quiksilver Burma Expedition and National Geographic Film

Our intrepid European RC Coordinator, Dr. Moshira Hassan, recently completed
the first Reef Check surveys in Burma. The expedition was sponsored by
Quiksilver International on the Indies Trader vessel and included shooting
for a TV series for National Geographic. Learn more about Reef Check?s
involvement with the crossing at the quicksilver website http://www.quiksilv
er.com

10. Dive Into Earth Day!

As part of the Earth Day event, Reef Check is helping to promote Dive Into
Earth Day! http://divein.coralreefalliance.org/ We encourage all Reef Check
teams to take part in reef conservation and PR events from 15-22 April.
Remember to register with Reef Check and with Dive Into Earth Day!

11. MAC Monitoring

RC has been working with the Hawaii-based Marine Aquarium Council
(www.aquariumcouncil.org) to design a rigorous monitoring program to
objectively monitor the marine aquarium trade. MAC is setting up a
certification system for collectors, exporters and importers with a code of
practice that will help ensure that this potentially sustainable business is
carried out in a way that does not result in over-collecting. From the RC
perspective, this is a valuable opportunity to be part of a self-financing,
sustainable monitoring program that will collect RC data as part of the
overall program.

12. RC Coordinator Movements

Mariko Abe RC Japan and Carl Stepath, RC Hawaii have relocated to JCU,
Townsville, Australia to pursue PhDs.  They can be reached
at<mariko.abe at jcu.edu.au> and Carl.Stepath at jcu.edu.au


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Rcheck at ucla.edu
http://www.reefcheck.org
Institute of the Environment
1652 Hershey Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496
1-310-794-4985 (phone)

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Green, E.P., Mumby, P.J., Edwards, A.J. and Clark, C.D., (Ed. A.J.Edwards), 2000. Remote sensing handbook for tropical coastal management. Coastal Management Sourcebooks 3, UNESCO, Paris. x + 316pp.

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Table of Contents 
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Methodologies for Defining Habitats
Mapping Coral Reefs and Macroalgae
Assessing Mangrove Leaf Area Index and Canopy Closure
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Go to 
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From phil.pepe at pcmail.maricopa.edu  Mon Mar 26 20:08:32 2001
From: phil.pepe at pcmail.maricopa.edu (Phil Pepe)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:08:32 -0700
Subject: Underwater Timers
Message-ID: <3ABFE7FA.2989912E@pcmail.maricopa.edu>

I am shopping for some cheap underwater timers that can be set to beep
at prescribed intervals such as once every minute. I want to use them to
quantify fish  behavior so that an observer doesn't have to constantly
check their watch. Has anyone used this technique? Can you suggest a
device and perhaps a source for them?
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From gsancho at azti.es  Tue Mar 27 02:16:55 2001
From: gsancho at azti.es (gorka sancho)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:16:55 +0200
Subject: Underwater Timers
Message-ID: <200103271532.PAA33467@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear Phil,

Normal digital underwater wrist watches have worked for me.  Specifically
most Casio models have a timer feature that will beep for 5 seconds at
whatever intervals you want.  The signal is clearly audible when not wearing
a thick hood, and I never detected any response from spawning fish to the
beeping (but you should check this in your setting).

  I will reccomend you the Casio G-shock 200M model, available at any
Bradlees or large department store for 30-40 US$, it is rugged dive watch
and it beeps loudly.

Cheers,
Gorka


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Enviado el: martes, 27 de marzo de 2001 3:09
Para: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Asunto: Underwater Timers


I am shopping for some cheap underwater timers that can be set to beep
at prescribed intervals such as once every minute. I want to use them to
quantify fish  behavior so that an observer doesn't have to constantly
check their watch. Has anyone used this technique? Can you suggest a
device and perhaps a source for them?


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From bmiller-tipton at mail.ifas.ufl.edu  Tue Mar 27 12:21:05 2001
From: bmiller-tipton at mail.ifas.ufl.edu (Miller-Tipton, Beth A.)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 12:21:05 -0500
Subject: Coral Reef List Serve Announcement
Message-ID: <200103271730.RAA34795@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

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

Hello there,

We thought you should know about the upcoming 2nd International Conference
on Marine Ornamentals: Collection, Culture and Conservation. The
conference is scheduled November 26-December 1, 2001 in Lake Buena Vista,
Florida, USA.

Conference participants will represent aquafarms, tropical fish
dealerships and wholesale operations, commercial collectors, equipment
manufacturers, aquarium media, feed suppliers, importers & exporters of
ornamental fish, hobbyists, scientists, regulators of imported aquarium
species, environmental organizations, commercial fish growers, aquatic
health practitioners, public and private aquaria and potential investors
in aquaculture businesses, just to name a few!

A Trade Show Exposition featuring products, equipment and techniques used
in the aquaculture industry is being planned in conjunction with the
conference, and whether you come as an exhibitor or attendee, this
conference will help you:

* Find valuable production, processing and marketing information to build
your business
* Stay on the cutting edge of the latest industry research, developments
and technology
* Discover solutions to challenging problems
* Learn about government regulations and legislative trends affecting the
industry
* Be part of the network and shape the future of marine ornamentals
* Establish profitable connections with new business contacts
* Present your company to hundreds of qualified attendees
* Find supplies and services designed to help you in your operation
* Enhance your company's visibility through promotional and sponsorship
opportunities

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to network with leaders and take part
in the development of protocols promoting the economic growth of the marine
ornamentals industry. The following hyperlink will take you directly to the
conference web site where you'll find everything you need to know about the
Marine Ornamentals conference:  http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~conferweb/MO

We would also appreciate your help by telling your staff, customers and
colleagues about the conference. Would you please take a moment to forward
this email to them?

This will be a well attended conference, and we hope you will be there too.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list, just email me back with
your full contact information and mailing address, and I will make sure you
receive the FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT and program agenda.

Take care and we'll see you in November!

Beth

Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton, CMP, Director
Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI)
Marine Ornamentals '01 - Conference Coordinator
University of Florida Leadership and Education Foundation, Inc. (UFLEF)
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
PO Box 110750
Building 639, Mowry Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-0750
PHONE: 1-352-392-5930 / FAX 1-352-392-9734
EMAIL:  mailto:bmiller-tipton at mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Website: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~conferweb/MO

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From howzit at turtles.org  Tue Mar 27 21:48:02 2001
From: howzit at turtles.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 21:48:02 -0500
Subject: News article --Coral reefs return to Caribbean
In-Reply-To: <20010321182412.91145.qmail@web9501.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010327214443.02426880@pop.vex.net>

Hi all you Coral Hedz out there!

An article from the BBC that might be of interest.


"Tuesday, 27 March, 2001, 07:55 GMT 08:55 UK
Coral reefs return to Caribbean

Removing weed from corals might trigger regrowth Scientists have found 
evidence that coral reefs in the Caribbean are starting to regenerate, 
following decades of decline.

Reefs off the north coast of Jamaica have begun to grow again after sea 
urchins returned to the area, grazing on harmful seaweed."

The rest is at:

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1243000/1243896.stm>


Best wishes,
Ursula Keuper-Bennett
TURTLE TRAX
http://www.turtles.org


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From Gilles.Hosch at fao.org  Wed Mar 28 08:18:39 2001
From: Gilles.Hosch at fao.org (Hosch, Gilles (FAORAF))
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:18:39 +0000
Subject: scuba and spears in samoa
Message-ID: <B5BA9F2DEECCD411B3A900D0B7113150331DDC@RAFEXCHG>

dear zoe,

i appreciate your e-mail, and would like to take the opportunity to reply to
it.

it is nice to see that your company does have a policy on night spear
fishing, and your list of policy points is quite interesting. i have a few
points to note, in which i will follow your numbering pattern used in your
e-mail appended below. it should provide you with the opportunity to maybe
rethink and refine your statements with respect to that very policy:

1) this point is generally assumed a standard of general good and
responsible practice of any recreational dive operator, and has nothing to
do with spear fishing per se. nothing prevents a spear diver to own a scuba
certification.
2) this statement is empty, as you are not in a position to know your
clients' minds, and cannot know with any degree of certainty that they are
not going to use hired equipment or purchased air in underwater fishing
activities; but you might know individual fishermen and refuse to hire out
your equipment to them, or fill their tanks.
3) for anyone knowing PADI from the inside, the Project AWARE is a marketing
tool aimed at attracting more recreational divers under the moto of
environmental protection, and hence making more money [this IS NOT to say
that the project aware is useless]. it is important to bear this in mind
(when talking to critical folks like me). the projects you have carried out,
which show the commitment of your business to environmental protection, and
more specifically the projects for which no financial benefits were gained
will show your commitment to outsiders and boost the image of your
environmentally conscientious operations.
4) same as for point 1., this is generally assumed a standard of
environmentally conscientious practice of any recreational dive operator
operating on a coral reef, and has nothing to do with spear fishing per se.

what i think you should add though, in terms of policy points, is that you
do not hire out scuba equipment and do not fill tanks for fishermen you know
are scuba fishermen, and more importantly, never take out fishing parties to
sea on your diving barge at any time of the day to go scuba spearing on the
reef. those two things are the one's which are of real importance, and where
you as a recreational dive operator can make a difference. depending on your
commitment to the safeguard of the coral reefs in samoa, you could take it
from there, and lobby the other fellow recreational and commercial dive
operators to elaborate a similar policy. you could take it from there and
lobby restaurants to stop purchasing undersize lobsters to ornate their
buffets - and all of those efforts can be used to market your operation as
"clean and committed".

i have seen, with my own eyes, scuba spear fishing parties getting onboard
recreational dive boats in apia, opposite and further up from margreyta's
beer garden, at dusk. that is what is damaging your business. not the fact
that people like me notice and report it. i am not saying that it was the
diving barge your company is running, in fact i don't know. but it was a
diving barge run by a recreational dive operator as it was clearly flagged
as such. the fact that the subsistence fishery is still largely unregulated
in places like samoa makes ventures like those possible. in other countries
where such practices are illegal, a recreational dive operator engaging in
such activities would be risking high penalties if caught, along with the
scuba spear fishers.

therefore you are quite right in saying that "their trade will continue
until proper regulations are put into place and are enforced". the only
difference you can make in such an environment is to unilaterally make it
clear to the world that you, as a private sector business, are not part of
it, that you follow a clearly formulated company policy to that effect, and
that you urge the other operators to follow your lead.

i herewith also want to invite you to subscribe to the coral-list, and
discuss these important issues within the open forum. send an e-mail to
Majordomo at coral.aoml.noaa.gov <mailto:Majordomo at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>  with
"subscribe coral-list" in the body of the text. it will enable you to set
any records straight before the eyes of the world watching :), and listen in
on a miriad other issues relating to the reefs.

yours sincerely,

g

-----Original Message-----
From: Moana Divers [mailto:moanadivers at lesamoa.net]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:18 PM
To: Hosch, Gilles (FAORAF)
Subject: 



Hi Gilles

A friend of mine from SPREP forward on your message to me in regards to
night spear fishing.
I feel that I need to set the record straight as you have implicated Apia
based recreational scuba diving operators, among which we are well known.

Moana Divers policy on commercial night spear fishing is as follows

1) We do not hire tanks, equipment, or do tank refills for any person
without a scuba certification.
2) We also do not hire equipment, tanks or do air refills for any commercial
fisherman.
3) We are a member of PADI Project Aware which is devoted to preserving and
protecting coral reefs and fish life (and through which we have set up reef
education and beach clean-up projects)
4) Our policy on all dives is that they are no-take, no-touching and as
non-impact as possible (for this reason also we do not drop anchors on any
of our dive sites)

I agree with you that there are serious problems with non-sustainable
fishing practices and that the night spear fishing is having a huge impact
on the fish stocks, we as divers see that every day on our sites.  We are
committed to protecting the fish stocks and reefs obviously because without
them we have no business and also because as divers we have a personal
commitment to their preservation.  

Your email concerns me as it is damaging to our business and to other
commercial operators and is not reflective of our practices and ethics.  I
think you will find that it is not commercial scuba operators that encourage
or allow this type of harvesting to continue, but local fisherman with
dangerous practices for both themselves and for the sustainability of their
trade, a trade which will continue until proper regulations are put into
place and enforced.  

Yours Sincerely

Zoe Studd
PADI Dive Instructor
Moana Divers LTD
Level 1, Pasefika Inn
Matautu, Apia SAMOA
PO Box 843
Ph/Fax: (685) 24858
Mob: (685) 71059/70363
E-mail: moanadivers at lesamoa.net <mailto:moanadivers at lesamoa.net> 
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From thompaula_2000 at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 28 16:49:57 2001
From: thompaula_2000 at yahoo.com (Paula Morgan)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:49:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Timers/Cameras
In-Reply-To: <200103271532.PAA33467@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <20010328214957.26633.qmail@web4404.mail.yahoo.com>

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


	We also reccomend the Casio G-shock 200M model,
available at any large department store for 30-40 USD;
it is a rugged dive watch and it beeps audibly without
disturbing fish.  

	In addition, the Konica shallow-reef underwater 35mm
snapshot camera (called a "mini-mermaid" has a very
quiet electronic shutter release.

The Reef Ranger Project in the Virgin Islands
Paula Morgan, Director
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From valborg at soc.soton.ac.uk  Thu Mar 29 09:14:22 2001
From: valborg at soc.soton.ac.uk (Val Byfield)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:14:22 +0100
Subject: Coral websites for schools?
Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010329151422.007c0710@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk>

Dear all,

I'm working on an education project for secondary schools world wide -
which will follow the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002 (ex Whitbread) around the
world, using it as a focus to bring marine environmental issues to
secondary school students around the world.  We have science partners in
the host ports and cover a number of topics, among them corals.

The topics on the site are intended to arouse the interest of students, and
provide links to further information for those who want to know more.
Please let us know if you have websites on corals or coral research, which
you would like us to link to.  The target age group is 11-16 years, so the
site should be suitable interested lay people without any specific science
background.

The full project website will go live at the beginning of June 2001, in
good time for the race, which starts 23 September.  At present there is a
Pilot Site available at http://www.volvooceanadventure.org/ .  However, if
you take a look at this, bear in mind that it will be substantially changed
as a result of our recently completed school evaluation exercise.

I look forward to hearing from anyone with a website they would like us to
link to.

Best regards,

Val

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Dr. Valborg Byfield		
James Rennell Division for Ocean Circulation and Climate               
Southampton Oceanography Centre         Tel: +44 2380 596405
SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 3ZH, UK.              Fax: +44 2380 593161
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From b_seliger at hotmail.com  Thu Mar 29 09:46:11 2001
From: b_seliger at hotmail.com (Beatrice Seliger)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:46:11 -0500
Subject: Tropical Bioluminescent Bays
Message-ID: <F1136bXmdMJOtd3rOE90000b3f0@hotmail.com>

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From BobFenner at aol.com  Thu Mar 29 12:13:04 2001
From: BobFenner at aol.com (BobFenner at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:13:04 EST
Subject: Coral websites for schools?
Message-ID: <85.8dd5563.27f4c720@aol.com>



I look forward to hearing from anyone with a website they would like us to
link to.

Best regards,

Val

Please do take a look and consider adding our site: www.WetWebMedia.com
    Though the thrust of WWM is hobbyist/ornamental aquatics oriented, this 
is a key area of income to poor countries, a source of renewable, reasonable 
revenues when done properly, and a very important introduction to these areas 
of the living world (probably the most significant) to humans not living near 
reefs. We have thousands of articles, images, FAQs for free to any 
non-commercial use.
Bob Fenner


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From Adriaquarist at aol.com  Thu Mar 29 13:22:16 2001
From: Adriaquarist at aol.com (Adriaquarist at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:22:16 EST
Subject: website for children
Message-ID: <55.1341f72a.27f4d758@aol.com>

Val,

I recently started a website dedicated to preserving coral reef by free click 
donation.  I intend for it to be a portal for those interested in coral reef 
conservation.  I already have links to various important reef-related 
websites. I have even got a game and interactive section. Please give it a 
look. Also keep in mind that I will be adding many, many more links soon. 

http://www.saveareef.org

Thanks so much,
Adria Westfall



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Dear all,

I'm working on an education project for secondary schools world wide -
which will follow the Volvo Ocean Race 2001-2002 (ex Whitbread) around the
world, using it as a focus to bring marine environmental issues to
secondary school students around the world.? We have science partners in
the host ports and cover a number of topics, among them corals.

The topics on the site are intended to arouse the interest of students, and
provide links to further information for those who want to know more.
Please let us know if you have websites on corals or coral research, which
you would like us to link to.? The target age group is 11-16 years, so the
site should be suitable interested lay people without any specific science
background.

The full project website will go live at the beginning of June 2001, in
good time for the race, which starts 23 September.? At present there is a
Pilot Site available at http://www.volvooceanadventure.org/ .? However, if
you take a look at this, bear in mind that it will be substantially changed
as a result of our recently completed school evaluation exercise.

I look forward to hearing from anyone with a website they would like us to
link to.

Best regards,

Val


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From smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj  Fri Mar 30 00:30:13 2001
From: smangubhai at wwfpacific.org.fj (Sangeeta Mangubhai)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:30:13 +1200
Subject: Upcoming WWF South Pacific Publications
Message-ID: <024301c0b8da$81151e00$2d000a90@wwfpacific.org.fj>

Dear All,

Please note the following WWF publications will become available over the next two months.  We are sending this out early so we can determine how many copies of the two reports we need to produce and to prepare our distribution list.  Please feel free to distribute this to others who are not on Coral-List.  Please direct any further queries to Halina Isimeli rather than myself.

Thanks, Sangeeta Mangubhai

World Wide Fund for Nature -  South Pacific Programme Publications

Report on Marine Resource Management and Conservation Planning: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

The focus of this Packard Foundation funded study was to determine the priority needs and areas for conservation of marine and coastal resources in PNG and the Solomon Islands, and the feasible strategies for effectively addressing these needs.  The study provides useful information on the status of marine and coastal resources of PNG and the Solomon Islands and the anthropogenic 'factors' (including threats, socioeconomic, political and institutional considerations) that affect the conservation of those resources.  A comprehensive overview is also provided on the marine conservation and management initiatives and programs of other institutions operating in these two countries.  This publication should be ready for distribution by June 2001. 

Status Report: Collection of Coral and Other Benthic Reef Organisms for the Marine Aquarium and the Curio Trade in Fiji

Fiji, which is signatory to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), is one of the world's largest exporters of coral reef products in the world.  This WWF report provides a comprehensive overview of the status of aquarium and curio industries operating in Fiji.  Information is provided on the types of reef plants and animals being harvested, export statistics, the issues, management responsibilities, and includes recommendations (both actions and guidelines) for the sustainable management of both industries in Fiji.  It is hoped this document will provide a first step in understanding the two industries, and the coral reef conservation and management issues to be addressed.  This publication should be available for distribution by July 2001.

If you are interested in obtaining a copy of any of these WWF publications, please email your name, organisation and postal details to Halina Isimeli (hisimeli at wwfpacific.org.fj).



********************************************************
Ms Sangeeta Mangubhai
Marine Conservation Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature - South Pacific
Private Mail Bag
GPO Suva
FIJI

tel:  679-315-533
fax: 679-315-410
website:  http://www.wwfpacific.org.fj

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From nancy at geology.anu.edu.au  Fri Mar 30 02:28:39 2001
From: nancy at geology.anu.edu.au (Nancy Opdyke)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:28:39 +1000
Subject: Coral websites for schools?
In-Reply-To: <200103300500.FAA41435@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20010330172349.00a0aaf0@geology.anu.edu.au>

Regarding educational web sites, have a look at Millenium Quest, at 
http://www.mquest01.com/index.html.  It is rather similar to your concept, 
following a trip by sea!  I met the organisers in Bali last year and have 
been following the site - they have done a good job.  Here's the mission 
statement:

"MillenniumQuest will circumnavigate the globe - focusing on the fragile 
balance between technological advancement and the need for environmental 
preservation. We will bring scientists, educators and environmentally 
conscious business partners together with the leaders of the future, 
expanding public awareness and offering solutions to the mass destruction 
affecting coral reef ecosystems worldwide."

Nancy Opdyke


___________________
Nancy Opdyke
SMART (Pacific) Pty Ltd
PO Box 37, Ainslie ACT 2602
mobile:  0414 844 928
fax and voicemail:    0500 844 928 or (02) 9475 0230
email:  nancy at smartpacific.com.au
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From mbm4 at duke.edu  Fri Mar 30 11:32:40 2001
From: mbm4 at duke.edu (Mike Mascia)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:32:40 -0500
Subject: marine ecology/conservation position
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.1.20010330113219.009ed320@mail-mb.acpub.duke.edu>

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS LISTING.  PLEASE FORWARD AS APPROPRIATE.




POSITION TITLE:  Senior Coastal/Marine Ecologist, Coastal/Marine Habitat 
Initiative
SUPERVISOR:     Vice President for Science / Chief Scientist
LOCATION:       Arlington, VA
DATE POSTED:    March 15, 2001
CLOSING DATE:  Open until filled


INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND:
As a new and growing organization, with the strength and expertise of 100 
staff and 85 partner organizations, the Association for Biodiversity 
Information is poised to be a key player in the conservation arena.  The 
Association for Biodiversity Information (ABI) is a not for profit 
organization that works in partnership with the Network of Natural Heritage 
Programs and Conservation Data Centres (CDC) throughout the Western 
Hemisphere to manage and distribute authoritative information critical to 
the conservation of biological diversity.  On July 1, 1999, ABI and The 
Nature Conservancy (TNC) formed a new organization through a merger of the 
existing natural heritage membership organization (ABI) and The Nature 
Conservancy's heritage-related functions, primarily in their Conservation 
Science Division.  The new organization retains the ABI name.

ABI offers a results-oriented and collaborative workplace where a common 
mission provides focus and excitement and where staff are empowered to take 
ownership of projects and mission success.  Benefits include a 401k savings 
and retirement plan; health, dental and vision insurance; short and 
long-term disability; annual and sick leave and life insurance.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Senior Coastal Ecologist will be ABI's resident expert on coastal and 
marine issues and will be responsible for implementation of ABI's Coastal 
Habitat Initiative.  S/he will develop standards and methods for 
classifying and mapping coastal and marine habitats, and will work with ABI 
and Heritage Network staff to develop standards for the acquisition, 
management, and analysis of coastal and marine habitat data.  The Senior 
Coastal Ecologist will organize and facilitate a workshop to provide 
peer-review of marine and coastal habitat classification standards, and 
assist senior management with the development of an Advisory Committee for 
Coastal and Marine Issues.  The Senior Coastal Ecologist will assist ABI 
staff with the development of information-based "decision support tools" 
that advance coastal and marine conservation planning.  S/he will work with 
senior management to develop public and private sector partnerships, raise 
funds, and guide strategic planning for coastal and marine issues.  Upon 
receipt of additional funds, s/he will oversee pilot application of these 
standards and guide the Coastal Habitat Initiative towards comprehensive 
application throughout the Western Hemisphere.

This position is funded for one year but will be extended upon receipt of 
additional funds.


DUTIES:
1.      Develop generic standards and methods for classifying and mapping 
coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, building upon previous work in 
both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.  Work with ABI and Heritage 
Network staff to develop standards for acquisition and management of 
coastal, estuarine, and marine habitat data.

2.      Organize and facilitate workshop of scientists and practitioners 
that will provide peer-review of coastal, estuarine, and marine habitat 
classification system.  Refine classification system based on peer review.

3.      Work with V.P. for Science/Chief Scientist and President/CEO to 
organize an advisory committee that will provide strategic oversight to ABI 
on coastal and marine issues.

4.      Work with staff to develop information-based "decision support 
tools" that advance coastal and marine conservation planning, including 
analyses of conservation priorities and management alternatives.

5.      Work with V.P. for Science/Chief Scientist and President/CEO to 
develop public and private sector partnerships that foster application of 
habitat classification, data management, and decision support 
tools.  Represent ABI in meetings with public and private sector 
organizations and at relevant conferences and workshops.  Work with senior 
management to identify appropriate donors and solicit funding.

6.      Based on the availability of additional funding, oversee pilot 
application of habitat classification and mapping standards, data 
management protocols, and decision support tools.  Revise and refine these 
tools based on pilot exercises.  Devise and implement strategy for 
comprehensive application of these tools throughout the Western Hemisphere.

7.      Provide general expertise on coastal and marine issues.

8.      Perform other duties as needed.



REQUIREMENTS:
1.      Graduate training (Ph.D. preferred) in community ecology, marine 
ecology, or benthic ecology and three years of work experience applying 
scientific information to conservation planning/policymaking.

2.      Training and practical experience in the principles and processes 
associated with habitat classification, mapping, data acquisition, and data 
management.

3.      Proficiency with spatial analysis tools such as ArcView (required), 
ArcInfo (required), and spatial statistics (preferred).

4.      Demonstrated grantwriting and fundraising ability.

5.      Excellent oral and written communication skills.

6.      Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

7.      Knowledge of domestic and international marine conservation actors 
and initiatives desired.  Spanish language skills a plus.



SEND COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:
Jennifer McLaughlin, Human Resources & Operations Coordinator
Association for Biodiversity Information
1101 Wilson Blvd., 15th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
E-mail:  jennifer_mclaughlin at abi.org
THE ASSOCIATION FOR BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION IS AN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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From victor.gomelyuk at PLMBAY.PWCNT.NT.GOV.AU  Sat Mar 31 21:43:37 2001
From: victor.gomelyuk at PLMBAY.PWCNT.NT.GOV.AU (Gomelyuk, Victor)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 12:13:37 +0930
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <EBA802F1F279D31196B00000F81E12046B745C@plm_au1>

Dear Colleagues,

I wonder if you would like to share your ideas on live coral/coral rubble
percent cover ratio as indicator of coral reef reef destruction?
Any refferences available on this issue?

Regards,

Victor Gomelyuk

Dr Victor E. Gomelyuk
Marine Scientist
Cobourg Marine Park
PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 AUSTRALIA
phone 61 (08) 8979 0244
FAX 61 (08) 8979 0246


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