<P>Hi Alan,</P><P>Pretty good news from Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. I was there doing survey dives from Aug 6 - 10 and only saw one colony of Porites (sp.?) bleached at 70 ft. on the slope (south side) of the outside fringing reef. Lots of others in the vicinity of the colony weren't showing any signs of stress to speak of. No other signs of bleaching at any of the other sites we dove -- both inside and outside each of the lagoons. </P><P> </P><P>Susan White</P><P>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</P><P>National Wildlife Refuge System</P><P>susan_white@fws.gov </P>~~~~~~~
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