From mjnewman at ucsd.edu  Mon Jan  1 13:38:45 2007
From: mjnewman at ucsd.edu (Marah Newman)
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:38:45 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] sex and zooxanthellae of Caribbean corals
Message-ID: <EA22A078-81F1-43EA-AC03-E5CDC18E922E@ucsd.edu>

Dear all,

I am having trouble locating references that state whether the  
following species of Caribbean corals are hermaphroditic or gonochoric:
Agaricia tenuifolia
Dichocoenia stokesii
Meandrina meandrites
Mussa angulosa
Oculina diffusa

In addition, I am looking for any references that provide the type of  
zooxanthellae (A,B,C,D, etc) that are found associated with the  
following species:
Madracis mirabilis
Mussa angulosa
Mycetophyllia alicia
Oculina diffusa

I would appreciate any help finding references with this   
information.  Thanks so much.

Marah Newman


From lvagabond at freesurf.fr  Tue Jan  2 18:01:26 2007
From: lvagabond at freesurf.fr (lvagabond)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 00:01:26 +0100
Subject: [Coral-List] Ocean Surface Drifter ArcGIS issue
References: <BAY108-F272D90B1404D9711A54905A0C70@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <012a01c72ec1$ef1d5030$0402a8c0@vagabondo>

Dear Frank,
I display data in the same region. For me it works setting the data frame 
projection to one of the projected systems (e.g. world cylindrical equal 
area) and then setting the central_meridian parameter to 180 in the "modify" 
menu.
You might want to choose the projection that better suits your needs 
depending on the extent of the area and the type of calculations you wish to 
perform.
Here how to do it keeping it in geographic coordinate:
http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&d=25269
Hope this helps.
Regards
Francesca


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Mancini" <mancini44 at hotmail.com>
To: <coastal_list at UDel.Edu>; <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:13 AM
Subject: [Coral-List] Ocean Surface Drifter ArcGIS issue


>I am having trouble displaying ocean surface drifter tracks in the South
> Pacific with ArcGIS 9.1.  My positions are between 140E and 155W (WGS84) 
> and
> 8-35 S.  I cannot make a continuous map because I cant seem to get rid of
> the Atlantic centered map view.  Tried changing the central meridian to 
> 180
> and reprojecting the files with a 180 meridian, but no luck.
>
> I was able to create continuous tracks by converting all positive longs to
> negative, but then I get an unusable shapefile becuase of an inconsistent
> extent error.
>
> Has anyone had similar problems?  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Frank Mancini
> Marine Ecosystem Research Specialist
> JIMAR/CRED/PIFSC/NOAA
> frank.mancini at noaa.gov
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From reedkc at comcast.net  Wed Jan  3 10:03:21 2007
From: reedkc at comcast.net (Keven)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 10:03:21 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Morays eating crabs
References: <20061228160248.25861.qmail@web23110.mail.ird.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <007701c72f48$4f5b9020$6401a8c0@VALUED664B84C7>

Dear Michelle,
    Which species of moray is it?  The crab eating zebra moray of the Pacific, Gymnomuraena zebra, is known for its molar-like dentition, vice other morays' more canine-like dental work.  I've seen G. zebra diving in the Hawaiian Islands and in the Ryukyu Islands between Taiwan and mainland Japan.  

    While I haven't seen G. zebra 'on the beach', I have photographed it in shallow coral tidepools, under bright sunlight on Okinawa.  If you send me your photo, I'll send you my slide of the zebra moray in a daytime tidepool, where I presumed it was foraging, vice merely being trapped by low tide.
Thanks,
Keven

Keven Reed
1651 Country Walk Drive
Orange Park, FL  32003
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michelle Taylor 
  To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov ; FISH-SCI at SEGATE.SUNET.SE 
  Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:02 AM
  Subject: [Coral-List] Morays eating crabs


  Dear All,

  A colleague of mine wants to know if moray eels leaving shallow waters to prey on unsuspecting crabs on the beach is a behaviour anyone else has come across? He has a photo but unfortunately I can't attach it for the list to see, I'll happily forward it on to anyone if they want it.

  Please could you email me if you have heard of / seen this behaviour before. Many thanks, 

  Season's greetings!

  Michelle Taylor
  Imperial College London

   









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From pawlikj at uncw.edu  Wed Jan  3 10:50:11 2007
From: pawlikj at uncw.edu (Pawlik, Joseph)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 10:50:11 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Seeking new MS/PhD graduate students to study
	sponge/coral ecology
Message-ID: <F68B99A3CB5A764EBAB65292104BC70E0F8C916E@UNCWMAILVS2.dcs.uncw.edu>

 

Greetings!

 

I am seeking applicants to the graduate program at UNCW who want to work
on the ecology of sponges on Caribbean coral reefs as part of projects
funded for the next 2-4 years by NOAA/NURC and NSF, with field work in
the Florida Keys and Bahamas.  Current projects include allelopathic
interactions between sponges and corals, sponge chemical defenses,
trophic interactions involving sponges in reefs and mangroves, and the
bleaching and demography of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta.

 

Applicants would enter Summer/Fall 2007 as MS students with potential
for continuing on for a PhD in Marine Biology.  They should be
academically competitive (very good GPA and GRE scores), should have
previous field and research experience, and should be certified SCUBA
divers.

 

Additional information is available at the websites below.  Please pass
this message on to any excellent students you may know.

 

Many thanks!

 

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

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From jweinzierl at ucsd.edu  Wed Jan  3 14:38:26 2007
From: jweinzierl at ucsd.edu (Weinzierl, Jane)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:38:26 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] 31 January 31 2007 application deadline for master's
	degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps
Message-ID: <763D1D1B06B4344592A7E072B89891176DAD79@acs-exchange1.AD.UCSD.EDU>

31 JANUARY 2007, APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR MASTER'S DEGREE IN MARINE
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography reminds interested applicants of the 31
January 2007 application deadline for the Master of Advanced Studies
degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. Offered in cooperation
with the University of California, San Diego's (UCSD) Office of Graduate
Studies and Research and UCSD Extension's Office of Advanced
Professional Education, the program will begin in June 2007. The
multidisciplinary program will include courses in natural, social, and
information sciences; marine policy, economics, and law; and training in
important cultural and communications skills, providing well-rounded
preparation for addressing the diverse stakeholders, solutions, and
science involved in biodiversity and conservation efforts. Students
complete the degree in one calendar year. No more than 14 master's
students will be admitted to the program. More information, including an
online application, is available on the web at mbc.ucsd.edu.

 

 

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Program Representative

Master of Advanced Studies Programs

La Jolla Professional Center Tel: (858) 964-1334

Fax (858) 964-1345 

(858) 822-2886 - Deep Sea Drilling East, Building C

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From Charles.Sheppard at warwick.ac.uk  Thu Jan  4 02:17:24 2007
From: Charles.Sheppard at warwick.ac.uk (Charles Sheppard)
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:17:24 +0000
Subject: [Coral-List] eels in shallow waters
Message-ID: <s59caa11.023@liberator.csv.warwick.ac.uk>

Michelle
Eels chasing crabs out of water is extremely common in the Chagos archipelago.  You gotta watch out for your toes too.  The place to see this is always on hard beach rock (not sand), in intertidal areas (not above).

Best Wishes
Dr Charles Sheppard
charles.sheppard at warwick.ac.uk



From caduparu at yahoo.com.br  Wed Jan  3 12:19:01 2007
From: caduparu at yahoo.com.br (Cadu)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 14:19:01 -0300
Subject: [Coral-List] Morays eating crabs
References: <20061228160248.25861.qmail@web23110.mail.ird.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <001701c72f5b$46e6aac0$8893fea9@cliente432e2cd>

Dear Michelle, the same behavior has already published for Echidna with the 
title as bellow. Try to write to authors who will like the occurrence.

DAYTIME HUNTING BEHAVIOUR OF ECHIDNA CATENATA

(MURAENIDAE): WHY CHAIN MORAYS FORAGING AT EBB TIDE HAVE

NO FOLLOWERS

Sazima I. & Sazima, C. 2004. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic 
Biology,

8: 1-8.



Cheers,

Cadu



Carlos Eduardo Leite Ferreira, Dr.
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Departamento de Biologia Marinha
Caixa Postal 100644,
Niter?i-RJ 24001-970,
Brazil
tel.+ 55 21-26292261
Fax. + 55  21- 26292292
Cel: 22 92213001
Email: cadu at vm.uff.br
www.brazilianreeffish.cjb.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle Taylor" <reefnurse at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>; <FISH-SCI at SEGATE.SUNET.SE>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 1:02 PM
Subject: [Coral-List] Morays eating crabs


> Dear All,
>
> A colleague of mine wants to know if moray eels leaving shallow waters to 
> prey on unsuspecting crabs on the beach is a behaviour anyone else has 
> come across? He has a photo but unfortunately I can't attach it for the 
> list to see, I'll happily forward it on to anyone if they want it.
>
> Please could you email me if you have heard of / seen this behaviour 
> before. Many thanks,
>
> Season's greetings!
>
> Michelle Taylor
> Imperial College London
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From Chris.Kinner at noaa.gov  Thu Jan  4 12:05:49 2007
From: Chris.Kinner at noaa.gov (Chris Kinner)
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:05:49 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] [Fwd: Advice on reference on recent papers on corals
 predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)]]
Message-ID: <459D33ED.90409@noaa.gov>



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Fwd: Fwd: [Coral-List] Advice on reference on recent papers 
on corals predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)]
Date: 	Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:17:33 -0500
From: 	Christopher Kinner <chris.kinner at noaa.gov>
To: 	Alessandra.Perbellini at Investec.co.uk



Alessandra,

I was able to locate these citations referencing crown of thorns
and coral predation in our library's databases. I hope 
they are of assistance to you in your research:

Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove. (2006). Complexities of coral reef recovery. 
Science, 311(5757), p.42-43.

Wilson, S.K., Graham, N.A.J., Pratchett, M.S., Jones, G.P., & Polunin, 
N.V.C. (2006). Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral 
reefs. Global Change Biology, 12(11), p.2220-.

Dulvy, N.K., Freckleton, R.P., & Polunin, N.V.C. (2004). Coral reef 
cascades and the indirect effects of predator removal by exploitation. 
Ecology Letters, 7(5), p.410-.

Pratchett, M.S. (2005). Dynamics of an outbreak population of 
Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef. Coral 
Reefs, 24(3), p. 453-462.


Regards,

Chris Kinner
Librarian, NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov






-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Fwd: [Coral-List] Advice on reference on recent papers on 
corals predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)
Date: 	Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:59:16 -0500
From: 	Linda.Pikula at noaa.gov
To: 	Chris.Kinner at noaa.gov
CC: 	Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov



Chris,   Is their anything online in our bibliography that is hosted on Jim's page?  I'm not sure what is working and what isn't ...  Can you do a search for this lady in ASFA?    Linda


-- 
Regards,

Christopher Kinner
Librarian
NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov




-- 
Regards,

Christopher Kinner
Librarian
NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov


From popychenkavalam at yahoo.com  Fri Jan  5 04:54:38 2007
From: popychenkavalam at yahoo.com (joseph paul)
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:54:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] biology and breeding of leafy sea dragon ( Phycodurus
	eques), Weedy (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
In-Reply-To: <20070105042929.79859.qmail@web51003.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <49117.22061.qm@web54213.mail.yahoo.com>

Dear Listers,
   
  I got the following e-mail from a colleague and would like to bring it to your attention.
   
  Please respond directly to him.
   
  Dr Joseph Paul Kavalam

"Abdul Kareem .V" <kareemvettan at yahoo.com> wrote:
    Dear Joseph,
   
  I am at present beginning a work on the biology and breeding of leafy sea dragon ( Phycodurus eques), Weedy (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) I am interested in contacting others who might be working along the same lines or anyone who might have some (any) information to share. Is there anyone in your contact list who is working on this topic.
   
  Abdul Kareem Vettan
  kareemvettan at yahoo.com
  Marine Biologist Underwaterworld
  Singapore
  www.underwaterworld.com.sg
   


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From Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov  Fri Jan  5 07:27:50 2007
From: Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:27:50 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project - Governance
 Framework/ Marco de Gobernabilidad]
Message-ID: <459E4446.5000106@noaa.gov>

Please see below message originally posted to Carib-Coral-Reefs.  The 
document is available at:

 http://www.coral.noaa.gov/CLME_Project_overview_2007_01_02.pdf

Please note that Robin Mahon <rmahon at caribsurf.com> is the original 
author of this message and not yours truly.

    Cheers,
    Jim

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Carib-coral-reefs] Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project - 
Governance Framework/ Marco de Gobernabilidad
Date: 	Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:09:02 -0400
From: 	Robin Mahon <RMAHON at caribsurf.com>
To: 	<iocaribe at yahoogroups.com>, <caribbean_fisheries at yahoogroups.com>, 
<oceans-l at lists.iisd.ca>, <carib-lwi-research at yahoogroups.com>, 
<GCFINET at LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU>, <oceans-csd at yahoogroups.com>, 
<campam at yahoogroups.com>, <Carib-coral-reefs at yahoogroups.com>, 
<WW2BW at yahoogroups.com>, <cca-members at yahoogroups.com>


Governance Framework for the CLME:

The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project (CLME) is being developed 
through GEF Project Development Funding (PDF-B).

The attached overview describes a governance framework that has been 
developed to reflect the existing complexity within the Wider
Caribbean. This multi-level framework is being used to formulate the 
suite of activities that the full project will undertake, in
collaboration with partners at all levels in the governance framework.

This overview has been prepared to inform potential partners of the 
likely direction of the project so that they can see where best they
can participate in and benefit from the Project.

We look forward to hearing your views on this overview and to discussing 
your potential involvement in the CLME Project.

Dr. Lucia Fanning
Project Manager
and
Dr. Robin Mahon
Regional Project Coordinator, CLME Project

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

Marco de Gobernabilidad de CLME:

El Proyecto del Gran Ecosistema Marino del Caribe (CLME)esta siendo 
desarrollado a traves del Fondo de Desarrollo del Proyecto del GEF(PDF-B).

El informe general que se anexa describe un marco de gobernabilidad que 
ha sido desarrollado para reflejar la complejidad existente dentro del 
Amplio Caribe. Este Marco multi-nivel esta siendo utilizado para 
formular un conjunto de actividades que seran llevados a cabo dentro del 
proyecto completo, en colaboraci?n con otras contrapartes en diversos 
niveles dentro del Marco de gobernabilidad. 

Este informe general ha sido preparado para informar a contrapartes 
potenciales de la probable direccion que tomara el proyecto a fin de que 
puedan decidir donde resulta mas apropiado su involucramiento en y 
beneficio del proyecto.

Estamos a la espera de recibir sus sugerencias respecto a este informe 
general y discutir su potencial involucramiento dentro del Proyecto CLME.

Dra. Lucia Fanning
and
Dr. Robin Mahon  

Dr. Robin Mahon
Professor of Marine Affairs and Director
Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES)
University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

 

Phone 246-417-4570
Fax 246-424-4204
www.cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes <http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes>



From reeflover at reeflover.com  Fri Jan  5 23:31:16 2007
From: reeflover at reeflover.com (Reeflover Adm)
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 23:31:16 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Coral-List Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1168016403.23123.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <000c01c7314b$81c24810$c901a8c0@steak2>

Hello, I just joined this list, and in case you need to do research about
coral reefs deteroretion, I am keeping a database at www.reeflover.com if
you need me to post anything on the portal, just email me directly to
reeflover at reeflover.com


Thank you
James Butters
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   1. [Fwd: Advice on reference on recent papers on corals
      predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)]] (Chris Kinner)
   2. biology and breeding of leafy sea dragon ( Phycodurus	eques),
      Weedy (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) (joseph paul)
   3. Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project - Governance
      Framework/ Marco de Gobernabilidad] (Jim Hendee)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:05:49 -0500
From: "Chris Kinner" <Chris.Kinner at noaa.gov>
Subject: [Coral-List] [Fwd: Advice on reference on recent papers on
	corals predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)]]
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Fwd: Fwd: [Coral-List] Advice on reference on recent papers

on corals predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)]
Date: 	Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:17:33 -0500
From: 	Christopher Kinner <chris.kinner at noaa.gov>
To: 	Alessandra.Perbellini at Investec.co.uk



Alessandra,

I was able to locate these citations referencing crown of thorns
and coral predation in our library's databases. I hope 
they are of assistance to you in your research:

Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove. (2006). Complexities of coral reef recovery. 
Science, 311(5757), p.42-43.

Wilson, S.K., Graham, N.A.J., Pratchett, M.S., Jones, G.P., & Polunin, 
N.V.C. (2006). Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral 
reefs. Global Change Biology, 12(11), p.2220-.

Dulvy, N.K., Freckleton, R.P., & Polunin, N.V.C. (2004). Coral reef 
cascades and the indirect effects of predator removal by exploitation. 
Ecology Letters, 7(5), p.410-.

Pratchett, M.S. (2005). Dynamics of an outbreak population of 
Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef. Coral 
Reefs, 24(3), p. 453-462.


Regards,

Chris Kinner
Librarian, NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov






-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Fwd: [Coral-List] Advice on reference on recent papers on 
corals predators (Achantaster planci and Drupella)
Date: 	Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:59:16 -0500
From: 	Linda.Pikula at noaa.gov
To: 	Chris.Kinner at noaa.gov
CC: 	Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov



Chris,   Is their anything online in our bibliography that is hosted on
Jim's page?  I'm not sure what is working and what isn't ...  Can you do a
search for this lady in ASFA?    Linda


-- 
Regards,

Christopher Kinner
Librarian
NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov




-- 
Regards,

Christopher Kinner
Librarian
NOAA Miami Regional Library
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
305-361-4428
chris.kinner at noaa.gov


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

Message: 2
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:54:38 -0800 (PST)
From: joseph paul <popychenkavalam at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Coral-List] biology and breeding of leafy sea dragon (
	Phycodurus	eques), Weedy (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
To: Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Message-ID: <49117.22061.qm at web54213.mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

Dear Listers,
   
  I got the following e-mail from a colleague and would like to bring it to
your attention.
   
  Please respond directly to him.
   
  Dr Joseph Paul Kavalam

"Abdul Kareem .V" <kareemvettan at yahoo.com> wrote:
    Dear Joseph,
   
  I am at present beginning a work on the biology and breeding of leafy sea
dragon ( Phycodurus eques), Weedy (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) I am interested
in contacting others who might be working along the same lines or anyone who
might have some (any) information to share. Is there anyone in your contact
list who is working on this topic.
   
  Abdul Kareem Vettan
  kareemvettan at yahoo.com
  Marine Biologist Underwaterworld
  Singapore
  www.underwaterworld.com.sg
   


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Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:27:50 -0500
From: "Jim Hendee" <Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov>
Subject: [Coral-List] Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project -
	Governance Framework/ Marco de Gobernabilidad]
To: Coral-List Subscribers <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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Please see below message originally posted to Carib-Coral-Reefs.  The 
document is available at:

 http://www.coral.noaa.gov/CLME_Project_overview_2007_01_02.pdf

Please note that Robin Mahon <rmahon at caribsurf.com> is the original 
author of this message and not yours truly.

    Cheers,
    Jim

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[Carib-coral-reefs] Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project
- 
Governance Framework/ Marco de Gobernabilidad
Date: 	Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:09:02 -0400
From: 	Robin Mahon <RMAHON at caribsurf.com>
To: 	<iocaribe at yahoogroups.com>, <caribbean_fisheries at yahoogroups.com>, 
<oceans-l at lists.iisd.ca>, <carib-lwi-research at yahoogroups.com>, 
<GCFINET at LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU>, <oceans-csd at yahoogroups.com>, 
<campam at yahoogroups.com>, <Carib-coral-reefs at yahoogroups.com>, 
<WW2BW at yahoogroups.com>, <cca-members at yahoogroups.com>


Governance Framework for the CLME:

The Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project (CLME) is being developed 
through GEF Project Development Funding (PDF-B).

The attached overview describes a governance framework that has been 
developed to reflect the existing complexity within the Wider
Caribbean. This multi-level framework is being used to formulate the 
suite of activities that the full project will undertake, in
collaboration with partners at all levels in the governance framework.

This overview has been prepared to inform potential partners of the 
likely direction of the project so that they can see where best they
can participate in and benefit from the Project.

We look forward to hearing your views on this overview and to discussing 
your potential involvement in the CLME Project.

Dr. Lucia Fanning
Project Manager
and
Dr. Robin Mahon
Regional Project Coordinator, CLME Project

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

Marco de Gobernabilidad de CLME:

El Proyecto del Gran Ecosistema Marino del Caribe (CLME)esta siendo 
desarrollado a traves del Fondo de Desarrollo del Proyecto del GEF(PDF-B).

El informe general que se anexa describe un marco de gobernabilidad que 
ha sido desarrollado para reflejar la complejidad existente dentro del 
Amplio Caribe. Este Marco multi-nivel esta siendo utilizado para 
formular un conjunto de actividades que seran llevados a cabo dentro del 
proyecto completo, en colaboraci?n con otras contrapartes en diversos 
niveles dentro del Marco de gobernabilidad. 

Este informe general ha sido preparado para informar a contrapartes 
potenciales de la probable direccion que tomara el proyecto a fin de que 
puedan decidir donde resulta mas apropiado su involucramiento en y 
beneficio del proyecto.

Estamos a la espera de recibir sus sugerencias respecto a este informe 
general y discutir su potencial involucramiento dentro del Proyecto CLME.

Dra. Lucia Fanning
and
Dr. Robin Mahon  

Dr. Robin Mahon
Professor of Marine Affairs and Director
Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES)
University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados

 

Phone 246-417-4570
Fax 246-424-4204
www.cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes <http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/cermes>



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From mmmcalli at uiuc.edu  Fri Jan  5 18:47:58 2007
From: mmmcalli at uiuc.edu (Milton McAllister)
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:47:58 -0600
Subject: [Coral-List] coral species distribution
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20070105174143.02871e00@express.cites.uiuc.edu>

What species of scleratinia have the broadest geographic distribution 
around the world?
thank you,
Milt McAllister
University of Illinois
mmmcalli at uiuc.edu 



From alexandra.barron at banyantree.com  Sat Jan  6 00:14:15 2007
From: alexandra.barron at banyantree.com (Alexandra Barron)
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:14:15 +0600
Subject: [Coral-List] Shading corals / Preventing mass bleaching
Message-ID: <002501c73151$8a67a9f0$a41ea8c0@btmaldives.com.mv>

Dear List,
 
I was wondering if any one might help us by sharing their ideas or
techniques for shading corals to reduce bleaching. In 1997/98 our house
reef was essentially destroyed in the mass bleaching event driven by the
El Nino induced conditions. Our reef has 'recovered' although still not
at it's former glory. We are anticipating similar problems this year
with an extremely hot and dry six months forecast and would like to try
to negate or alleviate impacts caused by environmental conditions. We
are currently monitoring environmental conditions, including sea
temperature, air temperature, cloud cover, UV index, wind and sea state.
In addition to this we carefully manage the reef to ensure that all
other aspects of its condition remain optimal for health.
 
Has anyone tried any means of protecting or shading corals which they
would be kind enough to share with us, if it is part of ongoing research
we could perhaps collaborate on the project and assist in collecting
data. Or does anyone know of, or have any, ideas of how we might go
about this.
 
I would like to thank you for your time and your help, and look forward
to your replies,
 
Best fishes,
 
Lex
 

Alexandra Barron

Manager, Marine Lab

 

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From eshinn at marine.usf.edu  Fri Jan  5 13:54:21 2007
From: eshinn at marine.usf.edu (Gene Shinn)
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:54:21 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] CLMEP
Message-ID: <a0623099ac1c44ee523ba@[131.247.137.127]>

Jim, I am so happy you did not write it! "Oh the Webs We Weave"   Gene
-- 


No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
University of South Florida
Marine Science Center (room 204)
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Tel 727 553-1158---------------------------------- 
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From tmcclanahan at wcs.org  Mon Jan  8 04:20:09 2007
From: tmcclanahan at wcs.org (Tim McClanahan)
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:20:09 +0300
Subject: [Coral-List] Subsidized Memberships in ISRS
Message-ID: <C1C7E779.57E0%tmcclanahan@wcs.org>

Subsidized Memberships in ISRS
 
Deadline: March 1, 2007
 
Each year, ISRS offers subsidized subscriptions to the Society. Prospective
members with legitimate needs are invited to request financial assistance
with membership fees. Each applicant should write a letter of 800 words
maximum (no supporting documentation required) that identifies her/his
parent institution, describes the nature of her/his work, states the type of
membership requested, and explains her/his case for requesting financial
assistance. The letter should be addressed to Dr. Richard Aronson, President
of the Society, and sent to Isabelle C?t?, ISRS Corresponding Secretary,
Email imcote at sfu.ca. The deadline is 1 March 2007.
 
Successful applicants will be required to make some contribution to their
subscription since assistance given by ISRS will be no more than half the
individual, student or family membership. Normally up to three awards will
be made in any calendar year, although the actual number of awards allocated
will be at the discretion of a subcommittee of the ISRS Council. Successful
applicants will also be required to submit a 500-word, popular-style article
to Reef Encounter, detailing their work and mentioning the beneficial
effects of the subsidy.

-----------------------------------
Tim McClanahan, PhD
Vice President, ISRS

 




From dfenner at blueskynet.as  Sun Jan  7 18:24:43 2007
From: dfenner at blueskynet.as (dfenner at blueskynet.as)
Date: Sun,  7 Jan 2007 12:24:43 -1100
Subject: [Coral-List] reply:  coral species distribution
Message-ID: <1168212283.45a1813bb0c83@mx1.blueskynet.as>

Milt,
   For zooxanthellate scleractinia, may I suggest the 3-volume series
Scleractinia of the World by JEN Veron.  For the genus Acropora, may I suggest
Staghorns of the World by Carden Wallace.  For Fungiids, may I suggest
Hoeksema, 1989.  Keep in mind that zooxanthellate scleractinia are only about
half of all scleractinia.  To my knowledge there is no summary work on the
ranges of azooxanthellate species; Steven Cairns at the Smithsonian and Helmut
Zibrowius are the experts on those species.  The widest distributions for
zooxanthellate scleractinia are of several species that range from the Red Sea
and east Africa all the way to the Pacific Americas.  There are none that are
cosmopolitan (though several genera are cosmopolitan).  However, the
azooxanthellate coral commonly found on coral reefs, Tubastraea coccinea, is
now cosmopolitan in the tropics.  It is all across the Indo-Pacific, is in a
few locations in the eastern Tropical Atlantic, and is spread throughout the
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Brazil.  It spread throughout that area
of the west Atlantic in the last 60 years, and probably was introduced to the
west Atlantic before that (Fenner and Banks, 2004).  It was introduced into
Brazil on oil equipment.
-Doug Fenner

Hoeksema, B. W.  1989.  Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals
(Scleractinia: Fungiidae).  Zoologishe Verhandelingen 254: 1-295.

Fenner, D. and Banks, K.  2004.  Orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, invades
    Florida and the Flower Garden Banks, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico.  Coral
    Reefs 23: 505-507.


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    Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:47:58 -0600
    From: Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu>
 Subject: [Coral-List] coral species distribution
      To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov

What species of scleratinia have the broadest geographic distribution 
around the world?
thank you,
Milt McAllister
University of Illinois
mmmcalli at uiuc.edu 

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From mazel at psicorp.com  Mon Jan  8 12:30:16 2007
From: mazel at psicorp.com (Charles Mazel)
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:30:16 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Underwater tape recorder
Message-ID: <00ae01c7334a$a99a59d0$9e00000a@psicorp.com>

Is anyone aware of available underwater tape (or digital) recorder solutions 
to aid in data logging?

Thanks.

Charles Mazel


Charles Mazel, Ph. D.
Principal Research Scientist
Area Manager, Marine Optics & Imaging
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810 USA
978 738-8227
978 689-3232 (fax) 



From prenaud at livingoceansfoundation.org  Mon Jan  8 12:22:50 2007
From: prenaud at livingoceansfoundation.org (Philip Renaud)
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:22:50 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Project SeaCAMEL - Request for Proposals
Message-ID: <006601c73349$9ffe49a0$6b01a8c0@khaledlivingoceans.org>

Project SeaCAMEL
Classroom Aquarius Marine Education Live 
 
Request for Proposals
 
The Living Oceans Foundation seeks to create a unique, interactive,
underwater marine education classroom environment using the NOAA
Aquarius Undersea Laboratory (www.uncw.edu/aquarius) located in the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
 
Proposals are requested by 28 February 2007 from universities
(undergraduate or graduate level) to become a principal partner in this
unique experience.
 
Dates of Project SeaCAMEL mission: 5-16 November 2007.
 
Full details of the "Request for Proposals" can be found at:
www.livingoceansfoundation.org
 
CAPT Philip G. Renaud, USN (ret)
Executive Director
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
8181 Professional Place, Suite 215
Landover, MD  20785
(301) 577-1288
prenaud at livingoceansfoundation.org
www.livingoceansfoundation.org
 


From Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov  Tue Jan  9 11:24:24 2007
From: Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:24:24 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] FY 2007 Regional Integrated Ocean Observing System
Message-ID: <45A3C1B8.90802@noaa.gov>

For those you who may be interested, please see the following text,
which has more links, etc. at this URL:

    http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12115&mode=VIEW

Please note, I'm just passing this on.

    Cheers,
    Jim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Document Type: 	Grants Notice
    Funding Opportunity Number: 	NOS-CSC-2007-2000875
    Opportunity Category: 	Discretionary
    Posted Date: 	Dec 30, 2006
    Creation Date: 	Dec 30, 2006
    Original Closing Date for Applications: 	Apr 17, 2007   A LOI is
    required prior to submitting a full proposal. LOIs must be received
    by the Coastal Services Center by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2007.
    Full proposal applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST, April 17,
    2007.
    Current Closing Date for Applications: 	Apr 17, 2007   A LOI is
    required prior to submitting a full proposal. LOIs must be received
    by the Coastal Services Center by 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2007.
    Full proposal applications must be received by 5 p.m. EST, April 17,
    2007.
    Archive Date: 	May 17, 2007
    Funding Instrument Type: 	Cooperative Agreement
    Grant
    Category of Funding Activity: 	Energy
    Natural Resources
    Science and Technology and other Research and Development
    Category Explanation: 	
    Expected Number of Awards: 	14
    Estimated Total Program Funding: 	$15,000,000
    Award Ceiling: 	$6,000,000
    Award Floor: 	$100,000
    CFDA Number: 	11.473 -- Coastal Services Center
    Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: 	No


            Eligible Applicants

    Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on
    Eligibility" for clarification)  


            Additional Information on Eligibility:

    Eligible funding applicants are institutions of higher education,
    non-profit and for-profit organizations, international
    organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments.
    Federal agencies or institutions and foreign governments may not be
    the primary recipient of awards under this announcement, but are
    encouraged to partner with applicants. Federal partners must
    identify the relevant statutory authorities that will allow for the
    receipt of funds.


            Agency Name

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 


            Description

    Designed to be user-driven and provide sustained data and
    information in forms and at rates required by decision makers, the
    Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) will efficiently link
    observations, data management, and modeling to provide required data
    and information on local to global scales, e.g., from the local
    scale of beaches and shellfish beds to the global scale of an El
    Ni[ntilde]o event. Regional coastal ocean observing systems (RCOOSs)
    are designed to complement the observing systems managed directly by
    federal agencies that meet national priorities. With the guidance of
    Regional Associations to understand regional priorities, RCOOSs
    provide the types of data, information, and products needed to
    address the estuarine and coastal issues experienced by the
    different regions, and to leverage the delivery and applicability of
    data collected by local network nodes. NOAA views this announcement
    as an opportunity to demonstrate the regional observing system
    concept. To assist in regional IOOS development, NOAA seeks
    proposals for one- to three-year grant or cooperative agreement
    projects that address the following focus areas: 1. Regional coastal
    ocean observing systems (RCOOS) development - to further the
    establishment and integration of observing system assets within
    regions and the operation of those assets for the benefit of the
    region. Proposals submitted under this focus area will demonstrate
    the approach and benefits of integration at the scale of the
    Regional Association. While focus areas 2 and 3 address particular
    components of IOOS (e.g., data management and product development),
    this focus area invites proposals that implement an end-to-end RCOOS
    that addresses regional needs. 2. IOOS application and product
    development for regional stakeholders -- to develop, advance, and
    document the value of applying existing IOOS assets to the
    real-world issues of managers, industry, and the general public.
    Proposals submitted under this focus area will address regional
    needs for IOOS applications and products and quantify the value of
    the application or product to the end user. 3. Data management and
    communication by local data network nodes -- to develop guidance and
    processes for regional non-federal data providers to contribute to
    the IOOS data stream. Proposals submitted under this focus area will
    develop local data network nodes that deliver regional data to a
    range of consumers using common standards and protocols. The program
    priorities for this opportunity support NOAA's mission support goal
    of: Weather and Water -- Serve Society's Needs for Weather and Water
    Information. Other goals are supported, but this is the goal the
    opportunity most closely addresses.





From svitazk at uvi.edu  Tue Jan  9 13:59:49 2007
From: svitazk at uvi.edu (Sylvia Vitazkova)
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:59:49 -0400
Subject: [Coral-List] New Masters program at UVI
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1168362004.30732.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <B317D254252B7F488367B5BD10F7252301E3B201@exchange01.uvi.edu>

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for a new
Master of Marine & Environmental Science degree program at the
University of the Virgin Islands. Applications are due no later than
February 15, 2007. More information is below and on the program website:
http://mmes.uvi.edu/. Please pass this announcement onto other
interested parties. 

 

Best wishes,

Sylvia K. Vitazkova, PhD

Graduate Program Coordinator

Master of Marine & Environmental Science 

EPSCoR, University of the Virgin Islands

2 John Brewer's Bay

St. Thomas, USVI 00802

Tel: (340) 693-1427, Fax: (340) 693-1425

E-mail: svitazk at uvi.edu 

 

 

New Program in Marine & Environmental Science at the University of the
Virgin Islands

 

The University of the Virgin Islands' Division of Science and
Mathematics, the Center for Marine and Environmental Studies and the
Virgin Islands Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(VI-EPSCoR) are pleased to announce the launching a new Master of Marine
and Environmental Science (MMES) degree program. The two-year MMES will
offer two tracks of study: a science based track for those students who
wish to focus on research, and a management based for those who wish to
focus on resource management issues. Students in both tracks will enroll
in the same core courses during the first year of the program. The
purpose of these team-taught, hands-on courses is to provide a broad
base of knowledge and the tools needed to effectively conduct research
and manage natural resources for all participants. There will be a
strong emphasis on Caribbean ecology and environmental management, as
well as significant emphasis on problem solving skills applicable well
beyond the region. Students take additional elective courses and engage
in individual thesis research during the second year of study. Graduates
of the program will be qualified for academic, government, and private
sector positions in science and resource management at the local,
regional, and national levels. The Master of Science degree will be
offered through the Division of Science and Mathematics. For more
information, log onto http://mmes.uvi.edu <http://mmes.uvi.edu/> .
Applications for the Fall 2007 semester are now being accepted.

 



From sale at uwindsor.ca  Tue Jan  9 15:46:04 2007
From: sale at uwindsor.ca (sale at uwindsor.ca)
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:46:04 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] new research opportunity
Message-ID: <OF74C22174.96D639B4-ON8525725E.006A1B7D-8525725E.00725762@uwindsor.ca>

The United Nations University - International Network on Water, 
Environment and Health, the Canada-based unit of UNU,  announces five 
vacant research positions for a coastal research and development project 
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

With a multi-disciplinary team led by Peter F. Sale, and including Ken G 
Drouillard, Univ of Windsor, Charles G Trick, Univ of Western Ontario, and 
Bjorn Kjerfve, Texas A&M University, UNU-INWEH is commencing a substantial 
research and development project in the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) 
in conjunction with major land reclamation projects there.  This project 
will involve the establishment of an environmental management program, 
including a sophisticated environmental monitoring program, and specific 
targeted research to determine the ecological behavior of the new marine 
systems being created due to the reclamation efforts.  The overall goal is 
to build a proactive management program based on scientifically sound 
models of ecological performance, which will make it possible to 
anticipate patterns of change and ensure maintenance of a sound ecological 
system with good water quality and resilient ecological communities.  In 
addition, the project includes an educational component for environmental 
managers in the region and more broadly, in the form of training workshops 
and an international conference program.

This four-five year project requires an on-site team of several 
individuals with particular skills and experience.  We are currently 
seeking three Research Associates in marine science, holding Ph.D. in 
marine ecology, biological oceanography, physical oceanography, ecosystem 
modeling, nutrient dynamics or similar fields, and interested in 
participating as members of a research team tackling real problems, while 
training others in aspects of environmental management.  Publication of 
research results in the peer-reviewed literature is an expected activity 
for all participants.  We are also seeking two Research Technicians with 
marine science training, and extensive and varied research experience, 
including SCUBA and small boat field experience, deployment, management 
and use of field monitoring instrumentation, and laboratory skills in 
biological and/or environmental science, and data management and 
evaluation.
 
For more information go to: http://www.inweh.unu.edu/inweh/Vacancies.htm

The closing date for applications for all positions is January 15, 2007.

Please do not send applications to me to the contact information given in 
the Vacancy announcements.   Thank you. 

Peter F. Sale
International Network on Water, Environment and Health
United Nations University
and
Biological Sciences
University of Windsor



From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu  Tue Jan  9 17:14:14 2007
From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (jmcmanus)
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:14:14 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] reply:  coral species distribution
In-Reply-To: <1168212283.45a1813bb0c83@mx1.blueskynet.as>
Message-ID: <000001c7343b$80f01140$0576ab81@GOLIATH>

Doug mentioned the best sources. A good example for broad distribution is
Pocillopora verrucosa which extends from the Red Sea to Panama and the full
width of coral reef distribution north to south.

If you let us know more about why you need to know, perhaps we could be more
helpful. 

Cheers!

John
 
John W. McManus, PhD
Professor, Marine Biology and Fisheries
Coral Reef Ecology and Management Laboratory (CREM Lab)
Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami, 33149
Office: 305-421-4814/4820, Fax: 305-421-4910, Website: www.ncoremiami.org
 
If I cannot build it, I do not understand it. -- Richard Feynman, Nobel
Laureate
 

----- Forwarded message from Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu> -----
    Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:47:58 -0600
    From: Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu>
 Subject: [Coral-List] coral species distribution
      To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov

What species of scleratinia have the broadest geographic distribution 
around the world?
thank you,
Milt McAllister
University of Illinois
mmmcalli at uiuc.edu 

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From Susie.Holst at nfwf.org  Wed Jan 10 11:28:39 2007
From: Susie.Holst at nfwf.org (Susie Holst)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:28:39 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Funding Opportunity: NFWF Coral Reef Conservation Fund
Message-ID: <45A4CDE8.8FB7.001C.0@nfwf.org>

Dear Coral Listers,
 
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation would like to remind you that the deadline for applying to the Coral Reef Conservation Fund is coming up soon -- January 31 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. In case you haven't already checked out the Coral Fund RFP, you can find it on our website: http://www.nfwf.org/programs/coral_funding.cfm. Questions regarding the RFP should be directed to Michelle Pico (pico at nfwf.org) or to me.
 
We're looking forward to receiving your interest regarding this opportunity!
 
 
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Susie Holst
Assistant Director - Marine Programs
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
202-715-0712
202-857-0162 (fax)


From gert.woerheide at geo.uni-goettingen.de  Wed Jan 10 11:51:18 2007
From: gert.woerheide at geo.uni-goettingen.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gert_W=F6rheide?=)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:51:18 +0100
Subject: [Coral-List] Sponge Barcoding Database launched
Message-ID: <8704CA95-8FEA-4F49-A1F4-276FA2F19C55@geo.uni-goettingen.de>

[apologies for cross-posting]

Dear colleagues,
the Sponge Barcoding Database (SBD) has been launched and can be  
accessed via the 'Data' button at the Sponge Barcoding Project's  
website (www.spongebarcoding.org).

Sponges are among the most ancestral metazoans and are notoriously  
difficult to identify, even by taxonomic experts due to their  
depauperate suite of complex morphologial characters. However, as a  
group they are highly diverse, ecologically important and of  
significant commercial importance to the pharmaceutical and  
biomaterials industry. Therefore, means of unambiguous  
identifications are urgently needed. Sponge DNA signature sequences  
(DNA barcodes) will provide a set of indispensable tools to aid  
taxonomists and ecologists in the identification of sponge species,  
and will enhance the discovery of drug-producing species.

The Sponge Barcoding Database (SBD) has been developed with the aim  
to function as the primary access point for DNA signature sequences  
together with providing information on conventional morphological  
taxonomic characters to aid species discovery, description and  
characterization.
The unique combination of sponge-specific conventional taxonomic  
information and DNA signature sequences is the distinguishing  
feature, in which the SBD differs from other database systems, such  
as Genbank or the Barcode of Life Data Systems. While records of the  
SBD will be linked with both databases in the future, both do not  
provide the desired flexibility and have the desired options  
available, e.g. they do not provide fields to store more detailed  
(morphological) taxonomic descriptions.
An additional backbone for nomenclatorial and taxonomical entries is  
the cross-linking to the World Porifera Database (WPD, http:// 
www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/porifera/index.php) which will provide the  
ultimate taxonomic authority with regards to accepted species names.


Currently, the SBD provides two categories of records:

REFERENCE: records from described species with a full taxonomic  
description, DNA signature sequence(s), and verification of voucher  
material by a recognized taxonomic expert.
SUBMITTED: records from described species that either lack full  
taxonomic description or verification by a taxonomic expert, or DNA  
signature sequences from as yet undescribed and unverified species.  
We strongly suggest using those records only for comparative purposes  
and NOT for species identification.

The SBD does not contain many entries yet, but will be populated  
soon, e.g. with numerous records from the Caribbean coral reefs which  
have generously been provided by Sandra Duran.

To check out the functionality of the SBD, search for "Astrosclera"  
as genus name on the search page or click on 'Specimen list'. Then  
click on the record number on the results page to view the record.  
The page of the record is a condensed view, click on 'show/hide' to  
see expanded views of the 'Morphological description', 'Reference',  
or 'Associated DNA Sequences'. A click on the latitude/longitude data  
opens up Google Maps where the exact sample location is displayed on  
a map and/or satellite image. DNA signature sequences can be  
downloaded in FASTA format.

We sincerely hope to provide a useful service for the scientific  
community with the Sponge Barcoding Project and its Database,  
however, its success critically depends on the data YOU submit!

To submit records to the SBD you should follow the guidelines and use  
the Excel spreadsheet template we provide on the 'Data' page (to be  
found below the 'Go' button). Each record should contain a  
morphological description and species identification, which will be  
verified by an acknowledged taxonomic expert for the group before its  
status is set to REFERENCE.

I would like to acknowledge Christian Menke contribution of  
programming of the SBD, several members of the SBP steering group for  
help and advice in implementing the structure of the SBD, especially  
Dirk Erpenbeck, Bob Thacker and Joe Lopez and of course Sandra Duran  
for providing her database.


Best regards, and happy new year!

Gert W?rheide

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Junior Professor for Geobiology
Geoscience Centre G?ttingen
Dept. of Geobiology
Goldschmidtstr.3
37077 G?ttingen, Germany

Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology
University of G?ttingen

phone: +49-(0)551 39 14 177
mobile: +49-(0)178 537 22 33
fax: +49-(0)551-39 79 18
SkypeIn: +49-(0)551-29 81 400
Skype: spongegert

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From Mark.Eakin at noaa.gov  Thu Jan 11 11:20:00 2007
From: Mark.Eakin at noaa.gov (Mark Eakin)
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:20:00 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Potential Bleaching Alert: El Nino heating up central
	Pacific
Message-ID: <DCCC190A-20CF-4A97-8C29-51C34F43F68A@noaa.gov>

Here at Coral Reef Watch we have been watching an area of warming  
develop in the mid-tropical Pacific.

Howland and Baker Islands
Thermal stress in the area of Howland and Baker Islands has reached  
Degree Heating Week (DHW) values of 15-18.  However, HotSpots have  
currently dropped to less than 1, so no further DHW accumulation is  
taking place at this time.

Kiribati - Gilbert Islands
Thermal stress in this region is still warming with temperatures  
above the bleaching threshold.  DHW values of 5-10 are being felt in  
this area and are rising.

Solomon Islands
Calm winds for more than a week in the region east of Honiara and  
north of Ndeno are contributing to a large HotSpot region.  DHW  
values are still below alert levels (>4), but a Bleaching Warning is  
now in effect for the reefs around the Santa Cruz Islands.

We encourage anyone working in this region to report either bleaching  
or non-bleaching in this area at:
http://www.reefbase.org/contribute/bleachingreport.aspx

Our 24 index sites around the globe can be found at:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/CB_indices/ 
coral_bleaching_indices.html

Current HotSpot and Degree Heating Week charts, HDF data, and  
GoogleEarth products can be found at:
http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/index.html
with the image of the central Pacific located at: http:// 
www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/data2/dhwp.1.9.2007.gif

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------
C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D.
Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Center for Satellite Applications and Research
Satellite Oceanography & Climate Division
e-mail: mark.eakin at noaa.gov
url: coralreefwatch.noaa.gov

E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5308
1335 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226
301-713-2857 x109                   Fax: 301-713-3136




From aurelie.shapiro at noaa.gov  Thu Jan 11 12:06:23 2007
From: aurelie.shapiro at noaa.gov (Aurelie C. Shapiro)
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:06:23 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Marine RIS/RS position available at NOAA
Message-ID: <45A66E8F.7030005@noaa.gov>

A contract (renewable) marine GIS and Remote Sensing Position is 
available at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

While based in Silver Spring, MD most projects target the US Caribbean - 
Florida, USVI, with some work in Pacific territories as the need arises.

The position involves various applications of remote sensing for 
oceanography and coastal zone management -manipulating IKONOS, Landsat 
and MODIS data - everything from geo-positioning, classification, 
mosaicking, modelling, benthic habitat mapping, spectral analysis, 
change detection.

The GIS portion of the work is related to watershed characterization, 
terrain analysis and seascape ecology, .

Essential skills: ERDAS, PCI, ESRI programs

Knowledge of GPS helpful along with cartographic skills to support team 
projects, ability to lead training sessions or workshops.

Bachelor's and 3 years experience or Master's Degree preferred.

For more info:
  http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov
  http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/summit_sea.html
  http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/coralreef/fl_mapping.html

Please email  your resume and cover letter or any questions to 
aurelie.shapiro at noaa.gov

thanks!

Aurelie Shapiro

-

aurelie c. shapiro
Biogeography Team - Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1305 East-West Highway room 9256
Silver Spring, MD 20910
tel: 301.713.3028 x189
fax: 301.713.4384
mobile: 202.413.8077
aurelie.shapiro at noaa.gov
http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov



From ejdsa at lsu.edu  Thu Jan 11 14:42:10 2007
From: ejdsa at lsu.edu (Eurico D'Sa)
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:42:10 -0600
Subject: [Coral-List] Joint Assembly Session OS12: Ocean Remote Sensing,
	May 22-27, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico
Message-ID: <000501c735b8$95e2ecc0$8ebe2782@lacoast>

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to the following session at the
Joint Assembly in Acapulco Mexico, May 22-25, 2007.  
Session OS12: Ocean Remote Sensing -
http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=search
<http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=223
> &show=detail&sessid=223.
Abstracts are due on March 1, 2007.

Description: 
Remote sensing is one of the most efficient ways to observe and monitor
the vast ocean, including the complexities of the coastal zone. Remote
sensing of different ocean variables, such as, the sea surface
temperature, height and ice, and ocean currents, fronts, winds and color
variations due to suspended sediments, organic matter and nutrients, are
vital components of oceanic research and applications related to weather
and climate, environmental monitoring, fishery, and resources
management. Papers are solicited in all aspects of global ocean remote
sensing, including coastal and polar regions, special events, and human
impacts on marine ecosystems. These include ocean measurements from
polar and geostationary platforms in the visible, infrared, and
microwave spectrum, using passive and active techniques, as well as
advances in ocean retrieval algorithms, including cloud screening and
retrievals of atmospheric parameters over oceans. The session also
welcomes presentations on radiative transfer modeling over the oceans
and its consistency with measured satellite radiances and derived
products, including ground-truth and field campaign analyses risk
reduction work in preparation for future missions (e.g. NPOESS, GOES-R).
We also invite contributions that use ocean color remote sensing
(methods and applications) to study coastal processes and human impacts
on coastal ecosystems.
 
We look to your participation.
 
Best Regards
Eurico D'Sa
 
*************************************
Eurico D'Sa, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor, Coastal Studies Institute &
Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
306 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 70803
Tel: 225-578-0212; Fax: 225-578-2520
Email: ejdsa at lsu.edu
****************************************
 


From michelc at squ.edu.om  Sat Jan 13 00:42:26 2007
From: michelc at squ.edu.om (Michel Claereboudt)
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:42:26 +0400
Subject: [Coral-List] White Tubipora
Message-ID: <4A42897C-C5CE-486F-AABC-3FA381BDFA18@squ.edu.om>

While surveying coral communities in southern Oman (northern Arabian  
Sea), I found several specimen of what appears to be a white Tubipora.
The general appearance of the colony is similar to that of Tubipora  
musica with similar polyps and skeleton but :
1- the skeleton is white with no hint of the typical dark red color   
of T. musica
2- the skeleton is more fragile ( as far as I remember when  
collecting T. musica in PNG).

The polyps definitively likely zooxanthellae (brown coloration when  
preserved in alcohol).

Has anyone any info on this animal ?


Michel Claereboudt
Sultan Qaboos University
Dept. Marine Science and Fisheries
College Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Box 34
Al-Khod 123
Sultanate of Oman

Tel: (968) 2414 1249 / (968) 2414 1246
Fax: (968) 244 13418

michelc at squ.edu.om / mclaereboudt at mac.com




From eshinn at marine.usf.edu  Sat Jan 13 14:33:03 2007
From: eshinn at marine.usf.edu (Gene Shinn)
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:33:03 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] What species of scleratinia have the broadest
 geographic distribution around the world?
Message-ID: <a06230925c1cee3708d6c@[131.247.137.127]>

After listening to 3 days of presentations on deep water chemo 
synthetic communities at the MMS Information Transfer meeting last 
week I will venture a guess that the most widespread coral is the 
deep water coral Lophilia petusa. Just a guess.
-- 


No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
University of South Florida
Marine Science Center (room 204)
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Tel 727 553-1158---------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------


From Mike.Gawel at guamepa.net  Sun Jan 14 21:52:04 2007
From: Mike.Gawel at guamepa.net (Mike Gawel)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:52:04 +1000
Subject: [Coral-List] White Tubipora
Message-ID: <DAB6772E2EEA6A4DB8D4ECB3763EC14D24CD11@mail.guamepa.net>

Reply to Michel Claereboudt:
Almost twenty years ago an excellent and respected Octocoral taxonomist,
Dr. J. Verseveldt, requested Tubipora specimens collected from
throughout their range.  I sent him some different specimens from
Micronesia that seemed to represent more than a single species.  I
believe he planned to revise the genus.  Unfortunately, he passed away
before he finished his Tubipora studies, I believe.  He was associated
with the Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands and perhaps his associates there
have his specimens and draft work on Tubipora.
Mike Gawel


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Acting Chief Planner
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
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Subject: [Coral-List] White Tubipora
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While surveying coral communities in southern Oman (northern Arabian  
Sea), I found several specimen of what appears to be a white Tubipora.
The general appearance of the colony is similar to that of Tubipora  
musica with similar polyps and skeleton but :
1- the skeleton is white with no hint of the typical dark red color   
of T. musica
2- the skeleton is more fragile ( as far as I remember when  
collecting T. musica in PNG).

The polyps definitively likely zooxanthellae (brown coloration when  
preserved in alcohol).

Has anyone any info on this animal ?


Michel Claereboudt
Sultan Qaboos University
Dept. Marine Science and Fisheries
College Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Box 34
Al-Khod 123
Sultanate of Oman

Tel: (968) 2414 1249 / (968) 2414 1246
Fax: (968) 244 13418

michelc at squ.edu.om / mclaereboudt at mac.com




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From dbrumbaugh at amnh.org  Tue Jan 16 17:05:37 2007
From: dbrumbaugh at amnh.org (Dan Brumbaugh)
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:05:37 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] Marine Conservation Science course at Friday Harbor
 Laboratories this summer - Applications due February 1
Message-ID: <45AD4C31.3040505@amnh.org>

Please feel free to forward on to others, and forgive the cross-postings.


      Summer Course to be offered at University of Washington's Friday
      Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island


      MARINE AND COASTAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE: Concepts and Practice

Session B July 16 - August 18, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12
*Biology 533B* (9 credits)

*Instructors: Dr. Dan Brumbaugh, Dr. Marjorie Wonham, and Dr. Carrie 
Kappel *

Students in this course will examine the conceptual underpinnings and 
practice the empirical tools of conservation science in marine and 
coastal environments. We will explore which terrestrial conservation 
lessons may be imported to the oceans and where novel approaches are 
needed for successful marine conservation and management. We will 
examine the theoretical and empirical effects of species removals, 
species additions, and changes in population age and size structure on 
population- and community-level processes in nearshore ecosystems. We 
will also look at higher order alterations of marine systems (e.g., food 
web alteration, habitat degradation) and examine approaches to 
addressing these changes such as active restoration, marine protected 
areas, and ecosystem based management. Though the primary focus of the 
course will be ecological, we will also explore the intersection of 
natural and social sciences in conservation science and problem-solving 
through guest lectures and case examples. Emphasis will be placed on 
both the /conceptual foundations/ of marine conservation science and the 
/practical application/ of these principles to conservation planning.

This course will be structured as an engaging mix of field and classroom 
activities, aimed at giving students hands-on experience in marine 
conservation science and set within a broader context. Activities will 
include

    * Daily lectures, including guest lectures by natural and social
      scientists engaged in marine conservation research and practice
    * Discussions of the primary literature
    * Hands on computer exercises to explore population modeling, marine
      reserve design, and basic and advanced statistical analyses
    * Lab and field based research, including an introduction to the
      flora and fauna of local nearshore habitats and methods for
      censusing biodiversity
    * Mock participatory conservation planning or policy process on a
      relevant regional issue
    * Student-designed independent projects

Students will leave this course with a greater familiarity with the 
natural history and species composition of nearshore habitats of the San 
Juan Islands and surrounding region. They will gain hands on experience 
designing an independent research project, applying univariate and 
multivariate statistical analyses to real data, and interpreting and 
presenting results. Students with existing research diving experience 
may choose to incorporate a subtidal component to their project; 
otherwise fieldwork will take place in intertidal habitats around the 
San Juan Islands.

Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Enrollment limited to 12 
students.

For additional information contact: brumba at amnh.org 
<mailto:brumba at amnh.org> or mwonham at ualberta.ca 
<mailto:mwonham at ualberta.ca> or kappel at nceas.ucsb.edu 
<mailto:kappel at nceas.ucsb.edu>

Application instructions >> 
<http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApplicationInfo.html>

Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL), part of the University of Washington, 
offers coursework for undergraduates, post-baccalaureates and graduate 
students. Spring and autumn sessions run a full academic quarter (10-11 
weeks) with courses and research apprenticeships targeted to 
undergraduates and post-baccalaureates. In summer we offer 7 
graduate-level courses plus 1 undergraduate-level course. Summer courses 
generally run 5 weeks in one of two summer sessions.

Courses and research apprenticeships at Friday Harbor Laboratories 
require a full-time commitment, normally all day Monday-Friday plus 
Saturday mornings. Students in all courses earn credits through the 
University of Washington.

Students live in dormitories on the FHL campus and are provided meals in 
the FHL Dining Hall. The FHL campus is sited on a 484-acre biological 
preserve on San Juan Island (75 miles NW of Seattle) accessible by 
scheduled ferry service, float plane and commuter aircraft. Accepted 
students should plan to arrive at FHL on the Sunday afternoon or evening 
the day before class begins, and may depart on the final Saturday of the 
session following lab clean up, normally completed by about noon.

Admission decisions are usually made within four weeks following the 
application deadline, and applicants will be notified via email.

See the FHL Student Cost webpage 
<http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentCosts.html> for information 
about costs.


-- 

Dan Brumbaugh, Ph.D.
Senior Conservation Scientist
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY  10024-5192
tel: (212) 496-3494; fax: (212) 769-5277
email: brumba at amnh.org
Skype: dan.brumbaugh

CURRENTLY:
Visiting Scientist
National Marine Protected Areas Center, Science Institute
NOAA Fisheries Lab
110 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5730
tel: (831) 420-3963; fax: (831) 420-3979

http://bbp.amnh.org/
http://cbc.amnh.org/symposia/archives/seascapes/index.html



From mmmcalli at uiuc.edu  Wed Jan 17 14:07:45 2007
From: mmmcalli at uiuc.edu (Milton McAllister)
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:07:45 -0600
Subject: [Coral-List] ID of possible coral parasite?
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20070116141108.051bd5d8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>

Some tiny, sac-like organisms were observed in damaged tissue of a massive 
caribbean coral.  They are approximately 250 microns long and have a 
tube-like opening at one end.  I do not recognize these organisms and would 
appreciate help with identification or suggestions about reference material 
to consult.

Two JPEG photos of the organisms can be observed at the following web 
addresses:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismLoMag.jpg
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismHiMag.jpg

Thank you,

****************************************************************
Milton McAllister, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathologist
University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Pathobiology
2001 S. Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL  61801
217-333-7005
mmmcalli at uiuc.edu



From mnolan at rainforestandreef.org  Wed Jan 17 09:56:51 2007
From: mnolan at rainforestandreef.org (J. Michael Nolan)
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:56:51 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] African Americans in marine science today
References: <45AD40A5.3070006@csi.northcarolina.edu>
Message-ID: <033c01c73a47$b8ffcf50$640fa8c0@YOUU3EF4OUUIR>

If this request is not appropriate for your list, please do not post.

Thanks.

Mike Nolan

**I am looking for the industry recognized percentage of African 
Americans entering the marine science field.  Also I am looking for the 
percentage of African Americans currently in the Marine Science 
profession.****

**I am working on a grant proposal for our program and need information 
to support and confirm the need that African American youth need to 
be informed and encouraged to pursue careers in the Marine Sciences. ****

**Thank you in advance for your assistance.**

Please respond directly to Chandra Gilchrist at: diva_de_scuba at hotmail.com

----------

If we are on another line or away from the phone, please leave your number, best time to return your call and/or your e-mail address.
 
After hours and weekend phone appointments are available upon request.

Sincerely,

J. Michael Nolan, Director
 
Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit

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"Spanish Immersion in Spain, Mexico, Central and South America"

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Web: http://rainforestandreef.org/ 

Costa Rica:
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San Jose, Costa Rica
E-mail: juanpablobello at rainforestandreef.org
Phone: 011.506.290.8883/011.506.822.8222 

Europe:
Marion Stephan
Frankfurt, Germany
E-mail: mstephan at rainforestandreef.org 
Phone: 011.49.172.305.4738
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From explore at oceanopportunity.com  Thu Jan 18 06:42:53 2007
From: explore at oceanopportunity.com (Michael Lombardi)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:42:53 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] (no subject)
Message-ID: <000401c73af5$ca7740c0$0400a8c0@ADMIN>

On Thursday January 18th, NBC's Today Show to feature a segment on Matthew
Johnston and the Diving a Dream project between 8 and 9 AM EST. As of
November 2006, Matt has become the world's first ventilator dependent
quadriplegic to dive. Matt has achieved this despite battling the advanced
stages of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, thanks to an outstanding
collaboration of medical experts, MD researchers, professional divers, and
dive equipment companies. This is a truly inspirational story, and one that
reminds us of our passions in life in doing what we do for, in, and beneath
the ocean. 

More on the project can be viewed on www.divingadream.org
<http://www.divingadream.org/> 

 
Michael Lombardi
Oceans of Opportunity
www.oceanopportunity.com <http://www.oceanopportunity.com/> 
 
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and future generations.
 


From reedkc at comcast.net  Thu Jan 18 08:01:04 2007
From: reedkc at comcast.net (Keven Reed)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:01:04 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] ID of possible coral parasite?
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20070116141108.051bd5d8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <009401c73b00$b6175650$6401a8c0@VALUED664B84C7>

My first wild guess (impression) is a marine gastrotrich:  ciliated, appropriate size range, ten pin body shape, hermaphroditic, adhesive mechanism for substrate.

Marine gastrotrichs will eat bacteria, diatoms, & small protozoa (dead or alive).
Curiously,
Keven 

PS:  I am NOT a gastrotrich molecular taxonomist.

Keven Reed, O.D.
Orange Park, FL  32003

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Milton McAllister 
  To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:07 PM
  Subject: [Coral-List] ID of possible coral parasite?


  Some tiny, sac-like organisms were observed in damaged tissue of a massive 
  caribbean coral.  They are approximately 250 microns long and have a 
  tube-like opening at one end.  I do not recognize these organisms and would 
  appreciate help with identification or suggestions about reference material 
  to consult.

  Two JPEG photos of the organisms can be observed at the following web 
  addresses:
  https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismLoMag.jpg
  https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismHiMag.jpg

  Thank you,

  ****************************************************************
  Milton McAllister, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathologist
  University of Illinois
  College of Veterinary Medicine
  Department of Pathobiology
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From raffaella.pantile at dipteris.unige.it  Thu Jan 18 12:12:09 2007
From: raffaella.pantile at dipteris.unige.it (Raffaella Pantile)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:12:09 +0100
Subject: [Coral-List] sponge metallothioneins
Message-ID: <000f01c73b23$c9c5dc30$5571fb82@pronzydott1>


I'm looking for info about molecular weight and cysteine content of sponge meallothioneins.
Has anyone got any suggestions?
Thanks a lot,
Raffaella
<><  ><>  <><  ><>  <><  ><>  <><  ><>  <><

Dr. Raffaella Pantile

Dip.Te.Ris. - Universit? degli Studi di Genova
Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova 
Italy

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From lesk at bu.edu  Thu Jan 18 12:17:17 2007
From: lesk at bu.edu (Les Kaufman)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:17:17 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] possible folliculinids
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1169139603.20203.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
References: <mailman.1.1169139603.20203.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <1F2C5842-CAB0-40EB-95B7-8EE9AA91D71E@bu.edu>

The organisms appear to be folliculinid ciliates and I have copied an  
expert, David Patterson, who may be able to assist you further.

Les Kaufman
Professor of Biology
Boston University Marine Program
and
Senior PI
Marine Management Area Science
Conservation International

?I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.?
George W. Bush
Saginaw, Michigan; September 29, 2000



On Jan 18, 2007, at 12:00 PM, coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov  
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> From: Milton McAllister <mmmcalli at uiuc.edu>
> Subject: [Coral-List] ID of possible coral parasite?
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> Some tiny, sac-like organisms were observed in damaged tissue of a  
> massive
> caribbean coral.  They are approximately 250 microns long and have a
> tube-like opening at one end.  I do not recognize these organisms  
> and would
> appreciate help with identification or suggestions about reference  
> material
> to consult.
>
> Two JPEG photos of the organisms can be observed at the following web
> addresses:
> https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismLoMag.jpg
> https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismHiMag.jpg
>
> Thank you,
>
> ****************************************************************
> Milton McAllister, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathologist
> University of Illinois
> College of Veterinary Medicine
> Department of Pathobiology
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> Urbana, IL  61801
> 217-333-7005
> mmmcalli at uiuc.edu
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>



From cbastidas at usb.ve  Thu Jan 18 08:28:45 2007
From: cbastidas at usb.ve (Carolina Bastidas)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:28:45 -0400
Subject: [Coral-List] ID of possible coral parasite?
In-Reply-To: <6.1.2.0.2.20070116141108.051bd5d8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20070116141108.051bd5d8@express.cites.uiuc.edu>
Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.0.20070118091623.02002930@popmail.usb.ve>


   Dear Milton and coral-listers,
   Those   tiny   organisms   are  most  likely  ciliates  of  the  genus
   Halofolliculina;  first  described  to  cause  damage in corals of the
   Indo-Pacific:
   -  Antonius  A  (1999)  Halofolliculina corallasia, a new coral-killer
   ciliate on Indo-Pacific Reefs. Coral Reefs 18: 300
   -   Antonius   A,  Lipscomb  D  (2001)  First  Protozoan  coral-killer
   identified in the Indo-Pacific. Atoll Res Bull: 1-21
   In 2004, they were observed for the first time in the Caribbean:
   -   Cr?quer   A,   Bastidas   C,  Lipscomb  D,  Rodr?guez-Mart?nez  R,
   Jordan-Dahlgren  E,  Guzm?n  HM  (2006)  First  report of Folliculinid
   ciliates  affecting  Caribbean  scleractinian  corals. Coral Reefs 25:
   187- 191
   -  Cr?quer  A,  Bastidas C, Lipscomb D (2006) Folliculinid Ciliates: A
   New  Threat  to Caribbean Corals? Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 69(1):
   75 - 78
   Dr.  Lipscomb is working on the proper identification of the Caribbean
   ciliate and its relation with the Indo-Pacific one.
   Hope the info is useful.
   Cheers,
   Carolina
   At 15:07 17/01/2007, Milton McAllister wrote:

     Some  tiny, sac-like organisms were observed in damaged tissue of a
     massive
     caribbean  coral.  They are approximately 250 microns long and have
     a
     tube-like  opening  at one end.  I do not recognize these organisms
     and would
     appreciate  help with identification or suggestions about reference
     material
     to consult.
     Two  JPEG  photos of the organisms can be observed at the following
     web
     addresses:
     [1]https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismLoMag.jpg
     [2]https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismHiMag.jpg
     Thank you,
     ****************************************************************
     Milton McAllister, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathologist
     University of Illinois
     College of Veterinary Medicine
     Department of Pathobiology
     2001 S. Lincoln Ave.
     Urbana, IL  61801
     217-333-7005
     mmmcalli at uiuc.edu
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   ****************************************************
   Carolina Bastidas
   Depto. de Biolog?a de Organismos
   Universidad Sim?n Bol?var
   Apdo. 89000 Caracas 1080
   Venezuela
   Fax:    58-212-9063046
   Tel:    58-212-9063415
   cbastidas at usb.ve
   [4]http://www.bo.usb.ve/
   

References

   1. https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismLoMag.jpg
   2. https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mmmcalli/www/OrganismHiMag.jpg
   3. http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
   4. http://www.bo.usb.ve/


From zforsman2001 at yahoo.com.au  Thu Jan 18 17:06:09 2007
From: zforsman2001 at yahoo.com.au (Zac Forsman)
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:06:09 -1000
Subject: [Coral-List] What species of scleratinia have the broadest
 geographic distribution around the world?
In-Reply-To: <a06230925c1cee3708d6c@[131.247.137.127]>
References: <a06230925c1cee3708d6c@[131.247.137.127]>
Message-ID: <4B1C5E74-3BED-4068-8FAC-416AEF96D7BA@yahoo.com.au>

  I would venture to guess that Porites lobata and Pocilopora  
damicornis rank very high.. as far as I know they can be found on  
most reefs throughout the whole tropical Pacific.

Zac Forsman, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biology
2450 Campus Rd.
Honolulu HI, 96822
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zac/



On Jan 13, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Gene Shinn wrote:

> After listening to 3 days of presentations on deep water chemo
> synthetic communities at the MMS Information Transfer meeting last
> week I will venture a guess that the most widespread coral is the
> deep water coral Lophilia petusa. Just a guess.
> -- 
>
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From explore at oceanopportunity.com  Fri Jan 19 09:03:23 2007
From: explore at oceanopportunity.com (Michael Lombardi)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:03:23 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Deep Sea Dreams on 'Today'
Message-ID: <013101c73bd2$96126f70$0400a8c0@ADMIN>

Hello Coral listers,
 
For those of you who may have missed , but are interested in,  the  NBC
Today Show piece  about Matthew Johnston and his quest to become the first
ventilator-dependent diver featured  yesterday  morning (which was
fantastic!), the below is the link to it online:
 
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=2829ed99-9682-4d46-a801-23d93a867060
<http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=2829ed99-9682-4d46-a801-23d93a867060&
f=05&fg=copy> &f=05&fg=copy
 
You can also find it online on www.divingadream.org.
 
Best,
Mike
Michael Lombardi
Oceans of Opportunity
www.oceanopportunity.com <http://www.oceanopportunity.com/> 
 
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From kshulzitski at rsmas.miami.edu  Fri Jan 19 11:05:03 2007
From: kshulzitski at rsmas.miami.edu (Katie Shulzitski)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:05:03 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Position: Research Associate in Reef Fish Ecology
Message-ID: <45B0EC2F.8010302@rsmas.miami.edu>

*_Research Associate in Reef Fish Ecology:
_* 
Position requires MS in marine ecology or related field, research 
SCUBA-diving certification and experience, and experience with small 
boat operation and navigation. Position will entail regular scientific 
diving in the Florida Keys as well as repetitive, detailed laboratory 
work (e.g. extraction and analysis of otoliths of larval and juvenile 
reef fishes). Statistical background and experience with fish otoliths 
preferred. The individual chosen must be highly motivated, responsible, 
reliable, organized, and able to work closely with others. Other 
responsibilities include database management, data analysis, and 
supervision of general laboratory operations. Position starts March 2007.

Please send a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, and the 
names and contact information for three references by January 31 2007 to:

Dr. Su Sponaugle
Div. of Marine Biology and Fisheries
RSMAS, University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy.
Miami, FL 33149
 
Email: ssponaugle at rsmas.miami.edu <mailto:ssponaugle at rsmas.miami.edu>


From personal at hellenfaus.com  Fri Jan 19 14:04:57 2007
From: personal at hellenfaus.com (Hellen Faus Gallejones)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:04:57 +0100
Subject: [Coral-List] volunteering projects
Message-ID: <04e201c73bfc$b6fc1680$2101a8c0@kivuca>

Hi to all and Happy New Year!!!

 

I'd like to let you know that we are starting to offer from our website a
special part referring to VOLUNTEERING TRAVEL for our Spanish users (in
Spain)

We'd be very pleased to get any information you may think of interest to let
this kind of travelling (holidays, career breaks, gap years. etc.) be well
known for anyone who wants to put hands on different projects all over the
world, in our case related to the sea care and study, as many of our users
are divers and sea lovers.

 

Our site www.viajarsolo.com <http://www.viajarsolo.com/>  is a company
dedicated to travel for singles and people who looks for something else with
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In Spain this kind of travel is not so well know as it is in other
countries, that's why we have made a big effort to promote it, giving all
the information possible, choices and assessment in order to make all more
conscious of the need of helping our planet to take a breath. We've just
came from the Adventure Travel Show in London, where we have seen the big
amount of possibilities in this field and contacted with some of them, but
reinforced the feeling that this is much more to be done in our country.

 

If you have any project receiving volunteers, or know of someone who does,
do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it further on.

Any idea or suggestion will be also welcome!

 

Also we'd like to offer a programme on board, in the Mediterranean sea of
study and observation of Cetaceos, from april to july.

 

 

 

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From hreyes at uabcs.mx  Fri Jan 19 15:56:10 2007
From: hreyes at uabcs.mx (hreyes)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:56:10 -0700
Subject: [Coral-List] What species of scleratinia have the broadest
	geographic distribution around the world?
Message-ID: <457EEA71@correo>

Well, in a small paper on coral cosmopolitanism that we are preparing, we 
suggest that there are only four species that can be considered as truly 
"cosmopolitan": Lophelia pertusa, Desmophyllum dianthus, Enallopsammia 
rostrata and Madrepora oculata (all deep-water). They appear everywhere; in 
all oceans, and from the tropics to Antarctica and the northern Pacific. Also, 
Cairns et al. in their 1999 Atoll Res Bull review show that these corals occur 
in the six world regions depicted. However, in our paper in progress we found 
out that using the biogeographical information of the species "as is", then 
zooxanthellate corals are in average more widely distributed than 
azooxanthellate ones. The latter have much more short-range endemics. Saludos!

Hector Reyes
UABCS, La Paz, Mexico

Hector Reyes Bonilla
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur
Departamento de Biologia Marina
Ap. postal 19-B, CP 23080
La Paz, B.C.S., MEXICO
Tel. (612) 123-8800, ext. 4180
Fax: (612)123-8819



From andrew.lewin at sympatico.ca  Fri Jan 19 16:06:55 2007
From: andrew.lewin at sympatico.ca (Andrew Lewin)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:06:55 +0000
Subject: [Coral-List] Inquiry: Remote sensing detection of zooxanthallae
Message-ID: <BAY16-F129318B6901D3364FB393AEDA90@phx.gbl>

Greetings Coral-listers,

In general terms, would it be possible to detect, via reflectance, 
zooxanthallae on a coral reef?  Additionally, would it be possible to 
identify distinct zooxanthallae species via different reflantance 
properties?

Thank you for your time,

Andrew Lewin, M.Sc.




From hochberg at hawaii.edu  Fri Jan 19 17:27:25 2007
From: hochberg at hawaii.edu (Eric Hochberg)
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:27:25 -1000
Subject: [Coral-List] Inquiry: Remote sensing detection of zooxanthallae
In-Reply-To: <BAY16-F129318B6901D3364FB393AEDA90@phx.gbl>
References: <BAY16-F129318B6901D3364FB393AEDA90@phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <45B145CD.5020509@hawaii.edu>

Andrew,

To quantify zooxanthellae density based on reflectance measurements, 
probably yes, but there is no model for that yet (that I'm aware of).

To distinguish between zooxanthellae strains, doubtful.  They all have 
the same pigments.  There would have to be predictable (and measurable) 
differences in the relative pigment concentrations between strains.

These answers are for in situ measurements.  The remote sensing answer 
is theoretically yes, but operationally no (at the current time).

Aloha,
Eric Hochberg

Andrew Lewin wrote:
> Greetings Coral-listers,
> 
> In general terms, would it be possible to detect, via reflectance, 
> zooxanthallae on a coral reef?  Additionally, would it be possible to 
> identify distinct zooxanthallae species via different reflantance 
> properties?
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> 
> Andrew Lewin, M.Sc.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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From Janice.Sessing at noaa.gov  Sun Jan 21 11:54:18 2007
From: Janice.Sessing at noaa.gov (Janice Sessing)
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:54:18 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] African Americans in marine science today
In-Reply-To: <033c01c73a47$b8ffcf50$640fa8c0@YOUU3EF4OUUIR>
References: <45AD40A5.3070006@csi.northcarolina.edu>
	<033c01c73a47$b8ffcf50$640fa8c0@YOUU3EF4OUUIR>
Message-ID: <45B39ABA.7010309@noaa.gov>

Chandra:

I am sure this information exists somewhere ... for starters, see the 
story from AAAS about NOAA's Educational Partnership Program with 
Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) [http://epp.noaa.gov/]. The 
program focuses on minorities as defined by the US Department of 
Education, i.e., African Americans to Pacific Islanders.  This issue of 
lack of minorities in the marine sciences is of concern to many 
organizations and agencies such NSF, DOE, AAAS, and of course, NOAA.

AAAS story
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/3430/noaa_program_impacts_minority_serving_institutions

Good luck, janice

J. Michael Nolan wrote:
> If this request is not appropriate for your list, please do not post.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike Nolan
>
> **I am looking for the industry recognized percentage of African 
> Americans entering the marine science field.  Also I am looking for the 
> percentage of African Americans currently in the Marine Science 
> profession.****
>
> **I am working on a grant proposal for our program and need information 
> to support and confirm the need that African American youth need to 
> be informed and encouraged to pursue careers in the Marine Sciences. ****
>
> **Thank you in advance for your assistance.**
>
> Please respond directly to Chandra Gilchrist at: diva_de_scuba at hotmail.com
>
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From P.J.Mumby at exeter.ac.uk  Sun Jan 21 15:35:12 2007
From: P.J.Mumby at exeter.ac.uk (Peter J Mumby)
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:35:12 -0000
Subject: [Coral-List] Inquiry: Remote sensing detection of zooxanthallae
In-Reply-To: <45B145CD.5020509@hawaii.edu>
Message-ID: <000701c73d9b$a78b54e0$d30110ac@MSEL2>

Dear Andrew

To add to Eric's comments, you might want to look at the following papers.

1) For the current capability of remote sensing for coral reefs:

Mumby, P. J., W. Skirving, A. E. Strong, J. T. Hardy, E. F. LeDrew, E. J.
Hochberg, R. P. Stumpf, and L. T. David. 2004. Remote sensing of coral reefs
and their physical environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48: 219-228.

2) The reflectance of zooxanthellae see:

Enriquez, S., E. R. Mendez, and R. Iglesias-Prieto. 2005. Multiple
scattering on coral skeletons enhances light absorption by symbiotic algae.
Limnology and Oceanography 50: 1025-1032.

Unfortunately, both papers suggest that remote sensing cannot be used to
examine zooxanthellae density or clades.

All the best

Peter

Professor Peter J Mumby
Marine Spatial Ecology Lab

School of BioSciences
Hatherly Laboratory
Prince of Wales Road
University of Exeter
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4PS
UK
tel: + 44 (0)1392 263798
fax: + 44 (0)1392 263700
e-mail: p.j.mumby at exeter.ac.uk

Research: http://www.ex.ac.uk/msel
Free video clips of coral reefs: http://www.reefvid.org
Coral Reef Group at Exeter: http://www.ex.ac.uk/celp
 

-----Original Message-----
From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Eric Hochberg
Sent: 19 January 2007 22:27
To: Andrew Lewin
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Inquiry: Remote sensing detection of zooxanthallae


Andrew,

To quantify zooxanthellae density based on reflectance measurements, 
probably yes, but there is no model for that yet (that I'm aware of).

To distinguish between zooxanthellae strains, doubtful.  They all have 
the same pigments.  There would have to be predictable (and measurable) 
differences in the relative pigment concentrations between strains.

These answers are for in situ measurements.  The remote sensing answer 
is theoretically yes, but operationally no (at the current time).

Aloha,
Eric Hochberg

Andrew Lewin wrote:
> Greetings Coral-listers,
> 
> In general terms, would it be possible to detect, via reflectance,
> zooxanthallae on a coral reef?  Additionally, would it be possible to 
> identify distinct zooxanthallae species via different reflantance 
> properties?
> 
> Thank you for your time,
> 
> Andrew Lewin, M.Sc.
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov 
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list
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From chris at c-3.org.uk  Mon Jan 22 05:19:43 2007
From: chris at c-3.org.uk (Chris Poonian)
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:19:43 +0300
Subject: [Coral-List] C3-Comores Programme Manager
Message-ID: <5d30b4fe0701220219t5325fe9wf31017a2f2a32331@mail.gmail.com>

Community Centred Conservation (C3) is a rapidly expanding British NGO.  We
are currently looking for a Programme Manager to supervise our conservation
projects in the Comoros.  Please see the following link for a full Terms of
Reference.



http://c-3.org.uk/Multimedia/TOR%20Programme%20Manager%20KM.pdf



Candidates must be available for interview in London between 12th and 23rd
February 2007, or alternatively,at the International Sea Turtle Symposium in
South Carolina  24th to 28th February.



Please send a CV and covering letter by 9th February.


-- 
Chris Poonian
Projects Manager
Community Centred Conservation (C3)

c-3.org.uk

To develop conservation efforts worldwide by building the capacity of local
individuals and institutions through grassroots research and training
initiatives


From Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov  Tue Jan 23 09:47:39 2007
From: Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:47:39 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] New UN Resolution on the Caribbean Sea]
Message-ID: <45B6200B.6030402@noaa.gov>

[This is being forwarded from the Carib-Coral-Reefs listserv]:

*News from the Caribbean as of Monday January 22, 2007 *

*


        http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000052/005290.htm


        COMMENTARY

*


      *The Greater Caribbean this Week: New UN Resolution on the
      Caribbean Sea*

Monday, January 22, 2007

*by Watson R. Denis, Ph.D*

On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a
resolution entitled: "Towards the Sustainable Development of the
Caribbean Sea for present and future generations" (A/C.2/61/L.30). This
resolution differs from previous resolutions (54/225, 55/203, 57/261 and
59/230) adopted by the UN in that its declared objectives are
unequivocal. Upon careful examination, the resolution is an achievement
in light of efforts made almost a decade ago by organisations in the
region including CARICOM and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
to secure the recognition of the Caribbean Sea as a special area in the
context of sustainable development by the international community. It is
timely to highlight the main points presented in this new resolution.

First of all, in its preamble and introduction, the resolution refers to
the international instruments (reports, conferences and declarations)
regarding environmental issues as well as conventions on the protection
and enhancement of the marine environment of the Caribbean region and
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Indeed, it makes
reference to the major issues regarding sustainable development
discussed by the international community in recent years.

Moreover, among the natural phenomena that compelled the members of the
UN to adopt this resolution, they cite the fragility of the ecosystem of
the Caribbean space and the economic vulnerability of the region. The
resolution thus underscores the importance of climate changes and
variations, the intensity of natural disasters, primarily drought,
hurricanes and volcanic eruptions.

And among the human phenomena, they make mention of the intensive use of
the Sea for transportation, as well as marine pollution, both land-based
and from vessels, which, out at sea, sometimes release waste and
wastewater, not forgetting the accidental discharge of dangerous and
toxic substances. 

The adoption of the resolution is also based on efforts undertaken by
the States and countries of the region to preserve the coastal and
marine resources of which they are guardians and their expressed will to
improve the management of the Sea in the context of sustainable
development. In this regard, the resolution salutes the work and
initiatives undertaken by the ACS, including the establishment of the
Caribbean Sea Commission and the adoption of a definition of the concept
of the Caribbean Sea as a special zone, which were hitherto lacking.

In view of the foregoing, the resolution highlights a number of reasons
why the Caribbean Sea deserves to be protected and preserved for present
and future generations. In this regard, environmental motives are added
to the social and economic realities. Mention is made of its exceptional
biodiversity and very fragile ecosystem. This is coupled with the fact
that it is a source of economic and material well-being for a number of
countries in the region. In this regard, the resolution invites Member
States to become Contracting Parties to the relevant international
agreements aimed at strengthening maritime security and promoting the
protection of the marine environment of the sea against pollution, as
well as implementing sustainable management programmes for fish stock
and implementing programmes to counter the impoverishment of marine
biodiversity.

The resolution also encourages the initiatives embarked on by the States
and countries of the region to create conditions favourable to
sustainable development and to fight against poverty and inequality. It
also salutes the work undertaken thus far by the ACS in the areas of
sustainable tourism, trade, transport and natural disasters.

In view of the immensity of the task ahead, the Parties to the
resolution request the support of the United Nations organs, including
the Global Environmental Fund and the international community, for the
work of the countries of the region as well as environmental protection
organisations. In fact, a general appeal is launched for everyone to
provide assistance and support for the management, protection and
sustainable use of the resources of the Caribbean Sea.

There is no doubt that through the adoption of this resolution the
community of Greater Caribbean nations has resolutely advanced toward
the fundamental objective of having the Caribbean Sea declared a special
zone. On three occasions the resolution makes reference to this concept,
which is dear to the adherents of the International Conference on the
Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (1994) and the
Mauritius Declaration and Strategy (2005), which advocate for the
principles and intents declared at the summits to lead to concrete
actions. Resolution A/C.2/61/L.30, like any other resolution, expresses
wishes. It is important to enforce it and to adopt new projects and
activities with a view to strengthening the Caribbean Sea Initiative and
achieving its final objective.

/Dr Watson Denis is the Political Advisor at the Secretariat of the
Association of Caribbean States. The opinions expressed do not
necessarily reflect the official views of the ACS. You may send your
comments to //mail at acs-aec.org/ <mailto:mail at acs-aec.org>/./




From julie.mazerat at hotmail.fr  Tue Jan 23 13:25:00 2007
From: julie.mazerat at hotmail.fr (julie mazerat)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:25:00 +0100
Subject: [Coral-List] Search for a PhD proposal
Message-ID: <BAY125-F13A77B7166A45B74D06B1C9FAD0@phx.gbl>

Dear Coral-listers,


     My name is Julie MAZERAT and I am presently studying at the University 
of Bordeaux 1 (France) in a Master II ENVOLH (Oceanic, Costal and Deep sea 
Environments). I am willing to continue my studies with a PhD. I contact you 
regarding possible opportunities for graduate work in your laboratory from 
September 2007. I am interested in coral-based paleoceanographic studies, 
and I would like to apply my knowledge to a PhD program.
     I am really interested in Sciences dealing with climate changes and 
their consequences on the environment. Therefore, I am willing to carry on 
my work on the past climatic variability in Tropical zone, and particularly 
in the Pacific and Indian area since I have developed a strong interest in 
the ENSO phenomenon.

     My first encounter with coral science happened from April to May 2006. 
Then,  I worked for my Master I training course, with Prof. Thierry Correge 
and Dr. Philippe Martinez at the University of Bordeaux 1 (EPOC) on a 
research project aiming at better understanding the stable isotopic 
composition (dN15 and dC13) of the organic matrix present in the coral 
skeleton. During this six-week project, I worked on various extraction 
techniques and became familiar with the use of a mass spectrometer.
     During the summer 2006, I visited the IRD center in Noumea (New 
Caledonia), largely on my own funds, to work under the supervision of Dr. 
Guy Cabioch, in the "PALEOTROPIQUE" research unit. During this stay, I 
carried out microsampling tasks on coral slabs and traces elements analyses 
(Sr/Ca) on Vanuatu and Clipperton coral samples.
     From January to June 2007, my Master's research will focus on the 
climatic variability of the south west Pacific (Vanuatu and Marquesas 
islands) since the Last Glacial Maximun through the analysis of traces 
elements in fossil corals. This work is supervised by Prof. Thierry Correge 
(EPOC) and Drs. Florence Le Cornec and Guy Cabioch (IRD).

     These experiences enabled me to approach several sets of themes related 
to past climate variability, through various approaches and methodologies 
(Mass specrometry (dN15 and dC13), coral microsampling , ICP-AES, ICP-MS), 
and that greatly contributed to my autonomy on research projects and to my 
desire to continue in that direction. Moreover, my participation to the 
University of the sea in June 2006, during the MARCO POLO II mission aboard 
the RV Marion Dufresne was a great experience that increased my capacity to 
adapt to various task and to work within a group.

     I am really looking forward to receiving any proposal related to my 
field of interest, and I thank you in advance for your attention.

		Best wishes

								     Julie MAZERAT.

Do not hesitate to contact Prof. Thierry Correge  
(t.correge at epoc.u-bordeaux1.fr)

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From goreau at bestweb.net  Tue Jan 23 14:34:18 2007
From: goreau at bestweb.net (Thomas Goreau)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:34:18 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] New UN Resolution on the Caribbean Sea and submerged
	agendas
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1169571603.1565.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
References: <mailman.1.1169571603.1565.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <87D353D2-85D7-4A4D-9588-9DC0120A027B@bestweb.net>

Dear Jim,

Thanks for posting this. The effort to get the Caribbean Sea  
recognized as a special area is the result of a long diplomatic  
process, whose subtext is not made clear in this document you posted.  
It just repeats the usual formula of UN declarations that are so  
vaguely worded that one is sure that they must mean something good,  
but without being able to pin down just what specific actions and  
benefits would result.  There is little mention of the global  
warming, new diseases, and untreated sewage and agricultural wastes  
that have killed almost all our coral throughout the Caribbean in the  
last three decades, nor the measures needed to reverse climate change  
and increasing populations and pollution that are driving this  
catastrophic decline.

One reason it is so vague is that the major motivation behind this  
effort is the intense traffic of toxic and nuclear wastes through the  
Caribbean as well as oil. Naturally none of our countries want the  
stuff washing up on our shores, but the countries sending and  
receiving it don't want the traffic controlled, so there has been  
enormous resistance to this declaration from countries outside the  
Caribbean, and its passage required a feel good declaration that  
lacks specifics. The only measure of its efficacy should not be how  
much money gets spent, but how many more corals and fish we have as a  
result of it.

Best wishes,
Tom

Thomas J. Goreau, PhD
President
Global Coral Reef Alliance
37 Pleasant Street, Cambridge MA 02139
617-864-4226
goreau at bestweb.net
http://www.globalcoral.org


> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:47:39 -0500
> From: "Jim Hendee" <Jim.Hendee at noaa.gov>
> Subject: [Coral-List] New UN Resolution on the Caribbean Sea]
> To: Coral-List Subscribers <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> [This is being forwarded from the Carib-Coral-Reefs listserv]:
>
> *News from the Caribbean as of Monday January 22, 2007 *
>
> *
>
>
>         http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/ 
> articles/000052/005290.htm
>
>
>         COMMENTARY
>
> *
>
>
>       *The Greater Caribbean this Week: New UN Resolution on the
>       Caribbean Sea*
>
> Monday, January 22, 2007
>
> *by Watson R. Denis, Ph.D*
>
> On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a
> resolution entitled: "Towards the Sustainable Development of the
> Caribbean Sea for present and future generations" (A/C.2/61/L.30).  
> This
> resolution differs from previous resolutions (54/225, 55/203,  
> 57/261 and
> 59/230) adopted by the UN in that its declared objectives are
> unequivocal. Upon careful examination, the resolution is an  
> achievement
> in light of efforts made almost a decade ago by organisations in the
> region including CARICOM and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
> to secure the recognition of the Caribbean Sea as a special area in  
> the
> context of sustainable development by the international community.  
> It is
> timely to highlight the main points presented in this new resolution.
>
> First of all, in its preamble and introduction, the resolution  
> refers to
> the international instruments (reports, conferences and declarations)
> regarding environmental issues as well as conventions on the  
> protection
> and enhancement of the marine environment of the Caribbean region and
> the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Indeed, it makes
> reference to the major issues regarding sustainable development
> discussed by the international community in recent years.
>
> Moreover, among the natural phenomena that compelled the members of  
> the
> UN to adopt this resolution, they cite the fragility of the  
> ecosystem of
> the Caribbean space and the economic vulnerability of the region. The
> resolution thus underscores the importance of climate changes and
> variations, the intensity of natural disasters, primarily drought,
> hurricanes and volcanic eruptions.
>
> And among the human phenomena, they make mention of the intensive  
> use of
> the Sea for transportation, as well as marine pollution, both land- 
> based
> and from vessels, which, out at sea, sometimes release waste and
> wastewater, not forgetting the accidental discharge of dangerous and
> toxic substances.
>
> The adoption of the resolution is also based on efforts undertaken by
> the States and countries of the region to preserve the coastal and
> marine resources of which they are guardians and their expressed  
> will to
> improve the management of the Sea in the context of sustainable
> development. In this regard, the resolution salutes the work and
> initiatives undertaken by the ACS, including the establishment of the
> Caribbean Sea Commission and the adoption of a definition of the  
> concept
> of the Caribbean Sea as a special zone, which were hitherto lacking.
>
> In view of the foregoing, the resolution highlights a number of  
> reasons
> why the Caribbean Sea deserves to be protected and preserved for  
> present
> and future generations. In this regard, environmental motives are  
> added
> to the social and economic realities. Mention is made of its  
> exceptional
> biodiversity and very fragile ecosystem. This is coupled with the fact
> that it is a source of economic and material well-being for a  
> number of
> countries in the region. In this regard, the resolution invites Member
> States to become Contracting Parties to the relevant international
> agreements aimed at strengthening maritime security and promoting the
> protection of the marine environment of the sea against pollution, as
> well as implementing sustainable management programmes for fish stock
> and implementing programmes to counter the impoverishment of marine
> biodiversity.
>
> The resolution also encourages the initiatives embarked on by the  
> States
> and countries of the region to create conditions favourable to
> sustainable development and to fight against poverty and  
> inequality. It
> also salutes the work undertaken thus far by the ACS in the areas of
> sustainable tourism, trade, transport and natural disasters.
>
> In view of the immensity of the task ahead, the Parties to the
> resolution request the support of the United Nations organs, including
> the Global Environmental Fund and the international community, for the
> work of the countries of the region as well as environmental  
> protection
> organisations. In fact, a general appeal is launched for everyone to
> provide assistance and support for the management, protection and
> sustainable use of the resources of the Caribbean Sea.
>
> There is no doubt that through the adoption of this resolution the
> community of Greater Caribbean nations has resolutely advanced toward
> the fundamental objective of having the Caribbean Sea declared a  
> special
> zone. On three occasions the resolution makes reference to this  
> concept,
> which is dear to the adherents of the International Conference on the
> Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (1994)  
> and the
> Mauritius Declaration and Strategy (2005), which advocate for the
> principles and intents declared at the summits to lead to concrete
> actions. Resolution A/C.2/61/L.30, like any other resolution,  
> expresses
> wishes. It is important to enforce it and to adopt new projects and
> activities with a view to strengthening the Caribbean Sea  
> Initiative and
> achieving its final objective.
>
> /Dr Watson Denis is the Political Advisor at the Secretariat of the
> Association of Caribbean States. The opinions expressed do not
> necessarily reflect the official views of the ACS. You may send your
> comments to //mail at acs-aec.org/ <mailto:mail at acs-aec.org>/./
>
>
>
>
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>
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> ******************************************





From eweil at caribe.net  Wed Jan 24 03:28:01 2007
From: eweil at caribe.net (EWeil)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:28:01 -0400
Subject: [Coral-List] JOB OPENING - Tenure track position - UPRM
Message-ID: <69181871dce84019b15376d32885441a.eweil@caribe.net>

PROFESSOR IN MARINE SCIENCES:  MOLECULAR MARINE PHYSIOLOGIST
 
The Department of Marine Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico seeks applicants for a tenure track position in Molecular Marine Physiology available in August 2007.  The Department is particularly interested in candidates whose research focuses on tropical marine organisms, animals, plants or microorganisms, and uses the tools of molecular biology and biotechnology.  
 
The Department of Marine Sciences is a graduate department of 22 faculty members.  It has 80-95 students and offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.  There are excellent facilities at the Marine laboratory on Magueyes Island, near La Parguera and on the UPR Mayaguez Campus.  Proximity to deep-water environments and the availability of an oceanographic fleet offer unique opportunities for both coastal and deep-water research.
 
The successful candidate is expected to have a record of significant molecular research and publication, excellent communication skills and is expected to develop an active, extramurally funded research program, and to supervise Masters and Ph.D. students. Teaching requirements include graduate level courses in General Marine Physiology, and in the candidate?s specific area of expertise.  The research and teaching should compliment the existing areas of expertise within the Department of Marine Sciences and the Marine Biotechnology concentration of the proposed Ph.D. Program being established on the UPR Mayaguez campus.  Refer to the websites, http://cima.uprm.edu  and http://www.uprm.edu/biotech/ .
 
Base salary of $52,000 to $59,000, based on rank, can be supplemented with external funds.  Ph.D. required; knowledge of English and Spanish desirable.
 
Send Application Materials including a statement of research and teaching interests and plans, curriculum vitae, representative reprints and three letters of recommendation to:  Director, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00681-9013 by March 15, 2007
 UPR-Mayaguez is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer


Dr. Ernesto Weil
Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
PO BOX 3208
Lajas PR 00667
Pho: (787) 899-2048 x. 241
Fax: (787) 899-5500 - 2630 


From Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com  Wed Jan 24 03:43:54 2007
From: Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com (Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:43:54 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
	sedimentation
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1169571603.1565.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>

Dear Coral Listers

I am trying to track down any  research undertaken into tropical coral 
sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced sedimentation - can anyone 
direct me in the right direction ?

Many thanks


Andrew Jamieson
Senior Environmental Scientist
andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com




From chwkins at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 24 10:13:19 2007
From: chwkins at yahoo.com (Christopher Hawkins)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:13:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] Ph.D. program in coastal social science
Message-ID: <813754.47353.qm@web32807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello:
   
  For those interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in the social sciences of coastal and marine management (including coral reef management), the Human Dimensions of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites you to contact us.   
   
  The Program is enabled through a memorandum of understanding with NOAA?s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.  Its purpose is to assist federal, state, and local resource management agencies, programs, and NGOs seeking to include social science capacities within marine and coastal management frameworks.  Our website is www.umass.edu/hd
   
  Current funding is limited.  However, tuition waivers in the form of TAships are possible and funded research projects are a distinct possibility.    
   
  Students with natural science, social science, and other backgrounds are welcome.  There are no set classes for the program, though some core competencies are important.  One or two courses will be taken in each semester and will be chosen with faculty based in part on student interest.
   
  Please direct inquiries to:
   
  David K Loomis, Ph.D., Director
  Human Dimensions of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Program
  University of Massachusetts Amherst
  311 Holdsworth Hall
  Amherst, MA 01003  
  loomis at forwild.umass.edu; 413.545.76641
   
  Also, I would be happy to answer any initial questions from a student perspective.
   
  Thank you.
   
  Best,
  Chris
   
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  Christopher Hawkins, Ph.D. student
  Human Dimensions of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Program
  Department of Natural Resources Conservation
  314 Holdsworth Hall
  University of Massachusetts
  Amherst, MA 01003
  Hawkins at forwild.umass.edu;  413.545.3749
   
   

 
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From paulay at flmnh.ufl.edu  Wed Jan 24 10:37:27 2007
From: paulay at flmnh.ufl.edu (Gustav Paulay)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:37:27 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Summer courses in marine science at Friday Harbor Labs
Message-ID: <086001c73fcd$d5471700$f949e380@paulaylaptop>

Dear All - Sorry for the cross posting. Friday Harbor Labs is offering a variety of courses in marine science during the summer - see below. Further information can be found at the web site below. Financial assistance is also available. Cheers - Gustav 

http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentClasslist2007.html

SUMMER Session A 2007

Student applications due February 1*

*Applications will be accepted past due date if space available. For information, please contact Stacy Markman, FHL Student Coordinator.

The 5-week courses in summer are intended primarily for graduate students, with the exception of Marine Invertebrate Zoology. Courses may be taken sequentially, i.e., one in each summer session, but not concurrently. Well-qualified undergraduates may be admitted to graduate level courses with the consent of the Director and the faculty involved.



MARINE INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY

Session A June 11 - July 14, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biology 432 (9 credits)

Dr. Gustav Paulay and Dr. Alan Kohn

Comparative biology of marine invertebrate animals, focusing on morphology, natural history, functional biology, life history, and evolutionary relationships. Two daily lectures will provide overviews of the major and many smaller phyla, but the heart of the course comprises study of living animals in the laboratory and fieldwork in the diverse marine habitats surrounding San Juan Island.

Graduate students will receive enrollment preference but well qualified undergraduates are also encouraged to apply. Prior coursework in invertebrate biology or animal diversity is advisable but not essential. Enrollment is limited to 16 students. For additional information contact: paulay at flmnh.ufl.edu or kohn at u.washington.edu



NEUROETHOLOGY: The Neural Basis of Natural Behavior Using an Invertebrate System

Session A June 11 - July 14, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biology 533A (9 credits)

Dr. Jim Murray and Dr. Shaun Cain

The focus of this course is on the neural mechanisms that underlie behavior. During the course we will use invertebrates as model systems to investigate how individual neurons and groups of neurons contribute to a given behavior. To this end, we will investigate and discuss the neural control of behavior (orientation and navigation) at various levels of biological organization -- from behavioral to molecular.

The marine slug Tritonia diomedea glides on its foot and explores its world with a touch and taste sensitive oral veil (mustached like anterior tentacles), and it smells food and mates using its posterior head tentacles known as "rhinophores"). Photo by Dr. Jim Murray.

The course will consist of lectures/discussions of basic neurobiological principles and experimental work. The first week of experimental work will consist of learning common neurobiological procedures. The next four weeks, students will conduct two 2-week projects (either individually or in groups). Each project will culminate in an oral presentation and written report.

Two neurons in the pedal ganglion of Tritonia diomedea have been injected with the fluorescent chemical carboxyfluorescein. Each neuron extends its axon out of the ganglion and into nerves that control the foot, and small dendrites can be seen extending from the primary neurite into the central synaptic processing area of the ganglion. Photo by Dr. Jim Murray.

A wide array of experimental approaches will be available to the students, including indirect immunofluorescence, in situ hydridization, light-level microscopy, and intracellular and extracellular recordings from isolated central nervous systems, semi-intact preparations and unrestrained, freely behaving animals, and video analysis.

Enrollment limited to 12 students.

For additional information contact, Dr. Jim Murray or Dr. Shaun Cain.

COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY OF THE MARINE INVERTEBRATES

Session A June 11 - July 14, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biology 536 (9 credits)

Dr. George Von Dassow and Dr. Sveta Maslakova

The Comparative Embryology course is a unique opportunity to witness the diversity of developmental mechanisms in marine invertebrates. We will observe spawning, fertilization, embryogenesis, larval development and behavior, and, in many instances, metamorphosis, in live cultures of selected species representing all the major invertebrate groups and several minor ones, including echinoderms, ascidians, mollusks, annelids, nemerteans, cnidarians, ctenophores, crustaceans, bryozoans, brachiopods, phoronids, chaetognaths, and others as available. The course consists primarily of the laboratory, in which students will learn and practice culture methods, light microscopy, and other essential techniques, while maintaining a running record of morphogenesis in as many species as can be concurrently maintained.

Although our principal focus will be the direct observation of normal development, we will also introduce students to various experimental techniques useful to modern embryologists. As interest and time allow, we will teach micromanipulation and microinjection, the use of fluorescent molecular probes in both live and fixed embryos and larvae, and several approaches to light microscopy. The course will provide the opportunity for motivated students to learn to use time-lapse video, fluorescence, and confocal microscopy. Field collecting trips will acquaint students with the rich invertebrate fauna around the San Juan Islands and the natural context in which invertebrate reproduction and development take place. Regular lectures will complement the laboratory, focusing on experimental embryology, the cell biology of development and morphogenesis, the functional design of larvae, and the evolution of development.

This is a graduate course, but exceptionally qualified undergraduate students will be considered. Students should already possess a basic familiarity with invertebrate zoology or developmental biology. Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

For additional information, contact dassow at u.washington.edu or maslak at u.washington.edu.


FISH SWIMMING: Kinematics, Ecomorphology, Behavior and Environmental Physiology

Session A June 11 - July 14, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Fish 565 (9 credits)

Dr. Paolo Domenici and Dr. John Steffensen

Fish swimming is a multidisciplinary area of research that encompasses biomechanics, physiology, ecology and behavior. Knowledge of fish swimming is relevant both for students interested in mechanisms of locomotion, and those interested in locomotor adaptations to the environment.

The main subjects will be:

1) The kinematics and performance of swimming in fish using various locomotory modes

2) The ecomorphology of fish locomotion

3) Locomotor strategies

4) Metabolic aspects of fish swimming

5) The effect of various environmental factors on fish swimming.

These topics will be treated in lectures and laboratory/field sessions. Students will learn techniques of video analysis, kinematics, energetics and respirometry. The first half of the course will have an emphasis on lectures and explanations of techniques for studying fish swimming in the laboratory and in the field. In the second half of the course, emphasis will be placed mainly on laboratory work. Students will pursue independent research projects. These will be discussed between each student and the instructors, who will also suggest a number of relevant projects. At the end of the course, students are expected to present the results of their independent projects orally and as a written report in the format of a scientific paper. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

More details can be found at http://www.mbl.ku.dk/JFSteffensen/FHL.

For additional information contact: p.domenici at imc-it.org or JFSteffensen at zi.ku.dk


SUMMER Session B 2007

Student applications due February 1st*

*Applications will be accepted past the due date if space available. For information, contact FHL Student Coordinator Stacy Markman.

The 5-week courses in summer are intended primarily for graduate students, with the exception of Marine Invertebrate Zoology. Courses may be taken sequentially, i.e., one in each summer session, but not concurrently. Well-qualified undergraduates may be admitted to graduate level courses with the consent of the Director and the faculty involved.


MARINE AND COASTAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE: Concepts and Practice

Session B July 16 - August 18, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biology 533B (9 credits)

Dr. Dan Brumbaugh, Dr. Marjorie Wonham, and Dr. Carrie Kappel

Students in this course will examine the conceptual underpinnings and practice the empirical tools of conservation science in marine and coastal environments. We will explore which terrestrial conservation lessons may be imported to the oceans and where novel approaches are needed for successful marine conservation and management. We will examine the theoretical and empirical effects of species removals, species additions, and changes in population age and size structure on population- and community-level processes in nearshore ecosystems. We will also look at higher order alterations of marine systems (e.g., food web alteration, habitat degradation) and examine approaches to addressing these changes such as active restoration, marine protected areas, and ecosystem based management. Though the primary focus of the course will be ecological, we will also explore the intersection of natural and social sciences in conservation science and problem-solving through guest lectures and case examples. Emphasis will be placed on both the conceptual foundations of marine conservation science and the practical application of these principles to conservation planning.

This course will be structured as an engaging mix of field and classroom activities, aimed at giving students hands-on experience in marine conservation science and set within a broader context. Activities will include

* Daily lectures, including guest lectures by natural and social scientists engaged in marine conservation research and practice

* Discussions of the primary literature

* Hands on computer exercises to explore population modeling, marine reserve design, and basic and advanced statistical analyses

* Lab and field based research, including an introduction to the flora and fauna of local nearshore habitats and methods for censusing biodiversity

* Mock participatory conservation planning or policy process on a relevant regional issue

* Student-designed independent projects

Students will leave this course with a greater familiarity with the natural history and species composition of nearshore habitats of the San Juan Islands and surrounding region. They will gain hands on experience designing an independent research project, applying univariate and multivariate statistical analyses to real data, and interpreting and presenting results. Students with existing research diving experience may choose to incorporate a subtidal component to their project; otherwise fieldwork will take place in intertidal habitats around the San Juan Islands.

Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Enrollment limited to 12 students.

For additional information contact: brumba at amnh.org or mwonham at ualberta.ca or kappel at nceas.ucsb.edu

MARINE BIOACOUSTICS

Session B July 16 - August 18, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Fish 507 (9 credits)

Dr. Chuck Greene and Dr. John Horne

The primary goal of this course is to provide advanced undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral investigators with a broad understanding of the acoustic tools and techniques required to address fundamental questions of the behavior and ecology of cetaceans, fishes and zooplankton. By bringing together many of the top research students in marine bioacoustics and bioacoustical oceanography, new cross-disciplinary interactions will be encouraged. Students will be exposed to the latest theories in underwater acoustics as they pertain to studying pelagic animal behavior and ecology 'in situ.' Student also will have a unique opportunity to work with active scientists using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

Enrollment limited to 12 students.

For additional information, download the promotional poster, or e-mail chg2 at cornell.edu or jhorne at u.washington.edu.

MARINE ALGAE

Session B July 16 - August 18, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biol 539 (9 credits)

Dr. Paul Gabrielson and Dr. Charles O'Kelly

The theme of this course is marine algal biodiversity, in particular benthic macroalgae (seaweeds) and microalgae (primarily diatoms). We emphasize hands-on field and laboratory work, using both classical and molecular methods, to investigate questions of, for example, algal phylogeny, ecology, biogeography, species diversity and species introductions. Lecture topics include: evolutionary survey of major groups of algae, algal survival adaptations (reproduction, life histories, functional morphology, interactions with competitors and predators), the ecological role of algae in benthic ecosystems, algal biogeography and the theory and principles of phylogenetic analysis as applied to algae. Laboratory work will focus on techniques essential for the collection, identification, cultivation and molecular analyses of algae from their diverse natural habitats. Field trips will be numerous, as the diverse and species-rich aquatic habitats on and around San Juan Island provide ideal sites for benthic macro- and microalgae.

The class is at the graduate student level, but exceptionally qualified undergraduate students will be considered. Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

For additional information contact: drseaweed at hotmail.com or cokelly at bigelow.org



LARVAL BIOLOGY

Session B July 16 - August 18, 2007

5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12

Biology 533C, Ocean 578 (9 credits)

Dr. Danny Grunbaum and Dr. Richard Strathmann

Emphasis is on functional requirements and constraints for embryos, larvae, and juveniles of marine animals. Topics include parental investment per ovum, fertilization, parental protection and retention of embryos, extraembryonic nutrition, larval feeding and swimming, functional morphology of embryos and larvae, dispersal, settling, mortality, recruitment, effects of larval nutrition on performance of juveniles, juvenile ecology, and evolutionary transitions between modes of development. The course includes two short research projects by groups of 2 or more students with a short written paper from each project. One or two lectures each day and discussion of a published research paper each week provide background on this field of research. The course also includes demonstration of methods to the whole class.

Enrollment limited to 12 students.

For additional information contact: random at u.washington.edu or rrstrath at u.washington.edu

See the FHL Student Cost webpage for additional information.




From vanesef at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 24 13:34:22 2007
From: vanesef at yahoo.com (Vanese Flood)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:34:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
	sedimentation
In-Reply-To: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>
Message-ID: <582064.60953.qm@web90410.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Dear Andrew,

I would look at Hubbard and Pocock, 1972 for a start.
There are so many articles that it would be difficult
to list them all here.

One thing about dredging -- it can reduce sediment
grain size to fineness smaller than that normally
produced by the wave/energy regime of a particular
reef ecosystem. This reduced grain size results in
particles that are more easily suspended -- if, in
addition, flow rates are reduced by the dredging, you
many end up with a silty mess.

Vanese



--- Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com wrote:

> Dear Coral Listers
> 
> I am trying to track down any  research undertaken
> into tropical coral 
> sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
> sedimentation - can anyone 
> direct me in the right direction ?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> 
> Andrew Jamieson
> Senior Environmental Scientist
> andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com
> 
> 
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From slegore at mindspring.com  Wed Jan 24 22:01:57 2007
From: slegore at mindspring.com (slegore at mindspring.com)
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:01:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Coral-List] Colwell Keynote at AMLC
Message-ID: <11366579.1169694117253.JavaMail.root@mswamui-andean.atl.sa.earthlink.net>


   Dr.  Rita  Colwell,  the  immediate past Director of the U.S. National
   Science  Foundation will present the keynote address to open the 50^th
   Anniversary  Meeting  of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the
   Caribbean,  scheduled  for  June  4-8,  2007  at the University of the
   Virgin Islands in St. Thomas.


   Dr.  Colwell  was  appointed  as  the  11^th  Director  of  the NSF by
   President  Bill  Clinton,  serving  from  1998 to 2004.  She currently
   serves as Distinguished University Professor both at the University of
   Maryland and at Johns Hopkins, as well as serving as Chairman of Canon
   US  Life  Sciences,  Inc.  Dr. Colwell is an internationally respected
   scientist  and  educator, who has authored or co-authored 16 books and
   more  than 700 scientific publications, and somehow found time to also
   produce the award-winning film: Invisible Seas.


   A  second  featured  speaker  at  the  2007  meeting will be Dr. Craig
   Venter,  one  of  the  world???s leading scientists and among the most
   frequently  cited  in  scientific  publications.   In 1998, Dr. Venter
   founded  Celera Genomics to sequence the human genome.  The successful
   completion   of  this  research  culminated  with  the  February  2001
   publication  of  the  human genome in Science.  He is now working on a
   broad  program to define microbial genomes, including many from marine
   environments.


   The  Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers may be found at the AMLC
   website: [1]http://www.amlc-carib.org  which contains a bolded link to
   the announcement.


   All   institutions  and  individuals  with  professional  interest  in
   Caribbean  marine  science,  marine  resource  management,  and marine
   education   are   encouraged   to   attend.    We  will  welcome  your
   participation in our 50^th Anniversary Meeting.


   We hope to see you there!

   Steve LeGore


Steve LeGore, Ph.D.
LeGore Environmental Associates, Inc.
2804 Gulf Drive N.
Holmes Beach, Florida 34217 USA
Executive Director,
Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
Tel: 941/778-4650
Fax: 941/778-4650
Cell: 941/447-8010
E-mail: slegore at mindspring.com

References

   1. http://www.amlc-carib.org/


From sadiewadd at gmail.com  Thu Jan 25 10:16:39 2007
From: sadiewadd at gmail.com (Sadie)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:16:39 -0600
Subject: [Coral-List] Research Divers Needed - Educational
	Oppertunity/Internship
Message-ID: <9b3f862d0701250716x348b4676j533f44754df943f3@mail.gmail.com>

I am looking for research divers to help with my graduate project on
Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Please forward to any interested parties.

I am a Geography Master's student comparing/quantifying  the rate of
sediment accumulation on coral reefs in mangrove intact and disturbed
areas. I am also examining sediment erosion rates in paired intact and
disturbed mangrove sites on land.

This study requires multiple visits to the atoll and I am looking to
connect with interested, advanced certified scuba divers (research
divers a plus!), who would be available for a one week period in
either/or April, July and October 2007.  (Students don't need to
participate in all dates, but are welcome too).

My next visit is scheduled for April 7th for one week. I  and am
looking for a maximum of  two research assistants to help with the
research. Perhaps you are or know a group of students who need to
participate in an internship, this would be a great learning
opportunity for you/them.

Please contact me for further information at sadiewadd at gmail.com

-- 
><((((?>`?.?.?^?.?.?><((((?>
. .?^?.. ><((((?>`?.?.?^?...?><((((?>

Sadie Waddington
C: 415.264.3810
W: 650.994.1903 x308


From keealf at hotmail.com  Thu Jan 25 08:40:05 2007
From: keealf at hotmail.com (Kee Alfian)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:40:05 +0800
Subject: [Coral-List] Conference on Marine Ecosystem in Malaysia
Message-ID: <BAY122-F15DB0B793728E5CDEE9904CFA30@phx.gbl>


   Dear All listers,

   I  would like to inform ALL that there will be a Conference on 'Marine
   Ecosystem  of Malaysia' with the theme of "Interconnectivity in Marine
   Ecosystem:  Opportunities  and  Challenges"which  will  be held on the
   29-30  May  2007 in Port Dickson, Malaysia. To all whom are interested
   are  welcome  to  participate.  The conference is organize by National
   University  of  Malaysia  (UKM)  and Marine Parks of Malaysia. Further
   details can be obtain through [1]http://www.ocean.ukm.my/comem2007.

   Thank you :D.
   KEE ALFIAN ABD. ADZIS
   Reef Ecologist

   Marine Science Programme
   School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
   Faculty of Science & Technology
   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
   [2]http://www.ocean.ukm.my/kee

References

   1. http://www.ocean.ukm.my/comem2007
   2. http://www.ocean.ukm.my/kee


From bobo.xny at msa.hinet.net  Thu Jan 25 11:51:45 2007
From: bobo.xny at msa.hinet.net (=?BIG5?B?p/Wx4aX6?=)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:51:45 +0800
Subject: [Coral-List] Please give me some suggestion~
Message-ID: <3876f389c488dcf578ff9c922a6725d8@msa.hinet.net>

Hi, everybody:
I am a government employee here in Taiwan. Now I have a chance to go 
abroad and make researches in a short period. The topic of my research 
is "Regional planning, coast protect and marine resource management."
Can anybody give me suggestions that where I should go, what school and 
department I should apply or visit?
Thanks and best regard

------------------------------------------------------
KEEP WALKING, KEEP SINGING
KEEP LAUGHING, KEEP FIGHTING
------------------------------------------------------
Terrence Lee
Urban and Rural Planning Office
Construction and Planning Agency
Ministry of the Interior
email: x-man at tcd.gov.tw?O?
        bobo.xny at msa.hinet.net???
        xman328 at yahoo.com.tw  (YIM)
        terencelee3 at netscape.net  (MSN, AOL)
        terencelee3 at aim.com
------------------------------------------------------


From eshinn at marine.usf.edu  Thu Jan 25 13:25:17 2007
From: eshinn at marine.usf.edu (Gene Shinn)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:25:17 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
 sedimentation
Message-ID: <a062309f0c1de96848613@[131.247.137.127]>

This is a question that comes up time-and-time-again. To my knowledge 
the definitive research has not been conducted and probably never 
will be. Plenty of review articles. Most are anchored on the 1930s 
Great Barrier reef expedition experiments that were mainly about 
burial of corals under sediment. Burial will kill.  Caroline Rogers 
review paper is a good place to start.
     There were 24 papers  on muddy water corals given at a special 
session of the Bali 2000 ICRS meeting but it was mainly about corals 
that normally live under those conditions. Most people do not know 
about them because who wants to go diving in such places in the first 
place and besides, they do provide very good underwater photographs. 
Divers around Key West will remember that lots of healthy corals were 
growing on the seawall at Key West harbor where the cruise ships 
stir up the bottom almost every day. On a sea wall they can not get 
buried. Nevertheless they were transplanted before dredging of the 
harbor began but again there was no hard data on which to base that 
action.  Of course a lot depends on how long the dredging will last. 
If  you are talking about dredging on a reef just remember that the 
wave and current conditions where most reef building corals thrive 
will not allow fine grained sediment to settle or stay very long.  If 
it did the mud transported over the Florida Keys reefs during 
hurricanes (and stirred up for months after),  would have smothered 
them long ago.  It is no secret that the healthiest reefs in the 
Florida Keys today are the Hawk Channel patch reefs in the lower keys 
where visibility is seldom over 10-15 ft.  Hey, I am not advocating 
dredging..I'm just advocating that someone should do the hard science.
OK Mike, its your turn. Gene
-- 


No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
University of South Florida
Marine Science Center (room 204)
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
<eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
Tel 727 553-1158---------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------


From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu  Thu Jan 25 18:54:26 2007
From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (jmcmanus)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:54:26 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge
	inducedsedimentation
In-Reply-To: <582064.60953.qm@web90410.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000901c740dc$258626c0$0276ab81@GOLIATH>

Keep in mind that ReefBase (www.reefbase.org) has over 25,000 references,
many of which can be downloaded (including all articles in the International
Coral Reef Symposia).

A search for "sediment" yielded 822 references, nearly all having something
to do with coral reefs. The word "dredging' yielded 55.

Cheers!

John
 
John W. McManus, PhD
Professor, Marine Biology and Fisheries
Coral Reef Ecology and Management Laboratory (CREM Lab)
Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami, 33149
Office: 305-421-4814/4820, Fax: 305-421-4910, Website: www.ncoremiami.org
 
If I cannot build it, I do not understand it. -- Richard Feynman, Nobel
Laureate
 




From catarinacucio at gmail.com  Thu Jan 25 13:33:28 2007
From: catarinacucio at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Catarina_C=FAcio?=)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:33:28 -0600
Subject: [Coral-List] Information about the Gulf of Mexico
Message-ID: <2192f3b30701251033s58af7536m10fe0ad56da6254@mail.gmail.com>

Dear colleages from Coral-List

I am currently doing my thesis in the Gulf of Mexico, in Yucat?n,Mexico. My
point is to describe the coral communities from the reefs near by Sisal, a
small unexploited fisherman village. I'm making a list of coral species from
Quintana Roo, Cuba and other reefs in the Gulf (like Veracruz, Cayo Arenas,
Cayo Arcas and Alacranes) to compare with those that I will find around
here, and I would like to know if there's someone who knows sources of
papers, books or conferences with species lists for these places. I would be
very gratefful if you could send me some information about that, it would be
very useful to my work!

Thank you for your attention

Cheers

Catarina


From riskmj at univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca  Thu Jan 25 20:56:15 2007
From: riskmj at univmail.cis.mcmaster.ca (Michael Risk)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:56:15 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
 sedimentation
In-Reply-To: <a062309f0c1de96848613@[131.247.137.127]>
Message-ID: <web-159364366@cgpsrv2.cis.mcmaster.ca>

Hi Gene. You asked for it.

A short answer:

Caribbean corals, 10mg/l SPM.  (Cortes and Risk, Porter, yadda yadda.)

Indo-Pacific: research not done.

Forget NTU's, they are useless.

A short rant: Little good research has in fact been done on the effects
of sedimentation on corals, compared with the known effects this has on
reefs. This has been an oversight which in my opinion is a black eye
for the research community. Much of what has been published has been
done by biologists with little or no knowledge of sediments, and with
(apparently) not much interest in finding out. Twenty years after the
first work, there still is no agreement on standardisation of sediment
trap design, one of the basics. And on and on.

Mike

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:25:17 -0500
 Gene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu> wrote:
> This is a question that comes up time-and-time-again. To my knowledge
> 
> the definitive research has not been conducted and probably never 
> will be. Plenty of review articles. Most are anchored on the 1930s 
> Great Barrier reef expedition experiments that were mainly about 
> burial of corals under sediment. Burial will kill.  Caroline Rogers 
> review paper is a good place to start.
>      There were 24 papers  on muddy water corals given at a special 
> session of the Bali 2000 ICRS meeting but it was mainly about corals 
> that normally live under those conditions. Most people do not know 
> about them because who wants to go diving in such places in the first
> 
> place and besides, they do provide very good underwater photographs. 
> Divers around Key West will remember that lots of healthy corals were
> 
> growing on the seawall at Key West harbor where the cruise ships 
> stir up the bottom almost every day. On a sea wall they can not get 
> buried. Nevertheless they were transplanted before dredging of the 
> harbor began but again there was no hard data on which to base that 
> action.  Of course a lot depends on how long the dredging will last. 
> If  you are talking about dredging on a reef just remember that the 
> wave and current conditions where most reef building corals thrive 
> will not allow fine grained sediment to settle or stay very long.  If
> 
> it did the mud transported over the Florida Keys reefs during 
> hurricanes (and stirred up for months after),  would have smothered 
> them long ago.  It is no secret that the healthiest reefs in the 
> Florida Keys today are the Hawk Channel patch reefs in the lower keys
> 
> where visibility is seldom over 10-15 ft.  Hey, I am not advocating 
> dredging..I'm just advocating that someone should do the hard
> science.
> OK Mike, its your turn. Gene
> -- 
> 
> 
> No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
> ------------------------------------
> -----------------------------------
> E. A. Shinn, Courtesy Professor
> University of South Florida
> Marine Science Center (room 204)
> 140 Seventh Avenue South
> St. Petersburg, FL 33701
> <eshinn at marine.usf.edu>
> Tel 727 553-1158---------------------------------- 
> -----------------------------------
> _______________________________________________
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> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list

Mike Risk
Marine Ecologist
PO Box 1195
Durham Ontario
N0G 1R0


From vzlatarski at yahoo.com  Fri Jan 26 02:41:51 2007
From: vzlatarski at yahoo.com (vassil zlatarski)
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:41:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] Information about the Gulf of Mexico
In-Reply-To: <2192f3b30701251033s58af7536m10fe0ad56da6254@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <221111.32991.qm@web30611.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Catarina,
   
  There is a considerable list of papers and a lot of unpublished information about the coral communities from Veracruz, all around the Peninsula of Yucatan to Chinchorro.  The knowledge on Cuban corals is rich and interesting.  The answer depends of where to begin.  What do you have and where are you doing your thesis?  I would be glad to share what I know. 
   
  Vassil Zlatarski


Catarina C?cio <catarinacucio at gmail.com> wrote:  Dear colleages from Coral-List

I am currently doing my thesis in the Gulf of Mexico, in Yucat?n,Mexico. My
point is to describe the coral communities from the reefs near by Sisal, a
small unexploited fisherman village. I'm making a list of coral species from
Quintana Roo, Cuba and other reefs in the Gulf (like Veracruz, Cayo Arenas,
Cayo Arcas and Alacranes) to compare with those that I will find around
here, and I would like to know if there's someone who knows sources of
papers, books or conferences with species lists for these places. I would be
very gratefful if you could send me some information about that, it would be
very useful to my work!

Thank you for your attention

Cheers

Catarina
_______________________________________________
Coral-List mailing list
Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list



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From ianlundgren at gmail.com  Fri Jan 26 08:30:01 2007
From: ianlundgren at gmail.com (Ian Lundgren)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:30:01 -0400
Subject: [Coral-List] economic PAR loggers
Message-ID: <f2fc5f5a0701260530i5ee84e0fped73003feb5adf4@mail.gmail.com>

Dear listers,

Does anyone know of a simple, easy to use, reliable, submersable PAR logger?
Or has anyone used the HOBO(r) Pendant 64K Temp/Light Data Logger to measure
light intensity related to coral bleaching. In general, would light
"intensity" (meaured in lumens) be an appropriate measure of the effect of
sunlight intensity on corals or is PAR a better method to get at this
question?

All the best,
ian lundgren
Buck Island Reef National Monument


From andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com  Fri Jan 26 07:43:43 2007
From: andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com (andrew ross)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:43:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] Marine Park manager position- applicant description
	suggestions
In-Reply-To: <web-159364366@cgpsrv2.cis.mcmaster.ca>
Message-ID: <112864.54504.qm@web50613.mail.yahoo.com>

Coral folk,
  The Montego Bay Marine Park is re-tooling in will, direction and staff after 15 years in place and having yet to grow a fish. The Park is however highly valuable, highly visible and highly researched, such that the manager involved with making it actually work will be very well placed for future employment. ( www.mbmp.org )
   
  First step is to hire a Park manager, however there seems a good deal of question re what an MPA manager's CV/Resume should look like. The Park is run by an NGO, such that business and tourism savvy is nearly as important as marine/conservation?
   
  Suggestions?
   
  Thanks,
   
  Andrew Ross 

 
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From chwkins at yahoo.com  Fri Jan 26 09:33:05 2007
From: chwkins at yahoo.com (Christopher Hawkins)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:33:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] HD.gov (human dimensions Web portal)
Message-ID: <20070126143305.15111.qmail@web32811.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I'm passing this along...
   
   
  HD.gov ? A New Interagency Human Dimensions Web Portal

We would like to inform you of an upcoming opportunity to have a say in 
the development of a new interagency Web portal and information resource 
focusing on the human dimensions of natural resource management ? HD.gov 
(for more information please see description below). This three hour 
meeting will include a walkthrough of the current Web layout and quality 
control mechanisms, presentations from partners, information on becoming 
a partner, and an interactive demonstration of some cutting edge 
technologies that we will be using to integrate multiple web resources. 
Please see invitation below:

* * HD.gov MEETINGS - 21 AND 22 FEBRUARY, WASHINGTON, DC * *

The HD.gov team will be hosting two half-day meetings -- February 21st 
and 22nd -- in Washington, DC to talk with partners, potential partners, 
and other interested parties about opportunities to become involved with 
the development of HD.gov. If you cannot attend either of these meetings 
you also have the option of calling in and watching the presentations 
through WebEX on your own computer and Internet browser.

This meeting will be a great opportunity to network with other social 
scientists from state and government agencies, academia, and 
non-governmental organizations and learn about their interests, 
products, and initiatives. Many of the potential HD.gov Web portal 
contributors will discuss contributions and anticipated benefits of the 
portal to their organizations.


The meetings will be held on:

Wednesday, 21 February 2007, Hosted by the SCB Social Science Working 
Group at the World Wildlife Fund Offices
Time: 1:00-4:00PM
Location: 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC
(Metro Stops: Dupont Circle, Farragut North, Farragut West)

Thursday, 22 February 2007, Hosted by the USDA Forest Service
Time: 1:00-4:00PM
Location: Training Room, Yates Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC
(Metro Stop: Smithsonian)

Coffee and snacks will be provided.

Please register in advance at:
http://www.hd.gov/register


Please feel free to forward this message to anyone we might have missed 
or who might have an interest in HD.gov. For additional information, 
please contact one of us (contact info below):

HD.gov Team

   
  Hansje.Gold-Krueck at noaa.gov ? content, links, resources, and feedback
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From mwarner at cms.udel.edu  Fri Jan 26 12:54:27 2007
From: mwarner at cms.udel.edu (Mark Warner)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:54:27 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] PAR logger
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1169830804.28905.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <C1DFAA83.10824%mwarner@cms.udel.edu>

Ian,
The HOBO pendant is only good for getting an idea of relative light
intensity. Download the manual and you see that the spectral response of the
sensor is very heavy in the red and peaks around 900 nm. Thus, this will not
give you synonymous values to PAR. For your question, PAR is better, as it
is grounded in the wavelength range (400-700 nm) that has biological
significance for photosynthetic organisms.

Most submersible PAR sensors & loggers are simple, easy to use and reliable,
but they are not cheap. For a slightly cheaper alternative to the commonly
used Li-Cor brand, have a look here: http://www.apogee-inst.com/.

Cheers,

Mark


coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov wrote:

> Does anyone know of a simple, easy to use, reliable, submersable PAR logger?
> Or has anyone used the HOBO(r) Pendant 64K Temp/Light Data Logger to measure
> light intensity related to coral bleaching. In general, would light
> "intensity" (meaured in lumens) be an appropriate measure of the effect of
> sunlight intensity on corals or is PAR a better method to get at this
> question?
> 
> All the best,
> ian lundgren
> Buck Island Reef National Monument

-----------------------------------
Mark E. Warner
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
College of Marine and Earth Studies
700 Pilottown Rd.
Lewes, DE 19958
USA

Phone: 302-645-4365
Fax:  302-645-4028





From goldberg at fiu.edu  Fri Jan 26 12:58:02 2007
From: goldberg at fiu.edu (goldberg at fiu.edu)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:58:02 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Coral-List] Corals and sedimentation/turbidity
Message-ID: <20070126125802.AVR23369@mailstore2.fiu.edu>

I found Mike and Gene's discussion of sedimentation and corals interesting and accurate to an extent. However, there has been some experimental work suspended sediment. See for examples, Telesnicki GJ and Goldberg WM. 1995. Effects of turbidity on the photosynthesis and respiration of two south Florida reef coral species. Bulletin of Marine Science 57: 527-539. Anthony KRM. 1999. A tank system for studying benthic aquatic organisms at predictable levels of turbidity and sedimentation: Case study for examining coral growth. Limnol. Oceanogr. 44: 1415-1442. Larcombe et al., 2001. The hydrodynamic and sedimentary setting of nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef shelf, Australia: Paluma Shoals, a case study. Sedimentology 48: 811-835. This is not an exhaustive list.

I agree with Mike that NTU's are not particularly helpful, especially in estimating light-attenuating effects of turbidity (see Telesnicki and Goldberg 1995. Bull. Mar Sci.57: 540-547). However, they constitute the statutory basis for turbidity measurement in the US and elsewhere, and we are stuck with NTU'S until regulators see the light.
Walter M. Goldberg
Professor of Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Florida International University
University Park Campus
Miami, FL 33199
Telephone (305) 348-3659
email goldberg at fiu.edu  or  polyps at bellsouth.net
URL: http//:www.fiu.edu/~goldberg


From schwarn at cc.wwu.edu  Fri Jan 26 19:19:26 2007
From: schwarn at cc.wwu.edu (Nathan T. Schwarck)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:19:26 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] American Academy of Underwater Sciences Annual
	Symposium Invitation
Message-ID: <200701270019.l0R0JQG16353@titan.cc.wwu.edu>

All persons interested in underwater sciences or scientific diving are
invited to attend the American Academy of Underwater Sciences Annual
Symposium.  This year's symposium is hosted by the University of Miami's
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami, Florida; March
5-10, 2007.  Scientists, Dive Safety Officers, students and diving
technicians are invited to contribute and present papers or posters
describing recent research, underwater research diving techniques and
technological developments related to scientific diving.

 

The American Academy of Underwater Sciences, (AAUS) is a professional
organization dedicated to the advancement and practice of scientific diving.
AAUS accomplishes its mission by developing standards for scientific diver
certification and the safe operation of scientific diving programs,
conducting symposia and workshops, publishing proceedings and funding
research.  

 

Further information may be found at http://www.aaus.org
<http://www.aaus.org/>  

 

Thank you,

 

Capt. Nathan T. Schwarck, M.S.

Appointed Board of Director

American Academy of Underwater Sciences

 

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

Capt. Nathan T. Schwarck, M.S.

Scientific Diving Safety Officer

Shannon Point Marine Center

1900 Shannon Point Road

Anacortes, WA 98221-4042

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~spmc/

 Email:  schwarn at cc.wwu.edu

Phone:  360.293.2188 or 360.640.7400

    Fax:  360.293.1083

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

 



From jessica.morgan at noaa.gov  Fri Jan 26 19:44:13 2007
From: jessica.morgan at noaa.gov (Jessica A. Morgan)
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:44:13 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Requesting Data on 2005 Caribbean Event: Coral
 Bleaching, Disease, and Mortality
Message-ID: <45BAA05D.3030303@noaa.gov>


   Dear Colleagues,

   Thanks  very  much  to those who have previously submitted data on the
   2005  Caribbean  bleaching event (and apologies for cross-posting this
   on many lists!).  This basin-scale coral bleaching has become the most
   thoroughly  documented  mass bleaching event in history.  While we are
   saddened  to  see  the  full extent of the damage, particularly in the
   Lesser  Antilles,  we  are  proud of the fine monitoring effort across
   over 20 countries that has yielded such a tremendous data set.

   In  early  2006,  NOAA  Coral  Reef  Watch  collected data on the main
   bleaching event, from before, during, and immediately after the period
   June  2005-January  2006.   We  have  been analyzing the large dataset
   (over 3600 observations!), and have prepared a draft of a multi-author
   paper  to  Nature  that  documents the event.  From there, we are sure
   that  more  publications will follow.  Everyone who provides data that
   are used in the analysis of the event will be included as an author on
   the   resulting   paper(s).  Our  intent  is  to  provide  the  broad,
   Caribbean-wide  analysis,  comparing  the thermal stress recorded from
   satellites  with  local  observations  of  bleaching and temperatures.
   That  publication  will only include summaries of the information that
   you  submit.   We  hope  that  you  and  all of our collaborators will
   produce  more  detailed national or local analyses to further document
   the event.
   To  comprehensively  capture the entire impact of the bleaching event,
   we  are  now  requesting  any  follow-on data that you might have.  In
   particular,  we  need  any  quantitative measurements of coral disease
   incidence  and  mortality  following bleaching.  While bleaching is an
   important  phenomenon,  it is mortality that makes the greatest impact
   on  the  ecosystem.   The  paper  to  Nature needs to capture not only
   bleaching, but the full impact of the thermal stress on coral reefs of
   the Caribbean.
   While we already have good coverage in many countries, there are a few
   areas  that  we  have  little  or  no  data from.  We are particularly
   looking for data from the following:

     Anguilla
     Antigua and Barbuda
     Aruba
     Bahamas
     Bonaire
     Costa Rica
     Curacao
     Dominican Republic
     Grand Cayman
     Grenada
     Guadeloupe
     Guatemala
     Haiti
     Honduras
     Montserrat
     Nicaragua
     Saint Martin and Sint-Marteen
     Saint-Barth?lemy
     St. Kitts and Nevis
     St. Lucia
     St. Vincent
     Trinidad
     Turks and Caicos

   If  you  have not previously submitted data to us, please download the
   spreadsheet   questionnaire  for  bleaching,  disease,  and  mortality
   reports from the website
   [1]http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/caribbean2005.    The  website  also
   includes  information from the US Coral Reef Task Force, NOAA meetings
   and  workshops  held  to  date,  and  more.   If you have any problems
   downloading  the  form, please email me directly and I will send it to
   you  via  email.  Once you have completed the form, please send it via
   email to me at [2]Jessica.Morgan at noaa.gov.
   Please  note  that  we  are only seeking quantitative reports for this
   analysis.   Casual  reports  of  bleaching, disease, and mortality (as
   well   as   quantitative  reports)  can  still  be  submitted  to  the
   ReefBase-NOAA reporting site at
   [3]http://www.reefbase.org/contribute/bleachingreport.aspx.

   Please  feel  free  to  pass this along to appropriate colleagues.  We
   look forward to your further help in assessing this event.

   Thanks to all of you for your help,
   Jessica Morgan
   and Mark Eakin
--
Jessica A. Morgan
Operations Manager, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
IMSG at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD
E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5309, 1335 East West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226
Phone: (301) 713-2857 x129      Fax: (301) 713-3136
Email: [4]Jessica.Morgan at noaa.gov  Web: coralreefwatch.noaa.gov

References

   1. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/caribbean2005
   2. mailto:Jessica.Morgan at noaa.gov
   3. http://www.reefbase.org/contribute/bleachingreport.aspx
   4. mailto:Jessica.Morgan at noaa.gov


From jeremy at sofonia.com  Sat Jan 27 21:47:19 2007
From: jeremy at sofonia.com (Jeremy J. Sofonia)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:47:19 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
	sedimentation
In-Reply-To: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>
References: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>
Message-ID: <C35E3297-EAEB-4683-A215-A1B06618B1FA@sofonia.com>

Andrew,

Wanted to add:

Also important in estimating potential impacts to benthic primary  
producers is the type of dredge (e.g. cutter suction, trailer hopper,  
etc.), the size of the dredge (m^3), it's power, it's proximity to  
sensitive resources (such as corals), and the duration/ frequency  
they are operating.  Other operational details such as of 'side- 
casting' and 'overflow' rates can also have significant effects  
(positive or negative).  Obviously spoil disposal locations and  
methods should also considered, but keeping in mind that sediments  
released during disposal will behave differently than those suspended  
during cutting (i.e. less fines).

If the program is to run in a working port facility, you'll want to  
look at how local conditions are affected by ongoing operations such  
as berthing and other vessel movements (e.g. tugs can kick up a fair  
bit of sediment/ turbidity in shallow areas).  Contamination such as  
TBT or heavy metals is not uncommon and proper disposal of these  
materials also requires some forethought.

Potential impacts to whales and other cetacens, as well as marine  
turtles should also be investigated.  These can be both direct (e.g.  
physical impact) and indirect (e.g. acoustic, lighting).  Seasonal  
timing of operations is therefore a key avoidance/ minimization measure.

Certainly a lot to think about, but with early (and regular)  
consultation with your environmental authorities, clear communication  
with the proponent, and some good science, the successful management  
of these types of programs is certainly possible.

Hope this was of some help,

Jeremy



JEREMY J. SOFONIA
Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant
SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.

7th Floor, Durack Centre
263 Adelaide Terrace
Perth, WA 6000

http://www.skm.com.au



On 24/01/2007, at 5:43 PM, Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com wrote:

> Dear Coral Listers
>
> I am trying to track down any  research undertaken into tropical coral
> sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced sedimentation - can anyone
> direct me in the right direction ?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Andrew Jamieson
> Senior Environmental Scientist
> andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list



From jeremy at sofonia.com  Sat Jan 27 11:11:15 2007
From: jeremy at sofonia.com (Jeremy J. Sofonia)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:11:15 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced
	sedimentation
In-Reply-To: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>
References: <OF3DB3550B.0C89BD2C-ONC825726D.002FAFA8-C825726D.002FF603@urscorp.com>
Message-ID: <CB31C8C2-3D5E-4256-BFFA-73BF4655866C@sofonia.com>

Hi Andrew,

Here are a few more references for your review/ consideration:

Raaymakers, S. and J. Oliver.  1993.  Advances in reactive monitoring  
? The 1993 Townsville Port Development.  Reef Research.  17:21.

Dodge, R.E. and J.R. Vaisnys.  1977.  Coral populations and growth  
patterns:  Responses to sedimentation and turbidity associated with  
dredging.  Journal of Marine Research.  Vol. 35, no. 4: 715-730.

Brown, B.E., M.D.A. Le Tissier, T.P. Scoffin, and A.W. Tudhope.   
1990.  Evaluation of the environmental impact of dredging on  
intertidal coral reefs at Ko Phuket, Thailand, using ecological and  
physiological parameters.  Marine Ecology Progress Series.  Vol.  
65:273-281.

Berkelmans, R.  1993.  The Heron Island monitoring program: A  
synopsis.  Reef Research.  Vol. 21:3-7.

Marszalek, D.S.  1981.  Impact of dredging on a subtropical reef  
community, southeast Florida, U.S.A.  Proceedings of the Fourth  
International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila.  Vol. 1:147-153.

Sheppard, C.  1980.  Coral fauna of Diego Garcia lagoon following  
harbor construction.  Marine Pollution Bulletin.  Vol. 11: 227-230.


Of these, some site dredging as the source for coral impact while  
others do not.  Note, however, that some of those that do site  
deleterious impacts are often missing data on pre-dredging (i.e.  
baseline) conditions and/or data on natural variation.  Raaymakers &  
Oliver, 1993 is a good example though, and is often sited as a model  
for assessing dredge related impacts.

Honestly though, I wold suggest you do not  depend on these  
references or the values suggested from other studies in regard to  
sediment 'thresholds' and their relationship to coral health.  This  
is a very site specific relationship depending on multiple factors  
including local/ regional environmental conditions (including  
sediment characteristics) and the type/ life history of the species  
present.  Collecting sufficient baseline data (particularly over  
seasons) as well as geotechnical information is key.  Numerical  
modelling of potential dredge plumes is also a useful tool, and I  
would also strongly recommend a fairly robust water quality  
monitoring program...

Apologies for rambling on a bit, it's just that impact assessment  
from dredging works is a good portion of my working life.  I'm  
currently involved in two projects down here in Australia.  Rest  
assured, folks here (government through to client) take this very  
seriously.  I'd be interested to learn more about your project and  
discuss further if that would be helpful.

Good luck,

Jeremy



JEREMY J. SOFONIA
Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant
SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.

7th Floor, Durack Centre
263 Adelaide Terrace
Perth, WA 6000

Tel: +61 (0) 8 9268 4433
Mob: +61 (0) 40 911 8747
Fax: +61 (0) 8 9268 4400

http://www.skm.com.au


On 24/01/2007, at 5:43 PM, Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com wrote:

> Dear Coral Listers
>
> I am trying to track down any  research undertaken into tropical coral
> sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced sedimentation - can anyone
> direct me in the right direction ?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Andrew Jamieson
> Senior Environmental Scientist
> andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list



From jeremy at sofonia.com  Sat Jan 27 11:28:51 2007
From: jeremy at sofonia.com (Jeremy J. Sofonia)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:28:51 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] PAR logger
In-Reply-To: <C1DFAA83.10824%mwarner@cms.udel.edu>
References: <C1DFAA83.10824%mwarner@cms.udel.edu>
Message-ID: <58B0250E-52A2-47BB-9D81-3555AB5E37F0@sofonia.com>

Dear Ian,

I agree with Mark in his recommendation in the use of the Li-Cor  
brand.  I've used these in the past and they have served us well.

One thing that I would also suggest in regard to your study on the  
effect of sunlight intensity is to include a sensor not only at the  
depth of your subject corals, but also at the surface (i.e. two  
meters).  This way, you can assess the initial intensity of light in  
comparison to what is received by your corals and, as such, estimate  
light attenuation through the water column.  Obviously, I don't have  
detail on your proposed study, but you may find that this provides  
for more interesting discussion without much additional cost or effort.

Kind Regards,

Jeremy


JEREMY J. SOFONIA
Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant
SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.

7th Floor, Durack Centre
263 Adelaide Terrace
Perth, WA 6000

http://www.skm.com.au


On 27/01/2007, at 2:54 AM, Mark Warner wrote:

> Ian,
> The HOBO pendant is only good for getting an idea of relative light
> intensity. Download the manual and you see that the spectral  
> response of the
> sensor is very heavy in the red and peaks around 900 nm. Thus, this  
> will not
> give you synonymous values to PAR. For your question, PAR is  
> better, as it
> is grounded in the wavelength range (400-700 nm) that has biological
> significance for photosynthetic organisms.
>
> Most submersible PAR sensors & loggers are simple, easy to use and  
> reliable,
> but they are not cheap. For a slightly cheaper alternative to the  
> commonly
> used Li-Cor brand, have a look here: http://www.apogee-inst.com/.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
>
> coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a simple, easy to use, reliable, submersable  
>> PAR logger?
>> Or has anyone used the HOBO(r) Pendant 64K Temp/Light Data Logger  
>> to measure
>> light intensity related to coral bleaching. In general, would light
>> "intensity" (meaured in lumens) be an appropriate measure of the  
>> effect of
>> sunlight intensity on corals or is PAR a better method to get at this
>> question?
>>
>> All the best,
>> ian lundgren
>> Buck Island Reef National Monument
>
> -----------------------------------
> Mark E. Warner
> Assistant Professor
> University of Delaware
> College of Marine and Earth Studies
> 700 Pilottown Rd.
> Lewes, DE 19958
> USA
>
> Phone: 302-645-4365
> Fax:  302-645-4028
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Coral-List mailing list
> Coral-List at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list



From KER0224 at ecu.edu  Sat Jan 27 18:08:46 2007
From: KER0224 at ecu.edu (Ryan, Katherine Ellen)
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:08:46 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] American Academy of Underwater Sciences
	AnnualSymposium Invitation
References: <200701270019.l0R0JQG16353@titan.cc.wwu.edu>
Message-ID: <66EDA0F81DE97946B52FA1D016367B00A765E1@ecust5.intra.ecu.edu>

Does anyone know of any work conducted to test the affinity of 210Pb to fine-grained carbonate sediments? 
 
Thank you!
 

 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Katie Ryan
Graduate Student
Dept. of Geology
East Carolina University
252.328.9423
 

________________________________

From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov on behalf of Nathan T. Schwarck
Sent: Fri 1/26/2007 7:19 PM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: [Coral-List] American Academy of Underwater Sciences AnnualSymposium Invitation



All persons interested in underwater sciences or scientific diving are
invited to attend the American Academy of Underwater Sciences Annual
Symposium.  This year's symposium is hosted by the University of Miami's
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami, Florida; March
5-10, 2007.  Scientists, Dive Safety Officers, students and diving
technicians are invited to contribute and present papers or posters
describing recent research, underwater research diving techniques and
technological developments related to scientific diving.



The American Academy of Underwater Sciences, (AAUS) is a professional
organization dedicated to the advancement and practice of scientific diving.
AAUS accomplishes its mission by developing standards for scientific diver
certification and the safe operation of scientific diving programs,
conducting symposia and workshops, publishing proceedings and funding
research. 



Further information may be found at http://www.aaus.org <http://www.aaus.org/> 
<http://www.aaus.org/> 



Thank you,



Capt. Nathan T. Schwarck, M.S.

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From mjnewman at ucsd.edu  Sat Jan 27 14:24:08 2007
From: mjnewman at ucsd.edu (Marah Newman)
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:24:08 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] growth rates of Caribbean corals
Message-ID: <34042B75-953E-4223-A02E-0696C4244D4F@ucsd.edu>

Hi All,

I am interested in obtaining average growth rates (cm/yr) (Linear  
extensions) for the following species. I have tried searching the  
literature, but cannot find estimates/measurements for these  
particular species. Any help for locating specific references or even  
ballpark estimates based on personal observations/studies would be  
greatly appreciated.  The species are the following Caribbean corals:
Agaricia tenuifolia
Dichocoenia stokesii
Diploria clivosa
Favia fragum
Oculina diffusa




Many thanks.

Marah Newman



From yusri.yusuf at gmail.com  Sun Jan 28 01:20:41 2007
From: yusri.yusuf at gmail.com (yusri yusuf)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:20:41 +0800
Subject: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge
	inducedsedimentation
In-Reply-To: <000901c740dc$258626c0$0276ab81@GOLIATH>
References: <582064.60953.qm@web90410.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<000901c740dc$258626c0$0276ab81@GOLIATH>
Message-ID: <c41a50f90701272220r15e046a5ya5f6ddaed64359f3@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,
thank you Prof McManus for highlighting the usefullness of
ReefBase.org literature section.
Over the past years, staffs at ReefBase (CD version and online
version) tried hard to put up (and to make it as up-to-date as
possible) coral reef related references into the literature database
for coral reef researchers and scientist. I sincerely  hope more
scientists wil make use of the facility and probably contribute the
database too.

Cheers and best regards
Yusri Yusuf (Former ReefBase Research Analyst)
Research Fellow/Lecturer,
Institute of Oceanography,
Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia,
21030 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.

On 1/26/07, jmcmanus <jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu> wrote:
> Keep in mind that ReefBase (www.reefbase.org) has over 25,000 references,
> many of which can be downloaded (including all articles in the International
> Coral Reef Symposia).
>
> A search for "sediment" yielded 822 references, nearly all having something
> to do with coral reefs. The word "dredging' yielded 55.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John
>
> John W. McManus, PhD
> Professor, Marine Biology and Fisheries
> Coral Reef Ecology and Management Laboratory (CREM Lab)
> Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
> University of Miami, 33149
> Office: 305-421-4814/4820, Fax: 305-421-4910, Website: www.ncoremiami.org
>
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> Laureate
>
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From tamsen_byfield at yahoo.com  Sun Jan 28 18:46:13 2007
From: tamsen_byfield at yahoo.com (Tamsen Tremain Byfield)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:46:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Coral-List] submersible DO loggers
Message-ID: <892889.14247.qm@web30513.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello,

Can any subscribers recommend a relatively inexpensive submersible
dissolved oxygen logger/meter rated to 50-60 meters with a
user-defined sampling period to allow vertical profiling?

Thank you,


Tamsen Byfield
PhD candidate
Centre for Marine Environmental and Economic Research
Victoria University
P.O. Box 600
Kelburn Parade
Wellington, New Zealand 6142



		
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From jim.hendee at noaa.gov  Mon Jan 29 07:52:16 2007
From: jim.hendee at noaa.gov (Jim Hendee)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:52:16 -0500
Subject: [Coral-List] Posting Literature Requests
Message-ID: <45BDEE00.60104@noaa.gov>

Greetings,

    I have recently received a complaint of posts to Coral-List that
essentially ask subscribers to do their research for them.  As most all
of you know, conducting literature research is a tough job; and reading
all  that material, writing succinct and incisive papers based on the
material and your own research, and meeting peer review is even
tougher.  A good point made in the past is that some researchers are in
very remote places and it is difficult to get library help, so in that
sense, Coral-List has hopefully been good for people in that situation. 
In other cases, students have asked for others to their research, and it
has backfired on them because their professors saw what they were doing
because they are subscribed to Coral-List, too!  In the case of the
complaint referenced above, however, a case was made that a recent
request for literature was done by a commercial venture, and the charge
was made to me (only) that the resulting research product probably would
not be available to Coral-List subscribers, or to others.  I have no way
of knowing whether or not that is the case, so let me just ask, for the
good of "the cause" (i.e., saving the coral reefs of the world), that if
such a literature request post is allowed, that you follow up  your
request with a summary of some sort that goes beyond what the responses
were to the list, or that  you offer to send the summary to those
interested (respondents:  please write directly to the poster, not to
the list).  However, I would prefer that you not use Coral-List for such
inquiries without first conducting your own in-depth research attempts.

    Thanks, and of course please feel free to comment on this subject,
if you wish.

    Cheers,
    Jim



From jeremy at sofonia.com  Mon Jan 29 09:13:20 2007
From: jeremy at sofonia.com (Jeremy J. Sofonia)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:13:20 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] submersible DO loggers
In-Reply-To: <892889.14247.qm@web30513.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <892889.14247.qm@web30513.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <74A4E016-CE88-4F83-B315-E14361DC75A2@sofonia.com>

For water quality monitoring equipment we currently use Troll.  Check  
out:

http://www.in-situ.com/default.html

It's not exactly cheap, but it's top o-the-line.

You could also think about hiring the gear.  Consider:
http://www.enviroequip.com/

We use both frequently, and the gear puts up with all kinds of  
abuse.  Perhaps if you explain your situation as a researcher they  
would be willing to cut you a deal.  From my experience, it's worth  
asking.

Not always right, but always happy to help.

Regards,

Jeremy



On 29/01/2007, at 8:46 AM, Tamsen Tremain Byfield wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Can any subscribers recommend a relatively inexpensive submersible
> dissolved oxygen logger/meter rated to 50-60 meters with a
> user-defined sampling period to allow vertical profiling?
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Tamsen Byfield
> PhD candidate
> Centre for Marine Environmental and Economic Research
> Victoria University
> P.O. Box 600
> Kelburn Parade
> Wellington, New Zealand 6142
>
>
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From ctwiliams at yahoo.com  Mon Jan 29 12:09:56 2007
From: ctwiliams at yahoo.com (Tom Williams)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:09:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] ETHICS AND Posting Literature Requests
In-Reply-To: <45BDEE00.60104@noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <20070129170956.93716.qmail@web50414.mail.yahoo.com>

I greatly appreciate the things that--- Jim Hendee
<jim.hendee at noaa.gov> wrote: posts to Coral-List that
essentially ask subscribers to do their research

SOME ETHICAL QUESTIONS
 
1. AS TO WHETHER SUFFICIENT ATTRIBUTION BY REAL
RESEARCHERS IS GIVEN TO THE "SOURCES"; 

2. CLIENTS ARE AWARE THAT THE COMMERCIAL RESEARCHER
HAS USED FREE PUBLIC SOURCES WHICH SHOULD INFLUENCE
THE COSTS OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE CLIENT;

3.  IF COMMERCIAL RESEARCHERS ARE PROVIDING
PROPRIETARY INFO TO THIRD PARTIES (LIST), THE
RESEARCHER MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH THEIR CONTRACT. 

RESEARCHERS FROM REMOTE ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT
LOCATIONS NEED HELP AND WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
INFO TO THE PUBLIC VIEW (GRANTED NOT ALWAYS) -
good point made in the past is that some researchers
are in very remote places with little or no libraries
and limited internet access 

recent request for literature was done by a commercial
venture, and the charge was made to me (only) that the
resulting research product probably would not be
available to Coral-List subscribers, or to others.

IF PROVIDED THE RESEARCHER IS IN CONFLICT WITH THEIR
CONTRACT AND PROPRIETARY/FUDICIARY OBLIGATIONS ALONG
WITH ALL SORTS OF MARKET ETHICS.

I have no way of knowing whether or not that is the
case, so let me just ask, for the good of "the cause"
(i.e., saving the coral reefs of the world), that if
 such a literature request post is allowed, that you
 follow up  your request with a summary of some sort
that goes beyond what the responses were to the list,
or that  you offer to send the summary to those
interested (respondents:  please write directly to the
poster, not to the list).  

However, I would prefer that you not use Coral-List
for such inquiries without first conducting your own
in-depY THE LISTth research attempts.

-- LETS BE SPECIFIC - AS A MINIMUM THE REQUESTER
SHOULD:

1. INDICATE WHETHER THE RESEARCH IS COMMERCIALLY
BASED;
2. RESEARCHER HAS LIMITED LOCAL RESOURCES AND LIMITED
INTERNET ACCESS;
3. DEMONSTRATE THEY HAVE AT LEAST DONE A GOGLE SEARCH
AND THEY NEED CONFIRMATION AND SUPPLEMENTS TO A LIST
THAT THEY PROVIDE - PRE-FACTO.
4. PROVIDES THE SUMMARY AND ABSTRACTS FOR RESEARCH
ASSISTANCE
5.  ACKNOWLEDGES IN RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY
THE LIST 

I HAVE DONE ALOT OF COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AND AM UPSET
WITH THOSE THAT OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING COMMERCIAL
RESEARCH AND USE/ABUSE THE LIST.  ESPECIALLY WITH
THOSE THAT DO NOT RETURN ANYTHING TO THE LIST.  THERE
"PROFESSIONAL" SITES FOR SUCH ENQUIRIES.

JIM YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. 

DR. TOM WILLIAMS
SAN MATEO CA

 


From rjmiller1 at gmail.com  Mon Jan 29 12:26:05 2007
From: rjmiller1 at gmail.com (Robert Miller)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:26:05 -0800
Subject: [Coral-List] PAR logger
In-Reply-To: <58B0250E-52A2-47BB-9D81-3555AB5E37F0@sofonia.com>
References: <C1DFAA83.10824%mwarner@cms.udel.edu>
	<58B0250E-52A2-47BB-9D81-3555AB5E37F0@sofonia.com>
Message-ID: <c95aac410701290926k5894a755j1f20e981ba65cee1@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ian,
Check out the self-contained par loggers from Alec Electronics (eg see
http://www.nijin.com.tw/en/alec/MKV-L.htm
available through Rockland Oceanographic, they are a little cheaper than
Li-Cor, especially if you need more than one sensor, and a lot more
convenient for underwater work.
cheers,
Bob

On 1/27/07, Jeremy J. Sofonia <jeremy at sofonia.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Ian,
>
> I agree with Mark in his recommendation in the use of the Li-Cor
> brand.  I've used these in the past and they have served us well.
>
> One thing that I would also suggest in regard to your study on the
> effect of sunlight intensity is to include a sensor not only at the
> depth of your subject corals, but also at the surface (i.e. two
> meters).  This way, you can assess the initial intensity of light in
> comparison to what is received by your corals and, as such, estimate
> light attenuation through the water column.  Obviously, I don't have
> detail on your proposed study, but you may find that this provides
> for more interesting discussion without much additional cost or effort.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jeremy
>
>
> JEREMY J. SOFONIA
> Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant
> SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.
>
> 7th Floor, Durack Centre
> 263 Adelaide Terrace
> Perth, WA 6000
>
> http://www.skm.com.au
>
>
> On 27/01/2007, at 2:54 AM, Mark Warner wrote:
>
> > Ian,
> > The HOBO pendant is only good for getting an idea of relative light
> > intensity. Download the manual and you see that the spectral
> > response of the
> > sensor is very heavy in the red and peaks around 900 nm. Thus, this
> > will not
> > give you synonymous values to PAR. For your question, PAR is
> > better, as it
> > is grounded in the wavelength range (400-700 nm) that has biological
> > significance for photosynthetic organisms.
> >
> > Most submersible PAR sensors & loggers are simple, easy to use and
> > reliable,
> > but they are not cheap. For a slightly cheaper alternative to the
> > commonly
> > used Li-Cor brand, have a look here: http://www.apogee-inst.com/.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know of a simple, easy to use, reliable, submersable
> >> PAR logger?
> >> Or has anyone used the HOBO(r) Pendant 64K Temp/Light Data Logger
> >> to measure
> >> light intensity related to coral bleaching. In general, would light
> >> "intensity" (meaured in lumens) be an appropriate measure of the
> >> effect of
> >> sunlight intensity on corals or is PAR a better method to get at this
> >> question?
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >> ian lundgren
> >> Buck Island Reef National Monument
> >
> > -----------------------------------
> > Mark E. Warner
> > Assistant Professor
> > University of Delaware
> > College of Marine and Earth Studies
> > 700 Pilottown Rd.
> > Lewes, DE 19958
> > USA
> >
> > Phone: 302-645-4365
> > Fax:  302-645-4028
> >
> >
> >
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Santa Barbara Channel LTER
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Santa Barbara CA 93106-6150
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From rbourke at OCEANIT.COM  Mon Jan 29 13:28:24 2007
From: rbourke at OCEANIT.COM (Robert Bourke)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:28:24 -1000
Subject: [Coral-List] Dredging
In-Reply-To: <C35E3297-EAEB-4683-A215-A1B06618B1FA@sofonia.com>
Message-ID: <EFA63C3DB5E2884D914F7DC23F7E41ABD35963@email-oahu.oceanit.local>

Jeremy & C-Listers;

Does anyone have experience with dredging for wetland rehabilitation
adjacent to coral reef ecosystems?

On Oahu, Hawaii there is an interesting system (Kaelepulu Pond /
Enchanted Lake) with a vibrant wetland / estuary ecosystem that has been
completely surrounded by urban development and is impacted by excessive
sedimentation.  While sedimentation in the pond protects the adjacent
reefs off of Kailua Beach, the progressive infilling is actually
decreasing wetland bird habitat as these areas become fast-land
supporting alien grass species. 
 
Is anyone aware of an actual working mechanism whereby excavated
materials can be segregated, removing the mud fines with replacement of
the large material (algae, oyster shells) back onto the substrate?

Aloha

Bob Bourke


-----Original Message-----
From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Jeremy J.
Sofonia
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:47 PM
To: Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com
Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge
inducedsedimentation

Andrew,

Wanted to add:

Also important in estimating potential impacts to benthic primary
producers is the type of dredge (e.g. cutter suction, trailer hopper,
etc.), the size of the dredge (m^3), it's power, it's proximity to
sensitive resources (such as corals), and the duration/ frequency they
are operating.  Other operational details such as of 'side- casting' and
'overflow' rates can also have significant effects (positive or
negative).  Obviously spoil disposal locations and methods should also
considered, but keeping in mind that sediments released during disposal
will behave differently than those suspended during cutting (i.e. less
fines).

If the program is to run in a working port facility, you'll want to look
at how local conditions are affected by ongoing operations such as
berthing and other vessel movements (e.g. tugs can kick up a fair bit of
sediment/ turbidity in shallow areas).  Contamination such as TBT or
heavy metals is not uncommon and proper disposal of these materials also
requires some forethought.

Potential impacts to whales and other cetacens, as well as marine
turtles should also be investigated.  These can be both direct (e.g.  
physical impact) and indirect (e.g. acoustic, lighting).  Seasonal
timing of operations is therefore a key avoidance/ minimization measure.

Certainly a lot to think about, but with early (and regular)
consultation with your environmental authorities, clear communication
with the proponent, and some good science, the successful management of
these types of programs is certainly possible.

Hope this was of some help,

Jeremy



JEREMY J. SOFONIA
Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.

7th Floor, Durack Centre
263 Adelaide Terrace
Perth, WA 6000

http://www.skm.com.au



On 24/01/2007, at 5:43 PM, Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com wrote:

> Dear Coral Listers
>
> I am trying to track down any  research undertaken into tropical coral

> sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced sedimentation - can anyone

> direct me in the right direction ?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Andrew Jamieson
> Senior Environmental Scientist
> andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com
>
>
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From dramberran at gmail.com  Mon Jan 29 13:36:05 2007
From: dramberran at gmail.com (Devi Ramberran)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:36:05 -0400
Subject: [Coral-List] coral spawning dates 2007
Message-ID: <1b01285b0701291036u2bf5ad3aq47f177e21b21bb8f@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows the predicted spawning dates for Corals in
the Caribbean, especially the coral sps Diploria strigosa?
Thanks.

Devi Ramberran
dramberran at gmail.com


From tamsen_byfield at yahoo.com  Mon Jan 29 14:09:06 2007
From: tamsen_byfield at yahoo.com (Tamsen Tremain Byfield)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:09:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Coral-List] D.O. logger/meter clarification
Message-ID: <770138.71739.qm@web30510.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hello,

About my request for suggestions on a D.O. meter-we already have a
sonde without D.O. meter so are looking only for an inexpensive
stand-alone meter that could go to a bit of depth and perhaps profile
the water column. We have a surface unit.

I have done an on-line search but thought a list subscriber might be
able to recommend a particular type or brand based on their
experience.

Thank you,

Tamsen Byfield


		
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From jeremy at sofonia.com  Mon Jan 29 17:04:34 2007
From: jeremy at sofonia.com (Jeremy J. Sofonia)
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:04:34 +0900
Subject: [Coral-List] Dredging
In-Reply-To: <EFA63C3DB5E2884D914F7DC23F7E41ABD35963@email-oahu.oceanit.local>
References: <EFA63C3DB5E2884D914F7DC23F7E41ABD35963@email-oahu.oceanit.local>
Message-ID: <24DA6A22-F00E-4DE5-A1CD-52AE5ED429E9@sofonia.com>

Dear Bob,

Could the solution be something as simple as using a "sifting" or  
"screening" bucket attachment on your excavation equipment?

Here's a couple links to video clips provided by a company called  
Dirt Works that illustrate my thinking:

http://dirtworksattachments.com/video/SiftDirt.wmv
and
http://dirtworksattachments.com/video/SiftStone.wmv

Sounds to me like you'd want to keep the top bit.  You can do a quick  
Google search and find all sorts of options.  I would also suggest  
you discuss this further with your local contractors who are most  
familiar with the options available in earth moving equipment.  If  
you explain the goals of your work, they almost certainly could  
present you with more ideas and some good advice.

Kind Regards,

Jeremy




On 30/01/2007, at 3:28 AM, Robert Bourke wrote:

> Jeremy & C-Listers;
>
> Does anyone have experience with dredging for wetland rehabilitation
> adjacent to coral reef ecosystems?
>
> On Oahu, Hawaii there is an interesting system (Kaelepulu Pond /
> Enchanted Lake) with a vibrant wetland / estuary ecosystem that has  
> been
> completely surrounded by urban development and is impacted by  
> excessive
> sedimentation.  While sedimentation in the pond protects the adjacent
> reefs off of Kailua Beach, the progressive infilling is actually
> decreasing wetland bird habitat as these areas become fast-land
> supporting alien grass species.
>
> Is anyone aware of an actual working mechanism whereby excavated
> materials can be segregated, removing the mud fines with  
> replacement of
> the large material (algae, oyster shells) back onto the substrate?
>
> Aloha
>
> Bob Bourke
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Jeremy J.
> Sofonia
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:47 PM
> To: Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com
> Cc: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] coral sedimentation thresholds for dredge
> inducedsedimentation
>
> Andrew,
>
> Wanted to add:
>
> Also important in estimating potential impacts to benthic primary
> producers is the type of dredge (e.g. cutter suction, trailer hopper,
> etc.), the size of the dredge (m^3), it's power, it's proximity to
> sensitive resources (such as corals), and the duration/ frequency they
> are operating.  Other operational details such as of 'side-  
> casting' and
> 'overflow' rates can also have significant effects (positive or
> negative).  Obviously spoil disposal locations and methods should also
> considered, but keeping in mind that sediments released during  
> disposal
> will behave differently than those suspended during cutting (i.e. less
> fines).
>
> If the program is to run in a working port facility, you'll want to  
> look
> at how local conditions are affected by ongoing operations such as
> berthing and other vessel movements (e.g. tugs can kick up a fair  
> bit of
> sediment/ turbidity in shallow areas).  Contamination such as TBT or
> heavy metals is not uncommon and proper disposal of these materials  
> also
> requires some forethought.
>
> Potential impacts to whales and other cetacens, as well as marine
> turtles should also be investigated.  These can be both direct (e.g.
> physical impact) and indirect (e.g. acoustic, lighting).  Seasonal
> timing of operations is therefore a key avoidance/ minimization  
> measure.
>
> Certainly a lot to think about, but with early (and regular)
> consultation with your environmental authorities, clear communication
> with the proponent, and some good science, the successful  
> management of
> these types of programs is certainly possible.
>
> Hope this was of some help,
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> JEREMY J. SOFONIA
> Senior Marine & Environmental Consultant SKM Australia Pty. Ltd.
>
> 7th Floor, Durack Centre
> 263 Adelaide Terrace
> Perth, WA 6000
>
> http://www.skm.com.au
>
>
>
> On 24/01/2007, at 5:43 PM, Andrew_Jamieson at URSCorp.com wrote:
>
>> Dear Coral Listers
>>
>> I am trying to track down any  research undertaken into tropical  
>> coral
>
>> sedimentation thresholds for dredge induced sedimentation - can  
>> anyone
>
>> direct me in the right direction ?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>>
>> Andrew Jamieson
>> Senior Environmental Scientist
>> andrew_jamieson at urscorp.com
>>
>>
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From sasidiver at yahoo.com.sg  Tue Jan 30 03:20:45 2007
From: sasidiver at yahoo.com.sg (Sasi Nayar)
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:20:45 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [Coral-List] economic PAR loggers
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1169830804.28905.coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <938167.51684.qm@web34110.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

We've used Odyssey light loggers on seagrass beds off the Adelaide coat. They are reasonably priced and easy to use.
  http://www.odysseydatarecording.com/
  http://www.findasensor.com/maninfo.php?uid=541&idc=124
  Sasi
  nayar.sasi at saugov.sa.gov.au


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Phytoplankton Biologist and Subprogram Leader 
  Microalgal Biodiesel Group
Sustainable Systems 
South Australian Research and Development Institute - Aquatic Sciences 
2 Hamra Ave., West Beach 
South Australia 5024

Postal address : PO Box 120, Henley Beach, SA 5022 

Tel : (+61-8) 8207 5321 
Fax : (+61-8) 8207 5481 
Alternate email : nayar.sasi at saugov.sa.gov.au

 		
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From asouther at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 31 15:05:20 2007
From: asouther at yahoo.com (Art Souther)
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:05:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Coral-List] coral reef fish community composition
Message-ID: <100339.98627.qm@web37906.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi,

Can anyone point me to multiyear censuses of the
species makeup and abundance of coral reef fish
communities.  Ideally they would be for at least 5
years or so.

I a also interesed in the longest-running studies
which have measured both recruitment and variation in
age structure for particular coral reef fish species.

Thanks,

Art Souther
OSU
Corvallis


 
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From brett.dinsdale at jcu.edu.au  Wed Jan 31 20:50:15 2007
From: brett.dinsdale at jcu.edu.au (Brett Dinsdale)
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:50:15 +1000
Subject: [Coral-List] Postdoctoral Position Townsville Australia
Message-ID: <006601c745a3$51e3ae10$f328db89@aimsbdinsdale>

AIMS at JCU a Joint Venture between James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science have advertised the following position.

AIMS at JCU Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Stress in Tropical Marine

Systems

Campus Location: JCU (Townsville, Australia), AIMS (Cape Cleveland, Townsville,

Australia)

AIMS at JCU is a joint venture between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

and James Cook University (JCU), which conducts research to create new areas of

expertise that contribute to the Commonwealth Government's National Research

Priorities.

AIMS at JCU wishes to appoint an outstanding postdoctoral scientist to complement and

extend its research activities within the Stress in Tropical Marine Systems (STMS)

Research program. Applicants must demonstrate the relevance of their proposed

research to the STMS program and collaboration between AIMS and JCU.

The three STMS program's key research themes are:

. Cellular processes involved in stress responses

. Ecological and population responses to stress

. Evolution of stress tolerance

Applicants must submit a research project proposal within one of these key areas, along

with their application. They are encouraged to discuss and develop the proposal with

AIMS and JCU staff.

Enquiries to: Dr Mark McCormick, E-mail: mark.mccormick at jcu.edu.au telephone: 61

7 4781 4048 or Dr Madeleine van Oppen, E-mail: m.vanoppen at aims.gov.au

telephone: 61 7 4753 4370

Employment Type: Appointment will be full time for a fixed term of three years subject

to a probationary period

Salary: Research Academic Level A. $55,503 - $59,474 per annum. Benefits include

generous employer superannuation contribution and attractive options for salary

packaging.

Applicants must follow the Method of Application procedures (including systematically

addressing the Selection Criteria). Further information is available http://jobs.jcu.edu.au/

or by contacting the Recruitment Officer, Faculty of Science, Engineering and

Information Technology, telephone (07) 4781 6834, E-mail Terri.Williamson at jcu.edu.au

Applications close on 23 February 2007. Please quote reference number 7024.

Equal Opportunity in Employment is University Policy

The University reserves the right to invite applications or not to make an appointment.