[Coral-List] Update on Hawaii bleaching event

Delbeek, Charles CDelbeek at calacademy.org
Thu Oct 8 10:10:02 EDT 2015


A great example of a valuable citizen science contribution in action!

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From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Greta Aeby
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 1:50 AM
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Subject: [Coral-List] Update on Hawaii bleaching event

Hi all,

We received over 85* Eyes of the Reef *reports of bleaching during our State-wide *Bleachapalooza* event.  Combined with our prior efforts we have now received over 140 reports of coral bleaching from Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokini and Hawaii.  We are still doing a more detailed analysis of these reports but to date we can say that *the bleaching event was widespread *throughout the main Hawaiian Islands affecting the shallow water reefs.  For example, on Oahu we had reports of bleaching from 25 different areas around the island.  The reports from a limited number of deeper reefs found no
bleaching.   The *pocilloporids* were hardest hit but we also have
significant bleaching in the *montiporids *and *poritids.  *Pictures can be found at:* https://www.facebook.com/eyesofthereef
<https://www.facebook.com/eyesofthereef>*

Credit goes to all of the community members across Hawaii who were willing to get in the water to check on the reefs and submit an EOR report!!

aloha,

greta
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Greta Aeby, PhD
assistant researcher
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Oahu EOR coordinator
email: greta at hawaii.edu
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