[Coral-List] Australian contest for ideas to save their reef

Brodie, Jon jon.brodie at jcu.edu.au
Mon Jan 22 23:05:03 EST 2018


Re: Doug Fenner's post: Unfortunately this is just another "miracle solutions" farce in line with many other recently funding projects to "save the reef". The Australian Government promote these to distract from their unwillingness to manage climate change (through emissions control in Australia) or terrestrially sourced pollution discharge to the GBR (through lack of adequate funding and refusal to enforce existing legislation). Sad days for the GBR. 

Yesterday another A$60 million was announced to continue funding programs even Government reports admit don't work! They are 1. culling crown of thorns starfish and 2. paying farmers to reduce pollution!

Cheers

Jon

Jon Brodie
Professorial Research Fellow
Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
Townsville
Ph. +61 (0) 407127030
https://www.coralcoe.org.au/person/jon-brodie



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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 Douglas Fenner
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 11:21 AM
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Subject: [Coral-List] Australian contest for ideas to save their reef

Your bright idea could save the biggest reef on earth.  (National
Geographic)

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/australia-great-barrier-
reef-coral-bleaching-conservation-competition-spd/

Open-access.

Cheers,  Doug

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Douglas Fenner
Contractor for NOAA NMFS Protected Species, and consultant PO Box 7390 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA

New online open-access field guide to 300 coral species in Chagos, Indian Ocean http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals
<http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals==>

Coral reefs are bleaching too frequently to recover
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/the-
global-scourge-on-coral-reefs/549713/?utm_source=atlfb
<https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/the-global-scourge-on-coral-reefs/549713/?utm_source=atlfb==>

How to save the "tropical rainforests" of the ocean https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/
01/09/coral-reefs/?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.80ce291c546b
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/01/09/coral-reefs/?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.80ce291c546b==>






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Douglas Fenner
Contractor for NOAA NMFS Protected Species, and consultant PO Box 7390 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA

New online open-access field guide to 300 coral species in Chagos, Indian Ocean http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals

Even without El Nino, 2017 temperatures soared.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/even-without-el-ni-o-2017-temperatures-still-soared?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2018-01-19&et_rid=17045989&et_cid=1800664

Coral reefs are bleaching too frequently to recover https://www.theatlantic..com/science/archive/2018/01/the-global-scourge-on-coral-reefs/549713/?utm_source=atlfb

How to save the "tropical rainforests" of the ocean https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/01/09/coral-reefs/?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.80ce291c546b
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