[Coral-List] Request for input on coral relocation studies

[Alina Szmant]

This is all déja vu to me. Reminiscent of 1985 when Dr. Katie Muzik tried to get participants of the 5th International Coral Reef Congress to protest the extension of the airport runway in Okinawa. Pipe organ coral Heliopora and other species were going to be (and eventually were) crushed by the project.  No stopping development as long as Earth has more and more human inhabitants and the economy is society's primary concern.

Alina Szmant



Dr. Alina M. Szmant,  CEO
CISME Instruments LLC



-------- Original message --------
From: International Coral Reef Observatory via Coral-List <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Date: 7/1/23 3:41 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Sebastian Szereday <seb.szereday at gmail.com>, coral list <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Request for input on coral relocation studies

Building the airport over coral or coral reefs is not a good idea.....other
location alternatives should always be considered !!

Leading by example, we already signed the petition against the proposed
airport, please other coral-listers do sign and share:

Petition · Reject the Proposed Tioman Airport · Change.org
<
https://www.change.org/p/tioman-villagers-reject-the-proposed-tioman-airport
>

Cordial saludo,
Nohora Galvis
ICRS World Reef Award Winner
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El vie, 30 jun 2023 a las 8:06, Sebastian Szereday via Coral-List (<
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>) escribió:

> Dear Coral List,
>
>
>
> For many years a new airport in Tioman Island (Malaysia) has been in the
> discussion and planning. The proposed runway would result in significant
> damage to the adjacent coral reefs, as the runway construction would
> require substantial land reclamation and it would be built on top of an
> existing coral reef. The airport would also negatively impact the
> livelihood of the local communities and result in many further
> socio-economic and sustainability challenges - all in all it is safe to say
> that the airport does not benefit the people nor the environment.
>
>
>
> Last week, the EIA report was released for public review, and members of
> the public are invited to give feedback on the proposed project and
> mitigation measures. One such measure is to (quote) ‘relocate and
> rehabilitate the corals’. This is of course by no means a viable option,
> and the EIA has not gone to lengths to identify suitable sites based on
> common site selection criteria.
>
>
>
> I was hoping that members of this list could point out specific case
> studies that detail the efficacy of relocating coral colonies to mitigate
> the impacts of large infra-structure construction projects. Although my
> organisation is not involved in the direct opposition of the project,
> summarizing existing studies would help to put together a 1-2 pager for
> further circulation with the media, stakeholders, and the public, to
> ultimately provide a summary of existing studies and data.
>
>
>
> Any input would be much appreciated. There is also a petition circulating
> against the proposed airport, please do sign and share:
>
>
> Petition · Reject the Proposed Tioman Airport · Change.org
> <
> https://www.change.org/p/tioman-villagers-reject-the-proposed-tioman-airport
> >
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sebastian
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