From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:06:07 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:06:07 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Betsy Gladfelter - MIA? (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120553.6305C-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 14:27:13 -0500
From: Bob Steneck <STENECK at MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Betsy Gladfelter - MIA?

        Does anyone have an e-mail or snail-mail address for Betsy
Gladfelter?  I understand she is on sabbatical at Woods Hole.

     Thank you.

        Bob Steneck



========================
Dr. Robert S. Steneck
Professor
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine
Darling Marine Center
Walpole, Me 04573
U.S.A.
Tele: 207 563- 3146 ext. 233
======================



From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:06:35 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:06:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: ReefCheck protocol / comments (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120615.6305D-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 12:29:59 +0100
From: Moshira Hassan <mhassan at geomar.de>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: ReefCheck protocol / comments

Sorry for cross-posting on the coral-list and IYOR list


Gregor,
Thanks for the drafts of the protocols for Reef Check. It seems like it was
quite a bit of work to put together. I am sure Reef Check can work and I am
lloking forward to participating.

I would like to offer some comments about the procedures and hope to hear
your opinions about it.

FIRSTLY, I fully agree with Rick Craig and Bill Alevizon that sites should
not be chosen as "to be considered to be the best available". For the same
reasons Rick and Bill have noted.

SECONDLY: LOGISITCS
*I would like to point out, that the choice of sites will be biased in some
way or another depending on the facilities you will be using. The
IYOR-Germany committee is trying to get a good group together for the Red
Sea, mainly Egypt. We would be "operating" out of diving schools and
centers and using the help of tourists. It might be difficult to actually
"choose" the site as we would be subject to dive-operator sites.
* Generally tourists prefer diving at "good sites". One could surely also
find very dedicated tourists/naturalists who would be ready to also visit
what are considered "bad dive sites".
* The typical tourist likes to visit each site once and then look for
something new (no comment on that attitude). I am sure we can convince the
diving schools and the tourists to spend an entire day, i.e. 2 dives and
snorkeling at a given site.
***So, in fact while there are solutions to the difficulties using diving
centers, we will always be compromising in some way as to the choice of the
sites and the amount of time we can spend there.

QUESTION positioning of transects
I am not quite sure I got the idea: Do you simply mean two transects at 3m,
4m, 10m, and 11m? Arranged as a staircase rather than directly below each
other?

FOURTH: BILL ALEVIZON SAID:
>>>depth positioning should be secondary to coral zonation/habitat-type
>>>considerations.<<<
*I agree that ecologically the zonation/habitat-types are more important
considerations than water depth. In a project as large as Reef Check with
so many different people doing the surveys, I believe it is important to
use a "measurable" parameter such as water depth. A possibility would be
that everybody uses the same depths in the core protocoll. In addition site
specific zones can also be assessed.
*I do agree with Bill in that >>first priority is that the transects need
to be positioned so as to not cross habitat boundaries<<<

FOURTH: Fish "transects"
*Also agree with Bill, that timed counts are more appropriate to count fish
than using the 20m transect belts.

These are just thoughts, and I hope to hear the ideas of people with more
experience than myself on the subject.

Wish you all a wonderful merry Christmas and a happy and successfull New
Year 1997. it will be "our year"!!! So I am sure it will be great!

cheers, moshira


                                 NEW TELEPHONE!! 0431-6002822

Moshira Hassan/ GEOMAR / Research Center for Marine Geosciences
Wischhofstr. 1-3; 24148 Kiel; Germany
Tel: (49) 431 /6002822          FAX:     (49) 431 / 6002941
email: mhassan at geomar.de

1997 will be the INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE REEF.
See German activites at: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/UNIuser/igps/IYOR

"...so long and thanks for all the fish.."



From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:06:45 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:06:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Oceanos Vivos Video (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120639.6305E-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 12:52:54 +0000
From: coral <coral at igc.apc.org>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Oceanos Vivos Video

Happy Holidays!
An Email sent to me with more information regarding Oceanos Vivos was
lost, unfortunately.  As I have been receiving requests for more
information and ordering of this video series, I would very much
appreciate it if those in the know would post that information to the
whole Coral list.  Thanks very much.
Marcy Roth
Campaign Manager
--
Coral Forest
400 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94104 USA
(415) 788-REEF (7333)
Fax (415) 331-4064
E-mail: coral at igc.apc.org
Web site: http://www.blacktop.com/coralforest

Coral Forest is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization dedicated
to protecting coral reef ecosystems around the world through education
and action.  We welcome your membership and participation.


From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:07:05 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:07:05 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Need a video for IYOR educational program (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120659.6305G-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 08:39:34 -0500
From: Tony Rath <trath at btl.net>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: Need a video for IYOR educational program (fwd)

>Dear Mr. Rath,
>I will be very grateful if you find it.  This is my address:
>> >
>> >Rosa Rodriguez
>> >Punta Tulbayab 49, S.M. 24
>> >77509 Cancun, Q. Roo
>> >Mexico
>> >


Rosa,

I've tried to reply to you, but your email address appears to be wrong.
Could you confirm your email address please?

I'll get the video in the mail next week.

Happy Holidays!


Tony

--------------------------------------------------------------
Visit Belize by Naturalight at:  http://www.belizenet.com/   for your
complete source of information about coral reefs, rainforest, Mayan ruins,
ecotourism, weather, weekly newspaper, and so much  more.  Not just another
website... but a work of art.



From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:06:55 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:06:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: ReefCheck protocol / comments (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120650.6305F-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 10:52:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett <howzit at io.org>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: ReefCheck protocol / comments

At 12:29 PM 12/25/96 +0100, Moshira Hassan wrote:

>* Generally tourists prefer diving at "good sites". One could surely also
>find very dedicated tourists/naturalists who would be ready to also visit
>what are considered "bad dive sites".

I am a Canadian diver who has snorkelled/dived the same reef off West Maui each summer now since 1977.  Back then it WAS a "good site".  Over the years through a remarkable blend of carelessness and ignorance, "progress" has turned it into a "bad dive sit
e".

My husband and I still dive there.  What has disgusted us over the years is the lack of voice on the part of the dive industry whose attitude appears to be, if a dive site turns bad, find another.  This is exactly what we were told when our dive site got 
trashed.

"Go to South Maui.  It's cleaner and the condos are cheaper too."  This advice came from a highly regarded dive master.

I have heard the same comment from tourist/divers about former good dive sites now degraded  and in decline.  They simply go somewhere else.

What baffles me is neither the dive industry or divers themselves appear to understand that if you keep running (swimming?) away, sooner or later, you WILL run out of good dive sites.  That message needs to be sent out.

Moshira Hassan wrote:

>* The typical tourist likes to visit each site once and then look for
>something new (no comment on that attitude).

OK, so I will.  My husband and I have dived the same location in Maui just over 700 times now.  You can imagine how well you can know an area and how well the inhabitants can get to know you.  Winter '94 we visited Grand Cayman and did some boat dives.

The dive master would offer suggestions for dive sites and the divers would say, "No, been there three days ago".  HOW visiting a place just once planted an idea that they'd actually seen it or had nothing more to experience from the place left us with a 
mixture of bafflement and contempt.  So there's my comment on THAT attitude.

Moshira Hassan wrote:

>I am sure we can convince the diving schools and the tourists to spend an entire day, i.e. >2 dives and snorkeling at a given site.

For many tourists, once they've done the two dives (time usually dictated by the one who hoovers the air faster than anyone else) they are eager to return to the harbour and land so they can go on with the rest of their vacation.

The same people who feel they don't need to ever revisit a site after they've dived it once, find sitting on a boat rather boring because after seeing the blue ocean, scanning the horizon, sighting the occasional flying fish --dolphins too perhaps, they c
rave something new.

There is no remote control on a dive boat and so they can't fast forward or switch channels to relieve the Been There, Done That syndrome.

As you might guess, my husband and I are now exclusively shore divers and only dive at OUR site.. a bad dive site.  We find the ocean inhabitants have considerably longer attention spans than the average tourist/diver and they don't blow air as fast eithe
r.

Still I do wish all of you success in this reef monitoring thrust.  What you are all attempting here is of vital importance.

Forgive the general miffed tone of my message.  I just received word via the Net that our dive site has experienced powerful rains and the concrete channel just to the south has once again spewed thousands of gallons of red soil from pineapple fields dire
ctly into the ocean and our dive site.

The red extends along much of the coast and out to the "boat lanes".  That is 60 feet of water and exactly where a group of turtles suffering from a debilitating disease called fibropapillomas live out their lives.  We have dived through two previous "Red
 Rains" and so we know exactly what they are experiencing right now.

I am left with a helpless rage and a question.

How can we treat our oceans so shamefully?


                       ^                  Ursula Keuper-Bennett
                      0 0                 Email: howzit at io.org
             /V^\     I I    /^V\
           /V     Turtle Trax    V\       http://www.turtles.org

            PLEASE SUPPORT Green Turtle Fibropapilloma RESEARCH





From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:07:22 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:07:22 -0500 (EST)
Subject: New Wetlands Listserv! (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120717.6305I-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:55:19 +0000
From: Eric Eckl <eckl at eli.org>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov, dialog-agua-l at acc.fau.edu,
    ecol-agric at mailbase.ac.uk
Subject: New Wetlands Listserv!

***Apologies for Cross-Posting***
***Please share with any interested parties or mailing lists***

 New Wetlands Listserv launched!

 The Environmental Law Institute is pleased to announce a new
 information service for the wetlands community. ELI-Wetlands is
 an electronic forum for the discussion of all aspects of the law,
 policy science, and management of wetlands, floodplains, and coastal
 water resources. Participation in this list is open to all, no
 approval is needed to sign up.

 ELI-Wetlands will be used to exchange information and ideas,
 announce conferences, call for papers, and alert wetlands
 professionals to new publications. Topics of discussion include
 but are certainly not limited to Clean Water Act Section 404
 permitting, wetlands restoration, mitigation banking, and wetland
 protection efforts in such regions as the Chesapeake Bay, Everglades,
 and coastal Louisiana.

Postings to ELI-Wetlands will be archived in a conference entitled
"eli.wetlands" on the IGC network "Econet"

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 ELI provides information, research, and policy analysis to a broad
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 For more information about ELI-Wetlands, contact Teresa Opheim at
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 For more information about the Environmental Law Institute,
 contact Eric Eckl at eckl at eli.org.


___________________________________

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From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:07:13 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:07:13 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Need a video for IYOR educational program (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107120708.6305H-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 08:49:17 -0500
From: Tony Rath <trath at btl.net>
To: coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: Need a video for IYOR educational program (fwd)

For those of you interested in coral reef videos, try this address for the
two videos we produced in Belize:

 curiculm at earthfound.com

This is the Earth Foundation out of Houston.  Please let me know again if
you have any trouble.  The previous email address I sent must have been
wrong.

Tony

--------------------------------------------------------------
Visit Belize by Naturalight at:  http://www.belizenet.com/   for your
complete source of information about coral reefs, rainforest, Mayan ruins,
ecotourism, weather, weekly newspaper, and so much  more.  Not just another
website... but a work of art.



From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 12:05:43 1997
From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (James C. Hendee)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:05:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: listservers working
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107115718.6305B-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Ladies and Gentlemen,

	Because of some difficulties encountered with the setting up of a
firewall (for Internet security), our listservers have been inoperable for
about the last week.  I thank you for your patience, but things
(concerning the lists) should hopefully be back to normal now.

	Unfortunately, we are still having some problems with the Coral
Health and Monitoring Home Page, but hopefully that will be fixed soon.

	If you have any problems, please drop me a line.

	Thanks again for your patience.


	Sincerely yours,

	Jim Hendee
	hendee at aoml.noaa.gov




From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 14:24:38 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 14:24:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NOAA and IYOR
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107135402.6524C-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 1997 14:31:46 -0500 (EST)
From: mstout at rdc.noaa.gov
To: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov

January 6, 1997

Dear Colleague:

As you know, 1997 has been designated the International Year of the Reef
(IYOR). The United States government agencies and more than 50 other
organizations from around the globe have sanctioned the 1997 IYOR to raise
awareness of the value of coral reefs and the challenges they face. The IYOR
is an effort to promote and pursue the goals of the International Coral Reef
Initiative (ICRI), a partnership of nations and organizations to protect and
sustainably use fragile coral reef resources world-wide.

Why should we care about coral reefs? Coral reefs are important to our
future. Reefs are:

	home and nursery for almost a million fish and other species, many
		that we rely on for food;
 	some of the earth's most diverse living ecosystems;
 	full of new and undiscovered biomedical resources that we've only
		just begun to explore;
 	important protection for coastal communities from storms, wave damage
		and erosion.

Coral reefs also attract hundreds of thousands of divers, snorkelers and
other tourists to tropical coasts every year. This recreation and travel
supports a significant tourism industry dependent on clean waters and healthy
coral reefs.

In the United States, the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the primary federal agency responsible
for the stewardship of marine resources including coral reefs. NOAA's
activities include monitoring the health of domestic coral reefs, restoring
damaged or destroyed sections of coral reefs, and working with states and
other partners to maintain the health of coral reefs through management,
research and education.

Where can you get more information? NOAA is working in partnership with other
organizations to provide you with a list of experts and topics of interest.

Throughout 1997, NOAA will provide you with new information every week on a
wide variety of issues related to coral reefs, and direct access to experts
in many fields. Each of the 52-weekly coral stories includes ideas and
experts, with issues ranging from threats to reefs (e.g., dynamite fishing in
the tropical), to solutions (e.g., protected area management) and reef
restoration projects (e.g., coral transplanting techniques).

Although NOAA is the coordinating entity for this effort, the list of story
ideas and experts includes individuals from a variety of universities,
agencies and organizations such as the American Association for Zoos and
Aquariums and the IUCN (World Conservation Union).

The sheets enclosed with this letter show how to access the 52 stories or
find out more about NOAA's 1997 activities on coral reefs. If you have any
questions or suggestions please contact Matt Stout in my office (phone:
202-482-6090; fax 202-482-3154) or visit NOAA's coral reef home page at:

	http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs/coral-reef/

What can be done? The stakes are high: two-thirds of the earth's coral reefs
are dying. It is estimated that 10-percent of the earth's coral reefs have
already been degraded beyond recovery. A much larger percentage is now
threatened. Human activities are among the major cause of reef decline.

Increasing public awareness about the value and plight of coral reefs can
make a difference. I hope you will consider using these story ideas as
valuable resources to explore the importance of our coral reefs, the
challenges facing them, and some of the techniques being used to find
solutions.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to working with you on this
important topic.

	Sincerely,


	Lori A. Arguelles

	Director
	NOAA Office of Public Affairs


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

REPORTER'S TIP SHEET


Week 1
1977 International Year of the Reef

What is the International Year of the Reef?

In response to the growing threat to coral reefs around the world, 1997 has
been declared the International Year of the Reef.

Scientists and conservation groups, concerned about the state of the world's
reefs, urged governments, scientists, environmental organizations and the
private sector around the world to join together in addressing the following
challenges:

	- execute a major program of public education about coral reefs;
	- scientifically assess the conditions of coral reefs worldwide; and
	- collaborate with governments, local communities and other reef
		managers to develop and implement plans for the
		sustainable use of irreplaceable reef resources.

The public campaign of IYOR is an important element of the International
Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), launched by governments in 1995 through a Call
to Action and Framework for Action. Through IYOR, ICRI is creating and
strengthening public-private partnerships to address the global degradation
of coral reef ecosystems.

Available Resources Found on the NOAA Coral Reef Home Page:

	 http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs/coral-reef/

IYOR Activities Completed or Underway - November 1996
IYOR Brochure
IYOR Tool Kits:
	- Selected Guidelines, Handbooks and "Tools" for Coral Reef
		Management
	- Coral Reef Education Resource List
	- IYOR Checklists for Action: Government research institutions
		and scientists, dive and tour operators, schools
		and teachers, local and national NGOs
ICRI Call to Action
ICRI Framework for Action
ICRI Report to UN Commission on Sustainable Development

Additional resources available from:
Matt Stout
NOAA Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution NW Room 6013
Washington, DC 20230
202-482-6090
coralreef at www.rdc.noaa.gov


-----------------------
CORAL EXPERTS:

Contacts:

Arthur Paterson
NOAA, Office of International Affairs
Tel: 202-482-6196
Fax: 202-482-4307
Arthur.E.Paterson at noaa.gov

Robert Ginsburg
Chair,
IYOR Organizing Committee
University of Miami/RSMAS
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy
Miami, Fl. 33149 USA
Tel: 305-361-4875
Fax: 305-361-4094 or 4632
E-mail: rginsburg at rsmas.miami.edu

Stephen Colwell
Co-Chair
IYOR Public Awareness and Conservation Committee
c/o Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
64 Shattuck Square,
Suite 220
Berkeley, CA 94794 USA
Tel: 510-848-0110
Fax: 510-848-3720
E-mail: IYOR1997 at aol.com

Peter Thomas
U.S. Department of State
Washington D.C.
Tel: 202-736-7113
Fax: 202-736-7351
E-mail: pthomas at state.gov
Current U.S. ICRI Coordinator and Former ICRI Secretariat Coordinator

Dr. Richard Kenchington
Senior Director
External Services Section
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
P.O. Box 791
Canberra, A.C.T. 2601 Australia
tel:	61-6-247-0211
fax:	61-6-247-5761
email:	r.kenchington at gbrmpa.gov.au
- International Secretariat lead on International Coral Reef Initiative
- Member of IYOR Steering Committee (Education)
- Information about Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Aquarium
activities

Dr. Paul Holthus/Dr. Magnus Ngoile
Marine and Coastal Programme Coordinator.
IUCN/World Conservation Union
Tel: 41-22-999-0251
Fax: 41-22-999-0025
E-mail: PFH at hq.iucn.org
Member of ICRI Executive Planning Committee

Sue Wells
Co-Chair IYOR Public Awareness and Conservation Committee, and Marine
Programme Coordinator, World Wildlife Fund for Nature
c/o WWF International
Avenue Monte Blanc
Gland 1196, Switzerland
Tel: 41-22-364-9545
Fax: 41-22-364-5829
swells at wwfnet.org


From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Wed Jan  8 10:42:52 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:42:52 -0500 (EST)
Subject: correction of correction
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970108102324.7855A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Tough day yesterday...

The REAL Web address for the NOAA/IYOR 52-Stories Tip Sheet is:

	http://www.noaa.gov/public-affairs/coral-reef.html

These documents are also available on the CHAMP Home Page at:

	http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bulls/bulls.html

["NOAA's Office of Public Affairs releases a letter and tips for 52
articles for the International Year of the Reef. (January 7, 1997)."]


Sorry about the inconvenience.

	Cheers,

	JCH






From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan  7 15:08:47 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 15:08:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: NOAA/IYOR Web address correction
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970107150133.6716A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


In the last message from NOAA's Public Affairs office concerning the
International Year of the Reef, the actual Web address for the tip sheets
for weekly story ideas should have been listed as:

	http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/public-affairs/coral-list.html

Sorry for any inconvenience.

	Cheers,

	Jim Hendee




From Jon.Davies at newcastle.ac.uk  Wed Jan  8 10:59:07 1997
From: Jon.Davies at newcastle.ac.uk (Jon Davies)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 15:59:07 +0000
Subject: Underwater science conference: call for papers
Message-ID: <199701081555.PAA25892@cheviot.ncl.ac.uk>

Please could you draw the following conference details to the 
attention of anyone who may be interested.

Appologies for cross postings.

Many thanks.

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

CONFERENCE

The Fourth Underwater Science Symposium

18-20 September 1997

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

organised by the Underwater Science Group of  Society for Underwater
Technology

CALL FOR PAPERS

This Fourth Symposium, planned and organised by the Underwater Science
Group of the SUT will bring together experts and enthusiasts from the
diverse underwater science community. At this low-cost event delegates
will enjoy presentations and posters on current underwater scientific
activities and technology, and with published, peer-reviewed
proceedings. There will be a `hands-on try-it' session where
manufacturers will provide advanced equipment for delegates to test -
for example re-breather systems for diving.

The 1997 Symposium will have a varied programme which aims to reflect
the broad interests of the USG, and to stimulate discussion on diving
technology and scientific methods in areas such as oceanography,
marine biology, marine geology, underwater archaeology, and
photography. Papers on the main conference theme are encouraged from
professional scientists, engineers, students and others with an
interest in all disciplines of marine science and technology.

PAPERS ARE INVITED ON:

All aspects of underwater science including Diving Technology, Marine
Archaeology, Scientific Techniques, Inspection Survey and Recovery,
Marine Environmental Sciences

Abstract deadline: 27 January 1997. Authors will be contacted in
February with a view to submitting full manuscripts by lae 

All papers will be peer reviewed and published in the conference
proceedings.

Send Abstracts (no more than 200 words) to:

Jean Pritchard, Conference Organiser, Society for Underwater
Technology, Innovation Centre, Exploration Drive, Offshore Technology
Park, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8GX, UK.
Tel: 01224 823637, Fax: 01224 820236.

or by email to:  
Jon.Davies at ncl.ac.uk

Local organiser: Dr Jon Davies, Dept. Marine Science & Coastal
Management, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (Full address below)

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There is also a STUDENT SESSION where there will be a prize for the
best student paper/poster.

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Further information can be obtained at:

http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/OTHERS/SUT 

(please note the Upper/lowercase in this address)

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Dr Jon Davies
Department of Marine Science & Coastal Management
University of Newcastle,
Ridley Building
Newcastle upon Tyne 
NE1 7RU. UK
Tel: +44 (0)191 222 5461
Fax: +44 (0)191 222 7891
Email: Jon.Davies at ncl.ac.uk
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nbiomar


From strong at nadn.navy.mil  Thu Jan  9 11:04:43 1997
From: strong at nadn.navy.mil (Prof Alan E Strong)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:04:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970109105552.19405A-100000@arctic>

NESDIS inaugurates new experimental AVHRR "HotSpot" Chart for 
NOAA's Coral Reef Initiative

http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climo.html

	6 JAN 1997 - Notes:


This chart shows a difference map between the present satellite-derived 
SSTs from AVHRR and the climatological MAXIMUM monthly mean 
for the entire year.  Where these differences exceed 1 deg C, bleaching is
expected.  Areas highlighted in either hemisphere denote surface waters 
where these "hotspots" exist...when they overlie coral reefs bleaching 
should be suspected.

We encourage feedback on this special product that has helped kick-off 
the International Year of the Reef [IYOR].

At this time the only bleaching potential appears to be along the northern 
coast of Australia and possibly around Papua New Guinea.

AES

We encourage your comments......

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Physical Scientist/Oceanographer          	Adj. Asst. Professor 
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 				US Naval Academy
  NOAA Science Center -- RM 711                    Oceanography Department
  Camp Springs, MD  20233                          Annapolis, MD  21402
	301-763-8102                                    410-293-6566 [v-mail]
       Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov                          strong at nadn.navy.mil
	FAX: 301-763-8020                               FAX: 410-293-2137
     http://www.nadn.navy.mil/Oceanography/FACULTY/AES_resume.html
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From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Mon Jan 13 10:43:37 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 10:43:37 -0500 (EST)
Subject: EPA RFP
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970113103911.6424B-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Forwarded message:

============================================

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL STUDIES

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4 - ATLANTA, GEORGIA


                     WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAM
                                 FOR THE
                   FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY


The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announces
opportunities for special studies in the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary.

Special studies are requested on the following priority topics:
        1.  Effects of wastewater pollutants on Sanctuary resources
        2.  Effects of Florida Bay discharge on Sanctuary resources
        3.  Effects of mosquito control measures on non-targeted organisms
        4.  Public health concerns in canals or other confined waters in
the Florida Keys
        5.  Diseases of corals.


 BACKGROUND

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary was created by Public Law
101-605, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act of
1990.  Included in the Sanctuary are 2800 square nautical miles of
nearshore waters extending from Biscayne Bay to the Dry Tortugas.  The
1990 Act directed EPA and the State of Florida, in consultation with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to develop a Water
Quality Protection Program (WQPP) for the Sanctuary.  This is the first
designated marine sanctuary required to have a WQPP.

The purpose of the WQPP is to recommend priority corrective actions and
compliance schedules addressing point and nonpoint sources of pollution to
restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of
the Sanctuary.  This includes restoration and maintenance of a balanced,
indigenous population of corals, shellfish, fish and wildlife, and
recreational activities in and on the water.  In addition, the Act
requires the development of a comprehensive water quality monitoring
program.  This announcement concerns the Research/Special Studies
Component of the WQPP.

Since 1991, EPA and the State of Florida have worked with NOAA and other
federal, state, and local governmental agencies, university scientists,
environmental groups, and the public to develop a WQPP for the Sanctuary.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992 requires
EPA and the State to implement the WQPP in cooperation with NOAA.  A
"Water Quality Protection Program Document" was recently approved by the
WQPP Steering Committee and contains the rationale and strategies to
achieve the goals of the WQPP.

-2-

EPA and the State have developed an "Implementation Plan for Monitoring
and Special Studies" associated with the WQPP.  The Implementation Plan
prioritizes monitoring and special studies programs based upon available
funding and existing management priorities.  The Implementation Plan also
includes a general description of steps to be taken in implementing the
monitoring and special studies programs.  The monitoring program involves
systematic, long-term data collection and analysis to assess the status of
water quality and biological resources (corals and seagrass communities)
and to detect changes over time.  The Special Studies Program includes
short- and long-term data collection, to understand causal linkages
between pollution sources and ecological problems.  This understanding
will be used to develop predictive models, devise corrective actions, and
improve the monitoring program.

The overall objective of the Special Studies Program is to identify and
understand cause and effect relationships among pollutants, and their
transport pathways, and the biological communities of the Sanctuary.
Specific objectives are to: 1) identify and document cause and effect
linkages between specific pollutants, water quality problems, and
ecological impacts; 2) improve understanding of Sanctuary ecosystems, and
develop predictive capabilities based on that understanding; and, 3)
develop monitoring and research tools to detect pollutants, provide early
warning of widespread ecological problems, and identify cause and effect
relationships.


PRIORITY TOPICS FOR SPECIAL STUDIES

Effects of wastewater pollutants and Florida Bay influence on Sanctuary
resources are the two priority topics addressed in the Implementation
Plan.  Three additional priority topics were recently identified by the
WQPP Technical Advisory Committee, including effects of mosquito control
measures on non-targeted organisms, public health concerns associated with
canal systems or other confined waterbodies, and coral diseases.


Wastewater Pollutants

Despite the magnitude of wastewater pollutant loadings, insufficient data
exist to definitively establish cause and effect relationships between
onsite disposal systems, package plant injection wells, or cesspits and
ecological problems in the Sanctuary.  Existing observations and studies,
together with the magnitude and extent of estimated pollutant loadings
from wastewater sources are a strong indication that wastewater pollutants
are reaching nearshore waters and affecting biological resources.
However, given the potential cost of the wastewater options under
consideration, additional data are needed to document ecological impacts
that can be specifically linked to these pollutants.  Also, alternative,
cost effective nutrient removal methods need to be devised and/or tested.

Special studies are needed to: 1) establish pollutant loading thresholds
above which biotic communities are adversely impacted; 2) detect the
presence of wastewater pollutants from onsite


-3-

disposal systems, cesspits, package plant bore holes, and/or surface water
discharges and determine relative contributions of each to Sanctuary
surface waters, groundwaters, and/or sediments; 3) document the transport
of pollutants and describe the severity and extent of ecological impacts
that can be specifically linked to these pollutants;  and, 4) test the
efficiency and cost effectiveness of alternative onsite treatment and
disposal options.


Florida Bay

Significant water quality and other ecological problems have developed in
Florida Bay in recent years.  Problems include massive seagrass die-off,
phytoplankton blooms, sponge die-offs, mangrove die-backs, and population
reductions in economically significant species.  Even under "normal"
conditions, transport of Florida Bay waters of variable temperature,
salinity, and turbidity can result in significant impacts to the water
quality and biological resources of the Sanctuary.  In addition, western
Florida shelf waters are another source of water quality concerns which
could impact Sanctuary resources.

Special studies are needed to: 1) estimate long-term net transport and
episodic transport from Florida Bay and the western Florida shelf to the
Sanctuary, movement of water within the Sanctuary, and exchange mechanisms
at the shelf edge for water moving out to the reef tract; and 2) evaluate
whether Florida Bay and western Florida shelf waters flowing into the
Sanctuary are influencing Sanctuary communities, including seagrasses,
coral reefs, nearshore hard bottom communities, and other biota.


Mosquito Control

Ground and aerial spraying of pesticides are used by Monroe County
Mosquito Control District (MCD) to control adult and larval mosquito
populations.  Although the MCD attempts to avoid aquatic areas during
aerial and ground spraying, the potential exists for pesticides to reach
marine waters.  The MCD has recently begun using ultra-low volume (ULV)
spraying.  While ULV may reduce the amount of pesticide applied, there may
be greater potential for drift of the fine droplets to non-targeted areas.
There are currently no data on the effects of the mosquito control program
on living resources of the FKNMS.

Special studies are needed to: 1) assess environmental concentrations and
effects of pesticides on Sanctuary resources; 2) assess alternative
mosquito control methods, such as ditching, larvicides, and biological
controls; and, 3) evaluate the ecological impacts of the use of pesticides
and herbicides in the Florida Keys.


Public Health Concerns in Canals

A major source of nutrients to nearshore and confined waters of the
Florida Keys is poorly treated domestic wastewater.  There are
approximately 17,000 septic tanks, 12,000 cesspits, 700 shallow injection
wells, and 139 marinas harboring more than 15,000 boats.  Nutrients from
these various sources can enter the more than 700 canals and other
confined water bodies present in the Keys.  Several studies have
demonstrated the rapid transport of sewage effluent from onsite disposal
systems to adjacent canals.  Elevated fecal coliform bacteria have been

-4-

found in canals, anchorages, and in groundwaters.  To date there has been
no comprehensive study to determine the public health risks of confined
waters of the Florida Keys.

Special studies are needed to:  1) investigate and compile existing data
on public health risks associated with canals or other confined waters in
the Florida Keys; 2) determine adequacy of existing data on public health
risks and if data are not adequate, survey waters and sediments of canals,
marina basins, and other nearshore waters to assess the presence of
disease causing microbes or other organisms associated with wastewater
pollution;  3) assess the risk to the public of disease organisms in
nearshore waters;  and, 4) if found, assess methods of reducing spread of
infectious diseases.



Coral Diseases

Reports of diseases on corals throughout the world have significantly
increased in recent years.  Several new diseases on hard and soft corals
have been recently discovered in the Florida Keys environs.  The
etiologies of coral diseases in general, and the newly discovered diseases
in particular, are largely unknown.  Also, the role of environmental
factors, such as degraded water quality, in the onset and development of
the diseases is not understood.

Special studies are needed to 1) quantify the distribution and abundance
of coral diseases in Sanctuary waters; 2) identify the causal agents of
coral diseases and mechanisms for spread; 3) assess environmental
conditions which may result in onset of diseases; and, 4)  identify and
evaluate methods of prevention and treatment of coral diseases.


REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

EPA has secured approximately $500,000 to fund the special studies
discussed above.  Accepted proposals will be eligible to receive funds
from EPA via a grant, cooperative agreement, or interagency agreement
(federal agencies).  Proposals may be written for one or two years.
Individual grants/cooperative agreements/interagency agreements should not
exceed a total of $100,000 for the length of the project.  Instruction for
proposal preparation and terms and conditions of grants are fully
described in the Program Description and Proposal Guidelines.

Investigators interested in submitting proposals should fill out the form
attached to this announcement and send it to the address or FAX number
given on the form.  Upon receipt of a completed form, a detailed proposal
package including the Program Description and Proposal Guidelines will be
mailed to respondents..

Submission of a preproposal is required.  Preproposals must be submitted
no later than February 17, 1997.  Preproposals will be evaluated and
ranked by the Management Committee of the WQPP.  Evaluation of
preproposals will be based upon conformance to the goals and objectives of
the WQPP.  A full description of goals, objectives and priorities of the
WQPP is given in the "Water Quality Protection Program Document" which is
available upon request.

-5-

Investigators who have submitted a preproposal will be notified by
February 24, 1997 whether a full proposal should be submitted for review.
The deadline for receipt of final proposals is March 24, 1997.

Proposals will be peer reviewed by an external review panel and ranked
according to scientific merit and feasibility.  Highly ranked proposals
will be presented to the WQPP Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for
review.  The TAC will rank proposals with high scientific merit based upon
relevance to the goals of the WQPP.  The Management Committee will give
great weight to the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee in
making their final selection of proposals for funding.  The Management
Committee will present their top candidates for funding to the Special
Studies Subcommittee of the Steering Committee for final approval.  Grants
will be awarded on or before September 30, 1997.

If you have any questions concerning the Water Quality Protection Program
or this request for proposals, please call Bill Kruczynski at 305
743-0537.


 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL STUDIES

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4 - ATLANTA, GEORGIA

                    WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAM
                               FOR THE
                  FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Investigators interested in submitting proposals for special studies in
the Florida Keys National marine Sanctuary should complete this form and
send it by mail or FAX to:

                        Dr. Bill Kruczynski, Program Scientist
                        Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
                        Water Quality Protection Program
                        P.O. Box 500368
                        Marathon, Florida  33050
                        FAX (305) 743-3304

Send Request for Proposal Package
(Yes/No):______________________________________

Name:______________________________________ Title:____________________________

Affiliation:___________________________________________________________________

Department:__________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address:_____________________________ City:____________________________

State:_______________________________________ Zip:_____________________________

Telephone Number:___________________________ FAX:____________________________

Email:_______________________________________________________________________


Your topic(s) of interest:                      Wastewater
Nutrients______________________

                                                Florida Bay
Influence______________________

                                                Mosquito
Control__________________________

                                                Public
Health_____________________________

                                                Coral
Disease_____________________________




From MCGRATTA at corning-cc.edu  Mon Jan 13 15:49:03 1997
From: MCGRATTA at corning-cc.edu (MCGRATTA at corning-cc.edu)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:49:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Historical SSTs and intertidal scleractinian corals (w. Atlantic)
Message-ID: <01IE66CXHAQG00159Z@corning-cc.edu>


Having tried several of the sites recommended on this list-server, I
am still unable to access historical SST data. I am particularly 
interested in data from the Bahamas for September, October and
November 1995. Can someone set me on the right path?

I would very much appreciate any reference information or leads on
information published on Western Atlantic scleractinian corals 
found in the intertidal. Historical as well as recent information is
welcomed.

Thanks for your help.

Tom McGrath, P.I.
Bahamian Reef Survey
mcgratta at corning-cc.edu


From jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu  Tue Jan 14 11:18:46 1997
From: jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu (John Ogden)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:18:46 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Sanctuary Testimony
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970114104212.8462A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970114111722.7150A-100000@seas.marine.usf.edu>


The following testimony was delivered yesterday, January 13, to a
meeting of the aides to Governor Chiles and the Cabinet in
Tallahassee.  On January 28, the Governor and Cabinet will meet
to sign off on a cooperative management agreement with NOAA to
administer the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

This plan needs support.  Those who are inclined are urged to
write to the Governor asking his endorsement of the Sanctuary
Management Plan.  


INTRODUCTION

     My name is John Ogden and I am Director of the Florida
Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and Professor of Biology at the
University of South Florida.  The FIO is a Type I institute of
the State University System representing the marine scientists of
the 9 state universities, the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP), the Florida Sea Grant Program, and the
University of Miami.  We operate two oceanographic ships, the R/V
Bellows (71 ft.) and the R/V Suncoaster (102 ft.) and the Keys
Marine Laboratory in partnership with DEP.  The FIO is also a
focal point for the development and funding of multi-disciplinary
projects of importance to Florida and the Caribbean region in
coastal oceanographic research and education.   

     After Congress created the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary (FKNMS) in 1990, I was appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce to serve on the Sanctuary Advisory Council to provide
scientific input into the 6 year effort to develop the Management
Plan which is before you today.  During this period research
projects developed and funded by the FIO and carried out by
marine scientists from Florida's universities and agencies raised
the issues of coral reef decline, degrading water quality, and
the connection between the health of Florida Bay and the health
of the contiguous waters of the Sanctuary.  

THREE KEY POINTS

     I would like to make three points.  First, I want to discuss
the importance and uniqueness of the process that created the
Sanctuary.  In my opinion it is an example of participatory
democracy at its best.  The Management Plan in front of you is
exemplary of a local, state and federal partnership for the
sustainable use of marine resources.  Second, I want to highlight
two key Action Plans, Water Quality and Zoning, of the ten
contained in the overall Plan, which are controversial,
expensive, and politically sensitive precisely because they are
likely to be effective.  Finally, I want to emphasize that this
Plan provides unique opportunities for the natural and social
scientists of Florida's academic institutions and government
agencies to create a powerhouse of knowledge and experience in
coastal management in Florida which will lead the nation.

I. THE SANCTUARY PLANNING PROCESS WAS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT

     In 1991, a marine resource management planning process of
unprecedented size and complexity was implemented in the FKNMS by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
centering on the Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC), a broadly
representative group of local stakeholders.  The SAC was
supported by an interagency group of Federal, State, and local
agencies and directed by a NOAA team from the Sanctuaries and
Reserves Division.  From 1991-1993, the SAC held many meetings in
the Keys working through a management plan development process
devoted to identification of problem areas and of short- and
long-term management actions, including their operational
requirements.  Public input was sought at every step and there
were hundreds of people who gave detailed testimony.  In late
1993, the SAC adopted a draft management plan which was published
by NOAA in March 1995.  The draft was reviewed in an exhaustive
series of public hearings, workshops, local TV broadcasts, and
small group meetings over the next 9 months.  In December 1995,
the SAC, using input from public hearings, made its final
recommendations to NOAA and the present Plan was published late
last summer.

     This was a grassroots effort.  The SAC, composed of local
business people, fishers, divers, treasure salvors, and
environmentalists was extraordinarily influential in the process. 
By outreach of the SAC members to their constituencies there
isn't anyone in the community who can truthfully say that he or
she had no opportunity to be heard.  There were literally
hundreds of venues that were created over the 6 year process.  In
fact, one could argue that for a national resource, the citizens
of Monroe County had almost too much influence.  However, I hope
that they can take justifiable pride in their accomplishment.

II.  TWO KEY ACTION PLANS: WATER QUALITY AND ZONING

     The Plan recognizes that human alteration of the land is a
major cause of declining water quality.  Poor land-use destroys
the buffering of coastal forests and vegetation leaving nearshore
waters unprotected from land runoff, changing formerly "gin
clear" coastal waters to those clouded by plankton blooms and
sediments which can kill organisms such as corals which require
clear, clean waters to thrive.  The dependency on on-site sewage
disposal systems and even open cesspits for the exponentially
growing number of homes, condominiums, and hotels elevated
nutrients in nearshore waters and stimulated smothering and toxic
algal blooms.  

     Water quality in the Sanctuary is also dependent upon
Florida Bay which, in turn, is linked to the Everglades, Lake
Okeechobee, and the drainage system of the Kissimmee River. 
These interdependencies were the impetus for the Secretary of the
Interior to create the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task
Force.  By emphasizing these linkages, the Task Force has drawn
the region into national prominence as the place where the
holistic approach of ecosystem management will be first attempted
at a regional scale.  

     For hundreds of years we have used zoning to avoid land-use
conflicts.  The ocean, by contrast is a "commons," available
freely to all but the responsibility of none.  Following on the
success of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia, the
largest in the world, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Management Plan uses zoning to separate potentially conflicting
uses.  Of the several types of zones in the Plan, the Ecological
Reserves proved to be the most controversial for their size and
for the economic and social impact of no permitted harvesting. 
In the final stages of public discussion of the Plan, politically
organized recreational and commercial fishers removed two of
three Ecological Reserves from the Plan in 1995 leaving only one
small reserve in the Western Sambos near Key West.

     This remaining reserve is critically important to the large
number of people who expect to have undisturbed areas to visit in
a region disturbed by many uses.  A large grouper in this reserve
will be more valuable being seen by snorkelers than it would be
on a fishing line.  The reserve will be a natural laboratory for
Florida's natural and social scientists.  It will be the only
effective tool we have to gather baseline data from undisturbed,
unharvested areas so the impact of harvest and disturbance in the
rest of the Sanctuary can be assessed.  Scientists predict that
the reserve will build up within 3-5 years populations of larger
size classes of fishery species, increasing both the reproductive
output of larvae and their genetic diversity.  But most
importantly, the reserve is an experiment to see if a small,
strategically-placed, undisturbed area can provide
"replenishment" to the fished and disturbed resources outside its
boundaries.  There is a consensus of fishers, managers and
scientists that ecological reserves work in this way, and there
are examples of early successes from other countries including
New Zealand, Australia, Kenya, and several Caribbean nations.  

III. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FLORIDA

     Florida has one of the longest, most complex, and most
highly populated coastlines in the country.  Florida's agencies
and academic institutions face daily confrontation with virtually
every issue of public interaction with the marine environment. 
These often demand complicated, expensive, and/or politically
sensitive solutions.  Over the past five years of development of
the Sanctuary Management Plan and the emergence of the Everglades
restoration as a national commitment, Floridians have begun to
develop a sense of the vulnerability of the coastal ocean and of
their role as stewards of a national resource.  However, no
resources management plan of this scale has ever been attempted
and there are powerful forces arrayed against the concept of
limiting growth and regulating human behavior for sustainable use
of the environment.  Florida must demonstrate the political will
to take the opportunity for leadership afforded by the Sanctuary
Management Plan.  Until this happens, our leadership will be in
question and the fate of the "American Tropics" will remain in
doubt.  


John C. Ogden        Director        Phone:  813/893-9100
Florida Institute of Oceanography    Fax:    813/893-9109
830 First Street South               St. Petersburg, Florida 33701


From oliver.gussmann at stonebow.otago.ac.nz  Mon Jan 13 16:43:12 1997
From: oliver.gussmann at stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:43:12 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <199701132143.KAA27780@galadriel.otago.ac.nz>

Could someone forward me the email address of the IUCN librarian in Switzerland?

Thanks, Oliver

Oliver Gussmann
Department of Marine Science
University of Otago, PO BOX 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
phone: 64-(03)-479-8308
fax: 64-(03)-479-8336
email: oliver.gussmann at stonebow.otago.ac.nz



From nacordah at msi.upd.edu.ph  Wed Jan 15 07:30:06 1997
From: nacordah at msi.upd.edu.ph (Hildie Maria E. Nacorda)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 12:30:06 +0000
Subject: alphaeid & callianassid hunt
Message-ID: <199701150433.MAA12559@msi.msi.upd.edu.ph>

Dear subscribers,

I will be working with burrowing shrimps in seagrass beds and my 
current endeavor is to identify the alphaeid and callianassid shrimps 
which i personally observed in the burrows.  I need your suggestions 
as to how i will be able to catch them using undestructive means 
(e.g., formalin or cyanide on field).  The articles I have read only
mention "the shrimps were collected and identified as ..."

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hildie Maria E. Nacorda
Student

*********************************
* Hildie Maria E. Nacorda       *
* Marine Science Institute      *
* University of the Philippines *
* UPPO Box 1                    *
* Diliman, Quezon City          *
* 1101 Philippines              *
* Tel # 63-2-922 3921           *
* Fax # 63-2 924 7678           *
*********************************


From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan 14 10:48:35 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:48:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: If access is a problem
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970114104212.8462A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Greetings,

Those people who are still having problems reaching coral.aoml.noaa.gov
(either coral at coral.aoml.noaa.gov, or the Web Page at
http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov) by name, but not by IP address, should ask
their System Administrators to restart the named daemon on their end.  The
new IP address is 192.111.123.248.

Thanks again for your patience.

JCH





From mbs at mangga.usc.edu.ph  Thu Jan 16 09:36:40 1997
From: mbs at mangga.usc.edu.ph (Marine Biology Section, USC, Cebu, Philippi)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 14:36:40 +0000
Subject: Philippines Environmental Management Proceedings
Message-ID: <17379D028E@mangga.usc.edu.ph>

Dear All, (sorry for the cross-postings)

We are proud to announce the publication of the first compendium on
environmental researches of the Philippines.  The title of this
proceedings volume is Southwatch '95: Conference on environmental
research & resource management in the Visayas and Mindanao region,
which was conducted last April 1995 in the University of San Carlos
here in Cebu City.  This is edited by: Filipina Sotto, Danilo Dy and
Jason Young.  Publisher is the University of San Carlos, Cebu City.

The volume contains 15 selected papers and 5 abstracts on various 
environmental conditions of the Cebu province and other islands in 
the Visayas and Mindanao regions.  Ecological and environmental 
results/parameters of marine, coastal, terrestrial habitats are 
included.  Evaluation of resource management practices used in the 
country are also the topic of some studies.

For orders or more information, please contact us by email.  Price
of book including air mail is US$ 20.

Thank you for the time and space here.  Best regards.

____sender's name_____
Marine Biology Section
University of San Carlos          fax (+63-32) 3460351
Cebu City 6000, Philippines       email: mbs at mangga.usc.edu.ph

****** When replying, PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESSEE'S NAME IN 
SUBJECT HEADER *** thanks. ********


From Roger.B.Griffis at noaa.gov  Wed Jan 15 18:34:41 1997
From: Roger.B.Griffis at noaa.gov (Griffis, Roger B)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 97 18:34:41 EST
Subject: Special Seminar on Coral Reefs: Washington D.C. area
Message-ID: <vines.9RI8+FaKrmA@OA32.RDC.NOAA.GOV>

	Special Seminar Announcement:  Washington D.C. Area
				(Please forward as appropriate)

THE WOMEN'S AQUATIC NETWORK and WORLD WILDLIFE FUND 
			Invite you to a Special Presentation 

	"1997:  The Year We Avert the Global Coral Reef Crisis?"

					GUEST SPEAKER:

					Dr. Tundi Agardy
				Senior Conservation Scientist 
					World Wildlife Fund

				Wednesday, January 29th, 1997
			Reception 6:30 p.m., Speaker 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

In response to growing threats to coral reefs, 1997 has been declared the 
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE REEF.  Dr. Agardy will discuss the worldwide 
plight of coral reefs and highlight ongoing efforts to avoid catastrophe.  
Dr. Agardy is one of the world's experts on coral reef conservation. Her 
stunning presentation is a must-see for anyone interested in, or working on,
 marine conservation issues.

Place:	World Wildlife Fund, main conference room 5AB
		1250 Twenty-Fourth St., NW
		Washington, DC 

Positive RSVP:  Donna Wieting at 202-482-5916 or Internet 
donna.wieting at noaa.gov

Donation Requested:  $5 members and students; $7 nonmembers includes light 
evening fare 
	____________________________________________

The Women's Aquatic Network brings together women and men with interests in 
marine and aquatic policy, research, legislation, and other areas; and 
promotes the role of women in these fields.


From STENECK at maine.maine.edu  Thu Jan 16 10:42:55 1997
From: STENECK at maine.maine.edu (Bob Steneck)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 10:42:55 -0500
Subject: Benthic Ecology Meeting 
Message-ID: <v01510103af03ac5b6a19@[130.111.160.39]>


                      25th Benthic Ecology Meeting

                Thursday 3 April to Sunday 6 April, 1997

                          Portland, Maine, USA


General Information

        The Benthic Ecology Meeting has grown to become one of the largest
annual meetings of marine ecologists in the world.  For our silver
anniversary this year we will return to our northern New England roots for
a meeting in Portland's Marriott Hotel.  In addition to the standard fare
of high quality scientific presentations, this year's meeting will include
keynote addresses by Paul Dayton and Jeff Levinton, a field trip to New
England's famous rocky intertidal shore, and social/poster sessions in the
evenings prior to dinner in Portland's Old Port district.  The hosts for
this year's meeting are the University of Maine, Bowdoin College, Bates
College, Maine Sea Grant, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, the
University of New Orleans, and the University of New England.


Registration and Abstract Submission

The cost of registration is US$80 for faculty, post-docs, and
professionals, and US$55 for undergraduate and graduate students.
Registration fees include a name badge, admission to all talks and
socials/poster sessions, a printed program and abstract book, and
refreshments at breakfast, coffee breaks, and socials.  Registration
is performed electronically, followed by mailing in a check to cover
fees (the address is on the registration form).

More information and registration materials can be obtained via a World
Wide Web browser (such as Netscape or Internet Explorer) over the WWW at:

                         http://benthic.sc.edu

If you have absolutely no access to a WWW browser, you may receive
registration materials via email by sending a message to:

                         forms at benthic.sc.edu

(but this will be more work for you and for us than using the WWW form).

        The deadline for early registration and the submission of abstracts
is March 3, 1997.  Presentation space is on a first-come, first-served
basis, so please submit your registration and abstracts by the deadline.
Abstracts must be validated by payment of the registration fee.  Late
registrants will not be guaranteed a copy of the abstracts.

        I hope to see lots of coral reef ecologists at this meeting!


========================
Dr. Robert S. Steneck
Professor
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine
Darling Marine Center
Walpole, Me 04573
U.S.A.
Tele: 207 563- 3146 ext. 233
======================



From C.Wilkinson at pearl.aims.gov.au  Sun Jan 19 00:54:20 1997
From: C.Wilkinson at pearl.aims.gov.au (Clive Wilkinson)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 15:54:20 +1000
Subject: GCRMN Pilot Monitoring Study - 2nd note
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970119055420.006cfabc@email.aims.gov.au>


GLOBAL CORAL REEF MONITORING NETWORK (GCRMN)

Last October, the notice below was posted onto the list. In all, about  28
institutions or individuals signed up or enquired, as follows:

CARIBBEAN:
Peter Sale, Canada - Mexico and Cuba
Paul Sammarco, Louisiana - around Gulf of Mexico
Susie Westmacott - Curacao
Ellen McRae, The Siwa-ban Foundation - Belize
Ursula Keuper-Bennett - Deadman's Bay, British Virgin Islands 
Daniel  Shapiro, Cornell University, Ithaca- Quintana Roo Mexico 
Kalli De Meyer, Bonaire Marine Park - Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Deborah Brosnan, Sustainable Ecosystems Inst. Oregon - Montserrat, St Barths
Kenneth Deslarzes - Gulf of Mexico


EAST ASIAN SEAS
Put O. Ang, Chinese University of Hong Kong - New Territories, Hong Kong 
Ian Dutton, Jakarta Indonesia -  North Sulawesi 
Andre Uychiaoco, Southern Philippines - Negros and Cebu
Chou Loke Ming, National University of Singapore - Singapore and SE Asia
Massimo Boyer,  Kuda Laut Project, Indonesia - Manado, Sulawesi
Irfan Seiff, Biology Diving Club, Jakarta - Pulau Seribu, Ujung Kulon 
Australian Institute of Marine Science - SE Asia

PACIFIC
Tony Larkum, University of Sydney - Great Barrier Reef
Cindy Hunter, Hawaii - Hanauma Bay etc. Ofu, American Samoa
Andrew Smith, Palau - Palau
Vanessa Craig, University of Otago, New Zealand -  Fiji
Australian Institute of Marine Science - GBR
Jacqueline Evans, Cook Islands - Cook Islands

SOUTH ASIA
Sujeewa Jasinghe, Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN AND EASTERN AFRICA
Charles Sheppard, UK - Chagos and ? Maldives, Seychelles?

MIDDLE EAST/ GULFS
Alec Dawson Shepherd, Hunting Aquatic Resources, UK - Red Sea

The first announcement is being re-issued as there are some gaps in the
Pilot project - are there any more institutions or individuals wanting to
sign up?

The publication of the new Manual has been delayed - so I recommend that
people use the Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources (Eds. English,
Wilkinson and Baker, published by AIMS in 1994). If you do not have a copy,
please advise.

I am preparing suggested monitoring protocols and data sheets for
distribution. These will be sent out when the list is finalised - the
monitoring schedule will now slip to January to August, but we will still
try to release data to coincide with the IYOR meetings planned for June and
July.


Original Message:
Pilot Monitoring Programme of the IOC-UNEP-IUCN Global Coral Reef Monitoring 
Network: we are launching a one-off pilot programme to monitor reefs around 
the world.  We invite you to participate.

This call is to marine research groups, senior researchers and others who
have experience in monitoring coral reefs, particularly in several different
coral reef regions.

Our goals are to:

establish a cooperative network;

demonstrate to governments, donors and the science community that a network 
can function; and

assist developing countries get started in reef monitoring.

We shall ask you to monitor at least one site in your country and a parallel 
one with developing country scientists between January 1997 and August 1997;
then pool the data so that we can report a snapshot view of reef status as 
part of the International Year of the Reef in June 1997. Methods and protocols 
will either be provided by electronic mail or are in the Manual (see below) 
now being revised for a 2nd printing.

It is probable that sites monitored this time will constitute the basis for
a global system of regular long-term monitoring.

HISTORY

The concept of global coral reef monitoring has been discussed for many 
years. It culminated in June 1992 in Guam, at the 7th International Coral 
Reef Symposium when many reef scientists and managers reported their 
willingness to participate in a 'snapshot' global reef monitoring programme.
But there was no money to get it started.

METHODS

Methods from the Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources (Eds. English, 
Wilkinson and Baker, published by AIMS) from the ASEAN-Australia Living 
Coastal Resources Project will form the basis for monitoring.  These were 
chosen as the 'standards' by the UNEP-IOC-WMO-IUCN Meeting of Experts on a 
Long-Term Global Monitoring System of Coastal and Near-Shore Phenomena 
Related to Climate Change, Pilot Projects on Mangroves and Coral Reefs, 
December 1991, and confirmed by the UNEP-IOC-IUCN-ASPEI Global Task Team 
on the Implications of Climate Change on Coral Reefs in 1992.  However,
during this Pilot project, any comparable methods will be acceptable.

These biophysical monitoring methods include:
manta tow (or equivalent for a broad perspective);

line intercept transect with identification at a minimum of 'lifeform' level 
(or equivalent transect method to gather % cover data); and

fish censusing,  with emphasis on fisher target species and indicator fish, 
like butterfly (chaetodont) fish.

Reporting should also include specific events and activities e.g. bleaching, 
predators, dynamite damage, urchin populations etc. Data on these are being
accumulated by several groups, coordinated by Bob Ginsburg in Miami, Gregor 
Hodgson in Hong Kong, and John McManus of ReefBase in Manila.

A comparable set of socioeconomic parameters are being assembled.

THE GCRMN

The GCRMN was re-catalysed by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) 
to provide Research and Monitoring information on coral reefs and related 
ecosystems for more efficient management and long-term conservation.  The 
GCRMN has 3 co-sponsors (IOC, UNEP and IUCN), two hosts (AIMS and ICLARM) 
and interacts closely with the ICRI Secretariat.

The overall objectives of the GCRMN are to:

     improve the conservation, management and sustainable uses
     of coral reefs and related ecosystems for peoples of the
     tropics and the world through assessing the trends in
     biophysical status and social, cultural and economic
     values of these ecosystems;

     provide many people with the capacity to assess their
     resources and integrate these people into a global
     network to document and disseminate data on reef status
     and trends.

The GCRMN is based on the following principles:

emphasise the involvement of local communities;

put equal emphasis on biophysical and social, cultural and economic data;

function through existing organisations, networks, and monitoring 
programmes, not create new bodies;

offer a standard methodology, but be responsive to wishes of participants;

often focus monitoring in current or planned Marine Protected Areas and 
adjacent unprotected areas;

ensure that data are accessible to all in an understandable format.

CONTACT

If you want more information, please look up the web site -

http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/gcrmn/gcrmn.html

To subscribe to the GCRMN listserver, send e-mail to
majordomo at reef.aoml.noaa.gov, with the following message (only!) in the
body of the text:
       ---- subscribe gcrmn ----

To sign up for the Pilot programme - contact:

Dr Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator, Global Coral Reef Monitoring
Network, c/o Australian Institute of Marine Science
PMB No. 3, TOWNSVILLE MC  4810, AUSTRALIA
Tel:      +61 77 534 372 or +61 77 724 314
Fax:      +61 77 722 808 or +61 77 725 852
e-mail:   c.wilkinson at aims.gov.au

or

Dr John McManus, ReefBase Project Leader
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management,
MCPO Box 2631, 0718 MAKATI, Metro Manila, PHILIPPINES
Tel:      +63 2 818 0466 or +63 2 817 5255
Fax:      +63 2 816 3183
e-mail:   j.mcmanus at cgnet.com

Clive Wilkinson, Coordinator
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
Tel: +61 77 724314; Fax: +61 77 722808 or 725852


From korrubelj at math.unp.ac.za  Sun Jan 19 09:43:37 1997
From: korrubelj at math.unp.ac.za (Jan Korrubel)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 16:43:37 +0200
Subject: Recent bleaching/mortality event in United Arab Emirates
Message-ID: <s2e24ab3.010@smtp.unp.ac.za>

Dear Coral-List,

A multi-species coral bleaching event was recently (November 1996)
observed while on a diving survey in the southern Arabian/Persian Gulf
off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

The area surveyed and found to be affected ranged from 1 to some 13
hours steam out of Abu Dhabi up the Gulf (towards Qatar).  In
particular, Arzanha and Zirku islands - with their very shallow (2-3m
fringing reefs) - were badly affected.

Arzanha: 
(1) an extensive fringing  _Porites lutea_ reef appears to be totally
destroyed, and is now completely settled over by sessiles and algal
turfs.
Incidentally, we could find not a single urchin - Echinometra mathaii -
alive.  Lots of dead tests and spine material, but not a single live one.
(2) an _Acropora clathrata_ dominated reef in approx. 5-8m of water
was wiped out.  All _Acropora_ skeletons are now settled and
covered over with sessiles and turfs.  Lots of urchins at this
site however (just round the corner from the above mentioned site). 
Bleached species found were the massives _Platygyra_ and _Favia_ /
_Favites_ sp.

Zirku:
(1) an ex _Acropora_ dominated reef (previously destroyed by dredging
and harbour building activity) had lots of new settlement of small
(young) massives on the _Acropora_ rubble, that were now showing
evidence of bleaching, again: _Platygyra_ and _Favia_ / _Favites_ sp.

Dives in deeper water (approx 13-15m) between the islands also
yielded evidence of bleaching and coral mortality, but this time in addition
to those species previously mentioned, now also for the vase coral
_Turbinaria mesenteria_.  Some totally white specimens were observed,
while others showed only partial bleaching effects.

In addition, I also have evidence from another team of
researchers/divers working further south (off Jebel Ali, near Dubai),
that a similar mortality/bleaching event has been recorded there.  The
reefs there are largely _Acropora clathrata_ dominated, but also contain
many massive species.

I have no temperature data, but I am trying to get the data from an Abu
Dhabi based marine survey company.
I have however been in contact researchers in Bahrain, and Saudi
Arabia, who can be contacted for more info on the temperatures of the
Gulf waters at the time:

Dr. Roger Uwate
Advisor
Directorate of Fisheries
P.O. Box 20071
Bahrain

Email: rogeru at batelco.com.bh

and:

Dr. Yusef Fadlallah         
Research Institute - KFUPM 
Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

Voice: 966-3-860-3237
Fax:    966-3-860-3220
Email: yfadlal at dpc.kfupm.edu.sa

Regards,

Jan L. Korrubel

University of Natal
South Africa




From bt3171 at qmw.ac.uk  Sun Jan 19 14:12:18 1997
From: bt3171 at qmw.ac.uk (Cassian Edwards)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 19:12:18 +0000
Subject: Algal Breakdown
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970119191218.00687174@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>

Hello all,

I am interested in quantifying the insitu breakdown of algae to detritus on
coral reefs with low numbers of the herbivores.  If anyone knows of suitable
methods or references, could they please contact me at c.edwards at qmw.ac.uk.

Thankyou very much,

Cassian Edwards.
**********************************************************
* Cassian Edwards,                                       *
* School of Biological Sciences,                         *
* Queen Mary and Westfield College (London University),  *
* Mile End Road,                                         *
* E1 4NS,                                                *
* England.                                               *
*                                                        *
* email: c.edwards at qmw.ac.uk                             *
**********************************************************


From moreno at bio.usyd.edu.au  Sun Jan 19 19:48:42 1997
From: moreno at bio.usyd.edu.au (Guillermo Moreno)
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 11:48:42 +1100
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970120004842.0066b8f4@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au>

Dear Colleagues:

We are currently working on a project designed to act as a laboratory aid
for 2nd year zoology students.  The aims of this project are to provide a
lab aid and review tool for the students while at the same time to help
reduce the number of animals used for 2nd year level dissections.  This lab
aid is made up of various modules one of which is echinoderm biodiversity.
We would be very appreciative if any of you is willing to donate your
pictures for this project.  This project will eventually be recorded onto
CD's for use by schools and universities.  

We plan to provide this material at cost to universities and schools in
Australasia and potentially internationally.  The recouped costs will be
used to pursue further projects in this area.

Naturally, copyright of pictures will remain the property of the
photographer and each photographer will be acknowledged with the copyright
on each picture presented with the CD.  

We are, however, trying to find out how to best recognize and provide some
benefits to the many people who have provided resources to the project.
Please inform us whether you would be happy with the following arrangement.

People supplying 1-10 pictures which are used in the final project will receive:

A free CD from echinoderm project 

People supplying greater than 10 pictures which are used in the final
project will receive:

A free CD from echinoderm project and of all future projects associated with
the CAUT initiated group in the School of Biological Sciences at the
University of Sydney.

Our hope is to eventually sell these CD's to recoup costs to allow further
development of this important educational tool.  If you have any slides that
you are interested in contributing please email Guillermo Moreno at
moreno at bio.usyd.edu.au.  We thank you in advance for any assistance on this
matter.  

Sincerely,



Dr. Guillermo Moreno
Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Sydney
Australia


From jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu  Wed Jan 15 09:53:12 1997
From: jogden at seas.marine.usf.edu (John Ogden)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:53:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Addresses
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970115095200.23444F-100000@seas.marine.usf.edu>

Re Letters to the Governor of Florida in support of The Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS):

On January 28, the Governor and the Cabinet will sign a cooperative
agreement with NOAA to manage state waters (from the shore to three
miles) in accordance with the Management Plan of the FKNMS. 

If you care to, a short ONE PAGE letter urging support of the
Sanctuary and its Management Plan should be sent to:  

Governor Lawton Chiles
Office of the Governor
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399 USA
Fax: 904-921-6311

This is not just a Florida issue.  First, this is a NATIONAL marine
sanctuary.  Second, this is the first try in this country to manage
coastal resources under a comprehensive plan for so-called
"sustainable use."  It will be exemplary to the world (we hope a
GOOD example).  Those of you from other countries with success
stories in coastal management might mention these in the letter.

The Cabinet of Florida also votes: (address The Capitol as above)

Attorney General Bob Butterworth
Fax 904-487-2564

Treasurer Bill Nelson
Fax: 904-488-7265

Education Commissioner Frank Brogan
Fax: 904-488-1492

Secretary of State Sandra Mortham
Fax: 904-922-5763

Comptroller Robert Milligan
Fax: 904-922-2442

Agricultural Commissioner Bob Crawford
Fax: 904-488-7585


John C. Ogden        Director        Phone:  813/893-9100
Florida Institute of Oceanography    Fax:    813/893-9109
830 First Street South               St. Petersburg, Florida 33701


From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Tue Jan 21 15:30:42 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 15:30:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Monitoring Manual Online
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970121152556.8699A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


I am pleased to announcement the availability of,

  A Manual for Monitoring Coral Reefs with Indicator Species:
  Butterfly Fishes as Indicators of Change on
  Indo-Pacific Reefs

  by
   Michael P. Crosby, Ph.D., and
   Ernst S. Reese, Ph.D.

at the following Web URL:

	http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/themes/themes.html

At this time you must have and Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.


	Cheers,

	Jim Hendee


From tremle at folly.cofc.edu  Wed Jan 22 11:33:35 1997
From: tremle at folly.cofc.edu (tremle at folly.cofc.edu)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:33:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GIS and reef studies
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9701221219.A39730-0100000@folly.cofc.edu>

Greetings!

	I am interested in finding information, references, and on-going 
research using GIS for coral reef conservation, ecological research 
and/or management.  
	I am a graduate student at the Grice Marine Biological Laboratory 
investigating the factors important to coral reef framework development 
on St. John, USVI.  I am using ARC/INFO, a geographic information system, 
to manage and analyze these spatial data.
	I have completed an exhaustive literature search of coral reef 
studies that use GIS, and have not found more than a couple references.

	If anyone can help, it would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

Cheers-
Eric Treml


.................................................................
Eric Treml                                  tremle at folly.cofc.edu
Grice Marine Biological laboratory          
205 Fort Johnson Rd
Charleston, S.C.  29412
.................................................................


From emueller at mote.org  Thu Jan 23 00:18:45 1997
From: emueller at mote.org (Erich Mueller)
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 21:18:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: summer courses
Message-ID: <Pine.PCW.3.95.970122211727.3095D-100000@ppp3.mote.org>


Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center announces the
following four courses, designed for advanced undergraduates and graduate
students.


1997 Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences

Applied Research Methods in Carbonate Marine Geology  9-16 August,1997
Douglas W. Haywick, Ph.D., University of South Alabama

Ecology and Behavior of the Florida Spiny Lobster       9-16 August, 1997
Michael J. Childress, Ph.D., Idaho State University

Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms    16-23 August, 1997
Esther C. Peters, Ph.D., Tetra Tech, Inc.

Ecophysiology of Tropical Marine Algae: Nutrient Dynamics   16-23
August,1997
Brian LaPointe, Ph.D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution


The deadline for applications is 28 March, 1997.

For more information about the courses, research facilities and college
programs, contact the PKMRC or visit our Web site:

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director      Phone: (305) 289-4282
Mote Marine Laboratory              FAX:   (305) 289-9664
Pigeon Key Marine Research Center   Email: emueller at mote.org
P.O. Box 500895
Marathon, FL   33050

Web pages: http://www.mote.org/~emueller/pkmrc.html
           http://www.mote.org

Remarks are personal opinion and do not reflect institutional
policy unless so indicated.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


From korrubelj at math.unp.ac.za  Thu Jan 23 03:09:35 1997
From: korrubelj at math.unp.ac.za (Jan Korrubel)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:09:35 +0200
Subject: Echinometra matheai....
Message-ID: <s2e7345b.092@smtp.unp.ac.za>

Hi all,

I am seeking to contact anybody who has an interest in the urchin 
_Echinometra matheai_.  A colleague of mine is working on local
populations here, and he is looking for references on the beast.  We
have the done the usual lit. and WWW search, and come with the usual
answers, but would also like to contact people working on the beast.

Please reply to me direct, or to Dr Alan Connell at:

AConnell at csir.co.za.

Thank you,

Jan Korrubel

University of Natal
South Africa.




From prtaylor at nsf.gov  Thu Jan 23 10:52:32 1997
From: prtaylor at nsf.gov (prtaylor at nsf.gov)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 97 10:52:32 EST
Subject: NSF/NOAA/EPA/ONR Anouncement - Algal Blooms
Message-ID: <9700238540.AA854045598@x2relay.nsf.gov>

For interested parties in the United States:


NSF/NOAA/EPA/ONR Announcement of Opportunity for Research on

The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms


The AO can be viewed on the web at

http://www.geo.nsf.gov/oce/docs/ao-hab.htm


The Program focuses on Bloom Ecology;
     planktonic and benthic is possible;
     toxic, noxious, harmful in other ways.


Take a look.  Certainly Florida Bay, West Florida, Looe Key and other 
regions come to mind in thinking about algal "blooms."


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

Phillip Taylor, Director
Biological Oceanography Program
Division of Ocean Sciences
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.  Suite 725
Arlington,  VA  22230

prtaylor at nsf.gov
phone 703-306-1587   fax 306-0390


From jpowell at btl.net  Thu Jan 23 09:50:51 1997
From: jpowell at btl.net (James Powell)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:50:51 -0500
Subject: Glovers Reef
Message-ID: <19970123155044.AAA29350@LOCALNAME>

GLOVERS REEF MARINE RESEARCH STATION, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA

Glover's Reef atoll and marine reserve is located approximately 50 km off
the coast of central Belize. It is considered to be one of the most
pristine and  important coral reef sites in the Caribbean.  Due to the
isolation of Glover's Reef atoll,  there is little influence from coastal
sedimentation or pollution. It is considered to be one of the most ideal
sites in the world to conduct coral reef research (Dahl, MacIntyre &
Antonius. 1974. A  comparative survey of coral reef research sites. In:
Marie-Helene Sachet and Arthur Dahl. Atoll Research Bulletin. 172: 37-75.).
Consequently, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in cooperation with
the Government of Belize has established a permanent research station at
Middle Cay  located on Glover's Reef. WCS along with the Government of
Belize would like to invite scientists and  graduate level students who are
interested in using  Glover's Reef  as a research site to contact James
Powell at  jpowell at btl.net for more information.  

The marine reserve at Glover's Reef atoll  is a major component of a general
comprehensive program for  coastal zone management for Belize, Central
America.  In a broad sense the reserve was established to  maintain
ecological processes, preserve genetic diversity, achieve sustainable yields
of its resources  through wise management of species and their habitats,
maintain natural areas for education and research  and provide social, and
economic benefits through ecologically sensitive recreation and tourism.
Keenly  aware of the need to protect this world class resource, the Wildlife 
Conservation Society (WCS) purchased  the island of Middle Cay, situated at
the southern end of the atoll, for the purposes of  providing  a marine
park headquarters for the Government of Belize and to establish a marine
research field station. WCS has  completed construction of this facility and
now provides a base of operations for park rangers and scientists alike.  

WCS's over-arching mission is to provide for the long-term conservation and
protection of Glover's Reef atoll. To accomplish this goal, WCS is working
in close collaboration with the government of Belize to develop a
coordinated research and management program for the atoll. WCS's primary
responsibility in this  partnership is scientific research. In the coming
years, we hope that the research on Glover's Reef atoll will  lead to a
better understanding and management of this coral reef.  The Comparative
Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program identified
Glover's Reef as  the most preferred site  in the Caribbean for "long-term,
multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional investigation of  coral reef
ecosystems" (Dahl, MacIntyre & Antonius. 1974. A  comparative survey of
coral reef research  sites. 
In:  Marie-Helene Sachet and Arthur Dahl. Atoll Research Bulletin. 172:
37-75.). The authors reported,  "In contrast to the other reefs surveyed in
the Caribbean area, Glover's Reef atoll appears to offer the  greatest
variety of reef types, and the optimum reef development in terms of
population density and species  diversity of reef corals and associated
organisms". In addition to Glover's Reef, Belize's extensive barrier  reef
is 30 km away.    

The WCS research station on Glover's Reef atoll is located on Middle Cay.
The present facility includes a  ranger station and visitor's centre, a dry
laboratory and work area, dining and cooking facilities (meals are
provided) and housing for eight scientists and/or students. There are
aquariums, boats, air compressor and SCUBA  tanks for researcher support.
Aquarium facilities  are available.  The station is completely self-
sufficient with full-time electricity (110 vac) provided by a complementary
system of 
wind and solar power.  Fresh water is available through a de-salination
plant and rain-water catchment.  Refrigeration is available. Toilet
facilities are state-of-the-art pollution-free, containment composition
type.  One aim of the station is to utilize non-polluting and energy
efficient technology.  WCS invites any scientists or students interested in
using the Glover's Reef Research Station to please  contact: Glover's Reef
Marine Research Station, P.O. Box 2310, Belize City, Belize or  Tel./fax
501-2-33855.  E-mail messages can be sent  to: jpowell at btl.net. 

Please take a look at our WWW page at:  
http://www.une.edu/glover/glovindx.html 

*************************************
James A. Powell
Wildlife Conservation Society
Glover's Reef Marine Research Station
P.O. Box 2310
Belize City, Belize
e-mail: jpowell at btl.net
Tel/FAX (501)2-33855 or 
Middle Cay Tel: (501)5-22153



From DAVEL at cc.usu.edu  Thu Jan 23 10:53:58 1997
From: DAVEL at cc.usu.edu (DAVEL at cc.usu.edu)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:53:58 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Corals and Paleoclimate
Message-ID: <01IEJQWIYNW290P3M9@cc.usu.edu>

Hi,
	I'm trying to locate information on the use of sclerochronology
in Quaternary paleoclimate studies.  Any references or pointers to sites
would be appreciated.
					Thanks
					Dave


From reef at key.net  Thu Jan 23 14:46:43 1997
From: reef at key.net (reef relief)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 14:46:43 -0500
Subject: coral disease
Message-ID: <32E7C023.1AB3@key.net>

 I thought the list would be interested in the attached article about
the new coral disease.

DeeVon Quirolo
Project Director
REEF RELIEF
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From gilliam at nsu.acast.nova.edu  Fri Jan 24 08:59:25 1997
From: gilliam at nsu.acast.nova.edu (David Gilliam)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 08:59:25 -0500
Subject: Virus warning...Coral Disease
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970124135925.00672144@ocean.nova.edu>

I wanted to warn the list members that the message from Reef Relief dated
1/23/97 with the subject -Coral Disease- contains an embedded Word
MacroVirus in the attached file- Whitepox.doc.  You should clean the file
before you read it or just delete it. 

Good Luck
David Gilliam
Nova Southeastern University
Oceanographic Center
8000 N. Ocean Dr.
Dania, FL 33004
Voice: (954) 920-1909
Fax: (305) 947-8559
email: gilliam at ocean.nova.edu


From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Fri Jan 24 09:08:37 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:08:37 -0500 (EST)
Subject: MDA virus?
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970124090726.15563A-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


ALERT received from Pete Mohan:

======================================

Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:21:27 -0600
From: "Mohan, Pete" <Pete.Mohan at anheuser-busch.com>
To: "'Hendee, Jim (IYOR)'" <hendee at aoml.noaa.gov>
Subject: FW: coral disease

Jim,
        The "white pox" file is infected with the MDA virus.  Somehow this
seems strangely appropriate.  Thought I'd let you decide whether to
alert the rest of the recipients.

Pete

>----------
>From:  reef relief[SMTP:reef at key.net]
>Sent:  Thursday, January 23, 1997 2:46 PM
>To:    coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>Subject:       coral disease
>
>
> I thought the list would be interested in the attached article about
>the new coral disease.
>
>DeeVon Quirolo
>Project Director
>REEF RELIEF
>
>




From bt3171 at qmw.ac.uk  Fri Jan 24 15:22:06 1997
From: bt3171 at qmw.ac.uk (Cassian Edwards)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 20:22:06 +0000
Subject: VIRUS WARNING: delete file 'Whitepox.doc'
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970124202206.00683d74@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>


I am just warning you that my virus checker responded to the following email
from the coral list forum - Whitepox.doc

It is infected with the MDMA virus

Be carefull....You have been warned!!


**********************************************************
* Cassian Edwards,                                       *
* School of Biological Sciences,                         *
* Queen Mary and Westfield College (London University),  *
* Mile End Road,                                         *
* E1 4NS,                                                *
* England.                                               *
*                                                        *
* email: c.edwards at qmw.ac.uk                             *
**********************************************************


From woodley at uwimona.edu.jm  Sat Jan 25 17:29:07 1997
From: woodley at uwimona.edu.jm (Jeremy Woodley)
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 17:29:07 -0500 (GMT-0500)
Subject: On touching corals
In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970124202206.00683d74@alpha.qmw.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95.970125172233.24708D-100000@minotaur.uwimona.edu.jm>

Can anyone refer me to any study of the effects on corals (apart from
breakage) of being touched or pushed by divers? 

Jeremy Woodley,
Centre for Marine Sciences,
University of the West Indies, Jamaica.


From gjgast at nioz.nl  Mon Jan 27 10:28:00 1997
From: gjgast at nioz.nl (Gert Jan Gast)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 16:28:00 +0100
Subject: How to unsubscribe from the coral-list
Message-ID: <m0vot1V-001QI7C@kellia.nioz.nl>

As recently a lot of persons seem to have problems 
unsubscribing form this list (are we that boring?) a 
little explanation:

If Jim's computer receives a message sent to 
<coral-list at reef.aoml.noaa.gov> 
it is automatically relayed to everybody subscribed to the list 
regardless of subject and content.

If Jim's computer receives a message without a subject sent to 
<majordomo at reef.aoml.noaa.gov>
it looks if it recognizes the first word on each line as a command 
and does what the sender asked. As you're dealing with a computer, be 
precise (unsubscribe, not unsuscribe). Likewise your address in your 
signature is a "command" this computer can't handle.

The difference is the address: use MA-JOR-DO-MO for commands like 
unsubscribe!!!

Sending COMMANDS meant for the listserver to all people 
subscribed to the coral-list does NOT work. You're just bugging far
over 500 people with a ghost message.

If you have a webbrowser (i.e. Netscape or Microsoft Explorer), you
can read Jim's very clear listserver instructions at:

http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/coral-list.html

For those who don't have one: 

        To un-subscribe from the list, send e-mail to 
majordomo at reef.aoml.noaa.gov, with the following message (only!) in
the body of the text:

        unsubscribe coral-list "Your Name" 


Likewise for a list of known commands send a message to 
<majordomo at reef.aoml.noaa.gov> without a subject and only

HELP

in the text field.

Sorry to all the people this message wasn't meant for.

Back to work now. Good luck, GJ
===============================================
Gert Jan Gast <gjgast at NIOZ.NL>
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Department of Marine Ecology
P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands.
Phone: 31 (0)222 369573. Fax: 31 (0)222 319674.


From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Mon Jan 27 14:15:39 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 14:15:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WORD Macro Virus Killer...
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970127141353.6655B-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Greetings,

        Following is a message from Jan Korrubel regarding the recently
alerted MDA virus.  Please contact him directly for the fix (it as not
attached, as the file was too long), if you don't have it.

        Cheers,

        Jim Hendee

==================================

From: Jan Korrubel <korrubelj at math.unp.ac.za>
To: coral-list
Subject:  WORD Macro Virus Killer...

Hi all,

Seems like there are a lot of people who niticed the virus, but none who
are prepared to offer salvation....

Attached is a 72k .EXE file called MVTOOL20.ZIP (Macro Virus Tool version
2.00) dated November 1995.  Seems a little old, but I did an ARCHIE search
and didn't come up with a newer one.....if you have a version 3, let me
know.

It is a self-extracting archive file that, when run, will spew out
SCANPROT.DOT and README.DOC.

Read the README.DOC, but essentially the protection comes in the .DOT file
- it has "good" macros that kill the "bad" ones....  You load the .DOT and
it builds in the protection macros into WORD and then offers to check all
your documents.  Easy.

It told me that the document I was trying to load contained macros that
were potentialy dangerous and guided me to saving the document without
them....Pretty neat.

BTW - I am currently using WinWORD version 6.0 on WINDOWS NT 3.51.

Jan Korrubel

University of Natal
South Africa




From backman at aloha.net  Mon Jan 27 16:53:38 1997
From: backman at aloha.net (Kent Backman)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:53:38 -1000
Subject: On touching corals
Message-ID: <01BC0C48.CD4103E0@hawaii-137.u.aloha.net>

This is in response to a question from Jeremy Woodley <woodley at uwimona.edu.jm>, forwarded to me by Dr. Brian Tissot, University of Hawaii at Hilo. 

>Can anyone refer me to any study of the effects on corals (apart from
>breakage) of being touched or pushed by divers? 
>
>Jeremy Woodley,
>Centre for Marine Sciences,
>University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

	My senior thesis is on exactly that subject: the effects of human touch on corals.  "What happens to coral when you touch it," is a common question asked by countless reef visitors, and is often answered by an all-too-often-assumed answer.  There have be
en countless studies on coral damage from pollution, anchor damage, trampling, sedimentation, and even experimentally inflicted breakage.  But as far as any studies on what exactly happens to a coral specimen when you touch it, I have yet to find one.  

	In my current research, some interesting results have been found.  I studied the most common coral genus in Hawaii, Porites, and found that resistance to human touch varies between species.  With treated specimens of Porites compressa, visible scarring o
ccurred and is still evident after three months.  Porites lobata, on the other hand, "recovered" visibly after just a few weeks.  One important investigation that I am studying now concerns the effects of multiple treatments (long-term repeated touching) 
on Porites spp. corals.

If you would like to find out more about this study, visit my web page where I will have preliminary results and slides posted by February 1, 1997, at:

http://aloha.net/~backman/thesis.html

Kent Backman
Marine Science Department
University of Hawaii at Hilo
backman at hawaii.edu
http://aloha.net/~backman


From abrgor01 at dof.moa.my  Mon Jan 27 18:29:50 1997
From: abrgor01 at dof.moa.my (Ab Rahim Gor Yaman)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 97 07:29:50 +0800
Subject: Effect of torist submarine
Message-ID: <199701272328.SAA07284@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear, 

Could anyone point me to any reference on the effects of tourist subamrine
on coral reef and its related ecosystems. I am in need of such materials to
review an application to operates a tourist submarine at one of the marine
park on west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Greatly appreciate any assistance
on this matter.
Ab Rahim Gor Yaman
Marine Park Branch,
Department of Fisheries, 
9 Floor, Wisma Tani,
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin,
50628 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia


From squentin at mcn.org  Tue Jan 28 12:54:43 1997
From: squentin at mcn.org (Sarah Quentin/Greg Grantham)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:54:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Island Conference in Fiji
Message-ID: <199701281754.JAA13479@dns1.mcn.org>

Does anyone have a URL or email address where I can obtain some information
on the upcoming Islands Conference (including coral reef sessions) in Fiji?
Thanks.
Greg Grantham
College of the Redwoods
1211 Del Mar Dr.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Sarah Quentin & Greg Grantham
email:  squentin at mcn.org
-----------------------------


From bhaskell at fknms.nos.noaa.gov  Tue Jan 28 14:14:20 1997
From: bhaskell at fknms.nos.noaa.gov (Ben Haskell)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:14:20 -0500
Subject: State approves Sanctuary
Message-ID: <v03007807af13b401dec4@[192.111.123.202]>

Today, the Board of Trustees of the State of Florida passed by a vote of
7-0 the inclusion of State waters in the 2800 square nautical mile Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary.  This is a major step towards implementing
comprehensive, ecosystem management of this precious resource and
represents the second to last major hurdle for final approval of the
Sanctuary.  The final hurdle lies with the U.S. Congress.  This is fitting
news for this International Year of the Reef!  Congratulations to all of
those folks who worked so hard for this vote.

Benjamin D. Haskell
Science Coordinator
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
P.O. Box 500368
Marathon, Florida 33050
(305) 743-2437 phone
(305) 743-2357 fax
Email: bhaskell at fknms.nos.noaa.gov
Web site: http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov

*/~ Ecotones are where it's at! */~



From birkelan at uog9.uog.edu  Wed Jan 29 01:02:55 1997
From: birkelan at uog9.uog.edu (Charles Evans Birkeland)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 06:02:55 +0000 (WET)
Subject: Island Conference in Fiji
In-Reply-To: <199701281754.JAA13479@dns1.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.95.970129060225.8905C-100000@uog9.uog.edu>

Symposium on Coral Reefs during IYOR 
at the VIII PSA Intercongress in Fiji

One of the major scientific events during the
International Year of the Reef (IYOR) is a joint
symposium of the Pacific Science Association's
Scientific Committee on Coral Reefs (PSA-SCCR) and
the 1997 Annual Meeting of the International
Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) in Suva, Fiji, at
the VIII PSA Inter-Congress, 13-19 July 1997. 
This coral-reef symposium will take place one year
after the launching of the IYOR at the 8th
International Coral Reef Symposium in Panama.

Among IYOR projects that are already scheduled for
presentation at the PSA Inter-Congress in Fiji are
the results of the PSA-SCCR assessment of the
state of the coral reefs in the Pacific, a project
funded by the U.S. Department of State's (DOS)
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). Ten
representatives of regions in the Pacific will
present papers that will be published in a book on
the status of reefs in the Pacific; the
publication is being funded by Sea Grant at the
University of Hawaii. This book should be
available at the symposium in Fiji. A
complementary project called GLOCOR (Global Coral
Reef assessment), funded by a Winslow Foundation
grant, will also be presented at the symposium.  A
major focus of the GLOCOR
project is to resurvey the quantitative transects
that were surveyed decades ago in order to
quantitatively assess changes in
Pacific reefs over the past decades.

Contributed papers on all aspects of coral-reef
science are welcome, but we are extending special
invitation to papers in which examples are given
for successful management programmes for coral-reef resources.  We feel that the most effective
method of promoting wise management of reef
resources is not by outlining steps to take
(telling people what to do) or giving alarming
news about the state of the reefs. Rather, we urge
the demonstation of case histories of methods that
have proven successful, such as the well known
results of marine reserves at Apo and Sumilon
Islands in the Philippines.

For comparative observations, dives are planned on
one-day field trips in or near Suva Bay and Beqa
Reef.

To obtain the VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress
Second Circular with registration forms, Abstract
forms, and information on accommodation, due
dates, and field trips, please write to: 

VIII Pacific Science Association Inter-Congress
Secretariat
School of Pure and Applied Sciences
The University of the South Pacific
P.O. Box 1168
Suva, Fiji Islands

E-mail psa at usp.ac.fj (best means of communication)

     FAX + (679) 314 007

The web site for the Inter-Congress is

http://www.usp.ac.fj/~psa

Participants intending to present a paper or
poster are required to submit abstract(s) to the
Secretariat by January 1997. In order that we may
organize the symposium, please also send a copy of
the Abstract to:

Dr. Charles Birkeland    or   Dr. Richard W. Grigg
UOG Marine Laboratory         Department of
                                   Oceanography
Mangilao, Guam 96923          University of Hawaii
                                   at Manoa
USA                           1000 Pope Road
                              Honolulu, Hawaii 
                                   96822
                                   USA

FAX +(671) 734-6767           FAX  + (1) 808 956-                               9225

E-mail birkelan at uog9.uog.edu  E-mail
                         rgrigg at soest.hawaii.edu



On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Sarah Quentin/Greg Grantham wrote:

> Does anyone have a URL or email address where I can obtain some information
> on the upcoming Islands Conference (including coral reef sessions) in Fiji?
> Thanks.
> Greg Grantham
> College of the Redwoods
> 1211 Del Mar Dr.
> Fort Bragg, CA 95437
> Sarah Quentin & Greg Grantham
> email:  squentin at mcn.org
> -----------------------------
> 
> 


From psa at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org  Tue Jan 28 14:58:24 1997
From: psa at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org (Pacific Science Assn)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:58:24 -1000 (HST)
Subject: Island Conference in Fiji
In-Reply-To: <199701281754.JAA13479@dns1.mcn.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.970128094942.83050A-100000@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org>


The VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress "Islands in the Pacific Century"
will held in Suva, Fiji, July 13-19, 1997.  The coral reef sessions are
co-chaired by Chuck Birkeland and Rick Grigg.  Contact the Inter-Congress
Secretariat [psa at usp.ac.fj] for additional information and the web page
[http://www.usp.ac.fj/~psa].  January 31 is the deadline for abstracts 
and for the lowest rate registration.  A Third Circular will be published 
in the near future which will include additional information the program 
and participants.




On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, Sarah Quentin/Greg Grantham wrote:

> Does anyone have a URL or email address where I can obtain some information
> on the upcoming Islands Conference (including coral reef sessions) in Fiji?
> Thanks.
> Greg Grantham
> College of the Redwoods
> 1211 Del Mar Dr.
> Fort Bragg, CA 95437
> Sarah Quentin & Greg Grantham
> email:  squentin at mcn.org
> -----------------------------
> 
> 


From gulko at hawaii.edu  Wed Jan 29 15:41:12 1997
From: gulko at hawaii.edu (Dave Alan Gulko)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 10:41:12 -1000
Subject: UV and Coral Reefs Book
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.93.970129102904.9751C-100000@uhunix1>



	Enclosed is information regarding "Ultraviolet Radiation
and Coral Reefs", a recent volume produced by the Hawai`i Institute of
Marine Biology and the University of Hawai`i Sea Grant Program.
	The book represents a collection of papers about UV and coral
reefs, from methods, to reproduction, to vision, that came out of both an
international workshop and a HIMB Summer Program held in Hawai'i a few
years a go.

Enclosed is the table of contents from the volume: 


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

	Ultraviolet Radiation and Coral Reefs
		D. Gulko & P. L. Jokiel (eds)

Table of Contents:

Introduction:
	An Introduction to the Study 
		of UV on Coral Reefs			P. L. Jokiel
	Ultraviolet Light and the Origin 
		of Life					D. Mauzerall
	Oh No, Not Another Workshop: 
		A Summary of Previous UV Workshops	M. P. Lesser
	General Overview of Instrumentation,
		Experimental Methods, and 
		Attenuation of UV Radiation
		into Natural Waters			M. P. Lesser
	Introduction to Materials and 
		Methods Used by Participants in the 
		1994 HIMB Summer Program on 
		'UV and Coral Reefs'			D.Gulko, M. P. 
							Lesser & M. Ondrusek
	An Introduction to the UV Environment
		of Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu			D. Gulko
	Attenuation in Kane'ohe Bay as 
		Interpreted from PUV Profiles		K. W. Patterson

Plankton:
	The Influence of Solar UV-B Radiation on 
		Copepods in the Lagoon at Coconut 
		Island, Hawai'i				H. Saito & S.Taguchi
	A Biological Weighting Function for
		Phytoplankton Growth Inhibition		P. J. M. Peterson,
							R. C. Smith, K. W. 
							Patterson & P. L.
							Jokiel
	Physiological and Biochemical Effects of
		UV Radiation on the Marine 
		Phytoplankton _Nannochloropsis_ sp.
		and _Dunaliella_ sp.			B. Butow & T.
							Fisher
Corals:
	Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of MAA's
		in Hawaiian Corals: A Depth Profile
		and a Survey				I. Kuffner, M. E.
							Ondrusek &
							M. Lesser
	Response of a Pacific Stony Coral to Short-
		term Exposure of Ultraviolet and 
		Visible Light				S. K. Lewis
	Bleaching and Lipids in the Pacific Coral
		_Montipora verrucosa_			A. G. Grottoli-
							Everett
	Uneven Bleaching Within a Coral Colony in
		Response to Differing Levels of
		Solar Radiation				A. G. Grottoli-
							Everett & I.
							Kuffner
	The Metabolic Response of _Fungia scutaria_
		to Elevated Temperatures Under Various
		UV Radiation Regimes			S. V. Hohlbach
	Preliminary Report of the Occurance of
		Mycosporine-like Amino Acids in the
		Eggs of the Hawaiian Scleractinian
		Corals _Montipora verrucosa_ and 
		_Fungia scutaria_			D. A. Krupp &
							J. Blanck
	Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on 
		Fertilization in the Hawaiian Coral
		_Fungia scutaria_			D. Gulko
	The Effect of UV on Settlement of the Planula
		of _Pocillopora damicornis_		A. Baker

Zooxanthellae:
	Ultraviolet Radiation: Helpful or Harmful to
		Zooxanthellae Culture Growth		S. R. Santos

Seaweeds:
	Survey of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids in the 
		Macrophytes of Kane'ohe Bay		A. T. Banaszak &
							M. Lesser
	Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation and Nitrogen
		Enrichment on Growth in the Coral Reef 
		Chlorophytes _Dictyosphaeria cavernosa_
		and _Dictyosphaeria versluysii_		S. Larned
Phototoxicity:
	Phototoxicity in a Coral Reef Flat Community	R. Peachey &
							D. Crosby

UV & Vision:
	UV Vision by Marine Animals: Mainly Questions	N. Shashar
	Polarization Vision as a Mechanism for
		Detection of Transparent Objects	N. Shashar, L.
							Addessi & T. W. 
							Cronin
	Designs for Submersible Imaging Polarimeters	N. Shashar, T. W.
							Cronin, G. Johnson
							& L. B. Wolff
	Ultraviolet Imagery				G. Losey, C. W.
							Hawryshyn, W. N.
							McFarland, E. R.
							Lowe, T. W. Cronin
							& D. Fiore

Conclusions:
	Workshop Roundtable Discussion on
		"Directions in Marine UV Research"

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

The cost is
US$35 + US$5 shipping and handling.  Books will be mailed first class for
orders within the US.  Please make checks or money orders (for
US$40/volume) out to:

        "University of Hawaii Foundation 13-310-0"

No purchase orders (PO's) or credit cards.  Please send checks or money
orders along with mailing information to:

        Jacque Blanck
        Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
        P. O. Box 1346
        Kaneohe, HI  96744
                        U.S.A.

        If you have any further questions you can contact Dr. Paul
Jokiel, Jacque Blanck or myself at the above address, or by
fax (808) 236-7443, or by calling the lab (808) 236-7440, or by contacting
me through my email address.






From jlichtman at rsmas.miami.edu  Wed Jan 29 18:08:30 1997
From: jlichtman at rsmas.miami.edu (Jimmy Lichtman)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:08:30 -0500
Subject: looking for coral reef film footage
Message-ID: <v02140b0aaf153edc4c4c@[129.171.103.93]>

video project:
Coral Reefs, Yesterday and Today

concept:
To create a montage of archival film footage of
reefs from the 60's and 70's with footage of those
same reefs today.  We hope to visually illustrate
what coral reef decline looks like up close.

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anyone have archival film or video footage of specific reef areas?
or ideas on where i could find such footage?

the footage will be used in a student film produced by my fellow
graduate students here at the univ. of miami.

grateful for any info,

-jimmy






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From didak at sfsu.edu  Thu Jan 30 10:49:24 1997
From: didak at sfsu.edu (Dida Kutz)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 07:49:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970130074843.20f7affe@pluto.sfsu.edu>

Hello- Pardon my posting to the entire list (I've had lots of trouble
sending a "who" command to the majordomo address); I'm seeking an e-mail
address for R. van Woesik of the University of Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan. 

Thanks in advance for your patience and help.
Dida Kutz



didak at sfsu.edu

Director
Pacific Cetacean Group
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M.A. Candidate-Marine Biology
San Francisco State University



From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Thu Jan 30 11:12:04 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:12:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: who coral-list
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970130111030.4077F-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Following is a list of all coral-list members, as of today:

>>>> who coral-list
Members of list 'coral-list':

0396766 at sacredheart.edu
100065.3211 at compuserve.com
103325.3644 at compuserve.com
104147.1166 at compuserve.com
3rel1 at qlink.queensu.ca
73261.2212 at compuserve.com
76142.3451 at compuserve.com
76260.2413 at compuserve.com
9227421m at udcf.gla.ac.uk
aa608 at freenet.toronto.on.ca
aaguilar at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
abeltran at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
abinyang at bio.usyd.edu.au
abrgor01 at dof.moa.my
adiaz at calafia.uabcs.mx
af at mail.sedpal.uni-bremen.de
aiuen at gate.net
akuluki at uclink4.berkeley.edu
alark at extro.ucc.su.oz.au
alastair.grenfell at wcmc.org.uk
am94211 at tokyo-u-fish.ac.jp
amorim at mfca.uem.mz
andalusi at dephut.cbn.net.id
andreu at msi.upd.edu.ph
andrew.baird at jcu.edu.au
andrew.broadbent1 at jcu.edu.au
andy_steven at quickmail.macnet2.gbrmpa.gov.au
anjali at sac.ernet.in
anjali at sac.ernet.in
ann.sharp at jcu.edu.au
annz at sccwrp.org
anya at emu.su.oz.au
aoife.oflynn at seaweed.ucg.ie
arthur.e.paterson at noaa.gov
aquatictec at aol.com
aramm at epix.net
areichel at scu.edu.au
asaied at rsmas.miami.edu
assorman at post.tau.ac.il
aszmant at rsmas.miami.edu
atarrant at soest.hawaii.edu
athrock at hoyt.westminster.edu
atikkan at ix.netcom.com
atyrell at umiami.ir.miami.edu
axel at trinidad.net
b.e.brown at newcastle.ac.uk
banaszak at serc.si.edu
bayumbio at idola.net.id
bbi320 at sp2.power.uni-essen.de
bbi340 at aixrs1.hrz.uni-essen.de
bbi380 at sp2.power.uni-essen.de
bbuckley at rsmas.miami.edu
bcausey at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
bd268 at freenet.carleton.ca
bette.willis at jcu.edu.au
bhaskell at fknms.nos.noaa.gov
bisc_science at nps.gov
biusing at ppps.po.my
biyanto at dephut.cbn.net.id
bjenkins at casmail.calacademy.org
blassig at mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au
blennies at ix.netcom.com
bmiller at soest.hawaii.edu
bmolnia at usgs.gov
bob_buddemeier at msmail.kgs.ukans.edu
bobjoh at ice.net.au
brian.long at qld.ml.csiro.au
brianl at gbrmpa.gov.au
bvargas at rsmas.miami.edu
c.wilkinson at aims.gov.au
c1031 at cfay-emh.yoko.mrms.navy.mil
cabioch at ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr
calesso.diane at epamail.epa.gov
carib at carbon.marine.usf.edu
carlson at soest.hawaii.edu
carola at santamarta.cetcol.net.co
carolyn_brown at ssp.nmfs.gov
cbaggie at aol.com
cbester at bgnet.bgsu.edu
cbingman at netcom.com
ccc at coralcay.demon.co.uk
ccook at hboi.edu
cdonovan at gsosun1.gso.uri.edu
cedintern at conservation.org
cemrino at klink.com.ph
cengm at lucs-mac.novell.leeds.ac.uk
ceniacua at colciencias.gov.co
ces at hk.super.net
charles_hill at smtp.mms.gov
charpy at tahiti.orstom.fr
chaz at uog.pacific.edu
chen at biology.ucsc.edu
chg2 at cornell.edu
chm at mit.edu
cindyh at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
clay at coyote.csusm.edu
cml at zool.canterbury.ac.nz
coalter.lathrop at noaa.gov
coan at tiaer.tarleton.edu
coffroth at acsu.buffalo.edu
colref at santamarta.cetcol.net.co
coral at igc.apc.org
coral at ucb.edu.bz
corallab at ccms.ntu.edu.tw
coralreefa at aol.com
coralsea at ozemail.com.au
correge at bondy.orstom.fr
courtney at sei.org
cr10 at york.ac.uk
crane at aoml.noaa.gov
craynock at aoml.noaa.gov
crompton at hawaii.edu
d.booth at uts.edu.au
d.k.hagman at mail.utexas.edu
d_raney at aloha.net
dalton at pppg.ufba.br
damian.thomson at jcu.edu.au
dan.ryan at acadiau.ca
danadeau at eos.ncsu.edu
datubara at nsu.acast.nova.edu
davel at cc.usu.edu
davez at mpl.ucsd.edu
david.meyer at uc.edu
david_wachenfeld at ccmail.gbrmpa.gov.au
davis_t at usp.ac.fj
dbowe at abacus.bates.edu
dbs at hprnd.rose.hp.com
dbucher at scu.edu.au
dealessi at cei.org
deborah_g_danaher at umail.umd.edu
dee at magumba.uem.mz
defelice at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
dekeith at tarleton.edu
delia at cbl.umd.edu
denis_frazel/sjrwmd.sjrwmd at district.sjrwmd.state.fl.us
dennis_ahern_at_ray__rec__phl07u42 at ccgate.ueci.com
dfs7 at cornell.edu
dgleason at gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu
dgleason at uh.edu
dhellin at bbsr.edu
dhinckley at igc.apc.org
dick_m at sellers.dep.state.fl.us
did24165 at melsa.net.id
didak at sfsu.edu
dizonr at msi.upd.edu.ph
dodge at nsu.acast.nova.edu
dolson at rsmas.miami.edu
don at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us
drdendro at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu
dsantavy at gulfbr.gbr.epa.gov
dscally at ndbc.noaa.gov
dutton at upandang.wasantara.net.id
e.p.green at ncl.ac.uk
e.turak at aims.gov.au
eakin at ogp.noaa.gov
earias at kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx
ecampbell at mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au
eclarke at rsmas.miami.edu
ecosense at cura.net
ecz5jdc at mvs.oac.ucla.edu
edilma at pppg.ufba.br
edrew at ozemail.com.au
ekumabe at soest.hawaii.edu
elizabeth.dinsdale at jcu.edu.au
emartino at clam.rutgers.edu
erik.meesters at inter.nl.net
espringe at chuma.cas.usf.edu
eweil at rsmas.miami.edu
exeter.lab at green2.greenpeace.org
eyeon at mail.net-connect.net
eyeon at popalex1.linknet.net
fautin at kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
fclkks at nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
feingold at rcf.rsmas.miami.edu
ferry.roland at epamail.epa.gov
fitt at sparrow.ecology.uga.edu
fnmrl at aurora.alaska.edu
forcucci at aoml.noaa.gov
fortujl9 at wfu.edu
fossil at selway.umt.edu
fox-norse.virginia at epamail.epa.gov
fred at utig.ig.utexas.edu
fskr at dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk
ftalbot at gse.mq.edu.au
gap1 at acpub.duke.edu
garverj at unvax.union.edu
gattuso at naxos.unice.fr
gbenoit at oce.orst.edu
gboland at ocean.tamu.edu
gbuck at crs.loc.gov
gdennis at roo.fit.edu
gdjd at cathar.jcu.edu.au
gektidis at em.uni-frankfurt.de
gellerj at uncwil.edu
gilbert at bio1.lan.mcgill.ca
gill at www-mail.huji.ac.il
ginsburg at rcf.rsmas.miami.edu
gjgast at nioz.nl
glazer_b at skelton.dep.state.fl.us
glowe at hawaii.edu
gochfeld at hawaii.edu
grassle at ahab.rutgers.edu
gregorh at hk.super.net
greta at hawaii.edu
grijm at rhodes.edu
grzebyk at com.univ-mrs.fr
gschmahl at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
guillaum at cimrs1.mnhn.fr
gulko at hawaii.edu
h-alt at nwu.edu
h_sweatman at aims.gov.au
hallk at civl6000a.civil.queensu.ca
hamlett.1 at nd.edu
hardy at nessie.cc.wwu.edu
harmelin at com.univ-mrs.fr
hawko at midcoast.com.au
hcesar at worldbank.org
hcliew at pop.jaring.my
hein at gsosun1.gso.uri.edu
hendee at aoml.noaa.gov
hendon at tiaer.tarleton.edu
hlasker at acsu.buffalo.edu
hmoffitt at ca1.jsc.nasa.gov
howzit at io.org
hreyes at calafia.uabcs.mx
htalge at seas.marine.usf.edu
hugh at daflight.demon.co.uk
hugrun at centrum.is
hunt_j at skelton.dep.state.fl.us
hwest at bio2.com
i-johnston at bethel.edu
iao at maui.net
ikuffner at zoogate.zoo.hawaii.edu
inagelk at ibm.net
iomarine at tiac.net
j.m.hawkridge at ncl.ac.uk
j.mcmanus at cgnet.com
j.reichman at mail.utexas.edu
j_benzie at aims.gov.au
j_veron at aims.gov.au
jaap_w at harpo.dep.state.fl.us
james_kendall at smtp.mms.gov
jamez at garnet.berkeley.edu
jamie_oliver at ccmail.gbrmpa.gov.au
janiemsm at aol.com
jcarter at library.ucla.edu
jdbaker at ucdavis.edu
jfirman at rsmas.miami.edu
jhalas at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
jim.bohnsack at noaa.gov
jkoven at aol.com
jlang at uts.cc.utexas.edu
jmate at rsmas.miami.edu
jmccallu at honlab.nmfs.hawaii.edu
jnaughto at honlab.nmfs.hawaii.edu
jo_lopez at rumac.upr.clu.edu
jogden at marine.usf.edu
jolliffe at oikos.warwick.ac.uk
joshc at primenet.com
joshua at polaris.nova.edu
jpcarri at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
jporter at uga.cc.uga.edu
jpowell at btl.net
jrewald at peg.apc.org
jsgold at neaq.org
jstein1 at umbc2.umbc.edu
jtranter at ozemail.com.au
judson at fisheries.com
jutro.peter at epamail.epa.gov
jware at erols.com
jwilson4 at scu.edu.au
jyed at umich.edu
k_fabricius at aims.gov.au
kac6 at acpub.duke.edu
kat1003 at cus.cam.ac.uk
kayanne at geogr.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
kcohen at rsmas.miami.edu
kdavis01 at servax.fiu.edu
keating at soest.hawaii.edu
kelmand at post.tau.ac.il
kelmo at ufba.br
kelty at cbl.cees.edu
kenneth.anthony1 at jcu.edu.au
kenneth_deslarzes at smtp.mms.gov
keryea at mail.nsysu.edu.tw
kevinh at ocean.nova.edu
kew at cdc.noaa.gov
kikuchi at ufba.br
kilch at acadia.net
kkassem3 at ua1vm.ua.edu
kkuta01 at servax.fiu.edu
kleypas at ncar.ucar.edu
kmarg at mail.utexas.edu
kolinski at zoogate.zoo.hawaii.edu
kropp at battelle.org
kschafer at garnet.berkeley.edu
kudalaut at indo.net.id
l_devantier at aims.gov.au
l_smith at aims.gov.au
laingk at nurc.cmsr.uncwil.edu
landim at ufba.br
landsberg_j at sellers.dep.state.fl.us
lapointe at gate.net
larue at orstom.orstom.fr
laurence at alice.wonderland.caltech.edu
lcarrera at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
leannef at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
leyteg at angel.umar.mx
lforehan at dialnet.net
lhmats at cats.ucsc.edu
licuanan at msi.upd.edu.ph
lirman at oj.rsmas.miami.edu
lizmat at aol.com
ljones at rsmas.miami.edu
llankau at gsosun1.gso.uri.edu
llmb at acpub.duke.edu
lmfitzg at tigr.org
m.ablan at cgnet.com
m.berggren at kmf.gu.se
m.jordan at omnet.com
m_furnas at aims.gov.au
malits at zoo.univie.ac.at
manatee at netland.nl
marshall at marinelab.sarasota.fl.us
masonc at mail.candw.ag
masters at aoml.noaa.gov
mattia at cbl.cees.edu
mbm4 at mail.duke.edu
mbrush at gsosun1.gso.uri.edu
mbs at mangga.usc.edu.ph
mcall at superaje.com
mcelweek at ucs.orst.edu
mcgratta at scccvc.corning-cc.edu
mcguire at rcf.rsmas.miami.edu
mcrosby at coasts.nos.noaa.gov
mdenise at hkucc.hku.hk
mdowgiallo at cop.noaa.gov
melanie at seas.marine.usf.edu
melecio at kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx
mfine at post.tau.ac.il
mhassan at geomar.de
mhedstro at mail.indyzoo.com
michael.s.roy at pop.zi.ku.dk
michele_dastin at ssp.nmfs.gov
minghui at gate.sinica.edu.tw
misaki at mail.bio.usyd.edu.au
mjcalavetta at ucdavis.edu
mjoao at rodrig.uem.mz
mkuhrau at novell.biolan.uni-koeln.de
mmiller at rsmas.miami.edu
mmn100 at york.ac.uk
moen#m#_p#d#@ocean.nos.noaa.gov
mpb5 at cornell.edu
mrosas at ccemtl.org
mrp31848 at maiz.cucba.udg.mx
mruiz at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
mschultz at ocean.fsu.edu
mt100 at umail.umd.edu
mueno at chem.titech.ac.jp
mvierros at bbsr.edu
mws at indra.com
n.j.stevenson at newcastle.ac.uk
n.polunin at ncl.ac.uk
n2narc at sccoast.net
n8643652 at fozzie.cc.wwu.edu
nacordah at msi.upd.edu.ph
nancy_daves at ssp.nmfs.gov
nasoli at post.tau.ac.il
nathalie=peter%srd%norm at coasts.nos.noaa.gov
nblack at rsmas.miami.edu
ndaschbach at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
nebelsick at uni-tuebingen.de
nelsen at aoml.noaa.gov
ngassman at rsmas.miami.edu
nick at tualang.unimas.my
niebuhr at vims.edu
nklingener at aol.com
nlbruce at zmuc.ku.dk
norbert.schmidt at server.net4you.co.at
nredah.vs2 at oda.gtnet.gov.uk
o.diekmann at biol.rug.nl
oliver.gussmann at stonebow.otago.ac.nz
omeier at zeus.cofc.edu
orion at dino.coacade.uv.mx
ortner at aoml.noaa.gov
osp078 at sos.bangor.ac.uk
oveh at bio.usyd.edu.au
ozeas at pppg.ufba.br
p_doherty at aims.gov.au
pari at com.univ-mrs.fr
parnell at soest.hawaii.edu
partim at bgnet.bgsu.edu
path at amsg.austmus.gov.au
patriqui at is.dal.ca
patterson_m at harpo.dep.state.fl.us
paul.marshall at jcu.edu.au
paul_hough at ccmail.gbrmpa.gov.au
pavona at aol.com
pblancho at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
pcis at igc.apc.org
pdh at u.washington.edu
pdustan at zeus.cofc.edu
pecheux at eureka.meta.fr
pete.mohan at anheuser-busch.com
peterla at nsu.acast.nova.edu
peyrot at com.univ-mrs.fr
pfh at hq.iucn.org
pglynn at rsmas.miami.edu
picciolo at nodc.noaa.gov
pichardo at polaris.ncs.nova.edu
pichon at univ-perp.fr
pjcm at st-andrews.ac.uk
plankton1 at juno.com
plbentos at kin.cieamer.conacyt.mx
pmap at cathar.jcu.edu.au
pmuller at seas.marine.usf.edu
podar at utsw.swmed.edu
potts.kennard at epamail.epa.gov
potts at biology.ucsc.edu
pottst at nurc.cmsr.uncwil.edu
priess at com.univ-mrs.fr
prjcolli at aol.com
prtaylor at nsf.gov
psa at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
psammarco at smtpgw.lumcon.edu
psd at udcf.gla.ac.uk
pswart at rsmas.miami.edu
put-ang at cuhk.hk
qereqeretabu at usp.ac.fj
quinn at chuma.cas.usf.edu
quinn_n at usp.ac.fj
r.babcock at auckland.ac.nz
r_ninio at aims.gov.au
raronson at jaguar1.usouthal.edu
rbak at nioz.nl
rbohrer at carbon.marine.usf.edu
rcarter at rsmas.miami.edu
reaka at zool.umd.edu
reef003 at aol.com
reef at key.net
reef at newsup.univ-mrs.fr
reefcare at cura.net
reefnet at cerf.net
remi.wattier at univ-lille1.fr
rferguson at hatteras.bea.nmfs.gov
rfgo1 at york.ac.uk
rgf at i-manila.com.ph
rgrigg at soest.hawaii.edu
rhinde at bio.usyd.edu.au
rhumphre at honlab.nmfs.hawaii.edu
richardl at servax.fiu.edu
richmall at zool.umd.edu
ritter at oj.rsmas.miami.edu
rjones at bio.usyd.edu.au
rkinzie at zoogate.zoo.hawaii.edu
robbie at bbsr.edu
roche at oj.rsmas.miami.edu
rogeru at batelco.com.bh
rohan.pratt at jcu.edu.au
rom at vims.edu
romano at onyx.si.edu
roshanr at mail.utexas.edu
rsainz at xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx
sale at server.uwindsor.ca
salhaz10 at scu.edu.au
sambrott at ldgo.columbia.edu
saucerms at prel.hawaii.edu
sbail at zoogate.zoo.hawaii.edu
sbaumgartner at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
schiller at zoo.univie.ac.at
scoffin at glg.ed.ac.uk
scott at cathar.tesag.jcu.edu.au
seagal at ix.netcom.com
seaphd at aol.com
seascience at aol.com
selward at ozemail.com.au
sfallon at pwa.acusd.edu
sgittings at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
sgray at pwa.acusd.edu
sgustaf at marine.usf.edu
sh at dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk
sharohl at cc.usu.edu
she at hawaii.edu
sjameson at coralseas.com
skinane at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
sl84b at cc.usu.edu
slcoles at bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
slvieweg at ucdavis.edu
smckenna at bbsr.edu
smiller at gate.net
smitha at candw.lc
smithne at ucsu.colorado.edu
smorrison at ocean.nos.noaa.gov
snapper at music.cc.uga.edu
soakley at tualang.unimas.my
soemarsono at dephut.cbn.net.id
sophie at bio.usyd.edu.au
sos at aloha.net
spalding at wcmc.org.uk
spero at geology.ucdavis.edu
spook at uclink2.berkeley.edu
spurcell at chuma.cas.usf.edu
squentin at mcn.org
ssecunda at usa.pipeline.com
ssponaugle at ccmail.sunysb.edu
steve at rfx.rfx.com
sthornto at nsu.acast.nova.edu
stri01.naos.bakera at ic.si.edu
stri01.naos.collisop at ic.si.edu
stri01.naos.knowlton at ic.si.edu
stri01.naos.lessiosh at ic.si.edu
stri01.naos.pandolfj at ic.si.edu
strong at charleston.nadn.navy.mil
sue.flood at bbc.co.uk
susie.westmacott at resource.nl
svargo at marine.usf.edu
swells at wwfnet.org
szachary at is2.dal.ca
t.done at aims.gov.au
t_ayukai at aims.gov.au
tangni at garnet.berkeley.edu
tdarius at pasteur.fr
teece at ctpsun.ciw.edu
teels at ocean.acast.nova.edu
terramare at mail-server.dk-online.dk
tguild at lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu
thebaudo at pbs.port.ac.uk
thomassi at com.univ-mrs.fr
tim_orsi at psislidell.com
timn at intercoast.com.au
tmartin at berksys.com
tmartinbva at aol.com
tmoore at alice.wonderland.caltech.edu
tmurdoch at bbsr.edu
tracey.jordan at noaa.gov
trath at btl.net
tremle at folly.cofc.edu
trickstr at accessnv.com
tshyka at wam.umd.edu
tsnell at lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
tsocci at usgcrp.gov
tturner at uvi.edu
ulf.lindahl at gdc.stud.gu.se
urban at stripe.colorado.edu
ursula.kaly at jcu.edu.au
ut.vungoc at rug.ac.be
vanessa.craig at stonebow.otago.ac.nz
vezo at aol.com
vicki.hall at jcu.edu.au
vscalco at earthsat.com
vtesta at conex.com.br
w_oxley at aims.gov.au
webb at back.vims.edu
wellington at uh.edu
wepayne at empire.net
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From colref at santamarta.cetcol.net.co  Thu Jan 30 01:46:40 1997
From: colref at santamarta.cetcol.net.co (Coleccion de referencia - Invemar)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:46:40 +0500 (GMT)
Subject: coral reef and seagrass
In-Reply-To: <v02140b0aaf153edc4c4c@[129.171.103.93]>
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970130114014.20782A-100000@santamarta.cetcol.net.co>


I need information regarding coral reef and seagrass beds community 
structure.
I have found just a paper about, manicina aerolata, wich lives in this 
kind of substrate, population study. Does any body knows some one working 
in this item?.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Silvia Moreno


From barthel at maine.maine.edu  Thu Jan 30 15:45:25 1997
From: barthel at maine.maine.edu (Steneck Lab)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:45:25 -0500
Subject: Internships in Marine Ecology
Message-ID: <v01530509af16b2c6d995@[130.111.41.55]>

SUBTIDAL MARINE ECOLOGY SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
TO STUDY GREEN SEA URCHINS AND LOBSTERS ALONG THE MAINE COAST
AT THE DARLING MARINE CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

We are seeking applicants to help conduct research on two projects.  One
studies the interactions between algae and sea urchins along the coast of
Maine with particular emphasis on the effects of kelp on urchin settlement
and survival.  The other project is focused on predicting lobster stocks
from settlement and life history data.  Both projects have fishery
management implications.

Research will be based primarily from the Darling Marine Center in the
Pemaquid region of the Maine Coast.  But trips up to a week in duration
will be made to three other regions along the coast of Maine, including the
scenic islands of the Mt. Desert region.

We are looking for at least six interns, four of which need to be SCUBA
certified.  Diving is shallow (up to 60 feet)  in cold (40-65oF) water.
Applicants must have their own full wetsuits or drysuits.  Small boat
handling experience is a plus.  All divers need to be certified divers,
have current CPR and First Aid certification, and the proper dive physical.


Field research will include underwater surveying, and deploying and
retrieving experiments.
Those interns not certified will conduct lab experments and analyze data.
All interns will be involved in construction of experiments, sorting
samples collected from the field, and some computer data analysis.

The duration of the internship is about 3 months.  Most interns will start
the first week of June, but there is a need for a few to start in late
April or the beginning of July.  Interns will live in the dorms at the
Darling Marine Center, which is a busy place in the summer hosting interns,
graduate students and researchers from around the nation and world.

Room charges and monthly stipend will be provided.  In addition, interns
will receive training in diving and boat handling. There will be weekly
seminars and evening discussion sessions on scientific literature pertinent
to our research.

We are seeking people who are enthusiastic about this kind of work, and may
be considering research as an occupation.  Exotic as this project may
sound, please realize it requires long days of either physically demanding
work in cold water, or long hours sorting samples in lab.  Enthusiasm and
excitement about marine research are just as (if not more) important than
experience in determining a rewarding internship.  This is a great
opportunity for hands-on training in the field.  Many past interns have
used this experience to go on to graduate school or for employment as
research technicians.

For more information and an application form please email us at:

Barthel at maine.maine.edu

and we can send an application and information by email.
Appllication deadline is MARCH 28, 1997.
We will notify interns by mid-April.

If you cannot email, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to:

DR. ROBERT STENECK
1997 SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM
DARLING MARINE CENTER
WALPOLE, ME 04573

******************
Steneck Lab
1997 Summer Intern Program
Darling Marine Center
Walpole, ME 04573
******************



From penwellr at fiu.edu  Thu Jan 30 16:56:18 1997
From: penwellr at fiu.edu (Rebecca Penwell)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:56:18 -0500 (EST)
Subject: who coral-list
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970130111030.4077F-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970130165457.24011B-100000@serss1>

I am a student at FIU and I would like any information or references that
you could give me on the effects of pollution on coral reefs and coral
reef fishes.  Anything will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

Rebecca A. Penwell
Florida International University
9141 SW 122nd Ave.
Apt.#108
Miami, FL 33186
305-273-5586



From rgrigg at soest.hawaii.edu  Thu Jan 30 18:44:41 1997
From: rgrigg at soest.hawaii.edu (Rick Grigg)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:44:41 -1000 (HST)
Subject: who coral-list
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970130165457.24011B-100000@serss1>
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970130134014.18998B-100000@iniki>

Dear Rebecca,

	In response to your question about literature relative to coral
reef fishes and pollution, please see:
	Grigg, R.W.  1994.  Effects of sewage discharge, fishing pressure
and habitat complexity on coral ecosystems and reef fishes in Hawaii. Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser. 103:25-34.
	and
	Grigg, R.W.  1995.  Coral reefs in an urban environment in Hawaii:
a complex case history controlled by natural and anthropogenic stress.
Coral Reefs, 14:253-266.
							R. Grigg


From kudalaut at indo.net.id  Fri Jan 31 08:54:49 1997
From: kudalaut at indo.net.id (Kuda Laut)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:54:49 +0700
Subject: International Workshop on Fish Visual Census
Message-ID: <199701311354.UAA15926@server.indo.net.id>

International Workshop 
on Fish Visual Census 
in Marine Protected Areas

Ustica, Italy, 26-28 June 1997

World Wide Web page:
Further information can be found on the Workshop Internet page at the address:
http://www.wp.com/kudalaut/vcensus.html

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

Please note:

the scientific organisation of the 

International Workshop on Fish Visual Census in Marine Protected Areas

has moved to the following e-mail address:

kudalaut at indo.net.id

Until the 15th of may.

Please, address there the Abstracts (remind that the deadline is 31th of
March 1997), subscription, information inquiry, to:

kudalaut at indo.net.id

Best Regards

Massimo Boyer, Paola Bearzi





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              * Manado Seagarden Diving Centre            *
              * Kuda Laut Project                         *
              * P.O. Box 1535                             *
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              * North Sulawesi                            *
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From kudalaut at indo.net.id  Fri Jan 31 08:54:49 1997
From: kudalaut at indo.net.id (Kuda Laut)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:54:49 +0700
Subject: International Workshop on Fish Visual Census
Message-ID: <199701311354.UAA15926@server.indo.net.id>

International Workshop 
on Fish Visual Census 
in Marine Protected Areas

Ustica, Italy, 26-28 June 1997

World Wide Web page:
Further information can be found on the Workshop Internet page at the address:
http://www.wp.com/kudalaut/vcensus.html

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

Please note:

the scientific organisation of the 

International Workshop on Fish Visual Census in Marine Protected Areas

has moved to the following e-mail address:

kudalaut at indo.net.id

Until the 15th of may.

Please, address there the Abstracts (remind that the deadline is 31th of
March 1997), subscription, information inquiry, to:

kudalaut at indo.net.id

Best Regards

Massimo Boyer, Paola Bearzi





              * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
              * Manado Seagarden Diving Centre            *
              * Kuda Laut Project                         *
              * P.O. Box 1535                             *
              * Manado 95001                              *
              * North Sulawesi                            *
              * Indonesia                                 *
              * Phone and fax: +62 431 861100             *
              * E mail: kudalaut at indo.net.id              *
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From coral at aoml.noaa.gov  Fri Jan 31 09:09:48 1997
From: coral at aoml.noaa.gov (Coral Health and Monitoring Program)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:09:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Global Change Biology issue on Coral Reefs
Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.92.970131090816.7124D-100000@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>


Forwarded information, thanks to Dr. Bob Ginsburg:

---------

Volume two, issue six (1996), of Global Change Biology, which is dedicated
to coral reefs, is available at US$10.60 per issue, if you are purchasing
the issue for your own personal use and paying for the issue using a
personal cheque or credit card.  If you wish to purchase 10 copies of the
issue we can offer you a 50% discount.  Postage via air-speeded delivery
is included in the per issue price, airmail is an option at an extra
US$3.00 per issue.

If you would like any further assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact me.

With kind regards.

Rebecca Bradbury
Blackwell Science Ltd
Oxford, UK
rebecca.bradbury at blacksci.co.uk



From aszmant at rsmas.miami.edu  Fri Jan 31 11:45:21 1997
From: aszmant at rsmas.miami.edu (Alina Szmant)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 11:45:21 -0500
Subject: Job Opportunity:  Maytag Endowed Chair in Ichthyology
Message-ID: <199701311645.LAA02459@umigw.miami.edu>

ENDOWED CHAIR IN ICHTHYOLOGY.  Search Reopened.  The Rosenstiel School of
Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), University of Miami, seeks an
ichthyologist to fill the Maytag Chair.  Established in 1957, the Chair is a
fully endowed position in the broad field of ichthyology.  Candidates must
have an established reputation in research and an excellent record of
publication, so as to meet the standard for appointment at the academic rank
of Full Professor.  Candidates from all areas of specialization will be
considered.  Responsibilities include a strong externally funded research
program, directing graduate students, and teaching graduate courses.
Southern Florida is a center of recreational fishing, and it is desirable
that the interaction of the Chair with this community will continue.
Applicants should forward curriculum vitae, a statement of research and
teaching interests, and the names of references.  Since this is a continuing
search applicants considered earlier will not be reconsidered.  Send all
materials to: Professor Samuel Snedaker, Search Committee Chair, Division of
Marine Biology and Fisheries, RSMAS, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker
Cswy, Miami, FL 33149-1098, for a target date of 15 March 1997.  The
University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
**********************************************
Dr. Alina M. Szmant
Coral Reef Research Group
RSMAS-MBF
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy.
Miami FL 33149

TEL: (305)361-4609
FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005
E-mail:  ASZMANT at RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU
**********************************************


From penwellr at fiu.edu  Fri Jan 31 13:03:34 1997
From: penwellr at fiu.edu (Rebecca Penwell)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:03:34 -0500 (EST)
Subject: who coral-list
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970130165457.24011B-100000@serss1>
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970131125754.11626A-100000@serss1>

On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Rebecca Penwell wrote:

> I am a student at FIU and I would like any information or references that
> you could give me on the effects of pollution on coral reefs and coral
> reef fishes.  Anything will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!
I would also appreciate any references or information on what affects
recruitment of coral reef fishes, importance of coral reefs: economically 
and ecologically,effects of fishing on coral reef fish and coral
reefs, human impacts on coral reefs, and effects of removing
coral and coral reef fish for aquariums.  THanks again!
> > Rebecca A.Penwell 
> FloridaInternational University > 
9141 SW 122nd Ave.
> Apt.#108
> Miami, FL 33186
> 305-273-5586
> 
> 
> 

Rebecca A. Penwell
Florida International University
9141 SW 122nd Ave.
Apt.#108
Miami, FL 33186
305-273-5586



From aoctd at wizard.net  Fri Jan 31 11:39:04 1997
From: aoctd at wizard.net (Tanya Dobrzynski)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 11:39:04 -0500
Subject: news from Capitol Hill
Message-ID: <199701311632.LAA26774@wizard.wizard.net>

Hi folks!!
I just wanted to let everyone know that American Oceans Campaign 
(AOC) has been working with Congressman Saxton's (R-NJ)  office to 
sponsor  a Concurrent Resolution to protect coral reefs.  I have attached an 
action alert giving more details and urging people to gain 
cosponsors.

Also, I wanted to let you all know that I am currently working on a 
paper regarding how modifications to the Clean Water Act could 
benefit coral reef ecosystems.  As I am not an expert on CWA issues, 
I welcome any suggestions from anyone who has some relevant ideas.  
Thanks for your help,
Tanya Dobrzynski (AOC)
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