Coral Bleaching -- INDONESIA

[BWH]

I just returned from Bunaken where I did not observe bleaching. At the
Spermonde Archipelago off Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi, I also have not

noticed bleaching.
To get a more complete idea of the occurrence of bleaching it would be
ideal if we also report on other sites where there is NO bleaching. Next

week I'll go to Bali and may see whether anything is happening there.

Best wishes,

Bert Hoeksema (PhD)
Program Buginesia WOTRO-UNHAS
PO Box 1624
Ujung Pandang 90016
Indonesia
tel/fax: +62.411.442123


astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov wrote:

> Passing this recent information from Lombok Island in Indonesia on to
> others who
> may have an interest or may wish to share further observations.
>
> Al Strong
>
> <---- Begin Forwarded Message ---->
> From: "Taufik Hizbul Haq" <yajari at hotmail.com>
> To: astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov
> Subject: Coral Bleaching
> Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:00:53 PDT
>
> First of all, let me introduce ourselves. We are a Marine Foundation,
> named Yayasan JARI. We're based in Mataram, Lombok Island, West Nusa
> Tenggara Province - Indonesia.
>
> During this last four months, the coral reef around Lombok Island is
> suffering from bleaching process. And it is happening almost around
> Lombok Island (next to Bali). The bleaching process is happening until
>
> 80 feet depth, and also we have cold and hot current[s] on the surface
> and
> [at] depth. All the coral is getting white and it is very sad. [Does]
> this
> event has something to do with the El-Nino phenomenon? Cause we have
> information that coral in the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and
> also
> Taka Bone Rate National Park in South Sulawesi and Bunaken National
> Park
> in North Sulawesi...
>
> Juanita Mandagi
> Marine Foundation -- Yayasan JARI
> Mataram, Lombok Island
> West Nusa Tenggara Province
> Indonesia
>
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