Spawnwatch!

[James Rolfe Guest]

Dear coral-list,

I am writing to ask for help from universities, conservation groups and
diving groups in the SE Asia region. 

I am collaborating with Gilly Llewellyn (conservation science advisor to the
WWF Indonesia Wallacea Program) to recruit volunteers or potential partners
for an informal, regional effort to help improve monitoring of SE Asian
coral spawning activity.

Ideally this program would become a network of dive centers, scientists,
university dive groups and conservation groups, who would plan night dives
around the full moon (or whenever is most likely) to try and observe coral
spawning. Such a program could serve as a powerful education and awareness
raising tool as well as being of great practical conservation value (and is
a perfect excuse for a night dive). Spawnwatch is the suggested name (with
apologies to Baywatch) but alternative titles are welcome. We are keen to
hear from anyone who wants to become involved, or who has past experience in
coral spawning monitoring programs. 

Interested parties should contact us by e-mail either to Gilly 
(Gllewellyn at wwfnet.org) or directly to me (scip9051 at nus.edu.sg).

Thanks in advance,

James Guest. 

James. R. Guest
Reef Ecology Laboratory
Department of Biological Sciences
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260
Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office)
       (65) 774-8873 (home)
Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486
E-mail: scip9051 at nus.edu.sg / jrguest at hotmail.com

Gilly Llewellyn
Conservation Science Program Manager
WWF Indonesia Wallacea Office
Jl Hayam Wuruk 179
Denpasar 80235
Bali








James. R. Guest
Reef Ecology Laboratory
Department of Biological Sciences
National University of Singapore
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260
Tel: (65) 778-7112 (office)
       (65) 774-8873 (home)
Fax: (65) 779-6155 / 772-2486
E-mail: scip9051 at nus.edu.sg / jrguest at hotmail.com