Cook Islands bleaching

Bruce Carlson carlson at soest.hawaii.edu
Wed Apr 12 20:15:09 EDT 2000


The message I forwarded yesterday from the Cook Islands indicated that they
had not observed any bleaching there.  Here is an update.  I don't have any
other information.

Bruce

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Ponia <rar at mmr.gov.ck>
To: Bruce Carlson <carlson at soest.hawaii.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 1:36 PM
Subject: Fw: Bleaching


> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Gerald McCormack <gerald at nature.gov.ck>
> >To: Ben Ponia <rar at mmr.gov.ck>
> >Date: 12 April 2000 12:44
> >Subject: Re: Bleaching
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Hi Ben
> >>
> >>There is a bleaching episode in the Rarotonga lagoon which started last
> >>month. Apparently nobody has notice one on the outside reef.
> >>
> >>A visitor who SCUBA dived in Aitutaki reported that all the coral was
> >>bleached where they dived.
> >>
> >>
> >>cheers,  Gerald
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--------------------------
> >>--------------------------
> >>Gerald McCormack
> >>Director, Cook Islands Natural Heritage Project
> >>P.O. Box 781
> >>Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS
> >>phone: (682) 20 959
> >>Fax:    (682) 24 894
> >>e-mail: gerald at nature.gov.ck
> >>--------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>



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