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ahooten at worldbank.org ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C03B74.82624FA0-- From Etichscuba at aol.com Sun Oct 22 09:58:47 2000 From: Etichscuba at aol.com (Etichscuba at aol.com) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 09:58:47 EDT Subject: Report of coral bleaching, Boynton Beach FL Message-ID: <200010230747.HAA34518@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> While diving yesterday (10/21/00) I observed bleaching of Maze Coral (Meandrina meandrites) from Gulfstream to Lynn's Reef off Boynton Beach Fl. I have been diving this area for the last five years on a weekly basis. The bleaching has occurred within the last two weeks. Approximately 10-20% of this species is now affected, with some colonies completely snow white. Is there an agency or group this should be reported to? Ed Tichenor From danaher at aoml.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 17:33:43 2000 From: danaher at aoml.noaa.gov (deborah danaher) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:33:43 -0400 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <3.0.32.20001023173343.00bc2df0@pop.aoml.noaa.gov> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1987 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001023/e1485b08/attachment.bin From iguch at nesdis.noaa.gov Mon Oct 23 09:26:56 2000 From: iguch at nesdis.noaa.gov (Ingrid Guch) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 09:26:56 -0400 Subject: Report of coral bleaching, Boynton Beach FL Message-ID: <200010240116.BAA36920@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> NOAA/NESDIS has a bleaching report form on-line at http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/newform.html The report will go to Al Strong and Marguerite Toscano and is in association with our Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices site at http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html highlighting regions of very warm ocean temperatures as read from satellites. Unfortunately our temperatures are currently reading too cool, so I can't give much information about the ocean temperatures for this bleaching event. We are also working to share our bleaching database with other groups interested in the same information. regards, Ingrid Guch At 09:58 AM 10/22/00 , Etichscuba at aol.com wrote: >While diving yesterday (10/21/00) I observed bleaching of Maze Coral >(Meandrina meandrites) from Gulfstream to Lynn's Reef off Boynton Beach >Fl. I have been diving this area for the last five years on a weekly >basis. The bleaching has occurred within the last two weeks. >Approximately 10-20% of this species is now affected, with some colonies >completely snow white. > >Is there an agency or group this should be reported to? > >Ed Tichenor > Ingrid C. Guch NOAA/NESDIS ********************************************* phone: 301-457-0913 ext 140 fax: 301-457-0918 email: iguch at nesdis.noaa.gov Mailing Address: E/SP13, RM 2322, FB-4 NOAA 5200 AUTH RD SUITLAND MD 20746-4304 From swiner at tnc.org Mon Oct 23 21:14:03 2000 From: swiner at tnc.org (swiner at tnc.org) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 01:14:03 GMT Subject: Marine Science and Stewardship Program Manager Message-ID: <200010240114.BAA36742@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Marine Science and Stewardship Program Manager The Nature Conservancy seeks an individual to assist with the long-term protection of the Florida Keys ecosystem, including Florida Bay and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Candidate will develop and implement conservation strategies, participate in fieldwork, supervise staff, and provide scientific direction for volunteer programs. Additionally, manager will support emerging program efforts in the Bahamas, serve as TNC spokesperson in select public forums, and assist on other projects as assigned. Requirements include a masters degree in Marine Science, Ecology, or related field, and 5 years of relevant work experience, including knowledge of key ecological processes in south Florida and the Caribbean as well as the application of science to public policy. Individual must possess strong organizational, supervisory, and communication skills with the ability to relate scientific information effectively to a wide audience. Knowledge of scientific methods, SCUBA certification, and a willingness to work outdoors, sometimes in adverse conditions, required. Qualified applicants may send resume with cover letter by Nov. 6, 2000, to: The Nature Conservancy, James Fryer, Director, 333 Fleming St, Key West, FL 33040. For a more detailed job description, visit us at www.tncflorida.org. Susan Winer, Office Manager The Nature Conservancy of the Florida Keys swiner at tnc.org POB 4958 305 296-3880, x26 Key West FL 33041-4958 fax 292-1763 out,outDeborah Danaher Senior Research Associate Coral Health and Monitoring Program Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Ocean Chemistry Division/NOAA 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149 US 305-361-4353 danaher at aoml.noaa.gov From mcall at superaje.com Mon Oct 23 07:27:14 2000 From: mcall at superaje.com (Don McAllister) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:27:14 -0400 Subject: Report of coral bleaching, Boynton Beach FL Message-ID: <200010240118.BAA36844@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Are the temperatures higher than normal? Thomas Goreau has been tracking the relationship between temperatures and bleaching. Though now away at the coral congress in Bali you could leave a message for him at the above e-maill CC address. don Don McAllister Etichscuba at aol.com wrote: > While diving yesterday (10/21/00) I observed bleaching of Maze Coral > (Meandrina meandrites) from Gulfstream to Lynn's Reef off Boynton Beach > Fl. I have been diving this area for the last five years on a weekly > basis. The bleaching has occurred within the last two weeks. > Approximately 10-20% of this species is now affected, with some colonies > completely snow white. > > Is there an agency or group this should be reported to? > > Ed Tichenor From biodiversity at suva.is.com.fj Mon Oct 23 23:31:37 2000 From: biodiversity at suva.is.com.fj (Manasa Sovaki) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:31:37 +1200 Subject: Coral Issue Message-ID: <200010250841.IAA40122@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear members of the coral working group. This is to inform you of the latest happenings in Fiji in regards to = coral extraction especially in terms of coral taxa that can be = identified to genus or species levels. For your information, also note that the Fiji Fisheries Division and the = Department of Environment in Fiji are taking the following actions; a) issueing CITES permit to coral traders when required. b) investigation revealed that volume of corals mentioned in the = CITES permit are estimation (i.e. they don not represent the accurate = volume of coral listed in the permits) c) traders have been advised by Fiji Fisheries Division to supply at = end of the month actual volume of corals exported by each companies = along with the species listing. d) our assesment so far reveals: i) many different types of hard corals are extracted and exported ii) most coral trading companies listed the corals to genus level = only iii) one or two companies say they can identify corals to species = level but somehow are not complying. iv) Fiji Fisheries Division (FFD) personnel who work as licensing = officers reported in our mailing that FFD officials are also facing = difficulties in identifying corals to species level, let alone genus = level. There may be a possibility that certain corals, exported are = incorrectly identified. v) corals exported by one company so far this year included the = followings as recorded in the CITES permits. Acropora, about 11 = varieties exported (common names used); scleractinia, about 25 different = varieties (common names used), Lobophyllia - 6 varieties, Pocilopra - 2 = varieties, Montipora - 1 variety, Tubinaria - 2 varieties, stylopora - 1 = variety, mycedum - 1 variety, millopora - 1 variety, pectinia - 1 = variety, goniopora - 1 variety, plerohyra - 1 variety, glaxea - 1 = variety, platygyra - 1 variety, hydropora - 1 variety, fungia - 2 = varieties, pavona - 2 varieties, favia - 2 varieties, caulestrea - 1 = variety, euphyllia - 4 varieties, porites - 3 varieties. e) we are still assessing coral products send by other companies. = Hopefully if we still have meeting in December in the US, as schedule, I = should be able to present a complete list of coral products exported, = volume and destination. it should be an opportune time also for Fiji to = present other matees regarding the issue of coral extracton to committee = members. Thank U All Manasa Sovaki Principal Environment Officer (CITES Officer) Department of Environment ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C03DCF.7F6DC9C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear members of the coral working=20 group.

This is to inform you of the latest = happenings=20 in Fiji in regards to coral extraction especially in terms of coral taxa = that=20 can be identified to genus or species levels.

For your information, also note that = the Fiji=20 Fisheries Division and the Department of Environment in Fiji are taking = the=20 following actions;

a) issueing CITES = permit to=20 coral traders when required.

b) investigation = revealed that=20 volume of corals mentioned in the CITES permit are estimation (i.e. they = don not=20 represent the accurate volume of coral listed in the = permits)

c) traders have = been advised=20 by Fiji Fisheries Division to supply at end of the month actual volume = of corals=20 exported by each companies along with the species listing.

d) our assesment = so far=20 reveals:

i) many different types of hard corals = are=20 extracted and exported

=20 ii) most coral trading companies listed the corals to = genus=20 level only

=20 iii) one or two companies say they can identify corals = to=20 species level but somehow are not complying.

=20 iv) Fiji Fisheries Division (FFD) personnel who work = as=20 licensing officers reported in our mailing that FFD officials are also = facing=20 difficulties in identifying corals to species level, let alone genus = level.=20 There may be a possibility that certain corals, exported are incorrectly = identified.

=20 v) corals exported by one company so far this year = included=20 the followings as recorded in the CITES permits. Acropora, about 11 = varieties=20 exported (common names used); scleractinia, about 25 different varieties = (common=20 names used), Lobophyllia - 6 varieties, Pocilopra - 2 varieties, = Montipora - 1=20 variety, Tubinaria - 2 varieties, stylopora - 1 variety, mycedum - 1 = variety,=20 millopora - 1 variety, pectinia - 1 variety, goniopora - 1 variety, = plerohyra -=20 1 variety, glaxea - 1 variety, platygyra - 1 variety, hydropora - 1 = variety,=20 fungia - 2 varieties, pavona - 2 varieties, favia - 2 varieties, = caulestrea - 1=20 variety, euphyllia - 4 varieties, porites - 3 = varieties.

e) we are=20 still assessing coral products send by other companies. Hopefully if we = still=20 have meeting in December in the US, as schedule, I should be able to = present a=20 complete list of coral products exported, volume and destination. it = should be=20 an opportune time also for Fiji to present other matees regarding the = issue of=20 coral extracton to committee members.

Thank U=20 All

Manasa=20 Sovaki

Principal = Environment=20 Officer (CITES Officer)

Department of Environment

------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C03DCF.7F6DC9C0-- From reskudiver at aol.com Tue Oct 24 00:11:40 2000 From: reskudiver at aol.com (reskudiver at aol.com) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:11:40 EDT Subject: Rigs to Reefs Program Message-ID: <200010250844.IAA39946@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> My name is Drew Morris and I am currently a law student at the Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law. I am also an associate editor of the Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. I am doing research on rigs to reef programs, specifically the legislation S.B. 241 in California - the leaving of Oil rigs in the water as a means of preserving the artificial reefs. I am beginning to gain a true understanding of the issues presented her. Although I am ignorant to most of the Biology involved, I have read (and attempted to understand) numerous reports of the Gulf rigs to reef programs and the positive environmental and ecological effects that the program is having. I understand that the Pacific Ocean is a whole "beast" in and of its own, and very little study has been done on this topic in that geographic area. I have some information on some preliminary studies regarding this subject, and as it looks now, both the rainforest analogy as well as the minimal scientific data avaliable makes it look like a positive environmental plan. What do all of you think? I need some help. I have dug up the necessary federal and state statutes regarding the legal ability to do this kind of program. It looks like it can fly from that standpoint. I can not, however, find any case law regarding any kind of liability that can be imposed here, heck I can't even figure out what kind of legal problems can arise because the State is suggesting a "no-take" area for the fishes with the exception of a special scientific research permit. As an active member of R.E.E.F., an avid scuba diver, and a "want-to-be" marine biologist, I am fascinated by all sides of this issue and want to present all sides of the issue fairly. I hope that you can help me. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Drew A. Morris reskudiver at aol.com 527 South Pitt Street Apt. 16 Carlisle, PA 17013 717-960-0344 From T.Labrum at RGS.org Tue Oct 24 06:30:53 2000 From: T.Labrum at RGS.org (Tim Labrum) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:30:53 +0100 Subject: Ralph Brown Expedition Award Message-ID: <200010250847.IAA40175@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear Sir/Madam I found your contact details on the web and wanted to bring your attention to the Ralph Brown Expedition Award which the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) administers. It is worth up to 15,000GBP and the deadline is 30 November. Details are given below. Please could you circulate to all potentially interested parties? Many thanks indeed. Yours sincerely Tim Labrum RALPH BROWN EXPEDITION AWARD 2001 The Award was created in 1997 in memory of the late Ralph Brown, a former world jet boat champion, who was a passionate participant in many expeditions in watery environments around the world. This included the Society's rainforest research programme in the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak in 1977/78. This annual research award is worth up to 15,000GBP and will be made to the leader(s) of multi-disciplinary research expeditions associated with the study of rivers, wetlands or shallow (less than 200m) marine environments. This includes the study of coral reefs. The project may be located anywhere in the world and should be of potential benefit to the host country and local community. Applicants should be over 25, of any nationality, and preference will be given to teams involving host country nationals. Applicants proposing to spend less than six weeks in the field are unlikely to be successful. Undergraduate expeditions are not eligible. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2000. Possible interviews for shortlisted applicants will take place in January 2001 with the Award winner announced soon after. There are no application forms. For copies of the guidelines and referee statements, please download from the following web page: http://www.rgs.org/asptemp.asp?Page=9granral For further information and/or guidelines through the post, please contact the Grants Co-ordinator at: The Ralph Brown Expedition Office Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) 1 Kensington Gore London SW7 2AR United Kingdom Tel: 020 7591 3065 Fax: 020 7591 3031 Email: grants at rgs.org From suzannah_walmsley at yahoo.c= Tue Oct 24 05:14:05 2000 From: suzannah_walmsley at yahoo.c= (=3D?iso-8859-1?q?Suzannah=3D20Walmsley?=3D) Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 02:14:05 -0700 (PDT) Subject: No subject Message-ID: <200010250852.IAA40111@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> om> Subject: ICRS - Bali To: coral-list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Diso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Most coral-listers are probably enjoying the conference in Bali right now, but for those of us who were not fortunate enough to get there, does anyone know of a web page that is providing day-by-day news and information from the conference? I=92ve checked the ICRS page (http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs/9icrs.html) but the last entry on the "latest news" page is from October 20th. Any extra information would be great! Thanks, Suzannah __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ From howzit at turtles.org Wed Oct 25 07:20:30 2000 From: howzit at turtles.org (Ursula Keuper-Bennett) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 07:20:30 -0400 Subject: Bali Conference ABCNEWS online Message-ID: <200010252332.XAA42577@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Hi Everybody, ABCNEWS has a report on the conference at: "Coral Reefs Disappearing Scientists Say a Quarter Killed by Warming, Pollution Scientists recently determined that more than a quarter of coral reefs have disappeared in recent years. In the Maldives, shown here, up to 90 percent of coral reefs have been killed due to warming." Ursula Keuper-Bennett TURTLE TRAX http://www.turtles.org --------------------------------------- At 02:14 AM 10/24/00 -0700, you wrote: >om> >Subject: ICRS - Bali >To: coral-list >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Diso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >Sender: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > >Most coral-listers are probably enjoying the >conference in Bali right now, but for those of us who >were not fortunate enough to get there, does anyone >know of a web page that is providing day-by-day news >and information from the conference? I=92ve checked the >ICRS page (http://www.nova.edu/ocean/9icrs/9icrs.html) >but the last entry on the "latest news" page is from >October 20th. Any extra information would be great! > >Thanks, > >Suzannah > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. >http://im.yahoo.com/ From x94stuart at wmich.edu Fri Oct 27 18:21:01 2000 From: x94stuart at wmich.edu (x94stuart at wmich.edu) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:21:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: naive approach to saving corals Message-ID: <200010280329.DAA48643@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> HI, I am an amature coral lover who had done an extremely small amount of research while getting my B.S. in Biology. On NPR today, I heard that 1/4 of all corals were dead and that we could lose them all within the next 20 years. My first instinct to this was to get as many representatives of as many species as possible in a tank in my home so that there is some remainder while our oceans heat up. Is this a horrible thought? I am not a big fan of the tropical fish trade and I know that it would be very easy for me to kill these creatures instead of saving them, but I want to do SOMETHING. It would be nice to be able to map the entire genomes of these guys so that in 200 years when things simmer down and our genetic technology sky rockets, we could bring these guys back, maybe. Anyway, let me know if I am thinking things that are ultimately detrimental to corals. Michelle Stuart From osha at oshadavidson.com Thu Oct 26 16:23:03 2000 From: osha at oshadavidson.com (Osha Gray Davidson) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:23:03 -0500 Subject: MPA--Fiji Message-ID: <200010280324.DAA48438@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Can someone advise me on the most successful or ambitious MPAs (sanctuaries, marine parks) in Fiji, along with contact information for the manager and/or science advisor there? Thanks for any help (from someone not lucky enough to be in Bali), Osha Osha Gray Davidson Home page: www.OshaDavidson.com 14 S. Governor St. Phone: 319-338-4778 Iowa City, IA 52240 USA From mcall at superaje.com Sat Oct 28 09:27:50 2000 From: mcall at superaje.com (Don McAllister) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 09:27:50 -0400 Subject: naive approach to saving corals Message-ID: <200010290040.AAA50996@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Its a compassionate thought to save coral species from extinction. I work for Ocean Voice International. Our Vice-President, Jaime Baquereau, has written an article in our quarterly bulletin, Sea Wind, on the low survival rate of corals, especially hard ones, in most hobbyist tanks. On the other hand expert hobbyists (see another article in Sea Wind) and the Waikiki Aquarium, see their web site, are able to grow some corals successfully and even to vegetatively reproduce them (from fragments that is). At the same time perhaps we should be doing the utmost we can to save them in the wild. It is not only the 500-600 species of reef-building corals that we have to be concerned about, but the up to almost one million named and as yet scientifically unnamed invertebrates, plants, vertebrates and microorganisms that live on coral reefs. There are a number of NGOs, including our own, Global Coral Reef Alliance, Coral Forest, IUCN, Marine Conservation Society, Reef Relief, etc. that are trying to play their part through awareness, education, training, and on-the-ground programs. And that work is complemented by research in academe, and government agencies like NOAA who provide. Both of those kinds of initiative need support. Of course if slack countries like Canada and the US could lower their greenhouse gas emissions and ratify the Biodiversity Convention, a lot could be done to combat bleaching and mortality due to already elevated sea surface temperatures. don Don McAllister Ocean Voice International www.ovi.ca x94stuart at wmich.edu wrote: > HI, > > I am an amature coral lover who had done an extremely small amount of > research while getting my B.S. in Biology. On NPR today, I heard that 1/4 > of all corals were dead and that we could lose them all within the next 20 > years. My first instinct to this was to get as many representatives of as > many species as possible in a tank in my home so that there is some > remainder while our oceans heat up. Is this a horrible thought? I am not > a big fan of the tropical fish trade and I know that it would be very > easy for me to kill these creatures instead of saving them, but I want to > do SOMETHING. > It would be nice to be able to map the entire genomes of these guys so > that in 200 years when things simmer down and our genetic technology sky > rockets, we could bring these guys back, maybe. > > Anyway, let me know if I am thinking things that are ultimately > detrimental to corals. > > Michelle Stuart From shenker at fit.edu Thu Oct 26 12:12:43 2000 From: shenker at fit.edu (Jon Shenker) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:12:43 -0400 Subject: Faculty Position Announcement Message-ID: <200010311301.NAA47940@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Marine Biology/Ecology. The Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Tech invites applications for a faculty position in Marine Biology/Ecology starting August 2001. Preference given to candidates with interests in population, community, or ecosystem dynamics in subtropical and tropical environments. Rank and terms of appointment depends on qualifications and experience. Two years of postdoctoral experience and evidence of accomplishments in research and teaching required. Candidates must develop a program of scholarly activity that includes undergraduate and graduate teaching, an externally funded research program, and the mentoring of graduate students for the M.S. and Ph.D. Submit curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and statements of research and teaching interests by January 15, 2001, to Dr. Jon Shenker, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901. Florida Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu Mon Oct 30 21:16:39 2000 From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (John McManus) Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:16:39 -0500 Subject: Rigs to Reefs Program Message-ID: <200010311257.MAA47867@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Now that we know that 60% of the world's fisheries are overfished (at or beyond MSY, which most modern fisheries scientists consider to be overfished), a major consideration in evaluating the wisdom of putting in artificial reefs is the contribution of the structures to enhancing overfishing. If you can find a place that is not fished (good luck!), this is not a problem. In a special edition of the Bullletin of Marine Science several years ago, Jeff Polovina rightfully pointed out that most artificial reefs are put in after a fishing ground has been overfished - i.e. after the original stock biomass has already been reduced by on the order of 50%. This casts doubt on the need to "provide more habitat space". Many artificial reefs acquire large fish, often 2 to 15 years old, within a few months of placement, usually from natural habitats. Thus, it is crucial to determine whether or not stocks to be fished from the structures are already overfished before the structures make the fish more accessible to fishers. This is by no means a blanket condemnation of artificial reefs, but more a plea to be certain the structures are indeed assets rather than detriments to proper fisheries management. A positive side of the structures is that they can sometimes be used to limit trawling, especially illegal trawling, and thus can have a positive effect on fisheries management. This has reportedly been the case in the Gulf of Thailand and along the coast of Cebu, Philippines. Of course there have also been cases of people trying to replace natural reefs that have died due to chronic stresses, without first alleviating those stresses. The same stresses then often plague ecological communities on the structures. And, there is often a need to carefully evaluate the cost of putting in the structure (boat time, labor costs, etc.) against the alternative of investing in improved coastal management. In some cases, the funds could not be so diverted, and thus the problem is moot. However, with government funding, this is sometimes a concern. Artificial reefs are management tools, and, like many management tools, must be carefully applied based on thorough before and after investigations. For more on this, see : McManus, J.W. 1995. Future prospects for artificial reefs in the Philippines. In: J.L. Munro and M.C. Balgos (eds.) Artificial Reefs in the Philippines. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 49. John _________________________________________________________ John W. McManus, PhD Director, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS) University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149. jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu Tel. (305) 361-4609 Fax (305) 361-4600 -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of reskudiver at aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 12:12 AM To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Rigs to Reefs Program My name is Drew Morris and I am currently a law student at the Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law. I am also an associate editor of the Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. I am doing research on rigs to reef programs, specifically the legislation S.B. 241 in California - the leaving of Oil rigs in the water as a means of preserving the artificial reefs. I am beginning to gain a true understanding of the issues presented her. Although I am ignorant to most of the Biology involved, I have read (and attempted to understand) numerous reports of the Gulf rigs to reef programs and the positive environmental and ecological effects that the program is having. I understand that the Pacific Ocean is a whole "beast" in and of its own, and very little study has been done on this topic in that geographic area. I have some information on some preliminary studies regarding this subject, and as it looks now, both the rainforest analogy as well as the minimal scientific data avaliable makes it look like a positive environmental plan. What do all of you think? I need some help. I have dug up the necessary federal and state statutes regarding the legal ability to do this kind of program. It looks like it can fly from that standpoint. I can not, however, find any case law regarding any kind of liability that can be imposed here, heck I can't even figure out what kind of legal problems can arise because the State is suggesting a "no-take" area for the fishes with the exception of a special scientific research permit. As an active member of R.E.E.F., an avid scuba diver, and a "want-to-be" marine biologist, I am fascinated by all sides of this issue and want to present all sides of the issue fairly. I hope that you can help me. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Drew A. Morris reskudiver at aol.com 527 South Pitt Street Apt. 16 Carlisle, PA 17013 717-960-0344 From Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj Tue Oct 31 00:04:27 2000 From: Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj (Tim Pickering) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:04:27 +1200 Subject: Introducing myself, and coralomorpharians query Message-ID: <200010311258.MAA58449@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Hello Coral-listers Most of you are doubtless rather jet-lagged and conferenced-out right now, nevertheless I am writing in just to introduce myself as a new member of this list, and to ask a question about identification of coralomorpharians. My name is Tim Pickering, I am on the staff as Lecturer in Aquaculture at Marine Studies Programme, The University of the South Pacific, and based in Fiji. Several others at USP are interested n corals, as you'd expect, and were in Bali last week. I am new to the field, and approaching the subject from the aquaculture end of things in response to increasing interest among our post-graduate students in coral ecology, aquarium trade, and aquaculture. One postgraduate student from Vanuatu, Mr Kalo Pakoa, has begun a 1-semester project on coralomorph propagation, using specimens kindly supplied by Walt Smith International and referred to by them (perhaps loosely) as Discosoma sp. Being complete novices at coralomorph taxonomy, my student and I just wanted to ask if anyone on this list could, off-the-cuff, let me know the names of the key people in that field, that we ought to make contact with or obtain the published works of, in order to verify the name we should be calling this crittur. Thanks TIM From rgrigg at iniki.soest.hawaii.edu Tue Oct 31 13:35:09 2000 From: rgrigg at iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (Rick Grigg) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:35:09 -1000 Subject: Rigs to Reefs Program Message-ID: <200011010949.JAA60251@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> John, I am all in favor of artificial reefs, but, only if they are off-limits to fishing. With this built in protection, everyone wins, including the fish. Rick Grigg, University of Hawaii At 09:16 PM 10/30/00 -0500, John McManus wrote: >Now that we know that 60% of the world's fisheries are overfished (at or >beyond MSY, which most modern fisheries scientists consider to be >overfished), a major consideration in evaluating the wisdom of putting in >artificial reefs is the contribution of the structures to enhancing >overfishing. If you can find a place that is not fished (good luck!), this >is not a problem. In a special edition of the Bullletin of Marine Science >several years ago, Jeff Polovina rightfully pointed out that most >artificial reefs are put in after a fishing ground has been overfished - >i.e. after the original stock biomass has already been reduced by on the >order of 50%. This casts doubt on the need to "provide more habitat >space". Many artificial reefs acquire large fish, often 2 to 15 years old, >within a few months of placement, usually from natural habitats. Thus, it >is crucial to determine whether or not stocks to be fished from the >structures are already overfished before the structures make the fish more >accessible to fishers. This is by no means a blanket condemnation of >artificial reefs, but more a plea to be certain the structures are indeed >assets rather than detriments to proper fisheries management. > >A positive side of the structures is that they can sometimes be used to >limit trawling, especially illegal trawling, and thus can have a positive >effect on fisheries management. This has reportedly been the case in the >Gulf of Thailand and along the coast of Cebu, Philippines. > >Of course there have also been cases of people trying to replace natural >reefs that have died due to chronic stresses, without first alleviating >those stresses. The same stresses then often plague ecological communities >on the structures. And, there is often a need to carefully evaluate the >cost of putting in the structure (boat time, labor costs, etc.) against the >alternative of investing in improved coastal management. In some cases, the >funds could not be so diverted, and thus the problem is moot. However, with >government funding, this is sometimes a concern. > >Artificial reefs are management tools, and, like many management tools, must >be carefully applied based on thorough before and after investigations. > >For more on this, see : > >McManus, J.W. 1995. Future prospects for artificial reefs in the >Philippines. In: J.L. Munro and M.C. Balgos (eds.) Artificial Reefs in the >Philippines. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 49. > > >John > >_________________________________________________________ > >John W. McManus, PhD >Director, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research (NCORE) >Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS) >University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway >Miami, Florida 33149. >jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu >Tel. (305) 361-4609 >Fax (305) 361-4600 > > -----Original Message----- >From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >[mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of >reskudiver at aol.com >Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 12:12 AM >To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov >Subject: Rigs to Reefs Program > > My name is Drew Morris and I am currently a law student at the Penn >State >University, Dickinson School of Law. I am also an associate editor of the >Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. I am doing research on >rigs to reef programs, specifically the legislation S.B. 241 in California - >the leaving of Oil rigs in the water as a means of preserving the artificial >reefs. > > I am beginning to gain a true understanding of the issues presented her. >Although I am ignorant to most of the Biology involved, I have read (and >attempted to understand) numerous reports of the Gulf rigs to reef programs >and the positive environmental and ecological effects that the program is >having. I understand that the Pacific Ocean is a whole "beast" in and of >its >own, and very little study has been done on this topic in that geographic >area. I have some information on some preliminary studies regarding this >subject, and as it looks now, both the rainforest analogy as well as the >minimal scientific data avaliable makes it look like a positive >environmental >plan. What do all of you think? I need some help. > > I have dug up the necessary federal and state statutes regarding the >legal ability to do this kind of program. It looks like it can fly from >that >standpoint. I can not, however, find any case law regarding any kind of >liability that can be imposed here, heck I can't even figure out what kind >of >legal problems can arise because the State is suggesting a "no-take" area >for >the fishes with the exception of a special scientific research permit. > > As an active member of R.E.E.F., an avid scuba diver, and a "want-to-be" >marine biologist, I am fascinated by all sides of this issue and want to >present all sides of the issue fairly. I hope that you can help me. Thank >you very much. > > Sincerely, > > Drew A. Morris > reskudiver at aol.com > 527 South Pitt Street Apt. 16 > Carlisle, PA 17013 > 717-960-0344 > > > From EricHugo at aol.com Tue Oct 31 16:44:58 2000 From: EricHugo at aol.com (EricHugo at aol.com) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 16:44:58 EST Subject: Taipei flight and G. Hodgson Message-ID: <200011010950.JAA60890@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> To say I am an emotional wreck right now would be an understatement. I was just on Singapore Airlines flight SQ6 from Taipei 24 hours ago, with Gregor across the aisle from me. Gregor, please contact me. I want to wish my sympathy to all those who had loved ones on board, but mostly to find out if there were any on board coming back from the Bali convention. I am shaking and very very concerned over this event. Eric Borneman From b984138 at sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp Tue Oct 31 19:50:24 2000 From: b984138 at sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (Robert van Woesik) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 09:50:24 +0900 Subject: Bali/Japan - one wish Message-ID: <200011010951.JAA60605@coral.aoml.noaa.gov>

Dear Bali participants,

As most of you know, Japan is hosting the next symposium in Okinawa in 2004.
I think we all agree that the Bali symposium was a great success, but no symposium is perfect. While the symposium is still fresh in everyone's mind, I thought to compile a wish list that may help us for the next symposium (but only one wish per person). If you feel inclined please send me a short, clear and constructive statement on 'something' that was missing at the Bali symposium and that you would like to see at the next symposium. This is not a compilation of a complaints list, rather I would appreciate statements outlining the problem followed by a possible solution. Armed with this list I can approach the various committees and organizations over the next few years and make your requests a reality. No promises, but without your input we can't (attempt to) improve these events.

Best Regards

Rob van Woesik

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Department of Marine Sciences
University of the Ryukyus
Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0123
JAPAN

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From danaher at aoml.noaa.gov Fri Oct 20 13:22:03 2000 From: danaher at aoml.noaa.gov (D. Danaher) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:22:03 -0400 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <3.0.32.20001020132203.00a60350@pop.aoml.noaa.gov> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 637 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20001020/10b3cd51/attachment.bin From barracud at jcce.org.cu Tue Oct 31 16:58:48 2000 From: barracud at jcce.org.cu (Victor) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:58:48 -0600 Subject: Venezuela Message-ID: <200011021520.PAA65594@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear lists: I needs all information about UW ecology under sea Venezuela. Coral Reef, Coust (shore), etc. Underwater Greetings Lic. Rafael Julio Gonzalez Mesa Presidente " Atlantico" From Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj Tue Oct 31 19:16:53 2000 From: Pickering_T at usp.ac.fj (Tim Pickering) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 12:16:53 +1200 Subject: Thanks for corallimorph replies Message-ID: <200011021521.PAA65481@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Thanks to everybody that responded to my enquiry about corallimorphs. The steepness of my learning curve is indiated by the fact that I mis-spelled them as "corallomorphs"! Anyway, a clear pattern has emerged from the various replies, and we shall follow up these leads. TIM