From jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu Mon Apr 2 15:28:09 2001 From: jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu (John McManus) Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:28:09 -0400 Subject: dead coral In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Victor Following up on concerns of some of my colleagues, I found fairly convincing evidence that people build up local concepts of what is a piece of algae (growing on dead coral) and what is a dead coral. Thus, if you compare data within a part of a country in which there is a lot of interaction, a few influential researchers and/or centralized training, the data tend to be comparable. Between such centers, and among countries, the concept can differ radically. Thus the categories "macroalgae", "dead coral", "coral rubble" and ratios thereof are often not comparable. Some workers even recommend dividing coral into living and macroalgae, assuming (in some ways correctly) that virtually all dead coral has macroalgae settled on it. However, that kills the use of dead coral as a potentially valuable, though as yet difficult to define, variable. Good luck! 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 Gomelyuk, Victor Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 9:44 PM To: 'coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov' Subject: Dear Colleagues, I wonder if you would like to share your ideas on live coral/coral rubble percent cover ratio as indicator of coral reef reef destruction? Any refferences available on this issue? Regards, Victor Gomelyuk Dr Victor E. Gomelyuk Marine Scientist Cobourg Marine Park PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 AUSTRALIA phone 61 (08) 8979 0244 FAX 61 (08) 8979 0246 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From silvinha at c4.com Tue Apr 3 01:49:26 2001 From: silvinha at c4.com (silvia pinca) Date: 3 Apr 2001 05:49:26 -0000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <20010403054926.20175.qmail@whitfield.chek.com> Dear listers I would like to get some information on volunteer or compensated position in marine conservation activities during the summer months (May through August). I am a Marine Science instructor at the College of the Marshall Islands and I have a PhD in Marine Environmental Sciences. I am strongly interested in field work for conservation purposes and in education and outreach of local people in developing countries. I have a dive master certification and experience with underwater surveys for conservation purposes. I would be really grateful if you could give me information on such issues. Thank you all very much in advance, and have a nice week!! Sincerely, Silvia Pinca Marine Science Program College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, MH.96960 ph. 692-625-5903 e-mail: silvinha at c4.com here's the resume: SILVIA PINCA Marine Science Program College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, MH. 96960 Silvinha at c4.com Phone: 692-625-5903 Born in Genoa, Italy, on February 24, 1967 Citizenship: Italian Keywords: conservation, marine environmental sciences, marine biology, coral reef ecology, biodiversity, sustainable development, education, outreach EDUCATION 1994 PhD Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy. 2001 MSc in Natural Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy. Best mention. RESEARCH POSITIONS HELD 1999-2000 Research assistant at Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago. 1995-1997 Research assistant at the Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. 1995 Research assistant at Station Zoologique, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 2001 Marine Science Instructor, College of the Marshall Islands. Courses taught: "Introduction to Marine Biology", and "Tropical Reef Ecosystems of the Pacific". 2000 Science Officer: marine science coordinator, instructor and surveyor for Coral Reefs Conservation project. 1999 Environmental Education coordinator in coral reefs ecosystems, Maldives atolls. 1997 Marine Biology tutor for a summer course of Biological Oceanography at the University of Southern California: 1995 Environmental education coordinator in coral reefs ecosystems, Maldives atolls. 1990-1994 Participation as science observer to research projects for the European Union on red shrimp and swordfish fishing, and oil spills accidents. SCHOLARSHIPS 1995-1997 Two years scholarship from the University of Genoa for Specialization abroad 2000 Scholarship from European Union for the "Advanced Study Course in Marine Science and Technology". 1994 Scholarship form the European Community for Science Activity Abroad 1991-1994 Scholarship from the University of Genoa for the Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) OCEANOGRAPHIC MISSIONS 2001 Oceanographic cruise J-GOFS in the Ross Sea, Antarctica 1996 Oceanographic cruises in the Pacific Ocean: Hawai?i 1988-89 Oceanographic cruises for the University of Genova SPECIALIZATION COURSES 1996 Numerical Analysis in Marine Ecology, University of Paris VI. 1992 Numerical Analysis of data and signals in Marine Ecology, University of Paris VI. 1989 Oceanology Course, University of Trieste. TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY * Zooplankton and Sampling techniques with nets (Isaac Kidd Midwater Trawl, Bongo, WPII, Mocness); monitoring techniques with electronic instruments (sonar, fish-finders) * Deployment of electronic instruments: Optical Plankton Counter, GPS, spectrophotometer, fluorometer. * Chemical analysis: nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll in water. * Data analysis and statistics: univariate and multivariate analysis. * Computer use: word processors and spreadsheets; data base; data analysis softwares; graphic softwares for presentations; internet and e-mail. * Boat maneuvering. * Scuba dive security and equipment care. PUBLICATIONS Pinca S., Zhou M., Zhu Y., Huntley M., "Spatial distribution and size frequency of zooplankton in the California Current System in late summer observed by Optical Plankton Counter" submitted to Journal of Marine Research 2000 Pinca S. "Spatial organization of plankton size composition in an eddy-jet system, obtained through contiguity-constrained analysis", Deep-Sea Research I, 47, 973-996 1997 Pinca S., Dallot S. "Zooplankton community structure in the Western Mediterranean sea related to mesoscale hydrodynamics", Hydrobiologia, 356, 127-142. 1995 Pinca S., Dallot S. ?Meso- and macrozooplankton composition patterns related to hydrodynamic structures in the Ligurian Sea (Trophos 2 experiment, April-June 1986), Marine Ecology Progress Series,126, 49-65. 1993 DiNatale A., Labanchi L., Mangano A., Maurizi A., Montaldo L., Montebello O., Navarra E., Pederzoli A., Pinca S., Placenti V., Schimmenti G., Sieni E., Torchia G., Valastro M. "Pelagic drifting tools used for the fishing of the adult swordfish (Xiphias gladius, L.): compared evaluation of functionality, capture capability, global impact and economy of systems and re-conversion", Reserved report to the Minister of the Navy. LANGUAGES Italian: native language French: perfect knowledge of written and spoken language English: perfect knowledge of written and spoken language Spanish: good knowledge of spoken language; perfect reading of written language AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATES 2000 Scuba dive certification Dive Master PADI 1999 Member of Nature Conservan -------------------------------------------------- Totally Amazing Search Results - Just C4 Yourself! http://www.C4.com - Total Search Technology ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dgleason at gasou.edu Tue Apr 3 10:29:56 2001 From: dgleason at gasou.edu (Danny Gleason) Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 10:29:56 -0400 Subject: Tropical Marine Biology Summer Course Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010403102853.00a60cb0@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu> Greetings, We only have 4 spots left in our Tropical Marine Biology summer field course that will be held at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas July 23 - August 6, 2001! Students will receive 4 semester hours credit and transfer credit is available. Cost of the course is $2,000 + tuition. If you are interested in taking this course please contact me soon and I will forward more information! Best wishes, Danny Gleason Daniel F. Gleason, Visiting Professor School of Biology Georgia Institute of Technology 310 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0230 Phone: 404-385-2528 FAX: 404-894-0519 E-mail: dgleason at gasou.edu ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From jltorres38 at hotmail.com Tue Apr 3 19:16:11 2001 From: jltorres38 at hotmail.com (Juan Torres) Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 19:16:11 Subject: Tropical Bioluminescent Bays Message-ID: Dear Dr. Seliger: I suggest that you may talk to Dr. Juan Gonz?lez of the Dept. of Marine Sciences, Univ. of PR. He has been studying Puertorrican Bioluminiscent Bays for the last 30 years. His e-mail address is: director at shuttle.uprm.edu I hope this info helps. Sincerely, Juan L. Torres UPR, DMS PO Box 3210 Lajas, PR 00667 >From: "Beatrice Seliger" >To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov, corals at caribe.net >Subject: Tropical Bioluminescent Bays >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:46:11 -0500 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Beatrice Seliger" Subject: Tropical Bioluminescent Bays Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 09:46:11 -0500 Size: 3015 Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010403/f7c56134/attachment.mht From sflumerfelt at coral.org Tue Apr 3 14:09:58 2001 From: sflumerfelt at coral.org (Sherry Flumerfelt) Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 11:09:58 -0700 Subject: CORAL's Volunteer Network Message-ID: <200104041050.KAA54022@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear Silvia and Coral listers, The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) has a Volunteer Network that matches volunteers eager to work in the field with organizations in need of assistance. Common volunteer projects include cleanup-dives, reef monitoring and research activities in locations throughout the world. To receive regular email updates on new volunteer projects, please subscribe to our Volunteer Network email list at: http://www.coralreefalliance.org/volunteernetwork/volunteer To view a list of partner organizations that have requested volunteers through CORAL's Volunteer Network go to: http://www.coralreefalliance.org/stories/storyReader$56 We also recommend that you look at the International Coral Reef NGO Directory on our website at http://www.coral.org/NGO/index.html to find other organizations that may match your interests. We will be be revamping the NGO Directory soon, so please be sure to revisit our site later this year. If you are an organization in need of volunteers, please contact CORAL at volunteernetwork at coral.org. We currently have a list of over 1500 volunteers. If you would like us to send out an email alert about upcoming projects, you can do so through our Volunteer Network. Regards, Sherry Flumerfelt Conservation Associate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) 2014 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94704 Tel:(510) 848-0110 Fax:(510) 848-3720 Email: sflumerfelt at coral.org Toll-free number:1-888-CORAL REEF http://www.coral.org "Working together to keep coral reefs alive." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From: "silvia pinca" > Date: 3 Apr 2001 05:49:26 -0000 > To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > > Dear listers > > I would like to get some information on volunteer or > compensated position in marine conservation activities > during the summer months (May through August). I am a > Marine Science instructor at the College of the Marshall > Islands and I have a PhD in Marine Environmental Sciences. > I am strongly interested in field work for conservation > purposes and in education and outreach of local people in > developing countries. I have a dive master certification > and experience with underwater surveys for conservation > purposes. > I would be really grateful if you could give me > information on such issues. > Thank you all very much in advance, and have a nice week!! > > Sincerely, > > Silvia Pinca > Marine Science Program > College of the Marshall Islands > Majuro, MH.96960 > ph. 692-625-5903 > e-mail: silvinha at c4.com > > > here's the resume: > > SILVIA PINCA > > Marine Science Program > College of the Marshall Islands > Majuro, MH. 96960 > Silvinha at c4.com > Phone: 692-625-5903 > > Born in Genoa, Italy, on February 24, 1967 > Citizenship: Italian > > Keywords: conservation, marine environmental sciences, > marine biology, coral reef ecology, biodiversity, > sustainable development, education, outreach > > > EDUCATION > 1994 PhD Marine Environmental Sciences, University of > Genoa, Italy. > > 2001 MSc in Natural Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy. > Best mention. > > RESEARCH POSITIONS HELD > 1999-2000 Research assistant at Department of Ecology and > Evolution, University of Chicago. > > 1995-1997 Research assistant at the Marine Biology > Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, > University of California San Diego. > > 1995 Research assistant at Station Zoologique, University > Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI. > > PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES > 2001 Marine Science Instructor, College of the Marshall > Islands. Courses taught: "Introduction to Marine Biology", > and "Tropical Reef Ecosystems of the Pacific". > > 2000 Science Officer: marine science coordinator, > instructor and surveyor for Coral Reefs Conservation > project. > > 1999 Environmental Education coordinator in coral reefs > ecosystems, Maldives atolls. > > 1997 Marine Biology tutor for a summer course of > Biological Oceanography at the University of Southern > California: > > 1995 Environmental education coordinator in coral reefs > ecosystems, Maldives atolls. > > 1990-1994 Participation as science observer to research > projects for the European Union on red shrimp and > swordfish fishing, and oil spills accidents. > > SCHOLARSHIPS > 1995-1997 Two years scholarship from the University of > Genoa for Specialization abroad > > 2000 Scholarship from European Union for the "Advanced > Study Course in Marine Science and Technology". > > 1994 Scholarship form the European Community for Science > Activity Abroad > > 1991-1994 Scholarship from the University of Genoa for the > Research Doctorate (Ph.D.) > > OCEANOGRAPHIC MISSIONS > 2001 Oceanographic cruise J-GOFS in the Ross Sea, > Antarctica > 1996 Oceanographic cruises in the Pacific Ocean: Hawai?i > 1988-89 Oceanographic cruises for the University of Genova > > SPECIALIZATION COURSES > 1996 Numerical Analysis in Marine Ecology, University of > Paris VI. > > 1992 Numerical Analysis of data and signals in Marine > Ecology, University of Paris VI. > > 1989 Oceanology Course, University of Trieste. > > TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY > * Zooplankton and Sampling techniques with nets (Isaac > Kidd Midwater Trawl, Bongo, WPII, Mocness); monitoring > techniques with electronic instruments (sonar, > fish-finders) > * Deployment of electronic instruments: Optical Plankton > Counter, GPS, spectrophotometer, fluorometer. > * Chemical analysis: nitrogen, phosphorus, chlorophyll in > water. > * Data analysis and statistics: univariate and > multivariate analysis. > * Computer use: word processors and spreadsheets; data > base; data analysis softwares; graphic softwares for > presentations; internet and e-mail. > * Boat maneuvering. > * Scuba dive security and equipment care. > > PUBLICATIONS > Pinca S., Zhou M., Zhu Y., Huntley M., "Spatial > distribution and size frequency of zooplankton in the > California Current System in late summer observed by > Optical Plankton Counter" submitted to Journal of Marine > Research > > 2000 Pinca S. "Spatial organization of plankton size > composition in an eddy-jet system, obtained through > contiguity-constrained analysis", Deep-Sea Research I, 47, > 973-996 > > 1997 Pinca S., Dallot S. "Zooplankton community structure > in the Western Mediterranean sea related to mesoscale > hydrodynamics", Hydrobiologia, 356, 127-142. > > 1995 Pinca S., Dallot S. ?Meso- and macrozooplankton > composition patterns related to hydrodynamic structures in > the Ligurian Sea (Trophos 2 experiment, April-June 1986), > Marine Ecology Progress Series,126, 49-65. > > 1993 DiNatale A., Labanchi L., Mangano A., Maurizi A., > Montaldo L., Montebello O., Navarra E., Pederzoli A., > Pinca S., Placenti V., Schimmenti G., Sieni E., Torchia > G., Valastro M. "Pelagic drifting tools used for the > fishing of the adult swordfish (Xiphias gladius, L.): > compared evaluation of functionality, capture capability, > global impact and economy of systems and re-conversion", > Reserved report to the Minister of the Navy. > > > LANGUAGES > Italian: native language > French: perfect knowledge of written and spoken language > English: perfect knowledge of written and spoken language > Spanish: good knowledge of spoken language; perfect > reading of written language > > AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATES > 2000 Scuba dive certification Dive Master PADI > 1999 Member of Nature Conservan > > -------------------------------------------------- > Totally Amazing Search Results - Just C4 Yourself! > http://www.C4.com - Total Search Technology > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From andy_cornish at yahoo.com Fri Apr 6 06:29:40 2001 From: andy_cornish at yahoo.com (andy cornish) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:29:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: UVC data needed for IUCN species assessments Message-ID: <20010406102940.24653.qmail@web5102.mail.yahoo.com> Hello everyone. The IUCN Specialist Group (Groupers and Wrasses) is currently conducting assessments for the IUCN Red List. These assessments require that we estimate global population and whether or not the population has declined overall or not. As you will appreciate, there are considerable difficulties in estimating these due to insufficient published data. We are therefore appealing to reef scientists for UVC data (static or over time) that can be turned into density estimates that may allow us to make crude estimates of population size. Obviously time-series data will help us work out whether the population size is changing. We would like to know about any such UVC data within the range of the following species (mostly Caribbean but some Indo-Pacific), as long as it was conducted in habitats inhabited by these species. Data used in our assessments will, of course, be properly cited. We are aware of the ReefCheck and REEF data sets. Many thanks, Andy Cornish Ph.D (andy_cornish at yahoo.com) Species are:- Red hind (Epinephelus guttatus) Red grouper (E. morio) Nassau grouper (E. striatus) Potato grouper (E. tukula) Blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii) Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From mpl at cisunix.unh.edu Fri Apr 6 08:27:19 2001 From: mpl at cisunix.unh.edu (Michael P. Lesser) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:27:19 -0400 Subject: Call for Papers Message-ID: <200104061305.NAA60592@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Please see attached (MW file) call for papers for a special volume in Limnology and Oceanography tentatively entitled "Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Shallow Water Benthic Habitats" -- Michael P. Lesser Department of Zoology and Center for Marine Biology Associate Director, Shoals Marine Laboratory University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-3442 (Office) (603) 862-3784 (FAX) ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From gsancho at azti.es Fri Apr 6 09:07:18 2001 From: gsancho at azti.es (gorka sancho) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:07:18 +0200 Subject: Effects of abandoned static fishing gear Message-ID: <000d01c0be9a$833985c0$d41701be@u0882gsa> Dear List members, Apologies for cross-posting, we?re trying to get as much coverage as possible. We are part of a research partnership looking into the effects of lost or abandoned static gear. The programme is called Fantared 2 (from ?redes fantasmas?) and it involves research partners and the fishing industries of six countries in north and west Europe. We are supported by the European Union and are now in the fifth and final year of our investigations. So far we have looked at methodology, surveyed fishers? experiences and simulated gear losses in a wide range of fishing environments. We have also been monitoring the experimentally lost gears to see how they and their catches evolve over time. Part of our programme is also to look at possible mitigating measures so that, where there are problems of significant losses and continued fishing, we can make appropriate recommendations. To do this we want to build up a base of information on the measures taken in non-European countries to reduce gear losses and to limit residual fishing life. One very important finding we have is that the reasons for loss and what then happens to the lost gear is very specific to a fishery in terms of the level of conflict with towed gears, ground condition, etc, etc. Many fisheries don?t have problems but, where they do exist at a significant level, it is worth trying to find solutions. We think that any solutions must be based on the nature of the problems. As with most things to do with fisheries there?s no ?one size to fit all?. We are not only interested in any regulatory measures taken (mandatory reporting of losses, recovery cruises, reduced soaking times, etc), but also in gear modifications designed to reduce the loss of fishing gear or its fishing life (biodegradable materials, weak links to promote breaking of gear, etc) employed in other countries. We are also particularly interested in any measures that are ?fisher-centred?, involving agreements to reduce conflict, to zone effort or to limit the amount of gear worked. It would also be very helpful for us to receive opinions from managers, scientists and fishers regarding the effectiveness of these measures, the costs associated with their implementation, the changes in fishing practices caused by them and their degree of acceptance by fishers. If there are schemes that are particularly interesting and relevant to conditions in Europe then we would also like to arrange visits to talk to the fishers and managers involved. Please send us any information that you think would be of interest to our team. We will summarise all the responses to the list but we also hope to have a complete issue of ?Fisheries Research? devoted to this work sometime in early 2002. Feel free to post to the List but please ensure replies are also sent to: Gorka Sancho and Phil MacMullen Best regards Philip MacMullen, Dag Furevik, Esteban Puente and Gorka Sancho - on behalf of the Fantared partnership ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Fri Apr 6 10:17:55 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:17:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Naval-Optics Call for Papers Message-ID: Greetings, Unfortunately, Dr. Michael Lesser's post today contained additional information which did not transmit properly to coral-list. Following is that information (please contact Dr. Lesser, not me, for additional information): Call for Papers The Office of Naval Research-Optics Program is sponsoring a special volume in the journal Limnology and Oceanography tentatively entitled, "Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Shallow Water Benthic Habitats". Papers addressing the contribution of benthic habitats to remote sensing reflectance or papers on the emerging use of remote sensing and in situ optical studies of shallow waters such as coral reefs are encouraged. Papers will be rigorously reviewed and should be prepared as described in instructions to authors for L&O. ONR will cover the costs of publication for all accepted papers with appropriate recognition of that funding. Questions regarding the suitability of manuscripts for this special volume should be addressed to Dr. Michael P. Lesser (mpl at christa.unh.edu). Titles and abstracts should be sent to Dr. Michael P. Lesser by June 1, 2001. Due date for submission of manuscripts is September 15, 2001 with an anticipated volume publication date of Spring 2002. Manuscript submissions should be addressed to the L&O editorial office. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk Fri Apr 6 11:39:37 2001 From: I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk (Iain Macdonald) Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:39:37 GMT Subject: Caribbean Coral Associate ID Message-ID: Dear all I am trying to locate photographic identification of coral associates (by this term i include macroborers (not micro-borers i.e. less than 1mm) - such as boring sponges, worms etc - and any encrusting organisms i.e. coralline algae, bryozoans etc.). I have had a great deal of success looking through the literature however most references are not available to me first hand. I only get photocopies which sometimes do not allow adequate resolution. If anybody has jpeg's that they would send to me or knows of a web site with detailed pic's then i would be grateful if they could contact me for my "want list" of organisms. Alternatively if you have authored a paper or submitted a PhD or other degree with such information please respond to me at I.Macdonald at mmu.ac.uk PS The phoenix effect will make a comeback soon, once i collate all my facts and references. Cheers, once again Iain Macdonald Room E402 John Dalton Extension Building, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD Tel: 0161 247 6234 Fax: 0161 247 6318 Website http://www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/users/cperry/research/index.html ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From paul.holthus at aquariumcouncil.org Fri Apr 6 11:39:15 2001 From: paul.holthus at aquariumcouncil.org (Paul Holthus) Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 05:39:15 -1000 Subject: Marine Aquarium Council News 1st Quarter 2001 Message-ID: <4.0.1.20010406053542.00f496b0@mail.pixi.com> MARINE AQUARIUM COUNCIL Certification for Quality and Sustainability in the Collection, Culture and Commerce of Marine Ornamentals MAC NEWS 1st Quarter 2001 Welcome We pleased to reconfirm in this first MAC News of 2001 that are on track for international certification and labeling for the marine aquarium trade to be launched this year and you can be a part of making this happen. MAC ?CORE STANDARDS? AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UNTIL 15 APRIL As announced in the last issue of MAC News, the draft MAC ?Core Standards? and ?Best Practice? guidelines are posted on the MAC website for public for comment. These are available for review until 15 April and your input is valued. Visit www.aquariumcouncil.org to see the standards and the guidelines for commenting. The ?Core Standards? set the basic criteria for certification that address the critical and urgent issues related to sustainability, environmental impact, husbandry etc. in the collection and commerce of marine ornamentals. The accompanying ?Best Practice? guidance documents provide advice on actions that will lead to likely compliance with the Standards. Following public input, the Standards will be reviewed and revised one last time by the international MAC Standards Advisory Group. The SAG member list is posted on the MAC website and includes representatives of industry, conservation, government agencies, and academic community from around the world. During the two years following the launch of the ?Core Standards?, a more comprehensive set of ?Full Standards? will be developed to address a more comprehensive range of issues and approaches to ensuring sustainability for the marine aquarium trade, as well as including standards for Maricuture and Aquaculture. Scope And Purpose of the MAC Standards Standards for Ecosystem Management Scope: Ecosystem and fishery management and conservation of the collection area. Purpose: To verify that the collection area is managed according to principles of ecosystem management in order to ensure ecosystem integrity and the sustainable use of the marine aquarium fishery. Standards for Collection and Fishing Scope: Fish, coral, live rock, other coral reef organisms, and associated harvesting and related activities, e.g. field handling and holding practices. Purpose: To verify that the collection, fishing, and pre-exporter handling, packaging and transport of marine aquarium organisms ensures the ecosystem integrity of the collection area, sustainable use of the marine aquarium fishery, and optimal health of the harvested organisms. Standards for Handling and Transport Scope: Holding, husbandry, packing, transport, etc. at wholesale, retail and all other branches of the marine aquarium industry. Purpose: To verify that the husbandry, handling, packing and transport of marine aquarium organisms ensures the optimal health of the organisms. MAC Science and Monitoring Advisory Committee MAC is forming a Science and Monitoring Advisory Committee to assist us in the science, research, assessment, and monitoring of coral reefs and marine aquarium organisms in relation to certification, sustainability and environmental impacts. Some of the initial tasks for the group include reviewing the draft monitoring protocol (see below) and developing a MAC priority research agenda to help guide the numerous graduate students that contact us with an interest in undertaking field research related to the aquarium trade. Reef Monitoring Protocol Under Development by Reef Check/GCRMN Development of a Reef Monitoring Protocol related to MAC Certification is well underway. In early 2000 MAC contacted the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) to create the monitoring program and GCRMN requested Reef Check to take the lead on this. MAC and Reef Check have formed a partnership project to: - Determine which species need to be monitored and design the protocol. - Test the design of the monitoring system. - Analyze the data and revise MAC ecosystem management and collection standards. A draft monitoring protocol and species list have now been developed. These will be reviewed by a Task Team of the MAC Science and Monitoring Advisory Committee and then tested in the field. We strongly encourage those involved or interested in monitoring coral reefs and reef animals in relation to the aquarium trade to collaborate with the MAC- Reef Check/GCRMN development of an international monitoring protocol. MAC and IMA Sign MOU and Launch Partnership Project MAC and the International Marinelife Alliance (IMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding reiterating our shared interest in ensuring a sustainable future for coral reefs and agreeing to collaborate through partnership projects. The first MAC-IMA Partnership Project will work to ensure a critical mass of collection areas and collectors in the Philippines have the potential to comply with MAC Core Standards by: identifying pilot program collectors and collection sites, assessing the collector collection and husbandry skills, developing a training program in collection, handling and collection area management based on MAC standards, evaluating collectors ability to meet MAC standards. Clarifying Cyanide Testing in Relation to MAC Certification Most MAC Network members will be familiar with the cyanide detection tests conducted in the Philippines by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the IMA. Fish awaiting export are randomly tested and if no cyanide is detected, there is a ?certificate? to that fact. Unfortunately, these certificates have inappropriately used by some to claim that ?certified? net caught fish are now available. Cyanide detection testing can only evaluate cyanide presence or absence. The testing unfortunately cannot verify whether fish are net-caught or verify any other aspect of sustainability, e.g. good practices in handling and husbandry. The misuse of the term ?certified? can create confusion as to what is certified for what and by whom. MAC and IMA have reaffirmed our agreement that it is inappropriate to use the term "certified" except in the context of MAC Certification. We have agreed that an appropriate short hand way to characterize fish that have been tested for cyanide in the Philippines is "Tested Cyanide-Free?. A more complete description is that: "These fish are from a shipment that was randomly sampled and tested in the Cyanide Detection Test center of the Philippines BFAR and found to contain no detectable cyanide" On the broader issue of the validity of cyanide detection methods in relation to MAC Certification, MAC is establishing a Chemical Detection Methods Committee that will identify and approve credible, accurate and reliable methods for detecting chemicals suspected of being used in the collection of marine aquarium organisms. Pacific Regional Workshop and Fiji National Workshop on Aquarium Trade In February, MAC joined government, industry and conservation organization representatives from American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu in Fiji for a workshop organized by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), followed by a gathering of aquarium trade stakeholders from Fiji. 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URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010406/1d21554f/attachment.html From andy_cornish at yahoo.com Mon Apr 9 02:14:10 2001 From: andy_cornish at yahoo.com (andy cornish) Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:14:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa Message-ID: <20010409061410.4135.qmail@web5103.mail.yahoo.com> forwarded message ....... As Chief Biologist at the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, American Samoa, I am writing to let you know that yesterday morning (6th April 2001) the Governor of American Samoa signed an Executive Order totally banning the use of SCUBA for fishing in the territory, effective immediately. The order's main clause is the prohibition of the possession of underwater breathing apparatus and spear or modified spear, together in the sea, on the shoreline, on a vessel or in a vehicle. The Department (DMWR) held 2 public hearings and there was overwhelming public support for a total SCUBA fishing ban. Visiting Scientists Professor Charles Birkeland and Dr. Alison Green and DMWR staff made presentations and anwered questions at these meetings, which were chaired by DMWR Director Ray Tulafono. The order has been made in order to conserve inshore reef fish stocks from further decline on the Island of Tutuila, American Samoa and to promote their recovery. Free diving, with spear, to take fish is permitted. A regulation totally banning SCUBA fishing will be developed in the next 70-80 days. This will then supercede the EO. The sum of evidence from the last 15 years of survey work, i.e. 20 technical reports (mainly of DMWR), including a valuable recent study of parrotfishes by DMWR biologist Mike Page during 1997-98, have indicated that reef fish stocks of the main Island of Tutuila have been heavily fished since introduction of SCUBA fishing in 1994 and are now at a dangerously low level. For instance, total catches of parrotfishes from the reefs fringing the island of Tutuila increased from relatively low, sustainable levels prior to 1994 (1-3 tonnes) to dangerously high, unsustainable levels during 1994-98 (25-33 tonnes) (DMWR report, Page et al, 1998). Page et al (1998) estimated that the 1998 catch of 33 tonnes was one fifth of the total biomass of parrotfishes of Tutuila Island. Parrotfishes are in low abundance and of small size now (monitoring surveys by Prof. Chuck Birkeland, University of Hawaii, USA, Dr Alison Green, GBRMPA, QLD and Dr. Craig Mundy, University of Woolagong, NSW). Prof. Birkeland has been monitoring the reefs and reef fishes of Tutuila by regular surveys for the last 20 years and Drs. Alison Green and Craig Mundy for the last 6 years. Reef fish stocks in the Manu'a group of islands 60 miles upstream to the east are in good shape (abundant and with individuals of relatively large size) - recent surveys by DMWR staff led by Marie-Claude Filteau. SCUBA is not used for fishing there. Results of a community survey of the fishing problems of 11 fishing villages by DMWR staff led by Fatima Sauafea in 2000 indicated that one fifth of the 200 odd respondents believed that fishing by outside fishermen (using SCUBA) was the most serious problem. This program is part of the DMWR's first priority of research and management - The Community Fisheries Management Program (CFMP). The principal objective of this voluntary program is to facilitate the development of community fisheries management plans. The method is based upon the successful approach in nearby Independent Samoa. Local communities in Independent Samoa, and now here in American Samoa, are being empowered for effective management, monitoring, control and surveillance of their marine resources. A problem-solution tree method is used with villagers to help them develop a draft fisheries management plan, coordinated by a village Fisheries Management Advisory Commitee (FMAC) comprised solely of members from the community - chiefs, untitled men and women. Villagers in Samoa often decided to set aside areas of their reefs for no-take marine protected areas. This ecosystem approach to management was recognised by the comunities as a valuable tool to aid recovery of depleted reef fish stocks. The first village - Poloa - at the western end of Tutuila, appropriately facing and in sight of the islands of Independent Samoa, formally accepted the program (CFMP) at a traditional kava ceremony about a week ago. DMWR biologists were invited to the village for the first group meeting today (7th April). The village has already set aside an area of reef as a no-take marine reserve. DMWR aims to increase village ownership of marine resources and promote sustainable use of inshore and nearshore marine resources by this program. The CFMP is co-managed by DMWR biologists Flinn Curren and Fatima Sauafea and has received significant and valuable (on-going) support from the Samoa Fisheries Division (Etueti Ropeti, and Mike King) and the SPC (Ueta Fa'asli) in training and program guidance. Best regards Dr. Chris Evans, Chief Biologist, DMWR, PO Box 3730, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799, USA. Tel. +684 633 4456 CHRISTOPHER EVANS __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Mon Apr 9 08:48:48 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 08:48:48 -0400 Subject: Coral Indices - SST Time Series added Message-ID: <3AD1AFB0.52BFEC74@noaa.gov> NOTICE ? Coral/SST Enthusiasts NOAA began posting satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) time-series this week at its Coral Reef Bleaching WebSite for 24 selected reef sites around the globe. It is our belief that these SST global data are the best available at 9-km resolution. The SST time-series, shown in 2-year plots beginning in 1985 and continuing through 1999, use NOAA/NASA AVHRR Pathfinder data nighttime-only SST observations. For the more recent years (2000-2001), until Pathfinder SSTs become available, we are showing operationally derived nighttime-only SSTs that are used for all other NESDIS SST products and accumulated in the special time-series as shown ? again these are presented for our 24 ?Coral Reef Bleaching Indices? sites. Drop in and comment . http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/coral_bleaching_index.html or going directly: http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_series_24reefspath.html Cheers, Al Strong, Gang Liu, Ingrid Guch, Maggie Toscano, Jill Meyer NOAA/NESDIS-OAR?s Coral Reef Watch Project -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Alan.E.Strong.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 433 bytes Desc: Card for Alan E. Strong Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010409/ce798547/attachment.vcf From c.smith at aims.gov.au Mon Apr 9 18:52:32 2001 From: c.smith at aims.gov.au (Carolyn Smith) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:52:32 +1000 Subject: Coral/Zooxanthellae genome size Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20010410085232.008225d0@email.aims.gov.au> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1133 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010410/fbdb9fd3/attachment.bin From cmundy at uow.edu.au Tue Apr 10 00:54:53 2001 From: cmundy at uow.edu.au (Craig Mundy) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:54:53 +1000 Subject: Bleaching in American Samoa - March 2001 Message-ID: <3AD31EBD.31526.1E0409@localhost> Dear listers, >From March 3 to March 21, Chuck Birkeland, Alison Green and myself were in American Samoa conducting surveys in Fagatele Bay, and other sites around Tuituila. Below is a summary of our observations on coral bleaching during this period. The coral bleaching was realatively minor, with the proportion bleached (of total coral present) in the order of 1-2%, and never more than 5%. However, the majority of individuals of two species - Leptoria phrygia and Montastrea curta - were bleached. Individuals of several other species were also bleached or partially bleached (Acropora crateriformis, Leptastrea purpurea, Goniastrea edwardsi, G. retiformis, Fungia spp, and some branching acropora's), but a considerably smaller proportion of the population in these species were affected. A noticeable aspect of the bleaching, even though minor, was that bleached corals were observed at all sites visited (8), and at all depths, and the same group of species were affected at each site. There was no obvious difference in prevalence of bleaching from the reef crest down to 126 ft depth. There may be a tendency for the north shore to have a bit more than the south. The worse case of bleaching we observed was at Cape Larsen on the north side of Tuituila, and Masefau (also north shore) was also relatively strong. We saw little, if any, evidence of disease. Chuck B was looking for Dustan's diseases, but didn't really see anything out of the ordinary. CLOD for crustose coralline algae was still present in Fagatele Bay, but very very rare. Regards Craig Craig Mundy Institute for Conservation Biology Department of Biological Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2522 Australia Ph: (02) 4221 4911 Fax: (02) 4221 4135 Email: cmundy at uow.edu.au ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Heather.Hall at zsl.org Tue Apr 10 05:25:12 2001 From: Heather.Hall at zsl.org (Heather Hall) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:25:12 +0100 Subject: Post-doctoral fellowship - Project Seahorse and John G.Shedd Aquarium Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010410102512.00920db0@zsl3> Apologies for cross posting. Project Seahorse and John G. Shedd Aquarium Post-doctoral fellowship to develop and lead ex situ research on seahorse and pipefish husbandry, management and conservation. Will also facilitate communication among a network of aquarium professionals and guide other syngnathid research. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong research skills, an evident capacity to work with people, and considerable flexibility and mobility. The post is based at Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, USA with considerable travel. Project Seahorse, an international marine conservation programme (www.projectseahorse.org), and Shedd Aquarium (www.sheddaquarium.org) will manage this position in partnership. PhD must have been submitted by 1 June 2001. Please send covering letter, cv, three letters of reference and two examples of written work to Rhea Ravanera, Dept of Biology, 1205 Ave Dr. Penfield, Montreal, H3A 1B1, Canada Fax:1(514)398-2408. No e-mail applications. Deadline: 10 May 2001 Dr Heather Hall Curator of Lower Vertebrates London Zoo Regent's Park London NW1 4RY UK Tel: +44-207-449-6480 Fax: +44-207-722-2852 email: heather.hall at zsl.org http://www.londonzoo.com http://www.seahorse.mcgill.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________ This e-mail has been sent in confidence to the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or distribute it in any form, and you are asked to contact the sender immediately. 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From peter.hodes at home.com Tue Apr 10 08:25:23 2001 From: peter.hodes at home.com (Peter Hodes) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:25:23 GMT Subject: Looking for information Message-ID: <200104101225.MAA09586@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Hi I am looking to download or puchase databases about coral, water quality, hydrology, as well as population, land use, etc. I am planning on using this data in GIS(geographic information systems) software. Can I get these databases in GIS format or at least with some latitude/ longitude coordinates? Any information will be helpful. Thanks and have a great day. Peter Hodes peter at vrisk.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From tdone at aims.gov.au Tue Apr 10 08:37:32 2001 From: tdone at aims.gov.au (Terry Done) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:37:32 GMT Subject: 9ICRS Formatting Message-ID: <200104101237.MAA09289@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Dear Coral Listers, Detailed information regarding the formatting of the manuscripts submitted for the Proc. of the 9ICRS is now available at www.coremap.or.id by clicking on the ICRS button. I have copied the information at the end of this message and attached it to this email. Best wishes, Terry Done Time Scheduling ????????The final version of the reviewed papers should be received by the editorial board via the conveners before 31 July 2001. ????????The deadline of submission of papers from the authors to the convenor was 31 January 2001. However, the convenors are free to modify the date as long as he/she can guarantee that the final version will reach the board no later than 31 July 2001. Sending the Manuscripts ????????Manuscripts may be sent to the editor via e-mail, but diskette version and three hard-copies should also be sent by mail.? Microsoft files are recommended. ????????Figures may be sent via powerpoint files ????????Organization of Manuscript for ICRS Proceedings ????????(Adapted from " Coral Reefs, Journal of the ISRS") Title ????????The title page should include a concise, informative title, names of all authors; keywords and contact information. Abstract ????????Not exceeding 150 words; covering the main point of the article and containing statement of problem, methods, result and conclusion. Text ????????Should be divided into :Introduction; Methods; Results and Discussion; ????????Finding or statement should be outlined in the Introduction; ????????Sufficient details of methods and equipment should be provided but omitting minute details that are generally known; ????????Figures, tables, and figure captions should be submitted on separate sheets; ????????Methods, Acknowledgments, References, figure captions and tables will? be set in small print. Printing style : 2 columns on each page (one side only)? ????????Size of paper: A4; margin 3 cm ????????Size of font : 10 ????????Length: maximum 6 pages, including illustrations, tables and references Footnotes ????????Should be avoided whenever possible; ????????Essential footnotes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers in the text and placed at the foot of the page to which they apply; Genus and species names ????????Genus and species names and other words to be emphasised should be italicised Units and abbreviations. ????????Standard International Units should be used wherever possible;? ????????Other units should be defined at first mention. Tables ????????Should be numbered consecutively and typed on separate pages; each bearing the author's name ????????Should be self-explanatory and should supplement, not duplicate,the? text. ????????Each table must have an accompanying caption on the same page. Illustrations ????????Must be restricted to the minimum needed to clarify the text ????????All figures (photographs, micrographs, diagrams) should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and must be referred to in the text; ????????They are to be submitted on separate sheets, each bearing the author's name and the figure number; ????????Where possible, figures should be grouped to form multi-panel presentations bearing in mind that the maximum display area for figures and? captions is 17.6 x 23.6 cm ????????Prints should have high contrast and be trimmed at right angles. Lettering should be about 3mm high and rub-on lettering should be used to mark photographs and micrographs. ????????Computer drawings are acceptable provided they are of comparable quality to line drawings. ????????Colour illustration will be accepted; however, the authors will be expected to make contribution towards the extra costs (approx. DM 1200,- for the first and DM 600,- for each additional page) References ????????Listed alphabetically at the end of the paper and styled as in the following examples: Journal papers: ????????Name and initials of all authors, year, full title; Journal abbreviated in accordance with international practices, volume number, first and last page numbers. ????????Example: Marsh LM,Bradbury RH, Reichelt RE (1984). Determination of ^?etc. Coral Reefs 2: 175 - 180. Books ????????Names and initials of authors; year; article title;editor(s); (title of book); edition; volume number; publisher; place; page numbers. ????????Example: Michelsen A (1974). Hearing in invertebrates. In.: Keidel WD,? Neff WD (eds) Auditory system. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York (Handbook of sensory physiology,vol V/1,pp 389 - 422 ). Symposium volumes ????????Names and initials of all authors; year; full title;symposium abbreviated,volume number; first and last page numbers. ????????Example: Hatcher Al (1985). The relationship between coral reef structure and nitrogen dynamics. Proc 5th Int Coral Reef Symp 3: 407 - 413. Citations ????????In the text should read: (Leonard 1968) or Griffiths (1975). ????????More than two authors use the style: Smith et al. (1980) ????????More than one paper by one author in the same year use : Brown (1990a; 1990b); ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov Tue Apr 10 08:44:13 2001 From: Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov (Alan E Strong) Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:44:13 -0400 Subject: Bleaching in American Samoa - March 2001 References: <3AD31EBD.31526.1E0409@localhost> Message-ID: <3AD3001D.532BD671@noaa.gov> American Somoans! HotSpots have been lurking to the west of you [yes, more toward Samoa] but close to what we believe to be critical since early March! We have learned a few weeks ago that some corals were observed to have bleaching in or around Fagatele Bay...You can you see our newest posting (April SSTs about to update): http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sub_img/SST_Fagatele.gif Presently we are showing SSTs at 29.6... flirting with 30C! Keep those corals shaded! Cheers, Al Craig Mundy wrote: > Dear listers, > > From March 3 to March 21, Chuck Birkeland, Alison Green and > myself were in American Samoa conducting surveys in Fagatele > Bay, and other sites around Tuituila. Below is a summary of our > observations on coral bleaching during this period. > > The coral bleaching was realatively minor, with the proportion > bleached (of total coral present) in the order of 1-2%, and never > more than 5%. However, the majority of individuals of two species - > Leptoria phrygia and Montastrea curta - were bleached. Individuals > of several other species were also bleached or partially bleached > (Acropora crateriformis, Leptastrea purpurea, Goniastrea edwardsi, > G. retiformis, Fungia spp, and some branching acropora's), but a > considerably smaller proportion of the population in these species > were affected. > > A noticeable aspect of the bleaching, even though minor, was that > bleached corals were observed at all sites visited (8), and at all > depths, and the same group of species were affected at each site. > There was no obvious difference in prevalence of bleaching from the > reef crest down to 126 ft depth. There may be a tendency for the > north shore to have a bit more than the south. The worse case of > bleaching we observed was at Cape Larsen on the north side of > Tuituila, and Masefau (also north shore) was also relatively strong. > > We saw little, if any, evidence of disease. Chuck B was looking for > Dustan's diseases, but didn't really see anything out of the > ordinary. CLOD for crustose coralline algae was still present in > Fagatele Bay, but very very rare. > > Regards > > Craig > > Craig Mundy > Institute for Conservation Biology > Department of Biological Sciences > University of Wollongong > Wollongong, NSW 2522 > Australia > > Ph: (02) 4221 4911 > Fax: (02) 4221 4135 > Email: cmundy at uow.edu.au > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. -- **** <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* <>< ******* Alan E. Strong Phys Scientist/Oceanographer NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304 Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov 301-763-8102 x170 FAX: 301-763-8108 http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Alan.E.Strong.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 433 bytes Desc: Card for Alan E. Strong Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010410/eb4d6684/attachment.vcf From hendee at aoml.noaa.gov Mon Apr 16 06:50:58 2001 From: hendee at aoml.noaa.gov (Jim Hendee) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 06:50:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: CHAMP back up and running Message-ID: Dear Coral-Listers, I'm afraid the coral workstation was down for a couple of days; hence, coral-list (and several other listserves) were down, the CHAMP Web site was down, the Coral Reef Early Warning System alerts were not operable, the literature abstracts were not available, and several other things were unreachable. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Admin ---------------------------------------------------- James C. Hendee, Ph.D. Coral Health and Monitoring Program Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 Voice: (305) 361-4396 Fax: (305) 361-4392 Email: jim.hendee at noaa.gov Web: http://www.coral.noaa.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From nyctarinia at bigfoot.com Mon Apr 16 08:59:40 2001 From: nyctarinia at bigfoot.com (katherine sanchez) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:59:40 +0800 Subject: Clod Card Technique In-Reply-To: Message-ID: happy easter to all! anybody who had used a clod card for a period of one month? I've been trying to formulate the s-type clod card of jokiel (1994), but i can't seem to find the right formulation as my clods keep on crumbling after 24-hour of experimental soaking. i used woodglue brand plastic resin glue and the commercially available wall parchment compound while jokiel used wellwood brand, which is not available here in the philippines. the material was experimentally proven to withstand up to 30-day soaking. what could i use instead? thank you and hoping somebody could help me. KATHY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010416/4f2f7078/attachment.html From reefkeeper at earthlink.net Mon Apr 16 09:16:18 2001 From: reefkeeper at earthlink.net (Alexander Stone) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:16:18 -0400 Subject: Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20 Message-ID: <3ADAF0A1.AFC@earthlink.net> ************************************** * Florida Cabinet to Vote April 23rd * * on Tortugas Ecological Reserve! * * Email Your Support NOW! * * (email text below) * ************************************** Dear friend of coral reefs: The proposed Tortugas Ecological Reserve is facing a yes-or-no vote by the Florida Cabinet on April 23rd. Florida Cabinet approval is the final step needed for 36 square miles of state waters and bottoms to be included in the proposed 151-square-mile multi-jurisdictional no-take reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below. While the Tortugas are still in relatively good condition, fishing pressure has increased dramatically, visitor use at the Dry Tortugas National Park has doubled in the last three years, and anchoring by freighters still threatens reefs in the region. The two-section Tortugas Ecological Reserve would be located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 60 miles west of Key West. The 91-square-mile Tortugas North section would include Sherwood Forest's pristine coral reefs and a portion of Tortugas Bank. The 60-square-mile Tortugas South section would include the spawning grounds at Riley's Hump and important deep-water habitats. A 6-mile-wide corridor between the 2 Reserve sections would provide maneuvering room for unhampered trolling, other fishing activities, and transit into the Gulf of Mexico. The Tortugas Ecological Reserve would fully protect the best remaining coral reefs off Florida and their marine life. There would be no taking of marine life, anchoring, or mooring by vessels over 100 feet long anywhere in the two-section 151-square-mile Reserve. In the 60-square-mile Tortugas South section, only diving for scientific or educational purposes would be permitted. (For more info on the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, go to http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/MarineParks/FLA/TortugasEcoReserve.html ) Approval has already been won for inclusion in the Reserve of 115 square miles of federal waters and bottoms under jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Now we need the Florida Cabinet to vote YES on April 23rd, so 36 square miles of critical state waters can become part of the Reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below to Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet. ********************* SEND YOUR EMAIL TO (CUT & PASTE): Governor Jeb Bush , Sec. of State Katherine Harris , Atty. General Bob Butterworth , Comptroller Robert Milligan , Treasurer Tom Gallagher , Agriculture commissioner Terry Rhodes , Education Commissioner Charlie Crist SUGGESTED EMAIL HEADING (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): Please Vote Yes on Tortugas Reserve SUGGESTED EMAIL TEXT (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): Dear Governor Bush and Florida Cabinet Members: I respectfully request you approve the inclusion of state waters and bottoms in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, as proposed by the Tortugas 2000 Working Group and unanimously endorsed by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. I also request that you approve management measures for the Reserve to prohibit any take of marine life, any anchoring, and mooring by vessels over 100 feet long. Thank you for your support. Respectfully, (ADD BELOW ALL THIS INFO) YOUR NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE ******end of email to Gov. Bush & Fla Cabinet********* For the past 2 years, ReefKeeper International has served on the Tortugas 2000 Working Group that designed the Reserve, testified numerous times verbally and in writing before regulatory agencies, made several public awareness Tortugas Reserve presentations, and issued action alerts and news releases to generate public support for the designation. Thank you so much for helping us make the Tortugas Ecological Reserve a reality, (To donate to this campaign, please go to http://www.reefkeeper.org/Donate.html ) Sincerely, Alexander Stone, Director ReefKeeper International ************************ visit our new website at http://www.reefkeeper.org ************************ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Hanisak at HBOI.edu Mon Apr 16 10:58:19 2001 From: Hanisak at HBOI.edu (Dennis Hanisak) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:58:19 -0400 Subject: Summer Courses Message-ID: <705E975A40BED211949800105A1C2F4C0158AD81@SAILFISH> Last Call for Registration - There are openings in the following courses. HARBOR BRANCH's Summer Courses are designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The courses are intensive ones, offered in two- to three-week blocks, to provide complete immersion in a particular topic and "state of the art" knowledge. Our faculty is comprised of internationally recognized scientists. Florida Institute of Technology accredits all courses. * BIO 5510 Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity (3 credits) Laboratory and field studies of intra-and inter-specific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Studies on tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas, will be made in a marine conservation context and modern molecular techniques applied. (Dr. Jose Lopez, June 4-17) * BIO 5803 Reproduction & Larval Ecology of Marine Invertebrates (4 credits) Evolution of reproductive strategies, larval ecology, recruitment, and invertebrate embryology. Labs emphasize culture methods for embryos from major and minor phyla. Fieldwork introduces in situ methods. (Dr. Craig Young, May 14-June 1) * BIO 5813 Biology of Sea Turtles (3 credits) A lecture, lab, and field course that introduces the behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary adaptations of sea turtles. Major topics include species identification, functional anatomy, eggs, nests and hatchings, orientation and navigation, threats to survival and conservation strategies. (Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, May 14-May 25) For complete information and application for our 2001 Summer Courses, go to http://www.hboi.edu/marineed/courses.html Please direct inquiries and questions to education at hboi.edu. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From dustanp at cofc.edu Mon Apr 16 10:05:49 2001 From: dustanp at cofc.edu (Phillip Dustan) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:05:49 -0400 Subject: Job Posting / Teaching PostDoc Message-ID: <200104161450.OAA02170@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> >JOB ANNOUNCEMENT >TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW. The Department of Biology, College of Charleston, has a vacancy for a teaching postdoc for the 2001-2002 academic year. The position is potentially renewable for an additional year. The primary teaching responsibility will be in introductory biology lecture sections. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in genetics, cell and molecular biology. The position provides an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience; all recent teaching postdocs have moved on to tenure-track academic positions. The successful candidate will be eligible to apply for departmental and college-wide travel, research, and professional development funds. >The College of Charleston is a state-supported liberal arts institution with approximately 8,500 undergraduates. It is located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. The Department of Biology has 31 roster faculty members and over 800 undergraduate majors in its biology and marine biology programs. Further details about the department can be found at: http://www.cofc.edu/~biology. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, and three letters of recommendations to: Chair, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424. Position is open until a suitable applicant is found. The College of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that encourages applications from women and minorities. >PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW Phillip Dustan Department of Biology College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 dustanp at cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral/corallab.htm (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From nyctarinia at bigfoot.com Mon Apr 16 15:23:56 2001 From: nyctarinia at bigfoot.com (katherine sanchez) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 03:23:56 +0800 Subject: Abdullahi strikes again... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: dear all: i am one of those who received the spam mail requesting to use my bank account to transfer big amount of money. the name used was not dr abdullahi but BOB KAMBILI, suppossedly a bank manager. one of my friends who first recieved it became interested and tried it, he even called the numbers given. there were people who answered the phone. the catch was, money was requested to be deposited on the account number given by the supposed person supposedly to facilitate the transfer of funds. more request came in supposedly to finance the on-going legal works. So if ever you inquired from these people and already given the requested information, DO NOT give any cash. kathy -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:28 AM To: Coral-List Subject: Abdullahi strikes again... Dear Coral-Listers, It has come to my attention that members of coral-list may be receiving email from a "Dr. Abdullahi Abacha" with "REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE" as the subject heading. Basically, this is a scam in which "Abduallahi," from Nigeria, wishes to place $68 million dollars in your bank account for nothing. This is an old scam, but if you haven't seen it already, please review the description of it at: http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?alert419.htm&1 Sorry to bother you with this non-coral message, but the perpetrators were trying to use coral-list subscribers as their victims. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sauni_s at usp.ac.fj Mon Apr 16 17:11:40 2001 From: sauni_s at usp.ac.fj (Samisoni Sauni, MSP-USP) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:11:40 +1200 Subject: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa In-Reply-To: <20010409061410.4135.qmail@web5103.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <200104162110.RAA03155@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> Congraduations American Samoa. Job well done. Hope other countries in the region will follow suite. Samasoni Sauni ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From ras_ryan77 at prodigy.net Tue Apr 17 23:15:51 2001 From: ras_ryan77 at prodigy.net (RP Walter) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 23:15:51 -0400 (EDT) Subject: coral-list-daily V2 #84 Message-ID: <384193762.987563752716.JavaMail.root@web112-wra.mail.com> Greetings everyone! I am currently preparing my MS thesis project investigating reef fish habitat associations with constrasting coral communities on the shallow patch reefs of San Salvador, Bahamas. However, my sample size of preliminary benthic surveys is too small to make any meaningful conclusions about the coral spp richness, diversity, and % live cover. I was hoping that anybody might have access to some coral data from San Sal, or maybe could push me in the right direction of some data??? Any literature citations and suggestions are also greatly appreciated! Sincerely, Ryan Walter MS Candidate Dept. of Biological Sciences SUNY College at Brockport Brockport, NY 14420 ras_ryan77 at brockport.edu ------Original Message------ From: owner-coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral-list-daily) To: coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Sent: April 17, 2001 4:00:40 AM GMT Subject: coral-list-daily V2 #84 coral-list-daily Tuesday, April 17 2001 Volume 02 : Number 084 CHAMP back up and running Clod Card Technique Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20 Summer Courses Re :Job Posting / Teaching PostDoc RE: Abdullahi strikes again... Re: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 06:50:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Hendee Subject: CHAMP back up and running Dear Coral-Listers, I'm afraid the coral workstation was down for a couple of days; hence, coral-list (and several other listserves) were down, the CHAMP Web site was down, the Coral Reef Early Warning System alerts were not operable, the literature abstracts were not available, and several other things were unreachable. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers, Jim Hendee CHAMP Admin ---------------------------------------------------- James C. Hendee, Ph.D. Coral Health and Monitoring Program Ocean Chemistry Division Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL 33149-1026 Voice: (305) 361-4396 Fax: (305) 361-4392 Email: jim.hendee at noaa.gov Web: http://www.coral.noaa.gov ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:59:40 +0800 From: "katherine sanchez" Subject: Clod Card Technique This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit happy easter to all! anybody who had used a clod card for a period of one month? I've been trying to formulate the s-type clod card of jokiel (1994), but i can't seem to find the right formulation as my clods keep on crumbling after 24-hour of experimental soaking. i used woodglue brand plastic resin glue and the commercially available wall parchment compound while jokiel used wellwood brand, which is not available here in the philippines. the material was experimentally proven to withstand up to 30-day soaking. what could i use instead? thank you and hoping somebody could help me. KATHY - ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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- ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240-- ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:16:18 -0400 From: Alexander Stone Subject: Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20 ************************************** * Florida Cabinet to Vote April 23rd * * on Tortugas Ecological Reserve! * * Email Your Support NOW! * * (email text below) * ************************************** Dear friend of coral reefs: The proposed Tortugas Ecological Reserve is facing a yes-or-no vote by the Florida Cabinet on April 23rd. Florida Cabinet approval is the final step needed for 36 square miles of state waters and bottoms to be included in the proposed 151-square-mile multi-jurisdictional no-take reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below. While the Tortugas are still in relatively good condition, fishing pressure has increased dramatically, visitor use at the Dry Tortugas National Park has doubled in the last three years, and anchoring by freighters still threatens reefs in the region. The two-section Tortugas Ecological Reserve would be located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 60 miles west of Key West. The 91-square-mile Tortugas North section would include Sherwood Forest's pristine coral reefs and a portion of Tortugas Bank. The 60-square-mile Tortugas South section would include the spawning grounds at Riley's Hump and important deep-water habitats. A 6-mile-wide corridor between the 2 Reserve sections would provide maneuvering room for unhampered trolling, other fishing activities, and transit into the Gulf of Mexico. The Tortugas Ecological Reserve would fully protect the best remaining coral reefs off Florida and their marine life. There would be no taking of marine life, anchoring, or mooring by vessels over 100 feet long anywhere in the two-section 151-square-mile Reserve. In the 60-square-mile Tortugas South section, only diving for scientific or educational purposes would be permitted. (For more info on the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, go to http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/MarineParks/FLA/TortugasEcoReserve.html ) Approval has already been won for inclusion in the Reserve of 115 square miles of federal waters and bottoms under jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Now we need the Florida Cabinet to vote YES on April 23rd, so 36 square miles of critical state waters can become part of the Reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below to Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet. ********************* SEND YOUR EMAIL TO (CUT & PASTE): Governor Jeb Bush , Sec. of State Katherine Harris , Atty. General Bob Butterworth , Comptroller Robert Milligan , Treasurer Tom Gallagher , Agriculture commissioner Terry Rhodes , Education Commissioner Charlie Crist SUGGESTED EMAIL HEADING (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): Please Vote Yes on Tortugas Reserve SUGGESTED EMAIL TEXT (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): Dear Governor Bush and Florida Cabinet Members: I respectfully request you approve the inclusion of state waters and bottoms in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, as proposed by the Tortugas 2000 Working Group and unanimously endorsed by the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. I also request that you approve management measures for the Reserve to prohibit any take of marine life, any anchoring, and mooring by vessels over 100 feet long. Thank you for your support. Respectfully, (ADD BELOW ALL THIS INFO) YOUR NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE ******end of email to Gov. Bush & Fla Cabinet********* For the past 2 years, ReefKeeper International has served on the Tortugas 2000 Working Group that designed the Reserve, testified numerous times verbally and in writing before regulatory agencies, made several public awareness Tortugas Reserve presentations, and issued action alerts and news releases to generate public support for the designation. Thank you so much for helping us make the Tortugas Ecological Reserve a reality, (To donate to this campaign, please go to http://www.reefkeeper.org/Donate.html ) Sincerely, Alexander Stone, Director ReefKeeper International ************************ visit our new website at http://www.reefkeeper.org ************************ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:58:19 -0400 From: Dennis Hanisak Subject: Summer Courses Last Call for Registration - There are openings in the following courses. HARBOR BRANCH's Summer Courses are designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The courses are intensive ones, offered in two- to three-week blocks, to provide complete immersion in a particular topic and "state of the art" knowledge. Our faculty is comprised of internationally recognized scientists. Florida Institute of Technology accredits all courses. * BIO 5510 Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity (3 credits) Laboratory and field studies of intra-and inter-specific genetic variation of selected marine invertebrates. Studies on tropical mangrove and coral reef habitats in Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas, will be made in a marine conservation context and modern molecular techniques applied. (Dr. Jose Lopez, June 4-17) * BIO 5803 Reproduction & Larval Ecology of Marine Invertebrates (4 credits) Evolution of reproductive strategies, larval ecology, recruitment, and invertebrate embryology. Labs emphasize culture methods for embryos from major and minor phyla. Fieldwork introduces in situ methods. (Dr. Craig Young, May 14-June 1) * BIO 5813 Biology of Sea Turtles (3 credits) A lecture, lab, and field course that introduces the behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary adaptations of sea turtles. Major topics include species identification, functional anatomy, eggs, nests and hatchings, orientation and navigation, threats to survival and conservation strategies. (Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, May 14-May 25) For complete information and application for our 2001 Summer Courses, go to http://www.hboi.edu/marineed/courses.html Please direct inquiries and questions to education at hboi.edu. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:05:49 -0400 From: Phillip Dustan Subject: Re :Job Posting / Teaching PostDoc >JOB ANNOUNCEMENT >TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW. The Department of Biology, College of Charleston, has a vacancy for a teaching postdoc for the 2001-2002 academic year. The position is potentially renewable for an additional year. The primary teaching responsibility will be in introductory biology lecture sections. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in genetics, cell and molecular biology. The position provides an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience; all recent teaching postdocs have moved on to tenure-track academic positions. The successful candidate will be eligible to apply for departmental and college-wide travel, research, and professional development funds. >The College of Charleston is a state-supported liberal arts institution with approximately 8,500 undergraduates. It is located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. The Department of Biology has 31 roster faculty members and over 800 undergraduate majors in its biology and marine biology programs. Further details about the department can be found at: http://www.cofc.edu/~biology. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, and three letters of recommendations to: Chair, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424. Position is open until a suitable applicant is found. The College of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that encourages applications from women and minorities. >PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW Phillip Dustan Department of Biology College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 dustanp at cofc.edu www.cofc.edu/~coral/corallab.htm (843) 953-8086 (843)953-5453 Fax ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 03:23:56 +0800 From: "katherine sanchez" Subject: RE: Abdullahi strikes again... dear all: i am one of those who received the spam mail requesting to use my bank account to transfer big amount of money. the name used was not dr abdullahi but BOB KAMBILI, suppossedly a bank manager. one of my friends who first recieved it became interested and tried it, he even called the numbers given. there were people who answered the phone. the catch was, money was requested to be deposited on the account number given by the supposed person supposedly to facilitate the transfer of funds. more request came in supposedly to finance the on-going legal works. So if ever you inquired from these people and already given the requested information, DO NOT give any cash. kathy - -----Original Message----- From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:28 AM To: Coral-List Subject: Abdullahi strikes again... Dear Coral-Listers, It has come to my attention that members of coral-list may be receiving email from a "Dr. Abdullahi Abacha" with "REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE" as the subject heading. Basically, this is a scam in which "Abduallahi," from Nigeria, wishes to place $68 million dollars in your bank account for nothing. This is an old scam, but if you haven't seen it already, please review the description of it at: http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?alert419.htm&1 Sorry to bother you with this non-coral message, but the perpetrators were trying to use coral-list subscribers as their victims. Cheers, Jim ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:11:40 +1200 From: "Samisoni Sauni, MSP-USP" Subject: Re: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa Congraduations American Samoa. Job well done. Hope other countries in the region will follow suite. Samasoni Sauni ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ------------------------------ End of coral-list-daily V2 #84 ****************************** ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk Wed Apr 18 05:02:01 2001 From: d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk (David Hutchinson) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:02:01 +0100 Subject: fish feeding in caribbean Message-ID: <001001c0c7e6$3b950000$a241de8b@bio.uea.ac.uk> apologies for cross-postings does anyone know of any examples within the caribbean where diver operators etc. are feeding fish to encourage numbers, thereby making for better dives? cheers, david. _________________________________________________ David Hutchinson School of Biological Sciences and School of Development Studies University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ email: d.j.hutchinson at uea.ac.uk www: http://www.uea.ac.uk/~d955461 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010418/08e6179e/attachment.html From woodley at uwimona.edu.jm Wed Apr 18 10:30:17 2001 From: woodley at uwimona.edu.jm (Jeremy Woodley) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:30:17 -0500 (GMT-0500) Subject: coral-list-daily V2 #84 In-Reply-To: <384193762.987563752716.JavaMail.root@web112-wra.mail.com> Message-ID: For the results of CARICOMP monitoring of reefs in San Salvador, check with Kenny Buchan at the Bahamian Field Station. Jeremy W. PO Box 269, McMaster University, Tel: (905) 627-0393 1280 Main Street West, Fax: (905) 627-3966 Hamilton, ON L8S 1C0, woodley at uwimona.edu.jm Canada. or jdwoodley at hotmail.com On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, RP Walter wrote: > Greetings everyone! > > I am currently preparing my MS thesis project investigating reef fish > habitat associations with constrasting coral communities on the shallow > patch reefs of San Salvador, Bahamas. However, my sample size of preliminary > benthic surveys is too small to make any meaningful conclusions about the > coral spp richness, diversity, and % live cover. I was hoping that anybody > might have access to some coral data from San Sal, or maybe could push me in > the right direction of some data??? > > Any literature citations and suggestions are also greatly appreciated! > > Sincerely, > > Ryan Walter > MS Candidate > Dept. of Biological Sciences > SUNY College at Brockport > Brockport, NY 14420 > ras_ryan77 at brockport.edu > > ------Original Message------ > From: owner-coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov (coral-list-daily) > To: coral-list-daily at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > Sent: April 17, 2001 4:00:40 AM GMT > Subject: coral-list-daily V2 #84 > > > > coral-list-daily Tuesday, April 17 2001 Volume 02 : Number 084 > > > > CHAMP back up and running > Clod Card Technique > Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20 > Summer Courses > Re :Job Posting / Teaching PostDoc > RE: Abdullahi strikes again... > Re: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 06:50:58 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jim Hendee > Subject: CHAMP back up and running > > Dear Coral-Listers, > > I'm afraid the coral workstation was down for a couple of days; > hence, coral-list (and several other listserves) were down, the CHAMP Web > site was down, the Coral Reef Early Warning System alerts were not > operable, the literature abstracts were not available, and several other > things were unreachable. Sorry for the inconvenience. > > Cheers, > Jim Hendee > CHAMP Admin > > ---------------------------------------------------- > James C. Hendee, Ph.D. > Coral Health and Monitoring Program > Ocean Chemistry Division > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration > U.S. Department of Commerce > 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway > Miami, FL 33149-1026 > > Voice: (305) 361-4396 > Fax: (305) 361-4392 > Email: jim.hendee at noaa.gov > Web: http://www.coral.noaa.gov > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:59:40 +0800 > From: "katherine sanchez" > Subject: Clod Card Technique > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > - ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > happy easter to all! > > anybody who had used a clod card for a period of one month? I've been > trying to formulate the s-type clod card of jokiel (1994), but i can't seem > to find the right formulation as my clods keep on crumbling after 24-hour of > experimental soaking. i used woodglue brand plastic resin glue and the > commercially available wall parchment compound while jokiel used wellwood > brand, which is not available here in the philippines. the material was > experimentally proven to withstand up to 30-day soaking. what could i use > instead? > > thank you and hoping somebody could help me. > > > KATHY > > - ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > > >
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> > - ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C0C6B8.28194240-- > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:16:18 -0400 > From: Alexander Stone > Subject: Tortugas Reserve ReefAlert! Email FL Gov Bush by April 20 > > ************************************** > * Florida Cabinet to Vote April 23rd * > * on Tortugas Ecological Reserve! * > * Email Your Support NOW! * > * (email text below) * > ************************************** > > > Dear friend of coral reefs: > > The proposed Tortugas Ecological Reserve is facing a yes-or-no vote by > the Florida Cabinet on April 23rd. Florida Cabinet approval is the final > step needed for 36 square miles of state waters and bottoms to be > included in the proposed 151-square-mile multi-jurisdictional no-take > reserve. Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the > Tortugas Reserve by sending the email below. > > While the Tortugas are still in relatively good condition, fishing > pressure has increased dramatically, visitor use at the Dry Tortugas > National Park has doubled in the last three years, and anchoring by > freighters still threatens reefs in the region. > > The two-section Tortugas Ecological Reserve would be located in the Gulf > of Mexico, approximately 60 miles west of Key West. The 91-square-mile > Tortugas North section would include Sherwood Forest's pristine coral > reefs and a portion of Tortugas Bank. The 60-square-mile Tortugas South > section would include the spawning grounds at Riley's Hump and important > deep-water habitats. A 6-mile-wide corridor between the 2 Reserve > sections would provide maneuvering room for unhampered trolling, other > fishing activities, and transit into the Gulf of Mexico. > > The Tortugas Ecological Reserve would fully protect the best remaining > coral reefs off Florida and their marine life. There would be no taking > of marine life, anchoring, or mooring by vessels over 100 feet long > anywhere in the two-section 151-square-mile Reserve. In the > 60-square-mile Tortugas South section, only diving for scientific or > educational purposes would be permitted. > > (For more info on the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, go to > http://www.reefkeeper.org/Campaigns/MarineParks/FLA/TortugasEcoReserve.html > ) > > Approval has already been won for inclusion in the Reserve of 115 square > miles of federal waters and bottoms under jurisdiction of the Gulf of > Mexico Fishery Management Council and Florida Keys National Marine > Sanctuary. Now we need the Florida Cabinet to vote YES on April 23rd, > so 36 square miles of critical state waters can become part of the > Reserve. > > Help us make sure that the Florida Cabinet votes YES! on the Tortugas > Reserve by sending the email below to Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the > Florida Cabinet. > > ********************* > > SEND YOUR EMAIL TO (CUT & PASTE): > Governor Jeb Bush , Sec. of State Katherine Harris > , Atty. General Bob Butterworth > , Comptroller Robert Milligan > , Treasurer Tom Gallagher > , Agriculture commissioner Terry Rhodes > , Education Commissioner Charlie Crist > > > SUGGESTED EMAIL HEADING (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): > Please Vote Yes on Tortugas Reserve > > SUGGESTED EMAIL TEXT (CUT & PASTE OR EDIT): > Dear Governor Bush and Florida Cabinet Members: > > I respectfully request you approve the inclusion of state waters and > bottoms in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, as proposed by the Tortugas > 2000 Working Group and unanimously endorsed by the Florida Keys National > Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council and the Florida Fish & Wildlife > Conservation Commission. > > I also request that you approve management measures for the Reserve to > prohibit any take of marine life, any anchoring, and mooring by vessels > over 100 feet long. > > Thank you for your support. > > Respectfully, > > (ADD BELOW ALL THIS INFO) > YOUR NAME > STREET ADDRESS > CITY > STATE > ZIP CODE > > ******end of email to Gov. Bush & Fla Cabinet********* > > > For the past 2 years, ReefKeeper International has served on the > Tortugas 2000 Working Group that designed the Reserve, testified > numerous times verbally and in writing before regulatory agencies, made > several public awareness Tortugas Reserve presentations, and issued > action alerts and news releases to generate public support for the > designation. > > Thank you so much for helping us make the Tortugas Ecological Reserve a > reality, (To donate to this campaign, please go to > http://www.reefkeeper.org/Donate.html ) > > Sincerely, > > Alexander Stone, Director > ReefKeeper International > ************************ > visit our new website at > http://www.reefkeeper.org > ************************ > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:58:19 -0400 > From: Dennis Hanisak > Subject: Summer Courses > > Last Call for Registration - There are openings in the following courses. > HARBOR BRANCH's Summer Courses are designed for advanced undergraduate and > graduate students. The courses are intensive ones, offered in two- to > three-week blocks, to provide complete immersion in a particular topic and > "state of the art" knowledge. Our faculty is comprised of internationally > recognized scientists. Florida Institute of Technology accredits all > courses. > * BIO 5510 Molecular Studies of Marine Biological Diversity (3 credits) > Laboratory and field studies of intra-and inter-specific genetic variation > of selected marine invertebrates. Studies on tropical mangrove and coral > reef habitats in Indian River Lagoon and Andros Island, Bahamas, will be > made in a marine conservation context and modern molecular techniques > applied. (Dr. Jose Lopez, June 4-17) > * BIO 5803 Reproduction & Larval Ecology of Marine Invertebrates (4 credits) > Evolution of reproductive strategies, larval ecology, recruitment, and > invertebrate embryology. Labs emphasize culture methods for embryos from > major and minor phyla. Fieldwork introduces in situ methods. (Dr. Craig > Young, May 14-June 1) > * BIO 5813 Biology of Sea Turtles (3 credits) A lecture, lab, and field > course that introduces the behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary > adaptations of sea turtles. Major topics include species identification, > functional anatomy, eggs, nests and hatchings, orientation and navigation, > threats to survival and conservation strategies. (Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, May > 14-May 25) > For complete information and application for our 2001 Summer Courses, go to > http://www.hboi.edu/marineed/courses.html > Please direct inquiries and questions to education at hboi.edu. > > > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:05:49 -0400 > From: Phillip Dustan > Subject: Re :Job Posting / Teaching PostDoc > > >JOB ANNOUNCEMENT > > >TEACHING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW. The Department of Biology, College of > Charleston, has a vacancy for a teaching postdoc for the 2001-2002 > academic year. The position is potentially renewable for an additional > year. The primary teaching responsibility will be in introductory biology > lecture sections. Preference will be given to candidates with research > interests in genetics, cell and molecular biology. The position provides > an excellent opportunity to gain teaching experience; all recent teaching > postdocs have moved on to tenure-track academic positions. The successful > candidate will be eligible to apply for departmental and college-wide > travel, research, and professional development funds. > > >The College of Charleston is a state-supported liberal arts institution > with approximately 8,500 undergraduates. It is located in the heart of > historic Charleston, South Carolina. The Department of Biology has 31 > roster faculty members and over 800 undergraduate majors in its biology > and marine biology programs. Further details about the department can be > found at: http://www.cofc.edu/~biology. Applicants should send a > curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, and three letters of > recommendations to: Chair, Department of Biology, College of Charleston, > Charleston, SC 29424. Position is open until a suitable applicant is > found. The College of Charleston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative > Action Employer that encourages applications from women and minorities. > > >PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW > > Phillip Dustan > Department of Biology > College of Charleston > Charleston SC 29424 > dustanp at cofc.edu > www.cofc.edu/~coral/corallab.htm > (843) 953-8086 > (843)953-5453 Fax > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www..coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 03:23:56 +0800 > From: "katherine sanchez" > Subject: RE: Abdullahi strikes again... > > dear all: > > i am one of those who received the spam mail requesting to use my bank > account to transfer big amount of money. the name used was not dr abdullahi > but BOB KAMBILI, suppossedly a bank manager. one of my friends who first > recieved it became interested and tried it, he even called the numbers > given. there were people who answered the phone. the catch was, money was > requested to be deposited on the account number given by the supposed person > supposedly to facilitate the transfer of funds. more request came in > supposedly to finance the on-going legal works. So if ever you inquired from > these people and already given the requested information, DO NOT give any > cash. > > kathy > > - -----Original Message----- > From: owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov > [mailto:owner-coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov]On Behalf Of Jim Hendee > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:28 AM > To: Coral-List > Subject: Abdullahi strikes again... > > > Dear Coral-Listers, > > It has come to my attention that members of coral-list may be > receiving email from a "Dr. Abdullahi Abacha" with "REQUEST FOR > ASSISTANCE" as the subject heading. Basically, this is a scam in which > "Abduallahi," from Nigeria, wishes to place $68 million dollars in your > bank account for nothing. This is an old scam, but if you haven't seen it > already, please review the description of it at: > > http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?alert419.htm&1 > > Sorry to bother you with this non-coral message, but the > perpetrators were trying to use coral-list subscribers as their victims. > > Cheers, > Jim > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:11:40 +1200 > From: "Samisoni Sauni, MSP-USP" > Subject: Re: SCUBA spearfishing banned in American Samoa > > Congraduations American Samoa. Job well done. Hope other > countries in the region will follow suite. > > Samasoni Sauni > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ------------------------------ > > End of coral-list-daily V2 #84 > ****************************** > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > > > > ~~~~~~~ > For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the > digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the > menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. > > ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From swig at mail.utexas.edu Wed Apr 18 16:26:02 2001 From: swig at mail.utexas.edu (swig at mail.utexas.edu) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:26:02 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Please Help!!! Landsat7 HDFEOS Conversion Problems Message-ID: <987625562.3addf85aa8acb@webmail.utexas.edu> I am having problems manipulating some landsat ETM data, of the Florida Keys, into a file format that can be viewed in ERDAS Imagine. Any help would be appreciated regarding HDF-EOS conversion. I have included some details below that one may need to point me in the right direction. OS: Windows 98 or Windows NT (either) Files: (level 1G) L71015043_04320000205_HDF.L1G L71015043_04320000205_MTL.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B10.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B20.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B30.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B40.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B50.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B61.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B62.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B70.L1G L71015043_04320000205_B80.L1G Any help would be greatly appreciated, Derek Matthew Burgess University of Texas Undergraduate swig at mail.utexas.edu -------------- next part -------------- EROS DATA CENTER LEVEL-1 PRODUCT GENERATION SYSTEM PRODUCT README: HDF FORMAT TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND FORMAT ORGANIZATION NAMING CONVENTION READING DATA o DELIVERED ON TAPE o DELIVERED ON CD-ROM o DELIVERED VIA FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL EDC CONTACT REFERENCES APPENDIX o ACRONYM LIST BACKGROUND The launch of the Landsat-7 satellite on April 15, 1999, marks the addition of the latest satellite to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Landsat satellite series. The Landsat-7 satellite carries the enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+) sensor and is part of an ongoing mission to provide quality remote sensing data in support of research and applications activities. Information on the Landsat-7 Program, including information about the Landsat-7 satellite, the ETM+ sensor, and Landsat-7 data collection, is available in the "Landsat 7 Science Data Users Handbook." The Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) files are described in detail in the "Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Level 1 Product Output Files Data Format Control Book, Volume 5, Book 2." See References. FORMAT The Landsat-7 data are provided in standard HDF for radiometrically corrected (level-1R) products and for radiometrically and geometrically corrected (level-1G) products. Data may be represented in both binary and American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) formats. Bit and byte ordering follow conventions set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with the term "byte" being synonymous with octet as used by the International Organization for Standardization. For more information on HDF structures, visit the following Web sites: HDFinfo at: http://www.hdfinfo.com/ The NCSA HDF Home Page at: http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ ORGANIZATION The Landsat-7 data files are stored separately from the HDF directory file, which contains the file names and pointers for the data files. The level-1R and level-1G image files are in absolute radiance units scaled to 16 bits and 8 bits, respectively. NAMING CONVENTION Except for the calibration parameter file, the file naming convention for HDF is as follows: L7fppprrr_rrrYYYYMMDD_AAA.XXX where L7 indicates the Landsat-7 mission. f indicates the ETM+ data format. ppp indicates the starting path of the product. rrr_rrr indicates the starting and ending rows of the product. YYYYMMDD indicates the acquisition date of an image. AAA indicates the file type: B10 = band 1 B20 = band 2 B30 = band 3 B40 = band 4 B50 = band 5 B61 = band 6L (low gain) B62 = band 6H (high gain) B70 = band 7 B80 = band 8 CAL = internal calibrator (1R only) GEO = geolocation (1R only) HDF = HDF directory file MSD = consensus MSCD (1R only) MTA = LPS metadata (1R only) MTL = LPGS metadata PCD = consensus PCD (1R only) SLO = scan line offset (1R only) XXX indicates product type (L1R or L1G). Calibration parameters are stored as ASCII text using an object data language syntax developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The naming convention for the calibration parameter file is derived from the file name assigned by the Image Assessment System and is annotated as follows: L7CPFYYYYMMDD_YYYYMMDD_nn where L7 indicates the Landsat-7 mission. CPF indicates that it is a calibration parameter file. YYYYMMDD_YYYYMMDD indicates the starting and stopping year, month, and day of the CPF. nn indicates the incrementing number within a 90-day period (01-99). READING DATA o Delivered On Tape Data on 8-mm, high-density (Exabyte) tapes are tarred per IEEE POSIX standard 1003.1, preserving file names. To read a tar tape on a computer with a UNIX operating system, type: tar -xvf / Command key arguments include: x indicates that the data are to be read from tape. v requests verbose output (that is, processed file names will be listed). f indicates that the archive name is specified. The device name is system specific and may specify a device such as a tape drive or a file path. Specific parameters depend upon local workstation configurations. o Delivered On CD-ROM Data files are not packed. ISO 9660 Level 2. o Delivered Via File Transfer Protocol Data files are not packed or compressed. EDC CONTACT EDC User Services U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center 47914 252nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57198-0001 USA Voice: 605-594-6116 Fax: 605-594-6963 E-Mail: edc at eos.nasa.gov REFERENCES Irish, Richard, 1998, Landsat 7 science data users handbook: Greenbelt, Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, electronic version, http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/IAS/handbook/handbook_toc.html National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1998, Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) level 1 product output files data format control book, volume 5, book 2, revision 3: Greenbelt, Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, electronic version, http://lpgs-server.gsfc.nasa.gov/!LPGS_Baseline/LPGS_DFCB_Rev3(5.99).pdf [Updated May 1999, 510-3DFC/0197, CSC 10036361] Data Format Control Books may be revised periodically. Visit the following document server: Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Level 1 Product Generation System (LPGS) Document Server at: http://lpgs-server.gsfc.nasa.gov/!LPGS_Baseline/baseline.html Disclaimer: Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. APPENDIX o ACRONYM LIST ASCII -- American Standard Code for Information Interchange CD-ROM -- Compact Disc-Read Only Memory CPF -- Calibration Parameter File EDC -- EROS Data Center EROS -- Earth Resources Observation Systems ESDIS -- Earth Science Data and Information System ETM+ -- Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus HDF -- Hierarchical Data Format IEEE -- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers LPGS -- Level-1 Product Generation System LPS -- Landsat Processing System MSCD -- Mirror Scan Correction Data NCSA -- National Center for Supercomputing Applications PCD -- Payload Correction Data From sandy.zetlan at emcmail.maricopa.edu Wed Apr 18 19:16:31 2001 From: sandy.zetlan at emcmail.maricopa.edu (Sandy Zetlan) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:16:31 -0600 Subject: summer/sabbatical volunteer References: <3.0.5.32.20010410085232.008225d0@email.aims.gov.au> Message-ID: <3ADE204F.B3603131@emcmail.maricopa.edu> Colleagues- I am a biology professor with a doctorate in the neurosciences who has developed a later life interest in marine field work. I am looking for volunteer research opportunity this summer, possibly to lead into a sabbatical year, that would further my understanding of coral reef ecology and help me develop a research program. Last summer I participated on a research team evaluating coral bleaching in Fiji. While my knowledge base is limited, this summer I will be taking a course in coral pathology, coral histopathology, and fish identification. I will be earning my divemaster cert sometime this summer, and am currently at a rescue diver level. If you need volunteer help on your project or at your station this summer that would entail diving, and where I could learn survey or other research methodology while assisting you, please contact me. I have been awarded a summer grant that I need to use ASAP for this purpose. Thanks- Sandy Zetlan, Ph.D, Division Chair of Science and Math Estrella Mountain CC Avondale, AZ 85323 602-935-8458 Carolyn Smith wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to get an idea of relative genome size for corals and symbiontic dinoflagellates and have had no luck with my literature/database searches. I have a size estimate for the Acropora genome but can't find any specific numbers for the symbionts. Any information or pointers to relevant references on this issue would be much appreciated. > > Cheers > Carolyn > > Carolyn Smith B.Sc (Hons) > Technical Officer > Marine Biotechnology > Australian Institute of Marine Science > PMB No 3 > Townsville MC QLD 4810 > > phone (07) 4753 4410 (office) or (07) 4753 4295 (lab) > fax (07) 4753 4308 > email: csmith at aims.gov.au > > <>< ><><>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><><><< or> ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. -- Sandy Zetlan Ph.D. Biology Faculty Chair of Science and Mathematics Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ 85323 623-935-8458 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From terramar at post10.tele.dk Thu Apr 19 05:07:26 2001 From: terramar at post10.tele.dk (terramar) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:07:26 +0200 Subject: crown-of-thorns Message-ID: <20010419091013.KKAD13507.fepB.post.tele.dk@default> Dear Coral-listers, I am looking for information regarding the massive Crown-of-thorns (COTS) outbreak in the northern part of The Red Sea in the late 1990-ies. Consulting the various databases wasn't of much help. Specifically, I am looking for information about the geographical extent of the outbreak, possible causes (natural, anthropogenic, both), present status and countermeasures. Do any of you know if there is outbreaks in other parts of the World at the moment? Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Uffe Wilken M. Sc., science writer terramar at post10.tele.dk Dag Hammarskj?lds All? 37 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark Tef/fax +45 3538 0457 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov Thu Apr 19 11:00:56 2001 From: Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov (Tracy Gill) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:00:56 -0400 Subject: Aerial photos of Hawaiian Reefs Message-ID: <3ADEFD90.4EBEDFD5@noaa.gov> FYI - Aerial photographs of Hawaii coral reef habitats are now available for research and management uses. NCCOS?s Biogeography Program in Cooperation with NGS has developed digital images of the main eight Hawaiian Islands from the NOS aerial photography mission conducted April-June 2000. These images are available via the Internet at: Hawaii Benthic Mapping Project: http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/projects/mapping/pacific/ or Biogeography Program Image Finder: http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/products/data/photos/ Approximately 250 NEW images have been added for the main eight Hawaiian Islands aerial photograph database. The imagery on the NOS Biogeography Program web site (http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov) represents the scanned or digital versions of approximately 600 color photographs available for about one third of the main eight Hawaiian Island. Plans are to acquire the additional data in 2001/02. Habitats will be mapped by classifying digital mosaics of the aerial photography and other technologies. Two pilot study areas, Koneohe Bay and Kona, have already been mapped using the 2000 peer reviewed habitat classification scheme and is available as a GIS layer on the Biogeography Program?s website using ESRI?s Internet Mapping Server software. The scheme was devised by NOS staff working with expert photointerpreters and members of the local research and management community. When completed, the benthic habitat mapping project in the main eight Hawaiian Islands will support the requested products from the US Coral Reef Task Force and Hawaii resource managers and scientists. In addition, the Biogeography Program has compiled a Briefing report available as an Acrobat document (http://biogeo.nos.noaa.gov/descriptions), detailing NOS?s FY00/01) progress and accomplishments for the "Integrative Coral Reef Research Program to Map, Assess, Inventory, and Monitor U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems". For additional information or questions, contact Michael Coyne, at 301 713 3028 x 175, Tim Battista, at 301 713 3028, or Mark Monaco at 301 713 3028 x 160 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From ecosud at intnet.mu Thu Apr 19 07:02:19 2001 From: ecosud at intnet.mu (=?iso-8859-1?B?RG9yaXMgU+lu6HF1ZQ==?=) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 19:02:19 +0800 Subject: BLUE BAY IS SAVED ! Message-ID: <006301c0c8c0$7e066c00$65117bca@r8t3b0> To all those who showed interest for the case of the endangered marine park of Blue Bay in the island of Mauritius (Indian Ocean) : BLUE BAY IS SAVED ! THE EIA LICENCE HAS BEEN REFUSED TO THE HOTEL PROMOTERS ! You may remember that the marine park was threatened by a hotel project on an islet in the middle of the marine park. Last September, preliminary works on the mainland had caused acidic mud to spread in the bay on a distance of 80m, thus causing siltation on the coral patches for which the bay is renowned. The promoters did not have the required permits. So the newly elected government issued a prohibition notice against the works and they were stopped on 13th September 2000. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project was then requested from the promoters. They submitted it on 15th November 2000. The public was invited to study it and send their comments to the Ministry of Environment. The ecologist group ECO-SUD (who has been fighting this project since 1996) together with other ecologist organizations, marine biologists, environment professionals and nature lovers, severely criticized the EIA report which they found light and unprofessional. After a careful study of the EIA report and the public's comments, the EIA committee finally came to a decision on Friday 13th April 2001 : THE EIA LICENCE WAS REFUSED TO THE PROMOTERS !! The reasons for their refusal are : the high impact of the project on the marine park; the sensitive nature of the islet and its fragile ecosystem; the proximity to the airport runway; the risks of marine pollution; the increased boat movements in the marine park. The promoters have not commented the decision of the government yet and will do so after their board meeting.They have one month to appeal to the Environment Appeal Tribunal if they wish but it seems most improbable... The Ministry of Fisheries for his part has started the zoning of the marine park and will soon be implementing rules and regulations concerning access to the park. So for the first time after all these years, there is hope for the future. Doris S?n?que ECO-SUD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010419/4ca469f3/attachment.html From bmtrust at sunbeach.net Thu Apr 19 12:30:28 2001 From: bmtrust at sunbeach.net (The Barbados Marine Trust) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:30:28 -0400 Subject: FW: Earth Day Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: The Barbados Marine Trust [mailto:bmtrust at sunbeach.net] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:23 AM To: Sam Lord's Castle; Kerry-Ann Jones; Port St. Charles; .news at cbcbarbados.com.bb ; advocate at sunbeach.net Subject: FW: Earth Day -----Original Message----- From: The Barbados Marine Trust [mailto:bmtrust at sunbeach.net] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:29 AM To: info at rpv.cphotels.ca ; Accra Beach Hotel; Almond Beach Club/Village; Bagshot House; Blue Horizon Hotel; Blythwood Apts; Britta Pollard; Cacrabank Apts; Casuarina Beach Hotel; Club Rockley Barbados; Colony Club Hotel; Coral Reef Club; Coral Sands; Crane Beach Hotel; Crystal Cove Hotel; Discovery Bay Hotel; Gill Whitley; Gordon Seale; Leif Brandel; Little Bay Hotel; Mark O' Hara; Paul Doyle; Sandy Beach Hotel; Settlers Beach; Coral Sands; Crane Beach Hotel; Crystal Cove Hotel; Discovery Bay Hotel; Gill Whitley; Gordon Seale; Leif Brandel; Little Bay Hotel; Mark O' Hara; Paul Doyle; Sandy Beach Hotel; Settlers Beach; Sierra Beach; Silver Rock; Silver Sands; Southern Palms; Steve Gittings; Tamarind Cove; Time Out at the Gap; Treasure Beach; Trevor Ramsey; Turtle Beach; Woodville; Worthing Court; Yellow Bird Hotel; mbabb at sandylane.com ; news at cbcbarbados.bb.com Cc: Environmentbarbados; Andre Miller; Wendy Rudder; Terry Ally; Dr. Renata Goodridge; JAMES H BLADES; b.h.t.a [bhta at inaccs.com.bb] Subject: Earth Day Earth Day 2001 Thousands of divers and marine enthusiasts all over the world are celebrating Earth Day 2001 with a splash. The second annual Dive In To Earth Day will be celebrated in over 42 countries with hundreds of water-based conservation activities taking place during the week of Earth Day, April 15-22. For the past thirty one years, most Earth Day activities have taken place on land, which is why Dive In To Earth Day was created: to call attention to the fact that the Earth is 72% covered by water and we need clean water to have a healthy planet. Last year the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), U.S.A. created and coordinated the Dive In project with support from other marine environmental groups, the scuba diving industry, divers, community groups, scientists, teachers, aquariums and other aquatic enthusiasts. Back by popular demand, CORAL is again coordinating Dive In. Hundreds of organizers all over the world are pitching in by creating local Dive In To Earth Day activities. Some of these activities include underwater cleanups, reef surveys, mooring buoy installations, fish counts, beach and shore cleanups, glass bottom boat and tide pool explorations, and kids art contests. Here in Barbados volunteers are joining this global campaign. The Barbados Marine Trust has organized events in recognition of Earth Day on Sunday 22nd April Reef Checks will be carried out on reefs in the following areas : * Sandy Beach, St. Lawrence * Coconut Court/ Asta Patch Reef, Hastings * Carlisle bay * Treasure Beach , St. James * Vauxhall Fringing Reef * Fisherman's Bank Reef, Holetown, * Maycocks St. Peter Volunteer Divers will dive these reefs to gather data to submit to "Reef Check" to be included in their reports on the status of Coral Reefs worldwide. This information is crucial to climatologists currently studying global warming since the coral reefs are the single biggest indicators of Global Climatic Change Several hotels have already agreed (Coconut Court, Casuarina, Royal Pavilion/ Glitter bay, Treasure beach) to arrange beach clean-ups on that day and we are appealing to those of you with beach front properties to organize a similar activity. Please contact me as soon as possible in order that I might add your names to the list, to go to Earthwatch. Our involvement in Earth day activities will help to put Barbados on the map, in terms of both diving and eco-tourism. It is also an important contribution to the protection and enhancement of our marine environment which has, for too long been neglected. For more information about Dive In To Earth Day, visit http://divein.coralreefalliance.org or e-mail divein at coral.org . For more information about event in Barbados please contact Loreto Duffy-Mayers at Barbados Marine Trust, Coconut Court beach Hotel, Garrison Historic area, Hastings, Christ Church. Tel;427-1655 # # # -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 8992 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010419/c65e51fd/attachment.bin From ichthio at yahoo.com Thu Apr 19 14:09:09 2001 From: ichthio at yahoo.com (Anthony Mazeroll) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:09:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: crown-of-thorns Message-ID: <20010419180909.27945.qmail@web12005.mail.yahoo.com> Uffe: You may want to contact Dr. Claudio Richter (crichter at uni-bremen.de) at the University of Bremen in Germany. The university ran a joint program called the Red Sea Project with Israel and Jordan. He may be of some help. Claudio spent many months in the Northern Red Sea over the past 5 years. ===== <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Anthony I. Mazeroll, Ph.D. School of Biological Sciences The University of California, Irvine <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From carlson at waquarium.org Thu Apr 19 18:19:05 2001 From: carlson at waquarium.org (Bruce Carlson) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:19:05 -1000 Subject: Fwd: Recall Atomic SCUBA Regulators Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419121728.0166bd88@mail.waquarium.org> >> > For Immediate Release Firm Recall Hotline: (888) 270-8595 >> > April 18, 2001 CPSC Contact: Mark Ross >> > Release # 01-126 (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1188 >> > >> > CPSC, Atomic Aquatics Announce Recall of Scuba Regulators >> > >> > WASHINGTON, D.C. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety >> > Commission (CPSC), Atomic Aquatics Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif., is >> > voluntarily recalling about 3,000 scuba regulators. The regulator s >> > first stage spring can break causing restricted airflow, posing a >> > drowning hazard to consumers. Atomic Aquatics has received 14 reports of >> > regulator springs breaking, four of which occurred while the scuba >> > equipment was in use. No injuries have been reported. >> > >> > The recalled regulators have a black body with either a gray, blue, red >> > or yellow faceplate. Printed on the faceplate of the regulator are the >> > words, Atomic Aquatics ; the model name, Titanium ; and the model >> > number, T1, T1x, B1 or Z1. The regulators were manufactured between May >> > 1999 and October 1999, and have serial numbers that range from A07751 to >> > A11276. The serial numbers can be found on a label beneath the rubber >> > mouthpiece. >> > >> > Specialty dive equipment stores nationwide sold the regulators from May >> > 1999 through February 2000 for between $450 and $1,600. >> > >> > Consumers should stop using these regulators immediately and return them >> > to Atomic Aquatics or an authorized Atomic Aquatics dealer for repair. >> > For more information, call Atomic Aquatics toll-free at (888) 270-8595 >> > anytime. >> > >> > To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish a link >> > from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site, link to the >> > following address: >> > http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01126.html. The U.S. >> > Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable >> > risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under >> > the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a >> > product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's >> > teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at >> > http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand >> > service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at >> > http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release >> > through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax >> > machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release >> > and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Gary N. Greenberg, MD MPH Sysop / Moderator Occ-Env-Med-L MailList >> > gary.greenberg at duke.edu Duke Occupat, Environ, Int & Fam Medicine >> > OEM-L Maillist Website: http://occhealthnews.net ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov Fri Apr 20 07:00:59 2001 From: Tracy.Gill at noaa.gov (Tracy Gill) Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:00:59 -0400 Subject: NOAA seeks candidates for Foster Scholarship Program Message-ID: <3AE016E9.DC493FD3@noaa.gov> FYI - NOS scholarship offer from http://www.nos.noaa.gov/ NOAA's National Ocean Service Seeks Applications For New Scholarship Program The National Ocean Service is seeking highly motivated candidates to apply for the newly established Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program, which provides support for outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research in oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology, including the curation, preservation and display of maritime artifacts. "There are so many bright young people out there, and this scholarship program offers incredible opportunity," said Acting Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Scott Gudes. "Dr. Foster would have been very proud to be able to provide financial help to individuals who could work in the fields she so loved." Authorized by congress in honor of Dr. Nancy Foster's life work and contribution to the nation, this scholarship program carries a 12 month stipend for approximately five students of $16,800 and an annual cost of education allowance of up to $12,000. For more information on the scholarship, visit the Web site http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov. Applications for fall 2001 are being solicited from March 26 through April 22, 2001. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is honored to announce the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program to recognize outstanding scholarship and encourage independent graduate-level research--particularly by female and minority students--in oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology. Congress authorized the Program, as described in the National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-513), soon after Dr. Foster's death in June 2000, as a means of honoring her life?s work and contribution to the nation. The program is administered through NOAA?s National Ocean Service and funded annually with 1% of the amount appropriated each fiscal year to carry out the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010420/c901931f/attachment.html From wendyw at thewayout.net Mon Apr 23 09:04:40 2001 From: wendyw at thewayout.net (Wendy Wrangham) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:04:40 GMT Subject: Blue Holes near Dahab Message-ID: <200104231304.NAA19305@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> We are trying to find out how blue holes in coral reefs are formed, in particular the Blue Hole near Dahab in the Red Sea. If you could send us any information on this, or give some URLs where we could find the answers, we'd be most grateful. Thanks in advance for your time ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From mrshok at hotmail.com Mon Apr 23 13:15:35 2001 From: mrshok at hotmail.com (Mohammad Reza Shokri) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:45:35 +0430 Subject: Japanese scientists in the field of coral reefs Message-ID: Dear coral listers, I am looking for the contact addresses of the Japanese scientists who work on the biological and ecological aspects of coral reefs in Japan. I am going to apply for the Japanese Government (MONBUSHO) Scholarship and I need to contact with a Professor in Japanese universities to get an invitation letter which later will be submited to MONBUSHO Office. Any help in this regard would be very much appreciated. Please kindly reply to "mrshok at hotmail.com". With best regards, Mohammad Reza Shokri Marine Biologist (M.Sc.) Tehran- Iran _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From sjameson at coralseas.com Mon Apr 23 13:49:07 2001 From: sjameson at coralseas.com (Stephen C Jameson) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 01 13:49:07 -0400 Subject: coral damage index Message-ID: <20010423174604.KFII354.dorsey@[216.25.205.205]> Dear Victor and other interested Coral-Listers, Regarding : >Dear Colleagues, > >I wonder if you would like to share your ideas on live coral/coral rubble >percent cover ratio as indicator of coral reef reef destruction? >Any refferences available on this issue? > >Regards, > >Victor Gomelyuk > >Dr Victor E. Gomelyuk >Marine Scientist >Cobourg Marine Park >PO Box 496 PALMERSTON NT 0831 AUSTRALIA >phone 61 (08) 8979 0244 >FAX 61 (08) 8979 0246 See: Jameson SC, Ammar MSA, Saadalla E, Mostafa HM, Riegl B (1999) A coral damage index and its application to diving sites in the Egyptian Red Sea. Coral Reefs Special Issue on The Science of Coral Reef Management, Coral Reefs 18(4):333-339 Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road, The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA Office: 703-754-8690, Fax: 703-754-9139 Email: sjameson at coralseas.com Web Site: www.coralseas.com ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From tclark at intnet.mu Tue Apr 24 05:40:43 2001 From: tclark at intnet.mu (Dr Tracy Clark) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:40:43 +0400 Subject: fisher training Message-ID: <001601c0cca2$a48dd260$733afea9@tracy> I am trying to get in touch with Liana McManus as I believe she successfully developed fisher training prior to the creation of a marine park at Bolanao, Philippines. (This lead was given to me by Brad Opdyke at ANU). Further to that, we are developing a programme of fisher training on the Mauritian Island of Rodrigues which will be designed to include introductions to lagoon, fish and fisheries ecology as well as the theories behind marine reserves and other management measures. I would be very grateful if we could be recommended publications, training manuals or anyone who has previous experience in this area in order for us to develop a programme which can benefit from this. Many thanks, Tracy Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They include a very attractive painting of a reef, but you probably have to pay! http://www.tesprimary.co.uk/primary_wildlife/part2/main.asp Thanks Mark Spalding --------------------------------------------------------------- This E-mail and any attachments are private, intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, they have been sent to you in error: any use of information in them is strictly prohibited. The employer reserves the right to monitor the content of the message and any reply received. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From JSpurgeo at gibb.co.uk Tue Apr 24 09:28:01 2001 From: JSpurgeo at gibb.co.uk (Spurgeon,James) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:28:01 +0100 Subject: fisher training programmes Message-ID: <2245D2217A16D311B96400902728A668017F86A8@reading-4.wins.lawco.com> Coral listers/Tracey I, perhaps like other coral listers, would appreciate hearing more about fisher training programmes (or local community programmes etc) related to establishing MPAs. I'm currently undertaking various projects on economic and sustainable financing aspects of marine protected areas. I'm also currently developing a methodology for valuing the potential benefits from staff training for GIBB Ltd, the company I work for. An interesting study would be to assess the potential economic costs and benefits of fisher training programmes (or local community programmes etc), potentially to help justify them, or perhaps to help focus them on particular aspects. If anyone would be interested in developing such a proposal, or even better, funding a small study into this, then please let me know. Many thanks James James Spurgeon Principal Environmental Economist GIBB Ltd London Rd Reading, UK RG6 1BL Tel: +44 (0)118 963 5000 Fax: +44 (0)118 926 3888 Email: jspurgeo at gibb.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: Dr Tracy Clark [mailto:tclark at intnet.mu] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:41 AM To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: fisher training I am trying to get in touch with Liana McManus as I believe she successfully developed fisher training prior to the creation of a marine park at Bolanao, Philippines. (This lead was given to me by Brad Opdyke at ANU). Further to that, we are developing a programme of fisher training on the Mauritian Island of Rodrigues which will be designed to include introductions to lagoon, fish and fisheries ecology as well as the theories behind marine reserves and other management measures. 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URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010424/ea0f72a0/attachment.html From Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org Tue Apr 24 05:48:06 2001 From: Mark.Spalding at unep-wcmc.org (Mark Spalding) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:48:06 +0100 Subject: Educational tool for schools Message-ID: Involved in education? The Times Educational Supplement (TES) in the UK has just placed a short piece about coral reefs on the Web, aimed at primary schoolchildren up to the age of 11. It is adapted from a series of WorldWatch sheets which are being sent out with the "TES Primary" magazine. The latter is the most highly respected and widely used educational magazine in the UK. I think you can get the actual sheets (small posters), from TES. They include a very attractive painting of a reef, but you probably have to pay! http://www.tesprimary.co.uk/primary_wildlife/part2/main.asp Thanks Mark Spalding --------------------------------------------------------------- This E-mail and any attachments are private, intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, they have been sent to you in error: any use of information in them is strictly prohibited. The employer reserves the right to monitor the content of the message and any reply received. ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From slcoles at bishopmuseum.org Tue Apr 24 21:42:52 2001 From: slcoles at bishopmuseum.org (Steve Coles) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:42:52 -1000 Subject: Oman Coral Book Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010424153038.02423a70@mail.bishopmuseum.org> Dear Coral Listers Having received requests for my 1995 book "Corals of Oman" which is long out of print and highly unlikely to become available, I have scanned and posted it in entirety on the Bishop Museum web site. You can find it at http://www.bishopmuseum.org/bishop/PBS/Oman-coral-book/. Enjoy. Steve Coles S. L. Coles, Ph. D. Research Zoologist Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice St. Honolulu, HI 96817, USA Ph. (808) 847-8256 Fax (808) 847-8252 ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From paul.hearty at jcu.edu.au Wed Apr 25 22:40:36 2001 From: paul.hearty at jcu.edu.au (Paul Hearty) Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 12:40:36 +1000 Subject: No subject Message-ID: <011d01c0cdfa$467896c0$ad2ddb89@gllks.jcu.edu.au> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- Dr. Paul J. Hearty School of Earth Sciences James Cook University Townsville 4811 QLD Australia Phone 61 (07) 4781 5283 Fax: -- 4725 1501 -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Mark Emlen" Subject: STOP SMALL NOW! Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 04:04:12 -0000 Size: 9616 Url: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010426/5feba41c/attachment.eml From ic771inm at uic.asu.ru Fri Apr 27 13:23:20 2001 From: ic771inm at uic.asu.ru (Ivan Marin) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 23:23:20 +0600 Subject: Communities of caral-assoc. animals Message-ID: <00e001c0cf3f$8778bce0$667d5ed4@acer> Dear Coral-Lers I am a 4-year student and now working with animals, associated with corals from South Vietnam (fish, mollusk and especially Decapoda(Crustacea)). I have a question. Are here (in Coral-L) scientists, who interesting in communities of coral-associated animals? I want to become acquainted with them.I also search for scientist, working in South Vietnam or with materials from South Vietnam. How many species (and what species) of hermatip corals are there and (if it possible) what species of animals are associated with them there? Thank You. I'll be appreciate any help. Sincerely Your, Marin Ivan. Marin Ivan, student Zoological Department Altai State University Barnaul, Russia. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/pipermail/coral-list-old/attachments/20010427/276ea6fa/attachment.html From jo_lopez at rumac.uprm.edu Fri Apr 27 08:12:28 2001 From: jo_lopez at rumac.uprm.edu (jo_lopez) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:12:28 -0300 Subject: Reef Study Intensifies Rift Over Vieques Message-ID: <200104271645.QAA11722@coral.aoml.noaa.gov> -----Original Message----- From: Vieques Libre [mailto:viequeslibre at viequeslibre.org] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 6:06 PM To: List Member Subject: Reef Study Intensifies Rift Over Vieques Vieques Libre - http://www.viequeslibre.org Reef Study Intensifies Rift Over Vieques By EDMUND H. MAHONY The Hartford Courant April 26, 2001 A neglected scientific study, left to gather dust while the administrations of then-Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Rossello and President Clinton negotiated over military training on Vieques, is fueling the fierce drive to halt bombing practice on the island. The study - commissioned by Rossello in 1999 but only recently made public by his successor - supports the position widely held in Puerto Rico that U.S. naval maneuvers on the populated island are damaging the environment and threatening public health. The Navy challenges the research, saying it distorts the nature of the training done on Vieques, examines only a tiny portion of the sea area around the island and has not been scientifically reviewed. The Navy says its training complies with federal environmental standards. The study was directed by James W. Porter, a professor of ecology and marine sciences at the University of Georgia who examined the waters immediately south of the Navy target range at the east end of Vieques in November 1999. Among other things, Porter said he found unexploded ordnance leaking toxic TNT on and around the reefs and more than 1,000 deteriorating barrels and cylinders of unknown chemicals. Porter said further training, even with inert or "green" ordnance, could trigger further environmental and potential health problems by disrupting unexploded bombs and sunken chemicals. Porter said on Wednesday that he is concerned that damage to the marine environment could lead to human health problems if toxins are shown to have entered the food chain through fish. As part of his research, he measured concentrations of TNT in diseased corals that are eaten by some fish. "The link between public health and environmental health is the most difficult to prove," Porter said during the interview. "But questions about this link on Vieques are coming fast and furious." He declined to elaborate on his concern Wednesday. "I'm trying to stay away from that because I feel the science has become very politicized, and when that happens, everybody loses," he said. The future of naval training on Vieques, which is within sight of the U.S. Virgin Islands, has dominated politics in Puerto Rico since April 1999, when a Marine Corps jet killed a civilian security guard with two misdirected 500-pound bombs. A savage political debate has spawned a dizzying array of studies purporting to show that naval shelling causes everything from cancer to a thickening of the lining around the human heart. Navy spokesman Jeff Gordon said Porter's work has become a political weapon for critics of the Vieques target range. What's more, he said, Porter has ignored requests from the Navy dating back at least a year for a copy of his research. "It's lamentable," Gordon said. "It's the same hit-and-run tactic that we've seen - to make an allegation and then not send the report to the Navy or a third party for a scientific review. ... And the Navy has had two years of such reports that have not held up in a court of law or not survived scientific peer review." A majority of Puerto Ricans want the Navy to discontinue live-fire training on Vieques. But naval officers have called the island range their most important training area. The Navy's allies in Congress are resisting any effort to close the Vieques target range. In a development Wednesday, a federal judge delayed ruling on a request to stop the Navy from resuming bombing exercises on Vieques. Puerto Rican officials had filed a lawsuit this week asking the court to issue a temporary injunction against the shelling of the training ground on the island. The Rossello government, which left office in November, hired Porter in the spring of 1999, about the same time the Clinton and Rossello administrations began negotiating in an attempt to defuse the volatile issue. Porter's research was to be part of a lawsuit the Rossello administration hoped would stop naval bombardment. But observers said this week they believe the suit was dropped and Porter was instructed not to disclose his study results out of concern that critics could have used the research to undermine a Clinton-Rossello agreement on Vieques. The new administration of Gov. Sila Calderon, who was elected on her calls for an immediate end to live-fire training, recently discovered Porter's study and is working to disseminate it; coverage appeared in the San Juan press last week. Calderon is a critic of the agreement ultimately reached by Clinton and Rossello, saying it does not get the Navy off Vieques soon enough. Clinton and Rossello reached an agreement in January 2000. It calls for a November referendum among Vieques residents on whether to ban further training. If local voters end training, the Navy must leave the Vieques target range by May 2003. In the meantime, the agreement permits the service to continue practice with inert bombs and artillery. The Navy has notified the government of Puerto Rico that it intends to begin another round of training maneuvers as early as Friday. Gordon, a spokesman for the Navy in Puerto Rico, said Wednesday that Porter's research is not representative of what the service does on Vieques. "Dr. Porter is talking about less than 1 percent of the sea area around Vieques," Gordon said. "The area he is talking about is immediately south of the target zone on Vieques, which encompasses 3 percent of Vieques' land area. He is talking about a few hundred meters of reef." Porter was circumspect Wednesday when describing his work. But when sending his findings to the Clinton administrationin late 1999, he described the Vieques reefs as "a highly significant global natural resource" and suggested that damage to any part of them was troubling. "The necessity to protect Vieques' coral reefs grows all the more urgent as coral reefs elsewhere in the region exhibit accelerating rates of decline," he said. __________________________ To access/download Dr. Porter's photographs, go to: www.photo.alumni.uga.edu Click on the link to: Vieques Type username: vieques Password: puertorico ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From reef-art at juno.com Fri Apr 27 15:15:21 2001 From: reef-art at juno.com (tom h gray) Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:15:21 -0500 Subject: Color Differences Within Species Message-ID: <20010427.141524.-152935.0.Reef-Art@juno.com> Greetings- I am a graduate student at Texas A&M at Corpus Christi. I plan to complete an internship for a M.S. degree in Mariculture this summer. I have a question concerning color of corals. Why do corals within the same species have different colors? For example, variations of Sinularia sp. or Sarcophyton sp. are commonly observed to be green, brown, white, yellow or many other colors. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Tom Gray ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver. From gusol423 at student.otago.ac.nz Sun Apr 29 23:26:20 2001 From: gusol423 at student.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 15:26:20 +1200 Subject: Looking for Arjan Rajasuriya Message-ID: Dear Listers, I am trying to contact Arjan Rajasuriya, author in Reef Encounter 29, March 2001. The email given after the article returns permanent fatal errors, i.e. is wrong. Can anybody help? Best Wishes, Oliver -- ____________________________________ Oliver A. Gussmann, PhD Student Department of Marine Science University of Otago P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: + 64-3-479-8336 Email: GUSOL423 at student.otago.ac.nz ~~~~~~~ For directions on subscribing and unsubscribing to coral-list or the digests, please visit www.coral.noaa.gov, click on Popular on the menu bar, then click on Coral-List Listserver.